Bleach: Byakuya/Rukia (Five breaks:broken heart)
Title: Changing
Author: aviss
Pairing: Byakuya/Rukia
Rating: PG
theme: Five breaks - Broken heart
Word Count: 521
"You don't need to protect me anymore, Nii-sama."
Rukia was glaring hotly at Byakuya; it was the first time he had ever seen that kind of expression directed to him and it bothered him.
"It's not your protection what concerns me, Rukia," he said calmly, walking in front of her back to the Kuchiki household. He had been against it since the beginning, Rukia going off to earth with Kurosaki and Abarai. It wasn't the danger of the fight what worried him, "but we have orders and we will follow them."
"Why?" she cried, stopping, "They've taken Orihime, she would have never gone willingly. We have to get her back!"
Byakuya stopped; Rukia was usually calm and composed around him, if only due to respect. This must be really important to her. Renji was walking a few steps behind them, his face showing all the feelings he wasn't voicing. At least someone had learnt some restrain.
"We'll discuss this when we arrive home," he turned to look at Renji, "Abarai, go to your quarters and report to me in two hours."
Renji nodded and disappeared, and Byakuya continued walking without looking back, knowing Rukia was behind him.
"Nii-sama," she began the very second the door closed behind her, "I know you think you need to keep me safe because you promised Hisana-sama, but nothing will happen to me--"
"Rukia," he interrupted her, "I had orders."
She scowled, "You always have orders, Nii-sama," she said, her voice bitter, obviously remembering his past mistakes.
"Rukia, my orders were--" he tried to explain it to her, but it was clear Rukia was too worried for her friend and too upset to listen.
"No, nii-sama. I didn't care when your orders were to kill me, I wouldn't have minded if you did it yourself, but I thought you changed, I thought you cared!"
"Rukia--" he tried again, fearing he might lose his patience and do something he would regret.
"She needs us! Ichigo needs us! He's going to go after her, on his own if necessary! I have to go, I have to help him!"
In an instant Byakuya had grabbed Rukia by the shoulders, his face dangerously close to hers. "Calm yourself, Rukia," he said coldly, he could see her eyes shinning with unshed tears and an unstoppable fire, "listen to me. My orders where to bring you here. I did. I have no other orders."
He could see the exact moment she realized what his words meant, her eyes widening impossibly and her lips curving on a small smile.
"Abarai-kun will be here shortly, you need to get ready," he said.
And then Rukia beamed, and in a movement that took him completely by surprise she threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his.
"Thanks nii-sama," she ran to her room, apparently unaware of what she had done.
Byakuya stayed there, frozen. Of all the things she could have done--he touched his lips and then stared at the empty space where she had been.
"Be careful," he said to the empty room, "come back."
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Author: aviss
Pairing: Byakuya/Rukia
Rating: PG
theme: Five breaks - Broken heart
Word Count: 521
"You don't need to protect me anymore, Nii-sama."
Rukia was glaring hotly at Byakuya; it was the first time he had ever seen that kind of expression directed to him and it bothered him.
"It's not your protection what concerns me, Rukia," he said calmly, walking in front of her back to the Kuchiki household. He had been against it since the beginning, Rukia going off to earth with Kurosaki and Abarai. It wasn't the danger of the fight what worried him, "but we have orders and we will follow them."
"Why?" she cried, stopping, "They've taken Orihime, she would have never gone willingly. We have to get her back!"
Byakuya stopped; Rukia was usually calm and composed around him, if only due to respect. This must be really important to her. Renji was walking a few steps behind them, his face showing all the feelings he wasn't voicing. At least someone had learnt some restrain.
"We'll discuss this when we arrive home," he turned to look at Renji, "Abarai, go to your quarters and report to me in two hours."
Renji nodded and disappeared, and Byakuya continued walking without looking back, knowing Rukia was behind him.
"Nii-sama," she began the very second the door closed behind her, "I know you think you need to keep me safe because you promised Hisana-sama, but nothing will happen to me--"
"Rukia," he interrupted her, "I had orders."
She scowled, "You always have orders, Nii-sama," she said, her voice bitter, obviously remembering his past mistakes.
"Rukia, my orders were--" he tried to explain it to her, but it was clear Rukia was too worried for her friend and too upset to listen.
"No, nii-sama. I didn't care when your orders were to kill me, I wouldn't have minded if you did it yourself, but I thought you changed, I thought you cared!"
"Rukia--" he tried again, fearing he might lose his patience and do something he would regret.
"She needs us! Ichigo needs us! He's going to go after her, on his own if necessary! I have to go, I have to help him!"
In an instant Byakuya had grabbed Rukia by the shoulders, his face dangerously close to hers. "Calm yourself, Rukia," he said coldly, he could see her eyes shinning with unshed tears and an unstoppable fire, "listen to me. My orders where to bring you here. I did. I have no other orders."
He could see the exact moment she realized what his words meant, her eyes widening impossibly and her lips curving on a small smile.
"Abarai-kun will be here shortly, you need to get ready," he said.
And then Rukia beamed, and in a movement that took him completely by surprise she threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his.
"Thanks nii-sama," she ran to her room, apparently unaware of what she had done.
Byakuya stayed there, frozen. Of all the things she could have done--he touched his lips and then stared at the empty space where she had been.
"Be careful," he said to the empty room, "come back."
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