The Perfect Something~Chapter 4
Title: The Perfect Something
Chapter: 4. True Colors
Fandom: Bleach
Characters: Byakuya, Rukia
Word Count: 824
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: S/S Arc, Het, slightly AU, doesn’t follow a time line
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or its characters.
Summary: Everything has changed. He pulls away, she embraces the new. Who will be left behind, who will find love?
“Where is he?” Rukia asked out loud. Byakuya had been missing for three days. She hadn’t seen him or heard from him at all. He hadn’t even told her he was leaving. Not that he would, personally. He would send a servant to tell her. Even so, she had heard no word of his going on a mission or anything relating to his duties as the head of the Kuchiki clan. The household was calm, but that did nothing to ease her worry. The Kuchiki household and its staff would continue to run smoothly even if a bomb went off in the kitchens.
Rukia sat on her mattress as she tried to let her brain work this out. He had just up and vanished, without a trace. She wasn’t sure if she should just wait for his return or go searching for him. She contemplated asking her captain, since it seemed he always knew things well in advance. But wouldn’t he have said something yesterday? Or last night when she stopped back in to say her farewells? Rukia was stumped. She didn’t know how to even begin dealing with this situation. And it was very discomforting considering Rukia was always in charge. She always knew just what to do and she was the one most of her friends came to in a bind. These facts did nothing to calm her, however, and she considered again talking to her captain. And again, she angrily shoved the idea away.
Rukia was having quite some time trying to rein in her wild imagination. She just kept seeing horrible scenes play out in front of her closed eyes. She stood up with a slight growl and began pacing the large, uncluttered area of her room and tried to think of what to do. She thought that she may just do anything to remove these horrible thoughts from her brain. She couldn’t help the sinking feeling she had in her stomach, the feeling of being lost and alone. She couldn’t remember ever having felt this way. Even when he wasn’t in the same house with her, she had never had to deal with these thoughts. Even when he was sent out on missions, she hadn’t ever had these feelings. She worried, of course, but nothing like this. Without Byakuya there she felt as if she was half empty.
Her eyes widened a little at the realization. She had always known that she didn’t harbor any familial feelings towards her adoptive brother, but this? This would explain why she had been acting a bit off. And this would explain why her morning strolls through the garden ended up with her napping and were lasting longer and longer each time. This explained so much, but with the new knowledge, she had new questions. How would Byakuya feel if he knew? Would he throw her out? She had no way of knowing. And she decided with a bit of determination to just hide them. She had always done well to just ignore the feelings until they went away. Just like Kaien. She felt her face fall at the memory. She hadn’t let that one go away all on its own. It hadn’t been just a crush. But he died before she could have acted on the feelings or buried them all the way down. ’Another lifetime…’ she thought and pushed those thoughts away as, well.
“This is getting me nowhere.” Rukia said with a sigh. She promptly began a walk through the house in search of one of the servants. She would just ask them if they knew where Byakuya had gone. But she never made it that far. Just as she was passing through the foyer, on her way to the kitchens where there were always servants running about, the door opened. She hadn’t even felt his spirit energy, she was so wrapped up in her thoughts. But as the door opened, she looked at him and saw not a hair out of place. His clothes were perfectly arranged, his face was… Off. He actually looked to be content. “How strange…” she murmured as she walked even closer to him. It seemed that she hadn’t needed to concern herself over him at all. ’Well he IS a captain of the gotei 13.’ she thought with no small amount of sarcasm. Now that the worry was gone it had been replaced by no small amount of anger. She walked right up in front of him and stood there with the air of an angry spouse.
“Byakuya!” She barked, “Where have you been? You had me worried sick!!!” she stated with an increasing amount of annoyance. Beneath the rage her eyes held a pleading look and her face showed relief. She whacked him on the arm to signify her irritation before she could catch herself. Her eyes opened in shock as she realized that she had let her Kuchiki personality falter and she looked up at him in fear of how he would react. The strange look that crossed his features did nothing to calm those fears. And so Rukia stood in silence awaiting his reaction.
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Chapter: 4. True Colors
Fandom: Bleach
Characters: Byakuya, Rukia
Word Count: 824
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: S/S Arc, Het, slightly AU, doesn’t follow a time line
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or its characters.
Summary: Everything has changed. He pulls away, she embraces the new. Who will be left behind, who will find love?
“Where is he?” Rukia asked out loud. Byakuya had been missing for three days. She hadn’t seen him or heard from him at all. He hadn’t even told her he was leaving. Not that he would, personally. He would send a servant to tell her. Even so, she had heard no word of his going on a mission or anything relating to his duties as the head of the Kuchiki clan. The household was calm, but that did nothing to ease her worry. The Kuchiki household and its staff would continue to run smoothly even if a bomb went off in the kitchens.
Rukia sat on her mattress as she tried to let her brain work this out. He had just up and vanished, without a trace. She wasn’t sure if she should just wait for his return or go searching for him. She contemplated asking her captain, since it seemed he always knew things well in advance. But wouldn’t he have said something yesterday? Or last night when she stopped back in to say her farewells? Rukia was stumped. She didn’t know how to even begin dealing with this situation. And it was very discomforting considering Rukia was always in charge. She always knew just what to do and she was the one most of her friends came to in a bind. These facts did nothing to calm her, however, and she considered again talking to her captain. And again, she angrily shoved the idea away.
Rukia was having quite some time trying to rein in her wild imagination. She just kept seeing horrible scenes play out in front of her closed eyes. She stood up with a slight growl and began pacing the large, uncluttered area of her room and tried to think of what to do. She thought that she may just do anything to remove these horrible thoughts from her brain. She couldn’t help the sinking feeling she had in her stomach, the feeling of being lost and alone. She couldn’t remember ever having felt this way. Even when he wasn’t in the same house with her, she had never had to deal with these thoughts. Even when he was sent out on missions, she hadn’t ever had these feelings. She worried, of course, but nothing like this. Without Byakuya there she felt as if she was half empty.
Her eyes widened a little at the realization. She had always known that she didn’t harbor any familial feelings towards her adoptive brother, but this? This would explain why she had been acting a bit off. And this would explain why her morning strolls through the garden ended up with her napping and were lasting longer and longer each time. This explained so much, but with the new knowledge, she had new questions. How would Byakuya feel if he knew? Would he throw her out? She had no way of knowing. And she decided with a bit of determination to just hide them. She had always done well to just ignore the feelings until they went away. Just like Kaien. She felt her face fall at the memory. She hadn’t let that one go away all on its own. It hadn’t been just a crush. But he died before she could have acted on the feelings or buried them all the way down. ’Another lifetime…’ she thought and pushed those thoughts away as, well.
“This is getting me nowhere.” Rukia said with a sigh. She promptly began a walk through the house in search of one of the servants. She would just ask them if they knew where Byakuya had gone. But she never made it that far. Just as she was passing through the foyer, on her way to the kitchens where there were always servants running about, the door opened. She hadn’t even felt his spirit energy, she was so wrapped up in her thoughts. But as the door opened, she looked at him and saw not a hair out of place. His clothes were perfectly arranged, his face was… Off. He actually looked to be content. “How strange…” she murmured as she walked even closer to him. It seemed that she hadn’t needed to concern herself over him at all. ’Well he IS a captain of the gotei 13.’ she thought with no small amount of sarcasm. Now that the worry was gone it had been replaced by no small amount of anger. She walked right up in front of him and stood there with the air of an angry spouse.
“Byakuya!” She barked, “Where have you been? You had me worried sick!!!” she stated with an increasing amount of annoyance. Beneath the rage her eyes held a pleading look and her face showed relief. She whacked him on the arm to signify her irritation before she could catch herself. Her eyes opened in shock as she realized that she had let her Kuchiki personality falter and she looked up at him in fear of how he would react. The strange look that crossed his features did nothing to calm those fears. And so Rukia stood in silence awaiting his reaction.
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