The Rebellious Novice

deep breath

op eating lunch with Riruka. The pink haired girl took her to the cafeteria but they both decided that they di

her it was he

around school knew better than to bother Riruk

ria and most of the classrooms, is there any

a no

sical education? Is t

w, physical education is fine I guess,

ed her hea

ath?" sh

pachi" Riruka said "you

to mention that to Riruka when the rooftop's door opened violently and Ichigo

ed happily "you don't

ssed his a

sked "I thought that I wouldn'

ed the exchan

normal life and this" she said pointing all ar

go s

better if you're here, how did you man

a gu

ther's friends. Otherwise it would be too easy for Ichigo to connect the dots and figu

wanted an education" she said

er with more questions, she could always explain later. He lo

he ask

a shr

d and Ichigo turned t

ss has been calling me, apparently he wants me at the

a no

old him "I'll go shopping with

s hair, somehow he still did

finally "see

osed the door behind him Riruka

was

a sm

t to the mall" she said "besides, I didn't like

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the worst type of

ed into his office Ukitake

ted warmly "what

owed res

at Byakuya has been texting me, he wants me earlier in the office, is

miled kin

aid "just be sure to drive safely

go n

id and was about to leave the

as wondering, have yo

Ukitake in order to stay at the school. Did she told him that he knew him? Or perhaps she didn't lie, i

igo answer

d after seeing his defensive pose

chigo asked and

ook a seat in front

r with Byakuya's car, I

laughed

id smiling "don't worry about it, I was just wondering, are you okay hiding her? Is it

o bli

e hasn't been a problem for us to spend time together" he said confu

Ichigo's confusion, what

you know who Rukia's father i

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crazy bastard so that's enough for me, and she doesn't want to u

situation, Ichigo was completely unaware that

ho you work for?"

k his head

ow that the Kuchikis have a strict privacy policy. The only ones

he worst part was that Ichigo was as oblivious as her, he just called his boss a "crazy bastard" and he didn't know. He thought about warning Ichigo bu

ake-san?" Ichigo asked "w

leared hi

ho Rukia's father is" he sai

stay here, right?" the ora

ke no

er?" Ichigo ask

shook

can relax, I accepted her in the school because I feel at ease

ed and Ukitake fough

aid "Rukia deserves more than anyone a normal school

go n

eally, but after seeing her for a while I got to the conclusion that sh

nodded

I hope you can trust me with this, if you or Ruki

smiling "thank y

left a little bit before

rtant? Well, it had to be otherwise he wouldn't panic over his boss's calls and messages. She noticed ho

surprised?" she w

shru

explained "but no one knows what he d

a fr

he does?" Riruka a

hook he

his boss is an asshole and that's enough for me, I

ka n

tmindedly "well the last period is about

either, she was dyin

r. He didn't know why Byakuya was so eagerly waiting for him, it was weird. On Saturday they told him how the

anch of the enterprise. Ichigo and the Kuchikis were the only ones who worked on the top floor and no one could access without making an appointment

uya say and opened the

urprise Kuchiki Gi

le "I didn't expect to see you here, di

and stood up t

e me if I were to tell you that I

o chu

he said and G

g fun of me" Byakuya said coldly "t

ry at all "your messages were surprising, I had to ask for Ukit

ya si

would" he said "is none of your business but a significant part of our pr

led "may I ask what's this prob

y "and before you ask, that's not the

Byakuya to tell

the reason Byakuya called you, I told him I could wait but he disagreed. T

s eyes

without hesitation

ed at Ichigo'

the whole time" he explained "unfortunately I won't b

e mental image of Gin

ve at our complete disposition Byakuya

ed to lend him the Audi but Ginrei's humor

my time anymore and take my grandfather, you can leave t

go n

o Byakuya, who gave him the car keys frow

ed and Rir

haired girl said "

uldn't a

ticles, she looked around the store trying to take everything in and to memorize prices so she could come back with enough money.

er to the other side of the

rds her and grabb

ng else?" Riruka asked her "you look like

frowne

ng enough mon

ound and ponder

t least six months but now she had her doubts, how was she going to afford living

granddaddy and a

et him know where she was, she couldn't let herself be found that easily. Deciding that it would be bad for her wallet to stay longe

ed at th

rowning "it costs

ecked her wallet and noticed how she didn't have e

" Riruka said "why don

e had stolen the card from her father's walle

ving money inside the account in case of emergencies. The reason why she was refusing to use it was because she didn't know if her father kept

Rukia's future, so she could use it freely, right? Rukia decided that this was once in a lifeti

irit" Riruka s

aid after seeing Kuchiki Soujun stepping into t

with curiosity. He knew that he couldn't state his business so openly and in th

tammered and directed him

him what he needed. It was a good thing that the Kuchiki clan had good connections and

g the city's security footage

"are you looking for something

un n

tell you that we, as a clan, are lo

ief la

and the Kuchikis have been so generous in the last couple of yea

n smi

oujun his computer "if you could simply give

the center of the city f

ded and playe

hamburger while ignoring

escape but she didn't find it that weird, still Riruka had been processing the information for five minutes. Rukia told he

that you're a Ku

ow" Rukia answered "you're

to keep the whol

ing from her family and her plans of

support, you said it yourself

ukia said

le "perhaps it wasn't such a good idea to us

shru

he tracks me there he won't find me, I wo

ka n

hat we're done here what else do you

ething for Ichigo"

h of them continued t

n't expect to see her so his breath hitched fo

hen stepped into a store. Luckily he recognized the store's name, this proved that Rukia was really in K

nd assured him that he h

a copy of the f

und the room into boxes "don't get me wrong, you know I

w the young Kurosaki c

t that she was in Karakura he started the preparations, they still needed to pinpoint her exact location and to convince her to come b

st and I wanted to take care of her room personally, but since I'm old

not bothered b

was an ama

"this is entertainin

ell you, but I'll introduce

idn't tell Ichigo but he would make the boy drive him around

eenager would help

e office and ran towar

ia walking around the Karakura streets without a care in the world. He recognized the street in which she was and cu

yakuya said and

itted "now look at the name

's eyes

jun said "but it's time for yo

rowned an

. He answered on speaker while playing his daughter's footage again, it was weird to see Rukia after

one said "my apologies, I do not wi

his acc

g wrong?" By

assure his father that there would be no mistakes when it came to their savings. In fact,

he last week's transactions when I received the notificat

ya asked bewildered

't been used in years, it belonged to your late wife, Sir.

's eyes

was i

eared his throat,

ountant said "I called the store, and apparently the own

un g

ed to fret, I know who used the card and the next time

he accountant said

hed at Byak

hopping spree" he suggested and Bya

hi and the freaking Chappy

his bed while hugging a rabbit plushie. He closed the door behind him

ell?" he asked and

he said happily

linked s

t to smile back, why was she so

I finally ate a hamburger, I missed those so much, and the Chappy store

encils and notebooks, a new backpack and what seemed to be a new pair o

your money" Ichigo said as more girly things starte

from another bag "this one is for you, his name is Kon, t

ace if she were to see it. Then he looked at the other plushie, the rabbit, it looked expensive as fuck and it was way bi

midget, I talked with Ukitake-san

as she started to

ng with mine" Ichigo said "the clo

a no

ally "I didn't want you to know because, you kn

shook h

l me anything about him, he just told me that

chuc

ly "well, everyone's been kind with me, you, Ukitake-sama and Ri

as he picked

ame friends, I've never seen Riruka having fun

iling again "she's m

ked at her

I?" he asked frownin

hing Ichigo playfully on the shoulder

o shr

rha

the floor so she gasped as she lost balance. Ichigo tried to stop her fall but he end

aid "sorry

door opened violently and Ichigo gaped as he saw one of hi

led and Ichigo pale

ed talking as he observed the

standing up and dragging Kaien insi

ng the door to lock inside the intruder