Under the Cherry Blossoms [ON HOLD. NOT ANYMORE!]

Chapter One : A Heart-Warming Smile

"Good morning, Aoyama-sama" A Shinigami greeted me.

"Same to you" I answered in a polite way as I nodded at his direction.

I am Haruka Aoyama, the next head of the Aoyama clan, well, not exactly. I need to get married first, it's clan traditions to have a man as a head.

"Haruka-sama, it's getting late. We better go back to the manor" my aide, Koutarou suggested.

" Late? It's only before lunch" I said.

"But Haruka-dono..." before he can continue I cut him off.

"Koutarou, stop worrying so much, I have grown up now, I can at least manage myself" I said to him and gave a warm smile.

"Koutarou, Haruka-dono have really grown up rather unexpectedly fast" my other aid, Sohma said.

"I have to agree" Koutarou answered.

"But we really need to get home by now" Koutarou still insisted.

"Come on, this is a rare oppurtunity, we rarely get to roam around Seireitei, we should make the most of this moment, right?" I said.

But they just looked at me and shook their heads in disagreement,

"Young Mistress, we really need to go home" Sohma said.

"You guys are no fun at all" I said in a rather dissapointed way.

Then I had an idea.

"Hey, Koutarou, Sohma, for one last time, can we visit the festival nearby?" I asked.

"And then we head home?" They asked in uniso.n

"Yes..." I answered

We went to the festival I mentioned in rukongai, as I expected tons of people had come

"Hey guys look!" I suddenly pointed at the opposite of their direction and as they looked to where I pointed, I sneaked into the crowd and ran off at a less crowded place, there was a stair leading down to a well-lit place, like a temple.

"Haruka-dono!, Haruka-dono!" They both shouted.

After I lit an incense, I started to walk again, I saw a guy sitting at a bench in a rather dark place.

I approached him and said.

"Excuse me, are you alone?" I asked him.

I heard no response.

"Excuse me?" I asked again.

"Who are you?" He asked in a monotone voice.

"Oh, I am truly sorry for my rudeness, I am Haruka Aoyama, that headress..." I pointed at the white headress he was wearing in his head, I forgot how they call it, it's like kensiki or kensakan or something, well I'm ridiculous at remembering things, somehow.

"...are you from the kuchiki clan?" I asked.

"I am, how did you know?" He still spoke in a monotone.

I pointed at the headress again and he did seem familiar.

"Oh, I see, you are well educated, coming from the Aoyama clan and all, by the way, I am Byakuya Kuchiki" he said, STILL in monotone

"Uhmm, I know it is embarrasing to ask but, do you know the way...to...to my residence?" I asked in a shy tone

It's embarrassing not to know the location of your own house.

"It's okay...if...if you...can't accompany me, but...do you...can you at least tell...tell me the...way?" I said

"I guess i should accompany you" he said