Bleach: Rukia's Requiem

Chapter 7

"So, where'd you like to go Rukia?" Daniel asked.

Rukia looked out the window in Daniel's living room. You could see most of Tokyo from where they were.

"Um, I don't know, where would you propose we go?" Rukia asked, not taking her eyes from the view.

Ichigo's apartment was nothing like Daniel's. Where Ichigo only stayed in it when he was attending school, Daniel and his parents lived in theirs permanently. And they were rich. Very, very rich.

Ichigo had disappeared somewhere with Daniel's dad, Doctor Masters, which had left Rukia alone with Daniel for the rest of the day.

"How about we go have lunch somewhere? I know a nice little place in the city," he suggested.

"Sure, sounds great," Rukia said, finally paying some attention to Daniel again.

"I'll give them a call to make a reservation, if you want to know some more about it, I've got it bookmarked on the computer over there." Daniel pointed to a desk in the corner of the room.

She walked over to it once Daniel had left the room, moving the mouse until the screen came to life. It took her a while to realise that the button that said 'safari' was the internet.

"Okay," she said to herself as she scanned through the bookmarked sites, finding that there was only one restaurant site. She clicked on it and the restaurants main page popped onto the screen.

Rukia swallowed and looked down at what she was wearing, immediately noticing that she was severely underdressed. The site even had a notice that said, "Suite and Tie mandatory," which made her even more nervous.

"You like it?" a voice asked over her shoulder, causing Rukia to jump.

"Daniel, yeah..." Rukia said half-heartedly, not knowing how she didn't hear him come in.

"You don't sound very happy," Daniel said, stepping away to get a better look at her.

"No, I'm happy," Rukia said, waving her hands in front of her, "I just don't think I'd fit in there."

Daniel looked down on her, for the first time noticing what she was wearing.

"I see what you mean," he said. "How about we go there for dinner instead and I take you out to get something nice to wear?" he asked, snapping his fingers in a light-bulb-moment kind of way.

"What? No way, I can't let you buy me something," Rukia said, standing her ground.

"Okay, then let's make a deal," he said, a smirk spreading over his face. When Rukia didn't object, he continued. "If I can beat you at one thing, you have to let me buy you something," Daniel said, "I'll even let you pick the challenge."

Rukia looked at him suspiciously before saying, "Anything?"

"Anything."

"Okay, Masters, you have a deal," Rukia said before extending her hand.

"Deal. What's you challenge, Kuchiki," Daniel said as he took his hand in hers.

Rukia didn't hesitate, "Fighting. First person to land three blows wins," Rukia said.

For a second she thought Daniel might back out and tell her she's crazy, but then he smiled.

"Game on." Daniel was quickly able to clear the living room, leaving a lot of space for sparring in the centre of the room. He had also used sheets to set up a circle, where after an out of bounds rule was set.