Sweet Naivety

Chapter 2: Flirting

Chapter 2: Flirting

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After we had all finished hanging out at the mall, Rukia's brother-in-law had picked Rukia and me up to drive us back home. Rukia and I were sitting in the back seat, talking about our day. I was also going through the cell phone that my uncle had given me, checking out where everyone had put their numbers into it. I laughed when I saw that Yumichika had taken a dashing selfie and set it as his contact photo.

"So, how was your first day at school, Junamai?" Mr. Kuchiki's smooth voice drawled from the driver's seat.

I looked up to see that he was watching us from the rearview mirror. "It was really fun. I met a lot of new people... and they're all really nice."

"You mean they're all really weird." Rukia interjected, making me giggle.

Mr. Kuchiki smiled at us. "I'm glad that you're enjoying yourself. I hope that moving hasn't caused you too much stress."

"It's been a lot easier than I thought it would be... I have my uncle here, after all." I smiled as I thought about my Uncle Juushiro. And then I turned a big grin in Rukia's direction. "And Rukia, of course."

Rukia grinned back at me. "Of course!"

Mr. Kuchiki chuckled. "Well, if there's ever anything that I can do, don't hesitate to ask."

It felt really amazing to know that I had so many people looking out for me. I made eye contact with him through the mirror. "Thank you, Mr. Kuchiki. I really appreciate that."

Not long after, we were pulling up into their driveway. Mrs. Kuchiki was waiting for them at the front door. She swept right up to Mr. Kuchiki and gave him a loving kiss. It was so sweet... And then they were all kind enough to help me get my many bags out of the trunk and into my house. I waved goodbye as they all walked back across the street. Rukia may have lost her parents, but she still had her sister and her brother-in-law... and they were a cute little family.

I closed the front door and stepped back into the foyer, looking around at all of the bags. I was scratching the bag of my head, wondering how I had managed to let Rangiku talk me into buying so much, when my uncle walked in to greet me.

"Juna! You're home!" He smiled warmly. "And I see you've done some shopping."

I smiled sheepishly. "Yeah... I may have gone a bit overboard..."

He laughed, waving me off. "Nonsense. You're a teenage girl. It's perfectly alright if you want to go on a shopping spree once in a while." He leaned down to pick up some of the bags. "And besides, you didn't bring much with you, so you needed some new things."

I grinned, happy that he was such an amazing uncle, and grabbed more bags, following him up the stairs.

He helped me carry everything up, chatting as he did. "So how was your day?"

"It was great! Rukia introduced me to a lot of people, so I made a lot of new friends. In fact, it was one of those friends that kinda talked me into buying all of this stuff..."

"Well I'm glad that she did. You deserve it." He gave me a wink over his shoulder. "Did you enjoy your new school?"

I shrugged. "It was alright... just like any other school I guess."

And then a very different, somewhat raspy voice interrupted our conversation. "And did you meet any cute boys?"

I rounded the corner to see "Uncle Shunsui!" I dropped my bags and ran to meet him.