New Life, New Beginning | Sequel to the Misfortune Champion

14

Rukia ran, and ran as far as she could, ran to find a place where Ichiro and her little brother doesn't find where she is. Thankfully, they sucked at sensing reiatsu, so they can't find her reiatsu. Memories started to flood her mind, as she stops briefly when she remembers that night, before resuming to run.

'If I must eventually leave this place, then all these memories would be nothing more than shackles... sympathy... friendship... the feeling of closeness... love... Such bothersome things... None of these are even necessary emotions for a Shinigami... You're a real mess, Kuchiki Rukia... I have involved myself in this world far too long after all.'

"YES!" She froze in spot when she heard a familiar shout. "You do finally get it." Rukia turn around and look up, seeing Abarai Renji benting atop of a pole.

"Well..." He pulls out Zabimaru in its katana form. "... to put it another way. Since you stayed on this side for so long, you basically got to live just a little longer, Rukia!"

"Renji... Are you really Abarai Renji?!"

Then, he jumps down the pole, surprising her, and she gasps in fear and dodged the incoming slash. You had a pursuer from Soul Society closin' in behind you, and you were so lost in thought that you didn't realize it until I spoke? I don't care if you are in a Gigai, in just these four or five months, you've gotten way too soft, especially you were given a chance before." Renji got up, putting his Zabimaru on his shoulder.

"Spit it out, Rukia. Here we are again, asking the same exact question about that orange-haired brat. Where's the ningen who took your powers, again?" Renji asked, Rukia gulps and glare at Renji.

"What are you talking about?! Just because I'm in a Gigai doesn't mean my powers were taken like the time I gave it to Ichiro. Furthermore, what makes you think the one who supposedly took them was human?"

"He is human. Otherwise, you... wouldn't have that stupid human expression on your face!" Renji said, causing Rukia to went eyes widened, feeling dread crawling her soul. "You're just another kid from Rukongai like me, and still you were lucky enough to get taken in by the Noble House of Kuchiki. With all that many and effort spent on you, weren't you supposed to become one of the Shinigami elite?! Eh?!" He points his finger at her. "YOU'RE Kuchiki freakin' Rukia, for goddammit! There's no way it's right for you wear that ningen expression! Ain't that right, Kuchiki-taichou?"

She look over her shoulder in disbelief, seeing her Nii-sama, standing behind her. "Byakuya... nii-sama..." Rukia mutters, as Byakuya stare down at his sister.

"Rukia..."

When she heard another click from Renji's katana, she managed dodged the slash, but it leaves a cut on her right cheek under her eye, as it began to bleed out blood. "The transfer of Shinigami powers to a ningen" is a felony, ya'know. Leaving the execution to us, instead of the Corrections Corps, was probably the Brass' version of kindness. Now, spill the location, Rukia. We're here to capture you, and kill the guy who took your powers. Don't protect him. You realize it, don't ya? You didn't dodge my first two attacks, I let you dodge them. The next will really kill you."

"*Sighs* Frikin' Rukia, is she ever comin' home? It's already like two a.m. or somethin'. Well, in that case, tonight I'll take a nice break from the Shinigami busin-" When Ichigo zip up his pants, he heard a muffled sound, which surprised him and backed against the door.

"What the?! What's that sound?!" He check behind the toilet, seeing the sound coming from was Konz who was tied in tapes, and his mouth being taped.

"Wait, what're doing here, Kon? Didn't you go on a journey to do something?" Ichigo asked, as Kon tried to speak out the tape, but couldn't as Ichigo sighs, and began untapping him and drag him to Ichiro's room.