Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ Beneath You ❯ Confrontation ( Chapter 7 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

AN: Well, I return to update rather soon! I am excited about my new laptop because I can write and post more often, and I think this is great! But anyway, enjoy the following chapter, and review if you will.

Junichi's eyes widened. "Flowers? What are you talking about?"

"Aren't you the guy who kept sending Rukia flowers?"

"...yeah. But how do you know about it?"

Rukia slowly began to shake in uneasy anticipation. She didn't like where this conversation was going between the two men. The two of them fighting was the last thing that she wanted to happen, and she resolved to prevent the harsh words before it began. "Uh, Junichi, isn't your date back from the restroom?"

"How do you know about the flowers?"

Jyuushiro turned further in his chair to face him. "I saw them in her office. Does that bother you?"

A twitch in Junichi's eyebrow answered his question, but words followed. "Actually, I think it does. Are you the other man?"

"The other man? What?"

Rukia began to shake even more. She really had to stop this conversation! "Junichi! Go back to your table. I'm pretty sure your date is back from the restroom and I bet she doesn't want to eat alone if she's supposed to be on a date."

The brown-haired man ignored her. "Rukia told me there was another man she was interested in when she broke up with me."

"Broke up?" Jyuushiro gasped, glancing at Rukia.

"Wait a second!" Rukia said, setting her menu down on the table, suddenly not wanting to end this particular conversation. "We weren't ever dating, so I can't break up with you."

"But you accepted my flowers, you trained with me, and you went to dinner with me. And you even offered to include me in one of your threesomes."

"Threesome?" Jyuushiro asked, turning to look at her. "Since when do you do that?"

She shook her head. "I don't. I said that so he would stop asking me out. But clearly it didn't work."

Junichi snickered. "Well, that doesn't matter. If you ever want to have one, I'm willing to try because I want to be with you."

"Well, that doesn't matter because she won't be with you."

Junichi's gaze shifted to glare at Jyuushiro. "I think that you are a bit mistaken and delusional --"

"Delusional? Really?" the Captain said, rising from his chair. "Are you really calling me delusional? Are you sure you want to do that?"

Rukia covered her face in her hands and sighed heavily, trying to calm herself. She couldn't believe that these two men were about to come to blows over her. She assumed that it would be nice and flattering if that were to happen, but now, she was on the verge of tears. As she rose her head to observe the situation, her breath caught in her throat when she saw them in each other's face, growling with primal ferocity. She resolved that she had enough of their fighting; it will cease. Now. "STOP IT!"

The restaurant immediately fell silent at the high pitched sound of Rukia's command. The surrounding customers stopped their meals and turned to look at the flush-faced woman, whose body was shaking more than ever. Junichi and Jyuushiro temporarily forgot about their fight and turned away from each other to look at her in worry. Finally the Captain asked, "what's wrong?"

She brushed a bit of hair from her face and lowered her voice. "I don't want you two to fight anymore. I don't think I'm worth it."

"Of course you are --" Junichi started.

"No," she cut him off. "I'm not. I'm going home and I don't want to talk to either one of you. I need to be alone right now. Good night to you both."

The restaurant was still quiet as she walked out, only the sound of her clicking heels resonated throughtout the room. Once she was gone, Jyuushiro sat back down and sighed. "I can't believe that our date was ruined by you."

Junichi folded his arms over his chest. "I didn't ruin anything. Obviously she didn't want to be here to begin with."

"Look. You've already messed up everything, so I might as well leave too. But don't send Rukia any more flowers. I will have them thrown out."

The young man narrowed his eyes at the retreating man as his superior started to make his way toward the exit. "We'll see."

Jyuushiro paused and glanced over his shoulder. "We will see, won't we?"


AN: Wow, a side of Ukitake that we haven't seen before. But it's nice to see that he's willing to fight for who is important to him. It shows that he cares, and that's always good to see. Well, I'll update soon because I already have a good idea for the next chapter. Review if you want to, and Chapter Eight is on its way!