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A Shifting of Life	By : Strailo Category: Bleach > General Views: 20784 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Title: A Shifting of Life
Fandom: Bleach
Part: 33
Series: A Shifting World
Characters/Pairings: Sado, Ichigo, Uryu, and Rukia, Byakuya, Soi-Fon
Warnings: Some more violence
Word count: 1511
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Testing the heat of her bathwater, Ichigo slipped in and sighed as her body started to relax into the heat, drawing the shower curtain closed. Sinking lower into the water, she moaned and let her head fall back against the back of the tub, her hands lazily moving through the water and over her body. Sighing once more, she allowed her body to sink down until her shoulders were covered and her knees rose above it.

“Ichigo?” Sado called from the door as he and Uryu stepped into the bathroom, staring at the curtain.

“Hey there, Sado,” Ichigo replied as she peeked around the shower curtain with a smile on her lips. Sado returned the smile as she let the curtain fall shut again. She watched as the large man’s shadow sat on the toilet seat, his lover perching on a sink counter and crossing his legs. “Not that I don’t appreciate the company, but why did you come on in?” she asked.

“We actually wanted to check in on you and make sure that you are okay. Both physically and mentally,” Ishida told her, Ichigo pushing the curtain open enough to look at them.

“Physically I can tell you that I’m sore and bruised from dodging those damn fireballs. Mentally...I’m not sure actually. To be betrayed by someone who I thought cared for me just as much as I cared for them? It’s a mind fuck to say the least. Especially with everything else,” she said, pushing up slightly. Sado and Uryu shared an understanding look between them before turning back to her.

“And what are you going to be doing about Rukia?” Sado asked her. Ichigo sighed lowly as she closed her eyes, letting her head rest on the back of the tub.

“I don’t know what we’re going to do,” she moaned, rubbing at her face with wet hands. “I think for now that I’ll just let Unohana-sou-taicho deal with her for the moment. When I go back, I’m probably going to have to talk with Byakuya-kun again. He’s seriously stressed out and hurt by this bullshit.”

“Yeah. I’m wondering just how he’s going to take this new information though. I do not see it ending well on her end,” Uryu mused, leaning against the mirror with a frown. Ichigo didn’t say anything, instead she drew water up over her shoulders and chest, splashing the water a bit. Her two friends let her think over what had been going on, including the hurt done by her supposed friend and her shift in gender.

“I think that I want to watch as she’s questioned this time,” she finally told them, a foot coming out of the water to rest on the wall. “I know that she’s not going to get away with all of this, and if she thinks she will she’s really idiotic.”

“Yes, we have established that she is an idiot,” Uryu snorted as he crossed his arms, Ichigo looking at him with a questioning look. “Not only did she believe the rumors about you and your sexuality when you were still a male, but then she helped to spread them for whatever reason. Along with that, she kept important information from you, lying about that to,” he said, ticking off the list with his fingers.

“When he’s right, he’s right,” Ichigo chuckled, shaking her head. Sitting up, she cupped her hands, pouring some of the water over her head and enjoying the heat. “I still can’t believe that she tried to seriously fuck me and others over in such a way. And now this bullshit?”

“I’m sorry that your so-called friend has turned on you,” Sado said, drawing a smile from Ichigo, however sad it was.

“Thanks, Sado. Really,” Ichigo sighed, smoothing wet hands through her hair and blinking. Pulling the plug, she stood up and reached out of the curtain, grabbing her towel, and bringing it back to her. As the water emptied out, she dried her body off before she peeked around the curtain. “Can you hand me my robe there, Uryu?” she asked, getting a chuckle from him as he picked up the soft gray thing.

“Here,” he said, sliding off the counter and handing it over with a smile. Ichigo smiled back and took it before she disappeared back behind the curtain. Once she had pulled the robe on, she stepped out, Sado and Uryu watched avidly, following her as she walked to her bedroom.

“Are you heading back tomorrow?” Sado msued as he took his seat. Ichigo dropped onto her bed and smiled at them as Uryu closed the door behind them and took his own seat next to her.

“Yeah. It looks as if my vacations is being cut short unfortunately. Outside of me wanting to see the questioning, I have to give them a full statement about what happened about these Bounts and take Urahara’s report and information with me,” she told them, her lips thinning out with displeasure.

“Then we should take some time tonight to hang out with each other,” Uryu suggested as he stood to stand over Ichigo. She stared at him with wide eyes as he leant down, burying a hand into her hair, tilting her head back so that he could steal a long deep kiss from her. Sado smirked as he moved his chair closer to the bed, sitting down and watching.

While the three friends were entertaining each other, Byakuya was glaring at his younger sister, disappointment curling through his body and leaving him cold. She was being cuffed with sekkiseki cuffs by two of the second division squad members. They were both part of the Investigation squad and had accompanied him to gather her. She glared at them as she jerked her arms, trying to get loose.

“What is this the meaning of this?” she asked as she was pulled up to her feet, having been shoved down to her knees while they cuffed her.

“Rukia, you have disappointed me one too many times these last few months, ever since Ichigo had been captured by Aizen and his people. And when he came back as a she,” Byakuya stated, his eyes hard but sat as he picked up her zanpakuto, holding it within his hands. “This latest transgression has taken your fate and punishment out of my hands. Kurosaki Ichigo is still alive and well despite your treachery and betrayals against her and the Seireitei,” he stated. He handed the zanpakuto over to Soi-Fon as Rukia’s eyes widened.

“Kuchiki Rukia, you are hereby under arrest for crimes against your fellow shinigami and working with the enemies of the Seireitei to kill Kurosaki Ichigo,” Soi-Fon stated, her voice firm and cold. “You are to be held for your crimes as we decide if you will be charged with further actions or not. Now move.”

“Byakuya-sama, I…” Rukia whimpered, turning to look at her brother, only to find a blank face staring at her.

“As I said, you have disappointed me far too many times and turned your back on everything. You are on your own now, Rukia,” she stated, unsurprised when her face changed into something that was ugly with anger.

“You fucking son of a bitch,” she snarled, her eyes flashing as she struggled against the holds of the guards. “You’re taking that slut’s side? I can’t believe this shit. She’s such an attention seeking whore. So pathetic,” she sneered.

“No, Rukia. You are the pathetic one and no longer my sister. The Kuchiki name will no longer cover your actions. You must now face the consequences of your own actions,” Byakuya stated, his voice colder than even Hitsugaya’s Bankai.

“And just think,” Soi-Fon drawled with a smirk as Byakuya turned on his heel and stalked away, “he was going to try and help you out. But you just had to open your mouth and piss him off.”

Rukia snarled as she watched her brother leave the hallway, heading to his office before she turned to the other woman. “Oh just fuck off.” With those last words, she was dragged off by the two guards, Byakuya watching with Renji from his study’s window.

“I have a bad feeling that this will just piss Ichigo-chan off to the point where she’ll turn her back on Rukia for good,” Renji snorted. His eyes narrowed as he smoothed his hands over Byakuya’s shoulders in an attempt to sooth and relax him.

“This had done the same thing to me, I will understand if she does it. No matter how things go in the long run,” Byakuya sighed, letting his head rest against Renji’s shoulder, his eyes falling shut.

“Yeah, same here. Now come on, Byakuya, let’s go eat something and prepare to turn in our reports when it comes time,” Renji said, drawing his lover back to their suite to spoil him after all of the stress.
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