[Death · Bailu] Flower Story

The second is the icing on the cake

As the sun sets, the silhouettes of swallows returning to their nests in the sky are a bit lonely and happy; when the lights are on, are you still at work or on your way home?The sky is full of stars, I can still feel your spiritual pressure lingering peacefully in the yard; until I fall asleep, maybe the little lamp on your desk is still on and off.

Brother, the kimono that was delivered a few days ago is very beautiful, Rukia likes it very much.Are you going home for dinner now?

Most of the time, Rukia can't take care of these things. It's not that she can't take care of them, but in fact, she doesn't think about them at all.He is her eldest brother, and it is only natural to care about him.But when he came to her place, he would feel strangely that something was wrong.

Maybe it's because of her sensitive identity, maybe it's because of his indifference.

Sometimes Rukia wants to try and yell: "Could it be that the so-called noble brothers and sisters of Seireitei are strangers living under the same roof? Then let us be strangers at the beginning!"

just want.

Then he laughed at himself, Lucia, you really consider yourself a nobleman.And then the line of sight returned to calm easily.

Most of the time Rukia doesn't even think about it.

They each have their own lives, Byakuya doesn't like to be disturbed, and Rukia also has her own small circle.

She bears the title of aristocrat, but she is as cheerful and gentle as an ordinary girl every day. The golden title of "Miss Kuchiki Family" can't cover her vivid light at all.When she was with Renji, she was full of friendly bickering, and she stomped on the yellow lion cub in front of Ichigo. In Ukitake's eyes, she is a capable vice-captain, and in the hearts of her companions, she is an indispensable and reliable comrade-in-arms...

It's just that she didn't mention these things in front of Bai Zai.

Or rather, it's not necessary.

she thought.

During Bai Zai's working hours, he basically spends his time in the captain's room reviewing documents that piled up again if he didn't pay attention, or makes regular inspections within the responsibility of the sixth team.Usually, when Renji is free at this time, he will find a place to continue to ponder his own interpretation, and occasionally meet Rukia who is passing by in a hurry, laughing and laughing, even rolling up his sleeves and gesticulating twice as a greeting.

It is even more impossible for him to gossip about Rukia's recent situation to Bai Zai.

Although Byakuya didn't often show up when Rukia "offended", it didn't mean he didn't know anything.For example, when did he climb the wall of Kuchiki's house, when did he stuff a dozen dolls of rabbits with grinning weirdly into the closet, or when the end-of-year assessment of a certain year caused him a headache and was promoted to the vice-captain.

He didn't ask or comment on Rukia's affairs, because he didn't think it was necessary.

In other words, he didn't know what position he should take.

he thinks.

At this time, Rukia was taking advantage of the last soft sun at dusk, holding a small Boshan furnace to fumigate the kimono she wore when she and Byakuya went to the shrine that day.

"Although it's really not suitable for time-consuming clothes..." Rukia looked at the kimono hanging on the cypress hanger with a smile, "but it's really beautiful."

There are no plump flowers that are popular nowadays, and there are no colorful butterfly dresses that girls love.The light apricot colored Tang silk is painted with elegant and graceful silver flowing cloud patterns, and the long sleeves are embroidered with the waves of Seicho pattern and the camellia family crest embroidered with golden thread pattern, and the light gold pattern of camellia is densely woven. The belt is natural, with swaying tassels of the same color at the end, which neutralizes the slightly cold look of the fabric.

Rukia looked at it, with half of her face hidden in the darkness, her eyes flickering in the lingering light smoke.

Just a few mornings ago, her brother Byakuya, who was always rigorous and meticulous, skipped the morning shift with a face of indifference, and went to Kuchiki's shrine with her.

Although the Yuan Ri Festival and Spring Festival are indeed not too big or small things for little girls.But Rukia still couldn't control the trembling of the muscles in the corners of her eyes as long as she remembered that her elder brother was also praying with a serious face.

But that kind of warmth is the feeling of "home", right?

Looking at the fruits of her labor with satisfaction, Rukia put down the incense burner and closed the colored foil screen in front of the gauze cabinet.

"In this case, it will be no problem to fold it up and put it away."

The spring vacation of the general team members is longer than that of the captain, plus she was injured a while ago, the black-faced head of the family forcefully asked the poor old good captain for more generous vacation compensation, which is why Bai Zai went to work and she herself Leisurely leisurely.Just now a maid came to inform that the adults told him not to wait for his dinner, so Rukia was going to go out to find something to fill her stomach.

The sun had completely set.

There is still some rouge pink left in the western sky, and the stars can't wait to sprinkle the night sky.Rukia looked up and looked around for the moon.

Well, it should still be the first quarter moon today.

Walking past the clear water next to the small courtyard, the silent lake surface reflected the gloomy stars.When the Muhua Festival comes, there will be cups full of lotus leaves again.

"Summer..." She suddenly remembered the rare expression of the normally restrained Patriarch when he found a few koi in the pond in his small courtyard due to the heavy rain one summer. Are the koi carps all right, why don’t I go and say hello to them.” He practiced his childish thoughts with great interest, but forgot his original intention of wandering out.

But when she reached the cherry blossom forest behind the approach, she suddenly hesitated.

To get to Nanyuan, where Bai Zai lived, he had to go through a large cherry blossom forest.Maybe it's because of Byakuya Zanpakuto's ability, or maybe Kuchiki's gardener took care of it properly, this large cherry blossom forest still looks beautiful and elegant even when it is bare now, not to mention the beauty of thousands of cherry blossoms in full bloom in spring .

That is a famous spectacle in the surrounding area.

Counting it, the flowering period seems to be just a few days. Will you also invite other nobles to enjoy the cherry blossoms this year?That can't be considered a happy thing, at least for her Kuchiki Rukia.

It's because I haven't been near my eldest brother's room for a long time (not at all!), under the faint starlight, Rukia only feels that the tall double cherry trees seem to have become the same.All the winding paths seem to meet in one place.She tilted her head helplessly.

Lost at home?This made her feel ashamed to call others, so she bit the bullet and quickened her pace, searching her mind for the route of that day.

Or just meet anyone.

I don't know how many times I turned around, the cherry forest that I couldn't see enough in spring suddenly became abnormally large tonight.Rukia was a little tired and even a little irritable.Although the nights in early spring are not as sweaty as in the hot summer, walking around endlessly in the middle of the night is really disturbing, and there is no energy without eating.

Could it be that you're going to sleep here tonight?

He was dejected and was about to find a place to take a rest, when he suddenly felt the familiar Reiatsu rushing towards him like sea water.

"What are you doing here?"

The voice was very low, but it still almost frightened Rukia, who was already short of breath and tired, to sit on the ground.

"Brother...Brother, you..." Who is this person who is trembling from head to toe and voice.

"...This reaction, is it because the lost person saw the Sakura ghost?" One eyebrow was raised slightly, with a slightly playful tone.

Rukia was frustrated, in front of her, he could even raise an eyebrow smoothly, playfully and gracefully; but in front of him, she would always look useless.This time she lost her way at her own house and was caught. She really regretted that she didn't show her face before.

In the end, this is the real disgrace.

Bai Zai turned around without seeing her shrinking figure, as if he was going to leave Rukia alone to enjoy the starlight bath.

"Why, is there anything else that needs to be waited for a long time?" This little girl, I'm afraid she hasn't recovered yet.

Rukia suddenly felt that this sentence sounded familiar.Without thinking too much, she still jumped up and followed.

After bathing, Rukia sighed while changing clothes, first forgot to go out with her elder brother, and then forgot her own way.Her already pitifully small image is completely over.

I knew I shouldn't have seen carp, and now I'm tired and hungry...

"Miss, have you tidied up yet? The head of the house is waiting for you for dinner." The housekeeper's respectful voice came from outside the door.

"Oh, wait a minute." His eyes widened in surprise.

Rukia opened the door and looked at the old housekeeper who was smiling kindly at the door.

"Miss, really, do you still have time to enjoy the cherry blossoms at night? Wait patiently for a few days and the flowering season will arrive." The old housekeeper was talking and holding a painted lacquer box to her.

In fact, this is not the case.She opened it curiously while blushing, and then her eyes lit up.

Inside the lacquer box lay a jade carving of a camellia, which was tightly tied with a bright red knot, and the tassels underneath were plump and neat.Rukia picked it up and looked it up and down, the translucent jade material was warm and moist, and the tactile muscles were warm.

"It was handed over by the head of the family." The steward also looked at the jade hanging with fondness, "But speaking of it, Miss's spring dress is indeed a little plain, but it's my lord who has eyes, ah, ah, this is really the icing on the cake. .”

Rukia nodded her head in a daze, her eyes opened wide, and she stared at the jade camellia for a moment.

When she arrived at the dining hall, she realized that her elder brother was waiting for her again.She prepared to salute in fear, but Bai Zai stopped her.

"Did you have fun today?" Of course she was happy, she lost herself in playing.

She looked up at his calm face, and smiled so much that she rolled her eyes, "I'm very happy, thank you, brother, for thinking about me."

More than happy?Rukia was still thinking silently when she picked up the silver-wrapped bamboo chopsticks.

Following Bai Zai out of the dining room, she walked in the cherry blossom forest again.At this time, the moon had just risen to the treetops, and the trunks of those double cherry trees seemed to be plated with silver, like a dream.

Bai Zai walked slowly in front of her, while sighing, he strengthened the Reiatsu a bit to force her to concentrate.The Kuchiki family's lady lost her way at her house, which is somewhat unreasonable anyway.

The jade hanging in the sleeve was exuding warm temperature at this time, Rukia clenched it tightly and bent her eyes.

"The injury is healed, so you don't have to stay in the room all the time from tomorrow." A faint voice sounded, probably because of the moonlight, Rukia always felt that the elder brother's voice was much gentler.

"Ah, yes!" Finally, he didn't have to be grounded, and raised his star eyes to look at the figure in front of him adoringly.

"I've seen your results for this year's assessment," he caught her sudden rise in spiritual pressure, raised his brows slightly, stopped and continued, "It's still not ideal for nothing, since the body is not hindering tomorrow Get up and go to my training ground."

"...Yes." It must be her illusion that the voice was gentle before.

Hearing her nervousness and frustration, Bai Zai sighed silently.

Still a child.He suddenly remembered the words that Ukitake used most often when talking about Rukia to him.Looking at the Yae Sakura branches reflecting the moonlight in front of them, stretching and crisscrossing the dark sky, but there are still stars leaking through the cracks, twinkling.

The Kuchiki Patriarch, who can deal with several things in his mind all the year round, is rarely in a trance.

If you want to go on a mission, you can.If you have the ability, you want to be promoted to the vice-captain, yes.After being bipolar, he didn't want to restrain her too much, he was just worried that such a thing would happen and she would suffer such a serious injury.

He decided to let her go, of course he had to be stricter.

But what am I going to tell you.How can I tell you.

"I will personally guide." Before ending the conversation, he thought for a while and added, but in exchange for the little girl gasping behind him and more turbulent spiritual pressure.

Turning around to hide her raised lips and frowning brows, she was about to move on when a soft voice came from behind her.

Bai Zai followed her gaze, his expression gradually became serious.

It was a small cherry blossom on the branch, proudly blooming its delicate pink petals.Against the backdrop of the dark night and the clear moonlight, it looks more like delicate weaving flowers on black brocade.

This year's flower season has arrived as scheduled.

Hanasa Monogatari

The second is the icing on the cake

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