Being Happy (Byakuya Kuchiki x Reader 2)

Being Happy
(Byakuya Kuchiki x Reader 2)

You hesitated at the door.  It had been so long since you had been to the Kuchiki residence.  Everything was exactly as you remembered it.  You smiled as you remembered how often you and Byakuya had played there as children.  You would drive him crazy, stealing his hair-ribbon and making him chase you to get it back.  He was so easy to mess with back then…so short tempered.  Things sure were different.  As you pondered this, you didn’t even notice that the door had opened.

“You should really stop spacing out like that,” a smooth voice said.  There was a hint of humor in it that was barely detectable.  You blinked a few times and blushed as you realized that Byakuya was standing right in front of you.

“Yeah, I guess I should,” you shrugged.  “But you know me.  Always lost in thought…”

Byakuya nodded once.  His gaze drifted to the cloak in your hands.

“Oh!  Right!”  You smacked yourself in the forehead and handed him his cloak.  You flinched slightly as his hand brushed against yours.  “I should go.”

“Would you like to come in?  I was just making some tea,” Byakuya said slowly.  His expression was unreadable.

“Umm…”  You glanced around the yard, searching for some way out.  There was none.  “Yeah, okay…sure.”

            The inside of the house was just like the outside; it matched perfectly to your memories.  Everything, right down to the tea-set, was familiar to you.  You couldn’t help but smile.

“I’ve missed this place,” you murmured.  Your eyes widened slightly.  You hadn’t really meant to say that out loud.  That was another one of your flaws…speaking your thoughts just as they came to you.  Byakuya allowed a small grin to grace his facial features.

“This is rather nostalgic,” he admitted.

Both you and Byakuya glanced over at a picture of Hisana that was hanging on the wall to your right.  Her delicate face was so beautiful; her eyes were so full of happiness.  Byakuya’s shoulders sunk a bit.

“You really miss her…don’t you?” You asked slowly.  Byakuya nodded once.  There was an awkward silence as the two of you became enveloped in your thoughts.  You frowned slightly.  “I think…”  You stopped and bit your lip.  Your fingers curled into fists.  “I think…she’d want for you to be happy.”

Byakuya’s expression was just as unreadable as ever.  He took a sip of his tea and sat down his cup.  “Oh?”

“You never smile anymore,” you continued.  “A-And I think that that would make her sad…”

You flinched slightly as the scent of cherry-blossoms permeated the air around you.  Byakuya pressed his lips against your cheek and held them there for several seconds.  You closed your eyes and swallowed back a lump that had formed in your throat.  When he pulled away slightly, you felt him tuck a piece of stay hair behind your ear.  “I think it’s time we both let ourselves be happy.”

THE END~