The graceful figure was pushed aside indignantly; as if she were just an annoying obstacle and she actually almost got to know the ground. Or maybe she was just too small and liked to be overlooked? Whatever. Rukia let out an indignant snort and briefly massaged her right shoulder with her left hand. At the same time, she stared at the bully who had dared to move her - literally - out of the way, with dark eyes. As soon as the lunchtime bell rang, there was already a lively crowd in the corridors of the Shinigami Academy. Well ... who could blame them for that? The students just wanted to get out of the stuffy classrooms and enjoy their bento in the fresh air. And what did she do? To vegetate alone.
"Stupid Renji", Rukia grumbled, stopped at one of the large windows - at least she wasn't knocked over here on the side - and stretched her arms a little, because the kendo lesson had been anything but pleasant. Your Sensei had clearlyoverdone it today. That would surely give you sore muscles tomorrow.
"Where's the Baka?", She complained irritably and wished her best friend had the plague on her neck. Every time he made her wait!
"Who's a baka here?"
Rukia gave a startled and at the same time caught in herself. A strong arm shot right past her head and wrapped around her neck. Before she knew it, her back was firmly pressed against a warm body. What was he actually thinking of ...?! Her right eyebrow began to twitch restlessly and she tilted her head back slightly to look up at the person who had grabbed her so boldly. Rukia looked straight into Renji's broadly grinning face and she felt her cheeks actually getting a little warm.
"You stupid man!"She took out her left elbow and sank it precisely into the pit of Renji's stomach, which she immediately let go of, tormented.
"How did I deserve this?", The redhead shot back loudly and still held his stomach. This woman could really do it. All attention.
"I might just come from Kendo class and everything hurts," she slowly explained to him in a harsh tone. “Besides, the Lord made me wait again.” These were clearly enough reasons to punish him like that.
Rukia crossed her arms stubbornly in front of her chest and demonstratively turned her head to the side. Renji was really an idiot!
"Hah? Please? But that is probably not my fault if you let yourself get beaten up like that. Tzz ~, for that I shone in the Kidô class today," he boasted full of pride and his lips twisted into a provocative grin. Rukia's eyebrow twitched at that briefly.
"A blind hen can find a grain", she said, disinterested, because she knew exactly what his Kidô skills were and under no circumstances did she want to praise him in the sky. He didn't deserve that.
A slightly amused and girlish giggle from the right reached her ears - before Renji could have countered back loudly - and she carefully turned her head back in the other direction. Oh no, she had just blocked out everyone else around her. But that just happened every now and then when she argued with this hollow head.
"Oh? It's you. Hinamori-san, Kira-kun", she greeted them both friendly and smiled slightly and indicated a bow. How long have the two stood there? Certainly right from the start. How uncomfortable.
Since Rukia suddenly seemed like a different person, Renji took the chance to get revenge probably because of the spell from before and ruffled her dark hair with his big hand."Rukia, not so formal," he said, amused, and now abused the budding Shinigami as a support by placing his right arm on her head.
"Renji!", She hissed his name angrily, pushed his arm roughly from her head and immediately tried to tame her unruly hair, which was never right anyway. But of course he'd only made it a lot worse now.
"Cleaning supplies?"
During the procedure her sullen look had fallen on the broom and bucket that Kira was carrying. The blond nodded curtly and inconspicuously pointed at Renji, who looked as if this matter was nothing to him. This innocent expression didn't fit at all.
"That's right, Rukia-san," Hinamori tried to clear up the matter with a smile. "Despite all our efforts, we came too late today and Renji would have gotten off lightly if he hadn't tried a totally stupid excuse. Kira-kun and I then preferred to stay out of it and-"
She stopped again abruptly, as the said pushed himself between her and Rukia.
"You could have stood by me, though." He threw a brief, insulted look back over his shoulder before turning back to the other girl.
"I don't understand why everything always sticks to me anyway? Well, whatever. I'm sorry Rukia, but I can't spend my lunch break with you today."
Rukia blinked in surprise. Was that why he really apologized to her? Was he sick?
"Baka! How can you be so stupid? But it's not that wild."
She waved it away, played indifferently. She was really happy about it. After all, they were in different classes and therefore saw each other very seldom. But there was nothing woman could do about Renji's stupidity. Except maybe…. - she suddenly had such a stupid idea.
The Shinigami walked past the still unsuspecting Renji, took the broom and the bucket - ignoring Kira's questioning expression - and without further ado pushed the cleaning utensils into the redhead's hand."What are you doing, Rukia ...?"
She didn't answer her best friend and instead pulled him by the sleeve of his Gi's.
"Which classroom?"
It was nothing new that Renji was getting detention, but that would be the first time that she would actually give him a helping hand. Apparently she was sick.
"Room 102", Renji replied, still completely confused, and briefly looked down at Rukia, who was now walking next to him and no longer tugging at his sleeve.
She probably felt his stupid, questionable gaze resting on her and automatically trudged forward a little faster.
"Don't imagine anything on that!", She clarified the matter quickly and disappeared into the classroom with the room number '102'.

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So here he was. Alone. Only with[b]her. That would be the second time today. Kira nervously began fiddling with his obi and shyly eyed the girl from the side, who smiled and looked after the two brawlers.
"Hinamori-kun where-?"
She unconsciously cut him off.
"Did you see that, Kira-kun?"
The smile on her lips did not disappear and she now looked up at him waiting. The blonde tilted his head a little questionably to the right.
"Seen what?"
Hinamori rolled his eyes, shaking his head, and punched him lightly in the chest. Kira winced a little and saw an angry twinkle in her brown eyes. He took two small steps back from her, hands raised in defense.
"You men are real ..."
She paused for a moment.
"... so insensitive and inattentive - you don't know anything!", She exclaimed impulsively and she stomped past him - probably also a little disappointed - along the now empty corridor.
Kira no longer understood the world. What did he do wrong? Why was he suddenly insensitive and inattentive?What did she mean?
"Hi-Hinamori-kun?"
He whirled around quickly and saw her disappear through the large door just outside. A deep sigh escaped him. Women. They were a universe of their own.

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It's short and I don't particularly like it. But I didn't want to squeeze Hisagi's part into it. In my opinion, that would not have been right.
I also don't know why it is so difficult for me. I have everything clearly in mind, how the individual situations should work out.
Look forward to Hisagi (+ Hinamori) in the next chapter;)
Hope I succeeded in Rukia to some extent. Find it quite difficult to put yourself in their shoes.