Bleach and all its characters all belong to Kubo Tite

Author's Note: ALWAYS wanted 2 do an AU with these two ^^ They have a chance to be happy and Hisana doesn't have to be ill.

Title: Poor Hisana

Rating: T

Chapter 1- The New and Strange

"Oh Hisana, don't look like that…"

Hisana glanced up from the daily she was reading and sadly smiled at her sister. She shook her head before focusing her attention once more on the article before her. "Tycoon's daughter married to small time Merchant…" she lamely read. Hisana sighed and finally closed the paper, too unwilling to read any more. "He did it Rukia, he actually did it. He dumps me all for the sake of furthering his business interests…"

"Oi come on now Hisana, he wasn't worth your time anyway."

Hisana smiled at her brother in law who had just come into the room with a plate of food balanced on one of his hands. "Besides, you're too much of a sweetheart to deserve some one as conniving as him."

"Yeah and because of him I've lost my job too." Hisana pathetically muttered.

Ichigo shook his head in disbelief as he seated himself next to his petite wife, Rukia.

"Hisana you shouldn't have quit just because he called of your engagement, you should have gone on and shown him that you were strong enough to work with him regardless of his idiotic behaviour." Rukia murmured.

"But how could I face everyone at work after he called the entire thing off? I was supposed to become his wife! He just comes in one day and says it can't work and well, next thing I know he's off marrying some wealthy businessman's daughter… I could never have faced my colleagues after that…"

Rukia sighed. "Well maybe you should just take a holiday love, get away from it all… leave Tokyo for a bit."

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea!" Ichigo heartily agreed, his mouth overly stuffed with food. Rukia rolled her eyes and shook her head at his immaturity before continuing, "You could go down to Unohana's place. She's been asking to see you for the longest while anyway and besides if you visit her your head will be away from all this mess and you might forget that jerk, watshisname?"

"Kaien…" Hisana absently supplied.

"Yeah you can forget that retarded Kaien, you know move on."

"But-"

"No buts Hisana, even if you are older than me that won't stop me from looking out for you. Take the holiday, when you come back you'll go job hunting again and hopefully fully move on with your life. No memories of Kaien at all; zilch."

"Yeah Hisana…" Ichigo said as he swallowed a mouthful again, "Rukia has a point, you need some time off…"

Hisana wearily sighed at her sister and brother-in-law as she titled her head in contemplation. It was true enough that she did need a vacation. She had been Kaien's secretary during her brief stay at the firm he owned and when he had announced the end of their engagement she had been too heartbroken to even coherently think through her actions. She had sent in an immediate resignation and since then avoided all contact with her former employer and fiancé. She just hadn't been up to it. Not that Kaien seemed to care any. He had never returned her calls and Hisana had a nasty suspicion that he had been grateful for her sudden departure from his life… all for the sake of strengthening his business ties… she had gloomily thought, he gave me up to better his business by entering into an arranged marriage…

Hisana closed her eyes in deep concentration as she tried to weigh the pros and cons in her mind. If she did take the mini vacation she might be able to get Kaien out of her system and she supposed a nice country trip wouldn't harm her any. Unohana had been a good friend of Hisana and Rukia's departed mother and she had been longingly sending letters in hope of catching a glimpse of one of the girls. So maybe… maybe it would be best for her, both physically and emotionally. If she were away from Tokyo she would be away from all the newspapers and magazines that carried news about all these business men and their lives and ultimately she would be away from any information about Kaien and his wife…

Hisana opened her eyes then to observe the expectant looks of her sister and her brother-in-law. She allowed a lugubrious smile to grace her lips as she dejectedly nodded in acquiescence.

"I suppose a small vacation would do me some good huh?"

Ichigo and Rukia were both grinning at her as they nodded in concurrence.

ooooOOOoooo

About a week after, Hisana had found herself comfortably packed and arranged for her brief vacation in the small countryside town where Unohana resided. She had kissed her sister goodbye, hugged her orange haired brother-in-law and waved them both off as she reversed from the driveway in her tiny Nissan March. She would obviously miss their vivacious presence from her life but she supposed that it was the best remedy for her soul. The fact that she was getting herself out of this Urban City of Tokyo for a while was reassuring, after all out of sight was out of mind, right?

Her drive had started of pretty slow with all the crawling traffic only adding to the sluggish pace of everything. But once she had passed all the major highways and had found herself officially out of the Tokyo prefecture, she was easily hitting a good 60 on the less busy roads. The drive did some good to clear her mind of her aimless musings and the few glances of the bamboo adorned road sides seemed pretty enough.

She had been driving for well over five hours and was heartily looking forward to snuggling up in a nice warm futon with a hot bowl of miso soup to clear away the fatigue. However, the additional bother of a small drizzle since her arrival in a small town about forty five minutes from her destination only began to increase her anxiety. She had not expected the rain to begin falling in thick white sheets and she most certainly had not bargained for the unexpected decline in visibility, especially on these mountainous roads. Her wipers were not helping any and she was compelled to decrease her speed which only added to the buildup of time that would prevent her from getting to her destination as early as she had planned.

She lightened her touch on the accelerator and firmly gripped the steering wheel as she squinted through the whiteness that blanketed her windscreen. She could barely distinguish the road before her and as much as she prayed there were no forthcoming cars she knew her chances of meeting one wasn't long coming.

Just as she was about to delicately tackle a daring enough corner however she felt her foot instantly mash down onto the breaks as she swerved to avoid an unexpected oncoming vehicle. A small scream immediately escaped her lips as she gripped the steering wheel even harder than before. She could hear the screeching of tires and she could feel the sudden drumming of her heart deep within her chest as the car madly swerved on its wheels. The sudden stillness that came was by no means pleasant and Hisana was heavily breathing as she wearily pressed her head against the steering wheel. Her car had suddenly ceased its movements just before the railing of the road and she sat dumbfounded in her seat as she confusedly blinked back the horror and panic fighting to erupt from within.

After perhaps a few minutes she was able to shakily wind down the glass of her window to fully ascertain the extent of that minor accident. The sight that greeted her however was by no means the most welcoming. Hisana had to stifle the horrified gasp inching to escape from between her lips and before she could stop herself she madly flung her car door open as she dashed from her seat.

A few feet away from the road's edge showed another car untidily pressed against the trunk of a hardy tree; the bonnet had neatly recoiled from the impact and looked almost like crumpled paper as it lazily prevented the smoke steaming from the engine to escape. Hisana was almost dancing on her feet in panic unsure of the condition of the passenger or passengers within. The rain was still heavily falling and had by now managed to plaster her black locks against her face. She could taste the fresh rain water against her lips as she hastily moved towards the damaged car.

"Please let them be alive, please let them be alive, please let them be alive…" she silently whispered to herself in full blown panic.

Just as she reached the trunk of the car however, the sudden opening of a door caught her quite by surprise. She instantly stilled in her tracks, her hands immediately flying to cover her opened lips.

She watched almost in slow motion as the passenger extracted himself from the minor wreck. He closed the door with a loud resounding thud that was still audible enough through the pounding rain. Hisana could barely decipher his countenance for all his long, ebony hair falling into his face. Her eyes slowly widened in horror however, when the man cast a furtive glance in her direction before realising that she had been the driver of the car he had swerved to avoid. His eyes became almost rooted on her upon that realisation, and they narrowed to the size of slits. The frigid scowl gracing his lips indicted no good portent either. He was evidently pissed.

Hisana could feel her heart do a double take in her chest as the man slowly began to near in on her. "He's going to kill me, he's going to kill me, he's going to kill me…" she kept madly muttering in her mind. She was surreptitiously inching back on her feet as he moved in but before she could make a mad dash he had firmly grabbed her wrist, his tall willowy frame almost towering above her. His hair was matted against his face and the long coat he wore was almost sleek with rain. He seemed almost menacing…

"What-on-earth-is-wrong-with-you-woman…?" he slowly asked through gritted teeth, his voice deliberate, frigid and ultimately deadly.

"I-I…"

"You could have killed us both!" he snarled.

The man's eyes narrowed even further as he glowered at her and before Hisana could stop herself she did the first thing that seemed perfectly rational; she fell into a low bow, her eyes tightly shut in fright. She was unsure of what had triggered that response but she supposed she was hoping against hope that her polite deportment would at least assuage his obvious displeasure.

"Please forgive me sir! I will assist in anyway possi-"

The man raised his eyes in surprise then as he peered down at her humble frame perfectly drenched in the rain.

"Assist?" he dangerously queried as he cut her off.

Hisana raised her eyes, nervously observing his deepening scowl and the slight twitching of his eyebrow. His countenance did nothing to ease her present distraught and she began to fidget with her fingers in apprehension. "y-yes…" she timidly trailed off.

Ah, but the gall of it all; he was already quite late for a business meeting, what good could this stupid woman do? He closed his eyes in apparent frustration and felt his scowl deepen upon his lips. Women drivers and their idiotic stupidity…

"How can you be of any help?" he nastily snapped.

Hisana blinked at him in sudden confusion before fully realising what he had asked. "I can… I can…" She nervously gulped and lowered her head once more. What exactly she could do was still a matter she needed to deeply think about. What on earth could she do?

The man' eyes narrowed in contempt and he swiftly shut them to assuage the sudden angry thumping upon his forehead. There was nothing else that could be done; he would just have to cancel everything. He heaved a deep, agitated sigh and began to walk away from before the woman.

Hisana raised her head in bemusement then as she realised his sudden removal. She spun around in time to notice that he was making his way towards her own car and she uncertainly began to follow.

"W-what are you going to do…?" she nervously queried as she cautiously eyed his back. The man gave her a scathing side wards glare from over his shoulders before opening the passenger door to the car. "You will escort me to a garage." He coldly commanded before getting into the car.

His tone was almost imposing and Hisana felt her sudden worry, her sudden relief and her sudden desire to help evaporate into thin air. She watched in horrified fascination as the man signalled for her to come and before she could stop herself she instantly felt her eyes widen in astonishment. That had just been the tip of the ice berg. Her tiny shoulders began to slowly tremble in rage as the entirety of the situation began to dawn upon her.

Had she actually been concerned about this-this arrogant man? Who- who on earth did he think he was? He hadn't even enquired after her well being, he hadn't even asked if there was anything he could do to help her! And he supposed he could just take advantage of her kindness by imposing himself in her car?

Hisana was almost shaking in fury as she nastily eyed his arrogant back. She who had been off the edge with concern, she who had wanted to ensure the passenger had been alright had just been commanded to do something? Did he not realise that she was perfectly willing to help without him ordering her around with his mr. high and mighty attitude? How-how dare he? She didn't even bother to spare the condescending man a second glance as she literally stumbled her way towards the car in breathless anger.

With the rain still pouring in around them, Hisana recklessly switched on the ignition and pressed her foot against the accelerator. She had reached a point where caring seemed irrelevant. How dare that man order her around like that? She hated being summoned like some common dog!

Hisana furiously sped down the mountain road to make her way towards the small village nestled amongst the hills. He wanted a garage? Well, she would give him a garage damn it… Let the man scowl even more at her reckless driving, she didn't care. She had been so meek in her addresses and yet… and yet he had the nerve to… UGH! She wouldn't have minded helping him at all, but his attitude! Who dared order someone around with that kind of attitude!

She wouldn't be seeing this insolent stranger any time again in her life so impressions were not presently a factor contributing to anything. She was only performing her duty as a meek and subservient citizen of her country. He didn't have to go about ordering her around!

She never wanted to see him again in her life! As a matter of fact, the faster she got rid of him the better, for both herself and this- this arrogant man.