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"Bakua! Read a story, story!" The small girl ran towards her brother with a book in her tiny hands. She finally reached her brother, who had positioned himself to sit on the couch to read a book. Rukia threw the book on the couch and proceeded to climb up herself.

Byakuya lowered his book and turned his gaze towards the small girl, who was determined to get on the couch. The older boy couldn´t stop the chuckle that escaped his lips as he watched his sister.

"Rukia, do you want some help?" On his face he displayed slightly amused smile, after all he too was only a human.

"Lukia dotend need help!" The small girl had shot her head up and was staring her brother right into the eyes.

"Lukia, will do it helself!" Rukia turned her head away from her brother, with her nose in the air.

Byakuya couldn´t help the smirk that appeared to his face. Rukia was starting to rebel. Well she was four years old so it was only natural for her. It was the time when children usually did start to test their limits and try to do everything by themselves.

"Okay, I guess we don´t have time to read the story then." He hummed.

Rukia´s eyes instantly returned to her brother.

"No! I want a story!" The little raven haired girl gave up on trying climbing to the couch and moved towards her brother´s leg. Rukia hugged her brother´s leg tightly and with a quiet voice whispered.

"Pwease Bakua." As if that wasn´t enough to win Byakuya over. Rukia lifted her head up and looked to her brother with begging watery eyes. The older boy felt like something had struck his heart. He put the book aside and reached to the small form clinging to his leg. Rukia was a small child so he easily lifted her up from the floor to sit at his lap. Byakuya reached for the book Rukia had earlier on thrown on the couch. The book was titled 'The ugly duckling'. The older boy placed the book in the hands of his sister and gathered the small girl to his arms. Then he rose up from the couch and with Rukia in his arms he headed towards her bedroom that was right beside his own.

Byakuya put Rukia on the bed and took the book from her. He put the book beside Rukia´s bed.

"Rukia, we need to get you changed to your pajama before we can read the story." Byakuya was acting more grown up than he actually was. He was only 13-years old but he was acting like he was over 16. People often mistook him to be much older than he was. Rukia on the other hand was usually seen younger than she was. The reason for that was probably her small size.

The small girl giggled as her brother helped her get rid of her pants and shirt.

"Rukia, did you remember to change clean underwear after we came from shower?" Byakuya asked.

A smile found its way to Rukia´s lips as he vigorously nodded in agreement.

"Okay then, put this on then." Byakuya was holding out her nightgown.

Rukia took the white garment which had a pink bunny print and with child's determination she fought to get herself dressed. Byakuya knew that his help would be just refused so he decided to just wait a while. Rukia finally got the garment on and slid between the bed sheets.

Byakuya started reading the story and before he had finished the story he had noticed that the small form before him had fallen to deep sleep. The older boy quietly rose to his feet and put the book aside. He bend to place a chaste kiss to the small girl's forehead. Then he turned the lights off and closed the door. Byakuya noticed that he too was quite tired so he changed his clothes, crawled to bed and fell asleep.

"Bakua, Bakua!"

Byakuya slowly opened his eyes to see his sister hovering above his head.

"Rukia, you should be in bed…" Byakuya was tired and he just wanted the small child to go back to sleep so he could sleep too.

"But Bakua! You forgot to pray to the angels!" Rukia was serious and she pulled the covers off from her brother to get him wake up enough.

"Okay, okay, I get it lets pray to the angels." Byakuya finally gave up and sat up.

"Then repeat with me." He glanced Rukia, who nodded and crossed her fingers.

"Angel guardians watch my sleep, as I wander in the land of dreams" The prayer was more than familiar for the two siblings. Usually it was their mother who spoke the prayer with them but now their mother was out with their father spending their anniversary so it was just the two of them.

"Are you happy now Rukia?" The older boy asked.

"Uh-huh." She hummed as a reply.

"Bakua.."

"Yes Rukia?"

"Can Lukia sleep here?" Her huge bluish eyes were fixed on him and he knew he had no other choice than to let the girl stay or otherwise his heart would make a riot. Byakuya just couldn't bear the thought of his sister unhappy. So he just smiled and nodded his head. Rukia immediately crawled under the covers and snuggled close to her brother´s chest.

"Bakua…"

"Yes?"

" Lukia loves you"

Byakuya smiled and put his hands around the small girl.

"I love you too, goodnight little bunny."

AN/: I opened word with the intention to continue my other fic "Psychology class" but somehow this is what came out :

So I decided to put this together with "Waiting" after all they are connected to the Psyc. class fic. Kinda like side story.

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