It had been a long day in the Soul Society. There had been a meeting for the captains which Byakuya Kuchiki had to attend, more paperwork to do, then a problem at the manor that he had to fix. It was insane the amount of paperwork the captains had been getting lately! Why did the head captain insist on giving them so much? Did he think they would forget their place if they didn't have paperwork to do? It was unlikely, at least for Byakuya Kuchiki. No matter what, he would never forget his place.

Anyway, after finishing the paperwork (three piles) he had gotten a hell butterfly telling him he was on night patrol in Karakura town. Even though the Arrancar weren't attacking anymore, the head captain still insisted on having a high ranked shinigami on patrol in the human world in case anything out of the ordinary had to happen. It was a drag, and all shinigami hated it. Even Byakuya Kuchiki, who always did his duties without complaint, was annoyed at having to go the Karakura town that night. Hadn't he done enough for the day? Now he wasn't going to get to sleep either! But complaining about this, Byakuya knew, would do no good. Not that he would complain anyways. Captains did not complain. At least not this captain. And so, at 11:00 that night, Byakuya Kuchiki arrived in Karakura town.

It was a very dark night, without not even the moon shining. Clouds rolled across the sky, threatening to send showers raining down. It was bad enough Byakuya had to stay up all night, but be caught in a rain storm? That was too much. The raven haired captain couldn't stand rain. Or snow. Or anything that was liable to get him wet, dirty, or messy. So now, looking up at the cloud filled sky, Byakuya stifled a groan and tried to find somewhere where the rain wouldn't hit. Unfortunately though, there was nothing but trees in this area. What horrible luck! Byakuya Kuchiki sighed and went to stand under a large tree, hoping it wasn’t going to rain too hard.

A single drop of rain fell from the sky, hitting Byakuya's head. He looked up, startled, and saw that the sky had turned a dark gray filled with clouds. Byakuya sighed, shaking his head. He really didn't like rain. With rain came mud, and mud meant he was likely to get his clothes dirty and so. Hopefully it stops soon, before the all the division goes to the human world, he thought, walking quickly toward a small place of shelter. Hoping the rain would stop soon...

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