Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. I just love it.

Author's note: This is my first fanfic. Please read and submit reviews. Special thanks to our class president and his bestfriend, Kaye-chan for helping me with my grammar.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love's Deferred Rendezvous Chapter 1: The first meeting

"Your highness, you need to go now." the princess's lady-in-waiting said.

"I'll be done in a minute." the raven-haired princess replied.

That's Rukia-hime getting prepared for her wedding. She'll be marrying a guy of nobility. In just a matter of hours, her life will be soon changed totally. Rukia already accepted this fate of hers. Birds of the same feathers flock together. She stared at the mirror to see her face that should be overly excited but she saw a different one. A face of regret. Soon, tears went down from her eyes. The cause she knew not. It can't be excitement or happiness. It's not rather regret or sorrow. It was something else. Something that was beyond human's description.

Princess Rukia slowly went down the stairs. Wearing the most beautiful gown ever sewn. The gown displayed Rukia's astonishing beauty. So beautiful and perfect…

It did not take long for her to reach the church. The place where the main twist of her life shall take place.

Rukia walked down the aisle slowly yet gracefully. Her fiancé was waiting at the end it, Renji. She wanted to run away, look for the person she loves. But then she can't, if she did, she'll put the whole royal family in disgrace. She kept on convincing herself to marry Renji. He was her good friend. Hoe long? Will it changed as time goes by. Her answer is "no". She already gave her heart to somebody else and she will not get it back until the day she dies. To put it in a simple way, it was a one true, everlasting love. A love that was forbidden. A love that was formed between two different souls.

As rukia walked, she remembered the first day she said hello and goodbye to her one true love. It's like a trail of sweet memories flashing back in her mind.

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It was spring. For everybody else, the spring was always a start for new life but for the princess it was as it's always. She goes to school, studies her royalty lessons and live her damn boring life. Though, she's a princess, Rukia was a very childish. She did run away from her bodyguards as always no matter how strict they were to her. This is the reason why she had a ZILLION bodyguards before. (Drivers were exclude) Her queen mother was angry every time this kind of things happen so her bodyguards were always fired from their job. Poor people. Yeah, she's just so mean….

Since she was little, Rukia was always like this. Guess this her way to put al least a bit of fun in her life although she used to ruin others' life. Rukia's new bodyguards were fired just after the day they're hired. You're right, Rukia had her piece of mischief again.

Her mischievousness made a big commotion inside the palace this time. Especially, that she needed to marry a prince soon and get rid of these unprincess-like actions of hers.

The queen had a talk with her personal assistant, Ms. Rangiku Matsumoto regarding Princess Rukia's bodyguards.

" I don't know what to do anymore with my daughter, lady Matsumoto." the queen said in confusion.

" Your majesty, don't worry. We will soon find the right bodyguard for her highness." her assistant replied comforting the queen.

" Can you refer somebody?"

" Your majesty, I can refer my nephew."

" Your nephew?"

" He's studying at the military academy and about to graduate. I think he can handle the princess. Thus, this can be a training for him."

"Very well, send him tomorrow."

"Of course, your majesty."

The next day, Rukia woke up. She was all excited to meet her new bodyguard. Bet she's planning to pester his life again. Rukia went to the palace's parking lot, where her car was to found and her new DRIVER AND BOUDYGUARD. He's a tall boy with orange hair and eyes that resembled the light kiss of autumn.

"Ohayo gozaimas, Rukia-hime!" he greeted her with a rather serious face.

"You are…..my new bodyguard?!"

" And your driver, Your highness."

"And you are……?"

" Ichigo…… Kurosaki Ichigo."

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Author's note: Hope you like it. I admit it's quite boring but you'll see the twist by the next chapters…

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