“you’re.. a shiba..? i-i.. i..”

rukia was in shock, sure she knew kaien was pretty and kukaku was a beauty in her own right, but beside those two and ganju, she never knew nor heard of another shiba in the family, let alone an eldest shiba who was head of the clan and powerful on top of that, so when kukaku had casually mentioned you at a dinner party, rukia had a large part of her brain power now stuck just imagining and thinking of you non stop, and of course the day she met you, her heart shattered with near joy. she looked up at you and shakes in awe and wonder, covering her face to hide a blush, before stuttering out a broken sentence.

“so you’re.. the eldest shiba..”