

I imagine that he’d still send them, even if Byakuya and Rukia weren’t aware of their relation. In actual Bleach, Aizen sends Renji and Byakuya to arrest Rukia because he’s an enormous dick. Renji and Byakuya would still come to arrest her. But presumably, much like Rukia with Ichigo, he would chalk the similarity up to coincidence.īyakuya: There are only so many ways short women can wear their hair.īyakuya: I shouldn’t make too much of this.Ĩ. So he’d have to wonder why there was this woman who looked so very very much like Hisana. Of course, Byakuya would still see Rukia around. Byakuya would wonder why there was a woman who looked just like his wife. Rukia: I will make you mine, you spiky-haired god.ħ. Kaien: In fact, I don’t mind if you accidentally call me captain, sometimes! Because he also wouldn’t care that she was a peasant. She wouldn’t have that particular problem if she’d never been adopted, but I think Kaien would still have a huge impression on her. Kaien made a huge impression on Rukia because he treated her like a normal subordinate, not like a freakish combination of peasant and noble. Kaien would affect her for different reasons. Rukia: Fifth seat! Awesome! I’m totally going to make lieutenant one day! Both because she’s naturally very talented, and because she’d have finished school. So with no Byakuya, Rukia would undoubtedly have gotten a seated officer position much more quickly. Rukia would obtain a seated officer position much more quickly.Īs we eventually learn, Byakuya kept Rukia from obtaining a seated officer’s position because he was trying to protect her. Or we could rent an apartment together! It would be like a sitcom!ĥ. Aren’t there squad barracks or something? Renji: So, um, where are you living after graduation, Rukia? But if Rukia didn’t join the nobility, then there would be no reason for her and Renji to lose touch. Which was very sad for both of them, and seemed to give Renji some major anger problems. Renji and Rukia more or less stopped talking to each other after Rukia’s adoption. Rukia: I’m so glad I won’t miss that one! Rukia: Whoa! In the last week there’s a lecture entitled, “Why you should always release your zanpakuto immediately rather than waiting until you’re too injured to do so.” I can’t help but think this would be better for her - graduating early never seemed to do her any favors job-wise. With no adoption, she’d get to finish school. Rukia was pulled out of soul reaper school early, thanks to Byakuya adopting her. Ukitake: And for some reason this seems very sad.Īnd since Byakuya did not go against his clan rules by adopting another peasant into his household, he would not feel morally obligated to swear any mutually exclusive oaths.īyakuya: Father…Mother…I adopted a puppy today.īyakuya: And that is really all the news I have.ģ. Ukitake: He’s adopting a puppy! Named Admiral Seaweed. Adopting a woman just because she bears an unexplained and uncanny resemblance to your late wife is hella creepy.

Because adopting your wife’s little sister is good. Rukia wouldn’t have been adopted into the Kuchiki clan.įirst and most obviously, if Byakuya was unaware that Hisana had a sister, then Rukia would not be adopted into his clan. But what if Hisana never told Byakuya that she had a sister? What would be different about Bleach then?ġ.

Rukia is adopted into the Kuchiki clan because of a promise that Byakuya made to his wife Hisana: to find Hisana’s sister and take care of her. 180 notes AugWhat if Hisana never told Byakuya about Rukia?
