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Whoops! This is Chapter 1 EDITED.

I would just like to apologize to all of you if I sounded so snobby in my previous "Chapter 1." I guess I was deeply affected since the first review I ever received was a flame. =( I felt so down after reading that mean review. This is my first multichap fic too....

But a lot of encouraging reviews have kept me up, and now I enjoy writing every single chapter of it! Thank you so much! Now I would like to say something: Flames are NOT welcome...*goo-goo eyes* RaiChia worked hard on this fic too, although she is not as good as you think.

A/N: I was inspired by the TV show, Devil Beside You. Won't it be fun if Ichi and Ruki play their roles? And with a different twist too?

.ENJOY!!Ü

Seventeen-year-old Rukia Kuchiki looked at the clock. Class seemed to go on forever. She pretended to listen as Kyoraku-sensei, their brown-haired math teacher, babbled on and on about 'x's and 'y's and...whatever those are. She was usually a good student. She is almost the only one with complete notes, and she submits her projects at least three days before the deadline. But right now, she didn't know why, but she was extremely bored. She preferred daydreaming better, she really did. She sighed and thought about her and Renji. She smiled. Renji really is handsome...OH, darn it. What am I talking about?

Rukia winced. What on earth is wrong with her? The petite girl knew it that it wasn't like her at all to be head-over-heels towards a guy. She didn't even know why she told Orihime and Momo, her best friends since childhood, that she liked Renji Abarai, the captain of the basketball team. She sighed inwardly. She knew Renji was nice, and that was really true. A lot of girls around her college campus were crazy about the red-haired guy. And ever since the first day of school, he's been the only one whom Rukia has really noticed.

Who AM I KIDDING?, she though to herself, grinning.

A wide, flowery-meadow.

What? Renji's standing in front of me! Oh my...

Only the two of us are here? Weird. I lowered my head, trying to hide the blush spreading across my cheeks. Suddenly, I glanced up towards him and his gentle face. What is this strange feeling? I put my hand in my chest, as if it would stop my heart from beating furiously. And, I know, my face was practically looking like a tomato too.

"Now's your only chance, Rukia. Don't be stupid and blow it!"

Renji looked at me. Is it just me, or is he really that cute? I felt a bit uncomfortable, standing in front of him like this. Real weird, isn't it?

I fiddled with my thumb. I am SO nervous. But I gotta do it! I decided that it's now or never. I cleared my throat as I pushed all those unnecessary thoughts far back into my brain as I possibly could. Here goes... "Renji, I...I like you..."

Suddenly, he smiled at me. Way to go, RUKI. That smile...my day wouldn't be a day without that. I felt like jelly. I gulped, waiting for his answer. I stared into his eyes, as if searching him. I want to know the answer, Renji. I want to. I took a deep breath. "Renji, it's-it's...okay if..."

Renji raised an eyebrow and smirked. I paused. Was this it? The rejection I feared so much? I mentally slapped myself. So much for confessing. I closed my eyes. I knew it was going to hurt. It had to. Rejections are rejections, after all. And, sad to say, I can't do anything about that. What a freak I am.

"Rukia, I like you too. A lot."

I took a deep breath. "I know."

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HELLO? RUKIA? EARTH! My eyes practically rolled out upon hearing those...words. Words? No, they're not just words. They were something that meant a lot more than that. I was speechless as I stared back at his smiling face. What could I say? A flood of mixed emotions overcame me, but I didn't look away.

"Renji..."

He leaned forward and ki--

"Miss KUCHIKI!," Rukia heard a voice. The meadow, Renji, that gorgeous smile. They were all gone.

Kyoraku-sensei hit his desk with a stick, causing the raven-haired girl's eyes to widen in shock. "Bored, aren't you?"

Rukia lowered her head, embarrassed. Well, she couldn't help it! Though...she can't tell him that. "Pay attention, please," Kyoraku-sensei said, turning back to the board.

Rukia sighed. Then she caught a glimpse of Renji, who was also looking at her. The redhead smiled softly at her, causing her to look away. Her face turned into a tomato again. She looked at her notebook, and with her willpower, she tried her best to focus on her class. She glanced at Orihime who was sitting in the desk beside her. Orihime looked back at her and frowned, "There you go again," she mouthed.

Rukia gave her the school-girl smile, "I can't help it!!!," she mouthed back, quickly turning her eyes back to the board.

She sighed exasperatedly. "Algebra," she muttered, shaking her head.

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Thursday. Rukia sighed as she waited in her locker for Orihime and Momo. It was their friendship tradition to go eat somewhere during Thursdays. Despite the fact that she gets to choose where they eat that day, she was feeling pretty down. It was that Renji thingy again. She rolled her eyes and smacked herself. Get over it, idiot. Finally, for what seemed like hours, Orihime and Momo arrived, looking pretty stressed out. P.E. was to blame.

"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting!," said Momo with a wink.

"Yeah, Coach Zaraki punished us by making us do this weird dances," Orihime said, making a face.

Rukia gave them a small smile. The two looked knowingly at each other. They knew better. And they knew something was up.

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During the train ride to Jollibee, the restaurant Rukia picked, she was mostly quiet. She knew her friends noticed and she was acting weird, but thinking about that Renji guy was making it worse. Her willpower wasn't enough. They reached Jollibee in no time, and the three quickly found seats as Orihime ordered food.

Momo smiled and patted Rukia's head. "Hey, hey, hey! Why the long face, Rukia?," she asked, resting her chin on her hands.

Rukia pouted and lowered her head. How can she explain it? She couldn't even understand the situation herself.

Orihime soon arrived, carrying the tray containing their food toward the table. Being the oldest among the three, she was usually known for her big sister attitude. And she knows exactly why Rukia was acting so depressed.

"She still hasn't confessed to Renji, " Orihime whispered to Momo, as she placed the tray carefully on their table and took a seat.

Upon hearing her words, Rukia pouted even more. It was true, she still didn't confess to Renji. She didn't want to. It was confusing her so much. She didn't even see a reason why she should confess. It wasn't like she wanted them to be together or something like that. Those things were way too strange for her. She liked guys before, but she wouldn't say she fell in love. She didn't even know what falling in love was like. Suddenly, Inoue patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, my friend..," Orihime said "We will help you confess your love for Renji! And no one will get in our way! Bwahahahaha!," Inoue declared, laughing hysterically. Momo joined her and the two laughed like there was no tomorrow.

Rukia stared at them and sweat-dropped. Way to go. She smiled. She appreciated the fact that they want to cheer her up, but her mind was deeply focused on that Renji thingy that has been bothering her since last week. She wanted to sort out her feelings, but she didn't even know where to begin. She was a baby when it came to these things.

The next day approached quickly. And, the raven-haired girl was dreading it so much. She knew she was being a total coward, but she couldn't pull herself together. But today, no matter how scared or nervous she felt, she was going to give that letter she wrote to Renji. Orihime and Momo had promised to help her. The thought somehow made her feel alright, although there were still butterlies fluttering in her stomach. Taking a deep breath, she examined herself in the mirror in the restroom. Today was THE day when he will finally know how she felt. Or maybe not.

Stop it, Rukia. You ARE going to give it to him. No. Matter. What., she thought to herself, pursing her lips.

Here goes...

She walked out the girls' restroom, taking a deep breath.

Second period was finally over. Rukia, Momo, and Inoue went near the staircase that led to the second floor. They found out that Renji's next class was Integrated Science, based on Orihime's detective skills. The Integrated Science room was upstairs, so in order to get there, Renji would have to use the stairs. Momo and Inoue hid behind the stairs, while Rukia just waited nervously for Renji at the bottom of it.

Rukia looked at Inoue, who, in turn, gave her a thumbs-up sign. This was it. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Renji coming. She took a deep breath. Her heart was beating so fast and she felt like she would pass out in ten minutes. Renji was only a few feet away from her. As Rukia listened closely to his footsteps, her heart raced even faster.

Renji was almost there.

She lowered her head and stretched out her hands to hand him the letter. "Please..accept this letter. I've worked on it really hard. In it are my feelings for you...so please...read it...," she muttered. You might not have understood, but--

She looked up only to see an...orange-haired guy? It took her a few moments to realize that it wasn't Renji she had confessed and was accidentally handing the letter to. She hadn't noticed that the redhead had his iPod in his ears. No wonder he didn't hear her. Renji loved heavy metal music. Even if the volume was turned a bit low, he still wouldn't have heard her.

The orange-haired guy smirked at her. Rukia's mouth hung open, as she thought desperately about what to say. Her cheeks turned a million shades of deep red from the embarrassment. It was then that she noticed that his smirk wasn't an ordinary smirk. It was a devilish one. And it was giving her the creeps. Why would this idiot smirk at her like this? Was he making fun of her? Rukia's heart was a mixture of emotions. She was angry, angry at herself for such stupidity, humiliated at what her stupidity had caused her, and nervous.

Having loss of words, she quickly turned around and ran off. She didn't care where she might end up in. Right now, she needed so badly to get out of there. Away from the humiliation.

Stupid!

What she didn't realize, though, was the letter that fell to the ground.

From their location behind the stairs, Inoue and Momo clearly saw what happened. Momo's eyes grew wide and Inoue held back a shriek. They looked at each other, horrified. What they saw was too much of a shock. Neither knew what to say. Not only did Rukia confess to the wrong person, but she confessed to the son of the school's president, the popular Ichigo Kurosaki, who was known as "The Prince of Seduction."

Orihime took a deep breath. What have you gotten yourself into, Rukia?

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Rukia ran as fast as she could. It was the only thing she could do. She tried her best to fight back the tears that formed at the back of her eyes. She couldn't cry, she shouldn't.

She ran away. She didn't care where her legs took her to, just as long as she got away from there. Inoue and Momo followed her. They kept on giving each other worried glances, until they had caught up to where Rukia was. She was sitting under a tree, a look of embarrassment carved on her face.

Inoue and Momo sat down beside her. "Rukia-chan, it's okay...," Momo said softly, stroking her back. Good, old Momo.

Rukia shook her head to the negative. Okay? She knew her friends were trying their very best to comfort her, but she was nowhere near okay. "No, it's not!!! I had confessed to the wrong person...I don't even know that guy, " she wailed, sighing exasperatedly, as an image of orange hair dwelt in her mind.

Momo and Inoue gave each other a Look. Here she was again...the two agreed that Rukia was sometimes pretty stubborn and so..difficult, but they loved her anyway. Inoue, being the "big sister" of the group, cleared her throat and said, "Actually, Rukia...you really did make a big mistake.."

Momo's jaw hit the floor. She mentally smacked herself. Aren't we supposed to be cheering her up?

Rukia looked at her questioningly. "What do you mean, Inoue?" Behind her, Inoue could see Momo mouthing strange words to her. Inoue just shrugged and went on.

"Rukia, that guy was Ichigo Kurosaki, the son of the college president. He's known as the Prince Of Seduction. He's quite scary too. No one can get in his way. He bullies people who do so. Rumor has it that he and his gang was once almost arrested," Inoue winced. "And also, he has power over the teachers since he's the school's president's son. You really should be miserable..."

"No wonder he's called the prince of seduction! He's so cute!," Momo chimed happily and Inoue nodded in agreement, folding her arms across her chest.

Rukia buried her head in her hands, a million thoughts swimming in her mind. Cute? As far as she can see, 'cute' and that devil did not belong together. And Prince of Seduction? Please. She wasn't the least bit seduced. Talk about total idiocracy. She wanted to jump off a cliff. If there was a cliff anywhere near her. She felt as if she just gained a hundred pounds more. "Nooooooooo...This can't be happening!, " she said through gritted teeth.

Momo and Inoue shrugged at each other helplessly. It didn't cheer their friend one bit, but at least they were honest. Rukia sure had gotten herself into a pretty tough mess, and they weren't sure how to help her get out of it. As far as they knew, the president's son was pretty evil. He was known to play mean tricks on everybody. And, considering the fact that they were almost arrested, he was probably a lot more worse than they could ever think of.

"I'm such an idiot...," she told herself angrily. What a way to confess.

What she didn't know though, was that the biggest mistake she has ever made is the only mistake that would turn out right.

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Staring back at the direction the raven-haired girl ran off to, Ichigo smirked. There was something weird about the girl. For instance, she was pretty short for a college student. What a day. Shaking his head, he bent down and took a look at the piece of envelop lying at the ground. Smirking to himself, he picked it up. "From Rukia, To Renji, eh?," he said out loud, examining the letter. College crushes sure are weird.

"Looks like someone has a crush on Mister Basketball Captain..."

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