Title:Understood
Genre: Family/Hurt/Comfort
Summery: Isshin simply wants his son to know that he really does love him, and Ichigo understands.

Inumaru12: This is just a quick drabble I came up with. Enjoy.

Understood

There was a crash downstairs making Ichigo, who had just been about to go to bed after staying up late to work on homework, freeze. Unsure if it was a hollow, or a bugler, or just the house settling, the carrot top grabbed Karin's bat that she had left in the hall and made his way down stairs. What he had found, he was not expecting.

"Oooh lookie, it's my beautiful baby boy, Iiiicchigooo!" Isshin sang badly and drunkenly.

"Idiot, what the hell are you doing? And are you drunk, I can smell the alcohol from the other side of the room!" Ichigo put the bat aside and began to help his idiot father.

Getting up the stairs was a hassle in its self because Isshin would suddenly stop and start giggling about something, or he would sway so much that he wasn't able to walk straight. Finally, after about ten minutes, Ichigo finally got his father into his bedroom and was putting him to bed when Isshin spoke again.

"Y-you know I don't blame you right?" Isshin's voice was slurred, and he stumbled over his words.

Ichigo looked at his father in confusion.

"You were so little; there was nothing you could have done."

The red head finally knew what he was talking about. He bit his lip and in a uncharacteristically soft voice, spoke back.

"I know."

Ichigo put his father under the covers but before he could actually put the covers over him, Isshin grabbed Ichigo by the shoulder.

"Y-you're such a good boy Ichi. You're good with your sisters and you do well in school. I'm so proud of my baby boy." The man swayed only slightly. "I love you son."

Ichigo could feel his face flush slightly. It wasn't often they exchanged feelings with each other; usually they were too busy punching each other in the face or something.

"Even with all the mean things I call you and the punches I give you," Ichigo breathed, not looking at his dad as he was too embarrassed.

"I love you too dad."

The red headed waited for his father to say something, to do anything, but after a few moments of nothing but silence, Ichigo finally looked up from the ground and looked at his father.

Only to find his father already asleep.

Owari