Summery: Ichigo Notices that Rukias' almost always eating Strawberries, He asks why, tells a joke, and learns a bit more in the end about Rukia.

Rated K


Ichigo had noticed something about Rukia. Something that confused him profoundly. He remembered that she didn't do it before she was taken back to Soul Society. But had noticed that she started it after she came back for the Winter war. And every time nothing was happening, even when something important was happening, she would sneakily do it when she was waiting for the enemy to come. That thing he noticed is that she eats A LOT of Strawberries.

When they first wake up and come down for breakfast, shes got a few of the Fruits in her mouth already. On the way to School shes got a small travelers bag full of them, No grapes, No Pears, No Bananas, Just Strawberries. At Lunch she sucks down a lot of the buggers and sometimes her friends bring some for her. On the way home, At Dinner she would have a side dish of them, and while shes reading her Magazines; Shes got two full boxes of the things. On the weekends she would go out and buy some more.

Ichigo felt somewhat weirded out by it really. He felt that she was Implying something towards him. And now he wants to know what it is.

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Ichigo blankly stared at his ceiling, mouth agape with a little drool, with his arms over his head and his legs sprawled out on his bed. He was extremely bored and had nothing to do. It was Tuesday but they had the whole week off for some sort of Holiday that Ichigo didn't care enough about to learn its name or actually celebrate.

Rukia lay on her stomach reading her Magazine and as expected: Eating her Strawberries. Ichigo glanced down after licking his tongue back into mouth and noticed the box of Strawberries, he thought right now would be the best time to ask.

"Rukia" Ichigo called arching his head into the palm of his hand "Yeah?" She didn't look away from her Magazine and plopped another Strawberry into her mouth. "Why do you suck down those Strawberries all the time?" Ichigo asked bluntly scowling slightly on habit. "I don't know, I guess I love them so much that I eat them a lot" She answered truthfully with a shrug.

Ichigo chuckled with a smirk "If you Love them so much: Then why don't you marry the Strawberry" Ichigo joked. Rukia swallowed her current Strawberry and smirked. "Maybe...someday" Rukia stood and sat down on the bed and leaned forward "Huh?" Ichigo blinked before Rukia kissed his cheek. Ichigo blushed and glared at Rukia, who layed her head down on his lap.

Ichigo looked away but smiled inwardly. At least she answered the question...