DISCLAIMER: I do not own BLEACH or any of its characters
A story rated M for LEMON means Lemon Explicit
IchixRuki-
Renge (Lotus)
Prologue
There were rumors already starting at the school that Ryu, Toshi and Kyoko had the Yakuza after them and yet another one was that they had robbed a bank while another rumor had stated that Ryu had gotten a politicians daughter pregnant and that's why they left school. The rumors would inevitably die down and life would finally go back to normal.
They were on the roof for lunch. Everyone chatting. The air was mild, clouds passing slowly overhead. Rukia took a deep breath while giving Ichigo a quick look before looking around at her friends.
"Ichigo and I are dating now."
Tatsuki seemed to deflate just a little.
"Oh, we know." Orihime said sweetly.
"But how? We tried to keep it quiet."
Ichigo was chuckling while Rukia remained surprised.
"Its easy to see when two people are in love." She looked at Uryu and gently squeezed his hand, he blushed adjusting his glasses.
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"We just thought you wanted to keep your private life private." Uryu said plainly.
Keigo, feeling the love while also not wanting to admit that he didn't know, began to blurt out plans about a couples weekend.
"But I need someone to be a couple with…" The single girls on the roof got up and left, with Keigo not far behind. "That's not fair!"
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With the help of Soi Fon's report, Ichigo was immediately reinstated as Substitute Shinigami, her report also only mentioned three Arrancars in it. Grimmjow, Toshi and Kyoko. Kouan had exchanged his cooperation for safe passage out of Karakura town to parts unknown.
Hanataro smiled happily sweeping in front of the shop, now the newest employee at Urahara Shoten.
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The class received their graded English projects back that day. Rukia, wanting to put everything behind her, didn't look through her scrap book. For if she had, she would have taken notice to several pictures of she and "Ryu" missing from its pages.
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...to be continued...