STORY NAME: BABY PIN
Pairings: Ichigo x Kenpachi (don't like = don't read).
Warnings: some cursing, yaoi.
I don't own anything, Bleach and the characters belong to Tite Kubo. This is just a fanfiction! English is still not my mother language, so there will be mistakes, errors, grammar mistakes and much of it (sorry...).
If I ever manage to finish this this will be quite long story. I started this before my other stories (Lights out) but wasn't sure if I should publish this or not... If you like or hate, please review so I know if I should keep on writing!
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CHAPTER ONE - Hot summer days
It was summer. It was finally summer. Ichigo's favourite season, not only because he had summer break from school (all that studying and the shinigami business, phew...) but also because he could finally dress more like he wanted and use his favourite clothes. School uniforms were okay but Ichigo prefered more stylish and fitting clothes. He was, after all, a young male: he wanted to show what he got.
He also wanted to spend more time with his family. He had been neglecting them, or at least that was how he felt.
He felt relaxed and happy when he was walking back home from the school but stopped when he saw a truck parked near his home: someone was finally bought the next door house. It had been empty for almost three months since the old lady living there passed away.
"Hey", he shouted as he came home, "someone is moving to the next door house. Does anyone know who it – is?" Ichigo glanced around in the empty kitchen. "Yuzu...? Karin!" he listened. "Dad?" he almost whispered, ready to dodge a suprise attack anytime.
There was no answear. Ichigo shrugged: "Huh... No one's home..." he took a soda can from the fridge and walked upstairs. He usually had no time alone at home so he decided to enjoy this rare change.
He opened the door and walked in his room – expecting to meet no one expect maybe Kon – so he jolted and almost choked when he saw Rukia sitting on his bed.
"Dammit!" Ichigo spurted. "When you learn to give me a call when you're coming here?"
"Well, nice to see you too", Rukia shrugged.
"Don't sit on my bed!" Ichigo growled, he tossed his school bag in the corner and walked to his desk. Usually Rukia would have said something back, now she only sighed. Ichigo frowned, sipping the soda: "What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing", Rukia shrugged. "Did you notice the truck? You'll be having a new neighbourg."
"Yeah..." Ichigo frowned again. "So?"
"Nothing..."
"You're acting weird..." Ichigo murmured, shooking his head. "It's just a new neighbour, it's not that big deal. I hardly believe a hollow would buy a house and move next door."
"Well, not a hollow..." Rukia sighed. "Seireitei bought it", she finally said.
"What?!" Ichigo almost dropped the soda. "Why?"
"Uh, there will be a... resident... moving in soon. Actually as soon as he can leave the hospital..."
"A resident?" Ichigo repeated. "The hospital?!" he screamed.
"This is why I didn't want to tell you this!" Rukia shouted. "I asked someone else to come here and tell you!"
"Uh, sorry..." Ichigo scratched the back of his head. "I'm calm. Don't worry. Okay, so someone from Seireitei will be moving next door... Okay. I can handle that. That person won't be living there forever – right?"
"No, only temporarily", Rukia nodded. "And it's your job to look after him", she quickly added, diving behind the pillow for some cover when Ichigo opened his mouth: "What? Why me?!"
"Because you live next door!" Rukia shouted back. "They don't have to bring Unohana or anyone else here everyday because he needs to be looked after every single day."
"Who it is?"
"Uh..."
"Rukia!"
"It's - !" Rukia opened her mouth but blinked when her watch apparently made some high-pitched beeping sound. Rukia glanced it and gasped: "Oh, no! We should get going! It was my job to take you the hospital to see him yourself."
"Who is it?" Ichigo tried once more.
"Ichigo!" Rukia shouted, slapping him on her way out of the room. "Visiting hours!"
Ichigo cursed out very loudly but ran after Rukia anyawy, grabbing his coat on the way out: "Who is it?"
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Whatever Ichigo had anticipated from the start of the long waited summer break it was not this. Sitting at the lobby of the hospital. Rukia was still not giving him any information, she sat next to him and seemed to be texting. There seemed to be constant stream of people walking pass and by them.
"Well?" Ichigo murmured.
"He's coming", Rukia glanced her phone: she had just got message.
"Who is he?" Ichigo groaned. This really started to piss him off. For some reason Rukia blushed slightly. Ichigo blinked: "Byakuya?" he frowned.
"Oh, no!" Rukia shook her head, pushing hair behind her ear. "It's not him..." she laughed nervously. "I really don't know how to tell you so it's better for you to see yourself."
Ichigo really did not know what to say. He shrugged. They waited for a while, not even looking at each other. Then, Rukia seemed to jolt slightly, she looked somewhere behind all those people walking past them. She did not scream or shout, she simply grabbed her hat and rose it high above her head, waving slightly.
Ichigo glanced at the same direction as Rukia did. He was curious to see who he had to look after and hear the rest of this thing. First he thought he did not see anyone who he would have known – it was because of all those other people in there – but then he noticed someone. He walked rather slowly towards them. Ichigo did not first recognize him because of his hair. It was down.
Ichigo jumped up, ready to run away! Rukia quickly grabbed his arm, preventing him from doing so: "Wait!"
"No way!" Ichigo shouted, not caring if people walking by thought he had gone crazy. "There's no way! I'm not doing this!"
"Keep it down!" Rukia hissed as Kenpachi stopped in front of them. "G-good afternoon, captain Zaraki."
Kenpachi did not say anything. Ichigo blinked. He looked – depressed? Ichigo frowned. He had slightly paler tone on his skin, he walked slowly as he would have been full of drugs - maybe he was...? But the worst part was his eyes. He had not his eyepatch and he kind of... stared. Like he would not have any life behind his eyes. Even when he happened to look into Ichigo's eyes he looked like he did not really care if they were there or not. Hospital clothes looked strange on him.
"Kenpachi?" Ichigo whispered.
"I shouldn't be here", Kenpachi said with harsh voice. "Let's go outside."
Rukia nodded and walked in front of them as they went outside. Ichigo slowed his pace so he walked next to Kenpachi. The taller shinigami did not even look at him. As they walked trough the doors Kenpachi pulled a cigarette from his pocket and a lighter from the other pocket.
"You smoke?" Ichigo frowned as they sat down at some table.
"Sometimes", Kenpachi said simply. The warm summer breeze waved his long hair but he seemed not to care. Rukia twisted her white hat in her hands nervously.
"Um, captain Zaraki, as you probably are informed you will be staying at Karakura town for a while. We have prepared a house for you to to live in. It will be next door to Ichigo Kurosaki's house so he will be the one helping you while your stay", Rukia said.
"Yeah..." Kenpachi said, not really paying much attention to her – or not anything else. It was like he heard but did not listen.
"Why you're here?" Ichigo asked. He could not really take it anymore. Rukia inhaled sharply and kicked Ichigo's ankle under the table ("Ow!).
Kenpachi glanced him for a second. Ichigo felt confused.
"It's not of your business", he said harshly.
Now Ichigo felt confused and angry.
"Yes it is", he said. "If I have to spend my summer break babysitting you I have the right to know why you're here!"
"It's captain level business", Rukia explained quickly. "You – uh... are not... allowed.. to know exact details of this matter..."
"What?!"
"Stop shouting", Kenpachi said.
"What the hell is going on?" Ichigo waved his arms, he was so anrgy he was sure his head would pop. "Rukia! I order you to tell me right away!"
"I can't!"
"Rukia!"
Suddenly Rukia's backbag opened and Kon – who else – popped out. He slapped Ichigo on the nose. It did not hurt – Kon was a plushie – and the mod soul shouted angrily: "Ichigo, you bastard! How dare you to speak to - ?!"
"Hide!" both Rukia and Ichigo screamed and pushed him violently back, not caring about the muffled shouts of help. Rukia zipped the bag close and Ichigo gritted his teeth as they nervously looked back to Kenpachi. He bowled smoke slowly from his mouth, looking at the bag but turned his eyes away: "Tch..."
Ichigo sighed. Rukia seemed relieved.
Ichigo and Rukia both saw an very angry nurse approaching them. Kenpachi saw them looking at someone and his expression turned even more gloomy right away – he sighed and quickly inhaled the rest of his cigarette.
"Mr. Zaraki!" the nurse almost growled. "How many times do I have to - ?!"
"Hush..." Kenpachi dumped the rest of the cigarette into the ash tray.
Ichigo bit his lower lip as the nurse turned red – literally: "Did you just shush me?!"
"I come in peace", Kenpachi stood up: this had clearly happened before. Even he was apperantaly coming without a fight the nurse still grabbed his arm. "See you later, Ichigo and Kuchiki."
"Give us a call when you can come – eh, home", Ichigo waved. "Man, he really looks sick. Did you see how pale he is?" Ichigo whispered while they looked Kenpachi walking away with the nurse.
Rukia just nodded.
"You really ain't gonna tell me why he's here?"
"I can't", Rukia closed her eyes. "It's captain level business."
"At least give me even some sort of explanation!" Ichigo begged. "Why he's in hospital?"
"Well, uh..." Rukia bit her lower lip. "He... kind of... needs some rest."
"Okay...?"
"I was ordered to not to tell you", Rukia added.
Ichigo sighed: "Fine... For how long?"
"Until he's ready to leave", Rukia said quietly: she seemed quite sad about something. Ichigo would have wanted to ask her again what was happening. Why Kenpachi was here and why he looked so damn depressed? What would have caused that? Ichigo knew something very horrible must have happened in Seireitei – but Ichigo just could not figure out what.
"Is he going to help me kill hollows?" Ichigo asked as they were back on their way to home.
"No", Rukia shook her head. "He's going to wear a lock which prevents him from getting out from his gigai. So he won't go back to Seireitei on his own before it's too soon."
"What's my part in this mess?"
"You will have specific instructions later. But your job mainly is to go see him daily, make sure he eats his medicines - "
"He has to eat medicines?!"
" - and just... well... try to make him feel better", Rukia looked really sad. "Please", she added quietly.
Even Ichigo had no idea what was going on and he was still pissed off about the fact that he was not allowed to know anything about this whole thing he felt sorry for Rukia – she apparently knew something. Ichigo sighed heavily: "Fine, I'll do it..."
And a while ago my biggest worry for this summer was how many new clothes I should buy...
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So, there was the chapter one! Next chapter? Don't know when it will come out. Might take days, weeks, months - or centuries... Meanwhile, review so I know what you guys like! :)