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~After the Hueco Mundo Arc~

As Ichigo sat in class barely listening to the teacher drone on about some assignment they had coming up, he glanced over at Rukia who was diligently taking notes as though her grades here actually made a difference. –Must be a Kuchiki thing- Ichigo thought to himself. He looked back at his paper where he had started taking notes and further down where he had doodled some hollows. Ichigo turned the page as inspiration struck and he started writing:

When I look into your eyes,
It's like watching the night sky.
Or a beautiful sunrise,
There's so much they hold.

And just like them old stars,
I see that you've come so far.
To be right where you are,
How old is your soul?

As the bell rings, Ichigo looks over what he just wrote. "Hey, Berry Boy! We've got to go. Get your head out of the clouds", said Rukia in a chastising tone. Ichigo gathered his things, "I'm coming, Rukia."


ORIGINAL POSTING DATE: October 25, 2012

WORDS: 167