Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters. I wish I did though...hey a girl can dream, can't she?
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Ichigo watched as Rukia quickly walked past him quickly. He lifted an eyebrow, wanting to ask what the matter was, but couldn't muster up the courage to do so. He sighed and mentally kicked himself, continuing walking home.
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"Oi! Rukia! I have dinner!" Ichigo said, knocking on the door of the closet. No response. Usually, she would jump out and grab the food immediately. It surprised him how such the petite girl could stay so thin.
"Rukia?" he asked again, his tone gentler. Still no response. During that whole day, while doing his homework, his eyes constantly kept shifting towards the door of the closet.
That night, he tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Just what was the matter with the raven-haired girl? He was disrupted from his thoughts when a soft voice called out.
"I-Ichigo?"
"Rukia?" Ichigo asked, sitting up. He looked at her. In the moonlight, she looked vulnerable and small. Her big, indigo eyes were bloodshot and her usually tidy hair was disarray.
"I-Ichigo...can I sleep with you?" she asked, her eyes silently pleading.
"Yeah...sure." he said, not being able to resist that helpless look on her face. He moved a little to the side, making some room for her. She quietly crawled in and lay beside him. She shivered and her body stiffened. Her eyes widened when Ichigo slowly wrapped his arms around her. Her skin was cold and clammy.
"Oi...Rukia, what's the matter?" he asked, now really worried. His grip on her unconsciously tightened.
"Today, at lunch...Tatsuki-chan told us a story about the Wookeyman that lives under our beds and kill us all!" she squeaked out without breathing, her big eyes widening with each word.
"That's it? Rukia, look at me." Ichigo said commandingly. She slowly looked up at him.
"The Boogeyman isn't real. He. Is. Not. Real. It's just a story to scare people." he said, looking her in the eye. Something in his eye allowed Rukia to believe him and she slowly nodded her head. He turned to look at the ceiling, his arms beneath his head.
"Besides...the Boogeyman would run in fear with your mean spinning kicks." he said mockingly, smirking. Her tiny foot made contact with his shin. Even when she was scared of something, she could still kick.
But...he didn't mind that kick, though.
After all...she was the one that kicked him.
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Meanwhile, in Soul Society...
Many shinigami 'awwed' at the sight of Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia cuddled up. What this meant was that LOVE WAS IN THE AIR! But it also meant loosing and winning money...now all they had to do was keep the gambling away from the Kuchiki Byakuya, Kuchiki Rukia, and Kurosaki Ichigo. Especially Kuchiki Byakuya, since he had no idea what was going on.
"What is going on here?" an indifferent voice asked. The whole bunch, which included Kyouraku, Nanao, Kiyone, Sentarou, Ukitake, Yamamoto, Matsumoto, Hinamori, Renji, Yachiru, Zaraki, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Hitsugaya, Soi Fong, Urahara, Yoruichi, Kira, Hisagi, and Rikichi's eyes widened dramatically.
It was time to run.
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Sorry if it had a lot of spelling and/or grammar mistakes! I had no spell check unfortunately...
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