Disclaimer; don't own any of the bleach characters and all that jazz. You know the usual. I only own the character Hachimitsu Nakaishi (who pops up later). This is placed right after Episode 10, where Ichigo fights that hollow for his pride. (the Hollow that killed his mom, can't remember its name) So pretend nothing that happens after that episode has happened yet XP Now in my mind, Rukia and Ichigo go together good, so in my story, their together

Hidden Love, Fallen Angel – Chapter One

The moon was high…The sky was darker then black, but lighted by the moon, seemed dark blue. On the dresser, the clock showed 2:41 am.

Ichigo sat up in bed, in a cold sweat. His heart was racing, and his breath was short. He brought his palm up to his forehead and groaned.

"Why…every night…" He felt like crying…every night he had these dreams…He sees his mom…and he can't talk to her, he can't touch her. He only watches as her soul gets forced from her body and shoved down the throat of a large hollow.

"Mom…I'm sorry I couldn't save you." He lays his face down to his bent knees, and sobs as silently as possible.

From a crack in the closet door, a purple eye watches the incident take place. Rukia silently closes the door, looking down at her hand. She squeezed her fist, and it began popping. 'Ichigo…If only I knew…' Rukia lifted her head to hear Ichigo's sobs becoming louder. She sat up and pulled the door open wider, to get a better look at the crouched boy sitting on his bed. He had his hand pulled over his head, giving an implication that he was holding his head to his knees. It looked as if he was trying to keep his head from bouncing in time with his sobs.

'I can't stand just watching this…' Rukia thought to herself… She let one foot out of the closet, attracting Ichigo's attention.

"Rukia-.." Ichigo said in surprise. Rukia simply looking into Ichigo's eyes walked over to his bed and sat down next to him.

"Ichigo…I wanted to apologize…once more for my behavior." Rukia said, staring into her lap. Ichigo although taking in the information, stared at the wall opposite to his bed.

"I…didn't…even know." She continued. Ichigo lay back in bed, and turned away from Rukia.

"Why couldn't I win, Rukia?" Ichigo said quietly. Rukia wanted to give him an answer that would make him feel better…but she knew no answer could help his hurting heart.

"I'm not sure…" Rukia replied. Ichigo turned over in his bed to stare at Rukia.

"Rukia…" Ichigo whispered. Rukia turned to lock eyes with Ichigo. She saw something in them…His eyes were shouting something. But she couldn't read it…why couldn't she read them…?

"Ichigo what's wron-…" Ichigo sat up in his bed, bringing himself closer to Rukia. He looked so deep into her eyes, she thought he could read her mind. She wanted to shut her eyes in fear of what he would read…

"Ichigo…?" Rukia asked once more only to have Ichigo shake his head slightly and lean closer.

Rukia gasped as she realized what was going to happen next. Ichigo's lips locked on hers, and his hand was over hers on her thigh. She closed her eyes as Ichigo pulled her back to the bed with him, breaking off the kiss to stare into her eyes.

Now she knew what was in his eyes.

'Could it…really be…love?…' Rukia thought to herself.

I'll get the next chapter up! No worries! I wanted to rush into the romance thing cuz it takes a big role in this story. XP Leave reviews!