Frozen Cherry Blossoms
Chapter 1: the Frozen Strawberry
IchigoXRukia

A.N.: This is a request by Vanitus Omnipotent.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
Warning: Lemon! FemByakuya!

Sometime after Ichigo got his powers back….
Ichigo's Bedroom; 1:35 AM

Ichigo lay in bed, his thoughts keeping him awake throughout the dark and lonely night. He'd thought he'd be happy after all that's happened. His powers were back, his family and friends were no longer under Tsukishima's control and he could finally be the protector he was always meant to be again.

And yet…he felt…empty.

Rolling onto his side, his gaze turned to the closet. For some strange reason he kept expecting to see Rukia pop out of it, telling him of an attacking hollow. "Rukia…" he muttered forlornly. He gripped his chest as a tearing sensation hit him for the umpteenth time. Rolling back over onto his back and he closed his eyes, hoping that he could fall asleep, but images of Rukia's beautiful face plastered the back of his eyes, as if taunting him of his friend's absence.

When he'd lost his powers, he'd accepted the fact that he would most likely never see Rukia again. She had her life and he had his. He had come to terms with that fact and would lead his life moving forward. That was what he told himself when she had disappeared from his sight and his life. It took him a while but he became content.

But then she came back.

That night, when his whole world seemed to come crumbling down on his head, she came back. And like his powers, all of the feelings that had been lost along with them had come rushing back. He was happier to see her than he'd let on, and not just for restoring his powers. But when she'd returned to the Soul Society with Renji, her sister Byakuya and the others, Ichigo felt sadness again as he watched her disappear through the Senkaimon. He wanted to ask her to stay, if only for one more day but he was afraid of what Byakuya would think of that. He knew the woman wasn't exactly his biggest fan and he was unsure of what Rukia what say if he'd asked.

Sitting up in his bed, Ichigo stared up at the night sky, looking up at the white moon. The ivory face reminded him of Rukia's beautiful face and it made him miss her even more. Sighing, he looked down at his combat pass and picked it up, judging his options.

"Rukia…."

Meanwhile….
Kuchiki Manor: Rukia's Room

Sitting up in bed, Rukia sighed. "Another dream…" she muttered. Looking around, Rukia sat up and shook her head. If anyone had been in the room, they'd have heard her utter a single word.

"Ichigo…."

She walked over to a small shelf and picked up a photo of Ichigo. The picture had been a surprise gift from her sister, Byakuya, taken from one of the bug-cameras during the months Ichigo had been powerless, a sign to Rukia that her friend was doing well. She would often stare at the picture and wonder what might have been for those long months. Staring at it now she had no idea why but….

She felt empty.

She had her sister's respect, her new seated position as Lieutenant of Squad 13, and a healthy friendship with Renji and her squad and yet…something was missing. She soon realized she missed her friend and wanted to tell him some things, but she wasn't sure of what her friends and sister would think, let alone of what Ichigo might say on the matter. She was happier than ever when Kisuke devised a plan to restore his powers, wanting to strangle the shopkeeper for not thinking of it sooner. When Kisuke and Isshin had offered her the blade she'd put her heart and soul into it, smiling at the chance to see Ichigo again.

Stepping out of the room, she walked outside, feeling the cool night air embrace her. Walking past the Kuchiki gardens, she saw a bunch of strawberries growing and frowned, feeling that empty feeling inside her grown wider. "Maybe I should go talk to him…if only to get some things off my chest…."

She walked past her sister's room and wondered if maybe she should talk to Byakuya. The stoic woman had become a source of counsel for Rukia ever since she received her promotion and lately her sister's attitude had lightened a bit. That stone-cold demeanor of hers had melted somewhat; she could still be brutal and abrasive but her words were much softer and she was more considerate of others. She guessed Ichigo had changed Byakuya as much as he changed her.

Shaking her head, Rukia walked away. "No…she wouldn't approve. I…" she looked up at the night sky and was wondering if Ichigo was looking up at the stars in his world, maybe thinking of her.

"What do I do? What can I say to you, Ichigo?"

The Next Day….
Rukon District

Ichigo walked along the forest trail, feeling the cool breeze hit him. He'd made up his mind to come to the Soul Society, slipping through Kisuke's Senkaimon quietly with Tessai's permission without the shady man knowing and had arrived at the Rukon District. His head hung low as he walked, his mind unsure and unsettled. "How should I do this?" he kept muttering.

Eyeing a large tree, Ichigo sat down and lay back against it, looking up at the blue sky. He saw the white puffy clouds and was reminded of Sode no Shirayuki in both her sword and manifested form. 'She was so beautiful…just like her master….'

The feeling of longing grew as Ichigo's thoughts turned to Rukia once again. He closed his eyes and let his imagination run wild. Smiling, he pictured Rukia fighting by his side in all her grace and beauty, the picture perfect image of his friend. He'd pictured Rukia in so many forms; he'd dreamt of her in a beautiful white wedding dress, pregnant with his child, and even wearing Orihime's arrancar outfit, finding that she would look cute in it. "Rukia…."

"Ichigo?"

The boy almost had a heart attack as his eyes snapped open. There, standing right in front of him was Rukia! "Ru…Rukia?" Ichigo gasped, happy to see her despite knowing that he'd been caught daydreaming about her. "What…what are you doing here?" he asked.

Rukia's heart was thumping in her chest so hard she was surprised it didn't give out. "I uh…" suddenly her mouth went dry and she tried to come up with her answer. "I was given the day off by Captain Ukitake so I decided to take a walk through the Rukon District to clear my head." She sat down next to Ichigo. "What brings you here?"

"Um…." Suddenly it was Ichigo with the dry mouth. He looked away from Rukia with a red face. "I…uh…" he muttered, not knowing what to say. Closing his eyes, Ichigo swallowed the lump in his throat and finally replied to her question. "I came here…because I wanted to see you."

Rukia blinked, staring at her friend with wide eyes. "You wanted to see me?"

"Yeah…." Ichigo looked over to his friend and smiled warmly. "I just wanted to see you again."

Rukia's heart thumped at the declaration. "…Thanks…" she finally said, scooting a little closer. "So why did you want to see me?"

"…."

Rukia could sense his hesitance and decided that he needed a nudge. She put her hand on his shoulder and moved even closer. "It's ok, Ichigo," she said in her softest voice. "You don't have to be ashamed or anything."

Ichigo closed his eyes and let that storm of emotion die down before turning to look at Rukia, his eyes connecting with her deep violet irises. "Rukia…I know that we're like fire and ice but…" his hand brushed against Rukia's as he continued. "I never stopped thinking about you when I lost my powers. You don't know how happy I was when I could finally see you again. I came here because I wanted to see you again more than anything. The truth is…the truth is I'm happiest when I'm near you."

"Really?" Rukia said, her hands taking hold of Ichigo's and enfolding them together. "I feel the same way."

The summer heat couldn't match up to Ichigo's boiling blood when he heard those words. "You do?"

"Yes…I missed you during those long months. You're the kindest, bravest, strongest man I've ever met. You changed everything when I met you." Wrapping her arms around Ichigo's broad chest, Rukia pushed her head into Ichigo's chest and sighed as she inhaled his scent. "Meeting you was the best thing that happened to me… those two months I spent in your closet, I felt absolute happiness" she whispered. Suddenly she started to giggle. "Heheheheh…."

"What's so funny?"

"You smell like strawberries."

Smiling with sheer joy, Ichigo raised up her head, his nose touching the girl's as his face inched closer. "Rukia…the reason I'm here…is because I love you."

There was nothing more to be said after that as Ichigo kissed her, the substitute experiencing his first kiss. Rukia's eyes fluttered shut as the man she'd fallen for kissed her. Her hands gripped his shihakusho as his lips continued to press against hers. She moaned into the kiss when she felt Ichigo's hand reach around and touch her back, his hand smoothly gliding up until it rested on the back of her neck. As they pulled away, Rukia was close to crying tears of joy from finally doing what she'd wanted to do for so long. "Ichigo, I love you too."

This time it was Rukia who started the kiss. Ichigo was pushed back against the tree, pulling Rukia into his lap as they made out. His hands ran through her silky black hair while she grasped his shoulders, squeezing down on his toned muscles. As Rukia's tongue swiped against his sealed lips, Ichigo granted it entrance, inviting it into his mouth so he could let his own tongue intermingle with hers. The lovers both held onto each other tightly as the kiss became sloppy, Ichigo's mouth being thoroughly explored by Rukia's pink organ, the woman noticing how Ichigo's mouth tasted like taste mints.

Air soon became a problem and the two parted, a string of saliva still connecting them together. Ichigo saw how flushed Rukia's face had become and cherished it. "Rukia…." The girl sighed and clutched his clothes as he soon attacked her neck, peppering her soft white skin with tender kisses. He shivered from her cool touch as her hands slipped into his shihakusho. He was feeling too good to stop her from slowly pulling the garment way from him, letting it pool at his waist, revealing his built chest. Ichigo saw her stare and blushed in embarrassment. "You don't have to stare you know…."

Rukia almost laughed at Ichigo's innocence. "I'm only staring because this… makes me want you even more."

Rukia leaned down and kissed Ichigo's shoulder, working her way across his body until her lips had memorized the warm feel of Ichigo's skin. Ichigo's body tingled with each light kiss, his hands starting to roam across her back and sides out of want; every touch made by Ichigo made Rukia's body begin to heat up with desire. As Rukia came back up to his lips she felt her obi being pulled away and her top loosening. When they parted Ichigo looked at her as if asking for permission, grabbing a hold of her top with both hands. Rukia smiled warmly again at Ichigo and it was all the permission he needed.

Rukia was the one who blushed this time as Ichigo pulled away her top, bearing it all before the teen. While she may not have been as stacked as Rangiku or Orihime Rukia still took the gold medal when it came to petite cuteness. Unable to hold back even if he wanted to, Ichigo cupped Rukia's breasts, feeling the firm mounds to be surprisingly soft at his touch. "Ah!" Rukia lightly bit down on a finger as Ichigo circled her pink nipples with his thumbs. Her head started to feel hazy and she had trouble thinking. "Ichigo…that feels good…."

It was only when her vision went from orange to blue that she realized that Ichigo had laid her down onto her back. Her love was on top of her, giving due attention to her breasts. "Mmmmh! Ohhhh…" she slurred with her fingers grabbing handfuls of grass. Ichigo had started to nibble and suck on her breasts. The sound of him sucking on her nipples rang in Rukia's ears, making it all the more apparent of how what they were doing was so naughty but felt so good. Letting go of the grass, Rukia held onto Ichigo's head. Her lower half started to grind against him, her leg brushing up against something very big and very hard.

When Ichigo looked up he saw Rukia's face become a mask of bliss and desire and it destroyed whatever restraint he still possessed. Taking his lips off her tenderized nipple Ichigo grabbed her hakama and pulled, taking off her pants and underwear in one go. Rukia's face matched Ichigo's namesake when she saw Ichigo stare at her in all her glory. "Ichigo, you don't have to stare, you know…" she said, looking away.

Ichigo chuckled at her words. "Now who's the modest one?" He put a hand on her stomach and leaned forward, his lips grazing hers. "I'm only staring because this…" he spread her legs and lay on top of her, "Makes me want you even more."

"Mmmmmh…" Rukia moaned as Ichigo kissed her deeply again. Reaching down, she palmed Ichigo's bulge, rubbing against it and feeling just how big he was. "Ichigo…" she panted as their lips parted once more, her face showing her want. "Please show me…all of you…."

Nodding, Ichigo sat up and removed his hakama. Rukia stared at Ichigo's manhood. Just the sight of it made her wet! The boy was certainly bigger than she'd previously fantasized. "Wow…" she gasped.

Getting back on top of her, Ichigo spread Rukia's legs and rubbed the head of his cock against her pink lips, feeling her wet womanhood. Looking up, Ichigo looked at Rukia with a little hesitance. "Rukia, are you sure?"

Smiling, Rukia wrapped her arms around Ichigo's neck and kissed him. "This is the one thing I've been sure of ever since you got your powers back. Take me, Ichigo." Rukia wrapped her legs around is waist, moaning as his large girth rubbed against her entrance. "Take me, here and now!"

Ichigo didn't need any more incentive then that. He slid his cock into her wet pussy, gasping from the incredible tightness of her womanhood. "Rukia…" the boy moaned, taking his first steps in becoming a man. Beneath him Rukia groaned as her hole was filled, his thick girth stretching her pussy. Ichigo slid into her and stopped for a moment, letting her get adjusted to him. "You ok, Rukia?" he asked, worried from the strained look on her face.

Rukia panted as she struggled to get control of herself. "Yeah…" she gasped, her hands gripping Ichigo's shoulders. "You're just so big. Mmmmh!" she rolled her head back as Ichigo slid a little bit deeper inside her. "Oh god! You're so big!" Looking back up, she let go of Ichigo's shoulder to caress his face. "I'm fine now. I want you to take me as hard and as fast as you can!"

"With pleasure," Ichigo said smirking. He slid out of Rukia, sighing as her pussy tried to suck him back in and pumped back into her, making Rukia writhe beneath him as he began a slow but powerful pace. "Rukia…" Ichigo moaned, picking up his pace. He no longer cared that he was having sex with her out in the open. If anything, the fact made what they were doing seem even hotter. "You're so tight." He leaned down and kissed her again, their tongues colliding in a sloppy kiss. "You feel so good."

"So do you!" Rukia panted, her nails running up and down Ichigo's tanned back as he slid in and out of her, making his back look like a roadmap with red lines. "You feel amazing!"

The forest around them was filled with the lovers' moaning and cries as they made love. Finding the taste of her lips to be irresistible, Ichigo leaned down and kissed her once more, his hands slipping into hers and their fingers intertwining. As they broke the kiss for need of air Rukia looked up at Ichigo with sheer bliss, her body covered in a light sheen of sweat. To Ichigo Rukia looked absolutely beautiful.

"AH! OH! ICHIGO! HAHH!" Rukia moaned as Ichigo slid into her, filling her with each thrust. She felt happy, happier than she'd ever felt in her life. Her hands squeezed Ichigo's as she felt her body yielding to Ichigo's lovemaking. "Oh god!" she groaned, her back arching up on the soft grass, rubbing her breasts against Ichigo's hard chest. "It's too good! OH! I'm gonna cum!" Rukia moaned. She bucked into Ichigo's thrusts, letting him drive even deeper into her core. "You're gonna make me cum, Ichigo!

Ichigo grunted, his body covered in sweat as he slammed into her as hard as he could. "Fuck…" he groaned, his eyes squeezing shut. Rukia's walls were tightening around him, as if begging him to cum. "Me too…" he groaned, his balls tightening up.

"Yes…" Rukia panted. It was suddenly getting so hot. Her mind felt like it was going to burst at any minute. "Do it! Cum inside me, Ichigo!" Rukia panted. She let go of Ichigo's hands and pulled him close, their bodies grinding together. "Oh yes! Ichigo! ICHIGO!" she shrieked, reaching her peak. Ichigo slammed his hips into her one final time before silencing Rukia with a deep kiss, blasting her pussy with his hot cum. "Mmmmmmmh!" Rukia moaned into the kiss, feeling her pussy filled with white heat. "Ohhh…" she sighed as they parted, the two of them feeling exhausted. "I love you, Ichigo…" she cooed, nuzzling his neck.

Ichigo pulled out of Rukia and lay back against the tree, pulling her back into his lap. "I love you too, Rukia." He held the girl tight and buried his face into her shoulder, running a hand down her sweaty back. "I love you so much…."

"Mmmmh…" Rukia closed her eyes and snuggled into Ichigo's warmth. "You know, we are out in the open naked," she whispered.

"Is that a problem?"

"Nope." Rukia closed her eyes and fell asleep in Ichigo's lap. The substitute grabbed his shihakusho and threw it over them, cuddling with her as he too fell asleep, feeling happiness swath over him.

Inside Rukia's Inner world….

In the middle of a snow-covered forest, two entities were jostled awake by the sudden burst of sunlight that peeked through the dark clouds, signaling Rukia's happiness. One was elegant, the other seductive. And they both had matching desires:

Ichigo.

To be continued….