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The sound of her shoes going down the sidewalk matched his as they walked to the Kurosaki Clinic.
It was finally over..
School was over, and already he was bored.
Ichigo Kurosaki looked over at Rukia
"Hey, so, what are we going to do now?" he asked
"…We?" Rukia said with a smirk. "Why "We"?"
"Uh um…Well…" Ichigo was getting flustered but saved himself "Like you have anyone else to hang out with!"
"Oh really!?" She said, turning to face him with an angry look.
"Pf yea." He scoffed, smirking at her.
"Oh well I'll just have to show you different then won't I?" At that she turned around and walked away, leaving Ichigo staring after her.
She'll have to show me? Who in the world would want to be friends with her, they'd have to be patient. No, they'd have to be totally mental! And who in the world would SHE want to be friends with. It's not like she likes people or anything, she really only has the tolerance for one or two.
Ichigo walked to the clinic and up to his room, plopping down on the bed. There was no telling when Rukia was going to be back, but he chanced doing it anyways.
Even though he was a teenage guy, he felt kind of ashamed to be doing it. The magazine was great but it just didn't do the job. He picked up a picture he had stashed under his mattress. It was normal for a guy his age but he just…he felt perverted. But it felt SO good. He was almost there…
"ICHIGO!!?!?!?!?" Rukia screamed when she looked through the window. He fell off his bed and was the shade of…well the shade of a strawberry. He stammered as she fell in through the window, laughing so hard she started to cry.
"I-can't-believe-that-you'd-AHAHA!" She said in between gasping breaths.
"SHUT UP!" He roared and ran out of his room, slamming the door.
Rukia stopped laughing and stared at the door with a slight frown.
She dropped her school bag on her bed in the closet and peeled out of her school clothes and into a dress Ichigo had bought her a couple of weeks ago.
Pff…he'll get over it. But damn that was funny! And wow…well…endowed…much…AH no! But yea…I wonder how he finds those girls attractive though, all skanky. Hmm I wonder…
She looked around his bed, and found the magazine closed and shoved under his bed. She ran her hands through his sheets and found a piece of paper. She turned it over and gasped. It was a picture of-
He was infuriated.
Why
WHY did she have to show up right before! Especially right when he took out that picture! She was going to find it…and hate him…move out maybe…go live with Uruhara…Shit.
His face was hot as he walked down the street. He had no idea where he was going but he had to go somewhere, he couldn't face her right now because he was too ashamed.
He was totally oblivious to the fact that she was right behind him.
She tapped him on the back and when he turned around, glared at him.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he felt the small hand tap his back.
Oh
No
She's
Going
To
Leave
Me…
That was the only thing he could think about, losing her. Losing her to a Hollow, or to her brother or Renji, that was one thing, it was painful but…If HE was the cause of her absence…He would never forgive himself. He was so used to her. He couldn't imagine life without her it just wasn't possible; but he turned around and met her glare and his insides were racked with pain, not physical pain, but emotional.
"Ichigo…what is this?" She held up THE picture. He turned bright red and mumbled "It's you…sleeping…"
"And why was it in your bed at the moment when I happened to catch you…you know."
He swallowed and braced himself. He figured it out before she had caught up to him. Why he cherished that picture and why he couldn't bare her leaving him and why the fact that she might have other friends bugged him
"Rukia I love you."
She was silent. Or at least he heard silence but she heard her heart pounding. She didn't consider this. She didn't know what it meant. The only thing she knew was that her heart was pounding, it was hard to breathe, she felt dizzy, and happy.
She hates me.
He loves me.
I love her.
…I love him.
She took a step closer to him and looked into his eyes. She saw his tear ducts at work but he was strong, he would never cry in front of her. She moved close enough and took his hand in hers.
"Ichigo…" She looked down.
Oh god this is it…it's over she's gone…
She spat out the words as quickly as she could "I love you too." Then she pulled him down by his neck and kissed him quickly.
He couldn't believe it. He now knew why someone came up with "It's too good to be true" He must be high. He must be dreaming this couldn't be happening. He felt her warm lips against his and then they were gone. The air stung his lips and it was painful. He couldn't take it anymore.
She felt him cup his hands around her jaw and hold her head. He was kissing up her neck to her mouth and then kissing her passionately. His lips were soft and warm and his breath had the faint scent of strawberries. She had never experienced this bliss before. It seemed to have lasted forever but as soon as it started it stopped. They were both breathing heavily and looking at each with sparkling eyes. Ichigo held her close with his face pressed against her hair.
Rukia giggled "Ichigo Kurosaki you are such an idiot"