Summary: Ichigo always thought that he wasn't a very dirty minded teenager, as were some of his friends. But then a raven-haired shinigami occupies his closet and sleeps with, ahem, accompanies him every night in his room. Will the presence a girl not do anything to this boy? Or… will feelings begin to flow?

First Bleach fanfiction, please enjoy! Thoughts "dialogue"

I do not own BLEACH or its characters.

It was a night as any other for Ichigo and Rukia. Normal, even, if you could call it normal to be surrounded by spirits filled with past regrets or souls unable to pass on to the netherworld. It was not without activity, however; few small-fry hollows popped up here and there around the town, and the duo made short work of them.

"Man, isn't this frustrating!" sighed Ichigo, as they returned to the Kurosaki residence the fourth time that night. "The hollows are so weak and far out; it's a pity to even leave the house to fight them."

"Be prepared, Ichigo. We never know when a strong one may attack the innocent souls of Karakura." replied Rukia, in a low voice.

"Innocent?" Ichigo spat sarcastically, "Well, if they were so innocent, they wouldn't have transformed into hollows in the first place. That is to say, IF they were, which they AREN'T. "

'Typical Ichigo' Rukia thought.

She put on a frown and pretended to be serious, "I'm just saying that you should enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts. There will surely be more trouble in this line of profession."

Saying so, she cleared her throat and walked to Ichigo's her closet to nap.

"Line of profession? What do you mean? Oi, Rukia! Don't ignore me! Speaking of which, hasn't your reiatsu reached the point where you could return to the 'Soul society' place?"

Rukia turned her head slightly to consider his words. Then, realising that she was too tired to answer, ignored him and went inside the closet only to shut it with a loud bang.

"Che! Fine! Do as you please!" Even though they had met each other few weeks back only, Ichigo knew there was no arguing with Rukia when she was in a bad mood. The continuous lack of sleep had affected him too...

He lay on his bed and thought about what she said.

Enjoy the peace and quiet, huh?

He looked towards the closet and thought about Rukia. What was it that they had? he often asked his own self. (Some of) his classmates had the audacity to up and ask them if they were going out. A blush crept up his face at the prospect of dating Rukia. Even though she was a midget, and even if he did not have special interests in dating; she was (at least looked like) a girl and he was a healthy teenager. And her presence in his room was... well, embarrassing for him. It often brought him to think a lot. Moreover, there was no stop to this process. It went on and on as different ideas popped constantly into his head.

'Arghhhhh!' he sighed mentally and clamped his eyes shut.

Another groan resounded faraway, signaling that a hollow was near. The almirah door slid open with urgency and Rukia nodded in unison with Ichigo in a silent gesture. They jumped out of the window just in time to see the morning sun come over the horizon. Despite the fact that she was utterly tired, Rukia exclaimed the beauty of the scene while Ichigo sighed for the umpteenth time that day. Somehow, he knew that today was going to be a long day...

Next day at school (scientifically, it was the same day)

Ichigo was totally sleep-deprived. What a cool way to start the day... His head was muddled with stray thoughts and his eyes felt itchy. That being said, he could not ignore the task at hand. Sneaking his tall frame around the wall, he motioned for Rukia to come out hiding and rush to the classroom. "Oi midget!" he whispered, "The coast's clear. Run or you'll be late-"

"Who is a midget?" asked Rukia, kicking him in the shin and walking away in a ladylike way as Ichigo yelped in pain.
Following her after a few minutes, he swore to himself that he would have never done this if his reputation as a good student wasn't on line. His bright orange hair gave him more than enough attention and the last thing he wanted was to come to school with a girl be eyed like a total pervert. Stifling a yawn, he moved on to class.

Later that day

The bell for lunch break beckoned pandemonium in the class. Everybody went to do something or the other to relax themselves. Rukia was chatting animatedly with Orihime and Tatsuki while Ichigo was staring at their group with narrowed eyes. Suddenly, Keigo sidled up to him.

"What's up, Ichigo?" he asked. "Not willing to share Rukia-chan even with the girls?"

"Wha-" Ichigo says, beyond surprised. "What're you talking about, idiot?"

"Don't deny your feelings for Rukia-san, Ichigo. We understand." Mizuiro came up and gave his usual calm smile.

"You guys are seriously disillusioned," he sighed and Keigo continued to cry rivers of tears. "There's nothing going on between us!"

"Liar! I saw with my own two eyes," Keigo said as he pointed at his eyes outrageously, "You and Rukia-chan coming hand-in-hand to school the day before yesterday! Don't you dare tell me that-"

Ichigo's irk rose by the minute. Why won't these guys just stop poking their noses? He was already quite pissed off since morning and he didn't want to pick a fight right now.

"Asano-kun," Rukia stepped in to smoothen matters after all that commotion "I believe that the day before yesterday was a Sunday, so you possibly couldn't have seen us coming to school."

"Ah, Kuchiki-san I was just..." Keigo trailed off sheepishly, not sure what to say.

"Now, if you will excuse Ichigo. We have things to attend to." she said in a business-like tone, bowing a little. The two boys bowed as well, and Ichigo took his leave from the class.

Outside, he was just relieved. "I can't thank you enough for helping me out of that dastardly conversation, Rukia." he told her.

"Idiot, it's not for you. Take me to the canteen. I'm feeling hungry and I forgot the way." she replied.

He rolled his eyes. Of course... It was so unlike her to save his ass outside of their 'job'. "This way." he steered.

And then, she asked him a weird question. "Do men over here have a 'fetish' for black hair?"

Ichigo was so overwhelmed by her choice of words that he shouted a "NO!" attracting the attention of all those around. "I meant, no, there is no special fetish or something of that sort."

Rukia mused a while and said, "What sort?"

"You don't need to know. A-Anyway, we are here already, so pick what you like."

She nodded a small 'ok' and started picking up different sorts of confectionery.

Ichigo sighed for God's sake, from where did she update her human words vocabulary? However, the round of question was not over yet.

"Ichigo." she said as they were going back to class.

"Hm?"

"What's a boob job?"

This time Ichigo nearly spat his yakisoba out of his mouth.

"A WHAT?" Ichigo asked with the same severity as a parent scolding their child for learning a swear word. "Who said that to you?"

"Not me, I overheard some people say that maybe Inoue had gotten a 'boob-job' done, but I didn't ask her. Is it a bad word? And calm down, will you? You're overreacting way too much." she chided him.

"Well it is a word bad enough for you not to use in your daily life," he said while regaining his composure. "And don't mention it to Orihime. She might faint."

Her lips came together in an 'o' formation. "Okay, but promise to tell me its meaning at home." she whispered the last part.

Ichigo, now with pink cheeks, thought of how he had to teach her to use a dictionary.

a/n: Hahaha, that's all I can post this time (since I'm in the middle of my exams!). But, I promise to post the next part asap if I get um…. Idk at least 3 reviews? It's written out and only left to type. So, review please! It would make my day! Forgive any grammar errors because I've got no time to beta-read this. In case you haven't noticed, the timeline is from the very beginning, when Ichigo and Rukia met each other for the first time.

Edit: Thanks to the two people who have reviewed my little story, namely: Phantom Claire and cybercorpsesnake and two anon reviewers. I've made the changes you asked me to. Thanks for reading and reviewing!