The bell had rang from school, and teens were running out of class and enjoying their time.
Ichigo and the others were outside of school walking and talking.
"Yea alright! Winter break is here, and no school for the next few weeks!" Orihime excitedly said.
"What's Winter break?" asked Rukia.
"It's kinda like a holiday," Ichigo said. "you don't go to school for a couple of weeks."
"Why?"
"Well, it's time you can celebrate christmas."
"Chirstmas?"
"Yea."
"Whats' it about?" she asked.
Along the way to Hat'n'clogs' place, Ichigo explained to Rukia about christmas. Orihime would tell her some things about it out of no where. Rukia was still not sure what this chirstmas was about.
~X~
"Hey, hat'n'clogs, you here?" Ichigo asked.
"Hey, what goes on?" he smiled.
"You think we could spend chirstmas here?" Ichigo asked again.
"Sure why not." he smiled once more and walked off.
Ichigo and the others went into the room and started talking again. Orihime has been saying that they all should go to the store and buy chirstmas supplies and a chirstmas tree. The others agreed on that, even Uryu agreed. However, Rukia didn't say anything because she still didn't know what chirstmas was, not even when Ichigo explained to her.
When everyone got up and went outside. Before all them went out the room, Ichigo looked back, he saw Rukia still sitting down.
"Rukia, are you coming?" he asked.
"No."
"Why not?" he sat beside her.
"I'm still uncertain about this christmas thing, and I don't know what these christmas supplies are, so I'm just staying. You go on ahead with the others."
"Ok then, see ya." Ichigo walked out
Rukia stayed seated for a momment, then got up and left.
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At the store, Ichigo, Uryu, Orihime, and Chad were picking out a chirstmas tree. They couldn't decide which to get because Orihime would look at different one that look pretty. The others didn't the difference when it all looks the same, it was just one tree.
Chad just looked at one and grabbed it.
"Smart thinking Chad." Ichigo said
Chad just stayed quiet.
"Ok since we have the tree, lets go the orniments." Uryu said.
All four of them went to a different section and picked out a few different orinments.
Then went in line to pay.
After that, they walked back to the shop. It took about few minutes to get there. When they got in, Ichigo called out to Rukia so she could see what a christmas looked like.
"Hey Rukia, we're back." he shouted, but there was no sound of her coming, he tried again. "Rukia."
"Rukia." Orihime called.
"She isn't here." a voice said.
"Hat n clogs? Wheres' Rukia?" Ichigo asked.
"I don't know, she just left without saying anything. She didn't leave as a soul reeper though."
"That brat left again? How stupid of her."
"Ichigo, instead of blabbering on about her, go find her." Uryu said.
"Fine then, I'll find the little shrimp." Ichigo walked out ticked off.
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Rukia was sitting down on a bench at the park, she saw little kids run around playing. She looked over at the sun, it was already setting. Rukia got up and started to walk back at the shop. She wondered if the others were already there, were they worried about her if they were already there?
It was night already, and Rukia was still walking. She was looking at the ground while she was walking. Rukia heard other foot steps, no one was around while she was walkin, when she looked up, she saw Ichigo.
"Ichigo, what are you doing here?" Rukia asked.
"I came looking for you." he said.
"I see."
"Well, lets head back, Orihime sounded worried when she called your name."
"Ok."
Rukia was walking beside Ichigo, both of them were quiet as they walked.
"Ichigo."
"Yea?"
"Tell me what chirstmas is about again."
"Um, sure."
Ichigo was explaining to her again, about chirstmas. He told her what it meant, and how to celebrate it. Rukia didn't know it was about giving others gifts, or it was about happiness and stuff. The she knew it, was because Ichigo explained to her with great detail, and the his voice sounded just now, gave Rukia warmth in her heart. She didn't know why though, it just did.