Ok No offense to you all that have written Bleach fics….-.- but you guys are truly pathetic. 3 FREAKIN CHAPTERS AVERAGE! I'm sorry…but that's just sad. It's crazy. Well...I was inspired by the lack of chapter to write meh own Bleach fic…so yeah. It may contain some spoilers as to who the characters are and all, but, YOU HAVE NO FREAKIN IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS TO FIND ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS NAMES! And yet…I STILL don't know Rukia's brothers name, which will drive me insane….Oi. And yet…I still need his friends names if I am ever to start this chapter. Man…this is gonna be a loooooong story. Bear with me guys.

Disclaimer: Like I'll ever own Bleach? But…maybe I DO own Ishida-Kun. -swoon- He's sooooo dreamy. -brands him as hers- MINE!

Chapter Uno-mochacho (1) Beach Vacation

Ichigo stared up at his ceiling, wishing that the morning would just come already. He had been restless like this for the past six hours, just staring and listening to Kon snore, like he always had done.

'How long has it been?' He thought to himself as he glanced briefly at the little lion/teddy bear thing. 'What? A month? A year?' His mind continued to wonder as he looked to his closet door, where a certain girl lay encompassed in the comforts of sleep. He turned away from the door, smiling a little, then closed his eyes, hoping that sleep would consume him before dawn broke and his adventures began the next day. He rolled over on to his side, facing his window, looking up at the stars that shimmered brightly on the canvas that they had been painted.

"Will sleep ever come to me?" He asked to himself quietly, as not to wake the others that slept so soundly in the room. He shot a quick glance at the clock and let out a small, muffled moan. "Only 3 a.m.! Only four more hours…I can do this," He said, trying to reassure himself. Ichigo once again closed his eyes, this time, sleep beginning to consume his mind. "That's more like it…" He said as he felt himself relaxing and drifting off into the black void known as sleep.

All the orange haired teen could hear was the faint sound of a buzz as he continued to stubbornly remain in the clutches of sleep. The buzzing gradually began to grow louder until that's all he could hear. He rolled onto his side, falling out of his bed in the process. He landed on the rug with a thud, then groggily pushed himself up and hit the snooze button on his alarm.

"7 o'clock already?" He quietly asked himself, looking at Kon to make sure that the mod was still sleeping, which to Ichigo's relief was. He looked at the packed duffle bag that lay at the end of his bed, already packed and ready for lift off. He moved to go and pick it up, but then noticed that eyes were on them. He could feel them burning into the back of his head as he froze in his spot. He slowly turned around to see that Rukia was awake, her hands on her hips in a motherly like way.

"And why, pray tell, are YOU up so early?" She asked him suspiciously as she took a step towards him.

"I promised to go and play soccer with Karrin today, you have a problem with that?" Ichigo replied, calmly. He knew that he wouldn't have been able to leave with out Rukia being an obstacle, thus forming a reason for him to get up so early.

"Oh really?" She inquired, her voice still hinting suspicion as she looked at the bag. Ichigo nodded.

"Really, now if you'll let me leave, I must meet her at the field. She's most likely already there," Ichigo grunted as he began to push past Rukia, the duffle bag's strap around his shoulder. Rukia grabbed him by the neck of his shirt and let out a sigh.

"You're not lying to me…are you?" She muttered as she held him fast.

"Not at all…." Ichigo replied with a smile as he slipped his shirt off and began to run out of his room. 'Damn…..I've been caught yet again…' he thought as he ran down the stairs, slipped on his shoes, and bolted out the door.

It didn't take long for the black haired girl to realize what was going on before she ran after him. 'Oh Ichigo, you nit witt!' She thought as she followed his leave out of the house. She wretched open the door and looked around. "Where are you…" She whispered as she looked to her right, then to her left. "Come out, come out where ever you are," She sang into the gentle summer breeze.

Just around the corner, Ichigo stood, his back pressed against the wall to make himself as flat as humanly possible. He knew that if he was caught right now, then his life would come to an abrupt end, not like it really mattered of course. He closed his eyes, straining to hear any sound that would tell him that Rukia was on the move. He furrowed his brow in concentration, but suddenly opened his eyes and looked up. Standing on the railing just above him, Rukia had perched herself, looking down at him. Ichigo's face paled as he began to run again, his heart beating in his chest.

"Ichigo….I think you might want to put a shirt on!" Rukia yelled after him as she waved his in the air. "Think of how much of a fool you look! Come back and I'll give it to you!" She continued as she waited for his answer. Ichigo had totally forgotten that he had slipped his shirt back in his room.

"Ah! RUKIA! GIVE THAT BACK!" He yelled back to her as he skidded to an abrupt halt and turned to face her. Rukia gave him a wicked smile as she waved it over her head again. "YOU!" He yelled as he took one step, but knew that it was just another one of her clever ploys. Ichigo scowled at her.

"I'm not falling for it! It's in the middle of summer! Who cares if I have a shirt on, or not!" He reasoned as he turned on his heel and once again began to walk away, smirking a bit. 'Heh…that ought to get her.' He chuckled to himself as he continued to walk down the sidewalk. Ichigo stuffed his hands in the pockets of his shorts as he stared at the pavement, wondering if Rukia would give up so easily, but he already knew the answer to that. He felt a tap on his shoulder as he turned around to find Rukia standing there, his tank top in her hand.

"I just want to know where you're going, just in case," She said as he took the top from her. Ichigo let out a small sigh, knowing that it was pointless to lie again.

"Me and some of the guys from school are heading down to the beach for a few days," He replied as he shrugged his shoulders, knowing what was going to come next.

"What! But what about the Hollows, and your duties! Where are you going to sleep! What am I supposed to do!" She demanded as she stomped her foot on the ground.

"Look, the Hollows can be put on hold for a while. I need rest and relaxation, Rukia. I'm burnt out, what else do you want of me! As for where we are to sleep, we're going to stay in one of the hotels on the beach side, it's called 'The Shining Seashell,' alright? And as for you, go do something other than obsess about the Hollow's, ok?" He explained as a red jeep came speeding up the road, just to skid to a halt beside them. Inside the car were Ichigo's friends, namely Chad, Ishida (-swoon-), Keigo and lastly Mizuiro.

"Hey man! 'Sup!" Keigo greeted as he put the car in park. "Jump on in, we're gonna----KUICHIKI-SAMA!" He exclaimed as his gaze fell on Rukia. She raised an eyebrow as she looked to see who had said her name. She smiled sweetly as she chuckled.

"Well hello, Keigo-Kun. I see you're going along too?" She replied politely as Ichigo grunted and threw his things roughly into the back of the jeep and leapt in to sit next to Chad.

"As I said before, Rukia, go do something relaxing. We'll be back in about 9 days, so you'll have plenty of---" Ichigo was suddenly cut off by Rukia's shouts of protest.

"NINE DAYS! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH CAN HAPPEN IN NINE DAYS! FOR ALL YOU CAN CARE, THE WHOLE WORLD COULD BE IN UTTER CHAOS, AND YOU WOULD BE JUST LOUNGING ABOUT! I FORBID YOU TO LEAVE, ICHIGO!" Rukia shouted at him as she clenched her fists at her side, her face turning a bit red with anger. She shot him a death glare, as all of his friends faces paled and they seemed to just shrink back. They had never truly seen Rukia so angry before, for they had only seen her as the sweet, gentle girl at school.

"RUKIA! JUST BECAUSE I DON'T OBSESS OVER THOSE STUPID THINGS, DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T CARE! GOD WOMAN! I'M LEAVING, YOU STUBBORN, AND OVERLY OBSESSED DOG! DAD KNOWS WHERE WE'RE GOING AND ALSO THE PHONE NUMBER TO MY NEW CELL! SO SHUT UP, GO BACK HOME AND QUIT YOUR POUTING!" Ichigo yelled, frustrated, back at her. Rukia recoiled from the cold tone he had used and from the loudness of his voice. Her eyes dropped to the pavement as she snapped her mouth shut, tears beginning to weld up into her eyes. Ichigo continued to look at her, he had not meant to make her cry, but he just needed time alone, away from all of the Hallows and what not. The guys just stared at him, their eyes wide, and their faces even paler now. He looked at Keigo and muttered, "Go," to him.

"But shouldn't you---" Keigo began as he looked at Rukia solemnly, then shut his trap because of the look Ichigo had given him. "Ok, ok! I'm going!" He sighed as he put the car out of park and began to drive out towards the beach.

Ichigo sat in the back, the warm wind rushing over his face as he morosely crossed his arms in front of his chest, scowling. "I swear…" He muttered as Ishida looked at him, his icy blue eyes fixed on him.

"You shouldn't have yelled, you know. She's just trying to help," He added coldly as his gaze stayed on Ichigo.

"Shut up, and stay out of this. It's none of your business, so leave me alone, Ishida, before I make you shut up," Ichigo replied, his tone gruff and low.

"I believe he's right, Ichi," Chad chimed in, his booming voice seeming to shake Ichigo to his senses.

"What was I thinking…?" He asked himself as he let out a sigh. For he could swear that she had been crying when they had left. 'I wonder why that was….' he thought to himself as he looked back, knowing that she was already far out of sight.

"Be nicer to her, Ichigo, and you just might learn something," Ishida said as he stared at the passing scenery with great interest. But Ichigo wasn't listening, for he was thinking of the dream he had had just before he had gotten up. Damn, he hated that alarm clock of his.

Rukia watched the jeep speed away, her eyes watery. Had he just called her a dog? Oh this stung. She didn't know that she would care so much about a name, but for some reason, when Ichigo had said it, it made her heart feel as though it had been torn from her body and thrown to the ground. If any other man had said this, she would have just shrugged it off, but she couldn't this time. She just couldn't. Her bottom lip trembled as she began to walk back towards the small house that she had secretly lived in for the last few months. She knocked on the door, hoping that either one of the girls was up, or Mr. Kurosaki. She waited patiently outside the door, then after a few minutes of hearing nothing, she knocked again, a bit louder this time though. Only a few seconds after her second knock, the door flew open and there stood Mr. K, his mouth twisted into a welcoming smile.

"Well, what can I do you for, Missy?" He asked then noticed her eyes all watery and frowned himself, pulling out a tissue and dabbing his own watery eyes. "Oh wretched Gods! What have you done to this beautiful young girl, who has to be no more than 17! Why do you torture her young and innocent soul! Have you sent her to me so that I may lend her a helping hand in love!" He called out to the sky dramatically. Rukia raised an eyebrow then sighed.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Sir, but I am a classmate of Kurosaki-Kun's and I was wondering if you knew where I could find him. He said something about going to the beach at school a few days ago, and I need to ask him a question. Would you please help me?" She asked Ichigo's overly dramatic dad as she crossed her arms over her chest waiting for his reply patiently.

"Oh don't speak now my dear! You're just in denial! I'll help you get through this, don't you worry your little head off! You will be tortured no longer, for your prince has come to save you!" Mr. K continued as he took her by the hands and drug her inside where Karrin and Yuko were sitting at the table eating their breakfast. Karrin rolled her eyes and let out a sigh.

"Dad, let her go. She's not looking for love from you. All she wants is Ichi, which I might add, is not here at the moment. You might try that girl 'Hime's house…she possibly might know where he is," Karrin suggested as she pulled her dad off of Rukia, for he had begun to hug her, weeping still.

"T-thank you, Karrin-San," Rukia said politely and ran out of the door, not wanting to go near Ichigo's father ever again. Rukia looked to her left, then to her right and let out a big sigh.

"Ok….where is her house? This way? Or this way?" She contemplated as she turned right then left over and over again, slightly lost. "Ok…this is the same girl with the brother who had turned into a Hallow. Where was her house? Ah! That's right! This way!" Rukia exclaimed as she took off running to the direction of which Inoue's house was, smiling slightly. Rukia didn't even know why she was trying to go after Ichigo, for in truth, the words he had said to her just before he left hurt her more than any physical wound had. Why was she going to just get yelled at again? She didn't care though, she had to straighten things out with him. She stopped in front of the apartment complex that Inoue lived in and took a deep breath, then let it out again, trying to calm herself. Rukia knew that Tatsuki was bound to be there too, so she couldn't just come out and say why she needed to find Ichigo. She began to walk up a flight of stairs when familiar voices reached her ears.

"Oh this'll be so fun!" One of the voices chattered, a bit higher and tinnier than the other.

"Cool it. It's only the beach," The other said, her voice a bit more gruff and horse.

"Yeah, but think of all the fun we'll have, Tatsuki-Chan!" the first voice replied. Rukia chuckled a little, knowing who the two were long before they met up with her on the flight of stairs that she had just stopped on and listened. Inoue looked at Rukia and smiled.

"Kuchiki-San, what brings you here?" She asked cheerfully as she looked at her, a warm smile on her lips.

"I was wondering...uhhhh...if you knew where Ichigo and the other guys are going. I need to find them quickly…it's important," She elucidated with a shrug. In truth it was important.

"Hai….we know where they are headed. Their going to the beach, an idea they so cruelly stole from us. If you need to find them, then why don't you come along with us? Chi's dad owns one of the hotels there and has already reserved use a few hotel rooms for us. I'm sure one more girl couldn't be a problem," Tatsuki reasoned as she smiled a bit. She began to walk down the stairs again, Inoue following her, and Rukia following her.

"Are you sure? I mean…I really don't have anything packed, or appropriate for this kind of a trip. I'm not sure if I even have a swim suit," Rukia admitted sheepishly as she coughed a little an embarrassed blush appearing on her face. Inoue smiled again and laughed.

"That's ok, you can borrow one of mine, and we can wait for you to pack. We don't mind," She said as she linked her arms with Tatsuki and Rukia, pulling them along with her. "This is going to be so much fun!" Rukia slipped her arm out of Inoue's and began running back to her closet to pack quickly.

"Ok, I'll meet you in 15 minutes in front of Ichigo's house. I live right next to his so, yeah. See ya there!" She yelled over her shoulder to the two girls as she ran towards the house, her mind racing with a number of thoughts. Rukia jumped up through the window into Ichigo's room quietly, then made her way to her "room" of sorts to get some clothes and money packed. She stuffed her purple duffle bag full of shorts, tank tops, short skirts, kapri's and other necessities. (Aka: under garments, tooth brush, hair brush…) She shook Kon awake from his deep slumber by stuffing him in the bag as well.

"Nee-San! What are you doing!" He called out as she hushed him.

"Quiet, Kon. We're going on a trip, so shut up," She whispered to him as she jumped out the window again, landing lightly on her feet, just in time to see Inoue and Tatsuki come around one of the corners. (A/N: Btw, Inoue and 'Hime are the same person. So I may revert back to calling her Orihime. So don't freak out.) She smiled at the two, waiting for them to catch up to her.

"Ok! We're set, right? Hime, can you call Chizuru to let her know where to pick us up?" Tatsuki asked Inoue, handing her a cell phone. Rukia looked at the phone, having a feeling that she was forgetting something. 'Ok…I've got my glove…Kon….what else am I missing?' She thought to herself as she heard Inoue talking on the phone.

"Hi, Chizuru-Chan. Me and Tatsuki-Chan are in front of Ichigo Kurosaki's house, and I hope you don't mind Rukia-San joining us," Inoue said into the phone, but was suddenly cut off by Chizuru's voice.

"Mind! THIS IS GREAT!" Chizuru's voice exclaimed, then continued. "Ok, so I'll be there in like, five!" Rukia chuckled a little as she adjusted the strap on her shoulder so that it hung there more comfortably.

"Thanks you guys…You don't know how much this really means to me," Rukia whispered quietly, looking down at the ground shrugging her shoulders a little. She felt Tatsuki pat her back.

"No prob," She replied with a smile as a black Mustang GT pulled up to stop next to them. The tinted window rolled down and in the drivers seat was Chizuru, sunglasses replacing her regular glasses. She grinned as she chuckled a little.

"C'mon in! I'm not going to bite you. Just throw your junk in the trunk Gals. And Rukia-San, thanks for joining us!" She added with a smile. The girls did as they were instructed and threw their bags into the back, which already had about three bags in there. Tatsuki and Inoue exchanged curious glances to each other, but opened the door to the passenger side to find two other girls sitting there, staring at the others as well, just equally as shocked.

"Chizuru-Chan…you didn't tell us there were more people coming!" One of the girls whispered urgently to the red haired teen. Chizuru chuckled then smiled.

"But I couldn't leave my cute, adorable Hime out! It just wouldn't be the same with out her. Besides, you two really need to meet some new people from my new school, it'll do you some good!" She replied cheerfully as she patted the passengers seat next to her. "Hop on in," She added with a mischievous grin. Inoue looked at Tatsuki nervously as she bent down and moved the seat forward so that two of them could get into the back of the car. Tatsuki and Inoue began to get into the back before Rukia stopped them.

"Wait! I'm smallest…shouldn't I go into the back? I mean…it would be a lot more comfortable…" Rukia suggested as she shrugged, the feeling that she had forgotten something dispersing for the time being.

"No, you'll sit up front. I have to protect Hime from that girl driving. Who knows what that freaky red head will try," Tatsuki muttered as she cast Chizuru a suspicious glance. Rukia let out a sigh and nodded her head.

"A-alright then…if you insist," She complied as the two other girls got into the back and pushed the seat back so she could get in.

"ACHA! YOUR ELBOW IS IN MY BOOB! TATSUKI!" Inoue cried as the car began to move.

"I'm sorry Hime, but there's nothing I can do about it. Live with it an---AHH! GET YOUR HAND OUT OF MY MOUTH!" Tatsuki began to say then was cut off by one of the strange girls hands being jammed into her mouth.

"I told you so…" Rukia said in a matter-of-factly way with a snicker as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Chizuru-Chan! Who are these people?" Inoue asked, though her voice was muffled for some how a shoe had wound up in her mouth. Chizuru chuckled.

"These are my old friends from my former school. Hime-Chan, Tatsuki-Chan, Rukia-San, I would all like you to meet Chei and Ayako," She introduced as she continued to drive.

"Hi…" Rukia said bluntly, letting her façade finally slip in front of the girls that had known her to be nice, gentle, and quiet. She looked out the window, not really wanting to talk to any one.

"Hiya!" Inoue greeted as she leaned forward so she could see the two girls. One of them had thick, brown hair that was plaited behind her back, and her eyes were a deep sapphire blue, as though the ocean had been trapped inside of her. The other girl had shorter raven black hair, which also had some purple streaks through it, that was in the hair style of a page boy. Her eyes were a deep green and seemed to hold much curiosity. The one who had talked before was the brown haired girl, her name was Chei. The other, Ayako.

"Hi," Tatsuki said, though not as enthusiastically as Inoue had.

"Greetings," Ayako said, her green eyes drifting to look at Rukia, curiously.

"Whatever…" Chei muttered as she turned to her window, her chin resting in the palm of her hand. Rukia shot a cold glance at the two. She had a bad feeling about them, they weren't normal, that she knew. Chizuru noticed the sudden silence and began to take charge of a suitable conversation.

"So…Rukia…Hime said that you were tagging along to catch up with Ichigo-Kun…correct?" Chizuru began, dropping the formalities with her friends. Rukia let out a sigh.

"That is correct…" She replied shrugging her shoulders.

"So…why are you after him? What do you want to ask him?" Chizuru prodded as she looked at Rukia curiously for a second then turned her eyes to the road again. Rukia felt all of the passengers eyes upon her and let out another sigh.

"You...wouldn't understand. She shrugged as she looked to her hands which had begun to twist the bottom of her shirt nervously.

"Oh, C'mon! You're among friends! Tell!" She demanded cheerfully. Rukia shot a glance to Ayako, not liking the vibe that she got from the strange girl.

"He just...said some hurtful things before he left and I want to know if he meant them. He shouldn't be on this trip….bad things could happen," She replied mysteriously as she held Ayako's gaze. For some odd reason, this girl really un nerved her.

"I'm sorry, Rukia-San…" Inoue piped in as she put a comforting hand on Rukia's shoulder.

"It's nothing really, the sooner I get this squared away, the better though," She whispered more to herself than to Inoue. "Don't worry about it…" She added as she once again looked out the window, her eyes tired. The last time she had tried to sleep, she had a strange dream. Man...she hated that alarm clock of Ichigo's.

Chapter one done! And now time for title time! Why is Ayako so un nerving? What is this strange dream? WHERE DID MY BANANA'S GO! Eh heh heh heh…what ever. Yeah well….advice…advice. I need to give it to you. Don't laugh at people who break their noses….it will get you in more trouble than you can imagine. -speaks from experience- OK you guys. Well, I'll be writing the second chapter soon. Well R&R, and if you don't like it, STOP READING IT! I've gotten 3 reviews saying what a waste of time my stories are…I'M NOT MAKING YOU READ THEM! Gawd. Ok..well…nighty night! And Till Next Time!

Sakura (P.O.D. ------Peace Out Dude!)