Ichigo x Rukia fanfic
I looked up at the sky and sighed, is the weather here ever any good? Just then as I was staring at the heavy, oppressive rain, something, or someone flashed in my peripheral vision, I turned to see Rukia running through the pouring rain, in the scanty school uniform of just a mere shirt and mini-skirt- well it's not like she was going to be staying here very long, so why bother buying the winter uniform? I cringed at the thought; she would be gone all too soon. So why not grasp the chance whilst I still had it I thought, and that nothing could be worse than what we are now...more or less on edge.
I swiftly opened my umbrella and ran clumsily through the rain, sloshing after her, soaking the ends of my trousers, and drowning my shoes. I clamed my pace, when I was a few steps behind her, and coolly brought my umbrella over the both of us as I neared her till we were standing so close; I could feel the heat radiating off her. It took her a while to realise but eventually she did, she finally noticed the lack of rain over her head and looked up fervently at the sky only to notice the black of my umbrella, then she turned her wide, questioning eyes to me.
"Oh Ichigo...um...what gives...?
"Baka... which idiot goes out in the rain without a jacket?"
I scolded her and looked away as she flushed red with a mix of embarrassment, relief and maybe even a hint of disappointment.
But before I could stare at her more and lose myself completely, I removed my jacket and gently draped it on her delicate shoulders; she looked up at me shocked almost in disbelief, then just as quickly she looked away.
As we walked together in silence I succumbed to the nostalgic feeling that welled within me, as I desperately missed the days when we used to walked together like this to school every day, until it all crumbled.
It was Rukia's first day back and Id never had a chance to ask her where she had been planning on staying, the most obvious place completely eluded me as I stupidly asked the question.
"So where are you staying tonight?"
Just they as she had looked up at me to hear my question she flashed all shades of red, from rose to crimson, one shade deepening in to the other. Just then it hit me
"My...cupboard?"
She looked away embarrassed. Guilt washed over me, as I realised how many time id embarrassed her in such a short period of time.
"Cool" I made an attempt to sound upbeat "so how about we get some ramen on the way home for my sisters and us, because my dad should be at a meeting till Thursday?"
She returned her gaze to me and thankfully she smiled.
"Thanks" she almost whispered.
