Ichigo stretched as he stepped from the bathroom with his wet hair hanging limp and sticking to the contours of his face. He had just taken a shower after returning from a hollow extermination. He took a look down the hallway before heading back to his room. His eyebrows raised with question when he saw Rukia sitting in the middle of his floor with her back to him. "Rukia?" he asked her as he took a step closer.

Rukia jumped and threw a nervous look over her shoulder before trying to gather something up hurriedly. Ichigo instantly caught on that she was trying to hide something. "Rukia." he said again in a more demanding voice.

She finished gathering what she was trying to hide, and turned to face him, being sure to keep what she was hiding from him. "O-oh. Ichigo!" she stammered as she gave him a nervous laugh. "What are you hiding?" he asked her, still a hint of command in his voice.

Rukia tried scouting back some, "Nothing! W-why would I be hiding, uhm, something?" she said, but this time trying to keep a giggle from escaping her lips. Ichigo gave an irritable sigh before stepping infront of her and trying to look past her. "Show me." he demanded.

She leaned back to keep Ichigo from seeing. "Ichigo, I'm not h-h-hiding...anything..." she stammered, trying to keep her laugh at bay. Now Ichigo was glaring down at her. He scowled and tried reaching behind her, letting the towel slip from his neck and onto his foot. She expertly dodged and back up slightly.

Ichigo growled under his breath and was taking a step toward her when he tripped on the towel that fell. He gave out a 'manly' yelp before falling ontop of Rukia.

He almost squished her if it wasn't for his reflexs. He had caught himself and was now inches away from Rukia's surprised face. Rukia's face went from her normal pale to a scarlet red in seconds. Ichigo gave a surprised look at the new reaction from her and finally noticed how close they were.

He could feel Rukia's breath brush against his chin and cheek. He blushed when he mentally noted how her breath smelled like mint. His mind told him to pull away and try to brush this all off, but the little voice in the back of his head told him to lean down and...

Rukia's eyes started to close. Ichigo saw this in romance movies that Yuzu (and Karin) would watch. The women would close their eyes right before they kissed. Now his body was also urging him to do what the little voice in his head was suggesting.

Ichigo's face turned redder and he swallowed hard. Rukia's eyes were now fully closed and her lips were partially parted. He couldn't fight his body or the voice in his head.

He slowly brought his lips closer to hers...closer...closer...warmth.

Rukia's lips were soft and warm. Ichigo had never kissed someone before, though he would never admit it. He mad sure to burn this feeling into his mind and also the sharp intake of breath Rukia took right before their lips touched.

He pulled back to see a very flushed Rukia looking back at him with hazy eyes. He turned to his left when the glare of something hit him in the eye. Rukia also turned to the direction Ichigo was looking. She gave a quiet giggle.

Ichigo's baby pictures where scattered on his floor. Now his face flushed from embarressment. He turned back to the smiling and giggling Rukia and glared. Ichigo made a mental note of making sure she would not be able to tell anyone about his baby pictures. And the plan he had devised to do so was much different from his normal plans of punching the person in the mouth.

Oh no.

Ichigo's plan was to kiss Rukia so much that her lips would be too swollen and sore for her to speak a word of this to anyone.

Ichigo smirked. Yes, he thought. The perfect plan he thought to himself as he pressed his lips to Rukia's again.