Ichigo has been trying to subtly hold Rukia's hand the entire time they were together, but for some reason she always managed to elude his grasp, quite literally. He wondered if he read her wrong, if she actually wasn't interested in him that way. He gave up any hint of subtle and grabbed her hand.
Which she promptly yanked away.
"Why won't you let me hold your hand?" he asked, frustrated and, quite honestly, he'd rather know sooner if she wasn't interested.
"Cold hands," she said, not entirely meeting his eyes.
"What?"
"I have cold hands," Rukia sighed. It wasn't her fault, she had an ice zanpaktou. It was bound to manifest in some way.
Ichigo snorted and grabbed her hand anyway.
"Cold hands, warm heart."
They had no more hand holding problems thereafter.