"NOBODY KNOWS WHO I REALLY AM

I'VE NEVER FELT THIS EMPTY BEFORE

AND IF I EVER NEED SOMEONE TO COME ALONG

WHO'S GONNA COMFORT ME AND KEEP ME STRONG" A teenage boy with spiky orange hair was singing to himself.

"... Hey Ichigo, what are you singing?"

"Hmm? Well, it's a very popular song here in Japan. Don't you listen to songs in the Soul Society?"

"No, not really. We train all the free time."

"What a boring life it must be."

The two classmates were returning from school. Rukia had already become somewhat accustomed to living in the real world, but there were so many things that were still new to her, like how to open a box of juice with a straw or reading romance manga.

Even though Ichigo was too shy to show it, he really liked the fact that he lived in the same room with a girl.

TO BE CONTINUED