Bee is back! D YAY! I'm so high-per today…I don't do drugs if you're thinking that, I just find it funny! Teehee.

Rated T cause it's Bleach.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.

BLEACH IS THE BEST ANIME EVER!

- Just to tell you all, this story is in Rukia's point of view. Just thought that that would help you understand the story better. Oh, and I write my fanfics in a different way, it's the "Bee" way. If you don't like it, don't read it.

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Chapter 1: In Denial
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"Ichigo! Behind you!" she screamed as the Hollow approached him. He turned around and swinged his sword towards it. "AAAAAAAAHHHH!" he screamed as he attacked. He hit the Hollow right in the head, and it instantly disappeared. "Ha! That was easy! The bastard didn't stand a chance." he boasted. Rukia looked at her cell phone.

"The Hollows are all gone now." she stated.
"Of course they are Rukia! They're all scared of me!" he chuckled with a grin on his face.
"Don't get cocky."
Ichigo sighed.
"Let's go now, I'm tired." he said.
They both walked together in the moon-lit night back to Ichigo's house.

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Rukia laid down on her small bed inside Ichigo's closet, with her head laying on her hands. "Wow. Ichigo worked really well again tonight." she thought to herself. "And when he killed that Hollow…incredible…" She closed her eyes, replaying the fight that went on earlier, it astounded her of how strong Ichigo was, and he wasn't even a real Death god. Rukia opened the sliding closet door and peaked through the tiny space that she made. She saw Ichigo, sleeping peacefully, breathing, his body moving up and down slowly from every breath. She smiled. Seeing him made her feel safe and comfortable, she didn't want to stop looking at him. "I never realized how cute his hair can be…wait…why am I thinking this?" She closed the closet door, laid down again, and closed her eyes. She wanted to look at him again, her mind was fighting with her hand, which was trying to open the door. Her hand started to shake as if it was possessed, she can feel her hand and her mind fighting. "What's with me today? Why do I want to look at Ichigo so badly? All that fighting must've made me so exhausted that I'm going crazy. But…Ichigo is pretty cute though…" Her eyes opened wide once she thought of this.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" she screamed as she sat up.
Ichigo instantly got up, ran to his closet and opened it.
"What's wrong Rukia! A Hollow!"
Rukia looked at him, then punched him right on the side of his face with her white-knuckled fist.
"What the hell is wrong with you! Have you ever learned how to knock first you dumbass!"
"Geez! I just heard you scream so I came to see if something was wrong!" he screamed angrily while rubbing his cheek that was punched by Rukia. His cheekbone felt like it cracked.
"Shit, your punches hurt." Ichigo complained. He then turned around and walked back to lay down on his bed.
"Goodnight." he said, closing his eyes and yawning. "Learn how to shut up for the next couple of hours so I can sleep."
"Go to hell Ichigo!" she said, with her fist up as a threat.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." he said lazily, then fell asleep.
Rukia closed the door and laid down again. She smiled. "Ichigo…" she suddenly then fell asleep.

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"Rukia!" Ichigo screamed with his fist knocking on the closet door while his other hand was holding his school bag. "Hurry up, we're going to be late for school!" Rukia then opened the door, she was already in her uniform, with her school bag being held by her hand.

"You don't have to yell Ichigo." she said.
Ichigo stared at her.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing. What's with the attitude?"
Rukia just looked at Ichigo.
"See ya there." she said, then jumped out the window.

Rukia started walking in a normal pace once she landed on the ground. "His eyes, they were looking at me. Those brown eyes." Rukia sighed. "Why do I keep thinking about Ichigo? Am I in love with him? That can't be. I've only been with him for a month, it's not possi-"

"Kuchiki!"
Rukia turned around to see Inoue running towards her, waving.
"Oh hello Inoue!" Rukia said with her fake school-girl voice.
"May I walk with you Kuchiki?" Inoue asked.
"Of course."

Their walk was full of talk and laughter, but in some parts, it was silent. "I wonder if she still remembers about that night when me and Ichigo saved her…Ichigo…" Rukia sighed.

"Something on your mind Kuchiki?" Inoue asked.
Rukia suddenly got back to reality once Inoue talked.
"Oh, yes…" she said, still using her other voice.
"You wanna talk about it?" Inoue asked with a smile.
"No, I prefer not to, it's something that I should deal with myself."
Rukia looked at Inoue and they both smiled at each other.

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Rukia sat down at her desk once she came to school. Inoue also sat at her desk and once she sat down, Chizuru instantly ran to her, hitting on her, again. Rukia looked across the room and saw Ichigo talking with his friends. He turned around and looked at her, Rukia quickly turned her head, leaving a confused look on Ichigo's face. "I shouldn't do anything weird that would make him think that I'm in love with him…wait…am I in love with hi-"

"Rukia."
Rukia looked up and saw Ichigo standing right in front of her, she sat there, motionless.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Since when did you care about that?" she wondered.
"Since you turned your head when I looked at you."
Rukia looked at him straight into his brown eyes, thoughts were racing through her mind.
"What do I say? Oh no…he probably thinks that I do love him…but I don't…at least, I think I don't…"
"I…I-" at that moment, her cell phone started beeping.
"Thank God." she took out her cell phone and looked at it.
"Another Hollow?" asked Ichigo.
"Yes, and it's nearby, we have to go right away."
"We need a reason to leave though, class is gonna start soo-"
"There's no time Ichigo! We have to go!" she grabbed his arm and ran towards the door.
Ichigo looked back at his class, he can see some of his classmates looking at them with confused looks on their faces.
"Rukia! People are staring at us! They must think that we're sneaking out together or something! AAHHH! The image that took me so long to build!"
Rukia just ignored him and kept running.

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They got to a nearby park and found the Hollow. It was walking around, making earthquakes with it's heavy feet, it seemed to be looking for someone. Rukia took out her red glove and put it on. "Time to come out Ichigo." She then put her hand on his chest and pushed, and out came Ichigo's soul form. "Putting my hand on his chest feels good, wait whaaa!" Ichigo's voice brought her back. "Ha! Time to kick some ass." he said as he leaned his heavy soul slayer at the back of his neck. The Hollow turned towards them and stared hard down at Ichigo. "Just as I thought, you're looking for me." he said cockily. The Hollow roared then attacked Ichigo, but he was too fast for it, he dodged it with style. "DIE!" screamed Ichigo as he attacked it. The Hollow dodged Ichigo's attack leaving surprised looks on Ichigo and Rukia's faces. "How could it have dodged his attack!" Rukia thought. "You may have dodged that attack, but I guarantee that you won't dodge the next!" Ichigo then lifted his soul slayer and aimed it against the Hollows head. "Die you bastard!" he screamed, then hit the Hollow right on the skull. The Hollow screamed with pain, it was just defeated, it couldn't believe it. The Hollow stumbled backwards then fell, it then disappeared in the air. "Did you see that Rukia? I kicked it's ass!" he chuckled. Rukia stared at Ichigo, dumbfounded. "Incredible…" A grin appeared on his face. "I knew you'd be impressed." he said, walking to his body. He went back inside his body then got up, he dusted the dirt off his shoulders. "Hurry, we got to get back to school before class starts." then he started walking. Rukia was still just standing, speechless, it was always a wonderful site to see Ichigo fight. "You coming or what?" he asked while walking. Rukia got back to her senses then ran towards Ichigo, they both walked back to school together with a silent atmosphere. Rukia turned her head and looked at Ichigo while walking, he had that serious look on his face, he always had a serious look. "Such a strong and confident person…" "What?" he asked. She turned her head back forward. "Nothing."

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Rukia sat by a tree during lunch, she was finally alone with her thoughts. "That was another amazing fight to watch. Ichigo was incredible once again…" She looked up at the rooftop of the school and saw Ichigo having lunch with his friends. Just then, Chizuru, Tatsuki, and Inoue approached Rukia.

"Hey Kuchiki!" said Inoue cheerfully. "Do you want to eat lunch with us?"
Rukia looked at Inoue.
"No thanks, I was in the middle of something." Rukia said with her cheerful fake voice. Inoue's face formed into a sad emotion.
"Oh…" she added to her expression.
Rukia then felt bad.
"Uh, uh…some other time I will." Rukia said with a smile on her face.
"Ok!" Inoue suddenly turned happy again. "I will make you some of my famous bean and rice ice cream for dessert!"
Tatsuki sighed "There you go again Inoue, always making weird food."
"I wanna try some of your ice cream Inoue!" said Chizuru, grabbing Inoue's waist.
Tatsuki then punched Chizuru in the stomach, making her fall backwards to the ground.
"Don't even think about it Chizuru."
Tatsuki then turned towards Rukia. One of Rukia's eyebrows arched and started twitching, her jaw also dropped, making her face look weird.
"Scary…"
Tatsuki scratched the back of her head. "Hey Rukia, I'm just wondering, do you like Ichigo?" she asked.
Rukia fell to her side then quickly got up.
"Excuse me?" said Rukia with a shocked expression.
"It's just that you two suddenly left class without telling anyone this morning, it's like you two wanted some privacy." said Tatsuki, moving her face close to Rukia's.
Rukia backed up with her head completely against the tree.
"Umm…well we had something to do, but I assure you, there is nothing going on between me and Ichigo, we're just friends."
Tatsuki looked at her more closely "Ok then, just curious." she finally said with a smile. "We're gonna go eat lunch then, c'mon Inoue."
Tatsuki turned and started walking back to the school with Inoue.
"Wait up Inoue!" said Chizuru as she got up and ran to them.
Rukia sighed. "I hate lying…but I didn't lie, did I?"

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Rukia went outside and waited by the gate for Ichigo after school. "I made things awkward." she thought. Ichigo then came by her side. "Let's go." he said. He started walking and Rukia followed, Ichigo looked at her when they were walking.

"Yes?" said Rukia, looking ahead.
"You've been acting weird today." he stated.
Rukia ignored him and just kept walking, Ichigo however, stopped walking. Rukia turned around and their eyes met. They were about four feet away from each other, but to Rukia, it seemed so close.
"Tell me what's going on Rukia."
Rukia just looked at him.
"Nothing is going on Ichigo, stop assuming things." she finally said.
"There is something going on, tell me now."
"THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON ICHIGO!" she screamed. She then looked down at her feet, her violet eyes started to become watery.
Ichigo looked at her, his jaw dropped a little.
"Alright then Rukia, I know that there is something going on but if you don't want to tell me, fine. I'll stop going on your case."
They looked at each other for awhile, then they both continued walking. It was dead silent when going to Ichigo's house.
"What have I done?"

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This chapter might seem a little short but I'm just getting warmed up. -wink- Ha!
Ch.2 coming soon!