"Rukia, hurry your lazy butt up! We're gonna be late to school!" Ichigo yelled, standing in the front of his house, overlooking Kakura town. Rukia ran out of the house, slamming the door shut.
"It's not my fault you woke me up late!" she huffed as she passed him, still pulling on her coat.
"And who said I was your alarm clock?" he said, as he walked ahead of her. She smiled as she put her hands up.
"I would never use you as one anyways," she said as she jumped behind him and smacked him on the back of the orange haired boy's head, "I'm not sure if all of your parts are working anyways." Ichigo smiled and pushed her, as they kept wrestling, until Rukia heard a noise come out of her pocket. She pulled the small device out and looked at it discerningly.
"No time to fool around Ichigo, there's hollow around." Ichigo put his hands behind his head.
"One little hollow? I could take on two and still-"
"Ichigo, I don't think we'll make it to class today, there's too many," she said quietly. Ichigo looked at her face and frowned. He didn't like it when she worried, or stressed. It took a toll on anyones health, and for it to be Rukia… He shook his head and smiled at her, nudging her shoulder with his elbow.
"Don't worry Rukia, we can take them. As long as we're together, nothing can stop us," he said look down at her. Rukia looked up at him, as their eyes locked. Both of their eyes widened after a minute, and they both looked away, Rukia's cheeks slightly pink.
"Y-Yeah," she laughed awkwardly, "I guess you're right." Ichigo nodded and then didn't look at her the whole time they ran to the battle field containing at least one hundred hollow. They looked at each other and nodded, as they went into their shinigami forms and faced the brave battle ahead of them.
Rukia exclaimed as she delivered the finishing blow the second to the last hollow with all her strength, and fell to the floor. Ichigo turned to find her on the ground.
"Rukia!" he exclaimed, as he quickly ran to her side, forgetting about the hollow in front of him.
"Rukia, are you ok?" he said, as he picked her upper half up softly, seeing blood on the side of stomach. She looked at him with hazy, half-opened eyes.
"Y-Yeah, Ichigo… don't worry," she said, wincing. Just as she was about to open her mouth to speak, her eyes widened as she saw the hollow Ichigo left unattended standing behind him.
"Ichigo! Behind you!" she exclaimed. Without taking his eyes off of her, he lifted his sword of his back behind him and killed it with one blow, throwing his sword to the side. Her eyes still wide with shock, she stared at him in disbelief.
"Ichigo you fool, what do you think-" she started, but stopped as Ichigo lifted her up and began to walk past his sword, picking it up swiftly. He then began to run in great haste.
"Wha… where are we going?"
"To Urahara's house, we need to get that wound checked out."
"Ichigo, what are you doing?" Kon asked stubbornly. Ichigo smiled as he was kneeled on the floor, setting blankets next to his bed.
"I'm making a bed for myself," he said, finally finishing with a satisfied look on his face. Kon snorted.
"Do you not see the bed right next to you? Why would you want to sleep on the floor? Only an idiot would-" Ichigo punched him right into the wall.
"Who're you calling an idiot? Rukia's gonna sleep in my bed tonight! I'm just trying to be nice!" He yelled angrily. Kon sat up and put his small teddy bear hands into fists.
"Really? With your manners, I would have thought you would make her sleep on the floor!"
"Why you little-" Just as he was going to continue, Rukia stepped through the door with Urahara standing behind her.
"Would you two shut up! Geez I barely get home and I already find you two going at it!" She said tiredly. Urahara giggled.
"Rukia dear, no need to play mommy," he said behind his fan. She looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"With these two, it never ends." Urahara smiled.
"Well, I'll see you later~!" he said, and the next second he was gone. Ichigo looked at her and smiled.
"Did he take care of you?" She smiled back and lifted up a side of her shirt slightly, to show a piece of the bandages wrapped around her.
"Does it look like it?" Ichigo blushed stubbornly and looked away, nodding. Rukia walked toward the closet.
"Well, I should be getting to bed." Ichigo jolted forward and putt a hand in front of her.
"Uh! Well, actually, you're gonna be sleeping in my bed tonight, and I'll be sleeping on the make-shift bed on the floor." Rukia smiled in appreciaton.
"And where will I sleep? Next to my darling Rukia?" he said spinning around. Ichigo grabbed him by the neck and threw him in the closet.
"Right where you belong shorty!" he said, as him and Rukia sang out in laughter. Ichigo begin to walk out the door.
"I'll leave you to get dressed for bed now," he said, then turned to shut the door. Just before he closed it, he poked his head in for a second.
"You might want to shut the window, it's gonna rain hard tonight." Rukia looked out the window as he shut the door, and whimpered staring at the flashing rain clouds ahead.
That night, Rukia lay awake by the sound of wind and hard rain hitting the roof and window. She curled herself into a ball under the covers and put her hands over her head as thunder boomed outside the window. She let out a couple of small whimpers, but nothing that audible to anyone else. Ichigo, sensing something wrong, woke up, slowly opening his eyes. He lay there in his room, staring up at the ceiling. But in the darkness, he thought he heard small noises coming from his bed. He sat up and looked over his bed, finding Rukia to be curled into a ball, her head happening to be inches from his. He lifted the blanket to find two wide purple eyes staring at him.
Ichigo opened his mouth to speak, but just then a flash of lightening and the sound of booming thunder echoed through his room. Rukia jumped forward putting her arms around Ichigo's neck, pulling her fragile body off the bed. Ichigo's eyes widened, but he put his arms around her, pulling her in close.
"Shh Rukia, its ok. Nothing will happen to you, I promise. I wouldn't let anything happen to you, ever." Rukia suddenly realized she was in his arms, and she pulled back, staring up at him in disbelief to her own actions. Their eyes locked in that indescribable way again, and after a minute passed Ichigo jumped back.
"S-Sorry Rukia," he whispered, looking away.
"I-Its ok, it was my mistake," she said, looking away as well. Ichigo looked at her with a hurt expression, and looked away again sadly.
"Y-Yeah… mistake…"