Bleach at Thanksgiving
"Kenpachi . . .Ichigo . . . stop fighting and come help set up", Rukia shouted out the kitchen window.
Kenpachi and Ichigo stood in mid-fighting pose and just looked at Rukia. "Nah. We like fighting more" they both said in unison. Then they went back to slashing each other into a bloody mess.
"Those two will never learn" Toushiro sighed.
"But there's nothing wrong with releasing some of that testosterone. I find testosterone to be quite . . . exhilarating" Rangiku commented.
"Oh you do?" Toushiro raised his eyebrow.
Then he grabbed Rangiku around the waist, pulled her close to him and kissed her full on the lips.
Rangiku giggled at how spontaneous her little taicho had become. A month ago, he wouldn't even kiss her in their office without locking all the doors and closing all blinds. He was so cautious and worried. And now, he would openly kiss her, anytime and anywhere.
"Get a room" Ikkaku said stepping around them.
"We . . . can't. Nanao . . .and Shunsui . . . are in . . . there" she said in between breaths, Toushiro determined to steal every last one of breaths.
Then Toushiro and Rangiku moved toward the living room, their lips still locked together, knocking a sack of potatoes on the floor in the process.
"Is that why you wanted Ichigo to come inside and stop fighting Kenpachi?" Youruichi asked Rukia.
The whole room stood still at Yoruichi's question. Even Toushiro and Rangiku stopped kissing to look in shock along with the others.
Rukia just blushed and continued stirring the gravy. (I don't know if the Japanese or the dead eat gravy but they will in this fanfic. I'm American and we eat gravy)
Yoruichi just laughed and went back to watching the eggs boil. (again, they might not eat it but I do so they will too)
Soon, everyone went back to their tasks before the shocked silenced. Toushiro and Rangiku went to go fine somewhere private, to . . . ya know. Ikkaku went outside to join in the testosterone battle.
Urahara showed up an hour later with a can of cranberry sauce. Byakuya and Renji finally got back from the store with the bags of ice and were now trying to stuff them into the freezer. Yoruichi was still waiting for someone to cut the potatoes for the potato salad while peeling the shell from the boiled eggs.
Ichigo and Kenpachi had finally stopped fighting (more like passed out from exhaustion) and Renji came outside to fight with Ikkaku. Nanao and Shunsui finally came downstairs from doing you know what. Toushiro and Rangiku were still probably doing you know what.
Yamamoto showed up soon after with a chocolate cake his wife had made and Jushiro brought the sake. Ganju and Kukaku brought the fireworks for after dinner. (traditionally, fireworks are for fourth of July, but in Soul Society, any means for celebration calls for fireworks) Unohana and Hanatoro brought the first aid kit. (basically for the Neanderthals that had been fighting earlier) then the rest of the captains and their lieutenants came soon after.
Urahara was helping himself to some samples of food and a sample of Yoruichi. (he he he ) Soi Fong was getting jealous.
Rukia ordered, yes ordered, Nanao and Shunsui to start peeling the sack of potatoes and Jushiro to find Toushiro before he and Rangiku conceived a child.
"Ichigo! Stop lazing about and help out!" Rukia shouted in the direction of the living room.
"Carrot tops asleep right now, cal him later when he wakes up", Yachiro answered. "Kenny really tired him out".
Ikkaku and Renji soon came slothfully. Ikkaku had blood spilling all over the wooden floor while Renji just passed out on the floor.
Jushiro came back downstairs with a very baffled look on his face.
"Ukitake, what's wrong?" Urahara asked him.
"I just walked in on Toushiro and Rangiku in the act of . . . of . . ."
"Oh we know", Yoruichi finished for him. "They went off about thirty minutes ago. So I guess they still have some energy to burn".
"So go tell them to com back downstairs and use that energy to help us with the cooking!" Rukia yelled.
Jushiro looked taken aback by Rukia's sharpness.
"She's just a bit cranky because Ichigo is sleep and she can't have fun like Toushiro and Rangiku or Nanao and Shunsui", Yoruichi smiled.
"Oh, I see." Jushiro smiled back. Then he turned around and went to pull Toushiro and Rangiku away from one another.
"What's all the ruckus about?" Ichigo asked sleepily rubbing his eyes.
"If I were you Ichigo, I'd try to make up with Rukia and fast" Yoruichi answered him.
"Why?" Ichigo stared worriedly at Rukia.
"You haven't spent any time with her and she feels you would rather fight Kenpachi than spend time with her".
"That's not true!" he yelled. "You know how fight-crazed Kenpachi is. What was I suppose to do? Tell him no and spend time with her?"
"Yes. That's exactly what you should have done Ichigo", Urahara chimed in.
Yoruichi was pointing toward Rukia and looking scornfully at Ichigo.
Sighing, Ichigo slowly walked over to Rukia to try to smooth things over.
"Hey Rukia. Look . . ."
"Before you say anything", Rukia cut him off, "Answer me this, do you hate spending time with me? Or do you just hate me all together?"
"Rukia, how I ever hate you" he grabbed her by the arms and pulled her close to him wrapping his arms around her and embracing her. "I love you".
There. He had said it. He finally told Rukia he loved her.
Rukia couldn't believe what she was hearing. Ichigo had finally told her he loved her. (Urahara and Yoruichi were surprised as well. Then they leave the two alone for a while)
"Ichigo . . ."
"Yes Rukia".
"I . . . I love you too". Then she leaned forward on her tiptoes and Ichigo leaned down towards her and they kissed.
Rukia couldn't believe her eyes. When she opened them, she saw Ichigo with his eyes closed, but felt his lips on hers. Ichigo was kissing her. She thought this day would never come.
Ichigo is actually a good kisser, Rukia thought surprisingly.
Ichigo now had moved one of his hands from her arms to the small of her back while the other was tucked gently under her chin. Tilting her head up slightly so Ichigo could get a better angle.
Rukia closed her eyes again and slowly wrapped her arms around Ichigo's neck. Then Ichigo did something that made Rukia pop her eyes back open again. Ichigo had slipped tongue past Rukia's lips and it was now grazing her teeth lightly.
Rukia found she liked Ichigo's tongue in her mouth and so she followed suit.
Rukia parted her mouth, while accepting more of Ichigo's tongue in her mouth, she also pushed her tongue into his.
Now Ichigo had cause to open his eyes, but Rukia had already shut hers again. So she couldn't she the reaction on his face.
They stayed like that for a moment longer until Urahara and Yoruichi walked back into the kitchen.
"Well well", Urahara smiled at the two. "Looks like you two will definitely be having a happy Thanksgiving."
Ichigo and Rukia both separated and turned bright red at the realization of what they were caught doing.
"Why don't you two run along. Toushiro and Rangiku will be down soon and they can take your places" Yoruichi assured them.
"Yeah. You two better hurry up before we beat you to it" Shunsui said from beside the fridge in a corner.
"You were here the whole time?" Rukia asked.
"What were you doing behind there?" Yoruichi asked.
"Standing, kissing, some other things" he smiled.
"Kissing?" Ichigo asked.
"So I can assume that Nanao is hiding right there beside you?" Urahara asked.
"Yes sir" Nanao answered coming from the hiding place blushing.
"Looks like Ichigo and Rukia aren't the only ones who were having a happy Thanksgiving" Urahara laughed.
To be continued . . .
I'll post the next chapter on Monday. Sorry for the wait.
