Part II :: And Then, He Fell In Love
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"BAKA! Can't you see I'm RESTING!?" yelled Rukia loudly as he narrowly missed a flying pillow.
What a way to start a conversation. He thought silently as he picked the pillow from the ground.
"Well then! I'm sorry for disturbing your beauty sleep! You have been resting for a damn long time!" he replied roughly as he threw the pillow at Rukia's head.
And also I'm starting to miss you.
WAIT!! WAITWAITWAIT!! What?! Did I just thought that? No…It can't be… It must be fatigue. .It MUST be fatigue.. I don't really miss her…Okay. .Maybe I did…But just as a friend… Ichigo silently thought to himself as he shook his head violently as to clear his mind of his thoughts.
"Ichigo! Are you listening to me? I'm going crazy here! Nii-sama has not allow me to go out and I've had not received any visitors apart from you and Renji.The servants are acting strange. And to think of it...so does Renji! What is going on? It's like they are keeping a secret from me!! ICHIGO!"
Maybe… Byakuya doesn't want her to know the truth….I guess she's not fully recovered yet…And did she just said Renji?
Ichigo's chest felt slightly constricted at the thought of Renji and Rukia alone in the room but brushed it off as he concentrated at the more pressing situation at hand. That is Rukia. Sighing exaggeratedly Ichigo decided to take things slow by plopping himself in front of a livid Rukia. (Which was… I shall say, a rather bad idea.)
"Oh well…You are just paranoid. Maybe staying in here for too long is making your brains fried or something. You should remain locked up in here ya'know?"he said half-jokingly but quickly regretting his words when he faced a supremely pissed-off Rukia.
But the look was quickly replaced by a look of sad resignation on her face. Ichigo's chest felt even more constricted as he watched her silently cup her face as a sign of defeat. The fragility of her at that moment had nearly made him want to hug her, hold her close against himself. Let her know that he'll be there just for her. But the silence was broken when she began to speak again.
"I know Ichigo.I know...I've heard them talk about it just yesterday. You don't have to hide it from me. You don't have to lie. We are all gonna have to die do we?" she asked sadly as she gently took his hands into hers. The gentle gesture had caused a tingling sensation down his back as he gently grasps her porcelain hand. She was just too fragile.
"I don't know…..I just wish that I've known more…. But whatever going to happen tomorrow, I'm not letting that bastard get away with it even if it cost my life. I will die defending sereitei." And you...
Said Ichigo, his voice filled with determination as he looked into her sad face.
"He's not gonna get his hands on anyone of us! I bet everyone is gonna fight against him together. And after all, don't you trust me? I've saved you from Aizen once... what made you think I won't be able to save Seiretei from that Kariya bastard?"
Rukia's face broke into a slight grin. "You arrogant idiot! You are gonna get everyone killed! But I trust you enough to kick his ass. It's just one thing…. I want to join in too." Rukia said before attempting to stand up. A sense of protectiveness took over Ichigo as he pulled her down.
And then, she ………..
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A/n: I hope it's not too crappy or fluffy!! I really-really do hope that I don't go OOC.. Ichigo and Rukia are both wonderful characters but are kinda hard to portray!! But aniwaes, please REVIEW!! ((:
