Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or any of the songs mentioned in this text. I just praise them.
Chapter 2: Thoughts
A/N: I must say thanks to Shirou Hana for her reviews, support and help regarding this and my other stories. I would also like to thank all reviewers for your support.
I'm planning on writing a chapter dedicated to LithiumRukia and her... fling (?). hehe you will just wait and see and hopefully it will come.
This chapter is kind of random and not going anywhere plot-POV, but it'll hopefully give you some hints of what I'm planning. R&R and enjoy.
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That night, Ichigo walked home with a big smile on his face. Well in his mind to be accurate. This was a once in a life-time kind of offer, he couldn't be more lucky.
For one: yeah he crashed his beloved car, but he got hold of a new one just hours after and with that an offer including a chance to pay back his debts.
Two: He met this beautiful girl. She had the most slim and fragile body but also a bossy and strong voice. The violet eyes, the raven black hair and the petite hands are just some of the things Ichigo saw.
What the hell am I thinking? She's like totally business with me.
Interrupted by a sudden pain in his shoulder he bent over, eyes wide open with shock. What the hell? He massaged his shoulder as he thanked heaven that he wasn't too far from home.
He went up the dirty and totally full of graffiti stairs to his apartment door, fiddled with the keys. Ichigo went directly to his bathroom and opened the mirror above the wash-basin.
He found some painkillers and put two in his mouth which he filled with water directly from the tap. After swallowing the pills he washed his face and looked into the mirror.
This could be a pain tomorrow. He thought. Then he walked out the bathroom and into the kitchen which was to the second left exiting the bathroom.
He opened the fridge and looked for something easy to cook before he'd go to bed. He poked an old milk-carton and decided to spill it out the kitchen sink after he found something to eat. He knew he was running dry on
food but this was just ridiculous.
All he could find was the milk, a cucumber and a packet of butter. Oh there was something else, a piece of sandwich layer-cake, he chuckled a little thinking about Orihime.
She had left him 2 weeks ago but still showed up with stuff like this a little now and then. He brought the piece out and put it on his small table next to the window.
See his apartment wasn't really big, it contained of a bathroom, a hall, a tight kitchen and one room. Ichigo spilled the milk and sat down to eat. I'm very glad I got this dishwasher as a present
last year. He thought looking at the pile of dirty dishes. After he ate the piece of cake he decided to go to sleep. No wait. First I'm gonna have a long shower. He changed his mind, walking to the bathroom again. He got his clothes off and turned on the shower, waiting for it to turn warm enough to get in. Before entering the shower he put on his CD-player in the living room.
Ichigo was poor indeed but he had the money to at least get a decent music machine and good looking clothes (the latter most because of his racing). The song playing was "Kissing
the shadows" with Children of Bodom (A/N: convenient enough the album is named "Follow the Reaper"). It wasn't the ones he used to listen to but this time it felt more... appropriate.
Ichigo went into the shower and started humming along the song.
High above, your shadow smiles at me
Way down below, I hear you serenely breathe
I'm running after you throughout
The valleys of tormented souls
Don't you be afraid of me, only kissing your shadow
You're so far away, I can feel your scent
When I caress your shadow,
And if you truly want I'll cross the line I'll follow
It went on as Ichigo washed himself and enjoyed the hot water and music pouring out from his living room. Ichigo put his hands on the wall facing the mouthpiece, letting the water pour down his
face. He thought about Rukia. She sure did some impression on him. He tried to shake his thoughts off of him. The next song started, "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" was its name. This song was
a little harder in the beats, still both was some kind of metal. Ichigo didn't care so much about the genre of the songs he liked. He could listen to anything from pop and hip-hop to death metal
and didn't care what others thought. He did mostly prefer metal and rock type of genres. Well that's what most of his cd-library contained of. That and lots of hip-hop/RnB.
He went out of the shower, feeling the painkillers starting to do the job.
"Aah" he said, totally relaxed as he grabbed a towel and wearing it he sat on his couch. He grabbed the controller for the cd-player and changed CD. It was one of his newest and favourites.
Maximum the Hormone, with "What's up people" and then "Zetsubou Billy", the intro and outro of his favourite anime: Death Note. Ichigo laid back and listened to the crazy band playing. He
closed his eyes and listened.
HEY HEY! Ningen sucker. Ah ningen ningen fucker? (repeat 4x)
Ichigo sang with the lyrics at this part. He was just concentrating on the music, Let it fill him up and take up all of his existence behind his shut eyes.
The next song began.
eru netsu masani "DESU PAIREETSU" (Death Pirates)
aganau houritsu GEEMU (Game)
zetsubou ZA BIRII (Billy)
it hoists rinri
saa tomerarenai Eraser Rain
zetsubou ZA BIRII (Billy)
it hoists rinri
saa tomerarenai Eraser Rain
As the music started to fade our Ichigo was fast asleep on his couch, wearing just a towel.
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Rukia was going home by car. She turned on the Radio. I was just some Pop song from America on, she didn't care much but she whistled to the melody anyway. Why am I acting so cheery? It
feels so out of character for me. What do I have to cheer for? Yeah I just got hooked another skilled racer... maybe one of the best out there. But I shouldn't be like this? Last time I was like
this was... was.. Before I left Renji. Rukia immediately shut off the radio and stop whistling. A frown was now on her face as all became silent except for the small sound coming from her engine.
When Rukia got home the clock where already 12AM and Rukia felt really tired. She had to do some paperwork before she left and Ichigo insisted on walking home, so she was all alone while
doing it. Her cell-phone rang and she looked at its small screen, reading Renji she sighed and answered.
"Hello, Renji. What do you want?" She said a little angrily.
"Hey Rukia, Why the tone?" he answered sounding surprised.
"I'm tired Renji, forgive me but please say what you want so I can go to bed already." she said yawning as she finished.
"Kay, I was just gonna ask you if we could meet up tomorrow and talk?" he said.
"Renji, I don't know. What do you wanna talk about?" she answered.
"Uh, well. Can't we just talk about it tomorrow?" He asked.
"Well, okay. Come by tomorrow at five okay?"
"Okay see you then"
Rukia laid herself on her bed sighing loud.
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Me: So, this gotten quite short in comparison of the last.
Ichigo: Hmpf..
Me: What?
Ichigo: You're like the biggest thief. In the first chapter you stole from The fast and the furious and now you steal songs? To top it off, you've made me
some kind of copy of yourself regarding the music and anime..
Me: Oh, yeah... that. I'll hopefully get better. By the way I may need a co-writer for the next chapter. Someone who likes and are good at writing choreography.
Nuff said, if you have the skill pm me please. Cya in the next chapter. R&R an´ all that.
Ps. I think musical aspects are really important. What kind of music you listen to is often a big part of who you are.