First Time- All Over Again
Chapter 2
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A/N: Wow! I did not expect reviews that fast! Sorry this chapter took me a little while to do. I was enjoying my Wii Christmas if you know what I mean ;) I got to play Bleach shattered blade. Anyway, this chapter is a little longer but not too long. Don't expect overly long chapters from me. I will be as detailed as I can about ichiruki but I am no Picasso of writing so forgive me if this style of writing is to not of your best interest.
Onto the story! This chapter is named after the song "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach…but I do own a rukia plushy huggles the plushy
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School went on as usual but for one student, everything was but normal. In all her classes, she could not concentrate on any one subject. Her focal center was on one boy in particular with a sword as big as he was with bright orange hair. Even when the few friends she had asked her if she was ok, Rukia emptily replied yes. There was nothing that could break her focus on this strange man. His clothes were foreign and looked like they came from that of the Pre-Industrial Japan era. But much more than that, when he locked eyes with her for merely one second, her whole body turned to mush. Something about this boy was uncannily familiar. Rukia was known for her determination on researching up anything that interested her. For this reason, she was about to do something she had never done before; cut class. Rukia had Sensei Ritsuka sign her fake pass to the bathroom to give her a temp. Excuse to not being in class. She grabbed her belongings and was out of the room like a shotgun. Almost as once, Rukia felt some intense pressure knock her off her feet. She was able to regain balance but with each step Rukia took out of school, the heavier and heavier her body became. Just what kind of force could cause her to be so overwhelmed?
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Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
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Once The Raven haired senior was off the school premises, the pressure lightened up, giving her the ability to run. If Rukia could picture it, it was as if she was following a thread like ribbon and it was pulling her along. Her body tingled with excitement. Her former dull and repetitive lifestyle was now replaced with something much more extraordinary. She knew from the minute that she came in contact with that samurai like man, that her life had changed for the better. Maybe meeting this guy had something to do with the reoccurring, strange dreams she had been having.
Rukia made a sharp turn on a crosswalk and continued her chase. Blood was pumping adrenaline into her like wildfire. Shops and vendors came and past her so fast that it seemed as if Rukia was moving at a different pace from everyone else. People either refused to make eye contact with her or just simply ignored her existence. She was lucky not to bump into anybody.
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But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
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After several alley run-throughs, crosswalks and streets, Rukia stopped at the mall. The pressure dwindled to practically nothing as quickly as it had come, leaving Rukia defeated. After all that work, she was left empty handed. Going back to school would do no good since by time she walked back, classes would have ended. Rukia gave herself a moment to catch her breath before decided to enter the mall. She was not clueless as to what to do, considering that she had a job there right after school. Rukia would be a little early but she was sure her boss would understand. Her boss was probably the most friendly and easygoing person that Rukia met. She even considered her to be her one and only best friend. Ayame Ikuto was her name. They both worked under a very trendy and popular clothing store called, "The Noodle." The store mainly targeted the teenage group. It was definitely not uncommon to see her classmates shopping there frequently.
Rukia finally reached said store on the second floor. It was pretty close to the food court so it got a lot of traffic. There were a few customers here and there and three clerks managing it all. Nothing too stressful. After switching swifts with the main counter girl, Rukia was left to taking care of the customer's purchases. She attended to five before what appeared to be an eighteen year old man walked in apparently looking distracted. He looked like he did not want to be talked to because of the way he kept his head sort of down. The man looked concealed beneath shades and a beanie. Rukia had a feeling that he did not want his hair to be shown but there were tuffs of spiky orange hair peeking through. He looked a little lost as well and Rukia wanted to call out to him and asked him if he was in need of any assistance but didn't. She knew how much she hated purchasing clothes or anything really when clerks just jumped out of nowhere and want to help you with a smile on their face. It's nice but it can also be a tad annoying.
Rukia watched him wander around the store, almost in a trance until a few customers came up to purchase their items. She quickly tagged them and stuffed them in a store labeled bag before watching her favorite stranger again. He now looked as if he was deciding between two kinds of jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
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He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
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"Excuse me miss?" The voice broke Rukia's hold on Ichigo and she turned her attention to whoever it was. But before she could do anything, a masked stranger put a gun to her head and reached over to open the cash register. Rukia was bewildered and scared to death, now vulnerable with nothing to protect herself.
"Don't you dare move or I will blow your face to pieces!" The robber exclaimed with venom in his voice. Now Rukia was trembling in her knees.
"well excuse me sir, but I don't like when men attack innocent women." Without another word, the man that Rukia had been eying for a long time had taken the robber into a headlock. He then snapped his back to the ground, forcing his arms behind himself.
"Now don't you move or even try to shoot me with your gun. I swear I will have you in a prison cell faster than you can count the number of stupid stunts you've pulled." His voice was gruff but with just as much fierceness as the robber had on Rukia. The robber now looked as if he was the victim.
"Y-yes sir!" The masked Robber ran off, scared shitless. Then the orange haired hero walked over to the counter where Rukia was, with a sweatshirt jacket and jeans in his arms.
He first cleared his throat. "Now…I would like to purchase these if you don't mind." He lifted up his glasses to show Rukia a hint of a smile, his hazel brown eyes glinting with amusement. The raven haired clerk could only gawk at him, her mind still in racing from the whole scenario that just happened. And here was this strangely familiar man who just saved her life, acting as if nothing happened.
"Are you out of your mind? He had a gun in his hands and you took him down like he wasn't a thread at all. I could have handled him myself!" Rukia exclaimed to him.
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You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
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"I hope that not all of your customers feel this uncomfortable around you," he said teasingly, "and of course I only wanted to help a little because you were handling it so well. You were begging to be rescued whether you like it or not miss." Rukia was at first pissed off at how cocky he was, considering this was the first time they ever met. But now, she was stunned as it seemed as he was looking down on her as some weak and fragile girl.
"First of all, I get along great with them. Second, I was only temporarily shocked. I had my phone in my pocket. What did you think my reaction was going to be? 'oh my god, thank you for saving me! I was so helpless until you showed up my hero!' Rukia raised her voice and imitated a grateful civilian.
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But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
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"Something along those lines, yes!" He took off his hat now, looking more comfortable with less people around. Rukia's eyes widened at his bright orange hair. Unfortunately, the man caught her staring and sighed.
"Go ahead and laugh or pick fun. It's my natural hair and I have to keep telling people that even under my circumstances now…"
"What circumstances?" Rukia was now interested in his hesitation.
"It's nothing, forget it." Once he saw that Rukia had no reason had speak about his hair, he looked at her. Almost at once, his eyes widened as big as Rukia's were.
"What is it? Is there something on my face?"
"By any chance are you…..no…I must be going insane. My family is right, I should seek a therapist." The man explained to her as if she was supposed to know what he was talking about.
"No, seriously. What is it?" Rukia looked at him straight in the eye as if demanding some answers.
He took in a deep breath. "Rukia…is it really you?" His voice sounded much more sad this time.
Said girl was freaked out and ready to call security. "You are one crazy man! Get help! How the hell do you know my name? I have never met you before in my entire life!" Rukia was backing away from him, any sort of gratitude was long gone.
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Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
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"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki…and we have known each other longer than you think."
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I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know Why
I don't know why
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