Hiya! Decided to make this multi-chapter. The previous chapter ended off abruptly... And I felt something at the back of my mind irritating me about this fic... So I decided to lengthen the story lol.

Mint

Two

By Luna

Unsurprisingly, that male she met in the train was actually really popular in school. He was a year older, which means that he's actually a second year. He's constantly being chased and confessed by girls that really admired him.

Rukia is a type of girl that doesn't care about anyone except those close to her. Hence, this is the explanation to her obliviousness towards the male. After meeting him in the train, she instantly got attracted to him like a magnet attracting iron. His pretty face and glimmering cerulean irises are his main features. However, his scent was the one that completely attracted her. Mint. People may think that she's weird, but she just love it. And he's gorgeous.

Now she knows why many girls squeals over him. From what she heard, he rejected every single girl who confessed and ignored all of them, maintaining the stoic expression. Rukia however, don't believe that he wear that expression all the time. At the train station, she remember him smirking towards her. She almost melted.

Eventhough they are in the same school, she rarely see him as they are in different years. And even if she sees him, she could only admire him from a distance. She don't want to be like those obsessed fangirls who follows him all the time.

However, when she thought she had no chance at all, she was so wrong. After being hit by a basketball during physical education lesson, she felt extremely giddy. Hence she went to the sick bay to rest. She was literally swaying as she walked, so she used the wall as a support. Rukia opened the door weakly and dragged her feet towards the nearest bed, not caring if there's any occupants. Instantly, she dropped down onto the bed, only to realize that she was lying on someone.

Rukia immediately jumped up, only to aggravate her headache. She then fell back, only to be held by a pair of strong hands.

"You okay?" A calm yet concerned voice asked. Rukia weakly looked up, only to see the one she admired. But, she was just too fatigue to reply, and she slowly drifted to darkness...

The raven-haired girl opened her heavy eyelid slowly, the smell of medicaments and mint filled her nose.

"Hn..." She groaned, still feeling slightly dizzy. Stupid Renji, why must he throw the ball so hard?

"Awake?" A familiar voice asked. Rukia instantly realized her situation. Instead of a soft bed, she's lying on something. No, someone. Wait, what? Someone? She slowly lifted her head to recognize the face of the person she's lying on.

And she froze.

Her arms were around that person's neck and her face closely against the crooked of the neck. She took one last breath, and stopped breathing altogether.

Mint.

She's cuddling against one of the most popular guy in the school, a.k.a her secret crush, Hitsugaya Toushiro. Rukia's eyes enlarged, face heated up. What was she doing? All of a sudden, her dizziness disappeared and her mind was filled with the gorgeous face infront of her own.

"... You okay?" He raised a brow. "Can you let go now? Neck's gettin' stiff." He pointed to her arms around his neck. Rukia immediately scrambled to the other end of the bed, feeling panicky.

"S-sorry! Why am I-! Am I-!" She couldn't say it, thus she pointed to her neck frantically.

"Well, I was napping peacefully here, until you entered and sprawled on top of me, not letting me go. Before I can do anything, you went unconscious." He frowned, hints of annoyance present in his expression.

"I'm so so soooooo sorry!" She apologized again. She swung her legs off the bed and stood up, only to be struck by another dizzy spell. Rukia swayed, falling to the side.

"Hey! Becareful..." A pair of strong arms once again helped her. "You're injured. Look at that bruise on your forehead." He sighed. "Come here." The albino dragged her by the arm and pushed her down on the chair. He rummaged through the cabinet filled with medical supplies and took some out.

He poured a little oil ment onto a piece of cotton, and slowly dabbed it on the blue-black bruise. Rukia whimpered. It hurts. Really badly. She slowly opened her eyes, and noticed the close distance between them. His face was so close...

Rukia flushed and shut her eyes tightly, causing her head to ache again. With one last hard dab, he finished treating her bruise.

"Owwy, why must you do that!" She winced, hand on her forehead.

"For pinning me on the bed for an hour." Rukia blushed. "Now go back to sleep." He commanded, and she complied, immediately staggering towards the bed and burying herself under the soft blanket.

"Thank you.." She mumbled, hiding her reddened face under the blanket.

"It's irritating seeing you so miserable." Rukia pouted. "Rukia." Her eyes widened. He know her name.

"This is the second time you are helping me..." She mumbled.

He chuckled. "Maybe it's because you get into trouble often."

"N-no! B-by the way, why are you here? You looked fine..." She looked at him, scrutinizing him with her indigo orb.

He smiled, then lifted a finger to his lips. "Shh, this is my secret place to escape lessons." He whispered huskily.

Rukia can't help but smile. When she thought that she didn't stand a chance at all, things changed for the better. Because now, she became closer to him.

And know one of his secret. That only both of them shared.

Soooooo? How was it? Hope you enjoyed reading this chapter! I'm working on ICE next, so look forward to it!