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Title: Since You've been Gone
Prompt: None
Pairing/Character(s): Ichigo, Yuzu
Word Count: 229
A/N: Just another random little bit. I was halfway through the Fullbring arc when I wrote this, which is why it may not make much sense out of context.
"Onii-chan, it's time to wake up!" Yuzu's voice appeared, cheerful and loud and as annoying in the morning as always, right above his head. It burned through his dreams like setting fire to a piece of cotton cloth. Ichigo did love his sister, but even Dad was better to wake up in the morning to than her. Not that he would ever tell her that. After all, he had thought the opposite many times before, often when Dad was waking him up.
"Onii-chan, you'll be late!" Ichigo awkwardly swiped at his eyes with his right hand. His left had been grabbed and shook by Yuzu in another misguided effort to get him up. She let go and he brought it up to his face as well. A few moments later he swung his legs to the side of his bed and stood, stretching his arms.
"Thanks, Yuzu." Ichigo yawned as he ruffled Yuzu's hair, much to her amused irritation.
Yuzu jumped away from him and he chuckled. As she walked out of the door, he started to get dressed and ready for school.
After Dad left, such became their morning routine. And even though he thinks that being woken up in the morning by Yuzu is okay, he would wake up to a kick to the face any day if he thought it meant that everything was normal again.
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