First Time All Over Again Chapter 3: First Time, a bleach fanfic

First Time- All Over Again

Chapter 3

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A/nIt's so nice to see that I have already a bunch of you reviewing and favoriting my story. Thanks for your encouraging reviews because it helped me make this chapter so quickly. Think of it as a New Years Gift from me. This is also a doozey of a chapter compared to my other previous chapters. I hope you all like it.

I would also like to say one thing. I noticed that some of you were wondering about Ichigo and how come he remembers. I know that in a lot of the fanfics you read, they both forget right? Well Ichigo never stopped thinking about Rukia after she died. Rukia was the only exception since she is only a reincarnation of the real Rukia. The reason why it took him awhile to remember was because he grieved so much about her in the past, he pushed Rukia to the back of his mind. Ichigo was just being Classical aloof Ichigo in the store and did not know it was her until the last minute. I hope that explained it. NOW, I will end this gigantic section of an authors note so you can get to reading. I had fun writing this chapter. I can't say it's a fluffy chapter, but there is a lot of ichiruki here.

This chapter is a special chapter called FIRST TIME! I have no idea now where I got my story name from…anyway If you don't know who sings this famous song, it's Lifehouse and probably one of my favorite bands of all time.

Disclaimer: no bleach, no animes..I own nada...

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From Chapter 2:

"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.

"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki…and we have known each other longer than you think."

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Ichigo could only watch as his heart tore into two as the girl that changed his entire world once before, wished to never be associated with him. He knew better. If this was Rukia, she would never be the Rukia before she died. For the longest time he denied that Rukia was dead and that once he saw her, everything would be alright again. That was just bull though. This Rukia was a human and not a shinigami. Could it be possible that he was so caught up trying to find her that he had mistaken? Rukia certainly was not the rarest name in the world, there could be other Rukias with medium length raven hair, short height and dark violet orbs.

'NO! Ichigo! Just look at her, the chances of finding her exact look alike are slim to none. This is her, even if she doesn't remember you. Give her time!' Ichigo's inner voice yelled at him, telling him to not give up. But looking into the frightened eyes of Rukia, Ichigo felt guilt weigh him down.

Ichigo remembered that before they both had died in the war against Aizen that he told Rukia, "No matter what, I will always protect you, got it?! You can go ahead and tell me to back the hell off but there is no way that I will leave you by yourself. I can not lose you again…," Ichigo was referring to the time Rukia left to be executed for her 'crimes.'

Maybe now, Rukia no longer needed his help. She could finally live a normal life and with him in the picture, it would never be so. His hard scrunched up eyes were now soft as he looked into Rukia's dark violet orbs.

We're both looking for something
We've been afraid to find
It's easier to be broken
It's easier to hide

"I'm sorry that I have troubled you. You see…you remind me of a special friend I once had. She passed away." Ichigo would not try to tell Rukia who her real identity was just yet.

Rukia almost wanted to go over and hug him, looking at how defeated and depressed he now appeared. His cold and withdrawn exterior had faded away right before her eyes. He wasn't crazy, he just lost somebody he loved.

"I'm sorry that I called you crazy, it's just that for a second, it was creepy how you knew my name. I thought you were a stalker or something." Rukia looked up at him, realizing the height difference between them. "Listen, how about I treat you to some coffee? There is a starbucks in this mall. This way, I can properly thank you for saving my life." Her voice was gentle and soothing to Ichigo, like that of a mother.

Looking at you,holding my breath,
For once in my life,I'm scared to death,
I'm taking a chance,letting you inside.

"You don't have to do that. I didn't beat that idiot to a pulp so you could buy me coffee," he said with a sparkle in his eye. Ichigo just couldn't help but melt away in the presence of her. She had this pure aura around her that seemed to put a spark in anybody's step if they met her.

"No, it's my treat. I'm not doing this because I have to; I'm doing this because I want to. Besides, you seem as if you could use one." Rukia checked herself out of the store, leaving it in the capable hands of whoever was left in it after the holdup with the robber. When they walked out, she turned to him. "Now you will probably think I'm crazy but I could have sworn I have seen you around this morning. I could have been dreaming it."

Feeling alive all over again,
As deep as the sky, under my skin
Like being in love, she says
For the first time
Maybe I'm wrong,
But I'm feeling right where I belong
With you tonight
Like being in love
To feel for the first time

Ichigo narrowed his eyes slightly. He had not been inside his gigai until just this afternoon. Before Rukia have seen him in his shinigami form? If word got out that a human knew his secret, he would have to erase her memory. Surely the Soul Society would understand seeing as technically she is Rukia reincarnated.

The world that I see inside you
Waiting to come to life
Waking me up to dreaming
Reality in your eyes

Rukia looked up at him curiously as it seemed Ichigo was hiding something from her. She was always good at unlocking secrets from people when they concerned her. However this time, Ichigo's expression was unfathomable.

The two walked down in silence to Starbucks on the first floor in silence. Normally Ichigo was antisocial and never the person to start a conversation, but being next to Rukia in this silence felt too uncomfortable.

"So how long have you worked in this mall?" Rukia blinked as if being awoken from a dream. She stared at him for less than five seconds before realizing he said something.

"Oh…sorry. Well I have been here for about a year and a half now. What about you?"

Ichigo seemed almost taken aback by her question. What was he supposed to say? He slays evil spirits and sends plus souls to the Soul Society in his spare time? That wouldn't go over well. 'Sheesh, we may be shinigami but the way we must lie to humans constantly about us, makes me feel like part of the fricken Mafia!'

"Actually…I am still looking for some place good. If I followed my family business, I would probably look for a place to start my medical career. My father is a doctor and both my sisters are nurses. I mean don't get me wrong, saving people from death is cool and all but I feel so empty about it." Ichigo's face reddened a little bit as Rukia looked at him closely. "Sorry about my ranting…"

Rukia chuckled a little bit. "Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to live in a foster home, and my foster guardian would always tell me how to live my life. I got so frustrated, that I just ran away."

They finally reached Starbucks and it was practically empty. The mall would close in a few hours so most people left earlier, leaving Ichigo and Rukia alone to talk. Ichigo grabbed both of them a table while Rukia decided on what to get them.

"Ichigo, I am going to get a hazelnut double latte. What would you like?" Rukia inquired him. Ichigo looked up at the choices and finally set on something.

"I will have a strawberries and crème frappachino." Rukia looked at him amused of his choice considering his name and bright orange hair.

"Yes Mister Strawberry-san." Ichigo glared at her but it was lighthearted. He couldn't help it that he never felt true anger toward the shorty. Ichigo might blow up on occasions but never in front of Rukia. She calmed his nerves and the best he could muster is a glare.

Looking at you,
Holding my breath,
For once in my life
I'm scared to death,
I'm taking a chance,
Letting you inside.

Rukia retrieved their drinks and placed them on the respective table. Ichigo took his frappuchino and drank it slowly while Rukia practically chugged it down.

"Thirsty?" Ichigo raised an eyebrow.

"This is my first cup of coffee all day and considering the whirlwind of a day I had, I needed it." Ichigo laughed a little bit.

As always, something had to end the moment of complete serenity. Something vibrated loudly in Ichigo's pocket. It was his soul phone.

"I am going to have to raincheck our coffee date. Something important came up." He glanced back at her as she left. Then Rukia did something he did not expect.

"Let me come with you! I mean…I don't want to walk home alone. My house is atleast a forty minute walk from here." 'What am I saying?! I can take care of myself, I have been for awhile.'

Ichigo looked at her uneasily. With anyone else, he would have said no but maybe the hollow running about would trigger a memory in her. Something, anything at all would be suffice. It's nice to have the loved one you wanted alive but if your relationship was a thing of the past, its as if your loved one was dead the whole time. Ichigo missed his teenage human years, fighting alongside Rukia, pitted against unbearable odds. Their relationship was like no other and he was not ready to run it into the ground.

I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky that's under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time

He forced himself out of gigai and into his soul form. Rukia was shocked beyond relief that her hero and perhaps new friend was the guy that saved her from the monster. Ichigo saw her expression but kept looking straight ahead. His voice was now deeper and more gruff. He took his shinigami business seriously…atleast most of the time anyway.

"I will explain later. First put my body someplace safe so no one will think there was some manslaughter at the mall. Second , just follow me." Rukia nodded and obeyed without question. Somehow the idea of all this seemed second hand for her but she could not think about that right now. Ichigo needed her help. After storing the empty shell of a body in a broom closet, Rukia ran after Ichigo.

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Something ominous and evil was lurking behind the walls of Karakura high. A monster stepped out of the darkness to show his grotesque appearance. Like the other hollow before it, it had a white mask and a hole where the heart should be. It was tracking down a human who's soul smelled especially tasty, along with the smell of a soul reaper. He would certainly have his treats tonight. His prey was closeby as well.

Rukia's feet, in spite of all the running she had done today, was nowhere near exhausted. She was feeling just as lifted and free-spirited as she had felt earlier that day. Ichigo was blocks ahead of her. He had the ability to jump and fly around when she only had feet with worn out track shoes. She finally caught up to him when he stopped at the entrance of the school.

"I don't see anything here Ichigo…," Rukia whispered softly. Ichigo only shushed her.

"He's here alright. I'm sure of it, I can just feel his reiatsu prickling around her. He's just hiding." Ichigo seemed so sure of himself while Rukia noticed her hairs sticking up everywhere.

Right on cue, The hollow leapt from the school rooftop, laughing manically.

"Looks like I didn't have to search that hard. You shinigamis make my jobs so easy. Don't worry, it won't hurt a bit. You will be joining your other buddies soon enough."

Ichigo smirked smugly. "What makes you think that Street scum? I will happen to let you know that I am a vice-captain of my own division and hold enough power to slay you with my hands tied behind my back." He reached for his zanpakutou and unsheathed it. He pointed it at the hollow's mask.

"I just got to slice and dice through that mask of yours and you're history." Ichigo launched himself into the air and then flashstepped to behind the hollow. Before though he could make his clean cut-through, the hollow used his tail to whiplash Ichigo, sending him flying against the school walls. A few bricks collapsed on his head but it did not stop him.

Rukia watched this whole thing unravel in front of her once more like before. She was learning more and more about Ichigo than she ever would by asking him. There was another world out there that she had been unaware of, the place where these shinigami ghost busters live.

The hollow was about to tear into Ichigo who was now left open for assault, when Rukia instinctively ran out and threw herself in front of the hollow.

We're crashing
Into the unknown
We're lost in this
But it feels like home

Ichigo watched Rukia as blood splattered from her back, being caught in the monster's teeth, and fall to the ground. Dejavu was all he could think about, but this time, Rukia was in more danger.

Looking at himself, Ichigo now knew he could not handle this hollow alone but there were no other shinigami to help him. Rukia was injured but…Maybe he could try one thing.

"I'm sorry Rukia, but I cannot Console you…however if we both want to get out of here alive, I need your assistance. The only way I can do that is if I give you some of my power." Rukia sat up now, seering pain shooting up her back from the hollow's teeth marks.

"You mean…becoming a shinigami?"

"That is correct. I don't know how well this will work out but it's the only idea I got." Rukia nodded warely, already thinking about the possible outcomes."

The hollow was coming for them both for a second attack. Ichigo propped him and Rukia up and took his sword. "I am going to stab you in the heart and infuse you with half my power. It will probably not last long but you will have enough to defeat the hollow. Ready?" Rukia nodded.

Ichigo smiled. "Let's pray that this will not be the last time we see each other." He then thrusted his sword into Rukia, a burst of light enveloped them both. When the mist and light cleared, Rukia was dressed in black and it was as if History was repeating itself. She was graceful and quick, delivering a quick blow down the mask. It was as if Rukia had been a shinigami all her life. The hollow disappeared and peace once again settled in around Karakura.

Ichigo was glad to see that he was still able to keep his powers. He would hate to re-live the same fate that Rukia went through dealing with him. Ichigo was also glad to see Rukia still in one piece. He then sat up and brushed the dirt off his shoulders. Ichigo walked over to Rukia and patted her on the head. "You're a natural, Rukia."

A curve of a delighted smile graced Rukia's face. 'This feels like home'

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A/N: So what do you think? I hope I satisfied you all with a quick update. I also hope this wasn't crappy because I did it quickly. Well…took me like 4-5 hours to make but that is quick to me. ANYWAY! Review k? thanks!