A/N: I do not own Bleach. Ryea I do. Have fun with this one.

Ichigo's attack landed hard on Ryea knocking her into the ground sending dust and leaving a creator. She stood and shook it off. A evil sneer cast shadows onto Ichigo's mood. The dust swirled as she focused her attack and with a shattering voice proclaimed, "Getsuga Tenshou!"

"What?" Was all Ichigo was able to ask as he felt the power of his attack slam into his body. Weightless now as he floated in the air recoiling form his, wait, her attack. This was going to be hard. With a snap he sent another volley at her and flash stepped behind her, another volley. He saw the look in her eyes as he took another step and laid in with a third attack.

Each one met the other and crushed Ryea into a heap laying in a now deeper creator. The dust settled as Byakuya watched in amazement at the speed this outcast has obtained. His eyes went into shock when he saw Ryea stand up from the dust. Gripping his soul slayer tightly ready to release bankai on this hollow when he was taken back by the new reiatsu. He looked for its source and found it.

Ichigo had pulled on his mask. Those black eyes staring down at his prey. He was done with this. She did not see it coming and he was in front of her and with a swift arc he slashed across her torso. Blood dripped from Zangetsu's edge as she doubled over in a mixture of pain and shock. She smirked and stood back to her feet leaning on her own jet black blade. The tight clothing loose at her chest.

"Like what you see?" She asked catching Ichigo's eyes lurking over her exposure.
"What? ... No... I mean." Ichigo started to turn red even under his mask.

She saw him open and took it her blade shot towards his chest and made contact, but did not penetrate. How could I have missed? She asked herself. Her eyes looked up and saw a strange yellow light between her blade and him.

"Inoue?"
"Hai!"

Inoue was beside him holding off the attack with her Shun Shun Rikka. Ryea flinched as she was hit with a glowing blue arrow piercing through he out stretched arm. Screaming in agony she turned and saw Ishida aiming another arrow at her. She knew she was out matched now. She could always find this boy again when his friends where not around.

"Before I go," she coughed Ichigo's eyes made their way back to her chest, "May I know your name?" he eyes locked on Ichigo's.

The hollow mask faded into the wind and he smiled, "Kurosaki Ichigo. Shinigami Representative."

"You are not even a real Shinigami?" Ryea asked as a beam of rejection came down to envelop her.

Ryea calmly stood tall and removed the cloak and shirt she had mimicked from Ichigo leaving her bare from the waist up. Coyly she winked at the gawking orange haired kid as her body rose off the ground and towards the torn sky.

"I'll find you again, Ichigo-san. Maybe next time we can do a different kind of game?" With that said the rift closed.
"What was that all about?" Ichigo heard but was still staring at the now empty spot where Ryea dissapeared.
"Ichigo..." Inoue was waving her hand in front of his eyes but they where not moving.
"Seems his blood flow is elsewhere." Urryu said in his flat Quincy tone.
"Where would it go?"
"Some times Inoue I wonder about you..." Ishida said as he pushed his glases further up his proud nose.

Something snapped Ichigo out of his daze, that scent. Rukia was near. Very near. He turned and fond himself face to face with Urrhara and his striped hat. Behind the hat was Rukia looking at Ichigo with a very irritated look. It was then he noticed at where they had ended up in the frenzy of battle. Why must it be that he ends up here at Urrahara's shop when he dosen't want to be, but atleast Rukia is here. Why is she so pissed?

"Kurosaki! Nice of you to leave my shop in one piece," Mr. Hat and Clogs noticing where the boys eyes had fallen, "Rukia-san will be fine. Her gigai needed some work to help in healing her. I do not understand why you would even bring her to a battle with such a powerful Esparda? Care to enlighten me?"
"I came of my own, Urrahara. Now I should have left it to just Ichigo and his show." Rukia said in a hurt voice.
"Ohh that reminds me, Ichigo-chan, I heard you got yourself into a awkward position earlier with miss Kuchiki.
"What position is he talking about Rukia?" Byakuya asked with a stern look towards his adopted sister.
"It is nothing, nii-sama. Just a misunderstanding that won't happen again." Her eyes glared deep into Ichigo's eyes.

Won't happen again? What did I do? I kinda enjoyed it... brain... you are going to get us killed with thoughts like that.

"Care to inform me, kozo?"
"Nothing happened. Rukia and I just woke..." Ichigo's mouth had betrayed him, "... in the same bed." He finished before the STFU command reached his lips.
"What?"
"Like Rukia said it was a misunderstanding."
"Then inform me so I will understand."
"Well I came home from school during lunch and laid down. I haven't been feeling to good either. I woke up and Rukia was laying beside me, my father saw and then for some reason Ishida and Inoue showed up and it has been down hill from there... Wait. Urrahara how did you know about this?"

The man in question smiled and just stated that he had his ways. By ways he meant that Isshin had called overjoyed and that Ichigo was not telling Byakuya the whole truth, but who was he to inform the captain of the corrections to the story and possibly get himself let alone Ichigo killed.

"Rukia, if you wish to stay in the real world that is your choice. I, however cannot allow you to stay with this kozo anymore. It seems he has unforeseen motives. You will get your own place here. That is of course if you still wish to stay?"

"What?" both Rukia and Ichigo chorused

Ichigo looked at Rukia with hurt eyes. He was not going to let her go that easy. He needed her for more than just a midget side kick. He needed her for her touch. Brain, I swear shut up our mouth has already betrayed me and if you do the same... so help me.

Rukia met Ichigo's gaze and knew what he was thinking. He wouldn't let her go. She didn't want to go. She couldn't she needed him. He was kind to her and treated her most of the time like she was special. Dealing with her constant day to day questions about the real world. Hell he even broke into Soul Society and defeated everything in his path just to save her. Just for her. Her eyes went wide as she realized something that should have been obvious.

Inoue-san I know you have your heart for Ichigo. I am sorry about what I am about to do, but my heart belongs to him aswell. I hope we can still be friends after this. Ichigo. When you kissed me today I felt at home. When you held me in your arms while we slept I was at peace. I think I,

"Love you!" she spat out and immediately covered her mouth.
"Ru... Rukia?" Ichigo looked at her bewildered at her statement.
"You love him?" Byakuya asked looking at his sister and then to Ichigo.
"Yes.. no, I mean... I think..." she stammered.
"You cannot love this peasant Kuchiki Rukia. You are above him."
"You loved my Hisana and she was below you!" Rukia shouted back

Ichigo watched Rukia vanish in shunpo. Pondering when she learned that. It was then he met her brothers eyes staring down into his. His body could not move and the reiatsu Byakuya was pounding into him was enough to make him shake.

"You will have nothing else to do with her, Kurosaki Ichigo." With that said Byakuya flash stepped away.

Ichigo let out a sigh knowing somehow he escaped the wrath of pink. Now where was Rukia. Ichigo spent the next few hours looking for her but to no avail. He stepped back through his window and laid down, to tired to get back in his body. Again as his head felt the soft pillow under him his vision blurred as he passed out from exhaustion.

Strawberries... again. Why does Rukia's scent only come to me in my dreams. How I wish I could hold her now. I don't like seeing her upset let alone near tears like she was in front of her brother. What was Byaku-brat doing here anyways? Wow I can really smell her now. If only this wasn't a dream, maybe then I could tell her how I really feel. Explain to her that I,

"Lover her" his lips whispered into Rukia's ears.

Her heart sunk knowing that this was most likely going to be the last time he could hold her and yet he wasn't even awake. She kissed his lips and smiled at how honest he seemed to be while asleep. She could feel her brother's presence getting closer and closer it would be long before he found her and this would not be the best time. She suppressed her reiatsu even more to by just some more time. One last kiss wouldn't hurt.

Her lips barely touched his but this time it was enough to wake him from his slumber. His hand traveled the short distance from her waist to the back of her neck as he pulled her into the kiss. She was caught off guard but that didn't matter now. She licked his lips through hers and he opened to her. Their tongues dancing with the rhythm of two great swordsmen. She moaned into him as his fingers played in her hair. Her fingers dug into his side wanting more than a kiss to remember him by.

It was now or never. If she pulled this off they might have a chance but if she couldn't get away then it was their end and his death. She left him their in a trance as she let go of his embrace. Ichigo's still sleep filled eyes tried to follow her but he did not have the energy to. She wasn't in her gigai, why was she still in her Shinigami form? Why did she have his bag? Wait... what is she planning. Where is she going? He gave into sleep as her scent drifted away from him. It lingered so lightly now that she was gone.

Plan? What plan? Guess you will have to wait and find out...

On a side note my next update is going to be a extreamly long chapter. alot will be covered, ALOT!