A/N: Erhmm.. Sorry for this very, very late update. :( School has been busy (it always is!). But then, I should have updated three days ago but I was being too lazy for my own sake and was just hanging around facebook playing games. Oh well, here you go, enjoy reading his chapter!


ICE CREAM

- Vanilla

Ah, another day for Ichigo. As usual, the shining rays of the sun blinded him once he opened his eyes as he was facing the window. He stretched for a while before deciding to gather his towel to take a was just glad that his room has its own bathroom since going downstairs is such a bother.

Meanwhile, Yuzu was already preparing breakfast in the kitchen. She was already in her school uniform and so is Karin. Karin is sitting on the couch, waiting for food to be served as she read her manga that has something to do with action and the protagonist with weirdly colored hair. Isshin was in the clinic doing something.

After a few minutes, Ichigo came out of the shower and put his uniform on. He checked the things inside his bags and reviewed his homework. After that, he went to the kitchen to eat breakfast. He was lucky because he doesn't need to wait, Yuzu was done cooking.

Breakfast in the Kurosaki household had always been quiet, a big difference from when they were having dinner. Everyone one was silent and Isshin doesn't eat with them together, too busy in the clinic.

Breakfast had gone by and the three were about to go to school when a black, shiny car stopped in front of their house. The three stood in awe as they waited for whoever might came out.

A man with long, dark hair came out, carrying a petite girl. He was wearing such expensive clothes that Ichigo felt his jaw dropped onto the floor.

Eyeing he girl more carefully, he found out that she has black hair like Rukia's. She was wearing a light yellow nightdress and she looks kinda wet with blood oozing from her forehead.

Suddenly, Isshin went out of the clinic and greeted the man, calling him "Kuchiki-san".

Kuchiki?!

Ichigo remembered Rukia and went to his father when his father noticed him and said "Don't worry, son. Go to school now or yo'll be late."

"B-but," he stammered.

"Nii-chan, let's go!," Yuzu pulled Ichigo. Karin had already walked out of their lot and was on her way to school.

The man, looked at Ichigo before speaking, "So, this is your son, Isshin?"

Ichigo's father nodded before sending the man with the girl to the clinic. He can hear his father and the man speaking something like "She's so small and little" and "She bumped her head on the tub as she fainted".

Ichigo, who felt a little worried over Rukia decided to go to school, seeing Yuzu had already left.

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The day went by slowly, as Ichigo tried to not think about Rukia. He heard the last bell rang, signalling the end of the classes. He stood up, gathering his things and started to retreat home.

While walking, he thought of passing by the ice cream shop, hoping to see if Rukia was alright. As he entered the shop, the first thing he did was look at the counter. There, he saw the bubbly girl named "Inoue" as what he remembers. He saw another girl with short, black hair who was talking to Inoue while working at the cashier.

Where's Rukia? was the only thing on his mind. He only wanna see Rukia, but damn, with her height, and these two girls hovering the counter, how could he spot Rukia?

Almost losing his hope, he looked one last time when he saw a person with short stature and the same dark hair come out of the so-called kitchen. He tried to stop himself from smiling, almost laughing at his stupidity. He was glad she wasn't hurt but when he saw her turned around, he saw the bandage covering her forehead. His happiness drooped a bit before finally falling in line.

Rukia went to a table and began cleaning it up. Ichigo could only look at her from afar. Slowly, the line became longer until it was his turn to buy something.

That's when the girl with short, black hair was called in the kitchen by the manager, it seems and Rukia was to take charge of the counter.

As Rukia looked up at Ichigo, she smiled and before she could say anything, Ichigo blurted out, "What the hell happened to you!?"

The look on her face was telling him that she was shocked. Shocked and puzzled. But, regaining her composure, she asked Ichigo.

"What would be you order, sir?"

Ichigo just looked down at her, as if he was looking at some idiot.

"Oh, I know! Maybe you would like to order a vanilla ice cream?"

He just nodded in response as Rukia made a vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sprinkles. After that, she slipped a note with the receipt and smiled again at Ichigo, sweetly whispering, "Let's talk outside later. Wait for me,"


A/N: So, how was it? I hope it was good enough. Not writing for a long time made my mind go numb. Really, I can't even make this chapter more interesting :/ Don't worry, I'll make this more exciting after I received 15 reviews~ And forgive me for the crappy quality of this chapter...