DISCLAIMER: I do not own Bleach in any way, shape or form.

A/N: Here's the new chapter guys. Got a little bit of both Ichigo and Rukia so I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 3

Rukia woke up that morning to the sound of a vacuum cleaner right outside her room. Groaning, she got out of bed and stumbled over to the door to check who dared to disturb her beauty sleep. Everyone in the Kuchiki household knew that there was no vacuuming done before 9:00 am, especially outside Rukia's bedroom. Apparently this one must have been new. She gazed out her room and saw a young girl with long, dark hair actively cleaning the hallway. Rukia had to admire her hard work if only it had been a little later in the day.

"What do you think you're doing?" she was too grumpy from sleep to care about her hard work. The maid stopped and turned around in search of the owner of the voice she had just heard. "Oh! Good morning Kuchiki-san! I was just getting started with the daily cleaning!" she said in a tone that was to cheerful for 7:00 am in the morning. Rukia cringed and glared at the poor maid, "you do know that vacuuming isn't done this early right?"

The maid immediately cowered after hearing the edge in Rukia's voice. "U-umm.. I got up early s-so I thought it would b-be better to get everything done w-with.." she stuttered, her cheerfulness was nowhere to be seen now and Rukia grinned inwardly at the thought.

"Well, it's just too bad because now I'm all grumpy after you decided to disturb my sleep and you know something else?" The maid look at her curiously. Rukia smiled wickedly at her, "you're fired." And with that she slammed the door to her room. A moment of silence passed and she could've sworn she heard a few sobs coming from outside but Rukia just couldn't find it in herself to care at the moment.

It was 7:30 am on a Saturday morning and Rukia was lying on her bed trying to go back to sleep. After almost half an hour, she finally gave up and went to the bathroom to freshen up for the day. When she was done, she lazily went down to the kitchen to have some breakfast. "Good morning to you, Rukia."

Rukia nearly jumped out of her skin. She looked around and saw Byakuya on the couch reading a newspaper with a cup of coffee in hand. He didn't even look up at her. "Good morning nii-sama.." she mumbled back to her elder brother. Byakuya took a sip from his cup and continued to read.

"You're up earlier than usual today" he commented nonchalantly from his couch. Rukia grunted her response and rummaged through the refrigerator. "Some new maid woke me up at 7:00 in the morning with her vacuuming.."

When she couldn't find anything appealing to have for breakfast, she decided on plain old cereal. Byakuya glanced up at her for the first time that day, "I suggest you start waking up at that time everyday from now on." Rukia groaned once again as she poured herself some cereal and searched for the milk.

"Are we out of milk?" she asked, trying to change the subject. "If you can't find it don't you think it's obvious that we're out of milk?" he asked rhetorically. Rukia wanted to rip her hair off for having such an annoying sibling.

She put on her sneakers and grabbed her purse. "Fine, I'm off to the store to get some" she called as she ran out of the house. Usually she would've sent one of her maids to get it but she didn't have anything better to do at the moment and she was definitely not continuing that conversation with Byakuya.

If she hadn't been in such a bad mood, she would've actually enjoyed the walk to the store. The weather was perfect with a nice mixture of sun and clouds. Rukia walked the rest of the way to the grocery store listening to the chirping of the birds.

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Back at Kurosaki Clinic, "GOOOOODMORNING ICHIGOOOOO!" The said man casually dodged his idiotic fathers incoming kick, sending him crashing into the wall. "When are you ever gonna learn old man?" he said while putting on his shirt.

"Oh, Ichigo! What good is a father if he doesn't keep his dear son in check?" Isshin Kurosaki grinned wildly at his 18 year old son. Ichigo stared at him in annoyance and slowly walked to the door. "Whatever, I'm going down for breakfast." He heard the television as he went downstairs and noticed Karin staring intently at the soccer game.

"Good morning to you too.." Ichigo grumbled at his sister who took more interest in the game than her own brother. "Sorry Ichi-nii, didn't see you coming down" she said, her eyes still on the television screen. Ichigo shook his head and made his way to the kitchen.

Yuzu was mixing some pancake dough when he stepped in the kitchen. "Good morning ichi-nii!" she chirped cheerfully. Ichigo gave her a warm smile. "You didn't come down for dinner last night." There was a hint of disappointment in her voice and Ichigo felt guilt eating at him.

"I'm sorry Yuzu, I was just so tired from everything and fell asleep before I even heard you call." At least he was telling the truth this time. "It's alright, I saved your share. It's in the fridge if you want." He smiled at his little sister again, she just resembled their mom so much. How she was understanding and how she always knew what to say. Yuzu was a mini version of Masaki Kurosaki.

"That'll be great Yuzu" he said and sat down at the table. Karin and Isshin also came down and the whole Kurosaki family was having a joyous Saturday morning breakfast together. It was only a while before Karin mentioned the topic Ichigo was nervous about through the entire meal.

"So Ichi-nii, you going to share your thoughts on the movie?" asked Karin with a sly smile on her face. "That's right! Give us your thoughts son!" Isshin exclaimed, his mouth full of pancakes. Yuzu looked curiously at her brother. Ichigo sighed and glared daggers at the culprit for bringing this topic up.

"It was okay I guess. A bit on the cheesy side but it was watchable" he commented calmly trying to hide the fact that he had bumped into a girl outside the restroom. Karin's smirk grew, "are you sure you're not missing anything like, I don't know.. Bumping into a chick outside the bathroom?"

That line instantly aroused Isshin and Yuzu's curiousity. Ichigo made a mental note to hang his sister afterwards. "Uhhh, it was nothing important. Just accidentally bumped into her on my way out" he said, once again trying to keep his poker face on. But they were not convinced with his answer. An awkward silence, except for the clattering of forks and spoons, consumed the dining room. Isshin was the first to break it. "Oh! I bet you did more than just bump into her!" Ichigo's eyebrow twitched.

"Yeah Ichi-nii, what happened after that huh?" Karin was obviously enjoying all of this. "Did you apologize to her Ichi-nii?!" Yuzu gasped. She was oblivious to the actual meaning behind the ongoing conversation or rather interrogation.

Ichigo was stabbing a meatball in his plate as he was bombarded by questions. He was imagining the meatball as his evil 15 year old sister who was the cause of starting this whole thing. When they finally settled down and waited for his response, he got up from the table and grabbed the car keys.

"If you're all done, I'm heading to the store to do the groceries" he said through gritted teeth. Lately he found himself going to the supermarket more often. He could always get his mind off of things while strolling through the bright aisles and he desperately needed that right now. His family called for him but he paid them no attention and instead got in his car and drove to the store.

If he hadn't been in such a foul mood that morning, he would've actually enjoyed the peaceful drive. The weather was perfect and he hummed to the many sounds of nature.

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Rukia entered through the doors of the supermarket and immediately cursed herself for not wearing something warmer. In the rush to leave her house, she had forgotten that the supermarket was always colder than the outside world. Ignoring the goosebumps starting to show on her arms, she marched on inside in search of the dairy section.

Ichigo easily found a parking space near the usually crowded entrance of the store. There weren't many customers at 7:45 in the morning. He walked with his hands in his pockets thinking about what he needed to get. The main reason he was even here in the first place was to get away from his crazy family. The thought that he actually needed to buy something hadn't occurred to him.

The doors to the supermarket opened and he was blasted by a cool gust of air. Shivering slightly, he looked around and started his shopping.

She was having a hard time finding the usual kind of milk they always drank. All the ones that were available, were 2% reduced fat milk. She was looking for the 1% lowfat one. She knew she was being picky but right now, she couldn't care less. Rukia was already having a crappy morning and she didn't need something like milk to make it worse.

Angrily, she set off to find a salesperson to help her out. It wasn't until she reached the front of her aisle when something bright and familiar caught her eye. Rukia slowly turned her head in the direction and her eyes grew wide. That cocky bastard from the movie theater was standing just a few feet away from her, examining a carton of eggs.

Ichigo too, was having some difficulty finding the expiration date on the egg carton he was currently holding. He nearly dropped it when he heard a high-pitched shriek from right behind. Turning around to see what happened, he wished he hadn't.

Standing just a few feet away from him was the girl from the previous night but something was different about her right now. Her eyes had an evil glint to them and there was a dark aura surrounding her. Ichigo involuntarily gulped as she started approaching him.

I'll leave you guys in suspense until the next chapter! The plot is just thickening so hang tight and let me work my magic! Thanks to everyone who took the time to review so far, it helps me out a lot and if you haven't reviewed, please do so! Bye :D