He felt guilty for what he said to Rukia a few hours ago. She was still nowhere to find. She ran away like that a few times before but she usually returns after an hour or two.

He walked trough an empty street lost in his thoughts. The moon was wonderful. The sky clear. Rukia where are you? I … I'm so sorry. I wish I could tell you how much I'm sorry for what I said to you. Please give me any sign.

Ichigo sank to his knees. It started to rain.

"Oh god do you hate me so much?", Ichigo yelled staring into the sky. Suddenly he felt a strong spiritual energy. He jumped to his feet.

…

Rukia felt the energy, too. She stopped crying and started to run.

…

Rukia and Ichigo arrived at the same time. Without a word they attacked the hollow. It was a weak one and they had no problem to defeat him. After they took care of the hollow they stood a few feet away from each other. They looked into each others eyes. Rukia began to cry again. Why do I have to cry? I usually don't cry in front of anyone. Rukia thought to herself. They stood there for what seemed like forever. Both of them scared to move. Scared that the other person could run away again or could hurt the other again. It was Ichigo who broke the silence.

"I don't want to sound mean again but what I am going to say is very hard for me to say so listen carefully and don't expect me to say those things anytime soon again."

Rukia stopped crying for a moment when she heard his voice.

"I always thought you are a little, crazy and annoying girl. You put my life upside down. You are responsible for my scarves and all the pain I got during my fights with hollows, shinigamis and all the other strange things. But all those scarves remind me of my feelings. My feelings for you! It breaks my heart when I see you crying. I'm sorry."

Ichigo stepped closer to Rukia and hugged her. She began to cry again.

"Ichigo … I love you.", Rukia whispered into his chest. "I never want something like this to happen again. I want to stay with you for the rest of my life and I don't want to leave you again!"

"You stupid little Idiot", Ichigo said smiling to himself about Rukias statement. Before he could continue his sentence Rukias fist met his face and he flew to the ground.

"What was that for?", he yelled.

"That was for calling me stupid, little and an idiot and for destroying this romantic situation."

He had to hold back his laughter. He stood up.

"You are stupid! You love me! You are little you are wearing my sisters clothes! You are an idiot because you thought you could run away from me."

"Ichigo just shut up and let's go back home. I'm tired and I want to change into some dry clothes!"

"Ok"

…

Uruhara and Isshin were watching the scene from not far away.

"That reminds me of old times when you came her in fell in love just like your son. ", Uruhara said.

"Yeah but I didn't want my kids to follow into my footsteps! I hope they are strong. They will have many problems in the future. They'll have to make many decisions. Decisions they have to live with for the rest of their life."

Uruhura began to walk. Isshin followed him taking a last look at his son and his girlfriend. I'm so proud of you Ichigo., he thought.

…

At Uraharas shop.

Everybody(Everybody is Inoue, Ishida, Chad, Renji and Youruichi) were sitting around the table. They were waiting for Ichigo to return. They heart a voice coming from the outside of the shop. They looked up to the door to find Urahara standing there. They looked away the hope escaping from their faces.

"Who did you expect to enter my shop? "

"Some news from Ichigo or Rukia?", Renji asked.

"Yeah you can say a hollow found them. They are on their way back to the Kurosaki household.", Uruhara explained.

"Then no need to wait here. I'm going home.", Ishida said. Chad nodded in agreement. Inoue, Ishida und Chad left he shop together. Renji went to bad. Just Uruhara and Youruchi were still sitting at the table. The cat-woman smiled.

"Now what are you hiding?", she asked.

"Nothing!"

" I know you! Now tell me!"

"We are going to see the results of the love of a human shinigami and shinigami."

"You mean … " Her smile was getting brighter.

"Yes …", he didn't wait till she finished her sentence he knew what she was goning to say.

…

Ichigo and Rukia arrived at home. Isshin was waiting for his son and Rukia to enter the door. When the door opened he made himself ready to attack his son but stopped when he saw Rukia coming first.

"Rukia my beloved daughter did my evil son made you cry? If he made you cry I'm going to hurt him", he said hugging Rukia. Rukia only smiled and said: "Thank you but it's alright. He didn't make me cry I think it was just some mood swings or something like that!" She lied everybody knew it but they were all tired and a fight between Ichigo and his dad would ruin their wish of sleep. So Ichigo and Rukia went upstairs into his room and slept peacefully till the next day.