"Man, why are your dorms so far away! Keeping kids from having sex shouldn't be taken so serious! The harder you make it, the more they want to do it. I mean you look at Yoruichi and Kisuke! Imagine if they shared a room. I don't think they'd ever leave."

Ichigo laughed at Rukia's comment. "You might be right. They'd probably only leave to get more birth control pills or condoms. But that's not all they do. Sometimes they just sit and play games for hours. Or just talk about how much they care about each other and how long they've known each other." Ichigo opened the door to their room and told Rukia to come in.

"It's less messy than I expected."

"That's what everyone says." He sat down in front of their TV. "Do you play the 360?"

"Yeah, what games do you have?"

"Just pick through the collection." Ichigo pulled out a drawer with a bunch of games in it.

Rukia scrolled through. "I love Assassin's Creed! But its multiplayer mode is hardly worth playing." She kept going. And then she found the perfect game. "Lets play this!"

Ichigo looked at the game. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah! I love this!"

"I'm not judging you, I just never expected this from you."

"Just put it in!"

"That was dirty," Ichigo said with a smirk on his face.

"Oh shut up! Lets play!"

Ichigo opened the game case and put it in the Xbox tray and closed it. He turned on the controllers and handed one to Rukia. "Which classic Atari game do you want to play first?"

"Pole Position! The mother of all racing games! I love cars!"

Ichigo looked at her. "Okay then."

"What was that look for?" Rukia asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Nothing, it just doesn't seem to match the rest of you."

"Thanks I guess."

"You're welcome."

They played the game taking turns and laughing for a few rounds.

"This is getting boring! Lets make this more interesting."

"I have no money," Ichigo said quickly.

"You don't need money. On this next race, if I win, you have to…." She thought about it for a minute. "I've got it! You've got to kiss me."

Ichigo raised an eyebrow. "A kiss? Okay. And if I win?"

"What do you want?"

Ichigo thought about it for a few seconds. "You have to spend the night here."

"In the boys dorm!"

"Yup. Chicken?"

"No…. I just thought the dorm advisor checks rooms?"

"Not ours. Kisuke knows him from somewhere or something. I swear he knows everyone. But our DA doesn't bug us too much."

"Oh okay, you're on!"

Rukia and Ichigo raced each. First it was Ichigo's turn. His time was good. And then it was Rukia's. She almost had it till she switched lanes and crashed. She lost by two seconds.

"Crap!" she screeched as she threw the controller.

"Hey! That's sixty dollars you just threw!"

"I'm sorry. Dammit! I just didn't expect to lose!" And I was really looking forward to that kiss… she whispered to herself.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, nothing at all. But where will I sleep? You guys don't have a sleeping bag or something?"

"Nope. Not at all. You can sleep in my bed."

"With you?" She really liked the thought of that.

"No, of course I'll sleep on the floor."

"What?" Her dreams were just crushed.

"You thought I was going to sleep with you in the bed? Why would I do that? We just met."

"I don't know, I just thought you were going to say that." Perhaps Ichigo was more of a gentleman than she thought he was. Or just a wimp who doesn't know how to make a move on a girl. Or he could be gay. Rumors aren't always false. "I guess I watch too much TV. But I'm not letting you sleep on the floor while I sleep in your bed. I'll sleep on the floor."

"Rukia, just sleep in my bed."

"No!"

"Then do you want to sleep in the closet! What do you want!"

"I want to sleep on floor!"

"Quit being so damn difficult and let me sleep on the floor and you sleep in the bed!"

"Never! I'm sleeping on this floor!"

"Well so am I!"

"Fine by me!"

"Fine!"

"Here's your pillow and blanket." Ichigo handed Rukia one of his pillows and blanket and took the other ones. "Just shut up and go to sleep now." He got up and turned the lights off and the layed down on the floor facing away from Rukia.

Rukia rolled over facing her back towards Ichigo. But she didn't like sleeping on that side of her body so she rolled over and was facing his back. And she realized he was still wearing his clothes and she was wearing hers. "Hey Ichigo, don't you want to change into your pajamas?"

"Not really. It's not fair that you have to wear your clothes to sleep and I don't. So I'm just going to wear mine too. There's a coat rack on the back of the door. You can hang your jacket up there if you want."

"Thanks." Rukia got up and hung her jacket on the back of the door and then laid back down next to Ichigo. "Why did you want me to spend the night here?"

"I don't know. Just did."

"Awww, Ichigo, does that mean you like me?"

Ichigo rolled over and looked at Rukia in the darkness. It was just light enough for them to see each other. She stared into his amber eyes as she waited for his answer. He looked so sincere at that moment. "Maybe. I'm not completely sure yet."

"Why not?" Rukia was wondering what was wrong with her. She was in full flirtatious mode and he still was completely into her.

"I don't know the answer to that either. There's just something about you."

Rukia propped herself up on her elbows. "Close your eyes."

"Why?"

"Just do it damn it!"

"Alright fine." Ichigo closed his eyes.

Rukia leaned towards him. She whispered in his ear, I like you too. And then she licked his cheek.

"What the hell was that all about!" he said as he jumped up and wiped the spit off his cheek.

Rukia sat up and giggled. "That's how I show people I like them."

"Why can't just say it or kiss someone like normal people!"

"Because I'm not normal! Did you think I was going to kiss you?"

"I was somewhat hoping so. But right now, I don't know what I was thinking."

Rukia looked at him. She reached her arms out towards him and put them on his shoulders. She couldn't help but notice how muscular they felt. "Why are you so much taller than me, it makes this harder."

"Makes what harder?"

"Trying to kiss you."

Ichigo turned a little red. There was just enough light to see it change. Or maybe it was the light that his hair gave off.

"Sorry. Let me try to help." Ichigo leaned down till he was face to face with Rukia.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and stared into his eyes. They were beautiful. So enticing. She couldn't help but stare into them. After a while she finally blinked. "You're not comfortable with this, are you?"

"Honestly, not completely. But I have no complaints."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Don't regret this later."

"Don't worry. I won't. I'd regret it if I didn't let this happen." He put his hands on her waist and pulled her a little closer.

Rukia jumped a little when he pulled her closer. Why are his hands so big? She thought. She felt safe and warm next to him. She finally got the courage and pressed her lips against his. When she tried to pull away he pulled her closer and started kissing her back. Rukia got a little excited and stood up on her knees. She was just barely taller than him. She slid her legs around his waist and locked them all while still kissing him.

Ichigo pulled away. "Could you quit moving? It's making this difficult!"

"Just shut up and kiss me." She started kissing him again. This time she started using her tongue and he started using his. For someone with no past girlfriends, this guy is a good kisser, she thought to herself. She was starting to feel hot and really want him. She took her arms from around his neck and slid them down his chest and stomach. Damn, he is in shape. He feels so damn sexy. She moved her hands to the bottom on this shirt and started to lift it. That's when Ichigo pushed her away.

He was breathing hard and when he caught his breath he said, "I don't think we should do that."

Rukia crossed her arms. "Why not?"

"Didn't we just meet today? I mean, I don't know. It feels too soon."

"Are you kidding me? You really are a virgin."

"That's not the point. The point is, we should be sure about our feelings before doing this."

Rukia placed her hand on Ichigo's face. "I like you. And you like me right?"

He looked into her eyes before he gave her an answer. "Yeah."

"Well then what's the problem?"

"I don't know."

"Then let me just do this." She grabbed his shirt again, looking at him, waiting for his reaction.

"Okay," he said as he closed his eyes.

She pulled his shirt up and saw his abs. Damn, they're perfect! Not too big. Perfectly defined. They are almost an 8 pack, but not quite. The perfect abs! And they were hers to look at and touch. She pulled his shirt up over his head and threw it. "Your turn."

"To do what?"

"Take mine off of course." Why is he so damn dense? It's cute but on the edge of him being a complete idiot.

"Okay." Ichigo grabbed her shirt and slowly pulled it up over her head. He put his hands on her waist and felt her smooth skin and then pulled her close to kiss her.

Rukia was getting hotter. Why are his hands as perfect as his abs! She pulled away from kissing him to start kissing his neck. She started sucking on that one spot for a minute then she bit it and pulled away.

"Ouch, that hurt dammit!"

"Sorry, I just wanted to put a label on you that said you were mine."

"A what? What did you do to me?" he rubbed his neck where she had been sucking.

"I gave you a hickey, fool."

"A hickey! Aren't guys supposed to give those to girls? And girls are supposed to just leave kiss marks with their lipstick?"

"If they're normal. But I wanted it to last longer than that."

"I can't believe you did that!" he was still rubbing his neck.

"You want to give me one?"

He looked at her and thought about the feeling he got while she was doing it to him. "Yeah. Come here." He grabbed her and pulled her to him and started kissing her on her chest. He slowly started sucking and biting. He could hear her breathing hard as he was doing it. Was I breathing that hard? He kept going sucking a little harder and then bit her really hard and let go. He looked at her face and she had her eyes closed and was breathing hard. Her face was really red. "Rukia, did I do something wrong?"

"No, you did it perfectly." She opened her eyes and stared at him with a smile on her face. She realized his scowl really was permanent. It barely even moved. It relaxed a little when he was confused or asking questions, but it never really went anywhere. She licked his cheek again.

"Goddammit Rukia! You've got to stop doing that," Ichigo said as he wiped the spit off his face.

"Never. Not as long as I like you. So you better get used to it."

"I guess I have to."

She smiled really big. "Hey, I think I'm done for the night."

"Me too. Can we just sleep now?"

"Can we sleep in your bed?"

Ichigo looked at her. "Do you really want to?"

"Yes!"

"Alright fine." Ichigo stood up picked her up as he stood. He laid her down on the bed and picked up the blankets and pillows and placed them on the bed. Then he slid onto the bed next to her and got under the covers. Her back was to him. "Hey, roll over."

Rukia rolled over to face him. She looked into his eyes and said good night put her arm around him and put her face in his chest.

"Good night Rukia." Ichigo put his arm around her and closed his eyes and went to sleep.