A/N: Oh my gosh, I am so terribly sorry! *Gets down on hands and knees and begs for forgiveness* How long has it been? Half a year? I'm so selfish, getting wrapped up in my own world. I know now that I have a kind of unspoken contract with my readers. I write, you read and review. All's fair.
OKAY! Well, once again, I cannot tell you how sorry I am! I will not try to update once a week, if not twice. I love you guys! Keep supporting me and I will keep writing (As of now. . .)!

~Corn E.

"What in God's fucking name do you think you are doing here, you filth?" Ichigo sneers, facing the last person he ever wanted to see behind his door. Rukia, who was close behind, hisses with anger at the sight of such a distasteful face. She quietly backs away, not wanting to speak to this man, "Go the fuck away, Renji. No one needs you around."

Ichigo examines the man's face. A broken nose, no doubt. A few scratches and bruises here and there, but no other visible signs on his face that he was in a fight. But there was no telling what he looked like from the neck down.

"I'm not here to see you, carrot-top! I know Rukia is here, I just saw her! I have to talk to her." Renji fires back, with just as much hatred coating his words.

"Leave me alone, you pig!" Rukia shouts from somewhere behind Ichigo in the house. Ichigo has to suppress a grin at her attitude. He likes it.

"Please, Rukia, just for a minute! I want to apologize! I don't care if you don't forgive me, I just want to lift this weight off my chest! I feel terrible!" Renji does his best to sound sincere; he truly wants to apologize.

"Why would I help you by letting you apologize to me, Renji?" Rukia suddenly pushes past Ichigo in the door frame and looks at the said man with disgust, "I should let you suffer, suffer like I did! You know, I truly believed I was falling in love you, you prick! I was stupid! Stupid and naïve! I should have know better than to let my guard down around you. You are disgusting. I hate you, pig. Go away, and never come back!" Rukia lets her strong words sink in. She doesn't care how much they hurt him. In fact, she hopes they hurt him. Maybe then he would learn not to fuck around with a girl's feelings. Heck, maybe Rukia just saved a girl from a world of heartache!

Slowly and silently, as if he was a ghost, Renji backs down the porch steps of Ichigo's house, stumbling from going backwards. He looked truly hurt, pained in a way Rukia had never seen.

'Good!' she thought, 'Burn in hell, ass!' Just as quickly as Renji came, he was gone again. Running down the street. Hopefully never to be seen again. There is a silence between the two people still present. No one makes a move to break it. Minutes pass, and Rukia is about to make a comment when Ichigo whistles slowly.

"Dang, girl. You're all bite and no bark! That was damn impressive, if I do say so myself! I was all ready to fight him again, when you bust out with some bad-ass shit! That rocks!" Ichigo boasts about how amazing she was. Rukia almost stops him, but she then realizes she loves his compliments. They make her blush. But she has to put it down, even if only a little. She'd look self-centered if she didn't.

"It was nothing. Just giving him a piece of my still very sore mind." This comment makes Ichigo remember that she was knocked out by a full-grown man not even a day ago. He is concerned.

"Maybe you should lay down for a bit." Ichigo says with concern obvious in his voice. It makes Rukia's heart skip a beat.

"I-I don't know. I'm feeling pretty okay. Actually, I'm kind of bored." Rukia tries to hide her embarrassing emotions with her words. It seems to work.

"Well, okay then. If you're bored, we could, I don't know, do something? I mean, since you're already here, of course." Ichigo said, trying not to sound hopeful."

"I'd like that." She says with a smile, "So, where to?"

A/N: Did you like it? It's short, I know. Somewhat of a minor cliffie. I like to keep you on your toes! Oh, by the way, if any of you like Hetalia (if you don't know what this is, I'd Google it and start watching! It's awesome!) I want to let you know that I plan on writing some one-shots for it! And maybe even a story or two. Anyway, please review (If you're still here -_-) and tell me what you thought.
Bye for now!

~Corn E.