A/N: sing-song voice I'm backkk! I bet it was sooner than you all expected, ne? Well, I couldn't let my two dear new editors get all tensed on their first chapter of the job because I haven't written it yet!

Yes, I did say two new editors! That would be the gracious BleedingSaro and dinem! Ah, you guys rule! -

But it's not because of my two new editors (SKREE! I still can't get over it!) that I've added this a/n. No, it's because of one announcement and also a different, less happy matter. For me, at least.

First matter is first! If you go to my profile right now I have added a little something. It is called "Adopt a Chibi!" Details for that are on the profile so check it out!

Second matter, the more saddening one, is the lack of reviews I've been getting. Did you know that for the last chapter I had I only got one actual review (in total I got 2 reviews but the first one was just from BleedingSaro to ask to be editor. I still appreciate even that though) but I had over 50 hits? I know it's just expected to have more hits than reviews but come on people! The ratio was 1 review per 25 hits! Ya really gotta do better than that. Even though the chapters in the story are just drabbles I think I deserve a helpful word or two in between. If not, I seriously threaten to discontinue the story. It's not like I'm asking for you guys to do something difficult either, so gimme a break.

But, this also means that this chapter is dedicated to dinem and BleedingSaro! The only people who gave a comment and a care in the world for this small story among the hundreds out there! So please enjoy the latest chapter of Unattached...

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Fourth Collected:

Interlude

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For a long time now Kon has known Ichigo wasn't what you could consider your 'average teen'.

For obvious reasons too.

For one, he paraded around in the world of the dead wielding a huge-ass sword, defeating anyone that tried to send him away (after all, he was an intruder). He nearly died many times, just to reach the tallest tower on the tallest cliff so he could save his 'damsel in distress' (and Kon knew, very well in fact, that if Rukia ever found out he called her that she would serve his head on a silver plater).

Second, he had a split personality; if you could even call it that. One that was sadistic, deathly pale and always tried to kill the real Ichigo. Ichigo had many battles with his inner beast, coming out as the King during each one. Yet Kon knew that Ichigo feared his Hollow side – of course he knew, because like it or not, Ichigo muttered in his sleep.

But aside from the fact that Ichigo battled in a different, more dead that alive realm, had (actually, still does have...) a Hollow inside of him and managed to score in the top 50 for exams at school, you can still tell Ichigo Kurosaki is not normal.

Of course Kon was referring to his taste in women. What else?

Normal teenage boys were infatuated with anything with great legs and a chest. Normal teenage boys flirted and acted perverted (Well, most anyways. Kon had heard that Ichigo's friends were infamous for it). Normal teenage boys did anything for a cute girl, especially if there was the slightest chance they could get anything from them. But not Ichigo – of course not Ichigo.

Ichigo was rude, mean (to him at least) and not what you would call a 'ladies man', and was not even slightly fazed by girls like Matsumoto Rangiku and Inoue Orihime. But instead Ichigo was interested in the worst (for Kon) of them all...

...his precious nee-san.

This, obviously, shocked Kon to the core of his soul when he found out Rukia liked him back.

His Rukia deserved someone better than Ichigo. Someone tougher, yet sensitive to all of her needs. Someone that could carry them in the toughest times of their relationship but let her be in control if she wanted. Someone like him.

Rukia loves me. Kon ran his plushie paw along the brick wall of the alley

way wall as he thought to himself. A few hungry cats stared at him eagerly, looking for a meal, but it was nothing he couldn't handle.

Rukia loves me, he repeated to himself. You'd have to be mentally handicapped not to see it. She adores me, but is not ready for commitment, of course. She's just taking a small break, for our relationship's sake. She'll be back to me in no time. Kon let out a dreamy sigh at the thought of being in his precious nee-san's arms once more.

This whole Ichigo thing means nothing. Just letting Rukia have her space right now would be the best thing. He pondered the thought for a moment as he walked around, narrowly avoiding his foot getting stuck in a gooey pile of trash. But first..., he continued in his mind, ...I have to make sure she's aware I haven't given up on her!

And with fire lit in his beaded eyes, Kon tore himself away from the stenches of the alleyway towards the general direction of the Kurosaki household.

After the treacherous journey up the ninety-degree angle up side of the clinic, the side with Ichigo's bedroom window, Kon peeped past the glass pane, only to see that the room looked empty. But after a second scan around the cramped room, the mod soul looked down. Almost immediately he turned his back to the window and jumped off the window sill.

Of course, this was after he saw the... ahem... compromising position Ichigo and Rukia were in on top of the single bed, still in their school uniforms (thank the Gods for that, at least. Even though it did mean they didn't have the control to wait until they could change into normal clothing).

Again, with fire still in his eyes, Kon ran off but in the direction of the Inoue household. Orihime would be welcoming, and warmly invite him into her Valley of the Gods. Kon could definitely rely on the kind girl, a girl he could confess about how Rukia was going through a faze and would be back to him in no time. Right now, he and the Shinigami-girl were just taking a break. At this stage in the relationship they had it was normal for her to want an adventure.

He just wasn't quite sure why she chose Kurosaki...

But still, fear not, Because Rukia was going through a faze. Soon enough they would be back together! Of course, they were just taking a little break for the moment.

Word Count: 827

A/N: A quick thing I thought to myself while writing this: Did Kon just call most (I hope) of us mentally handicapped?

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