Hey guys. Sorry it's taken me this long to update. Please forgive me. I have some good news and bad news. Good news is that i will have a laptop and high speed internet while in Korea, so y'all will get updates after all! YAY! Bad news is that i'll be training from 1 pm to 10 pm so it'll take a while for me to update once i'm there. But my best friend who is going along to Korea reads this story too (as well as the reviews) so if you beg him enough maybe he can keep me focused and make me write a bit. So beg him (his name is Josh)
Now for the answers to the reviews, i think there were 8 for the last chapter(thanks for the reviews by the way- it's awesome that people think so highly of me! I love you all!)
To Siamra- Good. I'm glad that you are enjoying the story. Hope i don't disappoint.
To Aizawa Ayumu- Yes Lemons for later. I think that this chapter is my least favorite now, it's basically a filler chapter for the back story and to bring the rest of the story together. and here's your update! lol
To star133- I'm currently working on a book right now so i have to decribe a lot with tons of detail. I'm kinda taking what i learned from writing a book to do the story. Glad you like it and please keep reading.
To hinataellis- thank you. There will be plenty more action in the later chapters. I promise!
To Violentkitty- glad you are enjoying this, but it will get sexier...i hope.
To Rukes- Thank you for the well wishes. I will have fun, and i will do my absolute best to update while i'm there. And here is the update before i leave. There may be one more...i hope.
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Hell you all make me feel loved. So feel my love with the next chapter!
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Ichigo blinked and opened his eyes, yawning and stretching on the bed, before groaning in pain, fire shooting through his back. He rolled over and saw that he was in his room at the mansion.
"Ichigo!" Rukia leapt to her feet from the chair she had been sitting in. He looked over at her and saw a blanket on the floor by the chair.
"Did you sleep in the chair?" he asked and she looked behind her and blushed.
"Um, yeah I think I did," Ichigo rolled his eyes.
"You think you slept in the chair? Come on midget, you either did or didn't," she glared at him.
"If you weren't hurt right now I'd hit you for calling me a midget," he smiled and sat up, grimacing at the movement. The covers slid down to his waist and he was barely aware that he didn't have on a shirt, and only a pair of boxers.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," he said as she sat next to him on the bed.
"You need to stop moving. Yoruichi said that you had one through and through and the other was a ricochet. Neither hit anything but you need to rest," he saw concern in her eyes and nodded.
"Okay then," he smirked at her.
"What?" she asked when she noticed the look on his face.
"Mind explaining what you meant in the car?" she blinked.
"What? When?" she asked slowly, and turned pink.
"When you said 'No more tears from my man.'" he smirked again and her mouth dropped open.
"You heard that?" her face turned a fiery red and she jumped to her feet. He quickly grabbed her hand and she looked at him, seeing pain in his eyes.
"Please, don't leave. Please," she nodded and sat down next to him.
"Okay. But seriously, you heard that?" she asked and looked down at him.
"Yeah, I wasn't all the way asleep yet," he shrugged and looked at her. Her violet eyes were turned away from him. He lightly grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "Why do you look embarrassed?"
"Because I didn't think you would hear me," she let her eyes wander again. But he didn't miss the look of sadness in her eyes.
"Why do you look sad?" she looked at him.
"I'm not sad," she said quickly and defensively.
"Right," he said quietly and she looked down. "There's sadness in those beautiful eyes of yours because you're happy," she pulled away from him and stood up.
"Byakuya and Renji stopped by a few hours ago. They tried to get in, but Urahara sent them home. Apparently you have some authority to your name," she looked at him and he blinked.
"What do you mean?"
"I overheard Urahara say that the house belonged to you and the Kurosaki Family; the title of a mafia. Byakuya and Renji left right after that," Ichigo scrubbed his face with his hands. "Well? Don't you have anything to tell me?" she yelled at him and he looked at her.
"What time is it?" she huffed and shoved a clock in his face. It was 8 am. "How long was I out?"
"Just over twenty-four hours," she snapped and he looked at her. "Well excuse me for caring about you," she started to stomp away when he acted on impulse and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her onto the bed next to him. "What are you doing?" she shrieked and he kissed her.
"Shutting you up," he said against her lips and went back to kissing her. She responded by pulling on his bottom lip. "You never said why you were sad," he pulled back and looked into her eyes.
"Because I'm confused," she looked at the area of the pillow between their heads.
"About what?" he asked and kissed her forehead.
"What I'm feeling for you," he leaned back but ignored the pain and tried to look into her eyes.
"Rukia, look at me. What is it you're feeling?"
"I don't know!" she yelled and tried to get up and Ichigo kept her pinned to the bed next to him. "Let go," he shook his head. "Ichigo, just let me get up."
"No," he growled and she stopped moving. He tried to ignore the pain that he felt every time she moved; pain from the wounds and pain that she wanted to leave. She looked at him and she shook her head.
"I'm hurting you," she said and touched his cheek softly.
"No you're not," he lied and she glared at him before she noticed the bandage on his chest was turning red.
"Oh God. Yoruichi!" she yelled and pulled herself from Ichigo's grasp. She stood up just as Yoruichi walked in.
"And what were you two doing?" Yoruichi grinned and Rukia and Ichigo both blushed.
"Um well," Rukia looked at Ichigo who shook his head and looked at Yoruichi.
"We were talking and-"
"Ichigo's hurt," Rukia said.
"Well I knew that," Yoruichi said in a huff. "I meant what were you doing in bed together?" she grinned at their twin blushes and Ichigo cleared his throat.
"No, Yoruichi. I mean, he's really hurt," Rukia pointed to Ichigo and Yoruichi saw the blood seeping from underneath the bandage.
"Oh shit. Kisuke, I need a set of hands!" Urahara rushed in and saw Yoruichi push Ichigo back onto the bed. Rukia was straightening her cloths.
"Ha! I told you Yoruichi!" he crowed and smiled. "You owe me," Yoruichi smiled.
"They were talking, nothing more," she went back to work and Urahara looked between the two.
"Well Rukia is fixing her cloths and Ichigo is nearly naked, so-"
"You finish that sentence and you ain't leaving the house alive," Ichigo growled as Yoruichi slowly undid the tape around the bandage. He looked down and saw the blood seeping from a hole the size of a dime. "It doesn't look that bad," Yoruichi smacked his forehead.
"You idiot. Rukia I told you not to let him move," Rukia glared at her back and Ichigo shook his head before Yoruichi grabbed his face making him be still.
"Like I can keep that idiot of a strawberry from moving. Look how much bigger he is than me," Yoruichi smiled.
"You would know that he's big now wouldn't you?" Ichigo groaned when he heard Yoruichi's comment and Rukia blushed when she figured it out.
"My threat to Hat N' Clogs extends to you too Yoruichi," Ichigo growled and she roughly rebandaged the wound making him yelp in pain.
"And who would take care of you if you were hurt?" Rukia raised her hand and Yoruichi laughed. "As much as you would try you'd probably just kill him. I'm the only person that Ichigo allows to help him. Every other nurse or doctor just gets blown off."
"Why does he only trust you?" Rukia looked at Yoruichi who glanced at Ichigo. 'Shit. I guess we have no choice.' Ichigo thought to himself and sighed. He nodded to Yoruichi who shook her head.
"Not now Ichigo," she put her hand on his shoulder and he Rukia's eyes met his, begging for answers. Ichigo put his hand on Yoruichi's shoulder and pushed her away. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and slowly stood with a grimace on his face. Urahara and Yoruichi rushed to help him but he pushed them away.
"Ichigo," Rukia walked quickly over to him but he pushed her away too. He walked through the door and down the hallway. He walked down the hallway until he was facing a wood door. He tried the handle; locked, he smiled. He felt a hand touch his back.
"You don't have to do this," Yoruichi said.
"Yes, I do. I need all the help I can get," Yoruichi pressed her forehead into his back for a few seconds before she hugged him.
"Is it that time?" Ichigo just nodded and he held his hand out. Yoruichi sighed and pressed a key into his hand.
"Kisuke," Urahara and Yoruichi tried not to gape. The only time he called Urahara by his first name was when he was all business. "Go do some research on Kaname Tosen's past. I want to know what he did up until the time I joined the force and even up to now. I want to know everything, where he was born, where he got his money, where he trained, everything," he kept facing the door.
"You think he has something to do with the murder in the city?" Urahara asked.
"I know he does. If there's a connection between Aizen and Tosen I need to know about it," he unlocked the door. "Yoruichi, contact Soi Fon. I know she'll come if it's you that asks her. I'll contact Toshiro and Rangiku when I'm done with Rukia," Yoruichi nodded and Rukia raised her eyebrows.
"What do you mean done with me?" Ichigo turned around and saw her look of suspicion in her eyes. He smiled trying to tell her that she would be fine.
"I'm just going to tell you a story," Ichigo said and opened the door. "Please," he motioned to the door and walked in.
"Go on," Yoruichi urged. "You'll learn a little about your dear Ichigo if you let him tell you some stories," he smiled, knowing that Yoruichi was trying to help, but putting claim on her was out of the question. 'I can't have her. She belongs to someone else.' He stood by the fireplace looking at the pictures on the mantel. The shelves were filled with books and covered in a thin layer of dust. He sensed Rukia walk in and stop.
"Close the door please," Ichigo waited as Rukia closed the door and he motioned her over. "Come here," she stood next to him a few moments later.
"Who are these people?" she asked pointing to a picture of a dark haired man with two girls and Ichigo.
"That's my family. That's my father Isshin, and my sisters Yuzu and Karin," he said pointing to the girls as he named them. "You'll get to meet them, which meeting my sisters is a good thing, my dad," he shook his head instead of finishing the sentence.
"What about them?" she pointed to a picture of six people, two of whom were Ichigo and Yoruichi.
"That's my old team," Ichigo said and sighed. "That's Toshiro Hitsugaya, the strategist," he pointed to the white haired man on one knee in front of Yoruichi. "His wife Rangiku Matsumoto, the person who could get into any place, you can guess why," he pointed to the busty woman with strawberry blonde hair standing to the right of Yoruichi. "That's Soi Fon, a good friend of Yoruichi's. She was the weapons expert," he pointed to the woman with long hair that was separated into two pigtails with loops in the ends, who was on one knee in front of Ichigo. "That's Shuhei Hisagi, he was the demolitions man," he pointed to the man with a 69 tattooed on his face who was on one knee in front of Rangiku. "And you already know me and Yoruichi," he looked over at Rukia who was staring at the photo.
"What did you and Yoruichi do?" she asked and looked up at him.
"Yoruichi was the medical officer; basically she was a glorified nurse if one of us was injured. Me, well…I was the infiltrator. The difference between me and Rangiku is that while she could go anywhere, I was the one who joined the gangs or whoever needed to be infiltrated. I got in with the leaders and took them out."
"Oh. What about them?" she pointed to a photo right next to the one of Ichigo's team. He took one look and had to hold back tears.
"Those are our mentors. All of them are dead."
"Oh. I'm sorry," she said and he shook his head.
"This is one reason why I brought you into this room. It's been sealed off since the day my sensei was killed. You're the first person to be in here in 3 years," Rukia looked at him in surprise.
"Three years? But you were only 18 then?"
"Yes. My sensei was the last to die, well both of them. The others where killed before because they were easier targets than either of my two sensei," he turned to her and noted the look of pain in her eyes. He turned back to the mantle and grabbed the picture frame to look at the photo.
"Do you want to talk about it?" he shook his head at her question and lightly grasped her hand leading her to the couch. She sat down and he say next to her. She lay her head against his shoulder and he tried to sit still, but the electricity running through his body was making it hard.
"This is the Dead Six, an elite team of mercenaries. They were our teachers. When one died their student would take their spot. I'll start with the first to die," he pointed to a brown haired man with a pink jacket. "That's Shunsui Kyoraku, he was Toshiro's sensei. He was killed in action while they were trying to save the daughter of an American Senator. He was a great man. He didn't like to fight but was good at it."
"Next was Jushiro Ukitake. He was Soi Fon's sensei," he pointed to the long white haired man. "He was killed a week later by an assassin as he walked home from the store, one bullet, right between the eyes. We found out later that it was Aizen who ordered the hit," he looked at Rukia who was staring at the picture.
"Sajin Komamura," he pointed to a talk man with a helmet on. "He was Rangiku's sensei. He was blown up in his car two days after Jushiro while they chased down the assassin. The assassin was caught by Soi Fon and was tortured severely. He told us that Aizen had order him to kill us all. Rangiku slaughtered the poor man," Ichigo winced at the memory of the killing.
"The other three of the original Dead Six retired and Yoruichi and I were introduced into the group. Isane Kotetsu was killed less than a month after Sajin. She was Yoruichi's sensei. Isane was massacred along with four others in a bank robbery. She was just unlucky to be there. We were able to get her body out and bury her with the others."
"Yachiru Kusajishi and Kenpachi Zaraki," he pointed to the pink haired woman and the tall man with an eye patch and bells in his hair. "When they retired they moved in together. We all knew they would eventually. Three months later however, just before their wedding, they were killed. They were walking home from the theater when a SUV pulled up. Five men jumped out and attacked them. It took four men to restrain Kenpachi. The other man grabbed Yachiru expecting her to be weak," Ichigo chuckled. "She ripped his nuts off, literally. He died in the hospital later that night. One of the others holding Kenpachi shot and killed Yachiru. Kenpachi went berserk; he killed tow men with his bare hands and the other two shot him up. He still managed to kill one more man before the other drove away. When we showed up five minutes later he was sitting there on the ground holding Yachiru in his arms. He only cried once that I know of, and it was that night."
Ichigo sprinted through the streets and pushed his way through the crowd that was gathered. The rest of the Dead Six was right behind him. He pushed to the center of the crowd and found Kenpachi, holding Yachiru in his arms. The left side of her face was a mask of blood, her mouth was slightly parted and her eyes wide open. Ichigo walked over to Kenpachi who looked up at him, tears staining his cheeks and blood his cloths.
"Sensei," Ichigo breathed and fell to his knees before Kenpachi who just looked at him.
"I failed her Ichigo. We were do to be married and I failed her," Kenpachi sighed and Ichigo hugged him.
"No you didn't. You didn't fail anyone, sir. I promise," Ichigo said and stood.
"Do me one favor," Kenpachi looked up at Ichigo, fire in his eyes.
"Anything sensei."
"Okay two favors. One; stop calling me sensei. Two; bury us in secret, I don't want anyone finding us," Kenpachi grinned. "You understand that Ichigo?"
"Yes, Kenpachi," Kenpachi nodded and bowed his head over Yachiru and closed his eyes. He pressed his lips to her forehead before his grip loosened and Yachiru rolled from his arms before he fell to the side.
"Ichigo!" his eyes were filled with pain as Rukia shook him. "Ichigo, are you okay?" she asked and he nodded.
"I'm fine. Where was I?"
"You were talking about how Kenpachi only cried that one night, and then you kinda zoned out."
"Oh, yeah. He made a request that I bury them in secret so nobody could find the. He died shortly after that. I was true to my word and buried them in one grave," Rukia noted the sadness in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry Ichigo," she hugged him tightly and he slowly put his arms around her. "But who was Shuhei's sensei?"
"He didn't have one. Shuhei was the last of us to join. The six of us were orphans, well self proclaimed orphans. We left our families and eventually met. We became a big family. When we disbanded we all made a pact; if anyone was in trouble or needed help badly and the government couldn't help us, the rest would come to their aid, but Shuhei; we won't call him."
"Why not? If he's part of the family then why won't you call him?" she asked a little confused.
"He's Tosen's pet. If Aizen knew that I was a cop then I think it was Tosen who alerted him. And Hisagi's Tosen's right hand man, so that puts him under suspicion too," Ichigo looked at her two things shining in his eyes. Anger and…? 'What the hell? Why is that look in his eyes when he looks at me? It's like a starving man staring at a piece of steak.'
"Do you think Toshiro and Rangiku will come?"
"Yes. It'll take some convincing but they will come. Now lets go; we have a lot to do," he stood and put the picture back on the mantle. Rukia stood and followed him to the door, looking back at the room that was about to be closed to the world again.
"Don't worry. I'll have a maid clean in here and the room will stay open," he smiled at her before leaning down and kissing her. She felt sparks run between their lips but he pulled back before she could deepen the kiss.
"I love you," he whispered against her lips and she gasped her eyes widening. He blushed and ducked his head, hurrying down the hall. She touched her lips with her fingers and followed him so she wouldn't get lost.
"Aw, that's so cute!" Yoruichi said and caught up with her. "Now just wait a moment Rukia," Rukia halted and Yoruichi stopped beside her.
"Yes?" she gulped as Yoruichi stared at her.
"Are you feeling okay?"
"Yes I'm fine why?"
"You're a little red," Yoruichi placed her palm on Rukia's forehead which only made the heat in her face worse.
"I said I'm fine!" she snapped and Yoruichi grinned.
"So he said the magic words huh?"
"What do you mean?" Rukia started to walk away.
"He said the 'L' word Rukia. I heard him," Yoruichi said and Rukia stopped again and leaned against the wall.
"Yes. He said he loved me," she slid down the wall and pulled her knees to her chest. She rested her arms on her knees and leaned her head against the wall.
"Then what's wrong?" Yoruichi asked sitting next to her. Rukia closed her eyes, but Ichigo immediately popped into her head as he had been doing since they had first met that night.
"I don't know what these feelings are," she barely choked back a sob but Yoruichi seemed to hear it because she put a hand on Rukia's shoulder and rubbed it, trying to comfort her.
"Well explain them to me as best you can and I'll see if I can help," Rukia nodded and sighed.
"When we touch I feel like I'm on fire. When we kiss I feel like sparks are running through me. When I'm around him I feel like I'm on cloud nine and it hurts me when I'm away from him," she laid her head on her arms and sighed again. "I'm confused," Yoruichi laughed softly and looked at her.
"You're in love."
"What? No way," Rukia said but a pang in her heart told her it was a lie.
"Did you feel hurt when you just said that?" Rukia nodded. "I know what you're feeling because I feel it with Kisuke. Trust me, Rukia; you love him and he loves you. Only three people have heard him use those words; his mother and his sisters. You are the fourth person that he's said that too. Take it to heart, because he already has."
"But, I feel like I'm not good enough," Rukia almost sobbed at the thought that Ichigo might not truly want her. 'Byakuya doesn't even want me. He's trying to marry me out of the home.'
"Bullshit. If I think that you're good enough for him then you are good enough for him. What are you so afraid of?" Rukia just looked away. "Ah, I see. You're afraid that he's going to either reject you or use you," Rukia nodded and heard Yoruichi sigh. "Rukia, listen. Ichigo won't hurt you, I promise you that."
"What makes you so sure about that?" Rukia asked looking at her.
"Because he isn't the type of person to use anyone. He truly loves you Rukia. Do not doubt him. Give him a chance, please," Rukia nodded.
"Okay, I will. I'll talk to him later and give him a chance," Yoruichi nodded and stood, brushing dirt from her cloths.
"Good. Now let's go plan with our men. They're probably wrecks without us," Yoruichi smiled and held out her hand. Rukia found the smile worth catching onto; quickly smiling herself. She took Yoruichi's hand and Yoruichi pulled her to her feet. They walked down the hall until they got into a room that looked like something out of a spy movie. She saw computers on desks lining the walls, filing cabinets, and TVs.
She saw Ichigo standing at a desk a phone pressed to his ear. Yoruichi walked over to Urahara who was sitting at a computer.
"Ichigo!" Urahara called to him and he looked over. "I found something," Ichigo nodded and held up a finger telling him to wait. She walked over and stood by Ichigo.
"Hey, Rangiku. It's Ichigo. I'm doing fine how about you?" he stood with his left arm over his chest and his right holding the phone to his head. "Good, glad to hear it. Is Toshiro there with you? Good, put this on speaker but make sure it's just you and Toshiro. Okay, hey Toshiro. Yeah. You guys remember that pact we made? Look I know you guys are busy, but please," Ichigo bowed his head. "Come on Toshiro, I need your help, and you know that I would only ask for help in extreme cases. Thanks Rangiku. Yoruichi is calling Soi Fon. No, Shuhei's not joining us. I'm sending you an email with information," he started typing on the computer. He hit the send button and stood up. "You should get an email in a few minutes. The private jet should be there tomorrow. I'll have the pilot call you in the morning so you can make it over here."
"Ichigo!" Yoruichi called. "Hang up and get over here!"
"Is Soi Fon coming?"
"I haven't talked to her yet. But you need to see this," Rukia followed Ichigo over to the computer and stood by him.
"Oh shit. I'll have to call you guys back," he hung up the phone and set it down. "We are in deep shit," Rukia stared at the screen. Tosen's picture was at the top of the screen with a short bio under it. She started to read to herself.
'Kaname Tosen; Captain in the military dishonorably discharged,' she read farther and found a picture of three people she recognized. She read the caption under the photo. 'Captains Aizen, Tosen, and Ichimaru were the best of friends during the war. Their three companies were always together and went on all missions together,' Urahara scrolled down and she saw a picture of Gin and Tosen standing by a casket. 'Aizen was killed in action in Iraq September 29, 2007. The Black Opts team the Dead Six killed Aizen and most of his company when they tried to rob a bank. Tosen and Gin begged for the arrest of the Dead Six; they were denied,'
"Ichigo," she said getting his attention and he nodded.
"I know. I see why Tosen and Gin are after me," he said and continued to read.
"But if Aizen was killed then how is he the leader of the Hollow Gang?"
"I don't know, but that's why I went undercover. I wanted to know how he survived," Rukia nodded and continued to read. There was another picture, this time with Tosen standing alone in the rain by a casket.
'Tosen mourns the loss of his friend and comrade, Gin Ichimaru who was pronounced dead after being MIA for three months.. The ceremony in Arlington was held October 29, 2008, just a year and a month after Aizen was killed.'
"Shit. I didn't know that he was friends with them that long," Yoruichi said. "He joined the police force after he was discharged for trying to 'Exact revenge for my friend's murders at the hands of the Dead Six.' He's the one behind the deaths of our mentors," Yoruichi growled and Ichigo shook his head.
"No, Aizen was behind the deaths. Tosen is just a puppet at this point. He's part of Aizen's gang and he's killing people from the inside, like me," Ichigo stood up straight and walked over to the door. "Yoruichi, call Soi Fon and let her know what's going on. Tell her that I'm begging for her help," he walked from the room without looking at Rukia. She looked at Yoruichi who shook her head.
"Go to him. He'll be in his room," Rukia nodded and started out the door when she was stopped. "And for Christ's sake don't let him hurt himself," she turned around and saw Yoruichi grinning and Urahara was just smiling brightly.
"Yeah, no sex until he's fully healed," Rukia could feel her cheeks heating at an alarming rate. She was afraid that she was going to combust right there.
"We did not have sex," she tried to keep her voice low and dangerous but it came out a little breathless because she was fuming. 'Am I really that mad? I wouldn't mind having sex with Ichigo…What?' she sighed and left the room, trying to find the way to Ichigo's bedroom clearing the thoughts from her mind. She found Ichigo in his room like Yoruichi said.
"Ichigo?" she knocked lightly on the door frame.
"Hmm?" his face was smashed into a pillow. "What is it Rukia?" he turned his head to the side to look at her.
"I wanted to talk to you," he motioned her over and she climbed onto the bed beside him.
"What about?" she lay down beside him and he threw his left arm over her and pulled her close.
"About what you said earlier," she smirked when he opened his eyes and turned a light pink color.
"Uh, when?"
"When you kissed me. I believe the words were 'I love you.' I'm pretty sure they were," she frowned when he looked at her sadly.
"I'm not good for you," he said and tried to take his arm from around her but she grabbed his hand and made him stay.
"What do you mean by that?" she asked, trying to see what the look in his eyes meant.
"All my life I've been around bad people. I see first hand the evil of the world. Greed, lust, murder; I myself am a killer. You deserve better than what I can give you. You deserve a happy life with someone who can protect you and provide for you. I can't do either. I don't want to see you hurt Rukia. Of all the girls that I've known over the years you're the single most precious one. I feel things for you that I've only dreamed of feeling."
"Explain," she snuggled closer to him and he sighed. He wrapped both arms around her and rolled over so she was lying on top of him. She lowered her head to his chest and listened to his heart.
"When I'm around you nothing else matters. You are the world to me Rukia, you are my world. Wherever you are is my home. I've only heard Urahara and Yoruichi talk about love and describe it to me. I gave up hope a long time ago that I would find someone to love, but I think I have Rukia," she stared into his eyes and saw that they were shining. "I'm pretty damn sure that I love you," he smiled and kissed her forehead.
"I talked to Yoruichi today, Ichigo. I know that I love you too, but," she lay her head down again.
"But what?" he asked softly and ran his hands through her hair and over her back.
"I feel like no one loves me. You say you do, but my brother is trying to marry me out of the house. Ever since my sister died Byakuya doesn't talk to me much anymore. I feel alone and unwanted," she felt Ichigo's arms tighten around her.
"Just know that I love you Rukia, honestly I do. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe, and I promise that I will never hurt you on purpose. Okay?" she nodded against his chest. "As for feeling unwanted; I want you. Yoruichi and Hat N' Clogs love you and have already decided that they want you to be part of the family and I'm sure that the rest of the family will love you too," she looked into his eyes and saw happiness there.
"Okay. How about we meet in the middle then? I'll do my best to get past the feeling of being unloved if you get past your feeling of not being good enough for me. Trust me; you're too good for me. I'll trust you with my heart if you trust me with yours," she smiled lightly at his grin.
"As cliché as it sounds, my heart belongs to you and only you. No one else can have it," he rolled them over again and she screamed in surprise. "I think that we are good enough for each other, no matter what anyone else says."
"If anyone else tries to claim you then I'll kill them. You are mine, Ichigo Kurosaki," she pressed her lips against his and he quickly responded to her kiss.
"And you are mine, midget," he laughed when they broke apart for air then groaned when she hit him in the head.
"I don't plan on being with anyone else Ichigo," she said and ran her hands over his back.
"Good, because if anyone touches you wrong or tries to take you away I won't just kill them; I'll make them suffer for trying to take you."
I hope that y'all enjoyed the chapter. If not i'm sorry, the next chapter will be filled with action, i swear. I'm working on it as i'm writing this Author's Note. Who says i caint multitask? :P oh yeah, my parents. :/
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