Author's note: Here's another chapter! Gomen it's a little short. I didn't have much time *groans* the weekdays…!
Anyways… please… read and review. Sorry for the errors x_x gotta hurry!
Geez! How did I end up here! So much for the advice he never wanted! Ichigo ended up visiting the soul society anyways. He wasn't one to admit mistakes-ever! But somewhere deep inside, he knew he was wrong. He wanted her back even if he'd have to apologize. Seriously! What was I thinking?!
He walked cluelessly around, for he had no idea where to find her… rather he didn't want to… and at the same time, somewhere, he was longing to see that little, egoistic, annoying midget who had ruined his night and pretty much the day!
"Oi, Ichigo" there he was… the tall red head who was the last person he wanted to bump into right now.
"Yo" he said anyway, for he knew this guy would know where she was "What ya doin' here?"
Renji shrugged "Just came to see ya"
Ichigo stuck his tongue out "Like hell you'd want to come see me!"
Renji grinned "Why are you here?"
Ichigo looked down "I… well… came to… look for… Ru…"
"Heh? What I didn't quite get the last part of it" Renji teased, enjoying the tough bastard flushing in front of him.
"Shut up" Ichigo muttered "None of your concerns"
Renji's notorious grin grew wider "Alright, I guess, then whatever it is that you came to look for… good luck finding it."
He started walking away as Ichigo sighed out loud.
"I give up" he said "Where is she, Renji?"
Renji turned around with the same annoying grin "She? Who?"
Damn! Don't you just love making me look like a fool, you bastard!
"Forget it" Ichigo yelled as he grew red and started walking away.
"How about you go look around the sixth division" Renji said, nonchalantly.
Ichigo scowled but nonetheless started walking in the direction.
Too bad he did not notice how bad Renji was trying to conceal his laughter. The red head just couldn't wait to see the drama he'd just conspired for.
As Ichigo walked to the sixth division, without a second thought, Renji stalked him as inconspicuously as he could.
Before Ichigo even realized, he was facing the sixth division. He stood there, trying to decide whether he should go in or not.
"Kurosaki Ichigo" he looked up to find the noble, cold, ice block taichou of sixth division staring at him with the same freezing glare that he always had "What brings you here?"
Damn! Ichigo was just running into people he least wanted to see when he was already losing his temper by the minute.
"Yo, Byakuya" Ichigo raised a hand.
Byakuya stared back at him with even colder glare. This insolent boy standing in front of him never knew anything about respect.
Ichigo slightly shuddered at the look of him as he wondered how he would've been freezed to death if this funny hair-clip captain could shoot ice-beams through his eyes. He was still staring blankly at him.
"Ah. I… just came to visit…" Ichigo trailed off.
"You came to visit the sixth division?" Byakuya asked in his icy, toneless voice.
Ichigo blinked at him. Damn. He was a minute too late to realize Renji had tricked him. Why at all would Rukia be here?! This was the sixth division, the ice-block Byakuya's sixth division.
Damn that moron! I'm gonna kill him as soon as I get away from here! Ichigo gritted his teeth.
"Kurosaki Ichigo" Byakuya said again. For all his apathetic and composed manners, he was pretty impatient, especially with this insolent, mannerless orange-haired boy.
"Ah… eto… I came to see Rukia" he blurted out before realizing "… I had something to talk to her about…"
"Rukia is not here." Byakuya replied flatly.
"Right. I'll go find her." Ichigo just wanted to slip away but-
"Kurosaki Ichigo" Byakuya said again. "Rukia came to soul society last night. I have been given to understand that she has been upset since then."
Ichigo turned around to find Byakuya staring at him with burning eyes, but the same cool on his face. What now are you gonna shoot fire at me?!
"Uh… yeah… about that…" Ichigo tried to articulate, hard as it was in front of this hard-to-handle brother of an even-harder-to-handle sister.
"I do not wish to know what happened" Byakuya said cutting him off. "Just keep in mind that as long as Rukia is in the human world, I should know that she is being taken care of properly."
"Huh?" was all Ichigo could say. It wasn't like Byakuya (who at one point of time wanted Rukia dead) to show so much of care for her. And what did he mean by 'being taken care of properly'?! Was he supposed to be responsible for her now?!
"Remember" Byakuya added "If I come to know that Rukia has been upset because of you, or she is hurt, I will make sure you are not even allowed to flutter anywhere near soul society after you die."
"Huh?" was this crazy hair-clips captain threatening Ichigo?!
He shot him one last murderous look before he turned around to leave "Well then"
Ichigo just stood there, dazed.
What the hell?! What was that for?!
As Ichigo came back to his senses, he became furious. Damn that Renji! Sending me to this ice-block taichou. Wait till I find you! (Well Ichigo it would have been better if you had used your head a little… but then you normally don't!)
As he stormed away, he almost forgot the reason he'd actually come here for. He bumped into a tiny raven-haired guy as he was stomping around in rage.
"Ah. Kurosaki-san" the meek guy smiled at him.
"Eto… Hanatarou?" Ichigo blinked as he remembered the little guy "What are you doing here?"
"Eh?"Hanatarou looked confused "This is the fourth division… what are you doing here?"
"I came to look for Rukia" Ichigo did not need to hide it from this guy.
"Oh" Hanatarou said "Ah Rukia-san? I believe she headed down to the human world… there was a report of a Shinigami getting hurt fighting an extra-ordinarily strong hollow and Rukia-san volunteered to go."
Ichigo was very slow at comprehending things today. He blinked at the little scaredly guy and then grabbed his shoulders and shook him "Naniiii?"
"Ano…" Hanatarou was shaking all over.
Ichigo put him back down and started running "Arigatou, Hanatarou. I'll go now."
He shunpod as fast as he could. Rukia was down there fighting an 'extra-ordinarily strong' hollow. He had to get there fast. He was suddenly tensed and… what was this feeling? Rage? Concern? Worry? No… it was almost… fear…
What if he didn't make it in time? The horrific image of her almost getting killed by a hollow once upon a time filled his head. As the surroundings blurred, he tried harder to make his muscles move faster. Growing tense by the minute, he realized he could never afford to lose her… never again… this was one girl he cared for. Just hang on, Rukia. I'll be there in a minute. He was almost trying to convince himself. Don't do anything reckless, please… I can't… I WON'T lose you again… no… just wait… I'm coming… I'll be there… by your side…
Me again! : OMG Byakuya! Did you like it? OOC again?! But I'm trying really hard :[ Gomen'nasai. I'll take out more time tomorrow and probably put up the last chapter. Sorry for making you wait but I promise… IchiRuki part is almost here (no, seriously it is!) :P
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