Something New
Rukia stretches in Ichigo's room, as she's all alone and smiles. She really feels like she's got the hang of the human world.
At least Ichigo's day to day life, she no longer has a million questions about everything, nor does she understand quite how everything works. She doesn't think Ichigo's explanation for how the microwave works will ever satisfy her, she still doesn't get it.
She hasn't had anything majorly stump her in over a week now, which has her feeling a bit glorious, like she's accomplished something special. She hums happily.
"I wonder what strange human custom will shock me next." She asks herself out loud. She turns around to see Ichigo leaning up against his own door frame, looking at her with a scowl, but with amusement showing in his eyes. He only focuses on her like this.
"What are you doing?" he asks her, noticing her superior smug and confident attitude.
"I was just congratulating myself on finally getting hang of the human world." Rukia explains, smiling proudly. She sees when he rolls his eyes, and so she walks past him sweeping his feet out from under his body. He flies to the floor and lands on his butt with an oomph, and she flounces away from him to go to the kitchen.
"What in the hell was that, Rukia?" He chases after her. She grins. She would never tell him, but she likes it when he follows her around. She likes it that he does it all the time too. She's so busy being happy, she's almost caught enjoying herself. She feels his large hands on her shoulders, spinning her around. She barely gets a scowl on her face in time.
"Don't grab me like that!" Rukia shouts as she punches him in the gut very hard. He doubles over in pain and is nose to nose with her. He looks directly into her eyes and he can see the laughter in her eyes. He ignores the pain and tackles her to the ground. Rukia lets out a shriek and a tiny giggle. Why does her body feel like there is an electrical charge running through it? Her heart pounds wildly.
"Why do you have to be so difficult?" Ichigo asks her seriously, once he's got her on her back, holding each hand separately above her head, holding her body locked with his own legs. His legs press tightly against hers, and Rukia likes the feeling of their bodies touching, even if there are some annoying clothes in the way.
His face isn't that far away from hers and she really doesn't have a choice but to look up at him as he pins her in this position. Very undignified. She attempts a struggle, but he seems prepared for it. He smirks at her. She raises her eyebrow as if silently asking if that was a challenge. Pride overcomes the way her body is reacting to him. She's extremely glad he seems unaware of his effect on her.
"Help me! He's an animal! No Ichigo! We can't have sex here!" Rukia loudly shrieks. Ichigo's eyes widen in horror as his father dashes into the room and looks at Ichigo holding Rukia in a very compromising position. Ichigo looks mortified, and Rukia tries not to laugh out loud. She can't stop herself from letting out a smirk. Thankfully, Isshin doesn't notice that.
"Ichigo! What are you doing to my precious third daughter! Just because she's not your blood sister doesn't mean you can have your way with her!" Isshin yells yanking Ichigo up by the back of his collar and throwing him into the wall. Ichigo crumbles to the floor, in a temporary daze. Isshin helps Rukia up and checks her face carefully.
"Are you alright, Rukia-chan?" He asks as she forces her eyes quiver.
"Sometimes he can be very scary," Rukia replies, letting her voice crack as though she's about to cry. Isshin is about to comfort her some more when Ichigo recovers and jumps up. He runs over to Rukia, yanking her arm and dragging her out of the house as Rukia shrieks. Once they're outside, Rukia smiles at him prettily. He pins her with glare that shows his annoyance.
"Did you have to involve my dad?" He complains as he lets go of her arm. Rukia looks up at him, happiness shining in her eyes.
"You laughed at me didn't you? Acted like I don't know anything about the living world." Rukia jams her index finger into his chest. "I may not be an expert on the living world, but I do know your family, and I know you better than anybody else in both worlds." Rukia says, turning and walking away from him. He follows with a smile. For some reason that comment made him really happy. He forgets why he was annoyed just a minute ago.
"Rukia?" Ichigo says, and Rukia stops. He puts his arm around her and grins at her.
"How about I show you something new?" He says it in a voice that makes her body shiver a little bit.
"Sure!" Rukia says breathlessly. Ichigo decides it would be fun to take her bowling. Her eyes widen at the sound of the balls hitting the pins and the pins crashing down. She already feels excited.
Ichigo finds himself smiling as he's teaching her how to hold the bowling ball. "What an odd human activity!" Rukia had exclaimed. Ichigo felt successful in his endeavor to make sure she didn't feel like too much a pro on the living world. He would never say it out loud, but he dreaded the day she got bored with his world.
She's a natural. In her first game ever, she ended up with two strikes, two spares and only two gutter balls. Her favorite part of the game though is when Ichigo bowls, since she gets a really good view of his rear every time it's his turn. Her least favorite part are the shoes, since they make her feel like a clown.
"Thanks!" Rukia says to Ichigo as they leave. "I can say one thing for sure, life with you is never boring!" Rukia practically sings as she skips ahead of him. He allows himself to give an absurdly pleased smile to her back.
He should have never worried in the first place. Even if she gets bored with the living world, she doesn't ever seem to get bored of him.
