epicChapter 8! Thanks to kona-chan and bluetomboyotaku for reviewing! And also thanks to everyone who reads and supports this story by adding to favourites or alerts! To tell the truth, I actually keep a tally of the stuff! XD
And a review response kona-chan:
Thank you and I was thinking about GrimmNel and RenTats too! I wasn't really sure though, so I think this story may head towards IchiRuki (obviously), UlquiHime, one sided IchiHime, one sided IshiHime, GrimmNel and RenTats! That's quite a lot though…
bluetomboyotaku:
Thanks! And I was thinking about one sided IshiHime to try and include Ishida in more! And I did ask for recommendations for more pairings in the reviews on ch.6 but no one did, so I asked again on ch.7! XD Also, the reason the IchiRuki is currently more one-sided is because I it's definitely cuter if Ichigo falls for Rukia first! ;P
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
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What is this warm feeling? And this sweet strawberry scent…I can feel something rough yet delicate next to me and a tuft of…well, I guess it feels a bit like fur…a tuft of fur gently tickling my forehead…
Rukia and Ichigo were slumbering silently together, their heart rates matching and each tiny breath taken in sync. Not even a single sheet of paper could slip in between their tight embrace. Ichigo had his arms wrapped round her small body firmly as if she'd run away from his grip if he didn't and Rukia had her head facing Ichigo's, their lips almost meeting. They were two matching puzzle pieces which had finally fit themselves together like magic…but the magic was a Cinderella magic…As soon as they both awoke, they would part again…
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"K-KYAAAAA!"
Rukia awoke in deep shock and horror as her eyes locked sight on the man next to her. She tried shoving the man away but it hadn't worked, she tried hitting him and tried running away but this was all prevented by the securing grasp of Ichigo. Now she had resorted to screaming, but screaming quietly if that was even possible. After all, it was 4 am in the morning and waking others was never polite. Not if it was an orange-haired, shirtless man who was holding you stiff with force though. Not if it was Ichigo.
"Mmn…"
Ichigo seemed immune to the whispered scream and held Rukia even tighter than before which was thought not possible until then.
Rukia, who was now muffled by his body started to squirm and kick her legs around, well, at least she attempted to…
The girl was an intelligent one and no matter how deeply she despised Ichigo and how they were fit together right now; she knew the best and probably only option was to sleep now and castrate him later.
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Rukia woke up, this time at 7am and immediately aware of the orange haired man who was still holding her. And she was still holding him back. None of them could move while they were still interlocked so strongly.
Not knowing what to do apart from let Ichigo wake up first, she closed her eyes and tried sleeping again…only to fail. She shut her eyes anyway.
At that moment, Ichigo woke up. Thinking that Rukia was still asleep, he closed his eyes and shuffled in closer.
Rukia, who immediately felt something, opened her eyes in shock.
"You're awake?"
Now it was Ichigo's turn to open his eyes in shock.
"You're awake too?"
"G-GET OFF ME THEN!"
Rukia shoved the shocked man off the bed and he landed with a thud.
"Oww! That's so mean, Rukia!"
"Shut up! What are you doing here anyway?"
"I was testing out the bed…"
Ichigo's lips narrowed into a playful pout.
"Then why did you hug me?"
Ichigo's cheeks coloured bright crimson when he remembered.
"You…You hugged me first…"
"N-NO WAY! LIAR!"
"It's true! I was just sleeping on the bed and you decided to hug me…"
"Go back to your own sofa!"
"Meanie…"
Ichigo wandered over to his sofa reluctantly.
"Where's Renji by the way?"
"Don't know…He went out with some of the others…wait…"
"…"
Ichigo crept out to the living room to see Renji, Grimmjow, Tatsuki and Rangiku lying crazily yet silently on the floor with Ishida, sushi and lots of sake.
"…"
"From what it looks like, Renji, Grimm, Tatsuki and Rangiku drank too much and then came back and force fed Ishida with sushi and sake…"
"Oh, god…"
Ichigo lay on his sofa bed hugging the 'Rukia-sized' pillow and clutching his blanket.
Damn, this pillow is far from the real thing, hugging real Rukia is much more fun-
"Are you hugging your pillow?" Came a whisper from the other side of the room.
"Gah! Y-Yeah, so?"
Ichigo heard a quiet, but unmistakeable snigger from Rukia.
"Sh-shut up!"
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"Rukia! What are you looking for?"
Ichigo approached the small girl who was frantically searching for something in her suitcases and bags.
"None of your business!" Rukia shouted aggregately and a shirt came flying and smacked Ichigo on the face.
"Hey, I was just asking!"
"Well, don't ask!"
"I could help you find it…"
"No thanks!"
"Fine! I won't help you!" Ichigo made a face and then nonchalantly walked out the room sulking.
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After a while, Ichigo was still sulking as he trudged through the hotel room going round in circuits.
What is this? Why am I annoyed by her attitude? I shouldn't care about this, I-
Ichigo's thoughts stopped in an instant when his foot felt something smooth underneath it.
Ichigo bent down to see a photo and curiously, he picked it up.
Jealousy seeped into his blurry mind as he saw what the photo was.
Rukia. Rukia smiling. Rukia smiling next to a tall man with hair the colour of midnight black. But most importantly, the guy looked like him. How could the man standing next to Rukia resemble himself? Apart from the hair, it was literally himself!
This…Could this be the thing Rukia was so desperately trying to find? This…This picture!
Ichigo crunched the photo in anger but stopped when an idea came to him.
Running over to his bag, a devilish smile adorned his face.
Picking out an orange pen, he scrawled the colour all over the man's hair. Now it really looked like him…Ichigo and Rukia…
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End! Okay, who knows who the man is? Everyone! There couldn't be anyone else! So I hope you guys review this chapter! Also, if you want to know how my next chapter is coming along, then look at my profile occasionally, I do profile updates right at the bottom, telling you how far I'm into the next chapter!
