Anthology: Our Feelings
by Her Pretty Smile
Synopsis: #9: In which poor Rukia is hypnotized, and an enthusiastic Ichigo gleefully takes advantage of this opportunity. However, in the end, his plan just might not work out the way he expects it to... —IxR
Warning: Unbeta-ed; may contain mistakes or any of the sort. This is CRACK. I do not know any form of hypnotism, so the content below contains pure guesswork and mere inference.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
Requested by: mrdbznarutofan
Authoress' Note: I'm sorry if this seems pretty short, but I just figured that adding more would make the novelty fade so easily. I'm also sorry if this doesn't live up to your expectations. I don't have any experience in writing this kind of story… However, I hope you'll find it at least satisfying.
#9: Hypnotism
[IchiRuki]
A SWORD SLASHES DOWN, causing the Hollow to disintegrate.
Kuchiki Rukia sighs as she turns to the remaining one Hollow. I'm almost done...
"NO!" the Hollow roars, standing his ground. "You cannot strike me, shinigami! I still have an ace up my sleeve!" Without further ado, he produces a chain with a circle-shaped pendant out of nowhere, grinning maniacally. "For I have here the mighty power of hypnotism!"
Rukia looks at him blankly. "Hypno... what?"
"Hypnotism! It will render you completely helpless and I shall have you under my control!" the Hollow laughs maniacally. "Now I shall—AGH!"
"First Dance, Tsukishiro." Rukia watches in blank interest as her prey struggles to get out of the circle of ice in panic and succeeds by a hair's breadth.
"HA! You cannot get rid of me that easily!" He swings the chain like a pendulum in front of her. "Now... I have you, shinigami! You shall become obedient!"
Rukia looks at the chain for a long moment before sighing. "Next Dance..."
The Hollow's eyes grow wide. "What!? Wait! Why didn't it work?!"
"...Hakuren."
:
"THAT WAS A STUBBORN one," Rukia mutters as she pops back into her gigai. "Now I have to get to Ichigo's..."
"Ah, Kuchiki-san!" Orihime walks over to her with a shopping bag in hand and a pleasant smile on her face.
Rukia smiles back in acknowledgement. "Inoue," she greets. "What brings you here?"
"Oh, I'm actually on my way home to make some dinner with the groceries I bought! Would you like to eat at my apartment for a bit?"
Rukia turns slightly green at the mention of Orihime cooking. "Er... Thanks a lot, Inoue, but—"
Orihime glomps her in excitement. "You'll come, right? I'm sure Kurosaki-kun won't mind!"
"U—Uh..." Rukia is sweating visibly now as she tries to come up with a way as to not be able to eat dinner at Orihime's.
"Kuchiki-san, please come and eat dinner with me! No one ever eats dinner with me!" the orange-haired girl wails, then stops and frowns for a moment. "Except maybe Tatsuki-chan… But on rare occasions!"
Suddenly Rukia is overcome with guilt. It won't hurt to eat her cooking just this once, right?
But she promised Yuzu that she will bring back the latest CD of Chappy's Adventures as soon as possible.
Making her decision, she lets out a deep breath, then starts to tell Orihime that she will definitely eat together next time.
But then a sudden sweeping aura covers her whole body like the rush of a tide, and then she finds herself saying against her will, "I'd love to, Inoue!"
:
KUROSAKI ICHIGO RAISES AN eyebrow at Rukia's pale, pallid face.
"What happened to you?" he asks, noticing the way she turns green afterwards. "You look like you wanna puke."
"I was at—oh, I cannot go back there again!" she wheezes, running towards the bathroom and letting out the contents in her stomach.
"Where've you been, anyway?" he asks, scratching the back of his head in confusion.
In an instant, her head snaps towards him so quickly that she almost gets whiplash. Ichigo is taken aback by the frantic emotion in her eyes and the wide size they're in.
"I was at Inoue's," she answers promptly and calmly, though her eyes are telling a different story.
"You look strange." He strides over to her and presses a hand to her forehead. She abruptly flinches away, and his eyes narrow.
"Don't move," he says in annoyance.
He is surprised when she immediately obeys; her whole body becomes stiff and unmoving.
"You surely are compliant today," he mutters, touching her forehead with his hand again and feeling her temperature. "You don't seem hot."
"I th—think I know why, I—Ichigo…" Rukia manages to sputter out.
He blinks. "What…?"
"Wait… T—Tell me to move f—first…"
"Huh?" He looks at her as if she is crazy.
She grits her teeth slightly. "Do it, you f—fool…"
"…Uh… Move."
Her limbs break free from her stiff stature, causing her to wheeze as she contemplates her freedom.
"That's it… That's it, Ichigo! When someone gives me a direct order or asks me a direct question, I obey or tell the truth respectively!" she says, grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him over and over as if he is a plush teddy bear.
Meanwhile, Ichigo's head is spinning with multiple possibilities. "O—Oi… Rukia… S—Stop…"
She freezes, then abruptly lets him go, causing him to crash onto the ground. "Ah, my apologies, Ichigo… I was too frazzled."
"How did it come to this, anyway?" he grumbles, picking himself up from the floor.
"Well, a Hollow hyp… uh… hyponized me…" she tries to explain.
"Hypnotized you? A Hollow hypnotized you?" he squawks, unconsciously correcting her. "Rukia, are you sure you're not—"
She interrupts him with a kick to the shin. "I am not insane, you little—"
"Hey, I never even said anything of the sort!"
"Well, you were about to!"
"How could you know?!"
"Because I know you from head to toe!"
"Oh really?!"
"Yes!"
Suddenly, an evil smirk curves his lips and she backs away reflexively.
"Ichigo… I do not like that look in your eyes…" she says warily.
This is my chance for revenge! he thinks gleefully. "Oi, Rukia… Would you mind visiting Byakuya for a bit…?"
The look of horror in her eyes makes him feel omnipotent in just an instant.
"Oh no you don't—"
"Oh yes I can."
:
"HI THERE, BYAKUYA," ICHIGO greets cheerfully as they step into the Sixth Division's office.
Said noble raises an eyebrow at the unusual vibe the pair is projecting. "Hello, Rukia," he says in acknowledge, purposely ignoring Ichigo's protests.
Rukia does not reply. Instead, she covers her mouth and starts sweating profusely.
"Rukia… what is the matter with you?" Byakuya asks in slight concern, noticing the way her face is slowly turning red from the pressure.
"Oi, oi," Ichigo scolds gleefully, "take your hands out of your mouth and say what you want to say to your brother, Rukia…"
Almost instantly, her mouth is uncovered, and she blurts out, "Nii-sama! What salon do you go to to get that shiny hair of yours? Can I braid it in twirls?"
…
…
…
Renji is cheerfully whistling while opening the door and carrying stacks of paperwork for his captain.
…
…
…
Two unseated shinigamis are chattering happily outside the office.
…
…
…
Vice-Captain Matsumoto Rangiku is skipping towards the Third Division and passing by the barracks.
…
…
…
[BOOM]
Billions of deadly cherry blossom petals explode from the Sixth Division, causing Renji to shout "WHAAA!" in an undignified manner, the two shinigamis to tumble into a nearby river, and Rangiku to be buried in a heap of wood.
("KUCHIKI-TAICHOU!" she pouts.)
Meanwhile, Hitsugaya Toushirou and Ukitake Juushiro sees Ichigo and Rukia running for their lives like the devil is at their heels.
"What the—" Toushirou starts, but then he sees Byakuya with a calm, deadly aura about him coming onto the pair's way.
"Kurosaki… Ichigo…" The Sixth Division Captain is subtly seething.
Toushirou's features are then schooled into a bored expression. "Ah, no wonder I saw cherry blossom petals flying 'harmlessly' in the air."
Ukitake laughs. "Looks like Ichigo-kun's made him really mad this time."
:
THEY BOTH HIDE BEHIND a box of crates far, far away from the Sixth Division, Rukia masking her reiatsu and forcefully helping Ichigo mask his.
"You stupid idiot!" she seethes. "Now look at what you've done! Nii-sama is really furious now!"
Ichigo throws back his head and snickers uncontrollably. "T—Totally worth it…" he chokes in between laughs.
Rukia looks positively scandalized. "What is the matter with you? Now you've gotten me in trouble with Nii-sama! What has he ever done to you, anyway?"
"Aw, c'mon, Rukia," he says, wiping the tears from his eyes. "You gotta admit that it was fun."
Despite herself, her lips curve up slightly. "Yes, I… I mean, NO!" She glares at him. "You tricked me, you—"
"Ahaha, lighten up… You're always so tight when it comes to your brother. Loosen up a little. Tell me your true feelings," he encourages.
Suddenly, she freezes, and he sees the pure, unadulterated panic in her eyes (and it is then that he realizes what he said wrong) before she speaks uncontrollably.
"I—I—I—DAMN YOU, ICHIGO!" she shrieks, turning tomato-red. "I—I l—like you! E—Ever since you r—rescued me and I—I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS!"
And in the end, a red-faced Ichigo is being chased around by an equally red-faced Rukia while she carries around a battleaxe which she had produced out of nowhere. Byakuya has been completely forgotten as he still scours Seireitei for his prey.
The next day, Rukia is cured from her hypnotism after a deep, good night's sleep. Feeling greatly relieved, she takes out her Memory Modifier and uses it on Ichigo.
He looks at her blankly afterwards. "Uh, Rukia…?"
"Yes, Ichigo?" She is looking at him proudly, satisfied that she has done what she can to fix the problem.
"…Why am I in the hospital?"
END
A/N: Ah, pure craziness. Sorry if it seemed really insane. I wrote this story while I was in the hospital, so I guess my condition must've affected my writing. XD
Hope you enjoyed… even just a little bit.
