I wanna be a billionaire...so fricking bad... Buy all of the things I've never had...c'mon sing with me. Wanna be on the cover of Forbes Magazine... Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Oh everytime I close my eyes... I see my name in shining light..oh yeah-yeah... A different city everynight..Oh I.. I swear... The world better prepare for when I'm a billionaire! d^O^b
Whooo-hooo! It's my year...It's Rukia's year...and it's our favorite bunny's year... HAPPY YEAR OF THE CHAPPY EVERYONE!
YAAAYY! I'm back... I thought I wasn't able to finished a chapter for a month but I guess since it's my year this year (was born 1987)... I'm in a very positive mood to update my fic... thanks to all of you guys who still reads, I mean patiently reads and reviews my ever so slow moving fanfic.. special thanks to GoranR for reminding me... ^.^ well if you will review my summary you will notice that this fic will be 95% about Ichiruki fluff and school and life adventures...so after this chapter I'll try my best to keep this fic in a less slow-moving pace...hope you guys help me out! Please be more patient *puppy eyes*
ANYWAAAAYZZ! I've inserted a song lyric again...it means that the song started playing in that particular scene...hope I won't confused you with it cause I guess I'll be doing that every now and then...and I highly recommend that you check out the songs in this chapter especially the song "When I Met You"... *how I love the song* I've put the original of the song in this fic but i've put two versions on my youtube account... though the female version is more romantic than the original...but if you can find a version by Miss KC Concepcion, it's the most romantic version but unfortunately Sony Music Entertainments remove all the videos of it on youtube...(-.-) anyway, if i find that version i'll add it to my playlist...here's the link...
wwwdotyoutubedotcom/view_play_list?p=2B6C9AFDE7AA18C7
soooooo...I hope we all have a good year this year...let's celebrate and have fun all year...okay! so here's the next chap...hope you
READ...ENJOY...AND REVIEW cause if you don't you'll not be recieving good lucks this year! ^.^ just kidding! okay...guess I'll sing Billionaire again...cause it's my new year's wish ;P
I don't own Bleach or any of the songs used in this fic. (guess, even if I'm a billionaire)
Chapter 10 First Day High
Opening Soundtrack: Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows
Closing Soundtrack: When I met you by Apo Hiking Society
"...to Karakura University."
"PPffffffffhhh!" Ichigo spewed out the coffee he was drinking that morning. He coughs as he wipes out his mouth and shirt and asked the petite girl sitting across him on the dining table. "What?"
"I said I'm going to Karakura University…and don't shout, you fool!" Rukia said as she throws a piece of bread square in his face then continue eating her ham and egg breakfast.
"But why…why there?"
"I've got a scholarship so I'm going to study there from now on!" she proudly said...then pouts when she saw the carrot top's look of shock and disbelief. "You should at least congratulate me you know. You don't have to overreact like I've gotten into some kind a—"
"Trouble...we're in trouble." Ichigo finish her sentence.
"What are you talking about? Why are we in trouble?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Because..." Rukia looked up at him as she sips on her hot chocolate.
"... I study there."
Now it's her time to spew.
...
So she said, what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know?
Well maybe I'm in love (love)
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it
...
Riding a bus to school, Ichigo made another set up for the both of them; so that no one will know that they are living together in his house. He cannot risk being expelled out of school so he needs to settle an agreement between the two of them.
"Don't you ever forget about our rules." Ichigo said to an amused and excited Rukia as they stood in front of the Karakura University main gate.
"Of course!" Rukia said staring at the gate. "We don't know each other, we will elude each other, we'll avoid and ignore each other and try not to bump each other or have any means of conversation, we should not cross paths inside the campus...whenever we saw each other using the same path, one of us should use or find another route to avoid any circumstances..." she continue reciting their arrangements while Ichigo nods in approval every now and then. "...we should always act civil and casual like ordinary schoolmates and the most important of all..." she paused then looked up at Ichigo on her side, said guy met down her gaze.
"Don't mess with me, and mind your own business." they said in unison then nod at each other like they just successfully closed a business transaction.
Then they went inside the campus with Rukia going on her right while Ichigo goes on his left but before he walk away he stops and turned over his shoulder to look at Rukia's retreating form, then saw how excited the petite girl is. He smiled and murmured to himself… "Good luck."
...
Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on come on
The world will follow after
Come on come on
Because everybody's after looooove...
...
"You mean this *twitch*...is your first class?*twitch twitch*" Ichigo's eyebrow started twitching as he stand in front of the door of his Philosophy classroom.
"If it's class L3A...then yes, this is my first class." Rukia answered Ichigo's question as they stand next to each other. Neither one of them wants to take a step inside the room as they stared dumbfounded at the door.
"Can you transfer to another class?" he asked not removing his eyes from the door.
"Ahm... I can't. Since I'm a scholar I have to follow the schedules given by the Administration Office... How about you?" she asked him, eyes also fixed at the door.
Ichigo shook his head, "Students can only change their schedules within one month from enrollment period."
Think.
Think.
"..."
"..."
They sighed defeated. Their plans of eluding each other, avoiding and ignoring each other or have any means of conversation or even not cross paths with each other...
Is an epic failure.
They took in a deep breath as they lifted their heads up. Their still hope...they still have the most important rule to follow which is the rule about 'not messing with each other and minding his/her own business'. They nodded sharing the same thought of HOPE and DETERMINATION.
Rukia entered the room first. Since she is a new face, the moment she entered the room there was dead silence...chats and laughters were cut off for a brief moment and was replaced by murmurs by girls and interested stares by the boys. Ichigo enters the room just in time to hear a low whistle coming from one of his male classmate whose name...he can't remember. Said classmate make his way towards Rukia and said, "Hi there, babe." The whole class class especially the guy who approached Rukia noticed a furious aura building up in their classroom. Glancing at the direction of that dark aura, their eyes brought them at the tall orange haired guy standing at the door.
Ichigo gave the guy a deathly glare and an even deathly scowl which to him means 'Believe me...you don't wanna mess with her'. But the whole class around him have a unanimous thought of what that glare means...it means
'.from my girl!'
The guy nervously backs away from Rukia, who have no idea about the whole glaring thing. She frowned in confusion at her classmates odd behavior then looks back at Ichigo.
"Hmmph!" the orange haired guy just snob her as he sat down on his chair, with a deep scowl and a pissed mood.
Well, it seems that the last and most important rule about 'not messing with each other's business' is also a failure...at least for the carrot headed guy.
Cause when it comes to Rukia... Ichigo can't seem to concentrate on minding his own business.
Accidentally in love.
...
Ichigo entered the room of his next class for the day and was relieved that he's not seeing a familiar petite girl inside the room. It seems that they have only one subject to share with and he's not sure if it's good or bad. 'Don't be an ass! Of course it's good...it's best not having her around so I don't have to deal with her and her annoying acts!'
Oh really..?
"Captaaaain!"
Oh right... he don't have to deal with Rukia in this class but he still have a perverted teammate and classmate in the name of Keigo to deal with.
"Captain! You're so unfair!" Ichigo frowned at Keigo. "I heard you had a new freshman student in your Philosophy class. Why didn't you tell me?" Keigo said dramatically.
"Give me a break, Keigo." Ichigo said prompting his head lazily on his palm as he sat down on his chair.
"Ooh... I'll attend your philosophy class starting next meeting so I can meet her."
"Stop it Keigo. You're not enrolled in that class so-"
"I'm going to be a sit in!" Ichigo gave his friend a disbelieving look. "You know teachers allow sit in students. I'll just tell your prof that I really love that subject so I'm going to attend every meeting of your Philosophy class so I can sit beside her and..." Keigo started daydreaming again while Ichigo shook his head tiredly.
Even if Rukia is not around...she's still plaguing his mind. Thanks to his perveted teammate. 'I bet she's been sneezing senseless right now cause we were talking about her...no, it was just Keigo who's been thinking about her rather.' he frowned... 'I wonder what's her next class is right now?'
"...er name?" Ichigo snap out of his thoughts as Keigo snaps a finger in front of his face. "Hey, did you hear me? I said what's her name?"
Ichigo looked at him irritated, "I don't know."
"What? You don't know her name! Yeah, yeah it's just you and your name-remembering problems. No wonder you don't have a girlfriend yet." Keigo continued, "So what about her looks. I mean how does she looks like?" instead of answering his teammate, Ichigo just turned his head away from from him. "Oh come on men! We're talking about my future girlfriend here." Ichigo quickly turned his back at Keigo and scowls at him. "Whoa...don't give me that look, men. I was just asking how she looks like, at least you could describe her, right? I mean her hair, her..." Ichigo raised an eyebrow as he started repeating the question in his head.
'How does she looks like? Well her hair is a silky soft black that's fall perfectly on her with a stubborn strands hanging between her eyes.'
"...hair, her eyes,..." Keigo continue, not noticing that his captain was already dozing off with his own thoughts and mentally answering his questions.
'her eyes? Oh those large purple eyes that can be mesmerizing and fearful at the same time, sweet and innocent but deep and stubborn. That's one of her best assets...and the one I like the most.'
"...her lips..."
'lips? Yeah...those lips...the lips that I wish I could-"
"!" Ichigo felt his face heat up so he quicky shook his head to snap out of his thoughts.'What am I thinking?' he asked himself as he turned to Keigo.
"Oh! How about her body and her-"
"Stop it, Keigo!" Ichigo bark at his teammate telling the guy and HIMSELF to stop daydreaming about the petite freshman student. "Stop it, okay! I don't know about her and I don't care!"
"But you're not answering any of my questions yet!" Keigo pouts at his captain.
Ichigo sighed heavily, "You're not letting this go aren't you?"
Keigo nodded excitedly at him. "So...how does she looks like?" Keigo asked grinning widely. His captain looks directly at him with that infamous scowl in his face and said...
"She's a midget."
...
"Oh! A new student!" a bubby woman with long and wavy blond hair, blue eyes and a heavenly gifted bosom greeted Rukia. The woman was wearing a white hanging shirt and a black jogging shorts with red linings. Rukia frowned a bit as she looked down on herself, she was wearing the same outfit as hers but she felt a little jealous of how sexy and voloptous the woman looks like in that PE uniform.
'So what if I have a...well, a humble front. I'm sure she's having a hard time carrying...those!' Rukia lifted her head as the woman approached her.
"You're a freshman too, right?" she nodded. "I'm Rangiku Matsumoto. I'm going to be you're Physical Fitness instructor. I'm going to teach you how to flex those muscles and build up some curves in here..." Rukia jerked slightly as her instructor started poking her side. "...and I think I can help you deal with that." Rukia looked down as Rangiku pointed on her humble front, a light blush appear on her cheeks as she frowned a bit. "Oh, you're so cute! Just kidding!" her instructor giggled at her reaction. "I'm just trying to make you relax cause you look all tensed up. Are you nervous?"
Nervous?
You're asking a Kuchiki Rukia if she's nervous?
OF COOOUUURRRSSEE! She's nervous as hell. This is her first day and her first time attending a real school since she's been homestudying all her life. She's excited and happy but her nervousness was enveloping her whole being right now.
But this isn't her first class right? So why does she feel extremely nervous right now. Come to think of it, she had the carrot top with her in her first class so maybe that's the reason she didn't feel nervous at all. Actually, she feels relieved and her new sorroundings in calm. She felt that the idiot is always watching her back, that's why she feels safe whenever he's around.
She smiled at the thought and was startled when her instructor appears in front of her face. "Are you alright?" Rukia blinks twice then nodded. "Don't worry. It's normal to be nervous in your first day in school especially when you're a freshman. But once you get started, you'll get the hang of it and you'll start to like it then you'll start to make friends, then there comes having a relationship, then you'll go out or join groups whatever you like, then you won't notice but you're starting to have fun?" Rangiku said as the petite girl stares at her. "College is an exciting part of your life but not everyone has the chance to experience it so don't waste this opportunity. Enjoy every part of it and most importantly...learn from it." Rangiku finished with a large smile on her face and Rukia finds herself smiling back at her.
'She's not just beautiful and gifted but she's also nice and smart. I think I'm going to like her and this whole college thing.' she thought.
"You're smiling now so I think you're ready to meet the class." Rangiku asked her as she put an arm over her shoulder in a sisterly manner.
"Yes! I believe I'm ready."
Ready for class, ready for college and ready for a new life.
...
"Oohh...where am I now?" Rukia groaned as she look around her. PF class is over and now she's going to her last class for the day. But she can't find the building of her Biology and Environmental Science classroom. "It says SD Lab 12..." she murmured as she turned into a corner. "I wonder if SD means Science depar-oofh!" she steps back when she bumped into someone. "Oh! I'm sorry Sir I-" the moment she lifted her head to look up at the man, her body seems to shuddered involuntarily.
She can't explain it, the man is smiling at her but she started to tremble as she felt nervous and intimated and somehow frightened by the man's presence. "I-I'm so s-sorry-" she stuttered.
"New student?" The man with silver hair and a fox-liked face asked, still grinning down at her. Rukia nodded timidly as she felt unease with how creepy he grins, and how her body started to tremble. "I assume you're looking for your room...but you're lost." she nodded back again, trying her best to keep her pose as steady as possible as the man lean closer to her and said... "You want me to help you?"
That makes her shiver in a frightening way. Rukia gulps as she look up at the man in front of her. "I-It's-"
"Rukia-san?" the petite girl jumped a bit as she heard someone called her.
She turned her head and was slightly relieved to see someone familiar. It was Hanatarou Yamada, a first year nursing student, one of her classmates from PF class. She was more than glad that the guy easily remembers her. At least the tension between her and the silver haired man dissappear, but actually it's just her who's tensed at the moment. "Rukia-san, are you-ooh! I-I'm sorry for interrupting you, Ichimaru-Sensei." Hanatarou nervously bowed and apologized at the man in front of Rukia.
"It's okay. Your friend is just asking for directions." the man said, the grin not leaving his face. "I guess you won't be needing my help anymore, cause you have your friend here now." Rukia just stares back at him as the man started walking away. "Well, you freshmen study hard and be good, cause if you're not.." he looked over his shoulder, "You'll be dead before your graduation day." he finished with an even wider and creepier grin. "Just kidding! See you around, Rukia-chan!"
Rukia's gaze followed the silver haired man until he was out of sight, and that's when she started to calm down.
"Ah...Rukia-san? Are you looking for your room?" Rukia looked back at the nursing student beside her.
"Oh! Yes... I was looking for SD Lab 12. Do you know what building it is?"
The lame looking guy nodded at her, "Yes, it's in this building. This is the science department building, all laboratories are on the fourth floor, just look for room number 12."
"Oh...I see. Thank you so much...ahm, Hanatarou,right?" she smiled as the guy shyly nodded and smiled back, scratching the back of his head.
"Ahm... Rukia-san, have you taken lunch already?" Hanatarou asked her, a light blush on his cheeks.
"Not yet, but I still have forty five minutes left before that class...why?
"I... I think you should have your lunch now before you go to...that class.
Rukia furrowed her brows, confused... "Well, I'm also feeling kinda hungry so...yeah I think I'll go grab some sandwiches before I go to my next class." she said and turned back at her classmate,"You wanna come?" Hanatarou politely shook his head telling her that he have classes now. "Okay, thanks again Hanatarou!"
"You're welcome Rukia-san!"
...
"Excuse me? Can I join you?" Rukia looked up and saw an orange haired girl standing next to her. She was taller than her, pretty faced and also a big bosomed like her PF instructor. She nodded and smiled back at the girl. "Thanks!" the girl giggled and sat down beside her. "Oh...you want some riceballs, I made it myself!" the girl seemed to be as bubbly as her PF instructor, she also looks nice but Rukia kindly refused her offer for she still had a traumatic experience with a homemade riceballs. "Okay...but if you want to try some, you can have them. Oh by the way, I'm Orihime Inoue." the girl smiled as she stuffed a riceball on her mouth and extends her hand at her.
"Rukia...Kouzuki, Rukia." she answered and reached for the girl's hand.
"Nice to meet you Kouzuki-san!
"Ahm, Rukia...please call me Rukia." she corrected. She don't want people calling her by her fake surname. And also... it's to give respect to her brother who shared and give her a legal surname. Though she wasn't sure if Byakuya whole-heartedly gave her the honor of being a Kuchiki or he just did it because he adopted her as someone he could call a sister.
"If it's okay with you then I'll call you Rukia-san, then call me Orihime." the girl said as she continue eating her homemade riceballs. "Why are eating alone...I mean where are you're- oh! I'm sorry if I-"
"No, it's okay." Rukia smiled at the girl. "I'm a freshman and this is my first day in school so I don't have any friends yet."
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll have more friends later on. I can be you're friend if you want..."
Rukia stared at the bubbly girl beside her. Having a friend isn't a bad idea right? Even if she wasn't sure how long she'll be staying in that school. But as what her PF instructor said she must enjoy and don't waste the opportunity of this college experience. And having friends is included in the package, right?
"Thanks, I'm glad to be your friend." the girl smiled at her, excitement on her face then started telling more about herself and something about the school.
"I'm also a member of the Pep squad. I just decided to join them this year and luckily I passed the audition!" Inoue excitedly told Rukia but the orange haired girl's jaw dropped when Rukia asked her what a Pep squad is."You mean...you don't know what a Pep squad is?
Duh...she wouldn't asked her about it if she already knew.
"Well, a Pep squad is the cheerleading group who performs, dances and do cheerleading stunts in every opening or important sports event. Rukia nodded in understanding. She somehow realize what the girl is talking about. "Oh, there they're are!" Inoue exclaimed as she pointed at the group of girls entering the cafeteria. "That's Soifon, our cheerleading captain. She's so cool and she's the most popular girl in campus.
Miss independent
Miss self-sufficient
Miss keep-your-distance
"She's pretty, smart and talented. Many guys courted her, some become her boyfriend but none of them lasted for a month. They say that she's a demanding girlfriend and a...cheater," Inoue whispered the last word on her. "...but I don't beleive them, cause I know her...she's nice. They just misunderstood her."
Rukia frowned at the girl beside her then look at the short haired cheerleader she was talking about. The girl did seemed to be popular cause many students are looking her way, greeting and smiling at her. Inoue says that the girl is nice but...
Rukia feels something strange about the way she smile, the way she laugh, or even the way she flipped her pigtailed hair back. Rukia shrugged at the strange thought then looked back, "What is it?" she asked when she noticed that Inoue suddenly become tense and blushing.
"U-uhm. I-It's..." the girl stuttered. "You see, if Soifon-san is the most popular girl in school then the most popular guy is h-him..." Rukia raised an eyebrow and turned her head following the direction of Inoue's finger. Shock and a bit amusement is on her face,when she saw an orange haired guy entering the cafeteria.
"You mean the carrot top—"
"Yes. He is Ichigo Kurosaki."
Inoue smiled still blushing while Rukia is looking at the orange haired guy who was ordering something at the counter. "He's the captain of the basketball team, he's also the youngest player of the National team and he's just so good in basketball." Inoue continued as Rukia looked back at her, she's somehow interested and amused to know that Ichigo is not just an average boy next door. "He's also smart, in fact he's one of the top students in school and of course he's..." Inoue paused and blushes even more. "Well, you see he's ha-handsome..." Rukia raised an eyebrow when the big bosomed girl slightly squealed. "...and nice, that's why many girls like him and wants to be his girlfriend."
'And you're obviously one of them?' Rukia refrained herself from asking that question as the girl beside her sighed.
"But it seems that Kurosaki-kun isn't interested in any girls in school."
Rukia furrowed her brows in confusion, "Why did you say that?"
"Because he didn't have a girlfriend ever since.
"Ever since? How did you know that he didn't have any girlfriends before?"
"Cause we've been classmates in highschool and I don't remember seeing her alone with a girl. I mean I know he goes out with his friends and he met some girls back then but it seems that..." Inoue paused as she glanced up at the orange haired guy who was now eating alone in one of the tables in the cafeteria. "It seems that Kurosaki-kun haven't found the girl that he wanted to be with yet.
''...''
Rukia saw sadness in Inoue's eyes. She's sure now that the big bosomed girl likes Ichigo and even if she just met the girl, she don't like seeing her all sad and hopeless. "I can say that he's an idiot."
Inoue's eyes widened with shock at what the raven haired girl said. "No! Don't say that, Kurosaki-kun is—"
"He's a damn blind idiot...With all the pretty girls around him, I'm sure he already met the right girl for him..." Rukia crossed her arms over her chest as she continue to speak as a matter of factly. ''...but being the idiot the he is, he didn't realized it. So there's gotta be someone..." she paused and gave Inoue a determined look. "Someone who will step in front of him and show him what he's missing."
Inoue's eyes were still wide as she stared at the petite girl in front of her. She was amused on how the petite girl looks sweet and innocent at one moment then turned to be a strong willed girl and full of life. Her words and her beautiful smile seemed to lighten up and give hope to someone who was feeling down like her and Inoue found herself liking the petite girl more and more as she stares at those large violet orbs of hers. "I think you're right." Inoue said as she felt her self confidence build up again and smiled back at the petite girl then she continue eating her meal.
Rukia is happy to see her new friend become bubbly again. She sighed in relief and turned to look at the orange haired idiot then her eyes roamed around the cafeteria. She noticed that since Ichigo enters, the place become noisier, the girls are giggling and glancing up at the carrot top, and she noticed that most of the girls gave Ichigo a flirty smile. Rukia doesn't know why but she suddenly felt... annoyed and irritated at her sorroundings. And her annoyance and irritation seemed to tick upwards when she saw a bitch-er- a tall blond haired girl who purposelly drops her things beside Ichigo's table so that the carrot top will notice and...help her?
'Urgh...and when did that idiot suddenly become a gentleman?' she asked herself not noticing that she was now clenching her juicepack tighter and tighter as Ichigo and the blond girl started shaking hands as if introducing themselves with each other.
Oh how formal of him.
Rukia pouts and turned her head away that's why she didn't saw the blond girl stomping away from Ichigo's table with her face as read as a tomato. And because of her annoyance she didn't notice that she grab one of Inoue's riceballs and shove it on her mouth.
Ichigo sighed as he watched the blond girl stomps away after he refused to let her sit beside him and join him on the table. He didn't want to embarass the girl, he's just not comfortable eating alone with a girl beside or accross him on the table except for his sisters Yuzu and Karin, of course.
And yeah...except from the freeloader in his house...the short raven haired girl who for some unexplainable reasons he feels comfortable with. Well the fact that he just share with her his own house proves that he feels very comfortable with her.
Ichigo turned his head on the side as he notice someone familiar sitting on the corner of the cafeteria.
"Oh my!" Inoue blurted out as she noticed that the petite girl is choking painfully. "Are you alright, Rukia-san?" she asked as she pats Rukia's back lightly. "What happened...here, have some water. Oh Rukia-san can you still breath..."
Ichigo scowled when he noticed that the petite girl seemed to be choking on her food. 'That idiot. What is she—' Ichigo abruplty got up from his seat with a worried face but relief stop him from attending to the choking troublesome petite girl once he saw that Rukia finally recovers after drinking a glass of water. He sighedin relief as he sat back on his chair. Then a small smile crept on his face while watching Rukia as she scratch the back of her head, smiling sheepishly while telling something as if confirming that she was now okay to the worried girl beside her. He smirked and shook his head as he murmured, "Stupid midget."
Unknown to Ichigo, someone is watching him as he continued dazing off on the short raven haired girl.
...
Rukia sighed tiredly. Hanatarou is right when he said to have lunch before attending her science class because she'll be loosing her appetite after that horrible science class with that Mayuri Kurotsochi as a professor, who's been the weirdest person she have ever met. Good thing, the carrot top cooks really good food so she can still eat even how appetite-loosing her science class was. She smiled as she open the front door of Ichigo Kurosaki's house...
Her temporary home.
"I see you're still alive." Rukia looked at the kitchen as the carrot top greeted her in his ungentlemanly way.
She smirked, "Of course! Who do you think you're talking to?" she said mimicking the cockiness in his tone.
Rukia gave him a small smile.
Ichigo smiled back at her.
Then they understand each other.
It's funny and a bit weird how they understand each other even without speaking. They don't have to say anything cause sometimes, words aren't exactly how they communicate with each other. When he said, "I see you're still alive." it means 'I'm glad you're back!' and when she smirked and said, 'Of course! Who do you think you're talking to." it means "I'm more than glad than you."
Both of them are horrible with words so why bother if their eyes can speak for them.
"Dinner's ready so you can sit here now." Rukia looked at the table and saw that Ichigo prepared more dishes this time. Yes, the carrot top prepared an extra dinner tonight, well let's just say that he knows how exhausting first days in school was especially when you're a late enrollee cause you have to catch up with class like Rukia. Maybe the word 'concern' is the best and shortest explaination to what Ichigo's action is, right?
"Is it your birthday...special occassion or something?" she asked as she settle down on her place in the dining table.
Ichigo shook his head, "No...why?"
"You seemed to have prepared extra dishes today and is this-" Rukia's eyes widened in excitement like a child having her first gift ever. "Oh! Is this an ice cream?" Ichigo nodded. "I love ice cream, I can't remember when's the last time I had one!" she said as she excitedly lift the ice cream cover but Ichigo taps her hand away. Rukia gave him a questioning look while Ichigo return the cover on top.
"It's for later. You have to eat first. Wasting food is not allowed in this house, okay." Rukia pouts at him childishly. But nevertheless, she started eating her meal while Ichigo watch her at the corner of his eyes as they ate in silence.
'She looks so cute.'
"Hey!" Ichigo's body stiffened as he heard her voice calling him.
'Uh-oh! Did she caught me dazing off on her.' he asked himself as he began to slightly panic but of course he won't let her noticed it so he tried to calm himself and regain a steady posture. "Yes?" he was glad his throat didn't betray him when he asked and looked up at her.
"Do you know someone named...ahm, Ichimaru?"
Ichigo sighed in relief before he answered, "Yes...he's the Business and Legal Management Department Head, my superior since I'm a legal management student." Rukia nodded in understanding."Is he a professor?"
"Yes, but he only handles a few class since he got promoted as the department head. He's a well-known lawyer and he was also a CPA. As I remember he was a member of an international organization, though I'm not sure about the organization's name." he finished then continue on his meal. "Why are you asking about him? Have you met him in school today?"
She nodded, "I've bumped into him and..." Ichigo raised an eyebrow and looked up at her and saw her shrugged, "Never mind. I'm just curious about him that's why." she said then continue eating. "Oh, by the way I have something to tell you."
"Hmn...what is it?" Ichigo asked... Glad that she's trying to converse with him about her day. He's starting to like those pep talks they have everytime they're on the dining table.
"Weeeeell... I've decided to find a part time job so I can pay you and have my own money... and I don't want to be burden too, you know."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Well?" Rukia finallly asked when he didn't react and just stares at her.
"Are you sure about that?" Ichigo put down his bowl and stared seriously at her as if to intimidate her. "School and work are hard task to handle and deal with. Do you have any idea how exhausting it is?"
"I know! But I can do it!" Rukia stared back at him with full determination.
"You still have to work in this house, you know. So—"
"I said I can do it, okay!" Rukia cuts him off as she started to get annoyed. She thought that he would be happy with her decisions and support her plans but...the nerve of this idiot to question her abilities. "Again, who do you think you're talking to." Rukia lifted her head proudly, "I will attend my classes, go to work and take care of the household chores all at once. I'm going to do all of that and nothing can stop me, so you better watch cause I'll show you how tough a girl I am!"
Ichigo blinks as he looked up at the short raven haired girl who was now up on her seat posing like a lady warrior ready for a tough battle. She was pretty optimistic about this and he can tell that she's going to do what she wants to do whatever happens. He shrugged, "Okay...so miss tough girl will wash the dishes first before having her ice cream."
Rukia jerked, "What? But you said—"
"You're a tough girl, right? Being a tough working student requires patience and hardwork. So..." Ichigo paused and grabs the ice cream then put it back on the fridge. "...so be patient in washing the dishes then you can indulge your reward after."
Rukia slumped back on her seat, "It's unfair." she said crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well it's like what they say...no pain, no gain." he said and smirked at Rukia as the girl pouts and said...
"I hate you."
...
"Ukitake-sama!"
The silver haired man was startled by the sudden intrusion of the two teen servants in his study room inside the Kuchiki mansion. Though a bit annoyed, the man remains calm and gentle when he asked, "What is it, Kiyone... Sentarou?"
"We're so sorry for the rude entrance Ukitake-sama but we have a problem, sir." Sentarou said, panic in his voice which makes Ukitake furrowed his brows in confusion.
"What do you mean, what's the problem?"
"Sir, we have a visitor in the mansion tonight or it was Rukia-chan's visitor rather." Kiyone answered with the same panic expression as her partner.
Ukitake furrowed his eyebrows even more as he stares at the two servants standing at the door. Then after a few moments his eyes widened when he realized who the visitor was. "You mean to say..."
Kiyone and Sentarou nodded as they said in unison.
"ASHIDO-SAMA IS IN THE MANSION, SIR."
...
The digital clock blinks 12:35 AM when Ichigo lazily got up from his bed and went downstairs to make a midnight visit to the bathroom. He yawned then noticed that the lampshade on his living room is still on so he hurried downstairs."Hmm?" he blinks as he saw the troublesome, accident prone, stubborn and self-proclaimed tough raven haired girl sleeping on the couch.
She was half lying, half sitting on the couch. Wearing her rabbit designed PJs, she was lying/sitting on her side, her head rested on the armrest, one arm slumped in front of her face while her left leg dropped from the couch.
Ichigo shook his head tiredly as he went back to his room. When he got back with a pillow and a quilt on his arm, he noticed a cup of ice cream on the floor. Ichigo sighed as he walked towards the couch then smirked at the sleeping petite girl who got exhausted on her first day in school. "Tse! Tough girl my ass." he said softly as he carefully lifted Rukia's small frame and adjusted her to a comfortable lying position on the couch. Then he slowly and gently lifted her head to tuck the pillow under and his body slightly shivered as he felt her warm breath on his face, then he put down and spread a small quilt on her.
Rukia moaned softly as she turned her head on the side and shifted her body on the couch feeling the comfortable warmth of the quilt as she continue her deep slumber. Ichigo smiled as he started dazing at the petite girl for the nth time that day. 'She's sleeping now...so why not.' he told himself as he sat down on floor with his eyes fix on her.
There I was, an empty piece of a shell
Just minding my own world
Without even knowing
What love and life were all about
He leaned closer on the couch as his eyes started to roam around her tiny face as if memorizing every part of it. Her tiny brows, her thick and full eyelashes, her beautiful violet eyes that was hidden under her closed eyelids, her pert nose and then down to her slightly opened pink lips. Ichigo cocked his head on the side as he repeat the process of roaming around her face, this time starting from her thin lips slowly going up to every part of her face, taking his time as if it's his last chance to stare at her peaceful and uniquely beautiful face.
Then you came and brought me out of the shell
You gave the world to me
And before I knew
There I was so in love with you
Ichigo continued watching the petite girl's peaceful slumber as he felt like her face and the way her humble chest slowly heave up and down as she breaths become more and more fascinating with each passing moment. He didn't know the reasons why Rukia is making him feel and act so weird lately. He didn't know what's gotten into him, sometimes he can't even recognize his own self for he finds himself so out of character, doing weird things that he promised never in his life would he do such things... Ichigo knows that he's not a romantic person but...isn't buying an ice cream for a girl just to see her smile a romantic gesture? If it is then it's confirmed that he's been out of character lately...and does that also mean that he is a romantic person.
But he seemed to be enjoying what he's feeling right now. He likes how Rukia make him feel annoyed and happy at the same time, angry and excited and worried and fascinated by how naive she can be. He can't explain how excited he is to go back home cause he knows that a troublesome midget is waiting for him to prepare their dinner. That simple things makes him feel weird inside. He don't know why, he just feel that way and maybe he had yet to find the reasons.
With that thought, Ichigo found himself leaning closer to her face as he felt her warm breath tickling against his face, eyes dropped and rested on her thin lips. He wondered what it felt like to have those soft looking lips pressed up against his. He didn't know how it felt cause he haven't kiss a girl's lips before but...
'I wouldn't mind having my first with...'
He gulped as he felt his heart beating faster, he felt a tight and warm feeling in his stomach as he leaned forward...
closer...
closer...
and closer until...
"You idiot..."
Ichigo quickly pulled away as he heard her voice, his face burned up with heat as he stared wide eyed on the petite girl in front of him.
"...I wanjot...ayshcrea...sjupid troberi...hmmn..."
He blinks as he watch Rukia shifted on the couch turning her back on him as she groaned, mumbled and mix up words in her sleep. He stayed shock and nervous for a full minute before he finally sighed in relief.
'Whew! That was close.' he thought then shook his head...waiting for another full minute he finally got up from the floor and look down at the sleeping Rukia.
'Whatever it is that I'm feeling right now, I'm glad to have realized that...'
You gave me a reason for my being
And I love what I'm feeling
You gave me a meaning to my life
Yes, I've gone beyond existing
Ichigo smiled again as he reach up and his fingers softly pushed Rukia's hair away from her face... 'Since you came into my house, my life has never been full.'
And it all began...
When I met you.
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