I've re-read this story, and realised that it gets a bit OOC in places. I tried my best!
Please Review and say what you think. Greatly appreciated!
Back to school
The two Shinigami's looked at each other, worryingly.
"Who told you!" Ichigo leaned into Keigo's face. They all hid behind Tatsuki.
"Why, whatever do you mean, Strawberry?" Tatsuki put on a 'girly' voice, and glared at Rukia, who was half in shock.
Rukia grabbed Ichigo by the arm and yanked him back. They both looked at each other.
"Renji!" They yelled together.
Rukia let go of Ichigo and strolled towards Keigo. She grabbed him by the collar, and pulled him forward so that he was at her height, "What exactly did he tell you?" She gritted her teeth, knowing that he probably stretched the truth.
Tatsuki yanked Keigo away from Rukia to look at her.
"He told us that you two were all over each other." Tatsuki saw Ichigo twitch.
"He said WHAT!" Ichigo yelled so loud, that the whole of Karakura heard him.
"So…You weren't all over each other?" Orihime looked confused at them.
"NO!" A simultaneous shout from Ichigo and Rukia made it clear.
"So…You aren't together?" Orihime said in the same tone.
"Aurgh!" Ichigo gave up trying and stomped into the school. Rukia was stuck there with the questions.
She followed him, before she could answer any.
When they reached the classroom, everything was normal.
"I heard that Kurosaki and Kuchiki are dating!"
"No, way! How could they?"
"I heard that they were all over each other!"
Ichigo lost his temper, and let out a loud groan, and slammed his head on his desk.
Rukia wasn't happy either. She tried to ignore it, but ended up like Ichigo.
How embarrassing… One cuddle, and everyone's in on it!
The class had broken up, and Ichigo and the others were up on the rooftop. Ichigo was still mooching and skulking at Keigo, who, it looked like, wanted a death sentence.
Tatsuki pried Keigo away and pinned him down, leaving Rukia and Ichigo to sulk in peace.
Rukia smacked Ichigo's chest, "Come on, you baby. We can't act like this for ever! Get up!" Rukia stood up and glared at the stationary Ichigo.
He stood up and walked towards Rukia and placed his hands on her shoulders. The others stopped arguing amongst themselves about how Tatsuki could beat them all, and watched the two shinigamis.
"This is going to be very strange and awkward from now on. But we don't have to, if you don't want to…" Ichigo almost whispered.
"I know… It's awkward, anyway. What's done is done. It's in the past." Rukia paused when she realised that Ichigo had bent down to her face. His hands rubbed up and down her arms, and stopped to pull Rukia closer to him. He kissed her, slowly, then pulled away.
"Is it really in the past?" He stepped back and turned to the others. He looked at their jaws that hung low. He shrugged and walked to grab his bag.
"You better get used to this, unless you want your jaws to be there permanently."
The others picked up their jaws.
"I'm not surprised, really… Those two are close." Orihime said with a confident smile.
"Yeah, I bet that what happened to Rukia at Hueco Mundo, they seem a lot closer." Uryu pushed up his glasses.
"It's no shock, really. Rukia saved his life, and Ichigo saved hers." Tatsuki spoke with Keigo in a headlock.
Mizuiro and Chad just stayed out of it.
Rukia stood there, frozen to the spot. The wind whipped up her hair, and skirt. Did Ichigo just…?
The rest of the day was normal. Ichigo was loosing his temper at Keigo, all their friends were acting normal, Rukia and Ichigo had their usual quarrels… And they were things that were different. She and Ichigo spent more time alone than usual…
Ichigo and Rukia were walking home together, they were debating between themselves what Isshin was planning to do when they got back.
When they arrived home… It was normal?
Isshin was being his usual self, driving the Kurosaki family around the twist.
Ichigo and Rukia were in his room. Rukia was sitting between Ichigo's legs doing her homework.
"I don't understand this…" She let out a huff.
"Why? Here, let me have a look…" Ichigo took Rukia's homework. It was chemistry.
"…I don't understand what they are asking.." Rukia folded her arms, "Is it asking for the formula, or the substances?"
"I'm not sure… Just put both." Ichigo shrugged and gave Rukia back her book, "If you get one wrong, the other will be right…" He wrapped his arms round Rukia's waist and kissed her neck, lightly.
"Why do we have to learn all this?" Rukia closed her book and leaned her head back into Ichigo's chest.
"So you can get a good job in the future… The more you learn, the more jobs you can choose from." Ichigo looked at Rukia's red rose in her hair.
"Do you have to get a job?" Rukia placed her hand onto Ichigo's arm.
"If you want to get money, yeah." Ichigo felt Rukia rub her hand over his arm.
"If you live alone, you need a job?" Ichigo nodded in agreement and laid his head on Rukia's shoulder.
He breathed lightly on her neck.
"Do you need anything for a babysitter?" She leaned forward and turned to him.
"Not really. You must be kind, caring, respectful… You won't cut out for it." Ichigo smirked at Rukia's puffed out cheeks.
"I baby-sit you, don't I?" She flicked his ear.
"When have you baby-sat me?" Ichigo rubbed his ear. Rukia leaned over and kissed it better.
"Don't you remember why I'm still here in the world of the living?"
"You wanted to see me, Captain Ukitake?" Rukia walked into his office.
"Yes. I realise that you have been doing a lot of work, and pulling more than your own weight here." Rukia nodded with a small blush on her face. Ukitake stood up from his seat and walked towards Rukia, "I have a small task for you." He placed a hand on Rukia's shoulder and looked at her glowing face.
"There have been a lot of sightings of Hollows around Karakura town. Since you have built a relationship with a few people there, I am sending you to investigate. I will send more information to you in further notice."
Rukia nodded, "Thank you Captain Ukitake. I won't let you down!" She spoke with a serious face, but inside, she was rather surprised.
She turned and headed to the door, when Ukitake called her back, "I thought you might miss your friends. Especially that Kurosaki." A smile spread across his face when he saw Rukia turn a deep shade of red. He giggled to himself and dismissed Rukia.
"I thought he sent you here to investigate the hollows?" Ichigo narrowed his eyes.
"He did, but he also said that it would be a good idea if I keep an eye on you…" Rukia turned to face Ichigo. She giggled, lightly, "I guess he knew that you still can't control your spiritual pressure!" Rukia wrapped her arms around Ichigo's waist.
Ichigo rested his head on Rukia's hair, and was rubbing her back.
"You mean, he wanted you to stop me from causing trouble?" Ichigo said teasingly.
"He probably thought that if we were together, we wouldn't end up in dangerous situations…" Rukia lifted her head. Her soul pager went off, "Guess he didn't realise who we are?" She grabbed her pager and flipped it open.
The last bit I had to edit it tons of times, but it still doesn't sound right...Sorry! :I