A/N: Sorry again if it took some time for me to post the new chapter, it's hard to get an idea going for this fic compared to the others. Trying to come up with a good combination of romance, humor, and the feel of a Bleach episode is not as easy as it sounds. Well, I try to do my best in every update. Please read and review.

Chapter 10

Catching You Everytime You Fall

"I'm telling you, Rukia, it's supposed to look like this."

"Ichigo, you idiot, it's much better if it goes like this."

It was your average after school shift for the two teenagers in the Urahara Shop, Ichigo and Rukia were in one of their arguments, and when the pair has each other on their throats, you just know it's going to be awhile before they stop and admit defeat.

The subject to be debated this time around was concerning the shop's new banner placement. "Rukia, damn it, why can't we just leave the sign the ways it was before? Just hanging up from the front above the door," Ichigo argued with the raven-haired girl.

"Because, it looks so much better if it's hanging vertically by the sides of the entrance!" Rukia defended. "It'll attract more customers that way!"

"Look, uh, can you two just decide what to do so we can move along?" Urahara advised, watching the trouble from the side. He was starting to regret appointing the two to handle this job, but then again, he barely regrets anything.

"Master Kisuke, are the teenagers still not finished?" Urahara's right hand man, Tessai, asked with all due respect, just arriving in the scene after completing an errand.

"I'm afraid not." The shopkeeper replied, still watching the whole agenda happening at the front of the Urahara Shop.

"Just leave it like the old way!" Ichigo yelled at the petite young girl.

"I said NO Ichigo, my idea can help the shop!" Rukia protested.

"You crazy little brat, things were good the way they were!"

"You inconsiderate jerk, why can't you accept somebody's idea for once?!"

As the argument progressed, Urahara gave a simple yawn then checked on the time. "Well, I do believe this has gone far enough." He remarked. "Oiy, Ichigo, Rukia…" Being called for attention, the couple looked in the direction of Mr. Hat and Clogs in unison with an expression as if they're about to kill each other at any moment. "Why not keep the old sign up top while adding the ones on the side?" Kisuke suggested.

The white-and-green stripped hat wearer's answer somehow stopped the two's fight. They were so busy trying to prove themselves over the other that they didn't stop to consider that option at all.

"fine, have it your way…" Ichigo said in annoyance, looking away from Rukia while keeping the scowl in his face intact.

"As long as it'll finally shut him up," Rukia agreed and faced away as well.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" the orange-head overheard making a nerve pulse from his head. "WHY YOU LITTLE-"

"It's settled then, come Tessai, I do believe I have a helping for tea right about now." Urahara said, entering the shop with Tessai to leave the two to their work.

Ichigo and Rukia we're now unusually quiet, they were still slightly mad, but not at each other, they still found it hard to believe that the humble shop owner managed to outsmart both of them yet again.

"I'll get the ladder…" the orange-haired high school student broke the silence between them after giving an irritable sigh; he then disappeared from into the rear to fetch what he mentioned. Rukia remained at the front and she tried to picture how the finishing appearance of the Urahara Shop would look like until Ichigo came back.

"Ok, I'll hang up the new sign while you keep the ladder steady." The raven-haired girl instructed. The young Kurosaki then set up the only tall and old ladder the shop had. He placed it in the right spot followed by Rukia climbing it with the sign in hand. The ladder wobbled slightly over the added weight even though the petite girl wasn't that heavy at all. Up top, she nailed the left side of the sign in place with some assistance from Ichigo, handing her the necessary tools from the below.

Finished on that side and planning to move on to the next, Rukia threw the other end of the banner across so that way it can be easily attached from the other side. As she was climbing down, the ladder wobbled again but this time more rigorously. Ichigo gripped the ladder like he was told to prevent it from tipping, but the vibration already caused the raven-haired girl to loose her balance. Rukia tried to grab hold but her hand slipped and forced her off.

"RUKIA!"

The raven-haired girl thought that she was about to meet the hard painful ground below, but instead she felt herself land on something else. Regaining her composure from the fall, Rukia looked down to see somebody very familiar. Lucky for her, Ichigo was able to break her fall just in nick of time. "You really should be more careful." The orange-head grunted, lying flat on the ground with Rukia on top of him.

Although it was of grave importance that he did so, Ichigo found himself in another awkward position with Rukia. The two gazed at each others eyes as their faces were only mere inches apart yet again, both of them blushing in unison.

"Ichigo, sorry." The petite young girl apologized, snapping out of the trance and getting up to her feet. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," The 15 year-old answered, standing up as well and dusting his clothes a bit, "I'm more worried about you,"

Rukia then felt her heart skip a beat after hearing those words.

I'm more worried about you…

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." She tried to answer, trying to wake herself from the all the thoughts suddenly rampaging in her mind over a simple phrase from Kurosaki.

"Maybe I should hang the rest of the sign." Ichigo suggested, feeling that he couldn't risk Rukia any more for the rest of the day.

"Oh, s-sure," Rukia replied, looking away as the blushing from earlier now increased ten-fold.

"You sure, you're okay?" Ichigo then noticed the raven-haired girl's suddenly odd behavior. "Didn't get hit on the head or anything?"

"I'm fine." She answered, still trying to hide the shades of red from her cheeks.

"Ok then." Ichigo just dropped the subject, resuming the job at hand.

Seriously that girl needs to be more careful. I'm getting tired catching her all over the place.

To Be Continued…

A/N: Slightly rushed chapter here, sorry you guys, hope you can forgive me. I'm going to make up for all the collateral damage on my next update, promise.

Peace out.