Check Yes, Toshiro

Ichigo x Hitsugaya

Song Inspiration: Check Yes, Juliet by We The Kings

Start Date of Writing this Fanfiction: 3/3/2012

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or the song Check Yes, Juliet.

Chapter 10 ~ The Note – Part 2

"Learn the difference between just caring for someone and actually loving someone.."

The quote replayed in his head. It was already lunch and Ichigo couldn't help but keep thinking about that note.

"Ichigo." A voice called out to him. Ichigo snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the voice. Rukia.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. What were you saying?" He managed to say as he scratched his head.

"Ichigo, you've been zoning out lately since 1st period. Did anything happen?"

"Nah, nothing really." He replied as he placed an arm over the small girl's shoulder.

"Okay, if you say so.." she said as she moved closer to him. The two made their way to the usual tree they and their friends always hung out at. Rukia then stopped at her tracks and looked at Ichigo.

"Is something wrong?" He asked as he looked down at her.

"Let's hang out with Toshiro today! I saw you hanging out with him at lunch yesterday. He hangs out by himself at that one tree that's close to ours, right?" Rukia smiled.

"Um, I don't think that's such a good idea–" But before Ichigo could even finish, Rukia was already pulling his arm as she made her way to the tree Toshiro hung out under.

Ichigo sighed as his girlfriend dragged him around. He then spotted Toshiro under the tree listening to music in the same position as yesterday. "Ah, there he is!" Rukia exclaimed as she pulled on Ichigo even harder.

Without warning, Rukia plopped next to Toshiro. "Hi!" Rukia cheered happily. Ichigo sighed as he sat next to her. Ichigo sat facing forward, away from Toshiro.

Toshiro turned his head towards Rukia and raised an eyebrow. He pulled out one of his ear-buds and began to speak. "Uh.. hey?" He looked at Rukia, then at Ichigo (who was still facing the other direction), then back at Rukia. "Did you need anything..?" he asked awkwardly.

"Nope." she replied, still smiling. Toshiro stared at the over-happy girl.

"Okay then.." Toshiro turned his head away and looked down at his iPod screen.

"Oh, hey Ichigo." Rukia said as she turned to towards him.

"Hmm?" Ichigo turned his head toward Rukia.

"During 1st period, what was that note that was passed to you? I saw it people passing it down to you." Rukia asked. Toshiro remembered the note that he had to pass to him. He listened carefully, also curious to what the note said.

"Did you see who started it?" Ichigo asked. He wondered which person in their class saw him and Toshiro the other day.

"Nope. I just remember people passing it over to the person next to them and saying 'Pass it to Ichigo'."

Ichigo nodded as he listened. "Did.. anyone read it?"

"Nope. It was folded up the whole time. Why? What was in it? Some kind of secret or something?" Rukia smirked as she nudged him with his elbow.

"It was nothing.." Ichigo said as he moved his eyes towards Toshiro's. He looked at him seriously, as if trying to tell him something. Toshiro looked back and wondered, until he finally realized it.

"Kurosaki, it didn't say anything about–"

"About what?" Rukia asked as she faced Toshiro. Toshiro looked at Rukia and back at Ichigo. Ichigo looked at him with desperate eyes saying "Don't tell her, please".

"About how I let him copy the answers to my quiz." He said simply as he looked back at Rukia.

"Ehh? You copied him off that quiz? Lucky, I probably failed it."Rukia said as she turned towards Ichigo.

"Heh, I guess." Ichigo smiled, relieved.

Rukia stood up and brushed off her skirt.

"Where are you going?" Ichigo asked.

"I'm going to get some of Orihime's food. Lunch ends in 10 minutes and I haven't eaten a thing. I'll see you guys later!" Rukia said as she walked away, leaving the two boys alone.

"Uhm.. well, I'll be going too then–" Ichigo said as be started to stand back up.

"Wait, Kurosaki." Toshiro stopped him.

Ichigo stopped getting up and sat back down.

"That note. Let me see it." Toshiro said as he held his hand out.

"Look, it didn't really say anything important–"

"The note had something to do with me, right?" Toshiro asked as he glared Ichigo.

Sighing, Ichigo reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled, folded note and placed it in the white-haired boy's hand. Toshiro unfolded it and scanned through it silently.

"'I'll be watching from the sidelines to see how this little game goes'? What the.." Toshiro mumbled out loud as he continued to read it. He then took a deep breath has he folder the paper and handed back to Ichigo.

"..So?"

"You have nothing to worry about. Whoever wrote that said they won't blackmail you or anything like that so you don't need to worry about them telling Rukia. And, they're probably not planning to reveal who they are so it'll be useless trying to figure it out who wrote this," Toshiro said as he stood up. "And about that last part.."

Ichigo looked up but Toshiro had his back faced towards him.

"They're right. Maybe you should really learn the difference between caring for someone and actually loving someone." Toshiro told him as he started to walk away.

"What do you mean by that?" Ichigo asked angrily as he stood up. Toshiro stopped his steps and looked over his shoulder.

"Come on, Kurosaki. Not only I can see it but the person who wrote that note can even see it. And I bet you see it too." Toshiro said as he put his hands in his front pockets.

"See what?" Ichigo said, glaring at him.

The bell rang as lunch ended. Toshiro turned his head forward. The two stood in silence as people walked back into the building to their next classes. The wind blew and leaves rustled in the trees.

"See what?" Ichigo said louder, and angrier.

Toshiro looked back over his shoulder at the angry teen as he began to speak.

"That you don't love Rukia."