Chapter 11- Siblings

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I didn't know what came over me. I couldn't tell you why I wasn't myself back there. As I sit on the bed with my knees to my chest, I stared out the window and at the street of my new neighborhood. Even though I was focused on the passing cars, I wasn't thinking about anything down there in particular. My mind was off else where. Thinking about Uryuu again. My heart started racing and I felt my teeth gently pull in my bottom lip as a smile crept to my face. My head resting on the top of my knees, my bright green eyes glistened with the setting sun. It was as if all these feelings came to me all at once. I don't even know what had happened but ever since Rukia had mentioned it, he is all I have been thinking about and butterflies were swarming around inside me more than ever. It wasn't till the buzzing on the desk that I had gathered my thoughts and felt my cheeks flush red because I had just realized I was beginning to think of Uryuu in a romantic like way.

"H-hello?" I said after crawling to the side of the bed and answering my cellular phone.

"Sakura?" Naruto said through the other side. I stood up quickly and my free hand went to go behind my head nervously but fell back down to my side, as if my body was trying to hide something.

"H-Hi! Uh..." I stuttered "Ha, Hi Naruto. What um...What are you doing" I shrugged as I managed to stay in one spot.

"Uhm...Nothing. I kinda want to know what you are doing right now after all that" He replied.

"Oh! No, I was just doing my homework, studying and you kind of caught me off guard" I lied with a nervous chuckle.

"Hmm..." He mumbled silently over the phone and with that little sound, I already knew that he knew something was up with me. "Sure. Well I can go if you want" he said. My eyes widened and I shook my head, sitting at the desk.

"No, no! I was just about done" I giggled, suddenly realizing how happy I was to hear his voice. "I want to talk to you" I bit my lip again, something I have been doing often I realize.

"Okay then. How is everything?" he asked. I sighed and looked around before answering.

"Everything is fine, more or less. You know I hate school so there's that" I chuckled. He returned the little laugh.

"Yeah, things are pretty tough here too. Luffy has got me running around doing all kinds of things."

"Luffy? Is that the name of your new brother?" I asked happily.

"Yup. He's cool" There was a pause before he went to speak again. "Hey Sakura..."

"Yeah Naruto?" I asked, noticing the tone of his voice grow softer.

"About the...guy thing from the other day" He started off. "It's been bugging me a lot" I was confused for a bit. I narrowed my eyes and lowered my head, remembering the conversation. I began to feel guilty all of a sudden.

( "He's doing his job" Naruto said.

"Yeah you don't need to involve yourself with boys Sakura." Sasuke snapped. )

They told me I shouldn't have involved myself with boys and there I was, just before Naruto called, thinking of Uryuu. I was going against their wishes and I slouched in my chair as the fear of them finding out hit me. Would they be upset with Ichigo for allowing me to even think of boys? No...That didn't sound like something they would do.

"Sakura?" He asked. I had forgotten to respond and I suppose I had grown quiet. I shook my head and went to reply.

"Yes? I am here." I nodded. "What is wrong?"

"I just...I feel bad that I am not there for you Sakura" His voice went even quieter and I heard the sadness behind his words. "I just wish I was there for you. I hate that you have to go through all this without me or Sasuke there for you. I hate that I wont be able to be there for you when you cry or when you are confused. I cant be there when you are missing mom and dad. I can't be there when you are stuck on a problem on your homework and even though I wouldn't know it, I hate that I can't be there with you to help figure it out. I hate that Sasuke can't come in and solve the problem for us when me and you fail to figure it out. I hate that we can't get the three for one ramen bowls anymore"

"N...Naru...to..." I whispered into the phone so quietly he wasn't able to hear me. The tears built up at the corner of my eyes as Ichigo opened the door, I was too busy listening to Naruto's rant to even notice him or knew that he seen my cry there on the phone.

"I hate that we aren't together. I am sorry you have to be put through this Sakura...If I could do anything to change this I would." He mumbled through the phone and I sniffled and smiled to myself before laughing. "Huh?"

"You're such a dork" I commented with a chuckle.

"HUH?!" I heard him gasp. "THATS SOME COMMENT SEEING AS I JUS-"

"I love you..." I interrupted and then he paused. "I know all of this already baka..." I looked down after wiping the tears from my eyes. "I know how much you miss me and I know we couldn't control this and what happened and I know that just because we moved away...doesn't mean your care for me any less" There was a long pause, him nor me not knowing what to say. I felt so warm inside. With my left hand holding the phone to my ear, my right hand rested on my heart and I looked at the closed laptop on my desk, not thinking about it but just staring off into space till I had gathered my thoughts. "No matter...How far you are-" I looked up at the wall in front of me "You and Sasuke will always be my brothers"


I closed my cell phone and turned my head quickly as there was a knock from behind me on the bedroom door. Ichigo stood there, leaning against the door frame. I wiped what was left on my cheeks and set my phone down as I stood from the chair.

"Ichigo I didn't notice you were even there" I smiled to him and he stared at me before turning his head away.

"Dinner is ready if you want to go get it. I am going to shower so don't come in the bathroom till I get out" He turned from the door way with the towel on his shoulder and I stood up with a blink of my eyelashes, confused as to what was the matter with him. None the less, I walked to the dinning area and looked around quickly noticing that Mr kurosaki was not home again. He has been working late as of recently. Karin and Yuzu was sitting at opposite ends of the table and I took the liberty of sitting to the left of Karin. I looked at the variety of foods placed out before us and hesitated as the girls dug in. Karin handed me a plate.

"Don't be shy. There is always left overs cause Ichigo rarely eats and dad is always working late" Karin said.

"Yes Sakura, take as much as you want kay?" Yuzu nodded. I looked to the food and smiled, remembering the smell of mothers cooking. I haven't had a full spread out home cooked dinner in a long while. I nodded and took the bowl of collected rice and poured some on my plate before setting it down and serving the next spread of food.

That night, I was washing the dishes and the girls had went off to their rooms and went to ready themselves for bed. I looked to the packaged food, ready on the counter to be put int he fridge and thought back to Yuzu's words.

"Don't worry about Ichigo, he isn't gunna eat tonight so you can just put everything away."

I washed the lash dish, standing in the dark house, leaving me under the only light provided for me and the only one I needed, the tiny kitchen light on the ceiling above the sink where I stood. It wasn't very bright but lit up the kitchen and that's about it. I dried my hands and ignored Yuzu. I gathered a dry plate from the cabinet and served a small plate with a little bit of everything for Ichigo. When I was done I left it on the counter as I placed the left overs away in the fridge and just in time.

"You cleaned?" Out walked Ichigo in a night shirt and some sweat pants. I turned to look at him over my shoulder and nodded, finished with setting the last container down before closing the fridge and turning to him. I wiped my hands on my school skirt and walked to the counter.

"Yeah, I saved you a plate" We were standing on opposite sides of the counter and he stared down at the provided dinner without a word. I giggled and shook my head taking it I set it in the microwave and turned the timer to one minute. "It will be just-"

"-Do you like Grimmjow?"He interrupted. I thanked the gods that I had my back facing him because I could feel my cheeks turn red and I was beginning to feel hot.

"I...Ichigo..." I mumbled.

"Answer my honestly" he demanded. I bit my lip as the microwaved beep. I took the plate from the heated appliance and set it on the stove before me, hesitant to turn and face him with his plate and my answer. "Saku-"

"I don't know..." I mumbled quietly yet in a loud enough tone to where he could hear my response. I took in a breath and released it as I turned to face him, narrowed eyes I set the heated plate of food between him and I, on the counter before us. I placed a fork along side the plate, repeating myself as I did this. "I...really don't know anymore" I stood straight up and smiled softly "I thought I did because he is so handsome and was so kind...that kind of attitude when you want something you cant have. ya know? But...Uryuu-" I paused, unaware of the shocking look on his face at the name that escaped my lips.

"He..." I chuckled as I slowly forgot that he was there. "He's amazing. We always have something to talk about. He makes me laugh and we love playing the same video games and he does that thing when he pushes his glasses up when he has nothing else to say or when he is embarrassed" I bit my lip and giggled softly, there it was again, the butterflies. "When Rukia mentioned the interest I might have...It was coming to me and all of a sudden It was hard to talk to him but in a good way. I felt-" I realized he was there and my face lit pink and I looked up, my eyes meeting his. He had a smirk on his face before shaking his head and taking the fork and digging in.

"I am not going to ask you to finish" He smirked. I giggled and bent over, my head resting on my arms and arms folded on the counter. He laughed and I laughed. "I am not going to get mad at you for liking Uryuu but uh-" He paused and I looked up, worried at the pause and before I could focus my vision, a grain of white rice was chucked at my nose. "At this point, Uryuu has no game so Grimmjow would be better off" He teased.I gasped and took the rice and threw it back.

"HEY!