Hello again!
Here is chapter 11 of "From Hell to Heaven and Whatever's before that"
hope you enjoy!
(Now with more fluff!)
Sorry for any errors my mom keeps naggin at me!!!
"I have to go to work now. Food doesn't pay for itself you know." Tatsuki said when she and Renji came back.
"And I should really go out and 'borrow' some supplies." Renji said.
"But then what do we do?" Rukia asked. Renji and Tatsuki both shrugged before hurrying off to another day of selling and stealing.
"Hmph. Makes sense that they get all the fun while we have to stay here." Ichigo grumbled.
"I don't really mind." Orihime said softly. Rukia turned and smiled at the girl.
"Well we could always get to know eachother while they're away." She suggested. "Ichigo, go make us some tea, I want to know a little about Orihime."
"Why do I have to make you tea? Why can't you make your owm damned t-ACK!" Ichigo screeched as Rukia elbowed him in the gut. He stalked off to make tea while Rukia sat next to Orihime.
"So what was your life like before you met us?" Rukia asked.
"Well it was pretty boring. I never got to go outside and the only other people that were there to talk to were the servants. I was supposed to stay with Aizen until I was old enough to go back to my kingdom and marry. I also made friends with one of Aizen's samurai." Orihime said.
"Which one?" She asked.
"His name is Grimmjow. We were sort of...together, but I need to marry a noble, and he isn't a high enough ranking to be considered a noble." Orihime said, sighing sadly.
"I see. So is that why you ran? Like for a clean break?" Rukia asked. Orihime nodded. "But you shouldn't listen to them! If you found love you can't just let it go because someone told you to!"
"But Rukia-san-" Orihime began. Ichigo stopped in the doorway, trying to hear what they were saying. He didn't usually eavesdrop, but this conversation intrigued him and he was afraid that they'd stop talking about it if they knew he was listening.
"I understand your situation Orihime, but you can't just choose to lose everything important to you! If I were in your situation I would fight for love, even if it meant losing my title." Rukia interrupted her. Ichigo smiled at how strong Rukia's will always was. No matter what was at stake she always seemed to know what was right.
"Thank you, Rukia-san. I'm glad someone finally understands. I'll talk it through with my kingdom and name my terms. You seemed so clear about your feelings... are you in love with someone you aren't supposed to be?" Orihime asked. Rukia turned pink and looked away. Ichigo leaned in farther so he could hear what they were saying.
"W-well it's nothing... M-merely an infatuation, that is all. I doubt it'll ever be more than that." Rukia sputtered nervously.
"You've helped me so much, maybe if you tell me who it is I can help you!" Orihime said cheerfully. Rukia shook her head fiercly.
"Oh no, these are my problems. What kind of friend would I be if I brought them on you?" She insisted. 'Who could she possibly be infatuated with?' Ichigo mentally asked himself. 'I wonder if it's someone I know.'
"Please. I'll never be able to help if you don't tell me." Orihime pushed.
"No I couldn't. Let's just drop it. I wonder if the tea is ready yet." Rukia said, getting up and heading towards the other room. Ichigo immediatly hurried over to the tea, which was probably cold by now. When Rukia came in, she thought he looked very suspicious.
"Is the tea ready?" Rukia asked, looking at him curiously.
"What? Oh the tea, right. It's been ready, I was just waiting for it too cool a bit. Heh heh." He said, laughing nervously.
"No one likes cold tea, now what is it that you're hiding?" Rukia seemed annoyed.
"Nothing. Why would I be hiding something." Ichigo said, though he said it too fast.
"You are hiding something, or else you wouldn't be using the 'I was waiting for it to cool' excuse." Came Rukia's smart reply. Ichigo knew he didn't have a way out of this one.
"Maybe my tongue is sensitive to hot things."
"What the hell does that even mean?" Rukia snorted. 'Okay...that was a really stupid comeback.' Ichigo thought to himself. Rukia then started blushing.
"You heard what we were talking about, didn't you?" She guessed. He nodded and she grew to be an even deeper red. "I...I didn't mean to..." She began, before stopping to calm herself down from the utter embarrassment she felt right now.
"So you're infatuated with someone?" He asked, trying to make it sound like he was teasing her.
"W-well I..." She stuttered.
"Who?" He asked nonchalantly.
"I mean..."
"Renji?"
"NO! I couldn't he's my friend!" She shouted, disturbed by the thought of being with Renji.
"Who then?" He asked again, secretly relieved that she wasn't interested in Renji.
"I...WHY SHOULD IT MATTER TO YOU ANYWAY!" She yelled.
"WHY SHOULDN'T IT?" Now he was yelling too.
"BECAUSE...BECAUSE I SAID SO!" She shrieked. "AND I THOUGHT WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THIS ARGUEMENT!" She added loudly.
"I WOULDN'T KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ARGUMENTS!"
"WE...I...YOU KNOW!"
"WHAT DO I KNOW?!" He snapped.
"YOU...JUST...NEVER MIND!"
"WHY ARE WE STILL YELLING?"
"BECAUSE...I don't know." She admitted..
"Yeah...I don't know why either. So what do I know?" He asked more calmly this time.
"You know who I...You just know, okay?" Rukia began walking away. Ichigo grabbed her wrist in an attempt to stop her.
"Wait... If I do know I don't remember, and I don't think I'll be able to fully relax until I know who it is that you're interested in." He said. She gasped at how he had grabbed her arm without even thinking twice about it.
"I...sort of...think I love you." She whispered so that only he could hear it.
"You sort of think?" He asked skeptically.
"I love you alright? When I'm around you I feel really warm inside and my stomach feels really strange and I can never breath right and every time you kiss me I stay up all night wondering if you feel the same way!" She said. He blinked a few times before grinning hugely.
"Well that's good. I feel the exact same way." He said, putting his arms around her waist and pulling her into a tight embrace. From outside th kitchen Orihime sighed dreamily as she watched the couple, wishing for a love like theirs (only a lot less twisted).
"Welcome to my humble...Oh it's you again." Tsunade finished lamely as Ulquiorra and friends walked in.
"Yes we would like to look around." Ulquiorra said icily. 'Thank god they weren't here when Ichigo and Rukia were screaming at eachother.' Tsunade thought to herself as she smiled and pretended to write.
"Well I'll have to go check which rooms are available and which rooms have guests home, in case you want to talk with some of them." She said as she rushe up three flights of stairs to Ichigo, Rukia, and Renji's living space. She burst in, yelling "If you're home be quiet we have some special guests...you know, guests." Rukia suddenly felt the blood rush out of her face. She grabbed Orihime and ran to the master bedroom.
"I'll just go show Orihime where she's sleeping then. Ichigo you stay and greet the guests." She said while rushing away. Soon enough four men and one...woman(?) came in to "look around".
"So what're you doing in my house exactly?" Ichigo asked in a bored tone of voice.
"We're thinking of renting a room here and-" Luppi was cut off by Grimmjow.
"Have you seen a midget? About yay tall with dark hair?" Grimmjow asked.
"Nope. Guess you'll have to find a place that rents em' out." Ichigo said sarcastically. Ulquiorra glared and turned to Tsunade.
"Could you introduce us to your other tenants please?" He asked. Tsunade nodded and pointed to another corridor.
"I'll be right there. I have to discuss rent." She said. The nodded and filed down the narrow hallway.
"Thanks." Ichigo whispered.
"They're suspicious and they will be back. I suggest you figure something out before they find her." Tsunade said before leaving. Ichigo nodded and as soon as she left Rukia slipped through the crack she made in the door.
"Let's pack. When Renji and Tatsuki get home we leave to get the two of you home." He said. Rukia nodded and went to inform Orihime.
That night they left Osaka, saying goodbye to Tsunade, Zangetsu, and Shirayuki. This time they took all the things they packed, since Rukia and Orihime never had the intention of returning. Unfortunately they weren't the only ones stirring at that hour. Nnoitra watched them go before getting on his horse and ever so quietly following them.
Yay!
And for the holidays I'n going to update all my stories on either Christmas or Christmas eve!!! And I might just add a new one if you're good boys and girls (notice how that made me sound like a pedofile)
Anyways I want to thank my constant form of support 7Sodeno Shirayuki7 and I just want to say that I put the GrimmHime in for him especially!!!
Ps. I like how I named this chapter. It fits.