DISCLAIMER: If I did own bleach, it wouldn't be considered one of the world's most popular at all... It would be at the flat bottom.

Rukia felt extremely warm and comfortable yet extremely sore at the exact same time. She felt like a hurricane hit her head. Her limbs were as limp and weak as gelatin and her eyes had yet to adjust to the small light gleaming in from the window. Her eyes had finally adjusted to the room and she had to ponder about where she was. The room was rather foreign to her. She suddenly as she felt protective arm over her form. She breathed in deep and smelled her lover's fantastic spicy scent.

She smiled as she cuddled into his heated embrace. She could feel his heart slowly beating and she could his slow yet steady breathing. She
She loved feeling his bare skin against hers. She could feel his chest move up and down and she could feel his hot breath against the nape of her neck. Her lips curved upwards with the serenity of it all. It was just so peaceful and her heart swelled from knowing there was someone like Ichigo in her life.

Had she loved like this before? She moved on from Grimmjow pretty quickly and she got over Kaien as soon as he woke up. It was her guilt that had bound her to Kaien and now that she was free from that guilt, she realized that she didn't love him at all. Probably for the past three years he was in a coma. She felt like she had wanted to spend the rest of her life with Ichigo.

But then again, she felt that way too when Kaien proposed... And she got over it.

What about Ichigo? Was he different? She honestly couldn't tell. Then again, why bother with the future when she could simply live the present.

She should stop worrying before he woke up and smacked her silly.

And all of a sudden, his pleasant hold on her tightened and she could feel wet opened mouth kisses trailing down from the nape of her neck to nearly midway her spine, she let out a sharp intake of air. Then she felt his hot breath hover above her ear, tickling her features. "Good morning." he whispered in a husky way that made her insides melt into goo.

She smiled. "Good morning." she replied as she faced him with much effort.

He buried his head in the crook of her neck and had begun to kiss her collarbone sensually. His hair tickled her face playfully as he did so. "Did you sleep well?" he asked.

"No..." she replied instantly.

She felt him frown. "Why?"

"Because... How can I sleep well when I'm sore." she replied in a grin.

He chuckled lightly as he kissed her nose playfully much to her dismay. He sighed in a happy way before he continued to bury his head in the crook of her neck teasingly. "I'm not sore..." he stayed jokingly.

She sighed fitfully as she enjoyed feeling him. "That's because you practically live off sex." she replied brusquely.

"And so do you if I push the right buttons." he replied in a more sexually charged tone.

"I'm still tired."

"No you aren't."

"Yes I am."

"You're only allowed to be tired when I'm through with you."

She rolled her eyes. "You're supposed to be tired."

He grinned. "Well I'm not."

"You're insatiable." she groaned fitfully though the look in her eyes said otherwise.

"Yes, but you love me that way." he said as his morning erection pressed against her slick sex which at the moment had begun to grow wet for him. Rukia needed to resist for a bit more. Losing herself now would mean her lose and his win. And being the prideful person she was, failure was simply not an option.

"You are absolutely right, I do love you that way." she replied in a rather seductively sinful tone that made him painfully harder. Apparently, she loved playing hard to get.

"Oh, playing that game are we?" he asked as his head suddenly disappeared from her line of sight.

It was then that she felt his hot mouth trail kisses down from her collarbone all the way to her cleavage. She could feel his heated gaze and she could sure as hell tell he was grinning with that devilish grin of his. His hot sinfully sexy mouth latched onto her distended mulberry nipple. Rukia gasped as she felt him stroke her with his tongue and occasionally bite and flick her.

Rukia's breathing shortened considerably as he switched to other breast. She she could feel his hand groping her unattended breast as his mouth was busily pleasuring her other one. Rukia moaned at how his tongue skillfully played with her now distended nipple. The sounds just kept spilling from her throat uncontrollably, it was becoming rather embarrassing. Why must he be so good at sex?

With the heat of it all, Ichigo threw the limp sheets off of them for easier access. And besides, that meant he could see Rukia in full view under the light. Ichigo finally left her breast and met her amethyst eyes once more. Ichigo kissed Rukia hard and passionately. His tongue danced with hers furiously before he left her oh so addicting taste. He trailed wet open mouthed kisses from her breasts all the way down her tight abdomen. Running did her good. She had a good curvy form, a tight abdomen and strong luscious milky white legs.

His hot steamy breath hovered above he now wet nether region. With a sexy smirk, Ichigo put his face between her legs. Rukia sharply took in air as she felt his erotic appendage licked her folds and nipped at her little bundle of nerves. He absolutely loved how her stomach would spasm every time he did something to her greater pleasure. Ichigo teasingly and torturously thrusted his tongue in her tight pussy.

Rukia mewled with every bit of his ministrations. His thumb would graze her clit before redrawing and repeating the entire process. It was pure and utter torture and she wanted release. No, she begged release. Rukia came with his name in one long and heady moan. She had been panting as he licked all of the searing liquid and even pressed playful kisses against the area that had been throbbing the most.

Ichigo claimed her remaining bit of sanity by pumping one finger in small circles making her squirm and call out his name like a fucking mantra. He made it all the worse for her by adding a second finger and pumping in even faster. The addition of a third finger was unbearable. His tongue would play with her clitoris as his fingers kept pumping into her. Already so soon, Rukia had been hit by a strong orgasm that shook her whole being. Rukia bit the pillow to stop her shrill scream to be heard as she came all over his fingers.

Ichigo licked her discharge slowly right in front of her. He grinned as he hovered above her. "Delicious..." he stated in the naughtiest way possible.

Ichigo positioned his pink and raw tip at the placed he had wanted to be in the most. He loved seeing her all flushed and breathless. The thought made him harder if that was at all possible. Ichigo buried himself into her. He grunted as he felt the tightness of her inner walls. He love the way her inner walls squeezed his now pulsating cock. The feeling was fantastic.

After landing a chaste kiss upon her lips Ichigo began to thrust in out and out with the power of a charging bull. He was being wild and erratic with every thrust yet he was being extremely passionate. One night with him and she was completely and utterly hooked like a drug addict who's addicted to crack. That's how addicting he was, because of him she couldn't go on a day without sex with him.

Rukia had lost all ability to speak, every thing that came out of her mouth was either half finished words or something inaudible. She clung to him for her poor life as she thrusted into her, she felt like she was in some euphoric heaven. All she could do was moan and gasp against his sexual might. Truth be told, he really was insatiable. Rukia cursed as she felt her orgasm coming. Ichigo panted hard as he kept thrusting towards completion. Rukia's scream resounded against the walls as her pussy spasmed and clamped hard against his engorged length.

Ichigo could no longer go any further considering how tight she had become. In one choked gasp, Ichigo's searing discharged filled her to the brim. Good lord, having sex with her felt too good. Only she could drive him this wild. They stayed that way for a moment before in one choked wheeze, Ichigo dislodged himself and fell limply to the side. His body was now glistening in sweat once more as he panted hard and did his best effort to regain his breathing.

Rukia was in a similar state as him. Being intoxicated with the sensations him had it's downside. It didn't matter though seeing as though she had just gone through another session of mind blowing sex with Ichigo, she had no complaints. The sensations of him pummeling into her with such wild force lingered and her pussy was now pink, raw and wet with his explosion as well as hers. Her breasts tingled in delight as his touched remained a fresh memory.

"See..." she panted. "You're insatiable."

He chuckled in a hoarse way. "I wasn't the only one participating now was I?" he replied smugly.

She rolled her eyes as she attempted to regain the feeling in all of her four limbs. "Shut up... It's your fault." she retorted.

"Oh, my fault? Yeah, go ahead, blame it all on me. You do realize that sex is mutual." he replied smartly.

"Of course I know that much. Who do you take me for?" she shot back.

With his remaining strength, he pushed himself to the side and was closer to his currently naked girlfriend. His intense burning gaze bore into her eyes. "You're agreeing with me." he stated obviously.

It made Rukia roll her eyes a she attempted to cease all of the lingering sensations which was to say very difficult when the reason for said sensations was looking at her in a way that made her want to ride him five days from Friday. "What time is it?" she asked in an irritated snarl as she closed her eyes. The blood had finally rushed to her extremities.

Ichigo had wanted to scowl but still did what was asked of him by his beloved significant other. It was odd though, the way they were acting this morning was as if they had been sleeping together for months already. Upon looking at the clock, he sighed in disappointment. "It's eight a.m in the morning..." he groaned.

Rukia chuckled as she moved closer to him and returned part of the favor by kissing his collarbone in a way that made his skin feel like it was on fire. "Don't be too sad... You can have your way with me after business hours."

"Too long... I won't last the day without you..." he whined in a breathless way. His arm suddenly wrapped around her possessively it made Rukia want to laugh.

Yesterday was simply fantastically mind blowing. She could not remember the exact number she came or just how many times the screwed each other. She simply didn't care just as long she had been mobile yesterday. Their early morning session only made her feel even more sore than ever. Though that was a minor price to pay as compared to sex and the pleasure of it all. And he had been simply amazing. How could one person have such power yet stay completely passionate? It was unfathomable.

Especially his length. Good lord, to whichever god had decided to bestow such a large blessing upon him deserves a new religion in his name.

How could he be so good at sex?

Rukia shoved him off slightly as she slipped out of bed and attempted to stretch the tiny kinks and sores away. Though of course, if simple stretching took away all of ones pains then she would've done that everyday. She sorely missed the warmth he offered but she needed to leave direly. She heard the rustling of the sheets and turned around to find him trying stand up as well.

"I'm not letting you go home by yourself." he declared as he followed her example. "I'll drive. I'm not letting you go back out on the street looking like you just had sex." he said in a protective way.

She chuckled slightly as she went back out to the living room completely nude. "Clothes this way." she said as she gestured him to follow her. "You need to clean up to just in case Tatsuki walks in and sees the mess."

He roared in laughter. "This early? I doubt it. My best friend is probably with your best friend." he said confidently as he followed her to the living room.

"That sounds plausible." she replied.

"It's not just plausible. It's possible." he replied smugly.

Rukia sighed as she found her underwear hanging on the edge of a nearby coffee table. She got that one first and formost. She slid the thin fabric up her legs and bit back a moan as she felt the fabric press against her nether region. She scanned the room again to find that her dress had been tossed limply to the couch. She groaned at having to walk further. All Ichigo had to do was find his blazer since majority of his clothing was already in his bedroom. Unfair...

Once she was fully clothed, Rukia found the guest bathroom she began to fix herself. She mentally smacked herself for not cleaning up before wearing her underwear. She grabbed quite a few paper towels and lowered the black fabric to allow space for her to wipe, the remnants of her and Ichigo's explosion. Touching herself was a bad move since she was still aching for more but it needed to be done. She threw the paper towels in one swift motion as she fixed herself and applied a bit of mascara to keep herself presentable to the world.

As soon as she was out of the bathroom, she bumped into a wall of solid muscle. She quickly stepped back and sighed. "You cannot do that." she said in a half calm tone half snarl.

"Do what? Surprise you?" he replied with a teasing smile. Annoying as it was, it was still charming nonetheless.

She chuckled lightly. "Yes."

He leaned down and kissed her softly. His tongue slowly danced with hers for a moment before withdrawing and offering Rukia her own purse, something she took gratefully.

They went down, hand intertwined with the other.

Rukia closed her eyes in an angry pissed off way. The way she rubbed the glasses was enough to induce enough heat to melt the damn thing. The way she put the glasses down induce small tiny earthquakes, small but nonetheless intimidating. She loosened the top button of her shirt and grabbed another glass in the same furious mood. Kiyone steered clear of Rukia in order not to worsen the wrath that had been incited by Momo any further.

Momo on the other hand had been grinning like mad as she stayed on the table nearest the counter and stared at Rukia. Finally, her eyes widened and she pointed an annoyingly accusing finger towards Rukia. Though this barely fazed Rukia an inch. If anything, Rukia's mood had just gotten considerably darker.

"Ah hah! You got laid last night!" she announced loudly making a couple of customers choke on their drinks and their food while the others simply pretended to ignore the obnoxious statement. Thank God they were regulars. If they were new then the chances of coming back here would be quite low. Small, puny, minuscule, infinitesimal and diminutive chances.

"I did not and please, exercise some prudence..." Rukia practically growled at Momo. Where was Toshiro to haul her on a leash when you need him?

Momo sighed. "Oh Rukia... The key word in prudence is prude... Only prudes pay attention to such public indiscretion." she shot back.

"The word prudence and prude have nothing in common." Rukia snarled.

"Yes yes, carrying on, did you get laid or not?" Momo grinned from ear to ear as she simply ignored Rukia's earlier answer quite vehemently.

Rukia paused for a moment before answering Momo in a different language to show the much needed discretion she had wanted. "Sono kaitou wa hai desu..." she stated quickly but made sure Momo caught it.

The answer is yes

Momo was going to stand up and jump and squeal about but then remembered another Rukia threat that claimed that if she showed unruly behavior in her cafe then she would most certainly be banned from entering again. Knowing Rukia, it wasn't just lip service, she would seriously do just that. Momo was dismayed about how she had to stay stuck on the table.

"When? I thought you had dinner with his family." Momo asked.

"On the way home, he took me sightseeing." Rukia replied that simply.

"Sightseeing? That late?" Momo replied in a more assertive tone.

Rukia nodded. "His apartment has a great view of town actually." Rukia stated bluntly as she had regained her walker composure and was no longer annoyed by the look Momo had.

Momo was ten seconds from squealing before she covered her own mouth and stopped herself. Momo cooled herself down by finishing the last few bits of her strawberry tea. "Can we talk, as in upstairs?" Momo asked hoping Rukia would oblige.

Rukia shrugged nonchalantly as she looked at Kiyone. "Can you hold the fort Kiyone?"

Kiyone nodded reliably as she greeted a customer good morning and taking their order afterwards. She could most certainly hold the fort by now. Rukia smiled as she gestured Momo to head up. Rukia slipped out of the counter and Momo followed. After reaching the private confines of her room, she breathed in deep. She sorely missed the scent of her own room. She already missed her white Chappy covers and her mahogany desk after a day of being separated from it.

Rukia sat on her bed comfortably in one fell swoop as Momo took the initiative to take the chair this time. Momo crossed her legs and grinned. "Spill it."

Rukia's face cracked up into smile as she sighed and stared out the frosted window. Snow was falling limply outside and she needed to remind herself that today was the twenty fifth of December. "After he showed me this beautiful view, we kissed and we exchanged gifts. He was ecstatic with the book..."

"What about his gift?" Momo inquired.

"Turns out, that Chappy winter scarf I got from Hisana got sold off to the cartoon museum. They didn't want the thing anymore so they put it out for sale and Ichigo bought it..." Rukia stated bashfully as she leaned back on her bed.

Momo squealed and Rukia didn't mind in the slightest. "Oh my... That. Is. The. Sweetest. Thing. Ever!"

"I know right..." Rukia squealed softly.

"Keep going." Momo urged. "No never mind, just answer my questions... How many times?"

She was silent for a moment as a heated blush surfaced on her cheeks. "I lost count last night but we had a quickie in the morning." she blurted out.

"L-lost count! How about the-"

"Huge... Obviously..." Rukia answered as though she read Momo's mind. "You said it yourself, men with big hands..."

"Yeah... So, what did you do exactly?" Momo asked. She was visible excited.

"Well, we were just kissing when things... Escalated." Rukia said as she strangled the last part badly.

"Escalated how?"

"I meant the wall."

"Th-the wall?" Momo stuttered.

"Yeah... The wall... Lovely wall..."

Momo had to pause as her mouth was open and quivering. "Yes... The wall is a lovely thing. Then? What happened?"

"Yes, majority was on the wall so..."

"Oh... You did it in the bedroom then." Momo stated awkwardly.

"Christ... He was amazing Momo... I mean, after taking me on the bed, it didn't take him much to be mobile again... Well, we did it missionary... And doggie and cowboy..."

"Sweer Jesus... Wow..."

Silence prevailed. Momo smiled at Rukia then. "It's official Rukia. You love him, he loves you. You two are girlfriend and boyfriend and you two have finally had sex after weeks and weeks of tension... He's a keeper." Momo declared confidently. "I'll be patiently waiting for the day he proposes to you."

"Propose? So soon?" Rukia laughed as she enjoyed the thought.

"I know you have impeccable taste in men, he will marry you. That you can count on." Momo said confidently, emphasizing the will as she had stolen Rukia's laptop once more. Rukia frowned but ignored it anyway.

"What are you looking at this time?"

"My gossip." Momo replied.

Rukia forced Momo to sit next to her and to share since they had obviously been intrigued. Rukia wanted to laugh. "Oh, that celebrity relationship analyzer guy? He does state the truth most of the time. Who is it this time?" Rukia asked eagerly.

"Why do you think I'm looking at it to begin with?" Momo replied with an answer.

"Oh... That sounds promising. What's he gonna say about us I wonder... This guy's known to be rather controversial with his comments but then again, that what makes it entertaining." Rukia grinned as Momo silenced her.

"Shh... Shut up and watch."

"Ladies and Gentleman of the Internet, this is your celeb relationship guy with news regarding a rather promising and out of the blue couple! Yes, we all know, it's Hollywood bad boy Ichigo Kurosaki and the Kuchiki princess Rukia Kuchiki. Just at the premiere of Yamamoto's film Monochrome, we receive and unexpected confession from the indomitable Ichigo Kurosaki!"

"Let's recap shall we? I was kind enough to include subtitles!"

-!-
"Hey guys... Can I say something personal? There's just something I want to someone and I want them to hear it. I don't want them to avoid what I'm about to say and now is the perfect time. I know this speech is being broadcasted but hey, no escape."

"I just wanted to say that I loathed you the day I first met you. To me, you were an absolute bitch and a prude to boot."

"I lied when I told you your voice was horrible. You voice is just beautiful actually."

"I never said thanks but really... Thanks for the drink. That martini was great. Though, I lost my temper the next day and I actually blamed it on you. I don't think I've done enough apologizing yet. I also hated you for wearing that dress. You should've been arrested for the way you looked. It made me kiss you even though you made me promise not to touch you at all."

"Then me being immature made this dumb bet with you. Perhaps that was just a front because I freaked out when Momo told me you were at the hospital. Gosh... I bet she's screaming right now holding her tv so hard she might succeed breaking it. Hey... Maybe even Kiyone is with Momo too."

Ichigo took the microphone off. "Great, it's wireless. Perfect."

Then he slowly walked off the podium and slowly back up to the audience. "I wasn't holding myself back when we were at the park by the way. And I was really jealous of Grimmjow as a matter of fact. And I just wanted to say that I had a lot of fun yesterday. I'll never forget it. If I'm not mistaken, you're still wearing that necklace I won for you."

He stopped at a certain isle and went through it. This exclusive theater had an unnecessary amount of legroom.

"There's a reason why I refused your offer earlier." he said as he kneeled in front of a certain someone.

"When I realized I liked you, I immediately wanted to make you mine."

"Will you date me Rukia Kuchiki?"

"Ichigo Kurosaki... What makes you think I'll date you after everything you've done?"

"I'm not asking you to marry Rukia. I'm just asking you to my girlfriend is all." he replied smugly.

"In case you haven't noticed Ichigo, I was on the anti-Ichigo path to begin with."

"Oh come on Rukia... I'm swallowing my pride to ask you to be my girlfriend. Technically speaking, of it weren't for your stubborn Chappy-filled head, the thing at the movies and at the theme park would've been certified dates. That means we've been on two midget."

"Did you just call me a midget... In public... With cameras?"

"Why yes I did."

She sighed. "I'm not in the mood to fight with you today. How do I know you're not acting again."

"Renji told me that if I meant it you would know."

She closed her eyes.

Suddenly, one other person stood up and stormed to Ichigo and Rukia.

"Oh for crying out loud just say yes! Who do you think suffers the most just watching you two take too long to just admit you guy like each other! It's me Renji and Momo!" Tatsuki yelled.

Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other for a brief second before bursting into laughter. Rukia just smiled as she grabbed the nape of his neck and kissed him shortly. "Alright Ichigo... I'll date you you ingrate."

He grinned widely as he pumped his fists up in the air shouting yes. "Hell yeah! I win the bet and you're my girlfriend! This is fantastic!"

She grinned as she dragged him back down to her level. "Idiot. I won the bet. The deal was whether I would get a boyfriend first before you get those two requirement."

He blinked once as his mouth gaped open. "Were you planning this?"

She crossed her broken leg over her functional grin with refinement befitting Rukia Kuchiki. "Maybe. What do you think?"

"Now that's the Rukia I know. I promise to never hurt you. Alright?"

"That includes nicknames." she added.

"What? No way! I'm still going to call you midget. And others!"

"No you can't, you just gave me girlfriend rights Ichigo!"

-!-

"End Video! Let's pay close attention to the conversation, this obviously goes deeper than simple words. What I say may or may not be the truth. The first part speaks for itself, seems like they've known each other off camera for a whole and this probably started of as hate. Not the best way to start a relationship but then there's more!"

"Ah, how could I almost forget! They mentioned two dates! Two dates is more than enough to call these two a couple!"

"If someone like him is apologizing to someone over singing then I'd say Rukia Kuchiki's got a leash on the man. I'd ignore the martini part since it's rather irrelevant but he mentioned how illegal she looked in a dress yes? And how that factor drove him to kiss her. What events do we know that requires formal attire? Oh wait! The aftershooting party for the movie. Of course! Yes, it's a closed event but the media were allowed a few pictures and what we thought was innocent dancing between these two individuals was most probably sexual tension."

"Lash out at me all you want but it's the truth. It's sexual tension everybody! Look closely at their eyes in this photo, if this doesn't scream I want to fuck you six ways from sunday then I don't know what does! This party was weeks ago, no scratch that a month and a half ago? A month ago? Ah never mind, let's stick to weeks ago. This thing has been going on for a while, that means this relationship isn't some spur of the moment crap and is rather well thought of on the male's part."

"Oh! Another interesting statement! When a mutual friend told Ichigo Kurosaki about Rukia Kuchiki's hospitalization, he freaked out. Now what kinda spur of the moment guy freaks out over some girl he just met recently. See? Proof that this more real than most relationships. Ah yes, some of you may know Grimmjow Jaegerjaques, he's a member of the Las Noches Studios SFX team yes? Don't know him? Look him up, he's a part time model. Ichigo mentioned Grimmjow, why? Perhaps he was a previous flame of Rukia's and Kurosaki here got overly jealous. Why else would he apologize like this?"

"And it seems this couple is prone to bickering and that I'm not surprised. These two are rather strong willed but if one of them is willing to apologize then this will last long. Ah yes, his manager as well screamed how she and two other friends were tired of waiting for these two to get together! Another interesting piece of info yes?"

"That's just my confession analysis. Let's go to my real theories now. These two individuals are both prideful and strong. Bickering is a given and fights may happen but it's nothing a li'l make up sex can solve! After all, one of the highlights of these two is their sex appeal! Ichigo is known for his handsome face and sexy body while Rukia is known for pure elegant and refined downright sexiness. Symbols of sexiness in business and acting respectively, that is a fact."

"Now that is what makes this couple hot, the chemistry is simply overflowing like a flash flood! It's like Angelina and Brad, only better! Now many Kurosaki fans believe this is a ploy by the infamous Kuchiki clan to get back in on the limelight. My honest opinion is that that is bull crap my friend. Kuchikis wouldn't do that! It's against their code of anal retentive conduct! Sorry Ichigo fans but this boy is seriously taken. How long they will last depends on them but I believe they'll last rather long. This is love folks!"

"And this is your only correct analytical source for Celeb Relations tune in next week for this budding and out of the blue, we've never even seen the guy, couple. Some man named Ulquiorra Schiffer and Orihime Inoue."

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Momo and Rukia were clutching their stomachs laughing. Why the fuck was he so accurate, it's almost scary really. Though Momo kept shouting that it was a psychological thing, they still kept laughing. Rukia was laughing while lying flat on her bed while Momo clung to the laptop hard.

"He's right! For the most part!" Momo laughed.

"We should definitely watch next weeks episode!" Rukia blurted out as she attempted to control her breathing.

The door clicked open revealing a familiar tangerine headed actor. As handsome as he was, he carried a strange look along with his trademark scowl. Silenced won over before he spoke. "What are you two doing?"

Rukia and Momo looked at each other before bursting into more boisterous laughter unbefitting the both of them. Ichigo gave them an even weirder look. "What's so funny?" he asked with a quizzical brow.

Rukia stood up and straightened herself out. She walked up to him with the sweetest smile she could muster in hopes of appeasing him which it did. With a small red stain on his cheeks that is. "It's nothing." she said sweetly. "Did you want something?" she asked.

"Yeah... You forgot your phone." he said as he wagged her phone around. Rukia took it gratefully and instantly checked it's battery to see how long it would last.

Rukia smiled softly as she tiptoed and kissed his perfectly sunkissed skin. Feeling her soft lips pressed against his skin was not good for mini Ichi. "Thanks." she said in her perfect dulcet voice that he had adored. "Is that all?"

He nodded stiffly before freezing. "Oh, on second thought. Rukia, are you busy?" Ichigo asked, his high school innocence was showing.

Rukia shook her head. "Not especially. Kiyone's been demanding that she take full responsibility over cafe stuff so I'm free. Why?"

Ichigo was about to speak but he had to breath deeply first. His usual domineering self was nonexistent, it was rather cute in a way. "Well, let's go on a date. It's the twenty fifth and all." he asked sincerely. Rukia didn't even bat an eyelash.

"Okay, now?"

"If you want."

"Okay then, give me ten minutes, just wait downstairs okay?"

He nodded as he exited the room. Rukia directed a glare towards her best friend who was looking at her with far off dream-like eyes. "Don't even squeal." Rukia threatened.

Momo chuckled as she saluted Rukia.

"Aye aye ma'am."

A certain busty auburn haired woman was at the brink of breaking a clothes hanger in a brand name shop. Her rage was flying all over the place but the fact that she had a reputation to keep kept her sanity in check. She was so ready to throw the clothes towards a certain man. "Ulquiorra... I told you to stop picking black and white. Why don't you understand that you can't wear that everyday? You need to look presentable in your debut performance."

He scratched his head as though he didn't care. "It is a hassle to think about what to wear everyday." he said before directing his emerald eyes towards a certain redhead. "Isn't that right Abarai?"

Renji nodded abruptly. "I just wear anything I grab..."

"Which is precisely why your apartment is such a mess." Renji's girlfriend retorted.

"Tatsuki..." Renji groaned as she stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jeans.

"Was the awards show that horrible? All you had to do was recieve your award and make a speech." Tatsuki said in an vehement tone.

"Yes!" he blurted out. "Did you see my fanmail! It's ten times worse than usual!" Renji yelled.

Tatsuki sighed as she massaged her temples. Tatsuki looked him in the eye and grabbed his collar. She kissed him on the lips and quickly withdrew. She didn't want to display any unnecessary PDA by making the kiss longer. "Shut up Renji... Calm down." she said softly.

His eyes softened. "Sorry... You know it's the guy who shuts girls up with kisses." he reasoned.

"In this relationship, you're like the girl. Always such a pushover and never the dominating one..."

"I am dominating."

"In bed that is. When have you ever won an argument with me?" Tatsuki shot back.

He pause for a while.

"Never..." he said with a smirk as he kissed her back and grinned. "You always win in the end."

"Exactly."

"Hey Tatsuki... Isn't that Ichigo and Rukia?" Orihime inquired as she pointed to beyond the window.

Ulquiorra sighed as he shrugged his shoulders. "I doubt you would find another couple wherein the male is rather tall with unique tangerine hair while the female has black hair and is rather... Petite." Ulquiorra said sarcastically.

Orihime chuckled. "How very true."

Ichigo and Rukia ate lunch at Karin and Yuzu. It was a rather pleasant lunch and without Isshin Kurosaki anywhere near the premises. Though Yuzu kept showering them with attention, it was all good. The paparazzi left them alone luckily enough and they had most certainly enjoyed their day. They payed Uruhara another visit and Toshiro made a surprise call to Rukia regarding about the evidence transferal for the trial a few ways back.

Their date was somewhat cut short since Rukia needed to sort out everything and she needed to have Kenpachi Zaraki get the evidence under his name. After all, he was the most reliable detective on the force when it concerned work. As a person... Not so much. If he was overly reliable then a certain high prosecutor wouldn't hate him as much. Actually, perhaps Soi Fon didn't hate him at all and that was all a front. Never mind, that is highly irrelevant.

Though once they were through with that, as soon as Toshiro left his office to go to police headquarters personally which was thirty minutes away from the district attorney's office, let's just say Toshiro Hitsugaya's desk was... christened. As soon as Toshiro came back, he gave them the eyebrow before calling for the maintenance guys to scrub his office extra clean. Most especially his desk. He yelled at them to get out and to do their little fantasy trysts elsewhere.

Ichigo and Rukia left laughing hysterically.

Ah, the wonders of desk sex. She had never tried desk sex... Until now that is. Thank God it had been with Ichigo. He made her come three times during foreplay and as soon as he had impaled his engorged and throbbing length into her, her pussy clamped onto his cock so hard she could see stars. She had been so sensitive then that the mere presence of his pulsating cock induced an orgasm already. Though that was nothing compared to what he did to her as soon as he began thrusting.

That had been the single most erotic moment of her life.

They had to laugh as soon as Toshiro came back.

Today was simply amazing.

They had decided to visit the very park that had begun their little romance. That's where the feelings started. That was where the jealousy started along with the process of falling for each other. Just there mere presence of the significant other made them extremely happy.

Rukia breathed in deep as she rested her head on his shoulder. Ichigo continued to hold her hand in the cold. They didn't speak and enjoyed each other's presence. Would they ever have a moment of peace like this again?

"Hey... Ichigo?"

"Yeah?"

"I don't want anything to change..."

"You sound as if something bad's gonna happen."

His talk with Senna shot though his mind.

'Be careful Ichigo... Keep her near you, or you'll lose her quicker than you can say I Love You'

He'll be damn sure to keep her close.

"I just have a bad feeling. Good things don't happen without sacrifices."

"Who told you that?"

"Life taught me that..."

"Stop thinking about it."

"How long will this last?"

"Forever if you want."

"I hope so."

"Hmm... Are you sure?"

Byakuya Kuchiki held a picture of his late wife tightly in his hand. For once, a pained look crossed his features. His mouth had quivered for once. "Of course I'm sure..."

"Give them time... Two months at least."

"It needs to be done, Isshin. But I will indulge you for two months. Even I believe not giving them time is cruel."

"I know how Hisana always disapproves of you methods." Isshin reasoned.

"I know... But she was too soft when it concerned her beloved younger sister."

"I don't understand Byakuya... Is this for Rukia or is this for Hisana?"

Byakuya didn't answer.

He placed back the picture on the altar. "Two months... Two months and we're doing this. No excuses Isshin, this needs to be done."

"For once, I actually agree with you." Isshin sighed.

"Glad to hear it."

"Perhaps this is necessary, cruel as it may be. Did you contact Kaien Shiba?"

"Yes, I already did and after much protest, he too agrees."

"He's still in love with her so he'll do anything for her. You're being cruel by taking advantage of his feelings Byakuya."

"I know he's the only who would help me and he is vital. The Shiba clan is willing to cooperate in honor of their friendship with the Kuchiki clan. There are no loses. The only weak points of this operation is your son and my little sister. It's up to them, we are simply giving them a nudge." Byakuya said with his eyes closed as he remembered a small part Hisana's final words to him.

'Give Rukia Kuchiki away for once instead of acting like an overprotective brother.'

That's what I'm doing right now, right Hisana?

She's not just your sister. She's my only beloved sister.

"Your son is different Isshin... Seeing him around Rukia feels right. There's absolutely nothing wrong with picture and from now on, I shall listen to you for the entirety of this operation." Byakuya said with uncharacteristic smile regardless of how small it was.

Isshin smiled back.

Masaki, guide our son okay?

AN: I don't have my usual streak... Rather, I didn't feel anything when I was writing this chapter but I don't know how to change it. So we'll leave it that and call it a bad chapter, the important part about this chapter was the end anyway. This wasn't my best chapter and I'll make it up to you guys by chapter 22 okay?

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