A/N: Yes! Chapter 21!!

Warning: Last Chapter, review if I should make a small chapter after this. :)

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Ichigo looked at Rukia's peaceful face. She had a high fever and it was pouring buckets outside. He remembered everything that happened between them and how they were still together. He liked her a lot, in fact enough to love her. Despite the pain in his chest from the bullet that narrowly missed his heart, he loved her a lot. It's been bugging him for a while now, but he could never find a way to tell her. Rukia turned to the side, her hair draped over her face. Ichigo put it back in place and she woke up.

"Oh, I didn't mean to wake you up." He whispered.

"No, that's okay." She smiled. "What happened?"

"You fainted from a high fever." Ichigo said. "And you're still burning hot." He felt her head.

"Oh… are you okay?" She said.

"You're sick and you're worrying about me? You're such an idiot." Ichigo chuckled.

"You're the idiot." She flipped to the other side, staring out the window.

Orihime opened the creaking door, a tray of food in her hands.

"Ah! Good evening Kuchiki-san! You still didn't eat dinner." She placed the tray on the table.

Rukia got up and wobbled over to the table, she fell and Ichigo caught her in the nick of time. She put her hand on Ichigo's arm as if to say 'I'm okay'. She sat down on the floor and rubbed her head. She looked up at Orihime who was looking at her with a worried expression on.

"I'm so sorry Orihime. It was all my fault…" She looked down at the bowl before her.

"No, Kuchiki-san, it's nobody's fault." Orihime said. Just then she heard Tatsuki call her from downstairs. "Ah! I'm coming! Get better Kuchiki-san." She smiled and ran out of the room.

Rukia bit her lip and tears flowed down her face. Ichigo saw her shaking and looked at her.

"Ichigo, why did you have to rescue me?" She said.

"I… Rukia you were an important friend to us, I had to rescue you, and I wanted to rescue you. So don't cry." He said as he wiped her tears.

"No Ichigo, you could have just left me to die. I was happy that you weren't hurt! I had no regrets. And look what happened! URYUU DIED BECAUSE OF ME! Uryuu died… I hurt one of my closest friends… It was all my fault…" She slumped, tears continued to flow down her face.

Ichigo frowned; it wasn't like Rukia to emotionally break down, especially in front of him. He hugged Rukia by the waist and Rukia jumped. He placed his face on her right shoulder and smelled her hair.

"You know, you always smell like strawberries." He chuckled.

"You idiot, you should hate me." She said.

"I shouldn't, I wanted to rescue you. And it is not your fault. You should know that." He shifted her onto his lap and Rukia leaned back on him and Ichigo hugged her tighter.

"Why did you want to rescue me so bad?" Rukia said.

"Because…" He paused. "Because I would have missed you so bad." He answered.

"Yeah right. I know you hate midgets." She got up from his lap and turned her attention to the soup. She ate it slowly.

"I do not hate midgets. How can I? I mean… I think I'm in love with one…" He said. Rukia jumped, her heart fluttered, her stomach twisted.

"Oh? And who is it?" She said calmly.

"You know very well who it is." He turned her around and kissed her. Her eyes softened. When they finally broke apart, she smiled.

"You know I'm sick." Rukia said. She turned back to her soup and drank it up hungrily.

"So what? I'll be sick with you then." He grinned and jumped into her bed.

"HEY!" She jumped on him and he yelled out in pain.

"OUCH! You hit my wound!" He said, clutching his chest.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" She put her hand on his chest and Ichigo grinned. He grabbed her wrist and thrust her under him. Rukia let out a yelp as she hit the bed. She looked up at the towering boy above her, who had her arms and legs trapped.

"Gotcha." He smirked.

"HEY! Not fair you idiot!" She said. "HELP!" She laughed.

"Oh no, no, no." He kissed her on the lips, his hands on her waist. Rukia wandered to his chest and then to his back. She moved her legs and Ichigo moaned.

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"KUCHIKI-SAN! KUCHIKI-SAN!" Orihime stood at the door and gawked. Before her were Ichigo and Rukia kissing and groping each other. They were both half-naked with Rukia in her underwear (bra & panties) and Ichigo in his boxers. They didn't seem to notice Orihime's shouting from the door, as they kissed and moaned. Orihime shook her head and closed her mouth. She knocked on the door and the two quickly looked up. Orihime scratched the back of her head and laughed.

"Ah, Kuchiki-san… I need to talk to you…" Orihime said, she couldn't stop staring at Ichigo's chest, and she blushed. "Never mind… pardon my interference please, go back to what you were doing, I can tell you tomorrow!" She said as the pair quickly put their clothes back on.

"No! It's okay Orihime, um… what is it?" Rukia fixed her hair. Ichigo scowled as he put his pants on, she said that they could go back to what they were doing, and now they were out of bed.

"Um, I can tell you tomorrow! It's okay!" She waved her hands in front of her face.

"No, Orihime, if you need help I can help. Especially now." She said. Orihime nodded and went over to Rukia. Rukia looked at Ichigo and he put up his hands and left.

"So what is it?" Rukia sat on the bed with Orihime.

"I'm…" Orihime said.

"I'm what?" Rukia said.

"I'm… pregnant." Orihime said.

"You are? Congrats! Who's the father?" Rukia hugged Orihime. Then she realized her words. "Oh, Orihime I…"

"It's okay! I told you, that I would love Uryuu forever and here I am having his baby!" Orihime grinned.

"But, the baby won't have a father…" Rukia looked at Orihime's belly.

"It's okay Kuchiki-san, I know you and Kurosaki-kun and Chad and Renji and Tatsuki and I know everyone will be there to help me!" She exclaimed and her tears flowed down her face. "Although… I would have loved for the baby to meet its father…" She sniffled and rubbed her eyes. Rukia didn't know what to do, so she just hugged her and Orihime hugged her back.

"Yes, I know the baby would have loved to meet its father, but remember what you said? Your love for Uryuu will be there and since Uryuu is still sort of with us he will be very happy! Don't worry." Now Rukia was crying.

"Yes, I know. I'm sure it'll turn out exactly like him." She smiled through her tears.

"So, how are you going to take care of it when it's born? You have school you know, and a few months from now we'll be graduating." Rukia said.

"I guess I'll have to drop out… my grades are okay…" She said, finger to her chin.

"I know!" Rukia said. "My sister can take care of it for you!"

"I don't know… it'll be a burden." She said.

"No don't worry! She loves kids! I can't wait to tell her!" Rukia said.

"Um, Kuchiki-san, can we not tell her until I don't know… a few weeks from now?" Orihime said.

"Oh, okay then." Rukia smiled at Orihime. "Let's go downstairs."

"But you need your rest Kuchiki-san!" Orihime said.

"Don't worry, I feel a bit better." She said.

"Oh, I see… after that whole…" Orihime giggled. Rukia blushed as they walked down the stairs.

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"RUKIA!" Hisana nearly squashed her sister as she jumped to her and hugged her.

"Hisana," Byakuya said.

"I'm glad you're okay! I was so worried! I thought you were going to die! Your temperature was so high!" She hugged Rukia tighter.

"Um, Kuchiki-san…" Orihime said.

"Hisana, you're going to kill her." Byakuya said as he sipped his coffee. So far it's been a long night.

"Oh, sorry." She giggled.

"Are you okay Orihime?" Ichigo asked.

"I'm fine." She answered.

"I'm so glad everyone is finally here. I have news to tell you. Urahara is dead." Isshin said with a serious face on. The group had shocked faces on. (Except Byakuya.)

"What? How? And when?" Ichigo said.

"I just received news from Sesshomaru. He said Yamamoto might have killed him, although they aren't positive on how." Isshin said.

"Damn it… I wanted to kill him myself." Ichigo muttered.

"But that would be murder Kurosaki-kun." Orihime said matter-of-factly.

"Yes, I know." Ichigo said.

"Anyway, this has been a long night, I think we should get some sleep." Tatsuki said.

The group nodded. Rukia sighed, she slept for like two hours, and she wasn't tired at all. The group said their good nights, and headed to their rooms. Tatsuki and Orihime in one and Renji and Chad in another, it's a good thing there were a lot of rooms. Rukia, after a lot of bickering with Ichigo, finally decided to let him stay in the room with her. Pretty soon, the house was quiet.

Rukia woke up in the middle of the night from a cold sweat. She breathed in and out heavily and went downstairs to get a glass of water. She closed the refrigerator and jumped when she saw Ichigo behind her.

"Oh, hey…" She said. Ichigo just nodded and pulled out a carton of milk, he chugged it down and threw the carton into the garbage. Rukia sat at the table, and watched as Ichigo chugged it down. Ichigo turned to her and she stopped drinking her water.

"Are you okay Rukia?" Ichigo said.

"I'm fine… I just couldn't sleep right." She said.

"Oh," He said.

"What was that whole milk chugging business?" She smirked.

"I crave milk at night sometimes. It was something my mother always gave me before bed… and when I can't sleep I drink it." He said as he scratched his head. Rukia laughed, no wonder he was so tall. "So you'll be going back to bed soon?"

"I can't sleep…" She said.

"I can help…" Ichigo said.

"No." Rukia laughed. "My brother would kill us."

"NO! I meant… warm milk would help you sleep. And maybe… staying out in the balcony for a while?" He said he felt his face heat up.

"Sure," She said. "I didn't mean…"

"No, no." Ichigo said. There was an awkward silence.

"Head back up and I'll prepare your milk." He said. Rukia nodded and put her cup in the sink. She walked up the stairs and smiled, Ichigo is so kind. Sure he can be an ass, but he sometimes shows his mushy side. She laughed. She opened her balcony door and stepped outside.

Ichigo followed with a glass of milk and handed it to her with a smile. She sipped it and found the warmth pleasant. It was a windy cold night before they went to bed, and now it was cool and crisp. Then Rukia saw a snowflake make its way to the ground. She gasped and Ichigo looked up and saw thousands of snowflakes down to the earth. Rukia shivered but she didn't leave her spot, she stared in awe at the snowflakes.

"They're so pretty!" Rukia said.
"Yes, I know." Ichigo smiled.

"Ichigo… did I ever tell you?" Rukia paused.

"Tell me what?" Ichigo said.

"That… I'm in love with a… big strawberry idiot?" She said.

"Oh? And who is that?" Ichigo smirked.

"You know very well who it is." She said as they kissed.

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One year later.

Orihime woke up to the crying baby. She was now living with Rukia and she always felt bad for it. Although they always said that it was okay, she would always say thank you everyday. She held the little baby in her arms as she fed it. His hair was starting to grow, and it was black just like his father's. She smiled and started to tell the baby all about his father. When the baby was done he would coo or blab. He was so smart just like his father. She put him gently back into his crib, that Rukia provided, and kissed his forehead.

"Good night Ryu." She smiled.

She sighed as she walked back to her bed. She loved Ryu; ever since the first day she had laid eyes on him. Also, everyone was with her, Rukia, Ichigo, Renji, Tatsuki, Chad, they were all there with her, supporting her. But she still missed Uryuu, she would think of him everyday. Although, she had Ryu, and she was going to take care of him well. She was going to teach him how to shoot a gun, and Ichigo was going to teach him how to bike, when he's a little older. She smiled as she closed her eyes. It was going to be a happy life.

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Five-ish years later.

Ichigo Kurosaki, twenty-four years old, now studying as a doctor.

Rukia Kuchiki, twenty-four years old, now studying as a teacher.

Orihime Inoue, twenty-four years old, now studies as a nurse, one kid.

Chad Yasturo, twenty-four years old, now working as an FBI agent.

Renji and Tatsuki Abarai married with their own karate business, with two kids, both also twenty-four years old.

Ichigo looked at his watch and tapped his pen on the table; he planned to meet Rukia at the coffee shop today, and was getting impatient as the clock ticked slowly. When they were dismissed he dashed out of his desk and down the hall. He put on his jacket, scarf and his helmet. He jumped on Zangetsu and zoomed off.

Rukia read her notes over one last time and the class was dismissed, she put on her jacket, scarf and white helmet with the chappy bunnies on the side. She was to meet Ichigo at the coffee shop and he wanted to tell her something important. And Rukia also had something important to tell him. She jumped on Sode no Shirayuki and zoomed off.

Snow flew past their faces as they drove down the white roads past cars with frosted windows. Motor biking was dangerous in winter and they were very careful. They met each other at the front and took their helmets off in unison. They smiled at each other and walked into the coffee shop. Ichigo sat at the table nearest the window and looked in his pockets. He sighed, relieved, that he didn't loose it. Rukia came with two cups of coffee and placed them on the table.

"So what's up?" She said.

"I have something important to say." He said.

"So do I." Rukia sipped her coffee.

"Okay you go first." He said.

"No, you invited me here so you go first." She said.

"But it's always ladies first." He said.

"Are you implying that I have to be treated like a little girl?" She said.

"I'm not implying anything, just say what you need to say first." He said, his eyebrow twitched.

"No, you can go ahead and say what you want to say first, you were the one who invited me." She said.

"Why must you be so difficult?" He said, his nerve popping.

"Oh wow, Ichigo talks like an adult now?" She laughed.

"You're the one who doesn't look like an adult." He scoffed.

"ARE YOU CALLING ME SHORT?" She jumped up from her seat and leaned down.

"NO! I'M NOT! I'M CALLING YOU A MIDGET!" Ichigo met her forehead.

The people in the restaurant stared at the pair. Realizing their actions they turned away from each other with a 'humph' and sat back down. They sipped their coffee in unison.

"Fine, I'll go first." Ichigo said, seeing that this was not going anywhere. He searched his pockets. He took out a small black velvet box. He smiled at Rukia who looked at him with shocked eyes. He opened the box; in it was a small diamond ring. She gleamed.

"Rukia, will you marry me?" He said, holding her hand.

"Yes, idiot, I will. And aren't you supposed to be on your knees?" Her eyebrow rose.

"No way am I going to make myself shorter than you." He snickered. She punched his head. "Ow! So you had something to tell me?" He said as he put the ring on her finger.

"Yeah…" She smiled as she looked at the ring. "I'm… I'm pregnant." She said.

Ichigo was now in shock. Then he grinned broadly. A grin Rukia had never seen before.

"That's great!!" He said out loud. The people in the shop looked at them oddly. "I'm a FATHER!" He yelled as he grabbed Rukia. The people cheered.

"I'm ENGAGED!" Rukia said, the crowd cheered louder.

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A/N: OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER… I HAD SO MUCH FUN WRITING IT!! Thanks for being there everyone. I know it was a very cliché ending, but hey, how else do I end it? It seems like a cliffy though. Eheh. Maybe I should add one small chapter. Maybe. Should I? TELL ME! And I didn't reach one hundred reviews as I hoped… but oh well. Sorry it took so long to update, I wanted more reviews. Hehe, so evil. It's funny, when I typed out Rukia saying she's pregnant I was ALSO ABOUT to put, "soul society is going to kill us". LOL! Anyway here are the credits:

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