Hey, thanks for the reviews! I know I promised a super long chapter, but instead I give you this piece of blah that's not even that much longer than a usual chapter. I'm really sorry, but it kind of ended up being a transition chapter of sorts…Anyways I really wanted to update before I go off to my family's house for Thanksgiving. Well hope you enjoy.

Chapter 26 A Night Before

"Ok, Mochizuki-sensei, how about you calm down and go have a rest?" Ukitake put a gentle hand on the frazzled teacher's shoulders. "You see you're waking the children up with your…passionate voice."

"They're only just waking up? We've been making noise for an hour and they're just now waking up? What kind of children are those? Did they wear gun mufflers all night long?" Mrs. Mochizuki's freakish yelling continued for a few more seconds, until Ukitake jabbed her with some kind of needle, injecting some unknown fluids into her arm. Five seconds later she collapsed to the ground.

"W-what was that?" Ichigo asked nervously.

"Oh just a little something to help her sleep for a few hours. Don't worry it's perfectly harmless." Ukitake smiled and dragged the unconscious teacher in his arms, with the assistance of Kyoraku, to her tent.

"Note to self: Never piss Ukitake-sensei off." Ichigo thought.

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"Renji just tell me! C'mon!" Rukia poked the red head for the twentieth time that morning. Ever since Renji had woken up, Rukia wouldn't leave him alone, and continued pestering him to tell her what happened a few hours prior with Byakuya.

"I-I already told you! Nothing happened!" Renji reiterated.

"Then why're you blushing?" Rukia teased, while jabbing her friend's shoulder playfully.

"I-I'm not! Look I'm serious nothing happened." Renji sighed, as Ichigo walked up to the twosome.

"Hey Rukia, where'd the blood juice boxes go? I'm hungry." Ichigo asked.

"Oooh that's right! So did Nii-sama drink your blood? How much did he drink? Where did he bite you? On your neck or your—."

"Uh excuse me, hungry vampire here." Ichigo put a hand on Rukia's shoulder, which she promptly ignored and followed after an irritated and flushing Renji. "What the hell? Rukia!"

"Just leave me alone!" Renji begged, as he tried to escape from Rukia, continuously looking over his shoulder to be sure she wasn't there anymore. He paused when he realized he was alone, standing a ways away from some green tents that were still pitched. People had begun packing up their tents, as everyone was preparing to head back to the hotel. He breathed out in relief and looked up at the serene blue sky, silk clouds floating across like rippling waves.

"Abarai-kun!" Renji hastily turned around to see Hikari standing there.

"…Uh...yeah?" To be honest Renji wasn't exactly sure who this girl standing before him was. He knew he'd seen her before, but didn't recall her name.

"So I was just wondering…" She giggled for no apparent reason. "Are you and Orihime-chan dating?"

"…Huh? Oh that…no it was just a misunderstanding." Renji scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit out of it, considering he hadn't slept much the night before.

"Really?" Hikari squealed. "T-then do you…like someone?" Now Renji had been called stupid many a times, by many people, and those people wouldn't be wrong, but even Renji knew where this conversation was going.

"Aha! There you are! I'm so glad you're safe Abarai-kun!" Mrs. Mochizuki appeared, seemingly out of nowhere and wrapped her arms around the tattooed teen.

"Mochizuki-sensei?"

"Excuse me sensei!" Hikari tugged at the teacher's paisley patterned sleeve. "Can you please stop hugging my future boyfriend so much? It's a bit creepy!"

"Boyfriend?" Renji gasped.

"How dare you call me a cougar?" Mrs. Mochizuki roared.

"I didn't even say that!" Hikari shouted back.

"Um…excuse me?" The three turned around to see a dark haired young man standing there.

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"Ok so I made a list of possible people who could have broken the dhampir/pure blood rule." Rukia fished a Chappy notebook out of her pocket and opened it up. "Of course we'll probably have to check with everyone when we get back home…"

"Hmm…" Ichigo was still sucking on the straw of his blood juice box. "You're really fired up about this."

"Of course! We could change a rule that has been set in stone for hundreds of years!" Rukia exclaimed. The two, after letting Renji get away, were sitting in their tent. They were supposed to be packing their stuff up.

"Isn't there also another reason…?"

"Hm? Ah well yes of course then Nii-sama and Renji—."

"No you idiot! I-I'm talking about us!" Ichigo sighed.

"I-Ichigo...you know that's obvious." Rukia placed a hand over his much larger one.

"W-What is?"

"That we're one of the main reasons, why we're trying to make this happen. Why we have to change this law."

"Y-yeah…but you were kind of making it seem like we were an afterthought or something." Ichigo pouted, gaze falling on their touching hands.

"Heh, what? Are you jealous?" Rukia snickered.

"Yeah…I am!" Ichigo exclaimed, pout still present, cheeks the color of strawberries. Rukia was a bit taken aback by his honesty, but got over it quite quickly, seeing at how strangely adorable Ichigo was acting. She reached up, her fingertips touching his flushing cheek.

"Well there's no need to be." She smiled, before pressing her lips to his.

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"It was AB- wasn't it?" Byakuya asked.

"Ah the blood substitute I gave you after you fainted?" Ukitake said. "Yes, how did you know?"

"I see…" Was Byakuya simple response, although in his mind, things weren't so simple, "So that's why I was acting that way…towards Renji?" While he felt mostly relieved that it was due to the love spell side effects of the AB- blood substitute, another part (a very small one) felt almost disappointed. After, his wife, Hisana had passed away; Byakuya had promised himself he would never love again, figuring no one could ever take her place and not wanting anyone to. However even stoic, cold Byakuya Kuchiki felt lonely sometimes, the thought that maybe, just maybe he could feel that way again…that he could have those stomach flip flops and rapid heartbeats of a new love. No, he couldn't let himself think that. Because for someone like him…it's impossible.

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"Ah…so that's what happened." Ishida nodded.

"Pretty much." Renji sighed.

"You're quite popular with the ladies, aren't you?" Ishida adjusted his glasses. After helping Renji escape from Hikari and Mrs. Mochizuki, the red head decided to help Ishida fold up his tent, since Ishida's tent mate, Chad was made to help the teachers pack the heavier items.

"N-not like I asked for it…" Renji muttered to himself, but Ishida heard him anyways. "But aren't you popular too Ishida?"

"W-what are you talking about?" Ishida flushed slightly.

"C'mon like Inoue's not always hanging around you!" Renji shoved the bespectacled boy playfully.

"No, it's not like that." Ishida, said, feeling like he had been speared straight through the heart.

"You don't have to be so humble—"

"Inoue-san…she likes someone else." Ishida looked down at his feet.

"…You sure about that?" Renji asked.

"What do you mean?" Ishida was getting irritated, by Renji's seemingly blasé attitude. He didn't appreciate going into details and such about his unrequited love because it just brought more pain. "If you hadn't noticed…it's quite obvious—."

"That she blushes every time she talks with you?"

"S-she…does?"

"Or that you're the first person she rushes up to see in the morning?"

"I-I never noticed." Ishida blushed. "Abarai…when did you…?"

"It's just…I guess when you're in love, you notice these things with other people." Renji said, and then put his fingers to his mouth. "L-love…? Yeah I guess that's what it is. It really makes a difference when you admit it out loud." He nodded a bittersweet smile on his lips. Ishida looked at the other, quizzically, an expression that soon after changed to a small smile.

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After everyone had packed up, and made sure to clean up the campsite, they were all ready to set off on the trail back to the hotel.

"Are you sure you're going to be ok Nii-sama?" Rukia asked both her and Ichigo holding their bags. "You haven't had anything beside blood substitutes."

"I'm fine." He answered, "Let's go." As Byakuya turned to leave, he ended up face to face with Renji.

"A-ah!" Renji's eyes went wide. "Bya—!"

"Excuse me." Byakuya stated, and walked past Renji.

"W-wait Nii-sama!" Byakuya paused at the request of his younger sister. "This can't go on!" Her brother and best friend both stared at her in confusion. "You two need to work out whatever is happening between you!"

"W-what…?" Renji blinked face turning a light shade of pink.

"All this avoiding each other, no eye contact, stuttering, and awkwardness are too much!" Rukia explained. "Honestly, it's so tense for anybody who's even in the same room with both of you!"

"…What is it, you want us to do?" Byakuya asked, clearly taken aback by the younger Kuchiki's bluntness.

"When we get back home, you two have to sit down and discuss your feelings!" Rukia instructed.

"Excuse me?" Byakuya did everything in his power not to sputter the words out.

"Nii-sama, you must do this, for both your and Renji's sakes. Neither of you will have peace of mind until you figure this out." Rukia told the older Kuchiki.

Byakuya turned to Renji, hesitantly. "Perhaps Rukia is right."

"Y-yeah…" Renji nodded, stuffing his hands in his pockets, eyes glancing downwards, and his cheeks still bubblegum pink.

"It decided then. "Byakuya noted, turning to leave, only glancing at the red head from the corner of his eyes. Somehow Renji's bashful expression gave the noble a fluttering in the pit of his stomach that he couldn't ignore.

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It was already late afternoon, when they made it back to the hotel. They were planning to stay overnight at the hotel, and then depart for home the next morning via bus. Since everyone was pretty hungry, they all went to their respective rooms to freshen up, then headed for the hotel's seafood restaurant.

"Ahh…this shrimp is really the best~" Keigo grinned stupidly, and then began crying. "B-but…this is the last day of the trip…all our beautiful high school memories…" He sniffled.

"Did someone give Asano-kun the wine again?" Ukitake asked, clearly concerned.

"Ah no don't worry about it, he's always like this." Mizuiro explained.

"Geez, you get emotional too easily…" Tatsuki sighed.

"W-well sorry for having a heart!" Keigo cried, and ran off to the bathroom.

"Hey Rukia…" Ichigo sat down next to the petite girl. "Do you really think they'll work it out?" He looked to Byakuya who was sitting alone, until some female teachers approached him, as Renji watched from the salad bar.

"I hope so…no, they will, I'm sure." Rukia answered, nodding confidently.

"Let's just hope they didn't take as long as we did." Ichigo smirked, and put an arm around Rukia. Surprisingly Byakuya remained at the table he was at, somehow managing to fend off the female teachers. Of course the death glare he was sending Ichigo from across the room was still quite noticeable. Renji also sat by himself, however he wasn't alone for long, as his own odd gaggle of fan girls (Hikari and Mrs. Mochizuki) joined him. This caused Byakuya to halt his death glare on Ichigo to focus on Mrs. Mochizuki who was once again fawning over Renji's well being and relationship status. Byakuya then got up, and purposefully walked by Renji's table, causing the red head to stare at him, like a lost puppy who'd just found its owner, so much so, that Ichigo and Rukia could almost see Renji's tail wagging (if he had one). "Wow…those two are really…"

"Yeah…" Rukia chuckled. "They're so cute aren't they?"

"Well I was gonna say stupid." Ichigo said, wearing a dull expression. "Oh god…I just remembered something…"

"What?"

"I have to share a room with them."

"Bwahahaha!" Rukia began laughing hilariously.

"W-what the hell? Why are you laughing?" Ichigo flustered. "S-shut up, you're too loud!"

"It's too funny! Hah I can just imagine—I-Ichigo what're you—?" All of a sudden Ichigo pulled Rukia under the table, "Ichigo? What's wro—?" Suddenly Ichigo's lips crashed into Rukia's, rendering her speechless. It was a gentle kiss and when they broke apart, Rukia was confused to say the least. "W-what was that?" She whispered, and blushed at the same time.

"It's the best way to make you shut up." Ichigo declared, also in a hushed voice, appearing very pleased with his method.

"Y-you're such…an idiot!" Rukia lightly punched him in the arm, still red in the face, trying to hide a smile.

"Hey…what're you guys doing under the table?" They both gasped and turned around to see Renji staring at them.

"N-nothing!" They both blushed and quickly got out from underneath the table.

"Heeehhh so you guys were-."

"No!"

"Touchy~" Renji smirked. "I was just gonna say looking for a fork you dropped or something...but I guess I now know how bold you guys are willing to be."

"S-shut up..." Ichigo growled, while trying to conceal his reddened face.

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The next morning, after everyone had eaten breakfast, they all began loading into the bus.

"How'd it go?" Rukia asked. "Last night I mean."

"Hm it was fine…oh yeah except for the excessive awkwardness."

"I see…" Rukia nodded. "Not to worry! After we get home and they talk about it and Nii-sama realizes he loves Renji, then the only awkwardness that you'll feel when you're with them is that they're being too touchy and it's embarrassing!"

"Am I supposed to feel good about that?" Ichigo sighed. "Anyways…we're sitting together this time."

"Really?"

"Yeah I switched back my seat number with—."

"Hime!" Chizuru glomped the unsuspecting auburn haired girl. "We're sitting together!"

"E-eh?" Orihime gasped. "O-ok…" She surprisingly didn't feel too bad about not being able to sit with Ichigo as she thought she would.

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As Rukia and Ichigo found their way to their seats, they saw something red lying on the seat behind their own seats. On closer inspection it was in fact Renji, huddled up in the fetal position, sleeping. Immediately Keigo jumped into the bus, and began to burst into tears once again.

"Noo! It really is over!" He cried.

"Calm down…" Mizuiro sighed. "Come here and sit down, and I'll tell you a story."

"Eh? Ok…wait it's not that Ruth eating that arm story is it?"

"Of course not." Mizuiro smiled calmly, as he sat down next to his high strung friend. "Once upon a time there was a teenage girl named Rochelle."

"Hm ok…"

"And she loved boys…a lot. So one night while she was on a date with this boy named Charles she got a call from her mother…She told her mother she was busy with Charles and that she had no time to talk and hung up. However her mother kept calling over and over that even Charles was getting concerned."

"Hm this doesn't seem that bad…" Keigo smiled.

"So when Rochelle finally answers the phone all she could hear was a tune…danananana…Batman!"

"...Huh?"

"No…she realized that it was just her batman theme song ringtone. So she answered the phone for real this time and when she did…ah I got a text." Mizuiro looked at his phone. He then began typing on the little keypad, completely forgetting about the story.

"Mizuiro! What about the story?" Keigo cried. "What happened to Rochelle?"

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Shells were rolling around in the sand on a beach somewhere. Wait why were those shells rolling? Forget that! Why are there pink bunnies dancing a jig near the ocean? Wait little Mr. Hoppers don't dance too close to the waves or you'll—ah never mind…Mr. Hoppers, you will be missed. Wait! Who's that man jumping into the ocean? Wow he saved Mr. Hoppers! Thanks you strange shirtless man! Long live strange shirtless man! Wait strange shirtless man what are you—

"…Rukia…Rukia wake up!" Ichigo nudged the petite girl.

"Hnn…?" Rukia drowsily opened her eyes, and scratched her head. "Strange shirtless man…?"

"Huh?"

"N-nothing!" Rukia said quickly. "A-are we there yet?"

"Yeah, we got here 5 minutes ago." Ichigo answered. They were the only two left in the bus that was parked in the school parking lot. The sky had darkened, and everyone else was outside, greeting their parents who had come to pick them up, collecting their luggage, etc. As Rukia followed Ichigo out of the bus, Byakuya was waiting for them.

"Are you being picked up?" The noble asked Rukia, who looked to Ichigo.

"I don't know…I think my dad usually has a late shift on Fridays."

"I'll drive you then." Byakuya stated.

"Both of us?" Ichigo asked, quite surprised.

"Yes." Byakuya raised an eyebrow, as if this question was utterly stupid.

"What about Renji?" Ichigo queried.

"…What about him?" Byakuya replied, his response seemingly icier then before.

"Are you driving him? Since you're both going to the same place anyways…" Ichigo continued, unfazed.

"I…didn't ask him." Byakuya admitted.

"Well go on then." Ichigo instructed. "Don't let the poor guy walk all the way home." As much as Byakuya hated being ordered around by anybody especially anyone he deemed an "insolent brat," he walked over to Renji, who had just fished his bag out of the holding chamber.

"Come Renji, we're going." The noble, of course as was custom of the two lately, didn't spare Renji a glance, however Renji didn't need it, as he looked almost too happy to comply.

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"Thanks for the ride Nii-sama. Are you sure you don't want to come inside?" Rukia asked, as she got out of the front seat of Byakuya's car.

"No, it quite alright." Byakuya refused Rukia's offer.

"You guys better not do anything!" Renji whispered to Ichigo, before the carrot top exited the car.

"S-shut up!" Ichigo hissed. "Besides my sisters are probably home!"

"Oh? So you would definitely do something if no one was home?" Renji fake gasped. Ichigo grumbled and chose to not answer the red head, as he got his and Rukia's bags out from the trunk.

"Well ok then," Rukia stood in front of Byakuya's side of the car, with Ichigo already heading inside with the bags. "Bye Nii-sama, bye Renji. Ah and remember the talk you two need to have." The two men responded with silence.

"Hey Rukia…you coming?" Ichigo called from the front door.

"Yeah!" Rukia called back to Ichigo, then turned back around to the car, gave a small smile and waved, as Byakuya turned the key, turning on the engine. Byakuya watched Rukia follow Ichigo inside, and then began to drive off. Renji, who was sitting in the back, looked out the window, up at the starry sky, trying to ignore the heavy silence that engulfed the car. It would just be a short drive and then he could collapse into his bed, and finally have some proper rest…

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"Renji."

"H-hmm?" Renji was woken out of his doze, to realize that the car had stopped. They were parked in front of some dark alley on some deserted street. Byakuya was still sitting in the driver's seat.

"Wh…where are we—?" Renji tried to ask as Byakuya stepped out of the car, and began walking into the shady alley. Renji opened his door, and ran to catch up to the other man. "Byakuya-dono?" Renji shouted. "Where'd you—?" Suddenly a door opened behind him revealing a soft orange glow of light. Only then could Renji see the noble standing in front of the door.

"This appears to be a good time for that talk Rukia mentioned." Byakuya stated.

"W-what? Now?" Renji stammered. "B-but what is this place?"

"Come in and see for yourself." Byakuya said, and gestured for Renji to enter. As Renji approached the door, there was nothing but a shiny metal staircase standing there, leading to who knows where. After shutting the door behind them, Byakuya began walking up the surprisingly clean stairs. Renji could do nothing but follow. They walked up several flights of stairs, when they finally reached a carpeted hallway, with cocoa colored walls and low lights. Byakuya continued down the hallway passing several white doors. When they got to the door at the end of the hallway, Byakuya turned the rustic door knob, to reveal a classy evening lounge type place. There were cream carpets, and one side of the restaurant was full windows, allowing the sparkling city lights to shine through the night sky into the lowly lit restaurant.

"Ah Kuchiki-san is it?" A man with straight blonde bangs, deadpan eyes and a toothy smile walked up to them. He had on a waiter's uniform, which consisted of a white shirt, black trousers, black vest, and black bowtie. "Haven't seen you here in years." He said. "Who's this?" He glanced at Renji, who stiffened up. "Ehhh don't tell me you finally went out and got yourself a p—."

"Show us to our seats." Byakuya interrupted, composed as always. The waiter managed a chuckle but gestured for them to follow him.

"Uh," Renji turned to the waiter, as they walked, "I'm not—."

"Heh I know." The man smirked. "You must be his dhampir partner right?"

"W-what? How'd…"

"Didn't your partner tell you? This restaurant is especially for vampires. That's why it's such a head ache to get here…" The blonde explained, as he stopped at a red leather upholstered booth that seemed to be more to the corner of the restaurant, making it more of a private spot. "Your seats." He gestured, and as they sat he handed them their menus. "You're waiter will be with you shortly, enjoy~" At that, the man took his leave.

"This place really is for vampires…" Renji realized as he opened up the menu and there were several blood types listed.

"Renji."

"A 'bloody Mary' huh? I wonder what that is." Renji laughed to himself, clearly distracted by the menu.

"Renji." Byakuya repeated himself, maintaining his composure.

"Yeah?" Renji looked up absently, and managed to stare straight into Byakuya's eyes. He immediately ducked his head behind his menu to hide his flushed face. "Crap I forgot!" The red head mentally slapped himself, for completely forgetting about Byakuya, but also for acting like some shy school girl with a crush. Of course he couldn't really help doing the latter. On the other hand, Byakuya was quite alright with Renji hiding his face behind the menu, because then the noble didn't have to see the red head's blushing face, which somehow gave Byakuya a strange feeling.

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"Nii-chan! Rukia-nee-san!" Yuzu ran up to the two, the moment they walked through the front door and wrapped her arms around Ichigo.

"Hey Yuzu." Ichigo smiled as he returned his sister's embrace. He noticed Karin, with her arms folded standing there, trying to keep her cool. "Hey Karin…"

"Ichi-nii…" Karin replied with a nod for a greeting. Ichigo smirked and patted her on the head, ruffling her short black hair.

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"Renji,"

"Y-yeah…?" Renji asked from behind his menu.

"Your menu is upside down."

"Huh? It is?" Renji began to flip it over, when there was a slam on the table. They both immediately looked up to see a young blonde girl with choppy pig tails staring back at them.

"Uh…this is…?"

"What does it look like? It's a slice of cake dumbass." She grunted, with a dry expression, and then turned to leave. As soon as she turned the corner, they heard some yelling.

"Oi Hiyori! Did you just call our customers dumbasses?" It was the blonde man who had shown them to their seats.

"So what if I did d***head?" They heard the blonde girl shout back.

"You can't call the customers that you idiot!"

"They were just sitting there not even bothering to order! What the hell was I supposed to do huh?" Hiyori yelled, causing the customer to start staring.

"Well you could'a had some class for once! Oh wait I forgot that's impossible for someone as unfeminine as you—oww!" They heard a cry of pain, some more yelling, then some doors slammed, and the voices grew fainter. Everyone eventually went back to what they were doing before: enjoying their meals, talking, laughing, etc.

"…Renji." Byakuya began, "I…apologize"

"Huh?" Renji blinked. "For what?"

"For what happened that time in the tent."

"A-ah that…" Renji blushed after remembering what Byakuya was referring to.

"It was the effects of the AB- blood substitute."

"…AB- blood substitute? Oh yeah…Ukitake gave you that after you collapsed." Renji nodded. The whole situation now made sense to Renji. It wasn't really Byakuya acting that way, that thought didn't surprise Renji, but it still hurt. "W-well I guess that's figured out now huh?" Renji decided to return things to normal as quick as possible to temporarily avoid his slightly hurting heart. "So…about that meeting for Ichigo tomorrow. Do you have some kind of plan or something? I mean I guess not since this is what you want right? Ichigo and Rukia getting torn apart and—."

"Renji…is something bothering you?" Byakuya asked noticing Renji's excessive blathering.

"Bothering me?" Renji looked away, accidently biting his tongue. "Look…these rules that say dhampirs and pure bloods can't love each other…I just…can't accept it, that's all."

"Is this really about that?"

"W-what? You think this is about you?" Renji couldn't help but scoff. "About what happened when you were under the AB- effects, I don't care…well it's not that I don't care, but what do you want me to do about it? It's not like you care about me, and I know that already, so I'm over it."

"Renji…do you…do you like—."

"N-no!" Renji sputtered out before thinking. "N-no I don't…" The red head looked away, disgusted with himself for not being honest.

"I see…" Byakuya seemed to be slightly relieved at this answer, which stabbed Renji's heart deeper.

"C-can we just go…?" Renji sighed, just wanting to collapse into bed and forget all this ever happened.

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"Ok, well I'm going to take a shower." Rukia announced. "Care to join me?"

"W-what?" Ichigo splurted out the blood substitute he was sipping at her suggestion.

"C-calm down! It was just a joke!" Rukia blushed at his overreaction.

"I-I knew that!" Ichigo tried to regain his composure, but failed.

"Uh huh…sure you did." Rukia smirked.

"S-stop being so annoying! Just go already!" Ichigo blushed, clearly frustrated, as he sat down on his bed.

Rukia couldn't help but chuckle. "Oh yes about tomorrow…the meeting starts at 9 a.m."

"Hm…ok…" Ichigo nodded.

"And what blood type is that?" Rukia asked.

"It's B, why?"

"You probably should have taken a type you've already tried before so nothing unpredictable happens for the meeting tomorrow." Rukia explained.

"Yeah, but all the ones I've tried have weird ass side effects…except for…uh I think it was A-, that gave me insomnia."

"Well I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. Just try to get some sleep and we'll be fine for tomorrow." Rukia assured.

"Yeah." Ichigo nodded. "Besides…what's the worst that could happen?"

A/N

What's the worst that could happen? Leave it to Ichigo to ask such a stupid question…Next time: The Council meeting! Oh and to those who it applies to, Happy Thanksgiving!