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"Quiet down please!" Nanao shouted out loudly to get order of the chattering shinigami women. They slowly stopped talking and looked toward her and the board behind her. "Right, we have a few idea's written down on this board...Rangiku's were mostly too adult to pursue." Said woman pouted and sighed.
"I was only trying to boost our sales, the more skin the more we make!" Nanao blushed, as did Rukia but she still spoke up against the Lieutenant.
"You won't get Ichigo in a compromising position like that, he's too careful most of the time." Now that she had thought about the idea...mostly through force as she knew him the best and all of the women were asking her how they could get the best picture of him; she thought this was a perfect time to embarrass Ichigo.
She smirked and looked over at the list of ideas they had. "Hmm, well secrecy shouldn't be too hard, as long as it's not me his reiatsu sensing skills still suck." Soi-fon snorted and looked away with distaste.
"A poor quality for a Captain, but it will make the operation easier." Rukia still sometimes found it strange that Soi-fon was part of the SWA, but then again she didn't seem to have many social opportunities.
Unohana spoke up next, looking over the ideas. "Yes, I agree. But I have an idea about the kind of position we want our subject to be in." Nanao nodded for the older woman to continue. "I think that part of the reason he is so popular is his determination, especially to protect people, like when he saved Ms. Kuchiki from her execution."
Rukia didn't really know what to say, so she just sat there and hoped that nothing too embarrassing would come up. As usual, Rangiku made sure that didn't happen. "Oh yes, he looked very hot then, just after stopping the Sokyoku. I would guess that a fair few of the women in the Soul-society have had their own fantasies about him 'rescuing' them." Rukia flushed a bright red at that remark, she could picture him just as clearly now as he was when he was standing in front of her, looking every bit the hero he was.
Isane blushed slightly for another reason, it reminded her that he had taken her down using a single open palm, without even holding his Zanpakuto. Unohana noticed and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, after all she hadn't picked her to be squad 4 Lieutenant because of her fighting ability.
Nanao's cheeks slightly flushed from the sheer openness of Rangiku. "Rangiku! Please be less explicit, we are not here to discuss what women want to do to Rukia'sboyfriend." Rangiku blinked in surprised then gave a half-laugh, half-snort.
"I know that, if I wanted to say that I would have said half the women in the soul-society want to rap-" She was cut off by Rukia throwing her notepad at her to save herself from further embarrassment.
"Just shut up Rangiku!" Rangiku pouted but looking at the shorter woman, she did as she was told. Rukia huffed and looked back to a startled Nanao. "Can we please just pick the plan that we are going to do first?"
All eyes turned to the board to consider the options that had been thought up, looking up and down the short list. The first to speak after a moments silence was Nemu who spoke in her usual monotone. "I believe that the second option seems like the simplest to start with." There were murmurs of agreement throughout the room, and Nanao looked down at Rukia.
"I agree, Rukia how feasible is this situation?" Rukia looked up at the board, then concentrated on Ichigo for a moment before replying.
"Well, he's sleeping at the moment so it's good timing actually." Rangiku grinned and stood up, pulling a camera from the desk besides her.
"Yay, let's go and take some pictures!" Nanao sighed and looked over the group quickly before she raised her voice over Rangiku.
"Right, for this one we need at least one person who is stealthy...so Soi-fon, could you accompany Rangiku and Isane to find Captain Kurosaki...It shouldn't be too hard with his reiatsu." Soi-fon glanced over to Rangiku and inwardly sighed before she nodded and prepared to leave.
Rukia looked once more at the board, before she turned back to the small team of women. "Ichigo's somewhere near the 9th squad barracks, it doesn't feel like he's inside it though." Soi-fon nodded, and then turned to her small group.
"Right, let's go." Without waiting for the opinions of Isane and Rangiku, Soi-fon turned to leave the room. Her two companions hurried out of the room after her, leaving the rest of the SWA to debate the next plan of action.
Ichigo had decided to relax outside the 9th squad barracks after he had finished ranting and searching Hisagi's barracks for the Lieutenant. He figured that eventually Hisagi would be back here at some point but in the meantime he would rest, after all he had been busy recently and Rukia wasn't around to ask him to work.
So that was why he was snoozing under a tree on a small patch of grass that hugged the edge of the barracks. He would have to thank Shunsui for advising him to relax like this sometime.
Unconscious as he was, Ichigo didn't notice the three women who were perched on the roof of a nearby building. Soi-fon narrowed her eyes as she looked at her target, glancing around to make sure they were indeed alone.
After determining that they were, she turned to Rangiku. "Can you give me the camera?" Rangiku pouted and looked down at the device in her hands.
"Do I have too?" Soi-fon gritted her teeth but held back her anger, when on a mission the goal was the priority.
"I am best suited to take the picture, so please hand it over." The Lieutenant sighed but handed the small, silver camera over. Soi-fon took it and hopped off the roof, leaving Rangiku to remain behind with Isane and make sure everything went as planned.
Soi-fon landed delicately on a branch of the tree which Ichigo was sleeping beneath. The squad 2 Captain frowned slightly as she felt his reiatsu still flowing around him as he slept, like a blanket of air around him. She still wasn't used to Ichigo's reiatsu which constantly leaked around him, having not spent much time around the relatively new Captain.
She reached out her own to sense his reiatsu and was relived to find it was relaxed and calm: he was truly asleep. Taking that into account, she lowered herself on the branch and balanced over him, moving the camera to in front of her face.
She took the picture, then frowned as the picture appeared on the screen, it lookedlike it was taken by a spy rather than the suggestive type of picture they had been going for. She looked back down at the sleeping man and decided to try again. Carefully and deftly, she linked her legs around the branch and swung down beneath it to get a better image of Ichigo by being closer to him.
Soi-fon steadied herself and tightened her legs around the branch to make sure the picture wasn't blurred. She raised the camera and took the picture, only a meter or two away from him as she pulled the camera away from her eye to have a look at the picture.
She smiled slightly as she looked at the picture and prepared to leave to go back to her companions by tightening her legs around the branch as she pulled herself back up. This resulted in the unfortunate result of a quiet crack and Soi-fon widened her eyes at the sound.
Moments later, the branch broke and the agile fell from her perch onto the sleeping Captain.
"Wha-!" Ichigo grunted out as he was unceremoniously brought out of his nap by something landing on his stomach. He dully recognised a faint click as his eyes opened and focused on the surprisingly light object on his lap.
His brain finally clicked into motion and his eyes widened; on his lap was the 2nd squad Captain with her cheeks flushed slightly with embarrassment. Before he could open his mouth she spoke up in a clipped tone.
"I apologise Captain Kurosaki, I didn't see you there." Without giving any other explanation she got up and flash-stepped away, leaving a dazed and confused Ichigo to mumble out a response.
"Uhh, yeah later Soi-fon." He blinked out of daze as she disappeared before he just shrugged and relaxed back into the grass. He felt out for Rukia's reiatsu, only to find out that she was still in her meeting with Rangiku. 'Or whatever it was, I'll ask her when she had finished with it.'
With that in mind, he drifted off back to sleep under the tree,
The women of the SWA looked up as the door to their meeting room opened up and Soi-fon stepped in, Rangiku and Isane trailing behind her. As she sat down the 2nd squad Captain threw the camera to Nanao, who caught it without hesitation and looked at the pictures which had been captured. She raised her eyebrow after a moment, then connected it to an old projector that the SWA had recently purchased.
As the first picture appeared the discussion quietened down and Nanao spoke up. "Thanks to Soifon, Isane and Rangiku, we have completed out first mission and have our first option for Captain Kurosaki's picture."
All eyes looked up at the first picture: Ichigo was clearly sleeping and he was peaceful, but the camera looked like it was a bit far away from him. Rangiku pointed this out with a slight frown. "That picture looks like Soi-fon took it." Nanao deadpanned and looked over to her.
"She did, you were there." Rangiku rolled her eyes and looked over to the, now irritated, 2nd squad Captain.
"Exactly, we want him to look sexy, not like a hit we have to take out." In order to avoid further irritation of the head of the stealth corps, Nanao cleared her throat and switched to the next picture.
Looking up at the picture, Kiyone spoke up. "He looks much more peaceful there, Rukia, what do you think?" She looked over to her Lieutenant, who was trying not to look too interested in anything that was going on, considering that they were essentially taking the most sexy picture of Ichigo the could. Sure, she wanted to irritate him, but if she wanted to look at Ichigo...she would look at Ichigo, it felt a bit strange to feel like she was spying on him.
" I don't think that was really what we were...going for with this picture." Rukia mumbled, trying to ignore the fact that Ichigo did look very handsome in the picture. Nanao sighed and looked up at the picture herself.
"I agree, whilst he looks calm and..." She blushed slightly and cleared her throat. " Anyway, I don't think we would sell as many copies, though if we sell enough of the one we pick then we could put this one out as another option." She flicked off the picture and was surprised to see that another one came onto the screen.
Ichigo was looking blearily at the camera, his eyes half-lidded and his hair ruffled from where he had been lying on the floor. He looked exactly like he had just woken up, which he had, so if they were going for the suggestive look they certainly achieved it. There was silence as the women took in the undeniably sexy Captain, before all eyes turned to Soi-fon.
Rangiku giggled and nudged the 2nd squad Captains side. "Oh, you must have got that picture by accident when you jumped him." Soi-fon turned red and looked away.
"W-what did you say?" Rukia choked out, after getting her voice back first from the appearance of Ichigo which had made her tingle in...places, and second when her mind managed to process how Soi-fon had obtained the picture.
Soi-fon's head snapped around and her eyes widened. "N-no, it's not what you think! The branch I was using simply broke and I landed on Captain Kurosaki." Rukia let out an, almost silent, sigh of relief and nodded.
Nanao waited until she was sure there wouldn't be any more drama before she continued. "Right, so if our other plans fail, we have this picture to fall back on." Everyone nodded and Nanao disconnected the camera , drawing their attention back to the list of idea's on the board. She ticked off the first mission - "Operation Strawberry: Lazy day."
She stepped back and looked at the board. "So we will go onto our next one; I think we'll need someone strong for this...Chairwomen Unohana would you mind?" The old Captain shook her head and stood.
"Not at all, Kiyone and Rukia, if you could accompany me for this one?" It might have sounded like a request, but coming from the 4th squad Captain, it was a direct order. Rukia sighed inwardly and nodded, whereas Kiyone seemed much more enthusiastic.
"Of course. I'd be happy to help, c'mon Rukia!" Rukia didn't respond but got up to join her previous squad's 3rd seat. It wasn't that she didn't want to see Ichigo in...that particular position, but watching him with a bunch of other people seemed a bit strange. Nevertheless, it was either that or get forced by Unohana, and this way also had the bonus of Ichigo being embarrassed.
Nanao handed over the camera and Unohana with her comrades turned to leave.
The three women arrived next to a, still sleeping, Ichigo. Unohana walked up to him without hesitation and stopped beside him, looking down at him with an unreadable expression.
"Captain Kurosaki, it's time to wake up." However, Ichigo didn't budge. Rukia's eyes darkened in irritation as Ichigo remained oblivious to the presence of his fellow Captain.
She growled slightly and walked over to him, poking her foot into his side when she got there. "Wake up, idiot!" Ichigo shifted in his sleep and after a moment he opened his eyes blearily.
"Wha- Rukia, is your meeting over now?" In his sleepy state he didn't notice her frustration and embarrassment. Before Rukia could berate him for ignoring a fellow Captain (ignoring the fact he had been asleep), the Captain in question raised her own voice.
"Now, Lieutenant Kuchiki, it is disrespectful to speak to your Captain like that." Rukia widened her eyes, then bowed her head in apology. Unohana smiled at her before turning her head to look again at Ichigo. "Captain Kurosaki, if you wouldn't mind coming with us for a moment, it's for the SWA."
Ichigo blinked and gave her a blank look. "The what?" He rolled his head towards them to see who else was there: it was Rukia, Unohana and...and, that third seat. He inwardly sighed slightly at his own inability to remember names, but he was sure someone would mention it before he had to.
Unohana's smile grew slightly more menacing and Ichigo recoiled slightly. "The shinigami women's association, of which I am the chairwoman. So I will say again that your time for a moment would be greatly appreciated." Ichigo nodded meekly and pushed himself up.
"Uh, sure I guess Unohana." He gave his haori a quick rub down and looked towards the small group, his eyes now more awake. Ichigo looked between Rukia and Unohana, before settling on Unohana to avoid abuse for the time being. "So what exactly do you need me for?"
Unohana continued to smile back at him, and turned away before answering. "You will see shortly, Captain Kurosaki. Now if you, Kiyone and Rukia would follow me." With that the Captain disappeared, reappearing on the road beside the barracks. Realising that Unohana wasn't going to wait for them, the three flash-stepped after her, following as she flashed ahead once again.
They continued this at a leisurely pace Ichigo looking around as they moved further away from the centre of the Seireitei, trying to figure out where they were going. He gave up after a while and brought himself to move in time with Rukia.
"How was your meeting thing, Rukia?" She glanced up at him, but quickly turned her attention back to Unohana.
Shrugging, she responded. "It was...irritating, they wouldn't shut up about us." Ichigo scowled, but didn't comment on it. "Though I wasn't really expecting anything else from them. Aside from that...the SWA is usually entertaining at the least, better than the MA anyway." Ichigo raised his eyebrows.
"MA? Mens association? Is that bad then?" Rukia chuckled and smirked back at him.
"Yes. To put it bluntly, I mean it is just a dozen or so male shinigami who sit around in leather jackets and sunglasses. They have a really small budget compared to the other groups and I think they don't even have a meeting room anymore." Ichigo snorted and rolled his eyes.
He flicked his eyes forward to make sure he was still following Unohana and Kiyone before he turned his attention back to her. "That sounds pretty lame, is Renji in it?"
Rukia gave a wry chuckle before she shook her head. "No, I don't think so though I can see why you might thing that. The most notable member I can think of is Captain Ukitake." Ichigo's eyes grew wide and he almost tripped when he landed from his last flash-step, before he caught himself.
"Ukitake? Man, I never thought he would do something like that, he just doesn't seem...uh, never mind." Rukia just smirked back at him.
"Don't worry, I know what you mean. Obviously I've never been to the men's association, but I too find it hard to imagine him looking like that." Ichigo nodded in agreement. He looked back up to see that Unohana had stopped before a lake.
Ichigo and Rukia arrived next to her and Kiyone, Rukia going to stand beside them. Ichigo looked out into the lake and furrowed his brow in confusion, he had no idea why they were here, or that this lake had even existed before. He turned his attention back to Unohana.
"So can you tell me exactly why we're here?" Unohana didn't respond immediately, instead pulling out a camera glancing down at it.
After she had given it a look over, she glanced over to Rukia. "Now, Rukia, could you please set up the shot."
Rukia smirked and nodded, any hesitation she had was gone when she thought about irritating Ichigo withpermission from another Captain. She walked over to a confused Ichigo and grabbed his wrist, pulling him along with her with minimal resistance from him. He looked over to Kiyone and Unohana and saw them walking along behind them, as he turned to ask Rukia what the hell she was doing, he felt her stop.
"Don't get out until I say." Before he could question her he was stopped.
By her foot in his back.
Rukia had lifted her foot and shoved him forward, causing him to fall into the lake. He flailed for purchase for a moment but it was a futile endeavor as he quickly found himself waist-deep in warm water. Spluttering, he raised his head and pushed himself up, now soaking wet.
"What the hell,Rukia?" She just smirked from the shore and Unohana walked up beside her, camera in hand.
She raised it and spoke to him as she started taking pictures. "Captain Kurosaki, we are doing a photo-shoot for the SWA and we need you to complete our set for the Captain's pictures." Ichigo blinked and looked back at her in surprise, before his face returned to a scowl and he glared at the older Captain.
"That doesn't explain why I am dripping wet and standing in a lake."Unohana stopped taking pictures for a moment and lowered the camera slightly to pierce Ichigo with her eyes.
His glare faltered under her cold gaze. "We simply need you to look appealing to our readers, Kurosaki, I trust there is no problem here?" As much as he wanted to remain angry, he feared what would happen if he did. Moments later his brain registered exactly what she had said.
'Look appealing?'He blushed and his eyes widened, which Unohana took advantage off as she began to start taking pictures again.
Shirosaki wasn't helping as he laughed loudly at Ichigo's predicament. "Man, they're setting you up to be the pin-up guy for the shinigami. Imagine what ya could do with all the groupies you're going to get, I'm up for taking some of the load off ya hands, partner."As Ichigo really didn't want to hear what his hollow wanted to do, he turned his attention back to his current situation.
He turned his glare to Rukia. "You had something to do with this, didn't you midget." She just glared back at him and retorted.
"Wrong you fool, they just saw the picture," She blushed at that, but continued. " and remembered that you had not yet had your picture taken, so they drew up a list if ideas for your picture. Now start looking more...attractive." She smirked as she finished and Ichigo started, crossing his arms and looking away.
"Oi, I don't remember you complaining about that before. Besides, if you want this-" He was cut off mid-rant by Unohana, who did not stop taking pictures as she reprimanded him.
"Kurosaki, please refrain from looking so moody during this exercise." Ichigo wanted to scowl again at that but knew that the punishment would be...severe if he did so.
Instead he just groaned and looked up at eh 4th squad Captain. "Uh, I just want to get this over with, so can you tell me what to do or something?" Unohana nodded and motioned for Kiyone to instruct him.
The excited 13th squad 3rd seat started shouting out instructions. "Okay Captain Kurosaki, you need to look at me like you want to rescue me! Better yet, look at Rukia like that, now I need you to move..." Ichigo sighed as she continued to give him instructions.
'This is going to take ages'However, in a few moments Ichigo would be wishing it would take longer.
The Captain of the 6th squad knelt by his wife's side as she slept as he has done since she had returned. When they had arrived he had immediately had her taken to their old room and given everything she might need, in addition to himself there was a servant who stood outside the room until he was relieved by another, guarding the entrance from unwanted visitors. The only interaction Byakuya had was with a hell butterfly where he had passed his duties (temporarily) down to his Lieutenant, without giving him any specific reasoning for it.
As thrilled as he was that his wife had returned, quite literally, from the dead Byakuya knew that he might meet with resistance from the Kuchiki elders because of this. That was why he had not made the information public knowledge yet, and trusted that neither his sister or Kurosaki would make it known, or at the very least that Rukia would make sure the boy didn't.
So he continued his vigil over his wife silently until he heard a soft knocking at the door. Slightly irritated he responded coldly. "Enter."
The door slid open to revel the servant who was currently guarding the door, white faced, with something in his hands. Byakuya appraised him with his stoic expression, wondering why the man had interrupted him.
His unasked question was answered seconds later. "C-Captain Kuchiki, I h-have something you need to see." Byakuya wondered what it was internally, but gave no indication of it as he nodded stiffly.
The terrified servant made his way over to him and handed him an upside-down copy of the Seireitei communication. Byakuya frowned ever so slightly and turned the magazine over, wondering why it was so important-
He froze when he saw the cover.
He remembered specifically telling the boy to follow the noble ways of courtship, not...this. Not only that but had allowed himself to be caught and now not only himself, but Rukia as well as Byakuya would suffer because of the Kuchiki clan. But that was still beside the point...the boywas touching his sister in an inappropriate manner.
He would have to be taught a lesson.
Without looking at the servant, Byakuya stood with the magazine and started walking towards the door, stopping only to give instructions before he left. "Guard her with your life."
Then he disappeared, leaving the servant to thank the heavens he had survived.
Ichigo felt a cold shiver run through him that wasn't the water dripping down his neck. He had been following instructions from Kiyone for about ten minutes now whilst ignoring Rukia, who was being helpful by laughing at him from the shore, under threat of Unohana. He didn't know what she would do if he did shout at Rukia but more importantly he didn't want to know and so, grudgingly kept his mouth shut.
"All right now I want you to...to..." Ichigo raised an eyebrow as he heard Kiyone trail off and look off behind him. Ichigo followed her gaze and froze when he saw what had caught her attention.
Byakuya Kuchiki glared down coldly at him and Ichigo knew that regardless of what he did, this would end up badly...for him.
Swallowing, Ichigo scratched the back of his head as he looked up at the Captain, trying to ignore the ice-cold reiatsu that was emanating from him. "H-hey Byakuya, why are you here?" Byakuya didn't dignify it with an answer, instead he threw the magazine at Rukia.
She caught it, looked at the cover and her face turned white. Her head snapped back up to her brother and her voice trembled as she attempted to stop her brother from doing anything rash. "N-Nii-sama, please think about this, t-this was taken before we informed you about our relationship."
As she finished speaking she cringed, she knew instantly that that was the wrong thing to say. Ichigo noticed that too and groaned as Byakuya's icy glare turned back to him, freezing him in place.
"So, you neglected to inform me of this Kurosaki?" Ichigo stepped back slightly, glancing at Rukia, Unohana and Kiyone before looking back to the irate Captain.
"C'mon Byakuya, the only reason we didn't is because we were on a mission, plus we knew you would overreact-"
"Scatter, Senbonzakura." Ichigo paled as Byakuya's sword dissolved into pink petals he held up a hand and used the other to reach for his sword.
"Wait-" but he was swamped by a swarm of angry petals, he disappeared from view in the blizzard but Byakuya continued to entrap him with his shikai.
Byakuya didn't stop until a voice pierced the air. "Captain Kuchiki, I can appreciate your anger but would you mind waiting for a moment?" Byakuya didn't stop his assault but did focus his gaze on Unohana for a moment.
"Please do not interrupt when matters do not concern you..." He noticed that Ichigo had fought his way out of the petals and redirected them to swarm around him again. "...this boy has stepped on the honour of the Kuchiki family, regardless of my opinion he must be taught a lesson of the noble way, and I-" Unohana cut him off with a deadly smile and her voice made his eyes widen slightly.
"You are interfering with the SWA Captain, and if you don't cease immediately I will have to force you to stop." Her voice carried a definite threat and Byakuya gave a small frown but retracted his petals to a single blade and glared down at Ichigo.
Ichigo was on one knee and looked up in a daze, his sealed sword in one hand and the chest and arms of his shihakusho ripped in multiple places. Beneath his robes he had multiple cuts from the deadly blades, he had only been protected from severe damage by pushing his reiatsu outwards to stop the majority of the blades from ripping his flesh to shreds rather than his shihakusho.
Byakuya lamented silently as he sheathed his blade. "Very well Captain Unohana. As you are preoccupied Kurosaki, we will settle this matter later. Rukia, you will see me with the boy when I send for you." With that the elder Captain turned and flash-stepped away, leaving Ichigo to thank the SWA and Unohana for the first time since he had been roped into the photo-shoot.
Ichigo turned to look at Rukia, who had moved to beside Unohana in case she had to ask the older Captain for aid. He caught her eyes and shouldered his blade as he did in shikai, smirking at her. "I hope you have some sort of plan for that, Rukia."
Rukia didn't respond, her breath was caught in her throat as she took him in: His cocky smirk, the almost careless way he was holding his blade and his battle worn image merged with the droplets of water running down his frame to finish of his look. He looked like a damned god.
She was snapped out of her trance as she heard the click of the camera. "Well, I think we have the picture we wanted." Unohana said cheerfully and turned to Kiyone. "Come on Kiyone, it's time for us to return. Rukia I insist you stay and attend to Kurosaki's wounds, superficial as they are." Without leaving room for argument the Captain vanished, Kiyone following suit with a quick bow seconds later.
Rukia sighed and walked to the shore as Ichigo waded out, his waterlogged shihakusho sticking gracelessly to his legs. He dropped with a loud slapping sound and exhaled as he leaned back on his slightly bloodied arms. "Byakuya sure was angry, I really will have to find Hisagi."
Just as Hisagi left Kira's office he sneezed and froze.
"Fuck it, I'm going back in there." Kira sighed from inside as his fellow Lieutenant scurried back in and again worked on suppressing his reiatsu.
Rukia frowned and started healing him with Kido. It brought back fond memories as she spoke. "Well you have to see it from Nii-sama's perspective Ichigo, he will have the Kuchiki clan angry at him again.They won't be happy about Hisana either when he tells them about that and they were never happy about me being a clan member, so if they see me doing inappropriate things and shaming the Kuchiki name then-" Ichigo cut her off by capturing her lips in his for a gentle kiss and then pulling away slightly to rest his forehead on hers.
"It's not inappropriate idiot, it's unavoidable. Besides since when do you care what they think, you are a Lieutenant and a powerful one at that. They didn't fight in the war and they didn't kill an Espada, so do what you normally do and kick some ass." Rukia blushed slightly at the kiss, but it was growing slightly less every time. 'I wonder if I will ever get used to it.'
She shook her head slightly and poked his wound, causing him to flinch slightly and scowl at her. "Fool, I know that. I just don't want them making this harder on Nii-sama than it will undoubtedly be, you aren't exactly the most popular shinigami to the Kuchiki clan, I bet a few of them wish you had never rescued me." Ichigo scowled and leaned back, his wounds now fully healed.
"Well, we know what kind of people they are so it doesn't matter." The reminder of their mission made Rukia looked down and fidget slightly before she spoke up.
"We have to move soon you know." Ichigo nodded and glanced up at her.
"I know, we'll tell Byakuya and arrest that elder when your brother invites us over. Tomorrow I would guess." Rukia smirked back at him and lay down beside him.
"You know, he is going to be furious with you."
Ichigo smirked and rolled his head over to look at her. "I know. That's why you're going to be there, I could use a human shield...though you might not protect much." Rukia glared at him and hit his shoulder lightly from her position besides him.
"Fool." Ichigo cracked a smile at that within seconds both of them were laughing at each other, and relaxing in the peaceful time they had together.
Beta'd by .lyingtoungesareclumsy.
(A/N) Aww, some more nice fluff to make you all happy xD And to tide you over until Bleach comes back to us D: Luckily I have other things to keep me occupied to an extent, a friend suggested I watch 'The world god only knows' so I'm giving that a go, but don't worry updatew sill stay as usual xD
I'm again thankful for all your reviews! Though I would ask if you think the story is less enjoyable now? I only ask because there's been a drop of about 10 reviews in the last chapter, though my beta said that it is likely because of the break I had :P Either way I would love to know what you think, thanks again.
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On a side note I've been playing around with half an idea, well an eighth or so of an idea I suppose. I'm vaguely considering writing a light novel, or at least starting to and see where that goes, don't know if you care but I thought I'd make a point of it heh.
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