A/N-I had a request to do a one shot on Rukia getting her period and giving Ichigo hell as a result of it. It's dedicated to the person that requested it, please enjoy!
Feminine Issues
Rukia feels very irritated. It hasn't yet dawned on her that she is having PMS issues, but it seems like Ichigo is angering her more easily than usual.
It had started this morning, when he found the sketchbook in her school bag, and then he began to yap about how she can't draw for shit. She had whipped the sketchpad out of his hands and had beat him over the head with it several times while she'd yelled for him to shut the hell up about her drawings for once.
She'd walked away, leaving him in a dazed heap on the floor.
She'd stomped off to her room, to lay down, since she felt oddly tired, in the middle of the day, and when she woke up to a hollow alert, she and Ichigo had gone to slay it.
She of course, hadn't forgotten how he'd made fun of her sketchbook, and so she hadn't spoken to him on the way to kill the hollow.
Rukia had been about to kill the hollow, when Ichigo flew in and killed it just before she swung her blade, and for some reason, it aggravated her to no end.
"Why did you get in my way?" Rukia had shouted as the hollow disappeared, and Ichigo's eyes had widened.
"What are you talking about? We've killed hollows that way dozens of times!" Ichigo had protested, and Rukia had given him the evil eye as she slid her zanpakutou in its sheath.
"Forget it." Rukia had hissed, before turning and walking away from him. Ichigo had caught up to her quickly.
"What's your problem today?" Ichigo had asked, earning him a punch in the gut.
"I don't have a problem." Rukia had growled at him, and Ichigo just nodded his head, even though he's obviously disagreed.
"Okay…" Ichigo had said, and he couldn't figure out why she'd been on such a short fuse today.
Rukia lays in her bed and frowns. Even she can't figure out why he pissed her off so much today.
The Next Day…
Rukia can't even get out of bed. She lets out a loud moan.
"It feels like my abdomen is being twisted and rung out…" Rukia groans, and Yuzu looks at her with concern.
"Are you okay, Rukia-chan?" Yuzu asks, and Rukia just lets out a low moan of pain.
"It hurts…" Rukia mutters, and she finally understands why she was so irritated yesterday.
She only has these kinds of cramps twice a year. She also realizes that she doesn't have any feminine products with her in the living world.
"Rukia-chan…" Yuzu says worriedly, and Rukia groans again.
"This had to happen now, didn't it?" Rukia asks, and Karin sits up sleepily in bed.
"What's going on?" Karin asks, as Rukia lets out another pained moan.
"Something is wrong with Rukia-chan! Should we go and get Daddy?" Yuzu asks, and Karin just stares at the look of pain on Rukia's face.
"We should probably go and tell Ichi-ni, first. He can go and get Dad if there really is a need to." Karin says grumpily, as she hops quickly out of bed.
Yuzu follows Karin over to their brother's room, where they knock. When they get no answer, they push the door open and rush over to their sleeping brother's side.
"Ichi-ni, wake up!" Karin orders him. Ichigo rolls over, to have his back to them, and he snores loudly. He heard her, he just doesn't want to be bothered.
"Something is wrong with Rukia-chan!" Yuzu says in a shrill voice, and Ichigo jumps out of bed so fast, his sisters both flinch at the quickness of his movements.
"What's wrong with Rukia?!" Ichigo asks loudly, completely wide awake now. His heart is pounding so fast, and he's completely worried.
"Come see." Karin says, as she gives him a strange look.
The siblings all hurry to the Karin & Yuzu's bedroom, and to Rukia's bedside. Rukia's eyes are closed, but her face shows that she's in pain. She lets out a low moan, and Ichigo's mouth falls open. He's never seen Rukia like this…not when she wasn't severely wounded in battle.
"Rukia, what's wrong?" Ichigo asks worriedly. Rukia opens her eyes and grimaces.
"Oh it hurts!" Rukia moans, and Ichigo doesn't know what to do, to make her feel better…then he sees the clock.
"Holy shit it's early!" Ichigo says, and Yuzu smiles at him.
"I always get up this early." Yuzu says, and Karin scowls.
"I don't…but I can't sleep with her moaning like that." Karin mutters, and Rukia lets out another loud moan.
"Karin, go back to bed. I'll carry Rukia to my room, so you can get some sleep, and keep an eye on her." Ichigo says in a firm voice. Karin nods her head.
"Okay." Karin says, as she climbs back into her own bed.
He leans over to pick up Rukia, and she begins moan, just before his hands can touch her, which makes him pause.
"Rukia…" Ichigo mutters, and she opens her eyes, and blushes, when she realizes she's going to have to tell him what her problem is.
Ichigo scoops her up into his arms, and hurries out of the room, and over to his own room with her. He lays her in his bed, and stares down at her.
"Do I need to get Inoue?" Ichigo asks her, and Rukia shakes her head no.
"Even Inoue can't reject this." Rukia groans as she clutches at her stomach and curls herself up into a ball, to moan again. "Just let me die in peace." Rukia mutters, and Ichigo's eyes widen.
"Rukia! You're not allowed to die! What in the hell is wrong with you?!" Ichigo asks, getting more and more frantic with each passing moment.
"My whole body aches…my stomach feels like there's a person on the inside, wringing it out like a wet rag, and it hurts like a bitch!" Rukia mutters quietly as she holds back another groan.
"Is this some sort of Shinigami sickness?" Ichigo asks in confusion. "Should I call Urahara?" Ichigo asks, and Rukia glares up at him, forgetting her pain for a moment, in her irritation with him.
"It's not a Shinigami sickness you idiot! It's a female thing!" Rukia says, and Ichigo immediately turns bright red, and Rukia clutches at her abdomen, since all she can feel is the sharp pain becoming even worse.
She squeezes her eyes shut, and lets out a long pained breath of air.
He had been about to tell her that he didn't believe that women actually had such problems, and that he thought it was just a convenient excuse, but the look of pain on her face, stops him from saying so. He can't stand to see her so miserable.
"Can I help you somehow?" Ichigo finally asks, after a long moment of silence.
"I need lady products." Rukia mutters quietly, and Ichigo gets even redder.
"You want me to go buy you lady products?" Ichigo asks in a raised voice, even as he imagines himself being stared at in horror by the clerk at the store.
"It's not like they'll think that they're for you!" Rukia growls at him, and Ichigo can't stop blushing.
Rukia barely notices his condition though, because this is one of the worst cases of PMS that she has ever experienced. She wonders if it's because she's been spending so much time in the living world.
To go and buy lady products…isn't that the type of thing that only a boyfriend or husband would do?
"Fine." Ichigo mutters. "I'll leave as soon as the corner store opens." Ichigo says, not wanting to admit he's too immature and embarrassed to help her out when she's feeling so shitty.
Rukia keeps her body curled in a circle as she wraps her arms around her legs, instead of clutching her stomach, and she starts to rock back and forth, trying hard not to groan and moan in pain.
"Ichigo…for now, just go get me some toilet paper…" Rukia asks him, and Ichigo rushes out of the room to do her bidding.
Rukia doesn't know if she actually needs it yet, but judging by her cramps, she knows she'll need to protect herself soon. She squeezes her eyes shut, from the piercing pain.
Ichigo hurries back into the room, with a large wad of toilet paper, which he holds out to Rukia.
"Here!" Ichigo says, and she takes it from him, before she stuffs it down her pajama bottoms and underwear. Once she accomplishes that, it's one less worry.
"I can't even move…" Rukia is nearly whining, which is very new for Ichigo.
He had no idea that female pains could be this bad, but Rukia's not the type to whine and cry just because of a little bit of pain. He no longer believes feminine problems to be just an excuse, after seeing her like this.
"Tell me what to do to help you!" Ichigo says, in a frustrated voice. "I can't stand to see you like this, Rukia!" Ichigo says, and Rukia takes a few deep breaths.
"Something warm to drink might be nice…how long until you can go to the store?" Rukia asks, and Ichigo shakes his head.
"It will be awhile. I'll go get you something warm to drink." Ichigo says, and the moment he's gone, Rukia doesn't hold back anymore. She lets out a loud groan of pain into her knees as the cramps tighten back up.
It seems like each cramp is worse than the last.
Rukia keeps rocking back and forth as she moans, and she truly feels shitty as she lays there. Ichigo arrives back, a few minutes later with a cup of hot tea, and he sets it on the nightstand.
"Ichigo…" Rukia says, but then she stops, and winces in pain.
"What is it, Rukia?" Ichigo asks, and Rukia grimaces again, and thinks maybe what she wants to ask for, is out of line.
"Never mind." Rukia says, and Ichigo clenches his fist.
"Just tell me Rukia. I want to help you." Ichigo says in a desperate voice, and Rukia can't hold back a small moan of pain.
"Can you…rub my back?" Rukia asks pitifully. "Please?" Rukia asks softly.
"Yeah." Ichigo says, and he sits on the bed with her as she flips over to face the window. She stays curled up, and Ichigo blushes as he goes to reach out to rub her back.
Why does my body have to react to this?
Ichigo begins to rub her back, and her tee-shirt begins to ride up a bit. Ichigo takes a big chance, and simply pulls her shirt up further, to rub her bare back.
Rukia lets out a long moan of relief, when he concentrates on her lower back.
"Right there Ichigo, that's perfect." Rukia encourages him, and he blushes harder, because his hand is so close to her cute little butt.
Ahhh! What am I thinking!? I shouldn't think those kinds of things about Rukia! At least…not now!
"Is that good?" Ichigo asks after a minute, and Rukia lets out another moan of relief.
"Lower." Rukia says quietly, and Ichigo's eyes widen…he can't go much lower before he is rubbing her cute butt!
"Really?!" Ichigo asks in a squeak.
"Lower!" Rukia says more forcefully, and so he moves his hands a bit lower, careful not to stray so low that she flips over and decks him. She lets out a long sigh as he rubs her at the very lowest part of her back.
"Better?" Ichigo asks, since he's at noon on the sundial, after rubbing her like this.
Rukia wishes he would rub her butt. It would probably feel nice right now, but she doesn't know how to tell him, without having a big huge uncomfortable conversation about it, so she simply says one thing to him, to see if he'll listen.
"Lower." Rukia says in a firm voice. Ichigo can see that her cheeks are red, and so he knows that she knows what she's asking him to do.
"If it will help…" Ichigo mutters, and then he begins to rub her butt.
"Oh my god that feels so good." Rukia breathes out.
Ichigo is flaming red…and in complete agreement. Rukia's rump feels perfect against his hands, and he wonders if he'll ever get the chance to do this again. He decides he ought to enjoy it while he has the opportunity to, and he decides he won't stop until she tells him to. He glances back down at his crotch, and hopes she doesn't turn around and spot what has happened with him.
"If it helps…" Ichigo says, but he doesn't say anymore.
"It is helping…thanks, Ichigo." Rukia says, and her voice actually sounds contented.
"Just tell me if you want me to stop," Ichigo says, and Rukia finds her first real smile since she woke up feeling like hell.
"I'll let you know." Rukia tells him.
Ichigo is nearly driven completely out of his mind, before Rukia finally allows him to stop giving her a butt rub, not that he would even think about complaining about that.
"If I shower and get dressed, by the time I get to the corner, the store will probably be open." Ichigo tells her, and Rukia nods.
Ichigo hurries out of the room, before she can notice his pants are tenting.
While Ichigo's Out…
Ichigo turns bright red, when he realizes he picked up the only feminine products without a price listed on them. When the lady holds them up high in the air, he's surrounded by a ton of old people wanting to buy the morning paper.
"Price check on Sunshine and Flowers Maxi Pads!" The cashier calls out loudly, causing Ichigo to go bright red.
"Which size?" Another worker yells out, as Ichigo claps his hand over his face.
"Petite!" The cashier calls back.
"How many in a pack?" The worker yells again.
"Twenty!" The cashier calls back. Ichigo wishes he could fall through the floor, at this point.
"Five hundred yen!" The worker calls back. Ichigo pays very quickly, and hurries out of the store, still bright red.
He hurries home, and gives Rukia the pads. She holds her stomach as she leaves the room, and Ichigo cannot take any more of this. He heads downstairs to grab the phone and call Urahara's shop.
When he gets a hold of Urahara, he immediately asks if Yoruichi is around. Urahara seems a bit taken aback, but he answers hesitantly.
"Yes, Yoruichi-san is here, just one moment." Urahara says, even as his voice sounds surprised. Ichigo has never called for Yoruichi-san before.
Ichigo waits impatiently for Yoruichi to get to the phone.
"Hello, Ichigo?" Yoruichi says, and Ichigo breathes a big sigh of relief.
"Yoruichi-san! I need your help!" Ichigo says, and Yoruichi smiles on the other end.
"What's the problem?" Yoruichi asks, and Ichigo starts blushing before he begins his answer.
"It's Rukia…she…uh…is having female cramps. Do you have any advice on how I can help her?" Ichigo asks, and Yoruichi laughs, which makes Ichigo glare at the receiver.
"You two are finally dating?" Yoruichi asks, and Ichigo blushes harder.
"No…she's just in a lot of pain." Ichigo mutters, and Yoruichi laughs again.
"Okay, okay. I remember how bad it was when I first started living here rather than Soul Society. You should try rubbing her back." Yoruichi says with a bit of a smile. Ichigo blushes again.
"I already did that, it helped while I was doing it, but when I stopped, she started acting like she was in a lot of pain again." Ichigo admits, and Yoruichi's eyes widen that Ichigo actually rubbed Rukia's back.
"You should also try rubbing her stomach and rear end, that always helps." Yoruichi says, and Ichigo doesn't dare to admit he already rubbed Rukia's ass.
"Um, okay…anything else?" Ichigo asks, and Yoruichi grins.
"Try elevating her legs with pillows, and stay near her. Women are a bit more emotional at that time." Yoruichi advises.
"Anything else?" Ichigo asks, and Yoruichi pauses before answering.
"Kisuke has medicine for it too, you'll have to pay for it, if I bring it over to you." Yoruichi says, and Ichigo sighs in relief.
"How much?" Ichigo asks.
"Twenty thousand yen." Yoruichi says, and Ichigo's eyes widen.
"I can't afford that." Ichigo mumbles, and Ichigo hears her say something to Urahara.
"Kisuke says he'll let you have eight pills, enough for four doses, for one thousand yen." Yoruichi tells him next, and Ichigo gulps.
"Fine, but if it doesn't work, I'll want a refund." Ichigo growls into the phone, and Yoruichi laughs.
"I'll be over in about an hour." She tells him.
"Why so long?" Ichigo mutters, and Yoruichi decides to tell him.
"Kisuke and I were just about to have sex when you called. He's still hard as a rock, and I'm creaming up so bad that if I don't have sex now, I'll just end up raping you when I come over." Yoruichi says, and Ichigo shudders.
"Fine…see you in an hour." Ichigo mumbles, before he heads back upstairs.
He goes to grab pillows from Yuzu's and Rukia's bed, before heading out. Just before he gets to his room, he hears Rukia let out a muffled shriek of pain, and he realizes that she holds back, when he's in the room.
He opens the door, and Rukia gasps for air.
"Ichigo…this is the worst I've ever felt it. I feel like my insides are being ripped apart!" Rukia groans, and Ichigo's expression softens.
"Do you want me to rub you some more?" Ichigo asks, and Rukia nods her head yes, and turns to face the window again.
Ichigo rolls her onto her back. He puts the extra pillows under her legs, to elevate them as directed, and then he sits next to her. He bites his lip, and decides to ask before just acting.
"Do you want me to rub your stomach?" Ichigo asks, with a blush. She blushes back, but nods her head.
"Yes, I think that might help." Rukia says, and she closes her eyes, as he pushes her tee-shit upwards.
Taking care of himself in the shower earlier, doesn't seem to matter much now, because he is once again severely turned on, as he touches Rukia's skin, rubbing it, to try and make her feel better. He's so tempted to lean over and kiss her belly, but he doesn't want to get kneed in the face, so he refrains from doing anything like that.
Ichigo doesn't even know how time flies by so fast that he's actually annoyed when Yoruichi shows up at the house, ten minutes sooner than he'd anticipated her to.
"Ah, Ichigo. You're lucky, I finished early with Kisuke, to help you out. It was easier than I anticipated. I just imagined you were there in the room with us, and I came like a waterfall." Yoruichi tells him, and Ichigo hurries to hand over the payment, since he's practically purple in the face.
"Alright. Thanks, Yoruichi-san." Ichigo says, and he quickly closes the door as he leans against it. He thinks about Yoruichi-san and Rangiku-san for a brief second.
Why is it always the wrong women hitting on me?
Ichigo runs up the stairs with the medicine, and when Rukia sees it, her eyes practically water over, in gratitude.
"Thank you, Ichigo!" Rukia says, and she hurries to take it.
Within ten seconds, she's smiling as though she were never in pain. Ichigo's eyes widen as he sets the rest of the medication left on the nightstand.
"Holy shit that was fast." Ichigo says in wonder.
"How did you get your hands on that?" Rukia asks, since she just wants to kiss him.
"I called Yoruichi-san and asked if she knew a way to help you." Ichigo admits, not meeting her eyes, and his face is pink.
"Thanks Ichigo! I love you!" Rukia says with a happy laugh, and she pulls his head down to kiss him.
Ichigo freezes for a second, but then he wraps his arms around her, and kisses her back. He can hardly believe she just said she loves him…Rukia doesn't throw around words like that. When they finally pull away, Ichigo sees a beautiful blush on her face, and he knows he must be the same way.
"I love you, too. Anytime you're in pain, I'll try to help you." Ichigo admits, and Rukia beams at him.
"You're a life saver, Ichigo." Rukia says, as she steps forward to hug him. He returns the hug and breathes in the scent of her hair.
I'll always be here for you, whether it's feminine issues, or any other problem, Rukia.
They stay like that for several minutes, before pulling away blushing.
"I only kiss you because you're my boyfriend." Rukia informs him, and Ichigo's eyes widen as he nods his head.
He steps back in, to kiss his girlfriend.
Later That Night…
When Ichigo and Rukia arrive downstairs for dinner, Karin eyes Rukia.
"You're feeling better?" Karin asks, and Rukia blushes.
"Much better, thanks." Rukia says, before she smiles hugely. "Especially now that Ichigo and I are a true couple." Rukia mentions, and Ichigo goes bright red.
"Rukia!" Ichigo hisses, and Isshin smiles hugely.
"Well…it was only a matter of time. I knew this would happen, it's why I welcomed Rukia-chan into the family a long time ago!" Isshin says with a grin.
"You and Ichi-ni are a couple?!" Karin utters in shock. Rukia beams, even though she's pink.
"We'll be married before you're sixteen, don't worry." Rukia says, causing Ichigo to sputter his drink all over his food. He wipes his face up with a napkin to hide his smile.
"That's the way Rukia-chan, tie him down quick, and then give me dozens of grandbabies!" Isshin says, and Ichigo glares at him.
"Shut up." Ichigo growls. He doesn't need to be pressured into having kids before he's finished school.
"Get started as soon as possible, you can always live here for the rest of your lives!" Isshin says with a big grin. Ichigo jumps up out of his chair.
"Like hell!" Ichigo roars, and Isshin laughs.
"I'll be counting on you, Rukia-chan!" Isshin says, and Ichigo wonders whether or not he should punch his father.
Rukia winks at Isshin, since Ichigo isn't looking.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Rukia assures him, and Ichigo glances from his father to Rukia, and back at his father again, before he simply shakes his head.
"It's a lost cause." Ichigo mutters, and he sits down to eat the rest of his dinner quietly.
"Ah! See! He's accepted his fate! Great job, Rukia-chan!" Isshin says happily.
"It was nothing." Rukia assures him with a beautiful smile. She looks back at Ichigo, who has glanced up at her. He blushes when she catches his eye.
I love you so much, Ichigo!