100 Romantic Bleach Drabbles

Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Kubo Tite, not to me.

Author's Note: I decided to take a break from doing housework to write a drabble. Nothing like using Bleach to procrastinate! HaHa! Probably, this is one of the more popular M/M pairings in Bleach, too. Yumichika and Ikkaku are always together, so it's easy to wonder if there's something more.... And, as always, it leaves Yumi-chan as the uke! Am I weird for thinking he's perfect as an uke? Probably. I blame boring housework for making me think weird things!

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52. Challenged

"You! Fight me!" demanded a young Madarame Ikkaku. He had been wandering around Rukongai looking for strong opponents for as long as he could remember. However, he had been very unlucky when it came to finding opponents who didn't just run away in fear at the sight of him.

"I have no interest in fighting you," the dark haired young man replied calmly. He didn't seem to be afraid of Ikkaku like many others had been upon hearing those three words. This caused Ikkaku to smirk then scowl.

"You a coward then?" the bald youth asked, hoping to draw his opponent out with taunts.

"I'm not a coward, I'd just rather not get my clothes dirty again," the dark haired man replied, sounding more bored than offended. That annoyed Ikkaku even more.

"Bastard! I'll kill you right now for messing with me!" he yelled and swung his sword with the intent to cut his opponent in half.

However, the other man was quick on his feet and had dodged the strike. He narrowed his eyes and brushed some hair from his face. "You have such an ugly temper. It matches that ugly bald head of yours."

"I AM NOT BALD!!!" Ikkaku roared and lunged at his opponent.

The dark haired man smirked before countering Ikkaku's attack, much to Ikkaku's surprise. The two of them went tumbling to the ground from the force of impact. The dark haired man managed to disarm Ikkaku in the process, which stunned Ikkaku more.

"For a pretty boy, you're damn fast!" Ikkaku muttered, grudgingly handing out a compliment.

"Just because I'm pretty doesn't mean I don't have an interest in fighting."

"Heh… Don't think you won. It was a draw," Ikkaku told him, getting up to retrieve his weapon.

"Whatever you say," the dark haired man replied and followed behind him.

"Helloooooo? Earth to Baldy! We're going to leave you behind!!"

Ikkaku blinked, his gaze focusing on the pink haired child who had pulled him out of his reverie. "Don't call me that!" he snapped, glaring. Yachiru just laughed and ran off to join Kenpachi.

"She's been calling you every name she could think of, you know," Yumichika spoke up.

Ikkaku turned and glanced at his dark haired companion and just grinned; he was glad he had been stupid enough to challenge Yumichika back then. Since his initial challenge, they had been inseparable. There was no one in the world that Ikkaku trusted or cared for more than Yumichika. "I'm sure she was. Let's go Yumichika, before we lose Taichou!" Ikkaku answered, dashing off after Kenpachi and Yachiru. Yumichika followed him easily, one step behind him.