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Chapter 6

Rukia stared at Ichigo with confusion; she didn't understand why he brought her to his house. Ichigo took a deep breath and took a sip of the liquid he poured for them. Neither one of them said anything, they just sat in silence after his two truth one lie comment. She didn't answer him; she didn't know his angle. Ichigo frowned at her as she just stared at him waiting for him to speak again. He didn't, he was being stubborn and she was so confused why. She sighed and took a deep breath. She wanted to answer correctly.

"To answer your question, no I've never played that game before but I know what it is."

Ichigo chuckled, "Well then that's how I feel about you." Rukia's eyes widened, "I try to understand you and get the truth out but it all seems like one big lie. I don't know what to do here."

"Why do you even care huh why do you even fucking care I'm a bitch to you and your friends. I called your kids dirty mistakes for goodness sake. Why are you trying so hard to understand me?" Rukia shouted.

Ichigo sighed, "Because I know you've been through a lot I can tell. Pain I know that face all too well and fear that's all I see. I want to know the truth but I don't know if you can give it to me or anyone for that matter. You build these walls up and that right there is the lie you tell yourself."

Rukia scowled at him but then it turned into a laugh. Ichigo didn't falter; he kept a stoic face as he sipped his liquid that Rukia still didn't know the contents of. Rukia looked at Ichigo and tilted her head in what seemed like anger, still Ichigo's stoic look didn't falter.

"You don't know shit about pain or fear, you lived a pitiful life that's for sure but you know nothing about me. Don't try to relate to me when you can't even fathom what I've been through. You don't know anything I've been through so don't act like you and I are friends. We are nothing but coworkers, we aren't even acquaintances."

Rukia was seething how dare Ichigo try to relate to her she knew he didn't understand. She looked at Ichigo who was still looking the same stoic as if he had before. Ichigo continued to sip his drink as he listened to Rukia rant. She was screaming at him at this point and he listened to her as she ranted. When she was finished the silence resumed, Ichigo decided it was his time to speak again.

"First off it's a good thing my kids are heavy sleepers like their mother. Secondly calm down, take a drink in the cup you're so scared to drink is just a soothing red wine." Rukia looked at her cup and decided to sip her drink. It was actually really good. "I'm sorry I don't know who hurt you but I am sorry you're hurting I truly am. Please confide in me. I am your friend believe it or not and I truly do care about you." Ichigo stated.
Rukia gave Ichigo a deep stare and sighed as she took another sip of her drink. She really honestly did trust Ichigo despite what she just said to him but she just doesn't know if she can trust herself. As she was deep in thought Ichigo took another sip of his wine and then cleared his throat. Rukia snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Ichigo waiting for him to speak again; she didn't know what to say after his last statement.

"I'm about to tell you something I never told anyone, not even my crew. I want you to know that you can trust me. I won't repeat myself and I don't want any smartass comments after I tell you this." Rukia nodded and waited for him to continue, "I watched my mother die in front of me. I was about eight. I was leaving a training session. I wanted to get strong to protect those I love. I was eager to get home to show off my awesome moves and I was rushing. We had to cross the street and I heard my mom calling for me but I of course wasn't listening and I bolted across the street. Everything else was a blur. I just remember hearing the truck and seeing my mom's body split in two." Ichigo paused for a bit as he drank some more alcohol and took a deep breath. Rukia waited patiently, giving him a moment to collect himself. "Umm well after that I needed therapy for a year. I blame myself to this day. It sucks cause I wanted to be hated. Still, I killed my mother Yuzu and Karin's mother and my fathers wife. How do you live with something like that?"

Rukia was silent and she was surprised Ichigo shared something so traumatizing with her. She sighed and stood up walking over to Ichigo. He was surprised when he felt her tiny arms around him. He relaxed and embraced her as she hugged him. It carried on for what felt like mere seconds to Ichigo. After a bit Rukia returned to her seat and gulped down the wine. Ichigo refilled her glass as she relaxed in the chair she was in. She never liked to reopen bad wounds but Ichigo trusted her with his trauma and she knew she could trust him with hers.

"Ichigo you were young it was not your fault don't ever think it was." Rukia stated.

Ichigo gave a small smile, "Thanks Rukia."

Rukia blushed a little then turned away, "Look I trust you Ichigo you're the only guy that wants to get to know me and I want to thank you. Hell, Kugo didn't even try this hard when we started dating. I have rules for this . I'll only tell you this part by part. The story is way too long to do in one night."

"Okay I agree to your terms." Ichigo announced.

Rukia nodded and then took a breath, "I'll start with this believe it or not Hisana is the most broken woman I know. That's why I was in a foul mood today cause she smiled at me."

Ichigo tilted his head, "What's wrong with her smiling at you?"

"It was the same smile she would give me when we were kids. It was a fake smile hiding disgust and hatred overwhelmed with sadness. Hisana and I weren't born with money or even from money no me and Hisana lived with our parents in a rundown house. I was probably eight or nine and she was about eleven or twelve. I hated my parents back then still do. Actually, my mom was a druggie and my father was an alcoholic. Neither worked ever so they would try and sell me for money since I was the youngest but because me and Hisana looked alike she would take my place. They would do horrible things to her. Sometimes she came home with bruises or was blooded from her privates. It was hard watching my sister come home like that but she would always smile at me. Sometimes the people that paid for her would give her food she would give it to me and sometimes she went days without a meal. When she was gone at night with the people who paid for her well she would tell me to hide under the bed and to never make a sound. One day I made a sound. It was a tiny squeak but my father heard it. He pulled me from under the bed and started beating me. He called me Hisana and said I have to start doing my part. He started kissing my neck Hisana and I wore dirty rags as clothes and he just tore them off of me. I was naked and exposed. I was only eight or nine so I wasn't developed that made him mad so he slapped me I could smell the alcohol on him. The fucked up thing was my mom that woman was watching that bitch never left the house and she watched as her husband my father try to rape me. Hisana came just in time and found something to knock him out with. As for our mother, she lunged at Hisana. They were fighting and I was crying. The rest of that night was a blur but Hisana could barely breathe when she comforted me and smiled at me. That smile never left her face. She found some oversized clothes somewhere in the horrible house. After that day though she never left me alone at the house….and I want to stop there for tonight."

The whole time Rukia never looked at Ichigo she didn't want to see his disgust. She just sipped on her wine and looked at the ceiling. Ichigo and Rukia were in silence again; it was a peaceful and understandable silence. No one wanted to interrupt the peacefulness there was no tension or weird atmosphere. Rukia drank the remainder of her wine and sighed she was grateful for the wine. It really did relax her nerves. Ichigo stood from his seat and walked to Rukia who stood as well. There was no warning or hesitation when Ichigo petted her head. Rukia gave a small smile and lunged at him giving him a hug. It caught Ichigo off guard but he hugged her back all the same. Ichigo heard Rukia sniffling and held her closer and tighter. The night ended with Ichigo giving Rukia his room and him sleeping on the couch. Rukia slept comfortably on Ichigo's bed and took a deep breath that was a lot for her to unload in one night. She actually felt a weight being carried off her shoulders and she was actually happy. In all her days she never thought she would ever tell anyone that story. She was mean, cold hearted, and just an overall bitch she pushed people away but she was grateful she never pushed Ichigo away. She slept peacefully that night along with Ichigo. The night changed to morning and Rukia was woken up to two small orange-haired kids.

"Daddy Daddy we're hungry." A girl screamed.

Rukia groaned she was not used to children waking her up in the morning; she respected Ichigo and his children's mother more. Rukia sat up from under the covers revealing herself and yawned as she watched the kids face go from happy to scared. The boy hid behind his sister and started whining. The girl glared at Rukia demanding she tell them where her father is. Rukia couldn't help but giggle.

"Introductions are in order here. My name is Rukia Kuchki and I am a…friend of your father now. Who are you two?"

The boy peeked from behind his sister and assed Rukia from head to toe and saw she was no threat to him or his sister so he jumped on the bed and sat next to her. The girl pouted and stood her ground.

"My name is Kuro and that's my sister Mia. Where is our father? Did he get eaten by a lion?" He asked, scared.

Mia rolled her eyes, "How could a lion eat dad he's way too strong to get eaten."

Rukia looked at Kuro and nodded, "Mia is right, your father could beat up any lion any day of the week."

Kuro smiled while Mia moved closer to the bed; she never had an adult agree with her before. Rukia stretched and stood from the bed she found some black pj shorts and a pink tank top to sleep in. It wasn't really her style but it was comfortable. She walked to the kitchen having the twins follow behind her. She went to the fridge and pulled out bacon, eggs, and pancake mix. She looked as the kids sat on a barstool connected to the kitchen and stared at her. Rukia smiled a bit as she washed her hands and looked back at the kids.

"Well what are you waiting for? Wash your tiny hands and help me out."

Kuro and Mia immediately jumped out of their chairs and ran to help Rukia fix breakfast. She had Mia place the bacon on a pan while Kuro stirred the pancake mix and she fixed the eggs. Breakfast was done within minutes. Rukia thanked them for the help and then made them plates along with herself and set one aside for Ichigo. While eating Mia and Kuro asked Rukia a bunch of questions.

"So Rukia, why were you in our fathers bed and why is he on the couch?" Mia asked.

Rukia thought for a second as she ate and then smiled, "Well being the idiot I am I forgot to put gas in my car and thankfully your father was there to help save me. He brought me here being the hero that he is and let me sleep in his room and he took the couch."

Kuro smiled, "Our dad is a hero."

"Of course he is Kuro, he's awesome." Mia stated.

"Awesome who is awesome?" Ichigo asked as he got off the couch and stretched.
"You are dad, Rukia here was telling us what a hero you are." Mia explained

Rukia nodded "Yup and your breakfast is in the microwave now if I'm correct it's Monday you kids have school right?"

Kuro and Mia pouted and shook their heads both stating school was evil. Rukia laughed while Ichigo went to the microwave to take his breakfast out. Mia and Kuro stood their ground saying they weren't going to go to school. Ichigo sighed as he ate his breakfast.

"You two are going to school.

They looked at their father and started sniffling. Ichigo frowned at them as they were getting ready to cry.

"Well your father is right you need to go to school but when you get out he promised to get you guys a surprise." Rukia interjected.

They immediately looked at Rukia and wiped their tears.

"What surprise?" Mia asked.

Rukia shrugged, "I don't know you have to find out when you leave school today, now go get dressed."

The twins ran to their rooms to get ready and Rukia started cleaning up. Ichigo finished his breakfast quickly and helped Rukia clean. He thanked her and told her he had a spare toothbrush in his room. Rukia gave a big sigh of relief and ran to brush her teeth. She kept the pj's that she had on since it was warm out and plus she was in a lazy phase. The kids were dressed with their backpacks on in no time and Ichigo was wearing a pair of jeans and a white shirt but his hair was still messy. The kids were wearing identical clothes, cargo shorts and black graphic shirts. Mia was wearing one with an angry emoji and Kuro was wearing one with a happy emoji. They were so adorable. They ran to the truck and hopped in the back seats both calling for their father and Rukia to hurry up. Ichigo looked at Rukia who was sleeping on her heels and walked to the car. He was surprised she was up to take his kids to school with him especially since they had work as well. Ichigo drove the kids to school, getting out of the car to hug them and kiss them both. They waited for Rukia who was now regretting her outfit as she got out of the car and quickly hugged the twins and hopped back in the car. They waved stating they wanted to see Rukia later for their surprise. Rukia smiled and nodded saying she couldn't wait. When Ichigo drove off it was a silent drive.

"Umm thanks Ichigo for everything."

Ichigo continued driving and gave a small smile, "No problem soooo umm do you want me to drop you off at your place we have to be to work in like an hour."
Rukia sighed, "You know I don't really want to work today I'm calling out especially after that draining night we had."

"My goodness the prude bitch Rukia Kuchki is calling out?" Ichigo asked.

"Well only if you play hooky with me, Ichigo Kurosaki."

Ichigo gasped, "Why Rukia..I would be honored."

Rukia smiled happily, "Umm do you mind if I stay over for a few more days?"

"No, I don't mind if you don't mind helping me with the twins." Ichigo answered.

"No, I don't mind at all, thanks but I do need to pack some clothes. Do you mind heading to my place please."

Ichigo nodded and did a U-turn and headed for Rukia's expensive luxury place. When they got their Rukia asked if he could just keep the car running and she wouldn't be long. Rukia walked to the front desk and asked if Kugo had been there. The receptionist said no and told Rukia her rent was due. Rukia sighed and stated she would pay it via phone. The girl smiled and nodded and continued typing on her computer. Rukia walked to the back of the office where the condos were and went hers. She never understood the design but it was home. She got in the condo and looked around and saw it was trashed. She frowned and started packing some clothes and necessities. She wrote a note not wanting to text Kugo or deal with him stating she was staying over at a friend's house for a few days. She left it on the door and quickly left and went back to Ichigo's car. He asked if she was okay as she put her things in the back and all she did was nod. Ichigo drove back to his place to let Rukia set her stuff up. She opted out on taking Ichigo's room stating she could make it work with Mia and sleep in her room. Ichigo shrugged and started straightening up the house while Rukia plopped on the couch and turned on tv.

"So any rules here?" Rukia asked?

"No, not really, I'm a pretty lenient person believe it or not."

Rukia nodded as she watched Ichigo clean, "Umm have you apologized to you children's mother yet for me?"

Ichigo continued wiping down surfaces, "Nope not at all, that's not my job it's yours."

"Right, I understand, please forgive me for trying to delay it. That woman packs a mean punch."

Ichigo chuckled "Yeah she does but it was justified you talked bad about our children."

Rukia looked down, "I know I'm so sorry about everything I said. Me and Kugo got in a fight prior and I took it out on you and your family. Your kids are obviously the most precious kids I've ever seen."

Ichigo smiled, "Thanks. Umm why were you guys arguing if you don't mind me asking."

"Well actually how about we continue the story from yesterday at this point I want to enjoy my week here and not be burdened with this." Rukia stated.

Ichigo nodded and sat in his chair opposite of Rukia. Rukia cleared her throat and thought back to where she ended and snapped her fingers.

"After that day Hisana and I were never separated. She took me everywhere with her. We never returned to that house again. Instead we wandered around from shelter to shelter eating scraps and sleeping under bridges. I don't know when or how but CPS found us and we were living with other kids. Hisana and I never separated. She made sure of that. Anytime a family took her or even me it wouldn't be but maybe a week before we were back at the agency together. The only good thing is we were getting an education and free food. People tended to try and bully me because I was so small but Hisana wouldn't let them. She fought and was often punished for it. Long story short she was turning eighteen and the agency casted her out. She stated she wasn't leaving without me. They used force and she was beaten up terribly. I never saw her again while getting an education. I was being tossed from home to home and I fought. I would fight anyone, the agency people, the people who tried to foster me in hell, even the kids. I was sixteen when I met Kugo. I hated him with a passion and he didn't like me all that well either. We bickered and fought all the time. He would make mean hurtful comments saying Hisana was dead or she was never coming back. I earned a week of confinement for breaking his nose. I tried escaping one day I almost got raped luckily an officer found me and escorted me back. When I was seventeen I gave up hope the kids made fun of me saying how I was a loser they would jump me it was hard really. Kugo took my virginity. It was horrible don't judge me but I tested the waters with other guys besides Kugo and I wasn't a thing I had no loyalty to him. It was maybe a day before I turned eighteen to be casted out and someone came and said I was being adopted. I was surprised but I went to meet the people that thought they could tame me and to my surprise it was an intimidating man. He looked at me and I looked at him and said his name. It was Byakuya. I was disgusted. I thought I was going to be passed around but when he took me to his home I was surprised to see Hisana. She looked different and she looked healthy. She embraced me and-"

Ichigo looked and saw Rukia was crying and went to hug her and comfort her. She sniffled and held Ichigo as if he was her lifeline. Ichigo rubbed her back and let her cry as she released her emotions.

"Thank you Ichigo, thank you for not turning your back on me."

Ichigo chuckled, "I would never turn my back on you. I'm here for you. I promise I'll never let anyone hurt you."

A/N SOOOO how was it? I wanted to get this done way sooner thanks to the people who are actually reading this. It's been a year since I posted this story and I promise to post more frequently. Merry Christmas you guys please comment and review what you think what you want to see more of. Tell me how you feel about the characters and who you might want to see. I know there are a lot of errors so please forgive me. I was rushing to finish this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you for sticking with me and my weird stories. Happy Holidays.