The ride was quiet for Ichigo and Rukia. Both had nothing to say. Ichigo looked up at Rukia. Her body was strait forward, holding the stuff animal on her lap. Her head turned to the side, looking out at the view.

"So, you're adopted, huh?" , Ichigo suddenly asked. Rukia looked a bit startled and blinked.

"Yeah.."

"By the...Kitchens?"

Rukia made a face, "You're not funny if you're trying to be. It's Kuchiki."

Ichigo gave a laugh. "So, you've never actually met your parents?" Rukia shook her head, Ichigo was about to feel guilty before he saw that her expression stayed blank.

" I've been in the orphanage since I don't know when... Then the Kuchikis came... They adopted me and promptly took me shopping. A day after, we left for America."

"America? Why?"

"We own a sucessful buisiness there. I was slowly taught English while the household still spoke Japanese. I guess they want to make sure I don't forget it. They also tried making me learn other languages like French and German... Never did suceed." , Rukia gave a chuckle.

"I see.." , Ichigo said, before leaning back onto his seat and looking to his side at the city's view. "If it helps, my mom died when I was young. I still have my father and two younger sisters though." Rukia gave a little nod, then a loud boom caused her eyes to widen. She set her bunny down and fully turn to look out the small screen on the ferris wheel.

"That's gorgeous." Rukia said in a soft whisper. Ichigo stared at her for a while before turning to his right to watch the fireworks himself. Then he turned back to Rukia and looked at how the different colors that exploded in the sky tainted her pale face with different shades of yellow, red, blue and green.

The ride came to an end and Rukia had already jumped out with her bunny, Ichigo slowly followed her and joined up with his friends.

"Rukia, do you like rollercoasters?" , Tatsuki asked.

"Roller-what?"

"You really don't get to go about much..do you?" , Tatsuki sighed. Then she grabbed Rukia's shoulder and pointed her in a direction where a rollercoaster with screaming people came rushing down on the rail. "Those!" Rukia had a weird look on her face.

"Are those safe...?" , Rukia was still in shock from the speed that the rollercoaster had been going down.

"Sure, I ride them all the time! Lets go!"

Rukia didn't budge. She didn't want to go.

"Rukia!"

"Y-y-y-you go ah-" , Rukia started before some yanked her arm.

"Lets goooooo!" , Orihime squealed, yanking Rukia's arm. Rukia sighed. She knew she was going to hate this. Rukia entered a seat with Tatsuki and looked behind her. Her friends were all smiling and laughing. She assumed it was safe. The she saw Ichigo. He had a rather annoyed look on his face. To think of it, he always did since she first met him a few hours ago.

"Keep your head to the front please, young lady!" , the loudspeaker said. Rukia flushed and turned back to the front. Tatsuki was laughing pretty hard.

"Shut up."

Tatsuki shook her head and the laughing died with the ride started. Rukia looked down as the rollercoaster started to make it's way to the top.

"Scream if you have to!" , Tatsuki said before they dropped down.

"Scream..?" , Rukia asked quietly. Then the rollercoaster slid down. Rukia eyes went wide. Then she shut them and screamed her lungs out.

Rukia finally opened her eyes when the ride slowed down. Only to find that it was going up another slope. "Oh, god. No!" , Rukia shut her eyes again and clung onto her Mr.Chappy. Once again, she screamed for her life.

Once the ride finally stop, and open her eyes. They were teary from excitement.

"See! Wasn't that fun!" , Tatsuki smiled at Rukia.

"Well, I don't know, we finally found someone who screams louder than Orihime.", Mizuiro said, laughing.

"Yeah, I was in the back and can still hear Rukia's voice over everyone else's!" , Orihime said.

"Well, I was in the center, having both of the girls scream. Wasn't that pleasant." , Ichigo let out with an another annoyed look.

Orihime giggled and Rukia cheeks flush. Rukia looked at everyone around her before someone caught her eye.

"Uhm...guys.. My brother's here, I have to go."

"What! Already?", Orihime asked with a sad look. Rukia nodded and turned to Tatsuki. "Call me later?" Tatsuki smiled and nodded.

"Can you go out tomorrow?"

"Probably."

Orihime smiled and waved goodbye along with everyone else. Rukia smiled and waved before walking after her brother to the limo.

"Poor girl. Her life's so limited." , Tatsuki said with a sigh.

"Yeah... HEY! MERRY-GO-ROUND! Lets go!" , Orihime said running towards it.

"Oh! Orihime! You're so adorable with your childish ways! Wait for me!" , Chizuru yelled.

Tatsuki sighed and followed.

The ride back to their house in Japan was quiet. Byakuya kept his eyes on Rukia while she looked out the window.

She knew he was watching but didn't dare to even give a glace at him. She felt tense, very tense.

"Did you buy that?"

Rukia blinked. Then she remember Mr.Chappy.

"My friend gave it to me." , she still didn't want to him at him. Byakuya said nothing more.

Hopes that's a little more than my first chapter. 3