Alright! I'm back with Ch.3! WOOOAAA!
You know, everything time I review or update my story, I'm reminded of that song "My Angel (Never Leave You)" by Bobby Valentino. Hmm. It's a good song, I guess that's where my title was inspired from.
To answer one of my review questions, no I don't read the manga unfortunately. I can't find it no matter where I look unless I order online, but I don't swing that way. I download the show though, so awesome…I actually just finished watching Ep.62, I'm so happy...
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Chapter
3: Painful Resistance
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Rukia swallowed hard. "I can't believe that I got caught…" Ichigo chuckled. "You look so shocked Rukia." Rukia instantly closed the closet door, she sat up and leaned against the wall, facing the door. "That made me look like a coward." she thought. She sighed, she still couldn't believe it, she wished that this was a nightmare. Just then, the door in front of her opened and there stood Ichigo. Rukia's mind went blank, she couldn't believe that he was right in front her, so close too. Rukia thought of something fast.
"Learn how to knock Ichigo!" she screamed,
then threw her fist at him.
Ichigo caught her fist in his hand,
Rukia's eyes widened.
"Nice try Rukia, you know I'm too fast
for that." he said.
He let go of her fist and just stared at
her.
Ba-dum, Ba-dum, "My heart…" Ba-dum, Ba-dum.
"Tell
me now Rukia, what's going on?"
Rukia tried to say
something, but nothing came out. She looked down.
"Well you
see…" she started. "I had this dream that…this Hollow
attacked me and you weren't there to save me…"
Rukia then
grabbed a felt and a sketchbook and started drawing.
"The Hollow
was huge, and I was bleeding and you weren't there."
She then
held up her "masterpiece" of her "dream", it was as childish
as her drawings can get.
Ichigo arched his eyebrow.
"That's
one heck of a drawing you got there." he said with sarcasm.
Rukia
then hit him on the head with her sketchbook, causing Ichigo to fall
to the ground.
He got up right after really fast. "Geez." he
complained with his hand rubbing his head.
It all went silent
suddenly. Rukia's heart went on again.
Ba-dum, Ba-dum,
Ba-dum, Ba-dum.
Ichigo put his hand down and broke the
silence. "I don't buy it." he said. "And besides, you know
that I'll always be there to protect you."
He moved his face
closer to hers.
"Be honest with me Rukia."
Ba-dum,
Ba-dum, ……………………Ba-dum.
"His face is so close…I
can't move…I can see his lips so closely…and his eyes…"
Ichigo
then slowly moved his hand to her face, Rukia didn't move one bit,
she couldn't, she felt as if she was going to faint just by his
touch. He then moved his hand up to her hair, he started stroking her
hair gently, his touch was so soft.
"You look so scared Rukia."
he whispered. "Don't be."
Rukia was instantly reminded of
that dream that she had the other night. Ichigo then started to move
his face closer to hers, she knew what was coming up.
"I
can't let anything happen, this time it's not a dream, this is
real."
"Go away Ichigo." she finally said calmly.
Ichigo
stopped moving and looked at her, he looked deep into her eyes. Rukia
can see his brown eyes, they were shining, they were breaking her
heart.
"Please." she said.
Ichigo nodded then let go of
her. He took his head out of the closet, leaving more space for Rukia
to breathe.
"Goodnight." he said, then closed the door.
Rukia
was frozen for a couple of minutes.
"Everything that I
want?"
She then shoved her face into her pillow and cried
herself to
sleep.
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Rukia awoke the next morning feeling like crap, her eyes were still wet from her tears. She got up, dressed, set up her homework, and got out of the closet. She saw Ichigo, standing by his bed, putting his books in his bag. She walked passed him without saying a word towards the window. She can feel Ichigo's eyes looking at her, she wanted to cry again. She stopped right in front of the window. "Pretend as if nothing happened last night Ichigo." she said, then jumped out.
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The first half of school couldn't get any more awkward, since Ichigo and Rukia sit beside each other. They didn't talk at all, they looked at each other a couple of times, but that was about it. Finally, lunch came along.
"Ichigo!" screamed Kiego as he
approached him. "Let's have lunch together!"
Ichigo looked
over his shoulder and stared at Rukia, she was looking out the
window, possibly thinking about that night.
"Alright." said
Ichigo, then followed Kiego to the rooftop.
Rukia looked over her
shoulder and caught Ichigo leaving the classroom.
"It's all
awkward now…"
Inoue then came up behind Rukia.
"Um,
Kuchiki, do you want to eat lunch with us?" she asked.
Rukia
turned around to Inoue and smiled. "Ok." she said in her
school-girl voice.
Rukia and the other girls sat outside in a circle to eat their lunch. In the circle, there was her, Inoue, Tatsuki, Chizuru, and two other girls who Rukia didn't know much about.
"Do you want to try some of my spinach and orange
cake Kuchiki?" asked Inoue.
"There she goes again." said
Tatsuki
Rukia was then reminded of that terrible ice cream that
Inoue made for her.
"Thanks, but I'm ok." said Rukia as
friendly as she can. Rukia smiled again and Inoue returned it.
"I'll
try some Inoue!" said Chizuru who was beside her. She was rubbing
her hand on Inoue's leg.
Tatsuki then punched the side of
Chizuru's face, causing her glasses to fall.
"Quit it."
said Tatsuki, chewing her sandwich.
Everyone during lunch in the circle were telling each other jokes and laughing along. They were all so energetic and happy, Rukia felt as if she didn't belong. Rukia then looked up at the rooftop and saw Ichigo, he was eating with Kiego, Ishida, Chad, and Mizuiro. Ichigo's back was against the poles and he was looking at her. They both stared at each other for a moment, then Rukia put her head down. She can still sense Ichigo looking at her. "Stop looking at me…it just makes things more difficult."
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After school, Rukia didn't bother to wait for Ichigo, she just started walking to any direction and decided to go to Ichigo's house later tonight. She needed to clear her mind, she couldn't think straight anymore. She sighed deeply, then instantly, the weather changed. The clouds covered the sun, causing the city to go dark, rain started pouring, making everyone run to their homes as fast as they can since they didn't expect this instant weather change. Rukia just continued walking as if she didn't realize it was raining. She turned to her right and start walking in an empty street. She felt lost, she needed to find the answers to her feelings. "I feel like crap." she thought to herself. She just kept walking, not knowing where she was going, she just looked down at her feet, not looking at what might lay ahead of her, she didn't care if she bumped into something. Just then, she felt someone grab her left arm and push her against a nearby wall. She closed her eyes on impact, then when she opened them, she saw Ichigo right in front of her, his hands were holding his body against the wall, Rukia was in between them.
"You're a really confusing girl you know that?" he
said.
Rukia just stood there, speechless.
"I know that you're
in love with me."
Rukia's eyes widened, she couldn't believe
what she just heard.
"You should know by now that I have the
same feelings for you Rukia!" he screamed.
Rukia closed her
eyes tightly, trying to hold back her tears, but she couldn't. She
then opened them, letting Ichigo see how much pain she was in.
"We
can't be together Ichigo! We just can't!" she screamed. "There
are so many reasons why but…we just can't…" she said more
softly this time.
Ichigo looked at her blankly, then started to
move his hand slowly towards her face again.
"Don't touch me!" she
screamed while closing her eyes. "It just makes things harder…"
She
started to cry, her weeping made Ichigo's heart swell up, he didn't
want to hurt her.
"Ru-"
Lightning then made a ferociously
loud bang, interrupting Ichigo. The lightning went again, they can
both see that it was coming closer. Then after the third lightning, a
huge Hollow appeared. It wasn't a Menos Grande
though, but it seemed really powerful. Ichigo took his hands off the
wall and stood up straight, he was preparing himself. Rukia wiped her
eyes then took out her red glove.
"Are you ready Ichigo?" she
asked.
"Bring it."
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Umm...Weeee! Haha!
Ch.4 coming soon! -wink-