I have a few things to say before you start reading, bear with me please.

- GUYS! I'm so sorry, there's a typo on the last chapter, on the last line specifically. I wrote Ginrei's name instead of Isshin's. I'M TRULY SORRY, so in case you were confused I'll correct it soon.

- On to the next thing, do you guys remember Loly and Menoly? The girls who beat Orihime in Hueco Mundo? Well, they make their first appearance in this chapter so I'm just letting you know in case you don't remember who they are (it took me a while to remember their names, honestly)

And finally a warning.

- Physical abuse is discussed here, lightly but is still abuse, so read with care.

Happy reading!

Chapter 12


Rukia observed the landscape from the last floor of the hospital and sighed heavily. Ichigo's father told them to wait for him on the balcony while he send Rukia's tests towards the respective area, she blushed at imagining how the nurses or the others doctors would react after seeing the Kurosaki last name on them but she brushed the thought aside quickly, she wouldn't see their reactions so there was no need to worry about that.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Ichigo, who was standing next to her, asked her.

Rukia shrugged, she was still feeling quite embarrassed for throwing up in front of him and his father, luckily she was able to brush her teeth on the bathroom after that. She never expected the question and she never expected to react like that. She felt stupid, she was already outside the convent there was no need to feel scared anymore.

"Come on" Ichigo said while nudging her "are you feeling angry over the fact that my old man wants to live with you? I mean, he already lives with you he just doesn't know."

Rukia chuckled.

"I'm not angry, idiot" she said while crossing her arms "I'm just… embarrassed, I think. I threw up in your father's trash can."

Ichigo smirked.

"Midget" he said amused "he's a doctor, he has seen way worst things than that."

Rukia looked at him and frowned.

"Aren't you mad at me?" she asked "I mean, look at the messy situation you're in because of me!"

Ichigo frowned.

"What do you mean?" he asked confused "what messy situation? I thought we agreed I would help you, why should I be mad at you?"

Rukia looked aside.

"You've done so much for me" she muttered "and now I might even invade your family routine, isn't that too much? How are your sisters going to feel when they find out a total stranger is going to live under the same roof as hers?"

Ichigo rolled his eyes.

"First of all my sisters already like you" he said "and they already live under the same roof as you, why are you overthinking this?"

Rukia pouted.

"I won't accept" she said stubbornly "your father told me to think about it but I cannot accept."

Ichigo scoffed.

"Why not?" he asked angrily "Rukia this is for your own benefit, you will have a decent bed instead of my small closet, you won't have to use the bathroom at unholy hours so they won't catch you and my sisters will finally have another female around the house. What's wrong with that?"

Rukia looked at him again angrily.

"I have no money, Ichigo!" she said while clenching her fists "I'll eat your family's food and invade their personal space without paying anything, it feels as if I'm taking advantage of you father's generosity!"

Ichigo grabbed her by her shoulders.

"Money is not a fucking problem" he said while looking straight at her eyes "why are you being so unreasonable? Kaien and Renji go to my house and eat all the fucking food every damn week, they don't even care!"

"One of them is your cousin and the other one has been your friend for years!" Rukia said sadly "I'm basically a stranger! What if your sisters don't like me? What if the neighbors start gossiping? Do you realize how much I am going to affect your life this way?!"

"It's quite late to think about it, idiot!" Ichigo said, their conversation was getting louder "I knew this was going to be quite difficult the moment I hit you with the car, but we've managed well! Now we have my father's help, shit is actually getting easier! Why are you being stubborn now?!"

"I don't want to be a burden for you!" Rukia yelled finally and Ichigo gaped after seeing her so upset "I assumed that as long as I could keep living in your room nothing would get out of hand, I still have some money and Ukitake-san is helping me with school stuff but this is too much… perhaps if I get a part-time job I can…"

"That's out of the question" Ichigo said crossly "you don't need a job, what the fuck? You should be focusing on recovering and studying, nothing more."

Rukia glared at him.

"Stop ordering me around" she said "I might get sick easily but I'm stronger than this."

"You think I don't know that?" he asked dumbfounded "midget, you literally managed to escape, you kicked my ass the first time we talked and you enrolled at one of the best schools, all of that on your own. I already know how fucking badass you are."

"But…" Rukia tried to say but Ichigo wasn't giving her a chance.

"But I want to help you" Ichigo said finally "stop questioning why or any other shit like that, we're friends. You helped my sisters, my father loved you on sight and thanks to you I finally talked with Grimmjow so we can fix our shitty past. As far as I'm concerned we've been helping each other for the small time we've been together."

Rukia blushed slightly and braced herself.

"Fine" she said, she couldn't find any objection to that "but I'm not accepting your father's offer unless you talk with your sisters first, I won't live there unless both, Karin and Yuzu, are okay with that."

Ichigo smirked.

"Deal" he said cockily.

Rukia sighed and looked at Karakura again, she didn't want to think about the fluttering feeling on her stomach, at least not for now.


When Yoruichi stepped into the balcony, after eavesdropping the whole conversation, she noticed how close Ichigo and Rukia were standing. Apparently these two had been through a lot in a matter of days, she was really glad that Rukia had found Ichigo. If it had been anybody else she would have fought with tooth and nails to get a hold of the girl and take her under her wing, although considering the whole picture that wouldn't be nice, it was highly likely that the Kuchikis were already monitoring her store, she was safer with the Kurosakis for now.

Ichigo was the first one to notice her.

"Yoruichi" he said smiling at her and she smirked at him.

Rukia turned around next and her eyes widened at seeing her.

"Oh, hello" Rukia said politely.

"You remember me" Yoruichi said while standing in front the teenagers "it's been a while, what are you doing here?"

Ichigo looked at Yoruichi and then at Rukia.

"You know each other?" he asked and Rukia chuckled at his confused face.

"Not exactly" Yoruichi said "but this pretty girl went to my store last weekend, I wondered if I would be able to see you again."

Rukia smiled at her and Yoruichi tried not to think about Hisana, it wasn't the time to get all melancholic.

"We just came for a check-up" she explained "we were about to leave."

Yoruichi nodded.

"It's good to see teenagers worried about their health" she said jokingly and then looked at Ichigo "you'll be coming the next weekend, right?"

Ichigo groaned.

"Oh, come on!" he said annoyed "I've been busy with work and I have homework and…"

"You can do the homework there, stop complaining" Yoruichi said smiling "I keep telling you to relax a little, damn."

"I relax quite often" Ichigo excused himself.

"Perhaps" Yoruichi said with her eyes glinting while looking at Rukia "you should bring a friend with you, do you have plans for the next weekend, Rukia?"

Yoruichi noticed how Rukia blinked several times.

"Not really" she said finally "but I don't understand, what are you talking about?"

Ichigo scoffed.

"She's my godmother" he explained while pointing at Yoruichi and Rukia's eyes widened "one of my father's best friends, so every once in a while they invite the whole family to their house in the countryside. Apparently my old man is going this weekend too."

"They?" Rukia asked.

"My husband is a close friend of this idiot's father too" Yoruichi explained "why don't you come too? Perhaps with a friend by his side Ichigo won't be sulking the whole time."

"I wouldn't like to impose" Rukia said apologetic "I mean…"

Yoruichi waved a hand dismissively.

"Don't be silly!" she said "you told me you were new in town, you'll love the countryside!"

Ichigo put his hands on his pockets.

"Well, perhaps if the midget is there I won't die of boredom" he said while looking at her "have you ever been in the countryside?"

Just once, when she was a baby Yoruichi thought.

"Not that I remember" Rukia said and then looked smiling at Yoruichi "is really okay? Really?"

Yoruichi nodded.

"Then I'll go" Rukia said blushing slightly "I've always wanted to go outside the busy city!"

Ichigo scratched the back of his head awkwardly, he was glad that Rukia was smiling again.

"Yeah" he muttered sarcastically "who doesn't love the mosquitos and the heat? Amazing."

Rukia punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"Don't be a party pooper!" Rukia said.

Yoruichi laughed, she would be able to talk with Rukia during the weekend.


Once Rukia explained to Isshin that she wouldn't accept his offer unless the twins were okay with it they said goodbye and Ichigo left the hospital along with her. Isshin sighed as he took a seat on his desk, he couldn't believe that his son was helping Kuchiki Rukia of all people. The fact that he managed to keep all of this a secret was also quite surprising, he had been so busy with work that he had forgotten to keep an eye on his children, perhaps the weekend in the countryside would be beneficial for all of them.

"If you keep overthinking you might get a headache" Urahara said while stepping into his office without knocking "I guess that the girl was an interesting patient."

Isshin ran a hand through his hair.

"Do you know what happened to her in the convent?" he asked.

"I managed to get all of the information from a reliable source" Urahara said nodding "did she tell you anything?"

Isshin shook his head.

"She's malnourished" he said "they forbade her to eat as punishment, I cannot even begin to explain how enraged I am right now."

Urahara sighed.

"That's the tip of the iceberg" he said sadly "when Yoruichi heard everything I had to stop her from going there and destroy the whole place, it is infuriating indeed."

Isshin looked at the mad hatter in front of him and crossed his arms.

"Are you going to give me the details?" he asked seriously "because I feel like I need to know, I asked her to live with my family."

Urahara smiled.

"Did she accept?" he asked curiously.

Isshin shrugged.

"I'm pretty sure she will" he said confidently "so? How come Kuchiki Byakuya didn't notice something was wrong with his only daughter? I don't even understand why he left her there."

"There was no abuse the first two years" Urahara explained "the Kuchikis would visit often, they would give her presents and ask all about her, so no one dared to touch her then."

Isshin frowned.

"What changed?" he asked.

"Well, the visits stopped on the third year" Urahara explained "they also stopped answering her letters so when the people in the convent realized this, everything went from bad to worst. They resented her because she was rich and she didn't want to be there, most girls were jealous of the gifts she would receive and, while this is one of Yoruichi's assumptions, they were also jealous of how pretty she is."

"Typical girl stuff" Isshin said "but on a different level."

"Exactly" Urahara said "they would play pranks on her and the nuns would get mad at her, I checked her records and things like "troublemaker", "loud and disrespectful", "disrupts the group's dynamics" are written there. Most of the claims are false, of course."

"That's when she started to skip meals" Isshin said "against her will."

"Unfortunately you're right" Urahara said "it wasn't until the nuns were so tired of the same behavior that the punishments became severe, in fact I'm surprised the girl managed to endure it for a whole year."

Isshin tensed, he didn't want to hear it but he needed to know. With all of that information he would be able to determine whether she needed another treatment or what to expect with her under his roof.

"The girls would share a big room with several bunk beds, since they didn't like Rukia they would create a ruckus and once one of the nuns would arrive at the room they would all blame the Kuchiki heiress for the commotion" Urahara said "they would make her spent the whole night kneeling in the hallway while holding a stack of heavy books."(*)

Isshin gaped.

"Uh?"

"Other nights, when the nuns didn't want to deal with her they would take her towards the basement" Urahara continued "let's just say that the basement is not the most… clean space inside the whole convent. It's moldy, cold and you might find one or two rats down there, cockroaches too."

"She would spend the whole night in there? Like a prisoner?" Isshin asked aghast.

Urahara shook his head.

"Oh please," he said frowning "prisoners are treated better than that in jail, if I would have to compare I would say that she was receiving the same treatment that slaves would receive in the last century."

Isshin clicked his tongue, he was getting angrier.

"Would they hit her?"

Urahara blinked, he didn't want to tell him.

"Why do you ask?" Urahara questioned carefully.

"She recoiled from my touch, I tried to be as nice as I could and I didn't hurt her" he said "but she kept recoiling every single time my hands would come in contact with her skin."

Urahara sighed, as expected of a doctor. He wouldn't be able to lie to him.

"Sometimes" Urahara admitted "the headmistress would slap her if she refused to pray or to stay in line, the other nuns would use other kind of stuff."

Isshin gulped.

"You know, stuff like rulers. Although they preferred hair her pulling or use their own nails to hurt her" Urahara said "I don't know how she managed to stand that treatment on a daily basis."

"Would no one helped her?" Isshin asked "were all of the nuns involved?"

Urahara shook his head,

"Only the headmistress and her three most trusted nuns" he said "unfortunately these were the same people that would rule the whole place so there was no use in looking for help, they wouldn't stop the other girls either" he sighed "although they were careful, they made enough physical damage to control her but not to mark her."

Isshin took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"How did she escape?" he asked "she's the Kuchiki heiress, they probably had lots of eyes on her."

Urahara chuckled for the first time of the conversation.

"You'll have to ask her that yourself" he said amused "not even I've been able to discover how she did it, no one in the convent knows anything and she left no traces, she's a smart one."

Isshin smiled.

"She's a Kuchiki after all" he said.

"Are you going to inform her father? For what I've seen the Kuchikis are worried sick, she contacted them and informed them that she didn't want to be part of the clan anymore. The only reason the police isn't raiding every house in Karakura is because they don't want to make it public."

Isshin scoffed.

"Byakuya deserves to be punched in the face" he said without reservations "if he finds out what she had to endure, well… there's no telling what he might do" he sighed "I won't tell any of them, I want her to be able to enjoy a normal life for a change. Besides, something's telling me that Ichigo is not leaving her side anytime soon."

Urahara laughed.

"Your son is putting you in quite the situation" he said smiling "aren't you glad? You've been begging him to bring a girl home for a while!"

Isshin groaned.

"I never expected him to introduce me to Kuchiki Rukia of all people! Damn!"

"Well, if your son survives the Kuchiki's wrath he might pocket for himself the wealthiest and prettiest young girl around the city" Urahara reasoned proudly "Yoruichi invited her to our countryside house, by the way."

Isshin sighed.

"Kuchiki Rukia came to stay" he said smiling and then hid his face on his hands "Byakuya is going to beat the shit out of me when he finds out."

Urahara laughed, he couldn't wait to see the whole thing unfold.


After arriving at the house Ichigo sent Rukia towards their room and prepared food for both of them, the twins were going to eat at a friend's house due to a school project, so he didn't have to worry about them asking why he was cooking two portions of everything. Once he was done he took a tray upstairs and found Rukia already doing homework on his desk.

"Shouldn't you be resting?" Ichigo asked her while putting the tray on the desk next to her work "you must be tired."

"I can do homework perfectly fine" she said stubbornly "stop being a worrywart."

Ichigo shrugged.

"Why don't you eat first?" he asked "you're not hungry but I cooked so I would feel offended if you were to reject me."

Rukia rolled her eyes.

"Fine" she said "let's see how much of a cook you are."

Rukia found herself enjoying the food and Ichigo told her lots of things while they were both sharing the meal. He told her about the time when a wild squirrel attacked Renji at the park and about the time he finally bought his motorcycle. Rukia laughed on several occasions and, while deep down she knew he was doing his best to distract her, she couldn't help but feel uneasy. The flashbacks she had back at the hospital were not going away.

Once they were both full and their homework was done they noticed it was night already. Ichigo stayed awake a while longer, he had work to do for his boss, while Rukia said goodnight and got inside the closet.

Ichigo went to bed at midnight and he knew she wasn't asleep, he could hear her tossing and turning and he wondered if he had pushed too far by taking her with his father. The check-up went quite well somehow, it was necessary after all, although he never expected his dad to ask her so bluntly about abuse, it never crossed Ichigo's mind. He knew she didn't talk about the convent for a series of reasons, bullying being one of them, but physical abuse? He wondered what happened to her. Sighing heavily he closed his eyes and covered himself with his bed sheet.

He wanted to know but he wasn't going to pry, he wasn't a certified doctor like his father so he could only hope that she would talk to him whenever she was ready.

Trying to think about ways to cheer her up he fell asleep.

He didn't know how much time passed, all he knew was that something woke him up. His first thought was that perhaps his father had gone crazy and decided to attack him in the middle of night so when he fell something on his side he reacted quickly and put himself on top of the intruder.

His eyes widened when he came face to face with Rukia.

"Midget" he whispered "you scared the shit out of me!"

Rukia huffed while blushing slightly.

"You scared me, carrot top!" she said "I thought you were asleep."

Ichigo sighed. He noticed how she looked wide awake, he probably waited for him to fall asleep so she could crawl into bed, it didn't matter, he wasn't going to judge her for not wanting to sleep alone inside the closet. Besides, what kind of healthy hormonal teenager would complain about having a pretty girl on his bed?

"Is everything okay?" he asked her finally, they were both going to have terrible bags under their eyes tomorrow.

She nodded.

"I just… wanted to sleep here" she said while avoiding his gaze.

"Fine" Ichigo said and lay down on top of her while resting his head on her chest.

Her heart was beating frantically and he assumed that she was blushing like mad, he wondered with hidden amusement how much she would handle before kicking him out of bed. Much to his surprise, after a few seconds she sighed and started to play with his hair, her heart was getting back to its normal rhythm.

"Is this okay?" Ichigo asked.

She nodded.

"Yeah," she said calmly "completely okay."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Ichigo asked carefully, he was falling asleep again while feeling her delicate hands caressing his orange hair.

"No" Rukia said "I feel better now and they cannot hurt me anymore."

Ichigo's eyes were closing against his will. Rukia's voice was soothing and her hands felt marvelous.

"No one will ever hurt you anymore, midget" Ichigo said as his eyes closed, he let himself enjoy her closeness, her nice smell and her soft body under his. He realized he meant those words, he didn't want anyone to hurt her, he didn't want her father to find her and he didn't want to imagine her back at the convent.

She's here Ichigo thought her place is here.

"You promise?" Rukia asked softly.

"I promise" he said.

"Thank you, Ichigo" she said "good night."

Ichigo fell asleep before he could wish her good night.


Isshin sighed heavily, just as he suspected Kuchiki Rukia was living in his son's room. After hearing their midnight conversation he assumed that it was the first time they were together on the same bed and it was quite of reassuring. Still, he hoped that Karin and Yuzu would accept Rukia, he just couldn't imagine having the girl hidden forever in his son's closet. Not to mention that they were getting closer and he needed to make sure that they wouldn't fuck up everything by developing feelings too soon.

He wasn't going to prevent them for being friends or even a couple, but adult supervision was necessary.

As quietly as he could he went back to his room.

You're going to lose your shit when you find out her last name, son Isshin thought.


The next morning Ichigo found himself enjoying his bed more than usual. He wondered if his pillow had always felt so damn comfortable, it was soft and it smelled wonderful, although it felt smaller. He sighed contempt and decided that it was still early so he could enjoy a few more minutes like this, he tried to remember the last time he slept so damn well, he was never going to change this pillow. Where did he buy it? Or did his father buy it?

He was about to hug the pillow tighter until a little and feminine yawn brought him back to reality.

He tensed immediately when he noticed how he had slept the whole night on top of Rukia, the reason his pillow was smaller and smelled heavenly was because his head was resting on Rukia's small, soft chest. Ichigo also noticed how their legs were intertwined. Flashbacks from last night came back to him like a truck and he wanted to punch himself, how come he didn't remember sooner?

"Are you awake?" Rukia asked groggily.

Ichigo sighed.

"Yeah" he said with a hoarse voice "what time is it?"

"Almost six" Rukia answered "I should go shower, otherwise we'll be late."

Ichigo used his arms to support himself and to look at Rukia's face, he was about to ask her why she was so at ease while sleeping next to a male for the first time in her whole life when she saw her face, she was blushing like mad and avoiding his eyes.

"So" Ichigo said while casually smirking at her "is sleeping with a male with whom you are not married a sin? Am I going to face divine retribution for this?"

Rukia couldn't take it any longer so she lifted her knee and successfully knocked the air out of him.

"What was that for, idiot?" Ichigo asked breathlessly while rolling off bed and falling unceremoniously on his floor.

"That was for stealing ten percent of my virginity last night" she said while standing up and pointing at him accusingly "if you add the hickey it's basically a twenty percent!"

Ichigo's eyes widened.

"What the fuck did I do last night?" he asked aghast "I didn't touch you!"

Rukia grabbed the pillow and threw it at his face.

"Great" she said while stomping towards the closet, the blush wasn't leaving her face "you don't even remember squeezing my boob! Now I have to go to the nearest confessionary!"

Ichigo gaped as Rukia grabbed her toiletries and left the room.

Amazing he thought sarcastically I lived one of the best moments of my life last night and I don't remember.

His day was barely starting.


Grimmjow looked at himself in the mirror and winced.

The Seireitei High School uniform wasn't that cool but he supposed that it was better than his last uniform. He wondered if anyone would give him troubles on the first day, would anyone talk to him? Being the new kid was always fucking hard and pathetic. Sighing he decided that this was too much for him, but he could hear his mother laughing in the kitchen and if even his parents could leave their past aside then he could do it too.

He could start over and it didn't matter if Kurosaki Ichigo was there because he was part of his past too and he was going to stay there.


"The sweater, again?" Riruka asked as Rukia took a seat next to her.

"The hickey is not going away" Rukia excused herself blushing "stop judging me."

Riruka rolled her eyes.

"Well, fine I won't ask more questions" she said "in fact I was going to suggest you to do something else."

Rukia blinked.

"What?" she asked curiously.

"I think that you should create your social media profiles" Riruka said "we should start with twitter, that way you'll be informed about everything that's being said there, what do you think?"

Rukia smiled as she took out her cellphone, there was enough time to create a twitter before the first class.

"I also want an Instagram account" Rukia said.

"Baby steps, loser" Riruka said "we'll try twitter and wait a week, if during that week no one of the Kuchiki clan finds you there, we'll create Instagram."

Rukia nodded.

"Fine" she said "although I doubt daddy would try to look for me on the internet."

"There's only one way to know" Riruka said as Rukia created her profile.


Grimmjow followed the Principal as he showed him the school grounds. The white haired man seemed to be really kind and didn't look at him with fear after seeing his blue hair, it was a relief. Grimmjow noticed how big the school was, the gym and the soccer field were amazing, the classrooms were big and some had air conditioner, none of that could be found on his last school.

"I hope you find some reliable friends here" Ukitake said with a smile "most of the students are really nice, perhaps a little bit competitive, but healthy male bonds are created through rivalry."

Grimmjow nodded, he didn't have any idea what that meant but he knew better than to disrespect the authorities. Besides, he liked competitions, he wanted to be able to join the soccer team soon and to go to physical education class. He really wanted to enjoy his time here no matter what.

"Now, this'll be your classroom" Ukitake said kindly "let's introduce you."

Grimmjow gulped as the Principal knocked on the door.

Perhaps luck or God could be on his side and he wouldn't be on the same classroom as Ichigo, right?


When Kyoraku was called to the hallway Ichigo tensed. He didn't remember when exactly Grimmjow was going to come to school but it couldn't be so soon, right? And even if he was already at school the chances that they would end in the same class were not that high, right? As far as Ichigo was concerned the only new student his class needed was Rukia so if there was another they would send him to other class, right?

Perhaps luck or God could be on his side and he wouldn't be on the same classroom as Grimmjow, right?

"Now, dear students" Kyoraku said while stepping back into the classroom with a huge smile "we have a new student with us, play nicely, okay?"

God is punishing me for giving the novice a hickey both, Grimmjow and Ichigo, thought at the same time as they saw each other.

"His name is Grimmjow" Kyoraku said as murmurs exploded around the classroom "let's see where you can have a seat."

Rukia tensed as she observed how Ichigo decided to focus on the ceiling. Ishida, Chad, Renji, Ikkaku and Yumichika looked at Ichigo, each boy with different expressions and she wondered why, according to what Ichigo told her only Renji knew about his past relationship with him. Rukia also noticed how Ashido smirked as if Grimmjow's arrival was magnificent news, perhaps Grimmjow hadn't talked to him about the deal yet.

"Oh, things are really getting interesting this year" Riruka said while sighing "are you going to be okay with Mister Muscles in the same class as you?"

Rukia shrugged while blushing slightly.

"Sure" she said while looking at Riruka "he's going to keep his distance, I don't need to worry."

"If he gets too close we kick his ass" Riruka said angrily "boys who use girls to piss off other boys are nothing but trouble."

Rukia nodded, since she had to explain to Riruka the whole hickey business she told her that Grimmjow, while trying to call Ichigo's attention, had used her. Rukia obviously didn't reveal that those two had been in a relationship in the past, she simply told her that they had some misunderstandings and, since Ichigo had quite the reputation, she believed her immediately. Rukia didn't lie, she just didn't tell her all the details, so she didn't feel bad about it.

"Oh" Kyoraku said "there's a place next to Ulquiorra, go ahead."

Grimmjow nodded as he walked towards the designated place.

"Are you okay?" Renji asked Ichigo.

He nodded.

"As long as he keeps his part of the deal everything will be okay" Ichigo assured him "I won't even look at him."

Renji somehow doubted that those two would be able to ignore each other but he left it aside, he would be always there to have Ichigo's back.

"Is Grimmjow the reason why you look like you couldn't sleep last night?" Renji asked him and Ichigo huffed.

"I slept wonderful, idiot" he said while sighing "so great that I don't remember squeezing Rukia's boobs in my sleep, can you believe that?"

Renji chuckled, no wonder why he looked so pissed he probably was dying to remember that moment.

"So, you're both sharing the bed already? Aren't you going too far?" he asked amused "did you forget she is a novice?"

Ichigo shrugged while running a hand through his messy hair.

"Is not as you believe, and I cannot tell you about her check-up due to the patient's confidentiality, but the old man offered her to live with us."

Renji's eyes widened.

"Your father liked her" he said "he's probably relieved about the fact that you look interested in a girl."

Ichigo chuckled.

"That same girl is the reason why Grimmjow is in this classroom" he said as a matter of fact.

"What do you mean?" Renji asked.

"Well, this is obviously divine retribution" Ichigo reasoned "I, according to her, already stole twenty percent of her virginity so now I have to be on the same class of that fucking asshole to pay for that sin."

Renji nodded.

"It makes sense" he said smiling "you better don't try anything else, what other punishment will God send you if you take things into the next level?"

"I don't even want to imagine" Ichigo said jokingly "besides, is not going to happen. I'm just helping her, remember?"

Renji rolled his eyes, Ichigo was as oblivious as always.

"Whatever you say, dude."


Byakuya kept looking at the Karakura map that was sprawled all over his desk. They had covered the central area so they knew that Rukia hadn't returned to Yoruichi's store, the mall was also covered so if she wanted to go back to the Chappy store they would be informed immediately. Seireitei High School was out of the question, not only she wasn't there but they didn't see any pink haired girl so there were no suspects either. He had some employees from his security team watching the parks but there were no signs of her.

"Where did you go?" he asked aloud although he knew no one would answer, he was alone inside his office.

When the Chappy store employee told them that she was shopping along with a girl he felt at ease, if a female was with her it meant that she had found a reliable female friend that wouldn't take advantage of her in a sexual way. Unfortunately he couldn't forget how Rukia told them that she was living with a boy. It was confusing and infuriating, time was of essence and nothing was giving the expected results.

Blocking the card wasn't an option, if she were to use it again they would be able to locate her easily. Not to mention that he didn't like the thought of Rukia not having money while trying to find a life on her own, she was a Kuchiki but most important she was his daughter, she didn't deserve to go through life having to ask strangers to buy anything for her or to work at such young age, that was something he wouldn't allow.

"I'll find you" he swore under his breath "I need to see with my own eyes that you're okay."


Senna frowned as she observed the soccer team playing an amicable match at lunch time, Karin was the captain of the younger girls and it looked as if she was enjoying the game. She wasn't stalking the black haired girl, but Senna's friends liked to have lunch on the bleachers, mostly to see what everyone else was up to and Senna wasn't complaining.

"You won't believe what I heard" Loly said while smirking at Senna. She had long, black hair with two pigtails which reached down her back, a slender build, and her eyes were pink.

"What?" Menoly asked curiously.

Menoly was a girl with tomboyish features. She had short, slicked blonde hair and green eyes.

"Apparently, Kurosaki Ichigo went with a girl to his father's hospital" Loly said smugly as Senna looked at her with widened eyes "they were, according to him, attending personal matters."

"Personal?" Senna asked.

Loly nodded looking really please at having a gossip to share.

"My cousin is an intern there" she explained "she met them at the elevator, the girl was wearing a sweater with Ichigo's name on it."

Senna frowned, she knew who she was talking about.

"Let me guess" Senna said annoyed "the girl is awfully pretty with unique, violet eyes."

Loly nodded surprised.

"How do you know?" she asked "do you know her?"

Senna huffed.

"Not personally" she explained while waving her hand dismissively "she interrupted a conversation I was having with Ichigo's sisters, she's quite annoying, I didn't like her at all."

"Oh," Nel said for the first time of the conversation as the other three girls turned to look at her "then you won't like what I'll tell you."

"What?" Senna asked. Nel, Menoly and Loly were her best friends so they were all aware about Senna's little infatuation with the Kurosaki heir. Although Nelliel was the prettiest, she was a girl with hazel eyes and green hair, she was tall, busty and really popular thanks to her beauty.

"I heard that Yuzu is really happy because her brother is going to introduce the family to a really pretty girl that, according to Yuzu, looks like a Princess" Nel said "they'll have dinner on Friday and even Doctor Kurosaki is looking forward to it."

Senna blushed angrily.

"Looks like a Princess?" she asked offended "as if! I've seen her, she's really skinny and short, I bet her family is poor or something. Perhaps that's why Ichigo lent her his sweater."

"Well" Menoly said smiling "perhaps you finally have some competition, it seems like she's stealing the heart of the whole family, what's this girl's name anyways?"

"Rukia" Senna said as if the name was a blasphemy.

"No last name?" Nel asked curiously.

"She obviously has one" Senna said rolling her eyes "I just don't know which one is it."

Loly smirked.

"Do you want to find out?" she asked mischievously.

Senna smirked back at her.

"I take it that your cousin is curious too," she said "do you think she can get us the information?"

"I can make a call" Loly said "once we have the name we'll just have to look for her in the internet."

Senna clapped once.

"Have I told you how much I love you?"

"Just make sure to give me nice gifts once you have the Kurosaki heir all to yourself."

Senna nodded, she couldn't wait to find out all about the mysterious new girl in Ichigo's life.


(*) Have you seen "Anne with an E" on Netflix? Well, the punishment I wrote about is the same Anne had to endure. In case you've seen it you'll know which scene I'm talking about.

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