A/N: THANK YOU to those reviewers who told me I mixed up Keigo and Muzuiro, so yes..I MADE CHANGES! (claps) This pretty much proves that I do not pay attention to perverted people xP

Chapter 7

Byakuya stood there, looking straight into Ichigo's eyes as if he can see right through him. And to Ichigo, Byakuya's gaze was seriously freaking him out.

"So ugh…" Ichigo started. "Why are you here?" As he talked, Ichigo prayed to god that Byakuya won't all the sudden pull out his sword because the last thing he would ever want is to die in his own bedroom.

"Kurosaki…I have heard from Renji that you and Rukia are taking your relationship to the next stage…is that true?" Byakuya asked in a cold tone. Hell, it seems as if it'll kill this guy to speak with a little more enthusiasm.

"I think so?" Really, this unsure-ness in Ichigo's tone made him sound like he's not sure or anything and he's just fooling around with Rukia. This made the captain pissed.

"You think so huh? I want a definite answer from you." The captain kept calm, because really, if someone like Byakuya couldn't keep calm and wanted to strangle Ichigo, the world will come to an end.

"No! I mean…yes, like…yes as in we're going out." Ichigo stammered, this pressure Byakuya's giving him is really getting to him, he couldn't even talk properly! Or maybe another reason why this made him nervous was because it might even conclude the fate to him and Rukia's relationship.

"Ah..." Byakuya nodded.

'Does this guy even know what the hell does going out means…because the last thing I would want is him thinking me and that damned bitch is going to get married.' Ichigo thought while beads of sweat start to come down his face since thinking about a married life with Rukia, was a little too much for him.

"Ichigo…" Byakuya said after a few minutes of silence, this is the first him he called him by his first name, and this surprised Ichigo.

"Ugh…yeah?" He asked with obvious nervousness in his voice.

Slowly, Byakuya walked up to Ichigo, and extended his hand. "I, the head of the Kuchiki clan, welcome you into the house of Kuchiki's." He said coldly, with still no expression whatsoever on his face.

"Ennnterrr…into…Kuuuchikiii housee?" Ichigo stammered. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING YOU BASTARD?" He screamed, or maybe yelled into Byakuya's face, thus shaking the whole house.

Meanwhile, downstairs where Rukia is lying lazily on the couch, quickly got up on her feet due to Ichigo's scream/yell, and ran up the stairs and barged right into Ichigo's room without even thinking about knocking.

"What's wrong?" She asked her eyes wide with fear.

The two men turned around and stared at her as if she was some crazy lunatic.

"Rukia…" They both said simultaneously.

"What the hell are you doing?" Ichigo asked.

"I told you to let us talk alone." Byakuya stated coldly.

"Well, I heard Ichigo's loud yelling, or maybe it was a scream, I don't know! So I just….came to see if everything is alright?" She asked sheepishly, knowing pretty well that she has just made a fool of herself.

"Well, technically, NO, BECAUSE THIS BASTARD JUST WELCOMED ME INTO THE KUCHIKI HOUSE!" Ichigo yelled out while pointing his index finger at Byakuya.

"Ichigo, you should know very well that if you want to marry my sister, you will have to join the Kuchiki house." Byakuya exclaimed a-matter-of-factly. Really, this guy had no idea as to what Ichigo meant by 'going out', and this made Ichigo want to rip his hair out while Rukia still stared blankly at the two.

"GOD, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU? WE'RE GOING OUT DAMNIT! AS IF I'LL MARRY RUKIA!" The strawberry yelled out of frustration, but right when his eyes met both the Kuchiki's glares, he knew he shouldn't have said what he just said.

"You what Ichigo:" The siblings both asked in anger, though Rukia seems angry enough to rip Ichigo's head off while Byakuya just asked in a deeper tone.

"AH! NO! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! I MEAN I…." He gave up; he plopped down on his bed while his hand grabbed a fistful of his bleached hair.

"Ok…what I'm trying to say is, right now, me and Rukia are dating, meaning we're girlfriend and boyfriend, and also meaning we're NOT getting married." Ichigo said after he took a few deep breaths.

Byakuya simply looked at him; while on the other hand, Rukia looked…relief? Probably because a second ago she thought Ichigo was playing her.

"I see…" Byakuya started. "Well, I guess Renji over-exaggerated about things between you two. I will go back and talk to him before he tells the whole Gotei 13 you two are going to be married." And with that he turned around and nodded at Rukia while she in return, nodded back. "Anyhow, I still have business I'm not finish dealing with, so I'll see you two later."

Rukia bowed to her brother. "Good-bye nii-sama, see you later."

Ichigo on the other hand simply waved his arm and roughly said: "Yeah, whatever, bye Byakuya."

Byakuya looked back down at Ichigo. "It's Kuchiki-taichou for you; until you formally enter out clan you may not call me by my first name."

Rukia giggled slightly at her brother's statement, careful that none of the two could hear her.

With that, Byakuya disappeared into the wall he came in by.

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"God, Rukia, you have one hell of a brother, I don't even get how you could live with him for so long! He seriously is the kind of guy that makes you want to stab him." Ichigo said, relieved that Byakuya is now gone.

"Well, I don't know, I just lived through it. Anyhow, I'm just glad that you two didn't start fighting and that nii-sama didn't ask for some dual-to-death thing."

"Your brother's a taichou stupid; it's against the rules for him to start a big fight here." Ichigo exclaimed a-matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever-"She said, obviously not caring about Ichigo's words.

The next morning……

"IIIICHIGOOOOO!" Isshin sang out his sons name while impolitely barging into Ichigo's room.

"Ah my son! It's the first day of school again! Don't you just love this day?" Isshin sang out while prancing around Ichigo's room, irritating the hell out of a sleepy and grumpy Ichigo. (And yes, he was prancing)

"Get out if you want me to change and get ready for school!" with that, Ichigo's kicked his old man out of his room.

After Isshin was out of the room, the closet door slowly slid open as Rukia peeked her heard out.

"Ichigo…what's with all the ruckus in the morning, I'm trying to sleep…" She said while she yawned, obviously not fully awake and aware of things yet.

"We have school today, so get changed and I'll bring you up breakfast." He simply replied, not wanting to yell at her since he knows she's still not awake yet.

"School? What school?"

"SCHOOL DAMNIT! If you want to stay here, then you should just come to school with me." He finally cracked, its hard for someone like Ichigo to keep his temper in the morning, especially when it's towards a sleepy Rukia.

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The two were walking to school in silence, until Ichigo decided this 'silence' was awkward and started a conversation.

"Oi Rukia, right after you left to Soul Society, the next day at school, no one remembered anything about your existence…so does that mean your brother or Renji did that memory modifying things to our classmates?" He asked casually.

"Yeah, after I left, Renji erased my existence out of our classmates' memories, so no one will remember me when I go back today, not even Keigo and Mizuro."

"So technically, other than me, Inoue, Chad and Ishida, no one will remember you?" He asked once again, just to make sure.

"That's right." She answered, her tone of voice obviously showing that she is annoyed of him asking the same question over and over again. She knew he gets it the first time, and she knows he's not that stupid even though she calls him stupid everyday, so how come he's being so annoying right now?

"Oh shit…" Ichigo swore quietly, but as quiet as it was, Rukia still heard him.

"Oh shit what?" She asked while turning around to look at him, raising an eyebrow showing her suspicion.

Ichigo pointed his index finger at her. "When you introduce yourself today, no way in hell are you going to use that squeaky voice and that damn fake smile again!"

This made Rukia's lips tug into a small smile. "Oh, Kurosaki-kun…do you not like the way how I talk and smile." She said in that 'overly-sweet' voice of hers while giving off such a big smile she glittered and batted her eyebrows. To her, it was simply amusing to see Ichigo piss off.

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The two walked into the classroom together and the first thing that happened was having Mizuiro and Keigo beaming towards them, or to be precise, Rukia.

"Ichigooooooo!" Keigo cried as he grabbed on to Ichigo's hands. "Why my friend, who is this beautiful young girl beside you?" With that, he turned to Rukia and grabbed on to her hand. "Hello beautiful angel that has fallen from the sky, may I ask for you name?"

Before Rukia could say anything, Ichigo punched Keigo right in the face sending him tumbling back a few steppes. The he stated. "It's Kuchiki-san for you and you better keep you hands off." All while he sends a knowing glare to Keigo saying try-and-do-anything-to-her-and-I'll-rip-your-guts-out.

With tears still running down his eyes he backed up from Rukia and said. "Oh, why must I be taken away from the beautiful maiden, Ichigo, you're so cruel to your friends!"

Since Keigo silenced up, Mizuiro decided it was his turn to talk. Unlike Keigo, Muzuiro was more…calm, yet, that doesn't mean he's anywhere near normal.

"So Ichigo, this Kuchiki-san, who is she?" He asked nicely, not wanting to end up like Keigo who is currently having a nose bleed right now due to Ichigo's punch in the face.

"She's a transfer student." The orange haired shinigami simply replied.

Muzuiro turned to Rukia and extended his hands while saying "Well, Kuchiki-san, welcome to Karakua High."

Thinking it was only a simple handshake; Rukia accepted Muzuiro's hand and said in her high pitched voice. "Why, thank you Muzuiro-kun!"

After hearing her oh-so-sweet voice, Muzuiro grabbed on to her hand harder and beamed. "Kuchiki-san, you not only have a lovely face and figure, but also a very sweet voice too!"

That earned him another punch from Ichigo.

Maybe, having an over-protective boyfriend isn't all that bad when you're the girl. But when you're the over-protective jerk's friend…ouch, it can sure be painful.

To Be Continued……

A.N: So last chapter I promised that this chapter will be better and longer than the previous. Well, it's longer alright, but is it better? That's for you to decide. R&R!