Chapter 4.
"Don't trust boys with striking hair."
A blue haired boy was walking down the street.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.
He was not having the best day of his life.
Today, he was wearing a formal suit, complete with a tie. He could swear that he was going to die from suffocation at some point, sighing he decided to get into the nearest food place, he had an interview at the Kuchiki corporation in a few hours and he wanted to be ready. Sure, he wasn't an idiot but his resume was a huge lie so he needed to memorize it and to read a little about whatever stupidity was in the papers.
It didn't matter to him.
He didn't want to get close to Kuchiki Byakuya for the job or the money, his interests lay somewhere else, and it had a lot to do with a shiny golden lamp and a tiny girl with enough power to give him whatever he wanted.
He smirked.
The jackpot was just around the corner.
Grimmjow wasn't the kind of boy who grew up reading bedtime stories or fairy tales but he believed in magic the night he saw Kuchiki Hisana talking to a genie. He wasn't invited to the party, of course, but his boss had sent him to spy Kuchiki Byakuya and he had some experience in getting inside other people's houses without being caught. Without thinking he walked along the hallway of the second floor, trying not to admire the beautiful house of the rich bastard, and noticed that the door of the main room was slightly opened.
Without being able to hold his curiosity he peeked through the little space.
What he saw made him gaped and he started to wonder if he wasn't drunk or dreaming.
Kuchiki Hisana was laughing while talking with a tiny copy of herself that was coming out of a lamp, he rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was wide awake and not seeing things and nothing changed.
"Remember" Kuchiki Byakuya's wife said "I'll hide the lamp and lock the room, even if no one sees it we need to take precautions, if someone were to rub it you wouldn't have another choice but to grant wishes."
Grimmjow didn't need to hear more.
Deciding that he had seen enough he left the house and informed his boss right away, that's how he ended in this predicament; looking for a job just so he could steal a genie.
Entering the nearest pizzeria he decided to prepare, he would meet Kuchiki Byakuya in a matter of hours.
Rukia pouted while trying to decide what to eat, the cafeteria had a lot of options but she didn't feel happy, she wanted to go out and eat pizza.
"Oh" Matsumoto said while appearing next to her "what are you doing here? I thought you were going to have lunch with Ichigo."
Rukia sighed.
"We were going but Nii-sama said something about having to discuss some serious matters with him" she said "so they sent me here so I could decide what to eat."
Matsumoto smiled kindly.
"Then join me!" she said "we'll have some girl's talk!"
Rukia smiled at her.
"Cool!" she said "I want to ask you a few things."
Matsumoto nodded happily, she was more than glad to have a new friend.
Ichigo was proud to say that he was not easily intimidated, no, seriously, he wasn't. That particular quality made it easier for him to become a successful lawyer at such age, but of course, there were always exceptions, for example right now he was sweating nervously under Kuchiki Byakuya's murderous glare.
Kurosaki Ichigo wasn't easily intimidated.
But he wanted to run away right now.
"I swear it's not what you're thinking." Ichigo said.
Byakuya just glared at him harder.
"I mean! You saw it!" Ichigo said "she kissed me! I did not kiss her!"
"I did not spend so many years looking for her and then protecting her for a hormonal boy to take advantage of her innocence" Byakuya said darkly "do you have a death wish Kurosaki Ichigo?"
Ichigo blinked confused.
"Looking for her?" he asked "was she missing?"
Byakuya thought about banging his head against his desk but he knew he would look stupid so he stopped himself. He looked at Ichigo and wondered how much he should tell the boy, closing his eyes he decided that he had the right to know, at least part of the whole history.
"There's a reason why we protected her lamp for many years" Byakuya said "the knowledge about the existence of genies is limited to some people but that does not mean that they are safe."
Ginrei stood up and closed the door so they would be safe from prying ears.
"Do you mean that more people know about Rukia?" Ichigo asked tensing.
Byakuya shook his head.
"I'm not sure" he said "when I found Hisana and set her free the first thing she did was to look for her sister's lamp" he made a pause to look at Ichigo with all seriousness "I'm trusting that you'll keep what I'm about to tell you as a secret."
Ichigo frowned a little offended, he had been next to Byakuya for a while now and he had never betrayed him, he pushed the thought at the back of his head and nodded.
"Between genies there are rules, while they can concede wishes there are three things that they cannot give you."
"Which ones?" Ichigo asked.
"Love, money and immortality" Byakuya answered simply "but between the genies there are exceptions, some of them are more powerful than others so a little portion of them can grant the forbidden wishes."
Ichigo's head started to hurt, it was like listening a fairytale, he wanted to laugh at the stupidity of the whole thing but there was a violet eyed girl living with him and his encounter with her on the beach shore was something that he wasn't going to forget. So he paid attention.
"Hisana and Rukia come from a clan of the powerful ones" Byakuya said "they can grant you enough money to live comfortable for the rest of your life, they can make you immortal or they can simply make anyone love you without hesitations."
Ichigo's eyes widened.
"They got separated a few centuries ago in the middle of a war" Byakuya continued "Rukia's lamp was missing while Hisana had to endure a lot of masters for years."
Ichigo winced.
This was getting sad.
"I found her by coincidence" Byakuya said "I was walking around the outskirts of Tokyo when I came across the shiny lamp, it was in a riverbank" Byakuya made another pause "I don't need to tell you the rest, I believe that what you did when you found Rukia was the same."
Damn, who would say that he could have so much in common with Byakuya?
"But… where did you find Rukia? How did you know where to look?" Ichigo asked.
"You can do a lot of things with money and connections, Kurosaki Ichigo" Ginrei said calling Ichigo's attention "we had Hisana's lamp so we looked everywhere for a similar lamp, it took a lot of time."
"Where was she?" Ichigo asked although he wasn't sure if he wanted to know.
"She was…" Byakuya started to say but Ginrei stopped him with a glare.
"Lunch time is over" Ginrei said "if we continue talking like this someone might hear us, you can always speak at some other time."
Ichigo nodded understanding and looked at Byakuya.
"I promise you that I won't hurt her" he said standing up "I don't need money and immortality sounds like a pain…"
"What about love?" Ginrei asked.
Ichigo scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"I'm not thinking about it" he said.
Byakuya nodded.
"I was very surprised when I met her" he said "her innocence is unbelievable considering how long she has lived, so even if you find her endearing don't you dare to take advantage of her."
"You have my word." Ichigo said.
Rukia was happy, with food finally inside her system she was ready to take a nap in Ichigo's office. While she was sure that it wouldn't be as comfortable as his bed the couch didn't look bad. Her talk with Rangiku-san was quite enlightening, and she was glad to see how nice the busty woman was.
She smiled inwardly while walking towards her brother's office but before she could take the stairs she noticed a blue haired boy walking towards her.
She wondered if he was related to Ichigo somehow, they both had that badass air about them and striking hair color. Although, a little part of her, thought that Ichigo was more handsome and a little more… classy. The blue haired boy on his side had this rebel and savage aura.
Rukia felt so curious about him that she didn't dare to move until he was in front of her.
He was sort of… intimidating.
"Hello Princess" he greeted her and she blushed.
Did he call me Princess?!
Grimmjow couldn't believe his luck. When he first stepped into Kuchiki Byakuya's building he thought about going to his interview and then pretend to be lost so he could look for the lamp without wasting time, but someone in heaven loved him because when he got into the building and saw her he didn't have any doubts.
"Hi" she said shyly.
The boy rubbed the back of his neck in a boyish and awkward way.
"I'm sorry to approach you so suddenly but…" he sighed "you are dammed gorgeous and I needed to talk to you."
Rukia smiled.
"What's your name?" he asked her.
"Kuchiki Rukia" she answered and extended her hand "what's yours?"
Without wasting time Grimmjow took her hand and brushed his lips against her fingertips, he smirked knowingly, this girl was the genie. How did she come out of the lamp? Why did she have a normal size now? It didn't matter, if she was here by her own it would be so easy just to take her with him, besides, Grimmjow had seen several innocent looks on different girls but this one…
He could actually taste the innocence just by kissing her hand.
It would be a piece of cake.
"Grimmjow" he answered without taking his eyes off her "what is doing a girl like you alone in a place like this?"
Rukia frowned and took a step back.
"You're the second one who has told me that" she said and Grimmjow blinked confused "what do you mean by "girls like you"?"
Grimmjow gaped.
"Because I don't know many girls" Rukia said sincerely "and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
Grimmjow noticed how her eyes shone with uncertainty and something, he wasn't sure what, but something snapped inside him and he wanted to get on his knees and asked for forgiveness. What kind of witchcraft was this girl using? Why he couldn't stop looking at her eyes?! Damn it, he didn't think this well enough.
"I didn't mean to offend you!" Grimmjow said sincerely "it's just that usually pretty girls are taken and…"
"Taken?!" Rukia asked worriedly and Grimmjow wanted to slap himself, what was he doing wrong?! "as in kidnapped?! Am I pretty enough to be kidnapped?!"
Grimmjow frowned.
Damn, this girl was difficult.
"No! I mean they have boyfriends and…"
"Do they have sex with their boyfriends?!" Rukia asked suddenly really curious and Grimmjow stared at her completely confused.
It was his imagination or the hallway was getting smaller? The suit was definitely suffocating him by now.
"I guess" Grimmjow said "I mean some wait until marriage but…"
"Are you married?" Rukia asked him.
Grimmjow ran a hand through his hair, he wanted to stop talking to this girl before having an aneurysm or a boner, it didn't matter. She wasn't normal, her big gorgeous eyes were looking at him with honest curiosity and her awkward questions weren't helping his mental sanity. Not to mention that it was getting late to his interview.
"No" he answered.
"Why?" Rukia asked him and step closer to him "you're handsome and your hair is funny" she said standing on her tip toes to play a little with some straws of his hair.
Grimmjow inhaled a little, enjoying her closeness and her scent. Damn, she was a princess.
"I hope funny is a good thing." Grimmjow said smirking.
Rukia simply smiled.
"Listen Princess I was thinking…" Grimmjow started to say but he was interrupted when someone walked down the stairs and put himself between Rukia and him.
Grimmjow sneered.
"Kurosaki" he greeted.
"I never imagine that I would see you wearing a suit, Grimmjow" Ichigo said with a cocky grin "it does not look good on you."
Grimmjow chuckled.
"Well, the Princess here thinks otherwise" he said pointing to Rukia who was behind Ichigo "now if you could step aside so I can keep talking…"
"The princess is with me" Ichigo said in a low and dangerous voice "you should go and do whatever you have to do and leave the building."
Grimmjow smirked.
"She's with you?" he asked with disbelief "so, you're her boyfriend?"
Ichigo was taken a little aback by the question so he didn't answer and missed Rukia's questioning look, Grimmjow didn't.
"Hey Princess" he said "when you stop losing time with this loser call me, I won't have you wasting time."
He said goodbye leaving a fuming Ichigo and a confused Rukia behind.
"You're late" Ginrei Kuchiki said while greeting the blue haired boy.
"My apologies Sir" Grimmjow said bowing respectfully "this building is big and I took the stairs."
Ginrei pretended not to hear him.
"Tardiness will not be tolerated" he warned "in other circumstances I wouldn't listen to you, because you made me wait, but since your curriculum is fascinating I'll interview you."
"Thank you, Sir."
Grimmjow smiled inwardly, his acting games were just beginning.
Due to the traffic, Ichigo and Rukia took a lot of time to get home.
Rukia was worried, Ichigo had been quiet the whole ride, even after she tried, unsuccessfully, to have a conversation with him. She was completely sure that she hadn't done anything wrong, in fact, he looked like if he had enjoyed her kiss. So why, was he angry? She wanted to know, but when they arrived at the apartment Ichigo simply walked straight to the bathroom and started to take a shower.
Rukia sighed.
She decided to look something to eat, she was so busy looking around the kitchen that she never noticed when Ichigo approached her and pushed her against the wall, before she could react or slap him he grabbed her wrists and put them about her head.
She looked at him slightly scared and slightly fascinated.
His hair was dripping wet and he was wearing a white towel around his waist, Rukia felt like her cheeks were on fire.
"What is it Ichigo?"
He didn't answer immediately.
Ichigo was completely sure that this wasn't normal, while he had experienced jealousy once or twice in his life he couldn't describe how angry he felt when he saw Rukia, his Rukia, smiling at Grimmjow. It was already a shock to see the blue haired bastard at the office but seeing him with Rukia made his blood boil. He didn't want to admit it, damn it! But when he saw Rukia playing with Grimmjow's hair he lost it. It took almost all of his self-control not to punch the guy right fucking there.
He was pretty sure that the bond between master and genie had something to do with it, there couldn't be any other explanation.
The worst part of the whole situation was that he would have to ask Byakuya about it.
"Tell me, Midget" he said with a low voice "did you really like Grimmjow?"
Rukia blinked.
"Well… yeah" she said a little unsure "not as much as I like you, because you're nicer, although I'm not sure what you're trying to say."
Her innocence was going to be the death of him, that was for sure.
He hid his face in the crook of her and gave her a little bite.
"What are you doing?" Rukia asked blushing and then chuckled "your breath tickles!"
"I died a little inside when I saw you talking to him" Ichigo answered "I don't like him."
Due to their position Rukia couldn't see his expression but he sounded mad.
"Do you know him?" she asked him.
"We've been rivals for a while" Ichigo said "but that's beside the point…"
Ichigo separated a little so he could look straight at her eyes.
"Had I known that would make you angry with me I wouldn't have talked to him" Rukia said sadly "I don't like to see you angry."
Ichigo chuckled.
"I'm not angry at you" he said "I'm angry at him because he was flirting with you."
Rukia tilted her head.
"Well, it doesn't really matter" she said "in case you're forgetting silly you're my master, I'm yours."
Ichigo felt like the whole world had stopped spinning, he could see nothing but her perfect gorgeous eyes and hearing her saying things like that was driving him crazy.
"I was wondering" he said "since I'm your master, it's okay to do this… right?"
He leaned down until their lips were inches apart, Rukia closed her eyes instinctively and Ichigo kissed her.
It was different than the kiss she stole earlier from him. This kiss was demanding and possessive, he let go of her wrists and held her by the waist while she put her arms around his neck, he was leaving her breathless and he didn't seem to mind that she wasn't good at it. Ichigo bite her lip slightly and she opened her mouth granting full access to his tongue.
Ichigo felt like the luckiest guy in the whole world, he just couldn't get enough of her.
Unfortunately the moment didn't last long, someone opened the apartment door and the intruder walked straight to where they were.
"ICHIGO!" the intruder yelled and the both ended the kiss abruptly.
Ichigo's eyes widened when he saw who the intruder was.
"Dad?!" He asked scandalized "what are you doing here?!"
Kurosaki Isshin didn't answer, instead he looked with a huge smile at Rukia who was blushing madly.
"Byakuya called me to let me know the big news but I didn't believe him" he said happily "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY THIRD DAUGHTER!"
Rukia blinked confused but smiled.
"Thank you" she said.
Ichigo wanted to die right there.
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Guyyyssss, I'm sorry for making you wait but it's been crazy for me lately. Anyways, I want to thank you for your support and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
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