Chapter 5.
Family, work and anxiety.
Ishida Uryuu was used to stay until late at the office, he was in charge of managing important documents, receipts, contracts and customer's information so he had a huge amount of paperwork to take care of, it was in the middle of checking documents for the last time when he noticed something peculiar, the information of a new employee.
He frowned.
It was extremely difficult to get a job inside the Kuchiki enterprise, who was this guy? Without being able to hold his curiosity he opened the envelope and his eyes widened.
Apparently this new guy was going to work under Ginrei Kuchiki, as an assistant, basically he would be on pair with Ichigo. Ishida paled, competition never settled well with the orange haired man, Ishida then took a look at the picture and he felt a sense of doom settling on his stomach.
Grimmjow was going to work at the Kuchiki enterprise starting tomorrow.
Ichigo was going to get murderous.
Grimmjow took a sip of his fifth beer of the night.
He couldn't believe his luck.
With a grin he checked the points to his favor: he had found the girl, faster than expected, he had also gotten the job, which was amazing considering how everything he said was a huge lie. In the end the plan was going marvellously.
He asked for another beer and decided to check the points against him: the first one was that the girl wasn't inside the lamp anymore, whether she still had her powers could only be confirmed by kidnapping her but that's what took him to the second point against him, the girl was with Kurosaki Ichigo. It didn't matter if he was able to get the job, he could be an exemplar employee and even then the orange haired bastard wouldn't trust him.
Grimmjow huffed.
He could take care of Kurosaki easily but he didn't want to dirty his hands too much, besides, lots of people knew how much they hated each other, ever since high school, so if the boy were to die he would be the prime suspect. Frowning he decided to check the next point against him…
Kuchiki Rukia.
When they gave him the job he thought that it would be damn easy, steal a lamp, give it to Aizen and after the bespectacled motherfucker was done Grimmjow could have the girl for himself to do whatever the hell he wanted. It was an amazing deal but after meeting the girl he wasn't so sure. She had this whole good girl look and the most amazing eyes, when Grimmjow approached her he thought about taking her with him right there but after talking with her he realized something, he couldn't bring himself to hurt her.
In fact it was quite the opposite, he wanted to see her damn smile over and over again, he wanted to hear her say his name and he wanted to ask her how someone so perfect as her could exist? It was probably something about her genie side, otherwise Grimmjow wouldn't have hesitated. That was going to be the hardest part, how was he supposed to kidnap the girl and ask for wishes when he just wanted to kneel before her and beg for a smile of hers?
He would have to be careful and to try not to fall for her tricks, if she was using any.
Grimmjow was starting to regret taking the job.
Kurosaki Ichigo loved his family more than anything, seriously, he did.
At least that was what her grandfather had told Rukia, so she was really confused when Ichigo threw himself against his father and started to kick him. It was even more impressing when Ichigo's father started to kick him back while praising how good he was getting at fighting. Rukia didn't know exactly what to do or where to look. It was then when two girls, a blonde one and another one with black hair, stepped into the room looking uninterested at the unfolding fight, instead, they looked at Rukia with curiosity written all over their faces.
"Hi" the blonde one said shyly.
"Hello" Rukia answered with a smile "who are you?"
The one with the black hair was the one who answered.
"We're Ichigo's sisters" she said with a bossy voice "my name is Karin and this is Yuzu, we were going to come in a while ago but the old man said that you two were…" she made a pause "busy."
Rukia blinked.
"Oh, but we weren't!" she said happily "we were just kissing and…"
Yuzu gasped while blushing madly.
"Are you Onii-chan's girlfriend?" she asked with a smile.
Rukia frowned, she was about to answer that no, she wasn't Ichigo's girlfriend, but instead Ichigo answered first.
"Yes!" he said while angrily avoiding one of his father's kicks "she's my girlfriend."
Rukia blushed but before she could ask what he meant by that Yuzu took her by surprise and hugged her.
"It's great that Onii-chan is finally in a serious relationship!"
Karin nodded.
"You're pretty" she said while looking at Rukia "it'll be a great asset for the family genes."
"Thank you" Rukia said smiling not really understanding what they meant by that "is that really important?"
Karin nodded.
"Yes" she said "we were worried because all he thinks about is work, is not healthy."
Rukia agreed with that.
"I know" she said "I just told him this morning how we should stay in bed a little longer and he just kept talking about how my brother needed him at the office."
Karin rolled her eyes, not surprise at all by her brother's workaholic tendencies while Yuzu gasped.
"So, it's true!" Yuzu said "Kuchiki Byakuya is your brother!"
Rukia nodded proudly.
"Weird" Karin observed "Onii-chan has been working for the Kuchikis for a while now, but why didn't we see you before?"
Rukia was about to answer but Ichigo's father kicked him right in the hip and the towel, which was the only thing covering Ichigo's privates, fell to the floor. Karin reacted quickly by covering Yuzu's eyes and closing her own. Ichigo gasped and Rukia blushed.
So that's how a penis looks like Rukia thought.
Ichigo ran as fast as he could to his room and closed the door behind him.
"That's my son! Nice shape Ichigo! Have you been exercising?!" Isshin said.
"Shut up old man!" Karin said, the situation was too embarrassing for her liking.
Rukia couldn't help it so she laughed, Ichigo had a really interesting family.
"Oh!" Isshin said while looking at Rukia "we should order something to eat! We have a lot to talk."
The twins and Rukia nodded agreeing with him.
"A convent, eh?" Karin asked while taking another slice of pizza, Yuzu, Karin and Rukia were sitting in front of the TV while eating and chatting "sounds boring."
Rukia chuckled.
"A little" she said "but my brother insisted that it was for my own good."
She basically wasn't lying, Rukia was just describing her existence inside the lamp. It was easier to talk about the convent like that, because she sure as hell wasn't sure what a convent was, she couldn't help but feel completely at ease while taking with Ichigo's sisters, they were both so different and yet they seemed to get along really well and they seemed to like her. Since she liked them too it was awesome.
"So, you just met Onii-chan and he invited you to live with him?" Yuzu asked.
Rukia could tell how curious she was.
"Well…" Rukia thought about it for a second "yeah, he said that it would be okay."
Karin nodded.
"Apparently Onii-chan really knows what he wants when he sees it."
Rukia was about to ask what she meant by that but Yuzu interrupted her.
"Rukia-chan I need to use the bathroom, may I?"
Rukia chuckled.
"Don't be silly! You don't have to ask for permission this is your brother's apartment."
Yuzu blushed and walked to the nearest bathroom which happened to be the one inside the master bedroom.
"So… you know?" Ichigo asked to his father.
They decided to leave the girls alone, apparently Isshin had lots of things to discuss with his son and the appearance of certain raven haired girl was the main one.
"About how my third daughter is a genie? Yes, I'm aware." Isshin said with a smirk.
"She's not your third daughter" Ichigo said sighing heavily "how the fuck do you know about this? And who told you about Rukia? Because we both know that otherwise you wouldn't be here."
Isshin chuckled.
"I've been the Kuchiki's Doctor for a while Ichigo" Isshin said "when Byakuya found Hisana-san I was the one who treated her" he took a deep breath "the sudden appearance of a girl who seemed to be more than attached to Kuchiki Byakuya was hard to ignore so they told me the truth."
Ichigo gaped.
"You believed them right away?" he asked.
Isshin nodded.
"Of course I did" he said "there was no other explanation and let's face it, it's enough to see their eyes to notice how there's something almost magical going on with them."
Ichigo had to agree with that.
Rukia was gorgeous, her eyes were the part that hypnotized him that first night and he couldn't say "no" to her when she looked at him.
She was too much for him to handle.
"So?" Isshin said "how did you find her?"
Ichigo glared at his father, but deciding that he might as well be honest with him started to talk. He told him about the ugly lamp, how the girl decided to grant him wishes, he even told him about how much he wanted to have her. It was embarrassing and ridiculous but it was a relief to know that he wouldn't have to hide this from him.
"Son" Isshin said and he recognized his serious tone "have you two done it?"
Ichigo groaned.
"No" he said "I've been dying to, I won't lie, but I do not take advantage of girls and this one in particular is too damn oblivious, it's almost painful" he took a deep breath "besides, I feel at ease just to be close to her, her presence it's like a drug."
Isshin sighed.
"So this is going to be serious?" he asked.
"I don't know" Ichigo admitted "I'll take care of her for now and I'll set her free as my third wish but the thought of being apart from her makes my chest ache."
"Rest assured son" he said "just make sure to respect boundaries and she seems to be quite fascinated with you, I cannot see why you wouldn't make this girl part of the family."
Ichigo punched his father on the stomach and the older man doubled with pain.
"I can barely process the fact that I'm sleeping next to a genie don't pressure me."
"Oh so you share the bed?!" Isshin asked amused and Ichigo decided to punch him again.
When Ichigo and Isshin went back to the living room Yuzu was coming out of the master bedroom with Kon on her hands.
"This is so cute!" Yuzu said while hugging with all her might the plushie "is it yours Rukia-chan?" she asked smiling.
"Ye… yeah, it's mine" Rukia said smiling back.
It was then when Ichigo noticed Rukia's tensed shoulders and uneasy smile.
"It's ugly" Karin stated while walking towards Yuzu.
"Oh don't say that Karin-chan" Yuzu said "if it wasn't property of Rukia-chan I would take it with me!"
"Well you can…" Ichigo started to say but Rukia looked at him with a panicked expression so he shut up immediately.
Why was the midget acting so weird?
"Oh!" Yuzu said while hugging Kon tighter "I wish I could have a cute plushie like this one!"
It was then when Ichigo noticed how Rukia clapped her hands once and in a matter of seconds another plushie appeared in the living room. Karin and Yuzu observed the whole thing with widened eyes while Ichigo paled considerably. Everything made click inside his head quickly, Kon had been the lamp before, in order to get wishes from a genie you had to rub the lamp, it didn't matter if Kon was a plushie now people could still ask for wishes while holding him and Rukia was forced to grant the wishes even against her will.
"Did that plushie just…?" Karin asked astonished but Yuzu wasn't listening to her, instead the blonde girl ran towards the new plushie while leaving Kon on Karin's hands.
The black haired girl smiled wickedly.
"This is a magic plushie!" Karin said.
Yuzu nodded.
"It is!"
Isshin exchanged a look with Ichigo, they needed to get Kon.
"Well, it's my turn" Karin said "how did you make it work?"
Yuzu shrugged.
"I don't know" she said sincerely "I just wished for something."
Karin seemed to ponder her options for a second, if this really was a magic plushie that granted wishes she would have to ask for something cooler than a plushie.
"Karin" Ichigo said "give me that."
"No" Karin said "you'll have to wait until I get my wish."
Rukia could feel the anxiety growing inside her, she hadn't meant to clap her hands her body moved before she could even think. She gulped, at first it had been just a plushie and she felt how her reiatsu decreased, this body was too big and she needed more energy for bigger wishes so she was afraid at what Karin would wish for. She needed to get Kon but she didn't want to be rude with the little girl, so she stood there waiting for the next wish.
"I wish to be a billionaire!" Karin said suddenly and Rukia clapped her hands once again.
Karin looked around confused, she was expecting lots of money to appear around the apartment but that wasn't happening, perhaps the plushie didn't work with money or big wishes. It was then when Isshin's cellphone started to ring and everyone in the room turned to look at him, without bothering to see who was calling he answered.
"Hello? Yeah, I'm her father" he said and Karin's eyes widened "but… but she doesn't play that! WHAT?! No, I mean, it's fine… thanks."
"What happened?" Ichigo asked.
"Apparently Karin here won the lottery" Isshin said and Karin was about to celebrate but he stopped her "you're underage! You will not touch that money until you go to college!"
Karin frowned.
"What if I wish to have eighteen now?" she asked smirking.
"No!" Ichigo said "give me that!"
"No!" Karin said while running towards the guest's room but before she could get there Isshin put himself in front of the door blocking her escapade, Karin took that chance to throw the plushie at Yuzu who caught it easily "wish for something Yuzu!"
Yuzu blinked.
"But I don't need anything right now!" the blonde girl said confused "well… I mean I'm too young to have lots of money and I don't want to be older just yet."
Ichigo was approaching Yuzu slowly while Isshin held Karin.
"Oh" Yuzu said when an idea struck her "but I wish I could have…"
She never finished, instead Ichigo grabbed Kon fast and that was the end of it.
"Onii-chan!" Yuzu said pouting "I was going to wish for a bicycle!"
"Enough!" Ichigo said "you don't need a bicycle and now we have to find out what to do with Karin's fortune!"
"Hey!" Karin said "that money will be used to pay for mine and Yuzu's college and our own apartment so stay away from it!"
"Fine" Ichigo said "now we have to find out what to do with half of Karin's fortune."
Yuzu chuckled.
"We should keep eating" Rukia suggested and Ichigo noticed how pale she was.
"Yeah" Karin said while eyeing the food "all that excitement made me forgot how hungry I was."
In the end Isshin decided to stay at Ichigo's apartment along with Karin and Yuzu. The twins would share the guest's room while Isshin would sleep on the couch. Ichigo forbade Karin to get any closer to Kon and he promised that he would burn the horrible plushie once they were gone. This was a lie but it would stop the twins for asking more questions about it.
Once everyone said goodnight Ichigo and Rukia retired to their bedroom and it was then when Ichigo started to insult Ichigo.
"Bastard!" the little stuffed lion said "this is your fault!"
Ichigo kicked him.
"You never told me how you could still work!" Ichigo said angrily "how was I supposed to know?!"
"I'm sorry" Rukia said suddenly while taking off her dress and Ichigo turned around to avoid seeing her "I should've told you, I wasn't expecting someone to find him."
Ichigo sighed as he heard her going through his drawers and taking one of his shirts. When he heard her taking a seat on the bed he turned around and was glad to see her covered.
"Are you okay?" Ichigo asked approaching her, he stood in front of her and noticed how pale she looked.
Rukia nodded.
"It's just that I cannot handle my reiatsu levels in this body" she explained "perhaps I used too much on Yuzu's wish."
Ichigo nodded.
"You should rest." He said and Rukia pouted.
"I was really enjoying that previous kiss" she said while pulling him towards her.
Ichigo found himself at her mercy and he crawled on top of her on the bed.
"What did you mean when you said I was your girlfriend?" she asked with wide eyes and a playful smile.
"Right" Ichigo said huffing "I should've asked you first, but I think that since we're living like this it would be okay."
Rukia chuckled while tracing his jaw with one of her delicate fingers.
"I would love to be your girlfriend" she said and her touch sent shivers down to Ichigo's spine "you don't have to ask silly, I'm yours, remember?"
Ichigo hid his face on the crook of her neck.
"You have to stop saying that" he told her "I might not being able to help myself one of these days."
He then proceeded to kiss her and she let herself go. She just loved how he kissed her and she could tell he was enjoying himself too.
Ichigo was starting to believe that Rukia trusted him a little too much. he wanted to do lots of things to this girl and thinking about how she would let him was turning him on, he bit her lower lip making her gasp a little, she granted access to his tongue and Ichigo let his hands roam freely through her body. He wondered if she would stop him if he were to touch one of her breasts, he also thought about lifting her shirt a little but then he noticed, her eyelids were closing.
She was falling asleep.
Sighing he ended the kissing and she sighed before passing out.
Ichigo chuckled.
"Damn midget" he said and lay down next to her.
He needed a cold shower, again.
The next morning Ichigo found a note from his father on the fridge.
Dear son.
We've left early in order to enjoy the city, Yuzu want to look around and Karin wants to buy something (I'm still not letting her to touch her money) please enjoy your privacy with Rukia-chan ;) and PLEASE give me grandchildren soon, I won't be alive forever.
With love
Your father.
Ichigo burned the note on the kitchen right after reading it.
He thought about taking Rukia with him to the work but she was still fast asleep and he knew he needed to rest a little bit more so shrugging and deciding to come earlier he left the apartment.
Grimmjow had a huge headache and he could swear it was getting worse with every single step he took. Luckily he had experience handling hungovers otherwise he wouldn't have been able to wake up. When he reached the Kuchiki building he grinned despite his pain, it was time to set the plan on motion. He took the elevator and when he was on Ginrei Kuchiki floor he stepped into the office ready to greet the old man politely, but luck wasn't on his side. Kurosaki Ichigo was already there, talking calmly with Ginrei.
Ichigo looked at him and frowned.
"Did you get lost or something?" the orange haired boy asked and Grimmjow sneered at him.
"Not that you care" Grimmjow said "but I work here."
Ichigo looked at Ginrei with surprise written all over his face and the old man nodded.
"You've got to be shitting me!" Ichigo said rising his voice a little and looking angrily at Grimmjow "how the fuck did you get the job?"
Grimmjow cursed under his breath.
Kurosaki knew his background and if he were to investigate he would discover how his whole resume was a lie.
"I'm really capable" Grimmjow said feigning confidence.
Ichigo snorted.
Ginrei observed the exchanged amused, apparently his new employee knew Kurosaki Ichigo. Who would've say? He thought that it was for the best, after all, competition between the youngsters was healthy every once in a while. He was about to ask them how they met but Byakuya appeared and pushed Grimmjow out of the way.
The blue haired boy was about to say something, Ginrei could tell by his enraged expression, but after noticing who had pushed him he kept quiet.
"Kurosaki" Byakuya said angrily "where is Rukia?"
Ichigo blinked.
"Last time I checked" he said confused by Byakuya's wrath "she was asleep."
Byakuya took a deep breath.
"Please, do explain, what possessed you to leave her alone?" Byakuya asked while grabbing the bridge of his nose exasperated.
Ichigo frowned.
"She was tired" he said "I didn't see the need to wake her up."
"Boy" Byakuya said while looking at him almost with pity "what part of "she needs you in order to live" you did not understand?"
Ichigo paled.
"You didn't say that!" he said panicking "I thought…"
"Go to your damn apartment and make sure she's not having an anxiety attack!" Byakuya ordered and Ichigo didn't need to be told twice.
He left the office running.
Byakuya turned around in time to see the new employee that was looking at him with widened eyes.
"We need a new policy about not hiring young boys with striking hair" the Kuchiki heir said icily "they don't seem to have brain."
Grimmjow tried to control his facial expressions, getting into a fight with the boss on his first day wouldn't be good. Not only that, but apparently taking the girl was going to be harder because if what Kuchiki Byakuya said was true if she were to be apart from Kurosaki she would die.
Grimmjow cursed his luck and decided to get drunk again tonight.
When Rukia woke up she felt incomplete.
She couldn't understand why she was so anxious and desperate, it was like if the walls were closing on her. Trying to get rid of the awkward sensation she took a shower, put on another sundress and grabbed Kon.
"Nee-san?" the plushie asked as Rukia put him inside her backpack.
"Don't worry" she said "I just need some air, do you want to come with me?"
Kon nodded and Rukia left the apartment along with Kon.
She felt weaker with every minute that passed.
Hey there! Is anyone still reading this silly thing? Let me know if you liked this chapter!
I apologize for the grammar mistakes.
Kisses!
