T he Eve Project
Ichigo is just your average, smart, healthy, young, virile male college student. Besides having a part-time job and three horny friends who's always after their hot and sexy neighbours, all seems normal. Until the fateful night he decided to help a girl he found naked on a dumpster who insists that she was sent from the future to search for a healthy human male and save the human race.
Disclaimer: I don't own bleach :P (but I want to haha)
Chapter 9: Sweet Beer
Rukia giggled and twirled in delight as she savoured the feeling of wearing a beautiful, newly bought, yellow sundress while the young men watched in awe her pretty face filled with so much joy. Seriously, they can watch her twirl like that for hours and they won't even bother blink.
Even Ichigo's worries were erased for the time being. He didn't know why but he could definitely tell that she was lying when she said that there was nothing wrong on their way back home. Her expression has bothered him ever since. But right now, he couldn't possibly linger on that thought, not when she's so happy like this. For once he was relieved that his friends actually did something right this time. Buying their new tenant clothes was actually a good idea.
Finally she stops to look at them and smiled her dazzling smile making them all blush, "I love it so much! Thank you! But... you didn't really need to go through the trouble."
"Nonsense!" Kon was quick to remark. "Goddesses like you shouldn't be wearing men's clothes! As long as you are staying under our roof, my boys and I, as noble men, swear to take good care of you and that includes not shaming you by making you wear filthy clothing."
Hanataro wanted to butt in by clearing out that his clothes were not filthy, for Rukia has only borrowed his clothes, as it fitted her better, since her arrival there. But alas, he let the argument go.
"So don't worry, it was no trouble at all," Kon continued.
"Alright, oh so noble man," Ichigo finally spoke. "Can you explain to me when the hell did you find the time to go and buy these stuff!?" Ichigo pointed at the load of paper bags on one side of the room.
"Oh my dear old cousin, I always have spare time for important errands."
Ichigo's eye twitched, "Fuck, did you skip the remedial classes again!?"
Kon cringed at hearing the words which confirmed Ichigo's suspicions.
"Damn it Kon!" He yelled grabbing his cousin by the collar. "If you fail another subject, it's going to be both our heads in a pike!"
"Relax... I got it all under control," the poor guy reasoned.
"That was what you said last time!" Ichigo countered not buying any of Kon's lame excuses.
A gasp suddenly cut off their argument.
"What kind of clothing is this?" Rukia held out a thin piece of material from out of one of the paper bags. Everyone's faces turned as red as the piece of clothing that the girl was holding, that is except for Kon who confidently answered the question.
"Oh that is none other than a lingerie."
"A what?" the girl eyed it with more confusion as she spread the material, trying to figure it out. Kon received a hit on the head courtesy of Ichigo, of course.
" Why the fuck would you buy her that!?"
And just when he thought his respect for his friends have been restored this happens. Ichigo inwardly sighed in disappointment.
Kon rubbed his injured head to try and soothe the pain. "Well, we figured since she might be staying for awhile, it's better than having her wear nothing."
"That is just as good as making her wear nothing!" Ichigo argued while pointing at the lacy undergarment.
"Tsch. Admit it, you want her to wear it too," Kon simply mumbled. And Ichigo's eyes unknowingly turned to the puzzled girl. They ended up looking at each other. Rukia's head tilted a little to the side in confusion and the young man's blush ended up beating the lingerie's shade of red.
"No, I don't!" He growled in defence and began shaking his cousin, "Can't you just for once control your perverted self!?"
Kon simply reasoned, unbothered by the shaking, "It's lingerie, Ichigo. It always makes people perverted."
And before Ichigo beats his cousin to death...
DING DONG
Everyone's heads turned towards the door.
"Who could that be?" Hanataro voiced out everyone's thoughts as it was already late in the evening and sure enough, none of them was expecting a visitor.
DING DONG
Ichigo, slowly let go of Kon and his line of vision unconsciously turned to Rukia. And there it was again. Her face had a serious look to it while she too stared at the door. It made his heart beat fast in worry. Who the hell could it be?
DING DONG
Finally, Moe volunteered to answer the door. And once it was opened, everyone couldn't be more surprised or confused at who their visitor slash visitors are.
"Hey boys! So sorry to disturb you! Come on in girls!" Rangiku Matsumoto cheered as soon as the door opened. She walked past Moe and was followed by Nanao, Momo and lastly Orihime.
"What are you doing here?" Hanataro asked in suspicion.
Whatever reason these girls have for being here, it can't be good. He thought.
"Oh isn't it obvious kid? We came here to patch things up with you boys!" She handed him a set of beer. Then her eyes turned to the girl wearing the yellow dress. "And my oh my, who do we have here?" But before she could even approach, Ichigo decided to step in. Seeing as these ladies plus his friends plus loads of alcohol couldn't possibly equal to something good, it was time he said something.
" Look ladies, I know you mean good, but it's quite late so maybe we can all do this some other ti—"
"Ichigo, Ichigo, Ichigo," Rangiku puts a hand on the young man's shoulder. "Don't be such a kill joy. This'll be just a few rounds." She then turned to the raven haired girl. "So? What do you say, Rukia? Want to play truth or dare?" Before an answer even escapes her lips, Kon cleared his throat, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Excuse me ladies, but as the head of this household, I am the one who makes the decisions around here." Rangiku fought the urge to roll her eyes and she inwardly reminded herself of their true intentions for tonight.
Yes, this is all for Orihime's sake. She told herself before finally facing Kon.
"Forgive my cousin, he has this thing for killing enjoyment." Ichigo's eye twitched at hearing that statement but refused to punch his cousin's face in front of their guests, although, it was quite tempting.
"Now, did you just say truth or dare?" Kon repeated.
"Yes. My girls and I were feeling bored back at our place so we figured why not spend some quality time with our neighbours and you know, get to know you boys better. I think that's a pretty good idea, right girls?" Momo and Nanao agreed with enthusiasm but Orihime simply looked away feeling embarrassed at being there. Yes, she was fully aware of the plan but she didn't really fully agree to it. She knew that her friends only want to help her but she can't help but think that this isn't the right way to do so.
Kon nodded, "I see, if you could just give us a moment." And with that, the boys began to huddle.
"Okay, women and beer. This is our chance, boys. It's time we show these girls who—"
"Wait what? What the fuck are you talking about?" Ichigo asked in annoyance cutting off his cousin's words.
"Ichigo, these girls probably think that we're losers, it's our time to show them otherwise."
"Pass," Ichigo stated as he broke from the huddle but he was quickly pulled back in by Kon.
"Listen, trust me, you know how good I am at spinning the bot—"
"Yeah, I've always doubted that ability of yours."
"Look, just tell me who among those girls you like, and you'll get her. Just not Rangiku, she's mine."
"I said, I'll pass." This time the huddle finally broke.
"So? Have you boys decided?" Rangiku asked.
"Yeah, we have. We'll play," Kon replied as if accepting a challenge.
"That's great!" The girls cheered, except for Orihime.
"Well, just keep the noise down, I'll be upstairs," said the orange head who began to stretch his arms up. And the statement immediately killed the cheering crowd.
"What do you mean you'll be upstairs!? Everyone's going to have to play!" Rangiku tried to control her tone. "Come on Ichigo, it'll be fun."
"Yeah well I've had an extremely exhausting day so I'll pass on the fun today. Sorry," he explained.
"But—" Rangiku couldn't even speak for he looks like he has already made up his mind. It was time to pull out the secret weapon.
"Fine, then good night," She spoke and it got the other girls confused but she gave them the just-trust-me look. "If you don't want to play, it's fine." She then took Rukia's hand and pulled the girl towards her.
"We have her to take your place," she said as if daring him to change his mind.
"Actually, she can't join. Because she's tired too," he reasoned, grabbing hold of Rukia's arm and pulling her to him.
"Wait! I'm not tired. I want to play too!" Rukia finally spoke.
R angiku smirked, "See?"
"What the fuck, midget! You don't even know how it works!" He whisper screamed to her but she simply shook his hand off and crossed her arms over her chest.
"So?" she said firmly. "I want to play too." They glared at each other as if continuing the argument that way. But neither one seems to be ready to give in.
These women, his friends, alcohol and Rukia? This can only lead to trouble. Ichigo figured.
"Fine!" He growled in defeat. "If she's in, I'm in too."
Rangiku clapped her hands together after seeing the boy fall for the bait. "Great!" The girls began to cheer again except for Orihime who was a bit hurt at seeing Ichigo change his mind. Actually, she was half heartedly glad that he wasn't going to play before but now, she wasn't really sure of what she's feeling.
"You didn't have to do that," Rukia quickly argued.
"Oh trust me, I do," he told her sternly.
"Well enough chitchat! Let's play!" Rangiku spoke before another argument between the two springs up. Everything must go according to plan.
"Kanpaiii!" everyone cheered and the sound of beer bottles clinking echoed throughout the living room. Rangiku drank up all her beer then placed the empty bottle in the middle. She looked around her companions who were all seated comfortably in a circle.
"Alright, we all know how this works. Whoever is chosen by our bottle gets to choose whether to answer honestly a question or do a dare. Got it?" The bodacious woman explained but it seemed that only Rukia nodded in understanding. "And so, I'll be the one spinning the bottle—"
"Wait a sec!" Kon obviously objects. "I propose to be the bottle spinner."
"What? No way. How do we know that you're not going to cheat?" Nanao quickly pointed out but was immediately countered by Moe. "And how do we know that YOU won't?"
"Well, why don't we just all take turns in spinning the bottle?" Hanataro suggested but that suggestion was completely trashed by the two "masters of bottle spinning" namely Rangiku and Kon. So, after a few minutes of heated bickering they ended up with an agreement. The two will take turns spinning the bottle, seeing as how they were the only ones who are eager to spin it and nobody bothered to disagree with the decision. Finally, the game began with Rangiku spinning the bottle first.
The bottle spins and points at Rukia.
"Okay, Rukia. Truth or dare?" She asked.
"Truth."
"Hmm... Have you... had sex with any of the boys living in this house?"
"Nope," she answered simply.
"I see... well then next question—"
"Wait a sec, aren't we going to spin the bottle again? She answered the question already," Ichigo cleared out.
"That was a test question to see if she knows how to play. Besides, that was an easy one," Rangiku simply reasoned.
"You're cheating," it was Hanataro who spoke but the woman shook her head.
"I'm not cheating. Unless you guys are afraid that she might spill something that you boys are hiding, are you?" She teased and the men were speechless.
" Ask away." Rukia tried to get the game going.
"Okay. So your real question is who are you and how did you end up staying here?"
Rukia blinked her eyes at the question, looked at the young men who seem to be staring at her as if telling her to lie. But then again the game was about honesty... so...
"I am the Eve of the resistance, the group that sent me back here from the future. I ended up staying here because Ichigo offered to let me stay and the others agreed to do so until I can harvest the proper genes that would help me save the human race from being invaded by Xephilins."
And then there was the expected long pause. The women blinked their eyes at her in disbelief while the men held their breaths until Rangiku spoke again.
"Alrighty then. Since you refuse to tell us the truth, you get to drink a whole bottle." She handed Rukia the bottle of alcohol and the girl took it with a pout. Of course, she was telling the truth but there was no way they'd believe her without actual proof. She stared at the bottle of beer in her hand and observed it. It smelled a bit weird but still, she couldn't deny the excitement of taking her first sip of beer. And oh how that enthusiasm was completely replaced with disgust as soon as the liquid reached her taste buds.
"Ack! What is this stuff!? It tastes horrible!" She cried out and Rangiku ended up laughing at the girl's reaction. Even Momo and Nanao couldn't stifle their giggles.
"Sorry hon, but you're going to have to get used to that taste until you finish that bottle."
"But—" Before she can even reason, the bottle was taken from her hands.
"Fine. I'll take it for you then," Ichigo volunteered.
"Hey! You can't do that!" Momo protested.
"Yes, I can. As you can see, this girl's a minor. She shouldn't even be drinking." He then proceeded to chug the bottle's contents. Rukia gasped and frantically grabbed the bottle back, effectively spilling some of the liquid on Ichigo's face.
"What the fuck!? Why'd you do that!?"
"Stop! Why would you drink this horrid thing!?"
"Well you obviously wouldn't!"
"I never said I won't!" She closed her eyes shut, took a deep breath and drunk the rest of it. Once she's done, everyone applauded her efforts and the rest of the game continued.
After a few more spins, and chugging of bottles, most of the players are drunk. Yes, they're drunk since it seems that both parties had the same devious plan in mind. And that is...
Get everyone else drunk so that you can do what you want with them.
Unfortunately, it backfired. But then again, not everyone is intoxicated. Three people managed to stay composed, that is Ichigo, because for some reason he has a high tolerance for alcohol, Orihime, who miraculously didn't get to drink much and lastly, Rukia who has been out of the room for awhile now.
"Alright~ It's... my turn to spi~n," Rangiku tried to speak clearly in her drunken state. Orihime tried to stop the game but the other players, although drunk, refused to comply. The poor girl had no choice but to zip her mouth.
And the spinning bottle points at Ichigo.
" Yes! Kurosaki! Finally! I've been meaning to get you! Truth or Dare?"
"Truth."
"Okay, I dare you..."
"I said truth," Ichigo murmured in annoyance but did nothing to protest as the drunk woman continued on.
"I dare you to... to kiss... the person... you... like..." Orihime, for some reason began to blush.
Ichigo smirked, "What if I don't like anyone?" it made Rangiku pout.
"Fine, fine, person you like, person you really wanna sleep with, whatever... just kiss her," she whined and rested her head on Orihime's shoulder, passing out completely.
"You need help with that?" Ichigo asked the only other person in the room who's still sober. The girl blushed some more and shook her head frantically.
"I-it's fine! I can handle it."
"You sure?" He seemed unconvinced though but she insisted with a quick nod.
"Alright, I'll just go check on Rukia, she's been gone for awhile now." The young man stood up and Orihime replied with a low "Okay" which she doubts that he heard.
Once Ichigo was out of sight, Orihime let out a big sigh. She knew this plan would never work—Getting everyone drunk so that she can make her move on Ichigo. She could never do that. Besides, he's been glancing at the empty space where Rukia was seated before ever since the girl left. Orihime, from that moment, knew that the plan was a failure. She looked at her friends and the others who passed out, each in their own unique sleeping position. The girl then smiled. Even though she didn't get what she wanted, the game was still fun. And she was grateful to her friends because she got a chance to spend a night close to Ichigo. And so she positioned Rangiku's head to rest on her lap, then she took a full bottle of alcohol and began to gulp it down.
In the kitchen, Ichigo could hear the sound of water running from the faucet and a certain raven haired girl coughing on the sink.
"You... okay?" He asked as he approached her.
"I'm not," she began to cough again. "My body... it's rejecting that vile liquid." He wanted to laugh at what she said but his concern for her was much too great to even let a chuckle escape his lips. And so he took a glass from the cupboards and started making her another beverage.
"What's that?" She asked, turning off the faucet.
"It's pineapple. Here." He handed it to her. "It'll help get rid of the horrible taste."
She took a sip of the pineapple juice and her mood was quick to light up. After thanking him, they both went back to the living room which reeked of alcohol and where everyone else is past asleep. Rukia sat down on her spot while Ichigo began to clear up the coffee table.
"Oh look! It's your turn," she said upon noticing where the bottle was pointing at.
"Ah," he simply nodded and continued with his task.
"So?" Rukia took a sip of pineapple juice. "What was it? Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"Oh, what did you do?" She asked with her eyebrows furrowed in curiosity.
"Didn't do it." There was silence between the two of them. The only sound came from the bottles that Ichigo was gathering together.
"Hmm... That's too bad. I guess, you're just not into the spirit of the game," she then said mockingly after finishing off her glass of pineapple juice.
S he continued her disappointed tone as she placed the empty glass on the now clean coffee table, "such a shame."
Ichigo let out a sigh and placed the bottles he was holding on the floor. He then sat next to her, cupped her cheeks so that she was directly facing him.
"What are you—" His lips caught hers in a kiss, leaving the rest of her question unspoken. Rukia's eyes blinked a few times in surprise. For a brief moment, all she felt was his lips on hers. And the same goes for him. But then again, the moment was brief... too brief. Once he pulled away, he was greeted with Rukia's beautiful violet orbs looking straight at him.
"What... was that for?" She asked innocently with their faces still an inch away from one another. He was speechless for a moment. His only thought was recapturing those lips and making that feeling last longer but he shouldn't... wouldn't give in. Instead, he pulled away and spoke, "The dare was to kiss you. I couldn't do it 'cause you weren't here."
He wasn't sure why he said that or why he kissed her in the first place. Was it the alcohol messing with his head? Or was it something else entirely?
He noticed her touching her lips with a confused look. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"You taste like beer," she pointed out.
"Sorry."
But the girl shook her head. "It's weird. It doesn't taste bad coming from your lips." She turned to him and smiled, her oh so lovely smile. And again, Ichigo felt something stir inside him. It felt warm and soothing, which made him ask the question once again.
Was it the alcohol messing with his head? Or was it something else entirely?
But for some reason, a part of him, deep down, wished that it wasn't the alcohol making all these sensations and another part knew for sure... that it wasn't.
A/N: And so, what do you guys think? Wahoo! *Congratulates thyself for an update*Took me a whole day to write this. (Well, not exactly the ENTIRE day, but it took a lot of time) Sorry for the rusty writing (no time to proof read, too excited to update haha). It's not very long, I know, but I sure hope it's enough to satisfy you guys for the time being. Anyway, I promised myself that I'll update before the year ends, so here it is. And if you've watched the movie, you'll know that some of these were derived from there (e.g. the girls going over to the boys' place and playing truth or dare). I really wanted to put that here but of course I made a lot of changes, seeing as how in the movie, everyone ended up having sex with everyone. Nope, I'm not gonna go there. Sorry guys. This story is M rated for a reason but I'm doing my best to make it decent. That's all. Thanks for reading and reviewing. Hopefully I finish this story next year. Although I do have a lot planned for it, I hope that you'll all continue to support it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! ILY guys and God bless :P
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