Hey , i'm back! The "wedding" saga continues, haha

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- sai, i think i will stick with a pure ichiruki... (actually it's a lot easier( for me) and more pleasant (for the readers who wish ichiruki moments.)

-purplepam, hey thanks, glad you like this one:)
-pmw928, yep that was one shot "facebook". I wanted to caught all the other character's reactions :)

-sleeplygirl... haha, the couple went kind of popular on facebook! everyone commented. (most of them... i couldn't bore you and include all the characters)

-Star fire girl 788, glad you like it!

-vic, thanks! let me know what you think about this chap, as well.

-Ru-tama, i will try to keep up the good work! thank you

-itsruby, hope you'll like this one also, even though it's not as funny as the last one (but it's sweet... or kind of...)

-danee, at 4 am? are you also sleeping that late, haha? and about that "nuuuuu" ... are you romanian? because that's the way you say "no" in romanian. Oh... and sorry, i never liked hitsugaya... no particular reason.

-ArsinoetheXXVII, thank you! really glad you like it!

-kh2fan1 ... keigox tatsuki? I've never thought of that...

-Avalon's Angel. Byakuya on facebook... yes, i know: hard to believe, but impossible actually, haha

-Thunder Claw03, i think that the couple will be so caught up in the wedding plans that they won't even have the time or the energy to get angry on Byakuya for posting their engagement on facebook... or will they?

-byakuya7687, well that makes me happy to know that i can make people laugh... hysterically! :)

-bleachgirl2001, thank you., calling me a talented writer it's the best praising i can get here

- falconrukichi... and byakuya is not the only one excited on the marriage, hehe

-anon .. i don't think that anything or anyone could surpass the Chappy in Rukia's heart, haha... maybe only an Ichigo dressed in a chappy constume!

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Enjoy!

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6. Operation Finding The Restaurant: (eventually) Success

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Question 5: What made you decide to have the wedding reception and the ceremony in the real world?

Rukia:Don't ask me… Ask Ichigo. He's the one who wanted it there.

Ichigo(turning to Rukia):… As if you didn't enjoyed your wedding in Karakura. Now that I think about it, I should have known better than to have the reception in Seireitei and let Byakuya handle it all. It would have been a lot easier for me, you know?

Rukia (displeased) : What do you mean by that?

Ichigo:You don't remember how you dragged me all over Karakura to find the right restaurant…the right dress and right… everything? (Then, turning to the reporter). I remember when we went to book the restaurant, we drove 4 hours in Kararura to find that damned Riviera. I could get to Tokyo within that time and maybe even return, you understand? It was a terrible day! I just wanted to get home, but Rukia, dad and Yuzu had teamed up in order to test my limits! You know, booking restaurants and matching the color of the ribbons with the flowers are not things for a guy like me… Maybe Ishida would have enjoyed it, but for me it was too much! Aaah!… We drove four hours around Karakura? Four! Can you imagine that?

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Even if Karin could refuse her father, she could absolutely not refuse her new sister. It took only a smile from Rukia to convince her to join the family in the "Finding the Perfect Restaurant" quest. Even though in the beginning she wasn't enthusiastic about the idea, now, after more than three hour of driving around the town and visiting all the restaurant, pubs and any other places on which a wedding could be organized, she didn't regret being brought along. Because Ichigo, who was more than exhausted and exasperated about the whole situation, seemed to need the company of someone who shared his estate of mind.

While Isshin, Yuzu and Rukia were inside of another restaurant, she and Ichigo decided that they had enough and remained in the car. Ichigo had a gloomy expression as he was watching the entrance of the restaurant, waiting for his family to return. They were both done with the "too big, "too small", "too expensive", "too cheap", "too ugly", "too insipid" speech.

"I like this one…" Karin said referring to the restaurant.

"They're all the same for me…" Ichigo replied with a bored air.

"Maybe they will agree on this one… and then we could all go home" she added in order to cheer up her brother.

"I couldn't possibly be that lucky!" Ichigo commented.

Karin was thinking the same thing, but she couldn't agree with him. It will only make things worse. She turned her gaze to the window and saw the family approaching, all three of them adopting a stiffed and annoyed air.

"Thieves! "Isshing shouted as he opened the door and sat on the driver seat. "They couldn't possibly ask such a price for such a small place!"

"And those cakes from the catalogue… weren't even good looking. I could make a better one at home anytime!" Yuzu commented.

"I think the manager was far too rude with us… I am definitely not having my wedding reception there!" Rukia added.

Ichigo and Karin rolled their eyes and exchanged a meaningful look.

"Told you!" was the only thing Ichigo added toward his sister.

"You told her what?" Rukia intervened.

"Nothing…" Ichigo replied.

"It doesn't look like nothing to me…" she commented and then turned to Karin. "What did he tell you?"

Karin widened her eyes. Rukia was visibly irritated and stressed with the whole wedding planning so she was slowly starting to overreact over anything. One wrong word from her and Rukia will turn into the person who kicked Ichigo out the bed that morning. Ichigo gasped.

"I told her that you wouldn't like the restaurant… That's all!" he said.

On those words, Isshin suddenly slammed the brakes and, along with Yuzu and Rukia, he turned to the Ichigo annoyed:

"IF YOU KNEW THAT, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO BEFORE WE ENTER?!" the three of them snapped at the same time.

From the passenger seat, Ichigo turned to Karin with a "Help me!" expression, but Karin bit her lips, knowing that it was hopeless to fight with Isshin, Yuzu and most of all…Rukia, at the same time

"Ichigo, you were supposed to help… not to make things harder," Rukia said when Isshin resumed his driving.

"But what have I done?" he asked confused.

"Uuuuuh!" she growled annoyed and approached Isshin's seat: "On this rhythm, we will never find a restaurant in time, Dad" she said.

Ichigo's eyes widened. Since when his father was "Dad" for her?

"Don't worry, my daughter…" Isshin said. "We still have time…"

"And even if we do, what if Nii-sama does not agree with it?" she asked.

"My daughter, I promise you I will find a place that even your grumpy brother will like!" Isshin replied with a fatherly voice.

Ichigo frowned. He was still blocked on the "Dad" issue. Until last night Isshin was "Kurosaki-san", "Ichigo's father" or "Ichigo's pervert old man" to her. Now, he became "dad"? He was more than surprised. Did the "wedding planning" bring those two that much closer? And since when Rukia was so enthusiastic about things like picking the restaurant, the flowers, the dress … and all the other girlish stuff? He had known Rukia for 10 years. He never expected to marry her, but since all the damage had been already done, he could only be contented with the fact that he will get to spend the rest of his life with a person he knows well.

At least, that is what he thought until last night. This new Rukia was preoccupied with matching the color of the tablecloth with the carpet of the restaurant and the jewelries she will wear on the wedding day. Like he'd never met her before. It was a difficult thing to admit, but after 10 years, he was discovering new parts of Rukia. It was strange, but he also had to admit that Rukia was actually enjoying herself with planning this wedding…so much that for a second she made him believe that they were actually marrying for…love.

Ichigo's eyes widened. His last thought was quite awkward.

"Why are you starring at me now?" Rukia snapped annoyed.

Ichigo didn't say a word and turned his gaze away.

"You know… you should also help!" Rukia added with reproach. "This my wedding as much as it is yours!"

Ichigo's eyes widened again. He could hardly recognize Rukia… and that though was scarring him. He suddenly remembered a TV show Yuzu used to watch on Mtv: Bridezillas. He felt like he was stuck in one of its episodes. He concluded that for his own safety, it would be wise for him to keep his mouth shut and agree with whatever Rukia was saying.

He turned to Rukia and shook his head obediently, even tough, caught in his own thoughts, he already forgot what she was early reproaching him. Rukia frowned and gasped annoyed, while she mentally stated "He's no good!". She crossed her arms and turned her eyes to the car's window. This wedding was stressing her, because she wanted it to be perfect. It was slightly odd, since she was never the girlish type. She never cared for appearances and always tried to develop only her warrior side. Normally, she would have went smoothly with planning the wedding reception. Without imposing any extravagant pretentions she would have accepted, most likely, any decent restaurant So then, how did she ended up in this "Bridezilla" episode?...

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~~Flashback~~

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After the she kicked Ichigo out of the bed, Rukia took in consideration the idea that she might have exaggerated with her reaction. After all she was the one who crossed "the line". Her face turned red. How could she curl like that around Ichigo? How could she confound him with "Giant Chappy"?! What would Ichigo think about her now? Maybe she should go downstairs and apologies… But no! That was out of the question. After all it was Ichigo she was talking about. She will just go to the kitchen and act natural, as if nothing happened. There was a possibility that he already forgot about the little incident…

And she was right, because when she descended to the kitchen, Ichigo's voice was rending the walls of the house, on a totally different matter:

"There is no one else who'd know my facebook password!"

'What is "Facebook"?' Rukia asked herself, as he sat at the table and watched calmly the show that the Kurosakis were giving for that morning.

"189 comments! The whole Karakura know about the wedding, not to mention Seireitei!" Ichigo continued.

"I still think is cool that Soul Society have internet…" Karin stated.

"Karin, you're not helping!" Ichigo replied and then he turned to his father.

"Don't look at me! I already told you I didn't do it!" Isshin replied innocently. "But I think that who did it, had a brilliant idea! Facebook is a miracle! We don't have to worry about the phone bill anymore, for inviting our friends to the wedding!"

Rukia frowned. Did everyone know about the wedding already? What were they actually talking about? She turned to Yuzu:

"What is facebook?"

Yuzu looked at her confused, as she didn't understand the question and served her another omelet.

"Aaah!" Ichigo growled and ruffled his hair annoyed. "Never mind! I'm going back to bed!"

"What?!" Isshin snapped worried. "You don't have time for that! We must go and book a restaurant for the reception!"

But Ichigo continued on heading to the stairs.

"It's 8 and a half… I'm one hundred percent sure that until 12 pm you won't organize yourselves in order to actually get in the car and go to look for a restaurant… so wake me up around 12…" he added and went upstairs.

The kitchen remained silent for a couple of second, until Isshin turned to his three daughters alarmed.

"He's right!" he hissed. "Things won't work out like this! We need a plan!"

Rukia's eyes widened. Isshin coming up with a plan didn't sound good for her. Actually, none of these wedding things weren't pleasing her. Everybody was making such a big fuss about it while she wanted to keep things as simple as it could. She accepted the wedding, she was aware of the fact that she needed to involve herself in the planning, but all this bustle was making her uncomfortable.

"But before we chose a place, we must decide on the concept of the wedding" Yuzu said. "I thing I will bring some material that will help Rukia-chan decide!"

Rukia bit her tongue. This day nearly started and she was already tired.

" Yuzu, I don't think Rukia is the kind of girl who would…" Karin tried as she noticed the unease expression on Rukia's face, but Yuzu turned to her with a serious glare.

"Karin-chan… every girl dreams about the perfect wedding… even you will do that when the time comes!"

"Ooooh! I can't wait to seeee my Karin in a white dress!" Isshin cut in ecstatically.

"Not in this life!" Karin snapped and got up from the table. " I think I will follow Ichi-nii's example and go back to bed…"

"And I'll go get the materials!" Yuzu added.

A couple of minutes later, Yuzu returned with her Ipad and a dozens of fashion magazines. She put them all in front of Rukia who was still unsure of all this. She browsed for her all the articles regarding weddings and brides and while she was giving her explanations, Rukia's eyes were slowly widening…

Rukia has never been curios on what a human wedding ceremony meant. As a matter a fact she had never been too font of the whole concept of wedding, but what Yuzu was showing her now… all the little flowers bouquets, all the furbelows, the ribbons, all the white fluffy things, were just too… CUTE!

Rukia's eyes sparkled.

If there was something that she could madder about more than Chappie that would be a collection of cute things. After browsing all those magazines Yuzu gave her, Rukia's mind perceived the human wedding as "the biggest collection of cute things".

She raised her head, facing her future father-in-law:

"You are right, Isshin-san! We need a plan!" she said with her most serious voice.

"Indeed, daughter!" He replied with the same air, as if they were both playing in suspense action movie. He leaned over the table and approached Rukia with a deep frowned. "But were not right with the way you addressed me! I'm not "Isshin-san" for you…"

"Oh…I'm sorr…." Rukia immediately said, thinking that she should have better called him "Kurosaki-san!"

"My daughter!" Isshin suddenly snapped theatrically. "You are compelled to call me "Father"… or "Dad"… or "Daddy"!... Tell me which one do you prefer?"

Rukia smiled unsure, troubled by his reaction.

"I prefere… Isshin-san?..." she said with a low, interrogatively voice causing crocodile tears on Isshin's eyes. "Ok…ok… dad …but please don't start to cry again…" she added.

Isshin immediately cheered up and turned to his biologically daughters.

"As for the plan… Yuzu go get the Karakura map! Karin bring the Golden Pages!... We must find all the restaurants in towns and established a run for our trip!"

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~~End Flashback~~

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"Ishida-san had left a comment on Facebook, Rukia…" Yuzu suddenly said as she was holding her Iphone. "He says that he could design your wedding dress. How nice of him!"

Rukia turned cheerfully to her sister, while Ichigo growled annoyed.

"I swear that when I get home I'll delete my facebook account! I never use it anyway…" he said.

"By the way…" Isshin intervened. "Did you call Asano? He left dozens of comments on Facebook asking you to make him your best men at the wedding…"

"Are you kidding me? I turned off my phone hours ago! This morning I received more phone calls than in all my 25 birthdays!"

"Dad…" Rukia suddenly said with her nose glued on the window. "Could we pull over here?"

Isshin looked on his right and saw a one level modern building. It was simple and bright, with big windows, opened toward a big terrace above the shore of the Karakura river.

"Well…this looks nice!" Karin stated.

"This is Riviera…" Isshin stated. "But we already agreed last night that this is too small…"

"It doesn't look small to me…" Rukia stated and then she turned to Ichigo. "What do you think?"

Ichigo opened his mouth to tell her that he was already too tired, but no answer came out. The smile on Rukia's lips was disarmingly. He just got out of the car and opened the door for her. The four Kurosaki's followed her and they all walked silently to the restaurant. The doors were wide opened, but surprisingly, they found no one in.

Ichigo went a few steps ahead and took a look around. Everything was simple and clear. The big windows permitted the light to enter making all look clean and bright.

"This looks nice…" he stated.

"Isn't it?" Rukia said with surprisingly lovely voice. He turned to her, surprised. The look in her eyes was clearly saying that she had fallen in love with this place.

"And it's not small either…" Ichigo added. He took a few steps toward the round tables on the left. "I'm sure those scary elders will fit in this area…"

Rukia smiled and took a few steps back. "Then we could put Gotei 13 here…"

"Where should the family and us sit?... Near the terrace?" he continued.

"It's an idea…but when you say family, this includes Nii-sama too, right?"

"Hmmm…" Ichigo stated, pretending to consider the problem seriously. "I guess I could take him also in consideration"

"Ha, ha… very funny!" she commented and pinched him, causing him to slightly laugh.

From a few steps away, Isshin noticed that Ichigo and Rukia getting along well for the first time that day. He made a sign toward his daughters to leave them alone.

"We are going to check the terrace" Karin said.

"I'm going to look for the manager!" Isshin added.

Ichigo and Rukia didn't even pay attention to them, since they were both too preoccupied with planning the places where the guests will stay.

"This will leave the center empty for dancing…" Ichigo said.

"Ichigo… I was thinking. Why don't we get a band to the reception?" she proposed.

"Like quartet of strings or …something like that?" he asked with a slight disappointment in his voice.

"No!" she replied with a weary face. "No classical or Japanese traditional music at my wedding! I want my guests to have fun! And myself - I want to have fun!"

"And what would "Nii-sama" say about that?" he asked with a cocked eyebrow, pointing out Byakuya with irony in his question.

"Well… it's my wedding, not Nii-sama's," she replied with a low voice.

He smiled, pleased by her answer and then he heard himself adding the words:

"Actually is our wedding…"

"Yes, of course…" she added immediately.

An awkward silence fell between them for a couple of seconds. So, in order to make it disappear, he said:

"I'll look for a band, then…"

"And we also have to look for a song" she added.

He frowned confused.

"A song… for the grooms' dance" she explained.

He made a weary face.

"Do I also have to take classes for that dance?"

"I don't know about you… but I certainly do. I dance like a penguin," she admitted.

He started to laugh.

"I'll go with you, then" he said.

"Really?" she asked happily.

"Well…we're both in this, right? And moreover I don't want to give Byakuya reasons to make fun of me for the next two centuries."

She smiled and looked once again at the room:

"So we'll put the band on the opposite side of our table…" she said.

"If we'll put it there it means that our table won't be near the terrace then… we'll have to place it on left…there" he said and showed at the front all between the terrace and the entrance." And then move the Elders and the Gotei 13 on the right and left of our table since… you know they're the "honorable guests"…"

"So the friends from Karakura will stay on the right and left of the band?"

"That's far better…" he replied.

Without acknowledging it, Ichigo was caught by the "wedding planning" fever. He didn't know why, but he was also starting to enjoy it. It was strange because weddings were not his cup of tea. Moreover, he was slowly beginning to understand Rukia, since he was also acting as if this wedding was real. He felt so comfortable around Rukia as if she was his true fiancée… as if he could embrace her or kiss her at any moment.

"I can't believe I'm getting married…" she stated.

"I can't believe that we're getting married…" he replied.

She turned to him with a half-amused, half-playful look, so he approached her and put an arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer. None of them acknowledged it but that simple gesture came to them naturally. The same way it would come to any other couple.

From the other side of the room, the place where they imagined to put their table at the reception, Isshin appeared with the manager of the restaurant. They both stopped for a moment and starred at the couple who shared their moment of affection, without knowing that they were being watched.

"They look good together. They must be truly in love" the lady manager commented.

"You have no idea…" Isshin replied.

The manager smiled and went ahead.

"Good evening, my name is Mikoto Haru. I'm the manager of the restaurant. I understood that you would like to book this hall for the 15th of August."

Rukia turned to the manager, trying to part from Ichigo, but for a reason he couldn't understand, Ichigo kept his hand around her shoulder and pulled her back. On her turn, for a reason she also couldn't explain, Rukia didn't protest. The manager begun to gave the details concerning the price, the food menu, the drinks… but suddenly none of them was interested anymore. They were looking at each other with the corner of their eyes, while an unexplainable smile lingered on their lips.

This wedding was as real as any other wedding.

But the dreamy atmosphere was interrupted by the Kurosaki twins who returned from the terrace.

"Keigo is on the phone…." Karin said as she handed him her phone.

"And form where did he get your number?" Ichigo asked annoyed.

"How the hell should I know?" Karin replied.

Ichigo gasped.

"I swear I'm not making him my best man!" he stated and took the phone.

Then, Ichigo headed to the terrace and started to yell on the phone, while Rukia started to explain to the manager her little dream with the ribbons and the flowers for the tables...

The day was far from over...

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