The Band Chapter 11, a bleach fanfic

Okay People sorry again for the late update, but I've already explained my reasons so don't attack me. I would really like to update faster its just well, school (mostly Aca Dec) have been killing me, not literally (hopefully). Friday I competed with a senior on super quiz (which is evolution this year which is good cause I actually listened in biology last year thanks Mr. Daniels). I won which is only the second time a senior has been defeated by a lower classman this year. The thing that upset me though, is that when we compete in class the person who keeps score gives a name for the 'team' this time it was one on one though. She just happened to be a senior (most of them hate me) and she put down, "Her (if only she had a brain)" it really made upset because I don't like being called stupid and that's the only class I'm called stupid in. Mr. Kibler made her change the name but it still bugs me. Anyway enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 11, Uncovered Secrets

Ashido couldn't believe the look on the orange-haired punk's face, 'Does this dumbass really not know... this should be fun', "Oh what Miss High and Mighty left that part out didn't she?"

Ichigo decided to ignore the moron-haired imbecile, 'Really what's up with the dye job, who would want their hair moron in the first place?' He turned his attention to his raven-haired date, "Kuchiki? He doesn't mean what I think he means does he?"

"Wha-what do you mean?" Rukia asked nervously.

"What your little idiot is wanting to know is if you really are a Kuchiki: the prominent, famous, filthy fucking rich, record label owning family of Japanese nobility descent." Ashido smirked, "And just incase the kid's brain-dead, yes she is the younger sister of the pompous, I'm-too-good-for-anyone-else, Byakuya Kuchiki."

"Shut up idiot" Ichigo barked at the stranger and then mutters to Rukia, "Why the hell didn't you tell me about this?"

"You never asked me" She whispers back.

"You had plenty of time to tell me, hell we were discussing that label like yesterday and you didn't even say anyth-" Ichigo began muttering.

"Okay as much as I enjoy seeing this little quarrel of yours, I do have my own obligations to pertain to" Ashido attempted to excuse himself.

"And what exactly are those 'obligations', Ashido?" the petite girl snapped at him.

"Damn, feisty as ever" the moron-haired man laughed.

"That doesn't answer my question." Rukia stated in a rather crude manner.

"Why do you think I have bad intentions of some sort my little butterfly?" he smirked.

"She's/I'm not your butterfly" Ichigo and Rukia quickly answered simultaneously.

"Wow, you two really are dating, aren't you?" Ashido laughed.

Suddenly a large group of people walk up to the trio, seven people to be exact. Oddly enough their hair and outfits make Ichigo look much less of the 'bad boy' that he is often portrayed as in school. One had blue hair, Grimmijow; the pink-haired man, Szayel; A shapely women with green hair, Nel; an emo with hair obviously dyed black, Ulquoirra; a dark-skinned female with hair apparently bleached, Halibel; A girl with purple hair, Circucci; and finally an albino with yellow eyes, who looked surprisingly like Ichigo, who was nicknamed Horse, but no one knew why and no one knew his real name either, but no one bothered to ask.

"Hey Ashido these guys causing you trouble?" Grimmijow asked his friend.

"No were pretty peachy or should I say Strawberrish?" He asked.

"Rukia, this guy's an idiot" Ichigo bent down to whisper into Rukia's ear while rolling his eys.

"As if I didn't know that already." she muttered back. Then she turned her attention to the seemingly intimidating group, "So who the hell are you?"

"She has a short temper doesn't she?" Szayel pointed.

"Shut up" Ichigo barked.

"Don't mind him he has that superior façade about him, though I don't think he's trying to dis your girlfriend." Halibel told him.

"Um… okay, who are you guys?" Ichigo asked a bit awkward at how motherly her voice sounded.

"They're my band." Ashido answered, "That's Halibel, Grimmjow, Nel, Szayel, Ulquoirra, Circucci, and Horse. Oh, and guys this carrot top's Ichigo and this pretty little thing, you know the infamous Rukia Kuchiki."

"Really, didn't think she'd be so cute" Horse replied taking a step closer to Rukia.

Ichigo took up the space between Horse and Rukia, "Hey back off asshole."

"Damn King didn't think you'd be so fucking possessive" Horse gave out the creepiest and almost too unrealistically wide smile."

"King?" Circucci asked, "He doesn't look that big and bad to me"

"Ya, he's kind of scrawny, but everyone is tough next your bony ass" Grimmijow laughed.

"Well, not Miss Kuchiki here I could break her in half" Circucci huffed crossing her arms across her chest.

"Don't underestimate the Queen, Witch" Horse replied , "Jaguar here is right, even Queen here could take you."

"What the fuck?" Rukia asked tilting her head slightly to the left to display her apparent confusion.

"Hey, Horse your right she is kind of cute. Don't mind Horse he gives everyone a nickname." Grimmijow told her.

"Hey!" Ichigo began to get irritated, 'Damn I knew Rukia was hot, but I don't want other guys hitting on her damn it.'

"Don't be jealous, I think you pretty cute yourself" Nel winked at him which made Ichigo blush.

Rukia noticed this and got a bit possessive, "Hey! He's on a date with me not you!"

"Don't get you panties in a bunch, I was just stating a fact, I wasn't trying to steal your boyfriend" Nel laughed.

"Anyway are we done conversing with the trash?" Ulquiorra spoke for the first time.

"Who the hell are you calling trash?!" Ichigo asked.

"Emo is calling you trash King." Horse told him, "And maybe he's right."

"What?!" a vein popped on top of the orange-haired teen's head.

"Oh don't get defensive"

"I wasn't"

"Sure whatever"

"Anyway were only in town for a little while, we have to make it to the hotel by Las Noches" Halibel pointed out.

"What are you going to be doing there?" Rukia asked.

"Entering a band competition to try get signed to your label" Circucci stated.

"Fuck! That means were have to see these guys again!" Ichigo yelled.

"What are you going to be doing there?" Ashido asked.

"Were entering the same competition" Rukia let out a sigh.

"Oh, ya I forgot your 'noble' brother doesn 't like you to sing, is this some way to rebel against him?" Ashido asked.

"No!" Rukia shot.

"Fine I guess we will be going now" Ashido bowed in a dushbag sort of way, "See you later, I think it would be interesting to meet the rest of your band."

"Ya no one is better than Werewolf, Jaguar, Witch, Four Eyes, Haley Berry, Emo, Angel, and I" Horse winked. Everyone exited the restaurant.

"Rukia…" Ichigo began making his hands into a fist and staring at the ground.

"Ichigo I'm sorry, I didn't want you to-" Rukia began

"Save it" Ichigo interrupted in a harsh manner.

"Ichi-" Rukia was surprised

"Shut it" Ichigo looked at her clearly angry, "You didn't tell me anything about you, all those times we talked to each you had plenty of chances you didn't tell me shit about your ex, Ashido or your brother."

"Ashido is not my ex!" Rukia defended herself.

"Okay what was that part about you guys having a thing or did I hear it incorrectly?"

"We didn't! I met him when I was thirteen he was seventeen, I had a crush on him yes, but I didn't do anything about it! I swear! Don't you… believe me" the petite girl began to tear up.

"Honestly, I don't know what to think now. I just don't understand why the hell did you keep this all a secret!"

"I- I thought you'd try to use me… to get famous…I thought-I thought you'd be.. I was afraid you'd be like Ashido" Rukia said the last part softly.

"What?" Ichigo asked more surprised than angry, "What did he do to you?"

"Like you'd care"

"What kind of a guy do you think I am?"

"Oh, come on Ichigo. You can quite with the act, you're a guy and all guys are the same. You've known me like half the summer do you really think I'm dumb enough to fall for that twice. All you care about is getting laid and becoming famous!"

"Thanks now I know you think highly of me" Ichigo said sarcastically.

"Oh and what am I suppose to think! All you ever care about is the band and getting signed your obviously a horny teenage boy like the rest of them!"

"And what makes you think you're so great? The money, the fame, the voice, your looks?" Ichigo asked.

"I can't believe after I told you I was picked on none stop because of it!"

"And how am I suppose to know you didn't lie about that too?"

"I wouldn't have a reason to lie about something so stupid!"

"You lied about Ashido"

"I did not!… I just didn't tell you about him!"

"Oh and that's suppose to make it all better"

"Whatever, so you didn't keep anything a secret from me?!"

"…"

"Ya, that's what I thought! You're such a hypocrite, but then again I should have known!"

"Yes you should have." said new voice that belong to a woman. She wore glasses and carried a menu, "This is a restaurant and people are eating here, you two have disturbed our customers with your high school drama."

"Relax Nanao, hey I'm the owner Shunsui Kyōraku. Now I hate to resort to kicking out my customers, but I'm afraid if you too keep this up that I will lose the rest of them" said the owner, he was a tall man with long curly brown hair tied in a pony tail.

"Sorry sir, but we were just leaving anyway" Rukia bowed.

"Um… okay" he scratched the back of his head.

"Bye Mr. Kyoraku" Ichigo said with his hands in his pockets and followed Rukia.

"Hopefully they make up" Nanao said pushing up her glasses with her index finger.

"Aw I knew my sweet Nanao had a soft spot." Shunsui smiled.

Nanao hit in the head with the menu, "I told you to stop calling me that!"

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Ichigo and Rukia didn't talk when she was dropped off at the mansion and never wanted to anyway.

The next day at practice…

There was an awkward aura in the air that wasn't pleasant. Everyone was well informed about the events that occurred a day earlier and no one, and I mean no one wanted to be involved and tried to avoid taking sides.

"So…" Renji broke the silence seeing everyone just sitting silently on the couches in the basement. 'This is why Ichigo will never get laid, he keeps pissing people off'

"Um… well, I brought snicker doodles" Tatsuki pointed out, 'This is ridiculous, Ichigo and Rukia shouldn't be fighting for this'

"I know I put red bean paste on them they're really good, Tatsuki" Orihime smiled, "Do you want any Rukia?"

"No, Orhime I couldn't eat even if I wanted to anyway." Rukia told her quietly.

"She'd probably throw it up anyway" Ichigo snorted.

"What are you trying to imply Kurosaki?"

"That you're a rich snobby bitch that has an eating disorder, Kuchiki"

"Enough!" Miyako gave them both a glare that could kill, "I've had it. You two obviously liked each other, and you learn one thing about her and you get angry. I told her you weren't the type of guy to judge her, but I guess I was wrong wasn't I Ichigo. And Rukia, honest to God could you blame him. I'm not saying it was as bad as he is making it out to be, but for heaven sake's your accusing him of being a jerk based on his reaction to one thing.

"I don't care if she's a Kuchiki, I don't care that she never told me, what I do care about is that the bitch thought I was an asshole who would use her and her connections for my own benefit!"

"And he's not a jerk" Rukia pointed out to the way he spoke.

Miyako let out a sigh of frustation, "Fine whatever, you two don't have to like each other, but we still need to practice, so Rukia you got to work on that cover song."

"Fuck that, she can't sing for shit" Ichigo snapped.

"Oh, and you could do so much better Kurosaki?" Rukia raised an eyebrow at the cocky orange-haired teen.

"Much, I suppose since you're the heiress to a major music label you're able to play a guitar?" he asked her while shoving his guitar in her grasp.

"Better than you" she simply stated.

"Good we're changing that Nirvana song, they were probably high when they wrote it anyway so you guys know 'Animal I have become', right?" Ichigo asked the band.

"Don't tell me your going to sing?" Uryuu asked in disbelief.

"Is there a problem?" the orange-haired teen asked.

"I guess we have no choice" Kaien smirked pulling the strap of his bass over his head.

"This should be hilarious" Renji positioned himself on the drums.

"Kaien you're my back up got it?" Ichigo ordered.

"Aye Aye Captain" Kaien gave a solute and Ichigo rolled his eyes.

Then the intro began.

I can't escape this hell
So many times i've tried
But i'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

'What Ichigo can sing why did he make a big deal about me not singing for the band?' Miyako thought.

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)

'Holy shit guess Ichigo really can sing. This day is just full of surprises' Renji contemplated.

I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times i've lied
(So many times i've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

'All this time we were friends and you didn't tell, your gonna get it later Ichigo' Tatsuki smiled inwardly.

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

'Wow Ichigo's voice is so perfect, why did he want a singer for the band anyway? He probably has a deeper meaning he didn't want to tell anyone about' Orihime continued to consume the snicker doodles.

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

'So Ichigo can sing who knew. Rukia's doing excellent on the guitar, but still Ichigo is… wow, I can't compliment him though he's already conceited enough as it is' Uryuu debated in his head

(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

After the song Rukia couldn't do nothing, but gape, 'He performed the cover perfectly. There couldn't be a more perfect performance. He never told me he sing like that.'

"Well, I think we have a cover song now don't we?" Ichigo smirked.

"Ichigo you were amazing!" Orihime commented.

"Yea, even I have to admit that" Renji told him sincerely.

"Well, then I say those other bands better be afraid cause were gonna kick some ass if you know what I mean." Kaien smiled.

Just a week in a half to prepare for a life changing experience.

Yea the end of another great chapter! And look Ichigo finally reveils his singing abilities! And what do you think about Ashido's gang! I know where I'm going with this story, but I don't know how quickly I'll be able to update, however. So enjoy hope I get reviews, you can scold me for taking so long to update, or you could praise me about the chapter... hopefully it was worth the wait. :)

-But for usual I, spidergoth, will be out of this place of fiction involving devoted fans (I can't leave without making a nerdy comment)