A/N: Thanks for the encouraging reviews everyone! n.n Sorry I haven't updated in a while… School came back, then I had mid terms and homework. THEN I got side-tracked by anime and forums. . I'll make this chapter longer than my other two then. :)
I'll try to bring in Renji and Kenpachi, if I don't bring them in this chappie, I'll bring them in the next one. Here I go!
Sorry Rhana… I don't know how I'd space out the text because I like to type in paragraphs or else I think it looks strange... . But I'll try.

Disclaimer: Don't own Bleach or the song lyrics in this chappie. :(

Chapter 3: The Wish

Recap: "So what would you like me to make for dinner, Rukia?"

"Uhh… What can you make?" Rukia replied a bit dumbfounded.
"I can make just about anything as long as I have the ingredients… So what will it be?"
"Well… Ummm…" Rukia pondered. She had never really had much of a variety to pick from, her father usually only let her eat rice.
"Surprise me?" she said unsure of his reaction.
"Sure!" Ichigo said with a gleeful smile, cooking was one of his favorite things to do after all.
"You can go take a shower or a bath while I prepare, the bathroom is down that hall and in the room right across from my room." He said pointing to the hall from which she had come from.

Rukia nodded and made her way to the bathroom. She paused at the entrance of the hall. "I don't have any clothes to change into…" she said without turning around. "Oh, hold on." Ichigo said jogging past her into his room.

A few minutes later, he came out with a t-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts.

"I guess these will have to do for now… These are the smallest pairs of clothes I have… As for your… Undergarments…" he said with a bit of a blush, "You can toss them in the washing machine before you take a shower. The washing machine is in the room right next to the bathroom."

She nodded and took the clothes. The bathroom was exactly where he had said it was and as she walked in, she saw that it was more feminine than she had thought it would be. Pink towels hung from the towel rack, the shower curtains were a see through pink, but not too see through, the bathroom rug on the floor was a nice creamy white color which matched with the porcelain sink, toilet, and bathtub, and everything was neatly in place by the sink. He had had a big rectangular mirror that was as long as his sink and the toilet was between the sink and the bathtub.

As she was undressing herself, she saw the ugly bruise that had gotten bigger and darker than before. She frowned at the memory of what had happened earlier today. A million questions were running through her head as to why he had saved her. He barely knew her and just the thought of him made her heart jump and her cheeks flush. She was now questioning herself as to why she had felt this way about him.

Wrapping a towel around herself, she peeked out the door to see if Ichigo was looking. She saw he was busy in cooking and a small smile crept across her face. Undergarments and school uniform in hand, she quickly dashed to the next room, loaded her things into the washing machine and let it rip. She decided to get her uniform washed too so that she could wear it to school tomorrow. Again she peeked out the door and checked if he was looking. He now looked a bit frustrated with something he was cooking which made her smile grow. She then dashed back into the bathroom and closed the door, locking it also.

She twisted the shower knobs and felt the water every so often to see if it was the right temperature. When the water was right, she unwrapped the towel, folded it, placed it on the countertop by the sink, and stepped into the shower. She felt relaxed as the warm water gently tapped against her bare back and as the warm steam caressed her.

There was something about his house, something about him, that made her feel so safe. She felt as if she was getting another chance at a better life when she was near him. The emotions running through her were so different now that her father wasn't there.

At home, she'd usually take five minute showers for fear her father would barge in and beat the living daylights out of her while she was naked, but here she was, in the shower just standing there for about three minutes.

She saw that there was a shower radio on the opposite side of the shower head and she turned it on. As she was passing through the FM stations, she heard Evanescence's Bring Me to Life song and she stopped there, singing in barely a whisper.

How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark
Bid my blood to run
Before I come undone
Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

A gentle knock came from the door and Rukia jumped a bit, turning off the radio instantly.

"Uhh… Yeah?" She said, still a bit hesitant.
"Dinner's almost ready. Oh, and I put your clothes into the drier." came the voice of the man that had saved her.
"Oh ok, thank you." She said bowing to nothing and blushing at the thought of him touching her clothes and such.

She quickly finished her shower leaving the radio off, hopped out, and dried herself off with the towel she had used before. Again, she wrapped the towel around her body and peeked out the door to see if he was anywhere near. She then ran to the next room and fished her underwear and bra out of the drier, peeked, and ran back into the bathroom.

She put on the clothes and saw that they were a bit baggy on her and she also noticed that his clothes smelled quite nice. It wasn't a laundry detergent smell, but it was a sweet warm smell. She liked it. It put her at ease.

As she unlocked the door, she smelled luscious aromas of the food Ichigo prepared. She was a bit anxious to see what he had made her and about them having a dinner together. This was all so sudden to her. It was like karma was finally giving her a break.

She stepped into the hallway and Ichigo suddenly rushed up to her.

"Wait! I'm not done yet! Go wait in my room for a few more minutes." He said pushing her gently into his room. Rukia tried to peek but he was blocking the way.
"Uhh. Ok..." came from her mouth slightly taken aback and did as told.

He left his room and closed the door. Sitting there, she looked around the room once more. His room was so decorative compared to her room. She stroked the silk sheets and gasped at how soft they were. She was afraid she would taint them with her "dirtiness". Growing up, her father had always called her a whore and it sunk in so much, she started to believe that she was one. Even if she had never done anything of that sort in her life, she just let it all sink in. She knew her father would never think otherwise of her, so she never tried to fight it or defend herself.

Letting out a small sigh of distress, she got up from the bed and began exploring in his room careful not to ruin anything. She looked at the pictures on his wall and saw one where Ichigo had his arms around two guys. One guy had red hair that was in a pony tail and had these weird tattoos on his forehead, and the other guy had spiky black hair that had small bells at the tips and a patch over his right eye. They looked really happy, a bit dirty and cut up, but happy none the less. She then noticed they had swords on their backs and her eyes widened. She guessed they were doing some heavy sparring and got a little carried away.

Minutes later, Ichigo came into the room and announced that he was finished cooking and led her by the hand back to the kitchen. She blushed at them holding hands, even if it was just him leading her into the kitchen.

He pulled out her chair and made a gesture for her to sit. She sat down cautiously and he pushed her chair in smoothly. Ichigo sat front of her and studied her face.

She was looking down at the bowl of noodles and her face was bright with curiosity. Ichigo could do nothing but smirk as he picked up his chop-sticks.

"Hey, you going to eat that, or are you just going to stare at it all night?" he said with a bit of laughter.
"Sorry, but I've never had anything like this before. What is it?" She replied keeping her stare on the bowl of noodles.

Ichigo gasped and said "You've never had ramen before!"

"Ramen? Is that what this is called?"
"Well… Yeah… But I added a few things like the eggs, lettuce, and pork. Usually it's just a packet of dried noodles and powder sauce. Hurry and eat already before it gets cold." Ichigo said with a smile.

Rukia picked up her chop-sticks and carefully pulled out some noodles stuffing them carefully into her mouth.
Her eyes widened at the taste of the noodles. Ichigo stared at her a bit concerned.

"Are you ok, Rukia…?" He said a bit scared.
"This… is…. DELICIOUS!" She said with a large grin.

She pigged out on the noodles and Ichigo just stared at her. He was already shocked at the fact that she had never had ramen before, but now she was eating like a starved pig. Another smile crept across his face and he thought she looked really cute eating like that.

Rukia looked up from the bowl and blushed.

"What are you staring at…? Is there something on my face?" Rukia said confused.
Ichigo burst out laughing.
"You have bits of egg there," he said pointing to her cheek "some lettuce here," pointing to her chin "and small bits of ramen here." pointing to her other cheek.
She picked up a napkin as red as a tomato and wiped her face.
"Is it all gone now?"
"Yep." He said smiling.

Ichigo finished his bowl of ramen as Rukia sat there patiently waiting.

She couldn't help but stare at him, his nice facial structure, deep brown eyes, and silky orange hair. Her heart wouldn't stop pounding at the sight of him and she didn't know what this feeling she had for him was. It was all so new to her.

He started picking up the dishes and she snapped back to reality.

"Let me help you with that." She said smiling.
"Sure." He said walking to the silver metal sink.

They both reached for the same pink bowl and Rukia pulled her hand back blushing.

"I'm sorry."
"It's ok." He said in response smiling and looking at her.

They finished clearing the table and Ichigo broke the silence by saying "You want to go look at the stars tonight?"
Rukia nodded and followed him to his balcony.

"Wait right there while I go get some things…" He said as he dashed to his room.

She stood there and gazed up at the shimmering night sky.
It was beautiful. She had never seen this many stars out. She had never actually been star gazing either.

Ichigo came back with big rectangular cushions and two blankets. He placed one blanket on the floor and tossed the pillows on top.

"Sit down." He said pointing to the pillows.

Ichigo sat close to her and wrapped the remaining blanket around them. Rukia grabbed a pillow and hugged it while looking at the stars. He inched closer to her without her noticing as she looked into the ongoing blanket of stars.

Ichigo then saw a shooting star fly by and exclaimed "Oh a shooting star!"
"Make a wish quickly. If you do, it might come true!" Rukia said.

He closed his eyes and then opened them a few seconds later.

"What'd you wish for?" Rukia asked looking over at him.

He leaned in and tenderly pressed his lips against her soft lips.

Kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

(Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer)

A small gasp escaped from her mouth as he withdrew himself.

"That's what I wished for…" Ichigo said in a whisper.
"Why'd you stop…?" She said in a low murmur looking down at the blanket.

That was after all, her first kiss and she didn't want it to end just yet.

He put his hand on her chin and turned it slightly so they were looking at each other, eye to eye. Then he softly nibbled on her lower lip as she melted away in his kiss. She shyly pressed her lips onto his, tempting the kiss even further. Her arms let go of the pillow, and she wrapped them around the back of his neck. He opened his mouth slightly and gently licked her lips signaling for her to open her mouth too. Then his tongue entered her mouth exploring playfully inside.

Her arms went limp around the back of his neck and she couldn't believe this was happening. His tongue retreated and gave her one last kiss before he broke it.

They quietly panted for air as they both secretly smiled.

Rukia's cheeks were tinted with a faint pink and Ichigo reached for her hand, lacing his fingers with hers.

"I'm worn out for the night…" Rukia said quietly.
"Yeah, me too. You want to go to bed now?" Ichigo said in response.
Rukia nodded her head and they both got up.
"I'll just clean this up tomorrow."

They both went to the bathroom to brush their teeth and wash their faces. Then they headed for Ichigo's room.

"You can sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the couch." Ichigo said walking out of the room.
Rukia walked behind him and grabbed his hand.
"Hmm?" he said.
"…. I don't… I don't want you to sleep on the couch…." She said a bit embarrassed.
"I want you…" she said pulling him "here," she said pointing to the bed "with me."

He held her from behind and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Are you sure?"

She turned her head to look at him and nodded.

He gave her a peck on the lips and smiled.

"I need to go take a quick shower and change. I'll be done in a few minutes. You can just go to bed because I don't want you waiting on me." He said grabbing some night clothes from his drawer.

She nodded again and got onto his bed as he left the room.

She lay under the sheets and dozed off within a couple minutes. When Ichigo came back, he saw she was already asleep and gave her a kiss on the forehead then carefully got in next to her, being cautious as to not wake her.

(A/N: Warning, this stuff is going to be pretty explicit… So if you don't like sexual themed stuff rape, then I suggest you skip the italicized part. . )

"You're such a bad girl, Rukia." Her father said in a bone chilling voice. Rukia was in the basement of her home and she looked around. "Ichigo…?" She said helplessly. She tried to move her arms, but they were tied to the wall. "Ichigo!" She was beginning to panic now. "Why are you calling for that stupid boy? Daddy's here." The word 'Daddy' echoed through her mind and she realized this was bad remembering what had happened in the dream she had earlier. Now she was panicking frantically. "What do you want from me!" She screamed at her father as he caressed her cheek with his hand. Then his finger ran down the middle of her chest. She tried to kick him, but her foot wouldn't budge and she realized her ankles were tied too. She looked down and saw that she was wearing her school uniform and that she wouldn't be able to escape. "Now you be a good girl or it will hurt more." He grabbed some cloth and tied it around her mouth so she couldn't scream. He started to unbutton her shirt and she started to squirm. Her bra was white and lacey. "You're such a slut. Were you planning to wear this for your boyfriend? You whore." He grabbed a pair of scissors from the same table that he grabbed the cloth from and cut down the middle of her bra. "Your breasts are smaller than your Mother's, but I guess they will have to do." He grabbed her breasts with both of his hands and tears streamed down her face, soaking the cloth around her mouth. Then he crouched down in front of her skirt. "Hmm… What are we going to do with this bad boy?" He said referring to her skirt. "Oh! I know!" He pulled the skirt off and tossed it into a corner. "We'll just have to take it off." He said with a smirk. "Ooh. Matching panties. How delicious. Too bad your bra was cut. We'll just have to make these match with your bra again then!" He grabbed the scissors again and started cutting her panties. The cloth around her mouth was completely soaked now and her eyes were swollen and red from all the crying. "Now this is where the fun starts." He said as he began to unzip his pants. Rukia couldn't bear to look anymore so she just turned her head and closed her eyes, continuing to cry. He stuck it into her and she screamed within the cloth. She started bleeding between her legs but her Father continued to do it anyways. "Why aren't you looking at Daddy?" He said between moans and thrusts turning her head to face him. He removed the cloth from her mouth and roughly started kissing her. He shoved his tongue into her mouth and she started choking out sobs. He continued to push in and out vigorously making her become sore and she bit his tongue. He yelped out in pain and withdrew his mouth and tongue. Blood inked out the corners of his mouth and he said "You little fucking bitch. You're going to pay for that." He removed himself from her body and grabbed a whip. "I'm going to teach you to be obedient." He started whipping her chest and she cried out in pain. "Please stop!" She yelled.

Ichigo poked Rukia's face. "Hey… Wake up…" He said a bit concerned with her tossing and turning.
Her eyes opened slightly and a few tears slid from the corners her eyes.
"Ichigo…" She sat up and hugged him.
"What's wr- Never mind…" He said not wanting her to cry. He just embraced her and let her calm down.

She fell back to sleep within a couple minutes and Ichigo just laid there with his hands behind his head, looking at the ceiling. He sighed and then tried to get back to sleep.

Ichigo woke up the next morning to his alarm clock beeping. Rukia shot up and slapped Ichigo on the chest. He coughed in pain and sat up as he turned his alarm clock off.

"HEY. What was that for!" Ichigo shouted.
"I'm so sorry! I thought you were my alarm clock!" Rukia said with her hands on her cheeks.
"It's nothing…" Ichigo coughed out. "I wouldn't like to be your alarm clock in the morning though…"
"Hey!" Rukia said flicking him on the head.
They both laughed on Ichigo's bed.
"We should get ready for school…" Ichigo said.

Rukia agreed and she went to the bathroom to change into her school uniform while Ichigo changed in his room.

As she was changing, she remembered what had happened in her dream. She shook her head in a desperate attempt to shake it out of her mind. Then she brushed her teeth and walked into the kitchen.

"The bathroom's all yours." She shouted to Ichigo.

She grabbed her bag and check if she had everything she needed and sat on the couch waiting for Ichigo.
Ichigo came out a few minutes later with his school bag in hand and picked up his car keys.

"We'll take my car today." he said as he walked to the door, opening it for Rukia.

Outside, they met up with Hitsugaya.

"Hey Hitsu, you going to school today?" Ichigo asked him.
"Nah. Not in the mood." He said as he leaned against the railing looking out into the apartments across the street. "She's doing better today?" Hitsugaya asked Ichigo."Yeah, a hell of a lot better. Well, I'll see you later then. Ja neh." Ichigo said waving.

Rukia bowed and followed after Ichigo.

They got into Ichigo's black Acura RSX and sped off to school.

Nothing interesting happened at school that day, just the usual teacher ramblings, falling asleep in class type of stuff.

After the bell rang for school to be over, Ichigo met with Rukia outside of the classroom, where they walked outside of the school building.
Then they walked to a secluded area where there were pretty cherry blossom trees and stood in the middle. The cherry blossom petals were snowing everywhere and the grass was coated with pink petals.

Rukia stood holding her bag in front of her with both hands and Ichigo stood in front of her holding his bag which he tossed behind one shoulder. Rukia stood on her tippy-toes and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She smiled and said bye giving him a hug. He held her for a while because he was afraid of letting her go home.

Her face was calm, but her eyes were filled with worry and freight. He knew she was afraid of going home, but if she didn't, her Father would beat her terribly.
Ichigo caressed her face and whispered "Be careful, kay?"She nodded, a single tear sliding down her cheek.He wiped it off with his thumb and gave her one last hug and a kiss on the forehead before letting her go.

She turned around and started walking towards her house, not turning back. She was afraid that if she did, she would never leave.

Ichigo stood there watching her walk away as the petals fell around her. He sighed and waited till she was out of site before he left for his car.

Rukia's house was a short walk from the school so she slowed her pace down. She could see her house in the distance and dreaded every step she took. Part of her wanted so bad as to run back to the school and find Ichigo still standing there. She wanted to leap into his arms and live with him forever.

But the other part of her knew that her Father would find her and kill her. She just kept walking, nearing her house even more with each and every step.

She reached her house and as she was taking off her shoes, she quietly said "I'm home…" afraid her Father might attack her if she said it too loud.

"Ah, Rukia, is that you?" She heard her Father call out. "Can you come in to the living room? Make some tea and bring three cups too."

Rukia quickly headed to the kitchen, prepared tea, and brought it to the living room. As she entered, she saw a handsome young man around her age, with long red hair and an older man, around his mid fifties, with slicked back black hair. The older man had a scar that ran down his left eye. They looked oddly familiar. She just nudged it off and bowed deeply setting the tea gracefully on the table.

"This is my daughter, Rukia." her Father said pleasantly to the older man.
Rukia bowed once more. The younger man couldn't stop looking at her and Rukia had to look away.

"Rukia, this is Renji," her Father said pointing to the younger man "and that's Kenpachi." pointing to the older man. "Kenpachi is the co-owner of the business I work at and Renji is his son. We have been making some arrangements for Renji and you for quiet sometime now." her Father said with a devilish smirk on his face. "We've decided to tell you two now that you're both sixteen."

TO BE CONTINUED.

A/N: Ooh. What could these "arrangements" be? Eh? Eh? Well, you'll just have to wait for the next chappie. Hahaha. xD Sorry if the kissing/making out scene was lame, I haven't had my first kiss yet so that deducts from the imagination factor... And sorry about the rape scene/dream, I had to bring some sort of drama into this chapter…This chapter was really long to make up for the delay... Longer than I expected it to be. So REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW:)