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Warnings: none (for once!)
The second installment on this prompt. By the by, "zombification" is an actual word. ;3
July 14 Prompt: Deprivation, take 2
Zombification
Ichigo didn't really realize just how tired he was when one day, Koujima pointed out dark circles under Ichigo's eyes at lunch. Defensively, Ichigo had said it was Koujima's imagination, but unfortunately his body couldn't lie any further than that; he quickly fell asleep in their next class together. He woke to snickering and a rather unamused teacher, and shot a glare in Keigo's direction when he insinuated that Ichigo was probably... busy at night with Rukia.
Hell, it was bad enough that they knew he spent a lot of time with Rukia. If they knew that Rukia was actually living in his closet, he'd never hear the end of it.
When he got home and plopped down at his desk to start on his homework, the words blurred before his eyes, and all of a sudden the only thing he wanted most was a good night's rest for once. Rukia had been an absolute slave-driver of late, what not with all the Hollows showing up. Had she really been the only one covering this area when she had been on duty here? Ichigo shuddered to think that wherever Rukia had come from was so short-handed that they couldn't spare any extra help.
Ichigo didn't even realize he'd fallen asleep until something heavy hit his head, and he heard Rukia's voice yelling at him to drag his lazy ass up to go after yet another Hollow sighting. Ichigo groaned; with the large amount of homework he had tonight, he probably wasn't going to get his wish.
He made a mental note to have Kon drink up on coffee before he returned.