disclaimer: I do not own Bleach in any way or form and rated M for mature for future themes
_story start_
Ai watched as Ichigo knocked out one of the punks that had knocked over the female spirits flowers. "You got a death wish pal? Nobody jumps my boys for no reason and lives to tell about it!"Ichigo rubbed his head "mmmm.." "That's all you gotta say?" he shouted raising his fist up high to hit the younger teen. Ai let out a little giggle when she saw that Ichigo's foot had connected with the jerks face and he fell to the ground the orange haired teen slamming his foot into his side over and over. Seeing that Ichigo had shoved the pompous disrespectful curs face deeper into the concrete, the boys he hung out with conversed in hushed fearful tones between each other, she couldn't help but give a laugh to." Now listen up you puck scum! You see that," he pointed towards the knocked over vase that had held the flowers for the spirit. " First question, what do you think that is?... You the one in the middle answer." The other punks looked at each other in fear " You talking to me? Well I guess some one left those flowers for some kid who got killed here?" he answered tentatively only to have Ichigo shout "CORRECT!" and slam his foot into his windpipe. One of the other guys shouted something she couldn't hear " Second question why is that vase lying on it's side?" They started shaking in terror " Um... One of us must have knocked it over while we were skating through here. Please we didn-" he didn't get to finish that question before Ichigo knocked them backward "You guys catch on quick. Now go apologize or next time the flowers will be for you!" he shouted at them as the devils fire appeared behind him. Sighing as they ran away screaming "I'm sorry!" "There that should keep those punks from showing their ugly faces again." moving over to correct the fallen vase. "Sorry 'bout all that I'll bring you some fresh flowers tomorrow "Thank you for coming to my defense I think I can finally rest in peace now." she told him kindly "No problem it's the least I can do after all you deserve to rest in peace." Ai waved good bye to the ghost before chasing after Ichigo and grabbing onto his arm." I'm still coming over for dinner tonight right?" she asked as they stopped at her apartment building " Yea." He told her tonelessly." Yay! Wait right here while I change?" she asked as she stopped just inside the gate, he rolled his eyes "Sure." She raced up the stairs changing into her favorite white sundress with blood red flowers on it racing back down to glomp Ichigo " Hey hey hey would you watch it you psycho!" He shouted at her as he staggered to keep from falling with her added weight on his back, " Ichigo do you feel that?" she asked as she tightened her hold on him. " Feel what?" He asked nonchalently "Nevermind." She murmured to him as they reached his door, sliding slowly down to the ground, and moving away from him when they got in the house just in time to avoid,Isshin, Ichigo's dad attacking him. Letting them have their little fight Ai moved to join Karin and Yuzu. "Hows it going?" She asked, Yuzu her normal happy self started saying how she was and about how she could feel spirits and Karin her normal freaky self started talking about how she was in a permanent state of denial about seeing ghosts. She was getting a bowl of rice when Ichigo shouted he was going to go to bed. She looked up at him with a mouth full of rice. After dinner she went up to Ichigo's room not bothering to knock to see that he was a sleep. She set a blanket over him thanking politics that tomorrow was Saturday (i don't care that it wasn't a Saturday Rukia came in). Slowly Ai made her way to Uraraha's shop, sliding the door to the side " It's me." she called as she patted Jinta's head giving him a candy, and paused to do the same with hurrying to where Kisuke was kneeling taking a load off next to him "Hello Kisuke" She told him with a grin to match his "Hello Ai." He replied as he wrapped a arm around her letting her rest her head on his shoulder. " Kisuke there's a strange restu(?) near my apartment building, can I spend the next couple nights with you?" she asked sleepily. He allowed his eyes to be seen " sure I don't mind at all." he told her as he lead her to one of the back guest rooms she could use. "Night." "Night"
_The Next Day_
Ai woke up slowly allowing the sunlight peeping through the window as early dawn came to be her alarm clock. Slowly stretching her arms and legs in a quick exercise before she left her borrowed room. Leaving in a black jean mini skirt, white shirt that said 'Bad Girl' with a black hoodie on. Leaving a note for everyone telling them she'd return around two so she could start her shift at the register. She slowly made her way towards the warehouses.
