Rain and its Mishaps
Chapter 3- The Plan
AN I'm back! Yeah yeah, I know, its been over a week and I'm a bad person! x Well…I've been sorta-kinda-not-really busy this past week ;; SCHOOLS OUT!! WOOT!! So I can finally update more I'm thinking of having 7 or 8 chapters, so when I'm done with this fic (sniff my very first! TT), I'll be writing a new one! I'm thinking of writing a one-shot next…care for some suggestions? -WR
Recap: "This may be crazy, but I have an idea of getting you two back on well… better terms anyway." Renji told Ichigo. He must've looked suspicious about it because he quickly added, "What? I have my moments sometimes!"
Ichigo stared at Renji for a while. Renji waited for his brain to come back for 1...2...3...4...ok 5 seconds! And he was STILL staring at him with a stupid look on his face! So he did what first came to his mind. Slap Ichigo silly.
"OUCH!" Ichigo exclaimed when Renji slapped him across the face. "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?!"
"You were being a retard." Renji said calmly. "Now will you let me continue?"
Ichigo nodded begrudgingly. How sad. I'm getting advice from RENJI for pete's sake! He thought as Renji told him his "plan".
Rukia yawned. After having a glare-fest with Ichigo, fighting off a hollow before finishing her lunch, then arguing with Ichigo again while seeing Renji again after what seemed like eons, taking a nap felt pretty good. And this nap was even better because Ichigo and Kon weren't around to wake her up! I wonder what Ichigo and Renji did after I left?
"YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?!"
I swear, I think some glass just broke after how loud Ichigo just yelled. Renji thought angrily while unplugging his ears. Sure, telling Ichigo to give Rukia some flowers as a peace-offering wasn't much of a plan, but maybe with some thought, planning, and a whole lotta luck, they would be able to pull it off? What am I helping him for anyways? He thought bemusedly. Oh right, those two idiots are too idiotic about their feelings, so I have to act like the peacemaker as a "friend". What a bunch of bullshit.
"I repeat, you want me to do WHAT?!" Ichigo yelled again, waking Renji up from his thoughts.
"I want you…to go to Rukia…and give…her…SOME DAMN FLOWERS!" Renji said slowly and calmly like he was talking to a five-year old, then yelled the last bit into Ichigo ear. What was it going to take for him to understand?
"And how exactly is that supposed to help the situation?" Ichigo questioned. "Its not like Rukia is one of those saps who get all lovey-dovey or something."
"And who said we were going to give her some flowers for a lovey-dovey reason?" Renji inquired teasingly. This should be fun to watch.
"Wh-wha…?" Ichigo exclaimed, his face quite red. Renji grinned like a cat playing with its food. This should be REALLY fun to watch.
"Here's the plan. Rukia's birthday is coming up, so why don't you get some flowers? You could put on your big tough-guy act and hand them in her face like you don't care!" Renji told him. "She'll be touched and possibly forgive you if you apologize."
Ichigo grimaced. How the heck was he supposed to buy flowers and give them to Rukia? And then APOLOGIZE?! Wait…am I actually considering DOING this?! Well…if it's the only way to un-pissafy her…sure… He thought grudgingly. If I don't get her to be not pissed off at me, the next month or so will be hell.
Rukia was pacing across the room. Where the heck was Ichigo and Renji?! It's not like Ichigo would get lost on the way to HIS OWN HOUSE so where the heck were they?! Maybe they met up with some hollows on the way back… She thought. But then I would've gotten a signal from my spirit phone…
She flopped down on Ichigo's bed. Everything in this room smelled like him. If I close my eyes, I can just imagine his face scowling at me and telling me to get "the hell off of his bed". Rukia grinned. Oh crap. I really HAVE been in the human world too long…especially near Ichigo. I mean, I even know how he's going to react to things! She frowned. That's why I have to keep my distance and not argue back. That way when I have to leave for real, it won't be so painful… Even though he had a big tough-guy, protector image, he was SUCH a softie to girls. Well…all of them except for me…She scowled angrily as she remembered the other day when she had to walk back home alone in the rain. It was such a lonely walk. She felt like she was all hollow inside, a feeling that shook her as much as remembering when she had resigned herself to fate and was ready to die in Soul Society…
Ichigo. Where are you? Why do you always have to do this to me?
Ichigo sneezed. He and Renji were shopping for flowers and so far, none of them seemed right. I mean, it's not like there was a specific flower to say "Sorry I was such an ass, can you ever forgive me?" He sighed. This was harder then he thought. He was sure as heck that he wasn't going to buy a red rose, or a yellow one. No, just take out roses in general. What about marigolds? Nah, too plain, it would be like he frolicked through some fricken meadows and picked flowers for her.
"Oh shit!" Renji exclaimed as the gray clouds grouped together and it started to rain. They both decided to come back the next day and get them later. Then simultaneously, they sprinted all the way back to Ichigo's house like they were being chased by a hollow…
The duo climbed the stairs up to what seemed like Ichigo's death. He just came back from running in the rain with Renji and offered to let him stay for dinner. Obviously chances to not eat Urahara's food was godsend so Renji agreed willingly. Ichigo really wasn't looking forward to seeing Rukia right now, but there was no choice. He opened the door to find Rukia on the floor reading a book. Probably one of those sappy mangas she loves so much. He thought bemusedly then realized something with a start, I actually know her well enough to know little things like this.I really need to stop being so observant.
"OI! RUKIA! GET OFF MY BED!" He yelled at her, expecting some angry retort or a smack across the face, but nothing happened. She just looked at him coldly and silently moved to her little closet. Ichigo looked at Renji, who was just as confused as he was.
This is going to be a LONG night. Ichigo thought for the second time that week.
Great. Now i'm caught in wildfire between these two. Renji thought while being slightly amused by the childishness of it all... Well, he WOULD if it wasn't so rare to see Rukia like this...
After dinner and after Renji had left to go to Urahara's (leaving Ichigo stuck with Rukia by the way), Ichigo laid down on his bed thinking. The way Rukia's been treating me is just TOO freaky. I mean, at dinner, she treated me like she treats people at school which is freaky enough in its own way, and yet at the same time, she was emitting this cold, evil aura. Ichigo smirked at this. In a way, that was the way it always. When she was at school, Rukia was a perfect little angel. Well…to everybody except for me…If the flower thing doesn't work, I can always insult her height and hope for the best…
With that final thought, Ichigo rolled over to his side and fell asleep, thinking about the "plan" for the next day that Renji had come up with.
Why won't you let me in, Rukia? I just was to make up with you, damn it! Why do you have to be so distant all the time?
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AN Yippee! DONE!! I like this chappie x Shows why Rukia is acting like this (cuz she's thinking about the day that she'll have to leave, and if she's not so connected to Ichigo, maybe it won't be so painful?) and they have some of the same thoughts! Example: they both think about how the other is so nice to other people but not to each other, and at the end how they both have a bit of a question thing XDDD See ya in the next chapter! And please, PLEASE, review!! x -WR