A/N: Hello! I hope I didn't keep you all waiting too long. If I did... sorry. I'm now here with an update though. :) I hope this chapter is better. I just reread the whole thing and found way too many mistakes. I ended up losing count of how much there are, so that will be fixed in the near future.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. If I did... you don't want to know what would happen. -.-;

Warning: Yaoi, suicidal thoughts and actions, but you already knew that. Toshiro and Ichigo may be a little Ocish.

Thank you to:

AngyHitsu, Toshiro with love, Chasenyx, Ayuhime -or Ame-Chan, and to everyone else who favorited this and put it on their alert list.

Recap:

Toshiro's POV

More blood.

Laughing from others who are here ring through the ally, and echos in my ears

Then I hear an all too familiar voice. "Let him go ya fucking idiots!" he growls out.

'First I got beat up. Then he comes to rescue me, again.'

White flashes behind my eyes. Darkness is consuming.

The pain still sharp now turns to a dull thud.

I'm slipping.

I can't feel, see, nor hear anything. I'm in a place with only one color: black.

'I'm gone now. I'm sure of it. I have died.'

Ichigo's POV

"Toshiro!" I yell punching one of the guys in the face.

He's laying on his side, blood is coming from almost everywhere.

I see a single tear roll down his cheek. For some reason my chest burns at seeing him cry.

Anger courses through my veins.

Two more charge at me. I knock them down rendering them unconscious.

I run to Toshiro cradling him in my arms. I softly brush the silver hair away from his face.

The small movement causes him to stir. He opens one teal eye.

I blink back a few tears. 'Wait why do I want to cry? That doesn't matter now though!'

"K-Kuros-saki," he whispered causing me snap out of my thoughts.

"Toshiro!" tears started to slide down his pale cheeks again. "Shh, shh, don't cry." I can't have him crying it hurts me too see him cry.

'Why though?'

"You don't have to be so formal just call me Ichigo. Can I call you Toshiro?"

"Y-yes, but won't y-you get h-hurt? Y-you won't l-like m-me though."

"Shiro, how could you think that I wouldn't like you? I saved you before, right? Also those guys are nothing for me and anyone stronger still won't be enough to take me down! I will not let them hurt you. If you jump, I will jump too! 'Cause I would die for you on skyway avenue! So what is left to prove?"

"W-we have, m-made it th-through." he says finishing the lyric. I can't help but let a smile form.

'I will protect him! Why? Because I love him... I will protect him, die for him because I love him!'

He looks at me his turquoise eyes widening. A small smile graces his lips.

"I'll bring to my house. We'll get you fixed up. Then you should tell me more you and those guys, kay?"

Hesitantly he nods.

I pick him up bridal style carrying him to my house. He wraps his arms around my neck before falling asleep in my arms.

Toshiro's POV

I snuggle closer to the warmth that is next to me in a soft bed. 'Soft, bed? Warmth? Where am I?'

I open my eyes to see a tuff of orange hair. I now remember the fight, how he came and saved me, again.

Also what he said.

'I'm going to questioned a bit aren't I? Crap! Its morning! What about school? I'm going to beat when I get to my step-dad's house. Its still not my home! Okay, I'm going to pretend I never woke up. That will work. Won't it?! Whatever! Night!'

I lie back down next to him and close my eyes trying will myself back to sleep.

I gently press my face to his back inhaling his scent. 'Strawberries, and oranges. I like it's comforting.'

The covers rustle singling Ichigo waking up.

Even with my eyes closed I can feel him gazing on me

His hand gently creases my cheek, brushing away my hair.

"Shiro, wake up. Dad left, and twins are at school." Ichigo softly says making me want to smile.

I don't really want but I open one eye to meet his smiling face. Seeing him causes me to smile as well.

Chuckling he says, "Come on down stairs I will make some breakfast." Ichigo offers his hand to pull me out of his bed.

I take it, loving the feeling of my hand in his. I just notice that I'm wearing and over-sized white baggy T-shirt with just my light blue boxers underneath.

A blush creeps up to my face turning it I assume like a tomato.

He leads me downstairs and has me to sit down at the table.

I can only numbly fallow and do what he tells me to.

My heart is beating so fast right now. I don't know why though.

'Could I l-like him? Or is it more? Do I love him? I definitely have feelings for him. Is it love? I think it is. Do I tell him or not? Will he reject me? What if he doesn't even like me? No, no he likes me, but as friend is more likely. I mean yesterday he said that he cared for me. What if...

Ichigo's POV

"Shiro, Toshiro..." I say poking him gently. I set a plate of food in front of him but he looks like he's still staring off in space. "Shiro,"

"Wha..?" he shakes his head. "Huh? Oh, food."

At this a chuckle escapes me.

"Thank you, Ichigo," his light voice rings joyfully in my head.

"Haha, no prob."

He sticks his fork into his pancakes while I do the same.

Normal POV

'Should I tell him how I feel? He might reject me. What if...' they both think.

A/N: Done! :D I think that was better than the other chapters. What do you think? You can tell me by reviewing. The more reviews the sooner I update. ;)

This was my longest chapter for this fanfic at 1,133 words. More action will happen in the next chapter. Maybe a future lemon in later chapters..?

Please tell me if you enjoyed reading. I hope you did.

~Bye, for now