Look at me! I'm promoting local artists! I am such a good person. So here's your long awaited chapter! I really hope you all like it and I'm sorry it took so long. The band is called Miles Apart and the song is called Sunflower. My guitar teacher was the bass player for this band and he introduced me to it. I dedicate the to Bobby for making great music and being extremely awesome even though I stopped taking lessons from him a year ago.

http:// cd baby . com/ cd/ miles apart - you can listen to 2 minutes of each song (get rid of the spaces)

http:// www . philip hamrick . com/ discography . html -official website (get rid of the spaces)

Also, the cd and songs are available on iTunes. R&R!

MILES APART LIVE!

FRIDAY NIGHT AT RIVERSIDE PARK!

7:00-8:00

Tickets: 10& under-free

11& up- 3$

65& up- 2$

Isshin smiled as he read the flyer. Yuzu, Karin, and himself had always been big fans of the band, Miles Apart.

"Oh my darlings!" Isshin called to his daughters. "How would you like to go with daddy to a concert tonight?"

"Which one?" Yuzu asked curiously. Karin hadn't even bothered to look up from her homework.

"Miles Apart is playing tonight down at the park!" They both engaged in some girlish squealing and Karin couldn't help letting a small blush creep across her face. She had always found the bass player rather attractive.

"What the heck's going on down there? Some of us are trying to sleep!" A tired Ichigo poked his head out his door.

"Ichigo!" Yuzu ran up to her older brother. "We're going to see Miles Apart tonight! Will you come too? Please?"

"Sorry Yuzu. I've got… stuff I have to do." Yuzu's smile turned into a pout.

"Please, Ichigo!" She jumped up and down trying to emphasize her point. "You have to come with us! Miles Apart is the most awesome band ever! Please?"

"Come on Ichigo. You've been holed up in your room for the last two days. Surely you can give your two wonderful sisters one hour," Karin finally added to the conversation. Ichigo sighed causing a triumphant smirk on Karin's face.

"Fine but…" Ichigo stopped. What was he going to about Rukia? He couldn't leave her alone for an hour. God knows what kind of trouble she could get into by herself.

"Can I bring a friend?" He said.

The Kurosaki family all stared at him in shock. Poor Ichigo had not thought of the hidden meaning usually put behind those words.

"Not like a date or anything," Ichigo said quickly trying to cover his mistake. "A friend, just a friend."

"And would this friend happen to be a girl, my quickly maturing son?" Isshin asked with a suggestive grin on his face.

"Rukia's not my girlfriend!" Ichigo shouted. "I-I mean… She's just a friend. Really."

"Bring whoever you like just hurry up. It'll start soon." Karin was already putting her work away. Ichigo started up the stairs to tell Rukia but then realized how weird it would look to his family.

"Uhh… I'll just go call her." He headed toward the phone. No one paid him any attention anyway. They were too busy getting ready. After pretending to talk to Rukia on the phone he scurried up the stairs to find her lounged on his bed.

"Get up. We're going to a concert." Rukia jumped out of Ichigo's way as he collapsed on the bed trying to work his foot into a shoe.

"A what?" She asked with a confused look on her face. Ichigo turned to face her.

"You don't know what a concert is?" She continued to stare at him blankly. "It's where people go to hear music."

"But I'm sure you have a radio in here somewhere." She began rooting through a small pile of clothes on the floor looking for the small music player.

"Yeah, but a concert is where real people play the music," Ichigo said as he snatched a pair of boxers away from Rukia. "Now get a move on! Yuzu'll be up here any second to bug me to hurry up."

"I'm ready." Rukia slipped her shoes on and climbed onto the window sill.

"It's going to be cold. You should bring a jacket." Ichigo warned.

"I'll be fine. Wouldn't want to keep your sisters waiting now would we?" Rukia shot him a look and jumped out the window so she could pretend she had just arrived. The doorbell rang a couple seconds later. Ichigo heard his sisters greeting Rukia and knew it would only be a matter of time before Isshin got to her.

"Ichigo, hurry up!" Karin shouted from downstairs.

"You'll have to excuse him, he always takes forever." Yuzu told Rukia.

"Oh be quiet, Yuzu. I'm right here." Ichigo snapped.

"Well then, let's go already!"

At the park Isshin hurriedly ran up to the front with the girls but not after giving Ichigo and Rukia a sly smile. "You two behave yourselves, now. This is a public place." He winked at Ichigo.

"Perverted old man." Ichigo muttered to himself. "Come on. We shouldn't let them get too far away." He grabbed Rukia's wrist and dragged her after him.

"LADIES! GENTLEMEN! FANS OF ALL AGES! PLEASE WELCOME…MILES APART!" Yelled a voice from the loudspeakers. Rukia jumped. Her eyes were wide as she looked around for the source of the loud voice. Lights began flashing on the stage.

"Ichigo, what's going on?" Rukia pulled hard on his sleeve.

"Calm down, midget. This is how it's supposed to work." He explained. Rukia looked doubtful but didn't say anything more as the band walked on stage. Ichigo looked at his family a couple meters in front of them. Yuzu and Isshin were both jumping up and down while Karin tried to act calm. She failed of course and ended up tripping as she tried to get a better view of the bass player, Bobby.

After a couple of songs the vocalist took a deep breath and shouted in to the microphone, "How's everyone doing tonight?" The band got a loud buzz for a response. "All right! Here's one of our most popular songs, sunflower! Hope you all like it!"

Rukia smiled as the song started. Ichigo rolled his eyes. It was a good song, don't get him wrong, it just wasn't his type. The vocalist started singing:

Times are hard and days are low

I don't know how I'll get through the day

Seems to me this insanity is something that will never go away

And then I see you

Ichigo felt something press against his arm. It was Rukia.

"What are you doing?" He pushed her off. Rukia snuggled closer.

"I'm cold, idiot. Hold still."

"No way! I told you to bring a jacket!"

My sunflower swaying in the autumn breeze

You showed me things I never thought were real

And beauty is no longer a mystery

It's something I experience and feel

Because you're here

Rukia glared at him and pulled her knees to her chest. A cold breeze blew through her thin dress causing her to shiver.

When I'm at home and all alone

I'm feeling awfully sorry for myself

Then, I don't know why but I start to cry

And wishing I was somewhere else

Maybe with you

Ichigo noticed a man in his late thirties or maybe early forties clearly enjoying the free look up her dress. He gave the man the finger and pulled Rukia over to him.

My sunflower swaying in the autumn breeze

You showed me things I never thought were real

And beauty is no longer a mystery

It's something I experience and feel

Because you're here

(Musical Interlude)

"What are you-" Rukia stopped. Ichigo put his arm around her and turned her body so it was facing him. Rukia was small enough for him to be able to fit her under his arm so she could share his jacket. Now that just about every part of her slim body was concealed the old man let out a sigh and turned his attention elsewhere. Rukia was blushing but fortunately the cold provided a nice cover.

"Thank you." She whispered only half meaning for him to hear. A small squeeze let her know he had heard her and she couldn't help blushing even more.

And if I had my way I would make you stay

And every day I'd lay beside of you

'cause when the season's gone

I just won't go on knowing that my time with you is through

I need you here

Ichigo couldn't help but notice how perfect the song was for them at the moment. He looked down at the raven-haired girl. She really was beautiful…

My sunflower swaying in the autumn breeze

You showed me things I never thought were real

And beauty is no longer a mystery

It's something I experience and feel

Because you're here

Rukia let her head rest against Ichigo and he held her a little tighter for the rest of the night. After all, she was his sunflower.

You're my sunflower

My sunflower

Yeah, you're my sunflower

You're my sunflower

My sunflower