"I love you too..."
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With those words, Rukia gently placed her lips on Hana's. He was reluctant an nervous at first, but quickly adjusted and began to kiss her back. They savored the taste of each other's mouthes as if it was silken chocolate. they felt like they were melting inside...Rukia's hand knotted in his hair, Hana's hands wrapped around her waist, holding them together. For that moment, their hearts, souls, bodies and lives were intertwined. when they finally broke apart for air, their eyes met, and both were flooded with emotion. They said 1000 words in silence....
"I love you Rukia..." Hanataro whispered to her
"I love you too, Hana-kun" replied Rukia, a subtle smile gracing her soft lips. Hanataro quickly noticed the strange look in her eyes. It was a look of comfort, of relaxation. He was deeply flustered that she could soften, and enjoy the comfort in his presence. He began to feel a deep, warm rumbling in his abdomen. It felt like....hunger?
"Hey, Rukia?" He began.
"Yeah?" she asked with her graceful voice, her eyes once again fluttering to his own.
"What would you think if we went out to dinner?"
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Hanataro and Rukia slowly stepped into the small restaurant, taking a moment to study the atmosphere. It was small, but beautiful. There were fountains everywhere. They added to the effect of the ponds filled with koi and lotus flowers. They sat down in their chairs as a waiter began putting up an act of....."kindness". "He probably saturates his words in condensed sarcasm every morning" Rukia thought with annoyance.
"Is there anything i can get for you misssssssss?" the waiter hissed.
Rukia's slight smile acidly dissolved into a venomous glare. She began to grin as she pulled out her cellphone.
"Yeah, I would like a grape juice" she shot back at him
"I would like a lemonade" Began Hanataro. "Maybe you can do it with a better attitude." he said calmly, hiding the scrape lines from his fingernails.
"Oh wait!" Rukia began. "Have you ever heard of that time when Naomi Campbell beat her maid with her cellphone?" she asked while the grin on her face widened.
This threat caused the waiter to scurry away with a frightened expression on his face. Hana was having trouble restraining his amusement. After a moment or two, the drinks were brought by another waiter. They began to sip their drinks slowly when Hanataro noticed a look embedded into Rukia's face. She looked as if...she was trying to restrain laughter....
"What's wrong?" asked Hanataro, slightly perplexed.
"Oh, It's nothing..." Answered Rukia, hiding her face. The truth was that she had begun to see certain....images in her head. Amazingly to her, she had begun to find herself attracted to him. After the few months he had spent in the human world, he had grown to be quite beautiful. He had grown to be somewhat more muscular, and his skin and eyes had begun to glow as if they were crafted from the moon itself. she yearned for him, but she knew Hana, he would probably freak out. When she felt a warm hand lightly hold hers, she snapped out of her daydream with such shock it almost gave her a headache. Before she even turned to face she could feel the caring look on his face. She could feel it's warmth. She then turned to face him, and said....
"I love you Hana." she said gently
"I love you Ruki" he replied with a slight blush. He would have to get used to her saying that. "I'm glad you're here with me, except for, you know, the service." be finished, with a hint of slight embarrassment.
"It's still better than dealing with Kon, Ichigo took him with him." Said Rukia. "Thank god" she thought to herself.
"Yeah, I can still remember when he stole my gigai!" He replied, remembering the...incident. "That was horrible..." He thought to himself. They eventually began to tell stories of their life experiences, and began to start the gears of their relationship, with their first...official...date...
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