Chapter 3: An unexpected twist
Disclaimer: Yes, it's kubo's work
"Beep! Beep!" Ichigo and Rukia's phones started ringing.
"2 km South from here and the hollow will be appearing in 10 minutes, let's go Ichigo!" Rukia said as both of them flash step there.
25/4/08 EDIT: Made some changes to the chapters, I hope you would re-read it again.
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They had a hard time finishing the hollow and it was a very tough one. As hours went by, there were some more hollows to kill. Soon, it was the end of the day and it was the time to go back to soul society.
"What a day!" Ichigo said, stretching his arms, yawning.
"Cover you mouth when you yawn." Rukia said, folding her arms across her chest.
"Whatever." Ichigo resorted and stretched his body.
"Ukitake said that the entrance to Soul Society is going to open at 11.30pm sharp but it's already 11.40 and it hasn't open yet! Why is this so?" Rukia said, irritated. She checked her phone for the nth time and there are any messages or calls.
"They could have just made a mistake." Ichigo said casually.
"Are you crazy or what? They don't make mistakes like that."
"Beep! Beep!" Rukia's handphone suddenly beeped interrupting their conversation. She hastily flip open her phone and read the message and gasp.
"What the hell!" Rukia swore.
"What?" Ichigo said, alarmed as he snatches her phone from her and read the message.
"There is some problem with the Inbetween Dimension and we have to stay in this world for some time? What the hell? Where are we going to sleep and all that!" Ichigo swore.
"I know! Do you where can we stay?" Rukia asked with her brows furrowed, thinking of a solution.
"I don't know!" Ichigo said as he breathed heavily trying to calm his nerves.
"You know this place well! You should know; I think we have to ask Urahara for this. I doubt he can do anything, seriously. He probably makes things worse for us. I don't really trust him" Rukia said thoughtfully.
"Urahara? Are you mad or something? That freaking guy? Gosh! He was the one of them who is in fault for me dying! There's no way I'm going there again! He's just a greedy man too."
"He's the only chance we got! What do you propose then? Tell me, do we have any other choice?" Rukia said, losing her patience.
"Gah! But I'll never go there again." Ichigo said, but Rukia kicked him and dragged him there before he could say anything.
They shortly arrived to Urahara's shop and knocked not so politely on the door, they thought that probably no one will answer the door as it was 12 midnight already and most people will be asleep at this time but it's worth a try.
"Who is it knocking on the door so late at night?" They heard a voice from the other side of the door followed by the sliding of the door.
"Ah, Kurosaki dono, Kuchiki dono." Tessai said, looking down.
"We need to see Urahara." Rukia replied, as she replied, she needed to strain her neck which made Ichigo snicker to himself.
"Yes Kurosaki san, Kuchiki san, how can I help you?" A voice came from behind Tessai and appearing before them. He has an unshaven face and wears a beach hat that covers his eyes and a fan that covers the rest of his face which made him look suspicious.
"Kurosaki san, Kuchiki san, what brings you here? Need to buy something?" Brightening up at the appearance at the two.
"We need a place to stay and food." Rukia said, getting straight to the point.
"Kuchiki san, I do not have room in my shop however, since I know you two quite well, I'll give you this address to apartment which is up for rent. I know the person who owns it very well. I can make gigai for two of you too" He said, covering his mouth with his fan, hiding under the fan was a mischievous smile.
"Gigai? Whatever for?" Ichigo asked.
"Well, you have to work for your food."
"Oh."
"I think I'll be able to make the gigai in a day time, so you two can go and to the flat first and collect the gigai tomorrow I have the keys with me to the apartment as well. For all of this, you'll follow my orders if I have any, and run errands if necessary"
"What? We are not going to be-" Ichigo began but Rukia punched him in the stomach before he could complete his sentence.
"Right, Urahara."
"I'll go get the keys." Urahara said and disappeared for a while and return with a set of keys.
"No hanky panky in the apartment" Urahara said with a mischievous smile.
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"This is absurd." Ichigo said looking around the apartment.
It is just a small, simple apartment with a room, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom.
"Don't complain, it's better than not having a place to sleep. He also provided us with gigai too so that we can work and earn money for food. We just have to pay the rent and be obliged to do whatever he wants. It should be easy to handle." Rukia said.
"Easy to handle my ass, what if people who knew me see me again? They'll think I revived from the dead!"
"Don't worry, we'll use the memory modifier or something."
"Gah! What's more, there's only a double bed. How are we suppose to sleep then?"
"Easy, we use pillows as barrier and it's done. We'll think of something tomorrow, I'm tired." Rukia said as she headed into the room.
How can she just be so easy on this? Ichigo thought, it's just not right! Going to bed with a girl, as he thought of this a tint of blush emerge onto his cheeks, he walked over to the bed and see Rukia puffing up a pillow and setting the 'barrier'.
"See, now we're clear, you on the right, and me on the left." Rukia said as she put her sword gently at the side of the bed.
"Ichigo, don't worry, I trust you." Rukia said as she thinks that he needed reassurance before he dared to sleep on the other side. Such an 'innocent' boy really, even though he doesn't look like one.
"Ichigo, do you know where to get clothes?" Rukia asked.
"Can't we get it from Urahara?" Ichigo replied as he also put his sword at the side of the bed.
"I don't think he has any."
"Maybe we could go to my house, as in, I have twin sisters and they're about the same size as you and I hope they didn't throw away my clothes yet, I can take some of them."
"Okay then, now let's sleep, I'm tired. Night." Rukia said as she lie down on the bed. Ichigo reluctantly lie down on the bed. He could hear Rukia breathing evening out and he assumes she is fast asleep. He wonders what it would be like tomorrow, his family is probably still quite sad over his death. Maybe he should say hi to them, but they probably can't see him. They also have to buy necessities like toothbrush and towels. He also has a package to open that Inuoe gave him yesterday. He soon felt his eyelids getting heavy and was soon fast asleep.
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A/N: I hope it's okay…please read and review. The last chapter received lesser reviews than chapter 1. T-T Please review.
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