Damned Fate and a Damned Love

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As Ichigo swung the door of the house open a voice was heard,
"Daddy's super high-flying kick!" Isshin came flying out ready to kick his son, who merely stepped away, as did Rukia who was behind him, making Isshin's face hit the pavement.
Unfazed, Isshin stood up and rounded up on his son,
"Ichigo! You're late! I was so worried something had happened to my dear daughter!"
He leaped to Rukia with open arms with tears in his eyes ready to crush her in a hug. But Rukia brought up her foot to her father's face, stopping him and making him crumple to the ground again, she was definantly a Kurosaki.
" Calm down tou-san, we're only a minute late, and besides I can take care of myself."
The goat-chin sprung up again making the siblings sweatdrop, wondering how he always seemed to be able to do that.
" No my dear Rukia-chan, you are a delicate flower that must be protected and that is why I must teach your brother to always have his gaurd up and be a good brother!"
After saying that he leapt to Ichigo again who this time grabbed the goat-chin and threw him to the wall in the house, making a dent. " Shut up! Why must you be so annoying."
Neither Ichigo or Rukia glanced his way as they climbed up the stairs to their room.
They heard him shout from below, "Oh Masaki, my kids are so cruel to me! I have failed as a father, raising ungrateful brats!"
Masaki was in the kitchen with Yuzu making dinner and only rolled her eyes at hearing her husbands daily antics which the whole family was used to by now. Karin was out playing soccer with her friends as she usually did afterschool.
Isshin was still slowly peeling himself from the wall, which was weird because he could usuallly spring back no problem. Maybe Ichigo had used extra force this time or he was getting old, he thought, as he rubbed his head where a bump was forming.

In Ichigo's and Rukia's room, the atmosphere was tense. They took off their book bags but Ichigo had his back to her.
"Ichigo" Rukia called him, then sighed when he didn't answer, she knew why he was acting like this.
She was proven right when he asked, "Who was that guy you were with?"
Ichigo was trying to keep a neutral, regular tone, but Rukia knew he would react like this, he was jealous. She sighed again as she thought back to why they were late:

Rukia had been outside the gate of school, which was mostly deserted as most students had rushed home already, waiting for her brother, so they could walk home together. As she stood, impatiently waiting for Ichigo she didn't notice a guy come up to her until he spoke.
She turned to him trying to remember his name, did it start with an A? she couldn't remember. He was good-looking, pretty popular with girls, she'd seen him around but other than that she didn't remember this guy at all.
Still she tried to be polite and smiled when he called her name.
"Yes?" she answered.
He then asked her out and waited for her answer.
" Oh...umm..." she gnawed her lip, trying to let this guy down easy.
" Sorry but no."
"No?" the guy echoed in confusion, apparently he wasn't used to rejection and hers was a blow to his ego.
" Why not?" he demanded still not recovered from the rejection.
Rukia raised an eye brow, seriously? this guy didn't know how to let things be.
" I don't need to explain myself, just no, sorry." she said not feeling sorry at all, seeing as how this guy had a huge ego and couldn't take rejection.
The guy wasn't giving up, he was angry and couldn't fathom how someone could reject him.
" Well you're rejecting me, so I have a right to know why. No wait, I know why." His anger seemed to subdue but in a sneer he said, " It's because of your brother isn't it? I heard he's a freakishly overprotective brother and that's why no guy can get close to you. Because he won't let you."
The guy's ego seemed to reflate as he thought he figured out the cause for the rejection, which wasn't because this girl really doesn't want him, just because she wasn't allowed to go out with anyone.

Rukia on the other hand felt anger swell inside her. How dare this guy bring up her brother. This pathetic jerk that didn't know how to handle rejection. Who did he think he was, he didn't know shit. And yes, she rejected this guy because of Ichigo but not because of this guy's reasoning. But because she loved her brother in a way that wasn't supposed to be and couldn't be with anybody else because her heart already belonged to Ichigo, she was taken.
" Don't you go putting the blame on my brother just because you're a loser that cant take rejection. I said no because I don't like you. I have no interest in being with you. Get that through your thick skull. I don't want to be with you."
She enunciated the last part slowly and with venom.

She turned to leave, but her arm was grabbed by the guy, who apparently, not only had a huge ego but was stupid.
" You don't have to lie, I understand that your brother wont let you be with anyone. Nobody can say no to me."
Rage boiled inside Rukia and she was getting ready to beat him into a bloody pulp, but decided to give him one last chance to escape before she resorted to violence.
She looked to his eyes with the coldest look she could and with a low menacing, deadly tone she said,
" Let me go. Leave me the fuck alone. And don't you ever dare touch me or bother me again."
The guys face had blanched, then blanked out and his eyes looked as if he was hypnotized. He let her go and still in the hypnotized state repeated hollowly. " I wont bother you again." He turned away from her and walked off.

Rukia was surprised, she was sure she would have to kick the guy's ass so the message would get through, maybe he wasn't that stupid after all. She wasn't aware that Ichigo had watched the last part of the exchange but didn't hear what they said, so he thought something different of the situation and he felt his jealousy rise. He felt like cracking that guys skull that dared touch his sister.
Rukia turned and saw him as he walked to her. " Finally, you were taking forever, I was about to leave without you."
He only grunted in response.
" What took you and what's up with you?" she asked.
"Nothing." he replied.
They walked home in silence. Rukia knew he must have seen her with the guy and that's why he was acting like that. She decided to explain herself at home, they couldn't talk about that in public, it would be weird for siblings to do that. Brothers aren't supposed to be jealous of guys hitting on their sisters.

"He was nobody, Ichigo." Rukia explained softly, Ichigo still didn't turn. "He was just a bother, one who couldn't take rejection, and I was getting ready to beat him to a bloody mess if he hadn't walked away when he did."
She walked to him and wrapped her arms around him. He finally turned to her after sighing. He looked into her eyes knowing she was telling the truth.
He exhaled again and ran a hand through his hair. "Sorry I acted like that. It's just...I get so..." He trailed off looking away.
She smiled and said, " I know, baka." She turned his face to her and reached up to kiss him. He lowered his head to kiss her. It was a slow and sweet, forbidden kiss. Expressing the burning love they shouldn't feel for each other and that they couldn't say aloud. They only parted lips when they had to part for oxygen. But kept their faces still close to each other as they evened their breathing. Since they kissed the last time, they no longer withheld the urge anymore. The line had been erased and they shared forbidden kisses in secret. To them it felt right, even if society saw it as wrong.

A/N: Sorry for irregular updates but blame it on my muse, it comes and goes. Anyways now they're showing signs of changing, finally. The plot takes a turn as they become vampires. In case you didn't get it, Ichigo had more strength because he's changing and Rukia hypnotized with her eyes. Thanks to those who reviewed