Dark Nights:

Chapter 3: Lying on Tides

Rukia couldn't sleep that night, the actions she took still haunting her as if she did something horribly bad, it was as if it was wrong to enjoy the fact she made out with Toshiro on a romantic ride on a Ferris wheel, and every time she thought about it, her stomach would drop and she would feel her face burn a bright red.

Yet she couldn't stop thinking about it.

Everything about it confused her, and she couldn't shake off the feeling. But she wouldn't lie, she loved the fact Toshiro sounded so protecting of her, and she would shudder with joy every time a mental picture of his emerald eyes that would only stay on her popped up in her mind.

And that night Rukia felt a hopeless regret that made her happy. She like being on the dangerous course, but was it the right one? She knew Toshiro cared about her since last year, but honestly she never thought she would like him the same way.

And she felt uneasy.

And one question kept hovering in her mind, how was she going to face him tomorrow?

The Next Day:

"Ok Kuchiki, my new maid, let's get started with the first task I wickedly made up for you!" Toshiro said a wicked grin and his emerald eyes twinkling with revenge.

Rukia was so pissed at him, she almost forgot about how nervous she was meeting Toshiro again, with the make-out session the happen the other day still replaying in her mind. But he didn't even seem to mind! What a jerk! She cringed.

Toshiro smile turned into his signature, cocky, smirk. "Get in the car," he said pointing the way out as if she was a stupid idiot, that didn't know her own way around her own house. "It's going to be a long day." he said, and Rukia let out a moan her body slouching as she made her way out.

"Just one week and 6 days to go!"

Another moan. "Seriously, stop rubbing it in; I think the whole town already knows!" Rukia shouted at him, anger against him at its max. This is why she never thought of dating him, and right now she thought she was a crazy person for even kissing him.

"It's not my fault you can't keep your stomach from regurgitating its food."

"Oh shut up Hitsugaya."

"Rukia, go to the passenger seat, there's a special gift for you." Toshiro said closely behind the Kuchiki girl, ignoring her comment completely.

Rukia did was she was told and opened the door with an unsatisfied look that she had been sort of expecting. A maid outfit. "No way in hell!" Rukia shouted, "Hitsugaya your out of your freak'n little mind if you think I'm going to wear that thing for you!"

"You'll make such a sexy-maid when you put it on." Toshiro said with a glimmer of his emerald eyes, lightly shoving her into the car. "Just think of it as payback for the pool incident." He said.

Rukia got in the car, crossed arms, and furrowed eyebrows. "You better not even consider me changing in the back of this car!" Rukia said. "Cause I will die before I let you see me naked."

"It won't fit!"

"Push it in then! Argh! There see it wasn't that hard!"

"Well it's not like if I have a choice."

"Just go faster Toshiro,"

"I can only go so fast Rukia!"

"Uhh... No breaks, Argh... oh Gawd..."

"We have two weeks, let's just enjoy it."

Rukia moaned.

"Argh, it's so tight!" He shouted. "Dimmit Rukia I'm wet now!"

"Sorry it's not my fault, I don't do this every day."

"Well if I were you, I would start getting use to it."

Ok you perverts, you're probably thinking 'What the heck!' or 'Where's the mature rating!' but this is not what you're thinking at all, both teens are doing the laundry. Yes, the laundry.

"Toshiro how hard is it to make the stupid machine go faster by just hitting a button?" Rukia shouted grunting from the piles of heavy cloths she had to carry in her new "Sexy-maid outfit" that Toshiro picked out for her.

"There's too much stuff in it, it won't fit!" Toshiro shouted back from the small room trying to make the washing machine spin. "Why am I even doing this, I didn't lose the bet!"

"It's because you felt bad for me and probably wanted to see my butt every time I bent down." Rukia said with a satisfied smirk as she dropped the load of dirty cloths into a basket, stretching with a sore back.

"We'll finish the rest later." Toshiro said. "Now, go make me food." he said waving his hand dismissively and shoving both of them into his pockets, leaving Rukia gawking at how selfish he could be.

"ASS!"

"No rest for the wicked~" Rukia heard him say, picturing his stupid smirk, and his whole body language practically saying. "Paybacks a bitch." No doubt she certainly felt like he was one.

XXX

"Ok," Toshiro said, Rukia's back turned to him as she ate the left-over scraps he "Saved" her. "I know you probably hate me right now-"

"Hate? No, I don't - Despise - you at all." Rukia said drowning in sarcasm as she rolled her violet eyes, never landing on him. She could feel to couch move as he fidget in his spot.

"Aww come'n Rukia, play fair," Toshiro whined. "Don't pull the 'Guilt' act on me." he said scooting closer and crossing his legs Indian style, bouncing up and down causing Rukia to twitch.

Ok, sure she was acting childish, but he was just as bad. "I demand to be moved." she said putting the plate down and crossing her arms stubbornly.

Toshiro of course, took this the childish way, and he broke out into an ear to ear grin. "Moved?" he said shoving her roughly, making her eyes bolt to him with anger as she regained balance.

But Rukia only saw a smile on Toshiro's face and she relaxed. Fighting against him was like giving up your body, either way; she was cornered into his trap. "Fine, what do you want me to do now?" Rukia asked with a heavy sigh.

"Lighten up Rukia, I'm not that cruel," he said. "Haven't you checked the clock, it's already past nine." he said getting up and yawning fakely. "There's an extra room to the opposite side of the hall, I'm not the only one that needs sleep around here." he said with a devilish glance and a small smile as he walked away. "Goodnight."

Rukia felt her heart beat quickly, and she felt a strange flutter in her stomach. "Goodnight..." she muttered, feeling frozen in time, still remembering the flash of his emerald eyes that were only meant for her. She couldn't even twitch, and for a while she thought she would never move again. Toshiro had to always flip the mood around, and Rukia could never guess what he was going to do next.

It was almost terrifying for her.

But why was she scared? Rukia was a slave to sleep, this question still hovering around her as she slept in the unfamiliar bed. Rukia was, without a doubt, shaken by Toshiro, and it seemed like, there was never an end to it.

"Rukia, wake up!" The voice, different, stronger. "Rukia~" The voice was low, and close. "What am I gonna do with you?" Rukia's eyes fluttered open and the blurry image of Toshiro came into focus.

Her heart skipped a beat; she got defensive and felt the need to attack, which is until she finally realized Toshiro, was the one if front of her. "You know, if you keep sneaking up on me when I'm sleeping, I might actually punch t he living daylights out of you." Rukia said covering up her fear with a sigh.

Toshiro sighed too. "Well, it's not my fault you're too busy snoring to hear the clock ring." He said, crossing his arms and smirking at the half asleep girl.

Rukia through the blanket over her hand. "I barley wake up and I have to put up with your crap, just let me sleep some more!" she whined partly angry and partly asleep. "And I don't snore!"

Rukia heard Toshiro's footsteps get softer and softer until she finally heard his voice. "Too bad, and I was planning on visiting the park today, oh well..." he said with another sigh. Guess you'll spent your day off here, in your room, snoring."

Rukia shot up off the blankets, not even taking a second to properly get off the bed. "I DONT SNORE HITSUGAYA!" She shouted poking him in the shoulder with an index finger.

Toshiro waved his hands to the air innocently. "H-hey, I was joking," he said and Rukia relaxed. "Now, before we go to the park, run an favor for me, go to the meat place thingy, and go get Chrysies some food." he said.

Rukia felt her blood boil. "But you said it was my day off!" she whined.

Toshiro flicked her forehead. "A day off? Rukia, it's barley day two, I might be merciful but not that merciful." he said and Rukia grabbed her forehead whimpering.

"You're such a jerk Toshiro." Rukia said, quickly stuck out her tongue.

Toshiro gave her a seductive smile. "If you only knew how much that turned me on." and he stuck out his tongue back to her, making Rukia react quickly with hard red blush on her face and clover her mouth with both her hands.

Rukia's was burning in blush as Toshiro just laughed at her, messing up her raven black her. "Take a joke Rukia." he said and walked out the door, leaving Rukia tanned with embarrassment.

Rukia felt like screaming. What was up with her lately? She found it hard to yell at Toshiro, or hit him for making such perverted remarks. She felt like she would blush every time she got near him. What the hell was wrong with me? Rukia mentally shouted holding her breath and squeezing her eyes shut trying to get rid of the feeling.

But she couldn't hold her breath forever. So she let out a sigh. "The emotion with pass..." Rukia convinced herself. "I'm just a bit shaken up from the happenings that are cursing me lately..." she muttered.

After the badly needed shower Rukia hadn't seen Toshiro in the house, she decided to run the "favor" he talked to her about. Anyways, she needs a nice walk outside, plus, she could she Kaien.

When she got out, she remembered she didn't bring any other cloths except for the dirty ones that were in the washer, and she couldn't go out in public looking like a maid!

"Toshiro!" she called out. "Hey, do have any casual clothes that I could wear?" Rukia asked meeting up with him in the living room.

"Why?" He asked.

"Because I can't go out in public dressed like a maid!" Rukia said. "Not to mention the ruckus Kaien would give me and the threats he would give you." Rukia said knowing the rocky relationship between the two guys.

Toshiro cursed under his breath. "Ahh... Fine..." He said. "In my room just get a shirt from my closet and some jeans." he said. "Though they're going to be a bit baggy since what guys wear is different from what girl's wear." he said.

Rukia rolled her eyes. "Well I know that." she said and walked off getting a blue dragon T-Shirt from his closet and some surprisingly dark skinny jeans that she hardy seen Toshiro wear.

Rukia started her quick walk out the door before she was stop by Toshiro. "Hey, not bad Kuchiki." he said with a chuckle.

Rukia smiled crossing her arms. "Toshiro, how come you never wear these jeans? You're always wearing the light blue torn up ones. These are like brand new and I found a pile of dust on them!"

Toshiro smirked. "Well don't worry, I'll put those on a lot now since you've worn them." he said with a laugh at Rukia's expression that was covered in blush.

"Honestly you pervert!" She said and made her way out slamming the door shut with a ridiculous amount of force.

The walk was shorter than she expected, Rukia was lost in her mind, barely keeping track of the going on around her. She kept wondering about Orihime, and Ichigo, and of course Rangiku. And she remembered all the trouble they caused her last year, Ichigo being the worst.

She remembered how her friends got to her in the toughest of times, like when Ichigo ran away and she couldn't figure out which way was up, they were the first ones there for her, and without them... Rukia couldn't imagine what she would do without them.

Toshiro though, he was another story. He was always was the first to piss off Rukia, and he was always the first to help her. He always did what he wanted, but took into consideration Rukia's idea's and ended up doing whatever it was. And he, in the end, always looked out for her.

Hell.

Her life was one messed up pile of crap. But isn't everyone's?

"Rukia?"

Rukia turned to the sound of her name facing the black haired Kaien, surely towering above her with a smile. "'Bout time you showed yourself!" he said. "So running a quick errand for Ichigo?" he asked.

"No, Toshiro." Rukia said.

"Lazy ass," Kaien muttered making Rukia smile. "So came to pick up some cow, or is this time the carnivore bunny craving chicken?" Kaien asked with a laugh.

"Cow." Rukia said and Kaien held open the doors for her and she made her way over to the counter were she leaned her elbow on with a yawn. "So, Kaien, you never got around telling me what kind of horrible monster you are." Rukia said with sarcasm.

Kaien went to the back room still at a conversational distance. "Well, since you asked, I'm a vampire." he said, and Rukia caught the sideways glance he gave her. "But don't worry, I won't bite." he said with a chuckled and Rukia laughed along with him.

"So that's why you work at this dump," she said still not getting used to the meat that was raw in packages. "That sure does explain a lot, but why don't you work at a blood bank instead, or even a clinic, I'm sure they always have a spare pack of blood lying around somewhere." Rukia said.

"Ya, I tried that, but the blood there is all stale and dead-ish," he said with a smile. "At least here it has more flavor than an old man's that probably died from a heart attack." he said.

"Ok let stop taking about blood, I don't think it's worth having a whole conversation over, and plus, talking to a vampire about blood probably turns them on." Rukia said jokingly.

"Ok, then... how about you." he started coming into sight and setting the box on the table counter as he leaned on it.

"What about me?"

"What turns a human on?" Kaien asked.

Rukia blushed at the questioned. "Well, I'm not sure." she said. "For everyone it's different," she started to tap her foot. "Like for some guys, they like girls with big boobs, for others, they like small cute girly girls." she said. "And for some girls, they like strong guys, or freakishly skinny hot guys." Rukia said.

"Well none of those sound like you, Rukia." he said. "I'm guessing, you like adventure, danger, guys that make you smile and can start a fight, someone how can protect you, and someone you could yell at for being too overprotective." he said. "Oh and of course someone who wouldn't insult your Chappy's, but I don't think there is a guy alive that would do that." he said.

Rukia blinked. "Ok Edward Cullen, stop reading my mind!" Rukia said. "Now what, when you go out into the sunlight your gonna shine like a million stars or what?" she said.

Kaien rolled his eyes. "Hey I wouldn't be joking around like that if I was a ordinary human." he said.

Rukia grabbed the box. "To bad I'm not any ordinary human." Rukia said with a smile and waved bye, walking out the door and excited about going to the park.

"What do you mean we can't go to the park?" Rukia shouted at Toshiro who was lying on the couch watching whatever crap he was watching.

"We can't go." he said. "I need to check out the businesses at the Council and then, maybe tomorrow, or the day after we can go to the park." Toshiro said with a sigh.

"The what?" Rukia asked. "Who's the Council and what's your business there?" Rukia asked her eyebrows furrowed.

Toshiro put a hand to his forehead, "Look I don't feel like explaining right now," Toshiro said. "The Council is the higher-ups that make the Pack's laws; it's like out government ok?" Toshiro confirmed picking up a black winter coat.

"It's not cold outside." Rukia said, after all, it was summer; everyone should be wearing shorts and T-shirts.

Toshiro gave her a quick glance and a small mischievous smile. "It is where I'm going." he said and shut the door leaving Rukia alone in the now abandoned house.

"Bye..." Rukia muttered confused at what was going on between Toshiro and the Council. Whatever it was, it must be serious for Toshiro just to take off like that.

A day past and Rukia hadn't gotten a word from Toshiro or even a call. As a maid, she thought about leaving and making her escape, but as a friend, she worried about him and couldn't abandon a friend of hers.

She felt alone and she didn't like to be kept waiting. After all, it was those Council asses that took Rukia's vacation to go to the park away from her.

She scurried to her room, ripping off the quilts and throwing them to the floor searching for her cell phone. "Where are you, you piece of crap!" Rukia cursed.

When she finally found it, ironically in the backside pocket of her maid dress (that she never realized was there before), and quickly dialed to number from memory.

RING

Rukia's head jolted to the sound of another Ring, it came from the house at almost the exact moment Rukia did. She listened closely from where it was coming from as it got louder and louder as she walked out of her room.

RING

It sounded like it was coming from Toshiro's room, and she made her way in, turning on the lights and finding something that really pissed her off. "Dammit Toshiro!" Toshiro's phone was on his bed ringing, he had forgotten his phone.

Rukia shut her phone angrily shoving it back into her pockets, having nothing left to do but wait. But since Toshiro had a bigger TV in his room than she did, it wasn't a crime to turn it on.

She reached for the remote that was on the table, but something else caught her eye. It was a picture. The picture was taken at a crooked angle of Toshiro, as a child, he was smiling, apparently laughing at the one taking the photo.

"Hey stalker, not going through my underwear are you?" Rukia jumped as Toshiro was leaning on the wall a smirk that never died, paltered on his face.

Rukia recovered quickly. "Don't worry, you're skid-stain secret is safe with me," Rukia said with a smirk.

Toshiro rolled his emerald eyes setting down a black bag to the floor and standing next to Rukia, noticing she was looking at the photo he kept. "That was my father," Toshiro said. "My mother fell while she was taking the picture and he started laughing at her." Toshiro said.

Rukia smiled, looking at the picture and the difference of Toshiro's father, he had a mark on his arm that seemed like spirals of vines that ran do to his wrist. "You never told me about you parents." Rukia said.

"That's because I don't know anything about them since they died." Toshiro said. "I was an orphan, the only reason I knew that was because my caretaker at the time was my father's brother, so he told me the most he knew about them."

Rukia smiled sympathetically. "Well I'm sure they would have done all they could for you." Rukia said.

And Toshiro glanced at her. "Feeling bad for me, are you?" He asked with a smirk.

Rukia rolled her violet eyes. "Why? And sorry to change the subject, but you owe me." she said. "Get your car started while I change, were going to the park." And poor Toshiro sighed, doing as he was told.

"Ah~" Rukia said getting off the car with a breath of fresh air. "How refreshing..." the comfortable atmosphere made Rukia relax, but the children who ran around carelessly made Toshiro cringe.

"Let's go somewhere else Rukia," he whined clearly bored.

Rukia shook her head. "No way," she said with a smile that Toshiro blushed at. "I like it here." she said and ran off to a small merry-go-round, pushing some kids that were there in a fast circle, making their laughter louder.

Toshiro just decide to hand out near the car, apparently to cool for a park full of kids. Rukia was just too immature to see his logic.

Rukia though could say the same about him.

"Rukia?"

Rukia head whipped to the voice, for a first few seconds all she saw was a blurry figure, when it cleared, she saw it was Orihime who was standing there.

Rukia quickly hopped off with a smile, "Hey Orihime," she said. "What brings you to the park?" Rukia asked.

Orihime gave Rukia a sad look noticing the cloths she was wearing wasn't hers. "Can we talk somewhere quiet?" she asked not giving Rukia a chance to answer as she dragged her behind a rather large tree.

Orihime felt her face burn with anger and sadness. "How could you?" she asked. "How could you do this to Ichigo, especially since he gave you to whole trust?" she asked.

Rukia let out a confused laugh. "What are you talking about Orihime?" She asked furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.

"Rukia don't play dumb, I saw you, and I saw him kiss you!" Orihime said. "And I can't believe you just dump him like a piece of rag and start living with Hitsugaya! How could you do that?"

Rukia shook her head no. "Look," she said, "I have no idea what you're talking about, I never kissed Ichigo, and the only reason I'm at Toshiro's house is because I lost a bet and I have to do whatever he wants for two weeks." Rukia said.

Orihime flinched. "Rukia I saw you," she said. "Right after the party, when Ichigo took you home and he pulled into a parking lot, I saw him kiss you, Rukia I was there." She said.

Rukia shook her head denying it; she grabbed her forehead and felt some pain come too. "Orihime I nev-"

"Rukia, I love you."

Rukia's violet orbs widened to max. Ichigo's voiced echoed through her hurting mind. Every bit of his words clear as crystal. "Oh my gosh..." she muttered feeling a bit uneasy.

"Now do you remember?" Orihime asked feeling her face start to get warm. "Rukia what were you thinking?" she asked.

Rukia felt horrible, she kissed him and led him on just to flirt with Toshiro the next day, how could she do that? And why the hell did she forget about it?

Rukia walked away. "I have to go." she said quickly pacing to the car.

Toshiro was next to her in a nano second. "Rukia what happened? I saw you talking to Orihime? Rukia!" He grabbed her arms to keep her for moving any father.

Rukia didn't- couldn't- look Toshiro in the eyes, her face stayed down, and her face started to get hot from how much she was holding back the tears. "Take me home." she said.

"What?"

"Take me home Toshiro!" She said harshly breaking free from his grasp and opening the back car door and hopping in avoiding the mirror and staring out the window.

Toshiro flinched and did as he was told looking frequently to his review mirror and watching Rukia closely. "What happened? What did she tell you?" he asked.

Rukia stayed silent.

Toshiro gave a heavy sigh. "Rukia, I'm your friend, tell me!" he said. "What did she tell you, I want to help." he pleaded Rukia not even flinching to his words.

'What a horrible friend I am too you...' Rukia kept in her thoughts. 'How could I do that to my own best friends, how could I just... betray them like that?' She asked herself in disgust.

"Rukia... If it's about the kiss, I'm sorry." He said making Rukia silently gasp. "It was my fault I shouldn't have done that to you, I just..." he couldn't finish his sentence and Rukia made an effort to look at him.

"Toshiro," She muttered. "Thank you, but it's not your fault." she said going back to silence. 'If anything I should be the one apologizing to you...'

Before Toshiro could even pull the brake to her house Rukia was out of the car. She felt like bursting out into tears the whole ride, but she tried so hard to hold them in.

And when she slammed the door shut, she fell back against it, crying into her hands and siding down the cold wooden door with her back. She couldn't stop the tears, they just kept falling.

"Rukia!"

Rukia couldn't make out the voice, she just felt rough arms grab her and pull her into a hug. She couldn't hear anything except her crowding thoughts, she couldn't see anything because of the tears blurring her vision, and she just wanted to cry.

"Rukia, what happened?" The person a asked and Rukia finally took the courage to look up, the words dead and her breath almost stopping from her shock.

It was Ichigo.

Rukia squeezed her eyes shut hoping for everything to go away, she knew nothing would. The pain brought more tears until she had no more. And the more Rukia thought about it the tighter she clenched Ichigo's shirt, never even took one glance at him. "I'm sorry..." she said.

Ichigo flinched. "For what?" he asked. "Rukia, what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry I kissed you and..." And what? Was she going to blurt out that she and Toshiro had a romantic evening trying to beat the other on a bet? "And never-"

Ichigo let out a low chuckle. "Rukia, what are you talking about?" he asked as Rukia looked up at him her hair messed up and her violet eyes red and puffy.

"T-the kiss after the party, don't you remember?" she muttered softly under her breath.

Ichigo shook his head with a smile. "Rukia, nothing happened like that, I swear, you have some freaky dreams." he said cradling her into his shoulder.

A part of Rukia wanted to stay like that, she didn't want to move, she just wanted to stay in his arms, but another part of Rukia was yelling at her telling reminding her how she ended up like that in the first place.

She broke off standing up and saying. "Ichigo, I am going to take a nap." And with that she stomped out of the living room, leaving a dumbstruck Ichigo. And secretly, Rukia was very glad that her friends didn't hate her, because in a lot of ways, she would hate herself.

Author's Note:

Liked it? Very creative eh? Let's see what's gonna happen after the nap... in the next chapter that is. Bye guys/chicks, please comment (all opinions are read) or review! ^^