"Where the hell have you been?" Rukia almost dropped her keys once she closed the door of her apartment.
Great.
He's here.
"What are you doing here?" Rukia asked with a yawn. Since she did give him a duplicate key, he could check up on her when he wanted and needed, as stated by him.
He's lucky he even got a key.
She throws her heels to the corner and walked to the kitchen, he followed her.
"What am I doing here?" he almost yelled as she simple took a bottle of water "I was worried sick, do you know what time it is?"
Rukia took a sip, looking at him from the corner of her eye.
Why was he so mad?
"It's almost three in the fucking morning, Rukia." He whipped his face "I was worried sick!"
"I could hardly tell." Her statement was full of sarcasm, which made him more annoyed.
"Didn't I tell you that miscarriage could easily occur during this period of your pregnancy? Were you not listening?" Ichigo began pacing back and forth, trying to calm himself down.
He was worried.
"I was at Momo's house with a couple of friends."
"What friends!"
Rukia rolled her eyes.
Who did he think he was?
"Friends from school, we were just hanging out." she pouted and he glared.
"You could have at least called me, text me, anything!"
"Alright, alright, next time I'll text you, happy?" Rukia walked by Ichigo, her shoulder bumping into his side.
She's tired. She doesn't want to listen to his constant chatter. She walked over to her bedroom.
He was still following her.
"There won't be a next time, from now on, I'll be dropping and picking you up from school. No more going out and 'partying', you are not in the condition to do so, it's too risky."
"But I was going to go out tomorrow…" Rukia whimpered, grabbing the end of her dress and pulling it over her head. Once it was off, she throws it on her bed, unclasping the bra next.
"No, you're not." His voice calmed, which was a relief for Rukia. She knew he was watching, and he knew she knew too, but he didn't care. Seeing her naked didn't change him… "The only person you may go out with is Momo, but I have to know where at and what time."
"What ever you say." She was left in underwear, grabbing a towel from the dresser. She couldn't care less if he saw her naked or not, and by the expression on his face, she thinks he doesn't mind either. "Can we talk tomorrow?"
He looked at her one last time before walking to the bedroom door "I'll be staying the night."
-x-
"Where are you going?" Ichigo asked the next morning as he watched the girl grab her purse.
Rukia glanced over at him, his body still laid out on the couch. "Out."
"Did you not listen to anything I said last night?" he yawned before sitting up, stretching his arm out. "Where?"
"Cheer leading practice with Momo," Rukia said before taking her keys off the table "the last game is this Friday, dad."
Ichigo rolled his eyes "I'm coming."
"Why? Don't you have to work or something?"
"I'm off today;" he yawns again while getting up "give me a minute or two."
"You don't have to watch over me." Rukia murmured, walking over to the couch he slept on and sat down.
It smells like him.
-x-
"I can walk to your car, Ichigo." Rukia murmured in his arms. He was carrying her, simple because she said her feet hurt.
"I thought you said you were tired?" he questioned, looking down at her. She couldn't help but blush.
He was kind of cute.
"I am, but I can still walk."
They both almost forgot Momo was still there.
"That is just too cute!" she squeaked as she walked up to them, walking next to Ichigo. "I wish Toushiro will carry me to a car when I was tired!"
"Momo, shut-up." Rukia said, leaning her head against his chest.
They looked like a couple.
Only if they were one.
"Rukia?" Ichigo said.
Rukia looked up, only to see his chin "Yea."
"You are quit an idiot, you are not going to do whatever you were doing in that gym Friday."
"Why!"
"You can hurt yourself."
"But you can barely tell! I don't even look like I'm pregnant! I'll be careful."
"No."
"But-"
"Nope."
"Momo!"
"I got to agree with him, it's not safe."
"You are not my fath-"
"I said no."
"Gosh, I hate both of ya'll! Let me go!"
"Nope."
And they made it to the car with Rukia in the passenger sit pouting, Momo in the back laughing, and Ichigo holding on to the side of his face, the side Rukia kicked when he got her in.
-x-
Ichigo stayed at her apartment again, claiming it was because of her constant vomiting and dizziness. He turned his head and saw the clock.
Two forty-five.
Why couldn't he sleep?
Maybe the couch was too lumpy?
Maybe the temp was too cold?
Or maybe it was just his constant thinking.
Yea. The constant thinking.
Soon, she will start showing and they won't be able to keep it a secret. He was only twenty-four; he didn't want a kid till he was like, four years older.
It sucks.
But he just couldn't get rid of it.
And it had crossed his mind a few times.
But no, he will never do such a thing as to kill an unborn child.
And what about her parents? She never mentioned them but he did see pictures of a man that looks a lot like her.
Was that her father?
And if so, will he kill him for getting his daughter pregnant? He looked mean and scary and full of power, power to kill him.
He shuddered, he'll probably cut his balls off and he still wants it.
He reached into his pocket, but realized that the pack of cigarette wasn't there. He had forgotten he left them at home. He knows smoking around her could harm the baby, and he really didn't want that to happen. That, and Rukia will beat him up for having 'that shit' around her.
Wow, he already felt like a father.
His eyes drooped lazily, he showed a small grin. Sleepiness slowly took over him and he was half way asleep. Suddenly, he was awakened by a thump sound from Rukia's room.
He quickly sat up and turned to stare at her door. As he debated with his mind, whether to check up on her or just shrugged it off, the couch suddenly felt like a pillow, inviting him to sleep.
Ugh.
Just as he was about to force himself up, her room door opened, Rukia appearing at the doorway with her pajamas and messy hair. Then, she began walking towards the door, leaving her key behind on the counter.
"Rukia?" she jumped a mile, her head swiftly turning to see him.
"Ichigo…" she walked over to him "you scared the shit out of me."
"Where are you going at three in the morning?"
"Taco Bell," her answered made Ichigo look at her like she was crazy "I'm like starving."
"I beg your pardon, what?"
She rolled her eyes "I'm hun-gr-y. I want Taco Bell."
"Wait, what?"
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