A/N: Life has been hectic but that's no excuse to not update this story, those who looked forward to weekly updates, I'm extremely sorry that I've disappointed you, I've disappointed myself but with working 9 hours a day and then I've got school. Truthfully I just didn't get the time. Here's an apology, set in the future of this story, a glimpse of what's about to come. Without further adieu, here's the bonus chapter of "Unlikely Endeavor"


Ikumi woke up feeling fresh than she felt in years. She yawned like a kitten & tried to sit up and found herself restricted. She looked around and found a hand not her own encircling her waist and someone breathing down her neck. She was worried for a second but then she vaguely remembered the night before.

She remembered who was beside her and she had a funny feeling in her stomach & her face was red like a strawberry.

She settled in, content in the afterglow of his presence, she settled into his chest more firmly & curled herself so she could fit him better. She turned and put her head in his chest & inhaled him. Ever since that day in the train she was intoxicated and infuriated with his smell.

Suddenly he warped his around her in attempt to keep her close. She moved into it and let him have his way. She gently called out to him,

"Wake up sleepyhead…"

He seemed to listen to her & gave a groan in acknowledgement but made no effort to get up, instead he encircled her tighter & she laughed and mock scolded him,

"Sometime today mister! You have duties & I have my work"

He groaned in annoyance and said, "If I don't go one day, someone won't die…."

She rebuked him, "Yes, someone might & in your case that is quite literal!"

"How about caring for someone close by than some random stranger?" Ichigo opened his eyes and asked; his voice laced with grogginess.

"What are you talki..." Ikumi couldn't finish her scolding as Ichigo pulled her to his chest.

Ichigo then gently nibbled her ear and said, "The world could've ended right beside me yesterday and I wouldn't be any wiser, that's how happy I was, I don't wanna go out there when you're here. I want to hold you a moment longer." He then nuzzled Ikumi's neck, leaving small love bites along the way.

Ikumi shuddered under him but did not stop him any way; she was too smitten to do that anyway. She used her hands and encircled his now much larger torso and roughly scratched his back in memories of previous night, this earner her near feral growl from the back of his throat and he quickly pusher on her back and got on top of her.

Ikumi took a second to admire this perfect specimen in front of her, she might be biased but hey! Who cares? She was in love and the person she was in love with was about to make love to her. She could afford to be irrational, that's one of the perks of being in love. She took a hand to his face and gently caressed his cheek and felt a sincere smile coming on her face.

Ichigo saw this and his lust turned into something warm and his heart was calm he then looked into her eyes and saw himself reflected , he saw how much she adored him, loved him. He couldn't do what he had in mind, he smiled right back at her and leaned into give her a kiss, to which she eagerly responded with her lips parted for him. They locked lips and everything faded away like yesterday. Ikumi silently pondered how she would ever be able to do anything when he was here? His kisses are earth shattering and she didn't remember that kiss felt like this. Was it the absence or was he truly that much talented? She longed to ask but feared the response. Now that they confessed their feelings, she was increasingly wary of his responses, still fearful from her last endeavor.

Ichigo felt her lips tremble and he dislodged ungraciously to see what's wrong. He was faced with a blank Ikumi, she wore an expression of pure shock and she looked at him with tearful eyes, begging him answer her unasked question.

Ichigo was quite shocked for a second but then he understood what she meant and he felt silly, how could she ever thought that? Preposterous, he would make sure there won't be a shed of doubt in her mind.

He put this forehead on her forehead and softly said, "Never…."

As if that was the word that'd put sleeping beauty out of her misery, she lunged forward and clung to him like a dehydrated man to the oasis. She kissed him repeatedly with ferocity he has never seen from her before; it was like she was trying to make sure that he really was here. He ran his hands through her hair and after quite a while she calmed down. He then gently rocked her between his chest and softly said,

"You should know me better than that by now…"

"I know! I know! I don't know what I was thinking, asking that of you all of a sudden, I'm so sorry…" she hysterically apologized

"Hey hey, stop okay? I did say you should've known better but on the other side I'm kinda glad that you asked that of me, let me tell you …."

And with that he cradled her neck enough to meet her lips with his own,

"I…" kiss

"Will…" kiss

"Never" kiss

"Leave" kiss

"You" kiss

Her eyes became glassy once again and she said in a hoarse voice, "You better not, or I'll hunt you to the end of the earth…"

"As my queen desires…" Ichigo said in a mock regal tone.

"Oh! You're so going to pay for that, just you wait you…."She squealed

"And how is it that you wish to punish me?" Ichigo's eyes became dark with lust.

"Oh, I'll think of something" Two can play this game, she thought.

"You hear that?" Ichigo suddenly asked, previous innuendos vanishing from his tone.

"What?" Came her surprised reply, what happened?

"It's raining" Came his flat reply.

"So?" She failed to see where this was going.

"You can't go right now" Ichigo growled with a rough bite on her neck.

"Gu..Guess I can't" Ikumi shivered from pain and excitement.

"Got any idea how we can spend the time?" Ichigo said cupping her breasts.

"I've got a few…" She said as she turned around and kissed him square on the lips.