A/N: Well, this has turned into a collaboration as I've said in my reviews!

Some of you guys have already read these fics though. That said I plan to write some new ones now that I have my account pretty much sorted. Just a few more fics to post up and I'll be back to normality! (Well... as normal as it gets when I'm involved.)

Thanks for your reviews to Pride, Prejudice and Patience, I was really happy reading them!
Enjoy this and the other edited fics I have to follow ^^

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Kami

IM: Ichigo's Message

"Rukia?"

Said girl, sitting on the floor, glanced up from her book, looking the orange-haired boy in the eye, acknowledging that she had actually heard his call. So the boy continued, "What's your number?"

He had been lying on his bed, messing with his new phone for the past thirty minutes. Normally Rukia would have eaten him alive for the constant beeping that the device was emitting as he pushed random buttons to see what they did, but he just seemed so animated with the new contraption that she hadn't really found it in her heart to slap him upside the head...

Yet.

"My number?" The question had caught her off guard. Ichigo watched as she rested her head on her hand in a thoughtful manner. She knew what a phone number was, but that wasn't to say that she actually had one, "Well... Ichigo. I don't have one."

Ichigo raised an eyebrow, "But... your phone?"

"It's called a Soul-pager for a reason, Ichigo," she stated matter-of-factly, smirking and smirking, "It's specially from soul society, it's connected to my spirit energy so... no numbers needed."

Ichigo's lips formed the shape of an 'o', before he shrugged and returned to his new phone, pushing buttons at random yet again.

Beep beep beep.

That was new.

Rukia cocked her head to see Ichigo staring curiously at the device in his palm, "Hmm, Inoue sent me a text message." Rukia watched as Ichigo read the message on his phone, smirking on occasion, before he began to send a reply.

Beep beep beep.

Another one?

"Inoue again?" Rukia questioned from the floor, her voice masking any interest she may have in his answer.

Ichigo nodded, not looking at the raven-haired girl. Rukia tried to turn her focus back to her book, but before long...

Beep beep beep

Giving up, she let out an aggravated sigh and jumped up from the floor, "I'm going to bed!"

Ichigo watched her storm out of the room, "Ok... goodni-"

She had already slammed the door shut.

Stupid Ichigo and his stupid phone, she thought as she peered at her soul-pager from underneath the quilts. Karin and Yuzu slept soundly in their beds. Rukia peeped out from her covers; I should just... get some...sleep. She placed the soul-pager into the front pocket of her pyjamas and rested her head back on her pillow. She had just closed her eyes when the device began to buzz, An order? This late?

She flipped open the phone watching as the screen illuminated. She immediately noticed the format of the order to be all wrong, and furrowed her brow as she waited for the message to decode itself. Her eyes widened as she began to read.

Ichigo: Hey.

She looked at it for a few moments curiously, before eventually deciding to try a reply.

Rukia: Ichigo? How are you contacting me?

Ichigo: Well... I figured your soul-pager was connected to your spirit energy, and since finding your reiatsu is part of my speciality, I figured it wouldn't be too hard to work out. Guess I was right.

Rukia: Apparently.

Rukia had to admit, she was flattered that her friend would go to all the trouble of searching for her spirit energy, just so he could 'text' her.

There was a pause before Ichigo text her again.

Ichigo: So... you gonna tell me why you stomped out of my room earlier?

Rukia bit her lip.

Rukia: It was nothing I was just tired.

Ichigo: Yeah right!

Rukia: Well what do YOU think was wrong?

Ichigo: I dunno. If I did would I be asking?

Rukia: Guess not.

Rukia felt a little silly as she was actually waiting for Ichigo to reply to her last message.

Ichigo: Tell me.

Rukia: 'Please' wouldn't go too far y'know.

...

Ichigo: Please?

Rukia sighed before deciding to reply.

Rukia: You still texting Inoue?

Ichigo: No, why?

...

Ichigo: Is that what's bothering you?

Rukia: No!

Ichigo: Really?

Rukia: Is something going on between you two?

Ichigo: No! Why? Does she like me?

Rukia: Nooooo... (Sarcasm) Are you really that blind?

Ichigo: Heh... well. The thing is I kinda have my eye on somebody else.

She suddenly felt her stomach twist.

Rukia: Really? Who?

Ichigo: Guess.

For the next ten minutes Rukia sent text after text, name after name only for Ichigo to reply 'nope' to each of them.

Rukia: Ugh! I give up! Who?

Ichigo: Well you've guessed about everybody BUT the girl I'm thinking about. I gotta get some sleep now, but keep thinking and ask me again tomorrow night ok?

Rukia:... fine

Ichigo: Pfft! You're never satisfied!

Rukia: Night Ichigo.

Ichigo: Night babe. Xx

Rukia read the last message over and over again, a crimson blush staining her cheeks, What the heck? BABE?! She shook her head, closing her eyes and getting ready to sleep. Stupid Ichigo… what an idiot…

Then it hit her...

Could he have been talking about her?!