Two months had gone by and I'd learned that living with Gin wasn't so bad. He did his fair share and while I was at school he made sure the house stayed clean. Luckily the exchange program was paying the bills and rent on the apartment, but we had to pay for food. We were funded on that as well on a different thing. After all, this man was a 'foreign exchange studier', but was being paid to sit on his bum in an apartment all day long and do online classes. He only had to attend an actual school once a week. All of this was a huge facade he had schemed some government into accepting him into, as I had ascertained. Basically, as a 'studier' instead of a student, he tried to learn of the way people were taught here and studying everything, learning information for a program 'in his country'. Also known as- the Soul Society. Oops, I'm sorry- I mean he's from The United States.

Yeah right.

Ichigo was not happy to this day and made a point of keeping me away from the house or being there with me as much as possible. He also all ways picked fights with my roommate.

Riko, on the other hand, got along with him to an extent. He thought she was to bubbly and she thought he had creepy eyebrows.

But something else was stirring in our apartment.

It wasn't something I couldn't place, but it was there. Now we'd gotten used to each others habits. For instance, I kept my room in a state of disaster and I liked it that way because I knew where everything was, so he kept out of my room unless I was there. He kept a tidy room and I made a point of staying out of it if he wasn't home, which was rare when I wasn't. I'd also learned that he didn't like trash around other parts of the house so I did my part to keep it clean.

He was my shadow when it came to homework, which annoyed me greatly. My grades had made a huge improvement since I started living in this apartment since he would all ways make me get my work and would sit next to me the entire time, pointing out anything I did wrong. It was annoying. He wasn't from our world, so thus I believed he shouldn't be so schooled in our teachings. His classes, you ask? Beyond A's in every single one.

Jerk...

"Leave me alone, Gin!" I whine as I sprawl across the couch, eyes closed.

I had homework.

"Don't make me force you." He was leaning over the couch, that fox-like grin on his face.

I'd still never seen his eye color either! He kept them perpetually closed.

"Oh come on! I don't want to!"

And I'm yanked off the couch, hitting the floor roughly. I grunt as I sit up, dragging myself to the kitchen and sitting at the table, yanking out my math book. He takes his normal seat next to me.

"God do I hate you." I growl as I flip it to the right page.

"Living with an older man huh?" A girl confronts me in the middle of the school grounds, right after the final bell rang and I was heading back home.

"Exchange program." I had my bag slung over my shoulder as I turn to stare at the three that had decided to speak to me.

The 'leader' laughs with a stupid grin. "So? We all know there's no way you'd live with an older man and not do things. I never pegged you for a whore, Misao, but I guess I should have with how freaky you are!"

I scoff as I turn and begin walking out of the grounds. They follow at a good ten-foot distance, jeering insults.

"I bet you've fucked him, haven't you?"

"Of course she has! She's a slut!"

I stop. "Are we off school grounds?"

"Yeah, what's it to you, skank?" Another laughs.

I laugh this time while chunking my bag onto the ground and spin. I leap into the air and give an aerial punch right to the 'leader's' face. She crashes to the ground and I stomp on her nose while turning to give the other two a quick spin-kick to the sides. I slam my foot once again on the 'leader', this time in her gut and breaking a good rib or two. I attack the two girls next, using the wall for a support as I jump onto them both, using my knees to keep them steady. I barrage them with painful blows before standing and wiping my hands clean.

"Now ladies, get this right. I would not fuck Gin and you'd do best to learn to speak to your superiors with more reverence." I pull my bag up and sling it over my shoulder, not noticing that one girl had punched me in the nose and I was bleeding from it. It didn't matter anyways, since it was a minor injury.

I open the apartment door, wondering why people had been staring at me as I walked by them. Gin was sitting on the couch watching television as I entered, removing my shoes and chunking my bag aside.

His head turns upside down over the back of the couch, staring at me with a thin line for a mouth instead of his usual smile.

"What happened to you?"

I don't answer, but instead open and close the bathroom and strip, jumping in the shower. I close the curtain and let the hot water cascade over me, finally noticing the blood as I see the pink water.

"Stupid bitch must have gotten me." I wash it clean. Suddenly the water goes cold and I scream, hearing the toilet flushing in the background.

I poke my head out of the curtain to see Gin sitting on the closed toilet, his chin in his palm as he rested his elbow on his knee and slouched, staring at me.

"What are you doing in here?" I screech while making sure the curtain completely covered me from him, besides my face.

"What happened?"

"I got in a fight. Now go away so I can finish showering." I knew the blood was lightly trickling down my face again.

"With who?"

"Three girls. Go away!" I scowl. "Gin, I'm trying to shower! If you're that bored, go make ramen or something!"

He doesn't budge. "Why?"

"None of your business!"

He was standing against the tub in seconds, my body and his lightly touching with a shower curtain the only cloth between us. Well, besides his clothing.

He really did enjoy making me squirm, whether it was in embarrassment or anger...

"Yes, it is. Why were you in a fight?" He was still using that constantly-smiling face against me.

"Because I like to fight." I narrow my eyes.

"Wrong again." His hands lightly latch onto the curtain. "Now we wouldn't want this to be torn, would we?"

Oh, now that was not cool!

"Fine! They said I was fucking the older guy I lived with. Now go away!" I move behind the curtain completely and continuing scrubbing.

I didn't hear Ichigo screaming from the other room for me.

Gin walks out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him and heading towards the living room. Ichigo, though, was standing at the door and saw him come out of the bathroom, the shower easily heard still.

"Where's Mi?"

Gin shows his teeth. "Oh, she's in the bathroom."

"WHAT? THE ONE YOU JUST CAME OUT OF!" He runs into the bathroom and yanks open the door. "MISAO?"

I couldn't hear him over the roar of the water, or the fact I was singing to myself.

"Are you okay Mi?" He rips the curtain away and stares at me.

Time stops. I stare at him in horror and then let out an ear-splitting scream, the damage done. He was slack-jawed and wide-eyed, quickly covering his eyes.

Gin walks in as well, causing me to scream more as I yank the fallen curtain over my naked form.

"ICHIGO I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!" I throw a few bottles of body wash and shampoo, hitting Ichigo as he scurries out. Gin easily avoids them as he leaves.

I finish up my shower and pull on my house clothes. I rip the door open, my wet hair in a side ponytail.

I run into the living room and see Ichigo there, heading quickly towards the door.

"STAY WHERE YOU ARE!" I holler. He gulps, yanking open the door.

But it was to late for him. I take a flying leap and bring him down, slamming the door and straddling him. I begin to mercilessly beat him up, stopping only when he grabs my fist.

"STOP IT MISAO!" He flips me over, pinning me down and then hurrying up, leaving before I could go after him.

I jump up to do so, snatching at the apartments handle. I'm grabbed by the back of my collar and held away from the door. I turn and swing at the person holding me back, but before I know it I'm pinned against a wall.

Gin was once again close to me, making sure I didn't move. I growl, trying my hardest to get away from him.

"Don't be so embarrassed." He chuckles. "You look pretty good like that."

I think all my blood just went to my cheeks. "Gin, shove it."

"Where?" He was still smiling.

Oh my God, I hadn't thought of that when I said it. I turn even more red before pushing away from him, storming to my room, and slamming the door, cranking up my music so he couldn't hear me.

I grab a pillow and scream into it.