On The First Day of Christmas - Part 4
"My boy is finally growing up!" Isshin cried.
"Shut up!" Ichigo muttered. "All I asked you was if you could help me pick a present for Rukia!" A really bad idea, now that I think of it, Ichigo groaned.
"No problem, my big boy!" Isshin smacked his son's back in pride. "Good thing the girls are out shopping too. Let's go!"
"Ugh," Ichigo groaned again as he was dragged out of the house.
"What about this?" Isshin asked his son, shamelessly displaying a set of black, lacy lingerie for Ichigo to see.
"You bastard," Ichigo shoved his father out of the way and headed away. "No way in hell."
"Whaaat, embarrassed?" Isshin dropped the scraps of fabric on the display and followed his son.
"I'm not embarrassed of my own father," Ichigo retorted, much to Isshin's relief. "I'm ashamed."
"Eh?!" Isshin's relief disappeared as quickly as it came.
"Come on," Ichigo ignored his father's obvious –and fake- distress, walking over to where the jeweler was. "I'm gonna leave you, idiot."
"Ah – don't leave me!" Isshin whined like a child. When he caught up, he looked over Ichigo's shoulder to see his son delicately holding a necklace in his hand. "Oh… Pretty."
"What, are you a four year old?" Ichigo asked, putting the necklace back.
"Hu…" Isshin hung his head. "That's what Karin says too…" When he saw that Ichigo had wandered off again, he looked around. He found Ichigo looking at rings this time.
"What about that one?" Ichigo pointed to a simple silver band. If I get anything more than that for Rukia, I'll really be in for it, Ichigo thought about Byakuya and Renji and how they would take it if they saw Rukia with a big fat diamond around her neck or something.
"You sure rings are okay?" Isshin asked, as seriously as he could (which really wasn't very serious). "Doesn't Rukia-chan have a father or... brother? Don't want you to be sending the wrong message!" Isshin chimed.
"It's fine," Ichigo retorted, picking up a silver ring with a heart outlined in gold imprinted into it. Geez… It seems like he knows something…
"Aw… That's pretty, Ichigo!" Isshin said.
"Ya think?" Ichigo asked thoughtfully. He did like it, and could definitely see it on Rukia's finger. "Alright, then. This will do."
But Ichigo wasn't completely satisfied.
There's something else I want to give her…Yeah. Isshin totally knows about Byakuya. XD
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