The day had ended quickly him and Riya caught up on what they missed she had moved, he even walked her home which was way far from where he lived but he didn't mind the walk home he needed time to think but he wasn't prepared for what happened next…………………………………………………….
Beside the fact that it was raining, Ichigo was enjoying this day until he saw Irin getting jumped by 4 older guys about his age. They had on jackets that said warriors; Ichigo guessed they were gang bangers, some people Irin shouldn't be fucking with. Ichigo couldn't stand Irin but he wasn't going to let some damn gang bangers get the best of him, no. If someone was going to give Irin a good lickin it was going to be him. So what else could he do but help Irin out not that he wasn't going to anyway. "Little kid is always getting into trouble, he lied to me that little shit he's really 13 years old like Karin and Yuzu." Ichigo said to himself as he began to run to Irin.
Rukia was out, walking in the rain when she saw Ichigo running to a blonde headed kid getting beat up by some strange looking men. Rukia normally didn't like the rain, and tried to avoid it since Kaien's death but walking in it made her forget all about her problems with Ichigo, until she watched Ichigo go over and attempt that kid.
Ichigo looked at Irin who was already bleeding with bruises all over but for an 11, correction 13-year-old kid he was sure holding his own. Ichigo went for the 2 littlest 1st knowing they wouldn't get up as quick as the leader and his accomplice or partner as Ichigo would soon hear him call em that. It wasn't hard for Ichigo to take out those 2 without breaking a sweat an elbow to the head and a fist to the gut did that. But those other 2 were so much different they actually put up a fight but after a few hits to the head from them he got his act together and take them out too or atleast get them off of Irin. Ichigo saw Irin was okay except for some bad cuts on his jaw. Ichigo wanted to give Irin his props for fighting for guys at once but this was no time for that because all 4 of them were up and approaching them now.
"What do you get your kicks out of picking on little kids?" Ichigo asked the leader
"Who do you think you are that you can just come here and put the works to me and my boys?" The leader exclaimed
"None of your business" Ichigo said
"I'm gonna make it my business"
The Leader walked up to Ichigo, they were now face to face. What went down next was all a big blur to Rukia. The leader threw the first punch, which Ichigo managed to avoid giving him just enough time to land a fist to the ribs. The leader knew Ichigo was too much for him to handle alone so he called over his partner and the 2 other gang bangers to help him…
"Hey Partner?" The leader said
"Wat up?"
"Take care of the blonde headed kid will ya"
"Yeah I can do that," Partner said
As Partner approached Irin all Ichigo could think about was how he hated the rain.
"Hey kid you ready to meet your worst nightmare?" Partner said smirking
"Yeah if it involves ponies, flowers, teletubies and chappy bunnies everywhere." Irin said adding to the tension filt air.
"You got a lot of mouth for a kid facing death"
"You couldn't beat me with superman's powers"
"Well see kid, well see.
Irin threw the 1st punch missed and got kicked in his side causing him to yelp out in pain. Sirens could be heard all over but Ichigo didn't care he had to help Irin now. The Leader wasn't worried about escaping either he wanted some revenge on Ichigo so he reached in his jacket took out his gun and fired 3 times. Ichigo was standing up making him an easy target. For all 3 bullets hit Ichigo in his chest. All Ichigo could feel was pain, he didn't know what had happened. He was on the verge of passing out. The last thing he remembered hearing was Rukia scream his name then everything went black.
Rukia didn't know what happened until she saw blood fly all over Irin and Ichigo's body fall in slow motion to the ground. As she ran to him screaming his name she could feel his rieatsu faint more and more by the second. Irin was traumatized, he couldn't breath until he heard this women tell him to go get help. Irin didn't move but luckily the police rolled up and called an ambulance but by then the gang bangers were gone and Ichigo was half past dead he wasn't breathing or moving.
3 days later
Ichigo woke up not knowing where he was or what happened all he heard was..
"So is he gonna be okay Dr.kilombo?" Isshin asked looking at his nametag
"Yes but he shows no signs of waking up from his coma." Kilombo said
"Is there anything we can do?"
"Just talk to him as though he was awake, I hear that helps" Kilombo said leaving the room
Rukia walked over to Ichigo's bedside and looked at him his eyes were closed, she did the only thing she could do and that was talk to him. Ichigo closed his eye's as he felt someone's presence get closer.
"Wake up Ichigo" Rukia said "Don't you dare, not after all we've been through die on me now. Wake up, you orange headed good for nothing Baka.
The machine hooked to Ichigo's chest started to beep fast, As he sat up and yelled
"Rukia?"
No one knows exactly what Rukia said to Ichigo but whatever it was it seemed to have worked because he was up and moving around. Ichigo didn't know what was going on until flashbacks of what happened just days ago came back to him, and he lost what little marbles he had left.
"Irin?"
"Calm down Ichigo"
"Irin, I'll show that bastard to shoot me 3 times."
Everyone in the room at the time was stunned still from Ichigo's first reaction. Karin, Yuzu. Goat beard, Tatsuki, Chad, Rukia, Ishida and Orihime were there staring at him like he woke up from the dead. Ichigo started to try and get out of bed only to be stopped by his bullet wound pains.
"Where is Irin is he okay?"
"He's fine" Rukia said, "Now calm down"
"Ichigo suddenly felt really tired and passed out.
Next dayRukia woke up remembering where she was, by Ichigo's side like always. She tried to get up but slipped on a sheet, she guessed Isshin gave her but Ichigo really had, by the way where is Ichigo Rukia said to herself he wasn't in his bed she looked around and saw him starring out the window at the sunset.
"Ichigo How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, I'm always fine, you know how it is"
"Yeah, Ichigo we need to talk"
"I know"
"I swear it wasn't like what you thought it was"
"But you kissed him back, didn't look like any accident to me."
"He fell on top of me but before I had a chance to say anything he kissed me"
"That still doesn't explain your actions"
"It's been a long time since we kissed like that" Rukia said calmly to a stunned Ichigo "I pictured him to be you"
"I see"
"You see what?"
"Remember that beach we went too a long time ago?"
"Of course, that's where we" Rukia said blushing "we um you asked me out"
"It was around this time right?"
"Yes"
"Let's go there again some time."
"Yes let's but" She was cut off by Ichigo's warm lips on her's, she felt like was caught in guilt only to be covered up by him, killed by him until the instance he stopped.
"I kissed you like that right?"
"Yes but this doesn't solve our problems"
"Look Rukia do you want to be with me or not"
"Ichigo of course I do but"
"But what?
"I'm sorry Ichigo, I can't do this"
"Do what?"
"We can't be. I mean our friendship is dying and I know things will never be the same again, you're a human and I'm a soul reaper. Were just too different.
"So everything you said about wanting to be with me was a lie?"
"No"
"Liar" Ichigo said in a whisper. "Just Leave"
"I won't not until" She was cut off
"Not until what? I get the message? Well guess what Rukia I got it."
"You don't understand your motto is fight now talk later"
"Yeah Rukia that's me, Ichigo Kurosaki at your service"
"Why are you like this huh?" Rukia said "What makes you so damn right?"
"You are who you are Rukia."
Isshin walked in not knowing what was going on all he heared was the you are who you are part.
"Am I interrupting something" Isshin asked
"No" They both said in unison.
"I was just leaving"
"Hey Rukia" Ichigo said
"Yeah?"
"Did I thank you?"
"No"
"I will"
Rukia left smiling only he could make her smile at a time like this. Ichigo didn't notice is dad coming at him.
"OWW old man what was that for?"
"Making your sisters worry"
"You old bastard wait till I get out of the hospital It's gonna be me and you." Ichigo said elbowing his dad in the head."
"OH MASAKI" Isshin said taking out his wallet as 100's of pictures of Masaki unfolded. "Why must our son be so mean to me?"
"Shutup before we get kicked out"
"Masaki, he tortures me?"
"I'm gonna kill you"
"Owwwwwwww Masaki save me"
"Excuse me sir could you keep your voice down" a doctor said peeking in the room.
"See what you've done Goat beard?"
Rukia could still hear them fussing all the way down the hall.
"Like father like son" Rukia said to herself smiling as she left the hospital.