Rukia's POV
The final battle has come. Chappy is on the ring with the biggest abomination ever – the Teddy bear! They both jump at each other with their fluffy fists – it has begun. After a couple of punches the filthy bear tears Chappy's ear off and knocks him down! Then, right before my eyes, that loathsome animal starts to eat it! I shout angrily, as I run towards the bear but he throws some stuffing at me and I start choking…
And I'm awaken by the lack of oxygen, coughing. Apparently I've almost swallowed one of Chappy's ears, hanging on my face. I really hate these ears, I better get out of this giant fluffy thing, before it kills me. I try to get up and I realize I'm not at home – I'm in Ichigo's room. Great. And my head's still dizzy. I can make best friends with that drunkard sleeping at the mall's parking lot. I wonder how long I've been asleep. Its dead silence, so I suppose the party's over. And if this is Ichigo's bed where the hell is he sleeping?
Okay, I think I should just sneak out quietly. As I try to stand up on my feet, I get tangled up in the blanket, and I end up falling off the bed. Ouch. Despite my fluffy costume, it still hurts. I can't see a thing through the big hood that covers my eyes. I manage to lift it up just to see that I'm lying next to Ichigo. It seems he's been sleeping on the floor the whole time. I'm surprised he didn't just kick me out. Other than him shifting a little in his sleep, he doesn't show any sign of being bothered by the light earthquake I just caused. According to the light that's coming through the window, it's almost dawn. Thanks to that I can see almost clearly. Even on the uncomfortable floor, that carrot-top looks like a sleeping baby. He's actually kinda cute, when he doesn't open his mouth that is. Suddenly I catch myself staring, so I decide it's better to go before he wakes up. I carefully get up on my knees and try to keep my balance. I try to crawl out of the room but while I am carefully crossing over the sleeping carrot I lose my balance and almost fall again but at the last second I manage not to, biting my lip I freeze in midair waiting to see what happens. Unfortunately Ichigo frowns and opens his eyes confronting mine. I stand still, just looking at him.
"What the hell are you doing?!" he grumbles. "Why aren't you asleep?"
I realize I'm standing above him like some creepy rapist.
"I'm going home. Do I have to ask for permission?" I reply raising an eyebrow.
"What..? No!" he rolls his eyes "But you don't have to sneak up like that, you could've just waited till morning."
"Well the sun's up so technically, it is morning." I say as I get up on my feet. "And I'm going to leave now."
"Okay, fine, whatever." Ichigo says scratching his head. "Just don't let my father see you."
"Don't worry I won't." I give out a sigh and I leave the room.
I creep down the stairs, hoping nobody sees me. I look around and quietly go past the kitchen. I can't help noticing the big stain on the wall above what's left of the oven. It looks like a giant troll has puked there. Of course I've missed the massive destruction, it really isn't fair. Only a few steps away from my goal – the front door, I'm spotted.
"OOOOH! What is it that I am seeing! My son finally brought a girl home! Am I dreaming!?" yells an old man with a kerchief and an apron, waving a mop in the air. Yeah, that has to be Ichigo's dad, judging by the craziness he radiates. Before I knew it, he jumps at me and starts hugging me and chokes the life out of me. Another thought crosses my mind, how come Ichigo didn't bring any of his girls here? Oh my god his dad starts crying out of happiness… Never mind, I think I understand now.
"Oh, but where are my manners!" he exclaims and lets go of me. "I'm Isshin, Ichigo's father!" He gets my hand and starts shaking it overexcitedly.
"I'm Rukia" I reply, still shocked.
"Dad, you're scaring the poor girl. Just leave her alone before she calls the loony bin and reports you." Somebody says from behind me, I turn around, a little startled, and I see one of Ichigo's sisters frowning in the direction of her father.
"Hi, I'm Karin by the way." She turns to me letting out a small smile." And just for the record we are not all wackos in this house."
"Nonsense, Karin! Of course I am not scaring her; she's like my third daughter now." Isshin cries out shifting my attention back to him. „You've got to stay for breakfast, darling! I'm making soufflé! Well, on the barbeque because my savage son blew up the oven!" he raises his voice at that last one.
"Nah, actually I'm in a hurry… besides I always enjoy early morning walks and the weather today is just perfect for one." I give him a big smile and I head for the door.
"Oh, well I'm looking forward to seeing you again! It was nice meeting you!" he exclaims as I wave at him and leave the house.
When I close the door behind me I can finally breathe freely. I head down the street, enjoying the sun's bright rays.
I finally wake up fully rested on Monday morning, roll out of bed and start getting ready for school.
Thank god, my brother is on a business trip otherwise I would have been so grounded when I came home on Sunday morning looking like hell. Vodka is officially not my friend. If it wasn't for that devious beverage I would have never stayed the night at that strawberry-headed idiot's room and I wouldn't have had to walk home with all the other Halloween sluts on a walk of shame. Not to mention the look that the doormen sent me when I walked past him was so judgmental.
All ready for school I head down to the kitchen for breakfast. Kiyone has made pancakes and I start swallowing them whole, just then Hanatarou announces that "Miss Senna" is here. Senna hops on the chair next to me with her usual smile and says:
"My, you've worked quite the appetite over the weekend. I guess I missed a hell of a party on Saturday."
"Well, it depends on what your definition of "a hell of a party" is." I reply, when I'm over with my breakfast and I put the empty plate in the dishwasher. "Apparently Ichigo's oven exploded because of Orihime's pie, but I missed that part. I might have drunk a little too much."
"Oh, so it was a great night" Senna says, while laughing her ass off." I have to say it's better that the oven got hurt rather that the pie poisoning someone."
I pick up my bag and push the laughing Senna towards the door. But then all of a sudden she stops giggling and turns to me with a sly smile on her face:
"But, wait, what happened after you drank too much?"
She puts her hands on her hips and looks at me expectantly.
"Well, nothing really… I just went to sleep at Ichigo's room." I rant out as I walk out the front door and I start pushing the elevator button frantically.
"Hon, ease up on that button, when the elevator comes we still have plenty of time for you to tell me all about what you did Saturday night. You live in the penthouse, remember?" Senna almost sings-along teasingly." Now when you say "sleep in Ichigo's room" was there any sleep involved in that?"
"Sexual innuendo is unnecessary." I answer, grunting, as the elevator arrives and we get in it." Sleep is all that happened and Ichigo slept on the floor."
"Well, that's lame." Senna huffs disappointedly." He's such a catch; I don't understand how you didn't just pounce on him?"
I roll my eyes at that. We walk out of the building and head to the parking lot.
"Orihime's the president of his fan club not me, remember?"
"Actually, it's that pink haired girl Riruka." Senna informs me while unlocking her car." She's totally obsessed with him in a not-so-innocent-stalker way."
"Wait, there's actually a fan club!?" I reply shocked." I was just making a joke."
"Well… he is really hot." Senna says thoughtfully and then she spins on her Louboutin heels, getting in the car.
I follow her lead still in shock of how unbelievably insane people went over that strawberry. Ok, I won't lie he sort of has a good physique but that sums up his good qualities. He changes girlfriends faster that Senna changes outfits and last time I checked that wasn't something that a girl with self-respect would look for in a guy.
I walk in my math classroom, feeling a little dizzy from Senna's crazy driving skills and I flop in my seat groaning.
I should get a driving license cause then I wouldn't have to pray I make it out alive out of her car. I look around to see if Orihime has arrived, but she's nowhere to be seen. I haven't seen her since the party and I have no idea what happened to her, other than her making the Kurosaki's oven explode, of course. I tried calling her yesterday but she didn't answer. I just hope she's alright.
Oh, never mind, I can hear her girly giggling coming from the hallway so I turn my head around and wait for her to walk in the room. And she does with Ichigo right behind her. She notices me, waves her hand excitedly and the two of them approach my desk with Orihime sitting down in her usual spot next to me.
"Hi, Rukia!" Orihime chirps. "My phone was dead yesterday and I noticed you called when I woke up this morning. Sorry."
She threw an apologetic smile.
"That's okay. I just wanted to make sure you made it home safe." I say with a smile of my own.
"Oh, yeah, Ishida-kun walked me home so I was fine. But Kurosaki-kun's oven isn't really fine. I'm so sorry again, i should pay for a new oven." She says pouting.
"Don't worry, Orihime it's not a problem and you don't have to pay for it. I got it covered." The Strawberry grins at Orihime.
"How about you? I kind of lost you at the party." Orihime turns back to me blushing and then flips her hair over her shoulder, looking at the Strawberry to see if it had any effect on him. He seems to not have noticed that "involuntary" action and he's just looking at me smirking.
Of course, that's right I slept over at his house. Orihime would skin me alive if she knew that. So I just smile some more at her and nod:
"I was fine too; I called a cab to take me home."
With that I turn forward in my seat because Kyourako-sensei enters the classroom, but from the corner of my eye I still see Kurosaki raising an eyebrow at me.
However my attention is shifted towards the second person entering the classroom. I can recognize him easily even though I haven't seen him in a few years.
"Good morning, students." Kyourako-sensei starts talking in his usual rollicking voice. "I'd ask you how your weekend went, but I think it's more important that my weekend was great."
He looks away for a second smiling, obviously recalling how his weekend went.
"Anyways," he turns back to us." We have a new student, he spent the last few years studying in London and now he's joining us here in Karakura High School."
He motions his hand towards Kaien, who turns so he's facing the class and says:
"Hi, my name is Shiba Kaien and I'm your new classmate. Some of you already know me." At that he smiles in my direction. "And for the rest of you, I hope we get along just fine."
I cannot believe he's back. In my high school, and in my math class, and he looks even better than he looked back when we were fifteen. Naturally, he's much manlier now. We were still childish looking at fifteen. To be honest I may still be a little childish looking. God, I hope I don't look the same to him.
Kaien makes his way towards the free desk behind Orihime and stops for second between me and her, smiling at us.
"It's great to see you, girls" He says and then hurries to his seat.
I can see the look of awe on Orihime's face; clearly she noticed how good-looking he's gotten. She quickly shakes it off and grins at him. I realize I should probably do the same or I'll seem terribly rude and I don't want that so I turn and give Kaien a small smile.
Then Kyourako-sensei starts teaching the new lesson and I try to focus on the equations he's writing on the board even though my mind seems to flutter elsewhere.