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Rukia
She knew he had come into her room and closed the door, as to why, she didn't know quite yet. She honestly could care less though…he just stayed by the door and let her play. She wondered why he wasn't down there talking to her sisters or her parents. If he needed a bathroom, he'd certainly come to the wrong place. He started to move closer to her piano. When she opened her eyes a bit, he was petting Kon and looking at…her? And there it was again, the possessive look in his eyes. Shed try and ask about it later, but right now, she was too absorbed in her piano to care.
Ichigo
He stood at the edge of the piano, petting the orange tabby he seemed all too energetic just be laying there. Her music was beautiful and he didn't want to disturb her. He knew that she knew he was there, he'd seen her open her eyes a bit to look at him. How anyone could play the piano with their eyes closed, he never know. But the music was still amazing. Probably from years of practice he thought. Ichigo was perfectly content to stand and listen to her playing. It seemed that all too soon she was playing the finishing chord and opening her eyes to stare into his.
He hadn't noticed the intensity of them before. It wasn't a normal color for eyes…they were the most beautiful purple he had ever seen. No…they aren't purple…they're the violet color of the sky when the sun sets, about to go into the dark of night. They're…amazing. He thought, still stuck in the intensity of her gaze.
"Ms. Kuchiki, that was a lovely song you played right there."
"It's Rukia…if you wouldn't mind. I'm not for all the posh and properness. So Rukia from now on, and that you very much. My sister taught me that song when I was very little."
"Well, then I insist you call me Ichigo then, if I'm to call you Rukia. And which sister might that have been?" he asked, knowing it probably want one of the orange haired ladies downstairs.
"It was my older sister, Hisana. She loved to play the piano; she taught me everything I know. You should have heard her…Ichigo" she said with a small smile.
"Oh? And where might this sister be?" he asked, knowing nothing of the severity of the answer to come.
"…she's dead…Mr. Kurosaki."
Orihime
"Mr. Kurosaki?? Oh Mr. Kurosaaaakkkkiiiii!!!!" she called, walking down the hallway once more. Hmmm…that's weird; I could have sworn he went down this hallway. That's when she heard the voices inside Rukia's door. Orihime slowly opened the door and gasped at what she saw.
Rukia
My cat is an idiot what the only thought running through her head as she went down. She had stood up to better talk to Ichigo, and as she got a tad closer, Kon decided to jump off the piano in a flourish, landing right in Rukia's path. Well…Rukia went down. She braced her arms ahead of her, waiting for her body to hit the ground, but she hit another body instead, she opened her eyes to stare into the chest of none other than Ichigo Kurosaki, who now had his arms around her small waist. Looking up to thank him and apologize for falling on him, she noticed his eyes. They again held that possessive look in his eyes. She knew she should have felt a bit worried and moved out of his arms, but she stayed.
"Just what are you thinking, Ichigo Kurosaki?" she asked
"Oh, wouldn't like to know, Rukia." He replied, with a smile on his lips.
She relaxed a bit in his arms and smiled up at him. She was about to say something more when she heard her door open and a very loud gasp.
Ichigo
Why did this little petite girl feel so right in his arms? He had seen the cat jump off the piano and knew what was about to happen, so without thinking he had stepped forward more to catch the small girl. And now that he had her and she was safe, he supposed he could lat her go. But he really didn't want to. She felt soft beneath that layer of clothing and he like the way she felt with her hands against his chest. Her body felt like it was personally made to fit right in his. These thoughts were running through his head when she looked at him. He still couldn't get over those eyes. They were the most beautiful color he had ever seen in eyes. And…were they laughing at him? Then she spoke to him in a voice unlike what he had heard downstairs. This voice had more of a "do as i say" tone to. It was a tone of voice that knew what it wanted. And he liked that even more.
"Just what are you thinking, Ichigo Kurosaki?" she asked
And without thinking, his reply was, "Oh, wouldn't you like to know, Rukia."
He felt her relax, saw the smile, and was waiting for her reply when he heard the door swing open and a loud gasp. He turned his head to look at none other than Orihime Inoue.
Orihime
She felt read to scream. What the hell were they doing?!?!? He had his arms around her, she had her hands flat against his chest, she was looking at him with a smile, and he was doing the same. She thought it was just a coincidence that he looked at Rukia when she walked down the stairs. And now, they were in Rukia's room hugging…and were they about to do more? Orihime closed her eyes. She just couldn't think of Mr. Kurosaki or Rukia doing something like that. But it could happen. She opened her eyes again to look at the pair that was now separated. Ichigo had a scowl on his face while Rukia just looked embarrassed.
"Rukia…," Orihime said with ice in her voice, "what happened?"
"I…well…see…umm Kon had…and Ichigo-" Rukia mumbled.
"…Ichigo?" Orihime said with death in her eyes. How dare Rukia call HER future husband by his first name?
Oh, Rukia was in for it
Rukia
Oh my god, what had she done? She had called Ichigo by his first name without even knowing she had done so. She would have kept talking but the death glade in Orihime's eyes was enough to stop her. Orihime wanted Ichigo. Rukia could already tell. Wither Ichigo knew or not, Rukia didn't know. She took a quick glance at him and saw that he was looking at Orihime nicely enough, but you could tell there was that underlying disgust for the big breasted women. Rukia smiled inside herself. Wait…why was she happy? Ichigo wasn't even considered her friend yet. She had just met him. But yet…she liked the idea that he didn't like Orihime, and that means that maybe he wont go Rangiku. Rukia got her hopes up only for them to be hit down again. I'm not apart of this family…there's nothing I can do about him. Rukia sighed a loud…earning her a death glare from Orihime and a concerned look from Ichigo. She turned to said bright haired man and did a little curtsey.
"Thank you for catching me, Mr. Kurosaki. I hope you have a pleasant rest of the day. Now, if you be so kind as to excuse me, it would be greatly appreciated." She forced out the formality with unexpected displeasure. And with that, Rukia walked into her bathroom and shut the door.
Ichigo
He watched as Rukia walked to the bathroom and shut the door, and then felt his arm being dragged out of its socket as he was forced out of the room into the hall way by Orihime.
"Come Mr. Kurosaki, I think we should go take a walk around the garden in the back. It will be so much fun!" she was saying in her bubbly voice.
He pulled his arm away from her and didn't look when he replied with inaudible mumbles then headed down the stairs. He just wanted Rukia back in his arms again. He couldn't explain it, it just felt right. Almost half way down the stairs, his father assaulted him and told him they were leaving. He accepted this and turned his head to look up the stairs once more, wishing to see one last glimpse of the mysterious Rukia Kuchiki.
Ichigo
Later that night, Ichigo decided to go for a walk around the town to ease some of the tension of what had happened earlier today. When the world decided to sleep and the sky decided to darken, he turned around to walk back home. As he passed an alley, he heard crying; he stopped for a minute, then turned down the alley and looked for the source of the cry. He expected to find a small girl crying because of the dark, but what he wasn't expecting was…
"Rukia!?"
Rukia
She heard her name through her tears in a familiar voice, looking up, she noticed it was dark, and since she was crying, her vision blurred, but instead of being scared, she was happy because all she could see was a mass of orange and two piles of amber. She knew she was safe. So she did the only logical thing, she threw herself at the colors and cried into a warm chest and felt just a tiny bit better when strong arms came to wrap around her. Knowing it sounded a bit funny in her head, she knew she was safe with this man.
"Do you have a place to stay tonight?" came a soft question.
All she could do was shake her head no. so when she felt a soft but firm hand grab hers, she let it led her away, only stopping to make sure her beloved cat was following suit.
Isshin
All he could do was stare when his son brought in the small raven haired girl from earlier this afternoon. He glanced and the pair, the small purse she was carrying, the red puffy eyes, and the cat that followed. He immediately led her over to their couch and called for Yuzu to get some left over food. His son would not let go of this women, so when she sat down, he sat with her. Isshin whispered to one of the maids to start the fire, then to ask Yuzu if she had any extra sleeping wear. The nurse nodded and started with the fire first. Sitting in one of the chairs, Isshin looked at the pair and ask two obvious questions.
"Are you ok? What happened?"
The small girl tried what was smile and simply stated, "I'm fine thanks, and the people with whom I was living kicked me out this afternoon, I have no where to go." This brought on a fresh wave of tears as the girl buried her face in his sons chest. Ichigo looked at his father with pleading eyes, and Isshin remember the look his son had given this woman earlier today.
"Well, Ms. Kuchiki, seeing as you don't have a place to stay tonight, or for a bit it seems, you can stay with us for as long as you need."
(A/N) a tiny itty bit longer than the last two chapters. I know it's not much, but it was all I could pound out today. I just found an amazing IchiRuki story that you must all read. Its call Odalisque by Tituba3. Its rated M, so mature please, but it's an amazing story. And I started reading it this morning and my dad came in a 2 in the afternoon to ask if I was ready for school tomorrow. So I recommend it. It's a complete story, so u don't have to wait for lazy up loaders like me ;]
So, here's chapter 3, the plot thickens, and I just love Kon as a cat 3
Again, I want to thank wakamurasaki jie, your messages and reviews mean a lot to me :D
Until next time
Ichiruki77~~