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"Rukia! Stay closer to me." Rukia flinched as Ichigo's stern voice reached her ears. She turned her head back to stare sheepishly at the agitated man.

"Hurry up, Ichigo! You aren't walking fast enough!" she called back to him.

"Yeah, Ichi-nii, hurry up!" came the two identical voices of the two twins standing on either side of Rukia.

Ichigo made slight grumbling noises in that back of his throat before picking up his pace to get closer to the girls.

He heard Rukia and Yuzu squeal before they were off, running through the market towards the small clear area that this town called a "park". He just sighed and shook his head at the two girl's antics, but on the inside he was smiling. He had hoped this day would have been just him and Rukia, but as it turned out, she wanted to hang out with his little sisters too.

At first, he threw a small hissy fit, but being able to watch Rukia interact with his family like that was amazing.

"Oi, Ichi-nii." He turned his head to stare at the dark haired twin at his side.

"Yeah, Karin?"

"Do you like this Rukia girl?" she asked bluntly.

Ichigo knew that if he was drinking something he would have spit it out. He stared open-mouthed at his younger sister as she watched Rukia and Yuzu in the small clearing. His mouth moved up in down, but no words came out, and Karin just gave him a sidelong glance and snorted.

"Che. I knew it." She scoffed.

Ichigo glared at his sister. "Now, Karin, I-"

"ICHIGO!"

Ichigo sent a death glare to the petite woman whom had no idea, and glanced back at Karin who gave him a wide smirk.

Ichigo opened his mouth one more time before the yell came again. "ICHIGO! YOU NEED TO GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!" Rukia screamed at the top of her lungs.

The male turned his head towards her. "I'M COMING RUKIA!" he yelled back.

He turned one more time to his sister, but found her already walking away from him. He just let his shoulders drop in defeat and started his slow walk to the woman who had somehow managed to get him attached in such short time.

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"Isn't the day lovely, Rangiku?" Orihime commented as she walked arm in arm with her older sister.

"It sure is, Orihime. I'm surprised that it's mildly sunny even though its winter." Her sister commented back a bit distantly.

Orihime ignored it and the two walked in silence for a small while before Rangiku looked at her sister. "Do you think mother and father were too harsh in kicking out Rukia?"

Orihime paused in her walking, effectively removing her arm from her sisters. Rangiku looked back to see Orihime with an uncharacteristic gleam of dislike in her eyes. She saw the girl tense up a bit.

"No, I do not." Orihime's cold voice floated over the cold air. She started briskly walking again. "She was caught in a compromising pose, probably forcing poor Mr. Kurosaki to hold her like that, then had the nerve to call him by his first name. Mother and father had every right to kick her out."

Rangiku just stared at her sister as she walked away. "Wait, Orihime, I-"

"ICHIGO!" both girls stopped at the familiar name. Orihime's eyes lit up as she heard the name of the man she was sure to be her husband float through the air to her.

She picked up her pace and ran through the crowds, coming to a halt when she saw the tall orange haired man standing in all his glory, glaring down at a small black haired girl. She brushed the invisible dirt off her dress and took a step forward, only to stop when she heard another yell.

"ICHIGO! YOU NEED TO GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!" Orihime froze as she finally placed the voice.

"I'M COMING RUKIA!" she watching him yell at said girl who was standing out in a clearing with another small blonde haired girl.

Orihime's hands gripped into fists as she watched the tall man stride over to her "sister" and get really close to her, leaning down to look at something she was pointing at. The two seemed very close already, and they had only met the day before.

She was moving before her brain registered what was happening.

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"Ichigo, look!" Rukia exclaimed excitedly, pointing to the ground just a few feet away from them.

Ichigo's gaze followed to where Rukia was point and had to suppress the small laugh from leaving his lips.

A few feet away, quietly nibbling on some grass, were two rabbits. One was fully black with a white spot on its left eye, while the other was full white with a black spot on its right eye. Ichigo was about to make some smart remark as he glanced over at Rukia, but her look stopped him

Her eyes were shinning as she stared at the two creatures, a look of pure happiness etched into her face.

I want to make her smile like that.

Ichigo shook his head as the though ran through it.

In time. He smiled to himself before straightening up and, after giving one last glace at Rukia, turned around to find his sisters. What he saw made his heart beat faster.

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They are so cute! Rukia thought as she watched the bunnies hopping around. She barely noticed Ichigo lean down and stare at her, nor when he straightened back up. What she did noticed, though, was when his entire body stiffened up and he let out a muffled gasp, just loud enough for her to hear. She straightened and turned her head to him.

"Ichigo?" she asked.

He glanced at her for a second before his trademark scowl deepened as his gaze returned to whatever he was staring at.

Rukia turned her head and felt her blood turn to ice as her eyes met that of a very pissed off Inoue Orihime.

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I know its short, but I promise, better things are yet to come

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Well, until next time!

-IchiRuki