A/N- Thanks a lot to the people who faved, followed and reviewed! I'm uploading this chapter early cuz of you all~

Thoughts are in bold again :)

Ichigo woke up to the sun rays falling on his face. It was 11:00 am already. Why didn't anyone wake me? He slowly got up, brushed his teeth and went downstairs to have breakfast. To no surprise, he saw the rest of the family and Byakuya already sitting there.

"Good morning Ichigooooooo, my sonnnnnnn!" Isshin tried to jump kick Ichigo, but failed as usual.

"Good morning, guys. Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Ichigo asked, seeing as they were already halfway through breakfast.

"Sorry, onii-chan! We were talking to Byakuya-san!" Yuzu said truthfully.

"That's fine. Did you have sleep well, Byakuya?"

"I did." Byakuya replied. "Damn, how did that guy manage to look so perfect even in the morning?"

"Ichi-nii, did you know that Byakuya-San is currently working as a model for a clothing company called Soul Society?"

"Are you now?" Ichigo looked at Byakuya.

"I am. Have you not heard of the company?" Byakuya returned calmly.

"Hmmm, I don't know..."

"I have work today. You are welcome to come with me." Trust Byakuya to be so damn calm. All Ichigo wanted was to fluster him a little bit.

"When will you be back, Byakuya-san?" Yuzu questioned

"I do not know. However, I will return as soon as I can."

Ichigo sat down to eat.

*After Lunch, at Byakuya's room*

"Seriously, dude? Soul Society?" Ichigo questioned him. Out of all the names in the world, he had to pick Soul Society.

"That was the first thing that came to my mind."

"Couldn't you have said something else, like that Seaweed Ambassador of yours that you love so much?"

"Do you not think that that name would have been a little...incredulous? And also, your sisters did not appear to suspect anything." Byakuya stated.

"I guess you're right. Anyways where are you gonna go? You said you had work today"

"If I remember correctly, then you had promised to take me 'shopping'."

"So by 'work' you meant that?"

"Of course, Kurosaki Ichigo. I have no actual work to do unless that hollow turns up."

"Well then, hang on,I'll go change real fast"

*At the shopping mall*

"So this is what humans call a 'mall'? I seem to recall Renji telling me something about this."

"It was probably something about sunglasses. That guy is crazy about them" Ichigo said. He remembered that Renji had once dragged him inside a sunglasses shop and had been trying them on for hours until Ichigo finally managed to drag him out. He sweat dropped at that memory. He hoped that Byakuya would not be the same.

"So where do we go now, Kurosaki Ichigo?"

It was then that Ichigo realised that he was out shopping with Byakuya alone. "Wasn't that practically a date?!" He pictured himself holding hands with Byakuya. Yeah right, if he ever tried that he would be dead meat.

"Uhh I don't know what you'd like so let's check out all the shops one by one"

Byakuya nodded and they started walking.

Ichigo heard some light laughing coming from behind him. He saw some girls giggling among themselves and glancing meaningfully at Byakuya. He felt a twinge of jealousy inside. Of course. What woman wouldn't want to be with a guy like Byakuya? He has that effortless handsomeness and elegance around him that managed to turn heads without even him trying. And he was oblivious to the attention he was attracting now as well. He had no chance in hell with the guy, but still, for some reason, he didn't want to give up.

They entered the first shop, and selected some casual tees for Byakuya to try on.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, is this not too tight?" Byakuya asked after coming out from the trial room. He was right, the tee was so tight that it left nothing to the imagination and nearly gave Ichigo (and a few other onlookers) a nosebleed.

"It is, take it off" Oh shit, did I just tell him to take it off?

Byakuya slightly raised an eyebrow but did not say anything.

*3 hours later*

They had finished their shopping, and were now headed to the food court to grab some lunch.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, what is this?"

Ichigo turned to see Byakuya pointing at some spaghetti on display. "That's spaghetti. You guys don't have that stuff in soul society?"

"Unfortunately, Soul Society's variation in food is not as great as that of the material world."

"Well, you should try it. It's amazing!"

"I will take your suggestion. What will you have?"

"Chocolate Ice Cream is enough for me"

They both settled down and started eating.

"How's the spaghetti?"

" I will send a recommendation to the Head Captain to introduce this dish in Soul Society."

"Wow, you like it that much, huh?"

"By the way, Kurosaki Ichigo, you should be aware of the fact that much of your face is covered with 'chocolate', as you call it."

"Dammit, happens everytime I have ice cream. I'll be going to the washroom then." Oh wait, he's gonna get mobbed by girls if I leave him alone!

"You should come with me" Ichigo added.

"I am perfectly capable of staying here on my own."

"But...Why the hell are you so thick headed?...I might need help getting it off my face.

"If you say so." Byakuya got up and followed Ichigo.

On the way back from the washroom, a beautiful woman approached Byakuya, slipped a note in his hand, winked and walked away. Ichigo was dumbfounded at her boldness.

"This has some number written in it. What does this mean, Kurosaki Ichigo?"

Ichigo's self control disappeared, and he snapped. He pulled Byakuya inside the washroom and pinned him against the wall. "Why do you act so dumb and innocent? Do you seriously not know what she meant?

"Unhand me."

Ichigo did not listen. He brought his mouth closer to Byakuya's and was barely an inch away from kissing him when realisation sunk down on him. He immediately released Byakuya who had no expression on his face, as if he had not been pinned to the wall a few seconds ago.

"I'm sorry" he mumbled, red faced.

Byakuya said nothing. They travelled back home in a slightly awkward silence.

*At the Kurosaki residence*

"We're home!" Ichigo yelled, not daring to look at Byakuya. He was met with silence. Where is everyone? He entered the dining room and saw a note attached to the fridge.

"Dear son,

We were supposed to go to Dr. Haru's wedding today, but as Byakuya is here, we thought you wouldn't wanna leave him alone so we left without you. We'll stay the night and be back tomorrow morning. Dinner is on the table ;)

Love, your amazing dad"

Damn that old man! He left without even telling him! Now he has to spend the night alone with Byakuya...

"Kurosaki Ichigo, where is your family?"

"They've gone to a wedding, they'll be back tomorrow morning." Ichigo mumbled apologetically.

"Well then, I shall answer the questions that you had asked me. I am not innocent, but I truly do not know what that lady meant by her actions."

"You mean, no one has ever flirted with you before? No offence, but I kinda find that hard to believe..."

"You seem to be forgetting that in Soul Society, I am the 28th head of the Kuchiki Clan and the 6th Division captain. Do you still think that anyone would have the courage to 'flirt' with me, as you call it?"

Ichigo knew what Byakuya was saying was true. Unlike in the material world, where he was just Byakuya, he was unattainable in Soul Society.

"I'm sorry, Byakuya. I never should've done that to you."

"Mistakes happen, Kurosaki Ichigo. I forgive you this time."

"Thank you, Byakuya. I'll be in my room, you can watch television if you wanna." With that, Ichigo headed off towards his room.

Byakuya caught hold of Ichigo's hand. "Wait, Kurosaki Ichigo."

A/N - I wanted to end with a cliffhanger. Was I succesful? Please tell me what you thought! Hopefully I'm getting better...