"Sorry but we have a meeting today and everyone must attend," the woman on the other line, Orihime, apologies as she speaks to Ichigo "Were you going to see Rukia?"
Ichigo ran his fingers to his wet hair "Yea, she's going to be released today so I wanted to be there." Orihime let out a small awe.
"She really something special to you," she awed, her finger pressing the hold button on the other phone.
"She is..."
-x-
"But you have to be there dumbass," Renji yelled into the phone as Ichigo drove down the hill to the office. "Your ass been by her side since she got there, so why not now?"
Ichigo rolled his eyes at his friend's stupidity "I told you, I got to work."
"Cant you just call sick?" Renji request was more like a demand, a demand that can't be completed.
"No, I can't."
"You suck balls Kurosaki; you're going to end up losing her."
"How can I lose something I never had…?"
-x-
"Kaien!" Rukia almost cried as she ran to the arms of her boyfriend. Byakuya stood next to him in disbelief, was she really hugging this guy that acted like he could care less?
"Babe," his voice was low and his arms already found there place around her waist. "Missed you."
Rukia began to giggle, "Miss me? You were here just last night."
"Oh yea, sorry," Kaien lied, his hand in a fist as he pretended to cough on it "I was just pressed that you were coming home today that I forgot." Rukia awed and tighten the hug, kissing him several times before letting go and taking his hand.
-x-
Ichigo sat in the chair furthest from his co-workers. The boss was talking and pointing at the board behind him, displaying graphs and pie charts.
"Kaien, are you there?" Rukia smiled as she heard the door open.
Ichigo's faint smile disappeared.
Ichigo gripped his pen tighter, eyes shut.
Ichigo terraced letters on her hand with his finger "the nurse said you can leave your room and walk around." Rukia smile grew twice as big, hugging Ichigo at the news.
Ichigo handed a note to Orihime, whom was sitting next to him and her boyfriend, Uryu.
'When is this over?'
Orihime looked up at Ichigo and shrugged.
"Why won't you speak to me?" Rukia frowned, holding on to Ichigo's shoulder. It was late and only they were in the halls. Rukia's nurse said Ichigo would have to leave in thirty minutes, so he was taking Rukia back to her room.
"I got a sore throat." He wrote on her hand and she giggled.
"Since I've been here?" her giggles made Ichigo smile.
"Yep." He wrote and added a smiley face. She giggled and kissed him on the cheek.
"I love you," she smiled, holding on tighter to his arm "Kaien." That name ruined the moment for him. Only if she knew…
"Ichigo, it's over." Orihime shook Ichigo. He awoke from his daydreaming and stared at the woman in front of him.
"Really?" Ichigo asked, getting up quickly and grabbing his bag.
"Tell Rukia I said hi!" Orihime smiled as Ichigo ran out of the meeting room to Byakuya's house.
Rukia laid in bed, covers over her body, as Ichigo sat next to her. "Kaien?" her voice was soft, sleep slowly taking over.
"Yes?" Ichigo wrote his other hand on her cheek.
"Kiss me..." her request shocked him. He froze for a second, his eyes locked on her pink lips. "Please."
And he did, leaning in slowly and taking her lips. It was the first time he kissed her, and he liked it.
As they broke apart, her hand took his collar; bring him closer to her "I love you." And she kissed him again, Ichigo slowly following and climbing on the bed. "I love you so much." She whimpered her arms around his neck, his body onto of hers.
"Rukia! You're still alive!" cheered Rukia's best friends, Momo and Rangiku. Rukia rolled her eyes but still smiled, hugging her best friends.
Kaien looked away, crossing his arms in front of him "So, where's Ichigo?" Rukia quickly released them and turned around.
"I guess he's not coming..." Momo answered, her hand taking Rukia's. "Did he tell you anything Rangiku?"
"Nope, nothing." Rangiku shrugged, noticing her friend's saddening face.
Kaien knobbed his head no, "Some friend he is, he isn't even here for you, Rukia."
Rukia looked down "He didn't go see me in the hospital either," she was sad now. "Is he mad at me?"
"What are you talking about, Ichigo did go see you," Rangiku intruded, getting in front of her "I dropped him off a couple of times." Kaien quickly dug in his pocket and rushed to his girlfriend.
-x-
"Is he stable?" asked the doctor in front of Ichigo's hospital room door.
The nurse handed him a clipboard, "Yes, we were able to stop the bleeding." The nurse titled her head slightly, "Doctor, what happened to him that he's in such conditions?"
"He was speeding and didn't notice the truck coming in an intersection," he wrote something on the paper "He's lucky it didn't hit him directly, or he surely would have been killed on the spot."
-x-
"Renji!" Rukia squeaked at the sight of her friend. She quickly let go of Kaien's hand and hugged Renji, making Kaien roll his eyes. "I thought you weren't gonna come." She pouted when she released him.
"Sorry, I had to lock up Urahara's shop." He said, smiling down at Rukia.
"I got news," Rukia grinned, backing up and wrapping her arms around Kaiens waist "We're getting married!" Renji's smile disappeared and his mouth dropped slightly.
A/N: I was planning on just dropping this fic and making it a one-shot, but I'm going to finish it since I dropped like three fics already.
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