Ichigo was nodding off. Why did the sunlight have to be so warm and cozy? Maybe… if he just laid his head down for a minute he'd be okay. So that's what he did and placed his head sideways and closed his eyes… and drifted off…
"Ichigo!" Tsukune called out to the sleeping Shinigami. Currently they were supposed to be posting pictures or making a collage of some sort.
"Mmmff…"
Tsukune was about to call out again, but the Gin came up and slammed the back of Ichigo's head with a paddle. The orange-head clutched the back of his head as tears welled up at the corner of his eyes.
"What the hell was that for?" The enraged teen yelled out.
Gin merely smiled as he replied, "It's club time!"
Both Ichigo and Tsukune sweat-dropped when Gin then proceeded to flirt with Moka. "Oh Moka-san!" He spoke with 'genuine' interest, "What's this? Are you paintin' a picture or something? That book's an art textbook ain't it?"
In a fit of nervousness that was uncharacteristic of Moka, she grabbed the book and hid it underneath the desk she was sitting in. "N…No it isn't, this is just…" She tried to explain, but she was cut off as Gin continued to compliment her.
"Heh, you're looking hot as ever today Moka-san." He said with a bright, shiny smile before he added in smoothly, "I really love ya baby!"
Suddenly, Gin was encased in a block of ice. "He shouldn't be so direct…" Mizore said as she took out the lollipop from her mouth.
"Mizore-chan! You can't just go and freeze people!" Tsukune exclaimed, causing Mizore to bow her head in shame.
'S-Sorry Tsukune-kun." Mizore apologized. A warm and tender hand placed itself on her shoulder, causing her to look up with a blush on her face.
"It's alright, just don't do it again okay?" Tsukune said gently as he looked deeply into her eyes.
"Tsukune-kun." Mizore's eyes shimmered as she looked at Tsukune's own chocolate brown eyes.
"Mizore-chan…"
"Tsukune-kun…"
"Mizore-chan…"
Before anymore of the face-to-face could continue, it was interrupted by the door being slammed open, revealing an excited and bubbly Kurumu. "Ichigo!" She called out the Soul Reaper's name, to which he looked at her in confusion. Before he could ask what was so urgent, he got engulfed in a hug by Kurumu, who pressed her chest against his.
"Yeah! Another day of being in the club with you!" She said as she pressed her face against his chest, sighing contentedly. "I love you Ichigo!"
"Waaaaait just a minute!" A voice quipped. Ichigo turned his head and the first thing he noticed was a wand… then a hat… then Yukari.
A dust pan suddenly materialized above Kurumu's head and landed with a 'THUNK' on her head. Equally, an entire desk fell on Gin's head. "I won't let anyone get away with putting their hands on Ichigo and Moka-san!" Little Yukari quipped in her childish voice, "I'll fight anyone off with magic because I wuv them both!"
With the desk still on his head… or rather his head in the desk, Gin asked, "Who's she? A witch?"
Moka enlightened the unfortunate werewolf as she replied, "She's the new club member, Yukari-chan—a girl genius!"
"Owwie Ichigo!" Kurumu complained as she still held onto Ichigo. "Can you kiss my lips to make it feel better?"
Ichigo could only sweatdrop. 'Can't believe it's so easy for them to say stuff like that…'
---
"I'll see you later Ichigo!" Moka waved to Ichigo, "See you tomorrow."
Ichigo gave her an odd stare, but shrugged. Usually they would go home together at the end of the day since they lived close to each other. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow then."
As Ichigo walked away, Moka was a little bit disheartened. He didn't even question why she wouldn't be walking home with him. She pulled out a book from her coat pocket and looked at it. She was taking these lessons for Ichigo, for his upcoming birthday. With a sad smile, she clutched the book close to her chest and walked away.
---
Ichigo dashed across the school, using Shunpo when needed. He had just felt a spike in reiatsu just a little after he left Moka. It wasn't big, but it was noticeable to the Shinigami. It was the same feeling he got when he saw a monster show its true form. Ichigo felt the reiatsu weaken and he pushed himself to reach it in time. But it was too late, the signature had disappeared. Ichigo cursed, but decided to wait a bit in case it came back. So he waited, and waited, and waited and when nothing happened, he decided to go back home. At that moment was when he saw something interesting. He saw Moka walk into an art building, book in hand.
'Didn't think she was into painting.' Ichigo thought to himself. Then, he took one last sweep of the area and left.
---
Everyone sat in silence. No one knew what made Gin so serious today. But they looked on as he wrote on the board: Disappearance. "Everyone, we have some news. The 'missing girls' problem!"
"Missing girls?" Tsukune asked as he cast a sideways glance to Mizore, who caught this glance and had the grace to blush.
"Exactly! Several female students have vanished without a trace lately, one after another…" Gin looked at them. His eyes were sharp and focused. "Seven in just one month. It's not that unusual for people to go missing here, but don't you think these numbers are unusual?" His voice held a grave urgency in it, almost as if he was being hurt directly by the disappearances.
But his tone became lighter as he hoisted up a paper with names and pictures on it. "I've collected some basic information on the missing girls." He slammed the paper on the desk, startling everyone. "We're going to find out the facts on this incident."
Ichigo however, was thinking about something else. That mysterious reiatsu from yesterday was still a mystery to him, but what if it was connected to these disappearances? He took a piece of paper that was handed to him by Gin. He looked at the paper and studied it. Maybe a monster was abducting these girls? Whatever it was, he would get to the bottom of it.
Still in his serious character, Gin continued speaking. "As you can see from these pictures, the girls that have disappeared are pretty hot! If someone is holding them hostage, I wanna save them somehow."
Ichigo and Tsukune sweatdropped. So that was Gin's attention? No wonder he seemed so… serious… if that's what you'd call it.
"He's just a perverted wolf isn't he?" Tsukune said.
"Yea…" Ichigo agreed as he looked upon Gin's grinning visage.
---
Ichigo stretched out his senses as far as he could, but he still couldn't locate that reiatsu from the other day. But he did remember it had been by in the area around the art room, so he began there. His eyes scanned the area, searching for something suspicious… more so than usual. Ichigo clicked his tongue in annoyance at not finding anything. But as he kept walking, he heard someone's voice. He looked down from the cliff he was on, and noticed Moka was talking to a lady wearing a bandana and paint-stained clothing.
"Oh sensei, sorry to keep you waiting!" The pink-haired vampire said.
"Oh! You really did show up for me! Thank you." The art teacher smiled at her student. "I'm really glad Moka-san. When I see someone as beautiful as you, I just want to have you in my art collection."
'Sounds like a lesbian.'Ichigo suddenly began coughing when he heard his other side's quip. But regardless of what he said, Ichigo didn't like the way this 'art' teacher was looking at Moka. It was… predatory, despite the pleasant look on the teacher's face.
Ichigo thought about it for a moment, then decided to go investigate. Two quick shunpos and he was next to the window of the art room.
"Well, in art class today, you'll be painting pictures continuing with last week's theme of 'what's important to you!'" The teacher spoke to the classroom, which seemed to be enraptured by her words. "And just what is important to you is the art in each and every one of your hearts. Feel free to paint whatever you want."
Well, that didn't sound so suspicious Ichigo thought. He turned his head and came face-to-face with a girl who was staring at him curiously. "Do you want to join Ishigami-sensei's art class? I'm skipping class too to be with her!" She quipped, a smile on her face.
"Er… no."
"Oh…" They both stared at each other for a bit until the girl shrugged and opened the window. "Sensie! I'm skipping gym class to have fun with you!" The girl called out, a slight blush on her cheeks.
Having heard enough, Ichigo walked away. Nothing seemed to be wrong… maybe he was simply overanalyzing. After all, not every monster was bad. But still… he would like to have a talk with Moka, just to make sure she's safe.
---
Ichigo looked around, trying to spot Moka in the crowd. It really shouldn't be this hard, especially with that pink hair of hers. Then he spotted said hair and began moving towards it. Then he wondered why he was doing this when he could simply Shunpo over to her. But then he realized that it would cause a commotion and that was something he didn't want. But then he saw Moka turn a corner and he hurried himself to catch up to her. The path cleared a bit and he decided to make a small dash. This however, turned a bit disastrous for the Substitute Shinigami as he crashed into someone, causing them to fall.
"Owie…" The person moaned. Ichigo looked down and saw some yellow panties staring back at him. With a blush, he averted his eyes and looked at the person's face, it was Kurumu!
"Ichigo!" Kurumu exclaimed as she straightened out her skirt, trying to cover her panties. But all in all, she was glad to see Ichigo.
"Eh… sorry about that. I didn't mean to bump into you." Ichigo apologized as he held one hand behind his hand and offered the other one to Kurumu. With a blush, she took a hold of Ichigo's manly hand and felt herself lifted up easily and swiftly. He didn't even seem to exert any effort! With an ever growing heart, she hugged Ichigo.
"I'm so happy that I bumped into you Ichigo! I can't believe we bumped in the hallway, what a coincidence!" She said ecstatically before burying Ichigo's face in her plentiful breasts.
But she was pulled away by Ichigo, who had turned beet red at this encounter. "I would appreciate it if you didn't do that every time we said hello!" Ichigo said in a higher-pitched voice.
Kurumu pouted as she replied, "Don't you like it Ichigo? I'm just trying to make you happy since you are my destined one after all!"
Ichigo held a look of surprise, confusing the Succubus. "Wait, you weren't kidding?"
The way Ichigo was looking at her made her feel giddy and slightly nervous all at once. "Well… no. I mean. You're strong, powerful, nice, and handsome! That's why you're my destined one, and I will do anything for you, even share a bed!"
At that last statement, Ichigo threw a coughing fit. But after that surprise, Ichigo looked at Kurumu's eyes, making sure she took him seriously. "Kurumu… I'm glad that you… like me that way. But that's not the way to go about it."
"It's not?" Asked a slightly disheartened Kurumu.
Seeing that this was going the wrong way quickly, Ichigo tried explaining himself. "I mean, if I liked a girl, I'd like to be good friends at least."
"So are you saying we're not good friends?" Kurumu said, feeling a heavy weight at the pit of her stomach. Was Ichigo rejecting her?
"No… I mean yes! I mean… Gah!" Ichigo sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. Then he snapped his fingers as the answer came to him. "We are friends Kurumu. Good friends, but do you really know me?"
"I know you're handsome an…"
"I mean do you really know me? Do you know who I am?" Ichigo asked as he looked into her eyes. Kurumu blushed at this attention, but began to question herself. Other than his name and age… she really didn't know anything about the boy in front of her. Immediately she felt sad because here she was calling him her destined one when she didn't even know a thing about him.
"No… I don't… I'm sorry Ichigo." She hung her head, puzzling Ichigo. What was with the sudden change in mood? Guess he'll never figure out teh wimmenz.
"It's… alright…" Ichigo was unsure of what to say at the moment. He really didn't want a relationship now, but this girl had proclaimed her love to him… even if she didn't really know what it meant so he couldn't just go and break her heart. So he weighed his options and decided to go with the best one.
"I mean… I wouldn't mind dating you, but we should get to know each other first." Wait… where the hell had that come from? But it was too late to ponder as Kurumu's head jolted up, eyes sparkling and full of hope. Oh crap…
"Do you really mean that Ichigo?" Kurumu asked, feeling bubbly as if her heart had been dipped in soda. Not exactly romantic or visually pleasant, but hey, love varies from people to people.
"Umm… y-yea, I do." Ichigo said as he took a step back from Kurumu, who looked like she could float right off the ground… oh wait, she was floating. Her wings were making her hover a few feet off the ground, catching the attention of those in the hall. Soon, she retracted those wings and her feet were touching the ground… all the while Ichigo had been merely looking on, not sure what to say or do.
But then he was engulfed in a hug by Kurumu. Unlike the other times, this one was more… friendlier, and not in a suggestive way. It was pleasant, Ichigo had to admit. It was one of those hugs that made you feel connected to the person you were hugging. He smiled, albeit a bit nervously when a pleasant noise escaped from Kurumu as she laid her head against Ichigo's chest.
"Thank you Ichigo." She said, her voice sounding content and pleasant. Then she pulled away from the hug, just enough so she could speak face-to-face with Ichigo, who blushed a bit when he realized how close he was to Kurumu's face.
"Do you want to have lunch then?" She asked with a charming smile that would've made any other man turn into jell-o.
But Ichigo was actually a bit hesitant. If he said yes, he might start something that he shouldn't. They obviously hate humans here, what would happen if they found out he was human? Would they betray him? Give him up to a higher authority?
"Sure." He found himself saying. Ichigo was deeply puzzled; he didn't even remember thinking about saying yes. But he didn't have long to be puzzled as he was pulled by an ecstatic Kurumu by the arm. Well, it's not like one little lunch would immediately bond them together right?
'Sometimes I hate Ichigo for being so stupid.'
'Hmm.'
'That was one of your last will pushes wasn't it old man?'
'Yes. Now we each only have one more chance left to influence Ichigo. We better use it wisely.'
'Oh well, it's for the best for this little shit right?'
'I've never known you to be the caring type.'
'I don't want my landlord to die a virgin. Do you have any idea how embarrassing that would be for me?'
'Yes… that would be embarrassing.'
---
So five days passed, and Kurumu and Ichigo became closer…. Regardless of what Ichigo thought. With Moka out of the picture for the moment, Kurumu had taken this opportunity to learn as much about Ichigo as she could. One thing she learned was that his hair actually was naturally orange. She hadn't learned anything of real significance, but it was the little things that counted. For instance, things like this:
"Man, why is the sky so cloudy all the time?" Asked an annoyed Ichigo.
Kurumu shrugged as they walked to a table and sat down. "I don't know." She said as she took a seat. "It could be because the barrier that keeps this area hidden has that affect."
Ichigo sighed before digging into his lunch. Despite being better friends, Ichigo was still rather awkward at keeping up a conversation, especially with a girl. But there would times now where he would randomly say something that came to mind like this, "I miss the blue sky."
"Is blue your favorite color?" Kurumu asked innocently enough. But she was filing away any information she could get on Ichigo. Quickly she had learned that a man like Ichigo could not be won by physical affection, he needed emotional care as well. Of course, that itself was quite troublesome since Ichigo had proven himself to be a hard nut to crack. He wasn't emotionally distant… he just… didn't pick up on the cues like most normal people.
"Yea, I like it." Ichigo said as he picked at his food. This was really a dull day so far… and for some reason, he felt like he was forgetting something, or rather someone.
Kurumu smiled as her eye gave an unseen twinkle. "So, does that mean you like the color of my hair?"
Ichigo looked up from his food and stared a hair for a bit and shrugged. "Sure, I like it." He said before continuing with his meal, unknowing of how this little bit of information would affect Kurumu.
---
"Ichigo!" Kurumu yelled, spotting Ichigo walking with Moka. Ichigo actually offered a small smile to the Succubus, which did not go unnoticed by Moka.
"Yo Kurumu." Again, Moka was surprised when Kurumu didn't simply smother him with those big breasts of hers. Instead, she simply gave him a light, tender hug, which Ichigo actually reciprocated with one arm.
"Hey Moka!" Kurumu greeted Moka, who thought something was off with Kurmu's hair.
"Ano… did you change your hair somehow?" Moka asked.
"Hmm…?" Ichigo looked at Kurmu's hair, and realized that it did seem different somehow. It looked… bluer? Ichigo couldn't help but snicker a bit, getting the attention of both girls.
"What's so funny?" Kurumu asked, not liking the way Ichigo was reacting to her hair 'augmentation.'
"I'm… sorry, but it looks like cotton candy!" Ichigo half-snickered, his eyes betraying the joy he got from seeing Kurumu's ridiculous hair.
"That's so mean Ichigo…" Kurumu said as she hung her head, feeling disheartened that Ichigo was openly making fun of her rather than complimenting her.
"Sorry… but… it's true!" Ichigo said, before seeing the saddened look on Kurumu's face. For some unknown reason, he felt the need to comfort her and he did by reaching out and patting her head.
"I'm sure it'd be a good… flavor?" Ichigo said before he paused. When Kurumu had moved her head up to look at Ichigo, his hand had slid down, resting comfortably against Kurumu's cheek. Kurumu simply stared at him, her mouth slightly open in surprise.
Alarmed, Ichigo pulled away and spoke in a nervous tone, "Ah well… guess we better head to class!" Then he spun on his heel and walked away as quickly as he could. All the while, he left behind a speechless Moka and Kurumu, who was touching her cheek ever so tenderly. Her face relaxed into a gentle, peaceful expression as her eyes radiated the love she was feeling for Ichigo.
"Ichigo…"
---
The next day, Ichigo and Tsukune were walking to their next class when Tsukune asked, "So you and Kurumu suddenly seem closer?"
Ichigo paused to think about it. It seemed Kurumu hadn't given the incident a second thought since she didn't mention it when they met up. This made things a lot less awkward for Ichigo, but he couldn't help but feel something was happening and he was being left out of the loop. Now whenever he saw Kurumu, he couldn't help but smile at her, even if was just a small one or a simple tug at the corner of his lips.
"I guess. She's a good friend once you get to know her." Ichigo replied, unsure of his own words.
"Yea… I get what you mean. Mizore was a bit… anti-social when I met her. But she's really warmed up to people now."
"Yea…" Ichigo said, and that was the last thing that was spoken between the boys before they parted ways and went to their respective classrooms. But just before Ichigo touched the doorknob, he felt that strange spike of reiatsu once again. Quickly, he shunpo'd down the stairs, and out the building.
---
Once again, the reiatsu was fading, but this time he had reached the destination. So it had been the art room. Ichigo fixed his tie and cautiously walked in, feeling stupid a moment later for even fixing his tie when there could be a battle at any moment.
Ichigo just stood there, a blank look on his face. Nobody was even in here. Ichigo clicked his tongue in annoyance before he heard a tiny noise come from one of the closets. As he walked closer, he could make out crying. Puzzled and alarmed, Ichigo took one quick step and tore open the closet door and what he saw shocked him.
It was a statue of a naked girl, covering up her breasts with her arms. But that was not the thing that was shocking. What shocked Ichigo… was that the statue was crying. Despite being stone, it held a look of utter terror infused with sadness. Then, Ichigo noticed the hair style it was using. It looked familiar… hadn't he seen a girl with that same hair style? Wait… could this statue be—
"Hey… what are you doing to my art?" A voice from behind Ichigo hissed menacingly. Ichigo turned around and was about to get into a battle stance when the person spoke again.
"Oh hey, aren't you Ichi-kun from class three?" The person, now revealed as Ishigami the art teacher, said.
"Hey, what's up with those" sta—"
"Ichigo?" A familiar voice spoke out. Ichigo turned his head to see Moka standing there, a questioning look on her face. "Why are you here Ichigo?"
"Well, I thought I saw something susp—"
"NO!" Moka yelled out and proceed to push Ichigo out the door.
"Oi OI! Why are you doing this?" Ichigo said as he dug his heels into the ground, stopping Moka's plan from succeeding.
"What I do is none of your business! I'll be embarrassed if you stay here!" Moka gave Ichigo a look that meant what she said. Ichigo on one hand gave Moka a hard look, making the pink-haired vampire nervous.
"Fine, if that's the way you're feeling then I'll go." Ichigo said as he slung his backpack over his shoulders and proceeded to walk out.
Moka was suddenly filled with regret that she had sounded so harsh to Ichigo. Feeling bad, she tried to reach out and grab a hold of Ichigo's arm, but she was stopped by Ishigami who had taken a hold of her arm instead.
"Huh? Ishigami-sensei?" Moka questioned.
"Sorry… it seems I can't let you go anymore." Ishigami replied as her face turned from pleasant to darkly menacing in an instant.
---
Ichigo walked into the clubroom, feeling sad for some reason. Of course, he wouldn't show it and on his face was his usual scowl. But that didn't really hide his sadness, especially if you got to know him like Kurumu, who almost instantly noticed this when he came in.
"What's wrong Ichigo?" She asked from her desk. Somehow, she had actually felt that something was bothering Ichigo.
This… oddly made Ichigo feel happy. He didn't know why, but the fact that she knew what he was feeling elated him and it showed on his face as his scowl softened. But before he could reply, he was interrupted by Gin.
"Who cares? The point is Ichigo was late and another girl went missing." Gin said as he held up a paper with a picture of the girl on it. Suddenly, realization came to Ichigo who quickly grabbed the paper from Gin's hands.
"This girl…" Ichigo spoke, earning the curiosity of those in the room. "I know where everyone's being held!" And before anyone could ask what Ichigo meant, he had shunpo'd out sight.
---
"What's happening to you all of a sudden Ishigami-sensei?" Moka fearfully asked as she backed away from the transformed teacher. "Your hair! It's like snakes!"
"You see… Ichi-kun saw a little too much. So I'm going to have to put an end to our little playtime!" Her visage darkened as her hair turned into snakes, hissing menacingly as they looked at their prey. Then they shot out, ready to bite Moka.
Moka out of reflex brought up her arm. A snake bit her on the arm as the rest simply pummeled into her unprotected stomach, knocking her back into one of the closets. A cloud crash was heard as the door of the closet collapsed, kicking up a lot of dust. After the dust cleared away, Moka looked on in horror as she saw statues all around her… crying.
"What's going on? These statues are crying as if they were real!" She exclaimed, before groaning in pain. She looked at the bitten hand and noticed that it was slowly turning into stone.
As if to answer her unasked question, Ishigami walked in the room and spoke, "It's the Medusa power of transformation into stone! Any living being bitten by one of my snake-like hairs will turn into stone. You too will soon be turned into stone just like those girls!"
With sudden realization, Moka connected the pieces as she slowly backed away. "No, you couldn't mean… then the other statues in this room are all…"
"The beautiful students of this Academy!" The Medusa finished with a wicked smile. "Yes, I've turned them all to stone."
Her face warped into a twisted and maniacal visage as she spoke with utmost joy. "Isn't it artistic? And you too will be turned into stone and added to my art collection Akashiya Moka!"
Her snakes soon stretched out and wrapped Moka, biting her in several places. Moka was defenseless against this onslaught. Now she wished Ichigo was here at this moment. But he wouldn't come… she had hurt him. There was no reason for him to rescue her.
"Getsuga Tenshou!" Was heard as both Moka and Ishigami felt the ground shake a little. The next thing either of them knew, the building was literally cut in half and the snakes holding Moka were ripped to shreds.
Ishigami screeched and wailed, cursing the person who had scorched her precious snakes. She cursed and spat at the person who could've done such thing, but as the dust cleared, her vision was suddenly filled with something green.
"Homerun." Ichigo said before slamming his backpack into Ishigami's face. The force of the impact knocked her into the wall behind her, rendering her unconscious. One of her snakes was still alive, and hissed angrily Ichigo. Said person simply stomped on the snakes head, thus putting an end to the Medusa quickly and in an unorthodox way.
Ichigo let out a sigh before turning to Moka. "Are you alright?"
Moka nodded numbly as she looked around, noticing the building was falling to pieces. "Was that your doing?"
Ichigo looked around for a bit, then turned back to Moka with an apologetic look on his face. "Sorry about that, I thought I had held back more than this."
Neither of the teens noticed the slight glow the Rosario emanated. Moka was too busy gawking at Ichigo, who was too busy trying to figure out how to control his power better. But suddenly he snapped out of his thoughts and spoke, "So I'm guessing we should get out of here?"
"Huh? Oh right. Yes, we should get going." Moka agreed quietly. They left the building too, in silence, neither speaking until they were almost to the main building.
"I'm… sorry for saying what I said earlier, but I had a reason." Moka apologized to the substitute shinigami.
"It's alright, we all like our privacy." Ichigo said, waving her off. And it really wasn't that big a deal to Ichigo, who felt silly for feeling bad earlier. Everyone was entitled to their own privacy right?
"No, it's not alright." Moka said as she stopped in front of a surprised Ichigo. "I'm sorry Ichigo, but I did what I did for a good reason, you have to believe me!"
Ichigo blinked, unsure of what to say. "I… do… believe you." Ichigo staggered. Really, he didn't' mind. It's not like he was trying to get her to admit something.
Moka didn't seem convinced and finally decided to tell him why she did what she did. "I did it because I was hiding your birthday present. I just… I wanted to… I—"
"Birthday present?" Ichigo questioned the pink-haired vampire.
"Yea…" Moka said, confused. "It's your birthday tomorrow isn't it?"
Ichigo stared at Moka for a bit, then blinked. "Umm… no… it's Tsukune's birthday tomorrow."
"Really?" Asked a dumbfounded Moka. So… had she done all of this… for nothing? Her left eyebrow twitched slightly before her legs gave way and she crumpled to the floor.
"Moka! My dear Moka!" Ichigo turned his head to find a half-ways transformed Gin running up to him at high speed. It was almost as if he were trying to…
WHAM!
"Eh?" Was what Ichigo said as he flew across the yard before being stopped by a strong tree, leaving an indent in it.
"What have you done to hot Moka! Curse you Ichigo!" Gin wailed as he picked up Moka and carried her to presumably the infirmary.
Meanwhile, Kurumu floated to where Ichigo… to where Ichigo… actually Ichigo was in a curious position. Kurumu craned her head… on… bent her body so that she could see Ichigo face-to-face since he was currently upside down and embedded into the tree.
"Are you alright?" She asked, a teasing smile on her face.
Ichigo was simply staring straight ahead… which he realized a moment later was a bad thing. In front of him were Kurumu's shapely legs, which curved in the right places. And he couldn't help himself as he continued staring, noticing how they seemed rather toned and smooth. Man he'd like to run his hands up th—
"Ichigo?" Kurumu asked as she waved a hand in front of Ichigo's face. She began to worry when Ichigo didn't reply, especially when his face continually got redder and redder.
"I'm… alright." Came Ichigo's slightly high-pitched voice. He shook his head rather violently before bending his legs and launching himself from the tree, landing neatly behind Kurumu… or that's what would've happened had he not been upside down. Instead, he launched himself into the dirt below… face-first at that.
"Something tells me you're not Ichigo." Kurumu said as she grabbed a hold of one of Ichigo's arms and lifted him up. When she looked into his eyes, she saw that they were replaced by swirley's. Guess he wasn't home at the moment. Wait… if he wasn't conscious…
Kurumu gave a mischievous smile as she took Ichigo back to her dorm.
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And… CUT!
What do YOU guys think is gonna happen? I'd like to hear where you guys think this story is heading… that way I can crush your hopes and write it a different way!
Just kiddin! Till later.