Okay, I FINALLY updated this! Sorry for everyone who waited for this. I just forgot about it for a while.

By the way, I don't own Bleach.

When Rukia woke up, Ichigo was out of bed. She could hear an angry voice downstairs. She hopped out from under the covers and ran down the staircase.

Byakuya?

Ichigo was red in the face, shouting at Byakuya, who looked angry.

"I told you, I didn't…you know…do anything with her!

"You. Slept. With. My. Sister." Byakuya said accusingly.

"We shared a bed, yeah. But we didn't actually do anything. We didn't have…" Ichigo turned fuchsia, clearly not able to say the word.

"Niisama!" Rukia called as she ran down the stairs. Byakuya took her up in a brief, awkward embrace.

"Don't be angry with Ichigo. I'm the one you should get mad at. I'm the one who wanted to sleep with him."

"Oh, Rukia," the older man said disapprovingly. "Why would you do something like this?"

"Niisama, I'm still…a…you know…" she turned a bright pink.

"Virgin?" Ichigo offered.

"Stay out of this, Kurosaki!" Byakuya snapped.

"He hasn't done anything wrong," Rukia said adamantly. "You don't have to worry. Besides, I'm not a child. I'm old enough to make my own choices."

Byakuya sighed. "I know you are Rukia. And I guess I'm being overprotective, but…"

"Hold that thought," Ichigo cut in. "Rukia," he said nervously. "Um…crap! I'm no good at this!" he took a deep breath. "I…you know I love you."

"Yeah," Rukia encouraged.

"And...you love me, right?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Well… I've been saving this for a while."

He pulled a glittering diamond ring from his back pocket.

"Rukia…will you marry me?"

Rukia stared for a moment, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes. Byakuya's jaw opened slightly from shock.

Rukia's lip quivered.

"Of course I will, Ichigo," she finally replied, throwing her arms around his neck. "Ichigo, I love you so much!"

Byakuya sighed again, hiding his face behind his hand.

"What's wrong?" Rukia asked.

"I've always thought of you as my true sister," he began. "And I want to see you happy, but it's kind of hard to give you away like this."

Rukia nodded. "I can understand that."

Ichigo offered Byakuya a small smile. "Don't worry about it," he assured. "She'll still be your sister after we get married." He held out his hand. Byakuya shook it, giving Ichigo a grin of his own.

Chapter five will hopefully be up soon. It involved a wedding brawl and all that good stuff!