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Chapter 6. I Need You

Ichigo was walking down the small pathway in the woods that had been formed by the countless number of feet that had trudged their way through it before. However, his usual glare was gone, replaced with an overwhelmingly happy smile. The smile, of course, was caused by the short raven-haired vampire that held his hand. She looked up at him and gave a huge smile, then grinned, vampire teeth completely exposed. They didn't have a care in the world, just the 2 of them on this beautiful walk on this beautiful day.

"I've got an idea!" Rukia shouted as her grin grew wider. "I'll race you to the top of the hill!" She took off, not even waiting for a response. Ichigo laughed.

"I'm gonna beat you midget!" he shouted as her chased after her. He quickly caught up to her and her short legs and promptly tackled her as they reached the top of the hill. She fell to the ground laughing. He got off her to find that she had scrapped her hand during the fall. The blood was slowly seeping from it, beginning to make its way down her hand. They both stared at it, the scent filling the air.

"Wanna share?" she asked him seductively. They both placed their lips on her hand and drank the liquid seeping from her palm. Once the wound had healed, they looked up at each other, licking the remnants from their fangs and lips. Before they knew what happened their lips were locked together. They wrapped their arms around each other and fell to the ground. Ichigo pulled away and smiled at the tiny vampire underneath him. However, her violet eyes suddenly lost their color. Her face grew pale and her arms fell from their embrace. Ichigo grabbed her to find what was wrong, and saw a sword going threw both their hearts. He began to feel it. However he would live, the ration having affected her more. He stood, pulling the sword from Rukia. He went to attempt to pull the sword from his back, the tears falling from his face, the blood falling from his mouth.

"Poor Ichigo, you really are a worthless piece of trash aren't you?" he heard from behind him. He turned around to find a familiar vampire standing behind him. His brown hair hung down over his glasses, and a fake grin was plastered all over his face.

"Aizen, you bastard!" he growled, feeling faint from the loss of blood. He tried to attack him when Aizen ripped the sword from his back and shunpoed to Rukia.

"It's a shame she couldn't have been mortal," he chuckled as he used the sword to slice off her head. Ichigo tried to scream, tried to stop him, but everything went black.

"RUKIA!" Ichigo screamed as he jumped out of his makeshift bed. He was dripping with sweat. His eyes were wide, his fangs showing and eyes transformed. His entire shirtless body was shaking. He gasped for breath as he surveyed his surroundings. He was at Urahara's. He put his hand up to his face, and let out a half-chuckle half sob.

"It was a dream. No, more like a hellish nightmare." He sighed and removed his hand and sat it down next to him. He realized that his wounds were mostly healed, but more importantly, that a certain raven haired vampire was sleeping next to him. He saw her hand laying right where his arm used to be, and entwined his fingers in hers. Uncharacteristically, he allowed a smile to develop over his usually cold face.

Rukia sat at the small bench in the middle of the park. She had a bigger smile on her face than her face would allow. She happily swung her legs back and forth, watching the humans walk past, staring at her and her vampire like features. She didn't care, she knew that the only opinion she cared of accepted her. He was walking towards her. His orange hair blowing in the breeze, his tall, muscular body well defined underneath the tight shirt he wore, and the same vampire features looking back at her, earning him equally odd glances. He approached her and grabbed her arm, pulling her up from the bench into a strong embrace, complete with a passionate kiss. They broke away from the kiss and stared at each others eyes, glistening in the light.

"So what do you wanna do today Rukia," he asked in an unusually sweet tone.

"Hmmmm, let's get some ice cream!" she shouted in excitement at the prospect of chocolate ice cream.

"Let's go!" he said as though he suddenly remembered what ice cream was. He took her hand and began walking towards the ice cream vendor. By now people were whispering about the odd appearance of the couple. Rukia however, couldn't care less. They made it up to the ice cream vendor, whose eyes widened upon seeing their appearance.

"Can I have one chocolate cone and one strawberry cone please?" Ichigo asked as he pulled out his wallet. The ice cream vendor nodded his head and got them their ice cream. Ichigo paid then man and they made their way towards the bench to enjoy their frozen dairy treat. They ate their ice cream while making small talk with each other.

"Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki!" they heard a man shout from behind them. They turned around and jumped when they saw an entire police force standing behind them. The other people in the park watched as the incident unfolded. "You are under arrest!"

Ichigo stood up and put his hand on Rukia's shoulder, urging her to stay down. "For what exactly," he growled, making sure to bear his fangs.

"For being a vampire and killing innocent people!"

"We didn't kill anyone! You can't arrest us for a crime that we didn't commit, not to mention a crime that you don't have any evidence of."

"We have permission to kill you Kurosaki." The cop and several of his buddies quickly fired at Ichigo. He fell. He had 6 holes in his body, but he was immortal, and glared at the officers, the pain to much to move.

"You bastards," he growled. He knew if he fought back he'd only make it worse. Rukia rushed over to him in tears. Several of the men grabbed her and dragged her away as the rest's faces twisted. A hole developed in their chests and they grew huge fangs and crazy eyes. Ichigo began to scream as they literally sucked the life out of him. Ichigo's limp body fell to the ground as the monsters made their way over to Rukia, giggling manically. Rukia was screaming as tears poured out of her eyes. A man appeared behind the giggling creatures and removed his mask.

"Aizen!" Rukia growled as the man walked over to her. "What the hell did you do! WHY!" she screamed in between her sobs.

"Because I need you Rukia. I need your…….."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Rukia screamed as she jumped out of her sleep. Her appearance wasn't that different from Ichigo's when she awoke. She was panting, holding her hand to her chest as her heart almost pounded through the skin. She felt her hand wrapped around something when she turned around to see Ichigo staring at her.

"You too?" he tried to reassure her. She could only stare at him. The tears quickly began to roll down her face.

"Icchh…..ii…goo," she sobbed as she ran over to him. She buried her face in his chest as he sat dumbfounded. She held him very closely as she cried into him warm, powerful muscles. He sighed and wrapped his arms around her, trying to ignore the pain from his almost healed wounds.

"What happened?" Ichigo asked as he rested his chin on her head. He tried to sound reassuring, but could only provide a little comfort to the sobbing princess. She found herself unable to answer, but he knew what it was about, and she knew what his was about. They had both relaxed a great deal while holding each other, they knew. They sat for a minute in silence until Urahara and Yoruichi opened the door. Uryu soon followed as they watched the two vampires.

"Must have been some nightmare for both you guys," Kisuke sighed as he walked into the room.

"You're acting like you know something" Ichigo coldly stated, making sure not to let go of Rukia until she was ready. "What the hell is going on?"

"Well, let's go out to the living room and we will discuss what you and Uryu saw tonight. Then we'll have a better idea of what's going on, and how to stop it. The 3 walked out of the room and Ichigo and Rukia remained in the same spot.

"You alright now?" Ichigo attempted to chuckle. "I thought princesses didn't get nightmares." He knew that the only way to get things back to normal was to press her buttons.

"Shut up," she barked as she jumped from his grasp and smacked his head. He laughed as they got up and made their way out to the living room. As Ichigo was at the door he stopped when he heard something.

"Ichigo?" Rukia asked softly. Ichigo stopped and turned around to look at the tiny vampire."Promise me you won't die." Ichigo sighed and smiled.

"Only if you promise the same thing midget." Rukia nodded her head and let out a weak smile before kicking the back of his leg.

"Don't call me midget carrot top" she smirked as she opened the door.

A medium height black haired man walked down the hallways of Lord Aizen's manor. His emerald green eyes bore into the souls of anyone he looked at. He had a mask on the side of his head, and a hole in his chest. He stopped at the door to Aizens library and opened the door. He was greeted by 9 others that looked similar to him.

"It's about damn time Ulquiorra," A man with blue hair barked at the man named Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra ignored him and took his seat. The vampire looking creatures talked amongst themselves, or more like argued, until 3 men walked into the room.

"Good evening my espada," The middle one greeted as he walked into the room. The light hit them and revealed their faces. One was the unmistakable Lord Ichimaru of the 3rd clan. Another was the blind lord of clan 9, Kaname Tosen, and the middle one, the obvious leader, was none other than Lord Aizen of the 5th clan. "I know it's early, so let's have some tea."

After everyone had their tea, Aizen stood. "So has everyone been eating enough? The ration has left us with a vast surplus; eat to your hearts content." The espada nodded as they sipped their tea. "So I have a mission for you Ulquiorra." The green eyes espada looked up at his master.

"What would that be Lord Aizen?" he inquired.

"I want you to go undercover at Karakura high school. Our little princess is there."

So I hope everyone liked it! Ive put off this explanation forever so its gonna b in the next chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it and continue reviewing and commenting! And if I dont update b4 christmas Merry Christmas!