Most of the car ride was silent, and awkward

"So, Rukia, what do you work as?" Ichigo said breaking the silence

Rukia hesitated, she wasn't sure to answer or not "I'm an intern," Was her short answer.

"Oh, really? What for?" Ichigo insisted on knowing more.

"For a technical support company," Rukia mumbled, "Turn here," the petite and uncomfortable woman said more audibly

"What, technical support," Ichigo mused "You have got to be kidding me, right?"

Rukia felt the urge to throw the nearest thing to her, since they were in a car, that wasn't going to happen. "What about you, mister 'hot shot'. What do you work as? Huh?"

Ichigo rubbed the back of his neck "I own a restaurant." He finished with a smirk

"Left here" Rukia directed, "A restaurant, huh. How much does that get you?"

"Quite a bit actually, a lot more than technical support that's for sure" Ichigo said as-a-matter-of-factly

"Ass."

"So, said to the person, who is paying for your sorry ass of a car."

"Pull over." Rukia demanded "I could walk from here"

"Why should I," Ichigo challenged

"You really want to do that,"

"Yes, yes I do."

"If you don't let me out right now. I'm goanna roll down the window and scream 'rape'on the top of my lungs,"

"You're bluffing."

"Do you really want to risk that?"

"Rukia don't"

"One…."

"Fine! Do it see if I care!"

"Two…"

"Come on, Rukia, just let me drive you."

"Three…"

"Don't. You. Dare." Ichigo said, but Rukia had already rolled down the window she took a deep breath.

"RAPE….RAPE….RAPE" was all Rukia yelled, Ichigo got nervous when he saw people's heads turn. And the way Ichigo was trying to cover her mouth didn't help his case at all.

"Fine, I'll pull over you crazy midget." Ichigo gave in, for this girl was something else.

"Thank you." Rukia said as she stepped out of the car

"Why, do you want to get out anyway?" Ichigo said a little chest fallen

"I'm a big girl, I could walk to work without any help," Rukia huffed, well that wasn't the whole reason why she wanted to get out. The reason was that she didn't want Ichigo to know any more about her. Every guy that has ever been interested in her would just walk away when they started to learn more. From her crappie apartment, her job, the way she always made herself heard, to how stubborn she was. Most guys wanted a girl who was seen, not heard. But, Rukia was not like that in the least.

Rukia's train of thought was interrupted when she felt an unwanted presence behind her.

"Just leave me alone, okay," Rukia said as she turned to face the orange headed annoyance with the best scowl she could make, 'That should scare him away' she thought, but she didn't get the reaction she was hopping

"That's all you got," Ichigo said with a full blown laugh "I thought you could do better princess," Ichigo finished as he placed his hand on top Rukia's head

"What do you think you're doing," Rukia said through her clenched teeth

"I'm walking you to work, that's what I think I'm doing." Ichigo said "You have a problem with that?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact I do," Rukia said with her arms crossed against her chest.

"Deal with it," Ichigo said with a smirk

"What's your deal anyway?" Rukia asked as her patience was running low.

"What do you mean?" Ichigo asked unsure of what the small woman was getting at

"All this," Rukia said as she gestured to said man "I tailgate you, you pay for a complete stranger's car, gave a complete stranger a ride to work, and is still insisting on helping me a complete stranger. You don't know who I am, my life story, where I've been and where I'm going,"

"Well, I know your name, Rukia Kuchiki, and I know where you're going, to work, isn't that enough,"

"Just, let me go to work and continue with my life, please?" Rukia was starting to get fed up "Well, if you don't mind me I'm goanna go to work now, and do not and I mean do not follow me," and with that Rukia was off

Ichigo felt even more chest fallen, when she had said all the things she said. But, she was right. He didn't know her life story; he didn't know where she came from or how she was brought up. All he knew was her name, he knew he paid for her damaged car, he knew she had to got to work. But, that isn't going to stop him from finding out more about her. Ichigo didn't know what is was, but there was something about Rukia that made him draw closer and closer to her.

Rukia had finally made it to work; she reached into her pocket to get her work ID, to get in. Rukia eyes grew wide with horror of the possibility of it being left in Ichigo's car. 'It must have feel out of my pocket when Ichigo was trying cover my mouth to stop yelling.'

"Damn it!" Rukia hissed "Well, this day is turning out to be just wonderful," Rukia said sarcastically to herself.

Ichigo smirked at what had been left in his car, resting on where Rukia had been sitting, Rukia's work ID

"Crazy midget," Ichigo chuckled as he held the ID in his hand