(Facade: Chapter 5):

Author's Note:

Hello Hello Dear readers and other fanfic writers :

I have been working for the past few days and thus, the absence of story updates! :(

So here I am again!

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I do not own Bleach or any of its characters

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Enjoy! :D

Ichigo's POV:

I lay awake on my bed, shifting ever so slightly so that my hands wouldn't go numb from staying in the same position for the past few hours. My room was dark and gloom, definitely matching to my mood now. Frustrated, Vexed, Confusion; I was being overwhelmed by all the emotions that had hit me in one shot. I clenched and unclenched my fists, gritting my teeth, I was infuriated. I had to get answers, I needed answers and I knew what I had to do, to face the terror that was inside of me.

Rukia and I had agreed earlier that it would be safer if she were to sleep in my sisters' room for the night, just in case of any thing bad that might happen again if He were to gain control again during my slumber. So I knew that at least I could sleep without having to worry that much and also, Rukia would be further away from harm if anything were to happen.

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I closed my eyes and let my muscles relax, I needed to calm myself down in order to proceed. I took a deep breath..twice.. thrice.., and faded into total darkness...

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A few hours before..

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"WHAT?! HAHAHAHA!" I burst into a fit of laughter, holding my stomach that started aching at the sides, "That's a very good joke Rukia, best one I've heard in my 17 years of living" I sniffed and wiped the tears that had formed to show my depth of amusement. I waited for her reply or response, to laugh to mock to retort or even to hit me, but I looked up only to find her face void of any emotions.

"R-Rukia? you're kidding right?" fear slowly creeping to my heart and realisation had hit me hard. No..No, thats impossible right? It's just some sick joke. It's not even February yet so it can't be an April fool's prank, what's this midget doing, playing with something so crude? I grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her slightly, nearly growling "Eh Rukia stop fooling around, this isn't funny anymore"

She slapped my hands off, now a frown overtaking the stoic expression, "I'm not joking with you Idiot!" she hissed and shoved me before turning to walk away. I grabbed her wrists and swung her around to face me. If she was surprised, she definitely didn't show it and stood there with her arms folded across her chest, glaring at me "What". I nearly shivered at the cold tone that she was currently using on me and sighed, "Look" I started "I'm sorry but it's just quite hard to believe after all, so please give me some time alright? I believe you, I do.. It's just..." I stopped, not knowing how to continue.

It was times like this that I appreciated how much she understood me even with the words left unspoken. She stood in silence for awhile before nodding and giving me a slight small. Though with her assurance, the atmosphere was still tense, so I decided to break the ice.

"Just don't leave without telling me okay! It's not good for a vertically challenged person like you to be running around alone, someone might mistake you for a child and kidnap you, you stupid midget!" I had mocked both her height and her intelligence in that one sentence, I was definitely asking for it. Then the expected came HARD into my guts, in the form of a kick that sent me kneeling on the ground.

"Would you like to repeat that again Kurosaki?~" she dared, a dark aura emitting from the she-devil that stood looming over my soon-to-be dead body. I quickly shook my head in hopes that my response would actually stop the impending death that awaited me.

- DingggggDongggggggggggggg!- the school bell sounded, stating the end of the the lunch period.

"You coming?" I looked up to see that Rukia was already at the stairwell, and wondered how she managed to achieve such great distance with that short legs of hers. I nodded and got up, giving another sigh, this time of relief.

"Saved by the bell" had definitely never been more accurate.

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The two figures stood before me, black and white, Zangetsu and Him in my inner world of blue skies and slanted buildings.

"Ahhhh.. King, I see that you have arrived for a visit?" he snickered.

"You know why I'm here "I hissed, not in the mood for his sick games, "what do you want from Rukia?"

"Oh King, I don't want anything from her..I dont need anything from her, I just want HER" sneering.

What?..Want Rukia? No I can't let this sick bastard near her, who knows what sick schemes he has in his mind! "STAY AWAY FROM HER!" I shouted in his face

"Tsk Tsk, overly protective aren't we? She's not yours you know, so whatcha gonna do about it? Every night when you're asleep, I'll take the throne as King, and of course I'll make her my Queen" He taunted. "And you know there's NOTHING you can do to stop me"

I flipped. I charged towards him and swung Zangetsu at his head and he dodged without effort. "Leave. Her. Alone"

His smile only widened "Oh King, that's not very nice of you." He chuckled and shook his head while still dodging my attacks "You don't see the point do you? Of course, wouldn't expect much from you. You see King, though my instincts are driven to kill and I long to see blood shed, I'm still a part of you. I can read your thoughts, I can sense your fears and your emotions and feelings affect me"

"So you're saying that we share not only the same body but also the same... heart?" I asked bewildered and stopped in my tracks.

"Ah I wouldn't say that is exactly correct. Though I share your feelings, that doesn't mean I will respond as how you will. So maybe the more appropriate word for this is called... desire?~" letting the last of his word slip into my mind. Desire?.. If what he said was true, then doesn't that mean... I felt my face heat up, finally realizing what He was implying.

"And that means I ...Rukia.." I fumbled with my words. Then He appeared behind me and attacked, taking advantage when I was still distracted. I tried to dodge his attack but it was too late, he had kicked me down and I was on all fours. He placed his white sword against my neck and tipped it so I faced him.

"Took you long enough. Mark my words King, she'll be mine!" he snarled, lifting his sword and swung it down swiftly. I felt a sharp pain on my neck and my vision blurred, I felt my eyelids become heavy as my body fell limply to the ground.

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Black out

So that's all for this chapter! :]

Sad to say, I'm not very proud of it and I'm not sure how to proceed after this chapter.

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Kemeyeo,