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"Just remember what I said about these idioms," Ichigo stated seriously.
Rukia merely waved away his warning, "yeah, I know. They are not literal. They are not fortunes," she unfurled the strip of paper, "It says: 'Break a leg.'"
"Good luck," He replied absently, reading his own aloud, "'Hit me with your best shot.'"
'Did Ichigo wish me luck in hitting him?' Rukia pondered the challenging statement, 'He doesn't actually wants me to break his leg...right?'
Ichigo sighed in relief, 'finally something normal. There's no way Rukia could possibly misunderstand. I already told her what her idiom means.'
'If idioms are not literal and they are not fortunes,' she contemplated these guidelines, 'then wouldn't breaking his leg be taking things literal again?'
A chill skittered down Ichigo's spine, his eyes immediately darted to Rukia, 'I have a bad feeling about this.'
That entire school day, Rukia mentally debated the nature of idioms versus Ichigo's outright challenge. Eventually becoming frustrated, the shinigami settled on merely punching Ichigo square in the jaw.
'I think it might actually be broken...' He staggered back, hissing between gritted teeth, "wha'tha'for? Wha'd I do?'
"You said: 'good luck, hit me with your best shot,'" quoting his challenge, Rukia finished by stating, "you should thank me for such a meager punch."
"Thank you?!" the distinctive taste of blood lingered in his mouth, "for punching me?!"
She looked down her noble nose at the orange haired idiot, "You should be grateful that I didn't literally break your leg with a challenge such as that."
"Is that what you heard this morning?" Ichigo yelled, "I wasn't challenging you to hit me!" He glared at her, adding, "Or break my leg!
"You made it sound like a challenge," Rukia blamed him completely, "so it's your own fault."
"Rukia, listen this time!" The teen loudly clarified, "saying 'Break a leg' is just another way to say 'good luck' to somebody," he emphasized, "'Hit me with your best shot' can also be said: 'no matter what you do to hurt me, you won't stop me'," Ichigo concluded, "So apologize for hitting me already!"
"I suppose that you really didn't challenge me after all," Rukia mused aloud, huffing, "but perhaps next time you should explain properly in the beginning."
Ichigo flailed his arms dramatically, "Do I have to DRAW some crappy bunny in order for you to comprehend?"
Rukia loomed over the teen, a dark aura surrounding her, "are you mocking my artistic ability? Or perhaps you are degrading Chappy?"
An evil grin in reply, "is that what you heard just now? You should work on your listening skills. I was merely asking a question."
"All I hear is a fool talking," the short shinigami glared, "One that I have an urge to punch again."
"Good luck," Ichigo smirked, challenging, "Hit me with your best shot."
AN: More random Rukia violence for you. Hopefully I conveyed HOW the short one heard Ichigo's initial "challenge." Let me know if I've failed completely, I appreciate any type of feedback (aka reviews) Thanks to all the loverly peoplez who read, review, and/or follow! MantaRae