Unfortunately, I do not own Bleach, Tite Kubo does.
Chapter 2: The SIB Headquarters
AN: What's been happening: Renji went out one night to meet with Aizen, his friend and rival CEO, but did not come back, Rukia looks at the terrifying news next morning, then Ichigo appears and tells them the brief details and asks them to come to the SIB headquarters with him.
"So... you want us to join you and go to your headquarters?" asked Rukia.
"Yes, you'll be safe there." said Ichigo.
"Dad..." She sniffs, thinking about her late father.
"Ichika..." said Rukia, hugging her daughter.
"Open, Senkaimon!" said Ichigo, then a traditional Japanese door opened.
(Here, Senkaimons are the secret entrances to the SIB.)
"So... this is the SIB? It's just a meeting room." said Rukia. Then Ichigo pushes a secret button, then a bright light is shone on the three of them, then the REAL SIB is shown.
"Woah... so, we'll be safe here, Ichigo?" asked Ichika.
"Sure. If you don't touch anything- hey! What did I just say?" said Ichigo.
"Sorry! Itai... I burnt myself..." said Ichika, wincing and cradling her burnt hand.
"Ichika! What was that you just touched?" asked Rukia, worried.
"That's our CEO's sword, he keeps the name a secret though." said Ichigo.
"Isn't your CEO-san's name... Yamamoto-san?" asked Ichika.
"How did you know?" said Ichigo, surprised.
"Girl's instincts." said Ichika, winking.
"Baby! Are you alright?" said a boy, running towards them.
"Kazu-chan! Yes, I'm okay, are you?" said Ichika, blushing.
"Yeah, I am, sorry bout your dad though..." said Kazui.
(Kazui appeared in the first chapter as a prime witness to the murder.)
"It's okay, Kazui." said Ichika, kissing his cheek.
"N- not in front of your mom, Ichika..." said Kazui, blushing.
Then, Ichigo cleared his throat, surprising the couple and separating them.
"Well, actually, Mr. Abarai was alive until we got to the hospital, but then he D.O.A." said Ichigo.
"DOA? What's that, Ichigo?" asked Rukia.
"It's not DOA, it means dead on arrival, unfortunately, we couldn't save him." said Ichigo, hearing that, Rukia fell to her knees and started tearing up.
"R- Renji... How did this... happen to you...?" said Rukia, kneeling, so Ichigo also knelt and comforted her by embracing her lightly, she looked up at him in shock, but shortly after, wept openly, leaning into his chest.
Will Rukia fall for Ichigo? And will the murder be solved before the statute of limitation? R&R!