Chapter 16: Attorneys, Actors And Something Named Love
DISCLAIMER: It would be great actually, to own bleach but I would just ruin it. Come on Kubo give us Rukia already~ I miss her so much...
Rukia got of the taxi quickly as she quickly grabbed her crutches as she exited. Ichigo followed her and paid the taxi on the way out. They quickly got out of the incoming traffic and stood in front of the building. Rukia breathed in deep as she looked upon the building she thought she would never have to return to. She sighed as Ichigo gestured her to enter the building instead of just standing around worrying about it.
Rukia nodded as she limped on to the entrance. The door's automatically slid open into a familiar lobby. Ichigo simply followed her. It would've probably caused some trouble for him to go around the building as himself and of course, Toshiro Hitsugaya would've preferred such ruckus to be outside the building knowing how uptight he was and so he wore a disguise. He had his usual dye free disguise making him look rather smart and handsome and model-like once again.
Rukia went to the front desk to inform that she was there already after giving the poor Afro man a good shock. She just smirked as she approached the elevator. She clicked the up button and waited for the familiar ding. She heard it as the doors opened. She limped in to an empty elevator along with Ichigo.
With every level they went up, every single person who entered nearly jumped at the sight of her, stared at her in shock, go rather pale and some just simply blatantly ignored her. Rukia would've laughed but that would just ruin the fun.
They finally reached the top floor. The doors opened to a long and dark brown hallway. The hall had a classy wooden finish. Rukia limped to the room at the end of the hall and found a small machine stuck on the side. She inputted a password but she received an error sign. She imputed another set of numbers to no avail.
She thought long and hard before putting another password. This one got accepted and the door was unlocked. Rukia smiled in victory as she entered the door.
"What did you do?" Ichigo inquired as he stepped in the room.
"My old password was my birthday. I tried Toshiro's birthday which didn't work. Momo's birthday worked." she stated.
"How do you know Toshiro's birthday?"
Rukia looked at him as though it was a stupid question. "Please, Momo rams it down my throat every time it comes. Speaking of which... That was yesterday..." Rukia said remorsefully bedew biting her lip.
"Man, what did he do to deserved two bullets to his shoulder on his birthday?" Ichigo sighed.
"It's simple really, our defendant wants a prosecutor of his ability out of the picture. What he didn't count on was me." Rukia replied as she approached the huge window.
She opened it letting the sunlight in. Ichigo had to wince before resuming his talk with her. "I thought you said that guy didn't do it."
"He didn't kill Neliel Tu Odelschvank. He ordered the kill, that makes him just as guilty as the assassin he hired to kill Neliel and shoot Toshiro." she replied in full on lawyer mode.
Ichigo glanced around the office. It had tasteful crimson curtains and classy leather furniture. The table was deep mahogany while a bunch of trophies were on the shelves. Rukia owned at least a fifth of those trophies while Toshiro owned just a seventh of them. the couch looked absolutely lovely and soft which was probably why he had decided to sit there first.
He rested his arm over the couch casually as he took of his hat and his glasses. "Can you put the assassin on trial?"
She shook her head as she sat in the soft office chair behind the mahogany table. "No. Lack of evidence." she replied before looking at him. "Unless you happen to have a video of him doing his job then you might as well just toss that idea in the trash."
"Just wondering, how do you know Nnoitra hired an assassin?"
"Based on Toshiro's attack and the weapon. As well as the clean crime scene." she replied as she perused a whole stack of papers in quick succession.
Rukia was mumbling to herself as she kept reading the papers on the desk one by one. How she managed to download all that info into her head was a complete mystery. Perhaps she had photographic memory. If she did then she was a very enviable person.
Then again, having photographic memory means you never forget anything you see... That would mean that the gruesome scene of Kaien would always reappear in her mind crystal clear.
Ichigo shook his head. "That's why humans were made to forget things..." he mumbled.
Rukia's head shot up from the papers and she looked at Ichigo weirdly. "Did you say something?"
Ichigo simply cleared his throat and showed a smug look. "Yeah... Screw you."
She squinted her eyes but she wasn't glaring. She just sighed and shook her head disapprovingly before going bact to perusing the papers. "Well screw you too."
What if she mimics everything I say?
"Yes well fuck you."
She groaned fitfully. "Well fuck you too you miserable ingrate."
Ichigo sneaked behind her chair without he knowledge. "I love you..."
"I love y-... Hey! You're just getting me to say what you want me to say!" she yelled at him as soon as she realized his motive. She turned her head around only to be met by his handsome face far too close to hers.
"What are you doing?"
"What do you think?" he replied.
"Did you mean what you said? The last one..." she asked.
He grinned deviously. "Why don't you guess and find out?" he replied.
Rukia only grinned as she spun the chair around. Ichigo trapped her in the chair by leaning against the armrests. "I think I'd like to find out. Will you help me?"
He leaned dangerously close. Their lips were just brushing against each other when an abrupt knocking emanating from the door cut them short. Ichigo scowled and stomped back to the couch mourning over his newly departed chance of doing something hot with Rukia in an office. And she was in lawyer mode too... Lawyers are hot. Especially when they try to castrate you every single day.
Rukia looked disappointed as well as she went to the door after picking up her crutches. Momo's words about Kinky Desk Sex rang through her head as she opened the door but she quickly shook it off.
"Captain Zaraki... What brings the best detective on the force to the chief or head prosecutor's office. Whichever you want to call it." she said.
He groaned irritatedly. "Here are the files for Hitsugaya's shooting. It's gonna help with the case. Glad to have you back for a day Kuchiki."
"I guess it does feel kinda good to back." she replied.
"Feel free to come back. We could use your anal retentive ass back anytime. I get some action when you're around, I get to interrogate the bastards. Hitsugaya claims that my methods are too crude so he never let's me do it anymore. He's just too soft." he whined.
"I guess seeing your face every once in a while isn't too bad. Keep it, it scares the shit out of these assholes." she grinned.
He roared in laughter. "Of course I'll keep it! If you need me just give me a buzz. I'll just be at police HQ as usual you anal retentive highness."
She smirked. "Be grateful I'm not pulling a lawsuit on you just for calling a Kuchiki anal retentive in public. My family would."
"You're family's just a bunch of pussies. Except for Byakuya Kuchiki. You're brother's got guts for marrying your sister."
"Good bye Zaraki."
"Yeah yeah. Catch ya later Kuchiki." he said as he turned around towards the elevator at the end of the hall.
Rukia contentedly went back to her chair with satisfaction as she began to read her new documents. She was back in her own world again. Ichigo prowled like a lion closing in on it's prey as he snuck behind her again. He spun her around with a yelp from her. He trapped her once more.
"Where were we?"
Rukia closed her eyes as she placed the documents on the table. She grabbed his necktie and and pulled him down to the point were they could both feel each other's breaths. "Ever heard of waiting?"
"Afraid not, ever heard about kinky things going on in offices?"
She brushed her lips against his hot waiting ones. "I might've heard about that. What's it to you?"
He grinned. "A lot of things."
He surged forward to ravage her.
Momo hummed a tune as she was on her way to her clinic on the second floor. Everyone knew her wonderful boyfriend was currently bed ridden but she didn't want to be pitied so she did her absolute best to be happy and positive. Toshiro's alive and fine, that's all that matters.
She took out her phone from her coat's pocket to check the time before a nurse from the nurse's station called for her attention. "Dr. Hinamori!"
Momo's head turned to the direction of the nurse. "Yes? Did I miss an appointment or something?"
The nurse bit her lip. "That certain patient... He woke up yesterday evening... He's looking for you..."
Momo's jaw dropped as she could barely speak. Her eyes were as big as dinner plates and her hand shook. "Excuse me?"
The nurse looked rather nervous as well. "You know... That patient... He's says he'd ask you first before talking to you know who." she replied.
Momo felt overwhelmed by the shock as she nodded and ran for the elevator. She waited for it to reach the fourth floor and it was then that she made a beeline for a certain room. She literally slammed the door opened revealing a certain someone staring out the window. He noticed her presence and grinned at her eerily as he waved the TV remote around. The TV was showing Rukia's trial yesterday.
"Hey Momo... You've got some explaining to do." he said mischievously.
"K-kaien! You're awake!" she yelled as he winced.
"Yeah, guess I am huh. Three years right?" he said nonchalantly as he stretched his arms. "I can walk now actually but I'm being forced to rest. Hey, you look pretty good in a doctor's coat. When did you finish your internship?"
"A few months after your coma." she replied bluntly as she sat next to his bed.
"Really? Congratulations then. Let's start from the top shall we?" he said brightly as she turned off the TV.
Momo sighed. The shock was yet to settle in and her hand was still vividly shaking from the surprise of it all. She settled her hand. As a doctor, it was her job to be calm no matter what. She looked straight onto his aqua blue eyes.
"Rukia got traumatized because of you. She hasn't stepped in a courtroom for three years." she said straightforwardly.
He actually looked quite pained but he still faked a smile. "Is... That so? Has she moved on?"
That was when Momo smiled genuinely as she looked at the flowers on his table. They were from Rukia. "Of course she has. She's dating Ichigo Kurosaki isn't she?"
"I've always been told I've had an uncanny resemblance to the actor." he replied reasonable like the attorney he was.
Momo was about to glare at him for that. How dare he suggest that she dated him due to the resemblance. Then again, maybe he was just making sure. "She loves him... But she won't admit it just yet."
Kaien laughed. "Is that so?"
"How about you? Do you love her?"
He gave her a sideways glance. "There was a reason why I took the ring back."
"Because you never loved her to begin with?" Momo replied hostiley. She wasn't too fond of playing mind games with Kaien. He was the only person she couldn't read.
He showed a serious face. "No, I loved her all right. I was ready to spend my entire life loving her and only her. It's just that, when I figured that I was probably going to be asleep for a very long time, I realized that she would've found someone better and that I wouldn't love her that way anymore by the time I woke up." he replied truthfully. "I had a feeling I would've been asleep you see."
"Alright I believe you."
"Keep talking."
She nodded. "She opened the coffee shop Hisana had always dreamed about and hasn't dated or at least gotten laid for three years. She would smile, but it felt lacking." Momo said rather sadly befoe he lips curved into a smile. "Until she met Ichigo."
Kaien listened intently.
"One day, he was being chased by the papparazzi. He hid in her cafe and after meeting once, they absolutely loathed each other. For the next few days, they did their very best to kill each other. Though as the days passed, so did the sexual tension. They had a really bad argument one day and had agreed not to see each other for fear of falling in love. You see, Ichigo lost his love before so he's kinda afraid to fall for anyone again."
She cleared her throat. "They kissed at the fancy party. It was mostly her fault since she was being such a tease wearing something so tantalizing just to have him gawk at her. It's not like she did it on purpose though. Then, his apartment burned down and he began to live at Rukia's. He took her out on a date the day after. From what she told me, looks like she kissed him this time. Then, Ichigo got jealous because Grimmjow came back in Rukia's life."
Kaien looked a bit concerned. How cute.
"She doesn't feel anything for Grimmjow right now. Ichigo did something that hurt her out of jealousy. Even though she forgave him, he still felt guilty. He still did something he shouldn't have so he ran away thinking that leaving her alone would make her life better. He's now allies with Renji and Renji is now pursuing me and Rukia's college friend as well as Ichigo's manager Tatsuki."
Momo couldn't help but laugh as she talked about a worried Rukia. "She was pacing all day before she finally fell down the steep stairs near the park. She broke her shin bone but she's fine. They made up and she brought him with her to visit you. She doesn't bring everyone to see you you know. The next day, we bought a dress. The day after that, Ichigo took her on another date where they had a public kiss for some stupid prize in a contest."
Now Momo was grinning as she recalled the broadcast. "At the premiere of his new movie, Rukia was there in Byakuya's stead. After the movie, apparently, Ichigo realized that he liked Rukia and he didn't want her to escape him so he asked her to date him in public while being broadcasted. She accepted of course but then... Shiro... He... He got shot by someone hired by the defendant to ensure a not guilty..." Momo said happily until she got to the last part. She felt like crying again.
"So Rukia's now forced to take Toshiro's place since no one else can do it. She's in the D.A's office as of the moment. Investigating." Momo added but with a hint of sadness.
Kaien sighed as he looked out the window. "A lot happened huh..."
"Yeah, I just told you a summary." she replied. "Why did you go looking for me?"
He just smiled. "You're her best friend. If I want an honest truth, I would ask you. And besides, you were in the vicinity." he replied reasonably.
Momo put a stray lock behind her hear. "That's true. Are you going to see Rukia? She's already stressed out with filling in for Toshiro as Chief Prosecutor."
He shook his head. "Not yet, my appearance would just bother her." he replied but grinned. "I'll trust that Ichigo Kurosaki will be the reason as to why she'll be able to deal with me tomorrow."
"What an odd thought." Momo commented.
"I've been having a dream. It was always about Rukia but then somewhere the near the end of my dream... Let's just say that a lot of orange and bickering was involved." he grinned knowingly.
Yeah... A lot of love too.
Rukia was still rather busy being on top of Ichigo on the couch busily making out with him. She had always wondered what it would be like do something kinky in an office. Now was a good a time as any. Still though, sex was out of the question. It would probably be pretty awkward with this horrid thing on her leg.
Rukia moaned into this kiss as Ichigo's hands travelled around her. During the split second where they pulled back to breath he spoke.
"Did I ever mention that you look extremely hot in that lawyer get-up?" he commented rather hotly.
"You can stand to mention it more." she replied as they resumed their little battle for dominance.
"Say... Wanna do something a little more interesting?" he asked.
"Pray tell what that might be?" she replied as she licked his lips playfully.
"You know... Something to up the heat perhaps?"
"Sorry Ichigo, I don't want to risk my recovery." she replied not sounding that sorry at all.
"Spoilsport... Any bright ideas then? The time limit you set is almost up."
"Well... Let's release all that pent up tension now shall we?" she replied with a coy grin.
Suddenly, the cute head he loved so much disappeared from his line of sight. He quickly tried to sit up to get his lovely girlfriend back. He was forced to go back down with his head against the cushion again.
"R-Rukia! What are y-you doing!" he yelled as he felt her hands on his pants.
"This won't hinder my recovery. And besides, I've always wondered about this little thing you have here." she said as she poked a certain thing pushing insistently against the fabric of his pants.
He groaned before biting his lip to hold it back in.
She chuckled deviously as she unbuckled his belt as she realized he would be watching as she did this thing. Still, she never thought she would ever do this in this particular office.
Forgive me Toshiro... It's just too good to pass up I'm afraid. It's so rare to have Ichigo Kurosaki so vulnerable after all.
Once she was through with his belt she slowly and torturously pulled down the zipper as she noticed his breath shorten considerably. She finally got the zipper down along with the button and was rather pleased by the prominent bulge.
"Getting a little excited aren't Ichigo?" she teased as she stroked the bulge diligently.
He was so close to panting had he not been stubborn enough to not submit to her so easily. Rukia's hand snaked it's way into his boxers and that was when Ichigo jerked slightly. The bad part was that Rukia caught on. She grinned evilly as she pulled his length out of his boxers.
"You are rather big aren't you..." she said as she mercilessly played with the tip of his length as well as occasionally blowing it teasingly.
"You love being such a tease..." he groaned hoarsely.
"Of course I do." she replied as she licked his cock from down up. She loved being able to tame the supposedly untamable Ichigo Kurosaki.
Rukia even made it a point to suck at his balls. His heavy breathing and occasional moans were such a reward. She then begun the main event as she lowered her hot orifice down onto his massive length. She started out slow seeing as though a tortured Ichigo was a sight she welcomed so. But the more he moaned, the more she wanted to make him cry out even more.
She could hear him panting above her as she teased that which was not inside of her mouth with her fingers. Her sinful ministrations made him harder than ever if that was even possible as he body hummed at the fact that his cock was this huge. She wondered what it would be like for such a thing to be hot and pulsating inside of her as it thrusted back and forth eliciting sweet moans as well as screams from her.
Soon, Ichigo found himself gripping the couch as well as Rukia's head encouraging her to keep going. She was pretty good at this, excellent even.
Rukia could taste the salty sweetness of his pre-cum which she swallowed diligently. He was definitely close, she could feel it but she could tell he was doing his very best not to pass out or come early like some first timer. She snickered in her head as her free hand cupped his balls. Based on her earlier findings, he had a weak spot somewhere there.
That did it, Ichigo lurched in her mouth as he screamed. Yes, the mighty and indomitable Ichigo Kurosaki screamed. Load after load of his cum shot into her mouth and she did her absolute best to accommodate him. Her tongue swirled around his member as she licked off what was left of his semen.
Ever so slowly, she looked up to find him panting, sweating and near the brink of passing out. His eyes were hazy as dangerous emotions swirled about. His eyes were a pool of passion and desire.
She grinned as she licked the remaining bits of cum as she crawled back up to meet eye to eye. She smirked coyly as she kissed him, tongue first. He happily obliged as he tasted not just vanilla and her usual taste dancing on her tongue but his own taste as well. That just made him even harder knowing that his cum was on her tongue. His cock was in that hot mouth of hers.
Holy shit... This midget is such a little devil.
"You know." he said breathlessly.
"I think I'm in love." he added as he tasted her.
"Glad to know." she replied as her timer went off.
With one last taste of him, she got off of him and returned to her desk in one quick sprint. She fixed herself rather quickly before going back to perusing the documents. Ichigo looked at her in disbelief, she didn't look like she was just giving a person a blowjob around a few seconds ago.
He shuddered at the thought as he fixed himself up. Though his erection could use some help. That'll settle in a while hopefully. He fixed the couch and made it look the way it was before they defiled it's innocence. Poor couch.
Ichigo controlled his breathing and wiped of his sweat. It was hard to act normal when the tingling sensations were all still there. It was even harder knowing that the source of said sensations was just sitting there making it look like attempting to look normal was easy. Damn Kuchikis and their stupid ability to hide their emotions. She looks like she didn't do anything kinky in this room at all.
He would have to think of something to get her to do that again.
Rukia stood up as she fixed the documents on the table. She grabbed her stuff as well as her crutches. She approached the door and stopped. "Get your erection fixed and your disguise as well. We're doing some investigating." she ordered him.
"Aye aye ma'am..." he replied begrudgingly.
"Don't sound so unhappy Ichigo. Do I need to give you another incentive?"
He approached her, leaned forward and gestured to his lips. "Yes please."
She smiled as she gave him a brief kiss on the lips before taking his necktie and dragging him out of the office. "Come on, we're going to the crime scene." she stated.
He scowled as she was dragging him. "Damn woman..."
Rukia and Ichigo arrived at the Hueco Mundo Hotel in good time. After paying the taxi, they headed straight for the hotel ballroom where the police were still littered around questioning the people from the music awards. A policeman came to stop them from entering the area but one look at Rukia had him bowing and apologizing profusely. Rukia got him to finally raise his head as she limped and found a familiar maniacal face.
"Hey, Zaraki." she hollered making said intimidating man to turn around and look down at her.
Zaraki grinned. "Yo Kuchiki, had enough playing around in the office?" he asked.
She smirked. "Yeah yeah, fill me in please. There's only so much documents can do after all."
He roared in laughter as he crossed his arms. He fixed his slightly off eye patch before calling one of the photograph guys. "Hey you! Yeah, the wimpy looking one... Yes you!"
Some wimpy came running to Zaraki scared. Zaraki stole a few pictures from the man and sent him off. Zaraki scanned through the pictures before giving it to Rukia. "Here ya go Kuchiki. These were taken just thirty minutes after the murder."
Rukia took them and scanned through them just as quick. "Interesting..."
"They oughta be." Zaraki scoffed.
"Hmm... Let's see here. Shot through the heart nice and clean. The crime scene suggests struggle yet... There's a normal looking bottle of... Tomato juice on the table. That's odd."
"They brought that up yesterday."
"Did they settle that down?"
"Yes well, Ms. Odelschvank's assistant put it there. The reason was also finished yesterday."
"Right. That was in the court record wasn't it?" she replied.
"Of course it was." Zaraki replied before looking at Ichigo weirdly. "Speaking of which, what's pretty boy doing here?"
"I'm babysitting him. He might do something regrettable if I left him by himself." Rukia sighed as she browsed through the pictured.
Zaraki grinned. "He's your boyfriend isn't he? Looks like you've got yourself a big one eh?"
Rukia glared at the detective. "And what about you Zaraki? Still bickering with Soi Fon I see?"
Zaraki paused before roaring in laughter. "You kidding me? The woman hates me! If anything, she even swore not to go anywhere near me and started ranting about her precious Yoruichi shit. The feline chick ain't on the force anymore so it's just plain annoying."
"Sure sure... The first year I saw you, Soi Fon was ready to cut your head off. The next year, she was just harshly lashing out at you verbally. On my last year, she started to actually hit you instead of using words. I wonder what happened during the next three years I wonder..." Rukia grinned evilly.
"On the fourth year, her Yoruichi resigned. She was quiet all year long. The fifth year, she started blaming me for no actual reason. Well..." Zaraki stated continuously before grinning madly.
"This year, let's just say we've come to an agreement alright Kuchiki?" he replied.
Now it was Rukia's turn to laugh as Ichigo simply listened. "Alright... You guys play nice okay?" Rukia said like a mom.
"Of course Kuchiki... Of course." he replied as he gestured the duo to follow him. "Crime scene this way."
Rukia smiled in satisfaction as Ichigo followed while chilling to some of his songs. After walking past a lot of policemen and investigators they finally reached a certain guest room filled with yellow police tape to the brim. They crossed through and found the usual things one could see on those crime shows. The only difference was that this was real. Ichigo observed the place with intense curiosity as merely followed Rukia around as to not get into any trouble.
Rukia looked weirdly at a certain thing. "That's a gigantic replica of a bear..."
"Yes well, people thought our vic had a thing for bears. This was a congratulatory gift or something like that." Zaraki replied in his usual rough manner.
Rukia limped to the bear just to look at it before finding something and calling Zaraki. "Hey Zaraki... This eye over here doesn't match with the other one."
Zaraki leaned forward and inspected the area. "Well what do we have here... It's a camera. You and Hitsugaya have a knack for finding things ya know?"
Zaraki merely laughed as he called for one of his boys and asked them to carefully inspect the bear replica. He sighed and shook his head. "Oh, what'll we do without you two? We can't survive without Ice Cold Duo huh?"
Rukia cringed. "I hate that name... It just sounds so... I dunno, tacky?"
"The rookies gave you two that name. You and Hisugaya scared the shit outta em." Zaraki stated jokingly.
Rukia just chuckled as she skillfully got through the crime scene. Ichigo sat on the couch when the detective gave him the okay signal to sit there. He watched Rukia work and his only opinion was incredible. Rukia Kuchiki was smart, beautiful, an incredible cook surprisingly enough, an incredible lawyer as well as an excellent investigator. What can't she do?
I am one lucky man.
Ichigo was just idly sitting when he sat on something uncomfortable. He stood up and found nothing there but when he looked closer there was a small bulge.
"Hey Rukia... There's something in this couch." he informed.
Rukia cocked her head as she checked the couch herself. She brought out an item after much digging in the cushion. "Hey Zaraki, this intensifies frequencies doesn't it?" she asked.
Zaraki gave the thing a good look as well. "Yeah... Maybe it's for that camera you found?"
"Perhaps... This just keeps getting better and better. If we can get some footage then maybe we can apprehend the assassin." Rukia mumbled.
Zaraki grinned wickedly. "But why is the camera there?"
"Based on Nnoitra's profile, this camera is probably for blackmail on the assassin's part. In case something goes wrong." Rukia replied.
Zaraki had begun to laugh his crazy ass laugh. "Assassin's always trust their clients but looks like this client didn't trust his assassin. That's kinda funny don't ya think?"
"It is." she replied before looking at Ichigo with a smile. "Thanks Ichigo."
He blushed at her sheer cuteness. "No problem."
I want to fall for you even more midget.
Rukia and Ichigo found themselves at the hospital again. They walked through it's doors and went straight for the elevator. They reached their designated floor and after exiting, they went to get to room 120. They knocked and heard a familiar grumpy enter. They opened the door revealing a borer Toshiro watching the recap of yesterday's trial.
He looked at the both of them and groaned grumpily. "It's you. You've still got your touch Rukia." he commented.
Rukia just sat on a chair directly positioned next to his bed and breathed in deep. "Well thank you. Now I need your opinion on the matter." she asked.
He grinned. "I'll hear your theory first." he demanded as he pointed the remote to the TV and turned it off.
Rukia looked straight into his clear green eyes. "Two days ago. Our vic and Nnoitra probably had an argument after Neliel won the award rather than him. Nnoitra left the room and returned to his own room. Minutes after that, the assassin comes in and murders Neliel. Her assistant comes in and finds the body. Her assistant then framed Nnoitra for the crime. It's that simple actual." Rukia stated.
"It's never simple. Aren't you going to say any more?" he asked.
"Motive you mean? Let's get behind the scenes for this shall we? The assassin under Nnoitra's orders is bribing our good friend Ukitake. I believe that to ensure Yachiru Kusajishi, Zaraki's adopted kid, is safe. Ukitake has to get a not guilty verdict at any cost. Puts us in a bad position doesn't it?"
"Indeed it does." he sighed before gesturing her to continue.
"Zaraki knows this but keeps quiet about the matter. Now then Nnoitra dated a good friend of Neliel's. But things happen and that friend kills herself. Her suicide letter was never found and Nnoita believes that Neliel has it. He thinks that the letter contained secrets that could destroy him. To make matters worse, Neliel would have a press conference with a fanous artist. She was planning to spill the contents of the letter hence putting Nnoitra in a bad position."
"Interesting." was all Toshiro said.
"Motive was for the letter. Now the assisstant framed Nnoitra because her mentor was that good friend."
Toshiro clapped his hands. "Well done Kuchiki. You're thinking what I'm thinking. I think it's safe to say that this trial is in good hands."
Rukia stopped him from talking. "I'm not done yet. I know how to get the bad guy." she stated confidently.
Toshiro just smiled as he stared out the window. The world outside was just simply pure white and absolutely perfect. "I want to find out tomorrow." was all he said.
Rukia fixed a stray lock into place as she brought out something from her pocket. It was in a small box with a ribbon on top. She gave it to Toshiro.
"Belated Happy Birthday." she greeted.
"What is this? You never give gifts." he replied cautiously as he opened the thing.
Inside was a small pin that had an intricate design. It was probably nothing to an average person but it meant everything to a prosecutor. He stared at her in disbelief.
"I want you to hold onto it."
"This is your Prosecutor's Badge!" he yelled at her angrily.
"I said that I wanted you to hold onto it... Keep it until I return." she replied.
He took the thing and gripped it in his hand in light of this new revelation. "You're... Going back?"
She smiled softly. "I plan to. After all, no one can beat Rukia Kuchiki in court." she stated confidently.
He sighed softly as he closed his eyes. "You were always better than me. Sadly, that line still rings true. You haven't changed." he said.
Then he opened his eyes as he grabbed his phone and dialed a number he memorized all too well. As he waited for the person to pick up he spoke. "Hey Rukia, think you're ready for absolutely anything right now?"
"Of course, why do you ask?"
"That's the wrong question... Do you trust and like that guy sitting in that very chair?"
"Now that is a stupid question. Of course I do."
"Alright, I'm convinced..." he said as the person finally picked up.
"Hey Momo."
"Oh Shiro! Why are you calling?"
"Didn't I tell you I was going to?"
She paused. "Oh right...
"Anyways, bring him in."
"You sure?"
"Of course I am. She needs this."
Momo sighed. "Coming in three."
"Good."
Toshiro closed his phone and waited silently for the next few minutes while Ichigo and Rukia were left in the dark. Rukia felt uneasy and anxious. She had no absolute idea about what the conversation meant. And if she didn't know, Ichigo was sure to understand it less. Her heart pounded as though something dreadful was coming in the next three minutes. Ichigo sighed and gestured her to sit with him which she agreed to do.
His mere presence managed to calm her down significantly. He must've been worried.
Finally, three minutes passed. Someone was knocking at the door. With a gulp, Toshiro told them to enter loud an clear. Momo shot in the room first as she went to sit on Toshiro's bed before crossing her legs. She had an apologetic smile, it was incomprehensible to Rukia as to why Momo would smile at her like that. Then Rukia realized that Momo wasn't the only one knocking.
Her head turned to the door and suddenly everything was in slow motion as everything sane had begun to slowly collapse. The only one keeping her together was Ichigo.
That black hair... And those eyes.
"K-Kaien..."
He too had an apologetic smile plastered on his face. He had been wearing the typical patient's garb as he leaned against the door. There was no doubt in her mind. This was definitely Kaien Shiba. No one else could look the way he did.
He slowly walked in as he closed the door. He walked far to slowly before reaching Rukia and Ichigo. Ichigo on the other hand wasn't as shocked a she was rather, he was glaring at Kaien. Glaring at the man who looked like him. Rukia took a quick glance at Momo to find her holding hands with Toshiro for comfort. This meeting wasn't too pleasant for Momo either.
And all of a sudden, Rukia felt like crying again as memories of that bight began to flood in like a water rushing through a huge crack on a dam. It was overflowing as each memory just kept coming one after another. Kaien simply kneeled to reach her level.
"Hey there Rukia..."
"Kaien..."
"I'm sorry."
Damn, her eyes were welling up with tears. "Don't apologize. You've got nothing to apologize for."
"I know you how much you love the court. Being a lawyer and everything. I ruined it for you."
"Stop... Just stop it... It wasn't your fault."
He frowned. "You're not still blaming yourself are you?"
"Who else is to blame?"
"You can blame the guy who's causing us all the misery."
"Don't try to tell me that I wasn't at fault."
He sighed. "Rukia. Listen, sorry for not waking up sooner."
"I waited and I waited... And I waited." she said as he voice began to crack up. The last bit was strangled badly.
"But you didn't wake up, I was losing hope. I thought I would never see you alive and happy again."
He smiled softly. "I don't matter. You do, as long as you're happy then I'm happy." he said before turning to Ichigo. "Isn't that right Ichigo Kurosaki? You'll take care of Rukia for me won't you?"
"With my life." Ichigo replied as he finally relaxed.
"Good."
Rukia looked at Kaien weirdly. "Aren't you going to say anything else?"
"No, seeing as you don't love anymore, none of that matters."
"It's not that I don't love you! It's just that-"
Kaien grinned. "You love him more don't you? I'm just gonna slip away and be another Grimmjow. Please Rukia, you really don't love me that way anymore."
"Wait... I've always wanted to say this before you drifted asleep... I love you Kaien." she said as one tear fell down on her beautiful face. She wiped it and finally smiled. "Or rather, I loved you."
Kaien stood up and stretched. He grinned as he grabbed Ichigo by the collar catching him by surprise. Before Ichigo could react, Kaien punched him hard but held tight enough so that Ichigo wouldn't all. "Nice to meet you, I'm Kaien Shiba."
Ichigo grinned wickedly as he grabbed Kaien's shirt and punched him back. "Nice to meet you Kaien! I'm Ichigo Kurosaki!"
Rukia sighed rather loudly as tears fell down her face. They weren't sad tears but they were happy ones. "Men I swear..."
Momo was actually laughing as Toshiro simply smiled at the heartwarming scene. Even his usual coldness wasn't impossible to melt. But most of all, Rukia was the one laughing the most even as she cried. Momo hadn't seen her this happy in such a long time.
"So Ichigo, if you ever make Rukia cry, it'll be you who's in a come!" Kaien joked as he shook Ichigo's hand.
"And if you get Rukia into another bloody scene and make her cry again I'll be sending you St. Peter's gate this time." Ichigo replied with just as much vigor.
The only thing Rukia could do was smile. Smile with a hundred and twenty percent for the first in such a long time.
Ichigo was walking back with Rukia hand in hand. Their meeting with Kaien turned out to be quite pleasant in the end. Rukia hadn't felt this happy for years. They could announce the end of the world and she wouldn't have budged an inch. She finally dumped Kaien for real and she could finally date Ichigo properly. How perfect could her life be.
Hey Hisana, can someone be this happy? Thanks for always watching over me.
They finally arrived and Rukia fumbled with the keys as Ichigo kissed her neck sensually and lovingly. "I can't open the door if you keep doing that."
He only chuckled. "Sorry."
Rukia managed to get the door opened and scanned to find everything in perfect order. She set aside her crutches so that she could take a better look around. Ichigo passed by her to get upstairs when Rukia stopped him. He turned around with his usual handsomeness.
"Yeah?"
She gulped nervously as she approached him. She looked at his blazing amber eyes with her cool amethyst ones. She grabbed the nape of his neck and kissed him. It was only once but Ichigo thought it felt differently. Rukia pulled back before looking at the floor nervously. Her hand was against her chest as she looked rather embarrassed for some odd reason.
Then she looked at him once more. "I know this is kind of long in coming but I'll just say it now. Sorry to keep you waiting."
"I love you Ichigo..."
Ichigo was taken aback. His blazing amber eyes were wide open and his mouth was gaping wide. He finally composed himself and hugged Rukia tightly. Rukia hugged him back just as much. He didn't want her to see him looking so pathetic.
"I love you too Rukia."
And the ice that had formed around Rukia's heart had begun to crack and melt slowly and surely.
Just how much deeper could she fall for this man?
Ichigo pulled back and cupped her cheek. He said it with more conviction. "I love you."
He then kissed her in a way he had never done so before.
"Do you have that thing I asked you for?"
"Of course Ms. Inoue."
"Does it look authentic?"
"You doubt my skills? Anyways, why jot seriously publish this?"
"Because it won't benefit me in the slightest right now. This picture was dated a day before they started dating. The records show it. The only person where I can reap benefits from is that woman."
"You mean Rukia Kuchiki?"
"Yes. We don't need women like her in this world. One who know nothing about deceit and the true evils of the world shouldn't exist. Pure beings just simply don't have a place in this crooked world."
"I've known you since you were in high school. It's only natural that you think that way."
"I'm sorry Sado... You're practically betraying Ichigo."
"I believe in Ichigo which is why I'm helping you."
"And here was me hoping you actually supported me."
"Revenge isn't the answer Orihime. Those bastards probably got kicked out of their football scholarship and are rotting in some jail for drugs and rape."
"Perhaps, but what they did was unforgivable."
"You were pure once."
"Yes well that sweet Orihime Inoue grew up."
"With deception and lies. You know it kills Tatsuki to watch you."
"She doesn't deserve to feel that way if she's against me."
"She's only worried about you. She's been worrying about you for years."
"Please, people who support me don't tell me to forgive them."
"Not forgiving them means that you're stooping down to their level."
"What do you know? Stop acting like Tatsuki!"
He sighed as he saved the file on the computer. "Consider this free if it helps you to reflect on your life."
"Please Sado... Don't give me that religious crap."
He looked out at the moonlit window. I'm begging you Ichigo, even your Kuchiki... Save Orihime.
A girl like her doesn't deserve to suffer for something she never deserved to begun with.
Somewhere out there under the same moonlit sky Tatsuki Arisawa was watching Renji Abarai sleep on her lap on his bed in his apartment. She sighed fitfully as she looked out the window.
"Orihime... What are you doing?"
Renji shifted restlessly as he woke up. "Hey Tatsuki... I'm sorry for falling asleep on your lap. You must be tired."
She shook her head. "I'm fine, years of Karate wouldn't suddenly turn me into a wimp."
"Were you thinking about Orihime Inoue again?" he inquired.
"Yeah... I told why didn't I?"
"You did..."
Renji got up and stayed seated. "Come on... Don't be down. It isn't like you."
She chuckled. "And you're going to cheer me up? How?"
"I need some reference for my novel again." he grinned as he closed in on her.
She sighed as she too had begun to grin as well. "Which one is it this time?"
His lips brushed against hers. "You're favorite one."
She pushed him down onto the bed and began drawing strange symbols on his chest giving him goosebumps. "Then I'm glad to be of service this time Mr. Abarai."
He then slowly lifted her shirt as she kissed him.
So yeah new chapter! Actually it's only two thousand words longer and that saddens me. But that's beside the point! I actually reached the 100 Review mark! Thank you guys soooooooo much for supporting this fic! I was giddy all day when I reached 100. Thanks also for the 18000 hits mark! I still think myself as an amateur because I've only got a one shot, an unfinished chaoter fic, a new idea for a chapter fic and this story which I love sooooo much! Holy crap~ I am super happy! I will do my absolute best to keep writing to your standards and if possible, get better! At writing…. And drawing…..
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Greekgeek0- Holy crap you are right and I kinda felt a tad bit ashamed…. You may think I'm not an amateur but I'm still new so… nah just making excuses… forgive me.
And to everyone who commented about Kaien= yeah, he's awake Bwahahaha~
I just had this awesome thought So Orihime will be playing a much bigger role than I initially began this story with and I'm giving Ulquiorra-kun a bigger role. So look forward to him since Ulqui-chan is freaking awesome.
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P.S All grammatical errors and stupid IPhone auto corrects and the like will be fixed as soon as this story ends. Yes, including the double Yoruichi one. The second Yoruichi is supposed to be Rukia...
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