DISCLAIMER: How can I possibly make something as brilliant as bleach let alone brilliant characters like Rukia Kuchiki... I swear, there is no one like her. I'm not saying I like like girls in that sense cuz I'm a girl too but I love her! My absolute favorite character ever and the moment she came back was the moment Bleach toppled Negima! over for favorite manga. I'm going to fix that bit in my bio. I literally cried, squealed and jumped for joy when I saw Death and Strawberry 2 Not exaggerating on the crying part. So if you are not reading the manga, read it, and if you are reading it then read faster, it is extremely worth it. And if you read it, jump for joy and squeal with me!
Rukia had just finished applying a bit of mascara and some mild lipstick. She opened the drawer slowly as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her body had memorized the placement of her things in the drawer and had managed to get the item she had wanted. She found her favorite earrings and wore them. Observing herself on the mirror, she smiled in satisfaction as her hair swayed with her movement. Rukia's heart raced at how they were finally doing something for their relationship. She was finally going to meet the full family.
Rukia spun herself around the mirror in an elegant way. She nodded at herself as she thought one thing about herself in her dazzling white and violet dress that had matched her so perfectly well. She had put the word drop dead gorgeous to shame. Rukia heard her handsome boyfriend call for her from the hallway and gathered her belongings. If he was shouting at her then they must've been running late.
Rukia left her room in a rush to find her boyfriend looking just as stunning. His hair was already perfect the way she wanted it. However, having him wear semi-formal designer clothes that leaned towards the more casual side made him look far too handsome in her eyes. His burning amber eyes made her swoon and his mouth had been curved upward in a pleasant way.
Grin intact, he strode up to her. His masculinity was oozing about uncontrollably as he took her right hand with lightness and kissed the back of her hand softly. His gaze bore into her amethyst eyes when he looked up. "You look beautiful." he said.
Those three words made her heart melt like flowing lava.
She couldn't help but smile with how her boyfriend made her feel. He stood up straight and tall, like a gentleman, and he offered to escort her properly. They walked across the hall and down the staircase where the cafe was closing up early for Christmas Eve. As soon as the couple got down, they had been showered with praises from the leaving customers but most especially Momo who took the liberty of dropping by before spending the evening with her loved one.
With excited envious eyes, Momo walked to Rukia, held her hands and smiled the best smile a friend could ever make. She sighed as she gazed upon this grand spectacle of a couple. "And I thought you two couldn't look any better together. Looking at you two like this, you're perfect." Momo said as she hugged Rukia sincerely and whispered. "Good luck."
"Thanks Momo." Rukia replied as she and Momo shared an unsaid conversation. Momo finally released Rukia and offered to close up for her since today was their day. Momo found the spare keys and jingled them on her palm to assure Rukia that the cafe would most definitely close.
Ichigo led her outside. As soon as they opened the door, a cool breeze found it's way inside. It was naturally chilly but she loved it. Ichigo had taken the liberty to fetch his oh so lovely Volvo from his apartment after hearing of it's repair. With one smooth click of a button, the doors unlocked and Ichigo opened the sleek black door for Rukia. She entered quickly before he closed the door and entered himself. He revved up the car and switched from Parking to Drive.
As Ichigo drove, he turned on the heater and allowed the heat to fill the expanse of the car warming them up. A rare smile was visible on his face as he drove. Then his lips moved as he spoke.
"What took you so long midget?" he asked as the car stopped to respect the streetlight.
She breathed in deep as she noticed how his car was so full of his fantastic scent. "You know us women and all..."
"The Rukia Kuchiki I know is never late." he replied swiftly as the car began to move again.
"Well..." she said in a sigh as she brought out a long vertical package. "I had to bring something..."
Ichigo's eyes glanced to the side to look before raising an eyebrow and looking back to the road. "Champagne?"
"Yes Champagne..." she replied as she put the package down.
Ichigo had just overtaken some small old beat up Volkswagen beetle before he replied. "Won't you reconsider leaving this here?"
"Why?" she asked.
He sighed as his face showed an expression that meant that he was remembering something he didn't want to remember. "I don't think you want to see my old man drunk..." he replied.
Rukia leaned back on the comfortable leather seat. "We'll see."
Rukia and Ichigo stood in front of a rather festive house. Festive was the nicest way to describe it actually. Though it was simply quite bright, literally. Christmas lights simply showered the small and quaint house. There was also a huge sign that read 'Kurosaki Family Clinic'. Ichigo flashed an encouraging smile as he gestured towards the door. Ichigo walked ahead as Rukia followed.
He held her hand as to make sure she didn't slip on the ice. He managed to escort her safely to the steps of the door. He grinned as he kissed her once to calm her down before clicking on the doorbell. Rukia tugged on his shirt with a blush making him look back.
"You look quite handsome yourself." she blurted out as the door opened.
As soon as it opened Rukia was hugged by the brighter and more cheerful twin tightly. Rukia hugged her back with a warm smile. "Rukia! It's so good to see you! You guys haven't visited the restaurant ever since the trial!" Yuzu had exclaimed as she seemed to be ecstatic about meeting Rukia again.
The more surly and not as cheerful twin stood by the doorway casually with a smile that nearly mimicked her older brothers. "Yuzu, please don't strangle her... That aside, it's great to see you Rukia... You too big bro." she said before walking back in.
Yuzu had finally released Rukia with a huge grin on her face as she took Rukia's hand and pulled her inside. Ichigo sighed and shrugged as he followed them in. He made sure to close and lock the door. He had taken Rukia's coat and had managed to convince Yuzu that Rukia wasn't going anywhere and that she needn't drag Rukia in. He placed the coat on the coat hanger.
He then noticed Rukia's bad habit of displaying her back when it concerned him. As much as he enjoyed the milky white view, his boner didn't cooperate and controlling himself would be a huge problem unless he avoided exposing himself to long hours of sexiness. Courtesy of Rukia Kuchiki of course. Damn witch...
She face him with those amethyst eyes with a grin. "Liking the view?" she asked before walking towards the living room.
He shook his head with a snarl as he began to breath in and out. "Damn woman... Stop doing these things..." he seethed as he followed her.
Rukia looked around the living room before she saw the only other male in the room. He had been standing by the window looking rather serious. He had black spiky hair that was somewhat more concentrated to the middle of his head and from the looks of it, he didn't shave but then the look suited him best. Once he saw Rukia, he grinned like a madman.
"Well what do we have here?" he said with a mischievous tone. "Looks like Ichigo's finally become a man!" he said as he started to run towards Rukia like some demented stalker. Rukia backed up as the man surged towards her. She only felt safe when she saw Ichigo kick his own father and disrupting his father's route.
"Hands off you stupid old man..." he growled at him as he approached Rukia.
Rukia gulped heavily. "Is your father going to be alright?" she asked.
He shrugged her question off. "No biggie..." he replied.
The corpse on the floor had developed a small minuscule fountain of deep red blood. And all of a sudden, the corpse stood up in pure and utter stupidity and still came after Rukia before Ichigo lifted his arm giving his very own father the clothes hanger. You know, the wrestling move.
"That's not enough to stop me!" the man yelled Ichigo stomped on him for extra measure.
"Don't even try to get up... You're creeping out Rukia enough as it is!" Ichigo yelled at his father angrily.
The fraternal twins approached Rukia. Karin simply placed a reassuring hand on Rukia's shoulder while Yuzu had an apologetic look. "And they're at it again..." Karin sighed.
"Show more concern Karin!" Yuzu cried out as she approached her dad and attempted to revive him.
"Again? This happens all the time?" Rukia asked in a bewildered way.
Karin nodded. "We'll properly introduce you to our dad once he stops bleeding." Karin state bluntly.
Suddenly, said father stood up as though nothing had happened and spread his arms open wide as though he were welcoming Rukia in his arms. "You've grown! To think you were still so small when I last saw you! You look so much like your sister!" he said in a way that made sense uncharacteristically enough. Then before they all knew it, Isshin was down kneeling on the ground feeling her stomach like a crazed maniac. "Tell me Rukia... Are you pregnant?" he asked as Rukia blushed furiously.
Ichigo took his father by the collar and threw him a good five feet away. "What the hell old man! Pregnant!"
He recovered quickly as he elbowed his son's face. "What's wrong son! Don't you dare tell me you haven't done any action yet!"
After soothing his cheek he glared at her. "It's called not being a jerk!"
"It's called being gay!" his father retorted.
Then he faced Rukia. "For formality purposes, Isshin Kurosaki at your service. My dear, if you find yourself pregnant... Feel free to come to daddy first! You don't have to tell Ichigo at all! Just tell grandpa!" he said whilst laughing boisterously.
Rukia gulped as she still held her package. Yuzu noticed what she was carrying and just had to inquire. "Is that champagne?"
Rukia nodded. "Yes well I couldn't very well go empty handed now can I?" she replied as she handed the champagne towards Yuzu. Yuzu took it gratefully.
"You shouldn't have. Thank you!" Yuzu replied.
"Yes! Rukia! You shouldn't have! Just leave it to pap-" he yelled before Ichifo punched him hard leaving him on the ground in fetal position.
All of a sudden, Isshin crawled towards a particular wall Rukia had failed to notice earlier much to her chagrin. How could she have missed something so... flashy.
"Mother! You're son is being a cruel cruel homosexual! My idiot son aside! I just have acquired a third daughter!" he said as he fawned over the poster of a woman and rubbed himself all over it.
Ichigo once again took his own father by the collar and threw him towards the couch like a puppy before sighing and pointing towards the poster. "Umm so yeah... This happens to be the two dimensional representation of my good mother in heaven embezzled with exaggerated backgrounds and special effects..." he stated.
"She's beautiful..."
"Ah yes! Masaki is quite the beauty isn't she?" Isshin said proudly, crossed arms and all. "I struggled every day to keep her to myself until the day she married me..."
"Mom really was beautiful and all so it was only natural that every other guy would try to hit on her..." Ichigo bluntly commented from the side making his father wail.
"Mother dearest! Your poor mama's boy of a son is being cruel to his own father!" he wailed and cried as a vein popped in Ichigo's head.
"For the record! I wasn't even trying to be mean. And I am not a friggin mama's boy!" Ichigo yelled.
"Mama's boy?" Rukia asked as she pointed towards Ichigo. "That miserable ass?" she asked. The words just kinda slipped out of her mouth.
Karin laughed out loud. "Yes, he was. Whenever Tatsuki would beat him up at the dojo, he'd always cry but whenever mom would come to pick him, he would start grinning like a fool." she informed Rukia. "He only started acting tough in middle school."
"I was tough from the very start!" Ichigo retorted even though he was practically beet red.
Ichigo groaned angrily as he ruffled his bright tangerine hair furiously. "I'm going to the bathroom..."
Isshin walked up to his sone with a serious look that was extremely unnatural on him. He placed one hand on Ichigo's shoulder and spoke. "Son... Isn't it too early to be masturbating already?" he asked.
Ichigo turned as red as a firetruck. He punched his father and stormed upstairs. "I was just going to take a piss and wash my face goddamit!" he seethed as he went upstairs.
Rukia sighed as she rubbed her temples furiously. "Men I swear..." she mumbled angrily as she followed him upstairs.
Yuzu looked rather down as she sat on the couch. "What about the food. It's gonna get cold."
"Give them a while Yuzu... Karin, call them down after ten." Isshin commanded as he returned to his office momentarily.
Karin grinned as she saluted her father. It was times like these when she appreciated her father for once. "Come on, Yuzu... Let's just keep the warm."
"Aye aye ma'am..."
Rukia sighed against the bathroom door. To think she actually though things would've gone smoothly. She leaned her head against the door and waited. She knocked against the door earning a groan.
"I am not going to go back down." he groaned.
She sighed even more. "What happened to finally meeting the whole family and being a proper couple?" she asked.
He fell silent for a moment before speaking. "Fine... I just hate having to deal with dad..." he commented.
Rukia stopped leaning against the door so that she wouldn't fall into the bathroom. She took a few steps aside as the door opened. Within those few seconds the door opened, Rukia caught a certain door that piqued her interesting. She would just have to ask him about it when he was in a better mood. As soon as he was out, he hugged from behind and squeezed her tightly.
"What are you doing now?" Rukia sighed as she snuggled against his solid chest.
She felt him grinning behind her as he sneaked a kiss to the nape of her creamy neck. "Recharging... I drained my battery you see..." he mumbled back making her laugh.
"That is the worst reason I have ever heard." she replied. "What's that room over there?"
"That one?" he asked began to work wet hot kisses down her neck. Rukia did her very best not to gasp or moan. She nodded. "Yeah... That one with the number fifteen."
"That." he said as he licked her pulse. "Was my room." he replied hotly.
"And I'm rather curious..." she replied in the same sexually charged tone.
He withdrew back making turn around to face him. He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. "You want to look at a high school boy's room?" he asked as though he was nervous to have her see the room.
"Yes, well I want to see my boyfriend's room and I hope you are willing to oblige." Rukia grinned as she emphasized the boyfriend word.
He stared at her in utmost disbelief. "You can't do that! And you're abusing you authority way too much!" he yelled at her.
With a coy grin, Rukia wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down to kiss him. Her tongue made it's way first and she had displayed the same fervor she had displayed in yesterday'a game. Yeah, the five minute you can't use your tongue game. She withdrew sooner than he wanted. "Now are you going to show me?"
"As long as you promise to kiss me again." he replied.
"Insatiable bastard..." Rukia sighed as she went ahead to his room. Ichigo followed with his hands in his pockets with a grin.
"Yes, but you love me that way." he remarked.
"Remind me... How did I fall in love with you?" She sighed fitfully as she twisted the chilled doorknob. She pushed it open and entered. Ichigo walked in after her. He closed the door behind him.
"Trust me, I ask myself that question everyday. Why did I fall in love with a prudish anal retentive Satan's incarnate." Ichigo stated brusquely.
Rukia glared at him at one fourth of her maximum power before observing the room. There was a simple single bed next to the window. An average desk stood not too far from the bed and it had been filled with some calculus books and some world history. There was a cabinet on the side. All in all, it was a rather simple room. And the room felt a lot like Ichigo. She sat on his bed as she watched the snow fall peacefully.
With the moonlight shining upon her and the snow as he background, she could've easily passed off for Artemis, goddess of the moon. Only difference is that she isn't a virgin and she doesn't protect wild animals unless Chappy happened to be wild. And since Artemis was the twin of Apollo, she was most definitely beautiful.
"Are you willing to hear me out?" Ichigo asked as he sat on his chair.
Rukia nodded.
He closed his eyes as he reached for the memories in the deepest and darkest corners of his mind. "I met Senna when I was running from the press as usual. So I managed to shake them off by hiding in a girl's accessory store. Then I saw this girl who was trying to wear this red ribbon from the store and after spending minutes looking around she left the store just like that."
"Normally, I wouldn't have minded. The thing is, she was shoplifting that ribbon so I ran after her. Then she told me she forgot she even wore it and I ended up paying for it." he said in a shot laugh.
Rukia listened intently.
"Ever since then, I kept meeting her by coincidence and every time I met her, I always had to save her from trouble. Stopping her from climbing up a tall building, stopping her from falling into the river and so on and so forth. Before I knew it... I fell in love with her."
For some strange reason, Rukia didn't feel an ounce of jealousy.
"It was she herself who asked me to date her... It was great being with the one you love. Then one day, she broke up with me for no good reason. Then that was when I found out. She had wanted to pretend to cheat on me so I won't feel guilty because the entire time I was dating her, she was sick. She had leukemia, stage two then. Ever since then, I swore to keep her alive and we resumed our relationship but then she got sicker and sicker... Then it reached stage four and the doctors began to lose hope."
"Is it by coincidence that I would end up meeting you three years later? You probably don't remember Rukia... But, we talked on the hospital rooftop once... I had my hair completely covered so you probably didn't recognize me but... I didn't figure out that that girl was you until now... I mean, any one could've had black hair but then I remembered she had amethyst eyes like yours."
Rukia's eyes widened as she vaguely remembered talking to a stranger when she was visiting Kaien. Remembering voices wasn't exactly her strong point. "You were that guy? The one who said his girlfriend had leukemia..."
"Yeah... And you were the girl who said her fiancé was in a coma."
"It was that day after I talked to you... She passed away. Senna said that she didn't want the world to pity me so she staged that scenario without my consent. So I was the guy who got cheated on and she carried the hate to her grave. I doubt that a lot of people know she's dead. I was supposed to be the guy who's girlfriend died. I was supposed to be the pitiful guy who's depression would reflect on his career which would ultimately lead to his downfall. But no... I became the guy who got cheated on and the world expected me to hate her and bounce back on my feet."
"And I did just that, like Senna had wanted."
"You must've suffered..." Rukia sympathized.
He smiled at her with a smile that could melt her heart and his gaze had the intensity of a thousand suns. "I'd like to think of it this way." he said as he stood up and kneeled in front of Rukia in the darkness illuminated by the moonlight.
"The only reason why Senna clung so hard for her life near the end was because she was afraid to leave me alone but once she saw you... She felt something... She thought that this woman knows and shares the same pain as Ichigo. With thin hope, she prayed that we would meet... And look at us now."
"We did meet, in the most unconventional way ever. Since I met you, Senna began to appear in my dreams. She told me that there was someone else that could make me happier. Then before I knew it... The woman in my dreams was you..."
"I love you Rukia Kuchiki... I promise to cherish you forever. And in the next life, I promise to always find you and love you again and again. I will never leave your side. I'd go to the depths of hell and back out for you. I will never look at another woman and I will never abandon you. I want to be by your side until we die. And I will forever stay by your side in the life after and the life after that. Again and again." he said as she held her hand and kissed the back of it.
Rukia felt like crying. Before she knew it, the tears wouldn't stop falling down and that ruined her make up quite a bit. She was sure as hell ready to be his. Forever. "Knowing you, you've already done all of that in all of our previous lives..." she said, he voice was messed up with her soft crying.
He just looked so confident when he smiled at her the way he did. "Then I'll just do it again and again.
From where he kneeled, he kissed her. Rukia leaned down to meet the very lips that made her swoon. Their usual fire had been replaced by a small glow. They weren't bent on satisfying each other's urges. All they had wanted was to kiss each other. The last time they had tasted each other like this was during their first date in the snow. Her heart swelled as she felt every emotion Ichigo had and she felt how he ached for her. How he had wanted to complete each other.
By instinct, he pushed her down on the bed gently and had he pinned down. He felt like he was sixteen again, he felt like he was going to make love for the first time. That was the effect she had on him. Eventually, his tongue left it's place and pried her lips open, begging for entrance. She obliged him as her tongue met his in a tender battle. This wasn't about sexual urge. They had wanted to taste each other as humanely possible. All they had wanted was to fulfill each other. They didn't feel like adults... They felt like teenagers again, teenagers who had just met their first love.
He tore his lips from hers and had begun to run hot open mouthed kisses down her neck lovingly. Her arms had gone around his neck, encouraging him. All he wanted was to melt into her. Just when his hands lightly grazed her breasts through the fabric of her dress, the door of the room opened. They both looked to the side to find a certain dark haired Kurosaki with a grin on her face. It was evident that she did her very best not to grin.
"I'm giving you five seconds before I open this door again and pretend nothing happened." she stated brusquely.
Ichigo quickly got off Rukia much to his dismay and went back to sitting on the chair, his front was facing the backrest of the chair. Rukia on the other hand went back to fixing herself and sitting down, crossed legs. All was done between five seconds.
The door opened once more and Karin really did pretend she hadn't seen anything. "The food's ready you guys." she stated as she left with the door opened. Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other before bursting out in laughter.
"Damn..." Ichigo chuckled.
"Ichigo?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you too... And I'll always love you."
"I know."
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The dinner table was quiet for a while before the almighty Isshin Kurosaki found the need to run his unruly mouth. "Oh Mother... Our son isn't gay after all! Making Christmas memories with Rukia over here..." he cried out as tears flowed. He pitifully ate the pasta in a grateful way. His daughter was such an excellent cook after all.
"What Christmas memories?" Ichigo asked in a pissed off way. The turkey was keeping his mood in check.
"Lay off it dad, it's Christmas... This is mostly about them." Karin sighed as she enjoyed such a juicy and delectable piece of roast beef in rosemary.
"Karin... You know how daddy wants grandchildren and all..." Isshin replied.
"You know daddy, there's always me and Karin. We're bound to get married eventually." Yuzu added as she ate the mashed potato she made.
"Married! You two are forbidden to get married! Daddy's little angels should stay pure!"
"Dad... I'm in college and Yuzu is working a rather popular restaurant. We're adults you know and who says we're pure?" Karin stated.
"E-excuse me!" Isshin cried out loud.
All Rukia could do was watch. This family was amusing and she didn't have a warm family like this. The last time she felt such warmth was when Hisana was still alive.
"You do know Yuzu is dating that Jinta guy..." Karin replied.
"Oh right... That Jinta kid... He really is head over heels for Yuzu." Ichigo stated adding more to his father's misery.
"Yeah, sure I'm single but that doesn't mean I can't do one night stands." Karin grinned deviously.
"Why did you grow up to be like me?" Ichigo sighed.
"No idea..." Karin replied.
Isshin stood up in a fit of rage screaming no. "Nooo! Nooo! Nooo! You two are too young to get laid!"
"We're twenty two..." Karin shot back.
"That's still too young!" Isshin yelled back.
"You were setting me up to impregnate girls since I was sixteen." Ichigo sighed.
"You're a guy Ichigo... These things don't simply apply to you..." Isshin attempted to reason.
"Face it dad... Yuzu and Karin are grown women." Ichigo sighed.
"And I was about to be married when I was twenty three Mr. Kurosaki..." Rukia contributed to his misery making Ichigo smile.
"Rukia! That's not fair! You can't do that to daddy!" he whined before glaring at his son, nostrils flaring and all. "Son... What have you done to my third daughter?" he asked in pure and utter defeat.
"Daddy?" Rukia said weirdly.
"Don't bother asking..." Ichigo sighed.
"Okay..."
"See! Masaki! You're son is poisoning the mind of my third daughter!" Isshin wailed as he pointed an accusing fork towards the couple.
"Third daughter! What crap are you spouting out now!" Ichigo scolded his father.
"Why can't we ever have have a normal dinner for once?" the fraternal twins sighed together.
"Yuzu, I'm afraid this is as normal as we can get." Karin replied.
"Sadly..."Yuzu replied in a sad manner.
For the rest of the dinner, it had stayed that way.
Ichigo and Rukia bid the Kurosakis farewell. Karin and Yuzu surged forward to hug Rukia. Someone who they considered to be their sister already. It was funny how Rukia quickly fit in with his family. He absolutely loved the sight of her being a part of the whole family. It felt normal. It felt right, he loved it. It was like she was the missing piece from his jigsaw puzzle.
After appeasing his rabid father, Isshin approached Rukia properly and placed his hand on Rukia's shoulder with a warm smile. "Knowing your sister... She would've said Ichigo's a keeper. Allow me to say this much to my junior's little sister on her behalf. She had always thought Ichigo was cute when he was smaller. I doubt he remembers her. He was really small then." Isshin said normally.
"Right... Dr. Ishida mentioned that you two were my brother's seniors. And if you brother's seniors then you're Hisana'a seniors as well."
"Masaki was a good acquaintance of Hisana. Met her because of your sister and I can't thank Hisana enough." Isshin grinned in a way reminiscent of his own son. Now she knew where he got his warm grin.
Rukia nodded with a smile.
Isshin began to laugh. "You have her smile too... Misaki would've loved to meet you... It's unfortunate that she never had the chance. She only got a glimpse of you running around the Kuchiki mansion."
"Oh! I'll tell you one thing... You should've seen Byakuya when he met your sister. He was smitten mind, body and soul." Isshin said as he winked at her.
Rukia chuckled. "Byakuya Kuchiki? Smitten? That's something I would have loved to see..."
"And one more thing... Your the only thing your brother has left of Hisana. Try to understand him more alright? That'll make him feel better. I mean after all, seeing my face make him want to punch somebody six ways from Sunday." Isshin joked. It was half true though.
"Will do Mr. Kurosaki..."
He placed a hand in front of her to stop her. "Please, just call me Isshin." he said with a genuine smile before that turned into one of his goofy faces. "Never mind! Just call me daddy!" he yelled as he tried to hug Rukia.
In evident irritation, Ichigo shoved his father aside before he even reached Rukia. He glared a glare that rivaled Rukia's glare at one fourth power at his father. One fourth was all he could do actually and one fourth of a Kuchiki glare was quite a feat seeing as though it was very intimidating regardless.
"Just when I began to respect you a tad bit more." Ichigo said with disappointment mixed in his voice.
Rukia then understood. Isshin only acted that way in front of his children. So that they would never have to feel the burden of losing a mother. So that Masaki Kurosaki's death would not carry as much impact and break them apart. It was so that they could move on. But then it was only he who made the sacrifices. He must've suffered a whole lot from the loss. He was a great father actually, and one she would enjoy calling dad. Though that would have to wait.
Rukia never actually remembered who were parents were and how they looked like. The one who raised her was Hisana. It had always been the two of them against the world. Then she married Byakuya. She had never seen her sister look so happy. The Kuchiki clan didn't approve at all since her heritage was practically from nowhere but he didn't care. He broke the rules for the first time for her.
Hisana was Byakuya's world.
And Rukia was the only thing left of Hisana. Because Rukia was there, Hisana was there. Hisana existed and she wasn't an illusion or a mirage. She was real, she was the woman Byakuya loved dearly. Rukia wasn't sure if he took care of her because she was Rukia or because she looked like Hisana a lot. She knew how pained he looked every time he saw Rukia's face.
She completely understood him of course.
After finally saying goodbye for the last time, Ichigo's hand snaked it's way to meet hers and entangled with her hand. Ichigo probably didn't hear what his father had said as they left but it didn't matter. Those words were meant for her.
I'm a much better doctor than Ishida. Those wrappings won't do a thing for you. Let's just keep it on your leg and let Ishida save face shall we third daughter?
Rukia had wanted to laugh but then Ichigo would've eyed her strangely which would ultimately lead to her telling him what his father said. And yes, she agreed with Isshin. She could very well imagine him being her father-in-law.
Ichigo, being the gentleman he was, opened the car door for her once again. She got in and waited for him to start the car. Once they were finally moving from the curb, Rukia watched the three of them slowly disappear from her line of sight. She sighed and leaned back on the leather.
"From a scale of one to ten, how's my family."
"Would ten be the highest?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Then it's twenty." Rukia replied quickly as she rested her head against the cool glass and waited for the heater to do its job.
"Why?" he asked as his eyes stayed steady on the road ahead.
"Because I don't have a family like that. All I have is my quiet brother and the rest of my non-blood related anal retentive relatives who don't give a shit about me and constantly pray to the gods to throw me out of the household." Rukia stated bluntly.
"They don't like you?" he asked as he stopped for the red light.
"Of course they don't. I'm not of real Kuchiki blood." she replied.
"But you're the most Kuchiki-like person I know. If anyone's a Kuchiki, that's you."
"I'm only one in spirit."
"You put all those blue bloods to shame.
"The fact that I'm inheriting the business is pissing them off."
"Why? You graduated with top honors and you're an excellent lawyer and businesswoman."
"I don't have Kuchiki blood and based on all of my previous relationship choices, they think I'm irrational and easily swayed by emotions."
"But... Grimmjow was drunk when he did that so it was only natural that you acted the way you did. And Kaien was gutted right in front of you... It's only natural-"
Rukia looked at him seriously. "I'm supposed to be fearless! I'm not supposed to let my emotions get the better of me. I was supposed to move on from Kaien earlier. I was supposed to drop Grimmjow, not the other way around. They think I'm rash and impulsive. Oh... They hate you the most."
He raised an eyebrow. "Me?"
"Because you're an actor. Your supposed to slander the Kuchiki name. I've heard more and more disownment threats from my relatives lately." Rukia replied as though she were simply talking about the weather.
"Oh..."
"They think you're rash and impulsive like me and my behavior around you is unbefitting a Kuchiki because we bicker too much and they think you're stupid to cut to the chase."
"Stupid?"
"That's what I thought too. I mean, in the very least... There's a brain behind all that orange hair that is capable of acing a calculus test perfectly." Rukia sighed as she now felt the warmth of the car. "I swear, those old geezers are too prejudicial and judgmental it pisses me off. I didn't ask to be adopted." she said in a pissed way.
"Chill Rukia..." he said in a soothing way.
"Sorry... That aside, I'm going to run the company whether they like it or not... I'm the Kuchiki heiress... Blood or not." she added with an air of finality.
"Hey Rukia?"
"Yeah."
"You know... My apartment is fixed and all... And I can't just leave it after I spent quite a lot on it and-"
"If you want to go back that's fine with me... It's just one less room to clean for me... I don't need to see you twenty four seven..." Rukia said in a stubborn-ish way.
"Are you going to miss waking up to see me every morning."
"No, your hair is bad for the morning." she retorted.
"However... I'd still like you to come everyday in the very least... If you can help it that is... I've gotten so used to have you living at my place so it's unnatural to see that you're not around."
He grinned. "So you are going to miss me."
"In layman's terms... Why yes... I actually am."
"I love it when you're honest." he complimented her.
"I can see that." she sighed against the cool window. "It's just so bizarre... I know what Kaien and Momo told you... About college and all... Fawning over you like some deranged teenager... But there was something in that movie that made me notice you..."
"That romance thing?"
"Yeah, that movie. I dunno... The movie related to me and I felt that... Hey this guy's not so bad after all. I thought the movie would've failed but you made it a success. It's just that... I could feel how much you loved the female lead, it feels so much like my love for Grimmjow then... It felt real. Watching you, you felt different from all the other actors. It's like you were the character himself. It was heartwarming."
"I absolutely loved that movie and I honestly thought it was your best but when I broke up with Grinmjow, that stupid crush went down the drain and I've been unfairly bitter towards you." she said in an apologetic tone it mad Ichigo want to hug her.
"By the time I met you, all my bitterness about love was directed towards you and I hated you. Then I got to know you, then I found out we were the same. Then before I knew it, I felt jealous whenever you were mingling with other girls... Then before I knew it... I was in love with you."
"For that... I'm thankful." Rukia said as she closed her eyes softly.
"I should be the one thanking you." he said before he parked somewhere which was certainly not her place. Rukia had to ponder for a moment as to where they were. Ichigo killed the engine.
"There's a reason why I wanted this particular apartment." he said as he got out and opened her door. Then she had realized that this was his building. He took her hand and headed towards the elevator. He clicked the button and they were going up. They exited in a particular floor and they walked up to a somewhat larger than average mahogany door.
He unlocked the door and let her enter first. As soon as she was inside, she was a bit shocked. His apartment wasn't as tacky as she though it would be. Based from what she heard from him, it was only the kitchen part that had to be renovated and fixed but since it was hard to live with all the ongoing construction, he move out temporarily. The walls were rather tasteful and the furniture was rather decent and classy. There was a huge window covered by some very regal curtains.
He extended his hand towards her as soon as he closed and locked the door. She took his hand and he led her toward the window with a bright warm smile. He pulled the curtains open and now she understood why he wanted this room so badly.
The moon's brilliant glow reflected upon the falling snow as well as the snow on the ground. The night lights of the city shown beautifully. One could see the park where Rukia would run in everyday as well as the huge trees glazed with snow. It was purely white. She loved the view, it took her breath away. She looked at him to find the white snow reflect upon the amber eyes she loved so much.
He leaned down and kissed her. They shared a steamy kiss for a while before Ichigo withdrew and presented a neatly wrapped gift. Rukia smiled as she to produced a gift much to his surprise. "Merry Christmas Rukia..." he greeted as he kissed her forehead lovingly.
He took her gift gratefully and so did she. "Merry Christmas Ichigo." she said with sweetest smile Rukia had.
They unwrapped their gifts together under the winter moonlight and the happiness in their faces was evident. They were shocked yet so ecstatic with their gifts.
"This is... Pride and Prejudice first edition... H-how did you?"
"And this is from the Winter Chappy apparel collection..." she said in awe as tears formed in her eyes. "Hisana gave me this thing when I was really small. I cherished the scarf but I lost it... Who knew I'd see it again." she cried as she clutched it.
"I-it's yours?" he asked bewildered
"Yeah... It's mine... This small hole over here near the end, I made that when I was playing with scissors. And this bunny on the tag... I drew that... Where did you find it? I always thought this thing got auctioned somewhere." Rukia said as a single tear fell down her beautiful cheek.
"The cartoon museum... It was on sale and I had to get it for you."
Clutching the scarf, she hugged him tightly. "Thank you Ichigo... Thank you for bringing back the only thing I had left of Hisana."
Ichigo smiled as he patted her head softly while placing the book aside with his free hand. He loved the feel of her hair against his hand. He then lifted her head up by her chin with his signature smirk. Rukia tiptoed while closing her eyes as she did so. Ichigo leaned down once more and their noses touched. Their lips met in an explosion of so many emotions.
The scarf fell limply to the floor. Her arms went around his neck and his hands stayed firm on her waist. His tongue pried her lips open and she quickly obliged him. Their tongues entered a fierce battle for dominance as Rukia was now gripping his hair. A feverish moan erupted from her as they angled their heads further. Ichigo had moved her against the wall and he had been overwhelming.
His hand slid down the entire length of her milky arm as he became drunk and heady with the sensations of her. He loved the flavor known as Rukia. She was a drug in her own right, addicting and impossible to quit. They withdrew for air, their eyes were a myriad of passion and lust. Ichigo assaulted her neck as his hand felt heavenly against the nape of her neck. Her hands were doing their own fair share of exploring as her hands begun to feel his well defined abdomen with much intent.
Rukia became breathless against him. Ichigo's hand slyly pulled down the zipper of her form fitting dress. Once he was through with that, he slipped down the straps of her dress in a slow sensual way. Ichigo kissed her exposed skin with wet opened mouth kisses. His breath made hot circles on her skin. Rukia on the other hand pulled of his blazer leaving him with his dress shirt only. Her hands flew to his buttons and slowly began to unbutton them one by one. His well sculpted abdomen was now open to her.
With a sharp tug, her dress was now off of her. Ichigo delighted in the fact that she had forgone wearing her bra due to the fact that her dress came with paddings. With a devilish grin, his calloused hand came into contact with one of her breasts. Rukia let out a sharp moan with the contact. Her pulse raced faster. Ichigo's hot yet sinful lips latched on her ripe mulberry nipple. He reveled in the sounds he received from her. She sounded so fucking sexy.
Hearing his name escape from her lips made him painfully hard.
"Fuck Rukia... You're all hot now aren't you?" he teased in a sexually charged tone.
"Y-your f-fault..." she retorted but was unable to mask her gasps and moans effectively.
Ichigo fought a snicker as he bit, flicked and licked her raw nipple. The sexy moans were music to his ears as he switched to her other breast with much more fervor. Rukia mewled against his tortuous ministrations. Her head leaned back against the wall to further expose her breasts to him. Having Rukia Kuchiki so vulnerable in front of him turned him on so bad. He lifted his head to kiss her momentarily before heading lower. Ichigo kneeled in front of her and peeled of her panties.
"Thong?" he asked in a voice that could make her melt any day.
"Think of it as a second present." she replied breathlessly.
"Already am." he smirked as his breath tickled her already soaking wet nether region. He trailed hot kisses down her leg. She could tell she was aching to be done. Ichigo lifted her up, her legs were around his neck. His hands supported her perfectly supple ass and her raw and begging pussy was directly in front of his face.
His teasingly slender erotic tongue intruded her. His tongue was giving her
pleasure she had never experienced before. Rukia cried out his name and that had been increasing in frequency. She felt like she was floating in heaven because of this man. No, if nirvana or any other place was better than heaven, she was there. His teeth would nip at her bundle of nerves before he would go back to thusting his tongue inside of her. Rukia bit her lip so hard she was sure it would be bleed. Rukia had wanted to scream so bad, the pleasure he was giving her was simply mind blowing. He was completely and utterly ruthless in his assault.
"Oh my god! I-Ichigo!" she cried out which served to only excite him more.
Rukia came with his name. He felt her body tremble and he could tell she had been heavily aroused. He was literally drinking her already. He now prided himself on being the only able to induce such euphoria from Rukia Kuchiki. No one but him could make her scream and moan like a certified whore.
After she came, he didn't stop there. He couldn't stop tasting her. She was better than all the gourmet desserts in the world combined. He was completely and utterly drunk with her and all he could really do was follow his instincts. Fulfill. Her, his ministrations were simply too much for to handle. He just keep licking and biting at her raw clit. She shrieked his name as she came again. Even then, he still had wanted more but he told himself to stop.
Ichigo put her down slowly only to carry her bridal style. He kissed her passionately as he carried her to his bedroom. He dropped her onto his king sized bed in a soft thud. He quickly hovered above her but was immediately surprised. Rukia pushed him down and straddled him. With a coy grin, Rukia kissed him hard before speaking.
"You still have clothes on..." she whispered as Ichigo simply shrugged off his already open dress shirt with an equal grin. Rukia opened his belt in a way reminiscent of their little tryst in the chief prosecutor's office. That had been extremely fun and something they would be trying again.
Rukia pulled the belt off and pulled down his zipped with her teeth. She could see his erection push insistently against the fabric of his pants. She remembered how huge he was and now her body hummed with thought of it pummeling into her. His pants were gone and so were his boxers, how she managed to do it was a mystery. And now he was lying on his bed with a ramrod erection and extremely sexy and utterly hot girlfriend who was ready to pounce at him at any given moment.
Straddling him, Rukia played with him for a bit. His erection slid against her slick wet opening and all he had to do was push a bit more and he would be able to have his way with her. But no, she had to be such a tease. Still though, the view was fantastic. Rukia leaned down and began to lick the expanse of his chest. She bit and suckled lightly on his distended nipple eliciting moans and gasps unbefitting of man. When she licked his other nipple with much more fervor, the sound of sharply taking in was heard. His heart raced and his breathing was getting more difficult. He couldn't think, he couldn't breathe and all he knew was that his body felt like it was on fire.
Finally, after going through his well defined abdomen, she held his throbbing length with much purpose as much as it pained her to simply leave his abdomen. She began to stroke him diligently, she enjoyed this power over him. It's not like the not so manly moans he was making had a part in her liking for this particular power.
Okay fine... Maybe a little.
Rukia lowered her mouth onto his rather large length. Rukia took him all the way from the base up and if she didn't stop then he wouldn't be able to help himself. Unless he was dreaming, Rukia improved... Tremendously. Perhaps she was under time pressure last time but now that they had all the time in world, she could take her sweet time torturing him. Her careful ministrations made the indomitable Ichigo Kurosaki lose his breath and grip the sheets. That was new definitely new.
Ichigo finally lost his ability to think. All he could do was feel, he could barely stop the sounds from escaping his throat. As incredibly sexy it is to hear Rukia make noises as she gave him the best blowjob in his life, he needed to keep the last bit of sanity he had left. Then he couldn't hold it anymore. That was his limit.
Ichigo nearly screamed as his semen filled her mouth. He loved how her tongue lapped at every single substance that had shot out from his tip. He loved the way she looked when some the searing substance found it's way to her face. She looked incredibly hot.
Once he had managed to recover, Ichigo surged forward and licked of the remnant of his explosion from her face. Then he kissed her once more. The fact that he could also taste himself upon her tongue turned him on even more of that was even possible. Rukia was once again lost in his searing kiss, she failed to notice that he was the one on top again. With one final kiss, Ichigo positioned himself at the place that had been aching to be done the most.
After one final gaze at her perfectly confident amethyst eyes, Ichigo embedded himself deep inside of her. Ichigo grunted as he felt the tight expanse of Rukia and he sure as hell enjoyed the feeling. Rukia on the other hand could already come with just the feeling of his large cock pulsating inside of her. What happened next was mind numbing, breath stealing pleasure. Ichigo charged at her so hard Rukia was already seeing stars. With every thrust, Rukia mewled even louder and louder, it kept encouraging him to go faster and harder. The sounds she made him aroused him too much.
"Fuck! I-Ichigo! H-harder..." she cried out as he grazed her most vulnerable part. Ichigo's thumb went to her clit to induce even more mind numbing pleasure. She could barely cope with him simply thrusting into her, what more if he rubbed her clit with such intensity. He was being driven by his pure carnal instinct as he kept thrusting like a charging bull. Her desperate pleas kept him going and going.
How could he be so passionate yet so gentle yet so sexually driven all at the same time? It was incomprehensible.
"Rukia..." he grunted.
Her orgasm came faster than she would have liked. Her pussy spasmed so hard her eyes rolled back from how hard it her. She called out his name in one delicious shrill scream. Even he he had finally reached his limit and came inside of her, her name escaped from his lips. His seeing discharged completely filled the expanse of her as he inner walls collapsed around his pulsating length. Then time stopped for a while.
Finally Ichigo, glistening in sweat, managed to dislodge himself from her and lay limply to the side while panting. Rukia was in a similar state, her face was flushed and her hair was mussed up in a supremely sexy way. He loved the way she looked postcoital. He could most definitely get used to this.
Once they had managed to control their breathing Ichigo spoke first.
"Damn..." he said breathlessly.
"If it was going to be this good, we should've done this earlier." she replied as she still tried to control her breathing. Glancing at him, he didn't look like he was getting any smaller.
"How's your leg?" he asked being the inconsiderate bastard he was.
"It's great thank you very much. What would you do if you made it worse?" she asked sarcastically.
He chuckled. "We'll just take you back to the hospital..." he said before suddenly pausing. "The hospital..."
"Rukia?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you on birth control?" he asked in a bewildered way.
"No."
"What! Why are you so calm! What if you get preg-"
"Can't take a joke? I've been on the pill for years so don't worry."
"Joke? I nearly died. Yes, I'd love to have a kid with you but I want your family to love me so I'm doing my best to not give them any reason to loathe me any further." he replied in an angry way.
"You'd love to have a kid with me?" she reiterated, she was obviously intrigued.
"Yeah... Of course I do." he replied.
That made her want to squeal. Though of course, Rukia Kuchiki doesn't squeal.
"If only your father could see us now." she sighed.
"You got that right..." he agreed with her.
"Since I met your family, you need to meet mine. Properly..." she said.
"Excuse me... A meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki?" he asked, his tone was obviously frightened.
"If you can be somewhat agreeable in his eyes, you pass." she stated. It didn't make him feel any better.
Ichigo surprised her by pinning her down. "Pick a date... But for now, how about round two?" he smirked. Her eyes glanced down to find him fully erect. That certainly pleased her.
She grinned as well. "I think round two is in order." she replied as her arms went around his neck and pulled him closer.
He chuckled. "I think I love you even more..."
She smiled warmly.
AN: Here is chapter 20 by yours truly AkaBaka-chan. Sorry for my long disclaimer and going overboard and spoiling things that shouldn't be spoiled about the manga in chapter 19's disclaimer. If you saw the major spoiler, I apologize and if you are one of the lucky individuals who saw this chapter after I edited it then good for you and cherish the excitement.
If your read that chapter with me, Jump and Squeal with me! I don't care what other says about a certain person. I believe that Kubo did a good job with the major change in the character and that change had certainly made my day.
Oh lol, giving incentives...
Once again you guys... Please Review! My lemons are still rather amateurish so forgive me if they disappointed you guys but Reviews are always well appreciated.
LittleRuu- sorry if I went overboard. I was just too happy, but you understand why of course! Sigh... I swear, that looks nothing like Nozomi, what are the others saying? And that looks nothing like a guy! Come on~ ah well, you appreciate it in the very least right? Wasn't thinking about that spoiler, sorry.
Shnizlefritz- I don't mind in the slightest. You don't need to apologize because there's a lot of IchiRukis who dislike Orihime so I understand. I hated her too until the possibility of Ulquihime came. I can't stand the Kurosaki-kuns but I think she's become more bearable...
Thanks as always o0Alyssa0o, IRForever, Moonlight's Shadow Warrior and lovelose05.
I'm looking forward to Thursdays now more than before because two update the manga on Thursdays... Good lord... What has bleach done to me... Crying over manga, that is rather shameful...
Ah well!
Random Filipino thing: Can you repeat that for the 2nd time around once more from the top? Lol, and it's as brand as new... Hahaha, haven't heard those in a while... Pinay and proud...
I had a random thought while I was studying for my exam earlier.
I'd give the characters of this fic their own theme songs but I challenged myself not to use bleach songs. This is what I came up with... Sorry if they don't match your taste but I suggest you play them when reading certain parts. Like listening to Only Human when Ichigo talks about Senna in full detail in this chapter. Or Good Bye Days in chapter 17. Just suggesting. Listening to all of them is not mandatory, take your pick
Amber Light/Only Human: K- Senna
Cyclone: 12012/ Samurai Heart: SPYAIR- Ichigo
Ray of Light: Shoko Nakagawa/LIGHT: FFXIII/ Perfect Day: Supercell- Rukia( Rukia was as hard as Toshiro)
Good Bye Days: Yui/ Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari: Supercell - Orihime
Re-born: Yuki Matsuoka- Ulquiorra
BUNNY LOVE: BREAKERZ- Grimmjow
Hikari Sasuhou: BACK-ON- Renji
Nanka Buttobase: SCANDAL- Tatsuki
Koibana: Kana Hanazawa&Yu Kobayashi- Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki.
Chasse: Kotoko- Momo
Shunkan Sentimental: SCANDAL/ Shiver: The GazettE -Toshiro( I didn't have songs that fit him... Sadly)
Listen to Stereo: Going Under Ground-Isshin
Wana: The Back Horn- Kaien
Lonely in Gorgeous: Tommy February10- Rangiku
Sayonara My Friend: SCANDAL- Gin
Sekai Hitotsu! Janai!- Kiyone
Toki o Kizamu Uta: Lia- Hisana
Utakata Hanabi: Supercell- Byakuya
Namikaze Satellite: Snowkel- Uryu
Still Doll: Kanon Wakeshima- Nemu
Tozasareta Sekai: The Back Horn- Zaraki
GIRLism: SCANDAL- Soi Fon
Oblivious: Kalafina- Aizen
Space Ranger: SCANDAL- Syazel
Sangatsu Kokonoka: Remioromen- Uruhara
Nanchatte Renai: Morning Musume- Yoruichi
I give up...
AkaBaka-chan signing off!