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A/N: Another chapter recommendation people, enjoy.

#NaS-S#

"Hey Rukia?" Renji asked as they walked towards the Kurosaki household, already wearing the gigais Urahara had let them borrow. "What does Ichigo do in his free time anyways?"

Rukia hummed to herself as she tried to think of what she had seen the orange head do besides hollow extermination and homework. She glanced towards the red head with a thoughtful expression as she rubbed her chin.

"Read."

"What?" Renji deadpanned "You're telling me that guy reads."

"He said he likes to read things from this dead guy called Shakespeare." She seemed to remember as they turned the last corner "I also recall seeing him listening to music or English classes."

"Wow, never pegged him for a nerd."

Rukia laughed at that as she recalled her own shock. "He is in the top fifty students, and that was after the whole shinigami thing started." She smiles smugly at the dumbstruck expression on Renji's face "And if Isshin-san is to be believed, when he was in middle school his grades always placed him in top 5."

Renji seemed like he was on the verge of a panic attack if it weren't for the fact that they had arrived at their destination. At least there's a clinic downstairs in case the red head really does have a stroke. For now she turns to ignore the gurgling noises oddly reminiscent of a dying penguin and walks up to the door like she owns the place. She tries to knock but no one answers after the third time so she just turns the knob and strolls in when it opens.

Ichigo did know they were coming, so in theory it's not invasion of property; she tells herself. Renji follows quietly behind her, and they both change into the guest slippers before making their way inside.

"Well it seems the family isn't home." Renji pointed out needlessly as they survey the empty living room and kitchen.

"They must have gone out." She reasons calmly as she starts her trek up the stairs. Halfway there she hears a weird voice and stops mid-step to try and stretch her senses.

Renji furrows his brows "Why'd you stop?"

"Sh." She reprimands "listen closely."

Nani hitotsu hajimaranai de, nani hitotsu owaranai mama.

Renji leaned in a little closer and found himself raising a brow when he started to hear it too.

Kinou wo wasure, kasunderu yume no naka

Kaze ga ashita wo yuri okoshita...

"You're right." He realized as he restarted his ascend up the stairs "You think the strawberry's listening to music, and that's why he didn't hear us come in?"

Rukia hummed to herself as she thought out loud "If we were anyone else, that would be dangerous."

Kanashimi to yorokobi ga hibiki au karada no oku

She paused, wait a second!

Shinayaka ni nijimidasu iro ao no MERODI- wa komori uta ni

That was not music, she theorized. There was no instruments in the background, and she really doubted Ichigo would listen only to the lyrics. And the voice sounded somewhat familiar, had she heard it during her stay before?

They both arrived at Ichigo's room, and Rukia took it upon herself to open the door as silently as possible in hopes that maybe she could resolve the mystery. She gave Renji a look before they both strolled in and she found Ichigo sitting on his desk with his headphones on. Normal, but-

Kanashimi mo yorokobi mo kioku sae nemuri ni tsuku

Is he singing?! And he's good at it?!

Yasashikute zankoku na iro ao no MERODI- wo komori uta ni.

As the song ended, Renji seemed to snap out of his own shock –she was still in shock!- and backed up into the wall, Ichigo instantly heard the noise with the empty air of the song and turned around so fast she was surprised he didn't get a whiplash as he gave them a wide-eyed stare.

"U-uh," he stuttered "I can explain."

Was there anything too explain?

Not to be continued…

So this one was requested by my buddy over in AO3. Username Space_memerito_peridot asked for a singing-fic so here it is. Hope you liked it!

For future reference, Ichigo-Angst Fan has asked for a crossover with KHR so next chapie is gonna be a x-over, just a heads up.

Thanks guys, and have a good Tuesday? (I should be posting this by Tuesday, I think).