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"A… painting?" she questioned calmly as she tried to visualize what he was describing.

"Yes," he nodded while trying to keep his brush steady so as to not ruin what he had already finished "I had started it before, but then with the whole winter war fiasco, and then I lost my powers and my image of everyone got hazier as the days went by, I left it half ways."

"I see." Rukia really couldn't see. For one, since when did Ichigo paint? And second of all, she was standing in front of his easel, so she couldn't see what he was painting anyways. "And you think you can finish it before we have to leave for Soul Society?"

"Of course!" he exclaimed as if it were some sort of insult to think otherwise "I'm just adding the finishing touches since so many people thought it would be a good idea to change their style in a year and a half I hadn't seen them."

"Hey!" she protested.

Ichigo snorted "I don't mean it looks bad, it just makes my job harder."

Rukia grumbles under her breath but doesn't say anything else on the matter. She just watches as Ichigo furrows his brows in concentration and makes a little twirl with his wrist. She thinks it's a painting thing, but she wouldn't know, her skill lies in drawing.

"What about the drying time?" she questions curiously. Paintings need to dry right? She should at least have that right.

The orange head grunts as he makes an upward swipe before retracting his brush and turning towards Rukia "Its water based, so it won't take much time. Besides, I can speed it up with a hair drier."

"Won't that damage it?" it should, right?

"If you know the technique, no. But you have to be careful. An amateur shouldn't try it." He points out as he dips the brush in colored water and takes a careful step back. His lips twitch upwards "Perfect."

Rukia tried to peer over the painting stand, but before she could make out more than the color black, Ichigo grabbed the chart and stalked out the room. "Give me an hour, I'll see you at Geta-boushi's!" he yelled back as he closed the door of his room.

Rukia was left in an empty room, full of paint and an empty easel with nothing else to do. "Uh… painting is not my thing." She said out loud before turning around and jumping out the window. She wondered what Orihime was doing.

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"Kurosaki Ichigo," the old man began, when it became obvious that Ichigo needed something else besides getting permission to take Ginjo's body back to the living world. "what's your next point of business?"

"Uh," Ichigo stuttered nervously as he scratched the back of his head "I know these kind of things aren't exactly supposed to be said out loud. And in perspective, I guess it's one for another and stuff like that but-" he turned towards where Rukia and Renji were kneeling next to the clothed painting "I brought something to… give."

This brought the attention of all the captains as they tried to see what he was grabbing. Ichigo grasped the painting before standing in front of the rows of captains and taking off the concealment.

The way even the captain commander rose an eyebrow and looked surprised made Ichigo smirk smugly in appreciation. Rukia and Renji couldn't seem to help themselves and leaned further the most they could to catch sight of the painting.

"That's…" Renji began.

"Beautifully done, Ichigo-kun." Ukitake praised when it became obvious no one else had words to describe it amidst their shock.

It was a painting of a meadow, a couple trees in the distance and a large sakura on the right side. Under the tree were Yamamoto, Shunsui, Ukitake, Byakuya and Unohana enjoying tea and sake while the other captains and lieutenants all portrayed somewhere in the frame. Some of the lieutenants, including Renji, Izuru, Hisagi, and some of the vizard were drinking on top of a hill, their rowdy nature plausible even through painting as if it were a real moment caught live. To the left, Ikkaku was being chased around the meadow by a happy Yachiru and a sword excited Kenpachi. Even the special humans, Isshida, Inoue, Chad and Ichigo himself were in a corner of the painting having a heated debate with the Urahara group along with Soi-fong and her own lieutenant.

All in all it was a beautiful piece of art, completely realistic looking and breath taking.

"Well?" Ichigo asked nervously as he peaked over the frame to see Rukia and Renji.

Rukia burst out laughing, not really caring that she was in the captain's hall.

"It seems you do know how to paint."

Ichigo smiled, wide and relaxed in a way almost no one had ever seen before. "Thanks."

It lit the room.

Not to be continued…

A/N: Well this is for someone too, uh… sanny17 asked for this one! Hoped you like.