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And to be clear, here are the couples I write for: Ichigo and Rukia (Bleach), Momo and Toshiro (Bleach), Uryuu and Orahime (Bleach), Youraweichie and Kiuske (Bleach), Kagome and Inuyasha (Inuyasha), Sango and Miroku (Inuyasha), Ayame and Koga (Inuyasha), Kagura and Seshomaru (Inuyasha), Seya and Haji (Blood), Winry and Edward (Full Metal Alchemist), Roy and Riza (Full Metal Alchemist), Naruto and Hinata (Naruto), Sakura and Sauske (Naruto), Rachel and Jimmy (Case Closed), Harly and Katie (Case Closed), Ren and Kyoko (Skip Beat!), Kenta and Karin (Chibi Vampire/Karin) Maki and Winner (Karin),

The Rain Has Finally Stopped

'My chest hurts, it hurts so much, no, it isn't my chest, it's my heart, it hurts, I new wen I started feeling like this that making it go away would hurt more than keeping it, but I thought that it would go away on it's owne, and I had no ideah that it would be this painfull, that's why I have to leave now, I can't stay any longer because it'll just hurt even more, so I have to leave now, I can't tell him, it'll only hurt him more, but I wounder, will it hurt him more if I tell him I love him, then it will if I lied and said that I hated him? I don't no, but, if I lie, then the pain will eventually stop and I'll go numb, but if I tell him I love him, and he rejects me, then I'll always be in pain, and the same goes for him, so this is better, it'll be so much easyer on him if I leave now, the only reason that he's putting up with me now is because he promised that he would always protect me, but he only did that because he felt responsibe some how, so this'll be easier right?' Rukia thought, sliding open the closet door and getting out quietly, she opened the window, then felt something tightly grip her arm, 'I didn't even realize that he was behind me!' she thought turning around, "Ichigo," "Were do you think you're going?!" "I- I'm leaving Ichigo!" "Why?!" "Because I, I can't stay! I can't keep doing this! It hurts too much!" "Wat are you talking about?!" she took in a deep breath, and pulled his hand off of her arm, then, with all the strenth she had, she looked up and yelled, "Ichigo! I hate you!" and jumped out the window, she didn't want to see his face, she didn't want to see the hurt painted all over his face and stained in his eyes, her legs were trembeling and she could only run a few blocks before they gave out, she crawled into an alley and pulled her nees to her chest, her body was shaking, she was actually trembeling, normally she would've been mad at how weak she was being, but right now she hurt just too much, it all hurt now, not just her heart anymore, it was her hole body that ached and she suddenly craved the comfort of his arms around her, she new it was the only thing to stop her trembeling, she hid her head and cryed, yes, Rukia Kuchiki was crying, but she didn't care, right now, it all hurt too much to care, and it hurt more than any sword or any hollow could inflict, the pain was so much worse, her shoulders shook as she went into slow hystariea,
Ichigo felt himself trembeling, she hated him? It was true? It was his worest nightmare, only this time, she really hated him? But if she hated him, why did he see such hurt in her eyes? There was something wrong with this picture, she looked hurt wen she said it, did he do something wrong? Wat had he done? He wished he new, he watched the rain as it began to fall, and then he made up his mind, he was going after her, even if she did hate him, he had to no if it was something he did wrong, he had to no, so he left to go get her,
She was still shaking, but this time it was because she was cold, she ran out of tears, she couldn't speak, she couldn't move, she just layed in the alley in a curled up ball, waiting, waiting for something, but she didn't no wat, she was too tired to keep crying, she suddenly felt someone standing over her, but she didn't bother to look up, she wasn't that weak that she had to, "Hey Midget," he spoke, she wanted to run, wanted to avoid him, but she was too tired, and right now, she just craved his touch, and that craving overwelmed her, "You alive?" he asked, "Yeah," she wispered, her voice quiter and much weaker than she had intended it to be, she felt him pick her up and start walking, she leaned her head against his chest and listened to the soft, steady beating of his heart, felt his warm breath on her neck, and his soft hands under her body, she breathed in his nice scent, he smelled like strawberries and some kind of spice that she couldn't put her finger on, but it was a very nice blend, "That was a really stupid thing you did Rukia," he stated, she loved his voice, it was soft and it was like a smoothe stream, even wen he was angry or upset, his voice still carried a sweet, soft, gentleness to it, and she loved it, she glanced up at his strawberry hair, she grinned a little bit, she traced her finger (wich was already pressed against his torso) and traced the muscels of his body through his wet shirt, she looked up at him, and there was worry on his face,
"Well, talk to me Rukia," she glanced up from her cup of hot choclate, she was in her jammies with a towel over her head, and she was sitting at the foot of his bed, she wasn't going anywere tonight, he made that obviouse, he was sitting opposite her in a simaler state, "I'm so sorry," she had regained her voice, "I don't hate you, I didn't think it would hurt you that much if I told you I did, I'm sorry," she didn't look at him, "Why would you think it wouldn't hurt me that much?! It's the worest pain I've ever felt! A million times worse than your brother's sword!" "I'm sorry," "Rukia, why do you want to leave?" "Do you really think I want to?!" "Wa- no, are they making you?!" "No, but, if I stay here, it'll just hurt more," "I don't get it, aren't you happy here? Did I do something wrong?" "No! But, Ichigo, I'll hurt you if I tell you why," "You can't hurt me anymore than you already have," "Ok, I'm in love with you, happy?" "Very," "Wat?!" "Rukia, you idiot, I love you too, so why do you want to leave?" "Because, being in love with you, I was so scared you'd reject me," "Rukia," he smiled, pulling on her hand (their cups were on the night stand) and laying her ontop of him, he kissed her lips gently, "Why would you think something so stupid?" "Because, why would you love someone like me wen you could love someone like Orahime? She likes you alot," "Because, there's a dier diffrence between you and her and every other girl, no wat it is?" "Um, you call me Midget?" "That too, but Rukia, you see, the diffrence is, wen I scowel, Orahime is upset, scared sometimes, but you think it's funny and laugh at me, I don't have to put on an act to make you happy, I can say anything and everything and you'll respond accordingly, responses come naturally to you, I'm me and you're you, it's that simple," Rukia smiled, and gripped his shirt tighter, "Look at that, the rain has finally stopped," he said,

Do You Trust Me?

She was here, she was safe, that's wat mattered, as long as she was within his reach, as long as he could touch her, she was safe, but as soon as she was no longer within his grasp, it was danegerouse, there was no gurantee that he could protect her, and that scared him, it scared him alot, because there was no gurantee ounce she left, that someone wouldn't try to kill her again, it's happened far too many times, and he isn't perpared to let her die, it wasn't her fault ofcourse, it was their fault, not her's, because, weather she liked it or not, she had to trust them, all of them, she had no choice, and that was why she wasn't going back, not for a wile, not untill he was sure that she didn't have trust anyone she didn't want to, not untill she was of higher rank, not untill they were both ruleing together, but that was a week away, and untill that very moment, she had no choice, and he hated that, he hated wat they had ounce done to her, and he still refuses to forgive them, he hated the way that pure wite dress looked somehow darker against her pale skin, showing just how very pale she is, or how it shocked against her beatifull black hair, he hated that red collar that was wrapped around her neck like some sort of captured animal, red really wasn't her couler, he hated the look on her face, the fear and amazement in her eyes, he hated it, how the orange embers licked her face and threatened her life, how she cryed ever so slightly, he hated it, he hated how she shook in his arms, even though she tried to hide it, he hated the fright and shakeyness in her voice, he hated the weakness that was painted on her, he hated it all with a firey passion that made him want kill the people that did that to her, but he restrained himself, for her, but wat he hated most was how willing she was, to die, how quickly she exepted it, and how it didn't seem to bother her at all, it made him absolutely sick, the way she held such concern for his life and such little for her owne, and it was all because of THEM! They were the ones that told her she was no good, treated her like trash, and filled that little head of her's with crud that made her believe they were right, he hated them! And even though it was a trick, and she new that, and it wasn't her fault, and she new that as well, she was still much too willing to die, and it made him sick and he hated it, but wat could he do? How could he change her mind? She wasn't that kind of girl, he loved her strenth, it was the best part of her, but her life had been so hard, and he could see a type of tiredness in her eyes, and it was horrible, the fact that she never ounce was able to look through innocent eyes, or blurred vision, from the time she was born her eyes have been tortured, she's been dameged in too many ways, it was never for her, she was never meant to be innocent, she was always meant to live this way, her eyes were always wide open and her vision clear, she never was able to see through innocent eyes, she always saw the blood, and the pain, and everything else of it's kind, and it wasn't fair, it wasn't fair that she was never able to see things with an unseen vision, everyone should've atleast ounce seen things with innocent eyes and blind vision, and she never could, but that's why he loved it wen he could show her something new, because for a moment, she had it, for a moment, she saw with blind vision and innocent eyes, and he loved it, and he loved this site, wat he saw right now, it was a preciouse image, because it was simple, and there was no blood and no pain, just her, sitting there on his bed starring out his window at the night's rain, in that pretty baby blue dress of her's, it loked right, and that dress was beautifull on her, and he loved it,
She woundered if he hated her, he certainly had every reason to, in fact, if he didn't hate her, that would be strange, very strange, she finally looked away from the rain, she crawled off of the bed and started walking towards the closet, "Wat'cha doin'?" he asked, "Changing into my night gown, does that concern you?" "Tch, would ya' stop bein' so sarcastic?!" "Not likely," "Ofcourse not," he mutterd, and she turned back to the closet, he didn't pretend to go back to his manga, he heard the rusteling in the closet, fabric being torn off and throwen on, a zipper zipping down and up again, and then the door opened and she slid out, making her way back to her spot on the bed, that cute wite baby-doll night gown fitting nicely to her figure, a small sigh escaping from her lips, "Wat's wrong?" he asked, "Nothing," she replied, "Rukia, I no wen something's wrong, now tell me wat it is," Rukia turned to look at him, "Nothing," she said, overprounouncing each syllabal of each word, he gave her a look, "Ichigo," she started, but was cut off wen Ichigo spoke, "Geez Rukia! Why can't you tell me wat's going on?!" "Because nothing is!" "This isn't the only time this has a been a problum ya' no?! It's all the time! Including the night before they took you! You were acting weird then too and if I had realized why sooner I could've-" "You could've wat? Stopped them?" "I could've been perpared, I could've trained untill I was ready to face them and then show 'em who's boss! It wouldn't have been hard to keep you outta sight for a wile!" "Ichigo," her voice was softer, "There's nothing you could've done, even if you had defeated Renji, you couldn't have defeated my brother without the things you learned in Soul Society!" "Even if you're right, they still wouldn't've taken you, I could weaken them enough to were they couldn't-" "Ichigo, please, it wasn't your fault," Ichigo thought about that for a moment, before speaking,
"Rukia, you no I trust you completely right?" Rukia turned back to watching the rain, assuming that she had won the argument, "Mm-hm," she replied, begining to tune him out as usual, "And, do you trust ME completely?" she snapped her head around, "Yes! Ofcourse I do! Wat a stupid question!" "If you trust me completely, then give me your hand," "Why?" she asked suspicousely, "If you trust me completely, then there's no reasn to ask why," he actually had a point, well, ya' no wat they say, there's a first time for everything, Rukia hesitated, but drew out her hand for him, he sat on the foot of the bed and felt her slender fingers slide across his hand, he locked her soft hand in his and pulled her forward, she obliged, he teased the skin on her hand with his finger tip, and grinned at her, "Come on, you no I would never hurt you, right?" she raised an eyebrow, "Oh, but throwing me off a scaffold wen I very well could've hit a tree is fine?" Ichigo chuckled slightly, "Wat? I don't get it?" he smiled slightly, "I just wanted to make sure you trusted me," Rukia looked at him a moment, "Are you feeling ok?" she asked, reaching her hand out to touch his head, her other hand still under his, he smiled again, interlocking her fingers with his free hand, and keeping her that way for a moment before slowly bringing her hand down, "Ichigo, wat're you doing?" "If you trust me, there's no reason to ask, do you trust me?" "Yes," "Then, close your eyes," she closed her eyes, and then felt something soft and warm brush against her lips, she opened her eyes as Ichigo leaned up, "Sorry, you no I would never hurt you, but I just had to try that," "Ichigo? Do you trust me?" "Yes," "Then close your eyes," Ichigo smiled and did as he was told, then he felt the unmistakeable feeling of her lips aganst his, he didn't open his eyes as he deepened the kiss, then he moved his mouth genty across her cheek, and heard her giggle slightly as he did so, as soon as he got to her ear he wispered, in the softest voice, "I'm in love with Rukia Kuchiki," and then he returned to kissing her, and felt her lips trace his face, "I love you too, Ichigo Kurosaki," she wispered in his ear, she leaned back, "Ichigo?" "Hm?" "Does the name Rukia Kurosaki sound pleasent to you?" "It sounds extremely pleasent," "Really?" "Do you trust me?" Rukia laughed, and shoved him playfully, watching the rain out of the corner of her eye

New Rain

It was raining, not an abnormal thing, but wat was happening WAS abnormal, wat was happening you ask? Nothing, nothing at all, and that was abnormal, it was strange, it was just weird! They were both safe and dry and here, they were here, home, it's were they belonged, it was safe, it was nice, it was, just too weird! It was even sort of disturbing, no one was crying, everything was peacefull, too peacefull, and it was grateing on her nerves, "Ichigo?" Rukia asked in an annoyed tone, "Hm?" "This is weird, don't you feel like something's wrong?" Ichigo looked up from his Manga and swirved around in his chair to face the girl on the bed, she looked out the window again as she spoke, looking at the rain, "Wat're ya' talkin' about?" "I mean, well, everytime it rains, our worlds seem to crash," "You mean like, Soul Society and-" "No, your world and my world, wenever it rains something always goes wrong and they crash and then we rebuild them untill the next rain," "Oh, I get it," "..." "Well, maybe we need to change that," Rukia turned her head to look at him, "Say again?" "I just mean, well, maybe the rain something to hate, I'm just saying that we should try to find a reason to like it, that's all," she turned her attention back to the window, "Mm-hm," she replied, the night was silent for a few more minutes, "Wat were you thinking?" she asked after a moment, "Huh?" "Wen you rescued me, wat were you thinking?" "Uh, 'scuze me, have we met? I think your brain just died or somethin' 'cause that's a really stupid question, I was thinking that I wanted to save you," "No, I mean, tell me wat you thought exactly, wen you saw me," "Wich time? The first or the second?" "Both," "Why do you want to no?" "I'm just curiouse, very, curiouse," "Are you really just curiouse?" "Well, sort of, I mean, looking at this rain, having nothing on my mind is annoying because then my thoughts wander to unpleasent things, 'wat if', just, talk for a little wile, talk about things that will keep my mind busy," "And you chose this rather then the age old question of my favirote couler?" "Well, it can't be something mindless or I'll have a tendensy to tune you out," "Gee thanks," "Just, tell me," "Well, wen I first saw you I was worried that you weren't the same, you looked so much more vunerable than usual, that's actually why I proveked you, to see if you were the same Rukia, you were, also, red isn't your couler, my first priority after rescuing you was gonna be gettin' that coller off!" "Yeah, I remember your attempt, you told me to be absolutly still and close my eyes, then I asked why and you took out your sword and your exact words were 'Don't move, I don't wanna accedently kill you,'!" "Yeah, then you started squirmin' around!" "Because you came at my throat with a 6 ft. sword!" "Well, it worked didn't it?" "If you had waited someone else would've gotten it off! Ya' no, in a way that WOULDN'T kill me!" "Watever!" there was a short pause, "The second time a saw you was better, you snapped at me more," "Why did you throw me off that scaffold?" "Was there another way down?" "Yes, you could've taken me with you!" "Well, we would've risked getting caught more," Rukia didn't respond, she did however, lay down on the bed, "Does it still hurt?" she wispered, "Does wat still hurt?" "Your scars, do they still hurt?" "No, do yours?" "I don't have any scars," "Oh," "Besides, you got those scars for me," "So?" "So, that makes a diffrence," "How?" "Well, do you, do you ever regret rescuing me?" "Nope, not at all," "Not even a little bit? Ever?" "Nope, never, not even a little bit," "Why? Why don't you regret it? Why don't you hate me?" "Rukia," "Why did you save me?" "Rukia, I saved you because you needed to come home, you don't deserve to die, you never did and never will," "But, didn't you trust that if I was really that good someone else would rescue me?" "No, I didn't think anyone else there had a heart, except you ofcourse, besides, I didn't want to abanden you, I wanted to NO that you were ok, not just hope it," "Why don't you hate me?" "Why should I?" "I twisted your life around," "And I like it, Rukia," "Why? Why don't you regret saving me?! Why?" "How could I? Because, Rukia, I'm in love with you," "Ichigo," "I no it sounds a little crazy but, I am, really, truly in love with you, Rukia Kuchiki," "Ichigo? Do you no why I kept trieing to insist that you leave me alone to die? Or alone in general?" "Because you're a suicidal midget with the insane ideah that you're a bad person and have the mind to kill" "No you idiot! It's because I was scared, I was scared that you didn't love me, and I didn't no wat to do, because I am so in love with you, but, I didnt want my heart to break again, it was selfish, I no, but, I was just so scared," "Rukia," Ichigo was now laying next to her on the bed, "there's no reason to be afraid anymore, I'm right here, I'm not going anywere," "I love you Ichigo Kurasake," Ichigo grinned, "I'm really glad that you chose me, no why?" "No," "Because you'll get to keep the same initals," "Wat do you mean?" "Well, wen we get marrried your initals will still be RK," "Why wouldn't they be?" "Well, if you had chosen some other guy, say Renji, or someone, your initals probbably would've changed to RA or something," "Why?!" "Well, because, wat are the chances of marrying someone with the same last initial?" "Why does that matter?" "It dosen't but, I mean, I just think it's cool, and Rukia Kurasake fits you very nicely," "Wat?! I'm not changing my name! You're changing your name!" "Wat?! Why would I do that?!" "Because I'm nobility! It's my job as a Kuchiki to keep the family name going!" "Well too bad! There's no way I'm gonna change my name to Ichigo Kuchiki, that has a really nasty ring to it! Rukia Kurasake however sounds nice," "Wile I DO agree with you, we'll still have to name the kids Kuchiki," "No," but before she could retort, he leaned down and kissed her on the lips, "We'll sort it out later," he mumbeled against her lips, the rain was no longer such a bad thing, it had become something diffrent, something else, something safe, it was a new rain

Sleeping Solution

It had been a long week, a very, very long week, and Rukia was tired, she hit her head against the back of the couch a few times, and then it came to her, the solution, "Alright," she said, the room suddenly fell quiet, although weather that was out of fear or interest is still unnowen, anyone (and nearly everyone) on the world of the living team was in Ichigo's living room, it was the last night before everyone, (including Rukia and Ichigo) returned to Soul Society, and there was only one more day untill Rukia and Ichigo made the huge leap, Rukia as a captin and Ichigo the captin commander, and there lies the problum, see, they had given Orahime the night off, and had erased the memories of everyone else (AKA the previouse bed providers) and the only stroke of good luck that had hit them was that Isheen and Ichigo's sisters were camping for three days, oh and Urahara and Youraweichie had (for some unnowen reason) kicked Renji out for the night, well, needless to say that Rukia was annoyed, "There are 8 Soul Reapers in this house! And in all fairness I WAS HERE FIRST! This was my place first!" Ichigo gave her a look, "You live here, you don't count," she told him, "Now, Renji, Ikkaku, and Yumichka in the girl's room, Momo and Toshiro in the guest room, sorry but you're both pretty small so you have to share a bed, Rangiku on the couch, Ichigo in his owne bed, and me in the closet, why I CHOSE the closet is still a mysery, but, nevermind," "I can't sleep on the couch!" Rangiku wined, "And Rukia, the mod souls have taken the closet," Ichigo stated, "Alright, Rangiku in the girl's room, Renji on the couch," he gave her a look, "Renji you're a man, suck it up!" she told him, "And even though I'll probbably regret this later and wake up on the floor, Ichigo, you have a big bed, and I'm small, we're going to have to share, so live with it," Ichigo loked at her and yelled, "No way! Why should I, the only person who lives here, have to share MY bed?! Stay on the couch with Renji!" "I can't! I'd roll right off! Or HE'D roll me off besides, who no's wat he'd do in his sleep, atleast I TRUSTyou! You and I have slept in the same room, and I no your sleeping habits, and we don't even have to touch, you stay on your side, I'll stay on mine, deal?" he looked at her, he saw how tired she was, "Deal," he said,
This was a bit uncomoftable, laying in the bed next to her, it was hard to not try to snuggle up to her, "Ichigo, is it just me, or does this feel uncomfortably normal?" "Yeah, now that ya' menton it, should it feel this... normal?" "I don't no," there was silence for a minute, "So, do you think, maybe, the unusual part is that we aren't closer?" "Wat do you mean?" "I mean, do you think the unusual feeling is that we aren't how do you put it, cuddeling?" her back was turned to him but he could tell that her nose wrinkled a little wen she said "cuddle" it was hard for him not to laugh, he found it cute, yes, he found the Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki, who has come close to killing him far too many times, cute, now THAT was annoying! "Well, do you?" "Kinda, you?" "Kinda, I think, but why would that feel UNnormal?" "I don't no," "Well, there's only one way to find out," he said, and then it happened, she felt his arms curl around her and pull her closer to him, her head just under his chin, against his chest, she blushed, "Does this feel normal to you?" she wispered, "Kinda, you?" "Kinda, you?" "Ok, you DO no it was me who just asked you that right?" "Mm-hm," "So, if this feels normal, do you think anything else weird feels normal?" "Like?" "Like this," he leaned down and kissed her lightly, a chill went up her spine, "Somehow, yes," she said wen he let up, "It feels normal to me too," "So, then, wat does that mean?" "I think, I think it means that I love you more than I thought, you?" "Can't say," Ichigo felt his heart drop, "because you stole my answer," he was annoyed, yet, somehow pleased, he was suddenly thankfull that Rukia was one of the smartest people he new, and therefor made the sleeping arrangements

You Can Protect Me

NOTE: Happy birthday to Sparklingwave!

He leaned closer, "Ichigo, just hurey up and kiss me," she said, Ichigo couldn't have heard anything sweeter, but right before their lips met, Rukia diapeared, and Ichigo awoke from the dream, he raised up, it was probbably around noon, with Rukia gone there really wasn't much to do, so after she got him up early that moning, after battling hollows all night mind you, she was ready to make him hurry up with the goodbyes so she could erase everyone's memory, though she forgot that it would have to wait another two days as planned, because today was Saturday, but just before he started to explain that to her, she was ordered back to Soul Society for a couple of hours, ordered, that was something that wouldn't happen to Rukia anymore, she would never be "ordered" to do anything ever agian, because she was becoming a captin, and as the captin commander, (well in three more days) Ichigo is going to make some changes, Ichigo wanted a quick nap, Rukia had been gone for two hours, yes that's right, 10:00 AM is early to Ichigo, he looked at his window, and just as he did, Rukia flew in, Ichigo jumped slightly, Rukia ran towards Ichigo, the next thing he new, her arms were wrapped around his neck, her small body was pinning his to the bed, her head rested in the crook of his neck, her skin was hot, Ichigo wasn't sure wat was going on, he wrapped his arms around her little body, after a few minutes, she let go, pulled away, and sat down, she put a hand ontop of his, and then it hit him, "Rukia," her hand was burned, rope burns or carpet burns, something like that, it was bleeding, Ichigo didn't see this, he felt it, felt the rough scrape on her raw skin, felt the quickly drying blood that was seeping out of her cut, he could tell that her hand had been cut on glass, he could tell this because of seeing blood and burns all his life, he looked at Rukia's face, her cheek was bruised and beging to bleed slightly, he started to touch her blueing skin, but retracted his hand wen he saw her flinch, she turned to face him, "I'm sorry!" she said in all to happy tone, "I just, I just wanted to hug you for a minute, that's all, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have surprised you," her words slipped out of his mind, barely hearing wat she said, "Wat happened? Are you ok? Who struck you?" "Ichigo? I'm fine but, can we please, talk about it later?" Ichigo picked up her rist, he could encirle it with his tumb and index finger, he turned her palm over, and gently pressed on the tips of her fingers to unfold her forming fist, wat unfolded made his eyes go as wide as they could, burned, scared, bloody, raw, that discrbed the skin on her soft hand, he let go and reached around her, picking up her other rist, it was the same story, she stared at the floor, refusing to meet his gaze, "Rukia," he said, but only barely,
It stung, it hurt, it was painful, Rukia gritted her teeth, wincing and trying not to flinch, "Sorry, I no this really hurts," Rukia looked up, "No it's-" "Rukia, don't bother," she looked down, "Are you sure? Are you sure you want to continue? You don't have to you no, I'll be ok," "I don't want to say this again, Rukia, just let me help you, for ounce, let me help you," Rukia said nothing, Ichigo put the bloody cloth back in the bowl of water, "This'll-" "I no," she didn't want him to finish the sentence, she new that the disinfectent spray would certainly sting, she'd been sprayed before, but she didn't want to say anything didn't want to hear anything, she almost wanted to be left alone, she just wanted to sit there and be with him, breathe him in, fall and rest her head on his chest if she wanted to fall asleep, she did want to fall asleep, she bit her lip wen she felt the sting on her hand, as Ichigo started wrapping the wound, she let her lip escape the cage of her teeth, she let go as she felt the bandeges wrap around her palm, she felt the small metal clasp close off the bandeges, without a word she offered her other hand to Ichigo as soon as she felt the clasp close around her rist, still not looking at him as she did so, the cycle repeated, she closed her eyes ounce Ichigo finished with her palm, as a sighn to start working on her face, it was easier, having a good explination for not looking at him, staring straight ahead, but keeping her eyes closed, lest the medicin that was being sprayed across her cheek enter her eyes, he had to be delicate wen he touched her face, he new that, the reason why she didn't want to look at him or talk to him, is because, if she talked to him, she would have to look at him, and if she looked at him, she was afraid that his stern eyes would glare back at her and lock her in place, imprisoning her and making her tell him everything, albeit reluctintly, "Ok," his voice broke her thoughts and she instinctivly opened her eyes, "Ichigo?" she looked at him reluctintly, her eyes widened wen she saw his, they were soft and sweet, thay weren't the same eyes that locked her in place, they were diffrent eyes, concerned eyes, "Yes?" "Um, do you think I could take a nap first, wen I wake up, I promise, I'll," Rukia closed her eyes for a moment, and took a deep breath, "I'll tell you everything you want to no," Ichigo took her arm and tugged a little, pulling her towards the bed, she layed down, he next to her, and they fell asleep
The mask twisted a little, and came off, "No," Ichigo wispered, "Yes!" she said, "No!" "Yes Ichigo! You want to no how I got those injuries? Hm? Well! Because my hollow self, that's me, now controls this body!" the hollow looked like Rukia, but it wasn't her, it couldn't be her, could it? No, it couldn't! "You can't be a-" "A wat? A hollow? A monster? You mean, like you?" "You, you aren't Rukia! Rukia would never-" "Never, say such a thing? Would never, tell the truth?" "You are NOT Rukia!!" "Prove it!" 'No!' the hollow mask formed, he couldn't control the hollow within him, "Haha! Now! Let's see who's stronger and battle to the death!" he heard, but everything went blank, and he woke up, he looked over, Rukia was still sleeping, his face softened, it was just a dream, she was here, she was ok, she was curled up in his arms, like a little kitten, he smiled, any minute he expected her to start purring, and then, as if on que, she wimpered a little in her sleep, Ichigo could laugh at the resemblence and uncanny timeing, but he didn't want to wake her up, wake up her small, sleeping body, she was so little, yet so strong, he never really noticed that she was about half his size untill now, he espically didn't notice it wen they were fighting, battling, he brushed a strand of silky dark hair out of her eyes, he thought for a moment, thinking about everything, about her, his heart nearly started aching, he wanted to kiss her so much,
Rukia woke up, she kept her eyes closed, she wasn't exactly looking forward to talking to Ichigo, "So, you're awake," she opened her eyes, how did he do that? She sat up and looked at Ichigo, "Wat do you want to no?" "Let's start with, who slugged you?" "We might as well start from the beging then, you'll only end up finding out everything anyway, well, Captin Kutosuchi and I were on our way to the research lab, and wen he got there, he said that he wanted to no why I was the one that possesed the Hogyoku, and then," "'And then'?" "And then, he, strapped me to a table, and I started getting scared, he started talking about test subjects, and, anyway, I started getting really scared, broke free and, he hit me, I slammed into a shelf, and that's how I got the cuts on my hand, some glass viles broke and I just wanted to escape, I got burns wen I ran my hands on the carpet to get up," "He's dead!" "No Ichigo! Stop!" "Why should I?!" "You can't protect everyone you no," "But, I can atleast protect you, right?" Ichigo stroked Rukia's face, they kissed, "You can protect me," she said wen the kiss broke, "There's just one more thing that I want to no Rukia, do you love me?" "Yes, do you love me?" "Yes,"