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Stittches

Stittches
I feel stupid, no, stupid isn't the right word, embarresed is more correct, why hadn't I seen it sooner? Why had I been wishing for the impossible? I was so confussed, ... I just wish I hadn't seen it, if I hadn't seen it, maybe I wouldn't feel THIS horrible, it all started wen I went to the school to return the equipment that the Home Hnadycraft's Club had borrowed for our feild trip, it was Saturday, around dusk, so the school was empty, at least, I THOUGHT it was, but that was only my FIRST mistake...
As I walked through the halls of the empty school I heard heavy footsteps coming down the hall behind me, I don't no why but I decided to hide in a near-by classroom, "Jeez you really did it this time!" A familiar voice shouted, my heart leapt as I realized that it was Ichigo Kurosaki coming down the hall! But he was with someone, who, I didn't no, "Oh give it a rest!" that time the voice shrunk my heart and my hopes, it was Rukia's voice, sweet little Rukia, hissing at him like a threatening rattle snake, "And this time, THIS time you don't even have Orihime to bail you out since she's away!" Ichigo shouted, I immidiatly hid my spiritual pressure, not sure wat was happening and not wanting to get in the way, "I no, but you can manege right? I mean after all, you DID used to patch me up rather well back before Orihime came along," she stated, I understood it now, she was injured, "Yeah but I gotta tell ya', this ain't gonna be pleasent!" he protested, I heard her sigh heavily, "Oh yeah?" "Yeah, these are pretty bad, I'm pretty sure you need stitches," his voice turned seriouse, and I heard her groan loudly, I heard a door open and close and the footsteps and voices stopped, I opened the door and peered out, no one, I stepped down and saw a shadow in the infermery, I sprinted next to the door and crouched down beside it, sure enough I soon heard their voices emmitting from the small room, "Yep, you DEFINATLY need stitches," he stated, she moaned loudly again, "It won't be that bad," he stated, I heard the soft click of the hot-plate inside and the running of the sink, Rukia mean wile, continued to sigh heavily and moan in pain, Ichigo soon got irritated with this and I heard a gasp, I couldn't take just LISTENING anymore, no, my curiosity was too great, I peeked through the small window and the situation became more clear, boiling water sat on the hot plate, a sewing needle sat inside that, Rukia wason the leather bench, layed down with a cloth over her head, Ichigo standing next to her, inspecting her many injurieres wearing... a wite lab coat? I guessed he did that to annoy her, I learned that she had a slight phobia of doctors, very slight but enough to irritate her, "I hate this," she moaned, "I no," he stated, cleaning one of her lesser wounds and treating it with medicine and bandeges, "Ya' no, .... it isn't so much that I mind this," she stated, he raised an eyebrow and reached for more bandeges as she spoke, "I really don't mind it at all wen you treat me, I find it a bit relaxing even, fascinating to see wat humans do, wat bothers me is this stupid bright light! It's SO annoying! I mean, I MUCH perfer your room, it's much more comfortable," I heard him chukle, as she slung her uninjured arm over her eyes, I heard my own heart speed up, I wasn't sure why the adrenalin in my blood was shooting through the roof, they weren't saying or doing anything personal, but still it felt like they alone were in their own world, seperated from me and the rest of this universe, I tried my best to tune out wat they were saying but I couldn't help myself, I watched him open one of the small sewing cases that I hadn't seen him pick up, "Wat couler thread do you want?" she sprang up and glared at him, she seemed slightly offended, I couldn't imagine why though, "Oh perfect! I JUST forgot that I was getting stitches and now you're going to remind me?!" I understood then, for a split second I felt more dumbfounded than threatened, until Ichigo started laughing and pushed her back down, "Well then why didn't you tell me that you just forgot?" "Oh shut up! And to answer your previouse question, I like purple," she layed her uninjured arm back over her eyes, "Just like your eyes," he mumbeled, just loud enough for me to make out the sound, my heart skipped a beat and I guess her's did too because she slowly sat up and stared at him the same way that I new I was, "Wat?" she wispered, I had to read her lips for that one, he stiffened, "Wat did you just say?" she wispered again, "Purple it's um, it's the couler of your eyes, sort of, ... neon lavender," I couldn't believe that he not only admitted to saying that but he expanded on it too! I was getting angry and scared at the same time and I wasn't sure wich feeling was more dominant, she returned to her previouse position, "Why didn't you call me?" Rukia sighed heavily at Ichigo's question, I wasn't sure if he was trying to get real answers out of her or trying to distract her, "Wat? You mean with the hollow? I didn't feel like I needed to," his face became much more angry looking, "Wat's that supposed to mean?!" He had already started threading the needle through her skin and closing the wound, she either didn't mind or didn't notice, "It means that I didn't feel like I needed your help! I wanted to do it alone, it was only a low level hollow-" "That caused these injurieries by throwing you through a wall!" I had heard that tone before, he was pretty mad, "I hadn't gotten a chance to get out of my gigai yet!" "Wich is just another reason that you needed me there!" "If I could see propperly I'd slap you right now," that was the first time I had actually heard her threaten him instead of actually doing the deed, but I suppose there's a first for everything, "Get up, you're done," he stated, removing the extra thread from her arm, she sprang up immidiatly, first inspecting the stitch-job on her arm, then staring back at Ichigo, "I'm not weak," she stated, "Obviously," "Then why do you always act like I am?! Why can't you just leave me alone?!" "You'd like that?!" "No! I mean- I don't, ... not for good,... I just wish I wasn't a fragil peice of glass with you! I'm more than a china doll you no!" "I no!" "Then why-" I felt tears coming to my eyes, he was kissing her, he had practically jumped her but he was kissing her! And she was kissing him back, I wanted to run but my legs wouldn't listen to me, but I had to look away so I settled for slumping down against the door, "Did it hurt? The stitches I mean," so they had stopped, maybe there was still a chance- "No," her voice sounded breathless and I could tell that they had started kissing again, "Rukia, I lov-" I had found the will to run and didn't hear the rest of his sentence, but I wasn't stupid and I new perfectly well wat he was saying, I let the tears come as I ran out the door and down the street, I hated this day, why hadn't I waited till Monday to return the equipment?!
So that's wat happened, I can't believe I was so stupid that I didn't see it coming sooner, so stupid to think that I had a chance with Rukia around, I didn't no wat to do at this point, I heard the phone ringing and checked the caller ID, Uryuu was calling, I didn't feel like talking to anyone but I answered anyway, "Hello?" "Orihime? Are you ok? You sound like you're crying," "No, I'm fine," "...Do you want to get some coffee or something?" "........Ok,"

"And though the wound hasn't healed,
The heart is left in stitches"

Your Blood On My Lips

Another cut, more blood spilt, more tears shed, her sword dripped with his crimson blood and the ground was slaughtered with tears and rain, and blood, he really wasn't one to cry, he would rather do just about anything than allow his tears to fall, but right now he couldn't care less, he would do anything to wake her up, his free hand instinctivly gripped at the gash in his shoulder, "Please," he begged, not looking up, not wanting to see her cold, dead, eyes again, no, he NEVER wanted to see her eyes like that again, he would rather die than see her like this, but he willed himself to look up at her again, her beautifull face had never been so unforgiveing, her eyes hard and cold like stone, her lips pursed in a straight line, her face experssionless, "Please!" he begged her again, "Rukia WAKE UP! PLEASE! You're NOT doing this ok?! You're NOT! This is someone else! Please Rukia!" still no response, another slash was attempted, he was just able to defend himself with his sword, "Rukia please," his voice was more quiet, but no less desprete, "for once, use your heart and not your head!" he finally saw her expression change, but not how he had hoped, she smirked, she was smirking, "Use my heart and not my head?" her voice was incredably distorted, and he refused to let himself think that it was HER voice, no, HER voice couldn't sound this, this, EVIL, "Silly boy," she grinned, "wat do you think I am? To ask me to use my heart and not my head, is asking me to use nothing at all, I HAVE no heart!" she swung at him again, he blocked her again, finally he made the last decision he could, he threw Zangetsu aside and ran up to her, grasping her rists in his hands, "Foolish human!" she screeched, "How DARE you touch me?!" he ignored her struggling, and pressed his bloody lips against her own, he felt the struggling stop, but he also felt her sword jam into his lower abdamon, "Rukia," he murmered, and he fell, stareing at her unforgiveing face, he watched her, and she watched him
She smirked again, touching her finger to her lips and wipeing off a bit of blood, stareing down at her finger, but then it happened, wen she saw his blood, and wen she realized that it had come from her lips, it all became much too clear, her heart pounded, her chest throbbed, she screamed, snapping her eyes shut and holding her head, grasping at her raven coulered hair, she screamed again, "Get...out...of me!!" she demanded, screaming again, and then the struggling stopped, she was back, and she was ok, there wasn't a scratch on her, she dropped to her nees, biteing her bottum lip, but then, she tasted the blood, but there was absolutely no pain, it wasn't her blood, she new, but then who's...? She looked down and saw Ichigo's body laying on the cold ground, "No," she begged, barely a wisper, "NO!" she screamed, shakeing his body violently, he didn't move, she felt the tears stream down her face, she didn't care, "No! No! No!" she begged, she shook her head violently, "Wake up! Ichigo! PLEASE wake up! I didnt mean it! Please! Wake up! Please," the last word was a wisper, she couldn't speak anymore, just cry, she slipped his body over her and continued to cry, "Please no," she begged, "wake up, please Ichigo, wake up," still no response, and the only thing she woundered, was how his blood got on her lips
She had made a decision, she would make one more attempt to wake him up, if it failed, then she would take her own life, she shook him weakly, just a tiny little shake, her eyes were dead, and she could barely speak, "Ichigo? Please wake up, I'm sorry, I'm so very sorry, just please, please wake up Ichigo, I love you," he still didn't move, and the tears started to come again, she reached a shakey hand towards her sword, but felt something other than the metal of her blade, something soft and warm wrapped around her hand, her eyes grew wide, and she heard his voice, "Rukia? Do you really think I would die like this? And abandon you? I wouldn't do that... Idiot," he sat up and watched as more tears welled up and strolled down her face, it was so nice to see her beautifull amythist eyes again, he reached his hand up and gently sweeped away her tears, pulling her forward into his arms, "You idiot!" she growled against his chest, "You scared me!" she admitted, "Yeah, sorry about that," "Ichigo?" she wispered, "Yeah?" "Um, how come your blood is on my lips? I didn't bite you did I?" that was his breaking point, he started laughing, "No Rukia, you didn't bite me," he laughed, "Then...?" "I um, I k-kissed you," he stated shyly, he watched her smile, not a smirk, not a grin, but her beautifull smile, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him lightly, "Ichigo, I'm useing my heart instead of my head," she wispered, "You, uh, heard all that?" he asked, "Yeah, I did, it's kind of hazey though," Ichigo smiled, "Well guess wat? I love you too," Rukia blinked quizzically, "You um, heard that?" "Yeah I did," he smiled again, and as they kissed, she didn't mind tasteing his blood on her lips

Trust Thy Heart

*Beep beep! Beep beep!* Rukia flipped open her cell phone, well, the hollow looked weak enough, she decided not to bother wakeing Ichigo, after all why wake the sleeping dragon right? So she hopped out of the closet and headed to the window, popping a Soul Candy in her mouth and comanding Chappy to go to sleep before jumping out the window and heading towards the hollow,
Ichigo woke up slowly, there was a draft, he slid out of bed to shut the window and, wile he was up, decided to check on Rukia, he had a feeling that he needed to, so he creeked open the closet door, and to his surprise (and delieght) there lay Rukia, sleeping sweetly in her makeshift bed, something seemed wrong though, but he couldn't help but smile at the image, after all this was a rare sight, here was the tough and rough Rukia Kuchiki curled up in a ball, sleeping like an angel, he grinned, if he only had a camara... ohhh the black mail! Although his smile faded wen the Soul Reaper's bright amythist eyes fluttered open and an unusually large grin spread across her face, she leaped up, "Spying Stwabewwy Pyon!" the mod soul sqweaked, "Oh you're Chappy! Were's Rukia?!" "Went to fight hollow, Pyon!" Ichigo maneged to claw the little pyon-ing thing away from him long enough to leap out of the window, searching for this midget would be a real pain and you better bet she was getting a real good tounge-lashing as soon as they got home!
Blood trickled down Rukia's arm, the hollow had gotten in a lucky shot, her radar said there was only one hollow but there were actually TWO, and ofcourse she was looking at getting yelled at by Ichigo the very second she entered the room, perhaps she could delay the royal lecture if- "RUKIA!" she breathed an exasperated sigh, he had woken up, he had come after her, he had gotten VERY mad, how very lovely, she felt his hand slip over her shoulder (not the injured one though) and sqeezed it tightly, "Let's go," she could tell that he was saying it through clenched teeth, his tone was very angered, she started to wounder just HOW mad she had gotten him, but guessed that she would find out soon enough
"How STUPID can you be?!" Rukia sighed, watching Ichigo pace around the room, "Wat do I keep TELLING you abuot fighting alone you little twit?!!" She really wasn't paying much attention, "HELLO!? Are you going to answer me?!" "I didn't think you wanted an answer to a rhetorical question," "You weren't even listening!" "Oh? I suppose I missed something, wat did you ask?" she could see Ichigo becomeing more and more annoyed by the second, his eye was twitching and the big vein in the middle of his forehead was throbbing and bigger than she had ever seen it, Ichigo neeled down on the floor and rolled up Rukia's sleve, "I asked if you even HAVE a conciouse," he mumbeled, cleaning the blood from her arm (and not bothering to be gentle like he normally would) "Wat do you mean?" she asked, the question takeing her by surprise, "I mean, don't you no how torn up I get wen you make me worry like this?" "Ichigo," Rukia winced, "Am I wrapping it too tight?" "Y- yeah, a bit," "Good, you deserve it," Rukia glared at him, although, it wasn't that bad,
They sat there for a few moments, neither tired enough to go to sleep, "You're too overprotective," Rukia stated dully, Ichigo looked at her, surprise written on his face, "I can take care of myself you no," Ichigo glared at her, "Then wat do you call this?" he sqeezed her arm and she winced, "It's just a scratch," he sqeezed her again, she winced again, "Stop doing that! You're hurting me Moron!" "Then it isn't just a scratch now is it?!" She bit her lip, he was just being mean now! "Why are you acting so obnoxiouse all of a sudden?!" she spat, "Because you made me worry! You're SO inconsederate sometimes!" "Inconsederate?!" "Yeah! You never think about how YOUR actions affect ME!" "That's bull! I think the vein is speaking now!" "Really?! You didn't seem to think about how much it would hurt me the night you left and were taken! And the VEIN wasn't too happy about THAT either!" "That was a long time ago!" "And you STILL don't think about me! I bet you didn't ONCE think about how much it would hurt me wen you screamed at me to go away! All those days locked in that tower did you ever ONCE consider that?! And don't even TRY lieing because you're a terrible lier!" she was silent, "Did you ever think about how scared I was?!" "Ofcourse I did! Wat a stupid question!" "Scared for YOU Moron! Did you ever think about how terrified I was that I was going to run out of time and loose you?! Huh?! I'm waiting for your snarky answer Rukia! Don't tell me that you've finally run out of things to say!" He was geneinly angry now, not just angry because of her fighting on her own, or ignoring him, but he was angry because she obviously didn't comprehend her importance to him, "You complain that I didn't think about your feelings?" her tone was low and dark and just above a wisper, "You think that I really didn't no you'd be comeing after me?" her tone was riseing, "Or that I would jump into your arms like some fairy tale princess and beg you to save me?! Do you really think I would want you there?! I always say that Soul Society is a wounderfull place and for most it really is, but for others it's like a torture chamber! I should no! I've been on both sides of the line! Do you really think I didn't consider how badly I was hurting your feelings?! Wat about MY feelings?! I new you were comeing I just hoped against it! I couldn't die peacefully with your death hanging over me! One was enough! Two was unbearable! You talk about ME being inconsideret, YOU'RE the one who's being inconsiderete! Did YOU ever think about MY feelings?! You said that you were worried that I was going to die! Well if that DID happen didn't you ever think about my inability to rest in peace with your death hanging over me?! Don't you ever THINK?! You're such a JERK! Don't you understand how crossed I was?!" she paused, tears begining to cloud her eyes, "You just don't understand, I wanted more than anything to be with you and no that everything was ok, but I new that I couldn't do that, I just, I just wanted your safety that's all, and I only wanted to be away from you so that you would be ok, don't you get it?" "Then why do you keep doing this to me? If you realize how much it hurts to see you in danger then why don't you let me protect you?" "For the exact same reason, I want to protect you too, and I want to be equal to you, Idiot, you can't possibly understand,"
There was a long pause, "Ichigo, I want you to be safe, I want you to have a better life, and so, I guess wat I'm trying to say is that, I'm causeing too much trouble, I need to leave," but before she could say anything else Ichigo's lips were crushing her's, at first it felt like he was pressing too hard, that he just wanted to shut her up, but after only a second, he seemed to lighten his hold, makeing the kiss less demanding and more pleading, it became very soft and he eventually pulled away from the stunned girl, leaving her laying across his bed, "Why.... did you do that?" "How else could I shut you up? Wat was I gonna do? Slap you or something?" "...You could've," "I wouldn't," "Ichigo listen to me, I don't-" wat was she going to say? 'I didn't enjoy that'? Lie, 'I don't want to have that relationship with you'? Bigger lie, 'Don't kiss me'? Yeah right, 'I don't love you'? That one would make a lie detector go berserk, "You don't wat?" "...I don't no," she sqweaked, "Rukia listen to me, I love-" "Stop, don't say it, please, don't say that, my heart can't take it," "Rukia, I love you," and that was that, the final string snapped, she couldn't take it anymore, and she started crying, "I told you not to say it," "I wish you felt the same way, Rukia," "I DO you fool!" "Then wat's the problum!?" "I don't.... deserve you, I shouldn't-" but she was cut off again, he was holding her hands tightly in his, her lips being pressed shut by his, her eyes lingered on his orange hair for a moment, and they finally slid shut, "Listen to me Rukia, if you are good enough to make my heart go all jumpy, and to fall in love with, then don't you think that's good enough?" "...I don't no," "Well guess wat? I DO no, and I say it is MORE than good enough," "...ok," "Well, it's good that you finally understand," "Ichigo?" "Yeah?" "By the way, I love you too,"

Loving Her

If she could only get about five minutes to talk to him, yes, that was all she needed, surely he would pull a trick out of his sleve to get to her if she acted weak, after all, this hole plan was based on the completely wrong information that she WAS weak, so, let's just hope that it works now, the mask was forming, she hadn't expected that, "Ichigo," she hissed, loud enough for him to hear, but still quiet enough to sound weak, he snapped around, "Rukia!" his voice was distorted, almost evil, from the mask, "Ichigo," she hissed again, "Hey!" he called to the arrancar, "Time out!" he howeled, "Oh, you need a minute to talk to your girlfreind?" Grimmjow teased, "Wat did I just say?! Five minutes! I'll kick your sorry butt then!" the hollow shrugged and Ichigo bounded towards his partner, "Rukia? Are you ok? Ofcourse you're not, I'm really-" "Shut up Idiot! And take that stupid mask off! It's really creepy!" she hissed, he reached up and yanked off the mask, blinking to erase the yellow from his eyes, "Better?" "Hmm, creepy or sorry? Creepy or sorry?" she questioned, "Nock it off Midget!" he groweled, "Listen, I have a plan, a way for you to win without using that mask! It's brillant! Actually, I bet we could use it all the time if you don't mind," "Wat is it?!" "Well, it'll be a little painfull," "I'll take any pain," "Not painfull for you Moron! Painfull for me!" "Huh? How come?" "Just follow my lead ok? Let's see how good an actress I really am, and also, DON'T defend me!" "Wat?!" "For this to work I need to take another hit, just one, you follow my lead from there," "Are you physcho Midget?! There's no way I'd-" "Time's up Soul Reaper!" Grimmjow yelled, heading towards Ichigo, Rukia shot him a pleading glance, he nodded slightly and jumped out of the way, "So, Soul Reaper! Is your girlfreind rejoining the fight?!" "She isn't my girlfreind and N-" "Yes, ofcourse I am," she said, leaning on Sode No Shirayuki, "Then this will be fun!" Rukia nodded towards Ichigo, who jumped out of Grimmjow's range, "Bad move Soul Reaper!" he howeled, charging towards Rukia, who grabbed her sword and pretended to be ready, she saw him coming, she felt the impact wen his hand made contact with her skin, she felt the harsh sting of the slap on her face,she skidded across the ground, laying on her bleeding stomach, she thought about starting then, but she couldn't be THAT weak, no one would be stupid enough to fall for it, she pretended to struggle as she lifted up with her hands, then she felt him stomp on her, felt his foot crush her small body, heard Ichigo's screaming in the distance, tasted the blood as it spilled out of her mouth, that was more than enough, she decided, and she began the trick, "Had enough yet Soul Reaper?" he asked grimmly, she didn't respond, ready to play out her role, "Or, are you dead?" she hoped he would think so, that was the trick, after all, playing dead was the trick, "Rukia!" she heard, and felt is reasitu increase as he rushed forward, Grimmjow laughed maniacally, "See Soul Reaper! I kiled your girl! But don't worry, you'll be joining her soon!" as soon as she was sure that the Arrancar was focused on Ichigo, she quietly moved her zanpokto and wispered, "Tsukishiro," the Arrancar froze in place, "Now Ichigo!" she commanded, as the orange haired Soul Reaper struck Grimjow with all his might, there was no way possiblt that the hollow had survived after being split in two, as soon as they were sure, Ichigo rushed over to Rukia, "Are you alright? That was a really stupid ideah Rukia! You could've died for real!" "Then next time we'll just use that trick before it gets out of hand," "Next time?! Rukia-! Let me help!" she was trying to get up, not succedeing too well, "I'm fine," she hissed, the pain coursing through her as if it were blood, as if it were as natural as anything, she acted like the pain wasn't there, as if the pain wasn't pain, but it was, and there was alot of it too, "Absolutly not! Rukia you are FAR from fine!" she started to stand up, but was scooped into Ichigo's arms, "Ichigo," "No way! Not a chance Rukia! I am NOT letting you walk! I'll nock you out if I have to! But I am NOT letting you walk in this condition!" Rukia settled and down and stopped struggling, resting, fitting perfectly in his arms, "Fine, for NOW anyway, I'll let you help me," "Geez, I'm delighted that you'll let me serve you," "Well, you should be,"
Orahime was tired, very tired, but she continued to heal Rukia, "Orahime," the Soul Reaper wispered, "I'm alright now, really, I no you're tired, I'm really fine," "But, Rukia I'm not done yet!" Orahime protested as Rukia tried to get up, "I'm fine, Orahime," "Uh, well, if you're REALLY sure,-" "I am," "Alright, but come to my house tommorrow morning as soon as you get up so I can finish or it might reopen," "Alright, it's a deal," she stood up wobbely, "Ichigo are you-" "I'm fine, Orahime," he assured with a small smile, "Come on Rukia," he said, reaching out to lift her up, "No, I'm fine really," "Rukia there's no way I'm letting you walk in this condition! So just suck it up and let me help you!" "I don't need any help," "Listen you stubborn little Midget-!" "Rukia," Orahime interupted, "If you walk I'm sure that your wound will reopen, please let him help you," Rukia couldn't say no to Orahime, after all with out her she would've bled to death, so the least she could do was listen and do wat the young healer said, "Fine, but only because Orahime is asking me to," Rukia replied stubbornly, Ichigo lifted her up and took off, he felt her relax again in his arms, felt her head snuggle up to his chest, her eyes closed for a few minutes, she hadn't realized earlier how tired she was, Ichigo looked at the red scar on her stomach, it wasn't healed enough to turn pink yet, it was his fault, he new, "Ichigo, I can walk, put me down," "No, you can't walk, besides Orahime told you not to, and also, I can feel that you're perfectly relaxed and pefectly fine right were you are so you aren't moving," "I'm fine," "I don't care, you're too weak to walk," "I'm not weak!" "No, but right now, you aren't strong enough to walk, and your tired too," and it was like that the hole way home, she wanted down, he wouldn't let her,
"Alright, get in your Gigi," Ichigo said laying Rukia on his bed, "That isn't a good ideah Ichigo, it'll make our injuries worse since they aren't completely healed yet," "Fine then," Rukia got up and wobbeled towards the closet, "Well, 'Night Midget," "Good night, Moron," and she climbed in the closet, she waited to hear Ichigo's soft, deep breathing, she immediatly slid out of the closet and rushed towards Ichigo's bed, she nelt down and started her Kido treatment on hm, a few minutes into she cold see that his injuries were healing nicely, "Rukia, go back to bed, Orahime will heal me tommorrow," he murmered, "I'm almost done," she wispered, he sat up, making her lose concentration, "Go on, back to bed," he commanded, "But-" "Rukia," he said in a warning tone, "You're right, Orahime would probbably do a better job,"
The next morning, as directed, they went to Orahime's as soon as they woke up, on the way home things got a little, well, out of hand, "Alright Midget come 'ere," "Wat? No! I'm completely healed now so let me walk!" "No! You still need to rest! I'm NOT letting you walk!" Rukia turned a tired, pleading look to Orahime, "Orahime, would you PLEASE tell him that I can walk!?" "Actually Rukia, you're healed, but, it's still better if you two take it easy for a wile, espically you Rukia, so it probbably WOULD be best that he carried you home," Rukia hated this, "Fine, but only because Orahime said so," Rukia hissed, Ichigo ounce again lifted Rukia up in his arms and headed out the door, "I no you're tired," Ichigo said as he carried her down the street, "So?" "So, you shouldn't be walking wile you're tired anyway," "So? Wat's your point?" "Just that you need to calm down and let me help you ounce in a wile," Rukia rolled her eyes, "Rukia, I don't no if it's that you don't like me carrieing you or something, but-" "No, I love it wen you carry me, it's really comfortable," "Then why do you always protest like that?!" "I don't want to look weak, espically not in front of you," "I don't think you're weak, I could never think that, but, it takes a stronger person to let someone help them than it does to do everything themselves, remember that," "Do you REALLY believe that?" "Yes, I except help alot, you no that," "True," "So?" "So?" "Are you going to let me help you from now on or wat?" "You promise you won't think I'm weak?" "Did you not hear wat I just said?" "I understand," "And?" "And, I'll try to let you help me from now on," "That's better," "Ichigo?" "Hm?" "So, um, never mind," "No, wat is it?" "Nothing, never mind," "Rukia tell me," they were standing in front of his house, she leaped in through the window, he followed her, "Ow," she winced, "Wat's the matter?" "Nothing, I'm fine," "Rukia," he said, pulling her down next to him on the bed, he got up, "Lay down," he commanded, "Why?" "Because you need to rest now lay down," she glared at him for a moment, "Remember wat I said about letting me help you?" "You're hurt too, well, were," "I no, but you were hurt more," "You aren't going anywere right?" "No, why do you care?" "Because I strongly believe in the term, 'take your own advice'," she replied, "I'm not going anywere, we're going to relax like Orahime said to, but you're obviously tired, so lay down," she was tired, very tired, she hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and she was still in pain, she looked at him a moment longer, and layed down on his bed,
She was asleep, she was so sweet, she looked innocent like that, he couldn't help himself, he leaned down and gently kissed her on the head, brushing a strand of hair out of her face, "Rukia, I love you so much, I wish I was strong enough to tell you," he wispered, but wat he didn't no, was that Rukia was a very, very light sleeper, her eyes fluttered open lightly, she could feel her heart racing, "Ichigo, let me help you with that," she wispered, smiling, Ichigo raised up, ready to explain himself, but before he could Rukia raised up and kissed him lightly on the lips, "I love you too," she purred, she kissed him again, a little more passionatly, as if asking him to help her, he kissed back, but pulled away after a moment, "We have to a wait a little wile to kiss like that," "Why?" "I don't want to hurt you," Rukia smirked, "I wish I could say the same," she said and flicked him on the head, he laughed quietly, kissed her again, and pulled her close, ready to fall asleep with her, loving her,

Love, Pain, And Desiere

It hurt, her chest hurt, no, it wasn't her chest, it was her heart, "My heart is dying in an untimely manner," she wrote, continuing her sad song titled "Wind", she leaned back, her head nearly hit the back of the wall, she looked down at her unfinished fare well letter, she put her pencil back on the papper, her heart pounded faster and more painfully, as if telling her to stop, to not do this, to for ounce in her painfull life, let something happen, and not fight against it, a long sigh slipped from her lips, he woundered if he would try to come for her? Her life was in no danger, part of her wanted to leave that letter, and walk away slowly, just so he could come after her and yell at her for being stupid and running away, she wanted to see the concern in his eyes, she shook the thought from her head, she was being stupid and selfish, she wanted to finish the letter, but her hand just wouldn't move to write, she looked at her watch, 'I'll finish this later,' she thought, and stuffed the letter on the top shelf, she hated being a burden, hated needing to be protected, she tilted her head to the side, thinking about wat she should do, then she tilted her head forward, her eyes were filled with tears, waiting to escape, she shok her head, stepping out of the closet, "Hey," she heard, looking at the man infront of her, "I'm going to go for a walk," she said, jumping out the window, hoping to clear her head, Ichigo looked at the closet, "She forgot to shut the door again," he said to himself, he steped in for a moment to see how hard it was to shut the door from the inside so he could yell at her later, he shutit, the shelf rattled, he opened the door, "Hm? Wat's this?" he picked up a peice of papper with a bunny in the corner, he rolled his eyes as he read, "Ichigo, I can no longer be a burden to you, you deserve to have a normal life, not a ruined one, I'm sorry, don't come after me, I just," that's were the letter stopped, he ripped it to shreds, 'She's leaving?!' he thought, he wanted to stop her befre she did, 'But not now, because she didn't finish the letter,' he watched the shreds fall to the floor, and onto the stain, that stupid stain that would never come out, and it was all because of her! He remembered well how that stain got there, they were fighting as usual, over the dumbest thing he could have immanged, it had been a year now and Rukia still couldn't put a straw in a juice box, she wasn't that ditzy, she just had other things on her mind, and apparently Soul Reapers aren't used to poking with anything other than their swords, well, she was trying, he was going to do it, but then thought that she's never learn so he made her do it, BIG mistake, she accedentily ripped the box and juice went everywere, he remembered her licking the bac of her rist were some juice had gotten, "Sure is sticky," she mumbled between licks, "Idiot! Don't lick it!" "But it tastes good," he laughed to himself, he had always been so devistaed about his carpet that he never noticed her child like response, how could he let her go?

She sat there on the hill, staring at her cut arm, she looked at the one on her other arm and on her legs, she felt the dirt on her face and hands, she pulled her dress down as far as it would go, still not covering up the marks, 'Wat will I tell him? It's things like this that make me a burden, I was so deep in thought that I tripped and rolled down the hill, maybe if I clean off the dirt a little, h won't notice? No, he's not that stupid, right?' "Hey," she shot up, it was him, "Wat?! Wat happened?!" "Wat are you doing here?" "No! You answer first! And wat's with that stupid letter?!" she wouldn't answer, "Answer me!" she turned around, "I'm taking you home," 'Home' "Were?" "Home!" she sort f half smiled, so were ever he took her was home, she understood, "But first we're going to Orahime's, and on the way you're tallin' me wat happened!" after a few minutes of walking, he said, "Tell me Rukia," "Why shoud I?!" "Because you may be stubborn, but sooner or later I will find out, and because the more you don't tell me the more I wanna no," "Fine, I tripped and fell down the hill, happy?" "No, wat's with the letter?" "I was really depressed last night," "Maybe, tel me the hole truth," "That IS the hole truth!" "Nope!" They arrived at Orahime's door and read the sighn, "Out shopping for Soul Society clothes, will return wen suitable dress is found," Ichigo hung his head, "That could take all day, women shop like there's no tommorrow," "Well one day there won't be!" he glanced down at Rukia and dragged her back home

"Geez!" "Wat?" "You sure injure easy!" "Wat's that supposed to mean?!" "Well, if I had fallen down that hill I would've gotten one, maybe two, small cuts, but you! Man your cut all over! You bruise like a peach!" "Don't you mean strawberry, Strawberry?" "Oh shut up!" he walked out of the room, Rukia layed on her back, her bdy hurt, so did her heart, she tried to ignore the pain by thinking about a memory, she remembered wen they had gotten home, "First aid treatment? I don't need it!" she had said, "Yes you do! If you wait for Orahime things will get worse!" "I don't care, I'm ok," "Oh, alright then," Ichigo had presed on one of her injuries, she fell over and moaned in pain, "Are you still ok?" "Shut up," she laughed to herself, wat a fool she could be, why did she always want to push him away? Was she always that afraid? Why couldn't she just admit it? She shook her head, she new wat she was going to do, wat she had to do, she heard the door creak open, "Wat are you smilen' at?" he asked roughly, she only smiled more

Her lip trembled, she was scared, she was worried, and she was hurting, she had to do it, she had no choice, she took in a deep breath, and climbed into Ichigo's bed, he turned over, "Wat are you doing?" "Just shut up," "Hey, are you ok? I mean, is everything alright?" "I'm fine Ichigo," "Is that so? Then get outta my bed!" "No!" "Why not?!" "Because, well, uh, I'm having nghtmares?" "Oh, well, I'll let you stay in my bed, wen you come up with a more convincing answer!!" "Isn't it possible that I just want to be around you?" "Sure, if you have amnesia, or were hit by a car, or have a high fever!" "Look, not that you deserve to no or anything, but I just wanted to be next to you," "Ok, now I'm worried, did you hit your head or something?" "Just forget it," she got up and started walking towards the closet, but she felt a strong tug on her arm, "No, I mean, you just usually don't act like this, are you sure you're ok?" she got back in the bed, "I just wanted to stop being a burden, stop being a weight on your shoulders," "You aren't anything like that Rukia, you're the best person to enter my life since, since my brother died," "Ichigo, I-" He silenced her, pressing his lips against hers, Rukia didn't expect this, but least of all that he was such a light kisser, "Rukia, don't say anything else, ok? Theres only one thing, just tell me that you love me, and nothing more," "I love you, but-" "No," he pressed his finger against her lips, "Nothing more, I love you, and I only want to no that you love me as well," Rukia smiled against his finger, nodded lightly and kissed him again, before sleep entered their minds, all their pain was gone, all the love was here, and all their desiere was filled, THE END