This time had been one too many, one too many battles, one too many "almost losing hers", one too many times he worried that she'd never no, he was going to tell her, he wouldn't risk dieing, or her dieing, without noing how he felt, that was no longer acceptable, not that it really ever was, but even less so now, she stepped through the door of the house, "Wat did you want Ichigo?" "I want you to feel something," Rukia stepped through the sliding doors into the nearly empty room, "Come 'ere," she approached him, he sat down, she sat opposite him, he took her rist gently, he put her hand on his chest, just beneath his Soul Reaper uniform, touching his skin, she blushed deeply, her face was very surprised, "Do you feel it?" he asked, he was very nervouse, but he seemed to look confident, although that simple action proved otherwise, "Do you feel it?" he repeated, "Y- Yes, yes I do," she breathed, the soft beating of his heart was very loud and very fast, "You feel that, thump thump, thump thump, you no why don't you?" she looked at him, blinking eyes starring into his, "Its your fault," he smiled, "that it's beating like this, so fast, so loud, you do this to me," 'Oh yeah? My heart feels like a freight train Buddy! Get a feel o' that!' she thought, but wasn't confident enough to say, "And yours?" oh the irony! "It's faster, and louder, and it's your fault," she replied quitely, "I don't beleive you," he smirked, she frowned, "Is so!" "Really? Hm, doubt it," she pulled his rist and jerked her hand away from his chest, putting his hand on her chest, "You feel it right?!" he smiled, "Yes, ofcourse," he removed his hand from her chest, "Do you no how long it's been like this? I don't really no actaully, it could've been the day I met you, and saw those little drawings of yours (he didn't want to ruien this with an insult) or maybe it was the time I opened up my closet and you were asleep, quite, hair all messy, mouth open just a little bit, it could've also been wen you were up on that scaffold, and those fiery embers burned your delecete little face, and I saw the tears in your eyes, but I'm pretty sure it was before that, wen my heart started to pound like this," his finger carressed the side of her face, "And you? Wen did that thumping in your chest get so loud and out of contol?" "I think," something about his eyes made her go along with his little games, but she didn't mind one bit, "wen I first saw the determination on your face," he looked at her, he new that it was time to stop playing games and start acting on this desiere that had been creeping up inside of him for the longest time, he cupped her sweet face, leaned in closer, "Ichi-" but he cut her off, his lips lightly pressing against hers, it was light at first, giving her a chance to run if she chose to, "Should we be doing this?" Rukia held concern her honey coated voice, "Why would doing this be wrong?" "Because, I'm a noble, I might have to have an arranged marrige, and then-" he softly bit her bottum lip, teling her to stop, "Ichigo!" her breath quickly caught in her throat, "No, you'll marry who you want to marry, as the Captin Commander I can make arranged marriges against the law, and also, regardless of my rank, I would let nothing bad come your way, unless I brought it myself," he smirked, she kissed him, biteing his bottum lip in a way of telling him to shut up, he looked at her, "Watever you want Midget," she flicked his head, the sunset was making the light in the room dim, "Wat is your problum Pipsqeak?!" "You!" he poked her forehead, "But you no, I do want to get married, just to someone of my choice," he smiled, they kissed again,
"I've been waiting to tell you," he mummbeled against her lips, "that I'm in love with you," she nocked him down, "Wat's with-" she pinned him and kissed him passionatly, he wrapped his arms around her, she snaked hers around his neck, he brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes, she rose up to get her breath, she kissed his cheek and wispered in his ear, "I love you too," she climbed off of him, and layed next to him, his arm curled around her, her hands rested on his chest, she closed her eyes and smiled, shaking her head lightly, "Wat have you done to me, Ichigo Kuarasake? Wat on earth have you done?" "Well that depends, wat have you done to me, Rukia Kuchiki?" she shrugged, "I can't be held responsable for the stupid things that your heart decides to do," "And I can't be held responable for the stupid things that YOUR heart decides to do either," "You no, I used to be a respected Soul Reaper noble who put her sword before her heart, and you changed that, you changed me," "And are you happy with it?" "Yes, now I'm a respected captin who puts her heart only slightly before her sword, and has fallen in love with an idiot Captin Commander with a reckless attitude and a big head," "Well, I used to be some punk student who didn't no how to fall in love, but you barged in and turned me around!" "And? Do you like it?" "Yeah, now I'm a respected Captin Commander with a big sappy heart, a bigger sword, and the only thing that's small in my life is my little midget with big bug eyes, a bigger pile of anger issues, and a record of domestic violence that's bigger than I am!" she tapped the side of his head, "Such a silly boy," she wispered, "Look who fell in love with him," "And I don't regret a second of it," "Hey? You said that you wanted to get married to someone you loved, is that person me?" "Well, only if you don't bring your sword, then I guess I don't mind," "Well ok, but wear supper high heels so I don't break my back kissing you," she kicked his leg lightly, she layed her head on his chest, "You are so predictable," "Wat do you mean?" "I new it," "New wat?" "This: thump thump thump, thump thump thump, it's just as fast and loud as before, you better calm down before you bust a vein," he rose up, letting her head hit the soft matters under them, "Like your's is any slower than before," "Wanna bet?" "Bet wat?" "If you're so confident it dosen't matter, right?" he pressed his ear against her chest, "You're wrong," he raised up, "Pay back!" he leaned down again and pressed his lips against hers, the beating of their hearts pounding together in perfect unison, they're lips pressed together, they're breathing in sync, their minds racing together, love can do the strangest things
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