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,