"Um, you guys, I have a favor to ask," Orahime admitted, looking at the floor, "Sure Orahime, wat is it?" Rukia waited pateintly, sitting next to Ichigo on the bed, "Um, well, Tatskie and I are going on a trip this weekend, but her dog just had puppies a few weeks ago and she needs a sitter for them, will you two please do it?" Rukia's eyes lit up, "YES OFCOURSE!!!!!" Rukia sqealed, Ichigo glanced up as Orahime thanked Rukia and ran out quickly, "Wat did you just agree to?!" he shouted, "Yay! We're going to play with puppies this weekend!" "Wat?! NO WAY!" "But Ichigo! I already said yes!" oh joy, a weekend of fighting hollows and watching puppies, wat could be better?
"Tatskie said the key was under the mat," Rukia said lifting up the door mat, Ichigo shook his head, she opened the door, "Were are the puppies?" she asked disapontedly, Ichigo shut the door, "I dunno, they probbably- holy crud!" as soon as the door shut, eight puppies and two dogs came running down the stairs, "THERE ARE 10 DOGS?!!!" Rukia had already been nocked over and was property of wichever puppies could lick her the longest, she was rolling on the floor giggling, this was a cute side of her, a very cute side, and then he noticed that the other half of puppies were pawing at his legs, the adult dogs were laying on the floor watching the spectical, they obviously had no intentions of helping control their offspring, after Ichigo had rescued Rukia from the other puppies and they were on "higher ground" AKA the sofa (the puppies luckily hadn't learned how to jump yet,) "Ok!" Rukia grinned, pulling out the list that Tatskie had given her, "Their names are: Roo, Chi, Akiko, Miko, Roe, Riley, Shiro, and Inu, and their parents are Kuro and Ren," Ichigo shook his head, "Wait a minute Ichigo, how are we going to keep these puppies tame?" "I'm thinkin' puppy pin," "Ok, later, now go find us some toys!" "Excuse me, 'us'?" "Yeah, you, me, and the puppies!" he shook his head but did it anyway,
After about two hours of playing with the puppies, Rukia finally gave in and put them back in their puppy pin (AKA a few baby gates pinned in the middle of the room) she layed on the couch, next to Ichigo, "See why I didn't volenteer?" Ichigo asked, "Yeah, but it's worth it, like kids," Ichigo raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me? Wat does that have to do with puppies?" "Well, like kids, they're a handfull, but they're deffinatly worth it," Ichigo thought about that for a moment, "I guess that's true," "Yep, and if you want kids you better get your practice in now," "H-Huh?!" "Well you do plan on haveing kids right?" "Well, uh, yeah, eventually, you?" "Yeah, I do," "So Soul Reapers can have kids then?" "Yes, why couldn't we?" "Well, never mind, I guess if the dead can die again they can have kids," Rukia rolled her eyes, "Well," she got up, "I better get lunch ready for the puppies," and she left, Kuro and Ren stared at Ichigo, he stared back, he sighed, "Fine, fine, I'll go help her,"
"Rukia be carefull, that bag is pretty big," Rukia lifted the bag up as Ichigo entered the room, "I can do it Ichigo," "Alright, just don't-" "Woopse!" she spilled dog food all over the floor, "spill any," he concluded, she looked at him pleadingly, "I'll clean it up, get yourself some lunch, I'll be there in a few minutes," she nodded and started making a sandwich
Rukia put her plate on the coffee table and stepped over to the puppy pin, and unleashed the puppies, she thought they'd head for the kitchen were the puppy food was, but no, they jumped on the coffee table and started eating her sandwich, Ichigo was in the doorway wen she said, "Uuum, Ichigo, we have a problm," and then he saw the mess of puppies eating the mess of sandwich on the floor, "In my defense, I thought they'd head for the kitchen," she admitted, Ichigo shook his head, "Rukia," "Well uh, atleast now you don't have to clean up the floor?" she asked, grinning shyly, Ichigo just shook his head,
"Here Puppies," Rukia was feeding the puppies bits and peices of her and Ichigo's lunch, "You no they'll never eat dog food again, right?" Ichigo asked, "I no," "And you're the one that has to tell Tatskie that you ruined her puppies," "I no," "And-" "I NO" "Ok, just saying," after about an hour the puppies were finally asleep, and Ichigo and Rukia were left alone in the aftermath, "Human kids are going to be atleast twice this hard," Rukia mumbeled, "Your point? You've kept them alive and happy all day, you're doing your job," "No, you've just fixed my mistakes," "A relationship takes TWO people Rukia, besides, why're you worrying about kids now?" "Because, I'm a Soul Reaper, and I'm around the age-in Soul Reaper years- that I should be getting married and haveing kids," "Oh, well, do you have your eye on anyone?" "Yeah, but, I don't think he loves me back," "Who is he?" "Nu-uh, not saying," "Atleast give me a hint, come on, three questions? Please?" "Fine," "Ok, do I no him?" "Yes," "Is he a Soul Reaper?" "Yes," "Is he Renji?" "No," "Ok but that one dosen't count, ummm, ok, is he good with kids?" "VERY," Rukia sighed, "He might even be better than me," "I doubt that, but, why would that bother you?" "Because! It isn't natural! The mother is supposed to be better with kids than the father! It means that I'm no good as a woman!" "Or that the guy is no good as a man," "Yeah right, but think about it, I'm a Soul Reaper! I fight hollows, kick boy's butts, yell, I don't exactly look like Orahime, I grew up with guys, Orahime is my first female freind ever! I mean, I'm no good," "That isn't true, come on, moms are supposed to be fun and do weird things, play around, you do that," "You think?" "Yeah, ofcourse," Rukia looked at the puppies again, each one sleeping in the little puppy beds, "Ya' no, we make a pretty good team, you and I," "Yeah we do, don't we?" "Yep, hey, ya' no that guy that I like, but I don't think he likes me back?" "Yeah?" "I think I'll tell you who he is," "Yeah?" "Yeah, close your eyes," and as soon as he did, he felt her lips against his, "It's you," she wispered, "I love you Ichigo," "Love you too Rukia," she layed her head on his shoulder, "I love puppies," "Yeah, so do I," "So, we can babysit them again?" "Um, maybe," 96