*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,"