Summary: Why can't Nova come out of his gigai? When he goes to see Urahara, after almost getting killed by a weak hollow, about his defective gigai, he learns something that may change his little modified life forever. What happens when a mod soul becomes more than just a mod soul?

Pairing: NovaxRangiku Motsumoto

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters. Though, I do own Nova's cute little green heart

Note: For those who may be confused, his name is Nova, not Noba. The only reason it's pronounced with a "b" in the Japanese version is because "b"s and "v"s sound alike. If you call Nova, Noba, then you should also call Lirin, Ririn, because that's how it's pronounced in the Japanese version. See where I'm getting at? Ririn isn't her name, and Noba isn't his.

Meng-4-2: Thanks I hope it does too.

EmoLollipop: Yesh! I like making people who don't smile, smile! I'm hoping he will smile some time in the anime.

kimeeehhh: Thanks ^_^ Here's the next chapter, albeit short and very late.

Bad one: Well, here you go~!

loveromance825: I luv Nova too! Here's the continuation, and the next chapter will be even longer!

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It had been a few hours since Nova had tried his first taste of human food. The experience was interesting to say the least. Odd smells and strong tastes had been a little much to start out with, only ending in Nova making another mess. Fortunately, this mess landed in a disposable trash bag and was quickly disposed of. Soon after, Nova was asleep again.

Rangiku sat near the door of the back room, her hands in her lap, accentuating her chest. Her eyes were downcast though, and had been for quite some time. Chad, like he had been earlier, was sitting on the other side of the door, keeping watch.

"Sado-kun? Was my food really bad?" She asked softly, peaking through the slightly opened rice paper door. The tall mexican-japanese boy looked at her and shook his head.

"I liked it." He said simply.

"Than why did Nova... you know... blleeehhhggg...?" Rangiku's facial expressions and hand motions made Chad chuckle lightly, but it didn't make her feel any better.

Shifting so they he could see her without twisting his neck in circles, he tried to put the words together, "You see, Matsumoto-san... ah... Nova isn't used to human food, his stomach just couldn't handle it. We should probably fix something more simple next time... like rice and fish." His eyes widened when he saw the shinigami eye the former mod soul. "Mastumoto-san... do you have feelings for Nova?"

If it was actually possible for people to jump from their clothes, many men would be happy enough to die, "W-W-What?! What kind of preposterous-!" A noise came from the futon across the floor, making Rangiku realize just how loud she had been a second ago. Starting again, she whispered, "What kind of preposterous ideas do you have running through that head of yours? Do I have feelings for him? Hmph!" She folded her arms across her chest and looked away. Funny thing was, she didn't deny it.

Leaving it at that, Chad stood up and walked out the front door. How long he'd be gone was a mystery, so Rangiku took her chance and scooted closer to Nova. It was perfect. No one was around, Nova was asleep, and she could freely speak her mind.

"Ano... Nova-kun..." She blushed and bit her lip, "I'm sorry. Your first experience with food was bad because of me. I hadn't thought about your limits... I wanted to impress you." She reached out and brushed some hair from his face, "I ended up making a fool of myself..." She put her hand to her face in embarrassment and was surprised to find a wetness down her cheek, "Heh, how childish of me... crying like this..."

A hand brushed past her cheek, catching another tear, "It's not childish to cry... you can cry whenever you feel it necessary." Nova looked up at her sleepily, receiving a surprised stare. She hadn't known that he had stirred already.

"But I need to be strong-" She started, but a firm stare from the boy at her knees silenced her.

"Don't make me say needless things like 'it takes strength to cry'." He gave a small, sleepy smile and took her hand in his, "Stay with me?" Rangiku just nodded, a sweet smile across her lips. Carefully, she laid down next to him on top of the blanket, her fingers still intertwined with his. Almost immediately, both were sound asleep.

Chad silently opened the back door, with Lirin and Claude on his shoulders. All of them had been hoping for this for quite some time. Lirin quietly whispered her boasts about being right and Claude squealed excited gibberish, but Chad made sure to keep them quiet enough to not disturb the couple.

On the other hand, Urahara had a different idea. With a camera in hand, he snuck into the room and took a few pictures, giggling playfully. He couldn't wait to show everyone!

Ok, this was a short chapter, but I'm working on the next part as we speak! I'm so sorry it's taken so long to get these up, I've just been really busy with family and school. lol, I'm kind of the family chef and I'm taking a japanese class (which is awesome), but hopefully I'll be writing more. I just started a book called "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz, and the details are kind of funny. It's a murder mystery, suspense book, and it inspired me to get this chapter done. Please R&R!