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Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
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Ichigo's family had gone off to a holiday for three weeks. Ichigo was left behind, because he claimed he had to 'do his schoolwork'. In other words, he didn't want to leave Rukia alone and he also had a mountain load of Hollows to kill.
In fact, both Ichigo and Rukia hadn't been attending school lately because of Hollows appearing more frequently.
After a night and half a day of fighting hollows, Ichigo was exhausted. Without even bothering to go back in his body, he had fallen asleep on his bed still in his spirit form. Rukia wasn't tired at all. She sat on the edge of Ichigo's bed watching him sleep. Also waiting for her spirit phone to announce a Hollow's appearance any minute.
Suddenly, the phone started beeping. Rukia quickly flicked her phone open. A Hollow was going to appear in five minutes. She turned around to wake Ichigo and stopped.
Ichigo was so tired he didn't even wake up when Rukia's phone started beeping.
He's exhausted… maybe I should let him rest and fight the Hollow myself. Judging by its spirit power, it isn't a big one.
Rukia quickly and silently made her way to the window and leapt outside.
She rushed to the location the Hollow was going to appear. She ended up in a park. It started raining.
A Hollow's cry suddenly ripped through the quiet pattering of the rain.
A black portal opened up and a Hollow's claw came out followed by a white mask and then a whole body. The Hollow looked very much like a lizard.
Rukia immediately rushed to it and landed a kick right in its face. The Hollow shrieked in surprise and lashed out at Rukia. Its claws slashed Rukia's legs. Rukia winced.
She landed awkwardly and looked at her wound. It was already bleeding.
The Hollow growled at Rukia and pounced at her. Rukia leapt out of the way but only met with the Hollow's tail whipping her in her torso.
Rukia fell. Her wounds were hurting her.
She wouldn't stand a chance.
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Ichigo slowly opened his eyes. He yawned and straightened into a sitting position. He looked around his room, expecting Rukia to be somewhere. She wasn't.
Maybe she's around the house…
"Rukia! You somewhere!"
No reply.
Ichigo suddenly spotted the opened window. His eyes widened.
Rukia… do not tell me you did what I thought you did…
Ichigo grimaced and rushed to the window. He jumped out and landed out on the pavement. He heard a sound that made him grit his teeth. A Hollow's cry.
He sprinted in the direction the cry came from. His emotions were all mixing and welling up. Worry, anger. Mostly anger.
Rukia… you idiot…
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The Hollow grabbed Rukia. Its huge hand started to crush her frail body. Rukia screamed. She tried struggling but it was no use. The Hollow was too strong. As the Hollow was about to crush the life out of Rukia, a blade came slashing down on its wrist. The slash wasn't deep enough to completely cut off the Hollow's hand. The Hollow roared and flinched away. Rukia went flying.
Ichigo rushed forward and managed to catch her. For an instance, he looked at Rukia with a stare that contained anger and relief.
"Ichigo?"
Ichigo gently placed Rukia on the ground and rushed to the Hollow, his Zanpuktoh raised. He put on an incredible burst of speed and slashed the Hollow's legs, torso and sliced off its tail. The Hollow was shrieking in pain and was to slow to catch Ichigo. Ichigo sunk his Zanpuktoh deep in the Hollow's head making the blade go right through. The Hollow let out a roar and disappeared.
Ichigo never felt angrier. He strolled to Rukia and looked at her. Rukia was shivering from being drenched in the rain and blood was oozing out from the wound on her leg. Ichigo struggled to contain his anger.
"Why… didn't you wake me up?"
Rukia lowered her head.
"I didn't want to disturb you."
Ichigo's left eye twitched. He bent down and grabbed Rukia's shoulders. He looked straight in her eyes. He lifted her up, one hand underneath her shoulders the other under her knees. He started jogging of in the direction of his house.
Rukia was miserable.
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At the Kurosaki household, Ichigo deposited Rukia on his bed and went back in his body. He headed downstairs leaving Rukia cursing herself silently. When Ichigo came back up, he was carrying a medical box, a blanket and a mug of hot tea. He gave Rukia the mug and started silently tending Rukia's leg wound.
Rukia silently sipped her tea. She winced as Ichigo placed antiseptic on her wound. Ichigo took a roll of bandage out.
"Ichigo…"
Ichigo didn't look up from her wound but Rukia knew he was listening.
"I… I'm really sorry… I thought I could beat it and I wanted you to rest so I went off by myself. I'm really sorry…"
A tear slid down Rukia's cheek.
Ichigo sighed. He started undressing Rukia and wrapped a blanket around her.
"Don't… don't ever do that again. Even if I'm exhausted, wounded or in a state, I will always protect you."
He pulled Rukia into a warm embrace and wiped away Rukia's tears. He lowered his head and kissed Rukia on the lips.
When the couple finally broke the kiss they stared into each other's eyes.
"I will always protect you." Ichigo said.
Rukia rested her head on Ichigo's shoulder.
"Thank you… Ichigo."
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GAHHH! Sorry if it was a stupid ending… this chapter is a change from the others I've written. And about the Ichigo undressing Rukia thing… well… ah… just a little romance ya know… haha… I pretty much enjoyed writing this chapter actually… Heh… anyways as always, reviews are greatly welcomed. Until next time…
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