Do you want to know what I did? I made you all wait for two months!! I'm so terribly sorry!! But I really had no time, and the hour a day that I did have I was just inspirationless. I wrote mast of this in the vocation recently but even then I was busy with Christmas, New Year and birthdays as well. (btw, it might be al little late but I hope you all had a merry Christmas and I wish you a happy new year!!!) Anyway, I just finished this new chapter and ENJOY!!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Bleach and I'm still Dutch too.

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'Ichigo, please don't tell them. I don't think anyone but us should know yet.' The words the raven-haired girl had said that morning ran through his head as he carefully(for any flying fathers) opened the door of his house with the same girl right behind him, again..

"Hello, I'm Kuchiki Rukia." She smiled sweetly at the Kurosaki man who had just been kicked against the wall by his own first born.

He jumped up, "Hellooooo! I'm Kurosaki Isshin! The father of that grumpy carrot next to you! Oww…" And was smacked down again by a little black-haired girl. Rukia blinked a few times in confusion.

"Don't mention him, dad is insane. I'm Karin and this is my twin sister Yuzu." She said, pointing at a brown-haired, shy-looking girl who stood behind her.

"Nice to meet you!" Yuzu cheered. Rukia smiled nicely and bent down to the gilrs' height, thought it wasn't a long way down, Rukia wasn't a lot taller than the girls were.

"Nice to meet you, too!" Said Rukia in a cheerful voice with a bright smile appearing on her face. Ichigo still stood a little behind all others, just dumbfounded about how Rukia didn't seem to mind his mentally sick father and continued on smiling with his sisters…

"Nice choice, son!" Isshin popped up behind Ichigo, who directly knocked his father in his face for only daring to even think such a thing! Let alone say it out loud! Nervously he looked over at Rukia who, luckily for him, was still talking to Yuzu and Karin and didn't appear to have noticed the comment of that crazy, perverted dad of his. Ichigo sighed in relief.

"Ichigo! I'm hungry!!" Rukia shouted in a commanding tone, snapping him back into reality.

"Oh, I'll make you something!" Yuzu said before Ichigo could.

"Really?" Rukia wondered, Isn't Yuzu a little young,, and short for cooking?

Yuzu just nodded with a smile and then went to the kitchen with Rukia looking after her.

"She always cooks since mom's death." Ichigo said, seeing Rukia's concerned face. Rukia looked up at Ichigo and back to Yuzu.

"Oh…" Was all she said in the process. Rukia was silent for a while.. "Show me the house while she cooks!!" She commanded, changing the subject. As Ichigo didn't appear to be planning to move a single foot an inch forwards, she pushed him to the stairs, making him go upstairs and walked after him, leaving Karin and an evil-grinning Isshin behind. Though the house was certainly not as big as Byakuya's, Rukia was sure she'd get lost without Ichigo,, or anyone else who knew the house, of course.. Upstairs Ichigo showed her the twins' room (a sweet little girls' room in soft blue), Isshin's room (where he barely dared to enter and Rukia ran out when she had only quickly looked around her yet, ter-ri-fy-ing), a bathroom, a room used as an enormous closet and now they stood in front of a room with a blue and white 15 on the door.. Must be his room.. Rukia guessed, being 99.9 sure of it.

"And last but sure not least, my room.!." Ichigo introduced his room, opening the door. I knew it. Haha.. Rukia though, evilly. She followed Ichigo into his room.

"Yeah! My room is bigger!!" She teased, running to his bed and jumping on it.

"I can't help it that my family isn't as rich as yours! And get off my bed! Now!!!"

"Where else can I sit?!?"

"Perhaps on the floor?!"

"Then I'd rather sit on that crappy chair behind your bureau, there!" Rukia yelled, pointing at the blue seat.

"Then go sit there!"

"Why would I??"

"Because you're not allowed on my bed!"

"Why not?"

"'Cause… 'Cause I say so!!" This was not going the right way for Ichigo, and he knew it..

"You don't know any better reason, do you??" She grinned. Ichigo looked annoyedly at the little girl who was about to win this. After a while of staring daggers at her, Ichigo let out a defeated sigh.

"Fine be that way.." He grunted, sitting down on the other edge of his bed himself, "but if my idiot father gets any idea's, you're to deal with them alone.." Rukia was about to say something when Yuzu appeared in the doorpost.

"Rukia-chan,, I've made you some cookies. There're enough for you too, bro." She said, looking at each of the stubborn teens.

"Thank you, Yuzu-chan! I'm coming!" Rukia said cheerful, standing up and following the little girl back to the kitchen. Ichigo stayed in his room for a while, wondering how the raven-haired girl could switch from angry to cheerful so fast.. "Ichigo!! Your sister made cookies for you!! Get over here!!" He heard coming from downstairs. He decided he didn't want to get Rukia upset again and just did what she told him to with another deep defeated sigh.

"Girls…" He muttered while walking down the stairs.

"Hi, Ichigo! The cookies are delicious, really, your sister is great!" Rukia said while eating cookies.

"Rukia-chan.. You could stop praising me, please.." Yuzu said, who already had a million compliments from the other girl.. Rukia looked a bit confused at the small girl who just made the most delicious cookies she had ever eaten before.

"Yeah, Rukia.. Gone soft??" Ichigo asked, grinning a little. Rukia's smile directly fell from her face.

"Ichigo,, eat your cookies fast or I might just push them through your throat.!." She threatened, crushing the cookie she held in her hand.

"Go ahead." Said Karin, who just walked into the kitchen. "Are there cookies for me too??" She asked.

"Sure!" Yuzu said, taking another plate with some cookies from the dresser and putting on the table. "Here they are!"

"Thanks." The other twin said, sitting down. There was a long silence. Everyone, including Yuzu and Ichigo who finally sat down, was eating cookies and drinking something. Rukia was the first to finish, as she was the first to stat eating as well. She put her plate back on the dresser as well as her empty glass.

"Thank you, Yuzu-chan. That were the best cookies I ever tasted, truly!" She said, sitting down again.

"Is my dear Rukia-chan happy??" Isshin popped out of the blue.

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine. You really have wonderful children." Rukia said with a little overdone but true smile.

"Will you stay for dinner??" He asked putting on poor puppy-eyes.

"Alright.. My brother isn't home anyway.." She smiled again.

"YAY!!" Isshin called out, jumping back to the living room.

"Ney, Rukia-chan, dad likes you!" Yuzu said, making said raven-haired girl blush a little..

"Possible.. But he's always that way." Karin said, putting her plates away and walking to the living room as well, muttering a little "Thanks for the cookies, Yuzu." in the progress.

"Rukia-chan??" Yuzu asked, looking strange at the said girl.

"Uh? Oh, sorry,, I spaced off a little, didn't I??" Rukia said as she woke out thoughts.

"Anyway, I'll start making dinner then!" Yuzu said joyfully.

"Alright. Ichigo and me will go back to his room so we won't distract you from your cooking, okay?.."

"Really?" Ichigo asked confused.

"Yes, really!" Rukia said strictly. Ichigo stood up and put his plate on Karin's, walking to Rukia afterwards.

"Fine.. Come on, then.." He said, walking on to his room without really paying attention to the girl.

Back in Ichigo's room Rukia sat down in the seat next to the bureau. For some reason,, she didn't feel like squabbling again.

"You were awfully quiet while eating those cookies, Ichigo.." She said when he sat down on his bed again.

"Shut up. So were you.." He answered.

"I was not! I was just thinking!"

"About??"

"About.. Well,, did you know you're actually really lucky to have a family like this?.." She said. Seeing Ichigo's 'I-don't-get-it'-face, she continued, "You know.. As far as I remember, my brother has always been more of a father to me, which made me the only child.. I was pretty lonely for a long while, you know?.. I was always busy and never had time for friends and such.. You're free.." She said, finding it hard to explain. Ichigo fell silent. Not that he was 'lucky' as she had called it, but that she had been so alone.. That actually had to be terrible.. He searched for words to say for a little while.

"You're not alone anymore, Rukia. Forget the past.. And I know that's hard, but you should try to, really…" Was what he finally said.

"I'm trying to.. And it's working bit by bit,, thanks to you and the others, who are my friends now.." She told him, not being able to say what she was planning to say further because Yuzu called form downstairs that dinner was ready. She stood up, but Ichigo grabbed her by her arm and stopped her. He gave her a little kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, Rukia. If you ever want to tell some one about whatever; I'm here for you, okay? You're not alone." He said. Rukia's eyes felt watery

and she smile sweetly.

"I know, Ichigo, I know." She said giving him a little kiss back. "Now, act like yourself again, we're going downstairs! Dinner is getting cold!" She added, practically ruining the moment.

"Yes, miss." Ichigo said sarcastically,, and he smiled.

Downstairs everyone sat at the table already, waiting for the two to get there too. While dining all five talked and laughed some. Rukia felt like she was home. A real home, where she was wanted. But after dinner she had to go home. With a little protest in her heart, she put on her shoes and coat after thanking everyone for the good day.

"I'll bring her home." Ichigo said, shortly.

"What are you planning, son??" Isshin asked with a stupid grin on.

"Nothing! You never know what's out there!" Ichigo defended.

"Yeah, sure, son.." Isshin said like her absolutely -not- believed him.

"Ignore him. Let's go, Rukia." And they left. Just in front of her house they stopped and talked a little more than done already.

"Would you like to come to my race tomorrow again?" Ichigo asked.

"Sure! I'd love too, but I've got to go now. Bye! You come pick me up tomorrow?" She answered.

"Fine with me. See you then!" He said and he walked away. Rukia looked after him for a while and then went inside her own house where Chizuru was waiting with a seemingly question-list ready. The rest of the night was spent answering these questions and just some further random talking. Then the girl slept, dreaming beautifully.

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Soo, that was it! And it might take another while before the next chapter comes 'cause I've decided to start writing that story in which Rukia doesn't want to talk etc. So I guess I'm going to post that first and I don't know how much time I'm gonna have. Ideas for a title for that story are much appreciated too. And I'm actually planning on finally finishing one of the one-shots I have unfinished too, but if it takes too long, I probably won't..

Anyway,, please review!!!