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Ichigo fell to the ground, Rukia watching in absolute terror. She heard a harsh laugh from behind her. She looked back in time to see the Vasto Lordes that Ichigo had just battled fall to the ground, dead. She didn't care about that thing though. She flew, as fast as she could to Ichigo. "ICHIGO!" She creamed in true horror. She was almost near enough for her to grab him, and stop any more damage being done. But she was to late. Their was a huge splash, and Rukia saw Ichigo go under into the lake. "ICHIGO!" She plunged in after him. She panicked. Where was he? Then, she caught sight of him. His orange hair seemed to be glowing to her, as if it were a beacon calling out for her to save him. She moved as fast as she could through the surging waves of the lake. Then after what seemed to be whole lifetimes to her, she grabbed his Kamino, and pulled him up to the surface. They broke the water's face, Rukia gasping for air, Ichigo wasn't responding. He had his eyes closed and worst of all, he wasn't breathing. She struggled to keep both of them above the waterline, as she was only small & found it amazingly difficult to keep his heavy body afloat. "RUKIA!" She heard someone call. 'Thank god.' She thought to herself, as Orihime, Renji, Chad, and Uryu ran over to them. "HELP HIM! HE ISN'T BREATHING! HELP HIM! PLEASE HELP HIM!" She called. Chad & Renji wadded into the water & helped Rukia and Ichigo to the safety of the bank. "PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO SAVE HIM!" She cried. Chad lay Ichigo on his back. Orihime went running over to his side. Renji went over to where Rukia was kneeling. She was watching Orihime heel Ichigo in shock. Her body wouldn't move. She wanted so badly to run over to his side, but her body wouldn't allow her. Renji knelt down in front of her. She didn't respond, instead she just kept her eyes fixed firmly on Ichigo's body. He grabbed her arms gently, starring at her face. It was drained of all color, & her expression showed that she was scared. "Rukia? Rukia are you alright?" Renji asked her. She didn't say anything, her eyes didn't budge from Ichigo's seemingly lifeless body. "Rukia?" He shook her gently, breaking the trance her body was under. "Yes, yes I'm fine thank you Renji." She replied. A single tear rolled down her cheek. Renji didn't say anything. He helped her up & walked her over to Ichigo, where she then dropped to her knee's. Another tear rolled down her face. She brushed them from her face.

One by one, Ichigo opened his eyes. He was in Orihime's Shunshunrika healing pod. He moved his eyes to the blurred faces slowing coming into focus. He saw Orihime, Chad, Uryu, & Renji. Then he saw Rukia, a tear running across her cheek. She looked up & saw his almond eyes gazing into hers. He managed a smile, one that said "Why are you crying silly?". She smiled back. "Hey guys he's awake!" Renji called to the others. Ichigo moved his fingers, tightening them, curling them into a fist. He sat up. "Ichigo what are you doing? Lay back down!" Orihime instructed him. He lay back on the ground, fixing his gaze to Rukia.

He woke up the next day, mulling over his victory with the Arrancarr. He was Angry with himself, he made Rukia go after him. 'She could have drowned.' He thought angrily. 'What if something had happened to her? I wouldn't ever be able to forgive myself if that had happened.' He got up, got dressed into his school uniform, and then went down stairs to have breakfast with his family. "GOOD MORNING ICHIGOOOOOOOO!" Came Isshin's voice, followed by an elbow to the face. Isshin laughed in triumph but was stopped from giving a victory speech when Ichigo kicked him where no man should ever want to be kicked. He writhed on the ground in pain. "WHAT THE HELL YOU CRAZY OLD COOT? YOU COULD'VE BROKEN MY NECK!" He yelled at his father, before sitting down to consume his breakfast. Rukia appeared in the doorway once he had eaten his breakfast. "Ready to go?" She asked him. "Yeah, c'mon." They left to go to school.

They had now left the house and where on their way to Karakura High School. "So how are you feeling after the battle yesterday Ichigo?" She asked him. Ichigo didn't respond straight away, obviously lost in his own thoughts. "Hmmm, what? Oh yesterday? Yeah I'm fine now thanks to Orihime. What about you?" He replied. "Oh I'm fine. You... You scared me yesterday. I thought that you were going to drown." "So did I." He told her. This was followed by a long silence. Ichigo stopped in his tracks. Rukia noticed this, also stopping, and looking back at him. "Rukia..." "Yes, what is it Ichigo?" "Thank you. If it wasn't for you... I'd most certainly be dead, and for that I am truly thankful. But there's something I have to tell you." "Oh? What is it?" She asked. "I... I don't quite know how to put this... I'm not very good with words..." He walked up close to her, holding her hand in his. The moment his skin touched hers it sent a shock wave through her very core. He looked down, straight into her beautiful violet eyes, she looked back into his almond ones and saw that they were full of longing, desire, and love. "I... I love you Rukia..." He lowered his head, whilst she raised hers. Slowly, the two lips made their way closer to each other. Then, in an amazing moment, their lips met, and both engaged in a long, deep, very passionate kiss. "I love you too Ichigo." She whispered to him. He smiled in between kisses. 'Those lips' He thought, 'They're so soft.' "I'm glad you feel that way about me Rukia." He informed her. "So am I Ichigo." She replied.

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Ichigo fell to the ground, Rukia watching in absolute terror. She heard a harsh laugh from behind her. She looked back in time to see the Vasto Lordes that Ichigo had just battled fall to the ground, dead. She didn't care about that thing though. She flew, as fast as she could to Ichigo. "ICHIGO!" She creamed in true horror. She was almost near enough for her to grab him, and stop any more damage being done. But she was to late. Their was a huge splash, and Rukia saw Ichigo go under into the lake. "ICHIGO!" She plunged in after him. She panicked. Where was he? Then, she caught sight of him. His orange hair seemed to be glowing to her, as if it were a beacon calling out for her to save him. She moved as fast as she could through the surging waves of the lake. Then after what seemed to be whole lifetimes to her, she grabbed his Kamino, and pulled him up to the surface. They broke the water's face, Rukia gasping for air, Ichigo wasn't responding. He had his eyes closed and worst of all, he wasn't breathing. She struggled to keep both of them above the waterline, as she was only small & found it amazingly difficult to keep his heavy body afloat. "RUKIA!" She heard someone call. 'Thank god.' She thought to herself, as Orihime, Renji, Chad, and Uryu ran over to them. "HELP HIM! HE ISN'T BREATHING! HELP HIM! PLEASE HELP HIM!" She called. Chad & Renji wadded into the water & helped Rukia and Ichigo to the safety of the bank. "PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO SAVE HIM!" She cried. Chad lay Ichigo on his back. Orihime went running over to his side. Renji went over to where Rukia was kneeling. She was watching Orihime heel Ichigo in shock. Her body wouldn't move. She wanted so badly to run over to his side, but her body wouldn't allow her. Renji knelt down in front of her. She didn't respond, instead she just kept her eyes fixed firmly on Ichigo's body. He grabbed her arms gently, starring at her face. It was drained of all color, & her expression showed that she was scared. "Rukia? Rukia are you alright?" Renji asked her. She didn't say anything, her eyes didn't budge from Ichigo's seemingly lifeless body. "Rukia?" He shook her gently, breaking the trance her body was under. "Yes, yes I'm fine thank you Renji." She replied. A single tear rolled down her cheek. Renji didn't say anything. He helped her up & walked her over to Ichigo, where she then dropped to her knee's. Another tear rolled down her face. She brushed them from her face.

One by one, Ichigo opened his eyes. He was in Orihime's Shunshunrika healing pod. He moved his eyes to the blurred faces slowing coming into focus. He saw Orihime, Chad, Uryu, & Renji. Then he saw Rukia, a tear running across her cheek. She looked up & saw his almond eyes gazing into hers. He managed a smile, one that said "Why are you crying silly?". She smiled back. "Hey guys he's awake!" Renji called to the others. Ichigo moved his fingers, tightening them, curling them into a fist. He sat up. "Ichigo what are you doing? Lay back down!" Orihime instructed him. He lay back on the ground, fixing his gaze to Rukia.

He woke up the next day, mulling over his victory with the Arrancarr. He was Angry with himself, he made Rukia go after him. 'She could have drowned.' He thought angrily. 'What if something had happened to her? I wouldn't ever be able to forgive myself if that had happened.' He got up, got dressed into his school uniform, and then went down stairs to have breakfast with his family. "GOOD MORNING ICHIGOOOOOOOO!" Came Isshin's voice, followed by an elbow to the face. Isshin laughed in triumph but was stopped from giving a victory speech when Ichigo kicked him where no man should ever want to be kicked. He writhed on the ground in pain. "WHAT THE HELL YOU CRAZY OLD COOT? YOU COULD'VE BROKEN MY NECK!" He yelled at his father, before sitting down to consume his breakfast. Rukia appeared in the doorway once he had eaten his breakfast. "Ready to go?" She asked him. "Yeah, c'mon." They left to go to school.

They had now left the house and where on their way to Karakura High School. "So how are you feeling after the battle yesterday Ichigo?" She asked him. Ichigo didn't respond straight away, obviously lost in his own thoughts. "Hmmm, what? Oh yesterday? Yeah I'm fine now thanks to Orihime. What about you?" He replied. "Oh I'm fine. You... You scared me yesterday. I thought that you were going to drown." "So did I." He told her. This was followed by a long silence. Ichigo stopped in his tracks. Rukia noticed this, also stopping, and looking back at him. "Rukia..." "Yes, what is it Ichigo?" "Thank you. If it wasn't for you... I'd most certainly be dead, and for that I am truly thankful. But there's something I have to tell you." "Oh? What is it?" She asked. "I... I don't quite know how to put this... I'm not very good with words..." He walked up close to her, holding her hand in his. The moment his skin touched hers it sent a shock wave through her very core. He looked down, straight into her beautiful violet eyes, she looked back into his almond ones and saw that they were full of longing, desire, and love. "I... I love you Rukia..." He lowered his head, whilst she raised hers. Slowly, the two lips made their way closer to each other. Then, in an amazing moment, their lips met, and both engaged in a long, deep, very passionate kiss. "I love you too Ichigo." She whispered to him. He smiled in between kisses. 'Those lips' He thought, 'They're so soft.' "I'm glad you feel that way about me Rukia." He informed her. "So am I Ichigo." She replied.