Drabble Rating: K
Status: 1/45
Word Count: 207 words
Warning: None.
Theme: Observe

Rukia likes to observe Ichigo.

She likes to watch how he swings his Zanpaku-tô around, how it slices through the air with such deadly accuracy. How his shoulders tense and untense with the rise and fall of the blade, and the way his eyebrows furrow in concentration.

She watches his feet as he sidles up to her after school, each step precisely matching her own. She often sees those same feet during battles with Hollows kicking, sliding, and smashing. More often than not, she can't even see his feet because he moves so fast.

Rukia likes how he smiles. Even though they are very rare, they are full of life. Although there have been times his smile was forced (she'd lecture him about that too), most were genuine.

Oh, cannot forget the hair, which stands out as much as a Hollow in a child's room. It's not a bad thing, Ichigo's hair; it has helped her locate him when they were separated. Plus, it matches his boisterous personality.

Even though she knows observing Ichigo will have no use for the future back at the Soul Society, she still likes to watch him, embed his movements, his build, and his smiles into her memory.

Yes, definitely the smiles.