Wow…with my parents gone I've been staying at my aunts this past month. So sorry for not updating in so long. – Grim

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, though if I did, I'd make sure the English dubs didn't SUCK SO MUCH!

The Most Dangerous Battlefield of All

Chapter 9

"Don't go, please don't go…"

Ichigo was holding Rukia as tight as he could. "Don't go…stay…please…" Rukia was stunned. She didn't know what to do. Wha-…why…She couldn't think of anything to explain what was happening. I've wanted this for so long…but I never thought he would do it…why…Ichigo was still holding her. "Let me explain. What Renji said and saw are only partfully truthful. Yes, Inoue did kiss me. But I didn't lean in…I kinda just…froze…what could I do? She did tell me she loved me…but I told her that I couldn't return that love…do you know why Rukia?" Rukia shook her head. "It's because…I…I...love…you…" Rukia was shocked, but when she looked up into Ichigo's blushing face, she got a mean idea to make up for the pain she just went through. "Sorry Ichigo, I couldn't hear you. What did you say?" she said with a grin on her face. Ichigo turned went from pink to red around the cheeks. "I said…I…I love you Rukia. I've loved you for so long…" Ichigo let Rukia go and held her face with his hands. "Rukia…I'd die without you…don't ever leave me…" He slowly moved closer. Rukia's heart was pounding. She was losing her mind. "Rukia…" He kissed her. Everything she ever dreamed of, everything she ever fantasized about had just come true. He kissed her, and not only that, he loved her. She had never felt so complete in her life…until now. Who knows how long that moment lasted; seconds, days, years, even lifetimes, but who cares. He loved her, and she loved him. When they finally broke apart, Rukia looked into his eyes. "Ichigo, I've wanted to say this to you for so long. Ichigo I love you too!" Rukia jumped on Ichigo and hugged him and kissed him until she was out of breath. She couldn't stop. He was like a drug to her and she just didn't want to stop. He kissed her back and slowly fell backwards towards his bed. They had just fallen onto the bed when BAM! The door was almost blown off its hinges. Rukia nearly hit her head on the ceiling as she jumped off Ichigo; while he kind of just lay frozen. There, standing in the doorway, was none other than Isshin, Ichigo's wacky father. Tear-struck by the scene he just witnessed, he started jumping up and down in excitement (you can just imagine how he is acting). "HAPPY DAY! HE'S ALMOST A MAN! MASAKI! OUR SON IS-" What happened next is too graphic to write. –Several horrific moments later- Isshin was downstairs, in intensive care. Rukia and Ichigo were cuddled up on his bed (not before Rukia taught Ichigo how to put up barriers, which helps because no one would be able to penetrate it). Rukia, being so much smaller than him, was curled up so close to him, almost catlike. Ichigo had his arms around her, holding her so gently. There they fell asleep, smiles on their faces, love in their hearts. Rukia woke up around midnight. It was usually around this time that the Hollow would start attacking. She was scared for two reasons. One reason being that, if the Hollow attacked, she was in Ichigo's arms, and she could get hurt, or even killed. The other reason she was scared was because Ichigo had almost lost last time, if she hadn't woken him up. What if she couldn't wake him up this time? What if Ichigo lost and the Hollow went berserk? She tensed up. Then she tensed up even more. Ichigo had just held Rukia tighter. She was scared for her life. Then, she saw something that made her calm down a lot. Ichigo was smiling. He looked so peaceful. Even his eyebrows had relaxed. Ichigo had only held her tighter because she tensed up. The Hollow wasn't attacking. I did it! Ichigo is safe and we are in love. I guess love really worked…With that, she fell back asleep.

The next day, while Ichigo was at school, Rukia paid a little visit to Urahara. "Ah! Hello Kuchiki-chan! Did you run out of pills?" "No, but I don't need them anymore." "Eh? You don't need them? And why is that?" Yoruichi came in from the back room. "Simple; they love each other. He doesn't need the pills because the Hollow won't attack anymore. He's not scared anymore. She loves him, and he knows it. Did it go well last night, Rukia?" Rukia blushed. "I have been in life-threatening situations before. I have almost died many times. But nothing, NOTHING compared to the pain that I went through yesterday. It was worth it, though, because I won. He loves me too, and we are both happy. Love really is the most dangerous battlefield of all." And with that, she turned and left. Yoruichi turned to Urahara. "Let's report to Soul Society on what happened. They'll feel safer knowing they won't have to kill Ichigo anytime soon. Maybe Little Byakuya will, though, after he finds out what happened." With a smirk, Urahara kissed Yoruichi. "Now THAT will be a fight worth watching."

/ ITS DONE!!!! Took long enough eh? How was it? Too cheesy? R&R ! My next fic is actually gonna be a oneshot gundam wing. Laterz\