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A/N: Damn….how long has this been 8 months?! No amounts of apologies can make up for what I did but Wow I never knew I would go this long without updating this story. Hopefully you guys can forgive me! Most probably forgot about this story anyway so….lol Warnings: chapter may be shitty since I left this story on hold for such a long time, but hell I did it anyway XD But this chapter is leaning more to Ichiruki, Sorry KaiRuki fans you'll have to wait your turn ;)

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Cherryblossom279: I really do love the whole idea of all guys falling for Rukia hehehe Yet poor girl will have a hard time walking around without getting jumped XD Thanks for the review –hug-

Acer-sigma: hmm, nice guess but it's actually taking a way different turn from that ;)

Gadez: Bwahaha because I'm filled with sugar, spice, and EVIL! Lol jk anyway thanks for noticing that, yes Ichigo needs to become stronger and he needs to do it ASAP :) well it wasn't soon…and it's not that long either…sorry! :(

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Chapter 8: Tense Halls

Ichigo instinctively tightened his grip around his Zanpakuto, shoving himself in front of Rukia. Kaien stayed behind but charged a binding kido just in case the red haired baboon tried to hurt his subordinate. Renji, on the other hand, raised a tattooed eyebrow at their possessive behavior. He was angered a little that Rukia spent so much time with two men. However, he strayed his eyes over to the petite woman who was calling his name.

"Oi Rukia, how's it going?" He asked casually, hoisting Zabimaru on his shoulders. Said girl continued to gape until she finally regained her senses and threw the Chappy doll she was currently holding square on his eyes.

"What do you mean 'How's it going?' You come here scaring the shit out of me…what are YOU doing here anyway?" Ichigo and Kaien snickered as Renji grumpily tore of the creepy rabbit off his face, nearly snarling.

"Ever tried asking nicely? Damn Short-OOF!" Somehow Rukia managed to grab a full ammunition of chappy items and was launching them at top speed. Despite her short arm range she sure as hell seemed to put terrifying power into her tosses.

"GODDAMN IT! QUIT THROWING ME FUCKING BUNNIES AND LET ME TALK!" Renji screeched, removing what seemed the eighth Chappy that landed on his face. Rukia ceased her throwing, but her violet eyes glinted mischievously.

" I had to fill your mouth with something I like since you always seem to be spewing out stupid shit…same goes for your eyebrows,"

The Strawberry and his twin snickered, if he thinks he was going to steal all of their glory in saving Rukia, then he'd just have to deal said rescuee. Kaien noticed in amusement the protrusion of several veins in his neck and forehead. Well, damn…they ARE funky tattoos.

"Shut up! You saw them when you woke up, why no hostility then?!"

"Renji did you just hear yourself? I just woke up from a FIFTY YEAR coma! Of course I had no idea what the hell was going on around me!"

Kaien bit his lip in frustration, he knew that this Vice-captain was close to his subordinate but at this point he'd go insane, just how many men had Kuchiki bewitched anyway?! Ichigo was already unsheathing his Zanpakuto.

"Did Captain Kuchiki send you here?" The Shiba questioned, his thumb and index finger surrounding his strong chin in a pensive manner. Renji's glare left the tiny Shinigami and directed it at her Vice-Captain.

"That's right, Having Kuchiki and a fuku-taichou missing Kuchiki-Taichou decided to send me and apparently Soul Society sent someone else," He turned back around and finally acknowledged the threatened berry clutching on to Rukia.

"You," he barked while hoisting Zabimaru onto his back, "what division are you from?" Ichigo's confusion multiplied by tenfold, what the hell was he suppose to say? He just learned that there were division and ranks yesterday…he didn't even know how many there were.

"Eh…from division-?" He drawled out hoping to choose a company the baboon didn't reside over.

"Thirteen," Kaien finished for him, in turn earning to surprised looks from Rukia and Ichigo. The shrimp locked her gaze onto him in confusion. Why was Kaien-dono covering for them?

"I decided to send him since I thought it would be a simple mission to retrieve Kuchiki thus there was no need for a lieutenant to go."

"Yet here you are, why haven't you reported Soul Society?"

"My intentions are in no need of questioning, simply just that I decided to keep them in the human world to further their training since they are my subordinates, Hell this kid here doesn't even know what a Shikai is,"

Ichigo barred his teeth but decided to control his foot-in-mouth syndrome for once. At least he was partially right, he had no idea what a Shikai was, although it sounds suspiciously a lot like food. Rukia looked worriedly between the two men. It's rare to see Kaien so serious, even while fighting a hollow his playfulness never seems to die down. She's remembered telling him countless of times to take stuff seriously, and now that she has seen him; she wants her old Kaien-dono back. Renji blew out a sigh and grinned, it seemed acceptable.

"Are you serious? He doesn't know Shikai? What the hell possessed you to send this fruit?" Kaien smirked and began to laugh, finally relaxing once his lie went through.

"Ah, being the good Vice-Captain that I am, I give even the small fries a chance,"

Ichigo on the other hand was not too keen in being treated as some sort of painting in which people look at and criticize.

"Oi I can hear you ya know!" Renji and Kaien turned and gave him a blank look.

"Good, at least now we know you're not deaf," Ichigo's amber eyes darkened dangerously, 'damn annoying bastards.' Ichigo simply gripped Rukia's small shoulder possessively, not wanting her to run off with the Lieutenants.The midget in his arms began to squirm as a sign that his hold on her was tightening due to his anger.

"QUIT SQUIRMING!"

"Ichigo you Ass! Let go of me!" Kaien immediately scowled at said man his subordinate was yelling at and grounded out viciously,

"BAN…KA-,"

"Wait Kaien-dono! Don't kill him!"

"Yeah man, poor kid is just stupid, " 'though he does deserve for that arm to be chopped off, ' Renji added mentally. Kaien huffed slightly and turned his attention back to Renji, leaving a bewildered strawberry still trying to understand these new Shinigami terms. The wielder of Zabimaru decided it was best to change the subject seeing how Kaien can't seem to get rid of the twitch in his left eye.

"So you guys ready to head back?" It was a simple question, yet everyone in the room tensed.

"Wh-what do you mean -?" Ichigo began worriedly his mind conjuring up the worst possibility; they were going to take away Rukia from him. His heart dropped to his stomach as he crushed Rukia closer to his chest. She on the other hand did not notice the painful clutch since she too was scared. What if her Nii-sama found out that she gave her powers? He'd kill her and Ichigo. Ichigo. Rukia grimaced, 'I'll never see him again,' her tiny hand fisted onto his robe as she unconsciously snuggled into his embrace. Kaien felt bitter and his chest began to burn with jealousy, as he watched the display. His eyebrows pinched furiously into a deep scowl that was sure to scare any Arrancar away. Unknown to him, Renji expressed the same face.

"Kuchiki, Kurosaki, I need to speak to you two," He finally managed to grit out through clenched teeth, as he returned Nejibana into its original state, shoving it roughly into the sheath and got into his gigai. Renji began to follow him until Kaien spat out

"ALONE,"

The red head grumbled, eyeing Rukia in Ichigo's arms enviously. Ichigo reluctantly let go of Rukia and as he too made his way to reenter his body. After they decided they were earshot away from Renji Ichigo exploded,

"Head back? What the hell do you mean by that?! Last time I checked Rukia has yet to regain her powers so she's staying here with me!" Kaien, still boiling with jealousy countered,

"Now that I'm here she has no point staying! She'll recover faster in Soul Society since it's littered with Reishi, besides she belongs over there with me!" Rukia panicked as the two most bull headed men from both worlds aggressively began to shout and insult over her sake. Looking over her shoulder she could see Renji's curious face, there was no way in hell he couldn't hear all that.

"Guys….,"

"You can't even protect her with that measly Zanpakuto!" Kaien raged on refusing to let Rukia stay with him. Ichigo recoiled from the insult, knowing that he was right. His fists clenched as he remembered her bloodied form from the cockatoo incident.

"Guys…,"

"Yeah well, I kissed her!" Everybody's eyes, including Renji's, widened at his outburst and Ichigo just stood there mortified.

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TBC….

SHORT AGAIN!! O.O

A/N: OMAIGAWD!! LMAO I just wanted to end it there –snort- LOl didn't see that coming huh? Heh. Now what kiss could Ichigo be talking about neh?? :D Too bad you have to wait until next chapter. I KNOW THIS WAS CRAP but I just couldn't get passed this chapter. but the next one will be easier to write that's for sure. It wasn't much of a love square really but Renji was put there to advance the plot a little since the story wasn't going anywhere. I actually typed this up because currently we're under the Hurricane Dolly and my parents forbade me to turn on the TV since the lights could go out any minute so I decided that I should use my laptop to fight my boredom!! Weee and then this baby popped up. I even started typing chapter 3 of "Beautiful Secret." To those who read that one watch out for it! XD

Please don't forget to review! I know it took a long time but believe it or not I was rereading your reviews and I felt I at least had to do a new (albeit crappy) chapter. The next will be better…and LONGER promise!