Long time no see! So here' s the next chapter in my IchiRuki fic The Party! Well! Here ya go!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach! Tite Kubo does!

Ichigo dropped Rukia with a loud thud. "OW!! What the hell was that for!?" She yelled.

"If I'm seen carrying your tiny butt around, people will think we're a couple." He replied curtly.

"Well you didn't have to drop me!"

"Whatever!"

"Hey guys!" The two turned to see Keigo standing in the doorway. "Come on! The party's only gonna last the night!" He said. Ichigo and Rukia snapped their heads away from each other as they walked into the house. "What's their problem?"

"Hey Ichigo!" "Hey Rukia" "What's up?" said the various classmates that weren't even really acquaintances. Ichigo grumbled, while Rukia replied sweetly in her fake girly voice. Ichigo and Rukia spent most of the party by the punch bowl. Rukia fingered her cup awkwardly. "What's up with you?" He asked.

"What? Nothing." She replied. "It's just that the parties back in the Soul Society were so different." She sighed. "No one was dancing like this." she said pointing at a girl who was dancing rather whorishly. "And we certainly didn't drink fruit punch."

"Let me guess," he said. "Your parties were just full of stuffed shirts, huh?" She hit his head rather hard which left him rubbing the bruise. Ichigo overheard two guys talking from across the table.

"Hey dude. Check out the small chick. Bet she's pretty easy, huh?"

Ichigo scowled and walked closer to Rukia. He put his arm on the wall behind her, keeping her safe from any unwanted stares. She blushed slightly as Ichigo stared into her eyes. "Ichigo... What are you doing?" Ichigo saw the two guys move and removed his arm from the wall.

"Keep a closer eye on the guys here, okay?" He said.

She nodded, confused. "HEY!! Rukia, Ichigo! Wanna play Seven Minutes in Heaven?" Keigo asked.

"Sure!" Rukia said before Ichigo could object.

"Rukia!" Ichigo said as they walked towards the group of people sitting in front of a closet. "Do you even know what Seven Minutes in Heaven is?!" He asked.

"No, but I assume it's when you get to spend seven minutes in a better place." Ichigo sweat-

dropped and slapped his forehead.

"That's not exactly what it is..." He was about to explain when Keigo interrupted him. "Alright, everyone! Now I all think we know how to play, and since it's my party I get to pick who goes first." Keigo tapped his chin and looked around the room. "Hmm... Rukia and Ichigo!!" Everyone ooohed at the choice. Rukia looked confused so Ichigo just grabbed her arm and pulled her into the closet. Keigo shut the door and started the timer. "Okay you two! Your seven minutes start now!" he pressed the button on the timer and everyone snickered, picturing what they might be doing.

Ichigo sat on a box in a corner of the closet while Rukia looked through the coats. "Ichigo," she said. He looked for her in the dark with his eyes. He saw her small outline in the dark. "Where's the heaven?" Ichigo sweat dropped.

"There is no heaven!" He thought about what he just said and knew he would be hit if he didn't correct himself. "In this closet."

"What? Then why pick such a deceiving name?" She asked.

"Ugh! In this game, when two people are put in the closet . . . " He trailed of for a second. "They're supposed to do stuff..."

Rukia looked confused. "I don't understand..."

"Never mind!" Ichigo said.

Rukia shrugged and continued looking around. About 6 minutes later Keigo opened the door. The two walked out. "Sooooo... What did you two do in there?"

"Nothing!" Snarled Ichigo.

"You're no fun!" said Keigo. Several more couples went in and finally Keigo screamed, "Spin-the-Bottle!!" Everyone cheered and so did Rukia.

"What's that?" she asked Ichigo.

"You'll find out..." Ichigo sighed.

Keigo had everyone sit in a circle and he got an empty pop bottle from the kitchen. Rukia watched intently. Ichigo just sat there, extremely unhappy. Keigo went first. He spun the bottle and it landed on a brunette girl. They leaned in and kissed quickly. Rukia gasped. "Ichigo! Why did they kiss?"

"That's how the game is played." He said. Of course Keigo chucked the bottle at Ichigo saying it was "His turn" when it clearly wasn't. Ichigo scowled and spun the bottle. It spun fast at first then slowed down. He was about to land on Uryu who was sitting next to him. Uryu glared at him, but the bottle almost stopped on Ichigo. Good, he thought. Maybe I'll have to kiss myself... The bottle didn't stop though, and it landed on Rukia. Ichigo's heart raced, everyone gasped, Rukia cocked an eyebrow. She didn't know what it meant. Ichigo blushed, and Rukia got a surprised look on her face when it dawned on her. She turned towards him, blushing. Ichigo leaned in and Rukia stayed put. Ichigo closed his eyes as he got closer. Rukia's eyes began to flutter shut. Their lips touched and everyone gasped even louder. They held their kiss for about 5 seconds, then broke apart. Ichigo stood straight up and grabbed Rukia. "We need to go!" He ran out the door, dragging Rukia with him. Everyone began to whisper and chatter.

Ichigo slammed the door shut when they got home. "Hey! Why did you have to drag me away from the party you idiot?"

"Because Keigo is a complete idiot, that's why!" he said.

She pouted and crossed her arms. The two went upstairs and put on their pajamas. Ichigo was in the bathroom brushing his teeth. He rinsed and began to walk out when Rukia walked in the doorway with a towel and a pink Chappy the Rabbit toothbrush. He moved one way, but she moved the same way. This continued until she said, "Will you stop! I'm trying to get to the washroom to brush my teeth!"

"Why thank you captain obvious." he said as he pointed at her toothbrush. She pushed him aside and held her toothbrush under the sink. She stood there, frustrated. She knew how to turn on the sink. She did it the night before. It just took a few hours of preparation, that's all. "Need help?" he asked.

"No!" she replied sharply. She reached for the plug knob and Ichigo snickered. She glared at him and reached for the faucet. Ichigo coughed a "no" and she became irritated.

Ichigo sighed and walked over to her. "Do I have to teach this to you twice?" She didn't say anything. He sighed again and reached for the cold water knob. Rukia reached for it as well and their hands touched. Rukia pulled her's away as Ichigo turned the knob. "Uh. . . There you go." he said awkwardly.

Later that night, Ichigo was lying in bed when he was woken up by a small flutter in his sheets. He shot up and looked at the small figure beneath him. He scowled and poked Rukia's face. "Gr, what!" she said.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked irritated.

"Well," she said. "I had a nightmare." she did look frightened.

"What was it about?" he asked with concern.

"Well," she started. "We were at Keigo's house, and we were playing spin the bottle." she said. "Then..." she got a embarrassed look on her face. "When we were about to kiss, you turned into a hollow!" Rukia covered her eyes to hide her tears. Ichigo got a surprised look on his face and hugged Rukia. When she pushed the tears back she asked, "Can I sleep in your bed tonight?"

"Fine," Ichigo sighed. Ichigo put Rukia on the side of the bed facing the wall. "Just stay on your side."

"Fine." she said.

Rukia sat up and Ichigo looked at her. "What?"

"Um... About the kiss."

"What?"

"Never mind." she said and laid back down. The two then went to sleep.

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Well, how was that for a chapter. A lot longer than my previous ones. I'm proud of it and I hope you didn't think it was too cheesy. See you next time!