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Okay just wanted to let EVRYONE know that I am NOT trying to offend the Jewish people or people from Germany! I thought that this would make for a good story! I do not mean to offend anyone in any way, so if you find this offensive please just don't read it! Thanks and enjoy!
I just wanted to let you guys know that I totally SUCK at Intros to stories..Im more of the middle part of the story writing author...if ya know wut I mean...
Schnell- to hurry or to go
Life was entirely perfect for the happiest couple in the small town of Lublin. It was 1942, and Ichigo and Rukia were a very joyful couple. Although, that all changed when something horrible happened.
"Ichigo, come on! We're going to be late!" Rukia called down from the top of the hill.
"Well I WOULD if someone would help me carry all of this junk!" Ichigo shouted right back at her.
"Well excuse me for being a lady. A small one at that." She scoffed as she turned and continued on down the dirt road. Ichigo and Rukia were on their way over to their friends' house for a wedding party. Ichigo was currently carrying a fairly large gift. He didn't know exactly what was inside, because Rukia had done the wrapping, and he didn't intend to find out any time soon. It was just so damn heavy. He was also carrying his and Rukia's luggage. They were only staying one night, 'Why the hell did she have to pack so much?'
"Oi, strawberry! Hurry it up! The house is just up the hill!" Rukia was a bit surprised when she turned around to see that Ichigo had jogged up the hill and was right behind her.
They both entered the house. "Ichigo-kun! Rukia-san! Thank you so much for coming! I'll take your luggage!" exclaimed the very energetic Momo Hinamori, bride to be. "Where's Toushiro?" asked Rukia. "Oh, Shiro-chan is in the kitchen talking to Renji-kun and Hisagi-san."
"Well, if you don't mind I think I want to go talk to Rangiku-san and Unohana-san, I haven't seen them in ages." Momo said as she dragged Rukia with her. Ichigo just laughed to himself as he found Toushiro Hitsuguya and Renji Abari talking in the kitchen.
The party went on for a few hours. Everyone was having such a wonderful time. After they were done talking to their friends, Rukia and Ichigo stayed close the rest of the time. For some reason, they had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"Hey Rukia," Ichigo said, "Do you, I don't know, feel something in the air? Like something bad is about to happen?"
"Sadly, yes, I do. And it's actually kinda scaring me." She replied. During the start of the conversation the couple headed to the backyard of the house. Ichigo wrapped his arms around Rukia from behind. "Don't worry; I won't let anything happen to you." Rukia turned around in his arms and stood on the tips of her toes and let her lips meet Ichigo's.
They were enjoying the moment. Total bliss as they kissed in the light of the moon and the stars. That was until a loud crash was heard from inside the house. "What was that?" Rukia asked. "I don't know…" Ichigo replied. They pulled away from each other, holding hands, and walked in through the back door. The sight they saw froze them in their tracks. Ten soldiers stood at the entrance of the small home. Not just any soldiers, but Nazi soldiers. Rukia immediately started to shake in fear. Ichigo pulled her slightly behind him to protect her from what the soldiers could possibly do.
"We have come here for one reason. We do not wish to harm anyone. Just come with us. We are simply resettling you." Said a very tall and scary looking man. He was very muscular, even with his bulky uniform on, and he had a psychotic look on his face. He had an eye patch on his right eye and a large scar across his left. His hair was black and in many spikes. Small protests were coming from the group of people that were invited to the wedding party.
"If you decide not to come we will make you by force. Now gather what you can in the next five minutes and come outside to our trucks and climb in the back. If you try to run you will be shot." Rukia was shaking uncontrollably now. She had had many Jewish friends who were taken by these soldiers, and hadn't come back. Horrible rumors had gone around Poland and made their way into small towns such as Lublin. Rukia and Ichigo both knew what was going to happen. These men, these evil monsters, were not here to 'resettle' them but to do far worse. Ichigo wrapped his arms around Rukia's small form. She began crying, and all Ichigo could do was walk out the door and get into the back of the truck.
"Rukia, Rukia! Look at me, Rukia! We're going to be fine! Please just calm down!" Ichigo exclaimed towards Rukia who had gone into shock and was sobbing uncontrollably. They had been sitting in the back of the Nazi truck for several hours and Rukia was slowly falling apart. She knew what was coming. She had heard from somebody that they knew another person who escaped one of the 'resettlements', if you could even call it that.
Rukia looked up at Ichigo. He was more worried about her than himself. She wiped the tears away from her eyes. She didn't want to show such weakness, but it was hard to not cry when you know what might happen to you and your loved one. She looked deep into his eyes. She looked right into his soul through his beautiful amber eyes. She moved into his lap and rested her head on his chest, wrapping her arms around his torso. Ichigo, in turn, wrapped his arms around her small structure, and kissed the top of her head.
~THREE HOURS LATER~
Ichigo had kept Rukia in the safety of his arms as she slept silently. They had been on the back of the truck all night. He looked around at all the other people on the truck bed. Renji, Momo, Toushiro, Rangiku, Unohana, and several others he couldn't quite see. It was still fairly dark out.
Ichigo glanced at the scenery as they went by. No signs of civilization anywhere. All of a sudden, the truck came to a stop. He looked ahead to that the other trucks were stopped as well. Many more people from Lublin were piled into those trucks as well.
In front of all the trucks was a barbed wire fence and gate that lead to what looked like a compound with many barracks. The ground was devoid of any plant life; only dirt. The gate opened allowing the trucks to enter.
Several people on the trucks started to get restless. They wanted to leave. Some of them must have heard about events such as this happening.
"Alright you Jews," said the same eye patched soldier from before, "get out of the back of the trucks. Schnell!" Everyone got out of the trucks as fast as they could, not wanting to be shot or harmed in any way. Ichigo tried to wake Rukia, but she was fast asleep.
'Damnit! Come one Rukia! Wake up!' Ichigo thought to himself as Rukia finally woke up. He set her down on her feet as they jumped off the truck. "Get down on the ground. Come on! Down! Schnell!" Several people, including Ichigo and Rukia, hesitated. The guard walked over to where they were standing. "I thought I told you to get down!" The soldier yelled, looking Rukia dead in the eyes. Then, out of the blue, the Nazi slapped her across the face. Rukia screeched and started to whimper.
It happened so suddenly, that even Ichigo hadn't quite understood what happened. Ichigo was now seriously pissed off. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he yelled at the Nazi as he pushed Rukia's shaking form behind him. Ichigo then lashed out and punched the man straight in the face. A sickening crack was heard. "How dare you, you Jew!" the soldier screamed as heheld his nose to stop the bleeding. It was probably broken. Ichigo had already turned back to Rukia to make sure she was okay. Two soldiers had come to the aid of the first and were aiming their gun right at Ichigo, ready to shoot if anything went wrong again.
The first soldier, the one with the spiky black hair and eye patch, whispered something in the ears of both the soldiers that had come to his aid. One of them raised their gun and shot. The sound of the gun rang out. Several women screamed. Rukia being one of them, her eyes wide and filled with tears. They shot Ichigo!
"Agh!" Ichigo yelled, gripping his now bleeding shoulder. "Monsters!" Rukia screamed.
"This is what happens to those who don't listen when you are told to do things. Now, get down on the ground. All of you!" The Nazi yelled. This time everyone went down.
Everyone was on the ground. Ichigo's arm bleeding profusely, he still managed not to be writhing in pain. Although, the scowl on his face seemed much more like one of pain instead of his usual 'Ichigo' stare. The Nazis went around ripping jewelry and anything the people had on them besides their clothing. When the soldiers came over to where Ichigo and Rukia were laying they ripped off the necklace Rukia was wearing without a pause. A gasp of pain escaped her lips. The one soldier walked besides Ichigo and gave him a hard kick in the ribs. He started to wheeze and cough. Rukia felt useless; she couldn't do anything! She tried to hold in the tears she was about to shed. I shouldn't show my weaknesses. I am Kurosaki Rukia, and I am strong! I swear from this day on I will not cry unless it is for something joyful!
Ichigo turned his head towards Rukia. Their eyes met. This was going to be one hell of a life experience. The soldiers told everyone to get up. Many men had bruises forming on them and many women had red marks around their necks from the necklaces being torn from them. Rukia winced when she heard a bloodcurdling scream from one of the women. A Nazi had just ripped out that poor woman's earrings! The woman grabbed her bleeding ears as she screamed in pain. The Nazis, being annoyed, decided to…exterminate the woman. Nobody screamed, just turned away and let the Nazi beasts lead them into one of the many barracks.
"You will spend the night here. We shall continue on tomorrow morning." With that, the soldiers left, all except for two who guarded the door from outside. The beds, or should I say shelves, were extremely narrow. No blankets or pillows just a narrow shelf covered in straw.
His arm still bleeding, Ichigo ripped the sleeve off his shirt and tied it tightly around his arm. He was starting to feel light-headed. Rukia was trying to hold herself together. Ichigo had never seen her so scared. The usual Rukia is much stronger. I think she finally snapped when I was shot. Rukia took a step closer to Ichigo; not feeling comfortable with her surroundings, Rukia needed the comfort of her husband.
Ichigo grabbed Rukia's small hand and lead her to one of shelves. He laid down and moved as far over as he could before he hit the wall. Rukia climbed in after him not caring about how small it was. She only wanted to go to sleep in Ichigo's strong and protecting arms. He pulled her against him and looked deep into her violet orbs. Both of their eyes full of sadness and despair. They shared a light kiss before they fell asleep in each other's arms, finally letting the peacefulness of sleep overtake the hell of the day's events. What was happening to them seemed like they were plunging into hell itself, and they weren't sure if they could make it back alive.
A/N: (I added a paragraph in there...I realized that I forgot to mention how Ichigo tried to stop the bleeding hole in his arm...lol)So? How was it? Good? SHould I make another chappy? Should I print it out and throw it in the paper shredder? SHould I delete it? I don't know! You tell me please Review! Oh, and the more reviews I get the faster I'll update! Thanks for reading! ~AF134
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