Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ The Aftermath ❯ Sister ( Chapter 10 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Ichigo had two little sisters. Both were pre-teens now. He felt proud to watch them grow up, become strong individuals, and become their own person. From changing diapers to helping with homework, he had done it all. Proud, yes sir, that's what he was. Then their was Rukia. She had become fast friends with his sisters. More so with Yuzu than Karin. That's where the problem starts. Yuzu was a sweet, innocent, and the example of a true younger sister. She couldn't hurt a fly. Though, she sure as hell knew how to get under Ichigo's skin. From copying everything he says to staring at him for no reason. Now, if you can't understand what this means, let's put it together. Yuzu being friends with Rukia, plus, Yuzu's knowledge of how to annoy Ichigo, equals, Rukia learning how to annoy Ichigo. That, my good friend, is where the problem sits...

Ichigo was going to pull his hair out! He was trying to sleep a few extra hours, and he couldn't. Why couldn't he? Rukia-won't-shut-up. It started with a simple question, okay that's normal. Then it turned into a bunch of side questions. Most of which included the word "why". Ichigo hated that word. He was not only unable to sleep, but unable to stop answering her. Every "why" from her, earned a "because" from him. After a good ten minutes of said game, he began to get a little bit angry.

"Why?"

"Because..."

"Why?"

"Beca use."

"Why?"

"Be-Cause."

"Because why?"

"Holy hell, shut up damn you!" Ichigo yelled, at the limit of his already low temper. Rukia only stared at him, and then, put on the most hurt face she could. Note, this is the girl who has had multiple people try to kill her. So, she can look really hurt. Which is why Ichigo could only sigh in annoyance and give in to his softer side. Which is about as soft as a brick.

"I just wanted to know why the sky is blue..." Rukia mumbled while pushing forward fake tears. Ichigo's right eye twitched. He had forgotten what question had started this, and now that he remembered, he felt like an idiot. He now had to make Rukia stop crying, and get her to be quiet. Not an easy task.

"Listen, the sky is blue because it is, can't you just leave it be?" Ichigo asked in the calmest way he could.

"I guess..." Rukia sniffed. Good, he killed two birds with one stone, now to get some sleep.

"Alright then, I'm gonna get some sleep now." Ichigo half-smiled as he rolled over and closed his eyes. Sadly, he could still sense that she was still sitting there on his floor, staring a hole into the back of his head. He was hoping he could ignore her and she would go away...how wrong he was.

"I'm gonna go to sleep too." Rukia beamed as she jumped up and walked over to Ichigo's closet.

"Why not go to the twin's room, where you're supposed to sleep?" Ichigo asked without turning to face her.

"Because the closet is comfortable and closer." Rukia said as she opened the door and climbed in. Ichigo shrugged it off and drifted into a deep slumber. Too bad he hadn't heard the last of this...

Ichigo slowly awoke a few hours later. He had an interesting dream, something about butterflies and strawberries. As he opened his eyes, he was immediately aware of a disturbance in the area. He couldn't exactly tell what it was though. He took a look at his clock and saw that it was nine in the morning. He shifted his weight to get up, and that's when he found the disturbance. Their was a weight of some sort on his left arm. He looked to see what it was, and was met by a pair of violet eyes.

"GAH, RUKIA, wha-what are you do-doing in my b-bed?!" Ichigo stuttered as he feel backwards and out of his bed. Rukia looked down at him and gave him a smug grin that made his skin crawl.

"I couldn't sleep, so I moved into your bed, it's much softer." Rukia smiled happily. Ichigo could've sworn he was going to get cancer from the amount of happiness she was radiating.

"Alright, fine, but did you have to get in my bed when I'm in it?" Ichigo asked as he stood up.

"Yes, because you're like a big plushie, so warm and cuddly." Rukia beamed. Ichigo's scowled deepened itself as he looked at her. She was too out of character. She was obviously annoying him on purpose, but how could she get under his skin so well? He needed to fight fire with fire in order to find out, and end it.

"Alright, if I'm so warm and cuddly, come give me a hug." Ichigo smiled as he opened his arms slightly. In a flash, Rukia was squeezing him as hard as she could, so hard it almost hurt. Ichigo smirked, Rukia was either playing stupid, or was stupid, because she had walked directly into his trap. He returned the hug immediately, except he had the muscle power to actually cause pain.

"Ow...Ichigo...hugging me...too tight..." Rukia gasped in pain. Ichigo's grin widened as he squeezed tighter.

"So Rukia, who's been telling how to annoy me so well?" Ichigo asked in a sing-song voice.

"I'll...never...tell..." Rukia hissed through her teeth. It was getting slightly hard to breath, what with her backbone being pressed into her lungs and all.

"Oh really, well then, I guess we can just stay like this for awhile longer." Ichigo laughed, in a very creepy way. Once again, he increased the amount of power in the hug, making Rukia gasp for air.

"Alright...I'll tell...you..." Rukia wheezed. Ichigo immediately stopped crushing her, but didn't let her go.

"Alright, who is it?" Ichigo asked, his voice becoming stone-cold.

"Your sisters, mainly Yuzu..." Rukia muttered. Ichigo let her go and scratched his head. He would've suspected Karin more than Yuzu. Though, it didn't really matter, because he knew how to annoy his sisters just as well as they could annoy him. That could wait though, because he could just make Kon do all the dirty work.

"Alright then, have we learned our lesson?" Ichigo asked. Rukia made an adorable pouting face, which Ichigo admitted was cute, and nodded her head slowly. Ichigo smiled and walked over to his bed, settling down to finish those extra hours of sleep he wanted. Rukia followed him and did the same.

"Ichigo, I wasn't kidding when I said you were warm and cuddly." Rukia smiled as she looked at the back of Ichigo's head. Ichigo only sighed in response, because he didn't want her to find out how red he was. Though he had to admit, Rukia was warm and cuddly too, which made it a lot easier to sleep. Maybe Rukia spending time with his sisters wasn't all that bad...

(A/N): Wow, sorry it took so long, but I had to go visit my Grandparents in South Carolina. You should have been there too, my Grandma's cookies are the best sweet I've ever tasted. That, and my Grandfather can cook a three-course meal all on one grill, and not burn it a bit.