Walking

" I'm actually adopted. But I have an older brother who was the one to take me into the Kuchiki Clan." Rukia answered.

" He sounds nice. What's his name? " Ichigo asked her.

" Kuchiki Byakuya. He's the captain of the sixth division. " Rukia answered while looking at the clouds that slowly covered the blue sky.

"You never explained what these divisions are. I'm a Shinigami—

" Substitute Shinigami." Rukia interrupted with a smirk. Ichigo sighed.

"I'm a Substitute Shinigami now. So I should have basic knowledge about you guys." Ichigo explained his reasons. Rukia thought about it for a while.

'Him knowing this wouldn't hurt anyone right? It's just information. Ichigo seems like a trustworthy and intelligent guy, so I can share this with him without having the fear of the information getting leaked. ' Rukia thought to herself.

"Listen carefully, Ichigo. There are a lot of things that I'm going to cover here." Rukia warned him. Ichigo nodded.

"The Gotei 13 is made up of thirteen divisions. Each division has their own hierarchy, the highest being the captain. There are 20 ranks for officers, but no ranks for non-officers. A captain is the leader of one of the thirteen divisions." Rukia started her explanation but stopped halfway to take a short breath.

"However, there is a leader of all of the thirteen divisions. The Captain-Commander is the supreme leader of the Gotei 13. The position requires the Captain-Commander to oversee the overall operations of the Gotei 13, Onmitsukidō and Kidō Corps when the well-being of Seireitei and Soul Society is at stake." Rukia continued her lengthy explanation.

" Somehow I understood all of that. " Ichigo replied to her. Rukia smirked.

" It seems you're not as dumb as you look, Ichigo. " Rukia teased. Ichigo growled menacingly and pounced on top of her again.

Rukia widened her eyes in fear.

" Wait no! Not again!!! Ahahahahahaha!!!!!!! "

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Ichigo was lying on his bed while he was looking at the closet Rukia was staying in. He got out of his bed and opened the closet.

"Gah! Ichigo!" Rukia yelped and covered something with a pillow. She was lying down but her back was facing Ichigo.

Ichigo looked at the crayons on her hand. "What are you drawing?" Ichigo asked curiously.

" It's none of your business!" Rukia growled back. Ichigo sighed.

Ichigo easily snatched the pillow out of Rukia's hands. Rukia tried to grab the sketch book she was hiding under the pillow but Ichigo grabbed it before she could.

"Give it back!" Rukia pouted at him angrily. Ichigo looked at what she was drawing. It was a small bunny with orange hair.

Ichigo smiled. "Are you drawing me?" Ichigo looked at her. Rukia huffed.

" As if I would draw your ugly face!" Rukia argued back. Ichigo chuckled.

"I like it. Can I put it on the wall?" Ichigo asked her with hope in his voice. Rukia snatched back the sketch book.

"No! Go away!" Rukia shouted and slammed the sliding closet door.

*Bam!*

Ichigo sighed. "I'm just trying to make you smile." Ichigo grumbled and walked back to his bed.

He laid down again and stared at the brown ceiling. Rukia who was inside the dark closet frowned. "Is he angry?" She asked herself and looked at the bunny she drew.

"Does he really like it?" Rukia muttered and held it.

Rukia opened the closet door and slowly stepped out of the closet. She looked at Ichigo who was looking at the ceiling.

Rukia gulped and walked towards him. "Umm... Ichigo." Rukia stuttered his name. Ichigo looked at her.

"Yes, Rukia?" Ichigo replied to her. Rukia showed him the Ichigo bunny.

"You can tape it on the wall. But this will be the only time you can do that!" Rukia added. Ichigo smiled and got up.

He hugged her. "Thanks Rukia." Ichigo whispered and released the hug. Rukia was blushing a little.

Ichigo grabbed the sketch book and skillfully ripped the paper off. He went to his desk and took out some tape.

He taped it to the paper and stuck it to the wall. Ichigo looked at his work. He wasn't satisfied at all. "I'll buy a photo frame tomorrow." He muttered and looked at Rukia.

"Are there more orders from Soul Society?" Ichigo asked her. Rukia blinked for a while. She went back to her closet and took out the flip phone.

"Not for the moment." Rukia answered him. Ichigo smiled.

"Then let's go for a walk together." Ichigo declared and opened his window. Rukia looked at him weirdly.

" Why did you open the window? " Rukia asked him. Ichigo deadpanned at her.

" My sisters are downstairs. Do you really want them to find out you live here? " Ichigo asked back.

" Oh. I forgot. Hehe. " Rukia giggled nervously. Ichigo sighed.

" It's fine. And one more thing, why are you wearing Yuzu's dress? " Ichigo pointed at Rukia's dress. The dress had a dark blue and light blue combination.

"It looked nice so I wore it." Rukia answered with a grin. Ichigo palmed his face.

"Whatever. Let's just go—

" Wait. I forgot to bring this. " Rukia took out a book from her closet. She looked at Ichigo and smiled.

" Now I'm ready. " Rukia told him. Ichigo nodded.

" I'll jumped down first. Then I'll catch you." Ichigo explained the plan and jumped out of the window.

He landed on the ground without a fuss and looked at the window he jumped out from.

" Ichigo. I don't know about this. " Rukia told him with a bit of fear in her voice.

" Oh come on Rukia. You fight giant monsters, jumping out of a window shouldn't be a problem. I'll catch you. " Ichigo reassured her.

" Okay.... Here goes." Rukia muttered and took a deep breath. She looks at Ichigo who was looking at her.

Rukia jumped out of the window. Ichigo jumped up and grabbed her bridal style. He landed on the ground and smiled.

"You can open your eyes now. " Ichigo told her and Rukia opened her eyes. Her purple eyes stared at Ichigo's brown ones.

She blushed a little and looked away. "Put me down." She mumbled.

"Yeah yeah." Ichigo whispered and put Rukia down gently.

Somehow they managed to pretend that whole thing didn't happen. They started walking on the streets.

Some time later, Rukia was holding a novel and was reading some of the sentences dramatically.

"Rukia. That's not contemporary literature you know." Ichigo whispered to her. Rukia looked at him with surprise.

"It's not?" Rukia asked back. Ichigo shook his head.

"No. There's a bookstore nearby. I'll buy you some books that has actual contemporary literature." Ichigo grabbed Rukia's hand and they walked in another direction.

"You don't have to do that Ichigo." Rukia tried to argue with him. Ichigo smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry about it, Rukia. The books are cheap. It should help you learn more about the human world's literature. " Ichigo replied nonchalantly.

" You've already helped me so much. I feel like I'm taking advantage of your— " Rukia was about to finish her sentence when Ichigo put a finger on top of her mouth. Ichigo smiled warmly at her.

"Just accept my help, Rukia. It won't hurt you." Ichigo whispered. Rukia huffed.

" F-fine. Let's just go already. " Rukia stuttered. Ichigo chuckled and they went to the bookstore.

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After Ichigo bought Rukia some comics and short novels for her, they exited the bookstore and were back to strolling through the streets.

"Thank you Ichigo." Rukia muttered. Ichigo chuckled and ruffled her hair gently.

"You're welcome, Rukia." Ichigo replied back.

Suddenly, they heard a car screeching. Ichigo and Rukia turned around.

Ichigo widened his eyes. He saw Orihime lying in a nearby intersection with a bag of groceries on the ground next to her.

"Orihime!" Ichigo shouted and instantly arrived beside her. Rukia was behind him looking at Orihime in concern.

Orihime sat up and looked around. She laid her eyes on Ichigo and Rukia.

"Ichigo? What are you doing here? And why is Rukia with you?

To be continued.....