A/N:

If you had ever read my previous entries, yes. I am really weak at introduction. Even my English teacher always mention that. It's my problem other than grammar and , please bare with my intro as I'm working to improve it...

I don’t own Bleach. I just borrow TK’s wonderful characters. And I wish I can see a shooting star.

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SHOOTING STAR

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“Karin, do you know where the hell Rukia is? I thought she is resting in your room?”

“Yeah. But she said she has something to do at her favourite place.”

“Her… favourite place?”

He can see his little sis nods and continues to eat her meal.

Ichigo can’t help but rush into his room. His eyes locked at the closet. But to his surprise, Rukia is not there.

Tsk… So I thought my closet is her favourite place. Funny Ichigo. Funny.

Suddenly, he feels a cold breeze flow inside of his room. The window is open and that, give Ichigo ghost bump.

Rukia…

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On the rooftop, Ichigo can see a small figure who sits just like a shrimp, gazing at the starry sky. The moon light that illuminate that night sure shows her outer beauty - that Ichigo has already aware of.

He carefully steps towards the little figure and to Rukia’s shock; her freezing body is now covered by a thick blanket.

Ichigo can’t help but looks at the bandage around her forehead and sighs. It’s his fault. It’s definitely his fault. He’d accidentally pushed Rukia down the stairs during their usual fight. Thank God the injuries are not that bad. But as the result, he has to take care of her who seems doesn't like it. Just now, he actually wants to give her some medicine but she just run away to the rooftop. What the hell is she thinking off? Is she still mad at him?

He just… doesn’t know.

“Hey midget. What are you doing outside?! Your injuries is not covered yet right?”

He can see her nods in response.

“You may catch cold.”

“...Don’t worry. I’m strong.” Those words, just make his day as she eventually talks to him.

“Idiot.” He tries to catch her attention - more.

“Yeah. I know… Wait. What did you say?” Rukia finally turns to face him.

“Idiot. Who on earth want to worry about you?” He grins.

“You stupid strawberry!” She yells at the guy who is now, settle down besides her.

She just feels the urge to knock him down but it is too cold. She’s shivering under the blanket.

“Hey… Hey… I’m sorry. But… Just, what are you doing here?”

“Well, I just… Want to take a rest… That’s all.” She looks back at the wide sky.

“Wh-what? You call this a rest? You should do that inside, idiot! Now. Let’s go!”

Ichigo grabs her small wrist but not long before Rukia manage to make him loose his grips.

“No. I want to wait here!”

“For what? Rest? Listen, I said you should rest, inside! Now let’s go.”

He stands up and tries to grab her again but she insists and sits still.

“No. It’s not that. It’s just… Well, actually I had watched something in the big box at the living room… What did you call it? Tele-telephone?”

“You mean television?” Ichigo watches at her as she begins to converse, slowly.

“Oh. Yeah. That’s it. Television. Hehe…”

“So?” Ichigo finally end up sitting next to her, again.

“Ichigo... Is it true that your wish will be granted when you wish at a shooting star?” Rukia looks up at him just to watch a scowl in his face.

“Like hell would I believe in crap like that! Just what can a star do for you?” He yells straight to her face.

“But...”

“So you are telling me that you want to wait for a shooting star to appear tonight?” Ichigo yells at her again.

“That… That was what the girl in the news said! A shooting star will appear tonight in Karakura... And I just…” Her words are cut by the orange-haired boy.

“Drop it Rukia! Now, let’s go inside! You will catch cold just because a fucking ugly star and I will be the one that have to deal with it later!” Ichigo grabs her hands for the third time. And this time, it’s a bit too hard.

“But I don’t ask you to deal with it! If I catch cold, I can handle it myself because it’s my problem! Not yours! So just let me go! You-you are hurting me!”

Not to Ichigo’s aware, he had steps onto the blanket that he had used to cover Rukia from the cold wind, earlier.

Now, he is on top of Rukia. They are pressed so close and both of them can feels the hot, heavy breath of each others. Ichigo watches the little midget below him that doesn’t seem to struggle to get out from their weird condition and eventually, he leans his head down to her redden face. Slowly and closely… And…

Unexpectedly, Rukia pushes him aside with all her might.

“Ouch! Just what are you thin…” Ichigo can’t finish his word as he sees it, himself.

“Ichigo! It’s the shooting star! Quick! Make your wish, you idiot!”

Ichigo watches her as she close her eyes and wishing for something – just before he closes his eyes too.

After a minute or two of silent…

“So, what are you wishing for huh?” Rukia elbows him.

“What? Like hell would I wish something at an ugly star!”

“Hehe.. You think I didn’t see it, strawberry?”

“You! I thought…” Ichigo can feel his face is heating.

“Hehe… So?” She still can’t forget how funny it was, seeing Ichigo wished for something at his fucking ugly shooting star.

“Rukia… Why don’t you tell me first, and then I’ll tell mine. Maybe…”

Ichigo looks at the sky, waiting for her response. Being caught wishing at the fucking ugly shooting star? It’s embarrassing.

“Fine. I just tell you one of my wish okay… Umm… I wish that… Time could just stop, at this moment. You know, I realize that we always fight with each other. It is greats. I do enjoy it especially when you lost our battle. But… I don’t know… Sometimes peace and tranquil moment between us is not that bad…”

There was a long pause and silent before Ichigo finally break the still night.

“Oh. Really?”

Rukia, who still looks at the sky, nods.

“So… Now... What did you wish for?”

“Well… It’s a secret.” Ichigo draws an evil grin at his face.

“But… You said… You promise me…”

“Hey midget. Do you ever hear the saying? Your wish may not come true if you tell it to someone.”

“Wh-What? But… You… Idiot!”

“Why? Do you really mean it? I mean your nonsense wish? Do you really want the time to stop?”

“It’s not nonsense! Of course I want it! If I am not…” She pauses and looks at him, intently.

“No I’m not! I lied! I wish the time could just move on. The faster, the better. I hate with the fact that I have to stick up with you! The most idiot person in my entire life who his orange’s hair is like the carrot-top and his name is so gay! Strawberry? How dare he get a name of my favourite flavour! Maybe I should stop eating strawberry and tell Chappy to stop eating carrot! I… I… I don’t know!!”

She shrugs and Ichigo looks at her, amused.

“Done?” Ichigo asks the raven haired girl that still looking away.

He sighs.

“Give it back to me.”

“What?” Rukia asks in an angry tone.

“That…” He points out at her left wrist.

“No way! Out of the blue moon you gave it to me! And now you want to take it back, you stingy, idiot!”

“You see, I can grant your wish, but I just need something, in exchange.” With his left hand gripping her wrist, he brings her small frame closer to him.

“What…What are you doing you stup…”

He pulls her closer and closer until there is no gap between them. Her lips are locked by him. She is too shock as it happens too quickly. Two.. No.. Three seconds maybe?

“I'm just granting your wish.” Ichigo finally answered her question after he pulls back his face from her.

That was…

Rukia just doesn’t know how to respond properly and pushes him away.

“I’m sorry.” Ichigo says, realizing his mistake.

“No. It’s not… I…” Rukia looks down, playing with her toes. Her face is burning hot.

“I’m really sorry. It’s just…” Ichigo tries to find a proper reason to his sudden act.

“No. I… Actually… I… I… Understand.”

“Just what did you understand?” Ichigo asks curiously. He doesn’t want her to misunderstand anything.

“Umm… Well, kiss is one of the ways to greet someone right? Maybe it's your way to say sorry...” She smiles at him, slightly blush.

“Hehe… Yeah…” Ichigo scratches his head that is not itchy.

Wait. What? A way to say sorry? She had totally misunderstood about the concept of kissing!

“Rukia. Listen. It’s…” Ichigo tries to explain but he can’t as he sees Rukia is on the verge of tears.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Ichigo asks worriedly.

Rukia looks at her Chappy's watch that Ichigo tried to take back from her earliar had stop functioning.

The time had just... stopped.

“Just what... You… Broke it… My new… Watch… Poor… My… Little… Chap… py… You…”

Ichigo draws a smile on his face due to her childish behavior. He founds that it’s just… too cute.

“Well, you wish for the time to stop right? You see, I grant your wish… During the time, you granted mine… And… I’m sorry because you had to.”

Rukia is still staring at her watch with sobs. She doesn’t really catch all of his words and explanation properly as most of her brain’s cells are focusing to…

My poor…Chappy…

“You… You said that your wish may not come true if…” Rukia mumbles in between her sobs.

“Idiot. I told you. It may not come true. But if you tell it to the right person, you may get what you had wished for. “

“But… I don’t tell you about my second wish!” She yells at him, bluntly.

“Your… Other wish?” Ichigo lift up his eyebrow, tries to process something.

“Yes! I don’t tell you about the… about the…” She touches her soft lips and tries to find proper words not long before something strike out her mind.

“I grant your wish… During the time you granted mine…”

Her eyes widened. She looks up at the orange haired boy and cup her own mouth all of the sudden.

He then smirks at her with a so-you-get-it-know-don’t-you looks.

“Yes. I wished that I can just shut your noisy mouth off. And to be honest, that is the only way I could think off for a person who I had fa...”

“No! It’s not! It’s not noisy! I am… It’s… It’s… Ahh! For sure it’s not you idiot! But-but if it’s really noisy and irritates you, who cares? And you are such an idiot! A kiss really can’t shut my mouth off! See? I-I still can ta-”

Her lips become numb as Ichigo gently brushed his lips against hers, again. She close her beautiful eyes abruptly, tries to feel the exquisite moment that somehow, different from before. The kiss is longer and full of tenderness and perhaps, loves? She herself doesn’t really know. What she knows is, Ichigo is such a nice kisser and she enjoys it so much – not long before Ichigo leave her lips, for the second time.

And this time, he successfully leaves her totally speechless.

After a few moments of silent, Ichigo starts to talk.

“So… Am I right? It’s the only solution I have.”

There is no response from her. She is just… too embarrassed, knowing that what Ichigo said is somehow true.

“Find words Rukia… Find words… Ahh! Just… Say something!” She doesn’t want to lose. Especially to him.

“See. It’s the only way to shut off your noisy little mouth, Rukia.”

“But… But your wish had been granted! A kiss is enough!” She finally has the guts to fight back.

“Well, that’s for your second wish as the previous one was technically, mine”

“I-I don’t wish for it… I-Idiot.”

Rukia tries to deny even though it’s definitely true. Yes. Her second wish;

She doesn’t know why but she just has a tiny little feeling in her heart to know how it’s feels to kiss someone. To be precise – Ichigo. Maybe she had watched too many romantic films on the tele-phone. No. Television. Yes… Television.

She just… Doesn’t know…

“Oh really? But I thought that I am not in that idiot forms tonight. Or maybe I am” Ichigo tries to act surprise in front of her.

She is blushing madly and she swears Ichigo will die if he ever sees her face. So she turns her back from him before tries to step forward.

“You know what… You are acting really weird, lately…"

That is what she says before runs into the house without looking at him.

Ichigo can’t help, but smile.

“I am the one who is acting weirdly huh? Just face the truth. People who have a crush on someone or are in love may act out of character sometimes. Don’t pretend like you are not one of them, Rukia…”

He looks at the night, still smiling at the dark sky before going inside.

“Shooting star huh? Is it possible to meet your ugly face, sooner or later?”

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A/N:

Finish around 30 minutes. I’m so sorry if it’s not that good because the result is not like what I had expected. Actually the original storyline is not like this and it’s just around 1000 words. But… Whatever.

Basically, yes. In this story, that Ichigo knows his feeling towards Rukia and wants to confess to her but she had interrupted him. Hmm… Poor Ichigo.

Maybe he really has to wait for his fucking ugly shooting star (which I think will not arrive) patiently before I have any mood to let him confess to my Rukia-chan!

Bohahaha… Yes. Evil me.