Ichigo and Rukia

A long day of school accompanied by three hollows brought Ichigo home completely exhausted. Sleep was the only thing on his mind right now; so, as he entered his room, the ginger lands on his bed with a flop face up. This alerted a raven haired girl of his presence, rising her from her almost sleeping state.

Quietly, she rose from her futon. Opening the closet door softly, she padded over the short distance to Ichigo's bed. Ichigo raised his head to acknowledge his girlfriend as the bed shifted slightly under her small weight. "Welcome home, Ichigo."

He smiled sleepily, bringing his hand up to caress her cheek gently. "Thanks Rukia. I'm a little tired so can we just lay here for a while?" his question was apologetic but also slurred from exhaustion. "Of course we can", she says sweetly, spreading herself out right beside him on her belly. Their shoulders brush as she leans up to kiss him, catching the half asleep soul reaper by surprise.

Releasing the kiss, Rukia chuckled sweetly, resting her head against his shoulder, being a head taller than her even in their laying position. "Do you want to talk about your day"? Her question was quiet but also caring, showing she new he had a rough day of fighting hollows right after school.

With a light chuckle, Ichigo turns on his side to face her, love evident on his face. "You were there for basically all of it but the hollows. They weren't as powerful as usual but more persistent". Nodding with pursed lips, Rukia reaches up to run her fingers through Ichigo's hair.

The ginger hums and reaches a hand up to caress her back and shoulders. "From now on we do hollows after school together. I know your strong but you shouldn't be physically and mentally wrecked when you get in from school, especially if you get home late on a school night".

With an amused snort, Ichigo starts playing with Rukia's hair, a show of affection he seems to do when she amused him. "Yes ma'am" this earned him a pout that produced a bigger grin from him. "Alright Rukia, I'm okay, it's not like I'm beaten and battered". He yawns lightly, not long after, the raven haired girl did the same.

"We don't have any homework for the next few days too", Rukia says in a serene tone. "We could always-" Ichigo starts but yawns before continuing. "we could always go down to the supermarket and get ice cream after school tomorrow", he turns and wraps his arms around the petite shinagami, ready for sleep but still wanting to talk.

"That sounds like a wonderful excuse to get out of the house, for something other than fighting hollows" This statement earned a low chuckle from the ginger who was nearly asleep. "Sleep Ichigo, you need it. I love you" She kisses his shoulder tenderly before sinking under the covers. "I love you too Rukia~"came his low sleepy voice, before silence fell on them.

Both were asleep without another word.