Key to My Heart

Moving On

"Ichigo, are you gonna move in to your own place yet?" Isshin Kurosaki asked his son as he walked into the kitchen wearing just a pair of pajama pants. Ichigo had graduated high school 2 years ago and started college but was still at home. A couple of his friends had offered to let him stay with them but, he refused.

"I dunno...." he muttered, getting a glass of milk. "When I start work and get decent money." Isshin sighed.

"Look, I'll give you the money ok? Don't worry about paying me back. This is part of your late graduation present." he said. Ichigo looked at him and said nothing. "Please? I'll go with you to look for apartments."

"Fine...just let me get cleaned up and go to the library for an hour then we can go." Ichigo said with a sigh, putting his glass in the sink then heading up to his room and shutting the door. He grabbed his phone and texted Shinji, one of his closest friends since high school and asked him to meet him at the library in 15 minutes. He pulled on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt then sat on his bed and pulled on his shoes.

15 minutes later, Ichigo was at the library, sitting at a table reading one of his text books, waiting for Shinji to show up. He showed up 5 minutes later and sat next to Ichigo.

"Late as usual." the orange-haired male said, glancing at his friend.

"I know but I was trying to dress nice. I can't just walk out the house wearing just anything." the blonde retorted. Ichigo shook his head and rubbed his temples. "So, what's up?"

"Dad wants me to move out so he's giving me money and taking me in an hour to look at apartments." he said, closing his book.

"I'll go with." Shinji said with a giggle. Ichigo sighed and nodded.

"Sure." so, with that being said, an hour later, Isshin drove Ichigo and Shinji around to different apartments that were for sale. When they had gotten to the third one, Ichigo seemed to favor it.

"I think this one is nice." Shinji said, peeking into the first bedroom. "It has really great space." Ichigo nodded and Isshin leaned against the wall in the kitchen.

"I think I'll take it." Ichigo said. It's close to school and a lot of shopping centers." he added. Isshin smiled.

After it was payed for, Isshin drove Ichigo back home and helped him to start moving out. First they started packing clothes in bags and then his books in boxes then drove them over to the apartment.

"I'll try to get your furniture moved out either tonight or tomorrow early afternoon." his father said. Ichigo kind of smiled.

"Thanks dad." he said, hugging him before he left. Ichigo sighed and walked into his bedroom and looked out the window. 'I guess I should go buy some food...' he thought to himself before grabbing the key and his cell phone and heading out to the nearby grocery store. While he was in there, he ran into somebody he thought looked familiar. He just looked the other male up and down but said nothing as he walked to another ilse and started putting some food into his basket. 'Maybe while I'm out I should look for a job or two.' he thought.

On his way back to his new apartment, he saw the same guy from the store but ignored him and walked inside then unpacked the groceries and put them away before going and unpacking his clothes. He sighed as his phone started to ring and he answered it.

"Hello?" he said.

"Ichi-chan!! How's the new apartment?" an all too familiar voice questioned. Ichigo sighed.

"It's alright. Dad said he would try to get my furniture moved in either tonight or tomorrow. There's already a t.v. in here so I think that's good. I just bought some food so I'm just gonna chill for a bit."

"Well, I was thinking maybe tonight we should go to the club and have a little fun. 'Sides, you don't have class till next week. Maybe you'll meet a nice guy." Shinji said with a giggle.

"Sure...but I dobut I'll meet anyone at the club.." Ichigo said, rolling his eyes.

"I'll pick you up at midnight then!" Shinji said, hanging up before Ichigo should reply. He shut his phone and grabbed one of the blankets he packed and layed it on the floor in the living room and layed down, turning on the t.v. and deciding to take a nap. He woke up an hour before Shinji showed up and then let him in.

"Oh no, Ichi-chan, you can't go to the club looking like that!"

Ichigo sighed and watched as Shinji went through his bags of clothes and pulled out a pair of skinny jeans and a button up shirt.

"Strip." Shinji said.  Ichigo rolled his eyes and undressed. "Boxers don't go with skinny jeans." saying that, he was promptly tossed a pair of tighty-whities before Shinji left the room. Ichigo took off his boxers and pulled on the underwear then pulled on his skinny jeans without much trouble then pulled on the shirt.

"What shoes should I wear?" Ichigo asked, walking into the living room. Shinji looked at him and then went into the bedroom and grabbed a pair of tennis shoes and handed them to Ichigo.

"I'll be in the car." Shinji said, heading out the door and going into his car, waiting for Ichigo to come outside.