Ichigo x Rukia

They Met at an Asylum

IchiRuki AU

"I'm Ichigo." He said. One look at him, and one time hearing his voice, Rukia saw him as... Fascinating. Or, interesting... She liked his bright orange hair, and his light brown eyes. He had dark circles under his eyes, and he always seemed to be scowling.

Everyone sat in foldable chairs in a circle. The place wasn't for really severe people. Each person explained how and they got there and why. "My dad brought me." He said. "I want to protect my family. But it seems like I just don't have the ability to-" His voice cracked. He seemed to have gotten embarrassed. It was quiet. Everyone thought he was going to continue to speak but he didn't. The overly perky therapist smiled.

"Thanks for that Ichigo. How about you? Would you like to go next?" She pointed at Rukia who immediately put her head down so she wouldn't get picked. It wasn't really a question. It was more like a command.

"I'm Rukia." With just the sight of her, he already liked her. Liked her as in he was curious to see what her personality is like. He liked her short raven hair, and especially those dark purple eyes. "My brother brought me here." Her voice seemed like a beautiful song to him. "I got depressed ever since my friend died. His name was Kaien."

Ichigo and Rukia sat next to each other for arts and crafts. He didn't know what to draw. For inspiration, he looked at the paper next to him. Rukia concentrated hard, her tongue sticking out of the corner of her mouth. "Your drawings suck." Rukia looked at his paper to try and insult him back, but with nothing on his paper, she just stuck out her tongue. He watched as she drew. It was weird, a bunny with spiky black hair. "Who is that supposed to be?"

"It's Kaien." She said sadly. He jumped at her words, remembering her explanation for why she was in this asylum. He petted her head.

"Don't be sad." It brought comfort to her. It seemed like he cared about her. They were both a little embarrassed, especially Ichigo.

"You to." She said. He was still petting her. "I like your hair. Oh! And your voice." She flipped the paper over and drew a bunny with spiky orange hair petting a bunny with short black hair, while Ichigo watched.

Fin.

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Asylum theme suggested by: KennyDragonoid99