Fanfic: Click - IchiRuki
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tasogaretaichouHey everyone, I've just recently gotten involved in this really cool project. Basically, as a way to keep our writing muses from drying up and withering away, myself and several friends have invented what I refer to as "Story-swap" day. What it means is that on Fridays and Sundays, we give each other themes/prompts. Then we have to write a short ficlet from the theme. It can be about any fandom, any pairing. It can be romantic, funny, dramatic, whathaveyou. The only requirement is that it must center on the theme you were given. Anyway, we did this weekend on a Saturday and Sunday schedule instead of the Friday/Sunday one.
My theme for this one was "new shoes". And since I am, as always, an IchiRuki fangirl, I couldn't help myself. So please enjoy this little drabble, which I like to call "Click".
Title: Click
Fandom: Bleach
Pairing: IchiRuki
Genre: Humor/Romance
Rating: PG for language
Click, click, click...
Orange brows drew together even further then their usual characteristic scowl as the rhythmic sound pounded into his ears, embedding itself in the grey matter of his brain.
Click, click, click…
“God Rukia, would you cut that out! It’s fuckin irritating!”
Up ahead of him, the shorter figure paused, the even clacking noise stopping as she did so. Turning back to glance over her shoulder at him, the raven-haired shinigami frowned and brushed an errant strand of hair from blueviolet eyes. NOW what was he complaining about? She answered his scowl with a frown of her own, those same blueviolet eyes rolling slightly in aggravation. Could he be any more vague?
“Cut what out? It’s a bit hard to disregard what you say if I don’t know what it is that you’re whining about, you know.”
Heh, very funny. But, that was Rukia. Always thinking she was sooo amusing and sooo clever. Well…actually she was clever. And she did have a tendancy to be amusing, even if his enjoyment of said amusing things usually resulted in bruises and/or blows to the head. Which…he didn’t entirely mind, all protests to the contrary. Not that he’d ever actually admit that. Afterall, what would the petite shinigami think if she knew that he actually almost…enjoyed their constant verbal sparring matches? Not in some sort of weird fetishy way, he commented to himself, but in the sense that having someone around who would match him word for word and stand up to him the way that she did could actually be considered…nice.
Click, click, click…
Drawn from his musings by the resumed clicking noise, he scowled again.
“I said cut that out!”
Barely acknowledging him, she simply continued walking, tossing words back at him over her shoulder.
“You didn’t answer me, dumbass. I figured you’d gone looking for your mind and gotten lost. So like I said before, stop what?”
“That damn clicking! You’re doing it on purpose, so don’t blame the stupid shoes.”
Pausing, the dark-haired girl stopped in her tracks and looked down, eyes studying the shoes on her feed. Red, with an open toe and a short heel, having a single strap that went around each slender ankle. She’d bought them when she and Ichigo were walking home from school the other day, and this was the first chance she’d had to wear them. Rukia had never worn heels before, but the gaggle of girls at school seemed to think that they were something special. So, when she’d spied the shiny red shoes in the window, she’d decided to see if what they said was true. Special, well she wasn’t so sure about that. But what the Kuchiki did know was that she liked the way they looked, and she loved that nice clicking sound they made when she walked just so. That same clicking sound that her lanky, orange-haired companion apparently was tired of. With a shrug of her shoulders, she simply continued walking.
“No I’m not. That’s just the sound they make. Besides, how can I do that on purpose? I don’t think it’s physically possible.”
With a slight growl, he opened his mouth to say something, then stopped. Was it really even worth it to argue with her? Probably not, and the rational part of his mind chose that time to speak up and remind him that really, he had never actually won an argument with her, and that such attempts at doing so were probably quite hazardous to his health.
Click, click, click…
That damned clicking again. And just when he’d decided that it wasn’t worth the hassle of trying to argue with her. Running a hand through his spiky hair, he glanced up to where she walked ahead of him and paused. He’d…never really taken the time to actually look at the shoes. Well, he’d seen them when Rukia showed them to him and then drug him into that stupid store. But…they were just shoes, right? Not…that interesting…
“Besides, Ichigo. They look nice on me, don’t you think?”
Well damned if THAT didn’t make him take another look. Except…he wasn’t looking at the shoes. At least, not only at the shoes. Rather, he was watching the way that strap around her ankles seemed to make those same ankles suddenly look much more delicate and fragile. Or how her legs seemed longer. Or how the red shoes somehow seemed to fit perfectly with the light blue and white dress she wore. Or even how…just the way that she walked, and something about her was suddenly…different. Vaguely he recalled something Mizuiro had said once about women and high-heeled shoes. Something to do with posture and gait. Feeling his cheeks heat up slightly, he swallowed and glanced away. No, he definitely wasn’t watching the way Rukia walked, wondering why he’d never noticed the subtle sway of hips, or the slight curves of her figure as the skirt shifted in time with her steps. Tearing his eyes away as she turned back, he hoped very fervently that his face had resumed it’s normal colouration.
“Dumbass, aren’t you going to agree that they look nice on me?”
Covering the momentary embarrassment with a scowl, he rolled amber-brown eyes at her as he blatantly stared at the footwear in a seemingly bored manner before raising an eyebrow with a smug smirk.
“They’re just shoes, baka.”
She narrowed her eyes at him and for a moment it almost looked as though she’d clock him, but for whatever reason she decided otherwise. With a huff and a muttered curse that was no-doubt directed towards him, she turned and stalked off down the street as he followed, now with a new appreciation for Rukia’s footwear and a smirk on his face. Ok, so maybe the clicking wasn’t…that bad.
Oh, and in case anyone was curious, the shoes she's wearing look like this:
My theme for this one was "new shoes". And since I am, as always, an IchiRuki fangirl, I couldn't help myself. So please enjoy this little drabble, which I like to call "Click".
Title: Click
Fandom: Bleach
Pairing: IchiRuki
Genre: Humor/Romance
Rating: PG for language
Click, click, click...
Orange brows drew together even further then their usual characteristic scowl as the rhythmic sound pounded into his ears, embedding itself in the grey matter of his brain.
Click, click, click…
“God Rukia, would you cut that out! It’s fuckin irritating!”
Up ahead of him, the shorter figure paused, the even clacking noise stopping as she did so. Turning back to glance over her shoulder at him, the raven-haired shinigami frowned and brushed an errant strand of hair from blueviolet eyes. NOW what was he complaining about? She answered his scowl with a frown of her own, those same blueviolet eyes rolling slightly in aggravation. Could he be any more vague?
“Cut what out? It’s a bit hard to disregard what you say if I don’t know what it is that you’re whining about, you know.”
Heh, very funny. But, that was Rukia. Always thinking she was sooo amusing and sooo clever. Well…actually she was clever. And she did have a tendancy to be amusing, even if his enjoyment of said amusing things usually resulted in bruises and/or blows to the head. Which…he didn’t entirely mind, all protests to the contrary. Not that he’d ever actually admit that. Afterall, what would the petite shinigami think if she knew that he actually almost…enjoyed their constant verbal sparring matches? Not in some sort of weird fetishy way, he commented to himself, but in the sense that having someone around who would match him word for word and stand up to him the way that she did could actually be considered…nice.
Click, click, click…
Drawn from his musings by the resumed clicking noise, he scowled again.
“I said cut that out!”
Barely acknowledging him, she simply continued walking, tossing words back at him over her shoulder.
“You didn’t answer me, dumbass. I figured you’d gone looking for your mind and gotten lost. So like I said before, stop what?”
“That damn clicking! You’re doing it on purpose, so don’t blame the stupid shoes.”
Pausing, the dark-haired girl stopped in her tracks and looked down, eyes studying the shoes on her feed. Red, with an open toe and a short heel, having a single strap that went around each slender ankle. She’d bought them when she and Ichigo were walking home from school the other day, and this was the first chance she’d had to wear them. Rukia had never worn heels before, but the gaggle of girls at school seemed to think that they were something special. So, when she’d spied the shiny red shoes in the window, she’d decided to see if what they said was true. Special, well she wasn’t so sure about that. But what the Kuchiki did know was that she liked the way they looked, and she loved that nice clicking sound they made when she walked just so. That same clicking sound that her lanky, orange-haired companion apparently was tired of. With a shrug of her shoulders, she simply continued walking.
“No I’m not. That’s just the sound they make. Besides, how can I do that on purpose? I don’t think it’s physically possible.”
With a slight growl, he opened his mouth to say something, then stopped. Was it really even worth it to argue with her? Probably not, and the rational part of his mind chose that time to speak up and remind him that really, he had never actually won an argument with her, and that such attempts at doing so were probably quite hazardous to his health.
Click, click, click…
That damned clicking again. And just when he’d decided that it wasn’t worth the hassle of trying to argue with her. Running a hand through his spiky hair, he glanced up to where she walked ahead of him and paused. He’d…never really taken the time to actually look at the shoes. Well, he’d seen them when Rukia showed them to him and then drug him into that stupid store. But…they were just shoes, right? Not…that interesting…
“Besides, Ichigo. They look nice on me, don’t you think?”
Well damned if THAT didn’t make him take another look. Except…he wasn’t looking at the shoes. At least, not only at the shoes. Rather, he was watching the way that strap around her ankles seemed to make those same ankles suddenly look much more delicate and fragile. Or how her legs seemed longer. Or how the red shoes somehow seemed to fit perfectly with the light blue and white dress she wore. Or even how…just the way that she walked, and something about her was suddenly…different. Vaguely he recalled something Mizuiro had said once about women and high-heeled shoes. Something to do with posture and gait. Feeling his cheeks heat up slightly, he swallowed and glanced away. No, he definitely wasn’t watching the way Rukia walked, wondering why he’d never noticed the subtle sway of hips, or the slight curves of her figure as the skirt shifted in time with her steps. Tearing his eyes away as she turned back, he hoped very fervently that his face had resumed it’s normal colouration.
“Dumbass, aren’t you going to agree that they look nice on me?”
Covering the momentary embarrassment with a scowl, he rolled amber-brown eyes at her as he blatantly stared at the footwear in a seemingly bored manner before raising an eyebrow with a smug smirk.
“They’re just shoes, baka.”
She narrowed her eyes at him and for a moment it almost looked as though she’d clock him, but for whatever reason she decided otherwise. With a huff and a muttered curse that was no-doubt directed towards him, she turned and stalked off down the street as he followed, now with a new appreciation for Rukia’s footwear and a smirk on his face. Ok, so maybe the clicking wasn’t…that bad.
Oh, and in case anyone was curious, the shoes she's wearing look like this:
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Date: 2007-03-25 01:45 am (UTC)Awesome job with the theme!
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Date: 2007-03-25 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-25 04:00 am (UTC)And yes, one of my favourite parts of their relationship is the bantering. I had fun with the part where she's telling him she can't properly ignore what he tells her to do unless he's more specific. XD
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Date: 2007-03-25 04:26 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-08-02 03:15 pm (UTC)All it took was the right pair of shoes on the right kind of girl to make him sit up and take notice, though!
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Date: 2007-08-02 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-03 07:59 am (UTC)'Tis dragged, my dear, not drug. :]]
These are those simple, slice-of-life fics that every ichiruki-er loves to spout from their pen.
it was simple, and good, and hormonal!ichigo. That's always major win.
This has a simplicity that rings true to their relationship. I love your ichiruki's, keep them going.