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[Cloud]

Piling on your requests!

IchiNel!

[Sora no Kitsune]

No offence, but can you make some of these into fanfics rather than drabbles? These drabbles are so freaking good that its really depressing when its ended prematurly. I really liked the Next-Gen ones, but it's so annoying and depressing when they finish so soon

[catsi563]

Know what I have a request when you have the time and I even have a theme too.

the pairing: Naruto and Sakura of course.

the theme: The day of the team placement Naruto has a last second boost of courage and decides to confront Sakura as himself and not disguised as Sasuke. he says the exact same things but says them as himself.

the question or theme: this is the moment when Sakuras crush of admiration for Sasuke turned into Love due to narutos henge. How would her feelings change if Naruto in a surprisingly mature moment confronts her in this moment?

[Vyse]

Piling on your requests!

IchiNel!

I second this!

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And YAY NaruTayu, Denim!!

[Denim88]

You know, after doing this drabble, I started wondering why I didn't do more IchiRuki stuff. This pairing is just too amazing for me NOT to do drabbles on. Well, anywa, here it is! Hope you all like it!

Dry Up All the Rain --Click here to view--

Ichigo stood outside of school, watching the downpour from the dry safety of an overhang. He had stayed after school to finish some extra credit to help with is grades (although in all fairness he was doing rather well in his classes as it was). He sighed, hoping the rain would quit soon. He'd rather not walk home in it.

After another fifteen minutes of waiting, Ichigo decided enough was enough and sprinted through the sheets of rain, wondering how long it usually takes for a person to catch pneumonia from rain.

When he finally reached his home, he walked and threw off his wet shirt and shoes, grumbling all the while. He'd have to clean up and get some dry clothes on.

“Yuzu? Karin?” Ichigo called out.

“They're gone, Ichigo. Your dad took them out to eat.”

Ichigo looked towards to see Rukia peek her head out from the kitchen, “Hey, Rukia.”

Rukia gave Ichigo a smile as she went back to making some dinner for herself, “Raining out?”

“Yeah. I was hoping I'd be able to get home before the showers hit though.”

Rukia nodded, and got a second bowl from the cupboard, “Want some soup?”

Ichigo gave a smile, “Yeah, I think I'd like that.”

- - - - -

Dinner was good, Ichigo decided. Rukia was halfway decent at making a simple meal, and he was rather hungry as it is, so he wasn't terribly concerned with taste. After dinner, Ichigo went up to his room while Rukia decided to watch some television.

The rain didn't stop. Like always, Ichigo couldn't help but think about that day...

“Damn it.” Ichigo grumbled, rolling over on his bed to get his CD player and headphones. He needed to get his mind off that.

- - - - -

Rukia never really watched television, to be completely honest, aside from the news. She soon found herself staring out the window and watch the rain patter against the window. She found her thoughts drifting back to the day her perspective as a Soul Reaper changed forever.

No. She couldn't let those thoughts start haunting her. She had tried so hard to get over this, and she had even managed to apologize to Kukaku Shiba and Ganju Shiba.

“Why does it still bother me so much?” the petite Shinigami asked, feel a few stray tears go down her cheeks, “Why?”

Kaien's face flashed through her mind for a mere moment before it was replaced by Ichigo's. She opened her eyes, wondering why her thoughts had gone from her former Vice-captain to the teenage Substitute Soul Reaper.

She pulled her legs in, and shook a bit. It was getting cold...

She decided to go up to Ichigo's room and grab a blanket from her shared room with Yuzu and Karin. The Kuchiki girl reached the door of her room when she heard it.

It sounded like...crying? No...not crying. She listened, and heard what sounded like a sharp breath being taken in. It was coming from Ichigo's room.

She walked towards his door, and gave a quiet knock. There was the creaking of springs before she heard the response of the orange haired teen, “Yeah?”

Rukia opened the door a bit, and saw Ichigo lying on his side, headphones pulled out. He didn't say anything to her, instead turning around to face the window on his other side. She blinked, confused by this lack of a response from him. Sure, he was never the most talkative guy, but he wasn't downright cold like that either.

“Ichigo, are you okay? I thought I heard-”

“I'm fine.” Ichigo snapped, perhaps a bit too sharply. Rukia winced at the reply, looking away.

“I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. I'll just get out of here and leave-”

“It's okay...” Ichigo spoke, sitting up and turning off his CD player. He stood up and faced the rain, “I'm just...thinking back on some things.”

“Hm?”

Ichigo didn't know if it would be worth his time to tell her. She wasn't there. How could she relate?

Well, she had always been a rather understanding person when he needed her, “The rain always reminds me of the day my mother died. You already know about Grand Fisher and how he...well...”

“Yeah.” Rukia spoke, “You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.”

“No, I'm alright.” Ichigo lied, “Anything else you wanted?”

Rukia looked away for a moment, speaking up after the silence had become too much for her, “I kind of have a similar feeling about the rain. I lost a good friend in my squad while it rained out in Seireitei once.”

Ichigo gave a curious look, “You did?”

“Yeah. My Vice-captain, Kaien Shiba. He was the older brother of Kukaku and Ganju, and I looked up to him. He was very admirable, and treated me more like a friend than a subordinate. He died because I was forced to kill him. A Hollow had taken over his body, and I had to kill him in order to keep the Hollow from spreading and killing others.”

Something rose up in Ichigo as he heard that come from Rukia. Respect, he believed, “I'm sorry to hear that.”

“It was a while ago. I didn't want him to suffer anymore, and...” Rukia sucked in a deep breath, “...well, he asked me and Ukitake-taichou not to interfere, but sometimes I wish that I didn't listen. I could have maybe saved him! Hell, maybe we could have even managed to find a way to save his wife if we-”

Rukia's body racked with suppressed sobs, but she was surprised when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. She gasped a bit, and looked to see Ichigo burying his face into her shoulders, “I'm sorry, Rukia. I never knew, and here I am sulking about something that happened when I was just a kid.”

“What are you talking about?” Rukia asked, “There's nothing to be sorry about.” She let the tears fall freely as she slowly held Ichigo, “I could never imagine the way you must have been feeling.”

The Kurosaki boy laughed with a hint of bitterness, “It was horrible. I still think it's my fault. My mom died because I was being stupid, following a little girl who I thought was going towards a river. I sometimes wish I never had this 'gift' to see souls. It's caused me more harm than good...”

Rukia was then shocked by what she heard next.

Ichigo crying.

He never cried. Never.

“Ichigo...” Rukia spoke soothingly, “I'm here.”

Ichigo didn't say anything right away, instead holding her tighter, “I hate this. Grand Fisher's dead...but I...I...”

Rukia pushed away slightly, looking into the brown pools of Ichigo's eyes, “I'm not judging you, Ichigo. Crying is only human. Don't hate yourself for it.” She gave him a sad smile, “Looks like we have more in common than I thought.”

Ichigo smiled a bit, wiping away the stinging in his eyes, “Thanks, Rukia.”

Rukia continued to smile softly, admiring Ichigo's rare smile. It was...warm. She wished he did that more often. His face was much kinder when he smiled.

She traced an invisible line over his cheeks, causing Ichigo to blush a bit, “I wish you smiled more often, Ichigo.”

The teen blushed further as he saw her eyes meet his again, “Wha-?”

Rukia laughed quietly, “Uh oh, Ichigo, you're not nervous around girls are you?”

Ichigo looked away, but was forced to meet her again as she pulled him back with her hands, albeit gently, “Shut up, Rukia...” It was a half-hearted retort, and was laced with more of a kind tone than anything.

“Ichigo. I was wondering...”

“Hm?”

“You seemed upset when I was given your sister's room to share with. Did you not want me staying here?” She already had an inkling feeling as to the answer, but wanted to see for sure.

“N-no...that's not it.” Ichigo replied, “I...” he mumbled the rest, Rukia missing it entirely.

“What?”

“I said I missed having you share a room with me.”

Rukia's smile grew into a grin, “Awwwww, Ichigo, I knew it! You missed me.”

“Well of course I did.” Ichigo replied, surprising the Kuchiki girl by cupping her cheek, “You gave me this power in the beginning. You showed me the importance of protecting those close...and...you know me better than I know myself sometimes. We only met a few months ago, yet you managed to become closer to me than most of my other friends ever have. It scares me.”

The raven haired girl blushed a bit, looking away with a rather embarrassed look, “Y-yeah, well, don't think that it was just you that was affected. You taught me how to have fun, and helped me adjust to the human world. I know it wasn't easy, but you did. Not only that, but you and the others risked your life to save me. You protected me...and...”

“Hey, no need to cry.” Ichigo spoke, drawing Rukia close again, finding himself enjoying this feeling more and more. She helped dull the pain from his memories. He looked down to the petite Soul Reaper, and a thought crossed his mind. It'd either be the biggest mistake in his life, or his best idea to date.

Rukia felt the feather light touch of something on her eyelids. She blinked, looking up to Ichigo, “Ichigo...did you just kiss me? On the eyelids?”

“Er...yeah.”

For a moment, Ichigo feared he had crossed the line. Rukia's blank stare soon grew into a shy smile, “That's so corny...” She reached up and pecked Ichigo on the lips, staying there for a moment before drawing away, “...but I like it.”

Ichigo and Rukia's relationship only grew from there. Yes, they were from two different worlds...and they knew they'd face some trials with this relationship. However, something had grown from this.

Both of them had fond memories in the rain now.

[Cloud]

Awesome work, Denim!

And btw, zman. Check out Denim's fics. He's got quite a few he updates, so he really doesn't have much time to turn these into full-fledged stories.

Edited by Cloud, 28 March 2009 - 07:28 PM.

[True]

YES Denim! Beloved IchiRuki!! Yet again you pull through with amazing drabbles. Keep it up brah!

And to pile on the drabbles I request NaruTsu with the theme of SAKE! hehehehhe I know Vyse will approve..

[Cloud]

YES Denim! Beloved IchiRuki!! Yet again you pull through with amazing drabbles. Keep it up brah!

And to pile on the drabbles I request NaruTsu with the theme of SAKE! hehehehhe I know Vyse will approve..

OMG TRUE.

I approve.

[Denim88]

Alright, here you go, Derock! The Tails oneshot! Hope you like it! Short yet funny!

Taking Care of Business --Click here to view--

Bzzzzt!

“Gah!!! Dang, that hurt.”

A Miles 'Tails' Prower in his late teens crawled out from a rather beat-up Tornado II. He was doing his annual repairs on the craft, and it was in dire need of it right now seeing as he had used it in the latest fight against Eggman.

Tails cracked his back a few times before sighing, “Okay, maybe I should take a break. It's been...” Tails looked at the clock and blinked several times, “...seven hours. Wow, I must have lost track of time...again.” Tails walked over to the fridge on the other side of his warehouse-sized shop, and pulled out a bottle of water and a sandwich that he had made earlier today. He sat down at his small desk in the office near the warehouse entrance, and ate quietly.

As of right now, it was close to nine o' clock in the evening, so most of Knothole had settled down for the night. Tails was the kind of person who slept only several hours a day, sometimes skipping sleep and going straight into the next day.

Sally would be angry with him if she knew this little fact.

“Probably force me on a mandatory vacation or something like that.” Tails thought as he bit into the turkey, “Hm. Should have added mustard...”

Tails was stirred from his musings when he heard a knock at the door of his shop. He got up from his seat and walked over to the door as it continued to be knocked on.

“Hold up, I'm coming, I'm coming.” Tails called out. He reached the door and opened it to reveal a familiar face of a certain pink haired hedgehog, “Amy? What are you doing here?”

Amy Rose, a girl who had once been considered a hopeless fangirl of Sonic the Hedgehog, had since grown up and moved on, much to Sonic's relief, “Sally asked me to check on you and make sure you weren't dying from lack of sleep.”

Tails rolled his eyes, “She knows by now that I'm busier than most of the Knothole residents. When is she going to get off my case and just-”

Amy laughed, “I recommend you stop by her and Sonic's house within the next day or so, otherwise you'll be facing a rather troubled 'Aunt Sally'.” She grinned a bit, “So, what are you working on?”

“Just making some repairs on the Tornado II. Nothing really noteworthy right now.”

“Really? What are you trying to fix?”

Tails scratched his head, “Well, I'm trying to increase the Chaos Reactor's efficiency by tweaking the conduit in the main-”

“Ah, Tails, non-prodigy here. Simplify, please.”

Tails gave a nervous laugh before speaking again, “I'm trying to make it so that the Tornado II runs better than it used to on just a single Chaos Emerald.”

Amy smiled, “Oh, well I hope it goes well for you.” She gave the teenage fox a hug before heading out, “Make sure to get some sleep, okay?”

Tails gave her a nod, “Will do, Amy. See you later!”

The minute Tails shut the door, he headed back to his office, finished his sandwich, and went to a table in his shop where he had parts of the engine of the Tornado sitting. He gave a sigh before cracking his knuckles, “Alright, may as well get started...”

- - - - -

Sonic found himself at the door of his best friend's shop around noon the next day. He hadn't seen Tails in over three days, and he had an inkling suspicion as to where he could be. He knocked on the shop door, waiting for a few moments.

No answer.

Sonic tapped his foot for a whole six seconds before turning the knob on the door so it opened. Sonic walked into the shop, and called out, “Tails? Yo, Tails! You around?”

The blue blur looked around for a whole fifteen seconds before finding a particularly orange mass of fur sitting at one of the worktables. Sonic looked to see that it was indeed Tails, his head resting on the table top, a small puddle of drool forming around his face as he snored lightly.

Sonic held back a snort of laughter as he approached the two-tailed fox, “Tails. Wake up, bud.”

The fox's eyes opened in a drowsy manner before he looked around, “Huh?” He suddenly noticed where he was, “...son of a...I fell asleep in the shop again?” He grumbled as he got up from his seat, “Hey, Sonic. What are you doing here?”

“Making sure you're alive. Now that I've confirmed that much...” He gave Tails a light smack on the head.

“Ow! What gives?”

“That's for worrying Sally when you disappeared into your shop for three days.” Sonic shook his head with a weak grin, “I swear, Tails. I'm surprised you haven't started developing echolocation with it being so much like a cave in here sometimes.”

Tails gave a chuckle as Sonic just gave his best attempt at being serious with the younger Mobian, “Fine, fine.”

Sonic seemed content enough with that, “Good. Now, Sally invited you to the house tonight. We're having a huge get-together, so you better be there. Okay?”

“You bet!”

“Alright then. I'll see you at the house around nine, okay?”

Tails gave a thumbs up to the hedgehog, “Nine o' clock! Got it!”

Sonic gave a quick nod before leaving the garage in a blur of blue, surprisingly not knocking anything over in the process. Tails stretched a bit, and took a look over to his Tornado II.

“I could maybe take a quick look at the fuel-”

Sonic quickly opened the door the shop, “Tails, don't even think of working anymore today. I want you awake and ready for the party.” the hedgehog was gone again, leaving Tails grumbling to himself as he decided that maybe he ought to take a walk around the neighborhood until evening came. He could use some fresh air.

- - - - -

Nine o' clock came soon enough, and Tails found himself at the party with a rather large group of people. Music was playing while everyone talked and danced.

“Tails!”

The two tailed youth looked to see Sally Acorn walking towards him. She caught the fox in a hug before looking at him, “Have you grown on me in the last week?”

Tails just laughed, “Aunt Sally, please...”

She laughed while ruffling his hair, “Just teasing. Go help yourself to whatever is at the table. The Source knows you're probably starving from eating nothing but sandwich meat all day.”

So Tails did just that. He got himself a nice dish of almost everything at the table, snacks, desserts, everything. He took a large cup and filled it with the punch. He took a gulp and smacked his lips.

“Huh...tastes a little weird...”

Three hours later found Tails with a healthy blush under his fur-covered face, laughing at Antoine as he reenacted a scene from a movie about a galaxy far, far away where a boy got his hand cut off by his father.

Tails had realized a bit too late that someone had spiked the punch, although he learned that he had a fairly decent tolerance as well. He just hoped he wouldn't do anything stupid that he'd forget about tomorrow.

The night was fun, Tails having worked up the courage to do some breakdancing moves that Sonic had taught him when he was younger. Everyone cheered as Tails had used his namesakes to perform an aerial dance move, getting a few whistles and requests for more.

As the night wore on, the party eventually died down. Tails had been allowed to crash on the couch after everyone left. He was fine for the most part. A little more giddy than usual, but fine.

“Had fun, Tails?” Sonic laughed as Tails fluffed his pillow before collapsing on it with a grin.

“Yeah! I don't remember the last time I had this much fun.”

“Heheh, yeah...although I don't think you should drink any punch served at parties anymore until you're older.”

“Agreed.”

Sonic gave Tails' hair a ruffling before turning out the light in the living room. As he left, he pulled took a look at the camera he had on him, flipping through the digital images. He snickered a bit before saving one of Tails blushing while a passed out Rouge was snoozing on his lap, cuddling up rather close.

“Heheh...definitely going on this year's Christmas cards...”

[Derock]

OMG!!!

Nice one Denim! The end was especially funny XDDD

Next request is a NaruSaku and the theme is April Showers.

[Shadow-kun]

Can I request an other LawrencexHoro? The theme is your choice Denim.

[Denim88]

So yeah, I finally got my arse in gear and got that IchiNel out. It's been a busy summer, but I find that a bit of self-motivation helps. I'll try and get those other drabble requests out sooner than later! Yosh!!!

Sunblock --Click here to view--

“Ichigo!!!”

The teenage Soul Reaper woke up with a yawn, only to be glomped by two strong arms. Ichigo, despite the slight pain of being hugged so tightly, grinned.

Neliel Tu Oderschvank, former Espada turned Karakura resident, had become a welcome change to Ichigo's life. He didn't know how he lucked out in ending up with her, but he wasn't complaining.

The war with Aizen and the Espada had finally ended. It had been a horrible war, but surprisingly enough, no one on Soul Society's side died. Sure, there were a few that had been close, but in the end, not one loyal Shinigami had died.

However, there were casualties on the other side working against Aizen; Pesche, Dondochakka, Neliel, and Grimmjow.

Grimmjow was alive and well. Hell, Ichigo should know; the stubborn bastard had become a (reluctant) employee at Urahara Shoten and a student of Ichigo's school. Sure, his grades were barely noteworthy, but he didn't seem to care. He was more concerned about his weekly to bi-weekly spar with Ichigo. The war had changed Grimmjow though. He wasn't the sadistic brawler that he used to be. He was just a jerk that didn't admit that he had actually gained friend in the human world.

Ichigo wouldn't have had it any other way though.

Pesche and Dondochakka...they were another story. They had died when the team had escaped Hueco Mundo. Pesche and Dondochakka had sacrificed themselves to defend Nel from an attack by Aizen. She had still been in her child form. It had been a horrible blow for her to take, losing two lifelong friends.

It wasn't until after the war that Orihime had the bright idea to try and undo the damage to Nel's mask. Not a big surprise when it worked. Nel had regained almost all of her former strength, and afterwards joined Grimmjow as survivors of the Espada who were now outcasts of Hueco Mundo.

A week after Ichigo had returned to Karakura, he had been greeted by Urahara standing with Nel and Grimmjow at his doorstep in modified gigai. Nel's hollow mask was no longer visible, her green hair now completely free to flow around in the wind. Grimmjow too had his mask remnant covered by the fake body. Ichigo was able to recognize them right away.

Kisuke asked that Ichigo help get them oriented with school. He did just that, and had them enrolled within a few days time. Isshin personally covered the fee.

Shaken from his thoughts, Ichigo blinked several times, “Nel? How did you get in here?”

Nel smiled cheekily, “I used the window, silly.”

Sure enough, his bedroom window was opened. A light summer breeze blew in. Summer...

That's right. School was out for the summer. He grinned, “Heheh, what's up?”

Nel smiled shyly before straddling his stomach, “I want to go to the beach!”

“Okay...um...” Ichigo scratched his head, “Um...I think Orhime may have a swimsuit that will fit you, so-”

“Oh, it's okay! Matsumoto-san took me shopping the other day as a gift for doing well in school!” She gave Ichigo a half-lidded smile, “You want to see it?”

Damn it, he was blushing, wasn't he?

The sound of patting feet heading towards Ichigo's room got their attention. Neliel quickly hopped off Ichigo and sat on a chair as he sat up as well in his bed. The door opened to reveal Karin and Yuzu.

“Nel-oneechan!!” Yuzu chirped happily, running to hug the green haired woman. Nel happily scooped the girl up and spun her around once before setting her down.

“Hello Yuzu-chan! Are you done with school too?”

The girls began chatting. Even Karin, with her usually tsundere attitude, was talking happily with Nel. The older woman had become an adoptive sister of the family, much like Rukia.

After a breakfast and whining from Nel about him taking too long, the four set off to the beach. Isshin would have been with them if not for the fact that he was working and his children would have died of embarrassment in seeing him romping around in a speedo.

Eventually the small group of four found a nice spot to set up their towels while Ichigo began the arduous task of setting the umbrella upright in the soft sand.

“...damn...thing...stay still...”

Nel laughed a bit while looking to the two girls who were putting on sunblock. She suddenly got a good idea...but she'd probably have to wait for the two girls to go out to the water before she could go through with it.

As soon as the Kurosaki twins were swimming in the water, and Ichigo finally set the umbrella in the ground, Nel turned to Ichigo, her pale green two piece exposing her skin in all the right places, “Ichigo...could you put on my sunblock? I...I don't think I've ever done it before.”

Ichigo blushed a bit as Nel smiled innocently, “Uh...s-sure.” He took the bottle and squirted a bit on his hands, “Um...lie on your stomach...”

She felt like giggling. Sure, it was a bit underhanded, but she didn't mean anything cruel by asking him to do this. She just liked the idea of him running his hands down her back. She'd want a bit more, but she was pretty sure there were no nude beaches near Karakura. That and she didn't want to scar Karin and Yuzu...

'Gah, bad thoughts, Nel! Bad!!'

She shivered a bit as the cool feeling of Ichigo's sunblock-covered hands ran down her shoulders. She smiled a bit as she felt Ichigo jump, “S-sorry, Nel. It feels cool, doesn't it?”

Nel laughed, “It's fine, Ichigo. I don't want to get sunburn, so keep going.”

She let out a pleasant moan as he rubbed small circles to get the sunblock onto her light colored skin. He wondered what Kon would do to be in his body right now. In truth...Nel was next to flawless. Her skin was soft, yet he could sense the firm musculature underneath that gave her the athletic figure she had...though he still wondered how her bust size was near Matsumoto's while the rest of her body was rather trim...

He shook his head. Best not to ponder on such thoughts. He'd end up losing focus and then Nel would catch on. That'd lead to more problems.

He blushed further as he rubbed the lower part of her back while she practically bucked her hips, “Geesh, Nel, would you quit the teasing?”

Nel looked to him from over her shoulder and winked, “You don't like this?”

Ichigo just sighed, “...you don't want me to do your legs...do y-?”

“Please.”

- - - - -

Ichigo never thought he'd been more embarrassed in his entire life when Karin and Yuzu (along with Chad, Uryuu, Orihime, Rukia, Renji, Grimmjow, Yoruichi, and Kisuke) walked over to see Ichigo and Nel embracing each other and talking softly to each other. Then he was proven wrong about how embarrassed he could be when Rukia jokingly asked if they were officially a couple and Nel proudly stated yes.

Now, Ichigo wasn't embarrassed of being close with Nel. No, he was quite happy, and proud. She was actually very intelligent; her grades in Trigonometry and Biology proved it. She had that child-like innocence about her though. She enjoyed stuffed animals, and liked sappy romances. She enjoyed sparring with Rukia and Ichigo. She liked to tease Grimmjow about how he was failing at courting Orihime. She loved to study the cultures of the world. She liked the taste of cotton candy. She liked to read historical documentaries. She loved snowball fights.

She was like a child that grew up yet kept their love for fun. She was his balance and counterpoint. He was a rather serious guy for the most part. She was an outgoing girl who got him to do things more often with his friends.

So when Yoruichi asked Ichigo if Nel's statement was true on their relationship, he agreed with the girl in his arms proudly. Yoruichi just smiled happily while the others all shared similar smiles of their own...though Grimmjow seemed to just roll his eyes while Orihime teased him about being too much of a stick in the mud.

Now it was just Nel and Ichigo sitting in some warmer clothes, watching a sunset, Yuzu and Karin having left with Rukia, who wanted to take them out for ice cream with Renji.

“Hey...Ichigo?”

“Hm?”

“I'm...I'm glad I'm here with you. You don't treat me like someone different because I'm from Hueco Mundo. You just treat me like someone who lives in Karakura. I still remember how you got me and Grimmjow into that school so quickly. Then your father payed for our tuition...it's really nice of you to do that...I don't think I can repay you and your family for-”

“Hey, don't worry about it. I know how hard it was to adjust to our world. I'm just glad you two managed to get a stable life here. Grimmjow's one of Urahara's best stock boys, and I don't think I've ever seen a cuter employee working at the toy shop down the street than you.”

Nel blushed a bit, “Thank you, Ichigo.”

Ichigo smiled a bit as she rested her head on his chest, “No need to thank me.”

Nel looked to Ichigo as she spoke, “Yuzu said a rather funny thing after we said we're in a relationship. She asked if someday I could really be her sister...”

Ichigo blinked a bit before smiling, “Really? What did she mean by that?”

Nel gave Ichigo a knowing smile, “I think she meant that someday we'd get married...”

Ichigo was short for words when Nel looked up to him, “Well...we're still young so...”

“Ichigo, don't worry about it, heheh.” Nel spoke as she nuzzled against his neck, “Though...Neliel Kurosaki does sound nice when I hear it.”

The Substitute Soul Reaper felt himself smile a bit. He looked down to her, and saw her still staring at him. He grinned before she reached up to connect her lips with his. The two had jumped from good friends to boyfriend and girlfriend rather quickly, now that he thought of it. He wasn't upset about it though. Technically, the two were sort of exempt from getting much older...well, Ichigo would as long as he was in his body, but Nel he wasn't sure of.

He thought about the idea of being a couple in Soul Society. He wondered what his dad would say. He'd probably shout to the poster of his mom that their son was going to continue the Kurosaki legacy and make beautiful grandchildren.

“Ichigo, are you okay? Your face is hot.”

Ichigo blinked as he felt Nel's hand run down his forehead, “Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine.”

Nel didn't press further, and wrapped her arms around him again, “Ichigo...I don't know if I ever said this...but, you mean a lot to me.”

“Yeah. I feel the same for you.”

“Really?”

Ichigo nodded, “Yeah.”

The two smiled to each other before kissing again. Ichigo wasn't sure what the future held for them. He felt good about it, though.

“I wonder what you're dad will say when we tell him?”

Ichigo laughed at the question.

“I can only guess...”

[Vyse]

YOSH BRO!! 10000 new points!

Next: Naruto/Halibel WOOOOOH *runs of into the sunset*

[RyrineaHaruno]

I want a request XDDDD

Naruto/Sakura in the SHOWER. :teehee:

Edited by RyrineaHaruno, 04 June 2009 - 03:28 PM.

[Sir Whirly]

Know what I have a request when you have the time and I even have a theme too.

the pairing: Naruto and Sakura of course.

the theme: The day of the team placement Naruto has a last second boost of courage and decides to confront Sakura as himself and not disguised as Sasuke. he says the exact same things but says them as himself.

the question or theme: this is the moment when Sakuras crush of admiration for Sasuke turned into Love due to narutos henge. How would her feelings change if Naruto in a surprisingly mature moment confronts her in this moment?

I second this one. I need moarsauce!

[Denim88]

Okay! Here's the NaruSasku requested by catsi563! You know...I actually put this one out rather quickly. It's kind of scary...must mean this scene would have rocked if it happened like this. Dunno...anywho, here it is!

A Little Honesty Goes a Long Way --Click here to view--

'Okay, Naruto, you can do this. You don't need to be Sasuke to tell her...'

Naruto walked slowly towards the bench where Sakura was sitting and eating her lunch, all the while admiring the peaceful scenery around her. With a last inhale of air, Naruto stepped out of the woods and waved to Sakura, “Uh...h-hey, Sakura-chan.”

The rosette raised her head up from her lunch and her face drooped a bit, half-hoping for it to be Sasuke, “Oh...what do you want Naruto?”

Naruto felt the disappointment in her voice, but did his best to continue, “I was just walking around. I came back from Ichiraku's and decided to see how you were doing. You know, we're teammates and all, so I figured maybe it'd be good if we got to know each other.”

Sakura noticed Naruto wasn't be nearly as loud and annoying as usual. He was actually acting...mature. She wasn't sure what to make of it though, so played her usual card, “Naruto, if you're going to ask me out on a date then-”

“N-no, nothing like that...” Naruto spoke, though he sounded a bit downtrodden, “I just wanted to talk. That's all.”

Yet again, Sakura was surprised, “Well, okay, but if Sasuke comes over here, you have to promise me you won't start asking me to date you.”

“I promise.”

Naruto sat on the opposite end of the bench, a few feet between them, namely out of respect for Sakura. Naruto knew that he had screwed it up with her by acting so ridiculous in class when he first met her. Though...in truth, he supposed he had done so with everyone.

“Naruto...can I ask you a question? You don't have to answer if you don't want to.”

“Sure, Sakura-chan, what do you want to ask?”

The young kunoichi fidgeted a bit, “I don't mean to be rude, but...do you have any family that you know of?”

Naruto gave her a sad smile, “Nope. Well...I like to think of the Hokage as my grandpa, and he doesn't seem to mind. Though, if you mean by blood, than no. Not that I know of.”

Sakura decided that maybe she should get this off her chest while she had the chance, “I'm sorry for always giving you a hard time when you want to talk to me. I...it's just that Ino always tries to get Sasuke's attention, and he's really popular. Since that's the case...well, I try to act like I want to be with him, otherwise I think he'll end up-”

“It's fine, Sakura-chan, I understand. If you want me to lay off talking to you outside of missions, I can do tha-”

“No! I don't mean that. It's just...well, you always try to be so loud and act immature to get my attention. I mean...sure, you're funny sometimes, but...it's kind of annoying too.”

“Really? I...I guess I have some growing up to do.”

Sakura laughed a little, “You don't need to change who you are though. Just...maybe lay off the pranks a bit more. You're technically an adult now.”

“Heheh, that's right, isn't it?” Naruto fiddled with his leaf hitai-ite, “Yeah, but...Sakura-chan, what's up?”

He noted Sakura was looking down to the ground with a somewhat distant look on her face, “Huh? Oh...nothing...”

“Sakura-chan...”

“Well, earlier today before I had lunch...I ended my friendship with Ino. I gave her back that ribbon she gave me.”

Naruto raised his eyebrows. Sure, the two fought, but...no longer friends, “Why?”

“We're rivals for Sasuke's attention. That's why.”

“But...she's your friend. She was your first and best friend, remember?”

Sakura nodded slowly, “I feel bad about it now that I think about it. She gave me that ribbon to help others not notice my forehead...though I think she was also trying to show me that my forehead didn't matter. She teased me about it, but she wasn't mean about it.”

Naruto nodded, “Yeah...I think I remember Ino kicking Kiba pretty hard once when he made the mistake of teasing you. I had to help him to the nurse's office...”

Sakura giggled, but her face was soon a frown again, “I don't really know what's so special about my forehead. Ino always says it was what made me unique...I think it makes me look ugly...”

“I don't think so.”

The young girl turned to see Naruto blushing a bit, “Huh?”

Naruto swallowed nervously, suddenly having a great idea, “I-I think it's a very charming forehead. I...”

Sakura blushed a bit as well, noting the sincerity in his words. After he seemed to pause for awhile, she spoke, “You what, Naruto?”

“I...I feel like I could...”

“Could...?”

Naruto mumbled something while getting up. Sakura didn't catch it though, “Hey, Naruto, what did you say?”

“I said I feel like I could kiss it!” Naruto spoke louder, and immediately froze as Sakura's eyes widened.

She sat there for a few seconds, digesting the information from the blond. He...he liked her forehead? Why? Sasuke never said anything nice about...

'Sasuke never says anything to us, cha! He doesn't even talk to us or Ino unless it's to make us go away!'

The kunoichi felt a small smile cross her lips as she felt her cheeks heat up a bit, “Th-that's very sweet of you Naruto.” She got up and walked over to Naruto, “Maybe I misjudged you a bit...”

Naruto closed his eyes when she raised a hand, but noted a gentle touch on his cheek. He opened one eye to see the slightly taller girl smiling at him. Wait, smiling???

“Sakura-cha-?”

A feather-light touch made contact with his cheek. He blinked several times as Sakura laughed, “Out after a little peck on the cheek? Oh come on Naruto, hehehe!”

Naruto shook his head, “Did you just...?”

“Yep.”

“Why?”

Sakura shrugged, “I don't know. You seem to be a lot nicer than I thought. Maybe a little cute too.” She sighed, “I think I'm going to apologize to Ino after we have our meeting with our new sensei; fighting over a boy isn't worth ending a friendship.”

Naruto liked the sound of that, “Good for you, Sakura-chan. If you want, I can even help you pick some flowers to say you're sorry or something.”

Sakura laughed, “Thanks, Naruto, but in all truth I've seen you pick wildflowers. Maybe you can just help me look for them.”

“Really? I'd be happy to, Sakura-chan!”

Sakura picked up her bento box and smiled, “Come on, Naruto, let's go see who are new sensei is.”

“I bet he's a really cool guy who's going to make us wake up early everyday and work out hardcore before we take missions. I know lots of Jounin who are like that.”

Sakura smiled, finding the company of Naruto a LOT nicer than before, “Maybe. I heard one of the new Jounin is a genjutsu expert, and she's really pretty.”

Naruto smiled, “Heheh...wait, genjutsu? Oh man, I suck at that!”

Sakura gave Naruto a teasing grin, “If you want, I can help you after school and talking to Ino.”

“Sure, it's a date, Sakura-ch...er, I mean, it sounds like a-”

Sakura put a hand on his shoulder, smiling gently, “I know you didn't mean that...but...on second thought...” She couldn't get over his blush, “Maybe we could call it a date though.”

“Uh...”

Sakura laughed as she ran ahead to the Academy, “Come on, slowpoke! Don't want to keep our sensei waiting!”

Naruto laughed as he caught up with her.

He was glad he didn't go with his plan to henge into Sasuke. Seriously, like he would have managed to accomplish anything under that disguise.

[catsi563]

Awesome Job Denim!! b=^__^=d <-- Kitty gives two thumbs up.

Its an intetesting thought about that moment and I love the way it starts out awkward then becomes more comfortable then like they always do slides comfortably into trust and friendship.

Her initial dislike is tempered in the moment by his acting unnaruto like. then he gives her more reason to listen.

and I LOLD at his last thoughts about wether hed accomplish anything with the henge.

Only thing misisng in a way was the confession from Sakura about what she wanted from sasuke which was his acknowledgement. it was her saying this that made him see why he loved sakura.

[Sir Whirly]

Much thanks, Denim, you once again out do yourself.

[Denim88]

Well, I finally got around to updating this thread! Anywho, here's the NaruTsu drabble that True had requested awhile back! It's full of lulz...at least I hope there lulz. Kind of takes place in a post-Danzou-as-Hokage world...anyway, enjoy! I'll try and get that NaruSaku April showers one out...though it's...July now...hm. I'll think of something. :/

Join Me for a Drink --Click here to view--

Tsunade had a feeling it was going to be an off day when Naruto came into her office without his initial 'Hey, Baa-chan!'. Sure...she wasn't Hokage anymore, but he still made his regular visits to her office just down the hall from Kakashi's main chamber.

“...hello, Tsunade-sama...”

Yep, something was wrong in the world today. Naruto was showing her formality.

“What's wrong, Naruto?”

Naruto, newly promoted ANBU after showing his prowess in ninjutsu when he fought Pain, restored peace after the civil war between Danzou and his dissenters (which was pretty much everyone who wasn't a mindless follower), and had brought about a new peace between the five nations in the recent meeting between the five Kages, looked to her and shrugged, “Eh...it's been a crappy day.”

“How so?”

Naruto rolled his eyes, “Well, first off, Sai decided to cancel training today, and then Ino and Tenten had a separate mission to take care of, so Shino and I had no reason for any ANBU missions today...” Naruto paused for a moment, “Oh, Sakura pretty much denied me a date...again.”

Ah, now she was getting somewhere, “Well, you have any clue as to why?”

“Well...” Naruto scratched the back of his head, “I...kind of got her mad when I said that she was being too bossy because I didn't want to go to my scheduled physical today. She's been on my back about that for weeks now. Apparently being in ANBU means they keep better track of your health. Hell, if I knew that I would have signed up for the Hunter-nin squad. At least they get to leave for missions that are months long...”

“Naruto, she's just concerned about your health. If you go and treat her like that when she tries to help, then of course she's-”

“I'm not a kid anymore, Baa-chan! I'm seventeen going on eighteen in two months, damn it! I don't need her holding my hand all the time! Geesh, why is everyone suddenly trying to show me attention that I didn't get when I was young? So what if I'm the son of Minato Namikaze??!” Naruto growled a bit before taking in a deep breath, “...sorry...it's been a rough month. Kakashi-sensei has been watching Ame's movements like a hawk lately, and well...I've been his main guy for taking out any threats. What with my connections with Konan and all that.”

“How has she been, lately?”

The blond ANBU grunted, “She's fine. She's gaining more support from the Ame-nin, but she still has a lot of problems with maintaining order. Thankfully Konoha's helping her...you know she's made three orphanages in Rain Country within the last two years? I swear, the woman is a saint in disguise...”

Tsunade laughed a bit, “I suppose the so-called 'Amekage' of Amegakure needs to be caring enough to help that place.” Tsunade smiled to the young ANBU, “Are you busy right now?”

“Nope. Kakashi-sensei's given me a mandatory two week break, starting tomorrow. It's going to suck, since now I won't have my usual spars with Sakura since she's angry. I'll have to keep busy with seal-making or something...”

“Want to go out for a drink?”

Naruto slowly turned his head while simultaneously raising a blond eyebrow, “Come again?”

“A drink. You're over sixteen, and that means you're old enough to hit the bars in Konoha. I'm bored, I don't have any medical documents to take care of, and Shizune's off for the night. Come on, it'll be fun.”

“Baa-chan, seriously, you know I don't-”

Tsunade got up from her spot while dragging Naruto with her out the door, “Too bad, you're an ANBU; you'll have to get used to the alcohol sometime or another.”

- - - - -

Naruto walked into one of the quieter bars with a hand covering his reddened face, “Baa-chan, you don't need to do this. I'm not that desperate for-”

A well-manicured finger flicked Naruto on the forehead, luckily Tsunade had held back her strength. Naruto was currently being accompanied by Tsunade in an eighteen year-old henge, holding him by the arm while smiling cheekily, “Oh, come on. I haven't been able to let loose in awhile. Besides, I want to see the other guys around here get jealous...”

“...jealous?”

Tsunade planted a light kiss on Naruto's cheek, causing the ANBU to jump a bit at the contact. Tsunade grinned while her teenage body bounced happily on it's heels while laughing, “Hehehe, wow, I'm surprised you haven't been jumped by any of the kunoichi yet. You're too cute with that boyish charm of yours.”

Naruto gave Tsunade a flat look, “Baa-chan, stop it. You're scaring me.”

Tsunade gave a childish pout, “Hey, I'm not a grandma! I'm eighteen years old! Call me Tsunade-chan, if anything.”

“...Tsunade-chan, stop it.”

Tsunade giggled a bit more while whispering into his ear, “Loosen up, Naruto. Being in ANBU has made you uptight. Just be yourself for tonight.”

Naruto sighed, “Fine. Just don't...go and be too crazy...”

Tsunade glomped Naruto while laughing, “There we go! Come on, it's half-price drinks for the next hour!”

- - - - -

“Wait, so you mean Kirabi tried hooking you up with Karui? Oh...this is too rich...”

Naruto waved a hand dismissively, “Yeah, yeah, I stopped in Kumo during one of my political missions to accompany Kakashi-sensei. You know, it seemed weird at the start, but...”

Tsunade smirked, noticing that Naruto had become much more loose-lipped and talkative after his first half hour in the bar, “Go on...”

“Well, Karui isn't as mean as she acts! We went out to the local festival, and had a great time...though I think I had abandoned guard duty...well, what Kakashi-sensei doesn't know doesn't hurt him. In the end Karui and I decided to just stay friends. She's one of my contacts in the spy network now.”

“Don't you think you should be quiet about that stuff?” Tsunade laughed, noting Naruto filling his third glass.

“Bah! Karui's tough, she can take whatever someone throws at her! She's not bad with a sword either! A lot better than me...but I can beat her in ninjutsu no problem! Hey! You ever hear about the time Sakura and I had a chakra tree-climbing match between Omoi and Karui?”

Another chuckle escaped Tsunade's lips, “No, I haven't, but I have a feeling I will. Go ahead and tell me.”

- - - - -

“...an...an' so I said to the Mizukage, 'Hell no 'm going into that swamp! Den Shino goes an' says we have to anyways 'cause the rouge-nin is in 'der! It sucked! That crazy Mizukage woman kept staring at me! I thin' she would have done me right 'den and there if...hey, stop laughin'!”

Tsunade couldn't help but laugh, listening to Naruto's slightly drunken rant about his recent trip to Kirigakure, “Sorry, sorry...it's just funny hearing that you've captured the interest of the Rain Village's leader. I have to admit, Naruto, you've become quiet a charmer since you joined ANBU.” Tsunade herself was sporting a light tinge in her cheeks, but was much better at holding her alcohol compared to Naruto, “Hey, weren't you sayin' something about Tenten earlier?”

Naruto blinked a bit while scratching his cheek, “Um...oh! Yeah, me an' her hadta go on an espionage mission, and part of it was disguisin' ourselves as a young couple. She really played the role right...hell she even gave me tongue more than once when she was 'acting'.” Naruto shook his head, “It wasn't that bad though. She's hot.”

“Hahahahaha!!” Tsunade felt tears pricking the corners of her eyes while laughing at Naruto's bluntness, “Naruto, honey, I think we should lay off the sake for a while...”

“Yeah, probably. The table won't stop swaying...” Naruto mumbled, pushing his cup away, “Damn, how can you handle this stuff?”

“It's not so bad...Naruto, you okay?”

“Yeah, just...aw crap...” Naruto groaned, “I think the last few are finally hitting me.”

Tsunade gave a small smile, “Alright. I have some remedies at home that can help break down the sake in your body a bit at my place. Come on, I'll help you.”

Naruto was a bit embarrassed when a teenage Tsunade practically carried him out bridal style before he protested saying he was able to walk. Needless to say, they got home without incident from the younger blond.

“Here,” Tsunade said, handing Naruto a small glass filled with a dark green liquid, “It's bitter, but it's the best thing for breaking down the alcohol in your system right now. You may have the runs later on though...though that's only happened with Jiraiya, so hopefully you won't have the same thing happen.”

Naruto took the glass and downed it quickly, biting back the gag reflex as he swallowed, “Ugh, good lord, what the hell is in that?” He coughed a bit before sitting down in a chair, “I feel like I just swallowed a glass of metal polish from Tenten's gear bag. Gah!!”

Tsunade snickered a bit while sitting by Naruto, “You'll have to thank Shizune for that remedy. It's better than the one Sakura made, but Sakura's at least tastes better.”

“Eh...whatever...” Naruto looked to Tsunade before grinning, “You know, Baa-chan, you make me wish I had been born 'round the same time as ya with the way ya looked...heheh...”

Tsunade didn't fool herself; Naruto was drunk. Not fully hammered, but he smelled faintly of the rice alcohol, “Naruto, you're in love with the image, not the woman.” She rolled her eyes and patted his cheek affectionately, “You can sleep here on the couch tonight, okay?”

Naruto shook his head, “No, I meanit! Honest! If you'd be younger, or I'd be older...” Naruto blushed, “You'ra lot more fun than some of the women my age...”

“Heh, you know how to make an old woman blush, Naruto.” She kissed his cheek, “However, it won't get you any closer to getting anything with me.”

“Fine, fine...it was worth a try...”

Tsunade actually felt her eyebrows rise up a bit, “You honestly were trying to hit on me?”

Naruto mumbled something incoherent while shrugging his shoulders, though she made out a few words like, still sexy and it'd be interesting. Tsunade felt her lips curl as she broke out into more laughter.

“Okay, hunk, you get one kiss from me then. That's it though. I'm old enough to be your grandmother.”

Naruto grinned, “Fair enough.”

The younger shinobi seized the moment by grabbing Tsunade around the waist and back, spinning her around so that he was holding her up while she looked up at him. He slowly locked lips with her, and Tsunade, despite her mind telling her that this was taboo, gave a quiet sigh while closing her eyes a bit and gripping Naruto's ANBU gear, wrapped up in the moment.

Naruto pulled away, and smiled that ever-charming smile of his, “So?”

Tsunade's face was flushed red as she tried to catch her breath. Damn...that brat was still single???

“I'm going to have a talk with Sakura tomorrow about how stupid she is to not snatch you up while she still can.” Tsunade replied. Naruto just laughed while pulling the former Godaime up and then flopping on the couch face first while Tsunade just smiled.

“Alright, Naruto, you have anything to take care of in the morning?”

Naruto waved a hand, “Nah, just afternoon training with Konohamaru.”

“I'll let you sleep in then. Good night, Naruto.” Tsunade spoke as she turned off the light.

“G'night, Baa-chan.” Naruto spoke, having rolled over on his side and already dozing off.

- - - - -

Tsunade lie in her bed, having released her henge to her original appearance, looking up at the ceiling as she smiled a bit. She enjoyed tonight; Naruto had treated not as an elder or former Hokage. He treated her like a woman, like a friend. Okay, so he still said 'Baa-chan', but that was just Naruto. Once he gave you a name, it stuck with you. She couldn't remember the last time she had so much fun with a man.

Probably with Dan...or maybe Jiraiya. She couldn't recall, but it had been too long. She already knew that Naruto had taken Jiraiya's more cultured lessons in wooing the fairer gender to heart. He was a rather smooth talker too.

“So that's why Kakashi always sends him on the recon missions into Otogakure...” she murmured. A man with charm is more likely to get information when needed.

With that in mind, she closed her eyes with a yawn, and began to fall asleep as well. Yes, she'd definitely have to tell Sakura to take Naruto before it was too late. Heck, she was pretty sure that Sakura was already more or less in love with the boy, and Naruto was too much of a gentleman to try and push their relationship along faster than Sakura wanted.

Naruto may have been out of her area for dating, but that didn't mean she couldn't help her former apprentice take the boy.

Besides, Tsunade always wondered what it would be like to have blond and pink haired grandchildren...

[True]

Wow Denim I haven't seen you in a long while and you bring me back such a gift!?! *manly tears* Awesome job bro!

Dude, simply nice and sweet. None of that usual stuff with hardcore sexin you get in regular NaruTsu fics, you manage to make it a nice morning read with breakfast! Epic stuff as usual man for the best pairing! Keep it up!