You Show The Lights That Stop Me Turn to Stone

[snowwhitesoul]

Characters: Kuchiki Rukia, Kurosaki Ichigo, Shiro, Kuchiki Byakuya, Kuchiki Hisana, and maybe more
When: Jan. 16th
Where: Gentleman Jims, aka Headquarters of Abax Blanket Fortress Construction, Inc, aka the Bleach Blanket Fort.
What: Belated Birthday shenanigans. 
Open or Closed: Open
Rating: PG-13

Between recovering from near death via poison, two very

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[holeheart]

[the boys had given Rukia her space. Shiro was sleeping on the floor outside of the cubicles, barely visible since he was completely cocooned in extra blankets and various clothes. He breathes lightly and doesn't shift at all.

And, unfortunately, he's lying right in the way of Rukia's path]

[savior_n_black]

[ Ichigo, too, is sprawled on his back with an arm thrown haphazardly across Shiro in his sleep. They'd both been there since it was declared Rukia needed uninterrupted rest to help her recover, and Lensher-san had been returned ( albeit not looking so hot himself ) back to his friends.
Sorry, Rukia, it's time to play leap-the-berries, or nudge one awake. ]

[snowwhitesoul]

[Whoah! Grabbing the door frame, Rukia prevents herself from stepping on Shiro and Ichigo; rocking back on her heels just as she was about to put her foot on the squishy space between Ichigo's ribs and hip. Blinking in the light that she hadn't seen in a few days, she smiles down at them, a worm of guilt settling into her gut at the sight. Here they were, sleeping on the cold floor because of her. Which is why she ducks back into the sleeping cubicle and takes one of the heavy comforters - black and white with dragons - and lays it over the both of them, taking care to cover the exposed arm Ichigo had thrown over Shiro's body.

Then, using the door frame to tip toe over them as stealthily as possible, she pads over to the pantry to see what was, if anything, available. Did anyone go grocery shopping these past few days...?]

[holeheart]

[Cold floor? Hardly. Shiro had made sure they had a nest. The clothes that they weren't interested in had been co-opted into a mattress of sorts. It was still a little chilly, since they didn't have a heater, but you'd be amazed how much you could do with massive piles of fabric.

The Hollow opens one eye, lazy and unfocused, when Rukia throws the comforter over them. He's not awake at all, though; it's more of a reflex than anything. The eye closes again and he curls up, subconsciously burrowing into the new warmth that smelled so good....

There WAS food! Not as much as when Rukia helped them search, but the boys had learned what places were best for scrounging. There was even a cake in there.... somewhere. Shiro had found it in a fancy little bakery and hidden it well. Something a little special for her late birthday. It's hidden on a high shelf in the breakroom, far from the midget's reach]

[scorchingheaven]

Madsen had slept pretty hard after everything, mostly so that her body could have the time to destroy the remaining poison in her system. It was still weird adjusting to the fact that thanks to Nithal's power transfer, she actually had a regeneration rate. Granted it probably wouldn't save her from some severe hits, but with time, maybe.

Right now, though, she's sitting up in her own little section, blankets wrapped around her waist, hair tied back loosely, and looked as if she were in some sort of meditation. It was surprising, she wasn't much of one to meditate usually, but after everything that had happened, she found herself doing it at intermittent periods. Perhaps it was some sort of lasting influence from Nithal after all.

[snowwhitesoul]

The rest of the store is quiet, most of its members sick and recovering, or exhausted from the worry and care of their housemates. Its something Rukia took advantage of in order to sneak out of her cube and raid the pantry. There wasn't a tremendous amount of food there, but there is a box of off-brand pop tarts. Taking a foil-wrapped pair, she grabs a bottle of water and tip toes back out into the store proper to devour her meal.

Half way into opening the wrapping, she glances over at the half-open door leading to Masden-san's cubicle. Curious, she stands up, padding over to the door to close it when she sees the half-dozing scion inside. A twitch of sympathy flickered in her - Tsunade-san had seen to her healing, but Madsen-san...

Carefully, Rukia goes to shut the door, wincing when the hinges creak.

[scorchingheaven]

Her eyes snap open at the creak, but her expression immediately softens when she sees Rukia there. "S'alright, just meditating a bit."

Her cubicle was bare for the most part, just some blankets and clothes she had hoarded folded into piles, along with the crowbar that Shiro had found for her leaning against a wall. Though it was a bit difficult to personalize this sort of place when there really was no way to personalize it.

[snowwhitesoul]

"Sorry."

Madsen's cubicle was sparse in comparison to the one she shared with the boys. Theirs had shelves, hanging arms for planting pots supporting some battery powered hurricane lamps and strings of tinsel pinned to the walls to give it some sort of decor. Maybe she should offer Madsen some, maybe see if she wanted shelves and such as well.

"I didn't mean to disturb you."

[savior_n_black]

[ It had taken Ichigo a little bit to wake, but Rukia flitting out of the bedroom alcove roused him out of sleep as senses subliminally picked up on her reiatsu moving around.

Rubbing his eyes, he sits up, pushing the piled blankets, and extra jackets back. He needed something to drink, and a stretch - that floor's hard! ]

[snowwhitesoul]

[Well, it seems like everyone's up and about now, cause as soon as Ichigo wakes, Rukia can feel his reiatsu rise and flitter into wakefulness and the mound of clothes that he was nested in shift around. Still trying to find something besides poptarts (she was still hungry, damn this sickness...), she grabs a box of cereal and a pair of bowls and some quarts of milk they kept cold in the coolers packed with snow and the box of pastries and quietly pads out to the store front where he's standing up and stretching.

She's still a little pale - more so than normal - and a bit sleepy-eyed herself, but she rattles the food in his direction and tilts her head towards the open sleeping cubicle.]

Hungry?

[holeheart]

[Shiro truly "awakens" when Ichigo does, but he grumbles and takes the newly freed covers for himself, rolling and cocooning himself until there's nothing visible except the fluffy hair on his head]

Hrrggghhh... shh......

[savior_n_black]

[ Ichigo jerked in surprise when Rukia came into his line of sight, and hastily rose to awkwardly kneel, and take the bowls, the cereal, and other things from her. ]

Rukia! You're supposed to be resting!

[ All the earnest concern is right there on his face - he did just wake up after all. He's also gently tugging at one of her slender wrists, trying to encourage Rukia into sitting back down on the mound of bedding. ]