Ichigo yelped in suprise as he was tackled to the ground, the small arrancar he had just been looking for ontop of him. "Nel-chan!" he said, sitting up. "I thought I sensed you around here." He would have been a happy to see his old friend but he was in trouble with Rukia. The orange haired boy could feel the tension in the air from her anger. At this point, he figured there was nothing he could do to calm her down. Just let her vent.
When Nel asked Rukia what their relationship was, Ichigo looked at Rukia, then looked away quickly. Recently he had become more and more attracted to her, but he hadn't had the guts to say anything about it. Standing up, he brushed off his robes, looking back at Rukia. "Sorry about that, Rukia. I thought I sensed Nel, so I went to go look for her..." He walked over to his body, kicking Kon as he did so, kneeling over and getting back into his body.