Another try at a Fanfic. Though my grammar has not gotten much better, I am sure my style and vocabulary have improved more than slight. This is a purely IshiHime Fanfic. This idea came about after much other IshiHime fanfic reading. Uryu is always the Knight. When I think of a Knight of ladies, I look no farther than Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table.
Enjoy. I do not own Bleach or its characters
Dedicated to Debbiechan, whom showed me the awesomeness of IshiHime. Happy long belated Birthday, Debbie!
Her Valiant Gawain
Ishida Uryu never disliked swinging a sword like a barbarian thug. He was not Kurosaki Ichigo, after all. That said, however, he could not help but feel proud when he swung his Seele Schneider for her. He was her knight. Her warrior prince. He was Princess Inoue Orihime's Valiant Gawain.
It was four months after the Winter War when Orihime received Uryu's love confession. In her own way she declined him. She tried not to hut his feelings, but she knew his heart was shattered.
"It is quite alright, Inoue-san", He had said softly, hiding the hurt in his voice, "I had already known of your love for Kurosaki…"
He had her promise that she would confess to Ichigo as soon as possible. She did.
"Sorry, Inoue…I don't think of you like that, ya know? Your more like a sister to me.", Ichigo told her gently.
It took her a week to recuperate. If you count getting out of the house apart of recuperation. She was absent minded, not even noticing it had gotten dark or she had wandered to the now deserted Karakura Park. Nor did she notice the hollow approaching her, not until it was too late.
It happened in a moment. A flash o white and the hollow burst into nothingness. He stood with his back to her. His clothes white, flowing and uniquely Quincy. In his right hand was not his usual energy bow, but instead was his Seele sword. As he turned to her he looked like a prince in a fairytail.
"Ishda-kun…"
He smiled warmly at her. "Inoue-san. Are you alright?"
She nodded. "Ishida-kun…" she said again, her voice strained.
Uryu put his Seele away and kneeled in front of her. "Can you stand?"
Orihime slowly nodded again and she let Uryu help her up. A moment after she stood with him, she put her head on his shoulder. Uryu was shocked but did not move.
After countless centuries (Minutes in real time), Orihime spoke. "I'm sorry, Ishida-kun."
Uryu looked down at her with a raised eyebrow, "Whatever for, Inoue-san?"
"Everything…..It was you who always protects me…Yet I always ignored you. I'm..so so sorry…"
Uryu placed his hands on her cheeks, feeling the cold wet tears fall and lifted her head so their eyes met. His blue eyes had pulled a 180 from their usual icy frost to summer warmth and love.
"Orihime," He said her name with equal parts confidence and equal parts love, "You've nothing to apologize for."
She wept at that. Uryu put his arms around her and held her close to him. She cried for a good few minutes, Uryu not saying a word. Afterwards, he helped her back home.
Uryu let her sit on her couch. Her apartment was small, yet cozy and big enough for two. It was surprisingly clean as well.
"Ishida-kun?"
"Yes?"
"Stay with me?"
Uryu smiled at her "Of course." He stood up, "Let me go make you some dinner."
It took him twenty minutes to make a full meal of Miso soup, Rice, Soba noodles and some Coke to drink. She sampled the miso slowly and light up like a Christmas tree. She devoured the meal happily.
Uryu smiled warmly, glad that she was enjoying the meal as he ate the meal in his normal, genteel manner.
They enjoyed a peaceful evening…..
Well, that is it for Chapter One. More to come later
