Even when I'm thinking back at that moment I can't believe that it will actually change my life.
21 February 2003
"Come on, it's just a little fun. Would you be a nice girl and stop moving for a minute?" A very tall brunet man told me grinning fishy. He was walking closer and closer to me. I was cornered. I could just shut my eyes, my voice died of the weight of the atmosphere.
"Cut it off, Wamu. We're busy so stop messing around." An orange haired boy said to him. Despite he was looking like any student, he managed to stop him. The orange haired boy glance met mine for a moment, after what the brunet started to walk next to him.
"Come on, man. You're always killing my fun." He claimed frustrated.
"Yeah, yeah. Keep that in your mind when we're going to meet the boss." His words were simple, but that succeeded to scare the other one. They continued their conversation for a while till I lost them. I couldn't thank him proper for his help. I couldn't move a single inch from that spot, but… I somehow was smiling.
24 February 2003
The weekend passed harder than it ever did. I couldn't wait for Monday to come. I was so excited to know more about him. I was spacing out on the window, thinking that maybe I can spot him, even just for a little while. I was so distracted that I couldn't pay attention at the fuss next to me. I couldn't wait to see him again.
I couldn't believe that it's already the lunch time when Nana and Hayori invited me to eat my lunch with them. I was a little disappointed, but I didn't want them to see me like that so I acted like my usual self.
"Orihime, thank you a lot for yesterday. I'm really grateful for your help. Without you my nails would be compromised." Hayori said showing us her new manicure. Oh, that's right. If she wasn't assigned to share flyers, I would have probably never met him.
"It's no problem at all. I didn't have any plans so it's ok." That's what I said, but the truth to be told I didn't like them to use me as they want, but I'm cool with that. I'm not very good at making friends, due to my odd likes.
"Aw… Orihime-chan, you're so kawaii." Hayori says talking my right shoulder. "Did you know that we have a yazuka member in our high school? And he's looks so scary and cool. I bet he killed at least 200 hundreds of people." She says proud. Nana hit her with the magazine from her hand.
"Don't be so excited over a guy like him." Nana was the type of girl, a little too aggressive for her own good. She was the captain of many of our sport clubs so she's really expecting much from a man.
"Hehe… Let's not fight. The weather it's so nice outside that I'm sure that… Itai." I said bumping in something or someone. I'm not very sure why, but I'm managing to become clumsier every day.
"Tsh… Can't you look where you're going?" A harsh voice asked me, my sight was blurred so I couldn't see well his face.
"I'm sorry." I said, but my voice was trembling. I couldn't understand why, but I was starting to feel nervous.
"Yeah, yeah." He said walking past me. My sight came back as soon as he put his hands in his pockets. It was him, it was really him. I wanted to follow him, but I was stopped by Nana's words.
"Let me go! I'm going to wipe that grin of his face." Nana was struggling so hard that she scared me.
"Don't overact! Ichigo is a Yakuza member. It's way out of your league." 'Way out of your league? Maybe she's right. Probably I should act like nothing had ever happen. He had probably forgotten about it. Don't you think it too, little blue man?' Talking with my imaginary friend it wasn't something what a teen should do, but I couldn't stop doing that. It was so comforting even though I knew it's one of my weaknesses.
"Are you fine, Orihime?" I don't know exactly who asked me that, but I could see their concerned looks. Maybe I spaced out too much for this time.
"I'm fine. I'm completely fine." I said waving my hand like nothing was wrong. In the next moment they put some bills in my hand.
"That's great. We're thirsty now, so can you bring us some coffee. Arigato." Hayori said walking away with Nana. I was stupid to think that even for a moment they would think at me as a person not like their personal valet. I'm going to the closest brew to accomplish my mission. At least I'm good at something other than studying.
"You shouldn't let them treat you like that, you know." I heard again his voice and it was so closer to me. It made me to panic, but I somehow managed to hide that.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I tried to act cool, but my hands were shaking. Can I be more pitiable? I could hear him laugh. He seemed to me very normal.
"If you say so." He spoke like he didn't care. Well, it's not like I wasn't used to it.
"Thank you for saving me." I said giving him a can of coffee. The people around us began to stare. I was feeling even more nervous. He looked at me surprised as he didn't know what I was talking about.
"See ya." He rejected my gift and he left. I don't understand why I was feeling like my love confession was rejected in front of the entire high school, but… I needed to be alone.
I skipped the rest of the classes. Maybe I will be in trouble, but I just need to be alone. I go down to the shop and I bought some vanilla ice cream and wasabi to heal my hurt feelings. When I entered in my house no one was there.
Probably my brother was still caught with his working. I undressed myself and put some cozy clothes on me. On the TV was a comedy show so I made myself comfortable while I was watching it. In a half of hour, I completely forgot of my regrets.
I'd just let the cold dessert to cool my mind. After less than 80 minutes I could hear some knocks in the door. Probably, Sora forgot his keys again. He's working way too much. Without to think about who could be I opened the door, just to reveal a shocked Ichigo right in front of me.
We kept staring at each other for a minute, till he broke the silence.
"Is there the house of the director Inoue?" I was so embarrassed that I thought I will faint. I didn't want anyone to see me with my grey rabbit T-shirt and in my green shorts. My hair was so messy that probably I seemed more with a drama character. Ichigo seemed more relieved despite of my feelings. "I never thought that you're the director's woman." He said walking in without me to invite him in.
"You're wrong! He's my brother." I explained it short. I was feeling uncomfortable with that thought in my mind.
"I see." He concludes looking at my half eaten vanilla, wasabi with strawberries and chilly ice cream. "I hope you're not wishing to poison anyone." He said horrified. I took the ice cream from the table and I started to finish it. I know I'm odd, but just don't look like that at me.
"Why are you here?" I asked couldn't bear the look in his eyes.
"I can't bet on it, but I guess he wants to expel me." Ichigo answers casual, like he doesn't care, maybe he doesn't. After all I don't know him at all.
"My brother isn't that type of person. I'm sure he can help you with whatever you did." Without to know you I started to cheer you, isn't that odd? I'm not scared of you even if I know that you're dangerous.
"I don't think he can do something about it, after all I had sex with Hana." My mug felt on the floor and I didn't think about its pieces. My face was red, and my heart stopped. I can't understand why did you do that, nor to hate you.
"Miss Hanabi is a really young beautiful woman. Maybe you should use this in your defense." Ichigo starts to laugh again. He makes me look silly with my reasoning. Is that hard to cheer someone?
"You shouldn't worry about me, Inoue. I'd never thought about graduating the high school, after all is my third attempt to pass the second year." Now it was my turn to giggle. I didn't believe that yazuka's members are top students, but I can't picture you failing so big. You raised your right eye brown at me looking doubtfully.
"It's going to be fine. I can assure you that." I smiled to him, probably one of the sincerest smiles in my life. He didn't bother himself to say something in return, he'd just made himself comfortable on the sofa. I lost my mind for a second and I stepped on the shards. It was for just a moment, but I felt like I was going to cry in agony.
"Oh… Shit!" Ichigo swore and in the next second he was by my side. He sat me gently on the sofa, after what he searched for a first aid kit. He came back soon and he started to treat my wound. I would be lying if I would say that I didn't feel any pain, but it was less aching than I expected. He was moving like a doctor. I'm wondering how often is he's injured? Maybe he started to be so good based on his experience, I guess.
"I'm done. Do you feel better?" He asked me concerned. It was different from the way of how my friends are asking me, this is feeling real. I start to blush. It wasn't good for me to fall in love for him.
"Yes. Arigato. Where did you learn this?" The question escaped from my lips without my will. I don't want to dig in his life more than I did.
"My father is a doctor. He has a clinic not so far from here. I guess I learn it helping when I was a kid." He says putting back the kit where it belongs.
"I'm sorry for making you to save me again. I don't know how to thank you proper." I said looking in the distance. I'm too ashamed to look in his eyes anymore.
"Sex is always a good way to repay men." He managed to make me speechless. The think that he decrease the distance between us, made me to really believe that he's aiming for my body, but the truth was that he was aiming for the remote control. Suddenly I started to feel down. "Don't be so upset. Good sex is doing on good music." He grinned amused. Back then I realized that he likes to tease people, but if I knew back then more of his reasons could it change our fate?