Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Bleach original Characters; they are all thanks to Kubo for my being able to write about them. Enjoy!
Music shook the walls, a steady thump of bass moving through the club in an intoxicating rhythm. Strobe lights flickered in waves over the moving crowd, as unheard shouts, the strong smell of liquor and more questionable substances flooded the dance floor. A group of friends sat at one corner of the bar, one of them supporting a more busty girl swaying slightly in her seat.
"Can you believe him!? He jus... totally went be'ind my back!" She was shouting past the music, her words slurred drunkenly. Angry tears were staining trails down her cheeks as she spoke, half hidden by the long orange hair falling like a curtain around her face "Hey. Orihime calm down.." Uryu said uncomfortably, his voice trailing off in the noise around them. He was obviously trying to calm her down, not the only one to wonder if letting her drink was such a good idea "I mean.. With Rukia, of all people! Why would he do this to me!?" she sobbed. Tatsuki had an arm around Orihime's shoulders both to comfort and balance her drunken friend as she let out all that she'd been holding back when they first met up.
The girl hardly heard them, taking another swallow of whatever nameless drink she had ordered earlier before trying to stand. A jumble of exclamations rose up from her friends as she stumbled backwards into the crowd, a stream of sweaty strangers passing her by in a rush of colors, Tatsuki losing her grip on her arm as she was jerked away by a pushy group trying to assert that that part of the floor was 'their space'. Confused, Orihime tried to find her friends in the mass after having somehow been forced to the wall almost at the other side of the club. An exit sign glowed above her, a door leading somewhere outside only a few feet away from where she stood. Should she go outside and meet them there? Seeing little else to do, and it seeming like a good idea at the time, she pushed the door open and stepped out into the night air.
A shiver passed through her at the sudden coldness, her arms wrapping around herself in an attempt to keep some of her body heat. Looking around Orihime found herself in the alley at the side of the building, the streetlights flickering just ahead of her. Letting go of the door she clung to the wall, tripping slightly on her heels as she made her away from the pulsating music coming from inside. Her thoughts flickered briefly to her boyfriend as she walked, her heart giving a sharp little jab of pain "Ichigo, you bastard.." she muttered to herself. Orihime had to lean heavily against the alley wall, pressing a shaky hand to her head as the world around her tilted. Shit, had she been drugged?
Suddenly someone let out a muffled scream to her left, quiet shuffling from the shadows of the alley's end making her freeze. Orihime just managed to slowly turn her head towards the sound before a pale, limp body fell to the ground just within her range of sight. Their throat looked like it had been torn out by some sort of animal, their tendons hanging like a doll's broken strings from the mangled flesh... A low growl made her yelp in both terror and surprise, tearing her eyes away from the mutilated corpse. Her entire body began to shake as a figure began to move towards her, their appearance blurring and morphing as she tried to see through the haze clouding her brain. She couldn't tell who or what it was at that moment, only sparing the time to turn as she made her run for it; she didn't get very far.
Note: And so starts my first attempt at a dark romance.. Leave a review and tell me what you think!
Posted: 11-25-12