Yeah, I decided to repost this chapter, because I wanted to change the authors note. Basically, this chapter is like from..2 years or so ago, so don't judge me on the poor quality. I wrote this drabble and the next (Which I will also be reposting) a long time ago, before I came back to fanfiction, and so that is why they are both very badly written. The ones after these two are all recent-ish, so I have no excuse for my bad writing then :P
Anyway, enjoy and review!
Drabble 1 - Almost Beautiful
It was a still, beautiful day, as the blazing sun shined down upon the little pink café. The streets were smothered in orange light, and the water in the nearby river caught the light and shimmered, as it reflected the rays of light. All was still at the café, as the girls were still out fighting the aliens once again. The only people around were the cheerful brown-haired chef, Keiichiro, and a young blond, blue-eyed boy sat at his computer in the basement, desperately searching for something...
Just then, the door to the basement opened, and the room was suddenly flooded with bright light. Battered and bruised, a magenta messy-haired girl stepped in, head-to-toe dressed in pink, with little fuzzy cat ears sticking out of her head. "Ah, Strawberry, you're finally back. I was worried something had happened. Where are the others?" inquired Ryou, smirking as usual.
"They're all in the kitchen; tasting Keiichiro's new cake. I would have tried some myself, but I wanted to let you know we were back. It's got strawberry icing. My favourite!" she grinned enthusiastically.
"Okay whatever baka... go eat cake," he shooed her.
Ichigo turned to get to the door, but as she was doing so, she caught sight of her reflection in one of the computer screens.
"Eurrrgghhh!" she groaned, while trying desperately to fix her hair. "Grr, this stupid bit of hair won't budge!" she squealed.
Ryou stood there facing her, and watched the entire performance with a hint of amusement across his face. Ichigo turned her head, and saw Ryou smirking at her.
"Relax baka, you look fine." He grumbled, with a slight twinge of annoyance in his voice.
"No, I will not relax! I don't look fine, I look like an idiot, and I'm supposed to be seeing Masaya after this!" Ichigo wailed.
"No, you're right--you don't look fine," he smirked, knowing he got under her skin.
Ichigo scowled furiously at the blonde.
"You look… beautiful." Ryou reassured her.
There was a pause, as Ichigo took in what Ryou had just said. Shock overcame her.
"Almost..." he laughed and added on.
Ahh! Shirogane! Trust him to spoil a moment like this! Thought a pretty annoyed Ichigo, as she retreated to walk out of the basement and back up the stairs…