Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach
A/N: This was written as a birthday present for a good friend of mine. I haven't seen Bleach in a while and I wanted to get this out so it would be finished in time for her birthday. Also, it hasn't been beta'd so it'll probably have some mistakes. I apologize in advance. It has two parts two it. The second part will be posted on Sunday.
"It's a mix of seven different salad dressings, roast beef, chocolate pudding, green beans, and barbecue sauce. I call it Wonder Dip! I bet it would go really well with your rice dumplings. Why don't you try some?"
An enthusiastic Orihime pushed the bowl of goop towards an apprehensive Rukia. "That's okay Orihime! Rice dumplings taste best when you don't add anything to them. Besides, if you let me have some of your Wonder Dip, it would only be fair to let everyone else have some too. There wouldn't be enough left for you," the petite woman smiled.
"Oooh, I never thought about that. Thanks Rukia!"
The busty orangette had invited everyone to a picnic at the park. Mizuiro had said something about his girlfriend and now Keigo was yelling about it to Chad; Uryuu was trying to explain to Ichigo the reason behind the uses of different fabrics in an outfit he'd made for the school play; the Substitute Soul Reaper was ignoring the Quincy in favor of eating his lunch; and Tatsuki was busy keeping Chizuru away from Orihime.
Rukia caught Ichigo's eye and his customary scowl was replaced by a small smile for a moment before he had to give his attention back to Uryuu who had realized he wasn't listening.
They'd been dating for a while now. They would've been a very happy couple if it weren't for one thing: Orihime Inoue. The orangette had taken the news better than expected. She had smiled widely and given them her full support. Rukia had been instantly suspicious. Orihime hadn't been showing the signs of a crush on Ichigo since she'd been rescued from Las Noches, but that didn't mean she no longer had feelings for him.
More and more often Ichigo had been disappearing for hours at a time with no explanation. Rukia wouldn't normally have been bothered by it, except she had noticed that Orihime would be unaccounted for at these times as well. The petite Soul Reaper had begun to worry.
Ichigo was trustworthy, yes, but Orihime was a beautiful young woman. It wouldn't take much for her to seduce someone. Rukia had questioned Ichigo about it, but he'd just waved it off without giving her a real answer. She had never been able to find out where they went, so she had no proof he was cheating, but it still worried her. She ate her rice dumplings, silently watching Orihime for any signs of guilt or smugness.
"I'll meet you after school in the usual place."
Rukia heard the whispered words from her spot on the stairs leading to the roof. She pretended not to have noticed the conversation when she walked up to see Ichigo and Orihime settling down for lunch. Perhaps she could finally find out if her suspicions were true.
Following Ichigo wasn't too difficult. He wasn't the best at sensing spiritual pressure and Rukia was pretty good at hiding hers. He'd gone to a forest on the outskirts of town. She kept her cover when he met up with Orihime by hiding in the branches of a tree. The two didn't notice they were being watched and made their way to a small cabin and disappeared inside.
She stared at the wooden building for nearly half an hour, trying to work up the nerve to walk in a finally see what was going on. She heaved a great sigh as she went to open the door. Now or never.
She practically slammed the door open in her nervousness and proceeded to yell, "I demand to know what it is that you two are-" Her breathe caught in her throat and her eyes widened at what she saw I the living room.
Well…at least he wasn't cheating.
