This is the first of a series of drabbles/short stories I am doing for Christmas. Each one will be based on a line from the classic song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (obviously) and they will all feature one of my favorite couples from Bleach, Ishihime. This is also coincidentally the first anything I have ever submitted to . I hope you like it! :)

A Partridge in a Pear Tree

Uryu Ishida hurried along the winding path that leads through the park near his house. He hugged himself tightly to keep out the late autumn chill.

As he passed underneath a large evergreen tree, a soft melodic sound reached his ears. He paused for a moment to decipher origin of the faint

music. He glanced up to discover that the sound came from a large arboreal octopus directly above him. On closer inspection he noticed that it only

had four limbs and was, in fact, Orihime in a large hot pink winter coat. "Good Afternoon Inoue-san," he called up to her, "You almost gave me a

heart attack. What are you doing up there?" She looked down at him and smiled, "Oh! Ishida-kun! Hi! I was just thinking about Christmas. I love

Christmas! I was trying to remember the words to all my favorite Christmas carols. Me and Tatsuki always go caroling together. Do you like to sing

Ishida-kun?" He took a moment to process her fast paced babble and then answered, "First of all, it's Tatsuki and I, not me and Tatsuki. And no, I

don't sing. Isn't it a bit early to be thinking about Christmas? November isn't even over." "It's never too early for Christmas!" His gaze drifted back

down to the leaf scattered ground as he let out a quiet sigh. Orihime always seemed to be excited about something or other. Her bubbly

cheerfulness was one of the things he liked most about her. It overflowed and lifted the spirits of everyone around her. "Inoue-san what song

were you humming just now?" Her smile seemed to fill her whole face as she answered, "Couldn't you tell? It was the Twelve Days of Christmas! I

love that one but I always get the lords and ladies confused. The best part is the FIVE GOLDEN RINGSSSS!" She spread her arms wide in the style

of the opera greats, but in her coat she looked more like a pink snowman. Though this pose may have fit the line, it most certainly did not suit her

locale. Her arms overbalanced her and she tumbled off her perch. Uryu saw her begin to fall and lunged forward to catch her. This might have been

cool and romantic if not for the fact that Orihime's coat made her resemble a large pink marshmallow. They both apologized profusely as they

untangled themselves from their jumble of limbs and scarves. After several minutes, they freed each other and separated. They both sat up at the

same time causing their heads to collide midway. "Sorry." they said in unison Orihime began to stand up but felt herself being yanked backwards.

She assumed her scarf must have caught on something. As she turned to unhook it from whatever it was snagged on, her hands bumped in to

Uryu's. Surprised she looked down and saw what their hands were encircling. "Look Ishida-kun! Our scarves are tied together!" Indeed they were.

Somehow amidst the flailing their scarves had tied themselves in a perfect knot. Orihime pondered this for a moment, while Uryu fought with all his

might to keep from blushing. Finally Orihime broke the awkward silence. "It's destiny! This must mean something! Don't you think so Ishida-kun?"

Uryu lost his fight.

Please tell me if you like it or not! The next one should be up soon.