Hey everyone, this is just a short story, I hope you still like it! It takes place after Rukia is rescued from the Soul Society.
Orihime just sat in class, looking out her window. It was like things were back to normal. It was like the stuff in the Soul Society never happened. She couldn't even concentrate in class because of all the thoughts running through her head.
The bell rang, it was lunch time now. She got up and went and sat under the tree in the courtyard.
She gazed out at everyone around her. In the distance she could see Ichigo with Rukia. Her heart ached!
She knew they weren't a couple but they spent so much time together that it would seem that they were.
Ichigo and Rukia just seemed to fit so well together, she thought to herself. Ichigo must care about Rukia if he would risk his life to save her.
She eventually got up and left school, not even caring about the classes she had coming up.
She needed to walk, she needed to think. So she went to her favourite place (the place she used to go with her brother.)
She sat down on the green grass and just looked out at the sea. She thought to herself maybe it would have been better if I never met Ichigo.
Tears started running down her face. "I can't take this anymore! It just hurts so bad. I love him so much and I don't think he feels the same way." she muttered to herself.
"What am I suppose to do now?" she said aloud, as if talking to someone (maybe her brother.)
She pulled her legs against her chest and buried her head in her lap. She just couldn't stop crying.
Just then she felt a presence beside her. She knew who it was, it was Ichigo. She would know his spiritual pressure anywhere.
She didn't want to raise her head because she didn't want him to see her crying.
Just the thought of raising her head and possibly seeing Rukia next to Ichigo made her cry even more. It wasn't that she didn't like Rukia it was just that she was a bit jealous of her.
"Inoue…are you ok? I noticed you weren't in class after lunch and I was a bit worried!" Ichigo said.
She tried to wipe her tears before raising her head to answer, "I'm fine, Kurosaki-kun." she said. She was relieved to see Rukia wasn't with him and was surprised and yet happy to hear that he was worried about her.
Even though she tried to hide the fact that she was crying Ichigo could tell, as her eyes were puffy and red.
Orihime asked, "Where's Rukia?"
Ichigo responded, "I don't know! It's not like we spend every waking moment together."
Orihime gave a fake smile and said, "Ichigo, I'm sorry I wasn't of much help in the Soul Society."
Ichigo looked at her, gave a warm smile and said, "Inoue, I'm glad you decided to come along. Plus, if it weren't for you my injuries would not have healed as quickly as they did, so you were indeed a great help."
Orihime smiled, "Thanks, Kurosaki-kun!"
A refreshing feeling came over her, putting her heart at ease and her mind at rest. She was happy to know that he cared.
So they just sat there together, looking out at the now setting sun. Even though there was a silence, Orihime was just glad to be next to the one she loved!