D/C. I do not own Bleach; I just screw with its characters.
Pink Marshmallows
Everything was perfect.
The red and white checkered picnic blanket was laid under a shady tree, the food was set, the scenery was beautiful, and Orihime had put on her nicest summer dress. Everything was perfect… well almost everything.
Ichigo had barely sat down before his Substitute Shinnigami's Badge had started screeching and he was off before anything could be said. Even though sadness welled up inside, Orihime understood how he felt. He wanted to protect those close to him, even if it meant sacrificing his own comforts. She would sit there patiently waiting for him to return. The hollow felt weak, it shouldn't take him long.
As Orihime waited a venturous ant dared its way on to the blanket, closing in a small platter. She slowly picked up the piece of food it had decided to sit on as if waiting for the other ants.
"Waiting for someone special too, are we?" Orihime gently moved the tiny morsel off the blanket, letting the ants take their prize, a small pink strawberry marshmallow, one that she had made herself. The black ants carried off the food, so quickly it seemed like it had been theirs all along.
It seemed odd how quickly something could be taken away.
A/N: So I understand, that was confusing.
But it has a purpose.
Think of Ichigo as a little Pink Marshmallow. (KAWAII)
And the Black ants as Shinnigami.
Yup. I guess it makes more sense now.
(so I always thought it was spelled marshmellow. But Microsoft Word 2007 tells me I'm wrong.)