Author's Note: For future chapters, I've decided that all will be from first person point of view but not all one character. It could be anyone in the cast.


CHAPTER TWO

Three periods had passed and still no sign of Ichigo Kurosaki. Perhaps a random wormhole ate him, sending him to that freaky time warp island featured in LOST or perhaps Ulquiorra accidentally inhaled him during his snoring.

Perhaps.

I glanced at the clock. It was ten minutes before next period. I sighed, heading towards Zoology. Seeing him was inevitable. I might as well face him head on.

My ringtone sounded. Crouching down near the skinny gray lockers, I emptied my purse, trying to find my stupid phone. I threw my wallet, a couple of condoms, a half empty water bottle, and scarf onto the dirty floor. The phone call died as soon as I grasped it. My phone chimed, notifying me of a new voicemail. I suspected it would be Mom trying to tell me something cute and utterly revolting my toddler had done.

I listened to the voicemail and smiled. "Silly Toshiro always getting into trouble."

The bell rang.

Shit.

I gathered my things and threw them into my Hello Kitty purse.

I was going to be late and Professor Urahara always gave automatic detentions for that even for legitimate reasons like loitering and losing track of time.

I dashed, weaving through the crammed halls, weaving through people. I could see Urahara scratching his head outside the classroom door, moving his bleached blonde tupee with every thrashing fingertip, leering at me like I was no better than a stripper. "You're late," he said as if I'd won the lottery. "You too, Kurosaki." Kurosaki snickered at me and time stopped.

No, this is not one of those slow motion two lovers meet in a chance meeting only to be tied together by Fate, God and Buddha. Kurosaki and I were not the new Summer Roberts and Seth Cohen.

A noose tied us together.

Every second I felt like I was dangling in the air while my toes kicked the gravel. My hands were helpless at my sides, as the noose grew taut pressed against my trachea until I coughed. My lungs burned. My skin bled. I wanted to breathe but couldn't.

Ichigo was my former lover, Grimmjow's executioner, now my executioner.

As I turned towards the classroom, he whispered in my ear.

It was then something inside me broke.

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Mom strolled up to Karakura Town Highschool in low cut blouse with puffy sleeves and shoulder pads while a pink rhinestone belt wrapped her tiny waist upon her skintight skinny jeans. Mom always called herself a MILF, aspiring to be the next Julie Cooper Nickel or Pam Anderson but in reality she had more in common with Peggy Bundy.

"Inoue Orihime, what have you done this time?" she said. No anger. Just like she was reporting the weather on Channel 9 news all those years ago…

"Yes, Rangiku Matsmoto," I said, arching my brow. Little Toshiro put Mom's teased Aqua Net laced auburn hair in his mouth, cooing with his pleasure. "Ichigo wants to see his son."

She slapped me.


Author's Note: Peggy Bundy is the mom in "Married...with Children." Seth Cohen, Summer Roberts, and Julie Cooper Nickel are all from "The O.C." Pam Anderson made "Baywatch" and breast augumentation famous.