Hello again! Michiko_chan101 again! Well, I'm continuing the story, there will be more chapters if you guys like this.
Warning: Language
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH AND ALL THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERS.
This isn't the end.
Ichigo had placed his left hand on Orihimes waist pulling her closer to him. Ichigo's eyes were slightly closed, Orihime's eyes were wide as he kept getting closer, closer, and just as ichigo's lips were about to meet Orihime's plump lips...
"OKAAAYYYYYY! RING RING! OKAAAYYYYY!" The ringing from Orihime's phone caused both of them to twitch in surprise and immediately jump away from each other as the embarrasment began to grow now that they noticed what had almost happened. Ichigo had fallen off the bed and was now rubbing his bottom in pain from the impact, an annoyed expression on his face. Orihime had quickly moved to her phone once she was out of shock, she was now on the other side of the room holding her phone close to her face hiding her deep red face away from sight, "H-huh? Oh, i-it's Ishida-kun..." Orihime mumbled as she slid her thumb over the screen, "H-hello? Ah, yes yes, w-we'll be there in a bit Ishida-kun, no need to worry!" Orihime spoke to Ishida as though she wasn't just about to kiss the love of her five lifetimes a few minutes ago. Orihime couldn't get it out of her head, and now she seemed to be mixing all of her words as she tried to calmly speak to Uryuu but failed. Orihime let out a sigh as she silently said goodbye and hung up, Uryuu had been more that worried and had offered to come with them. Orihime declined, knowing it would only waste Uryuu's time, she would never want to bother him like that. What Ichigo had said was filling her mind and replaying over and over in her head, her heart began to soar, should she start believing he had feelings for? He almost kissed her a few moments ago, the feeling of his warmth so close to hers brought a blush to her face, maybe...maybe she should tell him her feelings? No, that would only leave him with a burden.
"The hell..." Ichigo was blushing deeply as he glared at the wall at front of him with anger and annoyance, his fist were crammed into his pockets as his anger began to grow even more as each second passed. Damn that Ishida! Why the hell did he have to call at that exact moment?! Fuck, he was going to pay later on! Ichigo scowl got even deeper as he thought of the ways he would beat the shit out of Uryuu, it was as though Uryuu had planned to ruin that perfect moment! Ichigo hadn't known Orihime had finished speaking and was now watching him, and was hearing his words just fine, "that fucker...he'll fucking pay later for taking that moment away from me," Ichigo crossed his arms over his chest and his scowl got deeper as he got into deep thought. Orihime was still blushing, but since she was only seeing his back, she didnt have to hide her face and the blush was slowly fading away, but it was still there.
"Ano, Kurosaki-kun, who're you speaking to?" Orihime asked out of pure curiosity. 'What moment?' Orihime thought as she saw Ichigo twitch and snap his head back looked at her with pure mortification. Ichigo was clearly freaking out, was he fucking thinking aloud again?! Holy fucking shit, if she did, he's fucking screwed. Orihime blinked a few times, clearly confused by his actions, Ichigo chuckled before heading out the bedroom door, he was red as a tomato as he shut the door forcefully. This caused Orihime to jump, "Kuro-"
"Heh, you should change, Inoue! It's too cold for skirts outside!" Ichigo said let out a sigh of relief as he wiped the sweat off his eyebrow as he leaned against the door, he seemed exhausted. He heard her shuffling, Ichigo couldn't helo but let his mind go to the moment Ichigo had almost kissed Orihime, he now noticed how much he has wanted to do that ever since they reunited in Hueco Mundo. His eyes closed as he replayed the memory in his head once more, they were about to kiss, he should've pressed his lips against her quickly, but he wanted to make sure she was alright with him giving her a kiss like that. She had said nothing, so he was going for a long shot, BUT THEN THE FUCKING PHONE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF BOTH OF THEM! Ichigo growled as he fisted his hand and clenched his jaw before her yelled out in anger, the soft look on his face was now replaced with a deep, scary scowl.
"I'm ready!" Orihime sang as she swung the door open with a wide smile on her face. Her eyes widened as she heard Ichigo let out a scream and was suddenly falling before her, "Ah! Kurosaki-Kun!" Orihime waved her hands frantically, yet she was able to catch him without any trouble. She suddenly tripped over her own foot and now they were both falling, Orihime let out a gasp as she fell on top of him. It looked as though Orihime was hugging Ichigo as they laid there, vise-versa for Ichigo as his grip on her waist tightened.
"Inoue...are you alright?" Ichigo asked as he sat up, his hand still on her waist forcing her to move up with him. Her eyes were wide and her blush deepened, she placed a hand on his shoulder and blinked repeatedly as she saw his eyes turn loving, full of passion, he slowly leaned in closer, his eye lids heavy. Her eyes were full of lust as she waited for the feel his lips on hers, "can I still be your hero, even when I'm gone?" without awaiting an answer, Ichigo kissed her softly. Orihime fisted her hands on his chest as she closed her eyes, she wished to cherish this moment fully and was going to make the best of it, for this would be the first, and very last time she would ever have the sensation of his lips on her. Ichigo placed his other hand behind her head and postioned her head to kiss her more passionately, it got more heated by the second and both of their hearts were beating fast. It went on for a while, but it felt like an instant for both of them. Their lips seperated, for they both needed air, Orihime's eyes had tears, Ichigo was watching her lovingly as he leaned his forehead against hers, the room filled with the sound of heavy breathing.
"Ku-Kurosaki-kun...if...you did that...then this really is goodbye..." Orihime hated to say it out loud, it pained her to finally realize this would be the last she would see him in this world. She looked him in the eyes with pain and her body shook slightly as tears ran down her face and sobs escaped her lips. Ichigo nuzzled closer to her and held her as she sobbed for a few minutes, "*sniff* Ku-Kurosaki-kun...we should get going, before the others get worried..." Odd, this felt like deja vu, always ruining a moment so the others wouldn't get worried. Orihime was about to wipe her tears when Ichigo did it for her, he careesed her face as he kissed her lips quickly, but lovingly. She looked up to him, eyes wide, yet full of sorrow, waiting for what he wished to say.
"It's okay if we stay like this for now..." Ichigo whispered as he careesed her cheek, Orihime's bottom lip trembled as the tears finally stopped. She closed her eyes as a small smile graced her lips and suddenly giggled, Ichigo watched her with love, but also with confusion, "exactly what're ya laughin for?!" Ichigo asked curiously, but somewhat forcefully. Orihime gave him one of her biggest smiles as she poked his cheek.
"K-Kurosaki-kun looks so handsome without his scowl," Orihime giggled even more as Ichigo's blush darkened, his scowl now back at full force. He rubbed the back of his neck as he avioded her eyes, but watching her smile like that, laughing so carefree, he couldn't help but chuckle, happy to have her in his arms one last time. But the giggling suddenly stopped and now the warmth of her body was gone, he immediately began searching for it, "W-we should get going now, or we're going to be late...Kurosaki-kun..." Orihime whispered as she turned toward the living room. Ichigo quickly stood, nodding one last time as they got their jackets on, and finally stepped out into the cold storm.
~After the park~
"Sigh, I guess we should all be going to Urahara-sans shop!" Orihime yelled out. Ichigo watched her as time passed and they got closer to the shop, a smirk appeared as she began to talk about all of those random things, Ishida was beside him, a smile appeared on his face as well as he watched Orihime. Something in Uryuu's eyes made Ichigo feel like breaking his nose, Orihime talked happily with Tatsuki. Sado was beside Ichigo, smiling as well, Keigo was fooling around with all of them and for once, Mizuro actually had his phone away, "Ah! Look! More snow is coming!" Orihime yelled out as one fell on her nose. Tatsuki chuckled beside her as she brushed it off gingerly.
"Yeah! It looks like it's going to snow a lot this winter!" Tatsuki said as she glanced back at Ichigo and the others. Her eyes saddened a bit, but she still kept that smile on her lips, Ichigo sighed, one hour was left before he was forced to leave this life. He stopped for a moment, the others stopped with him, he slowly turned, all of Karakura looked as though it had stopped for a second, all the cars, everything. This would be the last time he would be able to see this place in person...
"Guys...I...I want to stay around...for a bit longer..." Ichigo's eyes sadened, his hands in fist. Everyone understood, they all agreed with him, but Orihime didn't want Ichigo to remember this sadness, he wanted him to have the memory of them all smiling.
"B-but! We will always be together until the end," Orihime whispered as she lifted her hands to her chest, her eyes were full of sadness, "I-it's okay...we will be reunited one day, t-theres no use in being sad and glooming, don't we all want one last happy memory...?" Orihime whispered as she looked at the ground. Everyone's eyes were wide, some surprised, some looking for comfort in her words, Tatsuki chuckled as smacked Orihime's back.
"That's my girl! Look at you, now you're the one giving the speeches!" everyone laughed as they began telling jokes, Ichigo was in the middle annoyed as most of them were of him. The atmosphere had changed almost immediately, Ichigo was glad, the sorrow would've killed him if it would've gone on any longer. He turned and looked at Orihime, she was smiling and blushing as the jokes had turned to her, her clumsiness, the way Chizuro tried to grope her, it was nice to fool around with each other one last time...
"T-this isn't the end, Kurosaki-kun, this is just a new beginning,"
WILL BE CONTINUED...
I'm still not done.
If yall like it though, I say once more, I'll keep it going!
R&R
