Hey guys! I'm so sorry for taking this long to update! My internet got cut off for a few months and then I lost my draft for this chapter but thank goodness I finally found it! So now on with the story!
Disclaimer: I in no way own Bleach or any of its characters. If I did it would contain more romance ;p
Lost Grief, Found Love
Chapter 2
Ulquiorra awoke to the sound of loud banging. He got up and looked around the room. Orihime had given him Sora's old room to use since he will be living there with her. As he walked out of the room he continued to hear loud bangs. He soon discovered the noise was being emitted from the kitchen. Orihime was "cooking". Ulquiorra had found our after dinner last night that the woman has a very strange taste for weird foods. As he walked into the kitchen Orihime turned toward him smiling brightly.
"Good morning Ulquiorra!" she practically yelled at him. "Yes… Good morning." he replied with a straight face. "I realized last night that my taste in food is probably too unique for you so I'm making a simple breakfast today. It's called omurice. It's an omelette with rice and other goodies in the middle." she explained the omurice as he simply nodded. Ulquiorra sat down and waited for her to finish cooking. He examined the woman's state of dress. She had on that uniform that he had seen her wear in the past.
"Wom… Orihime, why are you wearing those clothes?" he said as he stared at her. Orihime looked down at herself. "Oh.. This? It's my school uniform. Today is Monday so I have to go to school." "I see." was all he said back. Orihime got a really excited look on her face as she said "Oh I forgot to tell you that we'll be going shopping when I get home from school. I need some items and we need to get you some new clothes." "What is wrong with the clothes I am wearing now?" Ulquiorra said as he looked down at the white arrancar uniform. "Well… Since you are human now you have to fit in with other humans by wearing casual clothes. Things like jeans and t-shirts." Orihime said this while making her way to Ulquiorra's room. She rummaged through the closet then threw some clothes at him. "Put this on for now until we go shopping. They're Sora's clothes so they might be a bit big on you but it'll have to work for now." Ulquiorra examined the dark jeans and plain white shirt. "This is casual?" he asked. "Yep.. so wear that for now. It's time for me to go to school so I'll see you when I get home. Help yourself to anything in the fridge and if you need me there's a list of numbers by the phone. Call school. See you later! Bye." Orihime said as she ran out the door.
After Orihime left Ulquiorra walked back into the kitchen to find his breakfast on the countertop. He ate silently, wondering if Orihime had eaten anything herself. When he finished eating he returned to his room and looked at the clothes that the woman had thrown at him earlier. Ulquiorra decided that they weren't too bad and plopped down on his bed. Then he waited… and waited…
Orihime walked home from school with a huge smile on her face. She couldn't wait to go shopping with Ulquiorra. 'I wonder if he'll have a good time… He probably won't like shopping…' she thought as her happiness visibly deflated. When she was about halfway home she ran into Ichigo and Rukia. "Hey Orihime." Ichigo greeted her. "We're about to go to the new café that opened recently. You wanna join us?" "Uh.. no, I have plans but thanks!" she said as she quickly walked past them. "I wonder what that was about…" Ichigo said to Rukia. "Who knows… Maybe she has a boyfriend." Rukia laughed.
Orihime finally reached home after what seemed like the longest walk ever. She had spent all of her time in class constantly thinking about Ulquiorra. Orihime hurriedly opened the door to her apartment and walked in. It was really quiet… too quiet. "Ulquiorra! You here?" she yelled loudly. She then heard some small bumps and thuds and Ulquiorra appeared in the doorway of his room. "Oh.. There you are!" Orihime said with excitement. "Yes.. I must have fallen asleep…" he said with a slight frown on his face. "What is it Ulquiorra?" Orihime asked when she noticed his frown. "I do not remember ever having to sleep so often. The change my body has made must have made me require more sleep." "Oh well that's great! Sleep can be very refreshing." she said with a huge smile. Ulquiorra just stared at her and after a moment Orihime clapped her hands together and said "All right! Let's go shopping! Go get changed."
Orihime waited at the door for Ulquiorra to finish getting dressed. He emerged from his room in her brother's plain white tee and blue jeans. "You ready to go?" Orihime beamed at him. "As ready as possible." he replied with his usual blank expression. "Good. Let's go!" Orihime yelled as she practically dragged Ulquiorra out the door. When they got to the bottom of the steps Orihime missed the last step by accident and fell straight to the concrete sidewalk. Ulquiorra looked down at her in surprise. Well.. the most surprised look he had ever shown. She had luckily caught herself in time and was on her hands and knees. "Ow.. Ow.. Ow…" she said as she slowly tried to get up. "Are you injured?" Ulquiorra asked as he gently pulled her up. Orihime blushed and said quickly "I'm fine! I'm actually stronger than I look." she laughed. "I know." was his simple reply. "Anyway let's get going!" Orihime said as, again, she started dragging Ulquiorra by the hand. 'What have I gotten myself into?' Ulquiorra thought as he was being dragged down the sidewalk.
Thanks to sweetoreo33 for the advice. Speaking is now in regular text and thoughts in italics! I hope it was easier to read this time. :3
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