When We Met
Chapter 3
Ichigo had an amused smile as he neared their destined room. He could not help but snicker at the thought of midget's bewildered look when he is going to explain about what this hotel is about and what the receptionist thought of them as. As he entered the already opened door, he saw Rukia examining something that looked like a poster. As he neared her, he mentally laughed as he saw what that poster was about. It had a men and women in suggestive position and even though they both were dressed, it left nothing for imagination.
He could not help but sneak up to Rukia and shout "Boo".
"Aargh" shouted Rukia jumping from her spot. "What's up with you? " she asked. Pointing at the poster she said "And what's up with that?"
"This place isn't called 'Love Hive' for nothing you know" replied Ichigo and had the satisfaction of seeing Rukia turn different shades of red in seconds as realization dawned on her. "You are pretty stupid for a college going kid you know kiddo,anyone could take advantage of you,you know" he stated as a matter of fact.
"No they can't" retorted Rukia hotly.
"Mhm. Believe what you want to believe gullible naïve midget. Yeah yeah I know truth is a really harsh thing and I knew you puny mind won't be able to handle it" Ichigo said and snickered again.
"Shut up you annoying strawberry shortcake! I am well trained and know karate ok? Even you won't be able to do anything to me!" replied Rukia and started to move her hand and leg as if taking a stance and jumped in front of Ichigo and made weird noises.
This time Ichigo couldn't help but smile at her antics and say "Nice try shorty. As if we haven't seen that move on Kungfu Panda already. Here catch this."
As Rukia got a hold of the square packets, she couldn't help but blush and throw it back at Ichigo and it hit him square in the face. "Hey watch out demonic midget" yelled Ichigo at the assault and it was Rukia's turn to snicker.
"Serves you right asshole" replied Rukia and put her tongue out at Ichigo cheekily. "So mature of you ne? But I guess you mental capacity is of such . . . oooomph!" yelled Ichigo again as he was assaulted yet again as he was yet again hit in his stomach.
"." retorted Back Rukia with a triumphed look. "So," started Rukia as she took a place in the bed." Tell me your pathetic story as we have got lotsa time"."What story?" asked Ichigo growling not liking at all at the way this conversation was turning towards to.
"What do you want to know?" Ichigo asked as he came and sat beside Rukia. "Well, you can start from why you were looking so depressed and down when I first saw you" stated Rukia.
"Orihime Inoue was my girlfriend", Rukia saw Ichigo take a deep breath as he continued "we met in college and we were going to marry soon, or… that's what I thought." Rukia couldn't help herself but ask "What do you mean by thought?"." Well, we are not together anymore as you can see and, well, she married someone else" Ichigo replied halfheartedly as he continued "she left me 'cause I was busy setting up my own company and before I knew what happened it just ended.""And you are moping over her? Still? Geez, quit being emo, and it won't even suit you anyways, with that blazing hair of yours. You should be the sun that chases away the lurking darkness, not get all gloomy and mopy and let the rain clouds come over everything and let the storm follow , you know" Rukia cut in before Ichigo could continue any farther.
From what Rukia could see, she could see that Ichigo just cocked his eyebrow and gave her a glare, but she could see her words taking a slight effect on him. She glared back not budging away. She held her hand infront of Ichigo and scrunching her eyebrows she commanded, "Give me your wallet." "What? What for? You are so not getting it. I'm so not gonna spend a single dime for you after all those… Hey! Give me back my wallet damn midget!" yelled Ichigo as he was stopped mid sentence by Rukia's sudden assault that resulted in him losing his wallet to the now menacingly laughing evil midget.
Rukia rummaged through his wallet and said " Aha! I knew It!" as she got something out of his wallet and seeing that certain Item Ichigo paled. "So this is Orihime ne?" Rukia asked showing the picture that she obtained from his wallet which was thrown back to its owner. "You know, keeping these things won't at all help you to move on. Stop being pathetic and move on" said Rukia bringing out a lighter from the nearby table. "Come on", she dragged Ichigo by the hand. "Let's burn it and let all the pent up feelings fly away. You deserve so much more berry boy. You could have done better than go for big chested bimbos. I can't believe that you have such a lousy and lame choice."
Ichigo knew that he should be angry by all the rude things Rukia were telling about Orihime but somehow, he felt that he was slowly letting go of something heavy from his chest. He complied with Rukia and got up from the bed. After Rukia handed her the photo (which had both him and Orihime together) on one hand and the lighter on the other, he stared back at Rukia still feeling a bit uncertain. "Well come on light it up and burn it" stated Rukia suddenly stopping Ichigo "wait, I got a better idea. Let's go to the toilet" she said and yet again dragged Ichigo with her.
When they both were in there, she brought Ichigo near the commode and said "Burn her and flush it down. Flush her from your life". As Ichigo did as Rukia told him to, he was surprised to find that Rukia's method was indeed working. Rukia was impatiently shifting on her place and asked "So? Did it work?"
As Ichigo looked back at the ever impatient demonic midget, he felt something jolt down his whole body as he suddenly got lost into the purple eyes of the said person. He could even make out the slight blue specs and how it made her eyes look more alluring. As Rukia brought him to his senses by whacking him hard on his head, he could not say a thing so he just nodded.
Yes, he was over Orihime, because he realized that he had clung to Orihime for just support and there had been no more feeling in him for her then just a friend, a loving friend. With that nod, he admitted that to himself. With that nod, he also admitted another thing that he was drawn to Rukia in more than one way, and that his favourite colour has changed from black to purple.