Sorry this is a little late. :P I've been a bit busy. But school's out, and that is happy. Very happy.
Orihime looked out her window. Oh no, Tesla was already there! She still had to get dressed and have breakfast and all other sorts of things!
Well, she could grab a piece of toast for breakfast, but she still had to get dressed!
She probably should do that instead of worrying that she had to. She pulled on her uniform, grabbed a piece of toast and her backpack that she'd just remembered she'd packed the night before, and was out the door.
"That was fast," Tesla said, glancing at his watch. "I'm early."
Orihime smiled and blushed as he took her hand. They'd officially been 'dating' for a few months now, but it still made her blush when he held her hand or hugged her or carried her books or any of the other romantic things he did.
The two walked to school at a leisurely pace, deciding that Tesla would be early to pick her up every day.
Halfway to school, they were interrupted by Nnoitra and Grimmjow. Orihime knew who they were, and she knew that they were Tesla's friends, but she hadn't ever really met them.
"Thought you were coming to Hell with us, two periods late?" Nnoitra asked, taking a step toward Tesla. Tesla took a step back, pulling Orihime with him.
"Dude, leave him alone, can't you see he's about to get some?" Grimmjow said, grinning. Orihime blushed and gripped Tesla's hand tighter.
"What's wrong with the bitches I find for you? Have to find one on your own? Gotta admit, the whole 'good girl' thing would be a challenge," Nnoitra said, sneering. Tesla bit his lip.
"Um. We- we have to get to school," Orihime said timidly. Grimmjow and Nnoitra looked at each other and laughed.
"Aw, c'mon, stay with us!"
Tesla shook his head and pulled Orihime away, not looking back. Orihime glanced at him. He was bright red. "Sorry," he muttered, so quiet that Orihime could barely hear him. "Now we're not going to get to school on time, are we?"
"We'll make it! I mean, we left super-early!" Orihime said, trying to cheer him up.
[linelineline]
They walked back from school together as well. Tesla was quiet, hands in his pockets, kicking fallen leaves. Orihime tried to keep up a conversation, but she could tell he wasn't in the mood to talk.
"So, do you want to do something today? I mean, we could… we could go jump in that pile of fallen leaves!" Orihime said brightly, grabbing his arm and pointing to the pile of leaves in front of an old, broken-down church.
"I… I should go… I need to…" Tesla trailed off. Orihime looked at him. "One time."
Orihime grinned and took his hand. For a moment, it was as if Tesla had forgotten what had happened that morning – though why he was so worked up about it, Orihime had no idea – and was just back to his normal, sweet, romantic, adorable self.
They ran at the pile and jumped, crunching the leaves and laughing. Tesla kissed her and she hooked her arms around his neck. This was wonderful. She loved him, she loved him so much – hey, where was he going?
"Cheater!" someone yelled. Orihime sat up, watching as a girl with two different colored eyes and blue-black hair screamed at Tesla, who was getting redder by the second.
"But- Apacci- We weren't even-"
"I'm away for a month and you find some bitch to take my place," the girl spat. Tesla winced.
"Orihime's not a-"
"And then you go messing up the leaves that Mila-Rose just finished raking and now she'll have to re-rake them because they won't believe her, and-"
"APACCI. WE WERE NEVER DATING."
That got the girl's attention. She glared, punched him in the face, and stomped off.
Orihime stood up and rushed to Tesla's side. His nose was bleeding, but it didn't look too serious. "I'll be fine," Tesla said, picking leaves out of her hair. Blood ran into his mouth and he grimaced. "Do you think I could stop by your house and get cleaned up, though."
I'm sorry if the ending seems a little rushed, I have a slightly irrational fear of moths and I think I'm going to bed now to escape one.
