This one's quite fast, I was quite inspired at this time, these two characters were quite easy to make an interaction, they were actually quite fun to do... I hope you'll like it

On my way to the Concert

I am currently looking at the mirror right now, doing my final preparations, or I should just say gussying up before I go the concert. I look at my scowling face and man do I look good. But who am I kidding, I must be thinking like this to divert my attention from what's been ever so pushing into my consciousness lately.

I can't help but recall those moments, there is something up with Tatsuki, and I want to find out, only as her friend of course. I look at the clock on my wall, it's almost 6 in the evening. If I don't leave now, I won't be able to catch the concert. Putting my few valuables in my pocket, which is my wallet linked to a chain just in case some bum try to steal it, and yeah, my valuable Ipod just in case I won't like the concert, but they promised it would be good, so I guess I'll give it a shot, I head out of my room on my guard.

I dodge swiftly to the right. As expected, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!"I yelled, "CAN"T YOU SEE I AM IN A HURRY!" I almost went to the concert with tissue stuffed inside my nose

"Yeah, I can see that, and where are you going without asking my permission?" my baka of a father. "Oomph!!" I hit him square between the eyes.

"'To-san, Ichi-ni isn't a kid anymore" that was Karin, her voice mixed with a growl and a sigh.

"I'm going, I'll be back before midnight"

I was rubbing my temples while I walked out of the door. Crazy father, what kind of father hits his son like that anyway? I know I was thinking of something important before that baka got on my way. Ah, of course, Tatsuki. I've known her for all my life, and I have never seen her act like that before and in front of a boy as a matter of fact. It's like she's turning into some girl, but that's not right. Tatsuki is not a girl, as far as I know her. She is just trapped in that body, which is very firm and fit actually if you take notice, but she can never like a guy right, saying that is like saying pigs fly?

It all started that day in the soccer field, when Ishida prevented that ball from hitting her. Since that day, she looked at him differently, like a girl with a crush. I tried to observe from that day on, to see if I got something wrong but I always end up with the same conclusion. And yeah, will I forget that day when she was caught daydreaming staring at Ishida like he's the most valuable piece of art. There are many instances as well, but to mention them all would be a waste of time. You already get what I mean. Well, in reality, I guess she isn't that obvious because I don't think anybody notices. You've got to know her to see that.

As I was about to turn in the corner, I heard someone call my name, I turn around and my, my, speaking of the devil.

"I've been like screaming your name for five times now, what are you, deaf?" She was eyeing me with her hands on her waist, obviously she's irritated, she easily was.

"I'm sorry I was lost in my thoughts…"

Her frown then turned into a smirk "I thought you were" she then removed her hands from her waist and put it to her side "but how's that possible? You don't even know how." She then walked past me and chuckled.

"Of course I know how you baka, I am no. 23 in the list of excellent students." Then I received a smack on the backside of the head.

"Don't call me baka if you still want to see the light day!"

"Fine, sorry."

I am not really afraid of Tatsuki, and deep down, I know that she knows that also, but I guess I hurt her by saying that

"Well, you are heading to the concert, right Ichigo?"

"Umm, yeah"

"Well, let's walk together then."

She walked 3 steps in front of me then. That's when I noticed what she was wearing. She was wearing a red Tank top and her black bra slightly visible above the neckline of that top. I did not want to look in this spot any longer because who knows what might happen. On top of that, she was wearing a leather jacket that falls just by her ribs, so I can see the contour of her waist with only the tank top covering it, and which is by the was hugging her frame on the right places. Yeah, her waist as expected was flat, thanks to being an athlete, but I never really given that much attention to it, well, until now. On her right hand was a leather cut off glove.

I moved my eyes down a bit further while I was behind her, I couldn't help but go down. That's still a female's body in front of me, even though its Tatsuki's female body. She was wearing a denim skirt 3 inches above the knee, I won't say that it's a mini skirt, but it's still appealing I guess. I went down even further, ah, she is wearing her favorite sneakers, the one she always uses, a classic high cut converse. My eyes were still on her legs, and I didn't notice that she turned around.

"Hey Ichigo quit looking at my legs." She said in the most confident tone. I looked at her and she was smirking. I guess I blushed a little, I was caught.

I smirked myself. "You're so confident, who'd look at your legs?"

"You would"

"Yeah right, I don't like boys"

"Maybe I should take off my clothes in front of you and let's see who the boy is"

"That wouldn't change anything, won't prove anything."

"You are just taunting me, but you know like you'll like it"

"Yeah I would, If I was gay!"

She just laughed after that, I smiled

This was a normal conversation between the two of us, pointless banters like this keep us comfortable with each other. After walking in silence, I remembered what I wanted to know.

"Tatsuki, is there something you want to talk about?" I usually ask directly but we never really talk about this kind of matters.

She was walking by my side now. "About what?"

"About school, about classmates…"

"What about them?" She looked at me.

"You know... something…" I shrugged.

"Well I don't know. Quit beating around the bush, this isn't like you. Spill it!"

"About Ishida?"

She fell silent for a moment.

"What about him?" She tried to look like she doesn't care, but I can see the muscle's in her jaw become slightly tense and I know that if I have an acute hearing, maybe I can hear her heart beat faster, but I don't have that ability.

"C'mon Tatsuki, you can do better than that, I know you"

"Why do you ask?"

"Now you're the one beating around the bush," I rolled my eyes "but since you ask, well then, it's because I notice you look at him in a funny way--"

"What funny way?"

"Could you stop asking questions? You're clearly annoying me."

She sighed. She then looked at her feet and her right hand started fidgeting the end of her jacket.

"You can say that he kinda interests me."

"So you have a crush on him?"

"Interest is different on crush. If I had a crush on him then I would use the word crush and not interest. Baka!"

"How are they different? Define."

"Now you're the one asking too much questions… but fine, to clarify this, FINE! Interest is being interested!"

"You know that's wrong, defining the word with the same word, if Ishida was here, he would know what that error is called." I said, putting my hand inside my pocket, I really am being out of character asking this much.

"SHUT Up! I don't care, and I'm not even finished explaining yet."

I know that she is very angry because I can see her veins almost popping on her forehead and her face very red, I just can't differentiate if it's from anger or from something else.

"You can be interested in someone without actually being attracted to them right? Because crush also means having an attraction… but I am not attracted with him."

"Are you sure?"

"OF COURSE I AM SURE! It's like a guy can take interest in another guy and not be gay right! It is acceptable."

"I guess you can say that." I said. I guess I asked too much "I have to say that Ishida is interesting in a mysterious kind of way." She was already speaking so fast and I can see sweat drops begin to form on her forehead this cool afternoon, maybe I should have taken it little by little, but I wanted to find out. But why, after hearing this did I feel some relief?

"You sound like you are the one with a crush on him," I just ignored her comment, "Why did you want to know anyway?"

"Well you are my friend, and I thought that you were becoming one of them."

"One of them?"

"You know, THE girls"

"I am a girl"

"Yeah right"

"What did you say?"

"Nothing. What I mean was THE girls."

"I know what you mean." She looked at the ground then she said in a voice a little softer than normal "Like that could ever happen"

"Just checking." She looked a little sad after that, I wanted to ask why but I guess I already asked too much for one night, can't have her get mad at me. I have a feeling that It has something to do with what I said. I just hope that whatever it is, she would just forget it when we arrive at the center. I guess what I was thinking is that if she becomes one of the girls, then maybe she'll change and she won't hang out with us anymore, or if she still does, things will be different with her. I won't be able to talk to her in the same way. I guess, I don't want that to happen, as her friend. I like those useless teasing that we always do when we are together, though we really don't do it around other people that much. Only a few people see as that way, maybe Sado from my friends and Inoue from hers.

We arrived at The Concert Hall a few minutes later. Tatsuki seemed to have visibly relaxed from being in her defensive a few moments ago. I saw all that's supposed to be there except for one. Keigo, Mizuro, and Orihime was there. Ishida said he would go but I don't see him anywhere, and he is never late. It's already quarter to 7, the concert 7:30, they would open the doors at 7. Sado, although invited could not go because his band was already set to play somewhere and so he cannot back out now. So we approached the group.

"Where's Ishida?" I asked.

"Here" I heard Ishida's voice from behind me. I felt Tatsuki become slightly tense again, I might be imagining things or she got startled by something. I turn around to look at him and saw him carrying a cup of coffee.

"Coffee at this time of the day?" Orihime asked

He looked at Orihime then said "Don't worry" he slightly smiled at her "it's effect will wear off in 2 to 3 hours from now, coffee does not have that much of an effect on me anymore."

"Caffeine addict" That was Keigo.

He ignored the comment, "Shall we go in?"

"Yeah we were only waiting for you." I said. So we entered the concert hall, I just noticed that Tatsuki fell silent since Ishida arrived and did not speak since then. I looked at her, and she was looking away from me, probably avoiding my eyes, but I can see the slight tint of pink dusting her cheeks.

Well, I think this is where the confusion will start, I think that it is still subtle but it is there... Review and say what you think

Now that I wrote this, I don't know who will Tatsuki end up with. At the beginning, I really made it and Ishida Tatsuki, but now, I really don't know