Trapped In Your White World :Jailbird Mix:
"Tatsuki? What are you doing here?"
"I've come to rescue you, Hime! You're going back."
Orihime looked around the room, and out the space where the door had been.
"Where's Kurosaki-kun?"
"He failed, Orihime. I came to get you in his place."
"Oh, I was hoping..."
Tatsuki reached out, and delivered a harsh slap to her face.
"Tatsuki, what was that for?"
Tears were streaming down Tatsuki's face. This was destroying her.
She screamed at Orihime.
"Why are you so obsessed with him? Aren't I good enough for you?"
"Tatsuki..."
"No! Shut up! I can see you love him more than me, your best friend."
"You should have known that from the start...you know I always loved him...."
Tatsuki slapped her again. Her voice lowered. It was shaking, both out of rage and sadness.
"I loved you! I gave everything I had to be here, you ungrateful bitch!"
She slapped her again. Orihime just took it, a hurt look on her face.
"I don't even know why I saved you."
Reaching around the white cloth on her waist, she pressed the skull.
"Urahara's coming to get you."
Orihime looked surprised. "First, you come, then you go? What's..."
Tatsuki stared at her. "I died to save you. And what do you do? You deny my love, and chase after an impossible target." She turned around,weeping gently.
Orihime came up behind her, and put her hands on her shoulder.
"Don't fucking touch me!" Tatsuki swatted her hand away, and shouted at her again.
"I loved you. I didn't want anyone else to have you. I wanted you to be mine. I thought that if I rescued you, rather than Ichigo, you'd return my love, but I guess not."
"Tatsuki..."
"Drop it."
Suddenly, a small tear opened up in the cell, and Urahara stepped out of it.
He turned to Orihime. "Are you ready to go?"
She turned to him and nodded.
He turned around, and stepped into the crack again.
"Say your goodbyes, ."
Orhime span on her heels and faced Urahara.
"What do you mean?"
Urahara sighed. "Tatsuki died to be here. She told you that."
"Yes, but, what does that mean?"
"Exactly what it sounds like. Tatsuki died to get you out. She loved you, Ms. Inoue. She sacrificed herself to rescue you from this place. She's not returning to the human world. She never will."
Orihime turned to look at Tatsuki.
Without turning around, Tatsuki spoke.
"He's right. But that's when I loved you. Not anymore. I couldn't care if you died now. But, looks like Urahara won't let my sacrifice be in vain."
"Tatsuki, I didn't know..."
"Well, you do now."
"You'll still be my friend, Tatsuki..."
Tatsuki didn't reply.
Urahara broke the awkward moment up.
"We need to go."
Orihime nodded, and stepped into the rift.
"Wait here, Arisawa. I'll be back for you."
They turned around, and the rift closed.
Tatsuki collapsed into tears.
