Disclaimer: I know you're all smart enough for me not to have to tell you this every single time.
"I'm sorry, I really am! I keep trying to tell those nice villagers that I don't need any sacrifices, but they always run off before I can and when they come back they have you! Not that there's anything wrong with you, I'm sure that you'd be a wonderful sacrifice, it's—"
"Orihime-sama? He's out cold, remember?"
"Oh, right. Sorry, Sacrifice-kun!"
"…."
"…."
"Isn't he adorable?"
"Huh?"
"He has such a funny scowl, see? Do you think he might want to be my Champion, Tatsuki-chan?"
"If you bury his face in your chest like that after he wakes up? Definitely."
A/N: This one was a lot of fun. To clear up any misunderstandings: yes, this is AU. Orihime's a goddess, Tatsuki's her High Priestess, and Ichigo was jumped by some of the crazier inhabitants of the nearby village and dumped ceremoniously in their laps.
I plotted out all sorts of details for the world this takes place in, and overall had a lot of fun with it. For instance, Orihime's neighbors include the god of winter Hitsugaya and his sacrifice-turned-moocher/'priestess' Matsumoto, the trickster god Urahara and his temple full of people trying to bribe him into leaving them alone, and the goddess of war along with her divine army (coughYachiruandtheEleventhDivisioncoughcough). The reason that Ichigo was sacrificed is because, in addition to her status as a goddess of healing, Orihime has also unknowingly become known as a goddess of wrath. How? She likes to cook for the townfolk whenever they have a festival for her, and since she's a goddess they're all too terrified to do anything but choke it down. So they sacrificed the strawberry to try and bribe her into not raining down divine punishment on their heads for running away before the feast.
Orihime has no clue. She thinks that they're just shy. x3
So... um... yeah. That's some of the background info that I came up with back when I wrote this, despite the fact that at the moment there's only one more drabble (number fifteen, "thorn") written and nothing else planned for this AU. But it was fun to bounce around in, so I thought I'd share what I knocked off the shelf with all of you. Especially after all of the reviews from yesterday.
Thanks again, everyone! *passes out various chocolate edibles* Please keep on reviewing, it makes me feel ridiculously warm and fuzzy inside. ^^
