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Authors notes: Thrown together but I hope you all like it. This is half lovey dove have action with a little surprise toward the end. Hope ou all enjoy read review give me suggestions I am open to anything really. Still looking for a beta although Nypsy thank you for reviewing my older chapters I look forward to see what you came up with in them.
Chapter 9: Confession
It had been two full days since Ichigo had passed out. Once he returned to his body he went through the stages of spiritual recovery rapidly fast. It couldn't be helped since it was the first time getting into his body since getting his powers back.
"Uhhh."
Ichigo grunted lightly as he began to pen his eyes looking around, last thing he remembered was destroying the hollows near Inoue and confessing he couldn't survive without her. He began to slowly sit up and look around, he was in his room back in his human body and Shinji was right it hurt like hell going through spiritual recovery in his human body.
He quickly noticed Inoue sitting at his desk a tray of food in front of her but her head was resting on the desk, she was asleep. He blinked a few times and began to rise from him bed, once he tried to stand he stumbled and crashed into the ground, pain racking through his entire body. The slam woke Inoue up.
"Kurosaki-Kun?" She gasped seeing him on the floor in pain. She moved over to him quickly kneeling next to him.
"You shouldn't be out of bed Kurosaki-Kun your body needs to adjust to having spirit pressure again." After a few moments the pain died down, Ichigo was breathing heavily but was able to slowly stand up with Inoue helping him of course.
"What time is it? How long was I out?"Ichigo asked, Inoue helped him to his bed where he sat down well more fell onto his bed and was able to stay sitting. He looked behind him noticing it was very dark and quite outside so it had to be late.
"It has been 2 days Kurosaki-kun. It is 9 at night." Inoue said answering his question, he looked at her eyes a little wide. "How come you are here so lat Inoue?" Ichigo asked her, a small blush creeping onto her face. "Your father refused to let me stay alone at my house knowing they are still after me….he also thought it would be good if I was here when you woke….I'm sorry"
"Don't be I'm glad you're here….if I woke up I most likely would have came to see you anyway….I'm sorry about before.." Ichigo said Inoue just staring at him slightly wide eyes, her heart beating faster and faster as the conversation went on.
"It's ok Kurosaki-kun, I should be the one apologizing to you. "She sniffed her eyes beginning to tear up slightly. Because of me you have to deal with this style life and you keep getting hurt.." She stopped in mid sentence feeling Kurosaki-kun hug her, her eyes where wide again and the few tears that had pooled in her eyes slid down her face. "Don't do this to me Kurosaki-kun don't make me think you care about me more than a friend and not mean it.." Inoue though to herself.
"I decided this for myself Inoue it's not your fault never blame yourself. To me I'd rather fight all these battles over and over again then watch any of my friends get hurt." Ichigo was being abnormally forward with his feelings with her, but her heart hurt a little when he referred to her as another friend.
"But more importantly….I'd never forgive myself if something where to happen to you Inoue…." Ichigo said lightly still hugging her. "When you're in danger it is like I can't breathe, Even back when you first left, after you were gone it felt like I had a hole in my heart, I couldn't smile I couldn't eat, all I thought was how I could get you back. When we all came home after I defeated Aizen, I lost my powers and I knew I couldn't say how I felt….how could I be with someone…..I can't even protect." Ichigo loosened his grip a little, slowly taking a step back, looking into her eyes.
Is this real….? Is Kurosaki-kun really saying these things to me…? Inoue thought, a tear still in one of her eye. Ichigo moved his hand to her face to whip the tear away as it broke free, a smile on his face, not his normal fake smile a true rare genuine smile. "Orihime….what I been trying to say for awhile now I just could never figure it out until a few days ago….I love you…." Ichigo said
Right away more tears started to form and fall freely on her face as she heard those three little words she'd only dream she'd hear from him. "I'm sorry Inoue I didn't mean to make you cry!" Ichigo said panicking slightly, she smiled at him giggling a little. "I'm crying because I am happy….I never thought I would ever hear those words from your Kur.. Ichigo-kun." She quickly wrapped both her arms around him crying into the crook of his neck. "I love you to…Ichigo-kun.." She whispered gripping the back of her shirt more tightly.
She pulled back from the hug to look up into his eyes, smiling at him. He leaned down slowly as he began to close his eyes. Inoue just stared as he moved closer to her face, her heart racing a mile a minute. They're lips touched and Inoue's eyes closed as she melted into the kiss. The kiss deepened as Ichigo wrapped both arms around her tighter, letting his tongue slip into her mouth.
The kiss lasted several minutes before Ichigo pulled back for some air, they both opened their eyes and stared at each other, love in both they're eyes. "I've waited so long….for this." Inoue said still finding it hard to believe this was really happening.
"Oi Inoue is Ichig-" Rukia stopped dead after waking into the room seeing them holding each other. "The hell Rukia don't you know to knock?" Ichigo yelled Rukia laughing now; Inoue had left go of Ichigo a deep blush all over her face. "The hell you laughing at midget?" Ichigo growled getting in her face, Rakia's eyes narrowed. "Who you calling a midget?" Rukia yelled back. "Please don't fight Ichigo-kun.." Inoue said lightly as Ichigo turned to her calmly down but had a scowl on his face when he looked back to Rukia. "What is it you need Rukia-chan?" Inoue asked.
"I was going to ask if you needed someone to walk you home since we finished putting the Kido up around your apartment but I have a feeling you won't be going home tonight…." Rukia said with a smirk and Inoue blushed deepened. "Kido?" Ichigo asked before she could answer. "I didn't want to burden your family anymore then I have Ichigo-kun….so I asked Rukia-chan to set a kido around my apartment that will alarm everyone if a hollow or Arrancar approaches." As she finished Ichigo had already moved up to her. But his eyes widened feeling a pressure coming up toward his house. "Get away from the window!" Ichigo yelled reaching for his combat pass.
"Oi where is my Combat pass?" Ichigo yelled out both girls confused until they felt the pressure to, by then it was to late a heavy set Arrancar had burst through Ichigo's window reaching for Inoue. "The hell away from her!" Ichigo yelled ramming his shoulder into the Arrancar, but the beast didn't budge. "Ichigo-kun!" was the only thing he heard before he was thrown hard out his own window.
A blur came in front of the falling Ichigo catching him. Ichigo looked up seeing his father in his Shinigami robes. "Dad….." Ichigo said but Isshin dropped him to the ground, Ichigo yelled a he hit the roof of a car, luckily he hadn't far to fall or he could have got hurt. "The hell was that for?" He yelled at his father. "For letting your girlfriend get kidnapped….AGAIN!" Isshin yelled toward his son as he drew his Zanpakuto.
"The hell! If someone didn't take my combat pass from me when I got back I'd been able to deal with that Arrancar!" Ichigo yelled, the Arrancar blew a hole in Ichigo's wall it had a knocked out Inoue over its shoulder. "To easy…..Trivon-sama said it'd be suicide." The Arrancar spoke.
Isshin tossed Ichigo his combat pass quickly hesitation Ichigo caught and slammed it into his chest, as soon as he came out in his Shinigami form his reiatsu blasted all over the area high winds picking up. Before the Arrancar knew it his arm was sliced off and he was kicked back. Ichigo already had Inoue in his arms again. He noticed a small amount of blood running from her mouth where the Arrancar had hit her to render her unconscious.
Ichigo repapered near his father slowly handing Inoue to him. "Take care of her dad…." Ichigo said his voice weirdly low and calm. "Yea…." Was all Isshin could say, Ichigo spirit pressure was giving off such a murderous intent. Ichigo turned to the recovering Arrancar eyes narrowed. "Shiro…..kill em" was all Ichigo said before the area blasted from the sheer power coming from Ichigo, but then another more evil hollow feeling reiatsu appeared, when the smoke cleared there where two Ichigo's except one was fully inverted with black eyes and gold pupils. "With PLEASURE!" Shiro yelled pulling his version of Zangetsu from his back.
"The hell is this…" The Arrancar spoke having recovered from the hit and was now only meters away from the two. "You hurt the queen…means your going to die….SLOW!" Shiro screamed twirling Zangetsu by the cloth strap around its handle and flung it at the Arrancar, it hit em slicing along its right side creating a large gash, before the Arrancar could realize what had happened Shiro faded from sight with a sonido.
Letting out his hollow like laugh Shiro appeared behind the Arrancar slicing down its back. It grunted falling to one knee using its last arm to hold it up, but as soon as he was about to get up Shiro appeared again before him slicing his other arm off laughing with amusement in the pain the Arrancar was feeling. "Oi Shiro I said kill em not torture em!" Ichigo yelled, Shiro snorted looking over at Ichigo.
"Your no fun king…." Shiro said with a sour look, then spun around slicing the Arrancar's head off. The Arrancar's body quickly faded after being killed. Ichigo had already turned his attention back to Inoue as his hallow dematerialized and reformed back with him. Isshin shocked and speechless at the sight before him.
"I am sorry Orihime….I let you get hurt again but I promise you won't have to relive that nightmare of being taken away again no matter what….I have the power now to protect you…..and I swear I will use it before they can make they're next move." Ichigo said to his unconscious love.
Authors note: Going pretty quick with these chapters lately, its at random as much as I want to push this story to get more support I can only go so fast, cant push the imagination or the story will suck. Ty all for reading so far and I appreciate the support doing the best I can.
