So here we are at Chapter 9. As usual weird things are happening and people are plotting... Bwahahaha!
I'm glad everyone seemed to like the last chapter, I would not want to anger the powers that be lol!
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Onereader- I was so hoping to catch you guys off guard with that!
Thanks so much guys! I hope you enjoy this!
PS- I know at least one person was wondering but Dr. Jones is an incubus but he is not connected to what happened in the previous story at all, his connection is to Domino. You will see later on in the story.
Alessandra closed the door to their dorm room and laughed. She threw herself across her bed and buried her face in a pillow. Her laughter started as small chuckles that grew into sickening peals of laughter as she heard Ichigo and Orihime's footsteps fade down the hallway. Nothing was going as planned but everything was perfect. Orihime was just steps away from being her best friend and no one had a clue who she really was. Not that any of them were smart enough to figure it out. Alessandra rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling with a smile. She hated to admit it, but the best part of her whole plan was the one thing that she did not anticipate. Renji seemed to really like her and she liked him too. She wondered what would happen once Renji found out the truth, but for now none of that mattered. She would have Renji and Orihime's child. Hopefully she would be able to take both of them back to The Society of Eternal Night with her.
Alessandra's smile faded and she sat up. She was enjoying herself so much that she forgot all about Orihime's child with Sky. Orihime was definitely pregnant, Sky would have made sure of that, but Orihime was yet to exhibit any of the signs. Alessandra slid off the bed and went to her closet. She dug around in the back of the closet until she found the small black bag hidden in the back. It looked like a medical bag, but the contents within were not for healing. Alessandra looked at the different herbs and oils in the bag. She had everything that she would need to speed up Orihime's pregnancy aside from one thing, the blood of one of her lovers. Alessandra sighed and put the bag back where she had it. This was going to take a little longer that she would have liked.
The sun had not set yet, and the sky was an interesting mix of cerulean blue, pink and amber. Orihime looked up at the cloudless sky and took a deep breath. She was trying her best to avoid looking at Ichigo and it seemed that he was doing the same thing. His eyes were riveted to the ground as they walked towards the small wooden bridge that led to the botanical garden. It was a heavily wooded area filled with flowers and assorted plant life. Orihime had suggested they take a moonlit stroll through here, but she had hoped it would happen under different circumstances.
"So how was all that recruitment stuff?" Ichigo asked suddenly. Orihime gasped lightly and looked at him. His brows were knitted across his forehead and his mouth was set in a straight line. His hand felt damp in hers and she sensed his nervousness.
"It was interesting. Rangiku is chapter advisor for one of the sororities," Orihime replied quietly.
"Oh cool. At least you will know someone if you decide to join. Renji and Uryuu are dragging me to some fraternity events tomorrow."
Orihime nodded. The last thing she wanted to do was discuss random campus events, but then again, she had no idea where to start.
Ichigo came to a halt in front of a small gazebo covered in vines of purple morning glories and night blooming jasmine. Orihime took a seat on the small wooden bench and felt her entire body tense up when Ichigo sat beside her. She had anticipated some horrible fight between them that would cause their relationship to an end. They had argued in the past, but mostly about Orihime's insecurities towards Rangiku and Rukia. Ichigo had never outwardly expressed any anger towards her or questioned her feelings until now. If he had any concerns he kept them to himself and Orihime was too afraid of what he would say. She could not help but think that he was going to break up with her.
"I don't know how much longer I can do this," Ichigo said quietly.
"I know," Orihime whispered, feeling the tears well up in her eyes.
"You are everything to me and I love you more than I love myself, but this is just becoming too much for me. I don't know why I thought everything was going to be the way it was back home."
Orihime nodded her head.
"I knew you were going to say something like that. I guess it was only a matter of time before you realized that I need you more than you need me."
Ichigo let go of her hand and turned to face her.
"What the hell are you talking about?" he asked.
"Oh come on, if you want to break up with me just do it." Orihime took a deep breath then another. She felt her entire body tremble. "You don't have to spare my feelings."
Ichigo fell silent for a moment then began to laugh.
"It's not funny," Orihime muttered.
"I don't want to break up with you. That's the last thing I want to do." Ichigo stopped laughing and returned to a more serious tone. "But I feel like I keep screwing things up with you. What I said earlier today was wrong and I am so sorry that I hurt you. I should have never brought any of that up, it was wrong of me."
"Maybe bringing it up was a good thing," Orihime commented.
"Pardon?"
"Since we got together, you have acted like it never happened and that it does not bother you. At least now I know that you still think about it and that you are not over it yet."
"I know that I have not gotten over it, but that doesn't mean that blaming you is the right thing to do. I just feel so stressed out, every little thing is getting to me and I can't stop thinking that someone is going to take you away from me."
"That's not going to happen," Orihime promised.
"I hope not." Ichigo leaned forward and held Orihime in a tight embrace. "I love you babe."
"I love you too," Orihime sighed. Ichigo held her tighter as he considered telling her about the appointment he had set for the next day. He knew that she would understand, but that did not make it any easier for him to admit.
Ichigo left the natural sciences building and looked up at the sky. His second day on campus was turning out better than the first. His mind was clear and he had managed to go the whole day without getting drunk or fighting with Orihime. Ichigo looked to his left and saw Renji waiting for him.
"What's up?" Ichigo asked as Renji loped towards him.
"Nothing much man, just hanging out. Dude I might have to change majors, there are some hottie pre med chicks here," Renji said with a laugh.
"Don't let Rukia hear you. She will rip your dick off."
"It's not like I need the damn thing anyway. All Rukia does is study. There is always a textbook between me, her and the bed."
"Waste of a single occupancy dorm."
"I know. So anyway what do you want to do before this recruitment crap? Uryuu is supposed to meet up with us in like ten minutes."
"I actually have to talk to one of my professors. So I will just meet you over there."
"You could have told me that during bio this morning. I was supposed to meet Alessandra to study for a quiz in our human factors class, but I met up with you instead."
"Sorry, it slipped my mind." Ichigo said truthfully. He had biology with all of his friends from high school. That was his favorite class thus far because it reminded him of being back in Karakura Town, the only difference being they had to pretend for that hour that they were mature.
"No worries. I will try to catch up with her."
"So what's up with you and this chick anyway? You are always with her or talking about her."
"Honestly, I don't know. I would never cheat on Rukia. I love her, but something about Alessandra. Man I don't know."
"Just be careful. Rukia is not as understanding as you may think."
"Truthfully I'm surprised she hasn't said anything. I kind of wish she would at least then i would know that she still cares about me."
"Everyone is really trying to get into this whole college thing. Give it a week and she will be trying to tear Alessandra's hair out."
Renji laughed and thanked Ichigo for the talk before running across the grass towards the psychology building to find Alessandra. Ichigo thought about going with him to see Orihime, but changed his mind. He had an appointment to keep. Ichigo walked in the other direction until he was off campus. He was in a residential neighborhood tucked away behind campus. He walked two blocks until he came to a small house with a sign for Florida Tech Psychological Services in front of it. As Ichigo walked up to the house he felt like a complete idiot, but he told himself that he was doing the right thing. If he did not learn how to control his jealousy and rage, he would lose Orihime for good. Ichigo stepped into the small house and closed the door.
Dr. Mathias Jones had graduated from NYU in 2007. Or was it 1995 or 1984? Dr. Jones laughed to himself, none of that mattered anyway, he was a tenured professor at Florida Tech now and after being there for two years he finally found someone that piqued his interest. Orihime was all that he could think of since they first met. She was so young and so beautiful, he was foolish to not schedule her in any of his classes, but when she turned her round gray eyes on him, he just had to give her whatever she wanted, even if it meant he would not have the pleasure of seeing her three times a week.
Mathias had done everything in his power to her out of his head but when the door to the Psychological Services house opened and closed, he was suddenly brought back to his thoughts of her. The phone on his desk began to ring.
"Hello." Mathias said into the phone, his voice deep and smooth.
"Dr. Mathias your two thirty is here. A freshman Pre-Med student named Ichigo Kurosaki." The secretary said into the phone.
"Please send him in Kelly." Dr. Jones hung up the phone and stood straightening his crisp white shirt. The door to his office opened seconds later, and in walked a young man with spiky golden orange hair and nervous amber colored eyes.
"Hello. Nice to meet you Ichigo." Dr. Jones said cordially as he rounded his desk to shake the boys hand.
"Hey, nice to meet you." Ichigo paused for a moment and looked at the placard on his desk. "Dr. Jones."
"Please call me Mathias. There is no need for formalities here." Dr. Jones said.
Ichigo shook his head then slid into one of the chairs in front of him. Mathias took the other chair across from him and folded his hands in his lap. He had learned early on that no one like to talk to the shrink behind the desk with the glasses and the notepad. But aside from that he needed to be as close to this boy as possible. He smelled Orihime all over Ichigo. The orange haired boy must have been the boyfriend that she was fighting with, Mathias thought to himself. He smiled to himself relishing in the way that fate kept dropping all of these opportunities in his lap.
"I feel like an idiot for coming here," Ichigo said.
"That is understandable. A lot of people feel silly the first time they seek out any form of professional counseling."
"It's not like I'm crazy or anything like that."
"Of course not, but it's my understanding that you just came here from Japan and dove head first into one of the hardest majors on campus. Sometimes orientation week alone can be very overwhelming."
"It's not my classes. I mean they just started and so far so good, it's just everything else."
"Would you like to talk about it?" Dr. Jones asked.
"I don't know."
"Take your time. There is no rush."
A short pause passed before Ichigo spoke again.
"My girlfriend is here with me so are a bunch of our friends, but my girlfriend is the best thing that ever happened to me. She's so hot." Ichigo paused and chuckled lightly. "I mean she is really pretty and smart and caring, but a lot of things happened before we even got together and I don't know if I'm okay with it."
"So you are having trust issues?"
"Yeah, but not with her. I don't think she would ever intentionally hurt me or anyone else for that matter, but I don't trust anyone else not even myself."
"That can be troublesome."
Ichigo looked up at him, studying Mathias's face.
"Wait a minute. You know her."
"I do?" Dr. Jones asked feigning ignorance.
"You're her academic advisor." Ichigo pushed his fingers through his already messy hair and let out a deep breath. "This is awkward. Are you going to tell her that I was here?"
"Well we only have a small handful of international students so I probably do know her, but I assure you everything that is said in this office stays here."
Mathias still sensed Ichigo's discomfort, but he could not allow him to leave. He had to know everything about Orihime. Mathias leaned back in his seat and rubbed his fingers over his eyes. He may have abandoned The Society of Eternal Night, but he still retained all of his powers. It started as a throbbing sensation in the back of his skull that extended down to his fingertips.
"Trust me Ichigo Kurosaki. Everything is going to be fine."
"I…I… don't know," Ichigo stammered. Mathias's eyes snapped open. Ichigo appeared almost as clear headed and in control as he was a moment ago. Mathias could not understand why that did not work.
"Maybe I should go now. I need to think this over." Ichigo stood and began to walk towards the door. Mathias stared at his back as he walked, wondering why he was not able to control the boys mind. Ichigo glanced over his shoulder at the psychiatrist and that is when it clicked. The boy must have been a soul reaper. Mathias jumped to his feet and strode towards Ichigo.
"It was nice to meet you and I do hope you decide to return. If you want you can switch to another psychiatrist if you are not comfortable talking to me."
"Yeah I'll think about it."
Dr. Jones extended his hand and shook Ichigo's hand. The power that pulsated from Mathias's hand to Ichigo's was enough to knock the young shinigami unconscious. Ichigo hit the floor with a thud. Mathias smiled and effortlessly scooped him up and propped him up in a chair. He rounded his desk and called the front office.
"Kelly, cancel my three o'clock or reschedule it." He placed the phone on the receiver then strode over to Ichigo.
"Trust me Ichigo. Everything is going to be just fine."
"I know what boys like! I know what they want!" Chizuru screamed out the words to an old song from the 80's as Orihime and Alessandra entered her dorm room. Chizuru looked down and saw Orihime. She screamed, jumped off her bed and tackled Orihime to the floor.
"Hime! Where have you been. I missed you," Chizuru proclaimed as she tightened her grip on the young healer's waist.
"Chizuru stop it," Tatsuki said as she set her drink down and pried to two girls apart.
"It looks like you guys are having fun," Alessandra said.
"Yeah, this is the first time we can all hang out without the boys around," Rukia said.
"They all went to some fraternity thing so we decided to hang out while they're gone," Tatsuki added.
"And we're making mojitos. You want one Hime?"
"I'll have water, it's a little too hot for drinks," Orihime replied.
"Well what about you?" Chizuru asked Alessandra.
"It's a little early, but I love mojitos so yeah, I'll take one."
"Awesome." Chizuru ran over to her desk, which was set up more like a bar and began making the drink.
"So how is everyone?" Orihime asked as she sat on the bed beside Tatsuki.
"Pretty good. Trying to stay out of trouble." Tatsuki said with a smile.
"That's almost impossible, there is a different party in a different room every night." Rukia said. "I lost Renji in the senior dorms last night and when I found him, he was doing kegs stands in some guys dorm."
Alessandra laughed and Rukia gave her a venomous look, that Alessandra chose to ignore.
"I think he was hanging out with some of the aviation guys, they invited me but I don't like being the only girl."
"I would have partied with you for a little while," Orihime offered.
"Right," Alessandra scoffed. "You and Ichigo looked a little busy when you came back from your walk. I don't think I could have pried you two apart."Alessandra noticed that Rukia's face turned red, she was pleased with herself for finding her trigger.
"So have you and Ichigo finally…" Chizuru asked as she handed Alessandra her drink.
"No, not yet," Orihime giggled.
"Good make him wait. If he loves you it won't matter," Tatsuki said.
"I don't know about that. Men require satisfaction. Well I can't speak for all men, but Chad definitely needs it on a daily basis."
"Wow I did not need to know that," Rukia said with a laugh.
"Oh come on Rukia. I know you and Renji must do your thing constantly. That's why he is always so…cocky."
Everyone laughed at Chizuru's choice of words.
"I know it sounds cheesy, but I want it to be special," Orihime said.
"It's not any more special if you wait years to do it. The first time with Chad was amazing. He was working on that old beat up van of his and I went over to his house and he was all hot and sweaty. Next thing I know we are going at it on the hood of his car. So magical."
"He never seemed like that type of guy," Tatsuki commented.
"He may be a little quiet but he's not dead," Chizuru replied before turning to Rukia. "So you and Renji, what was that like?"
"I'm sure no one wants to know," Rukia replied.
"Oh come on." Chizuru jumped up and grabbed a bottle of premixed hurricane's. she filled Rukia's glass and goaded her to drink. After gulping down the sweet mixed drink Rukia relented.
"So Renji has this whole damsel in distress thing going on. He is a sucker for that," Rukia started.
"Oh I know what you mean! Chad and I got together because I needed help with my Spanish."
"Well I guess Renji and I always felt something for each other, but I had twisted my ankle really bad one day and he helped me back to his place and iced it for me. Then we started hooking up. It was kind of funny."
Orihime remembered that day. It was not a twisted ankle, Rukia had actually shattered her ankle while fighting a hollow, but she limped away before Orihime could heal her.
"You guys are a bunch of pervs," Tatsuki said.
"Okay maybe we are, but when are you going to give Uryuu some? He looks so tense all the time," Chizuru asked.
"It's not like I have it written down on a calendar. When it happens it happens. This is the first time in a long time that we have not been fighting all the time so I don't know. It could happen soon." Tatsuki shrugged and took a sip of her drink.
They girls sat around talking about their boyfriends for a while longer. Tatsuki kept thinking about Uryuu and Chad. Since she was still spending so much time around him, she could not help but think about him. she was surprised to find that when Chizuru was talking about Chad she was jealous. Her feelings for him were growing and she did not know what to do.
Alessandra on the other hand knew exactly what to do with her feelings for Renji. She knew that Renji and Rukia had not slept with each other in a little while. She felt it in the tense way that Rukia sat and stared at Orihime with hate in her eyes. It amazed Alessandra how much people always wanted what they shouldn't have.
I'll be back soon guys! Have a good Night/Morning!