A/N: This is a late Thanksgiving Present….I really did mean to get this up last week….I was trying to do 2 in a month….weeeeeeelll….I did….but barely. Haha. Anyway. Happy late Turkey Day. Hope you enjoy this chapter…
Chapter 10- Home
Orihime continued to stare at the mirror. What did it want her to remember?
She swallowed the pill as he ordered and felt him pull away from her. What was he doing? Wasn't he supposed to use her too? Why was he disobeying what Aizen had ordered? Question after question filled her mind until it slowly all began to fade away. Her eyes felt heavy and she struggles to remember what had happened. Then the darkness overtook her and she fell asleep.
Orihime gasped as she stared into the mirror. She hadn't remembered any of that. Ulquiorra hadn't obeyed Aizen? Why would he disobey?
'You see Princess? You hid the truth, and blamed him for something that he did not do. The image smirked at her, then chuckled, 'Always such a liar and a fake.'
"I didn't remember…It's not my fault…I didn't lie." Her voice trembled. Ulquiorra had protected her….but why?
The image smiles sarcastically and began to respond.
-"Orihime? You ready yet?" Rangiku's voice interrupted the image and it began to fade, leaving only a startled Orihime staring into the mirror.
She jumped and quickly began to brush her teeth, and called out a hasty 'one minute'. Orihime opened the door and saw a look of relief flash across Rangiku's face.
"Everything okay?" The blonde's eyes watched her carefully, taking in everything. Blue eyes that seemed to penetrate into the soul of the person that they watched.
"Yup. Fine." Orihime smiled, and then turned to question her friend. "Where are we going anyway?"
At this the blue eyed woman smiled and clapped her hands together "Rukia and Renji are finally announcing their engagement!" Orihime smiled and happily joined in on Rangiku's exuberance. Maybe today wouldn't be so bad.
"That's so great! So who's going to be there?" The redhead stared at her friend, she could feel Rangiku's excitement and happiness creep into her, it was so hard not to become enthusiastic around the busty, blonde.
"Let's see, well I know that the Captains are going to be there, as well as the Lieutenants, and most of their respective squads…..so squads 6 and 13….then maybe a few people from squads 4 and then the Kurosaki's …"
Rangiku continued on, but Orihime's mind had stopped. Ichigo…Ichigo was going to be there. Excitement flared through her. She hadn't seen him in such a long time.
She was going to get to see him…Finally. Rangiku smiled as she watched the young woman. The excitement could be seen in her eyes. Maybe, just maybe, she was starting to heal.
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Ichigo paced in his room, his hollow had been driving him nuts ever since he had learned that Orihime was going to Rukia's and Renji's party. The things the monster had been sayin were making him nauseated.
'King, you know you want to. Don't deny the truth.' The bastard was still going on and it wasn't like he could walk away or nock the guy senseless…he healed too quickly…
"Damn him." Shut up! Ichigo slammed his fist against the wall in his bedroom; why was he being so persistent today?
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Tsubasa grumbled to himself, not that he was aware of it, or would admit to it if someone asked. But as he walked, he felt himself becoming very annoyed. Why did he have to go to Abari and Kuchiki's party? He didn't know them, but his captain had insisted…Thus leaving him with no choice, he was going.
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Orihime felt herself skipping as she neared the Kurosaki house. Rangiku had let her walk to greet Ichigo and his family, as to give them some extra time to talk before going to the beach where the party was to be. According to Rangiku, the entire reason this was happening in the World of the Living was so that Ichigo's friends and siblings could attend.
The door opened to reveal a set of brown eyes and a head of red hair. He took her breath away.
"Hey Hime," He smiled, and slowly reached forward, almost as if in fear that she'd recoil from him, but she never had before, and she wasn't going to now. Her lips turned up into a smile and she gradually stepped forward into his arms and hugged him.
"I missed you." He breathed as her arms wrapped around her; and with that she was home.
Authors Note: I know this chapter was shorter….but I wanted to get it out to you guys. Chapter 11 is already being written, so it will be out in December for sure. No specific date yet….but it will be out in December…..If I am able I will try to write 2 chapters then as well….no promises. :/
Again thank you for all of the favorites, follows and reviews. They do help me have the inspiration to write. Next chapter will be far more interesting…this was more of a small step that I had to make. O_o
Responses:
Nypsy: I totally understand. I just love the imput. ^-^ Aww. I am so happy to hear that I got the desired reaction. I know it is mean…..but I love to make people cry. *evil laugh* not really…..My Muse is just being evil lately…..so we (my Muse and I) decided to try and create a tear jerker….without making it obvious…..If you get what I mean. So thank you! Asher…my muse was laughing in the back of my head O_O He can kind of be scary….but I still loves him. ^-^
Lemarteskun: They…um….will…eventually. O_o Asher and I are debating on how much torture to make them endure….he votes for a lot more than I do. Anyway, don't worry. ^-^
PsycheDancer: Yay! Another long review. *dances around in circles with Asher* We say thank you! Again thank you for the feedback. I am glad I took the risk to do the pill…..It was something I was debating on….and it ended up turning out okay. I wanted to be able to somehow tie part of the plot that is yet to come into the story better….and I figured that would be a good way. ^-^ Besides….I didn't want Ulqui-chan to be the bad guy….._ I like Emo-san. xP I do understand your point of view however, and I did think of doing something similar, but this fit the story better, and helped to create a more…innocent, yet mature Ulquiorra that I saw at the end when he was reaching out to her. But that was just how I saw it. ^-^ I hope you enjoyed this chapter, the little that there was, and the chapters to come. *Asher chuckles in the background* Me: O_O oh boy…..
Vodka21: Um…Asher won't let me answer those questions….He is kind of glaring at me at the moment…..and I don't go against his Muse-yness…_ But you are correct in your statement about Ulquiorra and Aizen.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me, and is supporting me. I loves you guys! T^T Makes me feel teary…*sniffles*
Asher*Drags her away from her laptop* She's done folks. No worries. *looks over at Ciara bound and gagged in a corner* She won't be jabbing your ear off….And I will make her write. *his blue eyes sparkle and he raises a dark eyebrow*
See you next Chapter!