55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
It had been 3 month since her return and Inoue's friends had finally had enough and decided to rebel together. She wasn't that far behind, surprisingly, in her studies, but far behind that they got worried. It was on the second day of the 4th month of Inoue's departure that they all met at her apartment and practically barged through the apartment's main office, up its stairs and, thanks to the fact that Tatsuki had her own key, into Orihime's apartment room. Ikkaku, who had been watching TV, looked up at the intrusion.
Ishida, Tatsuki, Rukia, Renji, Chad and Ichigo stared back at him with narrowed eyes.
"Give us back Orihime" was the only thing that came from the mouth of Rukia Kuchiki before the group stormed down the small hallway and knocked loudly at the locked door of Inoue's.
"Inoue, this is Tatsuki. Open this door and come back to school!" the tomboy spoke, loudly. The group grunt or agreed in response, indicating they were here too.
They got a surprise response from Rangiku, who burst out from Inoue's room and proceeded to jump on a tile on the floor, using it as a lever to send the nearest person, that being Tatsuki, upward, crashing through the roof. The other watched in shock and fear at their friend who was stuck up there, more then halfway.
"Honestly!! How rude could you get, barging in here and having the nerve to tell Inoue what to do!" Matsumoto shouted at Ichigo, who was the second closest to the door.
"But…it wasn't me!" Kurosaki pointed upwards. Matsumoto followed his point and was surprised to see a skirt peeping out from the hole in the ceiling.
"Huh?"
"Tatsuki" Ichigo answered.
"Oh jeez! Sorry Tatsuki-san!"
There was a muffled, obviously pissed, voice from the ceiling.
Chad coughed to end the awkward quietness. Rangiku had snapped out of her moment, just then, and glared at the group. "So, what are you all doing here?"
Ishida snapped out of his shock to adjust his glasses. "I…we just wanted to check on Inoue-san. We are her friends" he mocked "and deserve to be update on her situation."
The busty shinigami did not let up her angry aura but stopped her glaring. "Very well. I'll see if she wants you" with that, Rangiku closed and locked the door behind her.
They all looked at each other. "Why wouldn't Inoue want to see us?' Renji questioned, being the less closest to Orihime.
The door swung open, surprising the group again.
"You're in luck. She'll see you for awhile, but only if you stay close to the door and don't approach her"
"Why?" Ichigo asked.
"None of your business" Matsumoto turned and left the door open.
The group entered into the darkness of their friend's room. The female was lying on her bed, covering in her thick covers, only her head and a little of her upper body showing. She gave them a weak smile.
"Hey guys"
The group, more so then others, were over taken with a flood of emotions, seeing their friend again for over a month while she was in Soul Society.
"How are you feeling?' Rukia proceeded to say, being cautions of the invisible line Matsumoto created.
"I'm feeling well, thank you" Inoue responded.
"You sick or something?" Renji asked.
Orihime hesitated "um, you could say that"
"Why can't we come in?" Ishida asked. He needed to be more forward if no one else would be.
"She doesn't have to explain herself to you" the busty shinigami spoke up.
"Um, yes she does. She owes us an explanation"
"Nuh uh"
Ishida really did not feel like getting into an immature argument with Rangiku so he looked to Inoue, who was more huddled into her covers.
"I'm sorry to have worried you guys. I don't mean to. It's just that…something came up…and it's to complicated to explain"
"You know we're here for you, Orihime" the Quincy continued "nothing is too complicated"
Orihime herself knew this too well. But if only he knew…if only they all knew.
3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
Tatsuki was beyond pissed. Her so called friends had left her stuck in the ceiling and passed by her like she was nothing! They could have at least tried to get her down from up here. And when she did, she was certainly going to give that Rangiku a piece of her mind. In an attempt to get her self down, Arisawa grabbed onto the ledges of the ceiling and proceeded to pull upwards, hoping that she would slid right through the cracks. No use. Either she gained too much weight, or she was too tightly in. Tatsuki tried again and again to get her self out of her predicament. She was beginning to fear, if possible, that she was getting even more stuck and even deeper into the hole she had created.
And she was the one who had suggested to, planned to and wanted to see, Inoue the most.
It wasn't long before she heard the group that she had taken along with her plan pass by her, again, leaving Inoue's room. The tomboy was about to shout and swear at them to come back and help her till she began to feel her skirt riding up, making her slip. The female grabbed onto the ceiling tiles as she slid completely, and quickly, down the hole.
The female landed ungracefully, but regained her balance quickly. She also realized that her no good friends had really left her behind! They couldn't have seriously forgotten her! There was a gapping hole in the ceiling for God's sake!
She huffed in anger but decided to leave their punishment later. Right now, it was her turn to check on her friend.
Arisawa turned and pushed the door to Inoue's bedroom a little. Her intent was to walk in slowly but she stopped when she heard unfamiliar muffles in Inoue's room. The tomboy recognized it as crying. But she hadn't heard Inoue cry since she saw her getting beat up by bullies. And that was like a century ago. Arisawa was defiantly curious now. She pushed the door as quietly as she could.
Voices followed the muffles.
"She didn't even come to see me. Arisawa-san must be fed up with me" it was Orihime's voice. She was seriously crying, hiccupping more then usual. Tatsuki could see her at the edge of her bed, hunched over and hands in her face. Rangiku was close to her, sitting on the floor next to Inoue.
A pang of jealousy ran through the tomboy. She was strangely beginning to get really irritated by busty shinigami, whom was acting as if she was Inoue's best friend.
"No she isn't. I'm sure. I think she did come…but I can't seem to remember anything after that…"
You have got to be kidding me, the even more pissed Tatsuki thought.
"I'm so disgusting" Inoue curled up in her secure body ball and continued to cry.
"No you are not!"
"Yes I am! For getting myself in this situation…"
"…who was it Inoue?"
Who was who? Tatsuki thought. She squeezed her way passed the small creak in the door and got a little closer. She could clearly see her friend. But there was defiantly something different about Orihime,
Said female hiccupped and did not answer the shinigami's question.
"Inoue-san, why won't you answer me when I ask you?"
Cries. "I…I can't say…"
"Orihime…"
"You'll hate me! You will! I know!"
Tatsuki saw Matsumoto gasp. "No I wouldn't! I'm not mad now! Well…I am mad at whoever did this to you, but I'm not mad at you!! It was not your fault!"
"But it was! I let it happen!"
"So you knew this would happen to you"
Hesitation. "…not really…"
"Then there!" Matsumoto got a little quieter "tell me Orihime. I promise you I won't be mad"
Inoue looked like she was pondering what the busty female said. Tatsuki got a little closer to hear. But as a cliché moment, the tomboy got a little to close and her lower body, which has been outside the whole time, pushed the door, making it creak and grow. The two females jumped in surprise and looked over. Tatsuki crunched further to the floor and looked at them under her eyelashes. Orihime had uncurled herself and looked down at her friend, who watched Inoue's body unfold.
Arisawa gasped in shock. She straightened up immediately and looked at her friend.
"Inoue…-chan?"
Tatsuki was surprised to see her friend's figure had change dramatically. Inoue Orihime was curvier and her lower body had grown to an extent that the tomboy was worried her friend had eaten too much. Orihime's face was paler then paper except for the obvious dark bags under her eyes. In the dark of the room, it would be hard to see them in you weren't up close. Also, she was sweating quite a bit and Tatsuki could now easily see the tremors in her friend's body.
"What's…"
"What are you doing here!?" Rangiku exclaimed, jumping to her feet and narrowing her eyes at the intruder.
"I…was just checking on Inoue…" the tomboy's eyes were stuck on her friend, who did not retreat back to her covers and just looked at her friend with a tear stained face. "What the hell is wrong with her?"
Rangiku began to approach the university student with the intent of kicking her out when Inoue spoke up.
"Matsumoto-san…" Even her voice was strange. "You can…say…"
"You sure…?" the busty shinigami looked at her friend in worry. Orihime nodded in response.
Tatsuki had, had enough. She rushed to her best friend's side and hugged Inoue tightly. Orihime tensed up from the forward action and Arisawa could practically feel her friend's weak reisitsu.
"Oh Orihime" now she felt like she was going to cry.
"Tatsuki-chan…" Inoue began.
"You don't have to say anything!" Arisawa interrupted. "You don't have to explain anything, Hime. You're here now, and that's all I need."
"Arisawa…-san"
"I'll never let you go!" Tatsuki squeezed her friend more. "Never! I'll never let you let me go! I promise to be here Inoue!"
"Arisawa-san" Orihime actually ripped herself from her friend's grasp. She gave her friend a serious look. But Tatsuki was not affected.
"Orihime…" Arisawa wanted to get closer to her friend but Inoue back away. "Oh Inoue. Please…don't leave me again…don't leave-!"
"Tatsuki-san, I'm pregnant!"
2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Terrible cliff-hanger but ya!