Numb
Chapter 13
Cooking
Author's Note: Hello everyone! I'm back and in action! I'm ready to write, so let's get going!
Pairings: Hichigo x Ichigo, Unasaki x Urahara, and Byakuya x Renji
Warnings: cussing, OOCness, violence, and yaoi
Disclaimer: I in no way own Bleach or the Linkin Park song "Numb". I do not in any way own the characters from Bleach and am not making a profit off of this fic.
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Hichigo's Thoughts
Well here he was again. Ichigo was at school and he was all alone. Again. [1] He sighed and sat down on the sidewalk. Maybe he could just sit here and wait for Ichigo to come home. He was about to do just that when a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Hey, Hichigo-san!"
He turned around to see Orihime running up to him. He stood up and dusted himself off.
"What are you doing out of school?" he asked her.
"Oh, I didn't have any classes today. What are you doing on the curb though?"
"Well, I don't really have anything to do today." he admitted.
"That's great! Would you like to help me with my cooking? I was wanting to try a new recipe today."
"Sure, why not?"
"Ummm, Orihime?"
"Yes?"
"Why do we need red onions for eggrolls?" asked Hichigo as he pushed the grocery cart through the store.
"I'm making an improvement on them!" she said cheerfully.
"Some improvement." he muttered.
After deep-frying the egg rolls, Orihime put them on a serving tray and handed one to Hichigo.
"Here, you be the first to try them." she said smiling in anticipation.
Oh God. He slowly took a bite and he almost spit it back out. Almost. Those onions had made it way too spicy and he swore his whole mouth would regret this, but he swallowed anyways. Orihime sat waiting for an answer.
"They're wonderful." he managed to say before he eyed a water bottle on the counter.
"That's…good." she said and turned her back to him.
Immediately, Hichigo snatched the water bottle and gulped the whole thing down. He panted as his mouth was no longer on fire, but he heard soft noises coming from in front of him. He raised a brow and looked over at Orihime to see that her shoulders were trembling and the noises were actually sobs.
"Orihime…"
"Oh Hichigo!" she said as she turned to face him.
Then, she sunk to her knees and drew them to her chest. She sobbed louder. Hichigo walked over to her and sat by her. Hichigo wasn't quite sure what to do. If this was Ichigo he'd just pull him into a hug and tell him everything would be okay, but there were two things wrong with that plan.
For one, Orihime wasn't Ichigo and two, he wasn't even sure why she was crying. Guess, it was time to ask.
"What's wrong?"
She let out a few more sobs before she wiped away her tears.
"I can't do anything right. Everyone always hates whatever I cook." [2]
How to fix this problem? Well, all she had to do was a make a good dish…perhaps I could help.
"What if I helped you make a dish that no one could resist?"
"You'd do that?" she asked with red eyes.
"Of course. Now let's get cooking."
"I don't know, Hichigo. Are you sure?" asked Orihime as they stood outside the school waiting for the bell to ring.
"I'm positive. They'll love it."
Orihime didn't seem to think so, but you couldn't blame the girl for being nervous. None of her dishes ever seemed to work, so why would this one work? I'm not really sure it will either. Finally, the bell rang and Orihime practically flinched. A crowd of kids fled the building and they waited until they saw their group of friends.
"Hi, Hichigo." said Ichigo approaching with his friends.
"Everyone I believe Orihime as something to show you." Hichigo said and he looked towards her.
"I'd like you all…you all to try these." came her tremulous voice as she held out the tray of eggrolls Hichigo had helped her make.
Everyone looked skeptical, but a glare from Hichigo made them all take a bite. Their eyes widened and Orihime was about to cry again when they all smiled.
"Wow, Orihime. These are really good." said Ichigo as he took another bite.
"Wonderful." said Tatsuki.
The group kept saying wonderful things and soon there were no eggrolls left. Orihime had the biggest smile on her face and when she stood next to Hichigo and quietly thanked him. He smiled.
"It was no problem."
When Ichigo and Hichigo got home, Ichigo said something that made Hichigo stop dead in his tracks.
"It's been a week, you know."
[1] Ichigo, you need to keep your boyfriend entertained.
[2] Anyone ever stop to wonder if Orihime felt like this?
Author's Note: I know it's short, but these are really just fillers for the week Hichigo was human. Also, that week has now concluded, so be expecting a full chapter next time!
RQOTD: Anyone upset by the chapter size?
Again, really sorry if you are, but I promise the next one will be longer!
Leave your answer in a review or PM!
*Rubs the sleep from her eyes*