Rukia's POV
I'm not sure what the best way to describe how I was feeling at that moment. I was so confused and couldn't decipher my emotions. I was probably feeling ecstatic to see Ichigo again, but then felt a little uncomfortable and nervous at the the same time. Oh know!! Did my dress seem a little too short?? Would he think that I was trying to be an attention grabber and be disgusted? What about the color of my dress? Great!!! He's probably going to try and be nice and say something along the lines, 'The color of your dress matches your eyes. The exact same shade'!! Really cheesy; unoriginal; big turn-off; very un-Ichigo!!! Then there's also the consideration of my neckline! A low V-neckline... he'll probably think I'm going for the prostitute look.
Shit!!! I just forgot! I'm going on a double date with Shuhei!! And it's only been the first date too! What was I thinking?? I'm so stupid!! Oh, wait... stupid people like me don't think at all!! Things aren't turning out they way my friends have planned. But I have to admit... Ichigo looked dashing!! Although it was one of those expensive and fancy restaurants, he had a formal -yet casual- look going on. Wearing an outfit consisting of a black jacket with a blue and white striped button down collar shirt, leaving the first couple of buttons unbuttoned and his jacket unbuttoned too. He also had dress pants that matched the color of his jacket, and some slacks... I think I'm drooling now.
To show that I was unfazed by the unexpected arrival of Ichigo and Toshiro, I stood up and sat back in my chair.
"Did you find your bracelet?" Shuhei asked.
"Yep."
"Look!! Here comes Ichigo and Shiro-chan!!" Kira exclaimed.
"Don't refer to me as Shiro-chan!! My name is Toshiro! Shiro-chan is a kid's nickname, and I'm an adult!" Toshiro snapped at Kira, as he and Ichio walked to our table.
"But Shiro-chan, out of all the people you've met in your life has not mistaken you as a kid?" Momo asked him.
"Uhm... I think there was that one kid..." he said, thinking of an answer for Momo's question.
"You see!! Not one single person has ever figured out your true age!!" Shuhei taunted him.
"There were some people who knew what my age was. For instance-" Toshiro said, trying to defend himself.
"Toshiro!! From the time you were a baby to the time you were a child doesn't count for people knowing your true age since we're all debating about people who did know you were an adult." I said. Everybody, with the exception of Toshiro, started laughing. Toshiro reacted by giving everyone at the table one of his infamous, cold glares. I high-fived Shuhei over the table.
"Since you guys are here, why don't you sit with us? We were just about to order." Kira said to them.
"Thanks, but I hope we're not intruding on your guys' dates." Ichigo said.
"It's no problem if both of you are going to dine with us, it's just that the girls..." Shuhei cut off.
I felt four pairs of eyes turn to Momo and me. I was looking down into my lap, not liking the spotlight at all. I was afraid to look up because I didn't want to meet his gaze.
"Sure." Momo and I said darkly.
"Okay, then. Maybe we should all do some arranging because us three big guys won't fit on one bench." (A/N The table they're sitting at is at a booth.)
In the end, it turned out that instead of facing Shuhei, Ichigo was sitting across from me. Also, Momo wasn't sitting in front of her date... it was Toshiro. Fate must really hate us.
"Are you ready to take your orders?" a waitress asked.
"What were you guys going to order?" Ichigo asked us.
"How about three of the specials for couples?" I said to the waitress, ignoring Ichigo's question.
"Three...?" the waitress asked, looking perplexed.
"I'm not sure if you should know this... but our two friends here," indicating to Ichigo and Toshiro," are possibly gay."
"WHAT?!" Ichigo yelled at a volume that wouldn't disturb the whole restaurant, but would be enough to make the six of us (including the waitress) jump and slamming his fists onto the table.
"It's true!!" I said, feigning innocence to Ichigo. "How else would it explain the fact that Toshiro and you walked into the restaurant together?"
"Then would you like me to demonstrate that I am straight?" he said seductively, giving me a sly smirk.
I think our lips were less than two inches apart. I was shocked! And surprisingly... aroused. He was hitting on me, and I wanted to flirt with him back but... I started thinking about Inoue. Yeah, kinda strange that at a time like this I start thinking about Icchy's girlfriend, huh? Wait... oh shit!! I completely forgot about that piece of information!! Sure Inoue was like one of my best friends up until the moment she back stabbed me and stole my boyfriend. That femme fatale bitch... anyways, maybe what I'm trying to get at is that just because she had to be a skanky whore, ruin any possible chances I could have had with Ichigo, and not to mention steal my love-making partner!!!! He was VERY damn good in bed, too!! I missed how he would moan when I would bite his-
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Whoa!! Getting WAY off topic! But still... how he shouted my name when we would cli- CRAP!! NOT AGAIN!!! Maybe it's just that I'm cranky that I haven't got laid in a while. How long has it been since I slept with someone? Maybe I should put that on my agenda... NOW, maybe Inoue is at home, watching movies, and clueless to the fact that her boyfriend is flirting with his ex. I felt like retaliating with her because of my passionate fury!!! But... I couldn't. I didn't know why, since I was given an opening to exact my revenge (and at that moment, I REALLY felt like being evil). I guess it had to do with morals. I know that Inoue is a sweet, caring person (well... most of the time and I wonder if she still is.) I know that what she did to was wrong, but I hope that she didn't turn out to be a complete slut. I guess... I didn't want to sink down to that level of being a best friend's boyfriend stealer. And I never plan on doing that. Ever. Even if he was the best man that ever walked into my life, I still wouldn't want to do it.
Scratch that, I wouldn't want to have a boyfriend who was getting laid by other women. Because then, how would I know if he would still be faithful to me? Maybe I got into this type of concept from my sister, Hisana. I remember when I was very little, that I was at Hisana and Byakuya's wedding. It was one of the most joyest moments I remember. Byakuya looked the the happiest I've ever seen. Since then, I've envied for a love like theirs. A love that would be eternal and could be a love like no others. It couldn't even be described in words, only the two of us can understand it. And that's why I can't do it for mine... or Ichigo's... or even Inoue's sake.
Not until I get an answer from Ichigo.
"Nah, it's okay. I know your not gay... your a bisexual."
"WHAT?!"
"You heard me. Crystal clear."
"How about six of the lobster platter?" Shuhei quickly said to the waitress.
"Sure." she said, writing the order down on her notepad and walking towards the kitchen.
After that, we started to chat for the time being until our food came. I jumped into the conversation any chance I got. I didn't want to be too quiet because then my mind would wander off or seem uncomfortable.
But I remember when I spaced out for a few seconds. A few seconds to think of a special someone.
'Thanks Hisana...'
Now how should I approach Ichigo?
A/N I know it was turn from the usual humor to a bit more of a serious tone. I'm sorry about that & if you didn't like it. The only reason I did this was to get into a bit of character development. It was from some advice (in a different story) a reviewer gave to an author. I know I was being a bit nosy by reading through people's reviews, but I usually look through reviews to find out how people think about the story. It's just one of my ways to find out if the story sounds interesting. Again, I'm sorry this time if the story was a bit short for your guys' taste. But thank you all for reviewin the last chapter!!! I was surprised I got 10!!! To me, that's the most I got for a chapter!!! YAY!!! Also, do you guys want me to do the characters' POV? Give me your opinions!!
Narukyuforeva : you said in your review that the last chapter could have been better. Now, I'm not trying to be all up in your face, but I was just wondering if you could give me some pointers at how I could have done better so that I have something to remember for future chapters, because I want to be a good enough writer.
imisscalvin : REALLY?!!!! Now that I think about it, they do remind me of spies!!! I was laughing at that one. I didn't know that, maybe it comes from me and my life. How I would hide from certain people who I don't want to see. How if I was in a situation like theirs, I would probably do the same thing that they do. But the spie thing DEFINITELY comes from the fact that I want to bring humor to the story.
andraq : Hmmm... are Ichigo and Toshiro really stalking the girls?? Kinda creepy, but they're hot stalkers!! Nothing like middle-aged men who are stalkers like the ones today in my society. Maybe it's just coincidence that Ichigo and Toshiro just happen to turn up wherever Rukia and Momo are at. You'll probably find out later on as the story progresses. And about that Hanataro-Ichigo incident in the beginning of the last chapter. I was surprised when you thought it was Ichigo!! What made you think it was Ichigo, it sounded mysterious, but Hanataro-like to me!!! But then I got the same reply from another reviewer, and when I went back and read it as if I were some reader and put two and two together, I was shocked as well!!! It did seem as if it could be Ichigo!!! lolz
blueducky511 : Don't worry!!! I won't quit on this project. Sure, I might have REALLY late updates, but I'll still update whenever I got a chance. And your an Overachiever?? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude or anything. Overachiever probably has different meanings to us. Like to me, the word means your good at pretty much everything you do like grades AND sports AND music AND you just got promoted at your job. lolz sorry again if I sounded mean I said that fourth sentence!!! What do you think when you hear overachiever?
MistressOren : I'm sorry to have worried you when you thought it was Ichigo in that last chapter!!! I said previously before to a reply to somebody above, I thought it sounded Hanataro-like. But when I read it again as if I was just a read, not the author, and thought about what you said. I believed you!!! But it's nice to know that you relaxed again. Did I scare you or something?? Were you planning the story to go in a different way? I'm curious, really!! & why did you call yourself stupid?? Sorry, I believe I'm possibly the most stupidest person in the world (probably next to the illiterate people). Besides, you didn't have to get an account in order to review!!! You could have just put some random name in that name box and just sent a review!
And to everybody else!!!! I hope your all happy that I updated faster than usual!!! & I hope you enjoyed this chappie!
Until next time,
Bloc-9