Chapter 14

Entering the classroom, all the courage that Ulquiorra had built up from earlier had quickly disappeared. He looked at Orihime, who glanced back at him and quickly the other way after they made eye contact. "She's still upset with me I see." He began to walk back to his seat until he saw Grimmjow staring at him and shaking his head. "Damn it. He's right. I'm being a coward again. I must be doing something wrong if that imbecile is shaking his head at me." Thus, the boy turned around and resumed his walk to the orange haired beauty. Approaching her desk, he stopped and waited for her to turn and face him, knowing that she could feel his presence. Realizing just how stubborn the girl could be, he gave up with the silence tactic. "Onna, look at me."

Orihime set her gaze on the dark haired boy with a distant look. "What is it, Ulq- I mean, Schiffer-kun?"

"Onna, do not call me that."

"What do you want?"

"I came to apologize."

"For what?"

"For being an idiot. I am sorry for not letting you talk in the presentation and for lowering your grade."

Orihime frowned. "Apology not accepted Schiffer! You think that you could easily win my forgiveness just by some lame apology? Well you can't! I am a forgiving person, but I can only take so much from one person. You confuse me Ulquiorra! You bring me in and then push me away! What did I even do to you?"

"You did nothing onna."

"So why did you do that?" Ulquiorra didn't reply. He couldn't. What was he to say? That he was jealous after seeing her walking in with Ichigo? That wasn't happening. "No reply? Goodbye, Schiffer. Looks like I was right in the end about us not being friends after the presentation."

"Onna-"

"Alright class, take your seats," their teacher announced walking into the room.

Ulquiorra walked back to his seat highly annoyed. Once the lecture started, he glanced towards Ichigo, anger surging throughout him. "If that stupid trash would just disappear, this would not have happened." He then looked at Orihime. "No. She's right. I have done nothing but push her away. This is my fault."

Finally, school ended and students began filing out of the classroom.

"Ready to go, Hime?" Tatsuki asked Orihime.

"Yeah, lets go!" the girl replied, grinning from ear to ear.

"Onna. Where are you going?"

The orange haired girl turned around to see Ulquiorra, who was obviously listening to their conversation.

"My friends and I are going to stay at the beach this weekend, Schiffer."

"I am coming."

Orihime's jaw dropped. "W-What? I didn't invite you Ulq- I mean, Schiffer!"

"I do not need an invitation to go to the beach."

"W-Well, you need an invitation to stay with us in the hotel!"

Ulquiorra looked at the group she was going with: Tatsuki, Rukia, Ichigo, Sado, and Uryu. Then he set his gaze back to Orihime. "Onna, you are not to stay in the same room as these men. It is not acceptable and I will not allow it."

Orihime couldn't help but blush, much to her annoyance. "The boys are getting their own room! And there's no way that they would let you come along Ulquiorra!"

The dark haired boy smirked. "No longer referring to me with my last name?"

"Huh? Oh. Oh poop!"

Ichigo stepped forward. "I think Ulquiorra should be able to come with us. The girls will need a little extra help when it comes to our volleyball tournament anyways, am I right?"

"W-Wait, Kurosaki-kun!"

"Oh really? Is that right, Ichigo?" Tatsuki asked. "Are you sure the boys aren't going to be the ones to need the extra help?"

Ichigo chuckled and smirked. "I'm sure. So it's decided! Ulquiorra is coming with us! Let's all meet up at the train station at 5!"

Everybody left, leaving an aghast Orihime and a blank faced Ulquiorra. The girl then huffed and crossed her arms, leaving the classroom. Ulquiorra followed her and they walked in silence all the way back to her apartment. Orihime stepped inside, looked at Ulquiorra, and unexpectedly closed the door in his face. A few seconds later, the boy heard her sigh and she opened the door again. "Would you like to come in?"

Ulquiorra nodded his head and entered her apartment. He looked around and found that it wasn't as cluttered as he figured it would be. Last time he was in her apartment, it was practically spotless, so he assumed that she cleaned it for him, but now he was surprised to find out that she is actually a tidy person.

"Have you packed yet, onna?" Ulquiorra asked, taking a seat on her couch.

"No, I was actually planning on doing that now… How long do you plan on staying? Don't you have to pack if you are coming?"

"I was not planning on leaving here until you forgave me."

"I don't plan on doing that anytime soon, Ulquiorra."

"Then I am not leaving." The girl let out a sigh. "Do you need help packing, onna?"

"No, I like packing! It's fun making my clothes look nice and neat in a suitcase! Makes me feel like I am traveling the world or something!"

"Then I will wait here."

45 minutes passed by while Ulquiorra sat on the couch waiting for Orihime to finish packing. Finally, he heard her call out his name from her room. "What is it you need, onna?" he called out from the living room. He had enough self-control to not walk into her room without permission.

"Could you come in here? It looks like I do need a little help!" the girl answered with a little giggle in the end.

Walking into her room, the boy was startled to see her suitcase practically overflowing with clothes. "Onna, we are only staying there for a couple of days. Why are you packing so much?"

"Well, I have some winter clothes just in case it snows! You never know these days with global warming and stuff!"

"Onna, you are being ridiculous. Just leave some of the clothes here."

"No! I need it all! Here, I'll sit on it while you zip it up!" Ulquiorra sighed and nodded his head. Orihime sat on the suitcase while the boy attempted to stuff some of the clothes back into it. Once they were not hanging out, he then pulled at the zipper to close it. After some time and effort, it finally closed. Orihime shined a huge grin. "Ulquiorra, don't you have to pack still?"

"What shall I pack?"

"Well you definitely need 2 or 3 days worth of clothes! And of course a swimsuit."

"I do not have one."

"Wait, what? You don't have a swimsuit?"

"Do not make me repeat myself, onna."

"Wait right here!" The girl then ran into a different room, leaving a confused Ulquiorra. When she returned, she held a pair of swim trunks with a price tag on them. "These were my big brothers but don't worry he never got the chance to wear them! You can have these!"

Ulquiorra hesitated to accept the article of clothing. "Onna, I do not feel right taking something that once belonged to your brother."

"Oh. Please don't worry about it! It's been in his room this whole time and I think somebody should wear them…"

"…I will accept them then."

Eventually, the two of them wound up in Ulquiorra's room so that he could pack. Unlike Orihime, the boy finished much quicker. There was only one thing left that he needed to pack. Going to his desk well aware of Orihime watching him, he pulled out the little box that held the friendship flower inside of it.

"Oh, I almost forgot all about that!" Orihime exclaimed.

"I never leave for a long time without it." Ulquiorra stated. "Are you still upset with me, onna?"

"…Well, not as much as I was before, but I am still upset with you."

"If I show you what is inside, will it make you feel better?"

Orihime's eyes widened a fraction and her jaw dropped. "You are willing to show me to have me forgive you?"

"Yes. But not today."

"Huh?"

"I will show you the last night that we are at the beach."

Orihime grinned. "Can't wait."