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"So you still trust me going to school by myself?" Orihime asked, smiling as she looked at him.

Ichigo smirked, and shook his head. "Of course not. I'm going to be driving you to school for the rest of the year," he told her, before he pulled her closer to him. Reaching over her, he turned off the light beside their bed. "Now get some sleep."

The next morning

Orihime smiled as Ichigo kissed her forehead. He had drove her to school as he said he would. She felt him rest one of his hands lightly against her baby bump, and then she heard him chuckle.

"She's moving around a lot this morning," Ichigo said, as he felt a lot of movement underneath his hand.

"She's been moving around a lot all night. I woke up twice in the middle of the night because of her kicks," Orihime told him, laughing at the thought of her having woke up completely startled. Only for her to find out it was just their baby giving her a good kick to the ribs. "But, it's okay. It makes me happy to feel her move."

"I like feeling her move too," Ichigo said, before he kissed her again. This time it was on the lips, and it left them both smiling when they broke apart. "I'll see you in class." He was going to let her go speak to the teacher by herself, while he went to go talk to Uryu and Chad.

When Ichigo walked away, Orihime began walking to her first period class. I'm going to be apologizing for having hormones. That sounds like just the perfect conversation to have with the new teacher. Taking a deep breath, Orihime opened the class room door. "Excuse me?' She asked in a soft tone. The teacher was standing at the board, writing the class assignments down for the day.

However when she heard Orihime's voice, the teacher finished what she was writing, and looked over to see Orihime. "Miss. Inoue was it?"

"Uh, just Orihime would be fine," Orihime said, as she walked more into the classroom. "I just wanted to apologize for yesterday morning." Her eyes left the teacher's to look at the name tag she had on. The teacher's name was Hana Honoka. "Mrs. Honoka, I'm not usually a bad and disrespectful student. I'm almost five and a half months pregnant, and I guess I was just being really hormonal-"

"It's okay," Mrs. Honoka interrupted Orihime. She set the marker down on her desk, before going to sit down in the chair behind her desk. "I understand your situation Orihime. You don't have to apologize for anything."

Orihime raised an eyebrow. "You… understand?"

Mrs. Honoka laughed at the confused sounding tone Orihime had. "Why do you seem so surprised?"

Orihime felt herself blush slightly as she was taken aback slightly. "I just thought-" she stopped, and laughed. "I just thought you wouldn't understand me because you hadn't been here long enough to know me. And seeing that you're an adult I thought you would just judge me as a foolish girl who has no idea what she's doing anyways."

"Well you're hardly a foolish girl," Mrs. Honoka told her, before resting her hands on the desk. "Look at it this way. I'm only twenty two, and I'll be turning twenty three in half a year from now. You're seventeen, and you'll be turning eighteen in a few months. You're not so far away from me. It's not my place to judge you, and frankly I don't really have the right to judge you. I don't know you that well, and my life isn't completely by the book perfect either."

The bell rang, meaning that it was five minutes until class started. As students began coming in, they went to their seats, but were watching Orihime and Mrs. Honoka. Mrs. Honoka had to stop talking to Orihime for a moment, as she had to get up and speak to one of the other students. However, she came back after a couple minutes, and she sat back down at her desk.

Mrs. Honoka began writing on a piece of paper that was on her desk. "Life's not always easy. With all the twists and turns, you never know what will happen. It's good that you have friends to help you deal with everything. I bet life is pretty stressful right now. Count yourself lucky you have them."

Orihime smiled softly. "Yeah, my friend Mai helps me with advice. She got pregnant her freshman year, and she has been giving me advice on how to get through this," she told the teacher in a whisper so the incoming classmates wouldn't hear.

Mrs. Honoka nodded, before she continued writing on the paper. She gave Orihime the paper. "Well in that case, why don't you and Mai come back during my planning period? Which is your third period. I would like to talk with you, and she is welcome to join us."

Orihime took the paper, and nodded. "I'll let her know. I have class with her next period," she said just as the bell was ringing for class to start. She walked to her desk, and sat down. Feeling the usual tiredness come over her. Maybe if I just rest my eyes for a bit. She put her elbows on her desk, and rested her forehead on her propped up hands.

It seemed like only a few minutes later when the bell rang for the end of the period. Orihime's eyes snapped open. The assignment of the day rested on her desk in front of her. Just a page with questions on it. You've got to be kidding me? Picking up the assignment she realized it was two pages front and back. Apparently I decided that sleeping through class was a good idea.

"Sleeping in class?" Tatsuki asked, a smirk on her face. Rukia stood beside her, and Ichigo in front of Orihime's desk.

Orihime just sighed. "Did she give us the answers?" She asked, ignoring Tatsuki's question. She put the assignment in her binder, and then put that in her bag.

"Yeah she did at the end of class," Akira answered Orihime, as she walked over.

"You've got to be kidding me. I can't believe I slept in class again," Orihime said, as she pushed herself to standing up.

Ichigo laughed at Orihime's irritated look. "I'll let you copy mine," he told her before his expression turned to slight concern. "Did you not get enough sleep last night? You told me that she woke you up twice last night. How long did you stay awake each time you woke up-"

"It's okay," Orihime interrupted Ichigo as they walked out of the classroom. "It's no big deal. I'm always tired."

"What's with the negative attitude? Why can't you have a positive attitude whenever I come over?" Mai asked as she walked up to them. She laughed at Orihime's sour look. "I was joking. What happened this time?"

"I feel asleep in class," Orihime said, before mumbling "again" under her breath.

Mai looked to Ichigo. "I've got to go drop something off at the library before class next period, but don't let her get so depressed over it. I used to fall asleep in class when I was pregnant, and it's not the end of the world."

Orihime grabbed Mai's wrist before she could walk away . "Wait, before you go. Even though I'll see you in class, we have to come back to my first period during third period."

Mai nodded. "Alright. You can tell me why next period," she said, before she walked past them, and down the hallway to the stairs.

Orihime stopped by her locker. "You guys can go ahead and go to class. I have to get my book out."

Rukia, Akira, and Tatsuki left, but Ichigo stayed. He leaned against the locker next to hers. "Mai's right. It's not going to be the end of the world just because you fell asleep in this one class."

Orihime got her book out of her locker, and closed the door. She put her book in her bag, and looked to Ichigo. "I know, I just feel awful for sleeping in class."

Ichigo took Orihime's hand as they walked towards the stairs. "Don't feel bad. You can talk to the teacher. I'm sure she won't care as much as you think she will. She'll understand."

"She told me that she did understand when we talked this morning," Orihime told him as they started up the stairs. "I just don't like it that I'm so tired that I can't stay awake in class." It wasn't until they reached the third floor that Orihime had to stop, causing Ichigo to stop. She closed her eyes, and moved her free hand so it was resting on her baby bump. It felt like the baby was bouncing around, and it was making her a little out of breath.

"Orihime?" Ichigo questioned, concern in his tone.

Orihime didn't reply, she just hummed softly. When the baby finally settled a little, she opened her eyes. "She sure takes up a lot of energy. She's going to be a lot like her father," she said, before she laughed a little bit as she looked over to see Ichigo smiling at her. "She's definitely worth it though."

Ichigo smiled at that, and leaned over to kiss her. "I'll try to help you out more. Maybe it will make it easier on you."

Orihime smiled as she looked into Ichigo's eyes. "You've already helped me so much Ichigo. I love you for that. Don't over extend yourself for my sake."

Ichigo kissed Orihime's forehead. "Don't worry about it. We're in this together."

Third period

Orihime and Mai had told their P.E teachers where they were going, and then they walked to Mrs. Honoka's class.

"Is Mrs. Honoka one of those teachers that thinks she knows everything?" Mai asked as they walked down the hallway towards the classroom. "If so, I've been lectured enough times in these past couple years I've had Emi, and I don't need anymore of it."

Orihime shook her head. "No. She's very understanding, and she's only twenty two. Not much older than us."

As the two girls walked in the classroom, Mrs. Honoka looked up from the papers on her desk. "Hello ladies. Have a seat," she said, pointing to the two seats across from her desk. "This is Mai, correct?" She asked Orihime.

Orihime nodded her head. "Yep, this is Mai. My life coach." That made the three laugh.

"What did you want to talk about?" Mai asked.

Mrs. Honoka just smiled. "I understand that you've been a mother for almost a couple years Mai, and Orihime you haven't got to experience it yet. But, it's coming in a matter of months," she started, as she stood up from her desk. "I just wanted to let you two know that I'm here if you need any advice. You can come to me. Because I know what your going through." As she came around to stand in front of her desk, she smiled. "I was a teenage mother in high school."

It was quiet for a moment, but Orihime was first to break that silence. "You were?"

Mrs. Honoka nodded, and laugh slightly at the girls looks. "My son just turned four over the holiday's. His name's Ikuto. I got pregnant with him halfway through my junior year, and gave birth to him in September of my senior year."

"So you know a lot about how hard it is. That's why you said you could give us advice," Orihime stated.

"Exactly," Mrs. Honoka crossed her arms. "You two only have four and a half months left of high school. You're almost legal adults. When your done in high school it will be extremely different for you once you are out." She smiled then. "Any questions you might have would be great if you asked them now."

"I've experienced a lot already, but is it going to get harder when we graduate?" Mai asked.

Mrs. Honoka observed Mai. "You got pregnant with your daughter your freshman year, correct?"

Mai nodded. "The month before my freshman year ended, she'll be two on March 18th. Her name is Emi."

Mrs. Honoka smiled. "So you've already have gotten some experience having a baby and school. But, honestly, once you get out of high school it's going to be hard. Sure your daughter has gotten to the age where she doesn't keep you up through the night anymore. But, it's going to be just like going back to those days. If your planning to go to college-which I hope you are-then it would be best to go ahead and plan out a schedule now."

"My boyfriend is in college now, so I wanted to wait a year, then go when he'll be able to have a more flexible schedule for his classes. That way I can take half of my classes at school and half at home. So she won't ever have to be without one of us," Mai explained.

Mrs. Honoka nodded. "That's a great plan so far. It's sounds like you don't have much to worry about," she laughed. "And it's not all that bad after high school. You'll find that it can actually be easier than when it was in high school. It just depends on your outlook on the whole situation." Her eyes went from Mai to Orihime, and she smiled. "Now let's find out what's in Orihime's head."

Orihime laughed slightly. "You are asking for it. So don't blame me when your having to hold your ears to take a break from my talking."

Mrs. Honoka raised an eyebrow, and laughed. "Try me."

So over the next hour Orihime told Mrs. Honoka everything. Mai helped fill in things that Orihime forgot. Mrs. Honoka would explain somethings that Orihime had talked about, and was confused about. Mai would add in a little as well. Then after awhile Mrs. Honoka asked Mai about her story. Now they had a couple minutes before the bell rang so Mai and Orihime had gotten up to get their stuff together.

"Thanks for talking with us," Orihime pulled out her phone from her bag. Walking to the window to try and get service. Her messages popped up, and showed that she had a few from some friends and a few from Ichigo. Scrolling past her friends texts quickly, got to Ichigo's, and smiled as she read over them.

"Checking in with the boyfriend you're about to see?" Mrs. Honoka asked.

Orihime turned around, and had to refrain herself from hiding her phone behind her back. A blush began creeping from her neck to her cheeks.

Mai and Mrs. Honoka laughed at Orihime's blush. Mai walked forward to Orihime. She took Orihime's phone from her, and put it in Orihime's purse. "Your about to see him. It can wait till at least the bell rings."

Orihime just mumbled under her breath, and sighed. She looked back at Mrs. Honoka. "Do you mind if I come to talk to you during this period sometimes? It's PE, so it's really just free period for me."

Mrs. Honoka smiled. "Of course I don't mind," she said before she looked to Mai. "If you want to come as well, come to me in the morning, and I'll write you a pass. I'm friends with your teacher so it won't be a problem."

"Thank you," Mai said softly.

The bell rang, and both Mai and Orihime went to the door. When they got into the hallway they went to Orihime's locker. As Orihime began turning the dial she sighed. "That was a nice talk," she said as she began thinking of the conversation. "Even though I did a lot of talking."

Mai rolled her eyes. "Orihime, what did you expect? She was just here to listen to our stories today. She wanted to let us know that we could go to her if we needed. I'm sure if you want advice you could go ask her something. Or ask me."

Orihime put her biology book in her locker, and took out her World History book. As she put it in her bag she looked to Mai. "I know. Believe me you'll be glad that your not the only one I'm using as my pregnancy bible. I'm going to be asking a lot of questions soon."

"I know. That's not a bad thing," Mai told her, as she closed Orihime's locker door for her. The two began walking down the now clear hallway. The other students were either in class or at lunch. They began approaching the stairs when she sighed. "I'm glad for you. I'm also glad I have someone to talk to for advice." As they began walking down, she crossed her arms. "I basically have been going through this pregnancy based on whatever books Hikari and I could get our hands on."

"That's probably not true. I bet you have had a lot of people to help you," Orihime said, as they were getting to the bottom of the staircase, they could see the downstairs hallway. The hallway was empty except for their friends who were waiting only forty feet away.

"Not so much," Mai replied a bit uncomfortably.

"What about your parents?" Orihime asked as they got to the bottom of the stairs, and had started walking towards their friends.

"There isn't anything to say about them," Mai replied, trying to brush off the conversation.

They had only made it halfway to their friends, but Orihime didn't care. She grabbed Mai's arm to stop her. "Mai?"

Mai just looked at Orihime. "It's nothing."

Orihime looked into Mai's eyes to see sadness, anger, resentment. Three emotions that usually didn't mean a good thing. The tears that brimmed Mai's eyes were the last thing that Orihime noticed. "You're about to cry. Obviously it's not nothing."

Mai just shook her head, and stepped away from Orihime to get out of her grip. "It's nothing Orihime. Drop it." She said before turning around. "I'm not that hungry anymore. I'll see you in math." She began walking towards the stairwell again.

Orihime just frowned, and turned around to watch Mai's retreating figure. "Mai!" She exclaimed, but Mai just kept walking. "Mai!" She tried again, but her friend just turned down a hallway just before she got to the stairs.

Orihime sighed before turning back to finish walking to her friends. The first thing she did was walk to Ichigo. Who automatically embraced her.

"Where in the hell is Mai going?" Akira asked, crossing her arms. "The lunchroom isn't that way."

"She looked upset," Rukia noted, having noticed the expression on Mai's face.

"Anything you want to share with the class?" Renji asked, making everyone laugh.

Although Orihime had only smiled slightly. She remained in Ichigo's embrace, and just turned her head so she could look at the others. "I don't really know. We were talking, and I mentioned her parents. Then she just got so upset all of a sudden."

"Something probably happened with her parents," Toshiro-who had been leaning against the lockers-crossed his arms. "I can look into her records if you want."

"Don't do that!" Rangiku exclaimed. "That's invading her privacy."

"But, it's the best way to get information," Uryu added, pushing his glasses up on his nose. He had experience going into the school systems files, but only occasionally.

Ichigo frowned. "You're not really going to go into her files are you?" He asked Toshiro.

Toshiro's eyes went from Ichigo to Orihime. "Only if she wants me too."

"So everything's okay as long as Orihime says it is?" Tatsuki asked. "Orihime we need them to start selling iced coffee in the mornings. Is that okay?" Again everyone laughed.

"You know what I mean," Toshiro retorted.

Before anyone else could add anything to the conversation Orihime cleared her throat. "I don't think that's necessary. I think she's just upset right now," she said, before she looked back down the hallway where she and Mai had been. "Although whatever it is, it can't be a good thing. Her eyes held so much emotion. It's like as soon as I had mentioned her parents she immediately got upset." Sighing deeply, she stepped out of Ichigo's arms, and grabbed his hand. "Come on. Let's go eat lunch."

The next day, fifteenth of January, after school

Orihime sighed as she walked down the hallway. The bell had rang ten minutes ago, so a lot of people were already gone from the school. But, there was still a few people around. She had taken a little extra time in Photography to finish the pictures she was developing, and hang them up to finish over the weekend.

Ichigo had left during class because of a hollow. That's why he wasn't with her. Then Mai had left the classroom when Orihime was still putting her pictures up. Once she finished, she got her book bag, and left the room. I guess I'm going to be by myself for a bit. She thought, as she started down the stairs. Getting to the second floor, she started to her locker, and noticed Mai.

Mai was sitting down on the floor in front of Orihime's locker. Her back was against the lower level of the lockers, and her eyes were focused up on the ceiling.

As Orihime got closer she smiled. "Are you waiting for me?"

Mai looked over to Orihime, and smiled back. "Yeah, I know Ichigo left. So you'd be here by yourself, and I thought I could stay after a little bit with you."

"You don't have to go pick up Emi from daycare?" Orihime asked, as she began turning the dial on her locker.

"No," Mai said, as she moved a little to her left so Orihime could get better access to her locker. "Hikari is out of school today, and he doesn't have to work. So he had Emi at home with him all day today."

"Ahhh, okay," Orihime said, opening her locker door. It was quiet for a moment. Why does it feel so awkward? I mean Mai has been pretty quiet since what happened yesterday-

"I think we should talk about yesterday," Mai said, interrupting Orihime's thoughts.

"What do you mean?" Orihime asked, she knew exactly what Mai was talking about, but didn't want to seem like she was too eager.

"About-" Mai was interrupted by Akira's laughter.

The two girls looked to see Akira sliding down the railing on the stairs. Jumping off as she got to the bottom. "Hey ladies," she greeted as she walked over to them. She looked at Mai's expression, and raised an eyebrow. "Who died?"

Mai rolled her eyes, and chuckled when she saw Orihime doing the same thing. "Now that you're here I won't have to say it more than once."

Akira frowned, and looked to Orihime. "What is she talking about?"

"I need to tell you two about why I was upset yesterday," Mai said before Orihime could say anything. "About my parents."

It was quiet for a moment. Orihime stopped transferring her book from her book bag to her locker, and Akira crossed her arms and looked to Mai. "Then talk," she said, rather impatiently.

Mai sighed, and crossed her arms. "Privately."

"No one else is here, besides us," Akira said, motioning to the empty hallway around them. Just then a few people that were still there started down the hall, heading for one of the classrooms for tutoring.

"No one besides all the people here for tutoring and after school activities," Mai corrected, as she crossed her arms.

"I have an idea on where we can go," Orihime said, as she shut her locker door.

Soon the three girls had walked outside the school. Since Orihime was waiting on Ichigo they decided to go down to the pond. When they got to the dock they sat down near the end. It was pretty chilly outside, but they were all bundled up in warm clothes so it was bearable.

"Now you can talk," Orihime said, crossing her arms to get a little bit warmer. "No one can hear us out here."

Mai nodded, and sighed. "When my parents found out about me being pregnant with Emi they hated me. They thought of me as a disgrace. It got to the point that they wouldn't even talk to me. When I got to where I could no longer hide my pregnancy my parents told me they were going to take me out of school, and send me away. And that I was to give Emi up for adoption, and then I could come back."

"Did you really go?" Akira asked.

Mai shook her head. "Of course not. My parents and I screamed at each other for nearly half an hour. After that day my parents I heard my parents calling me so many names. Whore, slut, almost everything you can think of. Whenever they would talk to their friends on the phone I could hear them telling their friends that they couldn't stand me." She felt tears come to her eyes.

Orihime and Akira shared a look. They thought of Mai as the strong unbreakable type. After everything Mai had been through just by having a baby when she was a Sophomore in high school, it showed so much strength. Ever since Orihime had known her Mai had that strong personality. And even though Akira hadn't known her for long, she knew that Mai was strong.

After of controlling herself, Mai continued. "There's not much more to tell. My parents disowned me basically. It got to the point when my dad had hit me because I wanted to continue with school, and my mother slapped me across the face just because I wanted to go outside for a walk. I would still be living with my parents or out on the street somewhere. But, Hikari just happened to be at my house at the time. He took me upstairs, told me to pack up everything I needed, and that I was coming to live with him," she told them, before she sighed. "The saddest part was that they didn't stop me. I haven't even heard from them since then. They haven't even once try to come and see their grand daughter. Not that I would let them at this point."

It was silent. None of the three girls said a word. It was so quiet that the soft wind could be heard whistling slightly. Finally after a minute, Orihime was the first one to break the silence. "So that's why you got so upset when I mentioned your parents yesterday."

Mai nodded. "I try not to mention them at all. It's sad, having to live knowing that my own parents hate me. But, I won't let it affect me. I'm not going to think about it anymore. You two are the first people I've told about this. Besides Hikari, but he had been there to see most of it."

"Do you feel better now that you've told someone else?" Akira asked.

Mai nodded. "Yeah. It's been a while since I've talked about. I feel better," she said, before she looked at her phone, and stood up. "Hikari texted me. He wants to make dinner with me tonight." Despite the depressing conversation they had had, Mai smiled at the thought.

Akira stood up to hug Mai goodbye. Orihime was about to get up, but Mai just bent down to hug her. To make it easier on her.

After Mai left, Akira sat back down. "She seems so happy all the time. I couldn't imagine that happening to her."

Orihime hesitated before replying. "We only can try to understand," she said, her voice sounded slightly strained. She coughed a little to try get her throat to go back to normal. Except I have a pretty good idea about having parents like that.

"So when is Ichigo going to be back? I can fight hollows faster than this," Akira said, having not noticed Orihime's pause, and just continued on.

Orihime smiled, and looked down at the water. "There must have been more than they thought. Usually when there is a lot they go back to Urahara's. Just to make sure there won't be tons of hollows grouping up. After the whole Aizen thing, they take lots of precautions," she said, before sighing. "Although I'm not really waiting for him. He usually goes back home after those meetings at Urahara's. I just feel like I need some time outside the house now. It-"

"Shit! I'm late!" Akira exclaimed, jumping up.

"What did you forget this time?" Orihime asked, laughing as Akira stumbled while trying to get everything together.

"I promised my mom I would go to tutoring today because I didn't do so well on our last Biology test," Akira replied. She all of a sudden stopped, and looked to Orihime. "I can reschedule. I don't want you to have to be here by yourself."

Orihime smiled, and shook her head. "That's not necessary. Go ahead and go. You and Mai really didn't need to wait for me in the first place."

Akira nodded, and began running back towards the school. "Bye Orihime!"

"Bye!" Orihime called. She laughed softly before sighing. She leaned back against one of the posts on the dock. Feeling her baby move around a bit inside of her. Yawning, she rested her hands on her baby bump. I remember the days I could go a night without sleeping because I had to study over the weekend for exams. And now I can't even get through half a school day without feeling like I haven't slept in forever. Even though her body was begging her to get some sleep she forced herself to stay awake. Although she was still tempted just by being in the relaxing atmosphere. The lake behind the school was beautiful in it's own way. It was more peaceful than the one in the park because nobody really came back here.

Reaching in her purse, she pulled out her phone to check the time. It was around four. So she decided that she could get some reading done. She had to read a book for her Literature class. The class I slept in yesterday. She thought to herself, as she opened the book to start reading. Feeling at peace.

Around thirty minutes had passed before Orihime started to smile. She could hear slight taps of footsteps on the dock. Although, she pretended not to notice, and just turned the page in the book. When a shadow cast over her she smiled softly. "Now where did my light go? I can't see my book," she said, as the shadow shortened a bit, and she felt him first kiss her forehead, then her lips. "Now I won't be able to get any reading done if you're here."

Ichigo just smirked. "Fine, I'll just go, and see if there are any more hollows around."

Orihime caught Ichigo's arm as he moved to stand back up. "No way. I couldn't stand being with out you for so long again," she said dramatically. "It was like ten years before you came back for me."

Ichigo rolled his eyes, and chuckled. He reached down, and placed a hand on her baby bump. "Well she would already be here if that was the case."

Orihime sighed dramatically. "Damn. I knew there was a flaw in that logic."

That made Ichigo laugh. She looked so serious that it actually made him have to sit down from laughing so hard.

"Now why would you be laughing at me?" Orihime asked. A smile on her face as she watched him laugh.

"How long have you been out here?" Ichigo asked her after he stopped his laughing.

Looking at her phone, Orihime calculated the time. "Well it's been around thirty minutes since Mai and Akira left, so maybe forty five minutes."

"You should really be inside," Ichigo told her, as he reached forward and tucked her bangs behind her ears. "I don't want you catching a cold being out here."

"I'm bundled up nicely thank you very much," Orihime said, before she laughed. "You made sure of that before I left the house this morning incase you forgot."

Chuckling, Ichigo held out his hand to her. "Still, I don't want you to risk anything," he told her with a smile on his face. "Ready to go?"

Putting her book in her bag, Orihime took Ichigo's hand. "I guess so," after moving to get up, she appreciated Ichigo's help getting her all the way up. Her baby bump was getting bigger all the time it seemed, and it was getting more and more difficult to work with it.

Taking her bag for her, Ichigo took her hand with his free hand. "Let's go then."

As they walked back towards the school so they could go to the parking lot Orihime smiled. Her mood felt so much better. Earlier that day it was because Mai was unhappy. When she found out why Mai was unhappy she felt better because she could help. Then being with Ichigo always made her happy. Feeling a few kicks to her stomach she smiled. Those kicks of yours makes me happy too, baby girl.

A/N: Orihime's apology and finding out a little of Mai's past. This chapter was a little bit of a slow write for me. I just had a little bit of writer's block throughout! Hope you enjoyed it anyways!

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