Yuzuki: Yay another chapter!
Author: -passed out asleep-
Ichigo: -pokes her with a stick-
Uryu: -sighs- Tite Kubo owns Bleach. There.
"I can see clearly now the rain is gone."
-Some song. I don't know the title of. (Wow. I suck. Lol.)
Cross My Heart
Number Twenty Three
Just Clearing Things Up
Dun dun dun.
THE NEXT DAY
"HE KISSED YOU?"
Clamping a hand to her loud friend, Yuzuki shushed him. "Shut up, fart-fo-brains!" she growled. "You want the whole world to know?"
Releasing her hand from his mouth, she wiped her palm off on her jeans.
"Well it's about time." Ichigo crossed his arms.
Yuzuki looked at him skeptically and sat down on his bed. "What do you mean?"
Ichigo shook his head. "What's up with girl's being so oblivious...?"
Yuzuki stuck out her tongue. "At least my hair's not orange!"
"WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT LOVE~?" A voice shouted coming up the stairs.
Ichigo flung his foot in the air instantly, causing his father to hit his head onto the ceiling and fall back onto ground.
"No one said anything about love, old coot!" Ichigo yelled.
His nose bleeding, Isshin Kurosaki held Yuzuki's hands in his. "YOU NEED A LESSON OF LOVE! I can see it in your eyes that you're totally clueless!"
Yuzuki blinked, "Uh...no...?"
Ichigo grabbed his father by his shirt collar and dragged him out the door. "EVER NEED HELP, YOU KNOW WHO TO CALL!" Isshin shouted as a kick was delivered to his back by his son.
Shutting the door behind him, Ichigo sat down next to her. It was quiet as they sat in thought. Finally, Ichigo broke the silence. "So...what're you gonna do?"
Putting her hands in her lap, she twiddled her thumbs, frowning. "I don't know."
"Well...don't tell him I said any of this...but..." Ichigo began, "Ishida's a good guy. He's just kinda closed up to himself, you know? I think it's good for him to let some of himself show...and I know for a fact he has to much pride to lie about anything."
Yuzuki nodded in agreement, and shocked that kind words towards Uryu would come from the boy who usually protested against everything Uryu did.
Ichigo's cheeks went pink. "Don't say a word."
Smiling, Yuzuki giggled. "I won't."
Urahara sighed. "It seems no matter I do...a little part of her slips through..."
"So the replacement memories didn't work?" Yoruichi asked, in her cat form, licking her paws.
"Unfortunately, yes."
Ursula sat down next to him, and patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Isn't there something else we could do...?"
Urahara nodded, "Just keep convincing her that she passed out."
"What if she remembers something...?"
"Then tell her otherwise." Urahara spoke, standing up. "There's nothing else we can do at this time."
Ursula frowned. She felt his aura was slightly disturbed, he was indeed troubled by this...
But there was not much they could do about it...
"So...you made-out with her?" Ayame asked.
"For the last time, I did not make out with her." Uryu said, a vain popping from his forehead. That was the seventh time his sister had asked that.
Satisfied for a moment of a her teasing, Ayame put her arms behind her head, smiling. "Oh well. At least you guys are together now."
"Wait...you are together right?" Ayame asked.
Uryu sighed. "You need to learn to mind your own business."
"You need to learn about relationships. Apparently, you don't even know if you have one with Zuki-chan." Ayame laughed.
"Speaking of which isn't that her with Carrot-top over there?" she stopped in her tracks and stared at the two as they were chatting and laughing about something Ayame couldn't clearly hear.
Uryu darted his head to them, and he gulped.
"Zuki-chan!" Ayame shouted, waving over to them.
Uryu flinched. "What are you doing?"
"Inviting your girlfriend to lunch with us."
"No!" Uryu protested. "Besides! She's visiting with Kurosaki..."
"Ohh...is that a hint of jealousy I hear?" she winked at her brother.
His cheeks blaring he denied it. "No! Jealous of the moron Kurosaki?"
"Who are you calling moron, dip-shit?" Ichigo asked, annoyed.
Uryu turned around to face Ichigo looking at him with daggers on his eyes, and Yuzuki confused, but her eyes remained innocent as ever.
Pushing up his glasses with his index finger, Uryu regained composure. "Kurosaki..." he acknowledged. His eyes rested on Yuzuki's as he seemed to be almost out of breath as he said her name, "Y-Y...uzuki-san..."
Ichigo, forgetting the rude name he was just called, gave a smirk. Just by the way he talked, Ichigo knew Uryu would fall into a puddle at any moment now. It wasn't in his nature to take amusement out of things like this...but when it came to Ishida...he'd make sure to bring popcorn.
Ayame being the younger sister she was said, "So are you guys gonna make out now or something?"
"AYAME-CHAN!" The red 'couple' shouted.
Ayame laughed out loud, and began walking away, he laughter still audible as she turned a street corner.
Patting Uryu's shoulder, a smug look on his face as he said, "I'll leave you two alone now."
So...the two were left with themselves.
Awkward moment...that even the author has no words to explain such a moment as this.
"I-I...uh..." Yuzuki stuttered, her cheeks red. "Ha...look at me...I must be stupid or something..."
Uryu smiled at her. "Actually. It's quite cute on you."
She laughed, "If you say so..."
"Well...since your here, would you like to join me for lunch?" he asked, taking her hand. She nodded quickly. "Yeah! I'm starving!" she exclaimed, suddenly feeling comfortable around him. And he too, adjusted to the feeling he gave her as the tingles flew up his arm ceased.
"Oh and just to clear one thing up..." Yuzuki said, grabbing his complete attention. "Are we...you know...like boyfriend...and girlfriend?"
"Would you like that?" he asked.
She nodded but said, "I mean...only if you want to..."
"I'd be honored to." he planted a light kiss on her cheek, causing her cheeks to flush.
For now, we'll just have to see where things go.
But from a far off distance...
Isshin sniffed the air...
"I feel a disturbance in the force!"
-End Number Twenty Two
(Random Ending? Does it mean anything? Maybe.)
REVIEW!