Ichigo and Inoue were having coffee, talking about their upcoming exam.
He feels his iPhone buzzing in his pocket.
He's certainly popular lately.
He pulls out his phone and reads Yuzu's text: Ichi-nii, Rukia-nee called and said there's a winter advisory warning. Karakura is under an ice storm. She cancelled dinner for tonight. Please stay safe, Ichi-nii! Call me if you need food!
Ichigo smiles, though with traces of melancholy. Yuzu is like kasan.
He then raises his eyebrow. Will Rukia be fine by herself? He snorts. Why am I questioning myself? Of course she will be fine. She has Satsuki-san with her.
"Is everything alright, Kurosaki-kun?" Inoue hesitantly begins.
Ichigo directs his attention back to his friend. "Yeah. Thanks, Inoue."
He notices her blush. She must be cold.
End notes:
I was re-watching xxxHOLiC and reading whatever I have been reading, and this idea came to me. I am hoping CLAMP won't be too much of an influence; however, I really like the fatalistic hitsuzen philosophy. (So if I use inevitable and fatalism a lot, then please note that I am making a direct reference to Yūko.)
Summary:
Midnight Library 24 Drabbles
Kurosaki Ichigo, a rugged detective, has been noticing strange occurrences in Karakura, but he doesn't believe in mysticism. Science and logic are the only truths. On his mother's anniversary, he enters Midnight Library 24 and meets the head librarian – the only librarian there – Kuchiki Rukia.
Interested? Bleah?
The plan is to finish Comrades. (I only have a week left.) But I most likely won't have time to finish IT. I am just free-writing two or three drabbles for this piece. I'm not sure where it will go or whether I plan on finishing it.
The number 24 is arbitrary, but the number 4 was chosen due to Eastern notions of tetraphobia.
