Chapter 1
Letting out a sigh, Orihime Inoue walk back to her apartment slowly. Even after they all got through the trouble with Aizen and remained very close friends, she couldn't help the pain that crept up in her heart.
(A few hours earlier)
Just as she steeled her resolve to tell Ichigo how she felt about him, the man she loved and her best friend surprised her first.
Tatsuki/Ichigo: Orihime/Inoue. "We have something to tell you."
Tatsuki, looking at Ichigo and then at Orihime saying: "We've made it official; we are now a couple!"
Time froze for Orihime. What just happened, did they say what she thinks they said? Could she have heard wrong? No, this is real, her first love and best friend are now what she wished for.
Forcing a bright smile, beaming at them, she congratulated them.
Of course, she was happy that two of the people who mattered most to her were now happy, she just didn't expect this; she WASN'T prepared for this.
Uryu, being the ever observant person that he is, immediately noticed that Orihime was hurt by this, even though it is barely audible, he saw her smile falter ever so slightly, but he knew that to try and comfort her and talk to her about this particular happening would only make it more difficult for her, not to mention that she would just say that she was okay and that nothing was wrong.
(Present time)
Arriving at her apartment and making herself an omelet stuffed with chocolate and celery for dinner,
she decided not to dwell on the events of the day, but rather focused on her assignments.
Just as she was really getting into it, she heard the roar of a hollow, and it was very close, she knew the others were not nearby and knew she had to handle it.
Getting to where the hollow was she saw two little spirits running away from a very terrifying looking hollow.
Orihime:" Shiten Koshun(shield) KotenZanshun (Tsubaki) I reject!"
She shielded them and destroyed the hollow in one fell swoop, she ran up to make sure they were okay and to her relief they were, just as she wanted to leave Ichigo and Rukia showed up, Orihime explained what happened, Ichigo then performed a konso on the two spirits, they bid Orihime good night, and they all went their separate ways.
Unaware to them, there was a different kind of trouble brewing in the darkness, one that they could never have predicted.
(Auther's note: Please bear with me, this is my first fanfic, and I would love feedback, thanks for the support)
