HEY GUYS. FRUIT PUNCH SAID I'LL GET A COOKIE IF I UPDATE QUICKLY SO HERE'S CHAPTER 14.
Yeah, okay.
By the way, Ally. I know you found my fanfic on my laptop. Doesn't mean you can go and review EVERY chapter and flood my inbox. Kthx. I still love you though.
It's summer, and it's almost 3000 degrees. So the gang and co. decided to head out to the public pool.
"This is going to be great!" Orihime cheered throwing her hands up.
"Oh! Hiimeee! You look so adorable in your bathing suit!" Chizuru lunged for the girl and only to get knocked back by Tatsuki.
"You scare me…" came the little tomboy's voice in a flat tone.
"Hey, Rukia, why aren't you changing?" Michiru smiled at the raven-haired girl.
"I…" Rukia started.
"Can't swim?" Orihime finished for her.
"No."
"Then what's wrong?" Tatsuki asked, fixing her eyes on her female friend alone with everyone else.
"You're not shy… are you?" Michiru made a face.
"No! I'm just not fond of the water… I suppose…"
"Oh! That's just a pathetic reason, especially on a day like this! You take baths don't you?" Tatsuki asked roughly.
"Well, yes."
"Swimming shouldn't be that different, now! Go change!" Tatsuki demanded her friend.
"But!"
"Yeah, I'll be kicking yours if you don't change!" and with that, Tatsuki shoved Rukia in a changing room. Michiru giggled at Tatsuki's little threat.
Not long later, Rukia came out in a black strapless bikini.
"Black? Again Does your wardrobe have anything BUT black?" Tatsuki complained.
"I think Rukia looks cute!" Orihime giggled.
"Yeah!" Michiru agreed. Rukia gave a soft, nervous chuckle.
After the girls were done, they came out, seeing Ichigo drowning Keigo for some apparent reason. Chad was sitting under a wide umbrella and Ishida apparently, was hiding from the sun.
"Eh, what's wrong? Afraid of getting sun burnt?" Ichigo yelled over to the boy.
Ishida fixed his glasses. "No."
"What's wrong then?"
"Nothing."
"Man… Rukia, he's worst than you." Tatsuki sighed. Rukia let out another chuckle.
Tatsuki, however, noticed how close they were to the edge and remembering Rukia not being 'fond of the water'. Tatsuki gave a wide, devious grin.
"Tatsuki. Something wrong?" Rukia asked, confused with the grin. Then she looked to her other side. "O-oh! No! Please do-!"
Too late. Tatsuki, with her strength from all the fighting lessons she'd been taking, shoved the poor girl in the water.
Rukia swam up to the surface and took a large breath. She then jolted over to the edge, grabbing on to it.
Tatsuki bent down and laughed furiously. "Sorry, Rukia! That looked too tempting!"
Rukia made a face at the laughing girl. She gave a smirk and grabbed Tatsuki's ankle.
"Eh?" Tatsuki stopped laughing and looked down. "What the.."
Rukia let out a laugh and she dragged her friend into the pool.
Tatsuki rose to the surface of the water and let out a stream of curses before glaring at Rukia.
"An eye for an eye?" Rukia said innocently.
"Yeah, I'll show you and eye for and eye…" Tatsuki muttered under her breath with a glare. It then soften and a smile appeared on her face as she started to splash Rukia.
"Hey now!" Rukia shield her eyes with one hand and splashed back with the other. The two girls giggled and laughed furiously and then cause the commotion.
Orihime giggled at the two girls and jumped into the pool, joining them. Chizuru follow right behind, clinging onto Orihime.
"OH MY GOD!" Keigo screamed happily, obviously about to get a nosebleed.
Ichigo glared at his friend, then his fist shot out. So, Keigo did get a nosebleed, but from Ichigo rather than the girls.
"How about… a chicken fight!" Chizuru suggested loudly, clinging on to Orihime. "Hime and I can be on one team!"
"How about make it Girl and Boy vs. Girl and Boy? We have an equal amount." Tatsuki suggested.
Orihime saw Ishida, who was stilling hiding under the shade and away from the sun. She went over and loudly said a 'Hi'.
"Eh?" The boy blinked back, confused.
"Lets play!"
"Play what?"
"Rooster!"
"…….What?"
"It's chicken, Inoue! Chicken!" Tatsuki yelled from the pool, correcting her friend.
"Yeah, that!"
"N-no thanks.."
"Oh, c'mon!" Orihime smiled widely and dragged him into the pool.
"I don't think that's a good idea!" Ishida shouted then yelped when he hit the water. Instead of being freezing cold, it was rather cool from the heat.
Orihime smiled and Ishida took off his glasses, placing it where it can be left alone.
Keigo scooted over next to Tatsuki and giggled dumbly.
"Ugh..fine." Tatsuki sighed.
"SCORE!" Keigo cheered. Tatsuki heaved another sigh.
Rukia laughed at the face Tatsuki made until a voice made her stop.
"Hey."
She turned.
"Partners?"
She stared at the orange headed boy. She was telling herself to say something. Anything. But that didn't happen.
"Uh, you there?"
"Uh.." was all she got out. At least it was something.
"Well?"
Rukia stared for a moment longer before putting on a small smile.
"Yeah..partners…" With that, she climbed on his shoulders.
"Hime!" Chizuru sobbed at her little Inoue on the shoulders of someone else.
"Hey." Mizuiro smiled to Chizuru.
"What?"
"Uh..partners?"
"…Fine! That's only because my Hime is taken!"
Mizuiro gave a nervous chuckle.
That only left the shy Michiru to Chad.
"Alright! Everyone ready?" Tatsuki exclaimed loudly.
"Yeah!" A group of voices cheered.
So it began. Orihime and Ishida was the first to go down because Tatsuki shoved her back and Ishida lost his balance. That was also a problem for Keigo. Tatsuki's force was too hard that it made him fall over too. Chizuru, who chased after her little Hime, jumped off Mizuiro's shoulder into the water, knocking him over with her foot. Leaving Michiru and Rukia.
"Go!" screamed Ichigo.
"What!" Rukia looked down at him confused. She was blushing furiously at how her legs rubbed against his shoulders and chest.
"Push her!"
"O-oh!" Rukia made an attempt to shove Michiru. She fell over; however, Chad kept her still. Michiru made an effort back Rukia, causing Ichigo to stumble back a few steps. Rukia laugh and attacked her friend again, Michiru did the same. The girls went into an arm lock and struggling to toss one another off. Problem was, Chad had no problem keeping Michiru on his shoulders, while Ichigo was stumbling back and forth. Hell, if Rukia wasn't so small, they would of fell over already.
Finally, Rukia fell over, crashing into Ichigo. Both came back to the surface to a cheering Michiru. Rukia laughed and along with everyone else.
After another hour of splashing in the pool, everyone got out and dried themselves.
While patting herself dry, Tatsuki spoke, "In two weeks, another festival is getting held, lets all go!" She smiled once everyone cheered.
"Two weeks…?" Rukia asked softly.
"Yeah!" Tatsuki smiled.
"Oh..Well.."
"Something wrong, Rukia?" Orihime asked with worried eyes.
"I go back to America at the end of this week…"
Everyone was silent. After a while, Tatsuki yelled,
"Why!"
"Well, I have to spend a couple of weeks getting ready for school, then school itself.. Summer is coming to an end." Rukia looked up at everyone. Everyone stared back at her with disappointment in their eyes.
Except one person.
Rukia looked up at Ichigo, he was looking at the orange sky as the sun was starting to go down.
"Guys… I'm sorry… I ha-" Rukia got cut off.
"Why are you apologizing?" Tatsuki asked roughly.
"Well.."
"It's not your fault. We can blame time for going so fast when you're having fun!"
Rukia smiled, "Yeah… fun…"
"Besides, we'll see you again next summer, right!" Orihime smiled.
"…Yes. Next Summer." Rukia smiled as everyone cheered. 'Next Summer…' she thought to herself as she stared at Ichigo, who haven't said anything. She sighed look back to her friends."
"Guys! Why are we still sitting here? Rukia got a week left, lets go home and start planning on what to do before she has to go!" Michiru said loudly and stood up.
"Yeah!" Everyone cheered then laughed.
Rukia just simply smiled.
You think that's it, huh:\ Noooooo, I'm barely starting, I have like… four more chapters till I get to the MIDDLE part.
These first 14 chapters and in the future, 16/17 chapters are just the beginning.