(Author's Notes:)Wow… I got more reviews than expected… (I wonder why nobody bothers to review my other story.. T.T) Thanks for liking this story people! I guess now I'll have to actually put effort and thought into this story… XD… I'm not really too serious about this story though. Oh well. Hope this chapter turns out ok! Here goes typing chapter two…
For his Love: One girl's quest to find a prince
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Act two: attracted to orange
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My name is Inoue Orihime.
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It's very nice to meet you!
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Oh… right… I've already introduced myself… hehe… Moving on then…
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Right now, I'm at school.
School is horribly boring at times. Ever since all that excitement at Soul Society (we went on a rescue mission to save Rukia-san from death! It was pretty cool… and I saw a lot of things! But… I missed real food the whole time we were there… Being alive and going to the world of spirits really isn't all that great. For one, I had a distinct feeling of being out of place the whole time. For another, we kinda … um… broke in. And they didn't have candy there. No candy… just imagine…)
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So anyways, school is rather dull right now. We're in the middle of English class… which is actually one of my favorite classes. You see, all my favorite people are in this class!
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There's Sado-kun… He's rather quiet, but he's really really strong. Almost inhumanely so. I mean, he's not your typical muscle man. Once, I saw him trip from the balcony from the outside second level hallway at our school. He fell over the side, and crashed to the ground. It was kinda scary… Sado-kun just laid there for a moment, then he got up and walked off! But he's nice. That's all that matters.
Um… There's Mizuiro-san. I don't really know him, but he seems to be very nice! Except… whenever I see him, he always seems to be with females…
Kurosaki-kun's friend, Keigo-san, is also in our class. He's not somebody I'm too friendly with, but he's rather amusing. Very dramatic, you see. If an insect flew by him during class, he's the type to willingly start a commotion just to get out of doing schoolwork. ("OH MY GOD…! SENSEI, SENSEI! A BUG JUST FLEW BY ME!" …… "So? Shut up and sit down, Keigo."…… "NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! SOMEBODY IN THIS CLASS COULD BE ALLERGIC TO BUGS… OR, OR, THEY COULD BE BUG-O-PHOBIC!"…… "…Didn't I tell you to sit down?")
Erm… there's Chizuru-san… I… don't really know what to make of her. She's… well… she prefers females.
It's not that I have anything against her, but… well, whenever she's near me, she always has her hand up my skirt or down my blouse… or she's groping my… whatever is in reach. I have to admit, it's a rather uncomfortable feeling.
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What's WORSE, is that yesterday… Chizuru-san insulted Kurosaki-kun.
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Yes.
That's right.
She insulted Kurosaki-kun, who happens to be in this English class, and who happens to sit one row behind me and two seats to the right.
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She called him an "orange-machoistic-wannabe." (I think she was in a bad mood… I heard she got rejected by this girl in another class… Apparently, Chizuru-san really liked her.)
And then, she told him that he's such a wimp, that even straight girls would probably prefer her, "Chizuru-Sama", to him, "Kurosaki-chan." (Here, Kurosaki-kun finally started to look pissed, and starting snapping something about a "flat-chested horny girl like you--" He didn't get to finish the sentence because Chizuru-san lost her temper.)
On top of that, she kneed him.
Right where it hurts most… for males, that is.
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Kurosaki-kun usually doesn't hurt girls. He's very noble and chivalrous. So he couldn't do anything about Chizuru-san.
Lucky for him, Tatsuki-chan entered the class at the moment Chizuru-san called Kurosaki-kun a pansy, and upon witnessing Chizuru-san kneeing Kurosaki-kun, promptly kicked Chizuru-san in the face, breaking her glasses. Tatsuki-chan said, and I quote, "Just 'cause nobody wants your stuffdon't go messin' up other people's."
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Chizuru-san still isn't talking to Kurosaki-kun or Tatsuki-chan.
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Tatsuki-chan is also in this class!
She's also my best friend.
Tatsuki-chan is kind of a tomboy, but she's everything I want to be… strong, courageous, laid-back, direct… she's a remarkably refreshing person. I'm glad I'm her friend, because I'd hate to be her enemy! Hahahahaha… ha… ha… … um… yes… she's a wonderful person- an extremely loyal friend!
She's so incredible! I mean… a black-belt in Karate… good at school (except the occasional fail or two…)… athletic… pretty… self-confident…
Yes… I can talk about her for hours. (I can talk about Kurosaki-kun for years! Tatsuki-chan and Kurosaki-kun are both fascinating people… I wonder how I know such people?)
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Then, there's Ishida-kun.
Ishida-kun… what to make of him? Almost half the girls in our class like him. After all, what's not to like? He's good looking (Kurosaki-kun is better, though…), he's smart (I know Kurosaki-kun has it in him…), he's athletic (but of course, Kurosaki-kun outranks him here…), and above all, he can sew. (…If Kurosaki-kun tried, I'm sure he'd do well at it!)
That's right, Ishida-kun sews.
He's really good at it too… (We're both on the school's sewing club, by the way.) All the people in our class go to him in case of emergency, and he never complains, he just does what they ask of him. Very sweet.
But he's rather cold, maybe even arrogant, though quietly so.
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Ishida-kun was one of the people who went to Soul-Society with Kurosaki-kun. (I went too, did I ever say that yet? I'll tell you more on that later…)
Apparently, there's some sort of deep rivalry and hatred between Ishida-kun's ancestral line (The Quincy…) and Kurosaki-kun's current occupation (part-time Shinigami). So of course, Ishida-kun hated Kurosaki-kun. But he loosened up once we started hanging out (not by choice, but by necessity, funnily enough… there were all these hollows or monsters and then the whole rescue business with Rukai-san…)
Ever since we came back though, he's been a bit… funny. He's withdrawn again, and even though he doesn't ignore the world around him anymore, Ishida-kun seems to be more moody than before.
I'd ask what's bothering him, but since he seems to think he's hiding it well, I'll just let him think that his secret's safe… whatever it is…
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Then, best of all, Kurosaki-kun is in this class!
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When he tries, his English isn't bad… but he doesn't try… half the time, Kurosaki-kun isn't even paying attention, or he's doodling… or he's off fighting hollows outside school. But I'm sure that if he just put a little more effort into his studies, he'd be a straight-A student who excelled in all subjects!
Oh! Tatsuki-kun is entering the classroom! Yay!
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Now I can tell her what I thought up last night!
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(third person p.o.v.)
"Tatsuki-chan!"
Orihime stood up, waving to get her friend's attention. The black-haired female blinked, before grinning and heading her long-haired friend's way.
"Hey, Inoue…" Tatsuki dumped her backpack onto the desk and sat down with a grunt. "What's up?"
The orange-haired girl bounced up and down excitedly on her chair, her face bright. Tatsuki eyed her friend suspiciously. Something's up…
"Tatsuki-chan…" Here, Inoue glanced sidelong at Ichigo's currently empty seat. The black-haired girl immediately caught Inoue's eyes darting towards Ichigo's seat, and inwardly groaned. Oh man… the whole Ichigo's a hottie and awesome guy crap again… "… I told you I like Kurosaki-kun… right…?" Tatsuki restrained from rolling her eyes with difficulty.
"Umm… maybe only about… oh, a couple hundred times…?" She answered innocently. Inoue blushed a deep red, not seeming to hear the sarcasm in her friend's comment.
Tatsuki watched in alarm as Orihime's gaze grew distinctly starry.
"I mean, he's so talented at everything… good-looking… athletic… caring… smart…" Inoue sighed, staring off into space. Tatsuki stared at her friend. … Love really is blind, isn't it …?
"Did I ever tell you--"
"Yeah, you probably did…" Tatsuki interrupted, though under her breath. Inoue hadn't even heard her.
"—how nice Kurosaki-kun is…?" Inoue asked dreamily. Tatsuki slumped deeper in her chair. "I saw him giving candy to this little boy on the street the other day…" (of course, what Orihime didn't know was that it had been Kon in the body of Ichigo… Kon had been giving back the candy he stole from the boy.)
"How sweet…" Tatsuki murmured. A tall figure walked by the two girls' desks, and they looked up instinctively to see Ishida Uryuu passing them with a courteous nod their way. Inoue gave a belated wave before turning back to the Ichigo-weary Tatsuki.
"And then, there was that time when Kurosaki-kun picked up all the papers I dropped in the hallway…"
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Several one-sided Kurosaki Ichigo related speeches later…
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Orihime fiddled shyly with the hem of her skirt, ignoring or somehow not seeing the disappointed look Chizuru was shooting her way or the dirty glare directed at Tatsuki. The large-bosomed girl bowed her head, preventing Tatsuki from seeing her face.
"So… I was kinda thinking…" Inoue said slowly. "I've liked Kurosaki-kun for a while now…" She said, her voice growing smaller.
"Yeah…" Tatsuki said guardedly.
"… and since he isn't with any girls… officially…" Inoue continued, her voice now shrunk to a whisper. Tatsuki's eyes narrowed. "I was thinking… maybe… I should try to make him notice me…" The long-haired girl timidly raised her head, caught Tatsuki's raised eyebrow. Inoue immediately blushed deeply. "W- well, it was just a thought… maybe- you know, get him to like me…" She mumbled. The tomboyish girl beside her gave a short laugh.
"Whatever… suit yourself." She said with a sigh. "Though I really don't get why you like Ichigo… of all people…" Tatsuki added.
"Do you really think I should, then?" Inoue asked, perking up.
"……" Tatsuki looked at Ichigo's empty desk, then looked at Orihime's bright and hopeful face. It was a lost cause, indeed. "If it makes you happy." She shrugged. "… Your love life, anyways." Orihime clasped her hands together, looking overjoyed.
"Tatsuki-chan!" She cried. "I knew you'd support me…!"
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The classroom door opened with a slam, and in walked the subject of Orihime's love, complete with scowl and a band-aid on the cheek. Tatsuki slumped deeper into her seat.
Of all the people… Why the hell does she like him…! She thought, her own face wearing a scowl to match Ichigo's.
Ichigo stalked past the rows of desks, grunting in reply towards the enthusiastic Orihime's greeting. Upon reaching his seat, he prompty collapsed into his chair, and was out like a light in a matter of seconds. Tatsuki glanced at Orihime, who was gazing at the orange-haired male with a distinctly soft expression.
"……" Tatsuki shook her head. "Huhn… Inoue… you're gonna have a hell of a time attracting that dense idiot…" She muttered under her breath.
Somehow, the black-haired girl really didn't have a good feeling about what the future would bring…
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(Author's Notes:) Coming next chapter; Orihime's attempts to win Kurosaki Ichigo begins!
Side notes: Wow… I got a lot more reviews than I thought I would for the first chapter. (T.T … why, why, WHY, is my other story not doing as well? I really work so hard on the other one…) Thanks for liking it, I guess. I hope that when I try to attempt humor, it'll actually be funny… XD … I'm trying to expand my writing skills, and it's my first time writing something like this.
Also, does anybody know what Tatsuki refers to Orihime as? Aa well…
I'll try to get the next chapter up soon…