Title: Raindrops
Words: 440
Summary: Orihime always loved the rain.
Spoilers: None.
Authors Note: Wow, yeah. You know I wrote this a bit ago and never sent it to my beta. Instead of keeping you guys waiting, I decided to submit it as is now. Please excuse the poor grammer of mine.
It was raining.
Closing her eyes, the small girl at her desk listened to the pitter-patter of the water pushed against the classroom windows, beating against them with the winds of the storm as the raindrops rolled from off the rooftop. Sighing contently Orihime opened her eyes as she peered out at the weather.
Hearing the classroom bell ring, brought her out of her reveries and back to reality. Watching the teacher dismiss them, Orihime lazily listened in as she gathered her books together still staring out at the drenched schoolyard. Orihime knew she wasn't a lazy type to not pay attention to their teacher, rainy days just preoccupied her mind so much. Standing up, she glanced at the desk Tatsuki sat at.
"Inoue-san?"
Blinking at her name, Orihime turned around. "Yes, Ishida-kun?"
Pushing the glasses up the bridge of his nose, Ishida cleared his throat. "Where is Arisawa-san at?" Watching his classmates eyes trail back at the desk he saw her eyes downcast.
"Tatsuki-chan is sick. She caught a cold walking me home yesterday because I forgot to bring a umbrella."
Glancing around her desk, Ishida took in inventory of everything she had. "Inoue-san, did you bring a umbrella today?"
Scratching her cheek shyly, Orihime smiled brightly. "Nope! I forgot to buy one yesterday but I don't mind! I love the rain!" Furrowing his eyebrows together, Ishida opened up the bookbag hung over his shoulder digging through it. After a moment of searching, he pulled out a black unbrella handing it to her.
"Here you go. You can use mine."
Waving her hands in the air, Orihime shook her head. "No way, Ishida-kun! You need to walk home too!" Reaching over Ishida took her hands into his own placing the umbrella in them. Feeling a blush tinge her cheeks, Orihime watched him pull his hands back, almost in a slow motion.
"Thank you, Inoue-san."
For a moment, Orihime could feel her heart beat against her chest. It was almost as if it were begging to be free and fly after him. Lifting her head higher, she searched infront of her where Ishida was standing to find him gone. Glancing around the classroom Orihime saw she was by herself. Looking down at the umbrella in her hands, she smiled almost a bit sadly. "Ishida-kun.."
Making his way outside the building, Ishida lifted his head towards the sky. For some reason, the rain felt warm and welcoming unlike it had this afternoon during lunch. He couldn't help but think that maybe Inoue-san's touch was all he needed at the moment. Besides, raindrops never bothered him that much.