The Eve Project
Ichigo is just your average, smart, healthy, young, male college student. Besides having a part-time job and three horny friends who's always after their hot and sexy neighbours, all seems normal. Until the fateful night he decided to help a girl he found naked on a dumpster who insists that she was sent from the future to search for a healthy human male and save the human race.
Disclaimer: I don't own bleach :P (but I want to haha)
Chapter 3: Staying? (Part I)
Ichigo awoke feeling the rays of the sun hit his cheeks. He groaned and tried to move from his uncomfortable position only to realize that he wasn't sleeping on the sofa or his bed but outside the balcony on the cold cemented floor. The young man was about to run his hands over his face when instead of his skin his cheeks were met by a blanket. It made him remember the events that occurred the night before and of the mysterious and somewhat mentally unstable girl they took in for the night. He looked around for any sign of her but none could be found except for the blanket he now had in his hand that was supposed to be hers. Finally, although still somewhat tired, Ichigo found the strength to get up and get out of the room while his mind wondered where their beautiful guest was.
As he stepped outside his room, he was met by the sweet and invigorating smell of newly cooked breakfast. The scent filled his nostrils effectively awakening his senses and curiosity. He closed his eyes and let his mind get lost for a moment when all of a sudden it made him scowl in realization that such a smell would never in a million years arise from this household... or so that was what he had told himself ever since he found out who his housemates would be.
This could be a dream...
Including everything that happened last night...
And that's when his eyes immediately snapped open. Part of him didn't want this to be a dream which was why he found the need to prove it to himself and so he made his way down the stairs following the direction of the delicious aroma of food.
But what he saw next made it all the more impossible to believe whether this really was a dream or not. His companions were all sitting around the dining table while the petite girl from last night, Rukia, served them some scrumptious looking breakfast. She was wearing an apron on top of Hanataro's pyjamas and was holding a pan of sizzling bacon. Everything looks so unbelievable that it was like he was watching a sitcom.
"Oh Rukia we'd rather you cook for us every day," Kon commented as he took in a mouthful of fried rice. The comment was soon followed by nodding agreement from the other occupants of the dining table.
"That's right we'd eat anything you give us," Moe assured her. While Keigo just stared at her dreamily as he spoke, "Oh my dear goddess, just the sight of your smile completes my day."
"That it does," they all said in chorus as if they were in a trance that they never want to wake up from. All Rukia could do was chuckle at their reactions. Although, she clearly couldn't understand how young men of this age and timeline behave, for some reason she found them quite funny so she really didn't mind. Her chuckling was cut off as her attention was drawn to the orange haired young man who was watching them from a distance.
"Oh good morning," she greeted making sure that he noticed that the statement was meant for him. Everyone turned to look at him. Cutting him off from his own trance, Ichigo decided to finally approach them.
"You're... still here," He murmured the words although it seems he was the only one who heard them.
"Breakfast?" She offered slightly raising the pan. However, before Ichigo could fully reach the table, three people who were supposedly seated, stood up and immediately blocked his path.
"What the fuck!?" Ichigo let out but Kon spoke as if he didn't hear his cousin's protests.
"Look Ichigo, where the hell did you find this chick?"
The dumpster... Ichigo inwardly answered.
"Yeah, you think she may have siblings?" Keigo tried to butt in but Kon tried to get back to more important matters... well, at least something a little bit more important than the thought of more beautiful girls serving them breakfast.
"Forget that," He waved Keigo off and began to speak in all seriousness. "Listen, I don't care if she stayed here for as long as she likes. Right boys?"
"Right!" The two idiots, Moe and Keigo, nodded in agreement but Ichigo just rolled his eyes at the idea of the girl staying longer. She was having a scary effect on his creepy housemates.
Ichigo tried to reason with them, "Look she's severely unhinged, I can't possibly let her stay in a house with you three or she might get worse. So no, she's not staying."
But being the persuasive man that he was, Kon wasn't about to let this go so he tried using the big guns. "Damn it Ichigo, how could you say no to that?" And with that they gave him a pretty good view of their petite guest with them standing beside him as they make their coaxing comments.
"Just look at those curves..." Kon whispered in a sensual tone while Ichigo eyed the girl who was simply pouring Hanataro a glass of orange juice. The boy said thank you effectively making Rukia smile in return. "And god... that sweet smile... you'll get to see that every single fucking day of your life."
"Making you breakfast... saying good morning..." Moe added on Ichigo's other ear. Ichigo was beginning to feel his breathing shallow and his heartbeat skip until of course Keigo managed to let out his comment.
"Yeah... And the next thing you know, oh boy you're taking a shower together..." with that he got three fists hitting his head.
"Oh come on guys, it was just a joke," he said in defence as he soothes the painful spot on his crown.
Ichigo snorted with the effects of their tempting attempts gone, "Jokes are half meant. Forget it. I'll help her get home today so you three enjoy your last minutes with her." He shook them off of him then took one of the seats around the table.
"So... You know how to cook?" Ichigo asked as Rukia poured him some juice before sitting down next to him and nodded.
"I studied it... last night. I couldn't sleep. And besides, I wanted to do something nice for you guys. You know as a thank you for letting me stay," She explained letting out that killer smile of hers which rendered him defenceless as he looked at her feeling mesmerized then he turned to the three idiots who were all giving him wide grins and thumb's ups, hoping that he got the message and change his mind but it only made him shake his head a bit. He tried to clear his mind of the thoughts his perverted companions tried to input in it.
"What's wrong?" Rukia was successful in cutting him off his reverie.
"Nothing," He mumbled putting in a piece of bread inside his mouth.
"Oh our beautiful goddess, we're very grateful to you, for such a wonderful meal," Keigo happily praised.
"You're exaggerating. We've always had this much food but you people prefer to eat junk," Ichigo retorted going back to his skeptical self.
"Oh that's right!" Rukia suddenly clapped her hands together. "After this you guys should go around and jog to exercise your bodies. You've been cooped up in here a lot."
"Yes ma'am!" The three young men nodded in solemn agreement of her suggestion but it only made Ichigo more suspicious as to what was really going on.
"Eating healthy food and exercising? What the hell is up with you?" He questioned and was met by Moe's annoyed reply.
"It's called being healthy Ichigo, you should try it," The boy with the Mohawk mocked.
"You guys do know that being healthy is a lifestyle. You can't increase your health status in one day," Hanataro pointed out as he cleared his plate, knowing exactly what their motive was for such actions.
Kon rolled his eyes at him, "Of course we know that Hanataro."
"Duh, that's why we planned to do this for 3 days," Keigo added which earned him another hit on the head from Kon.
"Shut up Keigo. It's time to get some work out. Come on boys," The leader of the gang spoke and stood up.
"Milady," He regarded Rukia with a bow then turned to his cousin.
"And Ichigo, think about what we told you."
Hanataro was about to sip his glass of juice when the drink was suddenly pulled out of his grip, "Oi kid, you're coming too." The boys successfully dragged him out before the small man could even finish his protests.
Left in the dining room was the petite girl and an annoyed Ichigo.
"Well, I have no idea what that was about," He explained after gulping down his orange juice. "Anyway, you should eat breakfast. Before I go to school, you're coming with me. I'm gonna take you to the police station." He stood up and gave her a sideway glance. Rukia gulped a bit at his statement but alas replied a silent, "okay."
After changing into a shirt and slacks that she borrowed from Hanataro, Ichigo began to explain the need for them to go to the police station. And from there, an argument sprung ending up with him pulling her arm and her refusing to go.
God this guy is stubborn. She thought in annoyance.
"Look Ichigo! I told you, there really is no need to go to the police station!" She said for the nth time as she tried to pull her wrist from his grip. They were by the doorway... looking like idiots. Ichigo finally stopped pulling and glared at her.
"Well, what am I suppose to do then huh? Look. Somebody, somewhere, there has bound to be someone looking for you!" He yelped, infuriated as he shook her a bit with his grip on her shoulders.
God this girl is annoying. He thought in irritation.
"NOBODY is looking for me!" She replied with just as much annoyance evident on her tone. "I was sent here by my parents to complete a task and save the people from my time!" He stared at her for a moment. His gaze focused on those deceiving violet orbs.
Her tone began to lower into that of a plea, "Please. The police can't help me they'll only think I'm crazy."
"They won't think that if you tell them the truth," he reasoned.
"But I am telling the... ugh..." She let out an exasperated sigh. She's getting tired of this argument. She pouted and crossed her arms over her chest as a sign that she would not step out of the house no matter what. Ichigo growled inwardly and watched her intently until suddenly a thought hit him.
"Maybe... the police really isn't what you need to see..." He let out unaware that he just voiced out his thoughts.
"What?" Rukia said upon hearing him speak. She didn't have time to comprehend his words because all of a sudden...
"Come on!" He yelled with a grin at his idea. He ended up grabbing her and swinging her over his shoulder effectively carrying her like a sack of flour. Rukia gasped in surprise of his actions. She began to struggle free but he held an arm around her legs to stop her kicking. She decided to hit his back instead.
"Ouch! Damn it midget! I wouldn't resort to this if you'd come along peacefully," He explained as they made their way out of the house.
"GAAAH! Put me down fool! Or I swear you are going to suffer the consequences of your act—"
"Ichigo?" Rukia's statement was halted when she saw a tangerine haired woman following behind them.
"Oh! Human girl! Please! Help me! I'm being—" Of course before she could even finish her call for rescuing, her view of their new companion disappeared when Ichigo turned to face his old friend.
"Oh hey, Orihime," The young man greeted back as if there was no human being hanging... well more like struggling over his shoulder. But Orihime had a way of reminding him of the facts as she struggled to find words to say.
"Um..." She let out slightly frowning at the sight of the squirming young woman.
"Oh this is... um..." Ichigo doubted for a second if it was a good idea to let Rukia down however to avoid more suspicion and weird conclusions from Orihime, he decided to ignore his gut feeling and put down the annoying petite girl.
"Rukia," He ended up saying as some sort of introduction. However, once he put her down, boy did he ever realize how bad that idea was for she gave him one hell of a painful kick on the shin. It made him curl up in pain and curse out loud.
After seeing what the girl had done to Ichigo, Orihime reluctantly held out her hand to Rukia.
"H-hi, I'm Orihime," She stuttered. Rukia in return looked back and forth at the offered hand and the busty woman for a bit. Then her scowl disappeared and was replaced with a smile as she shook the offered hand.
"It's nice to meet you Orihime," she spoke as if she was the sweetest girl in the world and all signs of that violent one gone. It made Orihime relax a bit.
"So... are you two off to school?" The bubbly girl asked.
"Yes!" Rukia immediately answered.
"Great! We could all walk there together," She turned to the injured man. "Unless... Ichigo's too hurt to even stand." She tried to approach him so that she could help him stand up but he quickly motioned that he was alright. Ichigo couldn't possibly let his pride be damaged some more. It was enough that a girl, what is she? 15? Or 16? Made him curl up in a ball because of a simple kick.
"So um... Where's your building Rukia?" Orihime turned to the girl.
"My building?" Rukia repeated, confused by the question.
"She doesn't have one. She doesn't go to our school," Ichigo explained as he stood up straight and ignored the sheer pain coming from his leg.
"Oh I don't because I'm not from here," Rukia tried to clear out.
"You're not?" Orihime's interest was piqued.
Who is this girl? Was the question bugging her mind and Rukia was ready to answer that question.
"I came from the future to save the people from mmmph—" Muffled sounds came out when Ichigo put a strong hand over her lips.
"Haha sorry about that. She's a sci-fi fan. You know how it is. Anyway Orihime, why don't you walk ahead?"
There was a pause and she watched Rukia try to get out of Ichigo's grip for a moment. Upon realizing Ichigo meant he wanted to be alone with the girl, she decided to not push it.
"I... I see... Well then, I'll see you... when I see you?" She managed to let out her sweet smile.
"Bye," Ichigo slightly waved a hand at her before he turned back to Rukia. When Orihime was out of sight he let the girl go.
"You! Try doing that again or think about carrying me like that again, I swear I won't hesitate to use defensive maneuver on you," she warned, her voice filled with venom. Her hand was up with her palm pointing at him threateningly.
"Okay, okay," He raised his hands up in defeat. "Look, I won't take you to the police station but I think I know someone who'll be able to help you." She raised an eyebrow in suspicion of his predicament.
"Just put the hand down and come with me," He motioned to take her hand.
"Fine, but no funny business," She told him as she let his hand hold hers and they made their way to god knows where in Rukia's perspective but in case he does try to do something stupid again, she was very serious with her warning. She kept reminding him of that as they walked side by side. Unbeknownst to them there were people spying on them from behind.
"Who the hell is that girl?" Orihime's busty friend, Rangiku, spoke as she eyed, from afar, Ichigo walking while holding a petite girl's hand.
"But I thought Ichigo was single!" The raven haired woman and the smallest of them, Momo, popped from behind her bodacious friend.
"Oh Orihime isn't gonna like this..." Nanao spoke as she adjusted her glasses and snorted in disgust.
"Well, I think it's time we do a little snooping, girls," Rangiku suggested.
"How do we do that?" Momo questioned and her friend answered with a devilish grin as she pointing her finger towards the couple of familiar idiots jogging their way towards them.
A/N: So I told myself that I would update if ever I get like about 20 reviews or so and somehow when I logged in this morning, I did. And I'm like, oh crap, better get started. LOL. Well, I wrote this after watching GOT Comic Con Panels haha Jason Momoa is just soo mmnn... fucking hot (blame him for the short update haha). Oh God. Damn it, they will all die anyway. Hahaha XD I'm sorry, I'm not an avid fan but come on, GOT really has its way of getting you hooked with its beautiful cast and storyline #kshare. I'm kind of a fan of gore and mindfuck so yeah... Anyway, enough of my blabbering. Having encountered beautiful stories such as GOT makes me realize more that I'm not a writer, I just write when I feel like it. And I'm fine with that :D Although, I'm really sorry guys. I don't think I have talent to get you hooked into what I write, I feel like I'm just sharing what's in my mind. But if for some unexplainable reason, you like it then I'd love it if you reviewed and give me ideas on what to do next. Thank you! I'll try to update before the month ends :D Hopefully you'll wait. ILY guys and God bless :P
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