*waves awkwardly* Um.. hi guys

This should have been posted from time but I got so caught up in the fact that pH= -log10 [H+] that I forgot to post it

And now I should be researching for the five practicals I have tomorrow but I really needed to de-stress so I fiddled with it a bit and posted it

Enjoy :) x

P.s: It's kind of...actually just read it. You'll see.

Tuesday had to be the longest 24 hours of my life.

It was a complete and absolute drag, even when the girls came over for the sleepover, which was usually something that I looked forwards to every week... When Nel and Tatsuki asked about Ichigo I most definitely spilled the beans to them. Tatsuki was Tatsuki and Nel looked happier than I was. We spent the whole night talking about the things that I'd "learn" and what he'd do and then we ate four boxes of pizza and watched Friends re-runs.

Wednesday morning was just about the strangest day out of my entire college life.

At around 7 am there was knocking at my door, which had never happened in...ever.

It stopped and then started up again.

Tatsuki growled-her 1st sign of annoyance.

"I swear Hime if you don't get that door and tell whoever it is to beat it I'll kill 'em myself," she mumbled in her sleep. I opened one eye and got out of bed, half tying my robe and making sure that Nel was fine- snoring away like a log- and went to the door. I didn't even bother to look through the peep-hole, I was too tired and I just needed sleep.

I opened the door.

No one was there. Huh? I looked along the hallways and saw nothing and looked down.

My sleepy eye shot wide open.

One the floor was a bouquet of dark red roses. They were so pretty. I bent to pick them up and a tiny note fell from it.

"The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express"

I can't wait to see you tonight, I hope you're ready.

IK.

Oh my life.

I closed the door, still holding the bouquet as if it were the most fragile thing in the world.

Ichigo Kurosaki got me flowers. Roses.

"Who wassit?" asked Tatsuki sitting up on the bed and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"It was...flowers. Kuro-Ichigo sent me flowers," I said.

Nel shot up immediately from the bed startling the both of us.

"He got you roses?! Lemmie see lemmie see lemmie see~" she scrambled out of the bed kicking off the comforter, the pillows and in the process tripping over her own feet.

"They're so pretty!"

"What is he playing at?" asked Tatsuki silently, appraising the gift in my hands.

"Shouldn't different rose colors have their own special meaning?" asked Nel bounding over to my desk and booting up my laptop, "Like how normal red roses mean I love you, do those mean the same as well?"

"A-I'm pretty sure that that's not what these mean," I stammered.

"Feh. Kurosaki loves no one but himself," said Tatsuki heading for the bathroom. Nel stared at her then turned back to me.

"Don't listen to her Orihime, she's just a bit iffy about the whole thing."

"You think so Nel? I know she hates the idea of me doing anything with him at all," I said finding a jug to place my flowers in.

"Well she might not like it but it's not her choice to make. If you feel like it's the right thing to do then," replied the girl tapping away on the laptop. "Here we are- dark red roses. A symbol of unconscious beauty. Ichi thinks you're unconsciously beautiful that's so adorable!"

I reddened and started to fiddle with one of the leaves on my flowers. "Y-you don't know that, he probably just randomly chose them because he'd think I thought they were pretty which they are, I mean all roses are pretty and they come in different colors and they have the little fairies that come and paint them their special color when they're ready to bloom and-"

"Hime if you keep talking I may have to shove a stopper down your throat," said Tatsuki yawning and leaving the bathroom. "So what time's lover boy coming over?"

"Uh...around 8?"

"Is he staying the night?"

"I-I don't know we've never really talked about it, we'll just see what happens tonight" I said shrugging. I didn't mind Kurosaki-kun staying over the night, I had plenty of space with my bed and he seemed to like it here the times he came for patching up.

"I wonder what his first lesson's gonna be about?" wondered Nel as she went through my fridge and pulled out some grapes and a jar of nutella.

"Learning to be comfortable with your partner," I replied instantly. And then covered my mouth. Oh my.

Tatsuki gave a knowing look and went back into the bathroom with her clothes in hand. "Yea, I'm sure that's what Kurosaki wants with you Orihime, to get comfortable right between those legs of yours," she said over her shoulder.

Can the ground just open up now and swallow me?

Lunch time found us out on one of the lunch benches outside.

I was eating my curry and peri-peri ramen, Tatsuki was eating a sub with 5 different types of meat and Nel was picking the heads off her gummy bears as per usual.

Rangiku walked up to us and slid into the empty space beside me.

"Right so rumour has it Ichigo's seeing someone."

My fork dropped and I choked on my ramen. Tatsuki promptly slapped my back and Nel gave Rangiku a huge grin, encouraging her to carry on with today's gossip.

"Mhm. Today a good friend of mine saw him go into the flower store and come out with a bunch of gorgeous roses. Then he went over to Elm house and gave them to some guy and left. But we all know Kurosaki's not bent, believe me I've been there, so it most definitely has to be for a girl. You live in Elm house don't you Hime-chan, did you see anyone get any flowers this morning?"

I wheezed in a feeble attempt to clear my throat and shook my head.

"N-no Rangiku, I was asleep most of the morning I wouldn't know," I said before grabbing my smoothie.

"Aww that's a shame," she said poutily, "well whoever the lucky chick is Rukia is after their hide. She's been glaring at most of the female population today like they stole something."

Tatsuki's grin spread even wider. "I bet she is," she said somewhat gleefully.

"I'm dying to know who this girl is and ask her if his technique's gotten any better since the last time we-"

"Rangiku, how's Gin doing?" I asked, cutting her off. The last thing I needed was to know that he'd messed around with Rangiku. She was who I wanted to be. Great hair, her body was great, she had a-somewhat steady- relationship with someone she loved, and I was just...plain. Sometimes people would call us the Ginger Twins, but I really don't see it. We're at two completely different ends of the spectrum though there are a few traits that we share such as our strange taste in food and that we have unconditional love for the worst possible men for us, though in that case it was me more than her.

"Gin? He's doing fine, he's been awfully busy though, that stupid job of his keeps him under wraps so I hardly see him now," she said picking at her salad.

She'd been dating the cryptogram that was Gin Ichimaru on and off for years. They'd been together since their second year in high school and before then they'd been best friends, apparently coming from the same orphanage. They were as rocky as they came but their relationship...you have to see them together to understand. They were made for each other.

"You know who I always thought Ichigo would go for?" she asked, changing the subject. I could bang my head on the desk. As if we were back on this topic again!

"Who do you think Ichigo would go for?" asked Nel, humoring Rangiku.

"Orihime of course! Isn't it obvious?"

"I completely agree with you Ran-chan," said Nel tearing her gummy bears apart, "Orihime's a flower, I guess he's just been waiting for the right time to pick," she said plucking another head off and dumping it in a pile of red heads.

"And speak of the Devil and he shall appear," muttered Tatsuki. A shadow loomed over me and I turned. Ichigo stood over me with a gym bag in hand.

"Hey guys," he said looking directly at me. They voiced their greetings and I just gaped. I could feel the blush spreading through my body from the look in those gorgeous eyes alone.

His gaze was intense. I felt like if he stared any longer I was going to catch on fire right there. I couldn't break away from his stare. Help. At the back of my head I could hear Nel sniggering but all I could register was his gaze.

"I got martial arts training so I gotta run, I've got martial arts training and Kenpachi is not one to mess with, I was just passing through to say hi," he said, "I'll see you tonight okay Orihime?"

I nodded and he gave me a small smile then turned to leave.
"Why is Ichigo Kurosaki coming to your room tonight?" asked Rangiku as soon as he was out of earshot.

"H-he's giving me tutoring for some chemistry. I've been falling behind with my work and he offered to help me so I can get my grade up," I stammered. I prayed I wasn't blushing because Rangiku would instantly know I was lying.

"Mm," was all she said. I sighed in relief. If I went through a Rangiku styled interrogation I was sure to crack in under no time at all.

"Well I gotta go. I've got to find Rukia and then get to our lecture. Ciao!"

And just like that, hurricane Rangiku breezed through just as fast as she came in.

As soon as she left Nel squealed.

"Omg Orihime did you see how he was looking at you?!"

"Yea...it was strange," I said, playing with the label on my water bottle.

"It was like he was fucking you...with his eyes. In public." said Tatsuki dismissively.

"Mhm. It was totally hot." agreed Nel, eating her gummy bears in order of color.

And didn't I know it.

We ended up back in my flat, though Nel had to go for an hour to meet with her boyfriend and then another hour in a lecture chatting and guessing what I'd end up doing tonight for the most part until around 6:30 when I kicked them out and started a full on panic. I went into the shower and gave myself a good scrub and washed my hair, moisturized, did a face mask, painted my fingers and toes and changed into my sexiest piece of nightwear that I had (a Ghostbusters pajama shorts set) and quickly ate, brushed my teeth and then sat with a book on my lap, waiting for my hair to dry and the time to run down. At the moment it was 7:45.

15 minutes passed and the door knocked.

Well one thing was for sure, he was prompt.

My stomach was wrangled in a million knots as I walked towards the door.

I opened it and he was there, dressed in all black and looking like the sin I knew he was.

"'Evening, Orihime."

"Good evening Kuro-I-Ichigo," I stammered, moving from the door so he could step through. He stepped through and I closed the door. Somehow I felt like I was sealing my faith. I turned and was wrapped in his warm embrace. I stiffened and then relaxed, listening to the steady beat of his heart through his clothes.

"Did you like the flowers?" he asked, still holding me.

I nodded against his chest. "Thank you, they're very beautiful"

"Hmm, you're even more beautiful," he said releasing me. I blushed and looked at the floor.

"K-You shouldn't say things like that Ichigo," I said.

"It's true. You're gorgeous, absolutely beautiful," he said sitting on the bed and resting his back against the wall, "come sit with me"

Oh? Well that sounded simple enough.

I went to the bed and sat beside him. He gave an audible sigh and I looked up at him in confusion. Did I do something wrong?

Then he lifted me, spread his legs and put me right between them, effectively locking me in.

"K-Kurosaki-kun! This isn't proper!" I shrieked, completely flustered. I was probably purple now to how deeply I was blushing. What in the world was he playing at?

"That's quite rich coming from the girl that asked me to teach her about sex. And what did I tell you when I saw you on Monday? Your first lesson is on getting comfortable with me, getting to know me. We're going to be more intimate than this, we can't possibly do any of what I have in mind 5 feet away from each other," he said chuckling, "and I thought we were over that Kurosaki-kun thing? First name basis Orihime."

He bit my ear and I shivered.

"O-okay,"

He ran his hands under my blouse, up my side and then slowly down again. I flinched unconsciously and shivered at the feel. I couldn't see his face, but I was dying to. He probably thought I was a fool flinching at the slightest touch.

"Let's start off with the basics. Tell me about where you grew up." he said.

His hands were now moving over my tummy. I shivered again, slightly shifting my legs. How was I supposed to reply to him if he kept touching me like this? I can hardly think!

"I-I grew up in a small village. I lived with my parents for a while. Things weren't great at home and my brother took me into his house and we lived together until he died. I was moved to this city and Tatsuki came with me and we applied for the same college and here I am," I said. I was trying so hard not to tremble under his touch but it was so hard. I bit my lip and moaned softly when his hand went higher up, barely touching my bra.

"Tell me about what you like," he whispered in my ear.

"I like books, I like nature, I like food, a lot of food, all the food, oh my god Kurosaki-kun I can't concentrate when you do that!" I breathed as his hands travelled down my tummy once more then his fingers oh so slowly started to trace along the line of my underwear. Something coiled in my stomach and suddenly it was too hot. I could feel the heat pooling at the pit of my stomach settling, making me want more.

He nipped at my ear and I pressed against him, unable to control my body.

"What did I tell you bout the name thing?" he chastised me, trailing his hand back under my bra. His touch was sending little zaps all around my skin and I actually couldn't. Couldn't what? I have yet to figure out but I just can't. I suddenly wanted him to touch me...up there.

"You've gone quiet Orihime," came his husky voice from behind me. I felt his finger trace right under my bra. "What's wrong?"

One hand moved back down my stomach and the other stayed right under my bra, almost as if he were teasing me.

"I-I-"

"Tell me."

I swallowed.

"I-I want you to touch me...up there," I said, feeling my face heat up even more.

I felt his chest vibrate as he chuckled.

"Up there has a name Hime." His hand trailed up around my chest and up to my shoulder. I almost grabbed at his hand but stopped when his other hand reached down and settled on my thigh. All these delicate touches were sending my body into over drive. I don't think I can take anymore at all.

"Pay attention Hime!" he snapped.

Huh? He said something?

"W-what did you say?" I asked shakily, trying to ignore the circles he was now slowly drawing back up to my stomach with the hand that wasn't on my shoulder.

"I said Up there has a name. I want you to use proper names for anatomy when we're together, especially for these gorgeous looking breasts"

I was so red that I felt light headed. Both his hands were now tracing the outline of my bra, making sure not to miss a single spot around it. I was so caught up in the feelings that I didn't even clock onto when he took it off, only registering the black material hanging from his index finger when I noticed that he'd stopped touching me.

"I won't be touching them...yet, we have a few lessons to go before we get to that, but you most definitely won't be needing these when we're together," he said, throwing them on the floor.

"D-duly noted," I gasped.

"I'd tell you to turn around but then I'd be tempted to kiss you, and that's not til lesson two," he continued.

"Can't we just move along to that then?" I asked. He had no idea how badly I wanted to kiss him. I was nearly trembling in anticipation at the thought of it.

"Nope. Lesson one isn't complete yet. We hardly know enough about each other yet for me to grade you so we can go onto that yet Hime," he said, restarting his journey down my stomach with his hands.

"Oh? And what grade am I at now Kurosaki-sensei?" I gasped out as his hands once more started to make little circles nearly my panty line.

"I don't give grades until my lesson is complete Hime, there's no rush we have plenty of time to enjoy ourselves. Now lie down," he said, re-arranging us on the bed.

I smiled and allowed him to do what he wanted. All night huh?

I glanced at the clock. 10:15.

Oh we had plenty of time.