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So. Awkward.

Ichigo had avoided Orihime ever since the bathtub incident. He even resorted to sleeping in the living room. Things haven't been faring any better for Orihime. She was just as humiliated and ready to die from shame.

God king, you only have to wait for 4 more days now. Stop moping.

Ichigo didn't even have the heart to argue with his annoying voice in his head. How could he ever face Orihime now? Love potion or not, he should've been able to exert more control over himself. He almost took advantage of poor innocent Inoue. Thankfully, they didn't go all the way. He would've never forgave himself, had he done so.

Orihime was angry at herself. Love potion or not, she shouldn't have taken advantage of poor innocent Kurosaki-kun. Even if Kurosaki-kun didn't feel the same affection about her, because of his noble kindness, he would've taken responsibility over his actions...and one thing Orihime could never tolerate is being a burden.

Urahara on the other hand was deep in concentration. He was pouring over formulas and experimenting with beakers in his lab. 'The poor fools' he thought. He did tell them the truth. Well, a good part of the truth. He perhaps only forgot to tell them that the love potion only worked when both parties had strong mutual feelings. If Orihime and Ichigo did not like, maybe even love each other, the potion would have been as good as a dud can ever be. Now Urahara was very close to finding the antidote, but it would only work in one condition. Ultimately they would need to make love to each other, but like he told them, they have to wait exactly a week. Oh boy, this is going to be so much fun!

Ichigo suddenly remembered something. The picture! Rukia and Renji are so dead, more dead than they ever were. How could they even think about doing such a thing. He was upset, not because they took a picture of him in a compromising position but because they took a picture of Inoue in a compromising one. He could understand naughty pranks directed towards him but to pull them on someone so kind and innocent like Inoue was another matter. He might've failed yesterday, but today he was going to protect Inoue's dignity!

Orihime also remembered something. The picture! She honestly and guiltily didn't mind the picture. I'm such a pervert! She hid her face in disbelief, but it was the truth. However, she couldn't let Kuchiki-san and Renji-kun to do that to Kurosaki-kun. Kurosaki-kun was too noble and innocent to have pictures of him like that floating around. She was going to protect Kurosaki-kun's reputation!

Renji was actually a bit worried. It seems like their teasing went a little too far. Sure, at the time, it was extremely hilarious ticking off the berry around like that but the more he thought about it, they were going too far.

"Rukia, I think we should burn those pictures."

"WHAT?" Rukia yelled. "No way! It's too good to be true!"

"But...don't you think it's a little mean to go public with those?"

"Who said anything about going public?" Rukia flashed Renji and evil grin. "We're going to put these into much better effect than that! We're going to blackmail him!." When Renji still looked concerned, Rukia added. "Of course, I won't blackmail him for anything bad! It's for his own good. I mean, he's so dense that not unless we trap him and Orihime naked inside a small closet, nothings ever going to happen!" Suddenly a look of epiphany hit Rukia. "Speaking of which, that's a very good idea!"

"Oh boy, this is actually getting worse." Renji muttered to himself.

"Oh boy, this is actually getting better!" Rukia was jumping up and down in excitement.

Ichigo was nearly there. On the way, to his house, he thought of an excuse to go to his room. All in all, he was still Orihime in his father's eyes. He rang the doorbell. The door flung open to reveal a tall jovial man.

"Orihime-chan!" He cheered. "What brings such a pretty girl like you to the Kurosaki household?" Isshin winked. He already knew of the little crush his son harboured for this young maiden. He was proud of his son's choice. Masaki too would've been happy. "Unfortunately Ichigo's not here at the moment. He's at Urahara's place." This would keep Ichigo happy.

"Um..." Ichigo did his best imitation of Orihime. "I'm actually here to see Kuchiki-san."

"Oh." Isshin hid his disappointment. His son's crush was turning into an unrequited one. "Rukia's upstairs! Before you go up, do you want anything to drink? Orange juice?"

"That's okay. Thank you." Ichigo attempted a trademark Orihime smile. It must've been very convincing for Isshin waved and returned to the TV.

When Ichigo went inside his room, he never in his mind would've expected what came next. A duct tape slapped over his mouth while someone jumped on him. Soon he found himself gagged and bounded.

"Okay, Rukia, you take care of the rest over here. I'll go get Orihime." Renji said. Ichigo's eyes widened. He tried to yell but it was no use. Suddenly he felt his pants being taken off. What the?

Rukia was stripping him! Or actually stripping Orihime's body, which didn't help the situation any bit.

I like where this is going. We get to see princess naked again!

"Oh wow. Look at those boobies!" Rukia said as she took off Orihime's bra. "They're even strawberry print! Ichigo, you're so going to thank us next time you see us!"

You midget! What do you think you're doing?

After discarding every item of clothes, Rukia threw Ichigo inside the closet.

Just moments later, Orihime appeared with Renji at the window.

"Oh no, where's Kurosaki-kun? Is he alright?" Orihime asked in worry. That was when the duo attacked her and went on to the same procedure. This time, Renji did the discarding of clothes while Rukia waited outside.

And sooner or later, Orihime and Ichigo were trapped inside the closet together. After about ten minutes the ropes and tape disappeared magically. That was when they started pounding the closet door.

"It's no use." They heard Renji's voice. "We got those tapes and ropes from Urahara's shop. They've been magically timed to disappear after a certain amount of time."

"And we soundproofed the closet, so no one can hear you." Rukia's voice said.

"Have fun you two!"

King, you should really follow her advice. His hollow smirked.

Ichigo facepalmed himself. This was not turning out the way that he planned. He couldn't even face Orihime when clothed. How was he suppose to face her when he's naked? He tried to stay with much difficulty as far away as he can. It was not working. He never knew he owned such long legs until now. To his surprise, even through the dark, he could faintly see an erection hovering between his body's legs. Did that mean Inoue's turned on?

"Ow. It hurts." Orihime said with a recognized look of pain. No matter how much she tried to hide it, she felt so horny at the moment. It wasn't her fault that she was taking in the situation. She was naked in Kurosaki-kun's body and yesterday she had seen every inch of this body. Right now, the embarassing organ was extremely painful and angry.

Ichigo didn't know what to do. He too felt extremely turned on. He could feel the nipples on this body erect painfully. Without being concious of it, his hand travelled to his chest. He was grabbing both breasts in no time. He felt sudden pleasure but it only aggravated the situation. For some reason, it was not him but Orihime moaning. Before they knew it, they were back in their own bodies. It took just a second for the situation registering on Ichigo, he was not touching Orihime's breasts on his body but his grips were on Orihime.

This was really bad. He was half ready to pull himself away from Orihime but when Orihime gripped his arm, his mind went blank. In no time, they were kissing and pawing every inch of each other.

However, a sudden memory snapped them out of their actions.

"you guys have five more days to wait"

They were in real trouble. Five more painful days until this is over. Ichigo groaned. His erection was stiff as ever.

Ask her to take care of it. I'm pretty sure she will. And Clogs only said you can't shag her.

You fucking weirdo. I can't ask Inoue to do something dirty.

"Ichigo, I'm so sorry. It hurts doesn't it?" Orihime said with worry.

"Uh...it's okay. It's not your fault." Ichigo blushed.

"Let me help you." Orihime said.

She's perfect. She can even read minds!

"Orihime, I'll be alright."

"Kurosaki-kun, just tell me what to do." Orihime added sheepishly. "I've read about it inside one of Rangiku-san's books, but I've never done it before..."

"Inoue! I've never done it either!" Ichigo blurted out. Ichigo was going to ask her why on earth would she think he'd have done something like that but he felt something warm enclose his lower region. Oh lord. He couldn't think of anything but a feeling of pleasure coursing through him.

Orihime knew she would never have the guts to do something so bold without the potion. She honestly had no idea what to do other than reading about it. It said that it's suppose to be similar to suckling a lollipop. That was in fact, the description in Rangiku's deceptive book. Orihime only came across it because Rangiku told her it held secret recipes. Only she forgot to mention they were secret recipes for lovemaking! When a thick liquid erupted from the tips, Orihime stopped. It seemed like the erection was gone. Orihime smiled at Ichigo who only returned a stunned face.

Princess, I love you!

Before another awkward sets of words could be muttered between the two, they were interrupted with the bustlings sounds of people coming into Ichigo's room.

"Hey Ichigo! You're dad said you're in your roo..." That sounded like Keigo's voice and indeed it was. Keigo's sole attention was on several pieces of clothes scattered on the floor. And they were strawberry printed.

"Uh...guys, do you think those belong to Ichigo?" Keigo asked uncertainly. Mizuiro's reaction was only that of his phone beeping as he quickly texted. Tatsuki on the other hand, was sporting a look that closely resembled a volcano, moments before its eruption.

"No. They don't belong to Ichigo! But I think I know whom they belong to." Tatsuki in fact, saw those undergarments sometimes in the girl's changeroom. They happen to be her best friend's favorite pair.

"ICHIGO! You sicko! When I find you, I'm going to tear you apart until I get an acceptable answer!" Tatsuki bellowed.

Ichigo and Orihime shrivelled at the sound of anger in Tatsuki's voice.

"She sounds so mad." Orihime whispered. Ichigo nodded. He knew Tatsuki had anger management problems but he never heard the dojo champion so mad.

"Tatsuki, I'm pretty sure, Inoue-san will be just as able to provide an explanation." Mizuiro's voice was probably the closest to reason as they could be. Keigo's eyes widened to an extreme.

"You mean, those belong to...Orihime chan?" It seemed like this was the day hit the jackpot. Just moments before Keigo was able to reach the strawberry printed undergarments, Tatsuki landed a kick on his rear.

"Let's just go to the arcade and talk to Ichigo on another day." Tatsuki said as she grabbed Keigo's collar.

"But..." Keigo whimpered.

"That's a great idea, Tatsuki." Mizuiro said as he punched in something else to his cellphone.

Ichigo and Orihime finally let the breath they were holding out. Suddenly Orihime realized something and felt incredibly stupid once she did. She realized they were in Ichigo's closet! She fidgeted her way through several items of clothes that were hanging and found two t-shirts.

"Here you go Kurosaki-kun. Some clothes."

As Ichigo reached out to retrieve the item of clothing, a white flash of light engulfed them.