A/N: Last one for now! Those who like this, pray I get another idea (or four) next time I drive. =] I know there are people who hate this pairing and truth be told, I hate it as well. But it just stuck and wouldn't let me change it. =/ And believe me, I tried.
Anime: Bleach, AU
Pairing: IchigoxOrihime
Rating: K+
Inspiration: My Oh My by AQUA
He rode through the forest, quite aware of his pursuers but not worried in the least. His trusted steed, Shiro, had carried him through far worse predicaments and this wasn't any different. Stealthily, he made his way away from the kingdom that lay behind him.
And everyone he loved.
A heaviness settled on him as he pictured his princess, her hair a more subdued shade of his own vibrant orange, with her sparkling eyes and kind face. She was as sweet as the morning dew and just as pure. It pained him to leave but he had no choice.
If he was going to rescue her from the Baron, Aizen he hissed mentally, he had to be alive and if he stuck around any longer he would wind up dead. Whether by poison, an accident, or a dagger through the heart.
Steeling himself for the long and surely trying journey ahead to his family's kingdom, he silently urged his horse to fly with the speed of the swiftest arrow into the dark gloom.
A/N: I kinda like the plot of this one…