Can I make you feel better?
Chapter 3: Interference
Toshiro and Ichigo went back to the carnival, hand in hand. People scattered and roamed the place, talking, chating, screaming and yelling [rollercoasters]. Parents led their children to different rides and activities. Toshiro led Ichigo go the CottonCandy stand.
"You want cotton candy?" Ichigo asked. Toshiro nods and looked at him, a childish look in his eye.
"I love cotton candy." He said. Ichigo smiled and gently squeezed his hand. The line grew smaller and soon enough, it was their turn to get some cotton candy. Toshiro nummed on it happily. Ichigo grabbed his camera and took a photo of Toshiro eating his cotton candy.
"Did you just take a photo of me?" Toshiro asked. Ichigo lowered his camera and smiled.
"Hai. And you look so kawaii." He said. Toshiro growled at him and Ichigo laughs. Someone cleared their throat. Ichigo turned, Toshiro ignored it and kept eating his cotton candy, and someone familiar in front of him. He jaw opened.
"Mom?" Ichigo exclaimed.
"Hm?" Toshiro hummed, cotton candy in his mouth. He turned around. "Oh." He hummed again.
"What the hell are you doing here with me son?" Ichigo's mom hissed at Toshiro, who paused and slanted his gaze at Ichigo. He looked back at Ichigo's mom and swallowed his cotton candy.
"Mom, just leave him alone." Ichigo said, protectively.
"No, Ichigo. Go home." His mother snapped.
"What are you doing here, anyway?" Ichigo said.
"I work here, remember?" She said, pointing to the Twirlie-Cups.
"Damn. I forgot." Ichigo thought.
"Ichigo, what's going on?" Toshiro said. Ichigo looked down at him. Toshiro looked confused, yet still had a little child in him.
"You need to leave now, whatever your name is. Ichigo, get home. Now. This boy will only cause you trouble if your father finds out. And you know very what his consequences are." His mother said. Ichigo's eyes widened. She is right. He very well knew his consequences...a beating. And Toshiro getting killed.
Ichigo looked down at Toshiro once more. Ichigo doesn't want Toshiro hurt. Ichigo sighed and walked over to his mother. Toshiro furrowed his eyebrows.
"Ichigo?" He said.
"Toshiro, just leave me alone." Ichigo said.
"But-"
"Shut up, Toshiro!" Ichigo yelled.
"..!"
"You're a fuckin' mistake to my life. I don't want you in it so back off. And don't talk to me, look at me, or anything else that involves me." Ichigo said. Toshiro watched Ichigo and his mother leave.
"...Hmm..." Toshiro hummed sadly as he looked down. He sat down on the bench and sadly took a bit out of his cotton candy.
"I can not believe he did that to you." Rukia said as she laid down in soft grass. Toshiro sat there next to her, yanking the grass out of the ground. Orihime sat beside him.
"I mean, he always pushes people away when his parents come. It's like we don't exist." Orihime said, putting on her sunglasses.
"We?" Toshiro said and looked at her.
"Hai. You see, he's done that to me and Rukia, too." Orihime said and looked at him. "We didn't do anything, we were having a great time, all 3 of us at a festival 5 weeks ago." Orihime explained.
"What happened?" Toshiro said.
"It was my birthday." Orihime started. "Ichigo and Rukia decided to take me out to a carnival. There were gonna be fireworks, cotton candy. It seemed like a lot if fun." Orihime said. Toshiro sadened when he head 'cotton candy'.
"It was a lot of fun. We gained so many memmories, took so many photos and videos. It was a ton of fun. We all loved it." Rukia said. Orihime smiled sadly and took off her sunglasses.
"That day, he told us he was gay. Which I don't mind at all because I'm dating Uryu." Orihime said.
"Me too. I'm not against gays. I'm dating Renji, he has a gay cousin." Rukia said. Toshiro nods.
"But anyway, we were walking home. Actually, Rukia and Ichigo walked be home so they made sure I got home safe and sound." Orihime said.
"We were talking about a really funny face that Ichigo had made when we were riding the rollercoaster when his mother stepped in and ended our joyful ride with a painful crash." Rukia said.
"She told us that he was never to see us again. Ichigo and Rukia may act like friends now, it's because of the school. If people know that Ichigo and her are not friends, they're go after Rukia. Rukia was bullied until Ichigo came along." Orihime said.
"Ah." Toshiro said.
"Sad thing is, he agreed to all of it. Told us that we were a mistake to his life." Rukia said.
"That's the same thing he told me." Toshiro said.
"When he said it, he had this serious look in his eye...it ruined my birthday...and my hole year." Orihime said.
"I'm sorry." Toshiro said. Rukia shrugged.
"It's alright. It happened to you, also." She said.
"We can sit here, drink some orange soda, and be sad together, eh? Sounds like a plan?" Orihime said, with a smile but it was joke, and rose her soda can. Rukia and Toshiro rose theirs.
"Cheers, to the worst time of our lives." Rukia said. Toshiro smiled and hid a chuckle.
"Cheers." He said. They clinked soda cans and drank the soda. Toshiro shuddered at the sensation that the bubbles caused on his throat.
"I have something to tell you guys." Toshiro said.
"Nani?" Orihime said.
"Rukia, I think you already know this but just to make sure I'll just say it." Toshiro said.
"Well, I don't pay attention well. So go ahead. What is it?" She said and drank her soda.
"I'm gay." Toshiro said. Orihime looked at him.
"Ssuuggooii." She said. Toshiro smiled and looked down.
"I honestly don't care. As long as you got the guts to scream it outloud, I'll give you my utter most respect." Rukia said. Toshiro looked at her.
"You want me to scream 'I'm gay' as loud as I can?" He asked, eyebrow raised.
"Hai. It proves you're not afraid of who you are and that you don't care about what other people say." Rukia said.
"Well, I'm not gonna apologize for who I am." Toshiro said.
"Exactly! So do it! Show them that you're not afraid of being yourself." Orihime said. Toshiro sighed and stood. He looked at them. They waved their hands at him, telling him to 'do it!'. He sighed and looked at the street in front of him.
"...I'm gay..." He said. Orihime and Rukia laugh. He turns and looked at them.
"Why don't you try again, a little louder." Orihime said.
"A little? Try a lot!" Rukia yelled. Toshiro dropped his head and turned back around. He inhaled and opened his mouth.
"I'M GAYY!" He yelled on the top of his lungs. Orihime and Rukia shut up. Everyone on the street look at him strangely. He spun around on his heels and folded his arms across his chest.
"Okay, now that I just faced total humiliation, you guys owe me an orange soda." Toshiro said. Orihime and Rukia look at eachother. Orihime shoves a orange soda to him.
"Here." She said. Toshiro chuckled and sat down in the middle and opened it.
"I can not BELIEVE you just did that." Orihime said.
"Why? It was your guys' idea." He said and drank his soda.
"I know! But I didn't think you'd actually do it!" Rukia said. Toshiro smirked.
"Um, guys?" Orihime said, hesitantly.
"Nani?" They both said in unison as they looked at Orihime. Orihime's eyes were fixed on something across the street. She was shock and a little mad. Rukia and Toshiro followed her gaze. Rukia groaned at the sight and laid back down on the grass.
"He doesn't even notice us. Forget it. Let's just pray that he doesn't see us." She said.
"Right. You're right." Orihime said and looked away. Toshiro looked down.
"Here. Let's hope he sees us as we take a photo to sybolize our friendship." Orihime chimed while holding up her camera.
"Hai, hai!" Rukia said and sat up. Orihime and Rukia lean their heads closer to Toshiro's as Orihime turned the camera so it faced them.
"Smile." Orihime said. Orihime and Rukia smiled but Toshiro simply hid himself.
"Aw, come on, Toshiro!" Rukia complained [hint: Ichigo saw them right about...now and he's watching... . stalker].
"Come on! Just look at the camera this time!" Orihime said. Toshiro sighed and faced the camera. Orihime took another photo and looked at it. She shrugged and showed it to Rukia.
"Better. You didn't smile though, Toshiro. But better." Rukia said.
"Hey, guys." Someone said. They all paused and slowly looked up at the person standing infront of him. Rukia glares at him.
"You've gotta be kiddin' me?" She said. Orihime gently grabbed Toshiro, who came a little closer to Orihime, who protectively wrapped her arms around him.
"What the hell do you want?" Orihime snapped. "Ichigo Kurosaki." She said.
THE END
AUTHOR'S NOTE: WWWTTTFFF IIICCHHIIIGGOOO!...-huf huf-...wow...that took a lot of breath...review...-huf-...please?...arigato...-passes out and dreams of chocolate bunnies-