The Death Trip

Orihime doesn't have her family anymore but she has many friends who are always there for her. As she goes to college, she gains more friends and for the first time fell in love. But… what if tragedy came and gets them from her? What will she do now?

Chapter 2- Go With the Flow

"My first day in college was quite nice and a little exciting too. Though I got separated from my long, trustful classmates, I get to meet new kinds of people. They all seem to be good, responsible and intelligent. I really believe that the competition in our class will pressure me more than my maintaining grade for my scholarship." Whispered Orihime while writing in her daily journal alone in her room. She put her pen down and stretches her arms upward for she's feeling sleepy from her tiresome study. She prepares her self before going to bed when she realized she's missing something, she went back to her table and get the pen before writing something in her journal for the second time that night. "I forgot to write about…" she blushes with so much happiness that she put her hands in her warm cheeks.

"I forgot to write about the first person I met this day. He's so serious that I tend to be impulsive whenever I see him and I don't know how to interact with him but though he's like that, I know deep inside that he's a nice person for he's the only one out of the tens of people passing by me that decided to gave a helping hand to the needy Orihime." Finished Orihime. She's very overwhelmed and fulfilled knowing her second day in school will be more exciting.

But she was disappointed. Their professors for both their chemistry laboratory and lecture weren't present which enables them to go home early and disables her to meet or get to know her new friends better. Instead of thinking too much of it, she just went to the library in the science section and decided to make an advance reading with Tatsuki. There, she's somehow expecting Ichigo to be there like yesterday but he isn't.

Almost two weeks have passed and she's doing the same thing everyday with nothing exciting or different to happen. She wakes early in the morning, listen to their instructor or rather professor, talk and eat with her classmates, go the library and go home to do her home works and sometimes review for examination in the upcoming days.

"Hey! Rukia! Stop!" shouted Ichigo to Rukia who's walking fast out the door after their class in inorganic chemistry lecture but Rukia doesn't seem to notice him until he rushed before her. "I said stop!" he again shouted a little irritated for he knows that Rukia's just avoiding him.

"What?" asked Rukia looking the other direction avoiding making eye contact to him.

"I know you snob me on purpose!" shouted Ichigo gaining Orihime's attention.

"I didn't!"

"I've been asking you for days to help me understand this stupid lesson of ours and all you do is just nod and walk away. Our first and long examination is on Monday so I'm begging you to teach me. Will you?"

"I got plans on weekends so I'll tell you this early, I won't teach you!" finished Rukia walking fast away from him followed by Renji who just gave him an insulting smile.

"This is great…" said Ichigo pissed not knowing what kind of study he'll do for the next two days. "I took this program for I thought there'll be no chemistry and all course is about biology but I guess I was wrong." He stop talking to himself upon hearing footsteps getting near him and as he look to where he hears it, it stop and there Orihime stands looking at him like she's pitying him. "Don't look at me like that." He said in his usual tone.

"Of course there'll always be chemistry in any kind of science program, even if you take physics or psychology or pharmacy, there's always be a need to take chemistry for it's one of the basic course needed for science."

Of course, pharmacy is a course full of chemistry. Thought Ichigo to Orihime's statement. "So what do you want?" he asked frankly with his face getting serious which made Orihime feel ashamed for speaking to him.

"W-Well…" Orihime gulps trying to continue to say what's in her mind. "Well… I heard you need help in studying and I just thought, I can help you if you want me to." She said at last. She put her hands behind her while crossing her fingers wishing that he'll say 'yes' as he stands in his position still unpredictable.

After the long wait, Ichigo finally reply to her. "I hate to say this…" Orihime look at him nervously. "But… I don't really like the idea of you teaching me, I guess I can make things work out with just me doing all the work and studying."

Orihime got dismayed with his answer but still understands his reason. Of course, who would like to be taught by someone you just meet in just few days. Besides they weren't that close unlike Rukia who's been his classmate from high school. "If that's your decision, I guess all I have to do is to accept it. I know you can pass our exam on Monday." With that, Orihime left him and went home together with Tatsuki and her other girl friends.

Meanwhile, Renji's with Rukia in a café skimming their lessons to be studied. "Quite difficult for our first exam." Said Rukia in a slow voice as she turns the pages of her notes and books. "I wouldn't be surprise if many fail."

Full of curiosity Renji finally spit out the question playing in his mind. "If you think many will fail why don't you teach Ichigo to lessen the future failing students?"

"I don't want to teach him for one reason." Rukia stop as Renji's head move closer waiting for the continuation. "For this is the only course I get to be superior of him!" she laugh loudly in a funny way knowing the fact that she'll get a higher grade from Ichigo leaving Renji dumbfounded. "He's better than me in many subjects when we're in high school so starting from now, I'll be superior!"

Renji just sit in his chair regretting that he has asked Rukia's reason. All she does was to laugh all the time they were together. She's excited to get revenge over Ichigo's superiority towards her. Now, it's her time to shine.

"Metals… Non-metals… Metalloids…" started Ichigo Saturday morning after his short sleep. "Dispersed particles Gas… Dispersing Medium Liquid… Foam… Example… aaahh!!" Ichigo put his hands above his head trying to remember the example but then he gave up and takes a look at his notes. "It's whipped cream!" cried Ichigo. He's been memorizing all night and still he forgot that simple example. He's father came in an expected manner after hearing his loud voice from the kitchen.

"What are those shouting all about? Ichigo?!" cried his father moving towards him with a concern face. Instead of answering his father he just ignored him. As a result, he gets Ichigo's notes and takes a look at it then read with his eyes. "I can't believe it! My son has difficulty in memorization!"

"I'm not having problem with it!" cried Ichigo standing up while getting his notes back. "If you'll please, leave me alone, I'm studying."

"You're going to study all those lessons in two days? What an idiot you are, you're too slow for spending two days just memorizing words and meanings."

"I'm not only studying scientific words! I'm also memorizing elements' symbols and subscripts!" finished Ichigo going back to his chair to continue what he's doing before. His father stopped teasing him but then he remember that he's a doctor so he must know something about chemistry especially in nomenclature. "Maybe you can help me in studying nomenclature and formula writing… Can you?"

"I hear Yuzu calling me." Said his father. With no delay he left Ichigo alone. Instead of feeling nervous and depress, he just lay in his bed listening to music.

Monday has come and everyone seems to be so studious. All they do whenever they get free time; they just read their books and discuss things with their classmates. It's their first long examination and if they'll fail in that course it'll be difficult for them to follow up. Their chemistry professor came just in time and arranges them in proper seats to avoid cheating. She starts to give their test paper and the exam starts. Rukia's in her seat well prepared, she had dedicated her weekends for studying and believes she'll do perfectly well unlike Ichigo who's scratching his head having a hard time.

Without Ichigo's noticing, Orihime's looking at him. Like Rukia, she studied well. All the question were answered even the surprise part which they haven't taken in their lesson were answered. "Thiocyanate SCN -1." Reviewed Orihime before passing the paper.

She went out of the room as their professor told them. "How did you find the exam? Monkey, easy or difficult?" asked Rukia gladly. She wants to say 'Monkey' but it's not her nature to be arrogant and besides she's still in doubt that she'll get a high grade.

"Just average…" she answered. Ichigo comes out next with an unexplainable face. "Ichigo…" she whispered.

"How's your exam? I bet it's too easy for you…" cried Rukia with a sound of superiority teasing Ichigo. "So how was it?" she repeated.

"Will you feel better if I'll answer 'I'll fail'?"

Instead of sympathizing him like what Orihime's feeling she continues to piss him. "Just go with the flow Ichigo, if you're destined to fail this exam then there's no helping it." She laughs heavily seeing Ichigo's face. To avoid ruining Rukia's happy moment, Orihime smiles though she doesn't feel like smiling especially in the presence of Ichigo.

End of the Chapter

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