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Secret Lovers
Ichigo X Orihime
Chapter 7: The Art of Forgetting
After the soothing bath, Orihime immediately rested her head in their bunk bed. She occupies the lower deck, while her brother occupies the top. She didn't intend to eat that night, well she wasn't hungry anyway and besides after the awkward encounter with her brother earlier she didn't want to see him. As she turned off the lights, she immediately shut her eyes and forced herself to sleep.
But as she closed her eyes, It is still him that she sees.
"Orihime! Stop thinking about him. Forget, just forget him!"
"How could I possibly forget, when every time I close my eyes, you still occupy my head?
How can I let you go when seeing us apart makes my heartbeat really low?
How can I continue my life without you? When the reason why I'm still living is you?
Loving you is not easy, but forgetting you is much harder. "
The thought of Ichigo leaving her, makes her heart crush a million pieces. It hurts, but what could she possibly do?
The sound of the opening door alarmed her; she immediately got up in a sitting position. She noticed her brother went up in their bed, then after a few seconds he went down again.
"Ichi-nii, where are you going?"she asked worriedly. She can't help but involved herself with him.
He picked up his stuffs in his study table and was about to go out. He didn't plan to answer her questions. But she started to ask again..
"Ichi—" he cut her off.
"WHAT?" he said angrily. "You're so annoying; do I have to tell you everything?"
She felt scared, "I'm sorry… I -uh"
She didn't let her finish then immediately slam the door close. Orihime was left there stunned, she felt numbed then suddenly all she felt were the warm tears flowing from her eyes.
As Ichigo slammed the door close, he just rested himself in the front door.
"It's for the better, forget her then everything would be as it was before. "
In his sitting position, he suddenly heard sobs inside the room.
"Damn! I made her cry again."
When the thought of knowing that he was the one who inflicted those tears in her eyes, he felt like crying too.
"The only woman I wanted to be happy is also the woman I always end up hurting."
Tears suddenly dropped down from his eyes.
"I'm so stupid! I should've just avoided her like I used to do. I should've not told her what I feel."
Stupid tears, stop from falling.
He hugged his knees tightly; he didn't want to see himself like this. He hated his life and blamed himself for the mishap that is currently happening with him. He hated his eyes for crying, he hated his body for not following him and most of all he hated his heart, for loving the only woman he couldn't possibly ever have.
The next day…
"Kurosaki, Good Morning. Can you do me a favor?" Ahiru Yagami greeted Ichigo with a smile plastered on her face. She is a senior at Karakura High and at the same time the Student Council President.
"Oh, What is it Yagami-san?" he asked looking annoyed.
"Uhm, The school principal asked me to tour the new student, but unfortunately I couldn't accompany her since I was asked to be the representative for the General Assembly of all the School's in Japan this afternoon. So—" he cut her off. She knew he wouldn't agree to this easily but since someone asked her for it, she's determined to have Kurosaki Ichigo to do it.
"So, you want me to accompany her instead? I'm sorry but I can't, Just asked Rei or Yuta to do it."
"I've already given Rei something to do, Yuta's absent today so I can't assign it to anyone but you, and I believe the transferee is in the same year as you are. So, I thought it would be fine right?" still smiling, "Oh, Or how about you asked your sister about this, that transferee is in her class right?"
This is really stupid. He's avoiding his sister, yet Ahiru Yagami wanted him to talk to her. Just plain stupid.
"You shouldn't have asked me in the first place if you're just going to force me to do it anyway." He said defeated and started to walk away.
"Thanks, Kurosaki! Just don't forget, it's at lunch. Be nice to her, okay?" she said shouting for him to hear.
"Good Morning, Hime!" Neliel said as Orihime enters their classroom. She noticed that the auburn haired girl looks down unlike her usual cheery attitude. "Hey, Are you okay Hime?" she asked worried about her bestfriend.
Orihime never wanted to worry others, especially her friends. She plastered a fake wide smile and hugged Neliel in a jumpy manner.
"Oh! Nel-chan, I'm fine. So, don't worry, kay?" She said as she laughed loudly.
"You know Hime, with the way you're acting I can't help but get really worried." Nel became really serious as she pulled Orihime to look at her. "You don't have to pretend, because I know you're just faking it. So tell me, what's wrong?"
Should I tell her? Should I tell Nel-chan that I also like the same boy she likes? What's worse about it is that the boy I like is my own twin brother? What if Nel-chan wouldn't talk to me anymore because she felt disgusted with me? What if She thinks I'm not normal and maybe she'll think that I probably lost my mind..What if..What if..What if she won't accept me as her friend anymore?.
And as if reading Orihime's thoughts,
"Hime, just trust me okay?" Neliel said assuringly, while putting her hands on Orihime's shoulder.
"Nel-chan, I-I-I—, Ichi-nii." She started saying in a low tone. So, Nel comes closer to hear her mumblings.
"I-I- love" Nel continued on getting closer.
"I- I wanted a puppy but Ichi-nii doesn't want to. He said it'll just make a mess and he said I couldn't look after it anyway, because I'm stupid." Orihime lied. She really really wanted to tell Neliel everything, but it's just so damned complicated.
Nel's jaw dropped in surprise.
"Is that it, Orihime-chan?, Geez, you worried me for nothing!" She exclaimed totally pissed.
"Nothing? It's not nothing—I really really wanted a puppy!" she replied.
"Oohh..I thought for a second, he did something indecent to you. I would have given him to the police, even though He's my long time crush." Neliel said starting Blabbing nonstop." And the way he acted yesterday really freaked me out."
"Indecent? I knew it, Other people wouldn't understand this kind of situation." At what Neliel said, she felt disgusted with herself even more.
"Hey! Ichigo, Good Morning." greeted his spiky haired boyish best friend, as he entered their classroom.
"What's good with this morning?" He replied angrily. This day wasn't really a good one for him, Last night he couldn't sleep at all. He even didn't feel like going to school this day, he wished he really shouldn't have gone. Everything didn't go smoothly as he hoped for. Plus, on this day he has to accompany someone in the school grounds. He really hated talking to other people and spending time with someone he didn't know. He wasn't really the type of person who likes small talks and whatsoever. He prefers to be alone. The way his best friend bothers him, totally pissed him off.
"Hey! I saw you yesterday—" She said while slightly pushing him.
"So?" he answered bored.
"With your sister. So, tell me." Tatsuki whispered to him.
"Tell you what?" he said, acting like he doesn't know what his best friend is saying. Well, he just wished that he really didn't know.
"What's with all the dense answers? What happened yesterday?" Tatsuki excitedly asked.
. .Silence
"Ichigo, with all the holding hands and stuff yesterday, I bet you've told her right?" Tatsuki said with a wide grin in her face. "Tell me what happened, did you guys kissed? Make out? Or, or—" Tatsuki exclaimed happily thinking of more wild thoughts but then suddenly she noticed the hurt expression on her best friend's face. "Or got rejected." She added in a low voice that seems almost like a whisper that even Ichigo with the very close distance they have wouldn't also manage to hear.
"Hell no! I didn't got rejected, I-I was the one who rejected her." He said still trying to keep up his cool demeanor.
"Hey! Stupid, Stop pretending." Tatsuki looks like she wanted to laugh. "I know when you're lying. You two are always so easy to read. I just saw your sister earlier, she seemed down too. I bet she regretted rejecting you."
"Get away. I told you I didn't get rejected!" Ichigo massaged his temples, He didn't have a good sleep last night and the way Tatsuki teases him, produces headaches." Just don't bother me, and don't ever say anything about her today!"
Tatsuki was about to tease him more, when she felt a cold aura in her back. As she turned around, Cold sweat surrounded her when she saw their first period teacher with black aura emitting out from her body.
"Mr. Kurosaki, Ms. Arisawa" The teacher started with a spooky smile. "The class is about to start, yet you're still busy chatting with each other. Can you continue that later?" That fake expression really freaked Tatsuki out. Their homeroom teacher used that kind of tone when she's controlling her massive anger.
"Oh—hai, Yuuko-sensei" Tatsuki replied to their teacher, while Ichigo just nodded.
After the long hours of discussion in class 2-A,
The bell ranged signaling the time for lunch.
"Okay Class, we'll continue the discussion tomorrow and you should finalize the presentation that we'll do for the school festival. Uhm, Kurosaki and Yuuki just inform me when the class has decided. If we win again this year, I'll give all of you extra points for this term. Okay, I'll be going."
"Thank you Yuuko-sensei. Goodbye." The students said in unison.
The students start to get few as some went out to buy food outside.
"Oh! Thank God, its lunch. I'm already getting sleepy with history class." Tatsuki said as she started to pack her things and looked at Ichigo who was also packing his things at the moment. "Come on Ichigo, I'm really hungry."
"Tatsuki, I can't eat lunch with you. Yagami instructed me to tour someone around here. Stupid Yuta he should be the one doing this yet he's absent today. So, just go eat with Chad or whoever you want to eat with."He said with the usual scowl in his face and then he went out of the room looking annoyed.
Tatsuki was curious, "Yuta? Yuta from Class 1A isn't absent; I just had a talked to him this morning. Why would Yagami have to lie about it?", suddenly she felt a hand in her shoulders surprising her.
"OH GOD!" Tatsuki exclaimed out of shock."Chad, If you want to talk to me just say something, not that you're suddenly coming behind surprising me."
"They're waiting. Let's eat." The gentle giant said and went back to his seat.
Tatsuki still couldn't but think about what Ichigo just said.
At the garden in their school, Rukia's fidgeting her skirt and brushes her hair using her hand. She can't relax herself and felt really nervous.
"Is he coming? Ahiru-senpai told me that he agreed to accompany me."
"Hey! Sorry, Did you wait long?" he said walking towards her.
He came. Yay!
"Oh. HI!" Rukia though stunned, still had managed to form a quick reply. "No! I just got here. Are you the one who's gonna accompany me? I thought Yagami-senpai would be the one I'll meet here." She added. Though that was completely a lie, she had been waiting for him for half an instant she heard the bell, she quickly ran to this place to meet him. She indeed know that the one she'll meet in the garden would be Ichigo Kurosaki. Well, She was the one who requested it anyway.
"Oh, she has errands to do. So, let's start." He said as they start to walk together.
"Hime, Let's go out for lunch. My sister didn't manage to make a meal for me." Neliel said, while holding her stomach. She was indeed hungry from the long discussion earlier.
"Okay, I'll help you buy lunch." Orihime said with a smile.
The two busty best friends went out of their classroom, and headed to the canteen.
"Hime, where's Rukia?" asked Neliel.
"When the bell rang, she immediately went out." The auburn haired replied." I didn't manage to ask her."
Neliel shrugged it off, they continued walking but then suddenly she saw the girl they were talking about in the garden.
"Hey! Isn't that Rukia-chan?" pointing outside the window when she spotted her. She notice a orange haired boy beside her. "She's with your brother? That's your brother right?"
"Eh?" Orihime looked at the direction where Neliel was pointing at.
"Why is she with Kurosaki-kun?" Neliel asked, looked jealous." They even look happy enjoying chatting."
Orihime didn't manage to answer Nel's question and she clutched her hand into a fist. She even bit her lip to stop her tears from flowing because her gray orbs is starting to get cloudy.
"It hurts. They're just talking, right? So, why does my heart really hurts? It feels like it is stabbed a million times with a knife .God, please make it stop. It hurts, it hurts. "
-END OF CHAPTER 7-
Author's note:
Aww.. yeah. It took soooo loooongg..So sorry.
I just want to say Thank you for still supporting this though it always take months for another Update. Thank you so much guys! and I hope you still continue to support this. I love you all.:)
~Cloverberry15
