Prompt #12: Maid Uniform; July 2011. Rating: G. A/N: Thank you to I-sold-my-soul-for-a-cookie, venG, lovering, and AlleluiaElizabeth for your very kind reviews of these little drabbles.
Maid Uniform
"We're late!" Tatsuki scowled at the clock, looking like a furry assassin in her Halloween bunny suit.
Orihime smoothed the apron of her maid's costume over her thighs.
What a surprise - it looks good on you.
The little memories struck at the strangest times: an image here, a scrap of conversation there, forgotten until the moment they reappeared, like a banknote in your spring jacket, or a photo of a former classmate, tucked in a book you'd once read.
"Orihime!"
"Coming!"
She twirled her duster in a thoughtful arc, its black feathers reminding her of night, cero oscuras, and him.