A/N: I know it's early. I want to get this story finished by next Friday, when I leave town for Christmas vacation. This chapter will contain material of a sexual nature. If you do not wish to read somewhat detailed accounts of women having sex with one another please proceed with caution.
Disclaimer: I LIKE ALL THE TREES!!! (…god, I'm an idiot… and I don't own Bleach).
Night had begun to fall on a day that had brought Orihime such elation. This day she had found herself reminded of how wonderful and fun her life could be. This day Rangiku Matsumoto had made her smile.
Orihime wasn't smiling now however. The terrifying hollow that had appeared suddenly before her was not something to smile about. The human girl began to silently curse the evil spirit's appearance; there was no place for things like hollows in her wonderful day with Rangiku.
"Prepare to die, foolish shinigami!!" The Menos bellowed in a deep voice. The hollow was humanoid in shape but was almost the size of two normal men. It's skin was dead gray, it had incredibly long arms with gigantic hands. It's white mask broke into seven large horns at the top.
"I'm not about to die without a fight, you bastard. And if you think for a second taking out the lieutenant of Division 10 is going to be easy, you're in for a rude awakening." Rangiku snapped in an intense voice, with latent anger and ferocity.
The hollow gave a bout of vile laughter before saying in its acidic voice, "Worthless shinigami should tremble at my power."
"Did Aizen send you, hollow, or are you acting on your own?" Rangiku tried asking a question to the hollow. She continued to hold Haineko steadily in her hands.
"I came here of my own accord. In devouring the spiritual power of a shinigami I shall show Lord Aizen my worth. Then, I shall come to join him as one of his chosen servants, as one of the arrancar." The hollow surprisingly answered, most likely only because it wanted a chance to further boast.
"If that's so I'll just have to kill you now." Rangiku shouted as she charged forward with her zanpakuto.
The Menos was surprisingly agile for its rather large size. It managed to avoid each swing of Haineko Rangiku unleashed. Luckily Rangiku seemed focused today and was having equal luck in avoiding injury from the Adjuchas' massive fists. Rangiku and the hollow seemed to be well matched.
Of course Rangiku still had her restrictive limit in place and was fighting at roughly 20 percent of her full strength. At full power Rangiku could tear this thing apart with ease, but there was no way she was going to get an okay to release her full power against something that wasn't even an arrancar. She had to defeat this hollow with the little power she had.
Orihime was elated to see a surprisingly driven Rangiku's next attack make contact with the hollow's flesh, Haineko finding its way deep into the hollow's shoulder. But the shinigami didn't seem on top for long. With surprising speed the hollow lunged its arm forth and grabbed the female shinigami around the waist with it's gigantic hand. The hollow began to clench Rangiku tightly causing looks of deep pain to come across her countenance.
Orihime's only thoughts were curses. She couldn't do anything but watch Rangiku suffer. Rangiku meant so much to her. Rangiku was more important than anyone else to her at that moment. Yet she was powerless to help. If she still had Tsubaki that hollow would be dead by now. Orihime would have seen to that. Orihime felt terrible that all she could do was watch.
Soon the hollow had lost interest in crushing the shinigami girl in its hand ad threw hard against a nearby fence. Rangiku was shaking visibly as she got back to her feet. Her body was bruised and blood trickled from her lips. She still held Haineko tightly.
"Growl, Haineko!" Rangiku shouted fiercely, within seconds the blade of her zanpakuto dissolved into a fine ash.
Rangiku directed Haineko's ashen form forward at astonishing speed. The tiny particles of ash soon began to batter against the hollow's arm, cutting through the Menos' hard skin like a thousand swords. Soon the hollow's arm had separated from his body and lay at the ground. The hollow screamed in pain as Haineko retook the shape of a solid blade.
Soon red light was building behind the creature's screams. Rangiku then found herself on the receiving end of a fierce barrage of cero blasts one after another. Her body was visibly weary and avoiding the blasts took considerable effort. Inevitably, Rangiku couldn't hold on forever. Blasts of red energy were soon connecting to her frame, leaving her weak and damaged.
"Santen Kesshun, I reject!" Orihime shouted as she thrust herself between Rangiku and the hollow's cero. The triangular shield appeared to deflect the blast.
Orihime turned toward her dear friend who now was unconscious on the floor. Rangiku was bruised and battered all over. Her flesh was burned at the areas where the cero had contacted. Orihime didn't have to think twice about what she had to do.
"Soten Kisshun, I reject!" Orihime now shouted in a forceful voice. Soon Rangiku's entire frame was enveloped in the radiant light of Orihime's healing technique.
"Ha! You think you can ignore me and heal her, do you? In that case I'll just have to kill you first, human girl." The hollow said in a harsh tone as it made a swipe at the two women. Orihime wasn't about to let any further injury befall her dear friend, though. She maintained her shield steadfastly.
Even if Orihime could defend forever, which she knew she couldn't, the hollow wasn't going to just go away. Someone needed to kill it, and unfortunately, without Tsubaki, that couldn't be Orihime. Of course Orihime didn't worry too much. Karakura town was currently home to 6 other shinigami besides Rangiku. Orihime knew at that moment, at least one of them had noticed the hollow's presence and was on the way to aid Rangiku. All Orihime had to do was protect Rangiku until help arrived.
The hollow continued to pelt the shield between Shun Shun Rikka members, Lily, Baigon, and Hinagiku with its cero. Orihime could feel the pressure from every blast but ignored it. Her shield couldn't break today. Not until Rangiku was well again at least.
Then the blasts stopped. Just as Orihime had predicted a shinigami had arrived to confront the hollow. It was slain immediately before it knew what had hit it. A single shinigami stood nearby. Orihime didn't move, she didn't even lower her shield. She didn't care about her savior. She only cared about seeing Rangiku's wounds disappear.
The hollow's slayer called out to her in a solemn tone, "How bad is it, Orihime?"
Orihime recognized the voice at once but still didn't turn around. Even knowing it was Ichigo Kurosaki who had just saved her, Orihime was not broken in her resolve. Saving Rangiku was far more important to her than Ichigo ever was.
"She'll be okay." Orihime said smiling, in a manner as if it wasn't even directed at the shinigami. She stared forward, content to see Rangiku's wounds fading into nothingness under the bright aura of her healing.
"How about you, Orihime? Did it hurt you?" Ichigo asked a new question. His voice held a hint of concern to it.
"No it didn't even touch me. I'm fine." Orihime said in a sigh.
"That's good. So you think you'll need some help moving her?" Ichigo offered in a warm voice.
"No. I'll manage on my own. Every thing's fine here now, Ichigo." Orihime said coolly as if she wanted the other to leave.
Ichigo seemed perplexed as to how this girl who now was treating him so coldly could possibly be the same girl who that morning had shyly and innocently asked him out to a theme park. Ichigo gave a sigh as he said with slight reluctance, "I guess I'll be leaving then." He added an apology before departing in a flash, "I'm sorry, Orihime."
What was he doing apologizing? Orihime figured it was because Ichigo thought that she was angry with him because he had turned her down that morning. Orihime knew this wasn't the case. Orihime wasn't angry with Ichigo, she was just focused on other things now. It wasn't Ichigo's fault that Rangiku was more important to Orihime than he was.
Orihime gasped as she had that thought. Was that true? But she loved Ichigo? She had wanted to be with him, to love him, to be loved by him. What did that mean about Rangiku then? She was confused. No, Orihime was more than confused, she was scared. She knew what this meant and it scared her. She tried to push the thoughts from her mind.
Rangiku's injuries were a distant memory now. Orihime withdrew the Shun Shun Rikka and struggled to balance a still sleeping Rangiku across her shoulder. Rangiku was heavy for the young girl, but she could manage. The remaining distance too the apartment wasn't too great anyway.
Toshiro Hitsugaya was already waiting in front of the complex. He had an unpleasant look on his face as he stared at the two approaching women.
"There you are. I knew this would happen. I knew it was a bad idea for you two to be alone." Toshiro shot with a scowl.
"Well you're the one who left us alone in the first place… and besides Rangiku is going to be just fine. She's just sleeping now." Orihime said with some spunk. The short captain was a little taken aback to be addressed as such by the usually gentle girl.
"Yeah, Captain. I'm gonna be fine!" Rangiku declared as she removed herself from Orihime's shoulder.
Orihime gave a hard gasp, she exclaimed, "Rangiku?! Since when are you awake?!"
Rangiku gave a soft laugh, she said with a full smile, "Oh I suppose I was awake most of that time you carried me. Why you ask?"
"Why didn't you say anything? You're heavy…"Orihime said in protest.
"What are you saying? I am not heavy." Rangiku shot indignantly. She offered a small laugh before adding in a sigh, "Or I guess these gigantic things probably add a bit of weight to my figure." She teasingly posed a question to Toshiro, "How much you think each one weighs, captain?"
"I don't know." Toshiro answered with a scornful expression on his face as if he was annoyed beyond belief.
"So why didn't my captain come to my rescue?' Rangiku asked.
"Shortly after your gigai returned I caught sight of Kurosaki rushing toward the presence. It was only a single hollow so I figured he could handle it." Toshiro explained dismissively.
"Oh yeah. My gigai. Did she return with all our things?" Rangiku said with excitement as she recalled the shopping her and Orihime had done, and how just prior to engaging the hollow in battle she had instructed her gigai to return home with her and Orihime's purchases.
"I don't know." Toshiro continued to look and sound very irritated. He then said with a sigh, "Now please, just get inside and stay in there. I'll keep a watch out and call you if any trouble shows."
"Yes, Captain Hitsugaya." Rangiku nodded in understanding of the order.
Orihime and Rangiku continued into the apartment. Orihime felt an uneasiness begin to grow within her stomach once the two of them were once more alone together.
"So… um… do you, uh, feel better now, R-Rangiku…?" Orihime asked shyly, if only to break the silence.
"Sure do. I feel even better than before. My injuries are gone and it feels like all that energy I used up at the park is back as well. I feel great!" Rangiku declared with a wide smile. The shinigami searched out her gigai from Orihime's bedroom and forced her spirit back inside it.
"I'm glad… I was scared…" Orihime said nervously while averting her eyes from the other.
"Eh, it was just one hollow. At full power it would have taken me 2 seconds to kick that things ass." Rangiku boasted in a dismissive voice.
"But you almost died, Rangiku." Orihime said in a raised tone, with tears in her eyes. She gulped on some air before adding in a softer but just as emotionally charged voice, "I don't know what I would have done if I lost you."
Rangiku gave a light laugh before wrapping two arms around Orihime, bringing the girl into her warmth. They looked deep into one another's eyes as Rangiku said in a husky voice, "Don't worry I'm never going to leave you behind, my cute little Orihime."
This wasn't what Orihime thought it was. This was just Rangiku teasing her. This was the same as all those times before. Rangiku was just searching for a reaction. This was how she had fun. Orihime wasn't supposed to be feeling anything from this. Her knees weren't supposed to be giving out, her brain wasn't supposed to become as veiled in a thick mist, her heart wasn't supposed to begin pounding intensely in her chest; she certainly wasn't supposed to bend forward and kiss Rangiku. Yet that is exactly what happened.
It was a simple light kiss, polite, with medium pressure. Orihime at that moment might have had no control over her right thoughts or her actions but she was still Orihime. As enticing as Rangiku's soft, sweet lips were Orihime still retained her modesty. This was probably a good thing, as the other woman had an expression somewhere between shock and terror worn on her face.
Perceiving that she was making the one she held closest to her heart suffer, Orihime decided to break the kiss, allowing the other woman to pull away.
"O-Orihime…. w-why did you do that. I-I, all those times… I was just… It wasn't supposed to be… I was never being serious." Rangiku fumblingly muttered, she was obviously short on breath. She was blushing and held a great vulnerability about her.
"I'm being serious, Rangiku." Orihime said simply. She wasn't shy or nervous about it anymore. It was out there now. She could stand by it.
Rangiku seemed completely stunned as she heard these words. Her eyes widened greatly as her mind likely thought it through. She then closed her eyes briefly before opening them to from a warm smile. Rangiku spoke, "Are you sure about that, Orihime?"
"I am. I love you, Rangiku. More than I love anyone else." Orihime said. This was the truth she had realized only a short time ago. Saying it aloud for the first time made her heart pound loudly.
"Is that so? You're really so serious about this?" Rangiku voice had a sensual quality to it now. She stepped forward once more and once more placed Orihime into a deep embrace. "In that case, let me show you how serious I can be." And with that they were kissing once more.
Rangiku's kiss was different than Orihime's kiss had been. This kiss had no modesty. Seconds after Rangiku had pushed her lips to the other girl's her tongue was already vivaciously fluttering about Orihime's mouth. This time it was Orihime who wore the stunned expression. Or so it was for a few moments before Orihime realized how wonderful it all was, how amazing, how alluring, Rangiku mouth and tongue felt.
Orihime began to kiss the one she loved back intensely, letting her tongue move against that of the other with equivalent ferociousness. A saliva mixture was building in their collective mouth as the two remained joined, enjoying the wet, warm sensations of the heated kiss. Orihime didn't want it to ever end.
As the kiss continued Orihime began to notice things. Like how her and Rangiku's breasts were touching as they embraced. She also noticed how Rangiku's hands explored her body, traveling slowly from her lower back, to her hips, to her stomach, to her chest then through her hair and then back again. The motion was electrifying so Orihime tried to mimic it on the other. She found the feel of every part of Rangiku to be so enticing.
The kiss eventually broke. Orihime wasn't sure who broke it; it was rather clear neither one of them wanted it to end. Orihime was left panting for breath. She found enough to speak, "I never knew kissing someone could be so amazing."
"You liked it that much? In that case I could show you what it's like, when you really get serious." Rangiku said in a sexy voice, smirking hotly at the other.
"Please! I want to with you. If it's with Rangiku, then I want to. I want to do all the naughty things with you." Orihime said with a blush. The human girl was never usually a sexual person, but at that moment she desperately wanted to feel Rangiku's warmth.
"Cute… I'm not about to refuse you Orihime. I'll show you everything." Rangiku said with a soft laugh as she grabbed Orihime by one of her wrists. Orihime was led into her bedroom and no sooner gently pushed onto her bed. Rangiku climbed on after her.
Rangiku wasted little time in removing her top. She wasted even less time in removing her bra. Orihime was blushing as she stared in awe as Rangiku's glorious bust spilled out into the open before her eyes, the large mounds of soft flesh giving a steady bounce as they found themselves free of their restraints. Orihime had an overpowering urge to grab and squeeze them right then.
Rangiku likely saw this urge in the other girl's eyes, for she did not allow Orihime any time before lunging forth and slipping her hand under Orihime's shirt. Orihime reluctantly raised her arms so that the other woman could pull it over her head. Rangiku then moved her hands to Orihime back and fought the clasp on the girl's bra, finally removing it to allow Orihime's own voluptuous chest to feel the cool air.
The shinigami woman still did not allow Orihime to touch her with her hands. Rangiku had other ideas. She instead laid her body atop the other girl, allowing contact between their naked breasts. Rangiku grinded her chest against the other hotly. Orihime was stunned. It felt so incredible; the warm pillowy flesh of Rangiku's breasts against her own like flesh, it was amazing.
Orihime tilted her head to stare inward, it looked absolutely fascinating. It felt even better. Orihime was panting now, she felt a wetness between her legs and her nipples begin to harden under Rangiku's weight. Very soon Orihime found her hardened nipples were rubbing hotly against something else hard; Orihime then realized Rangiku must be feeling all the same things she was.
Orihime's focus shifted from the area where their chests joined to Rangiku's face. Sure enough Rangiku was panting just as hard as she was, her face was lost to a look of blissful pleasure. Orihime moved a hand through the woman's soft, beautiful blonde hair to rest it on her head. The young girl then pulled the other woman down into another kiss.
It was Orihime this time who forced her hungry tongue deep into the other woman's mouth. Orihime felt as if her whole body was on fire as her tongue bathed in the warmth of Rangiku's saliva, fighting with vigor against Rangiku's own tongue, while her nipples entangled themselves with the same woman's between the massive piles of soft flesh.
Rangiku broke the kiss and pulled herself off of Orihime. This time there was no stopping Orihime from bringing her hands right to Rangiku's chest. She groped the wonderfully shaped, soft flesh hard while stroking the nipples passionately with the underside of her palm. Rangiku gave an audible moan as she let her hands find their way to Orihime's breasts. She kneaded one softly, while pinching the nipple of the other forcefully between two fingers.
The sensations were too much for Orihime and she soon felt her arms give out. Rangiku now free from Orihime's electrifying touch adjusted herself downward and slowly lowered her head to Orihime bust. Her lips parted over Orihime's right breast and she slowly brought the erect nipple between them. One of her hands continued to tease the other breast hotly.
Rangiku sucked hard at Orihime's breast, she gently gritted the nipple between her teeth, she flicked her tongue across it rapidly, she circled the area around the nub in slow movements of the same tongue, she did everything she possibly could, and to Orihime it all felt so overwhelming. When Rangiku was done she repeated the same motions on the other breast; Orihime couldn't believe it was possible to feel this good.
It felt good, but Orihime wanted to feel more. She was desperate. The wetness between her legs now seemed like a torrential flood. She soon found her hand wandering to her waist to search out the button to her pants. She unfastened it and struggled to remove them. When she had succeeded she felt at the fabric of her panties. Sure enough they were completely drenched; the amount of fluid she had produced was so much it felt as if Orihime had wet herself. She was blushing softly.
Rangiku, perhaps noticing this, finally forced herself from Orihime's chest. Orihime smiled at how she could still feel a wet layer of Rangiku's saliva around either of her nipples. Now Rangiku felt at Orihime's panties. She retracted her hand almost at once as if she too was taken aback by the degree of dampness.
"Hmm, I never would have guessed you were such a dirty girl, Orihime." Rangiku said teasingly as she replaced her hand, this time to the hem of the girl's underwear as she pulled it downward across the girl's legs and finally off Orihime entirely.
"It's for you, Rangiku… it's only for you." Orihime declared lovingly though with a blush, she found it hard to speak.
"In that case I better enjoy this." Rangiku said with a sensual laugh.
Rangiku pulled her long hair back as she bent forward between Orihime's legs. One of her hands wandered to Orihime's excited sex which she spread open and gazed into. Orihime normally thought the idea of people staring at her most intimate parts was embarrassing, but right now as Rangiku's warm breath was upon her crotch, the idea was just making more and more fluid come out of her. Orihime near screamed as she felt Rangiku's warm tongue against her sex for the first time.
The feeling was sensational. Rangiku licked her hotly. There was no hesitation. Rangiku's tongue was moving at lighting speed as it flicked up and down against Orihime's slit. It went deep inside Orihime's crevice, then out again and against her excited clit. Orihime never knew before that her body could feel so amazing, that this level of pleasure was even a remote possibility. She was melting as Rangiku's long, moist tongue moved inside her and began to lick her insides hotly collecting her fluids.
Orihime could hear that she was moaning, as the moans were quite loud of course, but she failed to even recognize that it was her who was making them. It was like everything was coming out of her involuntarily, like she had lost all control of herself. it just made her even more excited.
Rangiku pulled her mouth away from Orihime's sex and brought a hand upward. She smiled wickedly as she thrust two fingers deep inside Orihime's tight, wet slit. Orihime felt her legs kick at the sensation. Rangiku began to finger her forcefully, jarringly, penetrating her deeply and swiftly, causing Orihime to loose all perception of her self as she screamed in total bliss.
Rangiku pulled her head forward once more and began to radiate her tongue forth in periodic licks at Orihime's throbbing clit while she continued to pulse her fingers hard inside the human girl. Orihime was loosing it. The pleasure was just building and building. Each new thrust each new lick everything all made the incredible feelings well up inside her. Her body was tingling all over; she felt as if she was on fire; she felt like the amazing feelings were going to pool over inside her and then suddenly just come out. In a sense, as Rangiku pushed her into the most intense of orgasms, as Orihime felt her incredible release, that's exactly what did happen.
"Mmm, you're so cute Orihime. And your girlie parts down there are so much fun to play with." Rangiku teased, licking her lips, and then her fingers sensually. "So am I as great a lover as you hoped for?"
Orihime was in a daze. She didn't respond. It wasn't that she didn't hear the question. It was more that there were no words capable of describing what she felt at that moment.
Next thing Rangiku knew it was her who was lying back on the bed instead of Orihime. The human girl was on top of the Division 10 lieutenant, kissing her as passionately as possible. Rangiku was taken aback by the force the young girl had mustered, but seemed content to try and keep up wit the sporadic motions of Orihime tongue. Orihime once more began to fondle the other woman's breasts as they kissed.
Orihime broke away and went at once to take one of Rangiku's excited nipples into a hard suck. She licked it excitedly, passionately, and sucked it deeply while she massaged the incredibly soft, warm flesh connected to it. Orihime moved quickly to the other breast which she treated with the same actions. Suckling Rangiku's breast was definitely exciting for Orihime, but at that moment the intensity was so white-hot to her that she was more eager to get to more hardcore activities. Her hands found the hem of Rangiku's pants and fought vigorously to remove them.
Soon Rangiku's pants were on the floor among Orihime's scattered clothes, and very soon after that so were her panties, which Orihime was delighted to see had become every bit as wet as hers had been. Orihime spread Rangiku's legs and crawled between them. She smiled as she looked in awe at the other woman's glistening pink slit, opening it wide with two of her fingers. She rubbed it and Rangiku moaned. It was so warm.
Orihime wanted nothing more at that moment then to pleasure Rangiku, the woman she loved, completely. She was focused, there were no doubts in her mind, as she bent forward and let her mouth join to the shinigami's sexual core. With the intensity of her feelings guiding the motion of her tongue, Orihime began to ravage the insides of Rangiku's tender slit with all she had.
Orihime loved the way it tasted on her tongue. Rangiku's fluids had such a subtle delicious taste, it made Orihime feel at ease, and the quantities of the fluid made it certain that the human girl's tongue would remain coated. Orihime also loved the texture, the soft, slickness of the sensitive pink flesh made her not want to ever stop. And Orihime too loved the sound of Rangiku's pleasant moans as she writhed in pleasure under every slight lick. All together the sensations were making Orihime's own fluids trickle out again.
Orihime increased the tempo. She noticed that Rangiku made the hottest moans when her tongue darted against the woman's clit and the area just below it. She licked Rangiku completely but targeted this area especially. Rangiku's moans were becoming even hotter and more excited, her frantic motions were becoming even more unpredictable. Orihime could only wonder if Rangiku now was feeling pleasure on the same level she had earlier. Orihime felt delighted at this possibility and went into a particularly strong and fast series of licks. Rangiku's whole body shook, and she gave the loudest moan yet. Orihime was rewarded with a short stream of climactic fluids right onto her tongue as Rangiku found her release.
The second she raised her head from between Rangiku's legs, Orihime found that woman already sitting up and waiting for her, waiting to join their mouths together for yet another intense kiss. The kiss was maddeningly hot. Both women's tongues clashed vividly as if either was lost in total lust. Rangiku eventually forced Orihime back down onto the bed and again forced their bodies, their breasts, back together. Orihime was delighted to see that the other was so desperate to continue.
Tongues clashed openly between the two women's mouths. Soft breasts and hard nipples rubbed hotly against each other. Rangiku then let her legs entangle with Orihime's so that either girl's sex rubbed against one of the other's legs. Orihime felt in awe as their whole bodies began to thrust up and and down against one another. The sensation of it all was so incredible.
Orihime was breathing heavily, as was Rangiku. The thin line of sweat between them made the feeling of the friction between them feel incredible. Rangiku's ravaging tongue against hers, her soft immense breasts against her own, her damp sex hot against Orihime's outer thigh, and Rangiku's own thigh across her sex, all the feelings made Orihime feel as if her entire body was on fire with passion. Oddly enough, Orihime was still far from satisfied.
Rangiku apparently was feeling the same way, for it was then that she pulled back from Orihime, allowing her legs to fall into a more adequate position so as her sex and Orihime's were now in direct contact. Either woman's hands went at once to cup the other's breasts as they began to groove against each other.
Rangiku would thrust, and then Orihime would thrust, and between thrust both would moan in pleasure. Their breaths were hard and labored. Orihime knew she had long since forfeited any control of her actions. She doubted Rangiku was in control of herself either. Both of them were solely being driven by their lust for one another.
The two women had a real rhythm going as they lunged back and forth again and again. Even still the tempo continued to hasten and hasten as either girl neared her eminent release. Orihime could feel those feeling building in her once more, like it was all about to pour out. She was close. Rangiku was closer, her climax came first; her body shook and her movement near stopped while a short scream escaped her mouth. Watching, feeling, and hearing Rangiku orgasm against her was enough to send the other over the edge as well. The feeling of release was somehow even more fulfilling for Orihime the second time.
Both women panted desperately for awhile once their bodies had separated. After a few moments their breathing seemed to settle back to normal. Orihime was unable to think straight. No, that moment she was unable to think at all. She would save something as troubling as thinking for the next day. Right now there was only one thing she needed to say before finding her peaceful sleep.
"I love you, Rangiku. I really, seriously do." Orihime said in a dreamy sigh as her eyes made contact with those of the woman lying next to her.
"That's good. You're cute, sweet, and more fun than I would have thought possible" Rangiku said with a fun laugh. She placed a soft kiss on Orihime's lips and then added with a warm smile, "I love you as well, Orihime."
Orihime was happy.
A/N:Well, that was a chapter. I'm actually not completely satisfied with the first half of it.
The fight with the hollow could have been better. I really would have loved to have made that hollow an arrancar, that would have made for a better fight. But I decided it would be a bad idea since the main characters had yet to conclusively defeat a full out arrancar at the point I set this story at. Anyways, besides that I kinda liked this chapter. The sex turned out nice I thought. Maybe a little too hot and frantic for it's own good. I don't know. It was definitely kinda fun writing these two together. Next week will be the conclusion. Don't expect anything too spectacular, just a simple conclusion.
Now onto the best poll question ever. That question being "What is your favorite kind of tree?" I'm absolutely shocked to see the results. Christmas trees, talking tree people, and paper (cut up trees) are all incredibly popular, each getting five votes. The next highest vote getters were The World Tree, the evolutionary tree, dead trees, and people telling me that this poll question was stupid (come on, what are they talking about?). All the other choices got two votes each except for plastic trees and the option that all the trees suck... Alright this poll was a little stupid and pointless, but don't let that discourage you from voting in the future. For instance the new current poll is going to help me decide what I write next.