Chapter 7
-Orihime & Renji-
"Hey, Ichigo! What's going on between you and Rukia?" Renji asked when he and Orihime were already in Ichigo's room.
"Nothing. Just ask her if you want to know!" said Ichigo.
"Ichigo, just say it! You make Rukia-chan cry!" Orihime yelled. She looked angry.
"I said just ask her! She can answer that question!" Ichigo yelled too.
"Ichigo.. Why do you angry?" Orihime asked
"I'm not angry.. I.. I just.." he looked sad. "Sorry, can you go out for a while?"
"Ichi.."
"Please?" he said. "And tell Hinamori and Toushiro to come tomorrow. I don't want to meet anyone until tomorrow."
"…Ichi.." Renji tried to say something.
"Ok." Orihime said. "Renji, let's go!" she pulled Renji's hand.
"Ichigo, I warn you.. If you make Rukia cry, even once, I won't forgive you! This time, I still don't know the reason yet." Renji said in a sharp voice before he left the room with Orihime.
"And we will come tomorrow! And, tomorrow, you must explain what's going on, ok?" Orihime said
The door closed. Ichigo frustrated. He threw a pillow to the floor.
"WHY? RUKIA!" he yelled, very frustrated.
'Do you see me as a friend?! Not a lover? Then, why did you cried when I was hit by some boys when I and you were in elementary school?'
Meanwhile
"Ichigo.. I'm sorry.." Rukia cried in the women's toilet.
"Rukia-san?" Momo who just came to the toilet heard Rukia's voice and decided to ask.
"Mo.. Momo? Is that you?" Rukia realized Momo's voice
"Yeah, it's me. What's happen?"
"You.. Now you're alone, right? Where's Orihime?" Rukia scared Orihime heard what she said just now.
"Now it is Orihime-chan's turn to visit Ichigo-kun with Renji-kun." Momo said.
"Good.." she felt relieved.
"If you don't want to tell me it's ok, but you looked so sad so.."
Rukia opened the door slowly. Momo realized that her eyes was red, it seemed she was just crying.
"Momo.. Do you really want to hear it?"
"If you don't want to, then don't tell me."
"You two are exactly the same!" she began to laugh. "If Toushiro was the one who heard me crying, I guess he will say that also."
"Wh.. What? Rukia-san!" Momo blushed.
"I'm just joking!" She walked to a chair in the women's toilet room and asked Momo to sit there too.
"You know, Momo. Do you think Ichigo and I make a good couple?" she asked.
"You two looked perfect. If you ask that, Ichigo-kun was.."
"Yeah. He asked me I like him or not."
"Then, your answer is…?"
"I.. I like him too.. not just like, I mean… I love him.." Rukia paused for a while then continued "But.. if I think about how Orihime will react if I and Ichigo dating.. I can't bear that!"
"So.. you're worried about how Orihime-chan will react?"
"Yes."
"Just do what you want to do! Maybe you and Orihime-chan will never go back the same as you and Orihime-chan now. But, can you bear it if Ichigo-kun and Orihime-chan dating?"
"I.. I can't bear it.."
"Then, what do you want to do?" Momo asked again.
"I.. I decided. I will tell Ichigo my true feelings."
"That's good! The rest, you can leave it to me!"
"Thanks, Momo.. You really help me.."
"That's nothing. I just help you to decide your future, and what you really want to do. Now just go!" Momo and Rukia walked outside.
Rukia went to Ichigo's room and Momo searched Orihime.
Knock! Knock!
"Who's there?" Ichigo shouted. "Come in!"
Rukia came in. Ichigo looked surprised to see her.
"Rukia.." Ichigo said. "What are you doing?"
"I.. Sorry I'm lying to you, Ichigo.."
"You're lying?"
"About what you asked before.. Sorry! The truth is.." Rukia began to blush. "The truth is.. I'm.. not just like you.. I love you.."
"Then.." Ichigo looked shocked. "Why don't you tell me the truth when I asked you before?"
"I.. I was thinking about Orihime.."
"Orihime?"
"Orihime.. love you too.. so I just can't.."
Rukia already said what she wanted. Now she turned back and began to run.
"WAIT!" Ichigo shouted.
"Wh.. What?"
"Come here."
Rukia slowly walked to Ichigo's bed.
"What do you want?" she asked.
Suddenly Ichigo hugged Rukia. Rukia too shocked until she felt that her face's color was now red, like tomato.
"What? What are you doing Ichigo?"
"Shut up!" Rukia realized Ichigo was blushed too. "I love you too, so why can't I hug you?"
"Ichigo…"
Meanwhile, Momo searched anywhere but she couldn't find Orihime. She was really tired now. She already searched for her the restaurant near the hospital, the hospital, toilet, and the last, was the park near the hospital.
'Ok. I'm going to take a rest for a while.'
She walked to a bench and sit there.
"MOMO-CHAN!" Suddenly someone yelled from behind.
Momo turned back. "Orihime-chan!" she ran to Orihime's.
"You search me?" she asked "I just went to an ice cream's shop with Renji!"
"What?! Why don't you say that?!" Momo shouted.
"Mo.. Momo-chan.." Orihime looked shocked.
Momo realized that she just shouted. The people around them were looking at her now. She felt embarrassed.
"I.. I don't mean that…" Momo said. "Let's take a seat."
Orihime followed Momo to a bench and sit there.
"Momo-chan…" Orihime looked sad. "Sorry…"
"Wh.. Why you say sorry?" Momo asked. "It's not your fault… I.. I'm just lose control"
"Ok, then! So, why are you searching for me?"
"Umm…but.. please don't angry…"
"Ok!" Orihime cheerfully answered.
"About Ichigo-kun… Do you love him?"
"Eh.. Love?! Yes, of course! He is my friend!"
"I mean.. Do you love Ichigo-kun as a boyfriend?"
Orihime blushed. "Umm.. How should I answer this?" she thought for a while. "I think.. Yes…" she blushed again
"But.. If Rukia-san loves Ichigo-kun, what did you do?" Momo asked.
Orihime looked shock for a while then said "If Rukia-chan loves Ichigo… then I will give up. I like both so I can't choose.." Orihime looked sad.
"Oh.. " Momo
"Why did you ask me that?" Orihime asked.
"But you have to promise me you won't angry if I tell you why"
"Ok, I promise!"
"Rukia-san.. now.. is going to say to Ichigo-kun her feelings." Momo said
"Her feelings? You mean… Rukia-chan now is going to say to Ichigo that she love him?!" Orihime said in a loud voice
"Umm… yes.."
"Oh.." Orihime stood up, tried to be cheerfully and ignored what Momo said. "It's good, then! I was always worried about that two, but with that two dating now, I can relax."
Orihime couldn't bear to see Momo's eyes, she afraid she ends up cried. But Momo wasn't dumb. She knew that Orihime tried to be cheerful. Momo wanted to give Orihime a time to tthought about herself and Ichigo, so Momo said to Orihime she had a lot of homework from her private lesson.
"Oh.. Ok.." Orihime said. "Be careful on your way home.."
"I will!" Momo yelled while ran to her house's direction.
She ran so fast until she bumped someone.
"Ouch!" Momo fell.
"Sorry.." A boy with glasses and blue hair said.
"No, it's ok." Momo stood up. "Are you my classmate? You seem familiar.."
End of Chapter 7
Do you like it? Well, if any of you are waiting for Momo x Toushiro in this chapter, sorry to disappoint you. I think the next chapter will be Momo x Toushiro, though. Thank yo for the reviews, and ,like always, forgive me about my spelling and grammar.