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Orchid Juice
When Rukia wanted to go in the tent, Ichigo pulled her.
"Hey! It's freezing out here!"
"You're not getting in there and making the tent wet again."
"Fine! I'll just go in get our towels and dry ourselves up outside before changing." Rukia went in and grabbed her dry towel and Ichigo's sort of damp towel.
She gave him her towel. "Oi, this isn't mine!" he looked at the Chappy towel.
"Yours was damp."
"And… you're gonna use mine?"
"Yes because you soaked your towel yesterday night to cool me down from the fee fee-something… So um it's kinda like a thanks"
"Fever. And you don't have to do that you know. Now give me back my towel!" He grabbed it from her and threw her the Chappy towel. She didn't catch it so it fell down to the mud.
"ICHIGO! MY TOWEL IS DIRTY NOW!"
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"Ishida-kun, I heard Kuchiki-san!" Orihime jumped up and down excitedly. She kept pulling his arm to her left.
"Really? Where?"
"I heard it from over there!" she pointed to their left, which was the exact opposite from where Ichigo and Rukia really are. "I heard Kuchiki-san screamed," Orihime made a shrill voice, "'Ichigo! My towel is dirty now'"
"First name basis now are they? Even when they just got lost for… let's see… two days."
"Maybe they fell in love with each other after getting lost together! That is sooo romantic!" Orihime squealed.
"Kurosaki and Kuchiki? No way… If they're together, all they make is noise." adjusted his glasses.
"They could change after spending two whole days with each other,"
Ishida just nodded considering he did not hear what Orihime had just said. They started walking together, getting further and further from Ichigo and Rukia.
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"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!" Ichigo yelled. Rukia was continuously beating him with her dirty towel. After all that running and chasing they both were dry enough to go in the tent anyway. But Rukia was still very angry with Ichigo since the towel was her favourite. (Anything that has Chappys on it are her favourite things)
"Rukia… I'm sor-" she turned her back towards him. " Okay, If you're gonna act like you don't care, then I won't say it!" He yelled at her.
She said nothing. "Well then I won't say anything!" Ichigo left the tent. "I try to be nice and she ignores me!"
And to think he was so nice to me yesterday… Damn you Ichigo! You're such a baka! She fiddled with her chibi Chappy doll. After a few minutes in the humid tent, she finally went out. Rukia noticed that Ichigo wasn't anywhere to be seen. Who cares about you, Ichigo! It's more peaceful here since you're gone. She trudged down to the river to try to scrub the mud stains of her towel. Then after she hanged it to dry, the raven-haired girl went back to the river to try to relax. Minutes later, she saw Ichigo coming down to the river. Rukia quickly went out; she was still very irritated with him.
She grabbed her towel, only to notice that it was still damp. "AAH! I'm freezing out here and my towel is still DAMP?"
"Rukia, here…" Ichigo placed his now dry towel on her shoulder. She turned her head. "You're still not forgiven for this." Rukia glared at him and stuck her tongue. Ichigo just grinned "Baka," he said quietly. "I. Am. Not. A. BAKA!" she yelled from inside of the tent.
In the tent, Rukia dried herself furiously. Then she noticed something was on her bag in the corner of the tent. It was some stalks of purple orchids, tied together with a vine. Near the flowers was a note scribbled in a messy writing that looked like Ichigo's:
Rukia,
Please accept these flowers and I'm sorry that I messed up your Chappy towel this morning.
Forgive me?
Ichigo
She smelled the orchids and smiled. The aroma was heavenly. She went out of the tentand saw Ichigo sitting near the riverbank resting his head on his knees. She ran to him and threw her arms around his neck. " Yeah Ichigo you're forgiven." And she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. He blushed.
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"Inoue-san are you sure this is the right way? I can't hear any voice of Kuchiki-san's or Kurosaki's." Asked Ishida. "And I'm pretty sure that if they're together, the loudness level is unbearable."
"Of course I'm sure! I heard it!" "It's now 1:50 p.m. I think we should head back to the campsite."
"No! Come on Ishida-kun I heard it. It was very near…" Orihime pouted. Ishida's face redden thinking that Orihime's pout made her look cuter than she already is.
"Okay. But when it's 2 p.m. we should head back okay?" he adjusted his glasses
"Yay! Ishida-kun you're the best!" She hugged him "Oh. Er… " He blushed again. When she let go of him, he tried to control his blush, but failed miserably. Instead he adjusted his glasses again
"Ishida-kun, look! What a unique fruit! It's got two colours!" Orihime picked up the fruit that made Rukia sick last night. "I think Miss Mayuki would be fascinated seeing this." She kept it in her front pocket of her jeans.
"Uh…that fruit looked poisonous. I don't think you should keep that in there."
"Ishida-kun, you worry too much!" She smiled sweetly at the Quincy and led the way 'towards' Ichigo and Rukia
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"Looks like you got my note," Ichigo said, after finally controlling the blush.
"The flowers were beautiful."
"Yeah," Ichigo gazed at Rukia "They were."
"Um… I'm going back to the tent," Ichigo said after realizing he was staring at Rukia for sometime. She noticed it but she didn't mind. He stood up and brushed his green t-shirt and pants. "No, don't." Rukia said, holding on to his hand. "Sit. Enjoy the view." She said sternly.
"F-fine." His voice is shaking a little. Argh! Why is my voice shaking? This is just Rukia! Get a grip! He scolded himself. Ichigo snapped back to reality after Rukia tugged his hand again. He sat down again beside Rukia.
"I didn't notice the river could be so peaceful." Rukia closed her beautiful azure eyes and hugged her knees.
"It's peaceful alright. Anywhere could be peaceful if you didn't scream so much." He teased her.
Rukia pinched his arm. "OWW! I was just kidding! You didn't have to pinch me you baka!" She took no notice of his cry; instead she said, "Listen to the sound of the water. It's so calming."
They both said nothing after that. They are just enjoying the river in their own way.
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2:15 p.m.
"Inoue." She turned her head towards the Quincy. "Yes, Ishida-kun?"
"I heard something."
"Was it Kuchiki-san? Or was it Kurosaki-kun?"
"It was more of a grunt. It sounded just like a…" he adjusted his glasses again.
"ISHIDA-KUN RUNNN! A BOAR!"
"Yes! Yes! It sounded exactly like a bo- Waaahhh a BOAR!" It was staring at Ishida and Orihime. They both ran at breakneck speed. The boar was huge with large tusks and seeing that Ishida and Orihime ran, it chased them.
"Ishida-kun! I'm scared! What should we do?"
"Inoue-san! Find a tree with a low branch. We can climb on it!" Orihime's head went left and right to search for such a tree. "There!" Orihime pointed to her right.
"Climb it up! Climb it up! QUICK! It's coming!" He yelled.
They both climbed the tree just in time. Just as Ishida ascends the tree, the boar smashed its face on it. Orihime laughed to see that but her laughter didn't last long because the boar stayed under the tree, staring at Orihime with its small eyes.
"Ishida-kun… it's staring at me, I'm scared."
"What does it want?"
"I don't kn- AAAHHHH" The branch that Orihime was sitting on broke. Luckily, Ishida grabbed her arm just in time. He pulled her and sat her on his lap since the branch he was sitting on was a bit short. The Quincy blushed madly. "Thank you Ishida-kun…" She said shyly, one of her arms are around Ishida's neck while the other is hugging the tree trunk.
"Oh…um yeah." He flushed. "Wait!"
"Ishida-kun, don't yell in my ear."
"Sorry Inoue-san. But I think I know why is the boar waiting and staring at you." He adjusted his glasses.
"Why is it?"
"Maybe it's because of that fruit. There was absolutely nothing chasing us before you picked it up."
"Should I throw it to that boar?"
"Yeah you should."
She fiddled, trying to grab the fruit while holding on to Ishida. At last she got it. Orihime threw the fruit at the boar. It hit the boar's head and it passed out.
"Inoue-san, I think you threw it too hard at it. It fainted." Ishida and Orihime climbed down the tree. Orihime poked the boar using a stick. The boar stayed unconscious.
"Oh! It's already 2:45! Miss Mayuki will be very angry! Ishida-kun, I'm sorry I got us into this mess." She apologised.
"It's okay, Inoue-san" Ishida adjusted his glasses. "We just need to find out where is the campsite. I'll climb this tree again to see for any smoke rising." He started ascending the tree again.
"I-Ishida-kun! T-the boar it's waking up!" Sure enough the boar was gaining consciousness. It stared at Orihime. She started to panic. Then it just ran off with the yellow and purple fruit in its mouth.
"Is everything okay down there?" He asked. His voice was showing a sense of worry.
"Yeah! It ran away with my fruit. Too bad. I wanted to ask Miss Mayuki about it."
" Oh. Okay. Inoue-san! I found some smoke over there. Straight ahead." He pointed to his south. The orange-haired girl turned around to that direction. "Come on Ishida-kun, we can't be late." Right after Ishida came down they both ran to the south.
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"It's getting hot. I'm going to go in for a bit." Rukia breaks the silence. She walks in. "Ichigo! Look you can see the fishes in here."
"Well yea… Of course. How did you think I caught the fish? Ask it to come and join us for dinner?" He said sarcastically.
"Hmmph" The raven-haired girl splashed Ichigo.
"Oi!"
"C'mon it's so hot and you can just sit there?" she splashed him more water.
"Oh! You are so asking for it." He ran toward her and splashed her with more water.
"Aah! Oh look! A fish just swam around my legs. It tickles."
"If that tickles then… What about this!" He tickled her ribs.
"I-I- Ichi… Stop!… Don't! T-that tickles!" She kicked him, accidentally on purpose.
"OW!" He stopped tickling and rubbed his aching thigh. "Sorry," She gave him her cutest look.
"Sorry? I'll give you sorry." He splashed her with more water.
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"Why are you both late?" Ms Mayuki scolded them.
"Well –er– we umm…" Orihime started. Ishida said, "We got lost for a while. But we found our way back." Neither of them want to tell their Science teacher that they got chased by a boar.
"Well how did you manage to find you way back?"
"Ishida-kun climbed a tree to see for any smoke rising."
"That's a great idea! I wish Kurosaki would think of that. Then we would all could be having some fun by now." Ms Mayuki sighed.
"Kurosaki is too dim-witted to think of something like that." Ishida muttered under his breath.
"Ah! We could try to find Kurosaki and Kuchiki using that way!" Miss Mayuki snapped her fingers.
"Usually people will light up a fire at night. And at night time, it will be too dark to see smoke rising."
" Huh… Just hope that Kurosaki and Kuchiki will light up a fire in the daytime. Well, since you two are here, enjoy the food." She pointed to her right. "After you students has eaten your food, I will explain some of the interesting facts about a tree squirrel while waiting for Mr Hiroshi." She announced enthusiastically.
All the students groaned.
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Ichigo has gone up to the tent and changed while Rukia is still trying to catch a fish with her bare hands.
"Ichigo! Give me a plastic bag!" Rukia shouted from outside the tent.
"Why? You want to catch a fish with a plastic bag?"
"So? Just give it to me or else I'll come in by myself and make the tent wet again." He sighed and gave her a clear plastic bag. "Thanks!" Rukia skipped back to the river happily.
She's 150 years old and she still acts like a kid. Ichigo thought as he dried his damp hair. About five minutes later, Rukia came back with a small fish in the bag. "You actually caught one?" He was surprised.
"Told you I can do it! Think I'm going to keep him. What should I call you…"
"How about 'stupid' cause it's stupid enough to get caught by you."
"You…" She kicked his shin. Hard.
"Aah! I can't even make a suggestion without having you to kick me!" She stuck her tongue at him.
"I know I'll call you 'Fishy'"
"Oh how original" Ichigo remarked sarcastically.
"Oh okay then I'll call you… 'Orange strawberry.'"
"That's a weird name for a fish."
"Are you just saying that because I'm naming it after you?"
"No. It is a weird name for a fish. Orange Strawberry sounds like a type of jui-."
"Aaa! I'll call it…"
"Aw, please don't call it-"
"'Juice!'"
"Damn! You just had to call it that!"
"I'm not changing it no matter what you say. I think it sounds cute."
"Huh… Whatever. Don't forget to give it a bit of air." He said but Rukia was already outside carrying the fish around.
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After they had their dinner (Fish, again. Obviously). Ichigo went into the tent. "Rukia! Can I borrow your manga?"
"Hmm…"
He took the manga out of her bag and read it using a torchlight since he could not sleep yet. Rukia was still outside the tent. He guessed she needed some cool fresh night air. After he finished reading the manga, Rukia was still outside.
"Oi! Rukia coming in?"
"No. Not yet…"
"What the heck are you doing out here?"
She pointed up.
"Huh?"
She patted on the spot beside where she sat and looked at Ichigo, telling him to sit beside him. "Ichigo, look at the stars up in the sky. They're so pretty. And the moon is so bright today."
"Hmm, yeah. They are pretty." He said after sitting down next to her.
"Why can't I see stars in Karakura? Even when I'm outside at night?"
"I guess it's 'cause of all the brightness in the city."
"It's beautiful." Ichigo and Rukia spent several minutes stargazing, when Rukia felt his fingers closing in on her small ones. She looked at him. Ichigo was still looking up in the sky; he was blushing a little bit. Rukia smiled and held on to his hands a bit tighter.
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Chapter 6 done! Yay! Was it okay? Please tell me…
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