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New Home
"Hey, Orihime? Orihime? It's me, Ichigo. Everything is fine. You can wake up now. Orihime? OW!"
"Stop being so impatient and loud you bird-brain! She will wake up eventually." That was Tatsuki's voice.
Orihime woke up to the sound of bickering but it stopped quickly when Ichigo and Tatsuki realized that she was awake.
"Orihime! You're awake!" Ichigo smiled warmly at her. Orihime's heart melted at the sight.
"Where am I?" Orihime said aloud, looking around.
"You're in Ichigo's room." Tatsuki said to her, smirking a little bit.
Orihime studied her surroundings and blushed, realizing her friend was right.
"Since your apartment is pretty much unlivable, you'll be living with him and his family for the time being. I mean, Ichigo is your closest relative."
"W-WHAT? Um, I mean, really? I didn't know that," Orihime said hesitantly.
"That's why we told you just now," Tatsuki smiled. "Now, I'm going to leave you two alone…all alone. Orihime, feel at home soon!" Tatsuki walked towards the door. "Soon, you'll be living here forever," Tatsuki muttered under her breath.
"Tatsuki! Where are you going? Tatsuki!" Orihime murmured to her friend.
The door opened and closed.
"And there she goes," Orihime sighed quietly.
"Orihime?" Ichigo's voice caught her attention.
"Yes?" She replied, a little shyly.
"Tatsuki managed to save some stuff from your apartment," Ichigo pointed towards a few huge bags. "A lot of stuff, actually."
Orihime cried out in glee as she opened her bags. "My brother's portrait!" She hugged it tightly. "I am so glad this was saved!" As she opened her bags, she didn't notice Ichigo watching her.
"So, where will you sleep?" Ichigo said, mostly to himself. He looked around. The closet was available, but somehow Ichigo felt that it wasn't right for Orihime to sleep in such a place. Rukia deserved to sleep in a closet, but Orihime needs a bed, Ichigo thought.
"Um, maybe I could sleep on the floor with my blankets, and—" Orihime was cut off by Ichigo.
"No, that would be horrible!" Ichigo cried. "I mean, you shouldn't do that. You should sleep in a bed." Ichigo blushed a little from his sudden outburst.
"Um, okay," Orihime said. "Then, where do I sleep?"
Ichigo thought for a moment. There is no extra bed in this house. Maybe I could ask Yuzu for her bed? No, Orihime would probably feel awkward sleeping with my two younger siblings. And I will not put her through the torture of sleeping with dad.
"You can sleep in my bed with me," Ichigo said before he even knew what he was saying.
Orihime blushed. "What!" But that would be totally—"
"It's okay," Ichigo said reassuringly. "I mean, we are relatives!"
"Um, yeah, we are." Orihime smiled gratefully. "Thanks, Kurosaki-kun."
After a delicious dinner from Yuzu, Ichigo and Orihime headed to Ichigo's room.
Maybe I'll call it IchiHime's room, Orihime thought as they walked in. Ichigo plus Orihime! Then she blushed, realizing it sounded romantic. I wish. Then she remembered what happened during dinner.
"Yay! Ichigo brought home the beautiful Orihime! And she's living with us!" Mr. Kurosaki cried. "I didn't know my son had it in him! Oh, Ichigo—"
He was interrupted with a kick in the face from Ichigo.
"Ow! What was that for, son?" Mr. Kurosaki yelled, clutching his bleeding nose.
"Don't embarrass Orihime!" Ichigo whispered loudly. Orihime still heard him. "Sheesh, act normal for once!"
"Well, she's related to us so she might as well know the true me!" His dad said.
"Everyone knows the true you!" Ichigo shouted and kicked Mr. Kurosaki again.
"Ichigo, Dad, please stop that and come to the table!" Yuzu said. "Now, please!"
"Just let it go, Yuzu," Karin said calmly. "Can you pass the salt?"
Orihime blushed harder. She was a little embarrassed from that actually. Even though she suspected that he would react that way, it was hard not to blush when he said "Ichigo brought home the beautiful Orihime!" As if she and Ichigo were together…If only.
Later, after finishing homework, reading (Orihime) and playing on the computer (Ichigo), the two talked for a while. Hearing them, Kon stepped out of the closet.
"I thought Tatsuki was gone by now…" He trailed off when he saw who it was.
"ORIHIME!" Kon cried with joy leaping towards her. "YOU'RE BACK—"
The teddy lion was thrown onto the floor and stomped on by Ichigo. "Get away from her, pervert!" Ichigo growled and threw him in the closet. He quickly locked the door.
"NOOOO! MY ORIHIME!" Kon's muffled voice could still be heard but eventually it quieted.
Why did Ichigo do that? Orihime wondered but she didn't say anything.
Ichigo looked at the clock. It was 10: 57. "We should go to bed, Orihime," He said. "It's late."
"Okay," Orihime said. Her face got red.
Both of them climbed into Ichigo's bed. It was tense at first, but the two of them eventually relaxed and fell asleep peacefully.
Orihime was still awake long after Ichigo fell asleep. She snuggled into his chest for warmth and thought about the latest events.
Why did the Hollows gather at my house? Why was Ichigo late? Was this planned on purpose by Tatsuki? No, even she wouldn't go that far and risk both our lives. Are Ichigo and I destined to be together? That last thought made Orihime smile. She wrapped the blankets around herself a little tighter and fell asleep quickly.
*The next day*
Is my bed usually this warm? Ichigo woke up to find Orihime on his chest and his arm wrapped around her. He almost fell off the bed, blushing madly.
What if she woke up and found out that I had my arm around her! Sure, I was unconscious when I did it, but she might think that I did that on purpose! Ichigo quickly glanced at Orihime to find that she was still sleeping. He wiped the sweat on his forehead. Phew! He thought. A few minutes, he woke Orihime up, telling her that they needed to get ready for school.
"Okay!" Orihime smiled and immediately got out of the bed. She shuffled through her bags, finally finding her school uniform. She was about to take her pajama dress off when she heard Ichigo.
"ORIHIME! Sorry to remind you, but I'm here too," Ichigo pointed to himself. He was a bit red.
"Oh yeah! I think the restroom is available," Orihime smiled brightly and stood patiently, waiting for Ichigo to leave.
Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? Ichigo thought, but he went to the restroom to change.
Orihime looked at their room and giggled. Their room. It sounded so weird to say, but it was true! In just a few days, they had separated the room in half. Ichigo really didn't use one side of his room, so Orihime took over that side. She organized all her stuff in cubbies that Ichigo had bought her. Personally, Orihime thought that her side was more colorful. Clothes were on one side, shirts in one cubby and pants in another. There was the sweater cubby and the shoe cubbies and so many others! They were also in rainbow order, red at the bottom climbing its way up to violet clothing on the top. She also had some shelves with books and toys and a secret compartment that held her diary. Of course, one-fourth of her side was her brother's shrine. It was decorated very nicely, and she spoke to him every night. Orihime's side was much more packed than Ichigo's, whose side only had the bed and his computer desk. Ichigo's desk had papers scattered all over it though. It was pretty messy!
Orihime gathered up her school supplies and slipped on her shoes. Right on cue, Ichigo came into the room. He looked at Orihime, dressed and ready and his jaw dropped.
"Wow, you are fast!" He said.
"Yeah, I'm usually early," Orihime twirled around and her skirt made a small whoosh sound. "Now, let's GO!"
"Okay, okay," Ichigo said. He quickly put on his shoes and picked up his backpack. "We're going!"
Orihime ran for the door, followed by a weary Ichigo.
She has so much energy so early in the morning! He thought.
Orihime and Ichigo quickly had breakfast. They both had cereal.
Orihime was puzzled. "Where is everyone?"
Ichigo looked up. "Yuzu and Karin are already at school, and Dad left for work, luckily," He added.
"Oh," She said. "Do you always have cereal? Don't you want to just go into the kitchen and bake something?"
"Not really," Ichigo murmured.
Orihime looked at the clock. She sat up and immediately gathered her bowl and cup.
"We have to go!" She said hurriedly. "We'll be late for school!"
Ichigo interrupted her. "No, let me," He said. Ichigo got Orihime's utensils and other stuff and put it in the sink with his own cup and bowl. Orihime was speechless.
"Th-Thank you, Kurosaki-kun," She stammered.
Ichigo smiled. "No problem!"
The two left the house, with Ichigo locking the door with his key. Then, they hurried for school.
They might be late, after all. :)
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