A/N:So here's an update yay! I want to thank everyone who reviewed, I love hearing suggestions and ideas.

Disclaimer: blah blah blah, Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo not me, I'm just a shrimp.

Chapter Three

Orihime's POV

I should stop staring at the cover; if I don't stop in five minutes it's going to get creepy. Five minutes later I'm still staring at the cover of my new book. I shake my head from side to side and tear my eyes from the couple kissing; I flipped the book to the back and read the summary.

Are you madly in love with your guy/girl friend? Want to know how to make him/her start to feel the same way? You've come to the right place!

The object of your affection thinks of you as more of a brother or sister than anything else. While it's notoriously hard to get out of the "friend zone", if you really want to escape, follow 's well-structured easy to follow plan.

It seems impossible I mean when this book was written it probably didn't have a teenage shinigami/vizard in mind but I think everyone forgets that Ichigo is still just a teenage boy… Still it would never work on him!

My mind flashes to how he walked away from me this afternoon while I was flustered about him thinking I'm on a date with Andou-kun. For what feels like the billionth time I wonder just what am I to Ichigo? Am I even in the friend zone? Am I just a classmate that's in the background while he's fighting? These thoughts usually eat up my mind; I'm better off ignoring them.

Friend! I'm definitely a friend to Kurosaki-kun! I say trying to cheer myself up. I pick up the courage and read the first page of the book. The book isn't even long, would this actually work?

This book will guide you on the journey of turning a friendship to love. Just follow these steps and make him fall for you.

· Step 1: Identify what you are to this person and just what his feelings are for you

Wow! This book is good! It totally just pinpointed my problem! I'm getting more excited and I continue reading eagerly.

You can do this by talking to him directly or if you're the shy type you could strike up a conversation with any of his closest friends and casually asking if he talks about you.

I'm obviously not going to walk up to Ichigo and ask "Hey Kurosaki-kun! How do you really feel about me?" I would die of embarrassment but I guess I could talk to Sado-kun or maybe even Ishida-kun. It still makes me nervous thinking of saying it out loud like that. I mean no one knows about my feelings for Kurosaki-kun except Tatsuki-chan.

If I just ask Sado-kun about Kurosaki-kun's feelings for me, I might as well announce that I'm madly in love with him.

I head to the toilet to get a shower and head to bed, turning it over and over in my mind. Am I really going to try this?

I don't remember at what point I fell asleep but the scene that unfolded before my eyes told me I'm definitely dreaming. Of course I'm dreaming about Ichigo.

He's smiling that smile that I seldom see, that smile where he actually looks his age with no worries at all. That smile I love. His eyes are sparkling and I can't believe this is just a dream. Why can't this be real? Why can't he smile at me like this?

"What's wrong Hime?" just his voice raises goose bumps on my arm.

"Nothing" I reply in a soft voice.

"You haven't even touched your food… I knew you ate too much last night."

"I didn't eat that much" I reply. What's he talking about? I look around and notice we're having a picnice under a tree. there's all kinds of food spread out on the soft mat.

He laughs loudly "Are you kidding me? You basically ate half the entire wedding cake!"

"What?! What wedding?" He suddenly looks concerned for me and comes closer putting his hand on my forehead.

"Are you feeling okay?" His eyes are burning into mine. "You don't remember yesterday?..our wedding?"

And that's when I woke up

I hate waking up this way, I feel like I'm about to burst into tears. I hate feeling like this. I walk over to the comfy chair in my room and sit there crossing my legs.

I guess that's when I decided to do this. I was definitely going to try my best. I don't want to be stuck in a stale mate forever. I knew I could never love anyone like I love Ichigo; he's the only person I have ever and will ever love. I know I want him more than I've ever wanted anything and I'm going to try to be brave enough to actually reach out to him.

But that's the problem, how do I start?

Ichigo's POV

There aren't any hollows about, but I'm still wandering around Karakura town. I just don't want to go back and face that math home work I've been putting off. Damn I'm failing math for sure. I usually circle the town once or twice and then head home but tonight I feel restless. I pass Inoue's apartment ; It's the fourth time I've passed it this night except now the lights are on. Is she up already? It's 3:00 am!

I'm about to pass her apartment but my curiosity gets the better of me so I move a bit closer just to make sure she's fine. I look through the windows. She really shouldn't leave her curtains open, there could be creeps watching her.

"Kinda like you?" said the annoying-oh so ever present voice of my hollow.

Uggh! one of the most annoying things ever is obnoxious people and even more annoying is when you can't escape them cause they're in your head. The stupid hollow in my head may have been defeated but that didn't block his occasional snide remarks.

Ignoring his comment, I moved towards her window. She was awake sitting with her legs crossed on a chair in her room. I should leave now that I can see she's fine but I stay in place. Probably cause she looks so sad at this moment. Sadness is not an emotion I could ever associate with Inoue who always seemed so bright and cheerful to everyone each day but right now with the pale moonlight shining through her window she looks so sad; like she did in Hueco mundo.

It's disturbing to see her like this but it's not my place to do anything about it. I move away from the window about to leave but I realized that if Inoue really was sad about something right now she wouldn't have anyone to talk to about it. She lives alone, always has.

I can't leave her now so instead I take a seat on the ledge of her balcony away from the window so that I'm close enough to watch over her without her seeing me. I'll stay till she falls asleep I decide.

Now I really feel like a creep. Well at least now I have an excuse not to do that damn math home work.

A/N Hope you guys enjoyed this! I have no idea if Ichigo's POV was good, It's hard to write such manly bad-assness. I mean Ichigo does everything manly, talks like a man. Walks like a man and gets into manly fights... like a man. Let me know what you think Love ya! till next time :D