There was no reply from the white replica, which made Ichigo's stomach tie into knots, and the knots twisting into more knots and so on and it made him have the urge to vomit. Swallowing roughly, he turned on his bed, looking out at the moon.

The bright light bouncing about in his room as his hazed eyes fluttered shut, pursing his lips, then letting them relax, then pursing them again, repeating the procedure until sleep took over.

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The vibrant haired teen slowly reopened his eyes, the sun's rays seeping through the closed deep green curtains hanging over the cracked window.

Taking in some air slowly, he released it with a deep sigh, closing his eyes again and sitting up just when he insane father leapt at him, flying through the window and shattering the glass to pieces as Ichigo leaned over the ledge, careful of the sharp edges left over.

"That's what you get," he yawned, lifting his right hand and rubbing his eye, "old man."

The door creaked open again, the lightly tanned teen looking over at it to see his soft-brunette sister standing there with a warm smile, wooden spoon in her left hand, eyes soft like always.

"Breakfast is ready, Ichigo," she smiled, seeing the groggy look flicker in his auburn eyes, "come down before it gets cold, okay?"

"'kay...I'll be down soon," he complied, then placed his right hand on the semi-soft mattress, "dad broke the window again, Yuzu."

She simply shook her head, sighing. "That's the tenth one this week...I told him to stop," Her soft-brown eyebrows tilted into a worried look, "I'm this close to buying you a steel door with my savings." She lifted her left hand and had her index and thumb only one centimeter apart.

He shook his head slowly, "Save your money,"

She nodded slowly. Bowing, she turned and walked out of the room, grasping the handle and closing the door while Ichigo stood, stretching as his deep reddish-orange cell phone rang in the familiar tone that could only be Orihime.

Reaching over, he wrapped his fingers around it, pressed the talk button, and placed it near his ear. "Hey, Orihime,"

"Morning...Ichigo," she spoke brightly, and lively. "How are you?"

"Well...my crazy old man broke my window again,"

"That's the tenth one this week!" she gasped, a sound of flash smacking flesh, indicating that she covered her mouth with her hand, slowly removing it as she spoke again. "So...are we going to meet at the usual place?"

He nodded, "Yeah."

"I'll see you at school, Ichigo." she said in a happy tone. "Love you."

The last sentence was hesitant and shy, causing Ichigo to smile softly.

"I'll see you later," he smiled, "love you too."

Hearing a water-like growl, he hung up the phone, placing it down as he began to change, shaking his head.

"Get over it, Hichigo," he growled, pulling on a clean pair of his beige uniform pants. "I get you being jealous of Orihime...but this is just plain stupid."

"I have the freakin' right t' be jealous..." his inner Hollow muttered.

Sighing, he walked into his bathroom, brushing his teeth and then rushing out of the house, snatching his bag off the chair on the way out, veering over his shoulder, "Sorry...I can't eat this morning, I'll be late," he explained, seeing Yuzu's depressed expression, "I'll see you two later!"

"'cause she has what I want..." But that was a low whisper, a super soft hush.

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Reaching the meeting point, Ichigo swiftly wrapped his arms around Orihime before she could even turn a bit, making her giggle as he softly, and shyly, kissed her cheek. Placing his chin on her shoulder with a deep chuckle.

"So...how are you?" he asked, blinking his brown eyes once jealousy and rage began to bubble up in his stomach, making him know that Hichigo was beyond jealous.

She turned her head and returned the kiss on the cheek, but planted it on his pale lips, the feeling of anger raising. Smiling, she nodded, locating the back of her head against his shoulder.

"Good, though I had to run around my apartment to find my school bag," she explained with a childish giggle, "and even better since you're here."

He nodded with a warm smile, "Yeah, I missed you too."

He swore he heard the albino's angered mutters, grumbles and mumbles, some cursing here and there, yelling at him. "King! School's 'bout t' start!!"

The smile descended to a frown as the bell rang, parting from his girlfriend and walking up the stairs with her as she slowly laced their fingers together, leaning against him as a small blush tinted his cheeks. Looking down on her bright colored head as feelings of confusion and turmoil raged about within him.

Now, he thought as Orihime released his hand, seeing Tatsuki and rushing over to chat with her long-time friend, going to his locker and putting in the combination. I'm beginning to second guess my feelings... He shut his auburn eyes as he sighed deeply, for Orihime.

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Ahem...um...kinda rushed and all that. Updates may be slow and all that since I have classes and all that (which is where I am while updating this story) so...I'll try to update as soon as possible/when I have free-time.

He's second-guessing his feelings for Orihime...now...maybe some HichiIchi/IchiHichi will begin to happen.