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Chapter 5: Let's Make a Trade
She can not, for the life of her, remember when their roles changed. Can't recall exactly when her best friends became the knights, and she the helpless princess. Not that they were ever helpless, mind you, but still…
As far back as her memory will take her, he was one who needed protection. And she had willingly given it. Gradually, it became more of a team than her protecting him, but some how she missed it. Missed the moment when he began to have to protect her.
For as long as she'd known her, it was her fists that kept the girl safe from harm. And it was her presence that stopped tears from rolling down delicate cheeks. Yet it slipped right past her. The second that it became her who depended upon the other to keep her safe.
Yes, Tatsuki most definitely missed the meeting in which Ichigo decided he would now protect her. And she certainly never received the memo that Orihime no longer required her as guardian. So she can't help but feel inadequate as she glances up at the sky. Who said I wanted to trade?
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