Disclaimer: I do not own any of Bleach; they belong to Tite Kubo. This is just an AU fanfic.
Ichigo played soccer with the other teammates for practice, and classes were already over. Momo was just sitting on a bench, looking at him play with vigor.
People would always think that she was Ichigo's new girlfriend, but she says otherwise. They are just friends that walk home together to enjoy each others' company. W ell they are also lab partners by coincidence, and sometimes they are in the same team for PE class.
They'd occasionally eat lunch together, sometimes they'd chat with each other online.
But it's only been two months since they became friends. It's impossible that they'd start a relationship right away, right?
"Goal!" The referee yelled, and Ichigo let out a hand that meant 'We did it!'. Momo smiled that Ichigo's team won the practice match and clapped quietly, not wanting to look like a fan girl and embarrass herself.
Hearing what Rukia told her earlier, she wanted to talk to him about it though she decided to wait for the right time, and now didn't seem to be the right time. Ichigo ran to her, running a towel over his body covered in fine sweat.
Momo felt like she was going to melt from how hot he looked. "So, you want to go home now?" Momo asked, handing him a bottle of energy drink that she bought from the machine standing beside the bench.
"I'll go to the shower room first. Do you want to come along?" Momo nodded while feeling a little nervous and walked with him, receiving a text message fro Rangiku.
Hi, Hinamori-chan. I have something important to tell you: I won't actually be able to go back home until this weekend so while I'm gone please take care of the house for me. The keys are under the doormat and make sure you connect it to your ID when you get back so that it won't get lost. Thank you!
Momo just sighed and put back her phone into her pocket, as they were already in front of the shower room. Ichigo entered and Momo just stood outside, waiting for her friend to finish refreshing himself.
Suddenly, she sees a girl's magazine that was lying down on the floor. Curious she picked it up and saw that the cover was SHOUJO LIFE, one of the best-selling girl magazines in Japan.
She opened it, and the first page that she stumbled into was one that had the main topic of girls having major crushes on boys and the signs that show that one has a crush. Her eyes widened as she kept on reading it, curiosity getting the better of her.
1. Do you like the guy's personality?
2. Do you like the way he looks?
3. Do you feel weird whenever you're around him?
4. Do you think of him most of the time?
5. Are you very close with him?
If all of your answers to these questions are a yes: then you have found your TRUE LOVE! Hurry to him and confess your love before it is too late!
Momo dropped the magazine and held her chest really tight. To her, all her answers were positive.
Yet she is still afraid, afraid to fall in love. The bond that she shares with Ichigo as friends only was great. It might be destroyed if they get into a relationship because as far as she knows, a couple always argue and disagree with each other.
Ichigo let the water soak him wet, the cold water licking every inch of his body. He remembered about a while ago, when he and the others were preparing themselves before they started practicing.
His teammate Toshiro approached him and asked him if he is dating Momo, and his answer was obviously no as they are just friends that hang out with each other a lot. Toshiro told him if ever he got the feeling, even just once that he liked her and Ichigo did not answer for a while before lying that he didn't.
He actually felt funny when with her, but he never showed it because as a guy he is good in hiding his emotions when needed.
He liked a lot about her, she was kind, honest, sweet, a little clumsy but hardworking and friendly. But those traits reminded her of Orihime, and he did not want that to happen again: to date a girl who in the end will leave him for another guy.
But maybe, he should give love another try to see that even though Momo is kind of like Orihime, she might not be the lying, devious, cheating girl that THAT woman was.
When he finished showering he dried his hair and his body with a white towel and changed back into his school uniform, finding Momo outside fidgeting and fidgeting like she was confused about something.
"Hey." He called, wondering why was she so hyped. Momo jumped from the shock of his sudden calling and sighed that it was just him, apologizing for her acting weird. "It's okay. There are a people here who act way weirder than what you did." Momo laughed and scratched the back of her head.
They walked home, passing by a street where many people were looking at them, thinking that they were some sort of couple. Ichigo sighed while Momo gripped onto her bag, nervous from the stares. When they already at Momo's house, the latter picked up the keys under the doormat and unlocked the door.
"Thanks for walking me home again, Ichigo-san." Momo bowed to him and almost entered though Ichigo stopped him. She turned and saw him scratching the back of his neck, trying to form some words.
"Hey, Hinamori-san. Is it okay if you could go out with me this weekend?"
The peach started blushing, her face strawberry red. "What?" She wanted to make sure that was real, not just her fantasizing. "I was asking if you could go out with me this weekend." Ichigo said, hiding how embarrassing it was. Momo could not answer for a second, and took his hand, shaking it excitedly.
"Yes! It would be really fun!" She let go of his large hand after thirty shakes, and Ichigo was chuckling to how many times she shook his hand.
Sunday was a day they were anxious for now, and they hope that this won't get messed up.