CHAPTER 3: TROUBLE WITH PUDDING AND ORIHIME'S HELP.
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"I completely forgot to ask what flavor pudding she likes!"
"kurosaki kun!" called Orihime. Ichigo turned around "Inoue. What are you doing here?" "Oh. Nothing just buying some ingredients for my
new recipe." "Somehow I get the feeling that I shouldn't ask what you're planning to cook." Ichigo sweat dropped. "Well I am making my
sweet and sour milkshake. I'm looking for chocolate, soy sauce, chili, noodles and…ooh the most important brown sugar." Orihime told Ichigo.
"Ok… hey can you tell me what pudding flavors do… um… little girls like?" Ichigo asked nervously. "hmmmm." Orihime put a finger on her her
chin and thought for a while. "Oh… I think little girls like melon flavor pudding with a little hint of vinegar." She told him happily. Ichigo sweat
dropped "Thanks for your help Inoue. I think you should carry on with your shopping." "Ok! Bye."
In the end he ended up buying all the fruit flavored puddings.
"I'm home." Ichigo went to the lounge where Alice was sitting on the couch. "Hello." Alice looked up smiling. "She smiled. Yes, thank god the brat
smiled. Guess she was only shy."
"Well I brought pudding." He told the child. Ichigo displayed all the flavors in front of her so she could choose. "Pick whatever flavor you like.
" Ichigo told her kindly. After thinking for a few seconds the girl picked the strawberry one. "You like strawberries?" asked Ichigo. "Yes!" Alice
replied cheerfully. "Ok… That's sweet." Ichigo chuckled.
Suddenly he felt a strong evil riatsu. "Damn it! A hollow?!" Ichigo muttered under his breath. He heard a small whimper. "she can sense it?"
Ichigo pulled out his cell phone from his pocket and dialed Uryuu's number. "Oye, Ishida. Man… can you take care of the hollow by yourself I'm
kinda busy."
He knelt down in front of Alice so he could be face to face with her. "Shhh. It is ok I'm here nothing will harm you. I'm here I'll protect you." He
let her hold on to him. Alice buried her face into Ichigo's chest. Some how she felt safe in his embrace and closed her eyes.
"Thank you. Ichigo nii."