Game of Hearts

Kensei .:. Orihime

Scent:.

He didn't leave his room the majority of that day because the last person he wanted to run into was Inoue, and he knew he'd yell at her for the most immature reasons if he happened to see her. The last thing he wanted to do was look immature.

He was Kensei. He was better than is.

He sat up, groaning as the ache in his back shot up through him, reminding him that it probably wasn't good to stay in bed like he had all day.

He really didn't want to leave his room.

He stood up, his mind wandering off on what he should do. He could just act like nothing had happened and blow her off like he usually did. But what if she asked him about it? He could always deny something happened. What if he got nervous? He could just say he wasn't feeling well. After all, everyone was under the impression he wasn't feeling well as of now. What would be abnormal about flushed cheeks?

Flushed cheeks? He wasn't some adolescent boy!

He really wanted to punch a hole in his wall right then.

Why was she staying there anyways? Sure, everyone loved her and nobody minded the slightest, but was it really necessary for Hachi to 'advance her knowledge'? It all seemed pretty self explanatory to him. All she had to do was heal stuff and block stuff. If anything she should be learning from someone who could teach her how to fight...

...like himself.

Damn it.

He wished he had noticed sooner, but he hadn't. As soon as her scent had reached his nose she was already knocking on the door. He barely had enough to fall back onto the bed in an attempt to look disheveled before she walked in.

He closed his eyes right as she opened the door.

"Muguruma-san?" she called, peeping her head into the opening to look at the bare space. It was a lot emptier than she had expected, consisting of nothing but his bed, a small dresser, and a funky looking cabinet.

"Muguruma-san?" she tried again, blushing as she noticed his sleeping form.

She walked in, her feet gently padding against the concrete floor below her. She figured it wasn't appropriate to walk into a sleeping man's room, but Hachi had distinctly told her to check up on Muguruma-san to see how he was doing. There was nothing wrong about going over to feel his temperature was there?

Her body tightened as she remembered the way he had called her name the night before; her first name. It sent tingles down her spine thinking of how he'd so it with so much emotion.

She'd never experienced that before.

She leaned over his bed, watching the steady rise and fall of his chest as he laid sprawled out across his bed. She reached forward, letting her hand gently press against his forehead.

It was a lot hotter than she had expected.

"Oh goodness, I should have brought something to cool him off..." she mumbled, quickly running off to get a damp towel.

As soon as she left his golden eyes shot open.

There was no way he could endure that a second time. The ends of her hair brushing up against him, letting her scent waft directly up his nostrils, making him closer to that alluring scent than he'd ever been before.

"Oh, Kensei-san! Not right now they might here us!"

"Kensei-san... please... don't stop..."

"Kensei-san I'm about to...!"

No. He needed to stop. She was coming back.

Oh shit. She was coming back.

He rolled over, realizing that he might create a very obvious tent if she insisted on invading his personal space again the way she had earlier.

Maybe acting like he was sleeping hadn't been one of his better ideas.

He heard the door creek open and the pitter-pattering of her steps returning to his bed side.

"He flipped," she mumbled, contemplating on what she was going to do with the situation. "If I try and flip him I might wake him."

Her fingers lightly brushed against his shoulder as she tried her best to gently turn the man over; her hand wrapped tightly around his bicep, causing both parties to clench with the contact.

If she noticed she never said anything.

She released a sigh of discontent, crossing her arms in frustration as she realized she wouldn't be strong enough to move the man without disturbing his sleep. Why did he have to flip over?

Stupid.

She moved closer, her body leaning against his as she leaned over him, reaching forward with the wet cloth to wipe his exposed forehead and one side of his face. She didn't feel she was doing a proper job since she couldn't completely cool him down, but at least that would get the stick sweat off his forehead.

Her fingers brushed against his piercings, finding the gold rings quiet interesting; she hadn't really looked at them up close before. She traced her touch down his cheek and let her palm cup the side of his face.

She placed the wet cloth on the side of his face, shrieking as she felt his weight shift her direction as he rolled.

He had intended pushing her gently off the bed with the gesture, but instead she fell the opposite direction...

...directly on top of him.

His fucking luck.

His eyes shot open, meeting the confused stare of two grey orbs on top of him.

That scent...

Her hair tickled his face as she stared down at him, neither of them moving out of the pure shock of the moment. He could clearly see down her shirt from the position he was in and he could clearly feel her warm breath tingling the side of his neck.

She knew where he was looking.

"What are you doing here?!" he asked, trying his best to sound surprised.

A dark blush crept up her cheeks as she quickly pushed herself away from him, noticing his cringe as her bottom brushed up against something hard.

She might be innocent but she knew what that was.

"I'm... I....um... sorry Muguruma-san!" she squeaked, quickly jumping off the bed and rushing out the door.

He re-closed his eyes, letting out an angry huff in frustration; he'd got caught in another awkward situation.

He liked it better when she called him Kensei-san...

...and god damn it how much longer was she planning on staying here for training?

-x

another chapter! Not smut... but I don't wanna rush anything :D

sorry this is so short! Eventually I'll make up for it :)

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