A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. School starting kept me pretty busy. I hope you like the chapter. Please review! It is always appreciated.
Warning: Language, vague sexual situations
Disclaimer: Bleach is owned by Kubo Tito-sama. All I have is my Ichigo action figure.
Two People Unaware
Orihime let out a sigh as she walked next to her best friend and gazed up at the clouds. This week was taking forever to get through. Why couldn't it just be Saturday so she could be in Ichigo's arms again?
"Am I that bad of company or do those clouds have orange hair and superiority complexes?" said Tatsuki, teasing her gentle friend. "I don't get to see you very much with my training schedule you know. You'd think you would have been happy I had a few days off"
Orihime, blushing bright pink, turned and looked at her with her friend in shock. She then grabbed Tatsuki in a hug.
"No, no, no. I am very happy to see you. Please don't ever think that I wouldn't want to see you. You know how important you are to me. Goodness if it hadn't been for you all these years just being there for me."
Tatsuki squeezed her friend tight before firmly pushing her away to look at her. "Orihime, calm down, I was just kidding. Man, what has got you wound so tight? Are you OK?"
She scrutinized her carefully from head to toe. Auburn hair, still as shiny and long as it has been since Tatsuki had saved her all those years ago. Huge smoky grey eyes that had went perfectly with her creamy skin. Bottom lip currently being tortured to death by a top tooth. Great curvy body and of course her legendary chest. If she really wanted to see Orihime turn into a tomato she's say an outstanding rack and remind her of the time a guy said that to her in passing on the stairs when they were seniors. Ichigo had gotten so mad and jealous that he actually fell down the stairs as he tried chasing after the guy. Poor Orihime couldn't understand why Ichigo was so upset since she thought he was talking about furniture. The look on her face when she explained exactly what outstanding rack he was talking about was priceless. To this day you couldn't use that term in from of Ichigo without him getting a twitch in his eye.
"I'm just a little tired with my work and school schedule. I need to clean my apartment before everybody meets there tomorrow. A-and I can't wait to see Ichigo. I know we won't be separated like this forever but right now it's hard. I'm trying my hardest to show him that I can take care of myself and do well here with him gone. Maybe then he'll realize that I'm not …some sort of… ", Orihime trailed off as her tooth finally drew blood.
Tatsuki shook her head and grabbed her friend by the arm dragging her to a coffee and tea shop on the corner. Orihime looked at questioningly but Tatsuki shot her down with her death glare. Orihime knew to just go along with her. Once they were sitting with hot cups of tea Tatuski finally had calmed herself down enough to speak.
"I'm sorry I just dragged you in here but I promised my coach that I wouldn't hit things anymore like I want to do to Ichigo right now. Idiot, dumbass, infuriating jerk. Orihime, look at me".
Orihime lifted her eyes up to meet Tatsuki's firm brown ones.
"You have come so far from that scared little girl I met. Hell, you've come a long way in the past year we've been out of high school. You don't get tongue-tied, you're much more confident, you speak up for yourself. You are amazing with everything you've gone through. Please do not my other best friend make you feel like some shrinking violet or some china doll. If you have something to tell him you might need to do it 5 times and beat him over the head."
Orihime took a deep breath as a single tear rolled down her face. "Thank you Tatsuki. Those are the same qualities I've always admired in you. They've served you well Miss Hot Shot Olympic Karate Star. Has the training been rough?"
Tatsuki smiled wide at Orihime's description. "I like that. Maybe they can put that on the back of my jacket. Training is pretty intense. This is a whole level above what I was doing in high school. Feels good to get some time off. I'm looking forward to dinner tomorrow night.
"It is going to be great seeing everybody. I can't wait to corner Nemu and ask about Uryu. I wonder if he's always that uptight?" Tatsuki laughed as she thought of their very tightly wound, one might say anal, friend.
"Tatsuki! Don't embarrass the poor girl. Although I'm not entirely sure she can get embarrassed. But anyway, Uryu is very private, just like Ichigo is."
"Orihime, tell me you never once thought that he is so uptight that he probably wears that goofy cape to have sex!" Tatsuki was laughing so hard by this point she was crying and after Orihime thought a second a horrified look crossed her face and she started to laugh too.
"Oh, I don't know if I'll ever get that picture out of my head. Oh yeah, Chizuru is coming also. Did I tell you that already?"
"You mentioned it but I was going to ask you why. I didn't know you were even talking to her or anything". Tatsuki thought back to the tall girl and her near obsession with Orihime. It had let up quickly after Orihime got back from Hueco Mundo since Ichigo wouldn't let almost anybody near Orihime until she had recovered from her ordeal. After that Chizuru never tried to touch Orihime and her chest but they never were terribly close as friends.
"She happened to stop in the bakery while I was working. We chatted and ended up having coffee when I got done. She's really changed Tatsuki. She's really, um, let's see, she's really girly and likes guys now", said Orihime as she watched Tatsuki's eyes widen with surprise.
"No way. She likes guys now. Wow. Well dinner should be fun. Maybe Nemu will want to experiment on her", giggled Tatsuki.
"You are in an awfully good mood. Hmm, I don't suppose that includes a rather tall quiet friend of ours would it?" Orihime looked at Tatsuki with a small smile. Chad and Tatsuki had started seeing each other at the end of high school without anybody knowing. Orihime, Ichigo and Iryu were among the very few to know that the relationship was slowly becoming more serious.
Tatsuki smiled in a way Orihime had never seen before. Part happiness and part contentment. The type of contentment that comes when you feel like you found your other half. This wasn't a smile for somebody you were dating; this was a smile of someone in love.
"OH..MY…you're love with Chad!", screeched Orihime as she bounced up and down in her chair. "When did this happen? Have you told him? Did he tell you?"
"Chill, Orihime. Yes, we both kind of said it at the same time. It was kind of one of those moments if you know what I mean. I didn't know if he heard me at first because his head was hanging off the bed and I was on the other side and my voice was pretty hoarse. Um, well you know what I mean".
Orihime snorted rather inelegantly at that. "No I really don't."
Tatsuki just blinked at her. "What? I know that you two…"
Orihime fiddled with her tea cup and blurted out, "Ichigo and I make love like we are old people or something. It's like he is afraid to really let go of all of that control. I've tried being a little more…forward…but he just doesn't seem to react besides getting tense and his eyes get all squinty so I haven't tried lately. I don't think it's me but who know because he won't even talk about it either".
Tatsuki looked at Orihime with a calm, reassuring face as her mind whirled a million miles an hour. This is what is bothering Orihime? THIS is why Rangiku set up the girl's night out? Rangiku is planning something! That's why she wanted Tatsuki to meet her and Rukia for dinner tonight. What the hell did she think she could do for Orihime? She didn't have another damn book did she? She better not. She did not want to see pictures of other people doing what she did to Chad this morning. Damn, tomorrow night was going to be interesting. I hope it involves berry boy's head exploding. It's been a long time since that happened.
Ichigo sat at his desk in his dorm room chewing on the end of his pen. He was supposed to be studying for a Biology test tomorrow afternoon. He would much rather have Orihime here studying with him. Some of the best times he with her would be when they would just be with each other studying. Knowing she was there and loved him and was safe. He shook his head. He needed to stop worrying about her. That was easier said than done. Ever since they had met he worried about her. It only increased when they became close and finally started dating. She was his princess and must be protected and treated right. He tried as hard as he could to be aware of her feelings and make sure she knew how much he loved her. He was always very gentle and kind when it came to Orihime which brought no end of teasing from most of his friends but especially Renji. Renji took vast pleasure in making sure Ichigo knew Renji thought he was pussy whipped when it came to Orihime. Whenever Ichigo tried to counter about Renji's relationship with Rukia and the fact that Renji was wuss, Renji came back with the fact that he had to be like that otherwise Rukia would squish his balls in her fist. Orihime wasn't like that though Renji would laugh. That was the difference-Renji was a wuss out of survival and Ichigo chose to be whipped.
"Tch, big red-haired baboon lover. None of his business if I want to keep Orihime on a pedestal where she belongs. Orihime was much more gentle and innocent that Rukia."
Ichigo thought of the times his outwardly innocent girlfriend had tried to be a little more aggressive
when they had sex. He banged his head on the desk picturing her wearing school uniform without any bra or panties. When she had bent over to take her shoes off….
You ruined that for me dickwad when you told her you wanted to watch TV.
What the hell do you want?
I want you to do something about the fucking typhoon you got going in here KING!
What are you talking about now you mutant?
Come find out king. Just bring an umbrella and be prepared for me to beat your ass.
Ichigo took a deep breath and let it out. He felt himself let go and slip into his mind. Immediately he was hit by a gust of wind and really cold rain but then it felt like warm rain. What was going on? He looked up to see his alter ego with a sword in one hand and saluting him with the other.
I am SO going to beat your ass because I am SO tired of this shit.
"Hey, I don't know what is going on", Ichigo spit out as he dodged a blow. He nimbly moved about 10 ft. way.
The hollow flew at him mercilessly striking at Ichigo.
You are turning our queen into some fucking Princess Peach bullshit.
Ichigo slid back, holding Zangetsu at the ready. He cocked his head and said, "WTF does that even mean? Stop thinking about her that way".
Our queen has a naughty side dumbass. She wants you to bend her over the kitchen table or maybe some handcuffs. I can see it even if you can't but you won't man up like we both know you really want to.
Ichigo let out a scream of rage as he flash stepped with Zangetsu over his head. He could never do things like that with Orihime. What if he hurt her? What if he couldn't keep control?
I'd never hurt our Queen, kingy. I thought we already had that settled a long time ago. Although handcuffing her to bed while I pound my…
Ichigo landed a blow before he could finish. "Shut up you vile creature". That's why I don't let my control slip. I know you won't kill her but you could still hurt her or scare her or
Give her the best orgasm she's ever had? Think about it king. She wants a little spice in the bedroom. Whether that comes from you or me is up to you. I'll just tell ya that I would never hurt our queen ever. Well unless she likes a little spanking here and there.
With his hollow still cackling loudly in his mind, Ichigo found himself back at his desk. Shaking his head he started thinking about what his hollow had to say. Spanking, huh?
The was a knock at his door that brought him back to reality. He opened the door to find a guy that he had in his Biology class.
"Hai, Ichigo. Just wanted to let you know that Biology class is cancelled for tomorrow afternoon. Sensei had a run-in with some gang or something. I guess it scared the hell out of him."
"A gang? Here on campus? Did Sensei get hurt?" Ichigo was stunned.
" Sensei told security that the guys had to be a gang. All of they were really muscled, one was all tattooed but other ones had tattoos also. They had weird colored hair. He said they all looked like freaks. He didn't get hurt though. I guess they just told him not to come to school tomorrow or he'd be sorry. One of them started dancing and he thought one told him he needed a makeover so he figured they were going to really kick the shit out of him but they just left then. Sensei is so freaked out he won't be back for a few weeks. Have a good break."
After shutting the door Ichigo scratched his head. A gang? Something was weird here. He knew he was in Tokyo and Tokyo was the biggest city in the world but a gang on campus? He would have to check this out further. Right now however this meant that he would be able to take the train home tomorrow and have an extra day with Orihime. He started to get up to grab his cell to call and stopped himself. Why not surprise her? He could just picture the look on her face when she saw him.
He laid down on his bed with his hands behind his head. Tomorrow was going to be a great day. He couldn't wait.
In Karakura Town, Orihime was lying in bed thinking about Ichigo when another picture came into head. A picture of Tatsuki and Chad. Orihime still couldn't figure out how that position worked. She chuckled to herself in the dark. "Maybe Rangiku will have a book about that"
Across town said Soul Reaper hopped out of the open Senkaimon to see Yoruichi standing there hold a brown shipping box.
"You're lucky I got to this before Kisuke did. Not only would he have opened it but he would have badgered you until you told him the whole deal. "
"It's really no big deal. Although if you two aren't doing anything tomorrow night I may be able to provide you with some amusing entertainment."
"Just let me know where and when. Nothing I love better than watching Ichigo blush and squirm."
"How did you know it had to do with Ichigo?"
Yoruichi looked down at the box in her hands. "Barnes and Noble?"
"It's really not what you think. I promise".
"I've known you too long Rangiku. You're planning something. Will your "boyfriend" be coming tomorrow night?"
"I highly doubt it. The World of the Living is a little beneath him". With that Rangiku vanished through the open Senkaimon.
Yoruichi threw her head back and laughed long and hard. "I wouldn't miss tomorrow night for anything. I think everyone is going to have a night to remember".
A/N: Sorry this chapter is short but I had to cut it when I did. The next one will be a lot longer as Friday unfolds for everybody that's when the real fun starts.