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Looking into the Eye
Chapter 3: School Starts in Spring
Diana woke up early on the first day of high school. Her father was up early as well, preparing for work, so she ate breakfast with him and made small talk.
"You should walk to your new school with your cousin." It was an order. He still hadn't forgotten the time she got lost back in her hometown, the vary incident that she met Chip and Dale.
"Yeah, I know. I'll probably walk with someone until I know the town better." She said with a dismissive tone.
He gave her a considering look, but it was just for show; he knew that she could handle herself beyond her tendency to get lost. "Got your phone on you?"
"Yup."
"You know where the Arisawa's house is?" Of course.
"Tatsuki brought me over yesterday, I remember where it is." She took a look at the clock. "Anyway, I need to get going if a want to meet up with her before she leaves. The Karakura High is on the other side of town after all."
He sighed. "Just be careful, okay?"
"I will."
-3-
Diana found Tatsuki fifteen minutes before she left the house. She watch her finish getting ready, and began to walk and talk.
"We really don't need to leave this early, but I want walk with Orihime to school. Don't get me wrong she's a sweet girl, but I swear she's an accident waiting to happen." Wonder if she met Ichigo yet.
"Is she clumsy or is she type lost in her head and doesn't always pay attention to her surrounding?"
"A little of both, but more of the second."
Diana chuckled. "Anything else I should know?"
"Well, she does have an odd taste in food."
"Jelly on steak odd or butter on sweet potatoes odd?"
Tatsuki made disgusted face and a sound that matched. "More of the second, but I wouldn't be surprised if she's tried that first one before, except with red bean paste."
"Not much of a difference, really. I'll try anything once."
"I think you'll get along fine. We're here anyway." They had walked up to a small apartment building without Diana noticing. Damn it.
"You go up and warn her that you have an American doppelganger that likes to carry a demon rabbit plushy named Max in her bag."
"Do you have to be so weird?" Tatsuki tried not to laugh.
"It's better to rip the Band-Aid off now. Normal is overrated."
This time did laugh as she left to fetch Orihime, and in the minutes before she returned Diana felt like someone was watching her. Most likely, it was Inoue Sora's ghost.
"Wow, she looks like she's your clone, only she's has an American face." Orihime said bubbly as she walked up.
"But if I were a clone, we'd have to look exactly alike, otherwise it wouldn't count." Diana laughed. "I'm Fletcher Diana by the way."
"I'm Inoue Orihime, it's nice to meet you, Fletcher-chan."
"Please call me Diana, and I'll call you Orihime I'd rather not be so formal."
"Oh yes, that fine, Diana-chan." Diana laughed.
"Now that we've introduced ourselves, let's get a move on. We don't want to be late on the first day." Tatsuki declared.
"Right." They replied at the same time.
They left for school with Orihime and Diana talked about themselves then traversed into a story about giant mecha-dragons and Tatsuki listened with amusement, as they went.
When they got to school, they checked the class listings. Diana was slightly amused to see that she was in 1-3 like the rest of the Karakura gang. Orihime was just delighted to be in the same class as Tatsuki and her new friend.
"We still have plenty of time before we have to find our class, so why don't we find a good spot to relax until then. I want to people watch." Diana declared easily.
"I don't get why that would be entertaining." Tatsuki stated bored.
"While most people can be pretty dull on the surface, they're just trying to fit in to seemingly boring world. Look past the surface and you'll realize just how ridiculous those masks are." Diana intoned sadly.
"That so…"
"Also people do stupid crap."
"Way to ruin the moment."
"It's what I do."
Orihime laughed. "Let go find the spot."
They found a spot where they could watch the student looking for their class easily. Orihime and Tatsuki began to talk, and Diana watched the students. Diana saw a girl trip on her own two feet, a thug making an ass out himself, and Ishida Uryu walking by reading a book, and she barely felt what must have been reiastu coming from him. I shouldn't be able to feel that. At least not yet, Ichigo hasn't gotten his Shinigami powers yet. It is one thing to vaguely detect spirits, but it's another sense reiastu. She was so distracted by that thought that she didn't hear Asano Keigo making a fuss over Ichigo and Chad being in his and Kojima Mizuiro's class.
She did however hear Ichigo and Chad break though the class listings board.
"Nice entrance." Diana quipped as she watched the scene from Bleach unfold.
Ichigo and Chad were surrounded by thugs with a bone to pick. Keigo freaked out. Mizuiro greeted Ichigo. Keigo got captured. Ichigo saved Keigo.
"That was so cool! Scowl-san saved him!" Orihime beamed. A teacher had come over and Mizuiro was giving an excuse that would keep them from getting suspended, and everyone not involved had to make their way to class.
"Scowl-san?" Diana laughed.
"You mean Ichigo." Tatsuki barked a laugh as well.
"You know him?"
"He's an old friend." Tatsuki stated.
"And my neighbor. You'll meet him later, I think I saw his name in our class." Diana pointed out.
"Really! But… I… Um…" Orihime blushed.
"Looks like Orihime-chan has a crush on Ichigo-kun." Diana chimed, amused.
Orihime blushed harder. Tatsuki just laughed.