The next day at school Orihime was sitting at lunch with Uryu, he had come over to her, which was abnormal.
"I see you and Tatsuki are getting along." Uryu said.
"Yeah, she's... great." Orihime laughed.
Uryu adjusted his glasses, "I see."
Orihime smiled and went back to writing.
"So, I just want to say I don't believe rumors, I don't have time for such nonsense. But when I heard this one, I got a little curious." Uryu said.
Orihime put her pencil down and looked at him, "Yes?" she asked.
"Do you and Tatsuki like each other." Uryu asked.
Orihime felt herself blush and her heart beat rapidly. "Of course, we're friends."
"I mean as more than friends, Orihime." he asked.
"I don't know how she feels." Orihime laughed trying to play it off.
Uryu stared at her.
"There's a rumor about that seriously?" she asked.
"Yeah, pretty big. Got most of the guys upset. Of course, they have a thing for you." Uryu said.
"But not you or Ichigo, right?" Orihime asked.
"Me? No, I don't have time for dating. Ichigo, not him either. He has a girlfriend."
Orihime sighed, "That's a relief!"
Uryu smiled.
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Tatsuki told Orihime to meet her right after school near the front entrance. Orihime waited patiently looking through the crowd for Tatsuki.
"I wonder what class she had last... is this where she wanted us to meet?" Orihime thought.
Orihime backed up to the wall to try and get out of the way of students trying to leave. She put her back straight against the brick wall and held her book in front of her.
Orihime wore nice clothes to school, she was always dressed to impress one might say. Needless to say, her clothes fit her in the right spots. Which due to circumstances of her large chest, draws attention from some of the wrong people. Normally, Orihime thought school was for learning and not as much for friends. So when people said something or looked at her in a strange way she ignored it. However today it was hard to do so with so many boys passing her and throwing sexual remarks out.
She just put her head down and let her hair fall in her face. It was embarrassing and hard to ignore at the moment with so many boys passing by that she had never met harassing her.
She felt a sudden shake on her shoulder that startled her. She jumped to the side, when she looked up she saw Tatsuki beside her. Orihime once again put her hand to her chest and sighed.
Tatsuki smiled, "You do that every time you're frightened?" Tatsuki texted.
Orihime smiled, she wanted to say more than she was able but just said, "Yes."
Her thoughts about those guys looking at her faded away all of a sudden.
Tatsuki smiled at her, Orihime smiled back. She knew it all of a sudden. She had these feelings before when she had he first crush. The butterflies and nervousness, there was no denying that she liked Tatsuki.
"So, where are we going?" Orihime managed to ask.
"Coffee, and a movie." Tatsuki replied from her phone.
"Where at?" Orihime asked.
"Just follow me."
After Orihime read that she looked up at Tatsuki and they both smiled.
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Tatsuki opened the door to a small coffee shop on the back side of a small shopping center.
"I love this place. It's really underground." Tatsuki handed her phone to Orihime.
"Ironic how this place is called Underground." Orihime joked.
Tatsuki rolled her eyes and took Orihime a small counter.
Orihime looked around, it was fairly dark, couches and big chairs were scattered throughout the shop. Beside every seat was a table with a small lamp on it.
"Looks like people come to just hang out here."
Tatsuki nodded, "What do you want to drink?" she texted.
"Oh... whatever you get." Orihime smiled.
Tatsuki smiled back and walked closer to the counter.
"Hey Tatsuki. You getting the original today?" a girl behind the counter asked.
Tatsuki nodded and flashed the number two.
"Oh, two? I see..." she said looking over Tatsuki to see Orihime.
Tatsuki turned around and pointed to a sofa.
"Oh, you want me to go sit down." Orihime said.
Tatsuki nodded.
Orihime picked a seat at the end of the fluffy couch. "WOW... this is comfortable." Orihime exclaimed.
Tatsuki tried to laugh as she watched her while she waited by the counter for their drinks.
"Here Tatsuki, two vanilla lattes." the worker said.
"Thank you." Tatsuki signed.
"Welcome." she said as Tatsuki walked towards Orihime.
Tatsuki sat on the middle of the couch and handed a drink to Orihime.
Orihime took a sip, "It's good." she said with her lips still on the lid.
Tatsuki smiled and gave her a nod before taking a sip of her identical drink. She then looked at her watch, "We should go if we want to catch the movie." Tatsuki suggested.
"Oh what movie?" Orihime asked excitedly.
"Just come on." Tatsuki smiled playfully.
Orihime grinned.
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"Just tell me what the movie is already." Orihime laughed as Tatsuki dragged her by the hand to a theater.
They ran in the doors causing noise. They employees glared at them. Tatsuki and Orihime looked back at each other and smiled. Tatsuki then realized she better let go of Orihime's hand. They did slowly.
Orihime then followed Tatsuki to the ticket booth. "Two for the show at six in theater number three." Tatsuki texted on her phone and showed it to the guy behind the counter.
"Eight dollars." he said.
Tatsuki paid and handed a ticket to Orihime.
"Thanks." Orihime said smiling.
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"That was sad and depressing Tatsuki. Why would you think I'd like that? I'm picking the movie next time." Orihime said a little upset.
Tatsuki frowned.
"I didn't mean to
hurt your feelings." Orihime smiled.
Tatsuki and Orihime were
walking close to the neighborhoods to get home.
"Naw, it's okay. I guess it is depressing.."
Orihime laughed.
Tatsuki smiled.
They walked for a while without saying anything. Both nervous and not sure how the other felt about each other.
