Hey peoples!
So, I decided to group the chapters together because they actually do fit together!
Anyways, it's the same story, just less chapters! Enjoy!
Disclaimer:I dun own da bleach! xDD
Chapter 2
Orihime screamed over to her best friend but there was nothing to stop what was to happen next. As the last of the ropes snapped, the suspension bridge fell down, towards the river. Tatsuki still atop it.
The moment seemed to stop right there and then. Orihime and Tatsuki had locked eye contact and they stayed locked. Orihime's eyes screamed with fear, while Tatsuki's eyes held care and love for Orihime. Then in a flash, Tatsuki was beneath the water, as were the splinters of the broken bridge.
"NO!!" Orihime screamed down at the river. Orihime fell to her knees, her eyes searching for any signs of Tatsuki in the water below. Orihime spent a good few minutes searching for Tatsuki in the water, when suddenly, Tatsuki's body floated to the top of the river. And there Tatsuki lay, her face peaceful, her body drifting lightly. A few cuts clung to Tatsuki's clothing but nothing more.
Orihime jumped up at the sight and began her climb down the trail to the river bed. Each time Orihime's foot pounded on the ground, she lifted it faster than before, till she was running down the rocky trail. Finally, with a last bound, Orihime was by the river bed and looking up the river, searching for Tatsuki. Orihime ran into the river, only to realise it was too deep and run back onto the river bed. And then Tatsuki floated into view, hardly moving in the water's current.
"Tatsuki!" Orihime yelled watching as the body drifted closer and closer to her. It was either then or never. With a great leap into the water, Orihime had grabbed onto Tatsuki's body and luckily, Orihime could float. Wading a little, Orihime pulled Tatsuki over to the river bank.
"Tatsuki! Wake up! Wake up!" Orihime shook her friend vigorously before rethinking that action. Orihime laid her friend down gently onto the rocky surface of the riverbed and began to feel for a pulse.
A pulse was found but no breathes were taken. Orihime began to proceed with CPR. A lesson from Chad while they were in class.
'I don't want to go to mouth-to-mouth!' Orihime groaned in her mind.
A splutter of water erupted from Tatsuki's mouth and she was finally breathing steadily. Orihime smiled but the next hard step would be working out how to get her friend to a hospital.
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"Excuse me, Miss." A Doctor tapped Orihime's soaked shoulder, making Orihime jump in surprise, "Sorry but are you a relative of Miss Arisawa?"
"No, I'm just a friend." Orihime mumbled, absolutely jumbled from worry.
"Ok then. Do you know where her family is?" The Doctor continued asking questions.
"Um, they should be arriving soon." Orihime looked up at the door, hoping Tatsuki's parents would arrive soon.
And with a bang, the hospital door flew open, a tall man strode in, followed closely by a stern looking woman. The pair practically flew over to the Doctor.
"I am Tatsuki's father. What is her condition?" The man's voice was commanding but compassionate. It wasn't his voice that had scared Orihime, it was the fact that the pair were dressed in business suits and this image held no sincerity or fun for that matter.
"Yes, what is my daughter's condition?" Mrs. Arisawa repeated.
"Your daughter has had a small concussion to the skull. There seems to be no other immediate or serious injury but we need to keep her under observation for any changes. We advise her to stay in the horpital for at least a week. If she doesn't wake up after that, we may need to take some serious action then." The Doctor spoke, concern lining his face at the last sentence.
"Thank you Doctor. Are we allowed to go see our daughter?" Mrs. Arisawa was looking worriedly down the corridor, most definitely trying to guess which room held her precious daughter within.
"You may. Please follow me." The Doctor spun on his heels and lead the pair into one of the doors that lined the white walls of the hospital.
Taking a step forward, Orihime stopped. Thinking it would be better if Tatsuki could spend some time alone with her family, Orihime made her way to the cafeteria.
'Maybe Tatsuki will wake to true love's kiss. Or maybe, she could sense her true love and jolt up and tackle them.' It may have been a time of sadness but Orihime could never get a grip on the reigns of her imagination."
Orihime grabbed a plate of sandwiches and sat down at one of the furthest tables in the room. She looked outside at the setting sun, something that she and Tatsuki were supposed to do together in the park. Orihime sighed and continued to gobble down her food, ideas pooping into her head for a new 'recipe'. Orihime finished chomping down the last of her food and looked at her watch. An hour had already passed, surely enough time for Tatsuki's parents to have left by now. Orihime picked up her plate and went over to the counter, plopping it gently in a bucket of dirty dishes. Orihime took the stairs back up to Tatsuki's level and quickly walked over to Tatsuki's room. No-one was in there, besides the unconscious tomboy. Pushing the door inwards, Orihime heaved a giant sigh.
"Why did I have to lose my temper?" Tears welled up in her eyes as she turned away from the sleeping figure, "I'm so sorry."
Orihime stepped across to the side of the bed, picking up a tissue from the bed side table. Turning away, Orihime blew her nose quietly. She stuffed the tissue into her pocket and turned back around. But a body beat her in the laws of gravity and Orihime found herself falling straight down onto the cold tile floor. Her body thudded against the floor, the weight still on top. Orihime yelped from the pain before looking upwards, her eyes trying to focus, through the tears. And there, atop of her, sat Tatsuki. Tatsuki's long slender finger poked Orihime in the face before Tatsuki asked a question that would shock Orihime greatly.
"Who are you?!"
Blinking looked like it was the only thing Orihime could do in that instance. Shock took over her body, only letting her eyes flutter open and shut.
"Hello? Whooo arrre YOUUU?" Tatsuki grinned widely, her fingers poking Orihime's cheek once more.
"I-i'm Inoue Orih-hime..." Orihime stuttered looking closely at Tatsuki, before realising that Tatsuki was wearing a hospital gown. And only a hospital gown.
"Nice to meet you!... Um, Orihime? Can you help me?" This girl that sat atop Orihime was definitely not the Tatsuki she knew. But it was never in Orihime's nature to not help a person in need.
"O-ok..." Orihime looked up at Tatsuki, in an almost terrified expression, afraid of what might come.
"Okey Dokey. Then Orihime, can you tell me, who the heck am I?" Tatsuki smiled again at the pale Orihime.
"You're Arisawa Tatsuki! Don't you remember?" Orihime jumped up suddenly, throwing Tatsuki off completely.
"Ow! You hurt my arm!" Tatsuki was clutching her arm tightly, nearly on the brink of bursting into tears.
Orihime slowly bent over towards Tatsuki and reached out for her arm, "Come on. Let me have a look at that."
"No! You hurt it, what if it get's more hurted?" Tatsuki got up again and was definitely acting differently. Orihime gently placed her hand over Tatsuki's arm and pulled it lightly towards her. She looked over Tatsuki's arm and gently massaged the bruised area.
"Come on. Your arm doesn't seem to be hurt that badly, but just if in case it starts to infect or cause this massive disease to start, let's get you back into the bed." Orihime smiled sweetly at Tatsuki.
"Oh... Alright." Tatsuki pouted before slowly walking over to the bed before roughly getting into it, the covers being pulled over her by Orihime.
"Ok then. Why don't you have a nice little nap. I'll get the doctor." Orihime turned around, about to head for the door, when a hand wrapped itself around her arm, " Huh?"
"Please stay. I don't really know who you are but when you're with me, I feel safe. " Tatsuki mumbled beneath a smile. The words that floated from Tatsuki's mouth brought a smile to Orihime's face.
"Ok then. I'll get the doctor later then." Orihime pulled a chair up from the corner of the room, plonking herself onto it. Within seconds, Tatsuki's eyelids had shut and her face looked serene.
'Ok, there's only two explanations for this. One, Tatsuki has lost her memory. Or, Tatsuki has been abducted by aliens! And the current 'Tatsuki' is a mere clone, sent here to spy on us!' (a/n: ROFL! LOL! LMAO!) Orihime jumped up at the second thought. But how could someone like Tatsuki get abducted by aliens? She was so tough.
Orihime sank back into the chair comfortably and sighed. Today had been a rough day and she really needed her sleep. Orihime slowly shut her eyes, absolutely oblivious to the fact that Tatsuki was staring straight at her.
"Orihime." Tatsuki whispered. Orihime opened one eye and slowly opened the other as well.
"Yes? What's wrong, Tatsuki?" Orihime asked drowsily.
"Why are you here? And why are you so worried about me?" Tatsuki asked quietly.
"I was... am your bestest friend!" Orihime smiled.
"Oh, ok then. That explains a lot then. Um... Orihime... Was I a... bad person?" Tatsuki asked quietly.
"No! Of course not! You were always there to protect me. You never let anyone hurt me and you were why I could grow my hair long." Through the course of her 'mini-speech', Orihime had gotten up from the chair and had shoved her bright orange hair into Tatsuki's face. Tatsuki tried to speak but the hair seemed to have engulfed her whole face.
"Mmm-hmmm... Urhime!" Tatsuki gasped through the orange forest.
"Uh... Sorry..." Orihime moved back from the bed, thankfully letting Tatsuki breathe again.
"It's ok. Wow, do I feel sleepy? Did we do something today? Why do I feel so tired?" Tatsuki yawned and laid back onto the bed.
"I'll tell you tomorrow. You really need your sleep." Orihime pulled the covers over Tatsuki's body, gently putting it under her chin.
"Ok. Good night! Sweet dreams!" Tatsuki whispered as she fell into sleep. Orihime stood there, watching her friend, just to make sure Tatsuki was asleep. Then, she plonked herself back into her chair. A yawn escaped her mouth, before she gave into sleep.
"Maybe, tomorrow, she'll remember."
Author's notes: I can't remember what I put here in the other chapters so I'll just say READ AND REVIEW PLZ PLZ PLZ!!
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