Author's Note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is AU.
If He Were As Handsome As Anything
Uryuu was startled when his name was called with Orihime's. He hadn't expected that. Nearly every male in class wanted her on his design team. And to be the only other person on her team. He knew he was in for some hostility later. Still, he made his way down to the professor's desk to pick up their envelope with her. Orihime offered him a warm smile when he joined her. But that was Orihime. Friendly and kind to everyone and never seeing the bad side to most people. There were a few exceptions though. She thought Dr. Aizen was a bad person.
They took their envelop back to Orihime's desk before opening it. Several sheets of paper plus a thick libretto slid out of it. Uryuu reached for the paper while Orihime took the libretto.
"We've got The Pirates of Penzance." She seemed genuinely happy about it.
He scanned the assignment. "We're costume design. The play isn't actually until next seedeater so we have some time."
"So where do you want to start?"
Uryuu considered this. "We should probably find out what other teams are working on this play. We don't want the costumes to clash with the sets or blend in with them. We also will need a list of all the characters in the play, so we know how many costumes we need. It wouldn't hurt to do some research on the play and the time period to get some ideas about what to do for costumes."
"In that case, we might want to talk to whoever is in charge of the production as well. If the director is working with any particular concepts or ideas, we might want to work them into the costumes."
He nodded. It was a good idea, and it proved once again that Orihime wasn't as empty headed as everyone assumed. Just because she was gorgeous and incredibly kind most people tended to think that she was also stupid. Uryuu knew better. He had been in her class in high school. Orihime might be a little naive, but she wasn't stupid. It was just another thing that had attracted him to her.
Uryuu would admit to himself that he had a rather serious crush on Orihime. Not that she noticed, but then she could be a little oblivious when it came to things like relationships and especially when it came to people's opinions of her. Orihime was beautiful, kind, and intelligent, and she didn't seem to notice that nearly everyone thought she was something special for one reason or another. But as long as it had been clear that she wanted a relationship with Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryuu had never thought about making an overture to her. But now that Kurosaki was in what seemed to be a serious relationship with Rukia Kuchiki, what Orihime wanted might change. At least, he could hope.
