Rosario Diaries: Blood and Moon-Chapter 7
"Okay...so how do I look?" Moka asked, pulling open a curtain that belonged to a dressing room. Ichigo turned his attention to her and almost choked on his own breathe. She wore a pink dress that extended down mid way on her calves. There were no sleeves and it was strapless. She looked nervous.
"Uh...you look okay, I guess." he stuttered out with a light blush. Moka gave a slight giggle before closing the curtain and trying on something else.
"Okay, how about this one?" Ichigo looked and again, almost lost his will to breathe. She now, wore a white, sleeveless summer dress, her hair held back with a white headband with a white flower on the left side of it. With another blush, Ichigo didn't say anything, but gave a nod. Moka closed the curtain again to try on something else. "How about this one?" She reopened the curtain and laughed, when she saw Ichigo almost lose his footing.
"Yikes! Would you put something on!" he scolded, looking away with a dark shade of red. Moka wore a long-sleeved, off-shoulder, fish net with pink panties. Ichigo, for some reason didn't find anything distracting about her "outfit". There was just one problem he didn't like; she wasn't wearing a bra under her top. Moka tilted her head in confusion. By now, she would've expected him to say something below the appropriate comments, but she didn't expect this. 'I will not give in to temptation! I will not give in to temptation! A man like me doesn't give in to temptation.'
"What's the matter? Don't you like it?"
"No...well...I...it's just too much. Damn it! Would you just put on something else?"
After trying on multiple clothes, they decided head to another store. The two of them went to a music store, since Moka desperately wanted to hear the sound of music, again. To Ichigo, Moka seemed to enjoy pop music a lot as well as rock music. Next, the two of them went to a pet shop and Moka ran over to the puppies on display. She took one in her arms and cuddled it, letting it lick her nose. Ichigo had a hard time getting her out of that store, because she seemed to really like animals. Then, Ichigo decided to take her to a bakery, since she has never been one.
Moka stared in awe at the many desserts and sweets, that were locked away behind the glass counter. "Oooh, they all look so pretty!"
Ichigo could only chuckle. She was becoming more and more like Orihime, day by day. "Would you like to try one?"
"Hmm?" Moka questioned, turning her attention away from the glass.
"I said would you like to see what they taste like?"
Moka looked at Ichigo shocked and confused about the word "taste". "You can eat these things?"
"Of course you can. Everyone eats them, why?" Ichigo asked. That is, untill something clicked in his head. "Wait a sec, you never had them before, haven't you?" She shook her head, a blush finding its way on her face. Since she use to be a vampire, she never did know how "sweet" tasted in one's mouth. Truth to be told, all she had as her meal everyday was blood. Pure blood. "I take that as a no, then. Alright, then." Ichigo turned to the clerk and asked if they could try one of the deserts. Of course the clerk agreed and handed him a plate with a slice of cake on it. He softly dug the fork inside the slice, before holding it up to Moka's light pink, flustered lips. "Here, give it a try."
"Are you sure, Kurosaki-kun? It's not poison, or anything, right?"
"If it were poison, then many people in this bakery would be already dead and I wouldn't be feeding this to you. So how can it possibly be poison?" Moka gave a shrug. "Exactly. Here, taste it." With a little hesitation, she took the tiny piece into her mouth and chew. Suddenly, both, half of her fingers flew their way to her mouth as a blush crept on her face. Moka let out a silent squeal, giggling at the sweet taste on her tongue. It tasted like strawberries and vanilla both at the same time. She never knew that something like this could taste so sweet. Ichigo could only chuckle. 'Cute.'
"It's really delicious!" Moka said and smiled. "Could you probably put it in a to-go box? I'll save it for tonight, for when I want to it."
Ichigo shrugged and nodded. "Sure."
After saving the slice of cake in the box, the two of them continued to explore different places. Moka stared into the window of a small store. Sat behind the glass, were very beautiful necklaces, bracelets, or even chains, shiny their beauty to the world. 'Maybe I could get something for Hime-chan, Tatsuki-chan, Gin-kun and Grimmjow. Or even...' She looked behind her to see Ichigo off in his own world. '...Kurosaki-kun...' She strolled in the store, Ichigo not noticing she was gone. Moka took a look around and nothing really seem to catch her interest. Except one...at least. "It's adorable." she said in awe. It was a charm bracelet, with adorable lollipops, cookies, apples hearts, or anything sweet hanging on the small chain. "Oh, I just know they're going to love it. I doubt Grimmjow will like his, though." she sighed. Considering that Grimmjow was a very complex, rude, and very laid back guy, she was pretty sure that he was going to hate, seeing it will probably damage his reputation for being seen wearing it. However, Gin wouldn't have a slightest problem wearing it. "Now for Kurosaki-kun." she said, with a light blush. Moka looked around, trying her hardest not to find something girly for Ichigo. Something then, finally caught her eye. A shiny yin-yang symbol set in her sights, making her stare in awe. Both yin and yang had two separate chains together. "I wonder how much it is."
"There you are." She spun around to Ichigo panting and looking tired. "Where'd you go? I was looking everywhere for you."
Moka blush, while scratching the back of her head. "Oh, sorry about that. I sometimes have a bad habit of wondering off, without people noticing. I guess I must have forgot that you were there, it happens all the time." she giggled.
Ichigo, however didn't crack one smile with her. His showed stricter and worried. "Not when I'm around. Next time, tell me before wandering off like that. You could've been kidnapped, like that."
"You're right, I'm sorry." she apologized, with a sweatdrop. "Kurosaki-kun? How much is that?" she asked, pointing at the small item.
He leaned in to take a look at the small item. "Not much, why? You want it?" he asked.
Moka hook her head, with a dark blush. "No. Not just for me, but for you." she said, playing with her index fingers. Ichigo gave her a puzzled look and blushed. "Well, just for hanging out with me, that's all." she added, waving her hands back and forth.
Ichigo said nothing, but seemed shocked that she was going out of her way to buy something for him. Is he really awake, or dreaming right now? Ichigo just shrugged it off, trying to hide his blush that was creeping on his face. "C'mon, let's go and get it. I think I have enough on me." He said. Moka locked eyes with him and he squirmed a little.
'It's that same feeling as before ' she thought. His beautiful chocolate eyes were glowing back into hers. 'But what is it?'
"Here, take it." Ichigo's voice sounded, snapping her back to reality. She adjusted her eyes back to the real world to see a small bag held out in front of her.
Amazed, Moka gracefully took it into her hands. "Wow. That was fast." She threw a smile towards him as appreciation. "Thank you so much, Kurosaki-kun. I really appreciate it."
"Sure, it's no problem." He turned to walk away.
"Wait!" Ichigo swept around to see her holding the yin-yang necklace, before detaching them from each other. Moka slipped the black part around his neck, while she kept the white one. "Here. I want you to have half of it. That way...we'll know that we always have each other, even if we're alone. Because that's what friends are for, right?" Moka finished, smiling softly at Ichigo, not even noticing the blush on her face.
After hearing those words from her mouth, Ichigo didn't say anything. Heck, he doesn't even know what to say to her. Ichigo went to reply, when another voice interrupted him. "Moka-chan, Ichigo!" shouted a familiar, cheery voice. The two of them turned to see Orihime and Tatsuki, waving to them. Moka jogged over to them, accompanied by Ichigo. "Moka-chan, I'm so glad we've finally found you. We have searched every for you." Orihime said with worry, pulling Moka into a hug.
Moka could only laugh nervously. 'Just like Kurosaki-kun.' she concluded in her head.
Orihime finally released Moka and looked towards Ichigo. "You're here too, Ichigo? Are here you, because you're going on a date with Moka-chan?" Orihime guess, smiling, althought a little upset at that thought.
"N-No! That's not what I'm-"
"Oh, I'm almost forgot. I have something for you and Tatsuki-chan, Hime-chan." Moka interrupted, which really relieved Ichigo.
Orihime's eyes glistened with excitement. "Really?" Moka nodded. "That's actually funny, because we have something to give you too." Orihime chimed, cheerfully.
Moka looked at them, taken aback. "Huh? You do?"
Tatsuki gave a nod. "That's right. We wanted to get you something, since you're our friend."
"Weird coincidence, huh?" Orihime included, smiling.
Moka giggled slightly. "I'll say. So how are we going to exchange gifts? Do you need me to give them to you first, or the other way around?"
Orihime's hand roused to her chin in thought. "Uh...I can-"
"Wait a sec, Orihime." Tatsuki interjected, before looking towards Moka. "Why don't you hands us your gifts first, Moka and then we can hand you ours? How does that sound?" Tatsuki said, with a smile.
"Okay, I guess it couldn't hurt." with that said, she handed them their gifts, thinking that they would greatly dislike it. However, her thoughts played with her, when she saw how the way how Orihime adored the bracelet. As for Tatsuki, she looked as if she like it, too. "Now that you have my gifts, where's mine?" she asked, eager to have them in the palm of her hand.
Orihime searched through her shopping bag and pulled out a medium sized, black box. "Here, take it." Curious about what's inside it, Moka took it in her hands and stared at it.
"What is it?"
Tatsuki only smirked. "Open it and see for yourself."
Not saying another word, Moka opened it and her eyes went wide, like saucers. 'They're beautiful.' She stared down at two flower hairpins, resting in the box. They were shaped and looked exactly like Orihime's clips, but they were purple while the lining was silver. "Hime-chan...these look exactly like..."
"Mmhmm..." nodded Orihime. "It's as a thank you. For being my best friend." Almost overwhelmed with emotion, Moka shadowed her eyes under her bangs and turned her back towards the three.
Ichigo saw this and frowned. "Moka? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Sorry." she apologized softly. 'I must not cry. I mustn't.' Not being able to hold in her tears, she hugged the nearest person to her; Ichigo. Ichigo stared down at her, taken aback from her actions. Moka buried her head in Ichigo's shirt. His face softened a bit as his arms wrapped themselves around her small frame. "I'm sorry. I just-"
"It's fine. Don't worry about it." Ichigo replied.
Moka released Ichigo and wiped her tears of happiness. "Moka, smile." Tatsuki encouraged.
Moka said nothing else, but smiled, like Tatsuki told her. "I'm okay, now. Thank you...both of you." She turned to Ichigo. "You too, Kurosaki-kun. I really enjoyed being here with you guys, and especially you, Kurosaki-kun. It really was a lot of fun."
Ichigo shrugged and gave a smirk. "It was no problem. I really enjoyed hanging out with you." he said, making her blush. "Let's go. I'll walk you home."
Blushing madly, Moka only gave a nod.
There's chapter 7. Yeah, I know Ichigo isn't the kind of person to look at Moka in a innapropiate way, especially if she's offering herself neck to him, unless he was making sure if she wanted him to look at her, or not. Before you ask why Moka was getting Gin and Grimmjow such girly bracelets you're going to have to wait, until I spill the information out on some of the chapters later. And Moka becoming almost sad and happy over two hair clips that looked exactly like Orihime's, she cried because the clips were from her best friend. And about me snapping at the readers, I apologize. I only did that because of my older sister having problems with readers, who don't really appreciate what she writes for them I guess that explains why I'm not getting any reviews from different people. Readers, if you're reading this story, don't be afraid to review. Please. I would really like it, if you'd reviewed for me. That's all I'm asking for.