Ichihime-Twilight

Chapter four: Deserted

        My mind wandered as I looked at both of them. I didn’t even focus on Kurosaki-Kun at first. I was too terrified even though I tried concentrating on him. I swallowed slowly and exhaled, trying not to show my distress. “Why does it trouble to you?” Ulquiorra questioned. “Because you two were beaten in the past…What do you want from this world?” I stated intensely. “Don’t act like you’re dangerous! You’re fragile than I’ve seen you now! You’re scared to death and you’re just gonna cry like a little nuisance!!” Grimmjow roared.

     I looked down at Kurosaki-Kun and tears fell again. “You fiends!” I whispered in dismay. “Heh!” Grimmjow smirked. “Let us move out, Grimmjow…We will come back later…” Ulquiorra assumed. “Fine, but I better see Kurosaki still dead!!” Grimmjow groaned and looked at me. I looked down and closed my eyes.

     Soon, I’ve heard them vanished. I hastily went over Kurosaki-Kun and placed him on my lap as I sat down. “Kurosaki-Kun!!!Kurosaki-Kun, wake up!!Please don’t die on me!!” I cried. His eyes opened slowly, trying to breathe. “I-Inoue?” Kurosaki-Kun said softly in pain. “Don’t worry! You’ll be fine!” I bawled. “Soten Kisshun!” I screeched out as three pieces of my pin forms into a triangle and the center glows to a fully triangle and I started healing him. ‘Just stay with me Kurosaki-Kun!’ I thought hastily. I was awfully anxious for him.

      A few minutes later, Kurosaki-Kun was fully cured. I made my Shun Shun Rikka back into its original form and assisted Kurosaki-Kun up. “Do you feel recovered now, Kurosaki-Kun?” I asked, apprehensive as if as I was his mother. “Yeah, I’m fine…thanks Inoue,” Kurosaki-Kun smiled, and so I smiled back peacefully. We went back to school, when we finally noticed that school has ended. “Wow….that was fast,” I said.

      Kurosaki-Kun left to get his human-self and got inside his regular body, then returned back to me. I then saw Tatsuki coming toward us, confused by her expression on her face. “Orihime! I saw you ran outside from school!” Tatsuki cried aloud while she was running. I jumped, shocked for her to notice me running off. “Umm, well…It’s ha—”

      “Don’t worry; you don’t have to use a defense or something!” She beamed; she finally reached us. I sighed in relief. “So, what’s up?” Ichigo asked. “Nothing much…” Tatsuki sighed. “Just fed up from Ms. Ochi’s babble,” I merely grinned and looked up at the sky, and then my smile turned upside down. “Are you okay, Orihime?” Tatsuki asked, restlessly. “I’m fine…” I lied. That’s the only thing I had to do. I can’t tell anybody because anxiety will reach. I just don’t know what Kurosaki-Kun will do, since he knows that Ulquiorra and Grimmjow are back alive.

      “Well, I’m gonna go home, you want me to walk you home, Inoue?” Kurosaki-Kun asked graciously. “No, it’s o—” “Inoue-san!” Ishida-Kun called out. Kurosaki-Kun and I turned to look at Ishida-Kun. “Ishi-Ishida-Kun!” I shouted in disbelief. “What are you up to now, Ishida?” Kurosaki-Kun wailed in a slouchy tone. “That is none of your business, Kurosaki! As a matter of fact, why don’t you get your shinigami bottom out of here” Ishida-Kun said severely, fixing his specs up.

       Kurosaki-Kun snarled and stomped away. I awkwardly eyed at Ishida-Kun. “What is it that you required, Ishida-Kun?” I inquired. “Come with me, I’ll walk you home while we have a discussion about something,” He said with his solemn look; I got completely worried now.

       We were walking in the direction of my house, beginning a conversation. “What did you wanted to talk about?” I questioned; acting like nothing come about. “It was about Kurosaki’s Reiatsu…It first washed-out, and then I identified two strong amounts of spiritual pressure that felt familiar, and then it faded away…and…I felt Kurosaki’s pressure come back,” he breathed. I gave out a huge moan; not knowing any other choice, but to tell him everything I knew. “Here’s the story…

“Okay, since you know about me leaving, I was on my way to go check on him, since he didn’t come back. So, when I made it…there were two familiar men…and I saw Kurosaki-Kun lying flat on the ground, filled with blood all over. And…and the two men who injured Kurosaki-Kun were…were Grimmjow and Ulquiorra” I said with shame.

Ishida-Kun was totally knocked for six from what I expressed him. “Grimmjow and Ulquiorra?!Weren’t they killed by Kurosaki?!” Ishida-Kun speculated. “Yes, but…somehow they came back and seem to have their revenge…” I alleged.

“What are we going to do, now?” Ishida-Kun queried. “I don’t know…but,” I continued. “Somehow, I felt deserted when Kurosaki-Kun nearly died.” I sighed. Ishida-Kun looked suspicious and anxious. “You’re not deserted at all, Inoue-San! In fact, I have something else I need to tell you…”Ishida-Kun reddened, fixing his glasses. “What is it, Ishida-Kun?” I enquired.

“W-Well…it’s quite difficult…” he said, pulling his collar and gulping. “Well, I can’t hide it any longer…Inoue-San…I…” Ishida-Kun continued, blushing. “I have strong feelings for you…in other words…I love you…” He confessed.

My eyes grew wide; shaken when he said those three words that were destined for me to say clearly to Kurosaki-Kun. I didn’t know what to do, what to say, or why he said those words to me. What makes me so attractive to him?

I was still paralyzed at the minute. I couldn’t move, not even a single jerk; I could hardly breathe normally. My heart avoided a beat, but not in a falling-in-love kind of way; it was someway an offensive kind of way. I motivated the side of my hair behind my ear and swallowed hard. “Ishida-Kun…” I said with a choke tone. I glowered up at him.

“I’m sorry…But…” My hands were trembling, bothered what would occur if I’d reject his love for me. “I…I have feelings for someone else….And that is Kurosaki-Kun!” I said tears bursted as I blinked. His face was bowled over, and upset. I could tell that he is heart-broken inside and out. I ran off away from him, when I detected that he was trying to stop me.  

I puffed and ran as fast as I could. He didn’t chase me; since he was too shocked and upset at the same time. I stopped as soon as I couldn’t breathe and fell on my knees. I felt like collapsing, but I was trying to fight my unconsciousness, but I couldn’t fight it; everything became a blur and I fell on my face.

I had a little energy to keep conscious. I suddenly saw a man’s feet; he was wearing a school’s uniform, I could tell by the color of his pants and shoes. He walked near me and my nothingness appeared.

And then….I felt more forlorn…