This chapter is not filled with lemony goodness like the one before. It's supposed to be funny. It took me awhile to write this chapter because I had no idea what I wanted this chapter to be and once I started writing it everything came into place.

So enjoy.

Disclamer: I do not own Bleach or the characters.

Chapter 2: School Day

Knock. Knock.

"Tatsuki-chan!"

'Uh, oh.' That was his cue to hide. Orihime closed the door so that she was the only thing visible from the apartment. 'But where?' His eyes scanned the apartment. "The bathroom! I hope she doesn't find me.'

"Wha…what are you doing here?" Orihime was busy fixing her tangled hair and her wrinkled clothes.

"You weren't at school today. I wanted to make sure that you were okay."

"Me…Oh, I'm fine. Just a little under the weather but I'm getting over it." Orihime was fidgeting, she knew that Tatsuki would know that she was lying or hiding something. She didn't want Tatsuki to find out, at least not this way. It was a good thing that she was dressed and not still doing the activities that she was doing earlier. Tatsuki just interrupted their hot and steamy make-out session, that was most likely going to lead to something more.

"Can I come in?"

Orihime quickly stepped outside in front of the door and shut it. "Um, sorry but my place is a mess and I don't want you to see it this way. Besides I don't want you getting sick from my cold." Orihime coughed a little.

"Its fine. Its not like I haven't seen your apartment messy before. And don't worry I won't get sick, that cough was weak anyways." Tatsuki started to go to the door. Orihime quickly stepped in front of her. She looked at Orihime and saw a scared look on her face. 'She hiding something.' "Alright, I can see that you really don't want me to come in right now. Its fine, I'll just go home. See you at school tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow. Oh and Tatsuki-chan don't worry I'll tell you about it later."

"I knew you were hiding something." She smiled and turned to walk away. As she was leaving she sensed Ichigo's reiastu coming from Orihime's apartment. 'So that's what she's hiding. It was about time.' She smirked and continued walking away.

She shut the door and sighed. 'That was close.' "You can come out now Ichigo. She's gone."

Ichigo poked his head out of the bathroom.

"I feel bad lying to Tatsuki-chan."

"Yeah me too. But if she found out what we did last night and all day today. I'd probably end up in a body bag."

Orihime giggled. "You might be right but I think that Tatsuki-chan already knows."

"Huh?" Ichigo had a surprised look on his face.

"Well you're not good at hiding your reiastu. I think she might have sensed it."

"Yeah, I have to learn how to control that."

"Um…Ichigo."

"Yeah."

"I was thinking if we can keep this to ourselves…for now." Orihime looked down. "I just don't want people to know yet. It's not like I'm embarrassed to be with you, its just…"

"Don't worry Orihime. I won't go telling anyone about us. Not until your ready." He tilted her head up, leaned in and kissed her softly.

"Good morning, Kurosaki-kun."

"Good morning, Inoue."

"III-CHIII-GOOOO."

At that moment, without looking Ichigo clotheslined Keigo. Mizuiro and Chad appeared right behind him.

"We missed you yesterday. Where were you?" asked Mizuiro while he was busy texting one of his older women.

"I had some things to do around the house."

"So what exactly did you have to do around the house, Ichigo?" That voice made Ichigo jump. 'Shit, she knows that I haven't home in a day in a half.'

"Rukia! Renji! I didn't see you guys there!"

"So what did you have to do?" Renji was looking at him with a mischievous grin.

"Uh…." (class bell rings) "Well I guess its time for class, better take my seat." Ichigo dashed to his seat. 'That was close.' Ichigo looked behind him where Orihime was sitting. 'Damn, Orihime looks really beautiful today, as usual.'

"So, what are you looking at."

"None of your damn business Rukia."

"Where were you yesterday?"

"None of your damn business."

"Could you have possibly been at Inoue-san's all day yesterday?" She gave him a mischievous grin.

Ichigo sprung from his seat. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!"

"I'm talking about the Edo period of Japan, Kurosaki!" The sensei threw an eraser directly at him, Ichigo dodged it, the eraser hit the wall. "Now will you sit back down and not interrupt me again!"

Ichigo noticed that everyone was looking directly at him. "Alright, alright sorry Sensei." As Ichigo was sitting back down he glanced at Orihime who was looking at him with a surprised and worried look on her face. All he could do was give her and innocent smile.

"Lunch time! Same place as usual Ichigo?" Keigo danced around as Mizuiro and Renji started to walk out the classroom.

"Yeah, yeah. The rooftop." Ichigo sighed and waved him off. 'Now I have to make sure to avoid Rukia and Renji so that they don't give me the 3rd degree.'

"Hime, how about you and me go to this empty classroom and…" Chizuru ran right into Tatsuki's fist and straight to the ground.

"Like hell your gonna take her there."

"How about we go eat lunch under the tree outside? Does that sound good to you Kuchiki-san?" Orihime smiled at Rukia, not really noticing what Tatsuki was doing to Chizuru.

"Sounds good, Inoue-san."

As they were leaving, Orihime and Ichigo locked eyes and instantly a warm feeling arose in both of them. Ichigo gave her a quick wink and Orihime quickly blew him a kiss, both hoping that no one saw that.

"Man did you see Don Kanonji last night? It seemed like he had a nasty spirit on his hands." Keigo said while stuffing his face with food.

"HA! That idiot doesn't know anything about spirits." Renji answered back annoyed. "I can't believe that you guys actually watch that crap."

"You'd be surprised." Ichigo remembered the time that he spent at the old hospital when Don Kanonji did his live broadcast there. Seeing practically the whole town of Karakura there to see that whack job.

"What, you don't believe in that kind of stuff Renji?" Keigo looked at him.

"Of course I do. But I know for a fact that spirits…"

"Hey, Chad." Ichigo said loud enough to cut off Renji before he said too much. Keigo and Mizuiro didn't need to know that Renji was a shinigami, let alone a Vice-Captain.

"Yo." Chad sat down between Ichigo and Keigo. "No Uryū?"

"Nah. He said something about being by himself and pride. I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention."

"So, Ichigo. What exactly were you doing yesterday?" Renji had that same grin that he had when he and Rukia had confronted Ichigo earlier.

"I already told you. I had some things to do around the house. Why do you care?" Ichigo crossed his arms in annoyance.

"Because I'm your friend." Renji gave him a hard pat on the back that made Ichigo jerk forward and almost choke on his food.

Ichigo quickly turned. "Why did you hit me so hard?"

"So what exactly did you have to do around the house that made you skip school."

"Stuff."

"What kind of stuff?"

"Stuff." Ichigo was starting to get more annoyed with Renji.

"Could you have been doing stuff with a certain someone?" Keigo, Chad, and Mizuiro stopped doing what they were doing and started staring at Ichigo now.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ichigo started to get nervous. 'Shit. Can't look like I'm nervous or else they might know something is up. I need to change the subject.' A grin appeared on Ichigo's face. "Hey, why are you still around anyways? You still being punished or did you get demoted?" Ichigo said teasingly.

"Shut up! I'm not being punished and I did not get demoted! HEY! DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT! AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!" Ichigo had gotten up and started to walk away.

"Somewhere." Ichigo walked away with his hands in his pocket not bothering to look back.

"Get back here Kurosaki!" Renji had gotten up. "We're not done!"

"What does he mean by being punished or demoted?" Keigo looked at Mizuiro and Chad.

"Who knows." Sighed Mizuiro getting back to his texting.

Renji was left there flaming mad that Ichigo had waked away from their argument.

"It sure is a beautiful day." Orihime twirled around breathing in the cool air.

"It sure is, Inoue-san." Rukia sat down next to the tree.

"My Hime looks oh so cute twirling around like that." Chizuru crept from behind Orihime and wrapped her arms below Orihime's breast. "I could just squeeze you to death. Matter of fact I'll just squeeze these." Chizuru's hands started to go up to Orihime's breast and was about to grab them right when Tatsuki's right foot met Chizuru's left cheek.

"How many times do I have to tell you perv, that Orihime is not interested in you!"

Chizuru looked up at Tatsuki rubbing her cheek. "But I can't help it. She is just so…"

"If you want to keep the rest of your teeth, you better not finish that sentence." Tatsuki had balled up her fist getting ready to punch all the teeth out of Chizuru's mouth.

"Kuchiki-san, do you want some of my lunch? It's a red bean paste and peanut butter sandwich." Orihime was holding out the triangular sandwiches so that Rukia could get them.

"Uh…no thank you Inoue-san. I couldn't, red bean paste is your favorite isn't it."

"Yeah it is."

"Oh, by the way. Where were you yesterday Hime?" Chizuru was still rubbing her cheek. "I missed my Hime so much."

The girls stopped what they were doing and looked at her. Orihime had a feeling that both Tatsuki and Rukia all ready knew the answer but still didn't want to confirm their suspicions.

"Oh…I…um…was under the weather yesterday." Orihime was nervously rubbing the back of her head. "It was a 24 hour bug or something. But I'm alright now. See all better." Orihime knocked on her head, laughing nervously.

"Yeah. Um, I passed by her apartment yesterday to visit her and she was sick." Tatsuki quickly add, for she had an idea of what Orihime was doing yesterday with a certain orange haired classmate.

"Oh, poor Hime." Chizuru frown. "I'm glad my Hime is all better now." She was getting ready to pounce on Orihime before Tatsuki kicked her back to the ground.

"So, you had no other visitors yesterday, Inoue-san?" Rukia curiously asked, but all ready had the feeling that Orihime did.

"No! No other visitors!" Orihime quickly responded. 'Oh, no. She must have sensed Ichigo's reiastu at my apartment.'

"Oh, okay. I was just asking." Rukia went back to eating her sandwich. She'd rather pick on Ichigo instead of Orihime.

"You know, now that I think about it. You and Ichigo were missing yesterday. That's odd isn't it? You both missing school yesterday."

"Kurosaki-kun wasn't here yesterday either?" Orihime could feel herself turning red. "I didn't know that, Chizuru-san."

"Yeah but he said that he had things to around the house."

"Oh really?" Thank you, Tatsuki.' Orihime's face color was returning back to normal.

"Whatever it was that he had to do, it must have been very important to him." Tatsuki looked at her friend smiling.

"I believe it was." Orihime nodded and smiled back.

"Damn that Renji. What does he care where I was yesterday." Ichigo walked down the hallway. "Why does he have to give me the 3rd degree? I don't ask him about Rukia." He rubbed the back of his head and sighed. "Maybe I should ask him about Rukia." A devilish smile appeared on his face. "That will get him off my back."

"Ow."

As he had turned the corner, without noticing where he was going, he had bumped right into Orihime. Being that she wasn't noticing where she was going either, she ran into Ichigo so hard that she had fallen to the floor. Orihime had fallen to a position where Ichigo had a perfect view of her blue lace panties.

She's most likely wearing the matching bra.' He was turning bright red in thinking of his Orihime wearing nothing but her bra and panties.

"ICHIGO! WHAT THE HELL! YOU BUMPED RIGHT INTO HER AND YOU WON'T HELP HER UP OR SAY ANYTHING TO HER." Tatsuki screamed at him. She folded her arms. "Some guy you are."

"Uh." Ichigo snapped right out of his daydream with Tatsuki's scream. "Sorry, Inoue."

Orihime had fixed her skirt so that her panties were hidden again. Ichigo reached out, Orihime grabbed his warm hand and he helped her up.

"Um. Inoue, can we talk?"

"Okay."

Chizuru, Rukia and Tatsuki stood there surprised and leaned in to listen in the conversation.

"Alone." He said irritated that they were trying to listen.

Ichigo grabbed Orihime's hand and guided her away.

"Its seems like you can't wait until schools over." Rukia said teasingly.

Ichigo gave an annoyed grunt at her remake.

"Did he just grab my Hime's hand?" Chizuru jealously said.

"She's not yours." Tatsuki said as she shoved Chizuru back to class.

"Um. Ichigo, where are we going?" Orihime was curious as to where Ichigo was taking her.

Ichigo guided Orihime down one hallway to the next. He seemed like a frantic dog trying to find his missing bone. He peered in and out of classrooms, none of them where empty. Finally he found an empty class room and took Orihime in. Before he closed the door he looked up and down the hallway making sure that there was no one around.

"What are we doing here, Ichigo?"

Ichigo locked the door. He turned around, dashed to Orihime. Before she knew it Ichigo had her in a deep passionate lip lock that she swore if he wasn't holding her, she would have fallen from her knees giving out on her. Without breaking contact Ichigo led her to the teacher's desk and sat her up on it. His lips left hers, leaving a trail of soft kissing to the fold of her neck, which he recently found out was her sweet spot. His hand ran up her thigh proceeding to tug at her panties.

"Ichigo wait…slow down…not here." Orihime grabbed his hand that was up her skirt, making Ichigo stop what he was doing. "We can't do it here."

"I'm sorry Orihime. Its just that you look so beautiful and I've been thinking about you all day."

Orihime smiled. "I've been thinking of you all day too. But we can't do that here. What if we get caught? We don't want everyone to find out about us like this."

"Yeah, I guess your right. We are pretty loud." He sighed.

"It seems like you have been a little jumpy today Ichigo. Is something wrong?"

"Renji and Rukia have been giving me a hard time about not being around yesterday. I think they know that we were together."

"Well that's not a surprise. Anybody can find you with you not being about to hide your reiastu."

"If they know, then that means Chad and Uryū know too." Ichigo laughed a little. "Seems like our secret is not really a secret anymore."

"Its all right. It was bound to come out sooner or later."

The class bell rang.

Ichigo kissed Orihime. "You go to class first, I'll be there a little later. Just because those four know doesn't mean that everyone else needs to know."

"Okay. Don't keep me waiting too long." She kissed him. Orihime walked to the door and unlocked it. Before she left, she turned back to him. "Maybe we can finish what we started here later at my apartment." Before he could say anything she was gone.

"It's nice for you to show up for the rest of class, Kurosaki." Said the sensei annoyingly while writing on the board.

"Yeah, yeah sorry about that." Ichigo walked to his desk and locked eyes with Orihime, who gave him a seductive look. Only a little longer.'

"So I happened to noticed that you and Orihime came in late after the bell." Rukia leaned in towards Ichigo which made his skin crawl. "You really couldn't wait that long could you."

Ichigo hated that fact that Rukia was right. He turned to her. "I don't know what you're talking about. All we did was talk. That's all, nothing more."

"Yeah right and Renji and I are related." Rukia said sarcastically while trying not to laugh.

"About you and Renji. Have you two hooked up yet or are you guys still being idiots about it." Rukia stopped laughing and started to blush. "By the look on your face, it seems like you two are still being idiots and haven't even done anything together. So are you trying to live your life vicariously through me being that you haven't had any action."

Rukia had turned a bright shade of red. Ichigo knew that he wouldn't be bother by Rukia again. Well at least not for a while.

The rest of the school day went by fairly quickly. Ichigo was starting to get anxious the last few minutes of the class. He couldn't wait to go back to Orihime's apartment and finish what he has started in the empty classroom.

"Alright class, you know what you have to do for tomorrow. No excuses. Especially you Keigo."

"Aw but sensei what makes you think that I am going to give you an excuse. You have no faith in me." Keigo pouted in his seat.

As she was walking out of the classroom she murmured something under her breathe.

"So Ichigo. You wanna go to this new arcade that opened up downtown. I hear that its really awesome." Keigo said being as animated as ever.

"Nah, not today Keigo. I'm busy." Ichigo got up from his seat.

"What's so important than hanging out with me?" Keigo said in shock.

"Someone else is more important than you, Keigo." Renji smacked Keigo in the back. "Isn't that right Ichigo?"

'Damn you Renji.' Ichigo grinded his teeth.

"Someone?" Keigo slipped more into shock.

"Yeah, a girl." Renji chuckled.

"A GIRL!!" Keigo screamed. Which made everyone stop and look at them.

"Damn you Renji! Both you and Rukia are too stupid enough to admit your feelings for each other that you have to pick on me when I finally found someone." Ichigo was practically screaming at him. Both Rukia and Renji stood there in shock. "You guys should stop trying to live vicariously through me. Grow some balls and make the first move."

Everyone was still looking at him in shock. Ichigo knew that he had no choice but to tell them about him and Orihime because he knew that if he didn't Rukia or Renji would. Especially after what he just said to them. He turned to look at Orihime. She gave him a nod of approval.

Ichigo walked to her, grabbed her hand and smiled. He knew that everyone was monitoring his every move. He looked into her eyes, she gave him a reassuring smile. He sighed and turned back to them.

"Orihime and I are officially a couple."

"WHAT!!" Chizuru and Keigo both screamed at the top of there lungs.

"How could you get a babe like Orihime?" Keigo cried hysterically.

"You and my Hime." Chizuru started to become enraged.

"Alright Ichigo." Mizuiro said as he got out a bucket.

"How can Orihime want you?" Keigo cried.

"Yeah, my Hime is to good for you."

Ichigo had heard enough, he was ready to leave. He proceed to kiss Orihime's hand, knowing that he was just adding fuel to the fire.

"Are you ready to go, Orihime?"

"Yes, Ichigo." She smiled back at him.

Ichigo grabbed her bag and flung both their bags over his left shoulder. He grabbed her right hand and proceed out of the classroom.

Keigo stood outside the classroom crying hysterically while Muzuiro placed the bucket he got right under Keigo in order to pick up his tears. Chizuru was engulfed in rage, that she was about to storm after Ichigo to give him a beating but Tatsuki's right fist met her face and stopped her. Uryū stood in the doorway pushing up his glasses while Chad stood behind him, both thinking that it was about time that Ichigo had noticed her feelings for him. Renji and Rukia still hadn't moved from where they were, with faces matching the color of Renji's hair.

Orihime was behind Ichigo and couldn't help but thinking that she was the luckiest girl in all the school. She was with that man that she had loved for years and she knew that she will be with him for years to come.

I hoped you liked it. I think it was a great way to end this story.

The very end of the chapter was inspired by a drawing from kara-lija called "Lucky Stars". It can be found on deviantart.

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