You're with Me
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A/N: Finally, I'm able to update! Thank you people for the support, for those who PM's me... love you all! I'm very sorry for the very, very late update, I'm busy with my work. If it's not because of you all I will be very much lazy to do the updating.
Rating: M
He feel sorry. He said he will never hurt her. He promised that he will protect her, no matter what, yet, he is the one who did it. He hurt her and he is fucked up, big time.
'I'm so sorry Inoue.'
But Ichigo knows his sorry is not enough. He caused her so much pain. Pretending that he loves her, not being honest and using her. He is so selfish and he know it.
"My life is a shit. I really hate it." he said, leaning on the bar counter, holding tightly on his hand the already empty rock glass.
"Yeah, you are a shit." Uryuu replied nonchalantly while keep on cleaning the glasses.
The bar he's been working for almost a year now is already closed and it's nearly five in the morning but he allowed Ichigo to stay. Even though they hate each other and constantly fighting over nothing, he is still his friend.
Ichigo scoffed. "I should know."
Uryuu pause and looked at Ichigo.
"Do you love Inoue-san?"
Ichigo raise his head and frown. He look at Uryuu for a few seconds, then looked down. The raven-haired man knows the meaning of it causing him to clenched his fist and bang the bar counter.
"Damn it Kurosaki! If you don't love her and still can't get over with your damn ex-girlfriend, leave her alone!"
Ichigo snapped-out, shocked. "What?"
"Leave her alone. Let her be happy." he said calmly.
It was dead silence. Uryuu standing straight, not looking Ichigo in the eyes while Ichigo don't move.
"She is our friend, you know that, damn, she loved you from the start and until now she is still in love with you, and you don't give a damn about it. Stop using her and leave her alone if you care."
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"Stop hurting her."
"What?"
"Don't 'what' me Kurosaki, maybe I am your friend, but I care about Inoue-san."
"If you can't make her happy, let other man do it for her."
Ichigo was speechless.
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"Uryuu?" He sat up straight. "Tell me, are you in love with Inoue?"
He gasped with the question, he is surprise, but who care? He didn't mind it at all.
"The hell you care Kurosaki."
Uryuu let out a loud sigh and turn his back on Ichigo, returning to what he's been doing.
"You can even call her by her name." he said shaking his head. "Now, leave. Fix your damn problem, stop coming back here just to get drunk to death."
Ichigo has no choice, so he stand up, fix himself and start to walk to the door, but before he can pass to it, Uryuu speak again.
"I mean it, leave her."
And Ichigo close the door. Uryuu stop on what he is doing and smile bitterly.
'...and I'm willing to catch her.'
She spent her whole day at her apartment, crying her heart and mind out. When will she stop? She is tired.
'After all what I have done, he never love me at all, and it hurts.' tears keep on rolling down to her beautiful face.
Uryuu was right. He should leave Orihime, all he did to her was hurt her.
'Let her be happy.'
Yes, he should, she deserve to be happy.
'If you can't make her happy, let other man do it for her.'
He stop walking when that word came to his mind.
'Other man...'
He held his breath, thinking about it... other man, with Inoue?
He wanted her happy, but he don't want her to let go. He is still in-love with Rukia, and he don't love Orihime, or did he?
'But Rukia leave you like a piece of shit and marry another man.'
Yes, right, she leave him, and then, there is Orihime, catched him. He won't allow anyone to take her away from him. Unless he allowed it. He own her and no one can take her away from her. Call him selfish but he will stay with her, until he is able to forget about Rukia.
Three knock on her apartment door and she knows who is it.
"Inoue, please lets talk."
Yes, he keep on calling her by the last name he never called her by her first name. She is still an Inoue to him.
Orihime opened the door, not hiding her already red and swollen eyes and it make Ichigo feel guilty. Well he should.
"I'm sorry."
Even though she said she was tired and hurt, even though she cried so much because of him, she is still able to put up her mask. Her smile.
"I'm sorry also, I-"
She was cut, when Ichigo suddenly embrace her.
"Please, don't say you're sorry, I am the one who is wrong. I hurt you. I'm sorry. Forgive me."
It was tight and she can't say no. His smell, his warm, she can't allow to lose him even though he hurts her, she will always forgive him.
"It's okay Kurosaki-kun." she hugged him back.
"Why are you so kind to me?"
"Didn't I tell you? I love you."
He didn't reply and she understand.
"I will do my best to forget her, please give me time."
Of course, she will, so she just nodded in response.
He smile, release her from his tight embrace and kiss her.
"I'm sorry about your eyes, it's because of me." he caress his face with his thumb, and Orihime lean on it. She really like his hands. It is big and warm.
Orihime smile and pull Ichigo for another kiss.
"I'm really pissed."
"What?"
Tatsuki crossed her arms under her chest.
"Why you keep on staying and forgiving that bastard Kuroski? He will just hurt you."
"No Tatsuki-chan... he's change."
"Tch! He will never change, he will keep on loving that R-"
"No!" Orihime cried out to cut her best friend off. "He said and promised me that he will do his best to forget her."
"But Orihime-"
"He will love me Tatsuki-chan. I assure you that."
Tatsuki sigh in defeat. "I hope so Orihime... I hope."
Their month goes smoothly. She know it is hard for Ichigo to forget about the woman he loved the most, but Orihime always do her best to make Ichigo happy and contented.
"I love you." Orihime said breathlessly.
Ichigo rolled in the bed, panting heavily and looked at the ceiling for a few seconds before he turn his head to see Orihime's face. He smile. She's beautiful.
"I love you too."
Just when he believe that he has moved on, someone came back to take that away.
"Ichigo."
He looked back and saw a familiar face, a face he's been wanting to see for almost a year.
"R-Rukia."
"What's up?" she said smiling.
And there, old feelings keep on coming back.
"I'm glad you came. I thought you don't want to see me again." she said plainly. He didn't answer. "Oi, are you okay?"
"Why you want to meet up with me?"
"Well..." she shrugged. "...you haven't change your number."
"Are you mocking me Rukia?"
Rukia chuckled. "Why so?"
"Fuck off! Don't ask like it was nothing. Look! You leave me like a piece of a trash and marry another man, and now, I'm moving on, you will come back? Bullshit!"
Rukia smirk and tap his shoulder. "Easy... you never change at all."
"Yes, I never change."
The raven-haired woman raise her brow.
"I never change Rukia." Ichigo walk towards her and close the gap between them. He hugged her. Rukia is not surprise because she expected this to happen and she was right.
"I did my best to forget you but I still keep on thinking of you and I never stop thinking of you!"
"So Ichigo, you're telling me that you still love me?"
"I always love you."
"Then what about Orihime?"
"It is always you."
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It's a slap on her face, again. She almost believe in him, that he love her, but he lied again. Tatsuki was right, he will never change.
"How dare you." She said it low but it sounded like a growl.
Ichigo was shocked when he heard her voice, while Rukia's voilet eyes looked at Orihime like she doesn't care. Well, she doesn't care at all.
"I-Inoue? How long have you been th-"
And a loud slapped on the face make Ichigo's cheeks sting and red.
"I believe in you, that you will change, that you will love me!"
Ichigo didn't say a thing, he just there standing and looking down. What can he do? She's right.
"I believe in you! You said you love me! What did I do to you to hurt me this way? Answer me!" there again, the Orihime Inoue cries again not only in front of Ichigo but also in front of Rukia, the woman that he love and can't even forget. But this is too much, this is enough.
"I'm sorry Orihime. I'm sorry, I did, but-." Ichigo try to reach her shoulder but Orihime take a step back.
"It is always her!" she said almost screaming.
"I-I'm sorry-"
"Cut that bullshit Kurosaki. Your telling me you are sorry, but the truth is, you are not!" she snarled.
Ichigo was surprise with her word and the tone of it. Orihime never use that language to anyone. "Inoue..."
"Stop calling me Inoue. I'm done with you and your lies." she look at him, then her. She can tell that Rukia is smiling inside and that is for sure. Her tears stop same with her heart starting to feel nothing but building up hatred. "I'm done with you."
"I gave you all of me. But I guess it doesn't matter to you." her mind and body is numb with pain and anger.
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"You will pay for this, you will regret this Kurosaki Ichigo." and then she run away.
His breath stopped her voice is cold, and he can feel the curse in her word. What did he do to Orihime? Ichigo try to catch Orihime but Rukia stop him.
"Hey! Hey... stay here Ichigo." She block his way and hold his face.
She look at him like she care for him. "This is what you really want right?"
"But..."
"I really don't care about Renji. I love you, you love me right?"
"Yeah."
But Orihime's word keep on repeating on his head like a mantra.
'You will pay for this, you will regret this Kurosaki Ichigo.'
And he is scared for the first time because this time he knows, he finally lose her.
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It was raining again, and there she is, wet, standing in front of nowhere. She can't feel her tears. No, she wont cry again. She is tired of crying. She is tired of being weak, eyeing and running after Ichigo, expecting him to return her feelings.
'What a fool.'
She loves the rain as much as hatred consuming her heart.
'He will pay, they will pay. I will make him feel the pain, just like what he did to me.'
She didn't notice that someone is standing beside her offering her an umbrella.
"Problem? Maybe I can help."
She look up. Brown eyes meet her gray one, and her eyes went wide for the reason that she think she saw one of the most beautiful face in her life.
He smile.
"Sorry."
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A/N: I'm... running out of ideas. Can you give me some? PM me. lol! BTW, please bear my English, grammar. If I only have beta/proofreader, I hope I can have one. haha!
And oh! Don't get distracted, this story is IchiHime or... IchiRuki? or... who knows? Let see. lol! But nah! I'm an IchiHime fan.
~scorpio