More than A battle

Chapter 10

Orihime brushed through her long hair as she looked over herself in the mirror. 'I'm so excited to go to kuchiki-sans party!' She thought enthusiastically. She took a long shower, given she's been sleeping for two whole weeks. She wore comfortable clothes, a simple blue skirt that brushed the tops of her feet and a pink long sleeved shirt, she kept her hair down, pretty and simple. Glancing over her shoulder at the plush box that held her dress for the wedding, she let out a sigh, three knocks at her bedroom door drawing her attention. "Orihime, are you ready to go?" Ichigo asked, slightly twisting the handle and opening the door just enough to peek his head in, his hair still damp from the shower he took before coming to pick her up. "Ahhh one second let me just grab all my things for tonight and tomorrow!" She quickly grabbed a tote bag that had her essentials and pajamas and her boxes for the wedding. Orihime opened her door completely, taking in Ichigos full form. He wore dark wash jeans and a simple jacket, knowing his body would be left on the floor in the living room anyway. "Mmm Kurosaki-kun, you can leave your body on my bed if you'd like." Orihime said looking at the floor and blushing. Ichigos cheeks slightly taking their own flame as he quietly accepted her offer, lying against her mattress as he pounded the wooden substitute badge into his chest, leaving his lifeless body on her pillows. "Well now that that's out of the way let me take your things Orihime." He said as he reached for the bag and boxes. "But what about your things how are you going to carry it all", Orihime protested, slighting pouting at the man in front of her. Ichigo looked down at his girlfriend's puffed cheeks, grinning a little at her display. "Don't worry Im strong enough to carry a couple things." He responded, the smile clear in his voice. Before Orihime could reject again, he lead her to her apartment door, and into the cool evening air.

Ichigo easily lugged his and Orihime's bags back in front of Kisukes shop, his eyebrows furrowed and his signature scowl fell on his lips as they approached the door. 'Kisuke still hasn't told me what he's hiding...' he thought as he entered the warm front room, quickly dropping into the training ground and leaving the bags on the dusty sand before flash stepping back to the main floor. As if he was summoned by Ichigo's thoughts alone, Kisuke came around the corner, his fan waving briskly in front of his face. "KUROSAKI-SAN, INOUE-SAN! What a pleasant surprise." Kisuke called out enthusiastically behind the thin paper folding of the fan. Ichigo rolled his eyes at the overly done welcome. "Urahara-San it's so good to see you!" Orihime replied giving kisuke a shimmering smile. "It's so good to see you Inoue-San, how was your time recovering?" Kisuke asked, concern covering his tone in a more than obvious ploy. Ichigo's eyebrow started twitching at the scene in front of him. "Well I slept for two whole weeks! What a strange thing, those little blue men sure got into my head that time." Orhime described, her delusional fantasies far from the truth. The change in kisukes demeanor did not go unnoticed by Ichigo, the narrowing eyes of the man with the hat held onto the girl in front of him for a second too long before the space between them was disturbed by Ichigo grabbing Orihime's hand and pulling her to his side. "Well urahara, as you know we're just here for an entrance to the soul society, don't want to be late for the party ya know?" Ichigo said in a flat voice, taking three deep breaths before moving towards the entrance to the training grounds again. He didn't know why but Kisuke was surely getting on his last nerve already.

Once the three were on the sand of the grounds, Before Kisuke could open a sen Kaimon, the doors were already starting to appear and open, No one other than Rukia was standing at the entrance. "Well come on you two, I've been waiting forever for you to get here" she said accusingly, directing her annoyance only to Ichigo. "Well how did I know what time you were wanting us to come back!" Ichigo said in a nasty tone at the short black haired woman in front of him. Rukia simply rolled her eyes at the boy and turned her attention back towards her friend. "Let's go Inoue-San! Idiot over there can catch up with us later." Rukia injected, pulling orihime with her through the open doors, leaving one hell butterfly fluttering at the entrance. "Wait what about me!" Ichigo called out as he watched the two women walking further away, "GIRLS ONLY PARTY ICHIGO!" Rukia yelled back behind her, distancing far enough that her figured faded away into the bright light of the soul society.
As Ichigo began collecting the bags, he noticed Kisuke still standing by the closest rock near by. "Have something to say old man?" He spoke simply as he slung Orihime's tote onto his shoulder. Kisuke folded his fan from out of his face and walked slowly over to Ichigo, bending his face close to his ear, "About Inoue-San.." Ichigo's eyes widened as he listened to the shop keeper.