Zuri gasped and sat up watching Ichigo as he ran through the sky, he saw Rukia follow him. As much as Zuri hated to admit it, Rukia and Ichigo did sometimes look like they were going out. Zuri growled and stood up walking away from everyone.
“What’s her problem?” Inoue asked Reizo
Reizo shrugged when in reality he knew the answer; nonetheless he ran after Zuri, he would follow her to the ends of the world.
”Zuri... Zuri!” Reizo called out running after the girl.
On the inside Reizo was building a plan that would either make or break Zuri. He wanted her for himself and if he couldn’t have her then no-one can.
“Zuri!” He called out once more as Zuri slowed down her pace.
Zuri’s hair fell over her eyes showing no emotion, he didn’t know what she was feeling but he knew that she was shaking either with rage or sorrow he didn’t know.
“What’s wrong?” he asked
Zuri looked down at her feet, she didn’t answer.
“Why did you run off when I said Rukia and Ichigo looked like they were going out?” he pondered.
Zuri turned to him sniffling “Because I’m the one going out with Ichigo, not her”
Reizo recoiled at what Zuri had just said, he didn’t know, she didn’t even tell him when he got introduced to Ichigo. Then he stared at Zuri as tears threatened to fall, she sniffed and wiped her eyes and then looked back at Reizo.
“Zuri... I’m sorry” Reizo whispered grabbing Zuri and pulling her into a hug.
Zuri sniffled into Reizo’s chest, she didn’t cry, she wouldn’t not over something as stupid as this. Zuri wiped her eyes once more and then looked up at Reizo and smiled. It was fake anyone could see that but Reizo smiled back just to make her happy.
“How long?” Reizo asked.
“About four months” Zuri mumbled counting the months on her fingers.
They hadn’t been going out long and they already had many arguments. People say it was normal, was it normal for Zuri to get jealous so quickly? She wasn’t usually the jealous type, so why was she jealous about Ichigo and Rukia fighting a Hollow together?
Zuri groaned and looked up at the sky, she was being stupid. Ichigo wouldn’t go off with Rukia, what Reizo said was just because he didn’t know that she was going out with Ichigo.
“I’m going to head back to the lesson” Reizo spoke smiling as he walked off.
Zuri stared up at the sky for a few moments before heading back to the lesson, but before she entered she stopped to listen to the conversation a group was having.
“Are Ichigo and Rukia going out?” one girl asked.
“No, Ichigo is going out with Zuri” a boy answered.
Zuri grabbed the door handle and clenched it as she listened to their conversation.
“Really? Ichigo looks like he’s going out with Rukia” the girl gasped “They are always together”
“They suit more” the boy replied
“I think Ichigo and Zuri suit, she makes him smile” another girl chuckled
“Do you think Ichigo is sneaking around with Rukia behind Zuri’s back?” the guy whispered.
Zuri yanked the door open and walked into the classroom, her hair covering her eyes, the group grew silence as they saw her. Zuri stormed over to her seat pulling it out and then sitting down, all eyes were on her. Tears threatened to fall. Zuri repeated their conversation in her head.
Did it really seem like Ichigo and Rukia were going out? Did it look like Ichigo was sneaking out with Rukia? Was he actually cheating on Zuri with Rukia?
Zuri shook those horrible thoughts out of her head, Ichigo wouldn’t do that to her and she wouldn’t do it to him.
As soon as Zuri shook those thoughts for her mind, Ichigo entered the classroom with Rukia, they seemed to be in a deep discussion. A growl formed in her throat as she watched them walk to their seats, and then she turned to face the window.
Throughout the rest of the day Zuri stayed silent she was deep in thought. Ichigo chose not to talk to her because he thought she was still mad at him for punching Reizo in the face making his nose bleed.
