Even Now

Even Now - Chapter 13 "Rain"

Chapter 13 —Ulquiorra—

"Rain"

"Ah it's raining."

I tilted my head. She was right. I didn't realize it. Rain in the mid summer's midnight?

"Maybe we should go back?"

I kept walking, hands deep in my pockets and expressionless face. She walked beside me, following me with a little "huff". I didn't understand why she bothered to follow me. I barely even knew her. We never talked before this.

"Where are you going?" she said in an annoyed tone. She crossed her hands on her chest.

"Shouldn't you stay there?"

"Huh?"

"She is your best friend right?"

"Ah, it's ok. I think it's better to leave them alone. I give a chance to that idiot Ichigo to fix everything."

Fix everything. I almost smiled at that, this girl didn't understand. There were things in this world that meant to be broken and couldn't be fixed. I didn't say anything. I just kept walking deeper into the forest. The girl with short black hair walked beside me. It wasn't hard for her to walk in the same pace with me, not like I walked really fast.

I knew this girl was Orihime's best friend. I never really talked with her but Orihime talked about her most of the time. I didn't say anything but I listened to her stories about her and remembered it. I remembered every little thing she said to me. Not that I didn't want to forget it, or that I tried to remember about it, I just simply couldn't get it off my mind.

"Don't worry she'll be okay."

I narrowed my eyes but I didn't look at her. I didn't need to answer that.

She didn't seem to be intimidated by my silence and kept talking.

"I know you like her."

It's love.

But I didn't correct her.

"I saw you."

I looked at her.

The girl put a straight face. She didn't look at me. I waited until she continued.

"You were watching her." She said it calmly, "You followed her, what are you actually, stalker?"

She didn't sound angry. She was surprisingly calm.

I ran my fingers through my wet hair.

"I don't know what you are talking about."

She snickered.

"Yeah sure."

This girl didn't like me. I knew it. Since the beginning she didn't like it that Orihime talked to me. I knew he told Orihime to stay away from me. She was right. If I were her, I wouldn't want my best friend getting closed with someone like me either. If only Orihime had listened to her.

I closed my eyes. The rain was not that hard but I was soaked already.

Orihime loved rain.

"You will get sick, woman."

"I won't." she lied and laughed, she opened her hands and tilted her head. "I love to feel the rain on my skin." She giggled.

I never used the word 'cute' before. But she was cute. I didn't even know the definition of cute but indeed she was cute. Even I knew that.