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[orangeshinigami]

🍓 @riceball-galore | plotted.

He hadn't been sleeping well, hadn't been able to pay attention while at school lately-- Not when there seemed to be a war going on inside of him. Was he turning into one of the very monsters he'd often fight? If so, that meant he would become a threat to those around him, to those he loved. That was unnaceptable, until he found a way to stop what was happening to him, to control the hollow within himself, he would have to keep a certain distance from his family and friends.

Obviously, that would be no easy thing.

He blinked a few times, Orihime's voice breaking him out of his thoughts-- Their last class for the day had just ended and she'd come up to him talking about the art project they had been assigned, and he thought he'd heard her ask if he already had a partner for that but maybe he'd heard it wrong, since the worries troubling him had kept him from giving her his full attention.

"Sorry, I didn't quite catch that-- what did you say?"

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"No offense but you don't look all THAT STRONG-- " Ichigo said, voice laced with irritation at yet another arrancar showing up to keep him from moving further in his quest, to keep him from finding Inoue in this hellhole of a place. Where was she? Was she okay? How many damn arrancars would he have to FIGHT & DEFEAT before he managed to finally find her? Those questions kept running through his head as he scowled at the woman. " --How about you just get the hell outta my way?"

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RED, the color spread across his cheeks as he cleared his throat & held out the small package for Kikyou to take-- a gift that had been carefully wrapped by his own hands. ( He'd actually put in quite the effort to make it look nice ). "Since you're new to town, I figured you don't have that many friends yet and that maybe you wouldn't be getting any gifts and-- yeah. I intended to get Kaede something too but... Didn't have enough money for that." He was still only a high school student after all, with a part-time job that didn't pay him that well. "Sorry."

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"Lemme see if I got it right-- you wanna learn more about CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS?" That was... Unexpected, to say the least, making Ichigo raise a curious eyebrow at the shinigami. "I'm sorry but you don't strike me as the type that would enjoy a holiday like that so yeah, I'm a little bit confused right now."

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🍓plotted starter for @auburniivenus !!

WHISPERS traveled the halls of the castle, the news spreading like WILDFIRE-- & though Ichigo had no desire to hear about it, about the 'handsome' prince from a neighboring land, to whom Orihime had been promised in marriage, there was simply no escaping from hearing any words about the matter. Everywhere he went, in every damn corner, there was someone speaking about it.

Every single soul here seemed to be excited for what was to come, looking forward to ostentatious wedding festivities-- everyone but HIM. No excitement, no joyful feeling in his heart at all. Why? Because he was a FOOL-- Son of a lesser lord, he had managed to stand out, to draw the emperor's attention by being an EXCEPTIONAL WARRIOR at the young age of 15. His skills had earned him a position as the emperor's daughter's personal guard, a great honor many would say-- he was to stay near her at all times, ensure her SAFETY no matter the cost. & that had been exactly what he had done in the past few years, giving the princess all of his DEVOTION--

It was no difficult thing after all, to pledge eternal loyalty and dedication to someone like her, someone who possessed a BEAUTY unmatched by any other & the kindest heart in all of the country. It was no difficult thing to FALL for her. & fall he did, he fell hard and that was the most foolish mistake he had ever made, for she was out of his reach-- always had been & always would be. She had royal blood running through her veins & he... Ichigo was nothing, no one compared to her.

They belonged to different worlds, they could never be together in the way he yearned for. These feelings, these stupid feelings of his, he had to bury them deep within himself. Lock them away somewhere inside him to never unlock them again. He would do that. He would try, at least.

He knocked on the door, only sliding it open when he'd been given the permission to do so. A few steps were taken into the room & then the orange-haired man bowed, showing his RESPECT for the princess.

"Did you send for me, Orihime-sama? What is it that you need of me?"

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An unfamiliar & unusual spiritual pressure had DRAWN him here-- having swiftly switched to his shinigami form, expecting to find a hollow or some HOSTILE creature like that-- what he found instead was a girl, one that looked to be around his age, maybe a little older but certainly not by much-- ( or if she was anything like his shinigami friends, she could be way, way older ). WARINESS had him stopping in his tracks to take a look around, to fully convince himself there was no hollow or anything or anyone else around that would try & cause him harm. Then his gaze focused on the girl once more.

" --I can tell you're not from around here. What are ya doing just standing there? You're not planning on causing any TROUBLE, are you?"

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"So," Ichigo began, shifting his weight from one foot to the other, as though unsure of how to proceed-- as though searching for the RIGHT WORDS. Clearing his throat, he finally continued: "I got two tickets for this movie that just came out, it looks pretty COOL-- and I was wondering if you'd be interested in maybe, going to see it with me?" Did that sound too LAME? He felt like it did. He felt lame. Fuck. "If you don't want to, that's fine. Not like I'll be UPSET or anything. Of course not."

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This mission, at first, had seemed simple enough, similar to many others they had completed in the past-- act as BODYGUARDS to some sort of a royal family from a distant land. Their team had been told to do all that was necessary to ensure they returned to said land safe & sound-- & for the most part, things had been going well, no real threats thrown their way.

But that had changed drastically as enemies far STRONGER than what he'd been expecting to encounter on this journey crossed their path. They were strong enough to make Naruto lose all control even-- being consumed by PURE RAGE, the nine-tails' rage. That wasn't a good thing at all, Ichigo had to do something--

& he did try to do something, tried his best to make the other remember why they were here, who the enemy was-- but NOTHING seemed to get across to him when he was in this state. Shit...

When he realized shouting at his friend just wouldn't help at all, he decided to step closer to him & perhaps that was a huge MISTAKE, for Naruto didn't recognize him anymore & did not hesitate to deliver a powerful blow to Ichigo-- everything happening so fast, the orange-haired man didn't really have enough time to dodge it or anything, pain bursting through his body as his back hit the ground.

Suddenly moving felt hard & so did keeping his eyes open...

Fucking hell.

"Naruto... If you're still in there somewhere-- now would be a great time to wake the fuck up!" He managed to say, being as LOUD as possible, with whatever little energy & strength he had left, coughing up blood soon after.

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"I talk about my family ALL THE TIME, but you've never told me much about yours, not really-- " Ichigo blurted out, immediately regretting his words because what if Mulan's relationship with her family was a COMPLICATED one, & that was the reason why she never spoke much about them? " --I'm sorry, you don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to, obviously. It's just that sometimes I get CURIOUS, since you said the Soul Society isn't your home and that you come from another... 'Realm', as you put it. But-- Forget it."

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"LISTEN, I'm just gonna say this once-- and if you tell anyone about it, I'll just say you're insane and making the whole thing up but anyways," he cleared his throat, lowering his gaze to the ground for a few seconds before looking at Rukia's face, eyes locking with hers-- his next words spoken with utmost SINCERITY. "I don't think I ever properly thanked you for what you did for me, for my family-- Sure, I went all the way to the Soul Society to save you but still. I never actually said thank you for what you did... It all started that night when you gave me your powers, and thanks to that-- thanks to you, now I can protect the ones I care about & I won't let what happened to my mother happen to any of them. And just... Being able to protect them is a WONDERFUL feeling. So from the bottom of my heart I wanna say THANK YOU, Rukia."

The smallest of smiles touched the orange-haired teen's lips as he reached out to completely mess the shorter shinigami's hair up by ruffling it a little aggressively-- because he couldn't go too sentimental on her, of course. There had to be some TEASING too, that was how their relationship worked. " --And now you're one of my BEST FRIENDS and someone I trust with my life. But yeah, I won't ever repeat that so I hope you listened very well... Midget."

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UNCERTAINTY made a home for itself in the depth of his brown eyes as he approached the other, almost reaching out a hand to touch him-- to make sure that he was truly standing right there, to make sure he was indeed, REAL. But Ichigo decided against it, instead, letting his hands curl into fists at his sides. "I don't understand..." A murmur left his lips, orange brows furrowing in confusion. "You are... Me? But from another dimension-- another reality? How is that POSSIBLE & how did you end up here? You gotta give me some answers if you really want me to help you with... Whatever it is that you need help with."

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"Don't you guys have any celebrations like this in Soul Society?" Ichigo asked, voice laced with CURIOSITY. Hardly ever did he get to actually sit down & just talk to the ones who lived in Soul Society, to get to know more about their world, their traditions & such. Basically all he knew was what Rukia had explained to him through her horrible drawings & he guessed that barely touched the surface-- he still had SO MUCH more to learn. "Christmas is kinda a big thing in the world of the living, yeah-- haven't you heard about it before?"