Soup and the smell of bread baking

[holyfight]

Who: Inoue Orihime (holyfight) and Kurosaki Ichigo (suppressthedark)
What: Orihime is bringing Ichigo a get-well meal (and a hangover cure)
When: The morning after his bender with Roxy and Hanako
Where: Ichigo's room in Thor House
Rating: G-PG, somewhere in there

[Orihime had gotten a message from Ichigo earlier in the day. He'd wanted to apologize for his behavior the night before, and she was glad to see it. She was pretty certain when she'd seen him partying the night before that he'd be embarrassed the next day, so she'd gone to bed prepared for it.

That meant that when she woke that morning, she'd already baked at least one loaf of bread and had in mind just the soup she wanted to make. She also knew where to locate the ingredients for a hangover remedy Rangiku had given her back home. As soon as she heard from him, she threw everything together and set out.

It was her very first trip away from Sigyn district since she'd arrived in Asgard, so she was looking at it like something of an adventure, and a chance to explore. She knew Ichigo lived in Thor House and that Thor was two districts over, so it took her a little while to get there. But after a couple hours, arrive she did, basket in hand to knock on Ichigo's door in room 203]

Kurosaki-san! Kurosaki-saaaaaan! Come sample my wares! I'll even give you an extra special discount~!

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[suppressthedark]

[...Well. The more things changed, the more they seemed to stay the same.

At least, that's what he was thinking as she knocked on his door. Getting up-Albeit a bit shakily-he walked over to the door, opening it.]

C'mon in, Inoue.

[He still doesn't look the best, his eyes bloodshot and a little pale, but he's mostly alright.]

[holyfight]

[she's looking around, since she's not been in this room of his yet. She's used to the one back home, really]

Morning, Kurosaki-kun!

[she's trying not to sound too perky, although really she's just happy to see him. And she's aware that any sudden or loud noises will probably upset his hangover]

Let's see... I baked a loaf of beet bread, and I made a cabbage soup for you! I can try healing you, too, if you'd like - I haven't had an excuse to try out this kind of healing yet, actually.

[suppressthedark]

Morning.

[It's a lot like his room at home, honestly. He's done some rearranging, and his bed is right under his window, like always.

At the mention of what she brought, he gives a bit of a flinch. Beet bread? At least cabbage soup sounded normal.]

Uh...sure, you can try the healing.

[holyfight]

Uhn! I used an American recipe for the bread! But I didn't add as much sugar as they usually do.

[really, it's just tasty red bread. IT REMINDS HER OF HIM OKAY]

Do you want to sit down? I'm not exactly sure how to activate this healing. I don't think my fairies would work right here.

[suppressthedark]

Do they use a lot of sugar in things?

[He's never really glanced at American recipes before, so. WELL.

And he nods.]

Alright. Lemme go sit back down on my bed.

[Which he does, if a bit slowly. Guh, his head..]

[holyfight]

A ton! There are a lot of recipes that have as much sugar as butter or flour!

Uhn!

[she follows, and as soon as he's seated on his bed, reaches out and takes his head in her hands. And kind of blushes]

O-Okay, hold still! I'm gonna try it like this!

[it'll take a few minutes, but she's definitely healing him]

[suppressthedark]

Whoa, really? Geez.

[UGH NO WONDER THEY ALL HAVE HEART ATTACKS. Or something. He doesn't even know.

He doesn't move as she takes his head in her hands-her healing him is something that just seems so normal by now, and he trusts in her ability to take away his pain.

And while it takes a bit longer, he can notice the hangover start to ebb away.]

Ah...That feels better.

[holyfight]

Yeah. It's all very sweet.

[healin healin all the healin]

Was it very bad?

[suppressthedark]

I dunno if it was bad or not.

[It felt like it, though he's just too many to say it. Hmmm, healing hands. Yes.]

[holyfight]

But it hurt, didn't it?

[she's gonna pinch his ear a little as she finishes up. It's to scold him]

I heard you got hurt a little while ago, too.

[suppressthedark]

A-ah, ow!

[That hurt! And oh...she heard about that too, huh.]

Yeah...a little bit.

[ICHIGO YOU STILL HAVE THE SCARS ON YOUR STOMACH]

[holyfight]

Does it still hurt? Where did you get stabbed?

[you have some splainin to do, Lucy]

[suppressthedark]

Nah, it's all healed up.


...And I got stabbed in the stomach.

[Aka THAT SHIT WAS SERIOUS]

[holyfight]

...do you need me to heal it? The scar, I mean.

I...

Was I here then?

[because lots of people have been telling her she was here]

[suppressthedark]

I...don't think you can.

[He says it gently enough, but at the rate of power she's at? She probably couldn't take care of it.]

Besides, who's going to see it? It doesn't matter.

[And at that, he pauses. ....Should he tell her she got stabbed, too? God, when he'd seen that...it still made his blood run cold when he thought about it.

He decides to just answer her question vaguely.]

You, uh...you were.

[holyfight]

I didn't heal you.

[she knows this, because she talked to the person who helped him to the hospital]

Why wasn't I there? What happened?

...

You... You don't have to tell me all of it, if you don't want to.

[suppressthedark]

Um...yeah. I...I don't think you were able to heal when you were here before.

[At least, knowing what he knows now? Freya has no healing powers.

And he pauses again, eyes narrowing. It wouldn't be fair to her to not tell her what happened, but...

..dammit. She's owed an explanation-he can just man up and deal with his feelings about it later.]

...You got stabbed, too.

[He says it quietly, but...it makes it all the more worse.]

[holyfight]

I guess because I was in a different house before.

[yeah, she knew about that, too. She doesn't know why, though]

Oh.

Did I... Did I die? Is that why I don't remember being here before?

[suppressthedark]

[OH JESUS HE FLINCHES AT THAT. Honestly? He didn't know if she did or not-he got dragged away by the nurses and then couldn't reach her after that. And that's part of what made him feel so bad when he thought about it-because he thought he...failed her.

So he says nothing.]

[holyfight]

[o-oh Ichigo, that look is heartbreaking. Here, have a hug. It'll land his face squarely in her boobs, but oh well, he needs a hug]

I'm here now, you know?

[suppressthedark]

[BOOBS IN HIS FACE oh god. He flails a bit before realizing all she's trying to do is comfort him.

And he tries to say something but whoops, muffled. Hime, take the girls off his face so he can talk.]

[holyfight]

Eh? What's that?

[Pulling back from him]

If you want me to understand you, you should stop mumbling, Kurosaki-kun!

[suppressthedark]

[FREEDOM FROM THE GIRLS, YES]

I said "and I'm glad you are."

[....because, well. He is. Not the fact that now she's in a war zone, but...Hell. She's okay.

And he'd make sure she stayed that way.]

[holyfight]

Uhn. I'm glad you're here, too.

And that I can heal you, because you need it a lot.

[suppressthedark]

Hey, I don't need it that much!

[LIES]