Straps and Laces Chapter 2
This is my second chapter of ichihime "Straps and Laces"
Sorry fo the late update and I hope you enjoy!
Rated T to be safe
“I...In..Inoue!” Ichigo stammered. His face and neck turned redder than Renji’s hair.
“What’s wrong Kurosaki-kun? Are you not feeling well? Your face looks flushed.” she asked worryingly.
“Eto…I…I’m fine,” he looked away in attempt to hide his embarrassment, “But don’t you think you should do that kind of shopping with one of your girl friends?”
“You MORON!” his hollow screamed in his head, “How are you going to miss out on the chance to see the hottest girl in the world in her lingerie!? You must be a complete faggot!”
“Shut up! Inoue is my nakama, and she’s way too innocent to have someone taking advantage of her!” Ichigo defended.
“But isn’t it her innocence that attracts us to her, your majesty?” his hollow teased, “Or is it her rack? Either way you can’t be so dense that you don’t notice that she has feelings for you as well?”
“Ano..” Orihime spoke out, interrupting his inner battle, “As I said, Tatsuki-chan has karate practice, and I asked Kuchiki-san to go, but she said you’d be much more willing to accompany me, I didn’t know what she meant by that but since I bumped into you on my way here I thought I’d ask you to come along.”
“Rukia, that bitch!” Ichigo thought to himself
“I’m sorry Kurosaki-kun, I understand,” she muttered looking away, “You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”
“Look at what you did bastard! You made my Hime sad.”
“She’s not your Hime!”
“Whatever I’m not the one who’s being an asshole, your majesty”
Ichigo felt his guilt multiply as his hollow spoke. He didn’t want for Orihime to think he didn’t like her, as much as he didn’t want her going home alone. And it really was his secret fantasy to be in this situation…
“No, that’s not it Inoue, I’d love to accompany you.” he said, making both of them blush.
“Arigatou!” she said cheerfully, “My friend offered me a job as a model in a lingerie magazine, so I need to get the ones on the list he gave me. I thought that it would be a fun experience, not to mention that they’re paying for all the stuff!”
“It’s a women’s magazine though, right?” he asked. Ichigo didn’t like the idea of Orihime being looked at half naked by all the strange men.
“All except you, your majesty!”
“Shut up!”
Orihime didn’t hear him since she was already ahead of him walking into the store.
As he walked in after her, he was surprised to see the store quiet and empty. There were sections of variety of lacy and colorful bras, panties, thongs, corsets, and many other items that a man can ever dream of, it would give a nosebleed to anyone who’s to see Inoue Orihime wear one those, and boy was Ichigo’s nose hurting.
At the back there was a register with an elderly woman who greeted them as they came in.
“Welcome to Hime’s Boutique, oh Orihime-chan it’s you, how may I help you today?”
“How do you do Ichinose-sama? I just need to pick up the things on this list, could you get them for me?” Orihime asked politely.
After Ichinose Mika went to the back, Orihime turned to Ichigo, “There are ten things on the list, the photographer told me to choose five of the ones I like best, so will you help me choose?”
“S…Sure!” he said to enthusiastically to his own liking, “I mean…eto…are you sure you want my opinion?”
“Of course! Kurosaki-kun is my precious male friend, his opinion matters a lot to me.”
Ichigo sighed. Is that all she saw him as, a “male friend”? After all they’ve been through, he couldn’t help but to feel a slight twitch in his heart when she still called him “Kurosaki-kun”.
“Here you go,” said Mika as she handed the clothes to Ichigo, who looked completely lost having to touch the nice silky undergarments that (although he’d never admit it) felt really nice under his fingers. He began to wonder how Orihime would feel with them on, but quickly got rid of that train of thought.
“You must be Orihime-chan’s help today?” Mika addressed him, “The dressing rooms are in the back left corner if you want to try them on, Orihime-chan. I must run out to pick up the delivery, since I’m the only one working today so I entrust you two with the store until I return.” And with that she left.
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Ichigo and a half naked Orihime, alone in a lingerie store?!
What will happen next?