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[ There's a sense of relief when Ichigo takes it well--she thought that he might, but a part of her is always a little worried that she won't say the right thing. Speaking from the heart, though, should always be the right thing, shouldn't it?

Still, she smiles. She's glad it helped. ]

Okay.

[ The shield dissipates, her fairies returning to their position on her hairpin in a flash of light. Orihime lowers her hands to her lap, keeping Ichigo's gaze. ]

I want you to know, Kurosaki-kun...that I am so thankful and so proud. I know it was hard, and I also know that you'll only go back even stronger. But...I am just really, really glad that you came to me and that you came back whole.

[Yeah, what she says after the shield disappears only solidifies what he's going to do and say. Of course it has his stomach tightening in nervousness, as he reaches out to take one of her hands, but... they've kissed before. They've talked a bit about how they feel about each other... it's not a big freaking secret or surprise anymore. So... this should be fine, right? That's what he tells himself, to keep his nerve, anyway.

Ichigo uses his grip on her hand to tug her in towards him. When Orihime is close enough, he drops her hand so that he can wind his arms around around her center, pulling her the rest of the way to embrace her firmly. Naturally, he's already turned five different shades of red from the moment he took her hand to this point, but when he speaks lowly near her ear, it's even. Sure.]

Mostly whole, you mean. [Flat joke aside, he goes on without missing a beat.] It was hard, I almost couldn't do it, but... you're right. I can't say I feel good, exactly, but this makes it worth it.

[Seeing the relief that he was alive on her face when she'd first run up to him, as opposed to seeing even more tears because of the shock of losing him again... yeah. It was worth it, no matter how much it sucked to walk away from that.]

[ Orihime's eyes widen almost instantly when he takes her hands. It isn't the first time, no, but each time she suddenly feels warm and excited in the best ways. Knowing that--feeling that it might be okay that she does too is something she never would have expected. Hoped for? Yes. Daydreamed about? Constantly. But expected?

No way.

Yet Deerington has a way of blowing all her expectations out of the window, both good and bad.

This one, though? This one is good. Orihime pauses only to let her heart skip a beat before she wraps her arms around him too, holding him tightly. Her forehead rests against his shoulder and she smiles despite herself at his choke, determined not to cry, even if they are happy tears. ]

Your well-being is always worth it, Kurosaki-kun. And I promise that every wound you come to me with, I'll heal. What's going on now is terrifying, but...but I'm not scared. Because you're here.

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more cheese to give you deserved good feels, friend

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