[She's had to do a lot of soul-searching since February. And she's a little ashamed that it's taken her so long...more ashamed that she didn't even realize it's been so long. But she can't keep being ashamed. It's not helping anything, and her friend deserves better.]
[So, Orihime has steeled herself. She doesn't want to be a coward, and if she's ever going to be dependable, she has to put her guilt aside and be better.]
Ishida-kun, are you there? Could we meet somewhere to talk when you have some free time?
[he hadn't been expecting a call from her! truthfully he had been a rather large recluse lately, hardly ever leaving his apartment. he didn't have many friends here and he needed to get better with that. even so, seeing orihime was always a wonderful treat.]
Of course! I'm ready whenever. Where should we meet?
[...OH NO! Is it better in private, or somewhere a little more public, like at the park? She looks momentarily alarmed before her gaze drops and her cheeks burn.]
Er...w-well, it's about the letter you left in my apartment, so maybe it would be better if you picked the best place to talk.
[She's still not sure if he left that letter on purpose or if he accidentally dropped it. No going back now.]
[give him a moment here his brain just shut down. wait a minute, all this time she had known about his feelings, she had actually seen the letter?! he thought for sure he messed it up somehow and she didn't see since she never brought it up!!
[She knows this is probably embarrassing for him. She should have said something sooner!]
I'm sorry, Ishida-kun. I didn't know if you left it there on purpose or on accident, it was kind of hard to see. So I wasn't sure if I should pretend I hadn't read it to save you from embarrassment, or if I should talk to you...
...It's only recently I made up my mind about it.
[He can probably guess why. Ichigo isn't here anymore. She wouldn't want to lose Ishida too and lose the chance of getting closer to him just because she was too shy or nervous or uneasy. It could happen to him, like it happened to Kurosaki, and Shinjiro, and Dorothy, and several others she's come to like and lose.]
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[So, Orihime has steeled herself. She doesn't want to be a coward, and if she's ever going to be dependable, she has to put her guilt aside and be better.]
Ishida-kun, are you there? Could we meet somewhere to talk when you have some free time?
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[he hadn't been expecting a call from her! truthfully he had been a rather large recluse lately, hardly ever leaving his apartment. he didn't have many friends here and he needed to get better with that. even so, seeing orihime was always a wonderful treat.]
Of course! I'm ready whenever. Where should we meet?
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Er...w-well, it's about the letter you left in my apartment, so maybe it would be better if you picked the best place to talk.
[She's still not sure if he left that letter on purpose or if he accidentally dropped it. No going back now.]
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and then ichigo was here and--... and...!!]
M-m-my letter?! You....!!
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Let's just go to a cafe... [public was better yupyup. this was gonna be hard.]
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I'm sorry, Ishida-kun. I didn't know if you left it there on purpose or on accident, it was kind of hard to see. So I wasn't sure if I should pretend I hadn't read it to save you from embarrassment, or if I should talk to you...
...It's only recently I made up my mind about it.
[He can probably guess why. Ichigo isn't here anymore. She wouldn't want to lose Ishida too and lose the chance of getting closer to him just because she was too shy or nervous or uneasy. It could happen to him, like it happened to Kurosaki, and Shinjiro, and Dorothy, and several others she's come to like and lose.]
So...I'll meet you there in about twenty minutes?