please don't lie just to make me feel better. ( from Hime to Ichigo)
❀ Please, Please, Please
❝ Orihime, I... ❞ he began, but trailed off shortly. Her words had caught him off guard, not used to her being so direct, but his expression softened a little as he met her gaze. Ichigo had brushed off the damage that had been done to his ribs during his last battle, his torso wrapped in freshly changed bandages beneath the edges of his Shihakushō. The last thing that Ichigo wanted to do was worry her, but he should have known she would see through him. Sometimes, it felt like she knew him more than he knew himself. ❝ Don't worry — everything will be all right, ❞ came his steady tone, softer now as his lips curved into a subtle yet reassuring smile, ❝ I promise. ❞