#heroblcd

     “Hey, I ain’t gonna get in th’way of yer precious education, don’t go worryin’ yer pretty head about it. An’ I ain’t followin’ ya either- we just happen t’be walkin’ in th’same direction.” A lie, and a rather blatant and transparent one at that, but Shinji wasn’t really the sort of person to hide behind actual falsities anyway. The way Ichigo was reacting, it was almost like the idea of a friend spotting another friend and walking their way for a bit with the intention of having a friendly chat was a concept quite unheard of! 

     Or, perhaps more logically, the redhead had yet to consider the blond a friend- something that kind of fucking sucked, yeah, but also had a validity behind it that the elder could appreciate. He wasn’t exactly the trusting type either.