Forget Me Not

Chapter Fifteen: Goodbye

"By the way I have a present for you!" I exclaimed happily.

"Present? My birthday was days ago." He said confused.

"I know. We just have been so busy I forgot to get you something" I exclaimed happily finding the little box. "Ha, found it." I said happily pulling out the little box out.

Ichigo stared at the little box confused.

"Here." I said happily handing him the box.

The little box was wrapped up with silver wrapping paper with a small light blue bow.

"What is it?" Ichigo questioned grabbing the little box.

"Open it and find out." I smiled happily.

Ichigo opened the box and his eye twitched weirdly when he saw what was in the box.

"Kat..." Ichigo said oddly.

His face reaction was priceless! Man, where's a camera when you need it?! Ichigo pulled out the necklace looking at it weirdly. The silver chain itself wasn't the hilarious part. The hilarious part was what was on the chain. I looked at the orange carrot shape locket smiling happily. Ichigo still didn't know it was a locket.

"Why are you giving me a carrot necklace?" Ichigo questioned dumbfounded.

"Well for starters I wanted to see your face reaction." I giggled happily. "Also, it's not just a necklace...it's a locket." I whispered happily grabbing the locket. I opened the locket and gently placed it back on his hand.

Ichigo looked at it his face soften up with a small smile forming on his lips. Inside was a picture of me.

"It's a picture of me." I smiled happily at him. "I wanted you to have something that you could carry around that would remind you of me." I whispered softly looking at the locket in his hand.

"I'll wear it." He muttered still looking at the picture. He closed the locket looking at me weirdly.

"What?" I questioned confused.

"Why a carrot?" He finally deadpanned.

I giggled happily, "Because your hair reminds me of a carrot." I muttered amused by his bright orange hair. I stood on my tippy toes softly running my fingers through his orange hair, "But I love your hair and its color. I wouldn't change it for the world." I said happily running my fingers gently through his hair.

I pulled away blushing dark red realizing what I just did.

"Um, sorry about that." I whispered bashfully.

"Kat..." Ichigo whispered. "About the kiss the other day." He finally spoke up seriously.

"It was nice." I quickly blurted out before he could say he regretted it.

Ichigo stared at me amazed.

"We, uh, should get going to school or else we'll be late." Ichigo muttered softly looking into my grayish-bluish eyes while I just stared into his amber eyes.

I nodded softly trying to think straight again. Ichigo placed the box in his bag when I noticed he was putting the necklace on. I looked at him bewildered.

"You don't have to wear it...I just wanted you to carry it." I stated embarrassed.

"You gave it to me; it makes it special." He countered making sure the necklace was under his black shirt so no one could see it.

I blushed furiously looking at my feet. I felt him grab my hand intertwining our fingers together.

"Ready to go?" He questioned.