Hello everyone, I'm really excited about this story and have already plotted out the whole story from beginning to end. If everything goes according to this plan then this story should be pretty lengthy and I really hope I receive reviews telling me what you guys think about it. I hope all of you enjoy it and can stick with it through all the chapters that I am planning on writing. This story will have a very odd pairing but I wanted to try something new because I didn't want to make things obvious. I do plan on keeping all the characters very in-character and is set during the Winter War and forward, so it will contain spoilers for anyone who isn't at that point just yet. Reviews will really help the development of this story and keep me motivated, but I digress on with the story!

Chapter 1: "Saving the Girl"

Las Noches (5th Tower):

He could feel it, very faint, but it was there. He continued running, always keeping his ears sharp for any indication of the Espada or Arrancar that might be lingering around any corner; yet to this point all the noise present was the sound of his hurried footsteps along the long grey corridors.

He knew the fifth tower would be pretty empty due to all the Espada and Arrancar quite busy fighting the other Shinigami outside the towers or currently in the World of the Living, yet he didn't expect it to be completely empty.

'No Renji, no, don't let your guard down, be alert, for any slip up could cost you your life' he roughly shook his head and narrowed his eyes when he saw a door up ahead. The reiatsu of the girl they had all come here to save was getting more noticeable and her presence was being indicated of being just behind that door. The mere sight of the enormous door intimidated him, as if taunting him to throw it open and see her face or it could all just be a trap.

His thoughts again infiltrated all this concentration 'why are you stalling? Seriously Renji, Orihime could be behind this door and all you can worry about it yourself, she is probably scared and waiting to hear any news about her frie..' his hand was obviously getting the message before his mind registered his thoughts for he roughly threw open the door in front of him. The red head winced as he heard the loud noise that the action of roughly throwing the door open had caused 'Idiot! If Orihime is behind this door then you just scared her even more, and if she's not you definitely got any Arrancar or Espada in the area to come hurrying in this direction' he mentally punched himself and again focusing on task he looked inside the room.

The room was dark with only the quiet light of the moonlight that seemed to surround Hueco Mundo entirely present, never brighter; never darker. Renji looked around the room and took in the white furniture, a large white sofa against the stone wall, and a small wooden table on the corner of the adjacent wall. On top of the table he took in the plate with untouched bread and a cup of water. He eyed the bread for a couple of seconds before his stomach yelled at his brain that he hadn't eaten for a while and deciding at just that moment to send an external signal. Renji frowned when he heard his stomach growl. Looking around him again to make sure he was alone he sprinted towards the small table almost knocking it down as he roughly grabbed the bread and stuffed it whole into his mouth.

Just at that moment he heard a soft gasp and immediately turned his head to the sofa across the room. Hiding behind the large piece of furniture he recognized the large grey eyes that watched him with curiosity and relief, traces of tears evident on her pale cheeks. Renji stood there shocked when he recognized the hidden figure by the faint sight of bright orange hair.

"O..Ori" he spoke just to receive any kind of confirmation from the hidden figure but just as the sound left his lips he immediately regretted speaking for he had forgotten that he still had a whole loaf of bread in his mouth.

He started to roughly cough when the loaf of bread decided to get stuck in his throat. His eyes started to water and the eyes of the grey eyed girl immediately turned to fear. Renji's eyes softened when he saw the girl come out from behind the couch and immediately felt his whole being feel relief for knowing the girl was just fine, but what caught his interest the most was her attire. She wore a black and white dress that was similar to the attire of many Espada he had fought.

Renji looked into her eyes and saw the same worried and fearful expression. His coughing had gotten even more violent and his face turned two shades paler. She looked at him with a questionable expression and he gave her a confused look but immediately soon after understood what she had meant when her hand came down roughly on his back and immediately spit out the load of bread.

"S..Sorry Abarai-kun", she bowed her head and waited for his response. When she heard none she continued

"I..I just saw you couldn't breathe and had to do something, I am really sorry if I hurt you…I, I'm glad you're okay", she looked up and saw him smile. "Orihime, don't apologize, I should be thanking you" he spotted the wet piece of bread on the floor and chuckled. "It was my fault, I really didn't think things through" she gave him a small smile and he noticed her eyes returned to a worrisome expression soon after.

"Abarai-kun", she looked down once more "I, I didn't mean for all of this to happen, and I will take all the blame and hatred towards me but please tell me how everyone is…please, tell me everyone is okay".

He heard soft trickling of water drops and saw the ground in front of her was getting wet with her tears.

"Orihime, we can talk about this later..but right now the main priority is getting out of here, I don't know much about this place but Espada or Arrancars could be coming here any second and I don't want you to get hurt if I can't fight them off". She didn't look up at him but gave a small nod that indicated her approval.

Looking around the corridor once again he indicated with a flick of his wrist for her to follow him. They walked in silence for what seemed like hours. It wasn't awkward silence for they both felt relief to see each other. Both content that the other one was alive but still preoccupied with each other's own thoughts.

Renji looked ahead of him, following the same corridor he had followed in the opposite direction his brow furrowed when his thoughts again started to take over his whole concentration 'She seems okay, she doesn't look hurt and except for the hurt expression on her face she really does seem okay. The hurt expression is to be expected though, she doesn't know the condition of any of her friends and must be worried for them, she's probably blaming herself for all of this and I really shouldn't say much to her for I might make it worse. The only thing that has me quite distressed is that dress she is wearing; did the Espada make her wear it? Or did they do something to her. I shouldn't assume anything though for I don't even know the whole story behind this, I can't lower my guard around her either, I never knew she'd be capable of betraying her friends but now that I think about it I don't really know much about her, all of this was just so quick and I really just jumped in without much thought. I'll try to find Ichigo and let him deal with it, she will definitely feel better when she see's that Ichigo is okay' he inwardly nodded and continued on ahead.

Orihime didn't want to think bad thoughts but everything was jumbling around in her head and couldn't help but picture it all, all the good and the bad alike, it was all there and getting her hopes up and crushing them harshly in a roller coaster ride manner. She looked ahead and was about to ask Renji about who was actually here in Hueco Mundo but quickly pushed away the idea for the expression on his face didn't really look quite friendly. 'I can't expect him to talk to me like nothing happened, they might still have the idea that I came here because I'm on their side and I know they must be on their guard around me, trusting me again seems close to impossible' she could feel tears start to form in her eyes again 'I can't cry, Orihime, be strong, weakness is the reason Aizen chose you remember?'. She swiped her tears away with her sleeve and decided now wasn't the best time to be having these thoughts, thinking about Aizen always got her emotions in complete turmoil and now just wasn't the best time for this, not in front of her friends, 'they have already done enough'.

A While Later:

"um..Orihime" Renji looked around the corridor, seeing three different hallways leading in completely different paths, she looked around his shoulder and adopted the same facial expression as Renji as she saw the question he didn't propose verbally. She was about to speak when Renji's facial expression changed from questioning and frustrating to doubtful. He quickly took the left path and Orihime, quite shocked by the sudden decision, had to walk extra quickly to catch up to him.

Renji's pace didn't slow, much to Orihime's displeasure, but he didn't notice when thoughts clouded his mind, 'It had to be, I'm sure it was, I just couldn't be mistaken, if I was then I'm just losing my touch but it really doesn't make sense, I really must be losing my touch, it would make more sense than the alternative'. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard a thud behind him. He looked back and saw Orihime on the ground, her face in slight pain. "Orihime..I'm sorry, I..I didn't" he frowned at himself and helped her up, "I just sensed something and had to make sure I wasn't losing my mind, I.." he smiled at her and softly chuckled "I just had to make sure, you know" pulling her up with his hands on her arms he let her walk a bit to make sure she could and continued walking in a much slower pace. "It's okay Abarai-kun" she gave him a small smile and continued walking.

The two pair of eyes noticeably widened when the corridor's light subtly changed, after all both were quite aware that any change in lighting in Hueco Mundo was close to impossible. Any kind of light in Hueco Mundo was given off by the faint light of the always present moon, so why this change. Without any delay Renji grabbed Orihime in his arms with a squeal from the girl as he started running through towards the bright light.

Thanks everyone for reading! Chapter 2 will be up really soon. ^-^