The voice of her attacker rang in her ear. "Why did you do that?"

He dug the blade deeper into her side. His hands getting covered in the sticky, thick crimson liquid that was trickling down her side. The tears in her eyes spilling over, running over her cheeks as she struggled with the grip on her upper arm.

The scream she had been about to let out died in her throat as the blade sliced open her side.

"Why did you have to? Tell me!" the venom dripping off his words stung like needle pricks compared to the thrust of the blade.

She hadn't meant to. She thought she was helping. The way the lil' boy looked as saw the hollow kill him broke her. She saw Renji draw his sword and began to fight him. She saw Renji lose his sword. She ran over and made a shield around him and took a sword to the gut from the hollow Ichigo. His eyes going wide as he pierced her smooth stomach.

"Why? Why? Why did you do that?" he demanded; his eyes, gold and black, widened at her.

Why? That question had been going through her mind a lot lately. She couldn't answer herself. But she could answer him. She knew the answer know. She didn't hesitate to answer him.

"Because… I l-love…him..." she answered with her last breath. Before she could think she saw Ichigo being cut in half and she was in Renji's arms behind the shield.

"Orihime, I'm sorry!" he said in her ear, his face buried in her soft orange hair. She could feel his tears soaking her hair and neck. She smiled.

"Don't be." She said as she looked at him. She could die happy know. She smiled and closed her eyes. His voice was far off as he said.

"I love you."

She heard him. She smiled sadly knowing she would never see him again. Sighing she fell into the darkness that offered warmth as she was growing cold. Her last thought that played in her head was, "At least I told him."

….

"Oooriiihiimmeeee!" she thought she heard someone calling her name softly. She was confused, wasn't she dead? Didn't she die in the arms of the man that she loved like every hero was supposed to? Why was she hearing this?

She felt someone shaking her. Softly at first, but starting to increase in roughness.

"Wake up Orihime!" she heard a woman's voice.

"Look! She's coming to!" someone, man, said excitedly.

She fluttered her eyes open and looked around. She KNEW these people. She loved these people.

"Your back." She heard Renji say. She looked at him and started to cry. She felt his arms close around her and pull her into him. "NEVER! Do that again. Do you hear me?" he asked

She couldn't answer she just shook her head and smiled through the tears. She was back somehow. She didn't know why but she was. She was in a room where people loved her.

A/N: okie-dokie! Well there's my first one- shot. I hope you liked it! Please review! (nicely)