First, thank everyone who reviewed and favorited my previous stories! I'm glad that you enjoyed reading them.

Second, sorry for being busy recently that I haven't updated any fic. Formatting files is a pain, but I want to proofread fic carefully before posting and end up storing it for god knows how long.

Anyway, thanks for discovery this story!

This story is my attempt of rewriting what happened in the Lust Arc following Orihime's POV.

So this fic is basically an Orihime-centric fic though I was leaning more toward UlquiHime because you know, it's Lust Arc where UlquiHime was at their most glory, beautiful and touching moment at the end.

I also tried to make the fic following the canon in manga as much as possible.

I intent to post chapter by chapter everyday, but let's see if life lets me do that or not. But as soon as I finished writing and proofreading the chapter, I will post it as soon as possible.

Disclaimers: I do not own Bleach and their characters (definitely); they are all masterpieces from Kubo-sensei~

Some parts may sound weird in English; because I'm not an English Native one. Ha ha ha.

This fic will be written about Orihime's POV in the third person, but I sometimes use italic word to describe the thought of the characters.

SINS OF THE HEART

CHAPTER 0: THE CONFUSION

Orihime didn't understand why they were fighting.

Were they fighting for her? Were they fighting because of her?

Orihime really didn't know.

She was tangled and torn between two divided forces.

For certain, her heart tried to tell herself that she was the main reason for their fight although her mind told her the other thing.

Both of them were not fighting for her. They were fighting within themselves.

When Kurosaki-kun appeared in the throne room, he chose to engage the battle with Ulquiorra rather than getting her out here without fighting because Karakura town was in danger by every minute.

Moreover, she didn't comprehend why Ulquiorra also wanted to fight with Kurosaki-kun either.

Ulquiorra always avoided any meaningless fights at all cost. That was he said.

Nevertheless, ever from the first time she found out that Ulquiorra had almost killed Kurosaki-kun when Grimmjow brought her to heal Kurosaki-kun, she thought maybe he had done that to her as a punishment for disobeying his order as for not eating the meal and also slapping him.

Orihime pondered the first time Ulquiorra fought with Kurosaki-kun was because he was angry with her.

But this time, she hadn't done anything wrong to make Ulquiorra in a fume with her for whatever. Both he and Aizen said she was useless to them now. It didn't matter whether she was dead or alive to any of them.

Why did Ulquiorra want to provoke Kurosaki-kun a fight?

She didn't get it.

It wasn't like Kurosaki-kun made him irate either.

JinxJen's note:

Because this fic is from Orihime's POV, I will use "Kurosaki-kun" instead of Ichigo at fullmost.

I have to apologize for the writing first because I'm not exactly very proficient in English.

Even if I tried to use GORGEOUS words, I fail miserably. I just keep thinking it would be better if I use simple and easy to understand words.

Prologue is short. But the next one won't be the same.

See you in the next chapter.