This is my first story. I hope you like it!

Summary: It's been about two weeks since Ulquiorra kidnapped Orihime. Up till now he's been regulating her life, but what happens when Aizen sends him to the human world? Not only that but the one in charge of Orihime now is non other than Grimmjow! What will happen between these two? R&R please. HimeXGrimm. Rated M for later lemons and coarse language.

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A Panther's Heart

New Guardian:

It was a new day in Las Noches, at least it felt like a new day to Orihime. It had been about two weeks since the Espada Ulquiorra had brought her to Hueco Mundo. She had gotten use to the routine now: Ulquiorra would come in the morning and bring her breakfast (which she had to eat or he'd shove it down by force), then she'd be there in her room all day, unless it was Thursday, maybe it's Friday…anyway, that's when Aizen would call for her to see if she's okay. Then later Ulquiorra would return to check up on her and tell her any news that might interest her, it never did. He'd then leave, and after several more hours he'd bring her dinner, which she would be forced to eat, again. She was nothing but a bird in a cage, never allowed to go out lest it may fly away. Same routine for everyday, that is until Grimmjow came.

It was probably the third week of her capture. She was waiting for Ulquiorra to come in with her breakfast as usual, when she heard the door open she turned around to see that it wasn't Ulquiorra coming through the door, it was Grimmjow.

"G-G-Grimmjow-kun?" she was surprised to see him. The last time she had even seen him was when Aizen ordered him to walk her to her room. Even then all he did was look back at her and scuff.

"Yeah, what is to you woman?" He asked her in a harsh tone.

"B-B-But what about…"

"What? What about Ulquiorra? That trained puppy is out in the human world doing errands for Aizen. So Aizen put me in charge of you woman." He was annoyed, she could tell. Grimmjow saw her face of disbelief. Aizen had put him, of all people, to watch over her. This would be interesting. "What's with that face? Look it was either me or Nnoitra. You choose." With that Orihime relaxed herself and accepted her new guardian. Anything was better than that pervert Nnoitra. Grimmjow set the tray of food down in front of her. "There's your food."

She looked at the food and was waiting for him to leave, but he didn't seem to budge. "Umm…Grimmjow-kun aren't you going to leave?" She asked a bit shyly, not knowing if it was in her place to ask.

"Got a problem with me being here woman?"

"N-No I was just wondering." She didn't touch her food, not yet. She started to feel uncomfortable with Grimmjow just standing there looking at her.

"Aren't you gonna eat?" He was glaring at her and she could feel him getting angry.

"Oh right," she giggled a bit, picked up her fork and started eating her food. All he did was roll his eyes and then leave. 'Was he making sure I ate it?' she thought.

For about three days it went like this. Well, including him bringing her dinner and the usual Aizen calls. Otherwise, they didn't talk to each other at all. Whenever Orihime would try to start a conversation, he'd just find ways to shut her up.

Apparently it was Thursday or Friday or maybe Tuesday. Orihime had lost track of time by now. Grimmjow entered her room before dinner. "Aizen wants to see you," he said calmly. He seemed more relaxed now, but his cruel face was still there.

"Hai," Orihime nodded and followed Grimmjow to Aizen's throne room.

"Good morning Orihime," Aizen said in a gentle voice.

"Good morning Aizen-sama," she said while she bowed with her head. He might be an evil man wanting to destroy her home town, but he was still her capturer and still the higher up around here so she might as well show some respect.

"I hope Grimmjow's been taking good care for you," he said in a semi-concerned voice, but it was all just act and Orihime knew it.

"He has," she said calmly.

"Good. Now be sure to tell me if he does anything wrong to you. I'll be sure to punish him properly," Aizen's grin grew, as if anxious to punish Grimmjow, and Orihime didn't want to know the punishment.

"I'll be sure to report it," she said in a nervous voice.

"Well that was all," he frisked her away. "You may go to your chamber."

"Hai," she bowed and walked out of the throne room to find Grimmjow there waiting for her. He didn't say anything, just started walking away. Orihime, knowingly, followed him back to her chamber. When they entered her room Grimmjow closed the door. Orihime looked at him confused. Something was wrong. His usually strong face was now weary. "Are you okay, Grimmjow-kun?"

"What kind of fucking question is that woman?" His eyes began glaring at her.

Orihime stayed quiet. She knew something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what. Suddenly he collapsed. "G-G-Grimmjow?" she bent down and saw what was the cause of the agony. If she wasn't mistaken, Toussen had stabbed Grimmjow. She didn't know the reason or when it happened, but she knew if she didn't act quickly Grimmjow would die. Orihime put his arm over her shoulder and tried to get up, but he was too heavy. 'Come on Orihime you can do this!' she yelled to herself. She tried again this time walking forward; though she was dragging him she was at least moving him. She got him on the couch and then took off his Arrancar jacket. "Sōten Kisshun," Orihime summoned her Shun Shun Rikka. The shield appeared above Grimmjow's chest, where the wound was. Slowly the injury healed, she smiled at him. She had never been this close to him. She brushed back a piece of hair that was on his face. He looked so calm and harmless, the opposite of what he usually was. She knew he'd wake up soon so she kissed his forehead and then went to her bed, where she laid until she fell asleep.

Grimmjow slowly opened his eyes. 'Where the hell am I?' he thought. He sat up and looked around. 'Why am I in Orihime's room?' Suddenly he remembered that he had collapsed. He quickly got up and saw that his Arrancar jacket was missing. That's when he noticed that his wound had been healed. 'She healed me…' He looked at her, lying on the bed, on her side. He went over to the female and saw his jacket. Orihime was holding on to it with one hand, almost like an infant holding its favorite blanket. He only snickered, and at that moment she twisted around and woke up.

"Hey wanna give me my jacket back?" Grimmjow said in a non-serious tone.

"Hmm? Oh! Umm!" Orihime had been caught off guard. She forgot to leave his jacket on the couch and was embarrassed to find it in her own hands. "Yeah I'm sorry about that," she handed him his jacket. "I forgot that I had it."

"Don't worry about it…" He was unusually calm. "Thanks for healing me."

"No problem," Orihime smiled.

"I should get your dinner," Grimmjow put on his jacket and walked out the door.

He returned shortly afterwards, but Orihime wasn't around. He placed the tray on the table and looked for her. 'Did she escape while I was gone? Where is she?' he wondered. He looked everywhere in her room. Finally he opened the bathroom door, just to be greeted with a loud shriek. "GET OUT!" Orihime was screaming at him, while trying to cover herself. She stood up quickly, tried to grab a towel but slipped and was falling until something caught her. She looked up and saw Grimmjow holding her. She was now blushing not only for being in his arms, but for being in his arms naked. She slapped him across the face and grabbed a towel. She covered herself and looked at him.

"What the fuck was that for?" Grimmjow exclaimed, not have expecting the slap.

"That was for not knocking and being a pervert," Orihime sounded mad. She had never let anyone see her naked and now the first person to see was Grimmjow.

"I wasn't being a pervert; I was trying to catch you so you wouldn't fall!" He yelled at her.

"Will you at least let me put my clothes on," she said calmly, but he just stood there. "In private!" She pushed him out the door and locked it.

Grimmjow was outside waiting for her. 'God so mad, all I did was see her nak…ed…' It had taken him a long time to figure out that he had seen her naked. He grinned a bit. 'I saw Orihime naked' he thought pleasantly.

After a while, Orihime came out with her Arrancar clothes on. She looked and saw that Grimmjow was sitting on the couch. "Sorry about slapping you Grimmjow-kun," she said it quite shyly. She never really meant to slap him. She was just defensive.

"It's okay," he said calmly. "I understand why you did it. Anyway there's your dinner. You should eat it now."

Orihime just nodded, sat down at the table and began eating. On a normal day, Grimmjow would leave after she'd start eating, but today he stayed until she finished all her food. "Thank you for the food Grimmjow-kun," she said as she smiled at him.

He just stood up and was walking towards the door. Then he felt something hold his hand. He looked back and saw that Orihime was holding on to him. She looked sad, he couldn't make out why, if he really wanted to he could push her back and leave, but he didn't. "Is there something you need, Orihime?"

Her eyes widened, not because his voice was tender and sweet, but because he had used her name. 'He actually said my name' she thought.

"Well?" Grimmjow asked.

"W-W-Would you sleep with me tonight?" She asked shyly, but Grimmjow's eyes widened at the question causing her to blush a deep red. "N-N-N-Not like that! I mean, well you see… I'm always here alone and well I'd really enjoy some company. That is if you want to stay here, it's okay if you want to go." All he did was brush her hand off, scuff, and walk out of the room. She was sadden, saddened that the tender moment didn't last long 'I should have expected that from an Arrancar.' She began to cry, she felt so stupid.

Hours passed, her tears had dried up, but she was still sad. When it was time for her to go to bed, she heard her door open. She looked over and to her surprise it was Grimmjow. She just stared at him, not knowing what to say. She was sitting up on the bed, and all she could do was stare. He walked over to her slowly. It was dead silent. All he did was climb up on the bed next to her. She made room for him, continuing to stare.

"You thought I wouldn't come, didn't you?" He asked, laughing a bit. Orihime nodded. He laughed, then slowly put his arms around Orihime and laid both of them down to sleep. Orihime made her self comfortable in Grimmjow's arms. He was holding her close and she didn't resist. It's been a long time since she's felt tranquil like this. Slowly both of them fell asleep under the dark sky of Hueco Mundo...

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Please Rate and Review. I want to know if I should continue with the story, and what could possibly make it better. Please no flames on the fact that it's an OrihimeXGrimmjow fanfic. It's my first story and I like that pairing.

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