AN: I appreciate the reviews from all you lovely reviewers! I hope this chapter comes out okay too. Anyway, enjoy! I do not own Bleach or any of its characters.

Chapter 4, Orihime's Point of View

I chew my food slowly as I watch Ichigo eat. He isn't making any faces and he seems fine with the dish I prepared. However, it is an awkward dinner for both of us because I can't bring myself to ask any questions about his vampirism and he hasn't even looked over at me since we got here.

As I clear the table he asks, "Why?"

I set the plates down slowly, so I don't drop them and break them. I pretend that I don't know what he's talking about, "Why what?"

I walk to the opening that separates the kitchen from the living room, keeping my back to him. I can't look at him right now, not when I feel so nervous. "Why are you going to let me feed on you? I might not be able to stop, your blood tastes really good compared to other people's blood. Besides, I usually don't stick to drinking from the same person."

My heart beats loudly as I try to think of an excuse but I can't. "I just don't want you to go to other people for something like this."

Suddenly, he has me pressed up against the wall; one hand over mine and the other moving my hair out of the way. My heartbeat slows and becomes heavy as his mouth nears my neck. "Go ahead," I whisper, encouraging him to drink without remorse or regret.

I can feel his teeth sink into my flesh, it's painful but the way he's holding me kind of feels good. What am I thinking? I avoid thinking anything bad and simply focus on the small gulping sounds.

After a few minutes, his teeth are no longer sunk into my neck. I feel his tongue clean up any blood that might've trickled down and then he slowly releases his hold on me. I try to act calm, even if I ache for him to hold me again. Ichigo apologizes, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to drink so suddenly. It's just, the scent of your blood is alluring."

"Ichigo, it's okay. I know you said you don't stick to drinking from one person but I would be okay with you drinking from me whenever you get thirsty." What am I saying? Why am I saying this?

"I can't do that," He says moving away from me. I turn around and grab his sleeve; I can't bring myself to grab his hand. He looks back at me and sighs, "I can't. I don't want to use you and it could get dangerous."

"I trust you."

"You shouldn't."

"But I do."

"Orihime…please don't look at me with those eyes; it makes it harder to say no. Don't you understand, I could lose control and kill you, or a vampire hunter could notice those bite marks on you."

Marks? Now that I think about it, what happened to my wounds from last Saturday night? I ask, changing the subject, "What happened to my wounds from last Saturday night?"

"I gave you some of my blood to heal you," Ichigo says, turning his face away from me once again.

"You say it like it's a bad thing. I mean, can't you just heal these marks then?"I ask, letting go of his sleeve but he doesn't walk away.

"It can be a bad thing. If you were to die with my blood in your system, you'd become a vampire. By now, you probably don't have any of my blood left in your system anymore, which is good."

Me become a vampire? Just by having his blood in my system? "I can't deny that it's a possibility but I would still prefer if you drank from me whenever you felt thirsty."

That's not at all what I was planning to say. I wanted to say something else, something about being with him; but why would I say something like that. I barely know his name and I would never fall for someone who has killed, yet I feel like I can't stay away from him and I feel like those rules wouldn't be applicable to his species.

"Damn it, Orihime. I told you not to look at me like that…alright but I did warn you,"Ichigo groans as he bites his hand and offers it to me. I hesitate for a second before taking his hand and covering the small bite with my mouth.

I drink slowly, unsure of what to expect. It doesn't taste bad but it doesn't taste good either. I pull away when his free hand touches the side of my neck. I look up and see that he is staring at me with a curious look.

My face feels warm. I'm blushing again?! I make eye contact with him and freeze. Those brown eyes of his, so soft, so sweet, like chocolate; they stare back at me with such intensity. He blinks once, I blink twice. Why do I feel like I have been put under a spell? I can't think clearly with his chocolate orbs focusing on me like that.

Suddenly, I feel something on my lips. I glance down and see his thumb wiping away the blood from my lips. How am I refraining from kissing him right now? I glance back up and find that he's staring at my lips. Well obviously, he's wiping away the blood. It's not like he wants to kiss me too, right?

I almost grab his face and pull him into a kiss, the only thing that stops me is the knock at my door. We both tense up and look in the direction of the door. "I recognize that scent." Ichigo mutters as I begin to walk toward the door.

He grabs my wrist and whispers when I look back at him confused like, "The person at the door is a vampire hunter. You can't say anything about me or act like I'm anything more than a human. He knows that my kind exist but doesn't know that I'm one. Even though he's been tracking me for a whole year, he's never seen my face or hair."

"What? Why is he tracking you?"I whisper back as another knock at the door is heard.

"They track any vampire, innocent or not. This one is obsessed with catching me though. I'll give you a full back story later. Right now just…"

I nod, understanding what he's trying to say. Okay, let's see who this vampire hunter is. Ichigo stands a few feet behind me as I open the door. I am shocked. How can this person be a vampire hunter? I've known him since high school and never did I imagine that he could be a part of this unknown world.

"Uryuu?"I ask with worry as he smiles lightly at me.

AN: Since the beginning I planned to make Uryuu the vampire hunter, since in the anime, Uryuu and Ichigo are supposed to be enemies and all that bad stuff. No Aizen in this story because he's much too complex and, I feel, overused like one of the reviewers said. Anyway, sorry about the short, (crappy) chapter. Please review and tell me your thoughts.