This was not their sister. They could not be related to someone who has such a lousy taste in men. They have to set their sister straight. But first, they needed to know just what it was that she found him so attractive.
"Do you need to have your eyes check?" "Even ojii-san, with his white hair and frail physique looks so much better." "He does not know the word 'smile'." "He is definitely not handsome and you must not like him."
"It is not for the two of you to decide."
"Onee-san!" All three children called out to their sister hoping to get her opinion.
Orihime truly did not know how to answer her siblings.
"Onee-san, tell Rie that orange-sensei is ugly and he looks like a grouchy bear."
"Onee-san, please explain to Raidon and Renzo that one sees with the heart when one's in love."
"LOVE!"
"Who's in love?"
All four siblings turned to face the person who has asked the question.
"Izuru-san, Hisagi-san, Jaegerjaquez-san, Hinamori-san." Orihime bowed at her father's colleagues.
"Princess, how many times have I told you to call me Grimmjow. Your father is my senpai, which means he is so much older than me. By calling me 'san', you are also saying I am that old."
"What's Grimmjow-kun is trying to say is that he is not too old to date you."
"That's if when he has grown a pair and he has the balls to seek permission from your father."
His fellow colleagues teased him. Before he can get back again his colleagues, they heard a explosive voice bellowing at Renji.
"ABARAI! YOU PIECE OF WEAKLING CRAP!"
"Taicho."
"Don't 'taicho' me." "Why are you still in bed?" "Shouldn't you be up and performing your duties." "Just one gunshot wound and what? 2 gunshot wounds and you are milking it for all its worth."
"You! Are you the doctor? When are you going to discharge this worthless loser."
"I would say in 2 weeks' but..." Ichigo started to say but Renji's superior cut him off.
"WHAT!" "Abarai, are you going to act liked a friggin' failure or are you going to get your sorry butt out of bed!"
"Taichou..."
"Shut up Matsumoto! You are the cause of it all." "Marrying you has made him weak."
"Excuse me, Zaraki-taichou." Jushiro decided to pacify the ill-tempered captain.
"And who the frikken hell are you!?"
"I am Ukitake Jushiro. We have met at the recent police fundraiser." Jushiro introduced himself.
"Don't remember. Don't care." Kenpachi sneered.
How do you response to something liked that?
"Abarai, are you going to let this punk doctor determine when you are fit for duty or are you man enough to perform?" "When I was serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, you won't catch me being such a worthless wuss." "You get injured, you get stitched up and then you go back to doing what you are supposed to." "That's what a real man is." "Now are you going to get out of bed or do you need my assistance?" Kenpachi pointedly persuaded.
Renji knew that he needed to response but what answer could he give his superior that will make the 'could not really be human' police chief satisfied and yet earn himself the rightly deserved time to recuperate. He was shot, goddammit. He was in bloody pain. He needed to rest. He needed help.
'Save me.'
The door opened.
'Saved by my tenshi.' Renji was relieved that he was being rescued by his angels.
"Konnichiwaaa..." Orihime started her greeting before she has a little fall. Right onto the intense doctor, again.
"Sorry Kurosaki-sensei." She hastily removed her shaking hands from his chest. "And thanks for breaking my fall once again." Orihime smiled her apology.
The doctor did not look very accepting of the apology. But then who can tell with the ever present scowl on his face.
'I bet he only smiles in the dark.' Orihime tittered behind her hand as a mental picture of brightly colored hair and a happy facial expression that she has yet to witness took shape.
"Just what is wrong with this girl?" Ichigo thought. "Is she trying so hard to 'literally' push herself onto me?"
"Ah, it's Orihime-chan and the 'R' team."
"Konnichiwa Zaraki-taichou, Madarama-san, Ayasegawa-san." Orihime and the rest of the Abarai clan greeted their father's superior and fellow colleagues.
With the greeting, the atmosphere of violence in the hospital room seemed to have fallen away.
'What's just happened?' It was on the minds of those who did not know about Kenpachi weakness for the innocence of children.
To Ichigo, it was seeing a pretty young thing being coquettish with an older man. It brought back the memories of betrayal by the slut he almost married. He did not like the police detective's daughter one little bit. And Rukia had even proposed that he should try dating the kittenish little flirt. Liked that will ever happen.
He was roused from his brooding when he felt a tug on his sleeve. Looking down, he saw one of the Abarai boys glaring at him.
"Why are you staring at my aneki?" As benefiting his name, he thundered out his accusation.