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Warning... Some mature themes once again...
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Chapter 10
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Orihime was once again in that dreamlike state as before where total darkness encased her. However this time it was different. Her vision felt clearer, she noticed an orange hue around her as well as small figures which moved closer to her. Tiny floating figures with wings, all looking at her expectantly.
"H-Hello… Who are you…?" she asked timidly
"Orihime–sama, you don't remember us? It's me Ayame, Shun'o, Baigon, Lily, Hinagiku and Tsubaki." The little sprite pointed to each one.
Orihime looked at them closely and felt this weird feeling as if she really should know them. They all looked so familiar, and the last one seemed like he wanted to attack her by the way he glared at her over the cloth that covered his mouth.
"I'm sorry… but I don't know any of you… You seem familiar too me, but I don't know… I'm sorry…" she said lowering her head.
Orihime felt a sharp pain on her left cheek as it was pulled by one of the sprites.
"Owie! That hurts!" Orihime squealed
"Good! How the hell could you forget us you baka woman! After all we've been through!" Tsubaki roared
"Let her go Tsubaki! It's not her fault! It must have been caused by the accident, she probably has memory loss." Ayame shouted.
Tsubaki released Orihime's cheek and watched her as she rubbed on it. "Tch, memory loss my foot…" he said and he moved away from her.
Orihime recovered from her little attack to look at the fairy that had just spoken. "Memory loss? What are you talking about? What happened?"
"Orihime-sama…"
Before the sprite could start speaking, Orihime was being drawn away to consciousness. When she awakened fully, she opened her eyes to view her surroundings. Her vision was almost fully regained!
She gasped as she could make out the designs of the room, not very clearly though, it was still a bit hazy, but it was a lot better than when she had looked upon Akio's trembling form in her hands.
Her eyes widened, Akio! What had happened to him? She needed to get to him, now! She scrambled off the bed and on stumbling legs, made it to the door. Once there she opened it and walked down a small passage way that led to a living room.
She looked around frantically only to rest her eyes on the sleeping form of the red haired Taicho, holding the tiny boy in the confines of his arms. Her heart immediately warmed at that and she smiled brightly. They looked so amazing and peaceful.
She made her way slowly towards the sofa and stood at the side, looking down at Renji's face. She could see him a lot clearer now. His bright red hair in a high pony, the tattoos hidden by his white band, his sharp jaws and thin lips
Strong neck with more tattoos in electric currents and just the top of his chest peeked through his shihakusho where she could see the beginnings of more tattoos. He truly was a handsome and strong looking man…
She lightly ran her finger tips over his features and heard him sigh slightly as he opened his eyes.
"Hime… How're you feeling?" he asked with worry in his voice, looking up at her. He watched her as she looked him directly in the eye and smiled at him.
"A lot better Renji-kun. A whole lot better…" And she leaned down to plant a chaste kiss on his inviting lips.
He smiled up at her as she raised her head. "Can you see me Orihime…?"
"Hai… You look better than I imagined Renji-kun… You look beautiful." She smiled and moved around to sit next to him, placing her head on his shoulder.
"O-Oi! Men aren't supposed to look b-beautiful!" He stuttered, incredulous at her words.
Orihime laughed at his outburst and looked up at him, "Well to me you are"
He looked at her and smiled, nudging her nose with his own. "Silly woman, we're supposed to look rugged and mean. Well that's the look I was going for" he grinned down at her.
She giggled, "Well 'rugged and mean' is the new beautiful!"
"Oi! Orihime!" and then he burst out laughing when she did.
"Arigatou Hime…" he said softly as he kissed her gently, running his tongue along her bottom lip.
Suddenly he felt a stir in his arms as the little boy awakened.
Akio looked up to see Renji looking at him carefully, when he turned, he noticed Orihime look at him with a smile and he couldn't contain his joy. He leapt out of Renji's arms into hers.
"Orihime-chan! You're okay!" he squealed while hugging her tightly.
"Hai Akio-chan!" she giggled while holding him close to her. "And what about you? Are you okay?" she pulled him away from her, checking for injuries in the process.
"Hai Orihime-chan… You healed me… My injuries went away…" the boy said quietly
Orihime looked at him in shock and then everything came back to her. From the triangle shield to the orange dome and then the agonizing pain in her head. She looked to Renji who could only look back at her and wait for her questioning.
"Orihime-chan… how were you able to do that…?" Akio questioned
"I-I don't know Akio-chan… I don't know…" she replied solemnly.
Renji, noticing her unease, decided to change the topic for now. "Why don't we make something to eat, I don't know about you guys but I'm starving!" he grinned and Orihime smiled at him, glad for the change in topic.
"Hai, let me make dinner for the three of us, and maybe some dessert as well!" Orihime said enthusiastically. She looked around the room, only now taking in her surroundings and made a sound of awe. "Wow Renji-kun… You have a beautiful house…"
"Er… thanks Hime… But it's just living quarters, nothing to fancy…" he said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"I like it! It's so cool!" Akio chirped and they all laughed
Orihime made a spectacular dinner with the ingredients Renji had available, which wasn't much. He always forgot to buy the necessary groceries seeing as he was mostly eating at Orihime's house lately. They enjoyed the evening together afterwards by lying in the garden and watching the stars.
They listened intently to the little boy's stories and were saddened about how he had come to live with all the other kids. He had lost his family to an unknown illness and one of the older boys found him wondering the streets and took him in.
Orihime wanted to know why he never told her this before, but he shrugged it off and said he didn't want to worry her seeing as she already did so much for them by bringing them food all the time.
They stayed in the garden until it began to get chilly and Akio had fallen asleep. Renji picked him up and took him to the second bedroom, Orihime following. He placed him on the bed and allowed Orihime to tuck him in. Once she was done, he led her back to his room.
They stood in silence in the room, as if it were the first time they had been in a bedroom alone together. They both smiled at each other when Renji broke the silence.
"I don't have anything nice for you to wear to sleep in, but I do have some of the clothes from the living world, you could use one of my t-shirts." He said, while he started digging in one of his drawers.
Orihime gasped in wonderment. "You've seen the living world?" Wow… What's it like Renji-kun?" she said as she clasped her hands underneath her chin and looked at him with wide shining eyes.
Renji was baffled for a moment. He almost forgot that Orihime would have no recollection of her time in the living world. He stood up straight and smiled. "Well it's really nice, a bit noisy and busy at times, but it's nice. They have some cool stuff there."
"Wow… I'm sure they also have some really good food!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Hai." He smiled and then walked towards her and gave her the t-shirt. "The bathroom's through the passage. You can soak for a while, you've had a tiring day."
"Okay… Renji-kun, I need to ask you something about today…" she said as she looked towards the ground.
"It's okay Hime, we can talk when you get out." He kissed her on the forehead and pushed her towards the bathroom.
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When Orihime got out, Renji was waiting for her, already in bed, his head against the headboard with one hand behind it. The sheets were pulled up to his waist and his chest was bear.
Orihime just stared, hoping she wasn't drooling. He looked so delectable it was a struggle not to pounce on him. This was the first time she was seeing him like this, it was amazing. His tattoos danced across his skin in the most appealing manner and his muscular form just complimented the vision.
She couldn't stop staring. She brought her eyes up to his only to find him staring at her in the same manner. She felt self conscious by the way he was gazing at her, so she crossed her leg slightly, trying to pull the overly large t-shirt further down to cover her knees, as she looked towards the ground.
She couldn't understand why she would be so shy. She had already been intimate with him in the closest way possible. Maybe it was because this was the first time she was able to see his eyes on her, the way he looked at her. Maybe it was because now, she could truly see what he felt for her, reflected in his eyes…
Renji was left stupefied. When she had walked in the room all he could do was stare. She looked so sexy in his t-shirt. It was too big for her. The sleeves hung low on her elbows and the hem of the t-shirt ended just above her knees, showing a bit of her thighs to entice him further.
What he couldn't stop staring at was the way the t-shirt clung around her chest area. Not to mention that her nipples were straining against the material, confirming his thoughts that she wasn't wearing a bra.
He swallowed hard. Any other day he would be on her in a second, but today wasn't that day. They needed to talk about what happened earlier and he could also see that she was now uncomfortable for some reason. He frowned. They were past that stage, weren't they?
"Hime… Come here." She heard Renji call out in a stern voice.
She looked up at him to find him frowning. She felt a bit worried, had she done something wrong? She walked to a spot beside him and squealed when he picked her up and sat her on his lap, tilting her head backwards to face him. He looked at her searchingly.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing Renji-kun…" she tried to tear her gaze away because she knew if he looked in her eyes he would be able to see right through them.
"Hime…" he said sternly
She looked into his eyes and she could clearly see that he was worried about something, he was worried about her. It felt so good to see his eyes. She could discern all his emotions through them. She smiled.
"Well… I'm just a bit shy, that's all… I've never seen you look at me before, e-especially like that…" she replied shyly.
He grinned at that, and she realised she liked that look on him. It told her he was up to something and she giggled.
"It's okay Hime. I guess I'm always going to be looking at you like that so you're gonna have to get used to it. I can't have you acting all shy around me all the time." he chuckled as he nuzzled her neck.
"Renji-kun! That's ticklish! She laughed, "Okay… It will take me a while but I'll get used to it."
"Good" and he kissed her softly, tasting her sweetness. The kiss turned heated as he snuck his tongue in her mouth to battle with hers. He groaned when he felt her shift and straddle him, pushing her plump bottom on his growing erection.
She kissed along his jaw, moving further down, leaving a trail off kisses along his neck until she found a spot and suckled on it. Renji groaned once again in pleasure as he closed his eyes tightly. He rubbed his hands along her back until he settled at her hips.
He moved her hips until she was rocking against him. The friction was killing him and what she was doing to his neck was driving him crazy, as well as the feel of her dainty hands along his torso. Her hands moved towards his sash and untied it, loosening his hakama.
She slid her hand within his underwear and gripped his length. Renji hissed in pleasure. He couldn't believe she was doing this. She had been so shy a few minutes ago and now this. It felt so good as she ran her hand up and down his hard shaft.
"Hime…" he breathed
He grunted when she released him and scooted back to sit on his thighs. He looked at her questioningly as she smiled back at him shyly. She then removed his hakama and underwear, leaving him bare of any clothing.
He looked up at her to gauge her reaction and stared at her when she looked at his erection as if she was learning something for the first time. She palmed him once again and he groaned, looking at her through half lidded eyes.
She ran her hand slowly up and down his length, it was quiet large that she couldn't understand how it fitted within her in the first place. His shaft had veins running along it and there was a white substance that oozed out the tip. She was amazed at it all.
She didn't have time to continue her exploration because in the next minute Renji had her on her back, pinned to the bed. He was breathing heavy and looked as if he was desperately trying to control himself.
He removed the oversized t-shirt and looked into her eyes. She was shocked at the heat and lust flashing through them.
"I can't take anymore of that… I need to be inside you…" he whispered as he slid his hands between her thighs and into her slick folds. She gasped in pleasure as he played with her and before she could reach her climax, he removed his hand and thrust into her, slow at first and then faster.
She never took her eyes of his. She could finally see all the emotions run through them as if he were an open book. Desire, want, need, love… All for her… She kissed him then, hard and relentlessly.
As they finally reached their peak together, they clung to each other as if it were the last time. Renji pulled out of her and rolled onto his back, taking her with him. They held onto each other and fell into a peaceful and content sleep.
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Renji was awakened when he felt Orihime mumbling in her sleep. He wasn't sure what she was talking about but then her voice began to rise higher. He shook her gently and when she still didn't wake he began calling her name. When she still didn't rise and began to toss and turn, he screamed.
"Orihime!"
She shot up so fast that Renji didn't see it coming and her hard head connected with his. He was knocked back onto the bed, groaning at the pain that was flowing through his head. Damn! She really had a hard head!
"Renji-kun! I'm so sorry! You startled me from my sleep and I didn't know you were hovering above me an-" she rambled on as she fussed over his head.
"Hime! It's okay… I've been hit worse than that you know…" he chuckled at her pout. "What happened…? You were talking in your sleep. Were you having a nightmare?"
"Not really Renji-kun. I was supposed to tell you this before but we… Well we kinda got distracted…" and she blushed as she fell back to lie on her back on the bed.
Renji leaned on his side, propping his head up with one hand, looking at her. "Go on…"
"Well you know yesterday…? With Akio and me healing him and stuff… Well I don't really know how I did it and it's never happened before. Then there's also those voices I told you I heard in my dream, well I saw them last night, when I was asleep. They're fairies, six of them and they seem to know me, but I don't remember them…" she told him, as the tears shimmered in her eyes.
Renji caressed her cheeks and decide to tell a white lie. "Well I spoke to Unohana Taicho and she seems to think that you have spiritual powers linked to your hair pins. They were probably lying dormant and were tied to your eyesight but now that they're resurfacing, you're also regaining your eyesight."
She looked at him with confusion in her eyes. "Spiritual powers? L-Like a shinigami?"
"Not exactly…"
"So that means I'm abnormal? Am I a freak…?" she said with trembling lips.
"Nani? Orihime no! It just means you're special. You have abilities to defend and protect yourself and others. It's those same powers that helped you protect Akio…" he reasoned.
She smiled then and realization set in. "You're right Renji-kun… I didn't think about it that way…" then her smile faded, "But that still doesn't explain how they know me when I don't know them. They mentioned something about me losing my memory and something about an accident…" She said the last part as if thinking to herself.
Renji swallowed… He knew this was bound to come up sooner or later… "I'm not sure Orihime… but maybe they have ties to your past life…"
"Hmm… maybe I will ask them if I mange to see them again…"
Renji was truly afraid of that…
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However, unknowing to both of them, the sprites who were now awakened partially within Orihime had access to her memories and it finally told them the story of how she had reached this point, not knowing any of them, as well as the red haired man or any of the shinigami.
The sprites had remembered how their wielder was irrevocably in love with the orange haired shinigami. And they had felt her pain when he did not receive her feelings. It was what had led to her death.
They all decided that they would not speak of it to her again. It would only bring her pain and heartache, especially over something she had no memory off. Well they all agreed, except one that is.
Tsubaki refused to coddle her and was adamant they tell her, then maybe she would remember them all and she'd be able to wield them better, not to mention that he was hoping she would get angry at that orange haired bastard and choose to wield him and allow him to tear the bastard a new one!
However, no matter how much he screamed at her and acted as if he didn't care, he did. He knew the person she was and he knew she could never get angry over something she couldn't control. So he let it be, for now…
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When Renji awoke he sent out a hell butterfly to Hinamori to purchase some clothes for Orihime and Akio and then he decided to train a bit, more like warm up, in the garden before taking a bath. This was part of his everyday routine and lasted just over an hour.
Once he was done, he came in to find Orihime preparing breakfast as Akio watched her. They were dressed in their robes and as he looked at Orihime, he remembered that, that was the way she had looked when she had first come to Soul Society, eventually donning shinigami robes.
He smiled at them and they continued to eat breakfast as well as enjoy a very animated conversation. Renji couldn't deny it but he was enjoying every moment with the both of them.
Eventually it was time for him to leave to attend to some of his duties. He noticed Orihime run to the room and return with her Akio's clothes in her hand. He insisted that they stay with him but she refused, saying they would intrude.
He tried his hardest to get her to stay but she blatantly refused so he gave up, he could always try again next time. He held onto the both of them and took her home. Once there, Akio was thanking them and let them know he would be returning to the boys at the market.
"Absolutely not! You are staying with me from now onwards Akio-chan." Orihime said, causing the both males to stare at her.
"I know I can't have them all stay at my house but most of them are older anyway so they can take care of themselves, but I want you here with me Akio. So I can watch over you. I don't ever want to have a repeat of what happened yesterday…" She said quietly
"B-But Orihime-chan, I don't wanna burden you…" the little boy looked at her with wide eyes.
"No Akio-chan, you aren't going to be a burden! I love having you around and we'll have fun baking and you can tell me all those stories you think off. We'll have so much of fun!" she said enthusiastically
"O-Orihime-chan…" the boy said while looking at her with tears in his eyes. He ran to her as she scooped him in her arms and hugged him close. The both of hem looked like they were on cloud nine and Renji couldn't help but smile at the scene.
Orihime pulled away and looked at the little boy's handsome face as he smiled at her. She wiped away his stray tears and he did the same for her, with his tiny hands. He had beautiful brown hair and the lightest of blue eyes. He was going to be a heartbreaker when he was older.
She was so glad she was able to see his wonderful face and the smile that graced it. It made her one of the happiest people in the world.
Renji came up to the both of them smiling. He ruffled Akio's hair, "Well you better look after Orihime when I'm not around kiddo."
"Hai Taicho! I'm going to be a shinigami when I grow up and always protect Orihime-chan!" the little boy confessed happily.
Renji and Orihime laughed light heartedly. Renji leaned down and kissed Orihime before he could take his leave.
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Renji got back to his office, completing his duties, and was now sitting in silence, thinking about last night and this morning. It was as if they were a family. A mother, a father and their child.
He never imagined himself as a father but now with Orihime in his life he could see himself fitting into it. He had truly enjoyed the time he spent with the both of them, it made him feel all warm inside and at peace…
When he held the little boy in his arms, he couldn't even describe the emotions he felt. He knew he wanted to protect the boy from any harm that would come to him and he wanted to keep him safe from the harsh realities of their world.
He couldn't believe how far he had come to the point where he was actually thinking of having a family… He smiled at the thought. Not embarrassed about it any more.
He was about to pick up his pen to sign the few documents on his table when he heard a commotion out in the hallway. He frowned and made his way to the door outside his office.
As he stepped out to observe what the ruckus was all about, he felt a sharp pain to the right side of his face as he went tumbling down the hallway. He quickly found his bearings and jumped to his feet to kill the bastard that struck him.
When he caught sight of his assailant, he looked on in surprise. Surprise rapidly turned to anger as he furrowed his tattooed eyebrows.
"What the fuck did you do that for Ichigo?" he roared at his orange haired counterpart who in return looked at him with fury in his amber eyes, his stance ridged and his fists clenched almost painfully at his sides.
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The chapter was getting to long so I broke it up, meaning the next one will be up real soon. Thanks for reading :)