~Author's Notes~

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The moment of truth! Are you prepared?

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I DO NOT OWN BLEACH OR ITS CHARACTERS

Ichigo sat in his car thinking about how his weekend was incomplete turmoil. He hasn't stop thinking of Orihime since the last ordeal from yesterday's confrontation. He needed to seek advice from someone to understand Orihime's behavior and what he can do to settle it.

Ichigo sighed as he turned to look at his old home. The two story home with the big blue sign authorizing that it was his father's clinic.

"I can't believe I'm doing this," Ichigo said as he got out of his car. He made his way towards the front door but was attacked before he can knock.

"Ichigo my boy, long time no see." Isshin said while giving his son a bear hug. "Why are you stalking my house in your car? That's creepyyyyyy!" Isshin slapped his son on the back.

"Hey dad." Ichigo groaned from the pain. "Where are Karin and Yuzu?" he asked as they walked into the house.

"You know teenagers, they're everywhere," Isshin laughed loudly.

"Right…"

"Enough about that, how you been son?" Isshin pushed Ichigo towards the kitchen. Ichigo watched as his father moved along the kitchen fixing two cups of tea. Isshin turned around to face his son. "Why do you look so stressed out?" Ichigo took a seat at the dinner table. He groaned while rubbing his temples.

"Listen dad I need help. I don't know if you remember when we talked last night on the phone; but do you remember the girl I was telling you about?" Ichigo asked.

Isshin nodded in response.

"Dad I'm confused." Ichigo sighed. "Orihime is continuing to push me away. It's not even me, its Tatsuki too. How can I help Orihime?" He jumped up when he heard a shattering sound. "Dad, are you ok?" He walked over to his father to assist picking up the broken glasses.

Taking a quick glance at his father, he noticed how unfocused his eyes were.

"Da-"

"Ichigo, this girl you're speaking of. How does she look?" Isshin asked seriously. Ichigo has never seen his father like this, unless it was something really serious.

"What do you mean?"

"Well you know, with looks, facial features." After they threw away the shattered pieces they sat down at the dinner table.

Ichigo scratched the back of his head shyly.

"Well she's very beautiful. She has long auburn hair, big beautiful gray eyes… um I guess you can say she has pale skin, but it's still beautiful," Ichigo said while smirking.

"Orihime Inoue hmm," Isshin rubbed his stubby beard.

"Do you know her?" Ichigo asked curiously.

"I need to make a phone call." Isshin quickly got up and made his way to his home phone.

"Oi, old man what's your problem." Ichigo made his way behind his father. "Do you know Orihime?" Ichigo asked demanding an answer. Isshin sighed as he placed the phone back on the receiver.

"Let's just say I know her as a special case."

"Special case? Is she a psycho or something?" Ichigo asked jokingly.

"Oh heaven's no son. Let's see how I can put this in a simple way. Orihime is young woman…"

"Orihime is a young woman and?" Isshin stared at his son timidly.

"You love her don't you?" Ichigo started blushing.

"What the hell? Where did that come from?" Isshin started laughing.

"Let me make this one phone call, after that I will explain everything."

Ichigo frowned.

"Just make it quick old man," he shoved his hands in his jeans pocket and made his way to the refrigerator.

Isshin picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hey…" he sighed, "it's time."

Orihime sat on her window sill staring out her window. She watched as the afternoon sun set into the horizon.

Nothing has changed. She will never get away from the torment from males. First her father, her brother, Professor Aizen and now Ichigo. The torture never seems to end.

Aizen and Ichigo were both handsome men, and her mind was confused. Orihime had some sort of feelings for Ichigo. His bright hair, his piercing dark brown eyes, his smile, his scowl, and most of all his resolve, she had fallen for it all.

However, on the other hand, Aizen had skills. His mind, hand, tongue, everything, he was very skillful. She was not mentally prepared for Aizen's sick twisted plan. But how can she run away? He didn't claim her yet, but she was frighten he would soon. But she didn't complain because she loves the attention he was giving her. Not only Aizen but Ichigo too. She never got this much attention from anyone.

Tatsuki would tell her that a lot of boys liked her in middle school, but no one really approached her. And in high school she paid no attention to the outside world but her own. She was going through a tough time in high school because she was alone. Orihime moved away to live with her aunt and her aunt's new husband.

Tatsuki was in Karakura Town and Orihime was in Setagaya studying at an all-girls private school. Only on weekends when Orihime did well in school she was able to see Tatsuki. However the visits were shortly dimming down to once every 2 months. Orihime became distant from Tatsuki and many others that tried to enter her life. Only one person understood her.

Orihime sighed thinking about her aunt. Rangiku was truly a sweet person. Orihime always asked why hadn't she been her mother. They had more in common than she did with her own mother. She missed her Aunt Rangiku.

Orihime didn't want to bother her aunt very much because she was a newlywed with her husband Gin. She felt strange around him sometimes but she knew her aunt was happy. Her Aunt Rangiku and Gin has been childhood friends for all their lives. So for them to be married was a fairy tale come true.

Orihime wanted her own fairy tale to come true. She wanted to have a great career, a very sweet husband that loved her very much, and children. She always wanted a puppy too. But who will marry her? She had such an awful past, and her present is going all that great. So how can her future be better?

Who would marry her anyway? Maybe Ichigo will marry her. He did say he loved her. And he never did waiver from what he said. The man was willing to love her despite her scary past. So why not settle with him? But Aizen would stop her. He always did.

Orihime closed her eyes. Picturing Aizen made her think about her past. There was something familiar about his presence but she couldn't put her finger on it. She shook her head to get the feeling out of her mind.

Orihime moved away from the window and made her way towards her bed. She crawled into the think blankets and closed her eyes.

"Tomorrow is a new day, meaning new opportunities." With that said Orihime went to sleep.

Ichigo stared into the eyes of his father's best friend Kisuke Urahara.

"What the hell is he doing here old man?" Ichigo asked his father obviously pissed.

Isshin watched his son with serious eyes.

"You asked me if I knew Orihime Inoue and the answer to your question is yes." Ichigo watched in silence as his father and Urahara exchanged glances.

"You see Ichigo, Orihime has a shaky past," Urahara said breaking the silence.

"A police officer told me that." Ichigo said.

"Really? Well she did have her run in with the law."

"You make it seem like she's a criminal."

"Orihime isn't your average criminal but she would have been put in prison."

"For what exactly?" Ichigo asked out of curiosity.

"Murder," Isshin finally spoke. Ichigo felt his heart drop.

"You can't be serious right?" Ichigo glanced at his father then Urahara. The look of solemn took him over the edge. "Orihime wouldn't do that!" Ichigo jumped up from his seat. "She wouldn't even kill a fly any less a human being!"

Isshin raised his hand.

"Ichigo calm down. Orihime went through a lot as a child." He sat down listening to his father continue. "Orihime was raped and abused at a very young age. Her father was an alcoholic gambler and her mother was a prostitute. Her brother Sora, was sent away to live with their grandfather. With him on the other side of town, Orihime was left alone with two reckless people."

"How come no one caught this before Orihime was affected?"

"Because," Urahara said cutting in. "When people finally took notice Sora came and ran away with Orihime." Ichigo stared at Urahara so he can continue. "They lived together for about 3 years. The sad thing about this whole situation is the pain with living with her parents had finally taken its course. The nightmares came, the suspicion of older men, the smell of alcohol. A lot of things triggered Orihime's memory.

"One late night, Sora was worried for Orihime because of her nightmares, and checked on her in the middle of the night. Being that certain things triggered her memory, she had a knife hidden under her pillow. Her mind didn't process that she was in a safe environment as of that time. So hearing the sound of the door creaking open slowly, a looming shadow behind her, and a soft whisper of her name set her mind into defense mood. Her brother was stabbed that night, countless amounts of time.

"When police finally arrived at their home, Sora was dead. Orihime was covered in blood and holding the knife. When they questioned her about what happen she told them everything. From the abuse and rape from her parents to the killing of her brother. When she told them the story she had no emotion or remorse.

"When I finally met with Orihime to understand her mind and her problems I was quickly placed off her case. But I will get to that later."

Isshin watched his son's face change into many different emotions taking in the story he was hearing.

Urahara caught his emotions but continued own with his story.

"Orihime moved to a different town to attend high school in Setagaya, that is why you never saw her at Karakura High School. In Setagaya she lived with her aunt Rangiku Matsumoto and her husband Gin Ichimaru. There she was anti- social, because she was accepting the fact that her brother was out of her life for good.

"Orihime then settle into Tokyo to attend Tokyo University, and she met not only you but Sōsuke Aizen."

Ichigo's eyes widen.

"How the hell do you know him?" asked Ichigo.

"Well isn't that why you're here? To help Orihime get away from Aizen." Isshin said.

Ichigo stared at his father, debating to answer his question.

"Yes…"

"You see Sōsuke Aizen was Orihime's psychologist while Orihime was in the hospital. He is also her Uncle on her father's side. However, Orihime does not know that."

"Which part?" asked Ichigo.

"Both. When I was asked to come off the case, Orihime was getting ready to move away to live with her aunt. Sōsuke was the one to take up her case."

"Why were you taken off the case?" asked Ichigo.

"The main reason was because Aizen had paid the higher ups to take me off and put him on. He had a very special bond with Orihime and he didn't want a stranger, referring to myself, to look into his niece's mind. He felt he can help more than I can ever do."

"Raping her isn't helping her, its killing her!" shouted Ichigo.

"Rape?" Isshin and Urahara stared at each other.

"That twisted bastard took advantage of his own niece. That's fucking sick!" Ichigo was growing irritated. "You know what she told me?" His eyes darted from Urahara's to his father's. "She told me and Tatsuki that she loves that… urgh that sick bastard." He ran a hand through his hair. He was growing more frustrated thinking of Aizen touching Orihime in place that he shouldn't.

"Is it possible… that I'm not cut out to love her?" Ichigo whispered.

Isshin couldn't help but feel his son's pain. Orihime brought something out in his son that he has never seen before. Not even Rukia did this for his son.

"Dad, I don't think I can stop loving her."

Urahara looked at Isshin.

"And you don't have too." Isshin stood up and walked over to his son. He placed a hand on his shoulder. "We will help Orihime anyway we can and save her from Aizen's twisted mind games."

Ichigo stared at his hands. Looking up at his father, he managed to smile.

"Thanks dad."

Orihime sat in his office the next day.

She had thought of her plan all this morning before entering her classes and during her classes. She was going to end everything today before she lost her mind. He couldn't hold her back anymore. She had to prove to herself that she can survive on her own. She was tired of being taken advantage of.

Orihime played with her blazer's button while waiting for him.

"Classes should have ended already," Orihime sighed.

Hearing footsteps moving towards the wooden door made Orihime jump up from her seat and smooth out her skirt.

"I'm ready," she said to herself.

As the door swung open Orihime gasped seeing the visitor.

"Why are you here?"

~Author's Notes~

WOOOW!

Orihime is a strong girl... all that crap she been through... WOOOHOO WEEEE

This chapter (I hope) helped you understand more about Orihime and why Aizen is infatuated with her...

Now who is this visitor that has Orihime gasping?

Next chapter will reveal Aizen's main plan for Orihime...

Until next chapter!