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Recap:

"Hey Hime," He smiled, and slowly reached forward, almost as if in fear that she'd recoil from him, but she never had before, and she wasn't going to now. Her lips turned up into a smile and she gradually stepped forward into his arms and hugged him.

"I missed you." He breathed as her arms wrapped around her; and with that she was home.

Chapter 11

Tsubasa watched as the two strolled hand in hand; his curious green eyes picked up the emotions flickering over both of their faces. The jealousy swept through him, and he had to pause for a moment. He was not one to feel envy over anything, especially a woman. What was it about this woman? Somehow he knew her, but could not remember anything more than the vague memories of someone who was not him.

She could feel Tsubasa's raitsu, and Orihime began to tense as a fear began to spread through her. She hadn't told Ichigo what the truth was. If she didn't soon, he might attack Tsubasa out of unwarranted anger. Her gaze drifted up to Ichigo and she started to contemplate on how to bring the subject up. The beat of her heart echoed in her ears. What was so difficult about telling him; he wouldn't think badly of her…this was her Ichigo. She looked down to her hand that was twined with his, it engulfed hers and the warmth seemed to engulf her entire body simply from his touch. Orihime steeled herself, taking a deep breath and opened her mouth to speak, right as she heard a soft intake of breath next to her, then a growl.

"What the fuck is he doing here?" Ichigo grated through his teeth, the sound sounded almost like a hiss, and caused a shiver to run down Orihime's spine.

"Ichigo, it's okay. It's not-" The soft quivering voice, and the small tugs on Ichigo's arm were not enough to distract him from the figure standing on the rocks by the shore.

Golden eyes stared down at Orihime, with black creeping in from the sides to darken the whites of his eyes. A tremor crept through her body as the monster within him tried to take control. Her small hands tightened their hold on his arm as she desperately tried to get through to him. "Ichigo! I swear, he is a good guy! He never hurt me!" Tears threatened to spill out of her eyes as she searched his, and there was no recognition of her words, merely anger when he raised his eyes to look over to where Tsubasa was standing.

"He raped you Orihime, and you say he is a 'good guy'; that he never hurt you?" The voice of the man she loved had darkened, and had an edge to it.

Licking her lips, nervous, Orihime stared into his eyes, trying to plead with him, "He is not Ulquiorra, and I thought Ulquiorra had raped me…but I couldn't remember. At first I thought that maybe I had pushed the memory aside, but there is no memory of him raping me, because I do not think he did. He gave me something and left me. He never went that far Ichigo…I don't know why, but he didn't. And when he reached for me…I think he was asking me to forgive him. I think he..."

Her sentence was abruptly ended when her lips were covered by Ichigo's; only the eyes in front of her were not his. The golden orbs that stared at her were striking against the black that surrounded them. Orihime's eyes went wide, and her hands began to push on his chest as she frantically fought to get away from the beast that had taken over Ichigo. Hichigo's tongue tried to push its way into her mouth, and with that the panic overtook her. Memories flooded her mind of Aizen, the touches and sickening kisses that plagued her every thoughts. Tears flooded down her cheeks as one of his hands slid against her breasts. Her eyes darted over to the group of people on the other side of the rock, there would be no way for them to see her, and Tsubasa was not there anymore.

Her eyes clouded as her tears filled her vision, then suddenly everything stopped, and a howling sound erupted from the man on the ground in front of her. Eyes widening she began to step back. A golden mist surrounded her body, and as she gazed down at Hichigo, his skin was missing where he had touched her; and the black was receding from his eyes, leaving soft brown eyes that widened in realization, and guilt. Blood dripped from his lips and the side of his hand, and as she stared she noticed the two hand prints on his wrists from when she had tried to pull away.

Silently, throwing the healing barrier over him, she allowed him to heal before bolting away from him, her stomach revolting, and her mind back in the dark abyss. She made it to the snack kitchen before her body resorted to vomiting into the trash. Silent tears streaked their way down her cheeks and she shakily made her way to the drinking fountain to wash her mouth.

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Footsteps crunched in the sand and she jerked as someone placed a cool hand to the back of her neck and pulled some hair out of her face. She spun around ready to bolt, and came to stare at a plain black shirt, her eyes traveled up and her brown eyes met vivid green.

"Ulquior….I mean, Tsubasa what are you doing?" Trembling she took a step back, confusion filling her tone.

Watching her, almost in an impartial glance, Tsubasa took a slow step back and put his hands in his pockets. He seemed to be reading her, and treating her like an injured animal, not making any sudden movements, out of worry of her bolting. "I saw you running, and I wanted to determine if you needed assistance, or aid."

The way Tsubasa watched her sent a shiver through her body. His movements reminded her of Ulquiorra, yet, he was kinder, and seemed to genuinely care for her well being Why? Orihime slowly took a deep breath and nodded, "I am fine Tsubasa, I think I am just going to go home now." Taking slow steps, she began the walk that would take her home. Yet, as soon as she reached the bottom of the stairs that would take her out of the beach, she thought of Rukia and Renji who had invited her, and how much it meant to Rukia that she was coming. Was it fair of her to leave without saying hello?

She took a deep breath and let it go before turning around and jogging back to the party. She couldn't do that to her friend; especially at something this important. Just because her life was falling to pieces did not mean that she had to ruin another's.

Author's Note:

*Sheepish look* For some reason this didn't come out how I wanted it too(or when I wanted it to) A whole bunch of stuff came up with my Momma….we found out that her inner ear issue is really a disease that is going to cause her to go deaf in that one ear, and there is nothing that they can do. So I am sorry that this didn't get published earlier. I had really wanted to publish it last month. Ok…back on topic…..The characters had a mind of their own in this one. Orihime saving herself came as a surprise to me actually. I hadn't planned that. I was shocked when I typed it, and it was like I had no control over what was happening. O_o Odd. But it works. ^-^ Anyway, thank you all for the support. I love the reviews. ;)

insomniac1970: Haha, I can promise you that I am not that mean. I love both Ichihime and Ulquihime, but this one is Ichihime…..however, I never said I was going to make it easy for them. *evil grin* I was so excited to read that you are being persuaded. I feel so honored. *does a little happy dance* Thank you for the review!

Nypsy: Does that count for tear jerker? O_o As my comment said…this was unexpected….but it works with the plan. ^-^ Orihime's powers are actually based off my time RP-ing as a hollow Orihime on World of Bleach. But I never expected to use them in a story. I tried not to do too much Alpha Male Ichigo….But I had to keep in the story line too. xP Anyway, thank you for another review! *Huggles* I loves them. ^-^

I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. Please tell me what you thought. We are about half way through the story, maybe a little more. ^-^