Who can you trust when those you loved most abandon you? Orihime starts a new chapter in her life at a new school and city. She is not interested in drawing attention to herself or finding new friends for that matter... but she can't help but be drawn to a certain someone with emerald eyes.

The Karakura gang must move on and grow up in the wake of the winter war. Their relationships change and new powers emerge. Can their bonds survive Ulquiorra's return as a more-or-less human? Canon-divergent after WW. Orihime-centric, angsty love story. Starts IH goes UH.

Without a word, Ulquiorra Schiffer led an apprehensive Orihime Inoue to a room where she would now be spending most of her hours. Everything about this man was cold; his words were short, and his expression was inanimate...

"You claimed you were not afraid of me. Clearly you lied." After the defeat of Aizen, Orihime awakens in unfamiliar surroundings only to come face to face with a man she had seen die hours before. Now at the mercy of an Espada without a purpose, Orihime will have to learn to be brave while knowing that no one is coming to save her this time. Guest starring Grimmjow.

Can the Espada be forced to reform and serve the Soul Society in the human world? Or will their loyalties lie with the kind-hearted human girl next door? [NOTE: Under Revision - Read at your own risk]

The woman who lives down below him is rather… odd. (UlquiHime Modern day AU)

Something tells me that this is not simple lust. (Ulquiorra POV- Sequel to Bloodlust, but makes sense as a separate piece.) M rated chapters are marked as such and easily skipped with summeries at the end so that those who do not wish to read any M content can keep up with the story and read it as a T.