A rash of killings. A lonely castle. And a Count that needs a simple village girl for his own purposes. What ties these all together, and what will Orihime do when she discovers the Count's dark secret? AU!

In which Orihime runs and Ichigo chases.

It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Never has this been more true for Ichigo or Orihime than one particular night, while he is away in Soul Society. And when Orihime wakes up in Ichigo's inner world, everything changes. IchiHime.

Orihime's long-absent father stumbles back into her life, but his return is far from welcomed, and Orihime flees to the one place she feels safest: Ichigo. Oneshot.

Orihime can only wonder if telling Rangiku about her naughty dreams provided the catalyst to make them all come true. Sometimes even the impossible can happen.