Two days after the fight...
Orihime awoke, feeling groggy and pained. She was dressed in a hospital gown and had bandages wrapped over her upper body, arms, and face. There were so many emotions and thoughts running through her mind. Her brother - a hollow. How he tried to kill her and Tatsuki and Tatsuki's niece. How they all almost died. How she killed him. How her brother accused her of turning him into a hollow.
She was met with Tatsuki's form, slumped over in a chair near her bedside. Tatsuki was awake. She stated tiredly, "You're at the Kurosaki clinic by the way. You've been recovering for about two days." Orihime's eyes widened. Two days!
"You were badly injured and lost a lot of blood," said Tatsuki. "Just wait for me to get Dr. Kurosaki before you summon your fairies, ok?"
*
Knock. Knock. "Come in!" said Orihime.
Dr. Isshin Kurosaki opened the door with Tatsuki in tow. "How are you feeling, my dear?"
Orihime replied, "Just a little sore but overall pretty well, Dr. Kurosaki."
"Like I've said before, call me Isshin," he said as he sat down in the chair next to her. "It was touch and go for the first few hours when you came in but you're clearly in the safe zone now."
He paused, trying to recall anything important he had to say. "I called your emergency contact Ms. Yoruichi Shihōin and she visited yesterday. She asked me to tell you to stop by the Urahara Shop before you went home."
Orihime nodded. "You can heal yourself now," said Isshin.
*
Orihime was ready to go. She said her goodbyes to Dr. Kurosaki and his daughters as they had just returned home from school.
Tatsuki and Orihime stood in front of the clinic. "You sure you don't need company?" Tatsuki asked.
"No, I'll see you on campus tomorrow morning," Orihime answered.
They parted ways.
That night when she got back to her apartment, she once again tried to push those memories of her brother as a hollow as her eyes found her brother's shrine. Starting next week, she'd be training again with Yoruichi. She'd get stronger - it was a promise to protect her village and the people she loved.