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" Touch me"

Orihime couldn't help herself. Everything about Ulquiorra enticed her so. She had come to this new city and didn't want anything to do with anyone but he managed to break all her walls down. Her heart was so full finding out that Ulquiorra loved her. All her doubts had been washed away. And right now she was swept up in the moment with Ulquiorra. She never wanted anyone this badly. Things were defiantly heating up as they both deepened the kiss; tasting each other. Her hand was close to touching his groin. She never wanted it to end. However Orihime got into her own head. More then anything she wanted to continue, but she had a goal in mind for tonight. That was to open up to him. She needed to do it before anything else could happen. Orihime felt a little foolish because only a few minutes ago she had said touch me. Slowly she pushed away from the kiss.

"Wait…."

"What is it?"

"I have to stop"

"Is everything okay?"

"I…I want this. I want nothing more then to do this with you. But I need to just talk with you first. I just need to explain….I need a peace of mind. I am sorry ….I"

"Don't apologize."

"I want you… Just know that…"

" I want you, too"

Orihime blushed at his statement. She still felt like it was a dream. Ulquiorra had sat up on the couch. She could tell he was a little disappointed…. She was too. She started to hate her mind. But this needed to be done. He needed to know now. She needed him to believe her. They sat on opposite ends of the couch cooling off from their steamy make out session. They remained silent until Orihime spoke.

"I am not sure where I should start…."

"Is it about the picture?"

"….yes"

" I will listen to anything you want me to"

" To be honest I am unsure how things really started"

"Where do you think?"

"Well everything started when my brother died….."

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Orihime was hollow and in utter despair. Everyday was more depressing then the next. She never knew a person could cry this much. Sora had died and left her all alone. Everything seemed so pointless now. She lay on her bed in the apartment they once shared; truly feeling its emptiness. People called her and messaged her often. But Orihime couldn't find it in her to listen to their shallow condolences. Neighbors… work colleagues… Sora had been sick for a long time yet hardly anyone actually cared enough to stop in to see him, even Orihime's friends. Ichigo did make an effort at times but he never really put her at any ease. Orihime, although appreciated him trying, rather had it be just herself and Sora. Since her brother died, Ichigo didn't stop by often. He just texted or called. Orihime didn't care. She could tell he didn't know what to do or how to deal with her mood. She rather be alone with her memories of Sora.

There was only 4 people she truly was thankful for: Kyo, Takumi, Ryuuske, and Hiro. They were Sora's best friends. All of them visited frequently and always knew how to brighten her brother's day. Orihime loved them all. They had busy lives yet they always found time to visit. Even after Sora's death, they would check on Orihime and share meals with her. They were a bright light in her endless darkness. They often would invite Orihime over to their places as well, getting her out of her apartment. It wasn't unusual for Orihime to run errands with them and for any of them to pick her up from school or work.

Several months had pasted since Sora's death and Orihime started her 3rd year in high school. Over the summer, Orihime mostly worked at a bakery and shared time with Sora's friends. She didn't see Ichigo very often nor her friends. Being back at school was strange. There was an odd atmosphere. Walking down the halls she saw people pointing a whispering. Orihime could have sworn they were directed at her. Maybe because she was known as a "the girl who's brother died" or something. She shrugged it off and continued on her way. In front of her she saw Chad and Uryu

"Hi Uryu, Hi Chad! How does it feel to be third years? Last year till college! Going to be busy huh?"

"Oh…Hi Orihime. Guess it has been a while…"

Uryu seemed cold and indifferent toward her. Chad as well. Orihime thought it might have been because of her lack of communication with them over the summer. The group seemed a little different now that Renji and Rukia were off at college. Ichigo was running late. She wanted him here to break the awkwardness.

She got mixed signals from her friends. Some days it was like before Sora died, fun and exciting. And others were uncomfortable. The whispers hadn't stopped too much either. Her and Ichigo had different schedules so she felt like she never saw him much anymore. She kind of missed him a little. She took out her phone during her break and texted him

Orihime: Want to come over after school?

Ichigo: oh yea? And do what? ;-)

Orihime: you know…

Ichigo: I'll be there

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Orihime sat on the bed putting back on her clothes. Her time with Ichigo lately was only this. She didn't feel like talking to him much. She needed a way to release her stress. Sex did that for her. At this point she had been dating Ichigo since her 3rd year of middle school. This was how she though relationships naturally progressed after the years. She went with the flow. Kind of like how she was dating Ichigo. She cared for him deeply but she could never shake the feeling of something missing. She never had a longing feeling for him. At times she thought she was with him out of convenience and other times she was happy to be his girlfriend. At this moment he was her stress reliever, in which he did not complain.

At school, Ichigo had been a little distant. Not just because of different classes. Orihime didn't care too much since he was kind and attentive when they were alone…but she had noticed it at school. Usually before or after school he would go out of his way to kiss and hug her in front of everybody, but since the start of the school year he hadn't done it as much. Even at lunch he sat with more detachment. Orihime didn't think too much of it but she couldn't shake the feeling that everyone had been strange towards her. It had been a few months since school had started and the stares and whispers had not stopped. She was getting more and more uncomfortable with it. She looked over at Ichigo who was still laying on the bed.

Maybe he knows something?

"Hey…..Can I ask you something?"

"What is it babe?"

"Have you noticed anyone being …I don't know…. Looking at me strange or something? Are people saying anything?

Ichigo smile faded and he sat up. He looked like he was thinking hard about something. It got Orihime more curious and a little concerned. Maybe there was a strange rumor going around? Ichigo was still silent with the same perplexed face.

"Ichigo?"

"ah….no I think that is all in your head"

"Then why did you get all serious?"

"I did not"

"Yes you did…. Tell me the truth…. are you hiding anything from me?"

"Orihime no. There is nothing to tell, lay off it will ya…"

He was getting too easily annoyed. Ichigo was a terrible liar. Something was up. Orihime felt she had a right to know. If something was up about her she wanted a chance to clear her name or address it.

"Seriously Ichigo…I deserve to know. I know something is up, you suck at lying."

"Orihime! Seriously! You are just being paranoid. Stop."

"Paranoid? People are glaring at me all the time and whispering about something. They look right at me! That's not being paranoid, Ichigo! All I am asking is if you know something!"

"I DON'T OKAY!"

Ichigo was a hotheaded man but he barely raised his voice to her. Orihime was taken aback. They both sat on the bed staring at each other with very different expressions. Orihime's eyes were wide with shock and Ichigo was gritting his teeth as if he was regretting his action.

"I am going to leave…"

"Fine…go. Takumi is stopping by soon anyway."

"Takumi?"

"Yea…..you know him he was my brothers friend…"

"Yea I am sure he is…."

"Ichigo!"

"I am leaving…see you at school"

Before Orihime could say anything else he had left her room and went out the front door. Orihime let a tear slip down her cheek. Things were falling apart again.

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Beginning of November.

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Orihime was talking a small walk at lunchtime. She didn't really feel like sitting with everyone. She visited the back of the school. She still went there often to think or relax. The place reminded her of Kohaku. It made her smile. Lately everything seemed to be getting worse. Random people came up to her and said random things like ' Let get together sometime' or ' gross ' . It really confused Orihime. She ignored most of it. But why would they do that?

Toward the end of lunch Orihime went back to the cafeteria. She decided to at least sit with her friends for a little even though she was getting abnormal vibes from them lately. Orihimes head was down as she walked. She did that often to block out the eyes of the people who looked at her. Without realizing she ran into someone.

"OH dear! I am sorry!"

"Ugh..YOU"

It was Loly. She was in the same year as Orihime but was known for her temper. She looked at Orihime with an appalled face.

"I'm sorry?"

"Why are you even still here? You are a damn whore! No need to continue with school… honestly you are an eyesore."

"Excuse me?"

"You are a prostitute Orihime! Why are you trying to hide it? Everyone at school knows it…"

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

"Oh please, drop the act! Always having different men coming and going from your apartment…."

"That's m—"

"Speaking of your apartment …how is it that you keep it? Got sugar daddies? Clients? God you are pathetic…. Fucking for a place to sleep"

At this point, a large crowd had formed around Loly and Orihime, including Orihime's friends. Loly was speaking loud enough for everyone to here. She wanted to make a scene.

"How dare you make up such lies! Where did you here this? Why?"

"Are you not listening? People see you with different men all the time going into different houses… from school…. the store."

"Thos-"

"Seriously you are so dense! I can't believe no one said anything to you! God someone had to give you a piece of their minds…guess it had to be me, huh"

"You are misunderstanding something.."

"What is there to misunderstand? You sleep with guys for money. To think you kept this from your boyfriend…wouldn't you say so Ichigo?"

Ichigo was now behind Orihime. His face was rather blank. Orihime turned quickly to look him in his eyes. She was so confused. Why would people think this about her? Why were people angry? She was waiting for Ichigo to say something. He was very protective of her. Truly he would help her out with these ridiculous accusations. Finally he spoke after what seemed like hours to Orihime. All eyes were on him.

"Well….I guess there was a reason she was so good at sex huh…"

Orihime's mouth hung open. Her face went white as a ghost. Ichigo had completely betrayed her. The people around them started snickering. Ichigo couldn't match her eyes. She was speechless. How could he ever say something like that? Loly began to laugh loudly… snickering turned into full laughter from the group, including the people she called friends. Ichigo was silent.

"HAHAHA you SLUT"

Orihime couldn't take it anymore. She pushed through the crowd and started to run as fast as she could. Her heart was beating so fast with panic. She ran past the school entrance without even giving it a second thought that it was the middle of the school day. Before she knew it , she was at a park on the outskirts of town. She fell to the ground gasping for air. Her heart felt like it was being stab and ripped apart. All her friends, everyone at school, her boyfriend… they all had turned their back on her. The ultimate stab in the back.

How can they think that? They know Sora's friends check up on me and are like my family…..how can they THINK THAT? Why? Why why why? They laughed at me…laughed at me like I was dirt….a prostitute…..how ….

Orihime began to cry. She didn't stop until the sun went down. When she finally stopped she somehow managed to get herself home. She went straight to her bed and lay there staring at the ceiling. It was only Wednesday and she had left her backpack at school. Her phone and keys were in there. She got lucky tonight because her landlord was in and opened her door. Orihime had no choice but to go in. Also her teachers were probably furious with her for leaving at lunchtime without reason. Orihime let out a groan. She didn't want to see anyone…. but she also didn't want to run away. Orihime's mind was spinning and her head began to hurt. Eventually she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Orihime didn't know if she was ready as she approached the school gates. She had decided to ignore everyone. She would set them straight in a few days after things cooled down. She especially wanted to ignore Ichigo. Her heart was in painful knots just thinking about his words. As she walked into the school grounds she felt eyes on her. She kept her head straight and quickly went to her locker. Orihime saw no signs of any of her "friends". She quickly got her backpack and went off to the classroom. Going through her bag she pulled out her phone. She had several messages and missed calls. The calls were from Sora's friends… perhaps the school contacted them. The messages however were from "friends"

Message 1: Uryu: This is what you get when you aren't honest with people. Have some respect for yourself.

Message 2: Tatsuki: Now you know why we have been cold to you. You should apologize to us! We were nothing but good to you! This looks bad on us having a paid slut as a friend.

Message 3: Keigo: Hey Orihime how much you charge?

Message 4: Rukia: So you finally came clean. Took you long enough! How dare you do that to Ichigo! He should have broken up with you at the beginning of the year! You are disgusting.

Took me long enough? Beginning of the year? So this rumor has been going on since August? That explains a lot… the stares…whispers….they all think I am a whore…ah I see…

There were countless other messages from people she knew and some she didn't. Lots of them were asking for sex. People are pigs. But she noticed there was nothing from Ichigo.

Asshole

She got to her classroom and stopped in her tracks. Her desk was vandalized. The words WHORE….SLUT…GO DIE really stood out to her. The people in the classroom gazed and giggled toward her.

Oh my god…

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Orihime was counting down the hours until she would finally be free of this hellhole. 2 hours and 13 minutes. The past month and a half was a complete blur. Nothing had calmed down people only became more cruel. It was a lot of visits to the principles office…. 5 desks because of people continually writing on them. …. Numerous propositions from guys….. endless nights crying…0 friends and 0 communication with Ichigo. Teachers seems to believe the rumors… They got Sora's friends involved, which Orihime hated. She didn't want this to stain them. They were family and now they were suspected of unthinkable things. She hated Karakuta Town. Everyone was terrible. She couldn't take being bullied… Being treated like a whore…. The laughs…the looks. When the bell rang she would finally be free of it. She would leave tonight and move to a new city hours away. Her new life came with sacrifice. Daily life without the only people that stood by her side, Sora's friends, and the apartment she had with Sora. She will never get it back. She would be at a place that had no memories with him.

When the bell rang Orihime felt a huge pressure lift off her heart. It was finally time. Never would she ever have to see these people again. On her way out her eyes locked on Ichigo. He had actively avoided her, which was fine with Orihime. His betrayal still stung. This was the first time he looked her in the eyes. He appeared distressed. Orihime narrowed her eye and quickly turned her head away from his direction.

I never want to see him again. Any of them…

When at the gate she turned to look one last time at the school that turned it's back on her.

Had it always looked this shitty?

She turned on her heel and walked away not caring about anyone that was watching.

It was time for her new life in Los Noches.