Sooo I've had people ask me to make this a ichihime and I apologize but this is a renjihime. Here is the next chapter please let me know what you think, leave your feedback, it's important to me. Give renjihime a chance at first I wasn't a big fan but I fell in love with it just as ichihime. And bleach does not belong to me nor do the characters in any way.

Orihime

Her body felt heavy, it hurt to move and her eyes didn't want to open. Everything was quiet, she couldn't hear anything, forcing her eyelids to open slowly, she lay there for a couple of minutes, staring at her ceiling, trying to remember how she got here. The only thing she could remember was Ichigo calling out to her and then everything went black. Sitting up carefully and painfully, she grabbed her ribs, and sat on the edge of her bed. 'That's right, Loly' she remembered her encounter and looked around her room. Her throat felt like sandpaper, she tried to swallow but couldn't manage. Carefully getting off the bed she made her way to the kitchen, she filled a glass of water and only managed a couple of drinks, it was too painful to swallow no matter how little it was. 'Well it helps a little' she thought to herself. Making her way back she saw something dark next to her door and froze, for a minute she didn't know what to do. It looked like it was slumped over and as much as she tried she couldn't make out who it was. She stepped back quietly to the kitchen and saw there was a big thick pot on her stove. She picked it up carefully and walked up to the slumped figure. With all her might she lifted the pot up and swung with everything she had...

"Ah!" she recognized the voice but didn't have time to react, next thing she knew she was knocked down and Renji towered over her with Zabimaru way to close to her throat for comfort. Pain shot through all her body but she was too shocked to say anything. "What the hell was that for?!" he yelled it didn't appear that he recognized her, after a little moment of silence she let out a small "Renji?" immediately she heard "Orihime?!" once he realized it was her he quickly withdrew Zabimaru and carefully picked her up.

Renji

"You should be resting, what are you doing up so late?" he asked in a softer voice. "I was thirsty" she barely managed to say, her voice was so raspy it hurt him just hearing her. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you" she said after he carried and sat her down on her bed "that little thing? don't worry nothing happened" he smiled and flinched a little when he rubbed his hand over the forming bump. 'Has she lost weight? It was almost as if I didn't carry anything. Then again, she has been out for almost two weeks' he stared at her and she must have noticed because she started twitching nervously. Realizing it, he tried to think of a way, anything to break the awkwardness between them "Here" he went to turn on the light "ah" Orihime gasped a little and quickly covered her eyes "oh sorry" Renji quickly shut off the lights "sorry" he apologized again "don't worry" she placed her hands on her lap and smiled at him softly. "Could you tell me what happened?" she asked him. "Mmm" he nodded and told her how Ichigo caught her but nobody was able to find Loly, but that there were three suspects and only one was identified. "I know who the other two are" she spoke in a small quiet voice "what?" he asked focusing on her "I know who the other two are" she repeated "Really? That's great you can tell us so it'll be easier for us to catch them". There was a moment of silence and he watched her, the low glow of the light from out her window let him see the fear that started to creep on her face. She lifted her knees to her chest and hugged them tightly placing her chin to rest on top.

Orihime

She hadn't told anyone it was Grimmjow who visited her the night Ichigo burst into her bathroom. Without realizing it her mind went back to the bathroom with Grimmjow looming over her then back to the place where Loly beat her unconscious. Would they come back once she was alone? Are they waiting for the opportunity to beat her senseless again? Why? What do they want from me? She had so many questions and emotions swirling inside her head.

Renji

Renji watched as tears started to roll down her checks. 'Oh hell, what did I do? Only an idiot like me would ask something like that after everything she's gone through' "I'm sorry, you should be getting rest, not interrogated by an idiot like me" he walked over and patted her head "get some rest ok?" he smiled down at her and the look she gave him made something tug at his heart. She looked like a lost child, those big eyes brimming with tears looking straight at him. How could he leave her here by herself? "No!" she pleaded he could tell it hurt her to talk and she looked frightened "I don't want to be alone" she managed in a smaller voice. Confused he looked at her again, somehow he couldn't help but smile at her "don't worry you won't be alone"

Orihime

She kept her eyes on him, she had never seen Renji smile like that. It made her feel more at ease, a little safer and she liked it. She wiped her eyes with the backs of her hands and smiled back at him "thank you" she whispered. He nodded and walked over to the corner of her room, where he could watch the door and keep an eye on her. She offered some blankets and pillows and made himself comfortable, well as much as he could. She lay facing him, watching him sitting there, soon the fatigue took over making her relax, knowing that she would be safe with Renji watching over her.