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Disclaimer: Don't own Bleach, Tite Kubo does

I immediately abandoned my post behind the bar and ran to the door, yanking it open. I gasped at what lay before me. A man with long white hair was lying unconscious in the doorway and he was covered in blood. Carefully, I gathered him into my arms and brought him inside. Renji's eyes widened in shock and he helped me get the man upstairs before he left to continue cleaning up downstairs, whilst I tended to this man's wounds.

He looked quite handsome and I could imagine him having dark chocolate eyes which you could lose yourself in and find comfort in. He had very defined and toned muscles, showing he worked out a lot and he also looked like he'd be quite tall. I gently cleaned and bandaged each of his cuts and gashes, wondering what on Earth had happened to him. He groaned and his eyes started to flutter open. I was right about what kind of eyes he had and I smiled. He looked at me with a mixture of worry, confusion and fear.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm trying to help you" I smiled and indicated the bandages. He visibly relaxed and smiled at me. I felt butterflies in my stomach and I had no idea why. I'd never felt like that before around any man.

"Thank you, Miss" He said, still smiling. His voice was deep, but soft and gentle. I smiled back at him.

"It's no problem. And my name is Rangiku" I replied

"Rangiku... That's a very unusual but beautiful name" He mused aloud. I blushed.

"Well, what about you? What's your name?" I asked, curiosity begging me to ask. He laughed at the look on my face and nodded.

"My name is Juushiro, although most people call me Shiro" He smiled and I couldn't hold back any longer, I just had to pull him into a close embrace. He welcomed it and warmly wrapped his arms around me, holding me securely and something about this felt so right. I couldn't understand why but I felt so comfortable in his arms.

I heard a door shut and footsteps on the stairs. Reluctantly, I pulled out of the embrace and continued tending to Shiro's wounds. The door opened and I instantly recognised the voice.

"Well, this certainly puts a spanner in the works, Rangiku. What do you intend to do?" Greed's voice drifted over to me from the doorway. I glared at the bandages as I slowly and carefully wrapped Shiro's hand in them.

"I intend to help this young man and allow him to stay until his wounds have fully healed." My every word was laced with icy hatred and he said no more. I heard the door close and immediately relaxed. The relief must've been visible on my face.

"You really don't like him do you?" Shiro asked, kindness in his voice, relaxing me more.

I smiled. "It's not that I don't like him, more like I didn't like the comment he made" I explained, choosing my words carefully and not wanting to reveal too much. He nodded in understanding and I changed the subject.

"So... Do you know who it was who attacked you?" I asked in an attempt to find out about the stranger lying next to me. He shook his head sadly and I took hold of his uninjured hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. He looked up at me and I smiled. "We'll find out who it was together" I suggested. He smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I'd like that a lot" his gaze locked with my own and I felt as though he was staring into my soul, seeing what I'd become, and realising I wasn't even supposed to be here, helping him.

"Do you know why they attacked you?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me again. To my surprise, he nodded.

"They said... I had too much patience and kindness, so had to get rid of me. I don't understand what they meant by that..." He explained. My eyes almost popped out of my head in shock. I knew exactly who had attacked him and now I was even more determined to protect him. He tilted his head in confusion at the look on my face. "Do you know what they meant?"

I gathered my thoughts together and slowly shook my head. The longer I could keep the secret, the better, although he'd be bound to find out as he would now have to stay with us. He'd survived an attempt on his life by two very powerful opponents, if I was guessing correctly. He gave me an odd look as if he knew I was hiding something, but he didn't press me on the subject. Instead, he took me by surprise and asked "So, what's a beautiful woman like you doing in a place like this?"

I blushed at the compliment and smiled. "I work here, silly" He smiled back and as I watched him, I felt like there was no need to hide what I was from him. I made no attempt to reveal it openly, but I knew that he would be accepting of it if he eventually found out about the sins and virtues. I hoped against hope that he would become one of us. The virtues were missing their seventh- Chastity, but that didn't mean Shiro couldn't be a sin in disguise. When we found Envy, Sloth and Gluttony, we couldn't believe how much they weren't like their sin. Then we got to know them and understood why they were which sin they had become. When I say "we", I mean Pride, Greed, Wrath and myself.

He looked me in the eyes, smiling. "Rangiku, are you spacing out on me?"

I laughed sheepishly and looked innocent. "Not on purpose, honestly!" Then my damned curiosity got the better of me again. "Do you know the names of your attackers?"

He shook his head. "No, but I know that they had a team name of sorts"

"What was that?" I was keen to know more.

"The Virtues"