Orihime was standing between them, but that didn't seem to stop Grimmjow. He quickly stepped around her to try to punch Ulquiorra in the face. What he hit was an empty space. Ulquiorra had gone around her other side and was behind Grimmjow. Orihime turned her head just in time to see Ulquiorra land a solid elbow to the back of Grimmjow's head.

Tatski, who had been cut off from the fight by the student circle heard Orihime's gasp and a thud. She thought that Orihime might have been hurt so she started to hit people to get then to move. She got to the fight just as Grimmjow fell to the ground. She was able to get in front of the other, much paler, combatant, and said as he was about to finish him

"Stop you stupid moron!", Tatski stood straight and looked him in the eyes, "what are you doing? He can't even fight back!"

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Ichigo was on his way out of the school after getting a 'talking to' by his math teacher, and that is when he heard his childhood friend yelling. He turned to see the large group of students, and was surprised to not see one teacher. 'Where are the teachers, this is obviously a fight…I guess I'll go stop it.' Ichigo walked to the nearest student and asked what was going on and the student's reply made him sigh,

"A fight obviously."

Ichigo stared at the student until the student ran away. Ever since the winter war he had cleaned up his violence at school, but they all knew that he was still a violent person if needed. He started to get closed, however the circle was starting to open towards him. It looked more like a U now then a circle. Even though his friends and an unconscious blue-haired student were in the middle it was the student leaving that got his attention.

Ichigo stared at the new student and vice versa. When Ulquiorra had left school ground then, and only then, did the mass of his peer slowly start to dissolve. He then walked to a shocked Orihime and a fussing Tatski. Ichigo noticed that Orihime seemed preoccupied with the school gate so he went over to Tatski. He offered to help the now groaning student. 'He seems familiar'

After Ichigo had helped the hurt student to his feet they stared at each other. Grimmjow was obviously mad about losing, but for some reason Ichigo's eye was twitching.

"GRIMMJOW!", Ichigo yelled loud enough to break Orihime from her trance.

"Yeah what?", was his only reply.

"Wha-whe-wh-", Ichigo took a breath, "why are you here?"

"To go to school, duh." Was his response along with a crack of his knuckles.

WHEN did you get HERE!", Ichigo seemed unable to not yell.

Then odd enough Tatski got involved, "Shut it Ichigo! If you had come to math class you would have been there when the teacher introduced him"

"But", Ichigo continued relentlessly, "He's Grimmjow the 6th espada!"

When Grimmjow got bored he started to leave, Orihime shortly after, and finally Tatski after she threw an insult at Ichigo.

Ichigo watched them leave with his mouth hanging open. 'Jeez why she so…..protective?, yeah protective of some one that had tried to kill me and Orihime both!...I will never get her.'

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Unbeknownst to Orihime she was being watched as she walked home alone. He had watched as Tatski and Grimmjow forked off towards Tatski's house. He was about to approach when he caught an ever so slight movement in the corner of his eye. He stayed where he was and watched as an unholy demonic creature flew above her. 'The hell?, Is that a bat?'

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Orihime knew she was being followed. She had been able to tell for about ten minutes that there was at least one person. She saw the slightly moving shadow before she saw the 'person' that it belonged to. She stared; she couldn't help it she was staring at the person that has been ignoring her ever since coming to school.

"Ulquiorra…", she said

He slowly opened his eyes, "Woman, by what means have I been spilt in to two different beings?"

"Umm…what?", she said taking a little step towards him.

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Orihime stared at him with a confused face. After he had tried to explain that his soul was split into two different beings, and that he was a pure hollow and any shinigami abilities had been turned into the, in his words, abomination that has taken his form. Orihime was thoroughly confused. 'What is he talking about?, Two Ulquiorras? How is that possible? When she voiced her questions his answers left her speechless.