ORIHIME POV

All of this is my fault. He's hurt because of me. Everyone's hurt because of me. Is it because I'm too weak? I guess I really am useless. I came to Aizen hoping to help my friends but instead, they were beaten up, scared, and hurt even more because of me. Kurosaki-kun will eventually lose nearly everything dear to him because of me. His powers which he uses to help so many people and protect his family are soon to fade. All because of me. His beloved Rukia will also disappear eventually. All because of me.

Drip Drip

Is it raining right now? I guess it is since everything's wet. The ground's wet. The flower's wet. The street light's wet. Am I wet too? I don't think so. Even the rain hates me. I don't deserve to be graced with the rains touch. Why is everything moving so fast all of a sudden?

"Inoue? HEY! INOUE!"

Who's calling me? This is strange. I don't know where the voice is coming from.

"What are you doing walking around in the rain?" said a voice.

This voice hurts me. It's slowly making its way into my heart and burning me inside out.

"Hey? Are you listening? Inoue?" said the voice growing more concern.

I let curiosity get the best of me. I turn to see his face and instantly I wish I hadn't. It really was him. The one person that could make me feel like I've been flying my whole life instead of walking and the one person that can make me feel like the lowest being on earth. It was Kurosaki Ichigo. My world then started spinning faster and faster. Then I saw nothing but darkness and felt something warm around me. I like this warm touch. I know I shouldn't but I do, and that kills me even more.

ICHIGO POV

I was going through my usually night patrol and was ready to get home to sleep at last. Besides, I don't really plan on getting an ear full from Rukia. God I hate that guy. Ever since he told them I happen and what would happen to my powers, they have all been so uptight. I'm not even allowed to go kill some weak ass hollows by myself now. Luck hadn't been on my side lately so I decide to hurry home since it was probably twelve already and I might get caught that midget since she tends to visit more often now. Then I sensed Inoue's reiatsu nearby, but it was all wrong. It was so dimmed and muddy with only a little trace of her old reiatsu. Had it always been like this or is it just me? I decided to get check it out just to be sure.

Then I saw her. What the hell was she doing mindlessly walking like there was no rain beating down at all. I called out to her but she just continued walking on. Is she sleep-walking? Her walk was usually full of energy but now it seems like she's dragging herself. She seems like she is in a daze.

"Hey! Are you listening? Inoue?"

I guess I got her attention because then she started turning towards me. That's when I knew something was definitely wrong. Her eyes weren't like this. It seems so lifeless and dull. Did she have dull, gray eyes before? Then her expression turned to complete shock then into pained in a blink of an eye. Next thing I knew her eyes disappeared and was replaced by her lids as her knee gave out on her. I caught her before her head hit the ground and tried to shock her awake. I guess she really was sleep-walking…

"INOUE? HEY WAKEUP! HEY, WHAT'S WRONG!"

Should I slap her awake?

I pat her face a few times to get her to wake up but instead I noticed that it was burning hot. Does your body get hot when you sleep walk? I then threw her over my back and once again shocked about her weight. Back at Hueco Mundo when I told her I expected her to be heavier, I wasn't exactly lying. What I really meant was that I thought those breast of hers alone weight like, a hundred pounds! Oh course I wouldn't tell her that part. I guess I should feel like a pervert but how can you not notice? At least I was dignified enough to not comment or stare at it unlike some people I know.

Now I'm starting to think I shouldn't have carried her this way. Now that she wasn't awake her chest was pressed against my back. I'm not going to be a pervert and take advantage to this so I slowly put her against the wall and put one of my arms under her legs and the other one gripping her shoulder. Did she get lighter? Maybe the power boost isn't completely gone yet?

"No. please stop. Please?"

"Inoue? Are you awake now?"

"I'm sorry. Please don't go. I'm sorry. I'm sorry! I'm-"

"Inoue, I'm not going anywhere just calm down."

"NO! Please? NO! NO! NO! " she then started crying harder and harder.

"Inoue, it's me Ichigo. Everything's okay. I'm just going to take you back to my place and-"

"I-Ichigo?"

"Y-yes. It's me Ichigo. Listen I'm going to tak-"

"Ichigo-kun? Do you know Kurosaki-kun?"

I guess I should go along with it to keep her calm.

"Yea. I know kurosaki. We're actually pretty close."

"Hm…."

I guess she fell back asleep.

I hurried back before she woke up again and leap through my window quietly without anyone noticing. I gently laid her down on the bed next to my body. I hoped back in and was about to go down to sleep on the couch but then a burning hot hand grabbed mine.

"Don't. P-Please?Please? "

"Don't worry I'm right here. Now I need you to let go of my han-"

"Does he hate me, Ichigo-kun?"

"Who would hate you, Inoue?"

"I don't blame him. I hate me too." She said as a single tear slid down her cheek.

Whoever this guy is, he's gunna get beat up for taking advantage of Inoue's kindness and hurting her like this.

"Who does, Inoue? If you tell me I can go beat the crap outta him for you"

"N-NO! DON'T! DON'T HURT KUROSAKI-KUN!"

"I won't! I won't hurt kur-"

Wait, did she just said kurosaki?

"Ichigo? You're really, really close Kurosaki-kun, right?"

"I'm the closest person to him, I guess. "

"How much does he hate me?"

Before I got a chance to reply she wrapped her arm completely around mine and fell asleep completely.

I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS! I SUCK AT GRAMMAR AND SUCK AT WRITING SUMMARY AND HOPING IF THERES ANYONE WILLING TO HELP? ANY IDIA ARE WELCOME! IF YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIX, SOMEONE'S OUTTA CHARACTOR (WELL ORIHIME'S BARELY AWAKE SO SHE DOESN'T COUNT ;p) OR SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, I WILL GLADLY FIX IT. THANKYOU!