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[Years...

There was no way she could hide her surprise when he explained just how many years, both home and here.

Had he been on his own all that time...? No, that wasn't important. Orihime shook her head and replied quietly.]

No. I've seen him...

[For a short while in the café. He'd mentioned Aizen was around... had said he was 'different', but Orihime had been quick to change the subject and quicker to disbelieve what she was being told. She didn't have years to come to terms with things so Aizen's atrocities were still fresh in her mind. The things that he had done, to her friends and herself, the things he had wanted to do.]

He mentioned he'd... I just didn't expect to see you myself.

[Lets face it, she had been avoiding him as best she could.]