Orihime set the plastic knife aside and put the cinnamon bun down before looking at the man. Her first instinct was to say yes, even if it was to save a stranger believing a lie seemed like the lesser of two evils.

But that just wasn't right. She'd tried to believe a lie to save those who were important to her; she'd become a traitor and willingly severed her ties with her friends. She'd really believed that they would do the same. As if things had ever been so simple.

In the end, she'd forgotten something very valuable.

"Would I hurt anyone else by believing the lie?" Her voice was quiet but steady.