Ichigo is very responsive to Orihime

               IH's are claiming that Ichigo is very responsive to Orihime,it shows that she really had a strong EFFECT towards him,so Ichigo might really have a romantic feelings for her.

I'm pretty sure,they are talking about this?

               Hmm,he really seems so responsive to her.However,was it really because Ichigo might have a romantic feelings for Orihime,or is there another reason why Ichigo is behaving like that?

               I suppose people needs to consider the things that Ichigo was going through during that time,which is this...

               Ichigo was troubled by the fact that he might lose his Nakamas (people who are dear to him) because of his hollow.Seeing Orihime's scared expression strengthen that FEAR inside Ichigo.

which is the reason why Ichigo looked so sad here...

               ...because it shows and proves to him that it (losing the people who are dear to him) CAN happen.That is definitely not because he was so sad to see that the woman he loves romantically gets scared of him.Therefore,after hearing Orihime's "please don't get yourself hurt anymore" (which means that she still care for him,she still consider him as a NAKAMA after seeing his hollow *courtesy of Nel*),he regained hope that he can still rebuild his relationship with everyone,even though they might discover everything about his hollow.It gives him hope that if Orihime still accepts him as a nakama even after seeing his hollow,perhaps his other nakamas (people dear to him) will accept him as well.

               Although,aside from those reasons,the other thing that makes me believe that her so called strong effect towards Ichigo is something that is NOT extraordinary is...

because of this...

                That scene is from Renji vs Ichigo fight at the SS,which is obviously for the sake of Rukia.In that scene,Ichigo regained his determination to win the fight,even without Rukia telling him not to get hurt anymore,or win the fight.Rukia didn't need to cheer for him to regain his determination unlike Orihime who still have to ask him not to get hurt anymore.Ichigo's thought of wanting to save Rukia so badly is the thing that kept him from standing and win the fights.Rukia didn't have to ask him anything.Not to mention,even after the "please don't get yourself hurt anymore" speech from Orihime,Ichigo didn't regained enough strength to defeat GJ...read here for more explanation.

In any case,there is one thing that those fights have in COMMON....

               ...both fights are won for the sake of Rukia (GrimmIchi was mostly because of Rukia *read the essay above for reference*).

Another proof of this argument (Ichigo is very responsive to Orihime) from the IchiHime's,is this.....

               Some people are implying that Ichigo's anger (because someone wants to hurt Orihime) turns him into a hollow there,though...please read here if it's true.

               And then,they are claiming that even though it may not be good that she turned him into a hollow,she still managed to stop him.Implying that hollow Ichigo responded to her when she yelled stop.

though...

               Ichigo was about to lose his humanity,so Ishida being a concerned nakama,tries to stop him,then the hallow stabbed Ishida,therefore,what happened next?

               Ichigo started to try regaining his control,over his soul.Yup! it is Ichigo who is starting to regain his control,and not that Ichigo is gaining the ability to vocalize,mind you (like what some people are implying).Not to mention,this thing happened BEFORE Orihime yelled at him to stop.In a sense,it shows that Ishida's effort to stop him,did reached him somehow.However,it wouldn't be that easy,hence Hichigo have already taken the full control,so Ichigo still have some difficulties,that's why...Hichigo still managed to prepare to fire a cero towards Ishida,where Orihime have decided to yell at him to stop.However,did he listened to her?

zooming in...

               As you can see,Hichigo didn't stopped,which means,he DIDN'T listened to her.Not to mention,he didn't even looked at her direction,instead,he just looked directly behind him,because he felt Ulquiora is going to attack him from his back.Judging by how things took place in this chapters,I wonder where did that strong effect of Orihime to Ichigo did go?

In any case,can that really be more powerful than this?

               Don't tell me that they were different,because they are not completely different.Both times,Ichigo was about to DIE,both times he was trying to stand up and continue fighting,the only difference is...at the Dome,Orihime asked for help,while at the SS,Rukia wasn't there,and she's not asking him anything,yet,Ichigo does the same thing (pushing himself to stand up).

The same thing that happened in here...

               Ichigo,is once again,pushing himself to MOVE,to continue fighting,because he wanted to win (because of Rukia)and once again...without Rukia,asking him to do anything...

               The hallow did took over as well (just like what happened at the Dome),and it was because he was so surprised to see Byakuya's true powers.However,Ichigo did succeeded to regain his control,how?

Let's see how did it happened....

                Did you see someone helped him to regain his control?There's no one,right?He did it by himself,his strong determination to win the fight in his own way,is the thing that made him able to shove the hallow off him.Isn't that completely different from here?

                At the Dome fight with Ulquiora,Ichigo still needs Ishida to help him regain his control,and even ended up hurting him in the process.

                Because of Ichigo's DETERMINATION to win,to be able to save Rukia,he managed to stand up,every time he falls,just by thinking of saving her.Completely different,than how things happened at the HM,that's why,the results are completely different as well...

                Now,did you noticed?Everything that Ichigo does for Orihime so far,was all being asked to Ichigo.Ichigo never does those things by himself,the vow to protect her was being asked by Rukia,"Don't get hurt" speech was needed for him to have a little determination to defeat GJ,and the trying to stand up at the Dome was asked by Orihime,strong EFFECT?Compare it with Rukia's,which none of his actions were being asked by Rukia.Rukia never asked him to stay alive,she never asked him to be persistent to stay alive because he needs to save her,Ichigo does everything for her,she never asked anything from him,yet,Ichigo does the same thing for her,and brought him a positive outcome.

               Although,we can also say that during his fight with GJ,Orihime was already there,so he was more relaxed compared to his fight with Renji,whereas Rukia was still in the hands of those who wanted to execute her,so Ichigo might feel more pressure in terms of rescuing her.Ironically,even this argument was pawned by the enemies asking Ichigo about being relaxed,seeing her unhurt (physically).Both Ulquiora and GJ,told him about Orihime's true condition,which some people dare to use as a proof of their possibility to become a couple,you know,proof that Ichigo might really have a romantic feelings for Orihime.What this people needs to understand is,those scenes just prove that Ichigo is lacking his concern,over Orihime's well being.Ichigo,never thought of her well being,he was already satisfied to see her being unhurt (physically). That's why,he reacted like this...

               Ichigo reacted like that,because he have never thought about those possibilities,but for some very known reasons,those people used to look at him as getting insanely mad,because of what they have done to Orihime,though his words (especially with GJ),was so clear."What did you do to Inoue?" obviously not thinking about that possibility,that's why he was so surprised to hear what he said to him.

               Hmm,I know that there might be some people who's going to use the "plot difference" as an argument for Ichigo's behavior at the HM.I know that Ichigo at the HM is bothered by his hollow,and the Karakura invasion,aside from Orihime's rescue.I also understand that the Ichigo at the HM,is mentally weaker than the Ichigo at the SS.Somehow,I've been thinking,was it really the problem there?When I think about it,it seems that,it wasn't really the problem,do you know what it is?..."Authorial intent",that is the actual problem (I am going to address this topic *authorial intent* later,because I still have a lot of topics to write first).

Anyways,I would like to post a word from an IH shipper,here it is

"I said she awaken his inner hollow (which i am pretty sure was because of orihime) so if she has such effect on him i see it as something really strong and that is ichigo > orihime"

Hmmm,based from her own words..........(*ゝ_●・)σ