Chapter One

Aizen had offered a trade, her in the place of Orihime. How could she say no to that? Saving Orihime, Ichigo definitely knew that she would survive in Hueco Mundo, not that she didn't think that Orihime was strong, but a substitute shinigami would fair better no doubt under all the spiritual strain. Ichigo told herself this silently in her mind as she passed the crying and protesting Orhime who was being dragged on by a pale arrancar whom she'd forgotten the name of.

Her friends would save her though, Orihime would tell them that she had not joined Aizen but was forced to because of her friend.

Aizen had no doubt she would agree, Ichigo Kurosaki letting one of her precious friends fall into his hands, she'd choose her own death before that happened. The one who protects...

"Ulquiorra," he turned to the Cuatro Espada. "Make sure Ichigo makes it to her room safely. Make sure she sees nothing but the path from the throne to her room, stress that the hallways change, make sure she gets no ideas about running away.

"Yes Aizen-sama." He grabbed onto her upper arm roughly and began to drag her out the room, she glanced back at the remaining Espada making sure to remember the ones she had not met yet. Not that any would help her, hell Grimmjow looked like he just got a present. Ichigo definitely knew who was going to volunteer for watching over her first.

The last glance she through over her shoulder was at Aizen and the two other shinigami who defected with him. Tousen and Gin.

Tousen seemed to pay her little mind, but Gin was smiling down at her. She remembered Kira and Matsumoto speaking about Gin, and how creepy his smile was. Of course Ichigo personally thought that the vice captain of the 3rd and the vice captain of the 10th both were traumatized by what happened, though it more or less passed.

Ulquiorra had successfully dragged her out of the room, "Stop resisting."

She made sure she in fact did more resisting, planting her heels on the ground. Though she didn't see an expression cross his face, Ichigo found that the pale man was frustrated enough to hoist her over his shoulder and use something akin to Flash Step to get to the place she'd be staying in.

"Do not think of running away, your powers are suppressed and the hallways do not stay the same. If you get lost in Las Noches, you might end up dead and of no use to Aizen-sama."

Ichigo concluded that Ulquiorra must be very far up Aizen's ass.

Las Noches was a dreadful place. Though, she'd only been there for a few hours, she already concluded much of she thought of the place. It Aizen decorated the place, he definitely emphasized the colour white.

One thing she was happy about was her guard, when a man with brown hair, a goatee and sharp teeth around his neck walked in and announced that he'd be watching her until the end of the week she didn't know what to think. He then fell asleep near the door, not before telling her to wake him up if she needed something. Coyote Starrk, Primera Espada. She remembered that Aizen briefly introducing the Espada when she came to save Orihime. He stood out to her because he rank wise, he seemed the strongest. All the Espada though, had certain things that would make them stand out.

She was thankful she wasn't being watched by Grimmjow.

"...Starrk," Maybe she could get some information out of him. He seemed laid back.

"Starrk?" No sign of him waking.

"Thats not how you wake him up," Ichigo turned, startled at the new voice. A young girl with light green hair was kneeled down beside her. A hollow mask helmet on her head.

"How- How did you get in here?" Her powers were suppressed, but she should've felt this girl's presence.

Instead of answering her, the young arrancar girl stuck her hand as far is it could go down Starrk's throat. He began to chokec for air.

"Starrk, the prisoner wants something, you better wake up."

"Lilynette," He caught his breath, "Don't wake me up like that anymore."

Ichigo gazed at the two, Starrk was awake though, it was time to pry for information.

"So it looks like I'll be here for a long time," The two arrancar watched her carefully. Ichigo sensed something though, Starrk seemed to already know where this was heading. She'd have to be careful.

"And well I was hoping that since you are the first one to watch me, you could tell me about the other Espada," She looked into Starrk's eyes as he analyzed the situation and quickly added on, "Not battle techniques or anything, just what I should be expecting when or if the others watch me."

"Ahh, I suppose I could tell you that."

Something was finally going her way. Ichigo didn't want to sit around and play guessing games with the personalities of the Espada.

"You'll be watched by all of us more or less, in order," that's surprising, but it explained why Grimmjow wasn't here right now.

"Next week will be Baraggan, he wasn't too happy to be put on guard duty, he used to be the former king of Hueco Mundo, don't anger him too much. After that will be Harribel, you probably won't have too much of an issue with her. Then Ulquiorra, you already know what he's like, he brought you here and he acts like that all the time. Nnoitra is next, I can guarantee that you won't get along with him, but he won't try anything because if Aizen. You know Grimmjow too, he seemed eager to guard you. Then Zommari, he probably won't speak to you much and that goes for Aaroniero... And finally Yami, who gets angry easily."

Starrk didn't go to deeply into details, but Ichigo got what she wanted. She pretty much designated the "safe" Espada. Though she didn't fool herself, even the "safe" ones could and would kill her on demand.

"What about the pink haired guy, ummm, Sa... Sza..."

"Szayel? Oh, I remember Aizen saying something about him working in his laboratory and having no time. Lucky you, you get to skip him."

He yawned, "We're changing guards every three days."

He fell asleep once more. The green haired girl was gone.

Starrk, Barragan, Harribel, Ulquiorra... Counting the two days she had left with Starrk, she had fourteen days before she should start worrying about the guard. Nnoitra was that tall and lanky one who carried his weapon out in the open. She remembered him leering at her. And after that was Grimmjow who was probably ready to beat her into a wall.

"I-chi-go."

She jumped for the second time that hour.

Gin, the former captain of the third.

"Did I scare you?" he stood over a head taller than her. His right hand was playing with a lock of her hair, she could see how Rukia was creeped out by him when the shorter girl described him to her. Instead of snakes it felt like thousands of little spiders crawling all over her body. All this from just being face to face with him, she stopped herself from shuddering. Ichigo had to give it to Kira and Matsumoto though, she would't be able to be around him for a long time.

She quickly thought back to the first time she saw him, at the gate when he stopped him and his friends from infiltrating. He seemed different now...

Obviously because back then he was doing his job, something that Ichigo did not agree with personally. And now... He was a traitor, and probably a murderer, and pressed up against her-

"What! What are you doing?" She pulled away from him, backing up and accidentally tripping over Starrk who briefly opened one eye at the seen before dozing off.

"Making sure we haven't completely lost you so early in the game."

Ichigo scrambled away, what she wouldn't do for her zanpakuto. She'd die but it would feel so good to knock him around just a bit.

"I heard what Starrk and you were talking about."

"And?"

"I was told to drop in daily, to make sure you haven't been maimed, tortured, killed..." His smile didn't leave his face. "We can both name at least a few Espada who might have fun doing those things."

'Yea, and by the looks of it, one ex-captain.'

It was really difficult deciding how Gin should speak. I mean his accent is hard to translate to english written words, for me at least. I just wrote it normally.

This wasn't edited, well it was, but not very well.