Ulquiorra's teal beam of lights clashes with a boulder that is thrown at him by a hollowfied Ichigo.
Orihime stares at Ulquiorra, feeling love towards the espada. She secretly hopes that he will win. She wants Ulquiorra to be with her, to love her back. She wants to break through his emotionless façade. She wants to be his one and only.
Only if Ulquiorra knew, she would think to herself. Every time he leaves she watches him go, counting every step he takes, how many seconds it takes, and how many breaths he takes. She has to admit that she is obsessed with the man.
But her world shattered once. When Ulquiorra said one thing "She is useless to Lord Aizen. I will get rid of her as soon as I get rid of you" those words crushed her soul, shattered her fragile heart and brought tears to her eyes. She was hoping that he didn't mean them. She wanted to see if he did, so she now hopes that he wins.
The moment where Ulquiorra began to disintegrate was the moment she knew she would never find out.
Ulquiorra holds out his hand to Orihime "I now know what a heart is" Orihime gasps and reaches out for the one she loves, only to have it erupt into ash as he slowly fades away. His last words echo into her mind "I love you Orihime."
"ULQIORRA!" she yells at the fading figure. Ichigo stares at her, completely confused and a bit heart broken. He now knows how she feels. She doesn't love him back. She loved that espada.
Ichigo turns away from her; all of this to save the girl he loves only to find out that she didn't want to be saved.
This has been a lovely tragedy written by yours truly, Dark Little World
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