Chapter 1

'Screams?... Who... is screaming? ...Brother?... Where is everyone?... Where am I?... It's lonely here... Everything is so dark...' I shake my head back and forth, trying to rid myself of the sounds of the screams. I look up, and see, a man? Yes, a man. I step back a little away from him, shaking.

"Do not be afraid, little one. I am here to take you somewhere safe." the man reaches me and I see him clearer now, he has brown hair and glasses. He reaches out his hand, and believing I was going to be ok, I took it.

It was the biggest mistake of my life….

*15 Years Later*

Waking with a start, I shake my head, trying to forget the hell from which I was taken, and then remembering the hell I was brought into. It is always the same nightmare, but each time I see it more clearly. I know I should be grateful to him for taking me away from there, from my home that was being destroyed, but after he brought me here and showed me what he was truly like, I couldn't be. All he wanted was the power my mother had passed on to me, although he couldn't get it. He tried many things, cutting me open, to things even worse as I grew older. He was a monster. A monster by the name of… Aizen.

A loud knocking at my door brought me out of my dark thoughts.

"HEY! SAYURI! WAKE UP! I'M BORED!" the male voice resounding even through the door of my little room.

Sighing, I yell back, "IT'S NOT LIKE I COULD SLEEP WITH YOU SCREAMING ANYWAY, GRIMM!" Yes, I had a nickname for him, the sexta espada, and no, he didn't hurt me for it. He knew that there were only three people in all of Hueco Mundo that I trusted, and he was one of them. I had good reasons to trust them, too! Halibel, Ulquiorra and Grimmjow had all protected me from him, from Aizen, and had all worried and cared about me.

*Flashback*

'Why? Why me?' I screamed again as the pain worsened. I kicked away from Aizen, running as fast as I could. He grabbed for me, but missed, and that had me running even faster. I ran down hallway after hallway, until I ran into something. Well, someone rather. Halibel. She had helped me out once before, when I was very hurt, and nursed me back to health. I realized who it was and latched on to her, crying and bleeding. She pushed me off her leg and knelt down beside me. I thought I heard footsteps behind me so I jolted forward until I was hiding my face in her shoulder. She started stroking my hair, trying to soothe me and tell me it was going to be ok. I knew she never acted this way towards anyone else and cried even more, knowing that she wouldn't mind.

"Shh...Hush little one. Calm down, everything is going to be alright. Can you tell me what happened? Why are you hurt?"

Between sobs I manage to choke out, "H-he...h-hurt me...A-aizen..." as soon as she heard his name, she stiffened, holding me tighter. She picked me up and brought me to her room where she cleaned me up and bandaged me.

"There. It is still going to hurt for a little while, but at least the blood has stopped. You should be fine now." She smiled at me and I jumped up, hugging her.

*End Flashback*

Ever since that night, when I was alittle girl, she has always taken care of me, just like a mother would. I smiled, thinking about how she still does.

*A few years after previous flashhback*

I was running away again, trying to find the woman I've been calling Mom. She isn't my real mom, but she filled that hole that was left after my real mom died. I couldn't find her and was becoming scared. The hallways were dark and I couldn't see the floor. I ended up tripping and falling on my already hurt leg.

"Ow..." I rubbed around the wound, thinking of how Halibel had stopped that bleeding with a cloth wrapped tightly around the laceration last time. I shuddered and the tears in my eyes spilled out. I heard a rustle of a cloak next to me, so I looked up. I jumped back seeing it was a boy, around my age. I tried getting up to run again, but he stopped me.

"Hey! It's ok! I'm not going to hurt you!" I squirmed trying to break free of his grasp, but due to loss of blood I was just too weak. He seemed to feel my surrender and he pulled me up gently. Turning to him I saw he had an odd shade of hair, a kind of aqua color with part of a hollow mask on him. I also noticed another boy behind him, but this boy was quiet with dark hair and what looked like green tear streaks down his face. He also had part of a hollow mask on him.

"What happened?" the boy with dark hair asked in a bored-like tone. I just shook my head and faced away from them, my tears coming down more. How could I tell them? They wouldn't believe me...and even if they did, they are Espada, they would just take me back to that monster.

"Hey, you can tell us! It's not like we'd tell Lord Aizen or something." The aqua haired boy saw you flinch at that name and turned to his freind, "Ulquiorra, I think he did this to her."

"So it would seem. She will not be able to walk like that, pick her up. We will take her to the infirmary." the dark haired boy, Ulquiorra, turned and started walking away. The aqua haired boy sighed at him and turned back to me. He smiled, and I shook my head when he tried to bring towards the infirmary.

"What's wrong? You can get better at the infirmary." He picked me up, but again I shook my head.

"Mom...I want Mom..." I whispered. He heard and yelled at Ulquiorra to get back to you.

"What, Grimmjow?" I thought to myself that he needs to get some emotion in his voice.

"She won't go to the infirmary, and I heard her say she wants to go to her mom."

Ulquiorra sighed, "Who is her mother?" Grimmjow looked down at me, a question on his face.

"Halibel." I cried out at the sudden shot of pain in my leg.

"Halibel?" Grimmjow looked at Ulquiorra, shocked, and they set off, Grimmjow still carrying you.

*End Flashback*

I smiled at the unforgettable memories, and at how the guys have changed (or not changed). Grimmjow was still the talkative guy and Ulquiorra, well, he still hid many emotions. Now, though, Grimmjow loved to fight, and will do anything to pick a fight, and Ulquiorra was the levelheaded one.

"COME ON!" I heard more banging and then, "Oomph!"

"Just shut up already." I recognized Ulquiorra's voice and smiled more, "Sayori, you best hurry though. Or I'm going to beat him into the pile of trash he really is."

"YOU ALREADY HIT ME!" At that I laughed and got dressed. I chose my favorite outfit, a red tank top and jean shorts, grabbed my red drawstring bag and opened my door.

"FINALLY!" Grimmjow grinned, seeing you roll yours eyes. "Now we can go!"

"Go where?" I looked back and forth between the guys.

"The world of the living." My eyes widened and I smiled as I heard these words from Ulquiorra. It would be the first time I have been there! And who knows? Maybe I will be able to stay there, away from Aizen!

A/N: That's all for right now…I hope you like it! Please review!