Things happen for a reason they say. She didn't believe that. Neither did he. Pain and death was all just a part of living whether you were already one of the dead or just a miserable human eking out a useless existence, taking up space among the other trash of the world.
Face it, he said, you are trash and can never be anything but that.
Her denial came fast and harsh from her lips, he didn't know what was worth anything in the world because of what he was.
And what was that? He asked, mockery evident in his arresting tone.
Without hesitation she answered, a hollow.
Silence falls in between them, each unable to meet the other's gaze. He, for once wordless, though if he's hurt by her single sentence he doesn't show it. Can't. Won't. Won't reveal his inner self to anyone. Not even to her; for she is his enemy. She, doesn't believe him good, how can she? So she sits in silence though a million questions burn her mind and spin her thoughts.
It stretches between them, the void, unbreachable by any bridge. Hers, the bridge to goodness and those who save the lost. His, tainted by the blackest night, the deepest darkness. The pit, she sees, yawning, immense behind his eyes. In the violet blue orbs, he looks into, hope, the veil lifting from the light, pain soothed by her presence. He knows it is not for him...he does not yearn for it.
She breaks the unbearable quiet, you are a hollow. Nothing more.
He stares at her, emotionlessly, you are a Shinigami. Nothing more.
They need not know what makes this wrong, for they know it as much as the difference between night and day. She sighs, at once tired and feeling weak from his presence. The stench of death hangs over him like a miasmic cloud, though she'd never say it, it sickens her. He watches her stand up, his self adjusting to the lack of her presence near him. Though he'd never tell her, he misses her when these simple meetings are held back. He sees her go, one last question pervading his thoughts and he asks, unsure of why he does:
Why do you come to me?
She doesn't look back, but he still hears her answer, because I care.
~~~Finis~~~
A/N: Don't own Bleach. Anyway weird huh? I did this in like half an hour, just typed it out...was in the mood for UlquiRuki and had read everybodies new chappies already...please review.