Every moment marked with apparitions of your soul, I'm ever swiftly moving, trying to escape this desire…the yearning to be near you." – Sarah McLachlan
The darkened sky seemed to cry out in pain as the droplets fell rapidly to the ground.
Standing in a city cemetery was Inoue Orihime, a young, well-endowed woman with ginger-colored hair accented with light blue-green hairpins.
Her silver eyes were sadly gazing at the headstone that she had created with her own hands. For someone very dear…
Ulquiorra Cifer. He was a member of the Espada, a group of callous monsters known as Arrancar. They had no souls or hearts that looked to the light of the world.
Orihime could remember the vivid memory of Ulquiorra's cold stare as he led her to the prison called Las Noches. His threat to harm her friends scared her to death but she went without complain.
She had every right to hate Ulquiorra but she didn't. She couldn't. Instead, she wanted to know more about him and his life. Perhaps, she thought, she could melt that icy heart of his.
Gradually, she opened her heart to him and found herself more attracted to the Arrancar.
She loved it when he visited her room and even if it was an order, she was glad he took care of her. Even her actions toward him were kinder and full of affection.
Before she could attempt to go further, he disappeared from her life. His life with her ended before it could ever start…