I Gotta Catch You!
Disclaimer: Bleach and anything related to it do not belong to me, but Tite Kubo and that guy who created Pokemon.
Ulquiorra does not enjoy being in his pokeball. He doesn't necessarily mind it, but the last time Orihime kept him in his pokeball, she ended up inadvertently kidnapped by Team Rocket –aren't they supposed to be capturing Pokémon?- and held hostage for approximately five minutes.
Those five minutes were mostly 'evil villain monologue' time. Enough time for Ulquiorra to bodily throw himself against the confines of his pokeball until the annoying contraption freed him.
The Team Rocket members were understandably upset when he appeared, interrupting their painstakingly rehearsed skit, until they actually looked at him and his narrowed gaze.
Hell broke loose afterward.
Suffice it to say, he is constantly by her side, barely a few feet away to keep her out of harm's way.
That and he is concerned about her well-being since she has an almost daunting tendency to walk head-on into inanimate objects.
Being out of his pokeball has its benefits. For one, he can grab her while she's walking, digging in her bag for an unnamed item, and just stop her from walking into her next concussion. Another, his large, expansive wings make an excellent cover from the rain when Orihime forgets her umbrella for the nth time at the Pokecenter a few miles back.
However, it has its noticeable downfalls.
Grimmjow and Ulquiorra have an odd rivalry (she cannot utter the word friendship in their presence regarding one another; it'll end badly), which has led the blue feline to deem his pokeball 'for losers'. He is out of his pokeball almost as much as Ulquiorra.
They do get along.
Within reason.
Sort of.
When they're traveling, the situation is similar to a parent with her kids in the back; the younger teasing the older child mercilessly, namely Grimmjow attempting to annoy Ulquiorra by swatting the bat Pokémon with his tail or paw before he sprints off further down the trail.
Ulquiorra does not retaliate.
However, if for some random reason Grimmjow accidentally trips on Ulquiorra's tail and ends up in the river, Orihime does not scold Ulquiorra as harshly as she should.
SS: Random plotbunny is random. I might continue. I like Pokemon and I like Bleach, so I might as well devote my time to not!studying and write fic. haha Review and tell me what y'all thought of it!
