(Song I'm Listening to as I'm writing this short story...)

"Clocks " By Cold play

CHAPTER 1

SUMMER SKY

Fresh splashes of cold water. Making it's cold sensation of a wonderful summer. Cheering and laughter was heard. Coming from the distance between them.

He stared wondering about what changes his life was moving towards. One was moving from a life of entrapment with the shadow of one's past.

Then the now with a ever growing sensation of a wondering light. A kind that moves hurling towards him with reason. Daily questions arise towards him.

Knowing he was from a far distant world within Life. He was nothing much but a Hollow. A mere being with no soul at all. Nothing of a beating heart.

A corpse. Yet she was allowing him a kind of happiness to shine. Shinning from within his cold self.

The aging self around his young body was fading away. His smile didn't show. Sea gulls chirped around as he looked up towards them.

Seeing them fly without any care at all. His right hand had a pencil. Long and ready to be used in the matter of artwork.

His left hand held onto his note pad. Sketches and writing of small notes. Orihime had told him this was one way to move with thoughts. Feelings.

Instead of struggling to move them in one path. This was one of many best solutions to find a new way. His eyes closed as he thought.

A fresh breeze blew past his ears. Moving his long black hair back. His attention drew him back inside himself. Crawling back within his own "Peace".

He didn't laugh. Only smirked. His right hand lifted up and began moving rapidly on the note pad. Opening his eyes he stared at his moving pencil outlining.

Making strong light strokes of an image in his mind. Making strong moving left and right. His eyes moved with the rhythm of the pencil. Yet as he did.

Nothing seemed to bother. Nothing around him sounded off. Not even the sounding ocean. The fresh hot sand touched his white colored toes.

Flexing and moving his feet left and right. He was comfortable. Finding this method to think. To move with what Orihime calls " Nature".

Yet something seemed to stop him. His right hand stopped moving as a large headed shadow covered his sunlight.

Noticing the shadow His eyes looked right. Orihime looked down at him. Smiling. Her beautiful expression.

Her hands in a pose of pure kindness. Nothing else was such grand to see.

"Ulquiorra? You promised you'd come with me into the water today" she said shrugging at him in her sexy bathing suit

He smiled and looked down at his shame. He didn't want to admit it but he did. His body moved in a saddened motion.

Feeling ashamed as he gotten carried away again. Ulquiorra was wearing white clothing. An open button t-shirt. White rolled up pants.

His left hand had a ribbon tied around it. Ulquiorra stood up as he tossed down his notepad calmly on the picnic blanket with the pencil.

"I know, I'm sorry" he said as both held hands

Walking side by side. Both slowly headed towards the water. Ulquiorra looked forward towards the sunlight.

" I know your still adjusting to this life style but I know you like it, don't you?"asked Orihime

She looked at him with a worried face. He looked back towards her with a smiling face. No teeth showed as he closed his lips.

"It's a change but I can adjust" he said

Both went into the water in a fun like rush. Ulquiorra noticed her. Happy freedom as she splashed water back at him.

Ulquiorra did the same as he waved his right hand towards the water. It rose up into the air by 50 feet. She was surprised.

Ulquiorra looked surprised as he stood with his hands out. Water rained all over Orihime. She laughed hysterically.

Ulquiorra looked at her with a worried face. Knowing he used his strength by accident. He smiled at her scratching his head. Looking and feeling stupid.

Ashamed a little as she rushed and hugged him. Both stood in the ocean water hugging. Embracing each other as one.

"A year it's been" said Orihime

Ulquiorra held her. His eyes staring over her shoulder towards the sunset. Orihime looking towards the sandy beach.

Seeing children run past there picnic. Ulquiorra heard her voice. Speaking the truth he knew quite well. Hearing words that made sense to him.

"I know, but I'm willing to spend my days beside you with or without knowing my future" said Ulquiorra

"At first I didn't think it would work Ulquiorra, but I don't care" she said truthfully

Ulquiorra listened to her words of kindness. Her words of undying Love for him. Words that make him become more human daily.

He smiled. She cried little over his left hand shoulder. His t-shirt began getting tear drops onto it. He didn't care.

"I know, and I'm glad for your kindness without knowing it I would be else where doing who knows what" said Ulquiorra

"Can I ask you" she spoke with wonder

"Anything" he said

"What about a house within the city or out in the country?" asked Orihime

"But your apartment is fine isn't it?" asked Ulquiorra confused

"I mean...No, I don't want to rush anything too soon, but I mean to start a family" asked Orihime as she blushed and looked down

Ulquiorra smiled looking down at the clear see through water. An ocean tide rose as it came towards them. Ulquiorra noticed it.

Yet it didn't matter to him. It slammed hard into both of them as the water flowed around them.

Orihime opened her eyes and looked up seeing the green like energy sphere that Ulquiorra made to protect them both.

She could the ocean flowing around them in a swirling motion. Both looked at each other.

"Orihime, we spent Christmas together, with Ichigo and everyone else (continuing after "Winters Love" short story)" said Ulquiorra

She stared at his answer as it moved with the surrounding tide.

"I would like that very much" he said smiling

She cheered and laughed as she touched the top of the green sphere. Feeling the sensation of Happiness and water flow.