Harley sighed as she walked from her private quarters to Aizen-sama's throne room. He had called for her, and she was pretty damn sure she knew what it was about. Tosen-sama was standing in front of the massive doors, awaiting her arrival.
"Same as always sir?" she asked monotone.
"Yes, I'm afraid so." He replied. Kaname Tosen was one of the few people Harley actually trusted. She heaved a heavy sigh and lightened the features on her round face and walked through the door Tosen just opened. She walked until she reached the center of the room, then respectfully bowed to her superior. She stood straight after a moment, looking Aizen in the eye.
"You called, sir?" she asked, voice still monotone.
"Yes I did dear. Have you made your decision yet?" he asked as two men walked from the shadows of the room, opposite each other. The men were Cuarto Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer, and Sexta Espada, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. Both men had fallen deeply for Harley, and Harley felt the same about both of them. The decision Aizen was asking about, was whether she decided between stoic yet caring Ulquiorra, or the obnoxious yet affectionate Grimmjow.
"….no sir." Harley answered after some time. She glanced at the two men, who both seemed immensely tense. She gave them both apologetic looks, and then looked at Lord Aizen.
"And why have you not made this important decision yet?"
"Firstly, sir, the mission at hand is more important than affiliation with other Arrancar unless it applies to the mission. Second...I just can't decide sir. They've come from two different worlds that I relate to all too well." With that, she turned around and left, not giving a shit if Aizen gave her permission or not. She was the fucking Cero Espada. Plus, Tosen or Ichimaru was bound to talk to Aizen and tell him to give her some space. She started walking back to her quarters, but heard someone following her. She stopped dead in her tracks, fearing it was Nnoitra again. She turned around and saw no one. She closed her eyes and opened her Pesquisa, feeling relief when she recognized the reiatsus (sp?).
"Ulquiorra, Grimmjow. You almost made me kill the two of you." She said teasingly.
"W-What the hell Harley?!" Grimmjow shouted. The two Espadas moved from their hiding spot to open view.
"I thought it was Nnoitra, then I realized it was two not just one. Whoever made the noise, be quieter next time. Especially if you're stalking someone."
"I told you she heard you." Ulquiorra with a tone that was slightly reprimanding. Grimmjow growled and raised his hand as if to hit Ulquiorra. Harley sonidoed and grabbed Grimmjow's wrist.
"Don't you dare. I'm not in the mood to be a mother to either of you right now." She said harshly. She let go of his wrist and began walking again. Grimmjow lowered his wrist, and he and Ulquiorra simultaneously moved to walk by her sides, Grimmjow taking the left, Ulquiorra the right. Grimmjow took her hand in his, and squeezed it gently. As they kept walking, Harley began relaxing some since the boys were quiet and weren't arguing or trying to kill each other. 'Finally. At least a little peace.' She thought to herself. Just as she finished the thought, she felt a riled spike in Ulquiorra's reiatsu. It was small, so only she noticed it. She glanced to her right and saw him glaring daggers at the show of affection Grimmjow was showing. She decided instead of removing her hand from Grimmjow's grasp and pissing him off, she gently nudged Ulquiorra's hand with hers, and he smoothly yet slowly intertwined his fingers with hers. She could tell he was slightly uncomfortable with it, what with him never showing any form of affection, but he felt a good bit better. They reached her quarters and she was about to bid the two men a farewell for now, until all three saw something just barely round the corner.
"What do you want Nnoitra?" Ulquiorra asked with a surprising bit of venom in his voice.
"If you have no business around here besides going to your own fucking room and not bothering her, then piss off." Grimmjow said with the same amount of malice. Nnoitra cackled.
"Aw come on. I know you three are gonna have SOME form of a threesome at some point." He said slyly.
"Look you son of a b-" Harley started.
"Let us handle this babe." Grimmjow said, extending an arm in front of her to keep her from stepping forward.
"Please." Ulquiorra added. She nodded. Harley knew better than to speak when Ulquiorra and Grimmjow were around, no matter how bad she wanted to mouth off. Grimmjow took steps towards Nnoitra, while Ulquiorra hung back in case the Quinto was to make a sudden move and knock Grimmjow away from him and tried to reach Harley.
"You stay the fuck away from Harley, you got that? You may be one rank higher than me, but Ulquiorra is one up you, and I'm still physically stronger than you. Protecting that girl is the only time he and I will work together and we won't fucking hesitate. We. Will. Kill. You." Grimmjow spat. Nnoitra laughed and was about to retort until someone spoke up.
"What the hell is going on here?" Starrk said sleepily, but with enough volume so he wouldn't go unheeded. Nnoitra frowned, his piano-like teeth showing. Starrk was the only superior besides Aizen, Tosen, and Gin that he would actually listen to.
"Nothing Starrk-sama." Nnoitra said. Starrk turned to Harley.
"Is there a problem honey?"
"Not anymore." She replied. Starrk nodded slowly, understanding.
"I ain't a snitch, Nnoi. But you lay a hand on my baby sister without her permission, in a bad way, or even at all, I won't hesitate to tell Aizen-sama, and get his permission to kill you along with Ulquiorra and Grimmjow assisting me. He'll let me, I know he will. You're replaceable, she's not. Aizen-sama isn't stupid. Even if you sit there and say you did nothing, he'll know. He'll take our word over yours anytime, any day, anywhere. So back the fuck up, turn your ass around, and go back where you came from." Nnoitra did as he was told and Starrk scoffed and walked over to Harley and the two other Espadas. He draped his arm around her shoulders and looked down at her. "You alright baby?"
"Yeah. Thanks. To all of you."
"Don't ever let your determination to tell us waver. What Starrk-sama said is true." Ulquiorra reminded gently.
"Killing him oughta be fun. I just don't want to do it under those conditions." Grimmjow muttered with his kitty-like grin. Harley giggled and thanked them all once more before everyone carried on with their days. Harley leaned on her door once it was closed and she was in her room, thankful she had men like them in her life. Otherwise, she'd be so deflowered she'd be dead.