~Be your girl~

She had heard about him; the former Cuatro Espada. From reports early on in the beginning of the war. He had been the one to first invade Karakura with the tenth, now deceased. She knew she should hate him, curse him behind his back as they lead him through the streets and corridors of Seireitei in chains.

She knew she should like all the rest, but...

The ex Espada's dull eyes lifted from the ground momentarily, catching her gaze.

It could've been a second.

Maybe a moment.

But it felt longer.

She didn't believe in love or knowing simply that he was the one.

Of course not! Rukia Kuchiki, survivor of the winter war, wasn't so foolish as to pin her suddenly fast beating heart on a simple glance. Orihime caught her eye next.

A soft sad smile sent her way.

Rukia regretted the fleeting thoughts she'd had a moment before.

Her friend had something-indefinable, something Captain SoiFong and the Punishment Squad under her command didn't understand; with the black haired Arrancar in bloodied white. She could see herself how they shot questioning looks to their commander as Orihime insisted on staying at his side.

She wouldn't leave him.

Rukia, though respectful of such devotion, couldn't whole-heartedly lend her friend her support. He was an ex Espada after all!

An Arrancar...

A Hollow.

A monster.

He did not belong among them.

And especially he did not belong with such a kind-hearted girl like Orihime.

~To be continued~

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