Chapter One

Life was only a burden to him, and the heart, non-existent. After centuries of fighting, wandering and consuming other hollows, he was still unable to find "heart". Ulquiorra Cifer, the fourth most powerful Espada in Aizen's army, was the type of person who believes only in what he could see, what he could not see simply did not exist for him. Yet he was unable to find heart within himself, the only thing he found was a void, a hole where the heart should be. It had been only at the moment of his death that he discovered it. 'So this thing that lies in the palm of my hand is a heart ' he thought. 'If only I have more time to discover the emotions of the heart...' he wished as he faded with the wind. In an unknown time and place, his body starts forming again. 'Why am I still alive? I can see, feel, and smell again. What is happening to me?' he thought and started panicking though it was not shown on his face which remains expressionless.

"Fear not, my child," a voice echoed through the space. Suddenly a body formed in front of him. A girl with long orange hair and gray eyes was standing in front of him. She resembled the girl who showed him her heart, Orihime, in every way but her voice. This woman's voice had evidence of great knowledge and wisdom in it.

"You must have many questions," she said. "But, first, do you know who I am?"

"I assume you must be kami-sama. You are correct, I have several questions that I require answers for." he replied in his monotonic voice.

"Yes, you are right about that, Cifer-san, and I know what it is you want to ask. I have been very interested in you, and your discovery of the heart. Hollows have lost their hearts, but you found it again, in the end. Therefore, I am going to give you a second chance, fulfill the final wish you made."

"I am willing to do anything to understand more about heart, kami-sama," he promised.

"I am going to send you to the Yokai Academy, Cifer-san. You will help the students fight the evil that is threatening their academy. You cannot carry your sword with you inside the Academy, but you will find you can summon it to yourself again when you need it. Your other powers shall also remain with you," she stated.

"We do not have much time, however, and so I am sending you there now. Good luck, Cifer-san."

He bowed in gratitude "Hai, kami- sama" Immediately, before Ulquiorra could even blink, he was in the human world, standing at a bus stop. He caught a glimpse of his reflection in a mirror-like metal wall nearby, and his appearance shocked him. He still had his emerald green eyes, the tears line and, when he checked, even the four on his chest. His Hollow mask, however, was gone. He noticed the reflection of a bus behind him, and turned. The door slid open to reveal a strange driver, smiling in a way Ulquiorra found distinctly creepy.

"So, you are the new transfer student, huh?" he asked, almost teasingly, with a grin.

Ulquiorra nodded expressionlessly and, after a moment's hesitation, entered the bus. The driver shoved a bundle of clothes at him. "Here is the uniform that you will in Yokai Academy," he said gleefully.

"Better prepare yourself, boy. Yokai Academy can be a really creepy place. Don't want you giving up in despair."

"You need not concern yourself with my preparation," Ulquiorra told him in his usual monotone.

He ignored any further attempt at conversation as he took his seat next to a window. 'Yokai Academy, huh? I'll show them what true despair looks like...' he thought as the bus vanished completely into the darkness of the tunnel sight before his eyes was strange and rather-it would be if he had not seen Hueco Mundo and Forest of Menos which was more weird. Even then it was still strange for normal humans and humans only not him. The place was secluded; there were creepy dead trees, an ocean of blood, and some scattered gravestones and a scarecrow as the bus stop sign .

"We have arrived boy, hehehe, be careful now." the bus driver gave the last advice as he walked out of the bus.

Ulquiorra saw a gothic cathedral-like building which he supposes as Yokai Academy. Setting his destination, he starts walking towards the building. As he walked, his Pesquisa ability detected someone approaching from behind. Looking back he saw a young girl with long pink hair riding a bicycle. Though it was only a glance, it was clear that the girl was not fully awake and was losing the control over the bike. Because of that she was going to crash, either into him or one of many trees that adorned the path of the Yokai Academy. Stepping out of the way, Ulquiorra wrapped his arm around her waist and swept her off her vehicle. The bike itself collided in the trees not two seconds later.

After a minute, the girl seemed to regain awareness, and as soon as she did, she stared at Ulquiorra with very apologetic eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't hurt you or anything, did I? I got dizzy because of my anemia, and I couldn't control where I was going. I'm very sorry, really!" Ulquiorra wordlessly released the girl. As she looked at him, her eyes were suddenly overtaken by a faraway look as her arms came up to encircle him. 'Wow, he certainly very handsome and his tear marks I wish I could touch' she thought while blushing.

"That smell..." The girl whispered as she held him. "It's like you have the energy of a thousand people flowing through your veins. I've never smelled anything like it before but... it smells really really good."

And then she tried to bite him. The key word being tried. Even though he knew his Hierro would protect him, Ulquiorra moved his hand to intercept the girl's mouth, before pushing her away from him. Instantly the girl's apologetic demeanor returned in full force.

"I'm so sorry! I just couldn't control myself! You see... I'm a vampire." Ulquiorra simply gave her a measuring stare. "A vampire, you say?"

"...Yes." The girl whimpered as she poked her index fingers together awkwardly and stared at the ground. "Do you... not like vampires?"

Ulquiorra calmly answered "I have never encountered a vampire before now, so I have no reason to like or dislike them."

"That's great!" The girl said as a smile came over her face.

"Then if it's alright with you, would you please be my friend? I was just feeling lonely, since I don't know anyone here yet."

Ulquiorra was about to give the girl A negative response, but then he remembered the reason he had come to this academy. If he was ever going to understand other people, the fact was, he would have to interact with them.

"...If that is what you want." Ulquiorra eventually said. Then he resumed walking. The vampire girl jogged a bit to Catch up to him, and then she wrapped her right arm around his left one.

"Thank you so much! My name's Moka Akashiya, and if you're okay with it, can we meet up again and talk more after the entrance ceremony is done? Oh, I'm being rude; I don't even know your name yet!" The Arrancar continued walking for several seconds before responding. "Ulquiorra Cifer is my name."

Class 1-3 of Yokai
Academy, The entrance ceremony was now finished, and Ulquiorra had just taken his seat in his assigned homeroom with the rest of his fellow students just as the teacher began talking in a cheerful tone.

"Well hello everyone, and welcome to Yokai Academy. My name's Shizuka Nekonome and I'll be your homeroom teacher this year. Now, I'm pretty sure all of you already know this, but just to be safe, I'll tell you anyway. Yokai Academy is an incredibly unique school. It's a school for monsters! You see, like it or not, the fact is that humans control the planet. So in order for monsters like you and I to survive, our only option is to learn how to coexist with them, which is what you'll all be learning here! And that really brings us to our first rule: As long as you're on campus, unless there are special circumstances you must always remain in your human form. Everybody got that?"

When several students nodded, Ms. Nekonome smiled. "Wonderful! Now, rule number two: Never ever reveal your monster identity to another student, okay?"

"Ha! These rules all sound like a b*** to me," The boy sitting next to Ulquiorra declared loudly. "If I ever meet a human, I'll just eat them; unless, it's a pretty girl of course, in which case I'll m*** them."

"If that is what you truly think, then what is trash like you even doing at this academy?" Ulquiorra wondered.

"What'd you say?" The boy snarled as he spun to face the Arrancar.

Barely even turning his eyes to look at him, Ulquiorra said, "The reason Yokai Academy was founded was to allow monsters and humans to coexist with one another peacefully. If you don't even understand that much, your intelligence must be even lower than your appearance would indicate."

Before anyone could say anything else, the classroom door opened and a timid feminine voice said

"Um, excuse me? I'm sorry I'm late, but I got lost after the entrance ceremony."

Ms. Nekonome smiled. "Oh that's fine. Just come in and introduce yourself, and then take a seat wherever you'd like."

And with that, Moka stepped through the door, and into everyone's view. Shyly, the vampiress looked at what seemed like a small ocean of faces in front of her, and gave a small bow before saying "Hello, my name's Moka Akashiya, and it's really nice to meet all of you." Instantly, every male in the classroom aside from Ulquiorra went into a frenzy.

"Holy s***! That has got to be the cutest girl on the planet!"

"I think I can die happy knowing I was in the same class as this hottie."

"That long pink hair… and those adorable eyes of hers... I think I'm in love."

"I swear on my life, I am going to marry this beautiful girl."

"She is so f*** hot!"

Moka herself actually seemed embarrassed from all the attention she was suddenly getting, and tried desperately to find an empty desk somewhere out of everyone's way. As luck would have it, there was one such desk at the far side of the room, and the person sitting in the desk in front of it was...

"Ulquiorra!" Moka screamed, her face lighting up in pure joy the instant she'd seen her new friend, and she leaped directly at him. Ulquiorra, having not anticipated such a reaction from the girl, barely had time to catch e end result was Moka sitting in Ulquiorra's lap with both of her arms around his neck, and her cheek nuzzling his. Ulquiorra had his left hand resting on Moka's side. Though Ulquiorra's hand was only there to help steady Moka, and prevent her from colliding with the wall after she'd jumped at him.

"I can't believe we're in the same class! And I even get to sit right behind you! I'm so happy!" The young girl squealed.

While Moka was busy cuddling Ulquiorra, the mood of every other male in the class had completely reversed from what it had been just a few seconds ago.

"What the f***!"

"How does that guy know my future wife?!"

"I swear, I am gonna murder that b*** for touching my love with his filthy hands!"

"She's way too good for him! I should be the one getting that kind of treatment from her!"

If glare could kill both Moka and Ulquiorra would have been dead a long time ago. All the boys was sending death glare to Ulquiorra while girls were glaring at Moka.

"How could she hug him like that? She thinks she owns him like he's her property."

"I am sure the look on his face tells me that he certainly doesn't like her." most of the girls whispered while still glaring at Moka. Ulquiorra shook his head while thinking 'I wonder if kami-sama has a right decision to sending me here, huh, this is going to be a very very long year 'he thought while starting his first day in the academy.