Hello hello again! ;D

It's time for another Distraction week for Ichigo! First of all, I'd like to thank all those who reviewed (Rianan D' Halmsu and Black Rose, thank you very much!), favorited, and story-alerted my fanfic OKIA! It means A LOT to me, really! Well, I wasn't supposed to post till next week, but since I had some free time in my hands, I decided to put up the second chapter for the week!

And guess who's our second person in the distracting list?

Yes, the lots of you might not have guessed it, but it's our very own Ulquiorra-kun! XD

Didn't see THAT coming did ya? Well, Orihime's also playing a part in this, of course. And if you squint hard enough, you'll notice a bit of UlqiHime-ness in this chapter. And no worries, HitsuKarin will make their appearances here!

Enjoy the chapter! Reviews, suggestions, and good criticism are very much appreciated! ;)

Disclaimer: Again, I don't freakin' own Bleach. Otherwise, I'd already kill Aizen off for good ;)

Distraction Week #2: Ulquiorra (Part 1)

"Ulquiorra-kun!"

The jumpy auburn-haired girl ran to the living room, her hamburger cellphone in hand while almost tripping on a stray book left on the ground, giving a tiny "eep" before holding onto the edge of the couch to balance herself. She gave a tiny frown at this.

"Ulquiorra-kun, how many times do I have to tell you not to leave your books lying randomly on the floor? Someone might get hurt!"

"I will pick it up later, woman."

Ulquiorra was sitting on the living room couch, sipping a nice cup of tea while engrossed on a book he picked up two days ago in the library. It was a self-help book that Ichigo jokingly recommended a week ago, but seeing that Ulquiorra takes things a lot seriously, he decided to see what's so fascinating about the book. He didn't want to admit it, but the book kept his interest longer than he thought.

Orihime gave a sigh, then took a seat beside the indifferent Arrancar. The Segunda Espada in turn turned his eyes on her in curiosity.

"What is it this time, woman?"

"That was Kuchiki-san on the phone," Orihime replied, rubbing the back of her head, "It seems that she'll be gone during the whole week and will not be able to watch over Kurosaki-kun."

"What of it?"

Orihime raised an eyebrow, flailing her arms in excitement.

"Don't you see, Ulquiorra-kun? Hitsugaya-kun is supposed to be coming here this weekend for a self-deserved vacation and to visit Karin-chan! If Kuchiki-san isn't here to guard Kurosaki-kun, then Kurosaki-kun might find out about his sister's secret relationship with Hitsugaya-kun!"

"Ah." Ulquiorra remembered being informed a month ago that Kuchiki Rukia and the rest of the Gotei 13 were trying to keep Ichigo under the shadows. He personally didn't understand why they wouldn't tell him in the first place, but Orihime forced him to participate in helping them anyway. Not that there's anything he could do about that.

"I don't understand. Why not let the idiot find out about their relationship then?"

Orihime paused for a moment, then shrugged.

"Well, Kurosaki-kun isn't very good in keeping his patience intact. And he's very protective for a matter, especially when it comes to his sisters. I guess Kuchiki-san just didn't want him to ruin his sister's relationship when he finds out. And we all know fully well that he's quite capable in doing that."

Ulquiorra raised an eyebrow. Ever since the woman resurrected him four years ago when they finally defeated the freed Aizen for good, he noticed that the woman no longer felt as attracted to the orange-haired daiko. She never really talked about him anymore, and when she did, she didn't flinch or feel embarrassed at all. He's guessing that she finally got over him when he and Kuchiki Rukia got together officially.

He shrugged. It was for the best, he supposed. He knew even during when Ichigo went to Hueco Muendo to save Orihime, Kuchiki Rukia was very special to the subsitute shinigami. He could see the worry evident in his eyes when he told him that Kuchiki Rukia was dead. He turned his back and was about to go save the shinigami instead of fighting him before he was informed that it was he who kidnapped Orihime. If he didn't remind the idiot about Orihime's captivity, then he was sure that Ichigo would've went through hell to save Kuchiki before coming back for the woman.

"So, what does Kuchiki Rukia want?"

"Oh, she wants us to watch over Kurosaki-kun in her place!"

"... And exactly how are we supposed to do that, woman?"

"Why, we keep him busy, of course!" Orihime exclaimed as if it's the most obvious thing to say, "We're both going to go on a double date with him!"

Double date?

"When?"

"This Saturday! Hitsugaya-kun and Karin-chan are supposed to go on a date at that day, so our job is to keep him busy! Too bad Tatsuki-chan, Ishida-kun and Sado-kun couldn't come with us," Orihime gave a sigh, pouting, "Tatsuki-chan had to watch over the dojo this Saturday, Ishida-kun's working in his dad's hospital, and Sado-kun has to visit his relatives in Mexico too."

The thought of the four-eyes somehow made Ulquiorra's eye twitch. He knew that the Quincy had a crush on the ignorant woman years ago. Though his crush seemed to have diminished, he still acts extra nicely to Orihime than other women, as far as he's concerned. Wait, why did it even bother him in the first place?

Ulquiorra shook his head to clear the thought while Orihime looked thoughtfully at the ceiling, putting a finger on her chin.

"Hmm... for some reason, I'm feeling that I'm forgetting something..."

Distraction Plan #2: Double Date With Ichigo!

Hitsugaya Toshiro placed the blue duffel bag that Urahara gave him to the floor, nodding at Orihime and giving a wary glare at Ulquiorra.

"I trust that you haven't caused any trouble?"

"Oh no, Hitsugaya-kun!" Orihime quickly defended, "I assure you, Ulquiorra-kun has been making very good progress in learning how to live in Karakura Town!"

Toshiro's glare didn't waver, and Ulquiorra was tempted to roll his eyes. Soul Society was quite against him living in the Human World, especially since he used to be a very powerful Espada and was the one who kidnapped Orihime. But after a little convincing from Urahara and Orihime, they decided to give him a chance though they'll have to be updated every week on what he's up to in Karakura.

"Hn, very well then," Hitsugaya said, finally deciding to take his attention off Ulquiorra before looking at Orihime, "I suppose Kuchiki has asked you to take care of Kurosaki while she's busy, am I right?"

Orihime nodded, smiling brightly as usual and clapping her hands together.

"Don't worry, Hitsugaya-kun! We'll take care of Kurosaki-kun! Just go and enjoy your date with Karin-chan!"

Ulquiorra looked on in slight amusement as the young icy Captain's face turned bright red, stuttering slightly and turning away.

"Uh, th-thank you, Inoue. I'll be leaving then."

Turning to the door, Hitsugaya gave a nod before leaving Orihime's apartment. Orihime turned to Ulquiorra, giving a cheerful grin.

"Alright! Let's go pick up Kurosaki-kun, shall we?"

Ulquiorra rolled his eyes, still thinking it was not a good idea, but nods and follows the bubbly teen as they walk towards the Kurosaki clinic.

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"Why are we in the amusement park?"

A confused strawberry shinigami scowled at the colorful place in front of him, a bunch of roller coasters, food and game stalls, and merry-go-rounds filling the whole park. An arcade is seen on the far left of the park.

Orihime squealed in excitement, jumping up and down, while Ulquiorra stood beside her, revealing nothing but indifference.

"Kurosaki-kun! We just thought that since Kuchiki's gone for a whole week, you might be a little lonely, so Ulquiorra-kun and I decided to cheer you up and take you somewhere where you can have fun!"

Ichigo looked questioningly at Ulquiorra, the latter observing a bunch of children playing around with colorful balloons.

"Looks more like you forced him into it...," Ichigo thought to himself, then shrugs.

"Ooh ooh!" Orihime suddenly exclaimed, pointing to a roller coaster that looked like it had a lot of loops,"Let's go ride that rollercoaster! Tatsuki-chan said that her dojo students immediately ran to the restrooms after riding this for the first time!"

Ichigo sweatdropped at what she said, Ulquiorra continuing to give a bored expression.

Suddenly, Ulquiorra spotted a pair of curiously familiar teenagers heading for the same roller coaster, a boy with snow white hair and a girl with dark ebony hair tied in a ponytail. Eyes widening, he tugged on Orihime's sleeve while Ichigo went to get their ride's tickets, nodding at the young couple's direction. Orihime gave a tiny "eep!", eyes widening as large as saucers, and then starts flailing her arms in nervous excitement.

"Oh my gosh! What are we going to do?" Orihime cried, continuously looking back and forth from the young pair who're getting on the roller coaster and to the oblivious Ichigo who was still lining up for their ride's tickets. Snapping her fingers and hitting her head repeatedly, she gave a loud frustrated sigh after remembering what Matsumoto told her days before, "I knew I was forgetting something!"

"Woman, please stop." Ulquiorra said, holding her arms tightly to stop her from hitting her head again, forcing her to look him in the eyes, "You shouldn't hurt yourself for making such a mistake."

Orihime blushed slightly in embarrassment, then turned her head away.

"A-ano,... I'm sorry, Ulquiorra-kun..."

"Hey, what's going on?"

Both turned to see the strawberry daiko looking curiously at them, three ride tickets on his hands.

Ulquiorra quickly let go of his hold on her hands, while Orihime gasped slightly and blushed harder.

"N-nothing!" Orihime exclaimed, waving both her hands in front of her face. Ulquiorra just looked away, suddenly interested in watching the screaming people riding the roller coaster. Spotting the tuff of white riding on a cart, he remembered that he and Orihime had to keep the orange substitute shinigami away from the young couple. Or hell would break loose.

-to be continued...

Alright, I decided to split this chapter into two. You'll have to wait and see what'll happen next next week ;)

Again, reviews and suggestions are very much appreciated! ;D