Ulquiorra tried as hard as he could to silence the thoughts that babbled on in his head. He couldn't comprehend the reasons these ideas going through his head refused to stop. They were about her, that woman that is in his care. He wasn't supposed to see her until tonight when it was time for her feeding. So he couldn't fathom why she was on his mind now, at only one in the afternoon. Then he realized what he had being doing for the past two maybe even three hours. He was walking around Los Noches and he always ended up at her door, though he would never go in. In fact, he had just realized this, even though he had been doing it for awhile now. He began to contemplate the reasons why he was subconsciously ending up at her room when his thoughts where interrupted.
Aizen's voice soon filled his head giving him an order. "Will all the espada please go to the debriefing room for a meeting and some tea?" Once Aizen's voice left his head, he turned and made his way away from the human woman's room.
It didn't take Ulquiorra long to get to the room. In fact, he arrived as soon as everyone else did and silently made his way to his chair at the long table on the left of Aizen. Everyone else soon made their way to their own seat. Ulquiorra could hear the other espadas idle conversations, but didn't pay any attention to them. His mind was still on that woman, but once again these thoughts were interrupted a second time. This time it was Nnoitra's voice that broke though.
"Yeah, you know that pet, Ulquiorra has been taking care of, basically threw herself at me." Nnoitra bragged. Ulquiorra quickly looked over at the fifth espada, who was talking to Yammy, although he didn't look like he was really listening. Realizing Ulquiorra was looking at him, Nnoitra smiled. "Isn't that right, Ulquiorra?" He was mocking him.
"As I recall that wasn't what had happened." Ulquiorra replied.
"That would really bother you, wouldn't it?"
"I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about." No one at the table was paying Ulquiorra and Nnoitra any attention, except for Yammy, unless he lost interest once Nnoitra started speaking, and perhaps Stark, if he was awake, since he was in between the two of them.
"The hell you don't. If you didn't show up when you did, it might have been too late for your little pet." Nnoitra snickered while Ulquiorra narrowed his eyes. "In fact, your little pet might have even been-. " Nnoitra was harshly cut off by a hard smack in the jaw. Ulquiorra's eyes widened only a fraction.
"Can you shut up? I'm trying to sleep here." Stark roughly said as he put his head back down on the table. Ulquiorra wasn't sure why Stark had cut Nnoitra off, seeing how Nnoitra's voice was barely above a whisper, or why he was relieved Stark did it.
Suddenly the room grew silent as Gin, and Tosen appeared in the doorway. Aizen appeared just after them. His brown hair was its perfect sculpt and his brown eyes looked like they could kill you with kindness. The former captain of the fifth squad, who along with Tosen and Gin, sent the Soul Society into chaos by betrayal, smiled at his precious espada.
"Good Afternoon my dear espada. I will share some news with you all, while we drink some tea." A servant, that looked much like the servant who accompanies Ulquiorra to bring Orihime her meals, began to pour each person in the room a cup of tea. Once everyone was served, Aizen began again.
"Inoue Orihime's friends have taken the bait, with help from Grimmjow. They have abandoned her here and left back to help Soul Society prepare."
"How did you get them to do that?" Yammy asked. Aizen flashed a smile. He never really seemed to mind when someone asked a question.
"Tosen, the reflection, if you please."
"Yes." Tosen replied as he flipped a switch. At the center of the table a projection of light shot into the air. The espada all paid close attention to it as it showed how the events played out involving their prisoner's friends. Once it ended, the room was completely silent until Nnoitra spoke.
"So you created an illusion of that chick being dead and had Grimmjow leave it for her friends to find?"
"In simple terms yes."
"Wouldn't that just make them want to fight us even more?" The pink haired eighth espada Syazel asked curiously.
"Ichigo Kurosaki wanted to stay and fight, but that small shinigami girl talked logics to him. Are there anymore questions about this topic?" There was silence. "Good. Now are there any topics someone would like to discuss?"
"Is anyone else going to watch that human chick?" Nnoitra questioned. Once it was asked Aizen looked at Ulquiorra trying to see a reaction from him. He didn't get one. "Other than Ulquiorra?"
"Ulquiorra seems to be doing a fine job, unless he would prefer someone else take over in the case of her care." He turned to better face Ulquiorra, who was sitting on his left. "Do you want Nnoitra to look after her care now?"
"No, I have no problem with doing it, Aizen-sama." Ulquiorra replied hiding the fact he Nnoitra is the last person he wants to look after her.
"Alright then, it is still your task."Aizen turned to Nnoitra "However you may assist him if you like." Ulquiorra cringed on the inside as he awaited Nnoitra's response.
"I think he can handle it himself, Aizen-sama" Nnoitra finally replied.
"Any other topics?" There weren't any. "Then the meeting is over. Go back to what you were doing then." Aizen got up and left followed by Gin and Tosen. Soon the only person left in the room was Ulquiorra. He sat his chair not really wanting to continue to walk around outside her room.
"I bet you didn't like that reflection, huh, Ulquiorra?" Ulquiorra sighed inwardly. Truth be told he didn't really pay attention to the reflection; he didn't like seeing her like that.
"Ridiculous. What do you want Nnoitra?"
"I was just making a comment." Ulquiorra stood up and began to walk out of the room only to be stopped by Nnoitra. "Where are you going?"
"I have better things to do than have trivial conversations about nonsense with you."
"Is that so? What if I told you your precious pet was in trouble?"
"I would tell you it wasn't your concern." Without even bothering listening to the rest of Nnoitra's reasoning.
Yeah, I know, Orihime wasn't even in this chapter. Sorry, but I figured that after three chapters in her point of view, he deserved one. I actually do like this chapter though. I mean I like the other ones too, obviously, but even without her I like it.
But anyways back to the story, yep they are all still alive. Even when i wrote the first chapter, I was going to keep them alive. I was just having a mildly difficult time putting it in somewhere. Oh and while I'm at it. I'm not very good with action scenes, so rather than just describe in depth, I decided to leave it up to the imagination how it happened. All you really needed to know was that they saw her dead body and left. Seems fair fetched, I know, but look at it this way. Even if Rukia is upset too she is still fairly level headed. She could convince Ichigo and the others to go back to Soul Society and get reinforcements.
Alright so, like I say every time, tell me what you think. :
