Hhmm, thank you for all your reviews. Here is the next chapter of Altered memories, and as promised there will be a moment between Starrk and Yoruichi. Oh, and Nessie I do plan on putting the Winter War in this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or its characters

Rating: M

Chapter: temptation

Syzayelapporo sighed as he finished disposing of the last batch of L-19. This troublesome liquid had caused yet another uncomfortable situation for him. He wiped the remaining liquid on his new shirt, not caring if it got dirty or not. He had long ago picked up his tattered shirt that Yoruichi tore and threw it away. He also got a new shirt but sadly it didn't have a high collar like all his others. What had just happened about an hour ago was evident and he could not hide it. He cleaned up everything, so now his lab looked as clean as ever. He picked up a syringe filled with a yellow liquid from the stand that was next to Yoruichi and the table she was laying on. He injected the antidote into the crook of her elbow.

'Her visions shouldn't come back anytime soon now that I've given her the antidote. I need to tell Lord Aizen that her memories are potentially returning. He'll know what to do. But for now the antidote will just have to do.' He unconsciously touched the hickies on his neck wincing slightly at pain it caused.

'Damn, you would never have to wonder if sleeping with her was a dream or not. She would leave the marks to prove it was all real.' Syzayelapporo thought as he looked at the time. He still had an hour and thirty five minutes left before she woke up. Luckily she will have no memory of what transpired today once she woke up. He walked over to the reinforced steel table that held the weights she wore. He smiled at his invention, feeling a sense of pride because it did its job perfectly. Not only were they meant to help her with training, but they also suppressed her spiritual pressure as well.

There were three reasons it must be suppressed. 1. Because her natural spirit energy acted as a magnet for any being. People felt drawn to her. She could suppress nearly all of it on her own, but that tiny bit that made her seem weaker than a human still leaked out. 2. It was for stealth, she is the fastest arrancar alive. So to be completely undetectable and faster than the eye could see was a great combination. And finally 3. It kept her power under control. With her being a former captain class shinigami, and then being turned into a hollow and evolving through all the stages to vasto lorde she had gained incredible strength. Should she regain her memories Lord Aizen didn't want an enraged arrancar destroying his creations.

After Las Noches was created Syzayelapporo was the first arrancar created by Lord Aizen. Syzayelapporo was surprised to find out that the one who gave him so much power, was the very enemy of hollows. He was skeptical at first, but once Lord Aizen told him he was a man of science as well, everything made sense to Syzayelapporo. When Lord Aizen had given him his own lab and the task of converting a shinigami into a complete hollow, the mad scientist had reveled in the insanity of it and said it was impossible for the genetic codes were to different.

Lord Aizen had showed him the mock arrancars who were still not half hollow but had been the stepping stones for his research. They were able to base their research on them and try to perfect the holliwfication. Science, a few failed experiments with test subjects, countless sleepless nights, and the Hōgyoku had created the first ever shinigami transformed into a hollow. Her name was Yoruichi Shihoin. She was the final experiment and with a great relief it succeeded.

Once Syzayelapporo was done with all his test on Yoruichi, Lord Aizen had sent the now hollowfied shinigami into Huecdo Mundo to fend for herself where they watched her fight and fend for her life. It wouldn't be long before she evolved. It was with little surprise that their creation had become a vasto lorde in such a short time. It was now time for Lord Aizen to begin recruiting for his army.

Lord Aizen had requested her and only her to be turned into a hollow. He thought it confusing for Lord Aizen was building an army, wouldn't he want more of these shinigami to be hollows. Yoruichi had made such progress in only a short amount of time. But he realized that Yoruichi would be enough. He now knew why Lord Aizen had taken an interest in this shinigami. Only Aizen, Gin, Tosen, Syzayelapporo, Ulquiorra, and Starrk knew of Yoruichi's deepest secret, a secret she herself didn't even know.

She was strong and rapidly getting stronger with all the training she was given. Why Harribell thought to even fight a being such as Yoruichi was beyond his comprehension. Yoruichi's spiritual power would destroy Las Noches. Her ressureccíon was frightening like Ulquiorra's.

Syzayelapporo had finished adjusting the weights to make them heavier. He also increased how much of her spiritual pressure was sealed away. She would have to start training as soon as possible to adjust to the differences in her gear. Syzayelapporo looked at Yoruichi, who slept so peacefully as if she had not a care in the world. The fragment of her hollow mask rested on her neck. It was a collar and at the center lay a medallion with an intricate design. The pattern created nine leaves in the center. The three leaves in the middle were a golden color. He wandered if she ever gained her memories back and realized she was once a shinigami who would she fight for?

She may gain her old memories but she would never be able to forget her new ones. She would most likely have conflicting emotions. Would she be able to kill the three people she cared for? Or would she protect them? He had only an hour left before she woke up. He might as well go get Starrk and give him his check up. He just hoped Starrk wouldn't ask about the hickys, because he wouldn't be able to lie. He was a terrible liar. He had better luck telling the truth.

He decided to walk to Starrk's room instead of sonidoeing there. He had an hour till Yoruichi awoke, it would take him less than ten minutes to walk there and back. Thirty minutes for the check up and twenty minutes to spare. He stopped in front of Starrk's room and knocked a few times. Syzayelapporo received no answer.

'Must be sleep.' He thought. He opened the door to Starrk's room expecting to see a sleeping Starrk. Instead he was met with a destroyed room and a towel clad Starrk. Syzayelapporo wondered why was his room destroyed? Did he do it? Syzayelapporo closed the door behind himself as he walked in.

"I came to get you for your check up. Hurry to get dressed, unless you want to be in just your towel." Syzayelapporo suggested.

"Just give me a second." Starrk said as he grabbed some clothes from his closet. Before Syzayelapporo could mentally count to one Starrk was dressed in front of him.

"Let's go." He said as he sonidoed to Syzayelapporo's room. Syzayelapporo just rolled his eyes as he sonidoed there as well. As he got there he saw Starrk standing over Yoruichi's sleeping form. He set his hand gently on her cheek as he caressed it. His fingers glided gently over her skin in a loving tenderness.

"What happened to her?" He asked as Syzayelapporo got him some clothes to change into.

"She'll be awake..." Syzayelapporo looked at the clock. "... In fourty three minutes." Syzayelapporo avoided his gaze as he handed Starrk the clothes.

"That still doesn't explain what happened to her." Starrk grabbed the clothes, undressed and then put on the clothes Syzayelapporo gave him.

"I'll explain that once your check up is done." Syzayelapporo said nervously. Syzayelapporo was tempted to strap Starrk down when he told him what happened to Yoruichi. Yeah, he would most likely do that.

"Okay." Starrk said as he was guided through the lab towards the hospital ward. Once they made it there Syzayelapporo pointed to a bed for Starrk to sit on. Starrk sat there and looked at the mad scientist with a bored expression. Syzayelapporo began to examine his body, checking for anything out of the ordinary.

"Are you feeling any discomfort?" Syzayelapporo asked as he pulled his clip board out. Starrk layed back on the bed, closed his eyes and began to doze off slightly.

"No." Starrk said.

"None at all?" Syzayelapporo sounded skeptical.

"No."

"Are you stressed or frustrated in any kind of way?" Syzayelapporo fixed his glasses as he wrote something else down.

"No." Syzayelapporo was getting tired of his answer.

"Are you having a healthy sex life?" Syzayelapporo said as he watched Starrk waiting for his reaction.

"N- wait what!" Starrk sat up quickly, all the drowsiness he had felt before was gone now.

"Do you have a healthy sex life?" Syzayelapporo smiled as he repeated the question, this time slower.

"I thought that is what you said." Starrk looked at the scientist as if he was insane.

"I don't see what that has to do with my check up."

"So then that's a no? Perhaps I should rephrase the question. When was the last time you had sex?" Syzayelapporo said with a serious expression. Starrk's shoulders sagged out of embarrassment. A light shade of pink had made its way to his cheeks. Starrk mumbled something incoherent.

"I'm sorry I didn't hear you." Syzayelapporo moved closer to Starrk.

"Never." His answer was but a mere whisper that if Syzayelapporo wasn't straining to hear it he would have missed it. Syzayelapporo wanted to laugh, now was the time to be professional so he only let out a tiny snicker. Who would have guessed that the number one espada was a virgin? This guy was in his room 24/7, so it was assumed he did something else besides sleep.

"Why is that? You are a perfectly healthy man, your sex drive shouldn't be low at all."

"I-i rather not talk about it." His blush became an even darker shade of pink as he turned away from Syzayelapporo. He felt like a child right now being questioned. He had his reasons for doing the things he did.

"So why did you destroy your room? That is the reason I asked are you frustrated in any kind of way." Syzayelapporo asked the blushing arrancar. Starrk stared at the ceiling wondering himself. That is the second time he has done that. Yoruichi cleaned the first time, he knew it was her because he could smell her lingering scent. She smelled of lavender and water. A scent that he had come to love so dearly.

"I don't know." Starrk said as he closed his eyes picturing Yoruichi.

"You're sexually frustrated Starrk." Syzayelapporo said with a hint of amusement. He wrote on his clipboard one more time before putting it down. He set himself down in a chair in front of Starrk.

"So why haven't you slept with Yoruichi yet?" Starrk's heart skipped a beat at the mention of the woman he loved. He didn't know why he hasn't yet. Perhaps he feared the possible rejection that could come with his advances. He knew she loved him, but did she love him how he loved her? Did she crave his touch as well? He wasn't content with just being able to hold her while they slept together at night. He wanted more, he wanted to show her how much he loved her. It was agony being around her now. Always wanting to claim her and mark her as his. Constantly denying himself what not only him but his inner beast wanted as well. Her scent was everywhere in his room, and it drove him crazy. He never dared go into her room. He was beginning to lose this battle of self control.

Soon he wouldn't even be able to be around her. But until then he would have to be content with just being able to be near her and hold her. He wouldn't be able to deal with the heart ache if she rejected his feelings. He would be a coward until he grew the balls to confess to her as Lilynette had often said.

"I need to be sure of her feelings." Was Starrk's simple reply. Syzayelapporo had saw the turmoil he must be going through. During the time it took Starrk to reply his expression changed many times. Syzayelapporo walked over to the drawer and pulled out three syringes.

"So how do you want to be sure of her feelings? Truth serum, aphrodisiac, or... hold on." He chucked the third one into the trash can. He thought he got rid of that damn L-19. "So as I was saying truth serum or aphrodisiac?"

"Neither." Starrk stood up from the bed.

"Alright. So then you're check up is done. You can go now." Syzayelapporo put the syringes back where he got them from and took out a syringe filled with a red liquid. He injected himself with the syringe preparing for the worst case scenario that was probably about to happen. He placed his clip board in its place.

"Syzayelapporo so who did that to your neck?" He stiffened as they began walking to the lab. Starrk noticed but didn't say anything.

"Oh look at the time you must be going now." Syzayelapporo said nervously as he looked at his wrist and began pushing Starrk faster to the lab.

"You're not wearing a watch." Syzayelapporo stopped. And suddenly felt as if a great weight was on his shoulders. He gulped.

"Yeah, it would appear that way. So um why don't we get to the lab." Syzayelapporo increased his pace to almost a jog. Once there Syzayelapporo put some distance between him and Starrk prepareing to tell him what happened. Starrk looked at Yoruichi's sleeping form once more.

"So why is she sleep?" Syzayelapporo gulped as he told him everything that happened.

"... and then I had to give her a sedative that put her to sleep for three hours." Syzayelapporo cowered slightly in fear at the look Starrk was giving him. It was a look that promised pain and suffering. It was a good thing he gave himself that shot. Syzayelapporo had no where to go as he was cornered. Starrk advanced on him slowly, each step adding to the anticipation of what was to come. When Starrk was only inches from him, Syzayelapporo could feel the killer intent. But suddenly it was gone. Syzayelapporo opened his eyes and noticed Starrk walking away towards a waking Yoruichi. He looked at the time and smiled, three hours was up. He left out of his lab going to go find Lord Aizen and tell him of Yoruichi's "visions". Neither of the two arrancar noticing his departure.

/

Yoruichi gasped as she woke from a nightmare. She sat up as she put a hand over her hollow hole, trying to slow her breathing. Her breathe came out uneven and ragged. She had a thin layer of sweat on her skin. It was always the same one, the very one that kept her awake for days but this time she couldn't wake from it like usual.

She was always in a lab, with no clothes on strapped to an operating table. Two figures hovered over her. She couldn't see neither of their faces because the light that shone so brightly behind their heads. It blinded her but she didn't dare close her eyes. She's had this nightmare so many times, she knows every sound, touch, and smell that came with it. She could never hear the voices though. She heard every clank, tic-toc, breathing, but she could never hear the voices. She felt something cold touch her stomach.

She always looked down, and every time it was the same black marker. One of the figures drew dotted lines along her stomach and on other places of her body. Next, she felt the coldness on her chest. She felt everywhere that was marked, and felt when he had messed up the straight line he was trying to get. To clean up his mistake, he gently rubbed a cloth with a sterile smell along her breast. He always waited for the spot to dry before marking again, this time with no mistakes.

The table beneath her was ice cold, and her long hair that she lay only acted as a thin layer of cushioning from the steel table. Her wrist and ankles burned from rubbing her skin raw against the manacles. She could feel the blood pool in a tiny puddle under her ankles and wrist. The smell of blood, her blood made her nose crinkle in disgust. The marker was gone now. He was done with all the marking. She could hear the sound of a door closing, and the familiar sound of wheels squeaking.

Yoruichi broke into a cold sweat. She knew what was coming next, she always knew. Like an idiot she always looked at the approaching cart with the squeaking wheels, but each time she noticed another instrument she hadn't noticed before. This time she noticed a circular saw. But it was always only one tool used. The squeaking was gone now, which meant the cart was near. She dreaded what was coming next.

She watched as the figure that marked her moved away, and the one that brought the cart in took his place. He ran his fingers along the dotted lines of her skin. She shivered at the touch of his cold fingers. She counted twelve seconds before he was done. Once done he turned around towards the cart and picked up a scalpel. She stiffened as she felt the tip of the scalpel touch her bare skin.

Just as the scalpel entered her skin was when she could always force herself awake. But this time! Damn it, this time she could not! So she felt as the scalpel went through her skin. The searing pain it caused as it cut her flesh in two, she felt it all! He cut wherever the dotted line was. The pain was so intense. Every single tool she ever saw on the tray and even some she didn't recognize were used. Each one adding to a whole new pain, it was when a tool was used to open her rib cage that the pain became unbearable and the tears slipped out of her eyes. As he reached into her chest and clutched her beating heart, she finally woke up.

When she saw where she was her breathing had rapidly increased. Her breathing was still ragid. She was panicking, as she wrapped her arms around her knees. She needed to get away from here but she couldn't move. She knew she wasn't in the lab of her nightmares, but she was in a lab and the trauma was still there. Why didn't she wake up sooner? Why did this time have to be different? Why did she have to go through so much pain?

She needed someone now. Anyone, hell she even take Nnoitra right now. She just needed someone to be with her right now. She whimpered as she buried her head in between her arms and legs. Who was she kidding, she didn't need just anyone? She needed Master Starrk.

"Master Starrk." She cried aloud. The tears were pouring from her eyes now. She didn't feel safe at all. She continued to sob unaware of who saw her. She didn't feel when she was picked up by said person, or when that person held her tightly to them. No, all she felt was the numbing pain of uneasiness.

She choked back a sob as she felt something soft beneath her. She removed her head from in between her arms and knees, but her tears did not stop. As she felt her tears being wiped away she looked up into the caring eyes of the man she loved.

"Yoruichi, please do not cry. I'm here now." Starrk comforted her as he finished wiping away her tears. He knew she had that nightmare again, the one when she was in the lab being experimented on. That was the only time Yoruichi acted like this was when she had that nightmare. But she had never once woke up and cried before. When ever she had this nightmare she would always come to him and he would always comfort her in her time of need.

She wrapped her arms around his torso, and began crying again into his chest.

"Was it the nightmare again?" He knew it was, but it was tradition for him to always ask. He wrapped his arms around her whimpering frame, as she sobbed louder into his chest.

"Y-y-yes." She whimpered. Perhaps she would cry herself to sleep.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked while he stroked her hair. She shook her head no. He wished he could do more for her. He wished he could take away all the negative emotions she felt.

"I want to take away any pain you may have Yoruichi. I want to make you happy. " He remembered when he told her that. Yet, he couldn't even help her with a repeated nightmare. He felt useless. Yoruichi tried to force her tears away. She tried so hard but the tears kept spilling forth. After about five more minutes of crying Yoruichi was finally able to stop herself. She was grateful for his comfort, he made her feel safe. She held him tighter, to which Starrk noticed.

"Are you okay now?" Starrk asked as he continued to stroke her hair.

"Yes thanks to you Master Starrk." She could now take comfort in being in his embrace. She smiled. Starrk smiled at her words happy to have helped her.

"I don't like seeing you unhappy, so I will do everything I can to help you become happy again." He repositioned them so that she was in between his legs with her back facing him. She relaxed as he wrapped his arms around her. It was only now that Yoruichi realized where she was. The familiar soft bed, the laid back atmosphere, the masculine smell this was Starrk's room. She leaned into him even more reveling in his scent. She was happy to have him in her life. He was one of three people she would protect. She sighed a contented sigh.

"Master Starrk I'm ready to tell you what my nightmare was about?" Yoruichi placed a hand over his larger one squeezing it lightly. She explained to him everything that happened in her nightmare. Once she got past the part that her nightmares usually stopped, she squeezed his hand tighter and told him the rest. Once she was done he held her tighter to his body and placed his chin on the top of her head.

"Yoruichi I'm here for you now. I can and will help you to forget that pain." He couldn't look at her right now in fear that he would do something he might regret later. He felt weak when ever he saw Yoruichi all glassy eyed. How innocent and cute she looked made him want to...damn it now was not the time for him to be thinking of such things. He cursed himself for feeling his urges at an inappropriate time like this.

Yoruichi moved against him as she tried turning around. She was debating if now was an appropriate time to tell him how she felt. He has done so much to help her and be there for her, she couldn't think of any way to repay him. She certainly didn't want to bother him with her feelings. What if he didn't feel the same? Then she would look like an idiot for confessing her feelings. But if she never took the chance to tell him then he may never know. She turned around to face him and looked in the eyes.

"Master Starrk I -i... May I sleep with you tonight?" She chickened out and couldn't confess to him. She thought she saw a flash of disappointment in his eyes, but as quickly as it came it was gone so she couldn't be sure. Maybe, tommorow she would have the courage to confess.

"Yes." He said as he let her go. He looked out of his window and saw that the moon of Las Noches was higher than ever. He was hoping she would confess to him that she loved him, but he guessed it was just a foolish man's dream. He didn't know if he could handle sleeping with her tonight. He might not be able to control himself around her anymore. He sighed as he looked back at the object of his desire, who was currently undressing in front of him. He closed his eyes and handed her the night gown he kept in his room for her. Why she tempted him he knew not. All he knows is that no matter how many times she does it, he still wasn't use to seeing her naked.

When she was a vasto lorde her fur covered intimate places, and acted as her clothes. Maybe that is why she hated wearing clothes.

"You can open your eyes now Master Starrk." He opened his eyes and saw Yoruichi sitting at the edge of the bed. He began to hate that night gown now. It tempted him too much. It was a low cut v neck, with black lacy material at the top. It was short and slitted on the sides, giving a nice view of her thighs. It's black lacy spaghetti straps hung on shoulders. When Gin had first handed him the lacy white garment he didn't think much of it.

But now that he saw it on her, he wanted to burn it. It was to fucking tempting! He was going to kill Gin for making her something like that.

Yoruichi watched as Starrk appeared in deep thought. She was worried it was about her. Maybe, he didn't like the night gown. She would ask him. She crawled up to him. He didn't seem to notice she was even there. She waved her hand in front of his face a few times. No change. Maybe he fell asleep? He has been known to fall asleep with his eyes open. She placed an ear on his chest, listening to his heart beat. Ba...bump... Ba...bump. No he was awake, his heart beat wasn't slow enough.

"Master Starrk?" Her voice brought him out of his personal vendetta against Gin. The first thing he noticed was a pair of yellow eyes looking dangerously close into his grey ones. The next thing he noticed was the new position they were in. He had been laying down, with her body over top of his. She was on her hands and knees towering over him. Her face directly over his and her purple locks curtaining around them. Her hands were on his chest and her knees rested on both sides of his waist putting them in a very suggestive position.

Damn it, she was making it so much harder to not just fuck her right here and now. If she kept doing things like this, he would not make it through the night. Did she not know what she was doing to him? She shook him lightly, causing her breast to move with the motion. Starrk blushed lightly. He was relieved that the blood rushed to his cheeks. If they didn't move anytime soon, the blood would be rushing downwards.

"Master Starrk are you okay you're getting kinda warm?" Yoruichi said with concern in her voice. She placed her hand on his forehead, oblivious that it was her making him warmer.

"You took care of me, so now it's my turn to help you today." Yoruichi said as she got up, sonidied away and came back with various medicinal things. In her other hand was a pot of his favorite tea. Chamomile tea. She set everything down on the bed.

"No I'm fine Yoruichi. It's just hot in here that's all." Starrk said as he got up to open the window in his room. Maybe that would help cool him down. The cool air invaded his room as the moonlight illuminated the room giving it an ethereal beauty. He looked at Yoruichi and how the moonlight shone on her skin. The moonlight only made her look more beautiful, while the blowing wind had caught her hair causing it to move gently with the wind. He slowly reached out for her the goddess on his bed.

As he reached out he realized what he was doing and quickly retreated into his bathroom, and turned on his shower.

He turned the water to cold and began undressing himself. He stepped into the shower and let the cold water run down his skin.

'Damn it Starrk get it together.' He hit the tiled wall of his shower cracking it slightly. His head sagged as he looked at the tattoo of the number one on his hand. His hair began to cling to his face. Did he even deserve to be the best? He couldn't even confess his stupid feelings. Why couldn't it had just been lust? Why did it have to be love? Why couldn't he just fuck a random girl like Nnoitra and Grimmjow? Why did he have to get attached?

He sighed, Lilynette was right he was pathetic. He couldn't even confess his feelings to Yoruichi. It wasn't having a good effect on him. He was running from her, the more he denied himself the more he wanted her. He only wanted her, and wouldn't dare touch another woman. Yoruichi was a drug and he was addicted to her presence, to her smell, to her touch. The water was doing nothing to cool him down. He still felt warm,hot even.

He couldn't take it anymore. He was done denying himself. He turned off the water and stepped out of the shower wrapping a towel around his waist. He tried grabbing the handle of the bathroom only for it to turn before he could grasp it. Slowly the door was pushed open causing Starrk to move backwards a few steps. Yoruichi stepped in carrying some clothes for him.

"Master Starrk I br-" His lips pressed softly against hers. A kiss full of passion and longing. He was going to show her how he felt. It was Starrk who pulled away, much to Yoruichi's disappointment. Before she could voice her protest, his lips crashed down onto hers once more, this time in a more demanding kiss. He licked her bottom lip asking for entrance. She happily gave it to him, as his tongue explored every part of her mouth. He loved how she tasted. So much better than he ever imagined.

She wrapped her arms around his neck as she pulled him closer to her. She wanted as little space between them as possible. She could feel the heat radiating from his body. The rapid pounding of his heart beat only exciting her more. She could feel herself being lifted from the ground, so she wrapped her legs around him. Starrk began leading them to his bed, eliciting a moan from Yoruichi. He enjoyed that sound and was going to hear it from her many times tonight.

He set her down on the bed, and quickly covered her body with his. He looked at Yoruichi and saw that she was breathing quickly. The rise and fall of her chest proving she needed air just as much as he did. Her lips were slightly parted and swollen. He smirked letting her regain her breadth. He eased her out of her night gown and admired how the moonlight illuminated her bare skin. He sucked, nipped, and licked various parts of her exposed body causing her to moan his name. Starrk smiled against her thigh. Yeah, he was going to enjoy tonight. He pulled the sheet over them and entered a whole new level of ectasy and pleasure.

/

Yoruichi awoke that morning held tightly to a sleeping Starrk and a slight aching inbetween her legs. She smiled happy to know that last night wasn't just a very good dream. She turned so that she was facing him and without waking him ran a finger over his jaw lovingly. She loved him and now she knew that he felt the same way. She kissed him on the lips causing him to hold her more tightly. She slid from his grasp regretting it immediately missing his warmth, but she had to go. She wrote him a note and set it down beside him. She quickly got dressed, cleaned his room, and hurried to her destination. If this was any other person she would have stayed in bed, but it wasn't just any person it was him. She quickly sonidoed through the door.

"Welcome Yoruichi!" His voice boomed throughout the room.

"Please come have a seat." He filled two wine glasses with wine as he patted the seat next to him on the sofa invitingly. She quickly did as she was asked though she sat as far from him as possible without him noticing. Sadly, he did notice. He smiled a smile that shows his perfect white teeth. If it had been anyone else that smile would disarm any attempts of deception or lying.

"Come now, I don't bite." He scooted closer to her.

"Your lying through those perfect white teeth of yours again. We both know you not only bite but tear and mawl as well." He chuckled as he took her hand in his.

"Yet you're the only one that believes so. Do you not trust me?" He said as he ran his thumb over her knuckles.

"Trust has nothing to do with me seeing through your facade. And I trust you as much as a blind man trusts his eyes." Yoruichi said in quick response.

"Good to know, which is why you are my favorite . You can see me for who I truly am."

"I thought you cared for all of us equally." She challenged.

"Non sense, a parent always has a favorite. It is just said they are all loved equally, as to not cause resentment and jealousy among them. I care not if there is any resentment between you all. You fight and kill each other to prove your strength why should I care if you resent each other. Some of you are easily replaceable, while you Yoruichi are irreplaceable which is another reason you are most favored." He chuckled as he picked up both wine glassed and handed one to Yoruichi.

She took it from him but did not drink. He took a sip of his and noticed her watchful gaze. He raised an eye brow at her hesitance to drink her own. Once he was done he set his glass down.

"You saw me pour it I did nothing to poison it" She swished it around before pouring it on the ground. She set the glass on the table next to his. She smiled at his attempt.

"The glasses themselves were poisoned. You are immune to this poison which is why you poisoned both glasses, in case I asked for yours. You even drunk first and finished yours to try and dissuade me from believing there was a poison. Nice try." She said as she grabbed the bottle of red wine and drunk from it.

"Lesson passed." He said as he chuckled. "But of course, what am I suppose to expect from one I took the time to train myself."

"You expect me perform beyond perfection, otherwise I am not the specialised tool you use on tough jobs." She said while looking away from him. He grabbed her chin and turned her head so that she was facing him. He smirked as he brought his face closer to hers, so that their lips were nearly touching. He smiled even wider as he saw her reaction to what he was about to do. Instead he moved his lips to her ear and whispered

"I am happy you know your place and value. But your much more than a tool, so much more." He whispered as he moved away. She stared dumb founded at him. She grabbed for the bottle, only to notice he took it away and was currently pouring himself another glass of wine. She really did not like the man. She quickly got up to leave.

"Sit back down." He commanded in a soft voice that left no room for objection. She obeyed. He handed her the bottle of wine and pulled out another.

"I need help finishing these." He said with a smirk. She was halfway done with the botlle, when he decided to strike up a conversation.

"So tell me about these visions you have been having." She told him about every single one she has had. Even about the one she continued to have and about her nightmare.

"I see." He said in deep thought. "Well, it's nothing. If you keep having them tell me alright? For now I would like you to see something." He got up and told her to follow him. She followed him into his bed room. Once they were both in there he closed the door. He pulled a book down from the bookshelf, and flipped through a few pages before drawing a symbol in the air. A secret passage opened behind Yoruichi. He and Yoruichi went down the passage way. They continued to walk until they came to the end of the stairwell and into a small room. There was nothing in this room besides a clear casing and a pretty purple orb. The orb was mesmerizing and beautiful to look at.

"Beautiful isnt it?" He said as he lifted the container and grabbed the orb. Yoruichi shook her head yes. He held onto it as if it was the mist important thing in the world. He held his hand out to her with the orb in it. Did he want her to hold it? She grabbed it and held it in between her fingers. It was warm to the touch. When she put it in her hand, she noticed something odd about this orb. It was pulsing. Surely this thing wasn't alive.

"What do you feel?" He asked as he placed a have on her shoulder.

"It's pulsating." She said as she handed it back to him.

"Oh that's interesting." He said as he took it back. Suddenly when their hands touched he felt a burning pain in his. She felt a burning pain in her wrist. Each of them looked at the spot that was burning and saw a strange sigil on it. The sigils faded away. She glared at him with accusing eyes.

"Wasn't me." He said as he placed the orb in the container.

"Why did you show me this?" She asked as they walked back upstairs.

"Because you are the only espada to not have saw it." He said as he closed the secret passage.

"What is it? A prized jewel or something." She asked as she headed for the door to leave.

" Much more valuable than a prized jewel." He sat down on the lavished couch. He saw her about to walk out the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asked as he poured himself another glass of wine.

"Back to sleep." She answered. She just wanted to get back in bed and into Master Starrk's arms.

"Surely my company is not so boring that you prefer sleep." He said as he told her to come here with a wag of his finger.

"No sir." She said as she sat in the spot she occupied recently. He handed her the bottle she had been drinking out of. She took a drink from it.

"Why are we drinking together? You've never done this before, usually after a lesson you congratulate me and then we part ways." She asked as she drunk some more.

"I just wanted to spend some personal time with my favorite. I teach you tactics and how to read your opponents. While Ulquiorra teaches you hand-to-hand combat, and balas. While Starrk helps you with your sonido, cero, and swordsmanship. It's always just business with the both of us, so I thought to be a little more casual." He said as he took another drink from his wine.

"Okay." She said as she finished off her bottle.

"May I go now?" She asked as she steadily stood up. He waved her off.

"Yoruichi I hope to do this again sometime."

"I wouldn't have much of a choice would I Master Aizen?" She turned around to face him, just as he stood up. In a blink of an eye he was in front of her causing her to jump back slightly. He leaned in close to her.

"No you don't have a choice at all." He backed away going back to his previous spot. He gave her a smirk, but as soon as she left he frowned. He looked at his hand and wondered what the hell happened with the hogyoku. It's never done that before. He had taken her down there so the hogyōku could suppress her memories. It worked so she shouldn't be having any 'visions' anytime soon. But why the hogyōku thought to brand them he had no idea. Things were about to get interesting.

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She really disliked that man. As she walked back to her Master's room she looked at her wrist wondering what happened. As she walked by female arrancar glared at her. It was always like this, every where she went they would glare at her out if jealousy. And like always she walked pass them with her head held high as if she didn't notice. It did get annoying after a little while yet she kept quiet. Soon the whispers would start as well.

Whore

Slut

Pathetic

Pity

Weak

Those were all words she could hear as she walked by. Did these arrancar have nothing better to do than gossip? She decided to sonido the rest of the way. She didn't care if people thought she was running away. She just wanted to be with Starrk as soon as possible. She smiled as she saw that he was still asleep. She grabbed the note she had written and tore it to pieces. She placed the shredded pieces in the trash. She quickly undressed and got back in bed wrapping his arm around her.

"He's worth all this crap I go through." She whispered as she drifted off to sleep.

So um what do you think? I was going to try and write a more detailed moment between Starrk and Yoruichi but I wanted to know what you guys think. So, please review. Any questions I'll happily answer them.