WOO! I got my laptop back! Yeah! So, now I can update stories….if I haven't hit a block….

Previously…

"This is the Espada you were having trouble with?"

They all whirled at the sound of the voice to see a man with dark blue hair and a captain's haori standing by Uryu. Renji looked a little shocked.

"C-captain Kurotsuchi."

Chapter 4

I stared at the strange looking captain.

"…Kuro…tsuchi…?"

He continued to look at me like I was some sort of experiment.

"Come to think of it, I have seen you before," he said, cocking his head to the side. I started to raise my sword when someone came up behind me, wrapping their arm around my neck with their sword right next to my face. I looked back to see a girl with black hair that was pulled back and a completely bored expression on her face. She kinda reminded me of Ulquiorra.

"Hold her still, Nemu," said Kurotsuchi, flash-stepping until he was right in front of me. I couldn't help but flinch back a little. The guy was creepy. I saw a flash of recognition in his eyes. "Ah, yes, I remember you now. I almost turned you into a fox. One of my less important experiments…." He trailed off, his yellow eyes looking at the girl behind me. "Nemu."

"Wha—?"

I never finished the question because the girl whacked me in the back of the head with her sword. She's definitely stronger than she looks.

When I woke up, I had no idea where I was. Looking around, I was able to tell that it was at least still Los Noches. The room was dark and had nothing in it. Three people stood a few feet away, talking in quiet voices. I recognized Renji who was standing with his back to me. In front of him were the boy with glasses, who must have been Uryu, and the orange-haired boy who I'd seen fighting an arrancar earlier. I sat up and the orange-haired boy cut off whatever Renji was saying.

"Hey, she's awake!" he said, coming over to kneel next to me. "You feeling ok, Yuki?"

I shook my head to clear it. "I—yeah. Yeah I'm fine. Where am I?"

"In the only empty room we could find," he said. "We thought we could use it to sort of regroup, but…"

He trailed off and I could see the worry in his eyes.

"You don't think Rukia made it out do you?" I said before I could stop myself. He blinked.

"You remember Rukia? And Renji? What about me? Yuki do you remember who I am?" On the last question he'd grabbed my shoulders and almost started shaking me.

"No, sorry."

When he looked incredibly disappointed, I quickly added, "But, I just mean your name! I—I kinda remember…knowing…you, but I can't think of your name."

He grinned half-heartedly. "Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki."

I snickered, then sat there wondering why the hell I just did that.

"What?"

"I don't really know…" I said slowly. "It just felt like a natural reaction…"

Renji spoke up. "You are remembering, Yuki. You used to laugh at his name all the time before—."

"Renji, shut it," Ichigo snapped.

"Before what?" I asked.

Renji looked like he'd said something he shouldn't have, his face almost as red as his hair. "N-nothing. Forget it."

I stood up and dusted off my skirt. "Well, I should probably get going before Grimmjow comes looking for me."

Ichigo looked suddenly serious. "Grimmjow?"

"Mm-hmm." I spun around a little, looking around the room. "Umm…where's the door?"

Uryu finally said something, touching the wall which shrunk back to form a doorway. "It's hidden. Here."

I paused in the doorway. "Um…I'm really confused right now," I confessed. "I know I'm an Espada, but…I feel like I'm supposed to be on your side…."

"Yuki…"

"Yuki!"

I looked up at the sound of Grimmjow's voice and shut the door quickly hiding the others, a painfully obvious fake grin on my face.

"Hey, Grimmjow…"

He stopped. "You okay?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"You just seem a little jump—never mind. Aizen wants to see you."

The smiled slid off my face. "Ai-aizen?"

"Yeah, Aizen. Our boss. You sure you're—?"

"I'm fine," I said a little too quickly. "Why does Aizen want to see me?"

He shrugged. "Hell if I know. Just get down there before we both get in trouble."

Grimmjow left me in the hallway with my hand still raised in a wave. Remembering what I was supposed to be doing, I quickly hurried in the opposite direction, finally stopping when I came to towering double doors. I started to knock when they opened on their own. Aizen sat at the end of a long table, his chin leaning on his fist and a cup of tea in his other hand. He smiled calmly down the empty table at me.

"Good," he said. "Grimmjow followed orders for once. Sit down, Yuki, would you like some tea?"

He waved a hand at the many chairs around the table. I stepped forward, stiffening up when the big doors closed behind me.

"Tea?" he offered again when I sat down at the other end of the table.

"Uh…n-no…No thanks….So why did you want to see me?"

"Grimmjow and Nnoitra have informed me of your—er—special power."

"Special power?"

He looked a little more interested. "You don't remember? You never wondered what happened to Szyallaporro? Or Nnoitra?"

"I—Grimmjow told me he fought with Nnoitra…but…"

"But? Nothing about Szyallaporro?"

I looked at my lap. "No…"

Aizen shifted in his seat. "From what Grimmjow's said, I can assume that you black out during these…attacks," he sounded like he was searching for the right word. "And that they only seem to happen when your life is in danger, like it's a defense system."

I narrowed my eyes slightly at him. "What are you trying to say?"

"I'm saying my plan is going perfectly. You're turning into my secret weapon."

"Secret…weapon…?"

"It wouldn't take long to get you fighting. Cut you down to size then let you loose on Karakura Town…." He seemed to be talking more to himself now. Aizen waved a hand at me. "You can go."

I stood up, almost tripping on the chair, and backed out of the room. As soon as I was in the hall, I sprinted away. I knew what Aizen's plan was and I wasn't so sure I liked where it was going.

*bows repeatedly* I'M SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE AND THEN GIVING YOU THIS HORRIBLE, SHORT EXCUSE FOR A CHAPTER! DX