"So tell us about this man."

A long sigh left her as she looked up to the three who had willingly ambushed her; the three of them somehow managed to squeeze themselves into one doorway without the threat of annihilating one another. She just wanted a few minutes of rest, was that too much to ask? "There is nothing to tell you about Starrk."

"But you guys are always together after meetings." Apache remarked.

"And how would you know that?"

The blue-haired woman seemed to stiffen slightly at the question. "Uh well… we just happened to catch some glimpses of you two together-"

"So you were spying on me then?" Harribel asked as she leaned back into the massive cushions behind her; carefully tucking her arms over the back of the couch, she comfortable situated herself before she turned back to the other three.

"I wouldn't call it spying." Mila-Rose started.

"It was their idea." SunSun added.

"Oh shut up, it's not like you tried to stop us!"

She shook her head as the soon to be screaming match started and found herself chuckling lightly. "Rest assured, there is absolutely nothing between Espada Starrk and I. Perhaps we do mingle together after meetings but it is only for conversation sake and I would much rather speak with him than any other of the fellow Arrancars here. You know I wouldn't put anyone else into my life, after all I believe the three of you take up enough room."

"He's a fine-looking man though." Mila-Rose remarked with a quick grin.

"Well now, I never said that he wasn't."

"Lady Harribel!"

She chuckled once more at the reaction before she took note of the faint echo of a knock at the front door; grand, just what she wanted right now: visitors. "Could one of you answer that for me and tell them I am not in the mood for guest and to please come back later."

"Ugh, fine." Mila-Rose groaned as she watched the other two walk into the room and join the Espada on the couch instead. Shaking her head, she pushed herself from the doorframe and stormed down the hallway. She had no problem obeying Lady Harribel's wishes but sometimes it felt like she was the only one doing all the work. Ruffling up her thick, dark-brown locks, she carefully readjusted and smoothed out her uniform as she approached the front door. They didn't really have that many visitors, an occasional knock here or there from other Fracción members maybe but she couldn't really pick up much on the faint energy that was present in the air. Touching the front door, she carefully pulled it open and started to relay the same message Lady Harribel had told her… but stopped herself.

"I'm sorry for the sudden visit but I wanted to speak to Lady Harribel just momentarily." Starrk spoke.

She stood there for a moment contemplating what Lady Harribel had said about guests, what the first Espada wanted and… what she wanted out of the both of them. It didn't take long before a sincere-enough smile graced her dark lips. "Give me just a moment to go get her." she replied as she left the door at a crack before she headed back down the hallway- her smile morphing into a grin now.

"- So then Ggio ended up having to go to the medical wing afterwards and that's why I'm no longer allowed to be near him… for now anyways." Apache finished as she slumped her small frame into corner of the couch; her feet propped up on the cushion with her.

"What have I told you about hanging around him anyways?" Harribel replied as she tossed a nearby throw pillow at her. She glanced up as she spotted Mila-Rose in the doorway now. "Who was it and did you tell them that I will deal with them later?"

"Well, no actually-"

"I told you she couldn't do anything right." Apache started.

"Well maybe if you weren't so damn lazy-" SunSun remarked.

"I will end you."

"Who is it and what do they want?" Harribel questioned; watching as the darker-skinned woman only seemed to grin back at her. "I don't like that face."

"Well uh, I didn't think it would be polite to send away the Espada Primera." Mila-Rose answered.

"That's a pity, because that's what I wanted you to do." she remarked swiftly before she pushed herself from the couch and smoothed out her uniform for a moment. "I'll go see what he wants and I'll be back in a few; please try not to kill one another in the short time span that I'll be absent."

"No promises."

Shaking her head, she stepped out of the room and started down the hallway; already able to pick up on his unique energy levels from this distance. Why he was here, she didn't really care for nor did she bother herself much on it. It had been a long day and she wanted nothing more than to relax and do nothing else for the remainder of the day… although that wasn't to say that this sudden visit was to go for granted. In the passing weeks and months, they had… gotten to know each other better. She wouldn't go as far to say how well they had gotten to know one another but it was sufficient enough for her to greet him herself this time. Ruffling up her blonde bangs as she reached the door, she pulled it open from where it had been left ajarred; her crystal eyes meeting with his own earthly ones.

"Starrk."

"Lady Harribel."

"And… what do I owe for this kind of visit?" she remarked; catching a light chuckle from him.

Fingers ran through his dark-brown locks as pushed them from his face. "Actually to be quite honest, I don't really have a reason."

There was something in that rather sincere- yet nervous chuckle that told her he was serious, and she couldn't help but to find part it somewhat… attracting. "So you dropped by to interrupt my time with my Fracción members for… no reason?" she quizzed; watching as the ever present expression on his face seemed to shift just slightly at her words- it wasn't really for panic or such but more as though being caught off-guard maybe? "I find that hard to believe, Starrk."

At first, he had taken her remark seriously, that was until he caught just the slightest hold on that light tease in her words; after that revelation, he only shook his head with another chuckle. "Ah well… perhaps I was curious to see whether or not you would join me for a walk around Los Noches."

"Yes well, that offer is tempting but… I have to keep a close eye on my Fracción members around this time. If not, then they tend to get themselves loose and-"

"Don't use us as an excuse!"

She glanced back at the remark and just barely caught sight of the trio ducking back into the sitting room. Of course, how could she not have expected them to eavesdrop on her conversation. She turned back to relay a remark to the other Espada but stopped when she caught him laughing.

"Believe me, Lilynette would have done the same thing." Starrk commented. "In fact… she rather encouraged me to come over and talk to you."

"Did she now?"

"She appears to have the same mindset that your own Fracción members do. That this… partnership between us is rather something more."

"So it seems." Harribel nodded. "Unfortunately, I suppose they're all just getting their hopes up for nothing. But… since you came out this far for a simple request, I suppose it would be only respectful for me to accept it."

"It's not really necessary- although I won't complain if you do."

She caught herself smiling just lightly before she nodded once more. "Yes well then… let's go."