Chapter 4

~~~~**Mizuki**~~~~

I had my arms crossed on my head. It was so stressful. Almost every minute, this stalker, whoever he was, kept sending me pictures of me in my bed. I wanted to find something to cover the window, but he threatened to attack my family. I was worried about Grimmjow. It was alien to me, since I didn't want to be worried about him, but I was still thinking of him being shot. Then the vision of the bloodied bartender came into mind. I shuddered at the thought. His blood spraying out of his neck, the pool crawling closer to my feet... I was afraid. This stalker meant business. What was I going to do?

~~~~**Ulquiorra**~~~~

Grimmjow's wound had healed almost immediatly. I sat in class, staring at Mizuki. When she came in, she seemed more sickly than usual. She was slumped over her desk, supporting herself with her elbows. Every ten minutes, she took out her cell phone to look at a text. Everytime, she had a pained expression on her face and hurridly put the phone away. I knew someone was bugging her, but now it looked like someone was harrassing her. Yoruichi barely paied attention to her distressed face. The lunch bell rang. She sat at her desk, her head in her hands. Everyone left the room. I stayed behind with Mizuki. She took out her cell phone again; this time she dropped it on her desk and grabbed her hair in her hands. I went to her. Whoever this was was causing her so much pain.

"Mizuki..." She jumped in her seat.

"Ulquiorra? What are you doing here?" She asked. Her eyes were shallow and had light shadows under them. I glanced at her phone.

"Who is bothering you?" She looked from me to the phone. She quickly took it into her hands and stuffed it away.

"No one! You don't need to bother yourself with it!"

"I'm your boyfriend. I think I should be concerned with this." Mizuki lowered her gaze.

"Would you stop saying that? You're not my boyfriend... You don't need to involve yourself in this..." I refused to accept it. I wanted to help her.

"I am your boyfriend. You deny it, but I say it's true. I want to help you get rid of whoever is causing you distress." Mizuki clawed her desk.

"I don't want you to be hurt..." She whispered.

"What?"

"I don't want anyone to get hurt!" She snapped. She pushed me aside and left the room. Now I was really concerned. She didn't want anyone to get hurt? Whoever was bothering her was threatening people around her. It must be a stalker. I sighed. I was going to have to deal with Zangetsu on this. I had to be able to really investigate on this matter. He would only make me stay home and tell me the police would handle it; don't involve yourself with a human. I saw something in her desk.

"What is this...?" I bent down and gripped it in my hand. A pill bottle. I pulled it out and looked at the tag.

"A perscription? No... this isn't even sold here... hmmm... it's for her lungs... Why does she need medicene here at school? And so much too?" I heard the door open, I quickly shoved it back in Mizuki's desk. Matsumoto walked in.

"Oh good! You are here, Ulqui-kun! Your whores have been bitching on and on about how you've stopped having sex!"

"It's only been two days."

"Well obviously they are really horny. They keep saying that you're ignoring their calls and messages. They're also suspecting Mizuki as the culprit of taking you." I sighed.

"Of course they are... why wouldn't they?" Matsumoto laughed.

"You know... if you haven't had sex in two days.... that means you haven't had blood in two days." I looked out the window.

"No... I've been taking those blood pills."

"Oh nasty! Those things taste like crap!" Matsumoto wrinkled her nose.

"I'm cutting back on getting fresh blood."

"Sick of fucking already?"

"Yes, actually." I walked past Matsumoto. She was one of the only humans myself and the other vampires I lived with could trust. She worked with a peace organization that devised contracts between vampires and humans. I entered the hallway. There was a crowd gathered by the stairway entrance.

"What's going on here?" I pushed past a few people and saw Mizuki laying against the wall, sweat rolling down her face and blood dripping from her mouth. She had red marks all over her face. A teacher was by her side.

"Mizuki? Come on, don't pass out! Keep breathing, ok? The ambulance will be here soon!" I heard her heartbeat. It was fluttering quickly, her breath was hard and strained. Her lungs made a horrible racking sound every time she drew in a breath. In the corner of my eye, I saw her cell phone in the corner of the hallway, open. I walked over and picked it up.

"What the hell is this?!" I hissed.

I told you not to talk to anyone today!! Why do you make me hurt you!? It was a stalker. The phone number wasn't on the screen.

"Who the hell did this...!?" I whispered. I closed her phone and glanced back over the crowd. A few men were running upstairs with a stretcher.

"We'll take her." They lifted her up onto the stretcher. Grimmjow came running up the stairs.

"What happened?!"

"Move please, she needs to get to a hospital." Grimmjow stared after them. He was frozen when he saw Mizuki's blood. I could sense his anger. He saw me and went up to me.

"Ulquiorra... what the fuck happened to Mizuki?!" I shook my head.

"I don't know... but look at this..." I opened her phone and turned it to the text message I had found.

"'I told you not to talk to anyone today? Why do you make me hurt you!?' Who the hell did this!?" He snapped.

"I don't know. But whoever sent this text made Mizuki bleed." Grimmjow grinded his teeth.

"Don't try to save Mizuki, Grimmjow. It's my job. She is mine..." I muttered. He cracked his knuckles.

"Fuck that... I don't give a shit if you 'claim' her as your own... this guy shot me and it's a personal matter." He turned to one of the students.

"You! What the fuck happened here?"

"Well... no one really saw it. I just heard it when I was talking to my friend. I heard someone crash through the doors and the sound of her just collapsing. Then there was a scream and... we found Mizuki like that." Grimmjow growled.

"God dammit..." One of his lackey's went to him.

"Jjang... I think someone is trying to tease you by harming Mizuki..." I sighed. They weren't trying to get to Grimmjow, idiot, they were harming her because they were obsessed with her. I calmly stuck her phone into my pocket and went back to the room.

"This guy is a nuisence... I'm going to take care of this myself..." I looked out the window. Her ambulance pulled away quickly. The siren rang through the air. No one suspicious was in sight. I sat down at Mizuki's desk. Her phone buzzed. I flipped it open.

I hope you get better, Mizuki. I didn't really want to hurt you. You just need to be more behavied! I let out a yelled and snapped the phone in half.

"This bastard! Stop bothering her!!"

I entered her room silently. Mizuki was awake and well. A few bruises were on her cheeks and that was it. She was in a daze and staring at the television.

"Mizuki, I'm glad you're better." She was silent. I reached my hand out and lightly brushed her hair. She flinched and looked up at me.

"Why? Why are you here?" She asked, fear in her voice.

"Because I care about what happens to you." I handed her her broken phone. She stared at it.

"What...? What is... why?"

"I saw the text messages on there." Her eyes widened.

"Why didn't you just tell me about it? I could have easily found him by now." She shook her head.

"No... no..." She dropped the pieces of her phone and lowered her head, tears dripped from her eyes.

"You idiot! Now he's going to kill people! Now he really won't leave me alone!!" She yelled.

"Why? Why would he kill people?"

"Because!!" She stopped herself. She covered her face with her hands.

"Just leave! Get out!" She yelled. I shook my head and lightly grasped her wrist.

"No. I'm not leaving. If he tries to show up, I'll be right here. I'll protect you..." Her hand shook. He entire body was shaking.

"You idiot...!" I lightly wrapped my arm around her back and held her against me. Her sweet scent filled my nose. Her blood was pumping quickly through her veins. I had the feeling again; the feeling of want. I wanted her. I wanted Mizuki. Her body shuddered with every sob she made.

She's probably had this stalker since she moved here... it wasn't that long ago... this bastard is ruining her life! I kissed her hand delicately. Her smooth skin felt good on my lips. She pulled her hand away and pressed it against my chest as if to push me away, but she gave up and let me take her hand again and kiss it. I gently pulled her face towards me. With no resistance, I kissed her sweet lips. I felt my heart skip a beat. I kissed her more deeply. She didn't deny me at all. I slid my tongue into her mouth. I tasted her, savoring her so carefully. Her fingers brushed my cheek lightly. When we broke apart, I felt myself wanting to have her blood. Mizuki still had tears streaming down her face. Her sad eyes stared into mine. Her lips were trembling lightly, her heart was racing so fast. I stood up, holding the back of my hand to my mouth.

"I'm sorry... I..." She only stared up at me with her beautiful, sad eyes. Blush ran across my cheeks. I walked quickly out of the room. My fangs were poking at the inside of my mouth. I wanted her blood so badly! Why though? Why was she making me want her so much? I was almost afraid of her, but my lust for her overcame it. I wanted her to be mine forever!

~~~~**Stalker**~~~~

She wasn't answering her phone. It kept saying that it was unavalible. Did she dare turn her fucking phone off?! I punched the wall in anger. Was she testing me or something? I made it quite clear to her what would happen if she disobeyed me. If she turned her phone off, then I guess I would have to visit her to remind her who she belonged to. It couldn't be right now, though. That asshole, Ulquiorra was visiting her in the hospital. I decided to pay her a visit when she got home. She shouldn't be in the hospital for long. All I did was let a few air bullets hit her in the face and gut. Her disease was what made her bleed. I made my way downstairs and headed out the door. I'll send her a little package first. I walked down the street, hands in my pockets and a smile on my face. I stopped at a jewlers and picked out a beautiful ruby ring. Then I stopped at a tailors and picked up the white dress I ordered. I ran my fingers down the cloth and inhaled its scent. She would wear this soon. I went back home and carefully folded the dress so it fit into the box. I set the ring in a velvet box and buried in the folds of the dress. I took the extra cell phone on the table and put it at the bottom of the box. I took a long look at a few pictures of a younger Mizuki. She was so cute back then. Just thinking of her made me so horny. My cock pushed against the material of my pants. I chuckled.

"God damn... no matter how pissed off I get at you... your innocent face just always makes me forgive you!" I set the pictures down and unzipped my fly. My throbbing cock flopped out. I dug through the pile of photos and found the one of her sucking on a popcicle. Her cheeks were sun burnt and a hat was on her head. I imagined the sweet treat being my throbbing cock. Oh, how wonderful it felt. I stroked my shaft quickly, trying to get rid of the boner quickly. I imagined her sweet lips wrapped around my cock and her tongue playing with it, spreading her spit all over it.

"Oh... Mizuki-chan!" I came. It sprayed out onto the photos. I sighed and zipped up my pants.

"Damn... now I have to clean again... Tch! Mizuki... control your cuteness! It's making me cum way too much!" I cleaned the photos off and smiled to myself. I grabbed a roll of tape and flipped one of the pictures over, tapeing it onto the box. In sharpie, I wrote 'Mizuki' on it. I let out a happy sigh and picked up the package. She would love the dress, I was sure of it.

I kept my eyes on her window. The package was sitting in front of her room door. Ulquiorra was gone somewhere, but I know he hadn't left the hospital yet. I adjust that strength of the binoculars and focused on her sweet face. I could see tears stains on her cheeks. It seemed that my little punishment worked. Ulquiorra came back in, he had a faint blush tint on his cheeks. He was holding my package in his hands. I smirked. Just open it for her, buddy, she'll get a real kick out of it. Mizuki stared at the package. She seemed almost afraid of it. Ulquiorra sat it down on the bed and sat down next to her, they were silent. Please, Mizuki, open my gift! Don't throw it away! Her trembling fingers opened the flaps. She froze. I saw tears drip from her eyes. She put her hands over her eyes. Ulquiorra stood up and looked in the box. He grabbed it quickly and held up the white dress. I grinned. That's right, Ulquiorra, I bought her that pretty dress. He dropped the box and held the dress in his hands. The ring plopped down on Mizuki's lap. She wrapped her fingers around it and stared at it.

"Yes... open it, sweety... open it!" I whispered. With trembling hands, she opened the box. Mizuki took the ring out and shook her head. Ulquiorra threw the dress onto the bed and put a hand on his forehead. Now he was stessing out about it, too. Mizuki opened her mouth, I'm guessing she was crying and wailing. I don't know why she was crying, those gifts were expensive. I bought only the best for her! Ulquiorra took her into his arms. I felt rage cover my heart.

"Get the fuck off of her!!!" I hissed. Mizuki pushed him away and held her head in her hands. He didn't know what to do. I smirked.

"Yes... leave, you dipshit... take the fucking hint..." He eyes went to the floor, he left the room. I lowered my binoculars and grinned.

"Now... Look in the box again, sweety..." I flipped open my cell phone and called it. Mizuki lifted her head. She looked around the room, confused. She stared at the box. She slowly got out of the bed and fished the cell phone out of the box. She stared at the screen.

"H... hello...?"

"Hi sweety... do you like the dress? How about the ring? It's real ruby you know... I hope the ring fits your perfect finger!" I heard her cry through the phone.

"Why the hell... why are you doing this to me?!"

"Because, dearest, I love you. I want you for myself and I definatly want to charm you as much as I can... Oh... and since you threw your old cell phone away, I guess I have to remind you, again, who fucking owns you."

"I didn't throw it away! It must have slipped out of my po-!"

"Don't fucking lie, you bitch!" She was silent.

"Now listen... you'd better reject every fucking visit you get from your friends. Unless it's family, I don't want you seeing anyone. If you accept any other visit than your family, I will kill them and I'll deal with you as well!" Mizuki covered her hand with her mouth, I could tell she was crying.

"Stop... p... please stop!" I smiled.

"It's alright sweety..." I said in a calmer voice.

"I promise, I'll treat you like a queen if you just play nice! The night you get out of the hospital, wear that dress to bed. If you don't, I'll know. I want you to look like a princess in the moonlight! It's all because I love you dear..." I hung up. She dropped the phone in her lap and buried her face into her hands. I smirked and left my little post.

"Oh yes... I can't wait to visit you, sweety poo..."

~~~~**Mizuki**~~~~

I was afraid to leave the hospital. They let me out with an anxiety perscription. My hands were shaking. The box was next to me on my bed. The sun was starting to go down. Without curtains, I was afraid to change. The cell phone buzzed.

It's almost dark, dear. You can change in the bathroom, go ahead! I set the cell phone down and looked outside. I didn't see anyone. I took the dress into my hands and stared at it. It was almost a night gown. The simpleness of the dress and the material could have made me fall for him if he wasn't a stalker; if he was actually being a human and confessed to me like a normal person. I walked to the bathroom and changed. It was a slim fitting dress. The material hung at my knees. It was a short sleeved dress. It was beautiful, I had to admit it; but it was dreadful since he was making me wear it. I walked back to my room and sat on my bed. My parents had been worried sick over me and had taken precautions to make me healthier. They sent me to bed a half hour ago. The moon came out. I felt sleep drift over me. I set the box on the ground and crawled under the covers. I turned my back towards the window and pulled my knees to my chest. My windows were locked and my door was locked. He wouldn't get into my room at all.

I bolted upright. I looked around the room. It was quiet. My throat was parched. I looked out the window. The night life was still bright. I got out of bed and walked to my door. I was almost afraid to leave my room to get a glass of water. I unlocked the door and peered out into the hallway. There was no sign of anyone being there. I carefully smoothed out my dress and walked slowly down the hall. Everyone was asleep, the entire house was quiet. There was nothing making a sound. I let out a sigh. Maybe I was being paranoid. There was no way he'd think of entering the house. I was sure the front door was locked. I made my way to the kitchen, peering around carefully. I grabbed a glass from the cabinet and filled it with water. I started my way back to the stairs. I felt a hand smack down across my mouth and grab my right hand. I dropped the glass. He pushed me up against the wall.

"Hey sweety..." I struggled. He hissed in my ear.

"Shh... don't make a sound now... I love your dress... it's so beautiful on you!" He kissed my neck. My heartbeat sped up. I was afraid. This guy was in my house! Why!? Why did he come?!

"I love your taste... if you make a sound or struggle against me... well... mom and dad would see the sun again..." I stared at the wall. Tears fell from my eyes. He chuckled. He moved his hand from my wrist and to my waist.

"Oh... crying? Why? I'm being so kind to you! Hehe..." He moved his face close to mine, I couldn't see what he looked like! It was too dark. He licked the tears from my cheek.

"Oh... that tastes so sweet! Mizuki-chan... you are just one big sweet, aren't you?" He licked my ear. I shuddered and tried to escape his grasp. He let out a growl and immediatly grabbed my neck. He squeezed tightly.

"I told you not to struggle, didn't I?!" I coughed and gasped for air.

"I don't want to start up one of your fits now... just calm down!" His gripped loosened, his fingers crawled down my chest.

"You just relax... I'm only visiting you... I just had to remind you you belong to me somehow..." He pressed his hand against my chest.

"Oh... your heart is racing so fast! Hmhm... mine too..." He kissed my neck again and pushed up against me. I whimpered as his hot breath raced down my chest.

"Ohhh... Mizuki... your body is so warm! You have no idea how much I want you right now..." Hot tears rolled down my cheeks. I bit my lip, trying to keep myself quiet. He chuckled and kissed my cheek.

"Don't cry, sweety... don't cry... daddy is right here... he's taking care of you so nicely... hehehe..." He brushed the tears from my eyes and kissed my neck again.

"Be a good girl, Mizuki. Don't tell anyone... this is our private little memory... You'd better not turn around until I'm gone..." He growled. His hands ran through my hair and down my hip. I felt him take his hands off of me. My entire body was shaking. Behind me, I heard the door close. Tears dripped to the floor. I fell to my knees and held my head in my hands. This guy got into the house! He threatened my family! I was so scared. I didn't know what to do. He meant serious business. I let out a cry and wiped my eyes. I was afraid of everything now. I never should have moved here. I should have stayed in Okinawa. I stood up, my legs trembling in fear. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A pair of bright white shoes were sitting on the table. A note beside them.

Did you find that picture that I taped to the package? I know you still have it. Enjoy the shoes. The match your dress perfectly. I took the shoes in my hand and closed my eyes. Why was he so obsessive?! Why did he choose me?

~~~~**Ulquiorra**~~~~

It was the weekend. Mizuki hadn't shown up for school since she left the hospital three days ago. Grimmjow was getting as pissed off as I was. I had stopped by her house everyday after school, all the time her mother said she was sick and still recovering. I decided to sneek into her room and talk to her. Her mother was cooking. I had to find out where her room was. I made sure no one was paying attention to me as I walked to the side of her home. I jumped up onto the fence and pulled myself up. I examined each window. I saw Mizuki pacing around in her room.

"Found you..." I jumped up to the window stil and held on tight as I pulled myself up. I heard Mizuki pick something up and run to the window.

"Go away!" She yelled. She saw my head pop into view. She froze. She dropped the bat in her hand. She unlocked the window and let me in. I glanced around her room. It was pretty barren.

"You look worse than you did when you were taken to the hospital..." I said. She looked out the window and locked it.

"You seem on edge. Has something been troubling you?" I saw the box from the hospital in the corner of her room.

"Well... uh... no... I'm surprised that... you're here... uh..." She paced around the room again.

"How did you get up to my window?" She asked. I shrugged.

"I climbed."

"There's no way! The fence is too far for anyone to jump from and the siding below it is perfectly smooth!" I sat down on her bed.

"That doesn't matter... I want to talk to you about something." She nodded.

"What?" Her eyes seemed sad and desperate. I was almost not wanting to ask her at all.

"Do you have a stalker?" She froze. She glanced at the floor and looked out the window again. Her eyes searching the air outside.

"Wh-Why would you even ask that?"

"Because... when you dropped your cell phone at school, I saw the text messages. Then that package came for you and you started crying as if your closest lover died. Even if you say no, I know the answer is yes." Mizuki's eyes showed signs of fear.

"Fine... I do... ok? But... don't try to be a hero... he's... he's really aggressive! I don't know how... he knows everything I do and goes everywhere I go. He shot Grimmjow! He killed that bartender too! He's willing to kill people! He's threatened your life and my family... I... I don't see how I can get rid of him..." I sighed. I patted the area next to me.

"Sit down." Mizuki was hesitant. I made myself more dominant.

"Sit... down..." She slowly sat down next to me, being careful not to touch me.

"If he's watching you... then he would shoot me right now. Besides... I broke your cell phone in half, remember? He can't call you any-" I heard a vibrating phone. Mizuki froze. She pulled it from her sleeve. I stared at it.

"He... gave me it..." She whispered. I grabbed it and opened it.

Sweety, I love you. Don't do it. I closed it and threw it to the floor.

"Don't do it?! What does this bastard want you to not do?!" She lowered her gaze.

"He doesn't want me near any other guy..." She murmured. I glanced out of the corner of my eye at the window.

"So... what if some 'guy' just touched you without your consent?"

"I don't know what you mean..." I put my hand behind her neck and pulled her lips to mine. Blood rushed to her face quickly. I kissed passionatly, showing that I meant business to whoever the hell was watching her. She put her hands on my chest and reluctantly started to push me away. I didn't move an inch. I ran my fingers down her arm and lightly grasped her hand in mine. I pulled away and kissed her palm.

"He will not... kill me..." I whispered. Mizuki was frozen. She was staring at me in fear. She put a hand over her mouth and shook her head.

"No... no, no, no!!" She got to her feet and paced around the room again.

"Why did you do that?! Why!!?? He's going to hurt you now! He will! Oh!! I don't want you to get hurt! Please! Just leave!!" Tears rolled down her cheeks. I didn't move.

"I'm not going anywhere. If he wants to shoot me, then he should just shoot me. I will protect you. I'm not going to let him do anything to you." She shook her head and let out a cry.

"You're a dumbass! Just leave! Leave!!" I got up and walked to her side. She had her hands over her face, crying hard. I wrapped my arms around her and rested my chin on her head.

"I'll stay here until you're calm..." I murmured. Her shuddering body was pressed up against mine. I petted her hair softly, taking in her scent. I wasn't going to let him hurt her. I couldn't let him. Mizuki gripped my shirt in her hands and buried her face into my chest. We were still for a while. Her shuddering breaths went silent and her body was still. She broke apart from me and sat on her bed.

"Ulquiorra... I'm sorry..." She whispered. I lowered my gaze.

"I'll leave you to rest now..." I unlocked the window and jumped down. She needed her rest. I walked off of her property and started down the street. The sun was starting to set. I was sure Mizuki was going to sleep soon. I had to get some help from Zangetsu. This guy was good and keeping himself hidden. I turned the corner and started heading home. At that moment, I felt a horrible pain erupt from my chest. I looked down. An arrow was sticking out from my bleeding chest.

"What... the hell?" I whispered. I felt blood drip down my chin. I looked around. People started towards me. I had to get away. If I went to the hospital, they would find out that I wasn't a normal human. I couldn't let that out. I ran quickly for an allway and hid behind a dumpster. I pulled the arrow out. With a grunt, the last part of it came out of my chest. A few drops of blood fell to the ground. My wound was already closing up. Mizuki was afraid for a reason. She was right; he was very aggressive. He waited until I was out of her sight and shot me. His aim was great. If I was a normal human, I would be dead. He was probably planning on killing me for kissing her. I examined the arrow. It was meant to kill. It was also meant to tear apart flesh if someone tried to pull it out of their flesh.

"Dammit... I need to watch Mizuki... I also need to be careful... he's meaning to take her all for himself... That asshole! He's just torturing her!" I slipped the arrow up my sleeve and started out into the street again. This guy, whoever he was, was going to die by my hands.