Alone. Orihime Inoue had been brought out to this luxurious and mysterious balcony looking over the never ending sand dunes of Las Noches, and been abandoned there. Gin had left without so much of a word, it was only until she turned to him she noticed there was no one but her out there.

"OH NO" she thought "What will I do if i'm found out here alone they'll think I was trying to escape, they'll punish me.. they could.. kill m-" The tears welled up in her eyes and her lips started to quiver so she could not even finish her sentence. Orihime was never one for handling such dangerous situations, and when she did the hero would be there to rescue her, and rid her heart of any doubt. Her heart was filling up with anxiety, but no one was there to empty it.

"Ya look lost, pet" NNoitora suddenly was behind her his massive height and reiatsu brought her to her knees. She was crouched in front of him helpless, and alone just like before. Only this time she wasn't where she was supposed to be, no one would know where to find her.

She turned around slowly trying to prolong the agony of turning around and seeing the espada so menacing and evil she had feared ever since their meeting.

Ulquiorra sensed his presence before.. he'll come ag-

Just as she tried to convince her self otherwise of an impending doom, she saw it.

"HUH" Orihime gasped at the sight of Ulquiorra's lifeless body hanging from Nnoitora's hand. He heald him by the collar of his long white coat and lifted him up higher above Orihime's head.

"OH, did i break the princess's favourite toy?" Nnoitora smiled at her, his zanpaktou in his other hand was heald high in the air. Orihime looked at Ulquiorra then to NNoitora's sword, back and forth she turned her head attempting to make sense of an unbelievable situation

No... No.. they're comrades, they're friends

Orihime had a flashback of when Ulquiorra had rescued her, she was an idiot if she thought those two were friends, they were nothing more then a common species.

"Ulquiorra-sama, WHY!" She shrieked at Nnoitora which he got a kick out of as he laughed down at her. She was still on the ground unable to get up, even if she stood their difference in power would still keep him well above her.

"Why? why the hell not you dumb bitch, the strongest survive.. guess his strength wasn't too good huh?"

"Son..Sonten Kishun i reject" Orihime's hairpin flew from her long red hair and formed a shield of rejection around Ulquiorra. NNoitora dropped him not wanting his arm to get caught in her pathetic attempt to bring him back. It wasn't until he was dropped on his back till she saw the full extent of Ulquiorra's injury.

The glimmer fell away from her eyes, the life fell away from her heart. The deep gash started at his whole and stretched all the way down to his lower back. His coat was ripped to shreds and was blood stained so red it was almost black. Orihime just stared at the wound, as the one in her heart began to open up, deep, it hurt.

Nnoitora slammed his zanpaktou through Orihime's shield the semi circle shape of the top of his zanpaktou had the blade curve around Ulquirroa's neck. Orihime flew back from the pressure of the swing, but regained her footing standing on her own two feet for the first time. She stood there her knees slightly bent and her hands stretched out her palms facing Nnoitora. It was a convincing attack pose, but not one that could actually hold back the powerful espada.

He dug the ends of the blade into the ground further, bringing the inside of the massive sword closer and closer to Ulquiorra's neck. "Koten Zanshun" The girl knew only one attack, it wasn't one she had confidence in, let alone the killer instinct to use but it was something. She couldn't just do nothing, like she always did.

"Orihime" Ulquiorra's eyes were two tiny slits focused straight on her, he whispered her name to her as if it was a final goodbye, as if it was the end of something she was only just beginning to feel.

"ULQUIORRA-SAMA!" She yelled at Nnoitora as he hit away her attack with a quick balla and turned back to his victim.

"Callin' out to a human? you really ARE pathetic ya bastard, AHAHAHA" NNoitora layed the finishing blow beheading Ulquiorra on the balcony. A pool of blood was resanating between his head and body, in small lines it began to flow towards Orihime who had collapsed onto her knees and was sitting on her feet, the weight to stand on them now was too much.