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Chapter 7: First Day

Midori slept calmly in her nice warm bed. She was relaxed and had actually forgotten what she would do when she'd wake up. She was too into her dreams. Actually she was having a dream about Nnoitora. He was getting murederfied by Aizen, much to her pleasure. It was pretty hilarious, because all Aizen was doing was stabbing with a spoon, and that was somehow killing him. It was an odd, but amusing dream. She really hoped it would last for a long time.

"Midori wake up!" someone called to her. She felt herself being shaken awake.

She sat up drowsily and hit heads with whoever had dared to wake her. She groaned, rubbing her forehead. Then she peered around to see who she injured. Unfortunately, it was Tesla. So now she felt really bad about bumping heads with him.

He just looked at her, seemingly unharmed, but a bit startled. She was confused until he pointed at the small remains of his hollow mask on his forehead. That's probably why he didn't hurt and she did. She pouted as she looked at him. He chuckled lightly, but stopped after that. It seemed like he just remembered something important.

"What were you thinking?" He asked in a concerned way.

She glanced at him, puzzled. She had no idea what he was talking about.

He peered at her, his grey eyes squinting some as he began to frown. He was unamused by her reaction and appeared angry with her.

"I was just notified this morning…that you chose Nnoitora," he revealed, quietly.

"Oh that," Midori said indifferently. "I was gonna surprise you and,"

"What were you thinking?" Tesla asked very annoyed. He had moved closer glowering at her.

"I thought it would be easier. This way we can be friends and not have to hide from him because we're both his fraccions now," Midori stated matter-of-factly.

Tesla facepalmed at that statement. He wished she wasn't so ridiculous about it. He almost seemed melancholy. He let a sigh from his body as he gradually calmed down.

"Silly girl," he sighed. "I don't think you made things any easier for yourself."

"Says you," she pouted.

Tesla sadly peered at the ground. He seemed like he wanted to do something drastic, but he was controlling the urge.

Instead he grabbed her hand and stood up.

"C'mon," he mumbled. "If we keep Nnoitora waiting he'll throw a fit."

"Okay Tesla-kun," she said with a smile. She didn't seem the least bit worried.

His face went a little red when she called him "Tesla-kun". He then smiled wryly. He knew that he had to tell her something important at that moment even though it made him sad. He stopped at Nnoitora's door, and then turned to her.

"Midori," he said. "I…can't protect you. I'm Nnoitora's fraccion after all and I have to obey him. The same goes for you." He was holding both of her hands in his now. "Will you promise to stay out of trouble?"

"Yeah," she said, peering away from him. She felt like he didn't trust her.

"Thank you," he smiled at her.

Quietly they entered the room. It was very dimly lit so Midori made sure to follow Tesla really close, otherwise she might lose her way. She held onto his sleeve.

He was making his way through the room very slowly, trying not to bump into anything. He was attempting to find the light switch, but was unsuccessful. He could probably find it better if Midori wasn't attached to his sleeve.

Stopping next to a wall he told her, "Wait right here. I'm going to find the lights."

"Alright," she said, sort of sighing. Hesitantly she let go of his sleeve and leaned against the wall. She listened as Tesla's footsteps wandered all through the room. She was hoping he would find it soon, because there was this creepy vibe coming from right in front of her. She felt the area all around her but there was nothing there. Maybe the feeling was just a figment of her imagination. She was standing all alone in the dark. People did tend to think like that when alone.

She could hear him shuffling about against the wall opposite from her. He kept on muttering because he still couldn't find it. Where in the world was it?

"Midori, I can't find it," he called back to her, disappointed.

Before Midori could give him some encouragement a voice called out from right above her, "That's because it's right over here." The light immediately went on. She shrieked for a moment and fell backwards. Nnoitora was looming over and peering down at her. That's why she hadn't been able to feel him when she reached out though. He was leaned out too far.

All Tesla said was "oh". He looked totally blank at the moment.

Nnoitora looked down at Midori mockingly, "You're not much of an arrancar. You can't even tell when someone else is right in front of you."

Midori glared at him. She did not like being mocked. She turned her head to the side and barely said, "Spoony." She said it so softly that she was sure he couldn't hear it.

Immediately the fifth espada picked her up by the collar of her shirt and held her up high. She gagged from his harsh grip. She never realized that he would ever be able to hear that.

Tesla was in the corner fretting over the whole situation. He tried to think up something to get his superior to stop. He rushed over there still working something out.

"Nnoitora-san!" He exclaimed fearfully, "Please go easy on her. It is only her first day. She doesn't know how things work yet."

Nnoitora slyly glanced down at him. He grinned then dropped the gasping Midori to the floor. He then faced Tesla. He was still doing that very eerie, toothy grin. You could tell by the way he was standing that he was annoyed with him now.

"And you've been here longer than she has. You know the rules," he announced seriously.

Tesla peered at the ground. He knew what was going to happen. Timidly he answered, "Yes I do Nnoitora-san."

"Come along then Tesla," Nnoitora announced.

"Yes sir," Tesla sighed, then followed behind him.

Midori stared at him. She wanted to go too. She wanted to know where Nnoitora was taking him. She stood up, although still shaky from almost being choked to death.

Before Tesla went out the door he turned to her smiling dryly again. He looked so sad.

"Stay here," he said quietly. "You don't need to come for this."

Instantaneously Midori's legs gave out for no reason and she just sat there and watched him leave. Even after he left she sat there. She was so confused and had no idea what was going on. Where had Tesla gone? She wanted to know so badly, but she was still stuck to the floor.

What seemed like a really long time had passed, but only an hour had passed. Nonetheless Midori was waiting for Tesla to return. There was nothing else her body would do anymore but wait for him. She hoped he would come back soon.

Ten minutes later Tesla finally came through the door, but he didn't look too well. The sight of him made Midori's face turn white(er). He was worn and ragged. There were bruises everywhere and he had a black eye. At least he had no cuts anywhere on him. He appeared very surprised when he saw she was still there.

"Why are you still here? I thought you'd have left already," he said.

"You told me to stay," She announced solidly. "What happened Tesla-kun?" she was really worried about all the bruises.

"I got punished," he sighed, but then smiled. "It's no big deal though, I deserved it for going against Nnoitora-san."

Midori looked more concerned than ever now. She finally got to her feet. Slowly she walked over to him.

"Is it because of me?" She asked, feeling bad.

Tesla smiled at her gently, "It's alright. Just be more careful next time."

"But… I knew I wasn't supposed to say that, and I did anyway. You got hurt because of me." She pouted.

"No, really. It's all right. Just don't do that again, because I really can't help you anymore," Telsa announced, still smiling.

"But," she whined.

"Go home," Tesla told her as he rapidly pushed her out the door. "I promise I'll see you tomorrow."

Once she was out he shut and locked the door. She tried talking with him, but he no longer answered her. Since he was being like that she decided to go back home, but in a very depressed mood. Thanks to her Tesla got hurt because she was being stupid and reckless.

She made it to her room all depressed. She was caught off guard when her father called to her from her bed. She jumped a little finally snapping back into reality.

"How was your first day as Nnoitora's fraccion? He didn't hurt you did he?" Ulquiorra asked in his ever-emotionless tone. Somehow he still sounded like a worried dad though.

Midori paused. She could not let him know about what happened that day. He would freak out! She was going to have to lie, because she refused to be anyone other than Nnoitora's fraccion. She couldn't give up yet.

She smiled the best she could at the moment and said, "Yeah, today was great! I just did a bunch of fraccion stuff with Tesla all day. We didn't see much of old spoony."

Ulquiorra looked somewhat relieved now. He was pretty sure that she was telling the truth. She had never really lied to him before.

"Okay," he said. "I was just making sure. I'll see you around sometime." He looked sad when he said it. He seemed very lonely. He probably never realized how lonely he was until he met Orihime, then Midori. Without her he was all alone.

He leaned over giving her a hug, then kissing her cheek. He waved goodbye slowly, then left her. He was always so worried for her now.

Midori sighed and plopped onto her bed. She was exhausted and it was only around the middle of the day. She wondered whether Tesla was really okay. She didn't want him to get hurt again because of her. She was really going to have to be careful around Nnoitora if she wanted to spare her friend from any beatings. She sighed as she continued to ponder her thoughts.

(T.T Poor Tesla…I am so glad to finally have finished this chapter. I've needed to write it forever. I have a question for you all too. Should I have Orihime and Ulquiorra be with each other again? LOL I'm kind of on a crossroad with that issue so I want to know what my readers think about it. Thanks for reading! I'll update as soon as I can!)