Everything was red. Red and hot. Red, and cold, so so cold.

Cold. Agony. Sensation. Wet. Agony. More sensation.

Colour.

Brilliant red. Sanguine, crimson, ruby red. Roses (pretty petal pins, flowers in her hair), fire. Red.

A gasp. Stuttered breath. One, and then another. Agony. Eyes unable to open. Agony. A hand. Own, or another's? Unable to tell.

Black. Dried blood. White. Bone. Decay.

Another breath. A gulp of air.

Air that tasted red. Tasted of fire.

Tasted of life.




She decided to put the note at the end instead of the beginning this time. Partly because it's short, and partly so you didn't have to wade through the nonsense to get to the exciting bit. She is a little excited about this, actually, despite the size.

First of all, she wants to say thankyou to everyone who reviewed. A special thankyou to Icarus, and to Crystal and Hinodeh, Icarus for your compliments, and to Crystal and Hinodeh for taking the time to review for each chapter. Your feedback is very appreciated. However, someone did mention a few things, and she wanted to take some time out to explain herself.

Firstly, it was said that the style of the story did change rather dramatically. She is experimenting with a different writing style in a totally different fiction, which she is writing at the same time as TCITBE. So one has sort of bled into the other, and even she noticed it was a little different. As long as it isn't a step back from her previous writing style, though, she isn't worried. Good news is, expect another Orihime x Ulquiorra fiction at some point! This is an AU, and she very excited about it.

Also, it was said that people who died of old age cannot become Hollow, because it wasn't a painful death. She had thought that Hollow could not only be created from a traumatic death or by being bad people when they are alive, but also by plus souls who had slipped through the radar and been attacked (as souls) by Hollow, or just because they had been left too long, and their soul link consumed itself. She could be wrong; she will double check this. However, do keep in mind that this is Orihime speaking, and just because she has said it, does not mean it is applicable.

After all, the girl wants to be a robot.