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Disclaimer: I do not own bleach. If I did, Ulquiorra would be king of Las Noches by killing Aizen and all the espada above him would already be dead.

Chapter 8: Not Trash After All

1 month later. . .

(Ulquiorra's P.O.V.)

The onna and I have grown closer over the past month. It's almost like I get a satisfaction out of seeing her. That woman is very interesting, I thought. She went from being terrified of me to smiling everytime she saw me. I checked the time and saw it was time to bring the woman lunch. I went to the kitchen to retrieve her food.

I entered the room to find that she was gone.

"Woman, I have not the time for your games. Come out." I was answered with silence.

I felt her spiritual pressure behind the couch in her room. When I walked over, she jumped out from behind it.

"Boo!" She yelled.

I was unfazed. "What was the point of that, woman?"

"I wanted to see if I could scare you!"

"Nothing you could do would ever scare me, woman." I said.

"How do you stay so calm all the time, Schiffer-kun?" She said.

The woman had taken to calling me Schiffer-kun. It was very agitating, not that I would give her that, of course. That's exactly what she wants.

"Why don't you ever smile Schiffer-kun?" She asked in her happy, high pitched voice. It agitated me even further.

"I do not give in to emotion woman, for I have no heart." For it was true, because my hollow hole remained right where the heart should be.

"I have brought lunch, woman." I said, knowing exactly what she would say next.

"I don't want it." She said.

"And why is that?" I asked, not really caring.

"It's just so bland!" She said.

"It is your nutrients, woman. I do not care if you do not like it. You must eat to stay healthy for Aizen-sama. Unless you want repeat of what happened last time."

Flashback

I was bringing food to the woman. When I arrived, she was staring at the moon through her barred window.

"Woman, it is time for you to eat." I said.

She turned around to look at me. "I don't want it." She said blankly and turned her back to me again.

"I will give you two choices, woman. You can either eat your food now, or I will shove it down your throat."

She did not answer, which irritated me. "If you will not eat, woman, then I will shove it down your throat. That is a promise."

Before she could reject once again, I sonidoed over to her and backed her against the wall. Then I opened her mouth and put the food in. She swallowed.

"Will you eat on your own now, woman?" I asked.

"Hai," She answered then she took the food and went to sit on the couch and eat.

End of flashback

She looked at me with a terrified expression. "Okay, I'll eat. But I want you to stay and eat with me."

I sighed and took a plate of food to join her on the couch.

She stared at me with wide eyes as I took my first bite. "What is the matter, woman?"

"I didn't know that arrancars could eat!" She exclaimed.

"Do not make such a fuss, woman. Arrancars do not need to eat as often as you humans do, simply because we consume the spiritual pressure in Las Noches and sometimes human souls." I explained.

She shifted in her seat. "Why don't you ever seem to be happy Schiffer-kun?"

Again with that bothersome nickname. "Emotions are for the weak." I replied.

"Then I'm going to try to help! I'll make you smile!" Did she hear anything I just said?

"That is unnecessary, woman." I said.

"No! I want you to be happy Schiffer-kun!" She probably just wants something to do with her time.

"Do not be disappointed if whatever you are planning does not work." I said. Then I left.

The next day

I walked into the woman's room to check on her. I scanned the room for her and she wasn't in sight.

"Boo!" She yelled from behind the door. I turned.

"Woman, what is the meaning of this?"

"I was trying to make you smile, remember? Too bad it didn't work though."

"Did I not tell you that already, woman?"

"I'll keep trying, so don't expect to get off so easy!" She said. Now she's deluded herself into thinking that she's in charge.

"I will be back soon with your food, woman." Then I left.

. . . . .

It has been exactly one week since the woman started trying to make me smile. She has tried many times, and ended up with nothing but failure.

I checked the time and saw that it was time to bring the woman dinner. I picked it up from the kitchen and left for her room.

When I got there, I opened the door and set the food on the table. The woman was sitting on the couch.

She got up and walked over to me, looking sad. "What is the matter, woman?" I asked, confused.

"I give up." She said. "No matter what I do, you won't smile, laugh, or do anything!"

I almost felt sorry for the woman. Almost. But what I didn't know was that she was now planning something completely different.

"I'm sorry Schiffer-kun." Then she aimed her fist for my head.

I caught it and pulled her closer to me. "What do you think you're doing?" I said.

She did not answer me. Instead, she moved her leg in position to kick, but I pushed her against the wall before she could do something else.

Something else is exactly what she did.

"Koten Zanshun!" She said and cut me on the arm. It barely hurt, compared to many other injuries I've received.

"Stop!" I said in a threatening voice. "Woman, do you know what you are doing? You are being ridiculous! Is this about the food?"

Her expression changed from a sad, melancholy look to a happy, overjoyed look. Then she started laughing.

"What is so funny, woman?" I asked.

"You got all mad at me! Haha! You showed emotion!" She said. "I realized that I wouldn't be able to make you smile, so I decided to make you mad. It worked!"

"That was uncalled for! I could have fatally injured you if you continued! Never do that again, woman!" Something in my stomach area churned. Did I actually care for this woman?

"I'm sorry Schiffer-kun! I just didn't think you would get so mad over that! But since I won by getting you to show emotion, I have a favor you could do for me." She said.

"And what might that be?" I asked, still pissed off.

"I have a name. And it's not woman. Call me Orihime." She said.

"Eat your food. I will be back soon." I said, and I walked out.

I needed to think. Why would she do such a thing when she could have been severely hurt? The feeling in my stomach returned. Maybe it is that I actually do care for her. But it goes against every reason why Aizen gave me this mission. I just won't let anyone know.

Maybe she's not trash after all.

And that concludes this chapter of FTBH! Longest one yet! YAY! I promise to keep trying to make chapters as long as this and maybe longer. And you can definitely expect the first kiss to come up in one of the next few chapters! I promise to update again soon! Until then, happy reviewing! And yes, it actually does make us write faster!

-Anna