The Ringing Bell
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Ch 10.
Cynthia turned herself so that she was facing towards the prisoner's door, the devilish smile formed on her lips. She started walking towards the door, step by step. She reached out for the handle and turned. Surprisingly, it was unlocked.
As soon as the door opened, she saw a little petal like creature flying towards her in full speed. Cynthia lost her smile. She tilted her head slightly to the right and dodged the attack. The petal turned around and flew towards her again. In annoyance, she raised her hand in order to kill the creature.
"Tsubaki! Stop!"
The creature held to a stop right in front of Cynthia's friend. It turned out that the creature was some kind of midget with wings.
"What the hell! I wanted to kill this damn Hollow!" Tsubaki yelled.
Cynthia lowered her hand and just stared.
Okay…So…I don't get what situation I'm in. What the hell is this?
"What the hell are you, midget?"
Veins popped out from the masked 'midget'.
"Did you just call me 'MIDGET'!"
"Yes. I did."
"You damn Hollow!"
"Can't you sense spiritual pressure? Do I feel like an Arrancar to you?"
That was when Tsubaki noticed. Cynthia had raised her pressure a bit. She discovered that she was interested in this creature and decided to play around a little. No matter how much she enjoyed their shock, she didn't smile.
"Well?"
"What's wrong, Tsubaki?"
Cynthia turned at Orihime. She studied her a bit, not bothering to introduce herself.
Oh. Food…but…
She scolded at Tsubaki.
Thanks to that… thing, I think I lost my appetite.
"Um…hi?"
Cynthia snapped back to reality. The human was shifting uncomfortably under her gaze. Yet, she said 'hi'. Cynthia continued to look at her coldly, still displeased with the fact that she didn't feel like eating her. Tsubaki wasn't able to stand it.
"Hey! Aren't you going to say at least 'hi'?"
Suddenly, he was in the grasp of Cynthia's hand. No matter how much he struggled, he wasn't able to get free.
"Hey! Let go of me!"
"I'll let go of you. If you shut up."
"Well, I'm not going to let you harm that idiot woman! I know what you are!"
"I told you. Shut up. Besides, no need to worry. I lost my appetite, thanks to your babbling."
"You…"
"Shut it."
When there was no reply, Cynthia let go of Tsubaki, who flew back to his place in the pins. Cynthia smiled at Orihime.
"Hey. Sorry about my rudeness. Did I make you feel uncomfortable?"
"Huh? Oh, no. Not at all!" said Orihime, waving her hand.
"That's a relief. I'm Cynthia Kiel. Nice to meet you."
"I…I'm Orihime! Orihime Inoue! Nice…nice to meet you, too!"
Why am I stammering? Speak properly, you idiot!
The truth was, Orihime wanted to approach the demon in front of her. She didn't feel any threat or danger from her, unlike the other Arrancars she met.
Cynthia continued to smile.
She seems nice. Too bad I lost my appetite.
"Orihime, huh? Mind if I stay here for a little while? I have nothing else to do."
"Sure! Take a seat!"
Cynthia made her way to the sofa in the room.
What's with the sofa?
"You know, there's no need to be all stiff. You're making me feel more uncomfortable."
Orihime took her seat beside her.
"So…I'm sorry about threatening the midget." Cynthia pronounced the word 'midget' with a little accent so that she could anger Tsubaki even more. She knew that he could hear her.
Orihime sweat dropped as she could feel Tsubaki bristling from her hair.
"Oh, it was Tsubaki who attacked first. I'm sorry. He can be a little hot-tempered."
"A little hot-tempered, huh? I bet that midget annoys you 24/7."
"Oh…right."
Orihime sweat dropped even more, now that Tsubaki was reaching his limit. To make things worse, Shun'o was laughing along with the others. Tsubaki's spiritual pressure was rising. Cynthia felt that too, and looked at her pins. Her smile turned into a smirk. There were invisible electric currents flowing between the two.
"Um…maybe you two should stop…"
"Oh. Yes. Admit your loss, midget."
Tsubaki then lost it. He flew out, followed by the others, laughing. Even Ayame was laughing softly.
"I can't take it anymore!"
Cynthia ignored him and turned to the others.
"Oh, there are more of you. Nice to meet you guys, too."
"How come you don't call them midgets?" yelled Tsubaki.
Cynthia blocked her ears and smirked.
"Please learn to shut up. You're screaming way too loud for my liking, midget."
"Gah!"
"Tsubaki, maybe she's right," said Shun'o. He earned a kick from the said creature.
"Wow. You are violent as well, midget?"
"Shut up, you…you…filthy animal!"
Cynthia lost her smirk.
"Tsubaki!" yelled Orihime, Shun'o and Lily.
"Filthy animal? My, my…"
The smirk returned.
"That's quite an insult. I never expected that from a mere fly."
"You!"
Before Tsubaki could attack, Baigon and Hinagiku held him back. Cynthia watched the scene with interest.
"A mere fly can't even control his own temper. Pathetic, don't you think?"
That made Baigon and Hinagiku to work harder to keep the attacker under control. Orihime was trying to sooth Tsubaki down at the same time.
"Please be nice, Tsubaki. You started the whole thing after all."
"Shut up, woman! I will kill that filthy animal!"
"Hey, that's not very nice," interfered Shun'o.
"Gah!"
It took another eight minutes for Tsubaki to calm down a little. Cynthia made a mental note to herself that she should visit more often. The Shun Shun Rikka had already introduced themselves and Cynthia had found them pretty friendly and nice.
"So now that we have introduced ourselves, why don't you tell us more about yourself?" asked Shun'o.
Cynthia was caught by surprise.
I'm pretty sure that they know what I am and they still want to know?
"Are you sure that you want to know about one filthy animal?"
"Yep! And besides, Tsubaki's the only one who calls you that."
"Alright. I'm the Sexta Espada's fraccion. I don't like Aizen. Oh, and Orihime. Feel free to look for me if you get chased or stalked by a bunch of Arrancars, even though I think Ulquiorra's protection will be enough. I'll be happy to kill off one or two of those mere Hollows."
"Really? Thanks, Cynthia chan!"
"Cynthia chan?" repeated Cynthia as she heard Orihime, slightly frowning.
"Oh, you don't mind, do you? We call people like this in my country."
"No, I don't mind…I guess."
"Cynthia chan, I wanted to ask you this a while ago."
"What is it?"
"Why does Tsubaki call you a 'filthy animal'? And why did you call yourself the same name? And why did you call the other Arrancars a mere Hollow? Aren't you one of them too?"
Cynthia burst out into a laugh.
This girl sure is interesting.
"I'm not a Hollow. You don't see any hole or mask fragments on me, do you?"
"Then what are-"
"She's a demon, woman," Tsubaki interfered, his arms crossed.
"Huh?"
"Exactly what the midget said," added Cynthia, smiling.
"Filthy animal!"
"Whatever you say, Mr Midget."
Orihime, on the other hand was confused.
"I'm sorry, Cynthia chan. I don't understand."
"Huh? Don't understand what?"
"What exactly are demons?"
"Creatures from hell, of course."
"But why are you here?"
"That is because I'm on the run."
"From what?"
"The society. I committed a few crimes that cannot be forgiven."
"And what crime is that?" asked Shun'o curiously.
"Aw…Sadly, I think I'll have to stop at this point. You don't want to know."
"Aw…"
"Is it similar to why Kuchiki san had to be executed?" asked Orihime.
"Sorry. I have no idea who this Kuchiki san is."
"She's a Shinigami! And a great friend, too! She was the one who made Kurosaki kun a Shinigami! She was ordered to be executed by the Head Captain Yamamoto recently, but Kurosaki kun saved her and then Aizen came and I couldn't do anything while Kurosaki kun and Ishida kun and Sado kun and the others were fighting and-"
Cynthia noticed that her voice was fading away stopped her.
"No need to say more. Shinigami, huh? That Yamamoto…just curse him."
"Thank you, Cynthia chan."
"For what?"
"Stopping me from saying unnecessary things."
"No prob. This reminds me. It was you who healed Grimmjow sama's arm, right? Thanks a lot."
"It was nothing."
"Oh?"
Cynthia got up and stretched. She smiled at Orihime playfully.
"Hey, Orihime. Want me to show you around?"
"Eh? Around Las Noches?"
"Yep! What do you say?"
Orihime jumped up.
"Yes, please!"
"Right! Then let's-"
"What do you think you're doing, Cynthia?" said a monotone voice.
The Shun Shun Rikka returned immediately to their spots as pins, while the two lay frozen to their spots. Cynthia fake smiled and turned to the green eyes Espada at the door.
"Hello, Ulquiorra. Is the Espada's meeting over already?"
"Answer my question. What are you doing and why are you here?"
"Just decided to say hello to our newcomer."
"Aizen sama hasn't given any orders about other Arrancars visiting the prisoner."
"The prisoner has a name, you know. If you're going to be her jailor, then you better start learning her name," said Cynthia, shrugging.
Ulquiorra coolly ignored the retort.
"I suggest you get out of the room right now."
Cynthia sighed and gave an apologetic smile to Orihime.
"Sorry. Looks like I can't make it today. Cya."
Without waiting for an answer, Cynthia spun around and started walking towards the door.
"And did you break the neck of that dead Arrancar outside?" asked Ulquiorra as Cynthia walked past him.
Cynthia looked over her shoulder and smirked.
"Yeah. I hope you don't mind. He was being a little too arrogant for my liking."
With that, she disappeared from Orihime's sight in a flash.
Grimmjow walked towards his room in annoyance.
I hate that bastard Aizen!
In the meeting, Aizen had declared that Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida and Sado Yasutora have invaded Las Noches to save the human girl. He had set out to kill them when…
Aizen. What's with that spiritual pressure?
He was annoyed. Annoyed that he was so helpless in front of Aizen. He continued to walk when he remembered that he had no room.
Just damn everybody.
As if on the cue, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Grimmjow sama?"
He turned around and saw his fraccion looking grim and concerned.
"Are you alright? What happened in the meeting?"
Grimmjow frowned.
"Three humans have entered Las Noches. They're here to save the human girl."
Cynthia's eyes widened.
"For Orihime? Now?"
"Yes. Now get out my sight."
Grimmjow turned and continued his way towards nowhere.
"Where are you going?"
"None of your business. Leave me alone."
He then found Cynthia in front of him. She grabbed his hand and started pulling towards the way he just came. He tried to shake her hand off but only to have nails dig into his skin.
"Get off. I'm not in the mood for this," he snarled.
Without giving him an answer, Cynthia continued to pull him. The first started as a walk but later sonido. Soon enough, they were on the roof of Las Noches.
"I told you. I'm not in the mood for this."
"I know. I can see that."
"Then let me go."
Cynthia sighed and turned towards Grimmjow. She looked into his blue eyes.
"I don't know what happened there. There's no need to tell me if you don't want to. Just…calm down."
"I don't feel like doing this. Now let me go-!"
Grimmjow's eyes widened as Cynthia leaned towards him and…pressed her lips into his. For a long time, it seemed like the entire world had froze until they broke off. Cynthia tried to back away. However, Grimmjow grabbed onto her.
"Cynthia."
"Grimmjow sama."
"What was…"
"I had to do that. I might never get the chance in the future."
"What do you mean?"
"I…I'm going to leave Hueco Mundo soon."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm going to return to hell."
"…Why?"
"I made my decision today. I know I can't run forever. I created too much attention in Soul Society and they're already coming after me. I…I'm going to invade the Central myself. I will find out why those creatures were there and who made them. I know that they weren't just experiments. They're weapons. I'm going to find out the main reason. Then I will kill any remaining ones. Then I will kill whoever is involved with them as well. I can't just run anymore. It's too late."
Grimmjow just stared.
"But you're scared of them. You can't so it. You can't go."
Cynthia looked at him properly now.
"I will go! I made my decision today."
"What made you make that decision?"
"Orihime told me something about her friends today. That's when my mind started to move. Then when I heard about the three invaders, I made up my mind. I can't be a coward for my entire life."
"What about me?"
"I'm sorry, Grimmjow sama. I…have to go. I'm…sor-!"
Grimmjow kissed her, cutting her off from apologizing. He hugged her closer to him. He had never felt like this before. Sorrow and…
Is this love?
When they broke off, Grimmjow looked down at his fraccion.
"I'm going with you."
"Gr…Grimmjow sama."
There was silence as Cynthia tried to get over the shock.
"No! It's too dangerous! You can't!"
Grimmjow smirked.
"Too bad. I already made my decision."
"But-"
Grimmjow turned around and waved his hand over his shoulder dismissively.
"Don't bother. I'm going. As you are my fraccion and demon, it's my duty to protect you from harm as I am your Espada and master."
Cynthia just stared at Grimmjow's back. She sank to the floor.
What have I done?
Tears were rolling down cheeks. She turned her gaze at the white floor of the roof.
I'm crying. I've gone soft.
She bit her lip. She lifted her head and shouted at Grimmjow's back.
"You're such an idiot, Grimmjow!"
Grimmjow grinned and looked back.
"That's it? Well, I'm going back," he said as he started walking back once more.
Cynthia didn't move.
"...Thank…you…"she whispered.
Unfortunately, Grimmjow didn't hear it.
Cynthia took in a big breath and yelled.
"Thank you! I…I-!"
She found Grimmjow kneeling in front of her. She felt his arms wrap around her.
"Shut up. I get it."
Their lips met once more. This time, they did more enthusiastically than the previous two. The closed their eyes, enjoying the sensation.
Thank you. For finding me a proper life.
How was it? I hope you enjoyed it. And hey... should I continue this story or make a second one? Please tell me, because I'm not sure. I don't really like having too many chapters. Please tell me and review!