"What is this place?"

"Duh, it's a beach, Dumbo."

Ignoring how just a chapter ago they were in a crisis, the Neo Espada walked up to the beach, suddenly all dressed in white swimsuits and bikinis. This is a filler, so everything's permitted. I could even break the Fourth Wall or give Ulquiorra pink fairy wings, but let's just move on. Grimmjow cringed when seeing the massive amount of water. Both Amaya and Yukiko, having noticed this wince of his, pushed him in the ocean. He yelped, gasping and trying to get out. When he finally managed to do so, he was fuming, glaring so intensely both girls didn't know what else to do but to run.

"Why are we here again?" Cruz asked bored, not caring about neither the sand nor the water. Chié was about to answer her friend, when she spotted a group of others a few feet away.

"Sh-shinigami!" she gasped, and the attention of the whole group turned to where she was pointing. Indeed, they were Shinigami. Cruz smirked widely.

"Great! Time for a battle!" she said, but Skullak stopped her before she could make a move. Her glaring didn't bother him in the least.

"Have you forgotten the reason why we're here?" he asked her. Cruz shrugged.

"Why should I even care?" she snapped, jerking her hand away from his grip.

"Relaxation, of course. If you must seek for battle, do so in another form. Volleyball, for example." he suggested. The Sexta rolled her eyes.

"Fine, whatever." she huffed. "Come on, Chié. We'll make them eat sand!"

"W-what? But I don't want to make anyone eat sand!"

"Oh, stop your whining! It's just volleyball. Making someone eat sand is the worst thing that can happen. Unless… I hit them in the face with the ball!"

"Cruz, for the love of-" the Novena was dragged away. Meanwhile, the Three were discussing what just happened. Takashi sighed, irritated while watching Denetsu picking up a crab he'd spotted in the sand.

"This is a real setback." the leader decided while staring at the red crab. Shiro raised his eyebrows.

"How come?"

"The longer we're here, the longer Aizen is locked up. I don't have time to spare for- Denetsu, put the crab down before you hurt yourself." Takashi ordered the younger man, who snorted.

"It's just a damn crab. It can't- IT HAS MY NOSE!" he screamed when the crab grabbed a hold of his nose. "GET IT OFF!" no one attempted to help him. Takashi was too annoyed and Shiro was too amused.

"Try hitting your face against the wall." the blind warrior suggested.

"Very funny! Seriously, get it off! It hurts like hell!"

"As I was saying, we need to leave while everyone is distracted. This is a perfect opportunity to- Denetsu!" that snarl was probably the closest Takashi would ever get to yelling, since he never did actually yell. Denetsu was pouting like a child now, trying to pry the crab off him. The growls and cursing he emitted disturbed Takashi.

"Fucking crabs- OW!" he screamed when Takashi grabbed the crab and snatched it off him with one pull. This did leave a cut in Denetsu's nose, though the leader didn't really give a rat's ass.

At the same time a few feet away, Amaya, Yukiko and Luna found themselves back in the company of their former comrades. Luna was very frustrated, and started yelling to whatever God was out there, demanding she was sent back. She did not want a confrontation with the other Espada. In fact, all she'd wanted was to spar with Ichigo. Now she was stuck on a damn beach. Yukiko sighed.

"Can't you just enjoy it? It's a day off. No war, no fighting, besides, now is your chance to get back at Aurelio."

"But I don't want-" she stopped herself mid-sentence when she spotted Ichigo on the beach wearing nothing but trunks. Her eyes wandered off to his abs and she smirked.

"Eh, Luna?" Yukiko asked. "Luna, where are you going?" she asked when the older woman walked away. Amaya giggled.

"Leave her."

"Kanna?"

"Hmm?"

"Shouldn't you be, you know, enjoying the water?" Kaito stared at his twin who was sitting in the sand, just staring at the sea instead of actually swimming like the others. Nel and Roxette seemed to have a lot of fun together, as Roxette was teaching her how to swim. Kanna felt no such desire. She was content just staring at the horizon. Besides, she hated drying her hair after getting wet.

"Why don't you go play with Saturo or something? I thought you two got along." Kaito's left eye started twitching.

"Far from it."

"Why? She looks cute. I thought you even had a crush on her." Kaito ignored for a second that Kanna had actually said 'cute' which almost scared him.

"It's a guy! I mean he's a guy. Or an it. I don't know, maybe both. Besides, me and that transvestite? Please, I'd rather-"

"-WHO ARE YOU CALLING A TRANSVESTITE? I'M A BOY!" Saturo tackled Kaito to the ground. Kanna sighed as the two started fighting, rolling over the sand and cussing at each other. Kanna paid no further attention to them. There had been a thing on her mind for a while now, ever since talking to Yukiko in a cell.

'Do you like him?'

'Maybe I do.'

Liking someone. She knew that Arrancar were capable of such emotions, but the recent episode with Aurelio and Luna had made her wonder. Was true love really possible? Even amongst creatures like them? Aurelio had gone great lengths to get Luna back in the past, to even get her attention, granted, some attempts had involved malicious acts such as killing off others. Was that love? No, that was an obsession. But if the opposite of love could be reached, which was hatred, then surely love itself was a possibility.

She spotted Aurelio standing in the water knee-high, his hands in the pockets of his trunks. She decided to ask him. Within a flash she was standing next to him. He didn't even flinch.

"What do you want?" he asked without giving her so much as a glance. Amaya and Yukiko nearby looked up for a brief moment, but Kanna didn't notice.

"Did you truly love Luna?" Kanna asked bluntly. Aurelio was surprised by that question. He'd expected something else, like a comment along the lines of 'don't you feel ashamed for what you've done' or 'do you realize that you're a monster'. It would be a surprise to know that he actually didn't feel bad. For one bit. She deserved it for breaking his heart. Aurelio sighed.

"Why do you want to know?" he responded.

"Did you or did you not?" Kanna repeated a little impatiently.

"Yes, I did."

"What's it like?" Aurelio now turned to face her, folding his arms across his muscular chest.

"Why would you want to know?" he asked suspiciously. Kanna shrugged.

"General curiosity. Are you going to answer my question?"

"It's a feeling. There's no way to describe it. Well, perhaps…." Aurelio seemed to ponder something for a moment, before he continued. "She made me forget who I was."

'Forget?' Kanna didn't understand him for one bit. How could he possible forget? He had a damn skull on his shoulder!

"If you'll excuse me." Aurelio left her standing there, confused. Amaya had overheard their conversation, and cheerfully walked over to Kanna. The Tercera didn't notice her until Amaya tapped on her shoulder.

"Black Mariah. What is it?" Kanna asked with a slight frown, having her train of thought interrupted. She always called Amaya by her nickname. Somehow Black Mariah seemed more appropriate than Amaya.

"I couldn't help but hear you asking about love-"

"-Do you know anything about it? Anything useful, I mean?" Amaya chuckled at that.

"I just wanted to tell you that you already know love, silly." Now, Kanna got even more confused.

"What are you talking about? I have never-"

"-Kaito." Amaya said, pointing a finger to her twin who was holding a handkerchief to his bleeding lip while Saturo was glaring at him as he felt the bruise on his shoulder.

"What's with Kaito?" Kanna asked.

"He's your twin, isn't he?"

"Yes, and?"

"How would you feel if he died?"

"I… I would be devastated."

"Do you know why? Because you love him, as a brother. But it's not very far apart." the Segunda pointed out. "Love is, at the core of its existence, caring for someone. Wanting them to be happy, wanting the best for them." Kanna started to understand now. It wasn't the love she was looking for, but it did answer her question. Perhaps there was some hope for Arrancar after all.

"I understand. Thank you." she eventually replied. Amaya smiled.

"Any time."

"GET BACK HERE!" Grimmjow yelled as he chased Yukiko who'd, once again, enraged him by pulling some typical stunt. In the process he accidentally knocked over Skullak, who hadn't been paying attention seeing as how he'd been gazing at Cirucci sunbathing. He fell in the water and got some in his lungs. When he got out, he couldn't help but cough uncontrollably. Cirucci instantly got up.

"Skullak-sama! Are you okay?" she asked concerned as she helped him back on land, where he lied down on the sand.

"It's… it's j-just… a little… water." He managed to choke out in between the coughing.

A light bulb appeared above his head.

"Skullak-sama?"

"Actually… I feel a little… sick." he lied.

"Oh. Don't worry, I'll take care of you and make you feel better in no time." Cirucci reassured him.

"Ah, this sun really isn't helping." Skullak muttered. Cirucci instantly grabbed a hand fan (god knows where she got that from) and started waving it, sending cool air his way.

"Is this better?"

"Much better, thanks." Skullak sighed contently. He heard arguing behind him (of course it had to be Ggio and Apacci again) but ignored that. After all, what could be better than a lovely woman helping you cool off on a hot day at the beach? Suddenly, a cold gush of water hit him.

"Findor! What do you think you're doing?" Cirucci yelled angrily. Skullak sighed annoyed. He was completely soaked now. Findor blinked.

"Sorry! I was carrying a bucket of water to help Rudobōn with his sand castle, but I tripped. I'm really sorry, Skullak-sama."

"Don't worry about it, it's-"

"-It's unforgivable! He's already sick and you just made it worse!" Cirucci snapped. Findor frowned, looking at his master.

"Well, besides the fact that he's soaked, I don't think he's-" Skullak desperately gestured for him to shut up, and luckily, Findor got the hint. "-oh. Oh! Yes, he's definitely sick! I would take good care of him if I were you." Cirucci hugged Skullak tightly, and the Espada wondered if he should die from a nosebleed or from the fact Cirucci was holding him so tightly he couldn't breathe.

"My poor master! I'll make you better in a flash!" she tried to reassure him.

"C-Cirucci… can't… can't…."

"He can't breathe, you idiot." Ggio told her, interrupting his argument with Apacci for a moment.

"Shut up! I think I know what's best for him, so back off."

"I really… can't breathe…." Cirucci let him go, shocked.

"S-sorry!"

"I told you so."

"Shut up, Vega!" Ggio made a pouty face.

"It's not my fault you're hopelessly in l-" Cirucci kicked him in the face, a red blush covering her cheeks.

"I said SHUT UP!" she screamed.

'Was he going to say what I think he was going to say?' Skullak flushed slightly just thinking about it, and shook his head. He should stop acting like a little boy. This wasn't the time to get caught up in some sort of romance, even if she looked stunning in that bikini- 'Stop thinking about it!' he mentally yelled at himself. But he wasn't the only one with love problems.

"You're going down, Shinigami!" Cruz yelled with a wide smirk. The Shinigami had agreed to a Volleyball match. Cruz, Chié, Yukiko, Mai and Grimmjow had agreed to playing against Renji, Ikkaku, Rangiku, Shūhei and Nanao (who'd do anything to escape from her Captain, even if it meant playing volleyball). They got into formation, Cruz and Grimmjow were up front and the other three were in the back. In the Shinigami team, Renji and Ikkaku were up front, and the others were in the back.

"Get ready to taste some sand." Renji said, throwing the ball at Shūhei who was ready for service.

"Didn't think so, pineapple head." Mai snorted. "Did you forget how easily me and Cruz crushed you in our last battle?" Renji narrowed his eyes, glowering intensely at her.

"Looks like they didn't forget." Cruz said amused. Shūhei made the service, and it was an intense play. Both teams were determined to win. The Shinigami wanted revenge and the Arrancar just loved to win. Mai got the ball over the net, but then Shūhei saw an opportunity to smash, and did. The ball came towards Chié with such speed she got hit and fell backwards in the sand.

"Chié, are you okay?" Yukiko asked concerned.

"A-ah! Sorry!" Shūhei called. "I didn't mean to do that." Renji got pissed.

"Don't apologize, idiot! They deserve it!"

"Don't be such a dick all the time. This is supposed to be a friendly match." Shūhei replied annoyed and looked at Chié who slowly got up. "Are you alright?" she stared up at him, a little unsure what to say. He seemed a lot friendlier than most other Shinigami. Or at least, his attitude towards them was friendlier. It caught her off guard.

"Y-yeah. It didn't hurt, I was just surprised by it." Chié answered, trying to get the sand out of her hair.

'She's… pretty cute.' Shūhei shook his head. 'Whatever. Stop thinking strange thoughts.' he told himself, and they got back into formation. The game restarted and they kept going until they had lost count of the score. Everyone was sweating and panting.

"Che, is this all you Shinigami got? Pathetic." Grimmjow huffed.

"Really? Because you seem to be panting pretty heavily there." Ikkaku told him.

"And you're sweating a river." Mai backed Grimmjow up.

"I'm gonna take a break." Chié decided, and left the field. Amaya decided to take her place, getting bored. Shūhei and Rangiku were also a little tired and also took a break, being replaced by Rukia and Kira. Chié took a quick dive in the water and felt refreshed when she got out. But it seemed her team was doing fine on its own so she stayed out of it.

"Hey." Chié turned around and saw Shūhei a few feet away. He still seemed cautious. It was only natural, they were enemies after all. "Captain Hitsugaya told me one of yours saved him." Chié nodded.

"That was Yukiko. She's supposed to be locked up in her cell right now."

"Also, I heard your Primera saved Kurosaki Ichigo."

"That was Luna. She's supposed to be… well, dead. But as you can see, she's not. Inoue Orihime probably healed her." Shūhei put his hands in the pockets of his trunks.

"You Neo Espada are completely different from the old ones." he remarked, and Chié chuckled.

"I have a theory about that."

"Really? Let me hear it." Chié blinked, not having expected that response.

"Oh. Uhm… well, I don't know if you know, but Arrancar can actually fall in love."

"Seriously?" Shūhei said, genuinely surprised. Chié frowned slightly.

"Of course. We're not all monsters. We're just… I don't know, broken souls would be the appropriate word. Our soul doesn't simply disappear when we turn Hollow. It turns into our mask. Of course, the downside of that is, the more we evolve, the more the mask disappears, and the more our soul disappears. Which means that any Arrancar is already doomed to suffer for eternity after their death."

"That's… that does sound horrible."

"I never knew you Shinigami cared." Chié remarked softly, staring at the water. It was so clear she could see through it. She even saw some fish swimming by.

"I do care. I just never understood it until now, that's all. Thank you for explaining it to me." Shūhei said genuinely. Chié stared at him in complete fluster when hearing that.

"You're the oddest Shinigami I've ever seen." he smirked.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"I suppose…."

"Shūhei!" Rangiku walked up to him, and when seeing Chié, narrowed her eyes. Of course she remembered how Chié had caught her the last time they'd met. Apparently she still held a grudge against her.

"Rangiku-san. What's wrong?" Shūhei asked her attentively.

"What are you doing, talking to the Arrancar? You know they can't be trusted." she said, obviously frustrated.

"But I was just-"

"-It's okay. I don't want to cause any problems. I'll just leave." Chié interrupted him, feeling rather uncomfortable with the glare Rangiku was giving her. Not that Chié blamed her. She would've been pissed too if she'd been in Rangiku's shoes. It almost seemed like Shūhei wanted to say something else, but he didn't, probably because Rangiku was holding onto his arm. Chié left quickly, heading back to the Volleyball match to watch how it was going. Yet, for some reason, she couldn't get Shūhei out of her head.

'Indeed, you are a very odd Shinigami, Shūhei Hisagi.'

"Ha! In your dreams!" Mai yelled at Rukia. "We won!"

"No you didn't! Not one of you kept score, but we did!"

"And we're supposed to believe you just like that?" Rukia snorted.

"Well, seeing as how you have the capacity of three year old children-"

"-You bitch, what did you say?" Mai growled as she took a step towards her. Someone stopped her, grabbing her arm. "G-Grimmjow." Mai stuttered.

"Let it go. Don't waste your time on weaklings." he told her indifferent to Rukia's anger. The short Shinigami glowered.

"Weaklings?" she repeated.

"Mai nearly killed you during your first fight. You're lucky to still be alive, Shinigami. If it had been me, I would've punched another hole in you." Rukia paled a little after hearing that. She clearly remembered how Grimmjow had impaled her guts last time. Renji calmed Rukia down as the Volleyball match was finally over. Mai sat down on the sand, sighing. Even though she was supposed to relax, she really couldn't with all those Shinigami around. It was her instincts.

'Maybe I should take a nap.'

"You sure like to fight." Mai looked up at Grimmjow.

"You don't?"

"I didn't say anything about that."

"Well, do you consider it a good thing?"

"Maybe." Mai frowned as she was unable to get a straight answer out of him.

"I don't like to fight, by the way. It's just that I can't stand her." she muttered, glancing at Rukia. She still acted so conceited while Mai had beat the crap out of her just a few days ago. Talk about an ego.

"Then that's one thing we agree on. Too bad the author won't let us kill her." Mai sighed annoyed.

"You're not supposed to break the Fourth Wall, you idiot."

"It's a filler chapter, who cares?" Grimmjow sat down beside her. For the most part, they didn't talk at all but just watched how some of the Arrancar picked a fight with the Shinigami or argue amongst themselves.

It was sufficient to say that Mai was finally able to relax now.

"A-ah! Ulquiorra-sama! Your face!" Roxette stared in horror. Ulquiorra's cheeks were red. Red! Of all colors, it was red! Ulquiorra nonchalantly touched his cheek, and concluded that he shouldn't do it again as it hurt his skin.

"It seems I've been burned." he said dryly, but Roxette was almost in a panic.

"I can fix this, I can fix this… erm… okay, wait, make-up!" she called out, randomly grabbing a make-up box out of freaking nowhere. Not that it matters, it's a filler chapter so I could make pigs fly, but let's not defy the laws of nature yet. Back to the story, Roxette made Ulquiorra sit down on a random chair and opened the make-up box. It was, in fact, her fault that Ulquiorra got burned by the sun. She'd forgotten to given him sunscreen, while it had been her job to give every Espada a bottle. Ulquiorra, out of all people.

'I'm hopeless.' Roxette sighed as she carefully applied the make-up to Ulquiorra's face. He didn't even flinch. He just kept staring at her with those big green eyes and she was starting to get very uncomfortable. When she was finally finished, she was relieved and there was no trace left of the redness on Ulquiorra's face.

Then Findor came along with a bucket of water, tripped and the water got on the former Cuatro's face, removing the not-water-proof make-up.

"Findor!" Roxette shrieked.

"Sorry! Why does this always keep happening to me? U-Ulquiorra-sama… your face is… ah, there's nothing wrong with your face, forget I said anything, goodbye!" Findor almost made a run for it when seeing the glare Ulquiorra was giving her (though it was really hard to distinct between his normal face and his glaring face).

"I'll try again! Just sit still, I'll-" Ulquiorra raised his hand and Roxette fell silent.

"It doesn't bother me. But I appreciate your effort." He said.

'Did he just thank me?' Roxette blinked twice, as if she couldn't believe what she'd just heard. Ulquiorra noticed she was sweating. He offered her his own bottle of water.

"Y-you don't have to do that, I'm fine, really."

"You look dehydrated."

"It's nothing, I-"

"-Take it." Ulquiorra insisted, and even then he still managed to look indifferent. Roxette blushed, taking the bottle gratefully.

"Thank you." she said softly, wanting to look at him but feeling embarrassed.

"ROXETTE LOVES ULQUIORRA-SAMA!"

"NEL!"

"There we are again." Yukiko said as she walked up to Toshiro, who was finally alone so she could speak to him without Shinigami breathing down her neck. They were in a small hut where it was full of ice. Yukiko guessed he didn't like the heat very much. The Captain looked at her, first startled, and then sighed, very relieved.

"I thought they'd-"

"-Killed me? They wouldn't do that. I am the Cero Espada, after all." This left Toshiro flabbergasted. Yukiko chuckled. "I never did tell you my rank, did I?"

"R-right. So they just locked you up. Understandable." Toshiro said as he sat down on a chair. "You also never told me why you helped me escape in the first place." Yukiko blushed slightly at that.

"I really can't answer that." she responded.

"Why not?"

"Just because, stop being so nosy." Toshiro sighed.

"Fine, if you really don't want to tell me, I guess it can't be helped." Yukiko blinked.

"You're just going to give up, like that?" she said a little disappointed, since (strangely enough) part of her really wanted to blurt out that she had a crush on him. Toshiro shrugged.

"If you don't want to tell me, what's the point of forcing it out of you? That would just make you angry at me. I-I mean… not like I care if you're angry with me…." That last part came out rather uneasily and he suddenly seemed a little uncomfortable. Yukiko smiled.

"So you do care! That's just so cute." Toshiro got red.

"I do not care for one bit! Stop imagining things." he snapped at her, a little too defensive. Yukiko chuckled.

"Just admit you like me."

"I do not!"

"You do too." she pestered him. Toshiro folded his arms.

"Shaddap." he grumbled. Yukiko pinched in his cheek.

"Aren't you just a cute little Shinigami midget! Yes you are! Oh yes you are!"

"I'M NOT A BABY!"

"Ahw, so cute I think I'm gonna cry-"

"-SHUT UP!"

"Luna! I thought… we were… what the hell just happened?" Ichigo asked the former Primera when she walked up to him, shamelessly looking at him from head to toe. Since Ichigo was pretty dense when it came to that kind of stuff, he didn't notice.

"We were walking towards Urahara's Shop to spar and then, poof, we got on the beach. You should be happy. Not many people get to see me in a bikini. Actually, no one, until today." Luna teased him. He frowned, successfully holding back a blush.

"Why do you always have to be like that?"

"Because it's fun, Kuku."

"What did you just call me?"

"Kuku. From your last name, Kurosaki. I thought it would be a cute nickname for you. Mai came up with it. She thought Berry would be too generic. She's really a genius when it comes to this stuff." Luna said with a wide smirk. Ichigo wanted to smack her.

"Fine! Then I'll call you Lulu." Instead of getting pissed, which was Ichigo's intention, she smiled.

"Kuku and Lulu! Great, it rhymes too!"

"Ugh, I hate you." he sighed, until he noticed how happy she was. He hadn't seen her like this ever since that incident with Aurelio. She'd been with them for a week, sparring with Ichigo every day, but she hadn't been this… radiant. It suited her. He was glad she was finally happy.

"So, what do you want to do?" Luna asked him. "We could join the Volleyball match and you could watch me kick your ass-"

"-Not happening." Luna watched him get down on the sand, relaxing in the sun. She raised one eyebrow.

"So instead you're going to sunbathe like a little girl?"

"Shit! I totally forgot." Ichigo said, sitting up straight. "Oi, Ishida!" he yelled at the Quincy who was a few feet away, building a sandcastle with Orihime. "Do you have any sunscreen?" he tossed Ichigo the lotion. Luna wanted to facepalm. He was seriously going to sunbathe instead of swimming or something else you could only do at the beach. She watched Ichigo apply the lotion to his skin when she realized something.

"Turn on your stomach." she ordered.

"What? Why?" Luna rolled her eyes and forcibly almost shoved his face in the sand as she turned him around. She grabbed the bottle of sunscreen from his hand and applied it to his back. "Oh." Ichigo muttered, glad she couldn't see his reddened face.

"You should be grateful. I could've just let you get burned. That would be more fun now I think about it."

"Bitch."

"What? I'm helping you, aren't I?"

"You could be less of a complete- OW! Get your damn nails out my back!" Ichigo yelled when she buried her nails right beneath his neck. It wasn't bleeding, that would mess up the sunscreen she'd just covered him with.

"Oops, did I make you go ow?" Luna said with a sly smile. She kissed the place where she'd 'hurt' him. "All better now, Kuku?" Ichigo pushed her off him, his head as red as a tomato.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he yelled out, pointing at her in shock. Luna played the innocent girl.

"I'm sorry." she said, trying to play naïve and pulling it off pretty well. Ichigo glared at her, toughing the spot where he'd felt her lips.

"You're the devil."

"But I only wanted to make you feel better." she said with a pout.

"Oi, Kurosaki! Don't go around upsetting girls! What kind of man are you?" Ishida commented.

"That was not nice of you, Kurosaki-kun." Orihime told him.

"WHAT? But s-she… damn you!" Luna laughed her ass off, almost rolling over the sand as Ichigo was accused of being the bad guy. Ichigo's friends had accepted her surprisingly fast. They were the most kindest people Luna had ever known. "It's her fault! She kissed me!"

"S-she kissed you?"

"Hey, Inoue-san, are you alright? You look a little pale…."

"You can't just go around kissing people, ya know. Unless it's me, of course." Luna froze on the spot. She sat up straight, and looked around, her heart racing.

'Kazuo?' For a second there, she'd thought she'd heard his voice. She shook her head. 'Don't be an idiot. He's dead, get over it.'

The rest of that day, Luna's smile didn't return. Ichigo wanted to ask her the reason behind it, but decided to leave her alone. Luna pondered about it for a long time. Kazuo shouldn't be alive. She shouldn't be able to hear his voice. It had to be her mind playing tricks on her.

Yet, why did she get the nasty feeling someone was watching her?

Neo Espada Encyclopedia

Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, and well damn, the whole cast of Neo Espada were standing there with a human girl amidst them.

"Now, the author Skiltz would like to apologize for her absence and neglect of this story." Ulquiorra said, indifferent as always. The girl with the dark hair and brown eyes sighed.

"How did I get myself into this mess?" Grimmjow grabbed her head and forced her to bow.

"Apologize, dammit! And why do I rarely appear in this story?" he complained.

"I'm sorry!" Skiltz cried.

"How come Nel always ruins my moments?" Roxette complained.

"What the hell is up with Kazuo's voice in my head? Do you want me to go crazy?" Luna yelled at her.

"I demand you kill her off!" Aurelio said angrily, pointing at Luna.

"How come I don't get an awesome back-story? All I ever do is fighting!" Cruz growled. "I need more emotional depth!"

"What about me? Why did I get such a small scene with Toshiro?" Yukiko whined.

"What's up with the hints? Are you planning on giving me hope and then crushing it? How cruel of you." Skullak said, folding his arms across his chest.

"Maybe we shouldn't go so hard on her…." Chié mumbled.

"WHY IS STARRK DEAD?" Amaya cried. Everyone stared at her.

"That was canon." Skiltz answered dryly. Amaya pouted.

"I don't see why you're complaining. I think everything is going just fine." Takashi said.

"Yeah, so far, this story is pretty awesome." Denetsu agreed.

"That's because you're the bad guys, therefore, your opinion is invalid." Kanna snapped impatiently.

"I'M SORRY!" Skiltz interrupted the arguing. "Can I please go now?"

"NO! Not until you fix this mess!"

"Aw, goddammit!"

There it is.

The Neo Espada Encyclopedia pretty much speaks for itself.

Aaah, I think I'm in love with this chapter! It certainly was fun writing...

NEXT CHAPTER: It's time for war! The Espada & Fracción get their orders and the first part of the Madness-chapters begin! There will be three Madness chapters, full with fights and gory blood and limbs being chopped off and all that good stuff.

REVUWZ EVERY1!