Ulquiorra stared at Orihime's "friend" with nothing short of sheer boredom. Whom, might I add stared at him like one would a lion at the zoo.
"He's looking at me..." Ishida murmured to Ichigo refusing to admit he was nervous, but slightly jumped in his seat when Ulquiorra's smooth voice reached his ear.
"How much braincells does it take you to survive I wonder?" Ulquiorra stated callously "For I think it takes five or six for Kurosaki to remain alive, lucky for him"
Ichigo grit his teeth and bared it, like hell he'd let that himself be put down by that waste of space and Urahara just raised an eyebrow at his barely concealed attempt at holding himself back.
All in all the shop had never been this cold even at this time of year. A door slid open as Renji and Rukia entered. The former of which hardened his gaze and the latter whom gasped loudly. Renji drew his sword and started at Ulquiorra who drew out his tail and whipped him with it before wrapping it about his feet and tossing him across the room. Orihime shot him a glare before starting towards Renji, and Ichigo started quietly choking with laughter to Ishida's gaping reaction. The whole scene had taken ten milliseconds.
Rukia turned to Urahara and said "Explain to me the situation I have found myself in" with a quiet voice.
After a long exerted explanation, they settled down, stealing glances at Ulquiorra every now and then. Orihime seemed uncomfortable for some reason or another before Ulquiorra slightly inclined his head in her direction "Onna, what is it that bothers you now" with slight emphasis, at which Rukia had to bite her tongue this was Orihime's guest apparently without rhyme or reason, and not the, very fitting, captor Soul Society had been informed of.
"What? Ah, it's nothing really I promise!" Orihime reassured weakly oblivious to the cold looks her friends shot him.
"..."
He rose, plucked her from her seat, flapped his wings and took off out the window, so fast it could been mistaken for a trick of the eye. Five seconds later her friends took off after them.
Urahara raised his brow curiously before chuckling and gathering up the teacups still filled with cold tea.
When Orihime dared to open her eyes she had to admit that the view from the sky was amazing.
...Before she started screaming.