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This chapter is the current situation or the reality they end up after the previous chapters of dreamland.

Well, it's not really clear which one's POV because both sides have their own thoughts for the current situation.

Disclaimers: I do not own Bleach and their characters (definitely); they are all masterpieces from Kubo-sensei~

CHAPTER 9: WHERE ARE WE?

As they were both standing and facing off each other, they hadn't let go of their hands.

Or more likely Ulquiorra hadn't let go of her hand. He still kept holding on firmly.

Orihime looked up and saw his green eyes looking straight toward her.

He still didn't say anything after that. He just kept looking at her.

This awkward silence made her a bit embarrassing. She intended to break it.

"Ulquiorra" Finally, she called out his name fully in a soft voice.

His eyes glinted as if her voice caught his attention.

Why did he feel happy when she called out his name?

Then again, happy was a kind of emotion that he couldn't explain, but he knew that he was happy.

She used to call his name before, but at that time, he felt nothing. It was just… a name.

But now…

What was this?

"What?" Finally, he answered.

"Where are we?" She asked.

Ulquiorra stopped at a second of thought.

The next second, he answered in his calm and monotone voice,

"We are inside Caja Negacíon."

JinxJen's note:

I have the feeling that I made Ulquiorra keep more shying every next chapter. He didn't say anything at all.

And Orihime's still in her confusion state of whatever happened. So of course, she also didn't talk much.

But don't worry, if you keep reading, you will get a bam of chapter for Ulquiorra's talkativeness. So does for Orihime.

Right now it's not a right time. I'm building the tension between them.

By the way, I'm actually amused for the fact because of his reluctant feeling in chapter 6, that he keeps holding on her hand and not let go.