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Not There.
Chapter 10 - Final
"Orihime." He murmured. "My heart, is always right inside yours." He whispered right between her mouth.
The day light felt hotter. The sun slipped half way of its orbit, already.
The geisha let out a sigh. "Can you just trust me?"
"Fine." Ulquiorra approved shortly. Then, he turned around.
Rangiku called out when the young man was about to take Orihime. "Wait, take this." she held Orihime a paper.
"What is that, woman?" he asked.
"A letter. I prepared a horse carriage, it should wait for you at the land border. Give that letter to the driver, he will escort you anywhere."
Ulquiorra frowned.
"Do you prefer to run by your feet all the way? They surely will catch up and arrest you." She insisted.
"No, we will take it." He agreed.
Orihime took Rangiku's hand. "Thank you Rangiku-san, you really handle everything. We owe you many things." she whispered.
The geisha laughed and waved her hand. "Now, go."
"Wait, I can't go looked like this forever. I need to change." Orihime pulled her messy kimono, it became a little dirty.
Rangiku fidgeted, "But, why? You looked so beautiful!" she protested.
Orihime chuckled, "It's hard to move, please wait a moment." She rushed into the home.
The geisha sighed, "After so much effort I did . ."
A breeze swept the two that remained standing out there.
"Well, she is a good girl. Don't let her go, again." said Rangiku, she turned to face the young man.
"If they find out that you help us escape, you would be the one in danger. You know the consequence, do not you?" he spoke.
She shrugged. "Who knows?"
He stared plainly. "I will not bother to concern you if anything happened in near future."
She laughed, "Of course you won't." The older woman looked up to the sky. "You save my life, once. I just paid off my debt. Do you remember the moment when you was beaten out and I asked you, why do you fight so hard?"
He said nothing.
"You said that you need to keep living. I always wonder what your reason since then, to tie someone indifferent like you, but now I finally get that. She is your reason, isn't she?"
He remained unspoken.
"You never look so alive except when she was around. It's kind of cute, you know?"
"You are finical as ever. I do not care about your thought." He said, "Take this." Ulquiorra threw a bar of gold toward her.
She caught it in reflex. "What the! You don't have to pay me fo-"
"I refuse to have any debt. Beside, you will need that if you get yourself in trouble."
"Geez." She couldn't resisted any longer. "Did you tell her your felling properly?"
Ulquiorra passed her to take the bag. "Who knows."
"Che." She clucked.
Moment later, Orihime came out and gave the folded kimono to Rangiku. The girl said that she couldn't have that since it was an equipment from the wedding. However, the geisha refused to accept it, because the attire could be a proof of their conspiracy.
The girl finally agreed to take the clothes.
The older woman hugged her once more before they parted. "Take care."
Orihime nodded, held her cry.
Meanwhile at the Wedding feast . . .
A series of traditional ceremonies had finished. The sound of chaos already stopped. It took much more time than Uryuu expected. He already worn out just from the ritual. The atmosphere turns into silent. It came the time to call out the bride.
However, after a long waiting, no one came from inside the bride room. The audience became noisy. A geisha approached Unohana, and whispered something.
The lady's eyes splayed wide.
Lady Unohana was the first who charged in, followed by Ryuuken and the other geisha. Unohana was shocked when she found that the bride wasn't there inside the room.
"Where is she?" Unohana asked to girls. They had looked for Orihime anywhere but still couldn't find her.
Ryuuken entered the room, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Pardon the disruption, I promise I will take care of this delay." The lady geisha bent.
"You will? How can you fix this disgraceful?" He got irritated.
"I am very sorry. We will find her so-"
"There is no need to look for her." Uryuu came in, stared at the veil on the ground." She probably had gone away, right now."
"What! Do you mean that she run away?" The father was pissed.
"Perhaps." Uryuu answered, he took the veil that laid on the floor.
"Fine. All of this wedding thing should be disbanded now." Ryuuken said and left the room.
Lady Unohana was surprised and instantly chased him, tried to changed his mind but it seemed hopeless.
Uryuu stayed at the room, squeezed the veil, he got his bad feelings back there finally happened right now.
X X X
They arrived at the border. Ulquiorra carried Orihime all the way, insisted that she only would slow them if she run on her own feet.
She protested, of course, but she enjoyed it anyway.
They finally met a man who would take them and gave him the letter from Rangiku.
Orihime was pleased because Ulquiorra could take a rest.
They entered the carriage. The inside looked comfortable.
The girl immediately took seat and stretched her body. She smiled at Ulquiorra who joined her soon after. The horses started to walk, they should keep the pace so no one would suspect their movement.
Orihime looked out the window during the beginning of that trip. She still couldn't believe that they were really leaving. There was no very good memory there, but it was still memorable.
She looked at Ulquiorra who sat beside her. He finished tidying their belonging.
"Where did we go from now on?"
"Anywhere is fine." He answered shortly as usual.
"Will we be fine?"
He stared at her. "We will. With my intelligent, we will make this life easier."
She smiled.
"How about Rangiku-san?"
"She is fine. She is very cunning so they will not find out so easily."
Orihime giggled.
This trip would take time. She decided not to disturbed Ulquiorra and let him to take a good rest.
Minutes passed. Orihime thought many thinks, their first time came to the village, their simple life, her encountered with Rangiku, Unohana and Uryuu, her wedding, their runaway . . Eventually, it leaded to a memory when he kissed him.
She suddenly blushed. Did he really return her feeling? Somehow, if he had no feelings for her, did she married Uryuu right now? It was honestly unpredictable.
He was always the one who protected her, tough. However, she felt that she did nothing for him these past years. She always wanted to know him more, what his favorite things, favorite foods, what exactly he thought, especially about her.
She suddenly feel awkward.
Ulquiorra felt that she was tensed. Did she get motion sickness?
He watched her while she secretly stole a glance.
She immediately looked away.
"What is it, Orihime?" he spoke.
She gulped.
"I am just wondering," she turned her body to face him, however still not brought her gaze up instead stared at his chest. Hesitantly, she placed a hand around there. "Do your heart finally feel things?"
He looked at her, motionless.
Grabbed that hand of her, he replied shortly, "No."
She immediately looked up, hurt by the answer. "Ah, . "
"I don't feel anything there." He said, made her widened her hazel orbs in disappointment.
Ulquiorra run his other hand to caress her cheek, then lingered his fingers on her jaw.
She exhaled a soft breath.
"The heart that you told reside inside me, perhaps, was not there."
She seemed confused.
He lowered his gaze to her pink-colored lips, a remnant of red from her lipstik earlier had sticked there. He stroked that lips.
She was still a bit shocked but managed to let out a soft moan.
His finger slowly run down to fondle her neck line, then it touched her collarbone.
Her skin was warm and soft. He condemned his self for never touch her earlier. Such beautiful girl lived under the same roof with him, yet he had always restrained his self not to approached her too close. Was he such a fool?
He lowered his finger further, pulled her collar slowly, he started to trifle the line of her cleavage. She shrieked, started to realize what he was doing.
Finally, he placed that hand on her chest. She moaned louder.
He brought his stare back to her face, she already blushed.
He smirked.
"Orihime." He murmured.
She straightened her back.
"My heart," He leaned forward, closed the distance of their face. He pressed his hand on her chest to tease her.
She sighed his name, "Uh-Ulquiorra . ."
". . is always right inside yours." He whispered right between her mouth, before he pulverized those seductive lips.
He slowly wrapped his hand around her, to pull her body closer.
She fell instantly into his hand, surrendered everything, ignored anything else beside the feels of these warm kisses.
They didn't care anymore of how far the horse carriage would take them away.
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FINISHED.
Finally, that's all.
Forgive me for the whole mess.
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