XI. "Eyes"
Whenever Ulquiorra met with Orihime, whether it was to deliver her food or just a random encounter in the hallway, he always recorded it with his eye. At first he only did it when it was required for reports. But as time grew on and Orihime drew ever nearer to her death and consequently her transformation into an Arrancar, he took it upon himself to record every single second they shared, no matter how insignificant.
After Orihime became an Arrancar, Ulquiorra was made her keeper once again. That first night, as she lay in her bed dreaming happily, he woke her. He took out his eye without a word and showed her every encounter they had had, whether good or bad.
When he finished, she asked, "What was that?"
His eyelids drooped shut, and when they drew open again there were two intense green eyes instead of one. "Do you remember?"
Orihime nodded her head. "I didn't think you'd want me to."
He sighed, wondering if this was a betrayal of Aizen. "I've never done something so selfish."
"No," she told him, tears forming and balancing on her eyelashes. "You've never done something so selfless."