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"Enjoying yourself, eh Kaida?" asked THAT voice, a sinisterly sickening smile spreading across the horribly grotesque face.

"Who are you?" Kaida yelled, voice echoing across the vast expanse of emptiness, even as she turned in circles, searching.

For what?

A dark chuckle, and Kaida whirled to face the voice, only to be met by empty air.

"I'm right here." Said the voice, and Kaida turned again, expecting to find nothing, but was, instead, met by a mirror.

It was old, worn and spotted with age, the ornate frame dulled by the endlessly shifting sands. It was full length, suspended in the air by invisible means.

Slowly, with a feeling of foreboding growing in her stomach, Kaida stepped towards it, circling till she was faced by her own reflection,

Only, it wasn't her own reflection.

Kaida awoke screaming, clutching her chest as her heart pounded against her ribcage. She was completely oblivious to Grimmjow, who had started awake at her sudden cry, and was kneeling next to her on her bed, worry creasing his face.

Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes, her face paling even more, sweat beading against her skin as she fought to intake air, her lungs burning, her throat constricting as she remembered.

Facing that monster, facing it through the mirror.

She didn't remember.

Again, as hard as she fought to remember, the memory eluded her, a dark blank on her immediate conscious that terrified her more than the actual dream had.

Finally, she looked up at Grimmjow, who still looked worried, and, without thinking, reached for him.

She locked her arms around his back, her sobs tearing through her chest as she shook like a leaf, terror still rushing through her veins like adrenalin, her face buried in his neck.

Grimmjow stiffened, but slowly relaxed, wrapping his arms around her in return, rubbing her back reassuringly as he murmured soft words of comfort in her ear.

Slowly, her sobs subsided, and Kaida found herself giving herself over to the darkness once again.

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When she next awoke, sunlight was softly filtering in through the window, throwing a single ray of white light across the floor. She shifted slightly, and noticed that she wasn't sleeping on her normal pillow.

She looked up, and was surprised to see Grimmjow's worried, haggard blue eyes gazing back at her.

He was sitting with his back against her headboard, legs folded, her head in his lap, his fingers running calmingly through her hair.

Neither of them moved for several minutes, lost in the moment. Finally, a knock at the door made them break apart, Grimmjow standing from the bed as Kaida sat up.

A moment later, and Ulquiorra entered the room, taking in Grimmjow's sleep deprived face and Kaida's slightly red eyes without comment.

"Aizen-sama has called you before him, Kaida-san. Prepare yourself, and be ready in 10 minutes." He said emotionlessly, then exited the room.

Kaida remained silent, but managed to stagger from her bed, making it halfway to the bathroom before Grimmjow stopped her, his hand on her arm.

"What happened last night?" he asked, and she could still see worry in his eyes.

She sighed, running her free hand through her disheveled hair.

"Just a nightmare." She said.

"Just a nightmare."

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I'm SOOOOO sorry it took so long to update, but I was seriously coming up EMPTY HANDED for this one. But now I'm back…and OMG THIS CHAPTER IS BOTH SHORT AND WEIRD!!!!

And when I say WEIRD, I mean it with ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!!!

It seems to be REALLY EMO and STRANGE and EVERYONE is OUT OF CHARACTER!!!!

And I'll definitely see you ALL NEXT CHAPTER!!!!

READ and REVIEW!!!!

Arigato.

WPD…