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(Recap)

"I have explained everything that needs to be said, this meeting is over." Aizen said. Ichigo raised an eyebrow.

"That's it? Shouldn't we prepare a battle strategy against Soul Society?" Ichigo asked.

"There is no rush. Because of recent events, we will wait. Our priority is creating an army." Aizen explained as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a vial that contained a white particle which everyone knew was a mask fragment.

"Barragan is waiting." Aizen said, and with that everyone got up from their seats and started walking out of the room and towards the Inoue's room.

It was time to revive the Espada.


(Chapter 12)

Orihime stood in the center of her room staring up at the moon through the small window that was too high for her to reach. She made no noise; all she did was stare at the only source of light for her dark room... The fake moon that Aizen had created.

'So close…. so close to escaping' she thought sadly as her body shook. Orihime couldn't believe she ended up right back in Las Noches, just thinking about it made her sick to her stomach. She thought, when she had first woken up in a lab, that she could maintain a firm resolve as she had done before, but this was too much for her.

"Will they… he come for me?" Orihime whispered, as she looked down at her torn Arrancar outfit. 'They had done so before, but that lead them into a trap. Would they risk doing it again?' These thoughts passed in and out of her mind every couple of moment since she had awakened, but they weren't the reason she cried. It was the feeling of loneliness and fear that brought her to tears, as she waited for someone to come.

Last night she had been told, by a green haired girl, that Aizen would come to speak with her today. Orihime wasn't that much of an idiot. She knew the only reason she was back here was because Aizen needed to restore the Espada, and when that time came, would she do it? Even if Aizen threatened her, could she find the strength to say no to that man?

"What will I do?" Orihime cried before falling to her knees and hugging herself as she trembled.

"I hate him." Orihime cried while wiping her tears. "I HATE HIM!!!" Orihime yelled at the top of her lungs. If anyone she knew heard her, they would have been shocked. No matter what, Orihime didn't hate anything…anything. To hear her say it, with so much conviction, was troubling.

"You sound so distressed, Orihime." A voice suddenly asked. Orihime eyes snapped open and anger filled her entire being as she realized who it was. With trembling hands, Orihime gradually got to her feet and slowly turned around. A gust of wind must have shot through room because Orihime's hair and clothes were whipping around her as she locked eyes with Aizen.

"Aizen." She said, and for the first time in her life, sounding furious.

Little did she know, that she was releasing a huge amount of reiatsu…


(Moments after leaving the Meeting Room)

The five Arrancar, with Aizen leading, casually walked down the hall to where Orihime was being kept.

"So what kind of Arrancar is Barragan?" Ichigo asked to anyone that would answer.

"Barragan's an idiot." Lilynette replied. Ichigo smirked.

"I think I'll need more information than that. Halibel told he'll have a problem with me being stronger than him." Ichigo said.

"Barragan Luisenbarn is an elderly Arrancar. He's arrogant, overconfident and he doesn't hesitate to impose his authority over others that are weaker than him. He would even try to command those stronger than him, if given the chance." Halibel informed.

"He sounds like a bother." Ichigo commented.

"He listens to Aizen-sama, but he thinks himself as a king and even acts like it. He has no respect for enemies weaker than him. He will probably try to challenge you." Halibel added. Aizen smiled.

"He shouldn't be a problem for you, Kurosaki."

"I'd rather him not test me at all." Ichigo said unemotionally.

"Don't worry Ichigo. I know you won't like him, but you're not alone. I don't like him either." Lilynette said with a smile. Stark sighed.

"Don't be disrespectful to Barragan. He's still you superior, and I'd rather not have to kill him because he harmed you for being a nuisance." Stark said before yawning.

"Whatcha talk'n bout Stark? With my new power ol' ugly face won't stand a chance." Lilynette said with a big smile.

"I already told you that you're only as strong as Nnoitora. You don't have that much power." Stark replied. Lilynette's response was to stick her tongue out.

"Are we reviving all the Espada today?" Ichigo asked Aizen.

"It depends."

"On?"

"It depends on how well Orihime does. I don't know how long it will take her to revive Barragan from a small fraction of his mask." Wonderweiss remained quiet throughout the conversation only staring at the ceiling.

"What's his problem?" Ichigo asked.

"Wonderweiss is…complicated." Aizen replied.

"He's a Vasto Lord, but he seems harmless." Ichigo asked. Suddenly Wonderweiss turned to stare at Ichigo and began to reach for his purple Claymore type zanpakto. Ichigo raised an eyebrow, while Halibel, Stark, and Lilynette merely watched the odd Arrancar.

"Stop Wonderweiss." Aizen said quietly as they all continued to walk.

"Ohhh." Was all that Wonderweiss said as he put his hand back down.

"He only liked Tousen." Aizen explained.

"Tousen?" Ichigo said.

"I would have thought Halibel told you about him and Gin." Aizen replied. The truth was that Halibel did tell him about Tousen and Gin, but thought it would be better to act like he didn't know much.

"He was Aizen-sama's ally." Stark said. Ichigo made to ask something else but stopped when they heard a shout.

"I HATE HIM!"

"Orihime seems upset." Aizen said. As they approached the door they could feel reiatsu.

"Should I go in first?" Ichigo asked, remembering that Halibel said this girl would do anything he said.

"Wait out here until I call you." Aizen said as he opened the door and walked in with the other four Espada. The room was very dark, but they could see Orihime with the help of the moon.

"You sound so distressed, Orihime." Aizen said softly as he stared at the trembling girl.

He watched as she slowly got up and noticed the reiatsu coming off of her was getting higher. He raised an eyebrow, he had never seen her release so much reiatsu.

"Aizen." Orihime said angrily.

"Don't be upset." Aizen said while walking towards her.

"Stay away!" she exclaimed before placing her hands over her Shun Shun Rikka.

"KOTEN ZANSHUN: I REJECT!" Orihime yelled. All of a suddenly a bright light shot out and flew straight to Aizen. Aizen was shocked at the incredible speed of her attack and swiftly moved out of the way as it barely missed him. He knew the moment she started the incantation that she had used all her hate towards finishing him off with that attack. 'Foolish girl'

When her attack reached the wall behind him it exploded on contact.

As the wall exploded Aizen watched as Orihime's facial expression turn from angry to hopeless within seconds as her attack failed.

'What did I expect to happen' she thought hopelessly. 'He was a captain. I'm just… I'm just…'

He watched as tears began streaming down her cheek and she fell to her knees once again.

"I'm impressed Orihime. I have seen you use that attack against Yammy and it was incredibly slow, I actually had to dodge it." Aizen said as the bright light went back to Orihime's hair clip.

"Does that attack require you to hate the person you're attacking? If so, I can see why it was so fast." Aizen continued. It was then that he noticed Orihime glaring at his arm from behind her tears. Wondering what it was, Aizen looked down and saw that his sleeve was ripped and he was bleeding slightly.

"I didn't know you hated me so much. You put your entire being into that attack." Aizen said casually, but he was really surprised that she had even nicked him with that attack. He could take down some of Soul Society's strongest without being touched, but this girl got him. 'To have so much hate' he thought, as he continued to look at the weeping girl.

"I'm sorry, but I need you to use your powers for me." Aizen said. Orihime shook her head defiantly, while wiping away her tears.

"I won't help you."

"Don't be unreasonable, Orihime." Aizen replied.

"I won't cause any more problems for Kurosaki-kun." Orihime said sadly as she looked behind Aizen and saw his other Arrancar leaned against the wall.

"Are you going to torture me?" Orihime said fearfully. She wondered where all that anger she had used early was.

"I would never do that to you." Orihime knew she couldn't believe a word he said.

"Kurosaki-kun will come for me again." she said, hoping she had said it threateningly.

"That leads me to another reason why I wanted to visit you. I have someone that wants to talk to you." Aizen said. Orihime looked at him confusedly.

"You can come in now." Aizen called out. Orihime looked behind Aizen as someone suddenly walked in. Orihime couldn't make out who it was due to the lack of light.

"She can't see you properly from there." Aizen said. Ichigo walked forward and slowly put half of his body into the light so that the human half of his face was showing.

Orihime suddenly gasped and placed a hand over her mouth. She couldn't believe who was standing in front of her.

"K…K…Kurosaki-kun." She whispered. She was so happy at that moment that she didn't stop to see everything that was wrong in this picture. If she looked, hard she could have seen the outline of his mask, his Arrancar clothes, and the fact that he was with Aizen.

"Are you ok, Orihime?" Ichigo asked, faking sincerity. Orihime's heart started to pound in her chest.

"It's really you." Orihime said shakingly. She suddenly ran to him and gave him a hug. Ichigo slowly hugged her back. Stark, Lilynette and Wonderweiss were looking bored, but Halibel suddenly found out why she never liked Orihime.

"I can't believe you're here. How…" She stopped suddenly when she finally realized the clothes he was wearing. She pushed herself away from him and stared at him.

"Why are you wearing those clothes, Kurosaki-kun?" Ichigo didn't answer which made Orihime start to feel uneasy.

"Why are you with Aizen?" Orihime asked. Ichigo again didn't answer.

She was about to say something else, but stopped when Ichigo finally stepped into the moonlight fully. Orihime felt her stomach drop when she saw the mask fragment. She could remember when he was fighting Ulquiorra and that mask covered his full head, but at that time he was also out of control. Unfortunately she didn't understand what was going on. All she knew was that this wasn't Ichigo. Even when he became that monster she could sense him, but this Ichigo she couldn't.

"You're not Kurosaki-kun." Orihime said while backing away.

"Calm down Orihime." Ichigo said softly. If he could act like he was caring, then she would open up to him.

"Stay back." Orihime said as she walked away from him.

"I am the real Ichigo. Aizen kidnapped you. I tried to find you, but somehow became an Arrancar. I'm still the same Ichigo." He explained. Luckily Ichigo was talking low enough so that Aizen couldn't hear

"Kurosaki-kun wouldn't side with Aizen." Orihime said. She didn't want to believe what he was saying.

"I had to, or Soul Society would have killed me. Please believe me Orihime." She didn't know if it was because she wanted to believe him or because she wanted to stop feeling so confused, but she was starting to think he was telling the truth. 'Maybe he's telling the truth. Soul Society kills hollows, so it would make sense why he's here. Why would he join Aizen though?' She thought sadly.

"Will you help us Orihime?" Aizen called from behind Ichigo. Orihime, who had locked eyes with Ichigo, looked away sadly.

"I will help Kurosaki-kun." She said. Aizen smirked and started to walk towards Orihime, but before he got to them, Ichigo leaned forward and whispered in her ear.

"I'll talk to you tonight." Orihime nodded, feeling in her gut that this was wrong. She guessed the only reason why she finally decided to help was because she would be with Ichigo.

"Here you go Orihime." Aizen said while handing her the vial. Orihime slowly grabbed it and dropped the white piece of the floor. 'I shouldn't be afraid. He may not be the same, but he is still Kurosaki-kun.' She thought.

"S…Soten Kisshun: I Reject." Within moments the white piece was engulfed in a bright gold barrier.

"Thank you…Orihime." Ichigo said with a smile.

"Will you hurt our friends; I know Rukia will be sad." Orihime said quietly.

"They are trying to kill me, I have to fight them." Ichigo said, not caring who Rukia even was. "I could let them kill me, if that's what you want." Ichigo said, while making Orihime feel guilty.

"I don't want Kurosaki-kun to die, but now that I'm helping you, we'll both be traitors." Orihime said suddenly.

"Don't worry, you're with me now. I won't let anything happen to you." Orihime couldn't help but smile.

"Then, I will stay with you." Everyone began to notice the mask fragment growing larger.

"We'll be back, Orihime." Aizen said as he started walking towards the door. Soon after Ichigo and the other Arrancar followed, leaving Orihime to think about what had just occurred.

"Quite the actor." Stark said unemotionally.

"I got the job done." Ichigo said with a shrug.

"We'll come back in thirty minutes." Aizen said as they split up at the nearest fork in the hallway. Ichigo remained with Halibel, Stark and Lilynette and Aizen went with Wonderweiss.

"So are you happy that the Espada are reviving?" Ichigo asked.

"It is only a small part in what we need done." Halibel answered abruptly. Ichigo glanced at her.

"Is something wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing at all." Halibel said unemotionally. Ichigo just shrugged causing Halibel to narrow her eyes at the floor.

"Consider yourself lucky, Ichigo. Recently Halibel-sama has been talking a lot. Before you came she hardly ever said more than one or two words. She talks with you a lot, she must like you. I thought she only liked her fraccion." Lilynette said.

Halibel ignored that "blatant lie" while Ichigo sighed.

Stark was walking ahead of them and looked as if he was in deep thought.

"Ichigo." Stark said suddenly. Ichigo quickly stared at him.

"Yeah?"

"Inoue seems to do anything you ask her, am I right?" Stark asked.

"I don't really know for sure. I have no memories of her so I don't know what our relationship was, but she seemed to do what I asked." Ichigo answered. Halibel wondered where this was going.

"Tell her to run everything Aizen asks her to do by you, before doing it." Stark said.

"Why, Stark?" Lilynette wondered.

"Because if she only listen's to Ichigo, then Aizen would have no choice but to keep Ichigo here. She'll be safe because Aizen needs her power."

"What do you mean, 'keep me here'?" Ichigo asked.

"Aizen doesn't trust you. He ordered me to kill you if you start remembering your previous life. If I don't, he'll know what we're planning."

"Even if I do remember, I'm a hollow now. My old life is over." Ichigo replied. Stark nodded.

"Let Inoue in on the plan. She'll follow you no matter what Aizen says."

"I was going to tell her what we are planning tonight, after everyone's asleep." Ichigo explained. Halibel seemed strangely interested when Ichigo said he was meeting Orihime tonight.

"Good. This conversation probably didn't even need to start, but we must be cautious. Aizen is still, probably, smarter than anyone of us." Stark explained.

"We should also start letting the Espada in on what we are doing as well." Lilynette added. The other three Arrancar agreed with her.

"That will be difficult." Halibel stated while Stark nodded.

"Let's worry about that when the time comes." Ichigo replied as they continued to walk down the hall…


(15 Minutes Later)

"Do you think she's done yet?" Lilynette asked as they neared Orihime's door. Including herself; Halibel, and Stark had already met up with Aizen and Wonderweiss.

"Most likely." Halibel replied. Ichigo and Halibel were walking directly behind her.

"Let's just get this over with." Stark added.

Aizen approached the door and knocked.

"Orihime were back." Aizen said. After several moments of getting no reply, Aizen opened the door and they let themselves in. They didn't expect to see what was happening.

The Segunda Espada had Orihime by the throat and was lifting her three feet off the ground as she tried with all her might to get away.

The Espada suddenly turned towards the door.

"Greetings Aizen-sama."

"H…H…Help." She gasped as her eyes began to roll to the back of her head. Before anyone could react, a sharp pain suddenly shot through Ichigo's head as he locked eyes with the gasping Orihime. The pain was so severe that he clutched his head with both hands and went to his knees.

Everyone in the room, besides a confused Barragan, was staring at Ichigo with shocked expressions.

As Ichigo clutched his head he suddenly saw a mental image. It was an image of him in a shinigami uniform watching as a weak hollow was squeezing Orihime. He didn't know how, but he knew that the hollow was Orihime's brother. The hollow was about to devour Orihime until he came in with an oversized zanpakto and stabbed it.

As fast as the image came it left, leaving Ichigo on his knees wondering what the hell just happened. Halibel made to put a hand on his shoulder, but quickly caught herself. Ichigo shook his head before standing up once again.

"I'm fine." Ichigo said before anyone asked questions. Aizen stared Ichigo a moment longer before turning to his newly revived Arrancar.

"Please drop Orihime, Barragan." Aizen said while sporting a smile. Barragan immediately released his grip, all owing Orihime to fall to the ground and start gasping for air.

Aizen paid her no mind and just stared at the aged hollow.

Barragan Luisenbarn, the Segunda Espada, had been revived.


(Author's Note: Please, Please, Please review my story to tell me how this chapter turned out. On another note Orihime won't be turning evil, I will keep her in character as much as I can. She won't want to go out killing with the Espada or anything lol. The only reason she is helping to revive the Espada is because she not only thinks will it help Ichigo in the long run, but it would give her a chance to be with the love of her life. Also she's happy she's not alone in Las Noches anymore because Ichigo is there.)

(One more thing, should Ichigo get revenge for Barragan choking Orihime or should he ignore what happened. And which Espada should I revive next! I'll revive more than one. Please review with your answer.)