Aizen and Ichimaru lead the way along the long winding corridors. Truthfully I never have any idea where I'm going in Heco Mundo, I always guess. They were talking softly in front of me, Ichimaru seemed to be having a heap of fun or I just think that because of his stuffed up face. They turned sharply into what seemed to be a wall but the wall opened to show a small room. In the middle of a small room was a table. Sitting around the table was Sayzel Aporro Granz and Ulquiorra, Tosen was standing at the back of the room facing the door. Aizen and Ichimaru sat next to Sayzel and I walked briskly over to Ulquiorra and sat next to him awkwardly.
"So Aizen-sama why are we here?" Ulquiorra asked, never even acknowledging that I was in the room. Aizen ran his hands through his hair and rested his cheek on his fist,
"I want to find out of your felling Akiko." He answered seriously. I looked at him like he was crazy, before I knew what I was saying a jumble of words flew out of my mouth.
"Are you serious? You dragged me here just to ask know how I was feeling?!" Ulquiorra glanced at me, his eyes were filled with a look that I couldn't place but it was still extremely threatening. "I mean, why Aizen-sama?" I kept my eyes down after that. Sayzel scoffed,
"Idiot! The drug I used to turn you into one of us was experimental; I need to know if there are any side effects!" Oh, that makes sense. I thought although I would never say it out loud. Sayzel continued to stare at me, "So how are you feeling?" He urged. I opened my mouth to answer but Ulquiorra jumped in before I could answer.
"She is healthy and there are no side effects." Ulquiorra said coldly. Sayzel sighed and replied,
"I highly doubt that you can answer for her. Just to be more specific do you ever get dizzy Akiko?" He put emphasis on my name. I was about to answer but again Ulquiorra jumped in.
"No." This pattern continued for about seven questions until Sayzel couldn't take it, I swear he was trying to make everyone, or just me.
"Akiko, why don't you answer for a change?" Before I knew what I was saying words spilled out again,
"Because Ulquiorra-sama's always right!" I regretted saying that half way through the sentence. I could feel everyone's eyes on me and I didn't like the attention. I could see in the corner of my eyes Ulquiorra smirking, that was the last way I thought he would react.
"So if you're done waiting my time I'm leaving. Come Akiko." He began walking away; I jumped up and ran behind him. I was so grateful to get out of there. We walked down the winding halls, I noticed this time that all the walls look the same so it would make it impossible for me to find my way out if I got lost, kind of like a maze.
Ulquiorra didn't talk to me the whole ten minutes we walked, I stayed behind him so that he couldn't see me and he continued walking, I doubt he would notice if I walked away from him and I doubt he cared.
Thankfully salvation came to take me away from this torture. Lilienette turned from one of the corridors, straight into me.
"Hey Akiko." She said, stepping between me and Ulquiorra, he dint seem to mind. I was so happy to see her; I haven't talked to anyone who actually liked me in ages.
"Hi Lilienette, where's Starrk?" I asked looking around, their usually together. She scoffed,
"That's a nice way to greet me, 'where's Starrk?' Honesty it sounds like you don't even care about me." She sighed, over dramatically. I laughed, I don't laugh often anymore but when I do it's usually around her and Starrk. Seeing that I did really want to speak to her she answered my earlier question. "He's asleep; we just came back from our mission." That's right; I asked her politely how it was, as you do. She answered with a five minute ramble about all the bad things that happened, most of the bad things were Starrk.
"Hey I heard that something big is going on around here in the next few weeks." She gossiped. I tuned in at that point.
"Do you know what it is?" I asked whispering. I have no idea why I was whispering because no one was around but it made me feel safer.
"No but I bet all the espada do because Starrk does and he won't tell me and what he knows other people normally do as well. Lilienette and I talked for a while until she said she had to go and wake up Starrk. As she walked off I did to in the opposite direction with no idea where I was going.
About an hour later I made it back to where Ulquiorra usually hangs. He was sitting on a couch reading a book, with perfect posture as usual. He didn't look up as I entered or even acknowledge me at all.
"Ulquiorra-sama, Lilienette said that something big is happening around here, do you know what it is?" I asked quietly, still really embarrass by what happened in the room where I was questioned. He looked up at me with hard eyes.
"That is for espada ears only." Bitch!