My vacations are over and I'm weeping but hey I will at least make one last productive effort to update once more! Sorry if I take more time on updating, school be a b*h.

Ulquiorra woke up slowly, he was on his belly and his arm was stretched over an empty space, an empty space that should be occupied by his mate.

It had passed a week since their first sexual encounter and the bond kept them close, they stayed most of the time in the pillar that was their home now, they barely left and only in the New Las Noches, never into Soul Society; over the week they kept having their sexual encounters regularly but they still remained mostly using hand or rubbing against each other, they both decided to expand their horizons once the hormones involved in the bond left their bodies, and it seemed they had left the building

Ulquiorra felt the need to look for Ryuzaki but because he was his mate, not because some primal instinctive drive, plus he was worried about what could happen to him all alone, he had no true alliance, Soul Society hated him and there was no camaraderie between Hollows in Las Noches, all L had was Ulquiorra and he liked it that way, not jumping out of his skin and destroy everything until he found L was a nice way to know the bond was over, that and the fact that L had managed to leave without him

Feeling no need to stay in bed, Ulquiorra went to his usual routine and once he was bathed and changed he would calmly look for his wayward mate but it seemed he wouldn't be able to follow his plan through when a knock came from the door, yes they had a door, L couldn't use Sonido or any similar technique, apparently any technique that required his body to change was not possible, when he tried to take Ulquiorra's Hierro once more it was impossible, it only took what his normal human reiatsu allowed him to

Back to his visitor, it was a Número with a message from Aizen, his presence was required in the main palace, or were Aizen resided now, Ulquiorra was quick to arrive to the throne room, which was exactly the same as the one he had in Las Noches back in Hueco Mundo

"You called for me Aizen-sama" Ulquiorra said with a bow

"Yes, your mate, even though he helped all this to happen, he is dangerous, he has my zampakuto living in his body and can drain me just as easily as he did the Royal Guard or as I did to the Soul King, the only reason he is on my side is because he is romantically involved with you, Ulquiorra this is an order, you must maintain Ryuzaki on our side, even if you lose interest in him you must not tell him and ensure he stays by your side, otherwise he can turn on us and I'm sure the shinigami are already planning how to convince him to change sides, make sure it doesn't happen" Aizen said

Ulquiorra remained quiet looking at his leader

"I'm sorry Aizen-sama but I can't" Ulquiorra said bowing

Aizen lifted a brow

"We have agreed to end our relationship when either of us loses interest, we are logical beings, that is our mutual attraction, however I can assure you, Aizen-sama, that I will do everything in my power to ensure Ryuzaki is contained and will not cause any physical damage to you" Ulquiorra said and bowed, he didn't wait for Aizen's response and left

Ulquiorra's message was clear, although he remained loyal to Aizen, Ryuzaki is more important and he is still angry at Aizen for trying to kill him, his most loyal Espada cared more for his beloved, perhaps trying to kill him wasn't the best idea.

Ulquiorra left and went back to his pillar when he felt something, more like someone at the top and went with Sonido

He appeared behind L

"Aizen summoned you, didn't he?" L said not looking back at Ulquiorra

"Yes" Ulquiorra answered

"He asked you to control me"

"Yes" Ulquiorra said and moved to L's left, leaving a small distance between them

"What did you answer?" L said looking at Ulquiorra

"If you don't know the answer then I believe ending our relationship is the most appropriate action" Ulquiorra said looking at the horizon and not L

L lowered his eyes and smiled

"Thank you" L said and his eyes went back to the horizon

"This conflict isn't over, they are planning their next move" L said

Ulquiorra now looked at L

"There are different scenarios on how this will end…" L said and looked at Ulquiorra and met his eyes "…but I want you to choose which one will it be, I already have plans for each" L said and looked ahead again "Going to Soul Society today was like a breath of fresh air, surprisingly no one attacked me, on the contrary they were very welcoming"

Ulquiorra understood, Soul society wanted L, Aizen wanted L and L wanted that, now he could have control over any side he liked best, the question however was left hanging in the air, why would L ask him to choose?

Ulquiorra gave a small frown

L was immediately at his side and grabbed his face with both hands and made Ulquiorra look at him; Ulquiorra let L handle him.

"I know why you joined Aizen, he gave you a purpose but now it's over, he is already the king of the mountain, now you are free, free to find a purpose of your own, think of you and what you want" L said seriously and then let go of Ulquiorra and gave a step back "But let me know, will you? It will affect the outcome of this whole 'war'" L said

Ulquiorra extended his arm and took L's hand

"My purpose is you" Ulquiorra said and then took L's other hand "What I want is you"

L smiled

"The outcome of this will be what benefits us both" Ulquiorra finished

L closed the distance between them and gave a small sweet kiss to Ulquiorra

"Thank you for choosing me, you already know but I wish to say it anyway. Ulquiorra, I will always choose you first before anything else too"

The corner of Ulquiorra's lips twitched up, well that was as close as he was getting to get Ulquiorra to smile

So sweet lovely moment between these two! Well now is Ulquiorra and L vs. Everyone and by everyone I mean Soul Society and Aizen (Las noches, hollows, you know) remember that L is there for Ulquiorra and Ulquiorra is not so happy anymore, but not totally vengeful or angry, with Aizen so this can take any route, obviously I know the outcome XD but I will let you know, hopefully soon enough.