In a dimensional fragment, equal to a world both Arrancar knew well, Evhron and Nelliel were passing the time.
It was still confusing as to how both had come to reunite after an unappraisable amount of time, but such a thing was irrelevant now.
"What are you staring at, Evhron?" She inquired as the white-haired Arrancar stared into the vast desert of Hueco Mundo.
"Nothing" He dryly retorted. "Literally nothing"
Nel looked confused, not understanding the point in such an action.
"I don't really get you at times" She confessed.
"I know. Not many people truly get to understand me. And it's not a matter of being smart, broken, or special. It's merely a thing of experience" He answered. "To be honest, I crave to be understood, you know?"
"I... I've kinda noticed" She nodded. "The way you overly explain things, or openly share the things you enjoy... It's rather easy to see that you want to connect with others"
"Yeah... And I'm not ashamed of that"
"There's no reason you should be" She hugged him from behind. "And the fact that I don't get you completely, doesn't mean I don't think we're alike"
"Heh, I know, Nel" He caressed her face. "I just... Feel that my whole life was meant to serve that purpose. To be understood, accepted, and finally... Loved"
"Were you not loved by those close to you?"
"By those who didn't choose to have me in their lives... I guess. But that was never enough for me"
"What did you seek then?" She reformulated the question. "After all, you accepted that you were loved"
"Well, looks like I didn't elaborate enough on that... Then" He pinned her to the ground, somehow, gently for an Arrancar. "Would it make things clearer if I said I needed you?"
"Oh, please... How silly can you be?" She teased him. "Are you saying a guy as determined and smart as you needed a girl to be happy?"
"That's where you're wrong, Nelliel. I never needed a girl" He got closer, and whispered in her ear: "I needed you. My one and only. My Dreamgirl"
"Aw... Do I really mean that much to you?"
"You can't even imagine" He chuckled, softly passing his finger through her lip, just before pressing his mouth against hers.
Nelliel did not resist. She expected that much in fact.
In a way, it was weird for her, after not having seen him for so long.
But at the same time, it was perfectly natural. No one had ever been in such a perfect synchronization with her.
The way they fitted so well, so perfectly... So, balanced.
No one could match that.
The way he bit her lip until it bled.
Or the savage way he pushed her against the walls, floor and bed during foreplay...
How she could be the biggest masochist on the faze of the Earth, and he could let the sadist animal out when it was just them two.
And yet... Once the strongest sparks had burned down, their bond didn't weaken one bit.
The feeling of safety, protection, comfort... That was something that was never missing.
Both knew, that as long as they were together, they would have someone who loved them entirely.
Nothing is perfect, but in the eye of the beholder, an imperfection can still be an ideal.
And for Evhron, that was his ideal.
A beautiful girl who matched his standards well enough, yet wasn't so perfect he felt it was unreal or fake.
She didn't like the same bands as him, or appreciate all sorts of art and games the same, and neither did he accept her reading habits, or her passive behavior in spite of her strength... But he respected that.
For in the end... All he needed was to have someone by his side that would love him and he could love back.
He didn't ask for every possible criteria on an imaginary list to be met.
Just for that simple feeling to be shared.
And the fact that there was divergence, discussion and sometimes even fights, helped reassure him that this was what he was looking for.
"I stare at the emptiness... So that I never forget..." He said as soon as he released her mouth.
"Huh?" She stared at him, her hazel eyes wide open.
"...Never forget the Hell it meant not to have you by my side" He finished.
"Evhron..."
"Cause I once hated you. I hated the fact that you pulled me out of my comfort zone. I hated, that you forced me to awaken a heart I thought was long dead. I hated... That you once claimed my feelings weren't in the right place, and didn't believe in my words"
"I... I'm sorry..."
"But it's okay. Cause we never truly treasure anything until we've lost it. And we never truly love something until we realize we're willing to do anything to get it back" He kissed her cheek softly. "So, for better or worse... You made me strong. Stronger than I've ever been. Dead set on getting you and smashing anything that got in my way to pieces. No matter what the cost. And I can only thank you for that"
"Are you sure you're not hurt or angry that you had to go through all that?"
"At some point I was... But honestly, how angry could I be, when I'm holding the most lovely woman I could ever find in my arms?"
"Stop... You're gonna make me tear up" She forced herself not to cry.
"Haha. You've always been a crybaby though" He reminded her. "But it's alright,
cause...
~Your tears don't fall, they crash around me~"
"*giggle* ~Her conscious calls, too guilty to come home~" She finished.
Evhron kissed her passionately after hearing her soothing voice singing that song both loved so much.
"You simply couldn't be any more perfect, buster" He said after tasting their string of mixed saliva. "Or should I say bustier?" He teased her, squishing her melons.
"As long as you take responsibility... You can call me whatever you like"
"Then I'll sure do. Mark my words"
They shared another kiss as they snuggled in the sand, instantly banishing any emptiness the world around them displayed into oblivion.
"Oh, now that I think about it..." He remembered in between. "Happy birthday"
"Um... Now where did that come from?" She frowned.
"Eh...? But I was pretty sure today was the day!"
"What? No! Today's April 19th. Mine is in 5 days!"
"Ah! W-Well... Sorry! I've just lost track of time in this place... And it's really damn easy with you around, just sayin' heheh" He apologized. "But I know damn well it's on the 24"
"You better not make that mistake again" She entwined one of her horns around his and pressed her bossom against his chest. "Or I'll make sure you don't ever get to touch these again"
"Now that would be a fate worse than Hell..." He said back, kissing her one last time as he embraced her tightly.
The whole world can be empty...
But as long as I have you,
Mine will be complete.
"Nothing would make me happier.
Than if I could...
Be with you...
Forever."
愛しているわ
My Dreamgirl...