Title: Miniature Murcielago
Pairing: Ulquiorra x Orihime
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Grimmjow must say that he liked Kon, although he knew Kon couldn't say the same about him. Besides, no one would like being used as a toy for a shrunken espada.
He pinned him to the ground again with a smile. His joy was destruction, to fight. Grimmjow hadn't done so in such a long time, he was starting to go mad. But oh and behold, he had a stuffed lion toy to play with.
Unfortunately to Kon, no matter how many times he called Ichigo, to no avail would he help. He would either ignore him completely or laugh.
"Ichigo you ass!" Kon bellowed, only before being punched in the stomach and blown across the room.
Grimmjow simply laughed and the substitute shinigami was indulged with a magazine. This was something the pantera could get used to. Personally, he didn't really care what was going to happen to him. He wasn't one to focus on things like this, rather-he would enjoy the moment.
Orihime's stomach growled as she contemplated on whether or not to wake Ulquiorra up. He hadn't eaten all day as well and she was most certain he was just as hungry as she was.
Carefully, she reached her hand over shoulder towards the murcielago, who was still sleeping soundly. Her fingers brushed against his skin, but wasn't surprised to find it radiating with heat. During their time together, Orihime had come to conclude that Ulquiorra, indeed was very warm and soft and was a great thing to hug.
Her fingers slid beneath his body, causing him to make some incoherent mumbles. Once she had him in her grasp, Orihime picked him up gently as she sat up in a sitting position.
He lay on his stomach on her delicate hand, his wings folding over him as a blanket, and his breathing was calm and peaceful.
Orihime held her hand up so she could see his face. His cheek was resting on her hand, and his lips were slightly agape. The black locks of hair that fell over his face were in disarray, just adding to what the girl was thinking.
'…and to think this is the Ulquiorra that nearly killed Ichigo….'
She had been staring at him for a while now, watching him sleep. Suddenly though, she heard the small bat make a noise. Orihime couldn't pinpoint exactly what this noise was. It sort of sounded like the cute noise cats make when they wake up.
Ulquiorra rubbed his head against her hand as he stretched out his arms and legs, making this sound. Then his limbs relaxed in this new position.
Orihime was still staring at him curiously.
Slowly though, the murcielago's eyes lidded open to the sight of silver orbs staring at him. His cheek still lying on Orihime's hand, he stared back at her.
A smile gradually made it's way across her face, "Wow Ulquiorra! It's still daytime and you're sleeping."
Still tired, the small slowly blinked at her words.
"You really are a bat!" She laughed. This only caused the murcielago to sigh and close his eyes. Only this time, they didn't open again. Orihime took notice of this, and a realization hit her.
"Oh Ulquiorra, I'm sorry. Please don't go back to sleep."
"I'm not going back to sleep."
She was confused, "But…."
"Looking at a goddess for to long is to mesmerizing for me." He mumbled into her palm, not clear enough for her to hear though.
She really was a goddess. To have awoken to find a princess, shimmering silver eyes staring down at you. Then when that smile came, and the sound of her voice…..
Something warm formed in the pit of his stomach, to a point where his toes could curl.
"What was that?" Orihime asked.
He turned to face away from her, still lying in her hand. It took him a moment before deciding whether or nor he should repeat what he has just said. "It's…nothing important."
Orihime couldn't see his expression, and good thing she didn't, or else she would have asked what was the matter. His eyes, which barely portrayed any emotion, had a shimmer of sadness in them.
Replaced with that warm feeling in his stomach, came a pit of emptiness.
Orihime sat up in her bed, Ulquiorra still in her hand, and pulled the blankets off of her. "I can't believe I slept this long…." She mumbled under her breath. She turned to the small bat in her hands, still facing away, "Were you sleeping this whole time too?" She asked while standing up.
"No."
Orihime began walking towards the door, "Then what were you doing?" Suddenly this smell hit her. She stopped in her tracks only before taking a sniff of it again.
All the while, Ulquiorra sat up rubbing his drowsy eyes.
"Is that….soup?" She turned to the murcielago expectantly, only to find a blank stare painted across his expressions. She frowned slightly only before opening her bedroom door.
Her eyes widened at the sight before her. Set upon her dining table was a bowl of soup. Her orbs of silver led her to the sight of the kitchen….spotless. All the dishes were washed too.
Her head turned to see her living room, all the books on the bookshelf were organized perfectly. Her entire home was gleaming clean.
"Ulquiorra….did you do all this?" Orihime asked in aw.
"Yes."
She looked down at the murcielago in her hands, eyes wide. "H-how?" Was all she could mutter up. "I mean…how could you manage cleaning my whole house?"
"I didn't clean your whole house. Everything except your room because I did not want to disturb you while you were sleeping." Ulquiorra said blandly, with a bored expression.
Orihime eye's softened, but before she could put in any thanks of gratitude, Ulquiorra stood up in her hand and spoke. "You haven't had anything to eat all day." He pointed at the bowl of soup on the table. "You have that while I finish cleaning your room."
He stepped off her hand, his wings keeping him lifted above the ground. Personally, he had to say he felt quite proud of himself. Accomplishing all of this was a great achievement, especially in the predicament he was in at the moment. He liked having things under control, and at the moment, he did.
Suddenly though, he saw two arms encircle him, and found himself being embraced by Orihime.
As Ulquiorra took a step off her hand, Orihime had a sudden warm feeling in her stomach. She couldn't quite explain it, but she knew she had this desire to suddenly hold him.
She tenderly reached her arms around the bat as he was flying away and caringly pressed him against her chest, her hand tilted towards him affectionately.
Ulquiorra blinked in surprise at the sudden interaction. He was pressed against her bosom, her fiery tresses falling around him, and her cheek rubbing lovingly against his head, although it was quite hard because of his horns.
It reminded him oh so much like the time when she first came in contact with him in this size, and how he lost control of his demeanor, falling into the bond that had been born between them,
"Ulquiorra, you didn't eat anything either, and you did all this work on an empty stomach. Let's eat together." Orihime said. Her eyes closed, still holding him.
The murcielago considered this for a moment. He was quite hungry….."I suppose."
Once again, something he didn't expect. Orihime jumped up and down with him still in her arms happily, laughing. The feeling of hunger was washed over with the feeling of nausea for the bat by the sudden movement. His face grew paler, if it was at all possible, and being still drowsy from sleep didn't work for him either.
Her laughter died down, and for the life of her, she couldn't pinpoint what she found so funny. It could be Ulquiorra's blank expression after 'pridefully' stating what he had done. Or it could be the small noise he made when she hugged him.
Orihime loosened her arms around him and looked at the small bat.
But now, the look on his face worried her. "Oh Ulquiorra you really need something to eat."
She rushed over to the table and immediately sat down in front of the bowl with steaming hot soup. She quickly eyed it as she sat the wary Ulquiorra on the table.
The soup wasn't one from a package, she observed, but something completely home made. It had cuts up pieces of vegetables and bits of meat and noodles with sour cream and spices. The smell was absolutely delightful.
Turning back to Ulquiorra, whose eyes were half lidded from lack of energy, Orihime wondered how in the world he managed to make this. The thought of him flying around the kitchen and cutting up vegetables was amusing.
Orihime picked up the spoon placed neatly by the bowl and mixed the soup with it. Then taking just enough, she brought the spoon towards Ulqiuorra.
"Here." She offered hurriedly, fear of the small bat toppling over from exhaustion came to thought. He opened his eyes and looked up to the sight of a spoon in his face.
"Here." She offered once more.
"What is the meaning of this?" He asked, furrowing his eyebrows. "You're about to collapse unless you eat something." Orihime explained, still holding the spoon in her hand.
"Open up."
He simply stared at her.
"Ulquiorra come on."
Still staring at her, he slightly parted his lips. Orihime took this chance to put the spoon on the edge of his lip and tilt it, the warm liquid flowing in. He swallowed and sighed, the heat going down his throat to his stomach.
The auburn haired girl smiled at his expression, as she took another spoonful of soup. Ulquiorra eyed her take a bite, and was inwardly filled with pride when she said, "This is delicious!"
She took another spoonful. "You actually made this Ulquiorra?" She asked. He nodded
"Well it's great!"
This time, she brought the spoon over to the murcielago. Without any questions, he opened his mouth again and let the soup pour in. It really did taste good; he was surprised with himself to say the least on accomplishing something like this. By no means was making this an easy task, especially in his current size.
As they shared their meal together, Orihime noticed the sun's descent below the horizon through her window. "Wow, I can't believe I slept almost throughout the whole day."
"Well you rested, so that's all that matters." Ulquiorra spoke blandly, looking out the same window. She shrugged. "I suppose, though it means I'll have trouble sleeping tonight…."
With their stomachs full, Orihime contemplated what to do next. No doubt she'd be staying up most of the night. That's what she gets for taking such long naps.
But the bright side of this was that she had tons of game ideas to play with Ulquiorra. Which one to play first….she didn't know. There was always monopoly, or tag, or a water fight, though that wouldn't do much good playing inside. There was always hide and seek in the dark, but he was a bat so the game would be too easy.
Still seated on the table, Ulquiorra watched bewildered at the expressions play about Orihime's glowing face. But then an evil smile made its way to show. The sight of it stirred something inside him and at the same time made him feel uneasy.
"I have the perfect game!" She exclaimed.
The miniature murcielago furrowed his eyebrows….having no idea what to expect.
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