Ulquiorra, Stark, and Grimmjow had split up in their search for the hollow. They were all in gigais so they could communicate with humans and ask if they had seen anyone who fits the hollow's description. Stark was only searching half-heartedly. Grimmjow was talking to people in hopes of finding a clue. Ulquiorra was searching while refusing to talk to any humans. Soon after starting their search, Stark had fallen asleep on a bench and Grimmjow had started to lose his temper. "Are you hoping to find a vampire? Sorry, but they don't come out in the daylight," a man joked.

"I'm not searching for a freaking vampire! Why do people keep asking me that!?" Grimmjow shouted. He, having only made short visits to the human world in order to destroy weak hollows, had never even heard of vampires before. So these comments made no sense to him. All he knew was that these people were mocking him. "Hey, have you seen a pale guy with red eyes?" he asked another man.

"I'm a cop. I have much more important things to do than hunt for vampires or whatever it is you're looking for," the cop said irritably.

"What the hell is a vampire!?" Grimmjow shouted.

"Seriously? Have you been living under a rock?" the cop questioned.

"Shut up or I'll blow your freaking head off!" Grimmjow shouted. He had gotten rather sick of hearing people laugh and scoff at him.

"Threatening a cop is against the law," the cop warned.

"I don't care about your stupid laws," Grimmjow growled.

"I suggest you stop running your mouth or I'll have to arrest you," the cop said sternly.

"You, a human, arrest me?" Grimmjow scoffed.

"That's it. I'm tired of your attitude. You obviously aren't right in the head. Come with me," the cop said as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs.

I'll just fly away. Oh. I can't in a gigai. Well, I'll just beat the crap out of him. But I was told not to harm any humans... Crap, now what? Grimmjow wondered. As the cop was about to put the handcuffs on him, Grimmjow came out of his gigai, gigged the cop, and ran off. Talking to the humans has been a complete waste of time, anyway. They can just make me a new gigai Grimmjow reasoned. Meanwhile, the cop started freaking out when he realized Grimmjow's gigai had no pulse.


Elsewhere


Ulquiorra was having about as much luck as the rest of them. He had seen no hints as to where the hollow might be hiding. We shall simply have to hope it attacks a human soon. When it does, we can lock onto its spiritual pressure and find it he thought. He walked through the streets late into the night. He knew that it wouldn't come out into the open as long as it knew it was being watched, but he wanted to stall his return to Kurasaki's house as long as possible. He finally gave up and headed back toward the house. He slipped through Ichigo's window and into his closet without waking him up. The only thing we can do is wait for it to make a move. As long as it knows we are watching, it won't do anything. We will have to hide our presence from it. Unfortunately for him, this meant he would have to stay in Kurosaki's house all day. He sighed as he realized this, then he fell asleep.


The Next Morning


Ichigo sat up and stretched. Stark had come in yesterday evening and went to sleep on the couch. Grimmjow had come in later and stomped upstairs, clearly in a foul mood, and went to his room to sleep. I don't remember Ulquiorra coming back. I guess he didn't want to stay here anymore. I almost can't blame him. Between my dad and Grimmjow this place is way too chaotic Ichigo thought. He got up off his bed and walked across the room. He opened his closet to get his clothes. He made a startled noise when he saw Ulquiorra in his closet. "Sneaky, aren't you?" he muttered. Ulquiorra just stared at him blankly. "Good morning to you too." Ichigo got his clothes and threw them onto his bed before turning back to Ulquiorra. "Could you sneak out through my window like you did yesterday?"

"I will not be leaving. I have decided that staying indoors would be more helpful to the mission," Ulquiorra stated.

"What? But if my dad finds out, he'll terrorize me even more!" Ichigo exclaimed.

"That is none of my concern. However, I will agree to stay in the upper levels of your house as long as you agree to bring me food," Ulquiorra said.

"Sure, that's no problem," Ichigo said. Suddenly, Grimmjow came stomping into the room.

"Hey, Kurosaki, what's a vampire?" he demanded.

"Er, why do you want to know?" Ichigo asked.

"That's none of your business," Grimmjow growled.

"Fine. It'll be easier to show you," Ichigo said. He turned on his computer and went to Wikipedia. He found the article on vampires and then motioned for Grimmjow to sit in his desk chair. Ichigo then went downstairs to eat breakfast. After Grimmjow had read a good deal of the article, he turned to stare at Ulquiorra.

"Why are you staring at me?" Ulquiorra asked. Grimmjow didn't reply. He went downstairs soon after he finished reading the article.

"Hey. Do you guys have any garlic, crosses, holy water, or silver?" Grimmjow asked.

"We have some garlic powder and I have a silver cross-shaped necklace my mom used to wear," Yuzu said.

"Can I borrow that stuff?" Grimmjow asked.

"Why?" she asked.

"I just read an article on vampires and I wanted to look at some of the stuff that's supposed to kill them," Grimmjow explained.

"Sure, just make sure to return them," Yuzu said. After breakfast, Ichigo asked Grimmjow to smuggle some leftovers up to Ulquiorra. He quickly agreed to do so. He sprinkled the garlic powder into the food and then hid the cross behind his back.

"Here's your food," he said as he handed it to Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra silently accepted it and took a bite.

"This tastes strange," Ulquiorra commented.

It doesn't seem to have worked... Grimmjow thought. He suddenly grabbed Ulquiorra's hand and put the cross in it. Ulquiorra stared at the cross.

"Why did you give this to me?" he asked.

"Because I thought you were a vampire..." Grimmjow muttered.

"A what?" Ulquiorra questioned.

"An undead creature that drinks human blood. They're supposed to be really pale and attractive. You're really pale, you have a lot of fangirls, and you act like the undead so I thought you might be one..." Grimmjow explained.

"You truly are an idiot," Ulquiorra stated.

"At least I know what a vampire is! They're very famous in the living world and you didn't know a thing about them. So now who's the idiot?" Grimmjow replied haughtily.

"You only found out about them a few minutes ago," Ulquiorra pointed out.

"That doesn't matter!" Grimmjow growled. Seeing that he was losing the argument, Grimmjow stomped out of the room before Ulquiorra could reply.


The Next Day


Ulquiorra had stayed in Ichigo's room for the whole day. He was extremely bored. He didn't even have Grimmjow to insult because Grimmjow was avoiding him after yesterday's conversation. When night came, Ulquiorra got back in the closet. As he was dozing off, he heard blood-curdling screams from downstairs. I wonder what that was. I don't feel any hollows nearby he thought. He decided to sneak downstairs and find out what was happening. He peered around the edge of the stairs so he could see into the living room. Ichigo, Stark, Grimmjow, Isshin, and Yuzu were all watching horror movies. That day happened to be the second day of October, so they were celebrating the month of Halloween. Ulquiorra silently watched from the bottom of the staircase. At the moment, they were having a slasher movie marathon.


Three Days Later


When will these women learn to look where they are going so that they will stop tripping over their own feet? And when will both the women and men learn that sex is shortly followed by death? Ulquiorra wondered. He had been secretly watching horror movies for the past three days. He only kept watching because he had nothing better to do, or at least that's what he kept telling himself. The stupidity of the people in those movies never ceased to amaze him. The TV was turned off and everyone started heading toward their beds. Ulquiorra slipped back upstairs and back into the closet.

"I see you like horror movies," Orihime said from outside the closet. On that night, Ichigo's friends had come over to watch movies with him. Apparently, Orihime had noticed Ulquiorra watching from the staircase. He opened the closet door.

"I do not like them. I am simply bored and decided watching them was more interesting than staring at a wall," Ulquiorra replied.

"Really? You seemed pretty into them. Are there any movies you do like? Or is this your first time watching movies? I like a lot of movies. Comedies and romances are my favorites," Orihime said.

"Soul Society does not have movies," Ulquiorra stated.

"That's a shame... I'll just have to introduce you to more types of movies before you go back!" she declared.

"That really isn't nece-" he began.

"Hey, Kurosaki-kun! Can I borrow your TV and some movies?" Orihime asked as Ichigo walked into the room.

"It's kinda late, isn't it? Can't you watch them at your house?" Ichigo asked.

"I wanted to watch some movies with Ulquiorra-kun. But I guess you're right, it is kinda late. Sorry to bother you," Orihime said.

"Wait, I know! Ulquiorra-kun could stay at my house! Would you like to come to my house? I live alone so it wouldn't be a problem," Orihime asked. Before Ulquiorra could respond, Ichigo answered for him.

"I'm sure he would love to stay. You can leave with him anytime you like."

"Okay! Let's go right now!" Orihime said cheerfully as she grabbed Ulquiorra's hand to drag him out the door.

Why me? Ulquiorra wondered drearily.

"Make sure my family doesn't see him," Ichigo said. Orihime nodded and then dragged Ulquiorra away. Ichigo snickered to himself, knowing what he was putting Ulquiorra through.


At Orihime's House


"You can sleep in my brother's old room. But first, let's watch a movie! How about Monty Python and the Holy Grail?" Orihime asked. Ulquiorra just nodded, not really paying attention. He was too busy wondering how he had gotten into this situation.