-Espada Babysitting Service Gone Wrong-

Chapter 6- Day 5: Stories and Adventure..?

A/N. I dedicate this chapter to TheAkAtSuKiKid! I did a slight change from your original idea but it was your idea nonetheless! So I'm crediting you for this chapter if you're reading this right now XD On the other hand, to readers that actually read the author's note, I have officially decided to post a sequel after this one is done! If you wish to find out what it's about, go to my profile and scroll down my Bio until you see the list for "story ideas".


Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach or any of the stories :x

Orihime's POV

This time, I woke up much earlier than the rest of the Espada. Only two more days until they turn back to normal. Honestly, I wish they didn't turn back. They're so adorable and they're so much fun to play with! As I realized what I thought, I shook my head furiously. Don't think that Orihime! They are the Espada! And the other three are Soul Society's traitors! They have to turn back to normal!

Being very, very careful, I tip-toed out of the room. Fortunately, luck was on my side. None of them woke up. I silently cheered in victory as I headed for the hot springs – I had to bathe, of course. I feel dirty if I don't bathe or at least shower every morning. I reached the entrance, recognizing the wooden doors instead of the usual white doors. I opened the door and walked in, instantly hit by the humidity and steam of the hot springs. Ah~! The hot springs looks so inviting and tempting! I can't wait to get in! I thought gleefully.

I walked over to near the edge of the rocks. I stripped of my clothes, folding them neatly on the ground, and also set my hair pins on top of the clothes. I grabbed a towel from a convenient nearby rack and wrapped it tightly around my body. I stepped slowly into the water, trying to get used to its warm temperatures. I finally sank into its warm water, sighing in content as I do so.

"This is so relaxing," I muttered, sinking further until the water reached just below my nose. I blew some bubbles with my mouth as I settled into my thoughts. I wonder what'll happen after the 7 day mark. Would they still remember what happened? Would Aizen punish me for doing..."inappropriate" things to a "God" such as himself? What'll happen? I also left them all alone in the room! What'll happen if they wake up and see me gone? Would they get themselves in danger again? I rose up again and sighed.

"…...Orihime? Orihime?" I heard a voice. I immediately sprung up from the hot springs, looking around. The steam was really thick, so I could only see about five or so feet around me. Then I saw a small hand waving off the steam, revealing the person who spoke.

"A-Ah! Tier! When were you here?" I asked, surprised as the steam lifted just a bit so I could see her face. She slowly went towards me, leaning her back against the rocks.

"I was here just before you came in. You didn't notice my presence though," She explained. Aah, so that's how. I leaned forward against the rocks, nearly half of my body out of the water. I crossed my arms on top of the rocks. "So what are you doing here?" Tier asked, gesturing her hand towards me.

"Ah, I just like taking baths in the morning. I woke up earlier than usual, so I decided to use this chance," I chuckled slightly. Tier nodded in understanding.

"I feel the same way," She commented. "You do know there is only two more days, right?" She glanced over to me. I turned around and leaned back against the rocks like Tier did.

I sighed and nodded. "Yup. I wonder what's Aizen going to do to me afterward. I wonder if he'll even remember! His personality did change, after all," I chuckled at the thought.

"That is true. If we do lose our memories, I wish to say this before that happens. I give you my thanks for keeping us safe in this vulnerable form and taking care of us. It was….fun," She cracked a small smile at me. I smiled back.

"No need to thank me! I enjoyed taking care of everyone. I actually wanted you guys to stay as a child. But, that wouldn't be quite fair, right? I mean, Aizen is like the current ruler of Hueco Mundo," I chuckled half-heartedly while Tier agreed.

"I think it is time we washed ourselves now," Tier suggested, changing the topic. I nodded; glad that we wouldn't talk too much about the subject. We rose from the warm waters and carefully stepped out. We both slipped off our towels and left them on the floor. We headed to where the small stools were so we could wash our hair. I sat down at a nearby one and inserted some soap into my hand. I vigorously scrubbed it into my scalp, making sure I got every spot on my head – I didn't want dandruff, after all. I filled the small bucket with warm water and poured it over my head. Just to make sure, I did this twice.

"Ah~ Nothing better like a good bath in the hot springs," I stretched. I always felt refreshed and relaxed after a dip in the hot springs. I dried myself off with another towel and carefully put on my clothes. I didn't want to use the yukata this time because I simply wasn't in the mood to put it on in the morning. I slipped on my sandals (A/N. Are they sandals…? The ones the Arrancar usually wear….) and headed out with Tier. We immediately headed back to the room because it was around the time they would wake up.

Our theories proved true because as soon as we put one foot inside, they all came running towards us.

"Where'd you go?!" Aizen pouted as he tugged on my leg.

"You are not permitted to leave when I am not aware, onna!"

"Tch! You had me worried!"

"Where did Orihime-chan go off to?"

"Hmph. I merely calculated that you would be gone when I was asleep."

I sweat dropped at Szayel's comment. "Hai, hai. I'm here now, though. So," I clasped my hands together," what do you want to do for the day?"

"Nothing~" They replied simultaneously in a lazy tone. I sweat dropped again. They sure are lazy today. Perhaps they're tired from the earlier days' events? A light bulb lit up in my head as a thought came to me. I can tell them some stories! I don't think they've heard 'human' stories before!

"Aha! Why don't I tell you all a story? No, how about three stories?" I asked them. They all tilted their head.

"A…..story?" Gin put a finger on his lips.

Ulquiorra puffed out his cheek. "Maybe."

"If they're interesting," Grimmjow shrugged. My eyes lit up in happiness.

"Alright! Let's sit down first, though," I sat down as they gathered around me, sitting down too.

"What's the first story about?" Aizen asked. I merely smiled at him.

"Alright, so the story starts off like this. Once upon a time in a kingdom, there was a princess. She was the most beautiful lady known, and-"

"Did she have big breasts? Did she wear makeup? How long is her hair? Are her eyes pretty?" Grimmjow interrupted.

I sighed. "Sure. She had big breasts, and there was no need to wear makeup because of her natural beauty," I rolled my eyes as I said that. "As I was saying, she was also one of the kindest people in the land. Men lusted after her beauty, but alas she did not like any of them because they only went after her beauty. O-"I was interrupted again.

"Ridiculous. Of course you gotta be after beauty!" Grimmjow complained. My eye twitched slightly but I ignored him and continued.

"Of all the men in the land, she chose the prince. The prince was handsome, brave, and caring. He was the only one to care about her truly. And so, they fell in love. They were the happiest couple ever, and the entire kingdom was content with their love. However, a dragon lived in a large cave up in the mountains. He was very displeased with this! So, he flew down to the kingdom and set the towns and villages on fire with his fiery breath in his fit of anger. He then moved onto the kingdom and set it on fire, too. After seeing the princess in a tower in the mighty castle, he decided to capture her. He kidnapped her and flew away to his cave. T-"

"Nonsense. I would have destroyed the dragon the moment it set food in the kingdom's lands." Ulquiorra interrupted. I sighed again.

"Ulquiorra. They were weak. Only farmers and craft smiths. You can't expect them to kill a large dragon," I told him and continued on with the story," The prince was furious! His wedding with the princess was only tomorrow, and the princess had been captured by the dragon. The prince was enraged, so he took his mighty sword and went to the dragon's cave with his magnificent white horse. There, he found the mighty fire-breathing dragon and the princess tied up with ropes. The prince yelled, 'Give back the princess, beast!' The dragon laughed and boomed, 'The princess is mine. If you wish to take her, you must defeat me first!' The-"

"Ehh~? Shouldn't he just take the princess quickly and then take her back to the kingdom? Why should he fight?" Gin asked.

"B-Because….the large dragon was standing in front of her. The prince couldn't reach her so he has to defeat the dragon first!" I quickly made it up.

"Oh? Why can't he just use Sonido?" Gin asked innocently. My eye twitched again.

"Because….he's not an Arrancar. He's a normal human," I answered. "No more interruptions!"

"The prince lunged towards the dragon, only to be swept away by his powerful wings. 'Ha! Is that the best you can do?' The dragon laughed as he breathed fire onto the prince. The prince was able to dodge it quickly, fortunately. He jumped high into the air and slashed off one of the dragon's wings. The dragon roared in pain as he bled heavily from the wound. The dragon then roared again and blew another wave of fire towards the prince. The prince, unable to dodge because it was so big, blocked it with his mighty sword. As the dragon was in a state of shock, the prince leapt high in the air and sliced the dragon's head off. As soon as-"

"Impossible. A mere human sword cannot be able to block a dragon's fire. "Ulquiorra interrupted yet again.

"But his sword was very special. It wasn't like any other sword," I said.

"How can a human have a Zanpakuto?"

"Err….it wasn't a Zanpakuto! It was just a special sword that had special materials made into it, so it was able to block the dragon's breath," I sweat dropped.

"As soon as the prince successfully slaughtered the dragon, he cut off the ropes that held the princess and took her back to the kingdom. After a feast and a celebration of the prince's victory, the prince and the princess happily married. The end!" I clasped my hands happily.

"No! That's not how the story should go!" Grimmjow exclaimed.

"H-Huh?" I blinked at him.

"See, this is how it should go…."

"In a kingdom in who knows where, there was a big breasted princess. She had all the curves and stuff, too. However, she was tough, mean, and could kick anybody's ass if she wanted to! Anybody she hated, she easily defeated them. There was also a twisted and evil prince like her. If he hated anybody, he killed them. After he heard news of the princess, he sought her out so that they could rule the kingdom together in evil. The princess agreed, but a dragon was very jealous. Why didn't he have an evil queen, too? So he kidnapped her! He tortured her, but the sadistic princess didn't give up. She easily slaughtered the dragon, as the prince expected, which is why he didn't come for her. She came back to the kingdom on her own, and the prince and the princess married. They then ruled the kingdom in their twisted and evil ways. The end!"

My jaw dropped. WHAT KIND OF TWISTED STORY IS THAT?! I refrained from yelling that. Instead, I said, "Err…that's a very interesting…version of the story, Grimmjow," My eye twitched in annoyance.

"Grimmjow's story makes a lot more sense," Ulquiorra nodded. Not you too, Ulquiorra! I stared at him in shock.

"Arrancar! Bring us tea and snacks!" Aizen ordered an Arrancar, who just appeared. The Arrancar nodded and left the room. Aizen then crawled into my lap, sitting contently into it. I stroked his hair, combing out any tangles from his messy hair. "Ne, what's the point of these stories?"

I smiled. "Just to entertain you, nothing more and nothing less. After we have snacks, I'll tell you about Little Red Riding Hood."

He pouted in that cute and adorable way of his. "Kay!" I smiled and ruffled his hair.

The male Arrancar then entered the room carrying a tray with biscuits and cookies, along with small cups and a kettle of tea. He set it down carefully and left.

"I should've known when he meant snacks," I muttered to myself, eyeing the sweets. Aizen grabbed a cookie and bit into it, looking up at me innocently.

"What's wrong?" Aizen 'innocently' asked me. I shook my head.

"Nothing's wrong," I replied, smiling. Those sweets! Don't they think they've had too much?! Oh wait, they're little kids. Of course they're going to think something like 'There's never enough sweets!' I swear one day they're going to have a crazy sugar rush and tire everyone out….Maybe I should just take it away from them…..but then they'll whine and pout cutely….I debated in my head whether to take the sweet snacks away from them or not. After looking at Aizen's innocent and pleading face, along with the others', I decided not to. Damn their cuteness!

"The kettle's hot! Pour my tea!" Aizen demanded. I chuckled and reached over for the kettle. I tilted it and poured it carefully into everyone's cups. I had to admit, it was hot. At least, it was hotter than usual. If the kettle was that hot, then the tea must be too, right? I looked over to Aizen – of course, since he's the ultimate tea lover – and saw him gulping it down like there's no tomorrow. I gaped at him. WHAT THE HECK?! HOW CAN HE DRINK IT SO EASILY?! "Seconds!" He slammed the cup down on the tray. H-How…I didn't bother thinking too much on it. This is Aizen after all. I carefully poured more tea into his cup, and I must say, it was still very hot.

I carefully looked at Aizen to see what his little trick was because as far as I know, I wouldn't dare gulp down burning hot tea as if it were simply cold water. I saw him slowly raise the cups to his lips…..and then quickly drink it like before.

"What?" He looked up at me as he finished drinking all the tea. I shook my head again.

"J-Just that…..I don't get how you can quickly drink hot tea," I told him. He looked surprised.

"Ehh~? Simple. I put ice cubes in here!" He grinned and showed me his empty cup. I looked inside and sure enough, there were two melting ice cubes in there. My jaw dropped. W-When?! When had he put ice cubes?! I saw him the whole time! When did he do it?!

"W-When did you put it in?!" I looked at the cup again and rubbed my eyes, making sure I wasn't having hallucinations.

"Secret!" He giggled and put the cup down. Everyone else seemed like they were finished, too, so I decided to start on the story.

"Next story is called Little Red Riding Hood!" I announced.

"Is it red because of blood?" Gin asked.

"Uhh…..no," I sweat dropped. "They called her Little Red Riding Hood because she always wore a red cloak."

"So basically we're going to listen about a little girl with a red cloak on?" Grimmjow puffed out his left cheek.

"Err…yes. So anyway, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the woods. She was always wearing a red cloak, so people in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day, she asked her mother if she could visit her grandmother, since it's been quite a while since they've seen each other. The mother agreed, leaving her a basket of cakes to take to her grandmother, for she was very ill. As she was about to leave, her mother warned her to not stray off the path or talk to strangers because the woods are dangerous. 'I'll be careful! Take care!' Little Red Riding Hood waved goodbye to her mother. So then, she left for the woods. The moment she took her first step into the woods, a wolf-"

"Isn't that dangerous for the little kid? It's obviously dangerous so why would she go off on her own? Why didn't the mother go with her?" Grimmjow interrupted. BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO! Interrupt me one more time and- I restrained myself from saying my thoughts however. I took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Err….the mother was very busy, and Little Red Riding Hood really wanted to visit her grandmother," I sweat dropped as they believed it.

"Anyway, the moment she took her first step into the woods, a wolf appeared by her. 'Hello little one, what are you doing here?' He asked in the sweetest voice he could muster. He wanted to eat her, but he didn't dare because of all the woodcutters around. Little Red Riding Hood didn't know that he was an evil and twisted creature, so she replied, 'I am off to see my grandmother in the woods. She lives by the mill far in the woods.' The wolf had a plan to eat her up. He ran as fast as he could to the grandmother's house. He gently tapped on the door. 'Who's there?' The grandmother asked. 'It's your granddaughter who has brought you some cakes,' the wolf replied in the same voice as Little Red Riding Hood. 'I-"

"No!" Aizen suddenly exclaimed and jumped out of my lap. We all looked at him, surprised. "He's obviously going to eat her up! Both of them!" I looked at him in amazement. Wow, I didn't expect little Aizen to be smart.

"Y-Yeah…..so what's the problem, Aizen?" I inquired.

He sat down on the floor and crossed his arms. "It shouldn't be that way. It should go like this. Little Red Riding Hood was a sweet girl, and everyone in the village adored her. But at night, she would defeat evil villains! She easily kept villagers from harm. One morning, her mom asked her to take some cake to her grandmother, who lived deep in the woods. She agreed, took the basket, and ventured into the woods. However, a wolf appeared! 'My my, little girl, what are you doing here?' He asked. But she knew his evil intentions and whipped out her secret weapon and killed him! And thus the villagers had a celebration because that was the same wolf that terrorized the village!" Aizen's eyes sparkled as he spoke. Does the girl always have to be strong? Why can't she be weak for once? I thought.

"Aha! I got an idea!" Gin jumped up, pointing his right index finger to the ceiling.

"What is it? Is it bad?" Ulquiorra looked at him with suspicion in his eyes.

Gin shook his head. "Nope~! It's gonna be fun!"


-About Three Hours Later-

"…..This is a bad idea," Ulquiorra looked down. We were all dressed up in costumes – how did they get these costumes anyway – from the characters of Little Red Riding Hood to reenact the story. Since I was too big for their height to be Little Red Riding Hood, I was to be the mother and the grandmother while Tier took the Little Red Riding Hood role. Since Gin insisted that we play the whole story, we went into the part of Las Noches where there was a fake sky. Before we did the play, however, I quickly told them the rest of the story so they knew their parts.

"Why did you want to do this again, Gin?" I asked, eye slightly twitching as I had the 'less important' roles.

"Because it's fun!" He answered. I rolled my eyes. All of a sudden a bunch of Arrancar came with huge props. There were about twenty or thirty Arrancar lifting a small house – I wonder how – and about three times as much Arrancar carrying small fake trees. I sweat dropped for the millionth time today. How many props are there? And when did they make this? I thought, staring in amazement as tons and tons more Arrancar carried random houses and trees.

"Complete~!" Gin jumped up and down happily. My jaw dropped. If it wasn't for the buildings in the background that's originally part of Las Noches, I would've thought I was in Little Red Riding Hood's village. Right next to the rows of houses was a forest with tons of tiny trees – probably to suit the Espada's heights. Near the end of the 'forest' I barely saw a roof sticking out.

Gin had insisted he be the wolf, so he was dressed in a mini brown wolf costume. I still wonder how the heck they got the costumes. Aizen demanded he be the woodcutter that saves Little Red Riding Hood. The rest of them were just random villagers.

"Alright let's start~!" Gin giggled and hid in the fake forest. I stepped inside the largest 'house' – it just had to be the house for Little Red – with Tier. I had to admit, she looked pretty good in the cloak.

"Little Red Riding Hood, take some cake with you to your grandmother. She is very ill, I heard. Don't stray off the path in the woods and don't talk to strangers!" I told her. She nodded.

"But if there are any suspicious creatures I can easily just knock them out right?" Tier asked. I blinked as I handed her the basket with some real cakes in it – Aizen really wanted the cakes.

"Uhh…no, because they might be too dangerous for you," I told her. She nodded, took the basket, and went out the door. I quickly went into the fake forest – thank goodness they actually put a separate path for me to go to the house – and into the grandmother's house. There in the room were the clothes. I quickly changed into them and sighed. Now I had to wait.


-Normal POV, with Tier –

I'm supposed to walk upon this path, right? I think so. Tier thought, walking upon the dirt path inside the 'woods'. Then, Gin in a brown wolf costume jumped out from the trees and in front of Tier.

"Yo~! What'cha doing here?" Gin cheerfully asked.

"Move, imbecile. I have no need for you currently," Tier warned him. He sweat dropped.

"O-Oh, where are you headed?"

"That isn't your business to know. Now move."

"No!"

Tier then started stomping on his back as he cowered on the ground and cried out in pain. "Itai itai itai! It hurts!" Gin cried.

"You didn't move."

"O-Okay I promise to go away!"

"Fine." Tier stopped stomping on his back and continued her way along the path. Gin got up, dusted off some dirt, and took a secret shortcut – it was made for him to use- to the grandmother's house anyway. He reached the house and gently knocked on the door.

"*cough* W-Who's there?" Orihime tried to imitate someone who's sick.

"It's your granddaughter! I brought delicious-ITAI!" Gin was speaking in his normal cheerful voice when he cried out in pain.

"I told you, move it imbecile. I have no need for you. If you will not move, I will be forced to harm you," Tier warned him as she kicked him against the wooden door.

"I-Itai….you already did though," Gin whimpered. She pressed harder against his back. "Okie okie! I'll go!" He cried out. She let him go and knocked on the door. However, Gin actually went around to the back of the house, where there was a back door. He opened the door and jumped inside.

"Oh Grandmother~!" Gin called as he carefully tip-toed towards the room. He put his hand on the knob, and kicked the door open. "It's your granddaughter-"He stopped as he looked at the scene before him. He opened his eyes for once and blinked before closing them to his usual slanted eyes. "What's going on here?"

Before his eyes was a nice big table with Orihime, who changed back to her normal clothes, Aizen who was in his woodcutter costume, and Tier as the female protagonist in the story sitting there drinking tea and eating cakes.

"Oh Gin~! You're just in time! We got hungry so we decided to eat the cakes," Orihime waved to him after she swallowed. Aizen nodded and shoved a piece of cake into his mouth. Tier took a sip of her tea.

"There is enough cake for you," Tier told him and she gestured with her free hand to the empty chairs. Gin made his way over to the empty chair next to Tier.

"Well, if you say so~!" He happily took a piece of cake and chewed on it. Then they heard a door slam open.

"Onna! How dare you enjoy cake and tea without me!" Ulquiorra yelled out as he ran into the room. He was in tiny brown overalls with a blue shirt underneath, like Aizen. He also still held a mini fake axe with him. Who knows what would've happen if he had a real axe? Ulquiorra climbed onto another empty chair.

"What happened to the story?" Grimmjow came into the room, hands in the pockets of his overalls. He, too, was a woodcutter.

"Oh. I gotta take down the wolf!" Aizen got off the chair, along with Gin. They both charged at each other and wrestled around, creating a mini gray cloud with them fighting inside it.

Orihime stood up and grabbed the both of them by the back of their shirt/costume. "You shouldn't fight! Besides, your tea is going to get cold!" She scolded. Aizen looked at Gin.

"Hmph! Truce?" He held out his hand.

"Truce!" Gin took his hand and shook it. Then they both got out of Orihime's grasp somehow and went back to their seats. Orihime sat down in her seat with Grimmjow sitting on her lap.

"Um….so Gin…did you still want to reenact the story?" Orihime asked while stroking Grimmjow's hair, who purred quietly.

Gin shook his head. "Nope!"

"….Then what's the point of doing this?"

"Don't know~! For fun?" He tilted his head cutely as Orihime face palmed. She carefully set Grimmjow down on the chair, stood up and stretched.

"Ah~! Those clothes sure weren't comfortable!" She leaned to the side and stretched her arms over her head, and then switched to the other side.

"By the way, onna, what was the point in telling us stories that do not make sense?" Ulquiorra inquired after he wiped away the cake crumbs from his mouth. She straightened up and smiled at him.

"Entertainment, I guess. Little Red Riding Hood was also a lesson to be careful of who you trust," She walked over to Ulquiorra and ruffled his soft hair. Almost all of the Espada had soft hair, surprisingly.

"But we trust you~!" Gin pointed out. She laughed and picked him up, hugging him tightly.

"And I trust you, too! You're just too adorable!" She squealed and rubbed her cheek against his cheek.

"H-Hey!" Gin blushed and tried to get out of her tight hold on him.

Grimmjow burped loudly, ruining the cute moment. "Ahh…..that was a good cake," He patted his belly softly. He then carefully jumped off the chair and walked towards the door. "We done? I wanna go back and change out of these clothes," Grimmjow complained as he pulled on the overalls. She giggled and followed him before turning around and motioning her hand for the rest to follow.

"Are you done? We're going back," She laughed out loud as she saw the messy faces of Aizen, Gin and Ulquiorra. Tier was simply wiping her mouth with a napkin before jumping off and following the two. It took the three about a minute to realize what she was laughing about. They all blushed in embarrassment and wiped off the crumbs with another napkin. Then, they also jumped off the chair and followed. The only exception was Gin, who failed to land successfully. He landed on his stomach with a small thud.

"Itai…" He muttered before slowly getting up and dusting off invisible dust. Orihime walked over to him and squatted down.

"You okay?" She asked, lifting his chin and turning his head to look for any injuries. He shook his head.

"Nope! I'm fine~!" He giggled and ran out of the room. She smiled softly before following him, along with the rest.

It actually took some time for the six of them to find their way out of the forest. Sure, there was a dirt path, but Aizen got distracted by something in the 'forest' and had run after it. Being worried for his safety, Orihime ran after him, to which led the others to go after the two. The forest was about medium-sized vertically, but large horizontally. By the time Orihime found Aizen, they were quite deep into the fake forest.

"Um…..which way is the way out?" Orihime sweat dropped as she looked all around. The sun didn't help at all because it was fake, and the moon outside wouldn't work either.

Grimmjow shrugged. "I say we just take our chances and go that way!" He pointed to the right. Since there wasn't any greater idea other than guessing, they followed Grimmjow's path. That didn't work however since they just ended up at the grandmother's house.

"Well, at least we know which path to take now. We just go all the way back straight ahead then," Orihime told them. They nodded in agreement as Grimmjow cursed under his breath for choosing the wrong path. They apparently miscalculated the distance because it felt like eternity to them and they still haven't reached the end. It already took about 15 minutes from the spot they were in to the house, and they didn't even know if that was halfway down the forest or not.

"I….tired," Aizen mumbled. Orihime instinctively picked him up and put him on her back piggyback style. He wrapped his arms over her shoulders and locked them somewhere near the collar bone. "Thank you….." He muttered to her as he buried his face against her back and fell asleep. He was tired – after all, there's only so much energy a child has. The others were persistent though. They refused to rest on her and said they could walk on their own. Luckily for them, shortly after Aizen fell asleep on Orihime, they found the fake village where the others were waiting.

"Took you long enough. Did my Fraccion make the forest too big?" Szayel crossed his arms. Unlike the others, Szayel refused to take part in this 'play'. Orihime weakly smiled.

"Yeah. We strayed off the path and got lost," She sheepishly scratched her cheek. "Those four are about to fall asleep, though. It's way too big for their bodies to handle," She pointed to Ulquiorra, Gin, Grimmjow, and Tier.

"I did that on purpose," Szayel pushed up his glasses.

"W-What…? I don't understand," Orihime looked at him confusingly.

"The forest itself is not too big – that's why in that little play of yours, the paths were short. I had my Fraccion design it so that when you step off the path, it would seem as if the forest was large," Szayel explained.

"W-What happens if you walk in the part of the forest directly next to the path?" She asked.

"Simple. You keep walking on and on, along with the path. It would continue on and on until you reached your destination. However, if you walked for a long time and stepped onto the path, if you walked about two more minutes on there, you would easily reach your destination."

"….And why did you do this?"

"Everything has a twist," He shrugged.

"Well, they're dead beat tired. Can you guys help carry them?" Orihime pointed to the four again, who looked like they were about to sleep any second.

"Of course." Szayel picked up Ulquiorra with difficulty, but he managed to put him on his back. Nnoitra carried Tier, Starkk carried Gin, and Orihime simply carried Grimmjow in her arm. As they were walking back, they heard an explosion.

"Oh, that. Do not worry, it's only the props that are exploding. I programmed it so that when no living things are in the area, it would self-destruct," Szayel clarified. They all sweat dropped.

"O-Oh…." Orihime muttered. Within about five minutes, they reached back to her room. They gently set the five of them onto her bed. Then, they also laid down on the bed

"Orihime….you said you were going to tell three stories. What's the last one?" Szayel asked. She smiled

"There was once a beautiful girl living in a nice town. All of the men loved her because of her beauty and kindness. However, in order to protect her friends, she willingly went with the enemy who had actually planned to destroy the town. But as time went by, she grew to like the enemy," Orihime spoke softly.

"That's it? What about the end?" Szayel frowned. She chuckled softly and closed her eyes.

"I don't know. You'll have to wait longer to find out," She replied before drifting off to sleep.


SO LONG ASDFGHJKL; Longer than usual for me anyway XD Nearly 6k words….O3O Around 5,800 words to be exact XD If you somehow didn't figure it out, the third story was about Orihime :3 So cheesy I know x3. I don't exactly remember Little Red Riding Hood (hey, it's like a children story) so sorry if I got some parts wrong. Well, the "play" was wrong to begin with XD I also don't really remember that prince saving the princess from the dragon, but I did my best ;3 THERE'S ONLY 2 MORE DAYS/CHAPTERS LEFT DX There'll probably be about 9 chapters total though =p

-Amayano