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Ulquiorra walked into the room and looked down.
Orihime Inoue was was on the floor, eyes closed, and hand loosely pinching her nose.
He panicked for a slight moment, wondering if she really had managed to kill herself.
And then he realized she had merely passed out. But she had tried.
He walked over to her and stood over her for a moment.
Then he bent down and turned her onto her back.
Just to be sure, he pressed two fingers to her neck.
She was alive.
He held his fingers there for a little longer than he needed, feeling the gentle beat beat.
A steady heartbeat.
Hearts...
The hearts that these humans always ranted about.
He slipped an arm under her neck and one under her knees and lifted her up.
She was light.
He walked over to the couch, gently layed her down, and the took a step back, watching her.
"Orihime Inoue," He said quietly.
"You are quite an interesting person."
After a while she started to turn and moan.
He watched her intently for a few moments.
"Wake up, Woman." He said.
She opened her eyes and stared up at him.
"W-what?" She asked.
"You tried to commit suicide by holding your breath?Its impossible. You start to breathe again as soon as you pass out."
She sat up and clutched her hands to her chest. He noted that she did this alot.
"I told you not to try anything like that."
"Ulquiorra...?" She asked quietly.
"What is it, Woman?" He asked.
There was silence between them.
"Kill me."
The silence was deathly between them.
He watched her and she refused to meet his gaze.
"Please..." She said. "Please just kill me."
Her voice wasnt shaking and she didnt seem scared.
She seemed depserate.
"I have no reason to kill you." He said finally.
"It'd be easy for you! I want you to kill me." She said, her voice gaining some volume.
"I cannot."
"Why?" She asked, gingerly standing up.
He watched her carefully, making sure she wouldnt fall back.
Then he wondered why he should even be concerned for her well-being.
"The only way I could kill you is if Lord Aizen-sama permitted it."
Orihime took steps forward, closing the distance between them.
She was short enough so he was looking down at her.
She looked up at him, ash colored eyes pleading.
"Please just do this for me."
She said, a hint of desperation creeping into her voice.
He studied her.
"Why do you want to die?I thought you were waiting for your friends to rush in and rescue you. "
She tore her eyes from him and looked off to the side.
"If Im dead, my friends could leave Hueco Mundo. They dont need to save me, not if it means they'll be hurt." She said.
She turned her eyes back on him.
"So just help me with this one thing."
When he didnt say anything, she closed her eyes and lowered her head. "Ulquiorra, please."
He turned around and walked to the abandoned cart.
He wheeled it over to her and took a step back.
"Eat." He said, very nonchalantly.
"Eat." He told her.
She didnt want to eat .For a few reasons.
One: She didnt feel very hungry.
Two: The "food" in Hueco Mundo was awful. And that thought alone was enough to make her not feel hungry.
But despite that, Orihime took a step forward to the cart, keeping her eyes on Ulquiorra.
Keeping her ash eyes on his vivid green eyes.
"They are pretty..." She thought as she nibbled on her dinner.
It was a random stray thought. The kind that normally occupied her head.
Maybe if she were to cooperate with him, he would help her. At least thats what she reasoned in her head.
She was watching him while she nibbled.
Up until now, shed never really looked at him.
He was something like her jail keeper/ living presence/ bearer of bad news, but she never really looked at him.
She wondered about the lines that looked like tears. Where did he come from? What was with the horn on his head?
Would he really kill her? How his eyes looked like the eyes an alien would have.
No, maybe not an alien...
"What is it, Woman?" He asked, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Huh?"
"You've been staring at me. And you might want to chew your food."
SHe realized she had a piece of her food still unchewed in her mouth.
She muttered something that sounded like "sorry."
"Dont apologize." He said.
"Sorry..."
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