Whooo! Chapter eight! Sorry if it sucks, I had to write it up quickly and my time on the Computer has been Extremely limited :-(

Disclaimer: I do not own anything Bleach!

Chapter eight: The Choice is made.

Orihime was stomping, while Ulquiorra kept his laid back pace, He thought for a minute before deciding "Woman, are you happy here?" He asked her. She looked up in surprise, she wasn't expecting him to break the silence and with a question like that none the less.

"Yeah, I guess so, its just that my friends don't understand sometimes and they think I need protection from every little thing..." Orihime told him, toying with her skirt.

"Would you like to leave?" Ulquiorra asked, not looking at her.

"W-what?" Orihime squeaked.

"Must I repeat myself Woman?" Ulquiorra sighed.

"L-l-leave, w-where?" Orihime Stuttered.

"To Aizen-sama's Mansion at Hueco Mundo" Ulquiorra replied.

"To y-your dads home, but what about school and-"

Ulquiorra cut her off "All of that would be taken care of and you wouldn't need to worry about getting into a suitable college".

Orihime went quiet and Ulquiorra turned to her, he pulled out a silver little bracelet and put it on her wrist " You have till tomorrow to pack and say farewell to who you want" He told her in his monotone voice, before walking away.

Orihime stared down at the bracelet and wondered if this was the right choice, but Ulquiorra was always right and she knew he wouldn't force her into anything, she ran after Ulquiorra and stopped in front of him "Thank you Ulquiorra, but...Even if my friends think I need protecting and they don't always understand, I love them and I couldn't leave them like that" She told him with a bow.

Ulquiorra stared at her in puzzlement, before replying "Very well, Woman".

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Orihime had just finished drying her hair, Ulquiorra had invited or commanded that she'd come out for a late night walk with him, she was just about to walk out of the bathroom when her towel caught on a little ornate box, it tipped over to reveal two blue flower hair clips, Orihime gasped. Sora had given them to her when she was a young girl...She hadn't seen them for years, Choking back tears she picked them up and clipped her hair back with the cute little charms.

It had been a whole week since Ulquiorra had asked her if she had wanted to leave, she hadn't exactly said no aloud, but Ulquiorra knew that that's what she meant.

Orihime was pacing around, waiting for Ulquiorra to come and pick her up, she was slightly nervous and laughed out loud at the thought of it. Her eyes traveled down to her wrist-he pulled out a silver little bracelet and put it on her wrist- He had let her keep the bracelet saying that it suited her and she hadn't taken it off since, deep down Orihime knew she had grown quite fond of the abstruse man.

A form knock on the door signaled that Ulquiorra was here and Orihime smiled in happiness. She went over to the door and opened it, but it wasn't Ulquiorra.

Orihime squeaked and tried to close the door, but the man stopped her, he gave her a sadistic smile, before walking into her home "So this is where the little mouse lives?" He purred. Orihime kept her eyes down "Please leave" She told the man.

The man growled "Your taking this well bitch?".

"Please just leave" Orihime stood her ground.

The man stood there for a moment staring at the girl, he didn't like to be told what to do, Growling he stood tall before her, but then he lightly touched her hair, laughing he pulled away and made his way out of her home, slamming the door behind him.

Tears fell from her eyes as she collapsed on her couch, she cried silently until she heard another knock, standing up she wiped face, before answering the door.

Sorry its so short! My mom needs the computer so I had to write it up quickly! Plus I love cutting story's off like this ^_^

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-MT