AN: Here is the next chapter guys! I have 2 more written out at this point, but they haven't been edited yet. Also this month is especially crazy for me, with long commutes and lots of things I need to get done before the month is up. So updates might not be every 3 days or so as has been the norm with me. Then again, I write to destress. However I ll try to update every week and forewarn if I cannot.

This chapter is one of the few reasons this story has a M rating. Thats right guys! My first lemon! I was extremely nervous writing it, as I have never done anything like this before. So it might be not as good as some of the lemons out on this site. I wanted to send a special shout out to Mahi-Mahi who writes amazing lemons! Also this chapter is MOSTLY lemons, so if thats not your thing, please be warned. As always, read and review.

Small Explanation: These characters, especially Orihime, are at a very nascent stage in terms of understanding their feelings for each other. My hope is to bring their feelings to light step by step through plot. Needless to say, I plan to make them take wrong decisions, make mistakes and do things without always thinking it through. Because growing up has made me realize, that a lot of us tend to act without thinking, and our motivations arent always clear to us.

Special thanks to ALL my reviewers! You guys are so amazing! I was so pumped and inspired to write more. Also your feedback makes me think about the story and plot points and wonder" Hmmm, should I have explained this better? Should I mention that? ITS AMAZING! Its like you guys are helping me make this story better and I could not be more thankful. You all keep me going. Big hugs!

Disclaimer: TK created these characters. I am making sure they actually have love lives.

Chapter 8: New York Minute

Sunlight streamed through the curtains and washed across Orihime's face. She stifled a yawn and turned around. Realizing that it must be late, she got up groggily. That's when it hit her. She had had sex with Ulquiorra Cifer.

Grey eyes widened in shock as she carefully looked around.

No one. She was alone in her hotel room. She sighed. Maybe she had imagined it then. After all she had been pretty drunk. It wasn't unreasonable that her mind had simply manifested one of its needs. Shrugging and feeling slightly disappointed at the possibility that the events of last night were a figment of her imagination, Orihime made a move to get up. Only to realize that last night had not been her imagination AT ALL. For why would her thighs ache and why would her private areas feel strangely sensitive, as if still recovering from too much stimulation?

Orihime felt the heat rise on her face as the events she was considering a dream flashed in front of her eyes. It had finally happened; a few months shy of twenty five, Orihime Inoue had lost her virginity. And not to the man she had claimed to love most of her young and adult life, or even the man who had stolen her first kiss and was her one and only marriage prospect. No, she had lost her virginity to the cause of her angst and pain for the last two months; the annoyingly emotionless, infuriatingly unaffected and absolutely gorgeous, Ulquiorra Cifer.

How had this happened? Well, Orihime wasn't completely shocked it had happened. After all, she was in a new place, far away from the cares of the world. Plus, she was twenty-four and a virgin; one who had been in love since more than a decade. Needless to say, she had always had a healthy amount of curiosity about physical intimacy.

Furthermore, she was attracted to Ulquiorra, despite the fact that they ended up coming to blows whenever they spoke about their opinions of the world. However this attraction felt different to the one she felt for Ichigo or Byakuya. Ichigo had always been her love, a concept that went beyond attraction. But he had never treated her as a woman. On the other hand, her attraction towards Byakuya was coupled with a fair amount of intimidation. While he had always treated her well and with courtesy and even kissed her, she still felt self conscious around him. Ulquiorra was different.

Orihime didn't feel ignored or intimidated by Ulquiorra. Despite the fact that he was her superior, had a habit of being rude and direct and had talked her down several times, she somehow saw him as an equal. Not someone to idolize or respect. In fact, she was sure that if either Ichigo or Byakuya had been in Ulquiorra's place last night, she would have never mustered up the courage to make such a bold move. She had practically seduced Ulquiorra! She couldn't bear to imagine the shock on Ichigo's face or the condescension on Byakuya's face if she tried something similar with them.

But then, what was she doing seducing Ulquiorra? Was she just meeting a physical need? Or was there something more to what had transpired between them? Typically, Orihime was pretty self-aware. However her emotions had been in an over-drive, having only calmed when she came to New York. Furthermore, she felt a sense of comfort around Ulquiorra, that made her voice her thoughts out loud, including, it would seem, her long suppressed physical needs. So much so, that she didn't think last nights actions were purely a result of too much alcohol (on another note, she was never trusting Grimmjow again with his 'suggestions'). No, she was inebriated, but she knew she wanted Ulquiorra. And she felt all right not knowing why.

She had heard it from several female acquaintances and even read in magazines about how women would keep looking for ages and not a single guy would be there and yet, the minute they turned their head around, a bunch of them would walk into their lives. Well, it was true.

After twenty-four dry loveless years filled with painful pining, Orihime was suddenly finding herself at the center of the attentions and affections of three extremely worthy men. And she wasn't sure what she felt or what she wanted to do. What she did know though, was that she did not regret last night or Ulquiorra being her first.

Change that. She had thoroughly enjoyed last night. Despite Grimmjow's claims that Ulquiorra was a virgin, he was extremely self-assured. He had also been very gentle… at least in the beginning. Also, despite being on the smaller side, he was incredibly muscular, as if every inch of his body was packed with tight sinews. And it helped that he was… fairly big there (or so Orihime assumed. Not that she had a comparison group. But he had felt pretty big and her innards were still sore..).

However, whether she liked it or she felt something more than lust for Ulquiorra, his absence the morning after was a rude reminder that before untangling her feelings she might have wanted to understand what Ulquiorra felt for her. Maybe he had left because he didn't really care for her. Yet what man would turn down a woman who threw herself at him? The thought made Orihime extremely sad.

CLICK.

"Ack!" Orihime jumped out of the sheets as Ulquiorra walked into her hotel room. Then realizing that she was completely naked, she squealed again and jumped right back in. Ulquiorra rolled his eyes at this comical display. Did the woman forget that there was little he hadn't seen of her by now?

"Ah, ..C..cifer"

"You can call me Ulquiorra woman. I suppose last nights… activities, warrant at least that much intimacy." Orihime was surprised to see a very slight pink dusting Ulquiorra's cheeks. Oh my god, the world must be coming to an end. Ulquiorra Cifer just blushed!

"Umm,,. Ul..Ulquiorra… where were you.."

"I went to get us some breakfast. " He put down some packages on the coffee table. Orihime wrapped the bed sheet around her and walked to the table nimbly.

Inside the packages were different kinds of bread. There was one that looked like a donut but much harder, with some white substance in between two slices. Then another donut like bread with egg and cheese in the middle. She examined them curiously.

"The white thing is cream cheese. New York is famous for their bagels and egg sandwiches. The other one is an egg and cheese sandwich using bagel bread. Help yourself." He then busied himself with making them some coffee.

Orihime stared at him blankly. How? How could he always remain so unperturbed? Till a few weeks ago they hadn't even see eye to eye and yet a few hours ago, they had been more intimate with each other than they had ever been with anyone else. And here he was, brining breakfast and making coffee like the last night's events were a normal day to day happening.

Orihime shrugged and began chewing the bagel with cream cheese. Realizing that it tasted amazing, she gobbled it down and then made her way to the egg sandwich. Which she finished in less than a minute too.

Ulquiorra watched her completely amused. So he had been right. All the food went into her chest. He smirked as Orihime looked expectantly at his bagels.

"You can have some." He supplied, placing her coffee in front of her as he sat down with his cup. He wasn't much for eating heavy stuff anyways. He usually had protein shakes or oatmeal in the morning, but he thought given Orihime's love for food she would hardly find these choices appealing.

Like a child who had gotten approval to eat more candy, Orihime made way for his bagel with cream cheese and gobbled that up too. Ulquiorra found it amusing that she now had cream cheese stuck all around her mouth.

Without thinking, he bent over and licked it. The woman froze.

"Umm.. Ul..Ulquiorra?"

"Yes woman?"

"Wh..wh..what are you doing?"

"Making sure the cream cheese doesn't go to waste. Mmmm its pretty good."

Orihime turned bright red at this. Ulquiorra smirked openly now.

" It seems that wasn't the answer you were expecting."

"I.. I don't know what you mean. " Orihime looked at him defiantly. So he was going to play dirty huh? Well, two could play the game. Looking straight into his eyes, Orihime stood up; sans the bed sheet. Then she turned around (mostly to hide her now completely red face) and walked calmly towards the bed. When her heartbeat had calmed down, she turned and faced Ulquiorra, whose mouth was half open, frozen from when he was trying to eat his egg sandwich. The sandwich lay forgotten in his hand. Orihime giggled.

Realizing what she was doing, Ulquiorra's eyes narrowed and he placed his food down. Then, slowly he walked towards the woman, drinking in the sight of her naked body. God, she was beautiful.

Orihime trembled. The way Ulquiorra was looking at her, drinking in every inch with his roving eye, was both intimidating and exciting at the same time. She felt her knees shudder. However she couldn't give up, not so easily, and not now. She knew Ulquiorra was trying to embarrass her. But she would have none of that.

As he closed in on her, Orihime pulled him by his pants and traced the lining of his semi-hardened member. She felt irritation rise inside her. There she was, completely naked right in front of him. And he wasn't even properly aroused? She'd have to modify that. She made lazy circles over his pants where his member lay, teasing it back to life. Then without warning, she flicked her hair and walked away.

Only to be intercepted by Ulquiorra a few steps ahead.

"Not so fast. What do you think you are doing?"

Orihime looked into his hungry eyes innocently. "Why, nothing Ulqui.. Just getting my clothes."

"You don't need them." His voice was almost a growl now. Orihime smirked. Orihime 1: Ulquiorra:0

"And why is that?" she raised her brow.

Ulquiorra turned her around, pulling her close to him. Then he bent down, taking one pink nipple in his mouth and giving it a slight nip.

"Because.." he said, his breath fanning her bare breast, "I am not done with you yet."

An hour later, they both lay spent on the bed, their lovemaking no more a myth for Orihime. That was it. She had done it with Ulquiorra Cifer, again. Actually, she had seduced him again. Orihime smirked. "Orihime:2: Ulquiorra:0"

"Huh?"

"Oh nothing. Just keeping score." She winked at him.

Ulquiorra propped himself on his elbow and looked at the Orihime sternly.

"Score? Explain woman."

"Ah, nothing. It's just that, this is the second time I seduced you. Maybe Grimmjow was right. You must be a nerdy virgin to fall for such weak techniques." She showed him her tongue.

Ulquiorra raised an eyebrow. The woman was getting sassy again huh? That could only mean one thing.

Without warning he propped up on his knees and lifted Orihime effortlessly into his arms, then slid his arms down, grabbing her at her ass and lifting it much higher, so that the rest of her body went out of balance, falling backwards.

"Ack! Ulquiorra! What do you think you are.." But Orihime never finished the sentence. She looked up to where Ulquiorra was holding her lower body, his head between her thighs. With a smug smirk, he gave her butt one hard squeeze before burying his face between her folds.

"Aaaaaaahh! Oh gg..goooooooodddddd!" Orihime didn't know what he was doing but she had never been so embarrassed in her life. She could feel his breath on her folds, then slight flicks of his tongue and after teasing her like that for about five minutes, he was practically suckling her. Orihime screamed again as she felt a knot in her stomach. That shady bastard. She would teach him. But before she could think any further, her orgasm hit her hard, and she almost blacked out for a minute.

However Ulquiorra did not relent, now teasing her clitoris with his tongue. Orihime shuddered. If he kept doing this she would go mad.

"Ul..Ulquiorra…please..aaah,…st..stop!" And just like that, he stopped.

"Aaah, ah, huh? Wh..why did you stop?"

"Because you asked me to, woman."

"Ah, I meant… I meant.."Orihime turned red.

"You meant what." Ulquiorra smirked. Who was winning now?

Orihime shot him a look. He was being completely unfair. Kissing and walking naked was one thing. What he was doing.. was quite another. Then an idea crossed her mind. This would take a lot of resolve.

"I… I meant that I want you inside me instead." She whispered, turning completely red. Watching porn could delude one into thinking that talking dirty was easy. Well, Orihime was finding out that it wasn't.

However it had the desired effect. Ulquiorra's eyes widened and for a moment it looked like he would relent. But then his eyes narrowed.

"I'll be inside you, once I have you ready. So don't worry… Orihime.." he slurred the last bit in his seductive voice, sending tingling sensations down Orihime's spine and without further ado, his lips were on her folds again.

If he had been strong before, he was absolutely relentless now. As he abused Orihime's slick folds, sucking on her clitoris with maddening urgency, Orihime lost track of the times she came. It all molded into one long never-ending orgasm. Her throat hurt. Had she been screaming? Her vision had completely blacked out and the position in which Ulquiorra had held her for a while now, with her head and upper body angled up by her ass, had driven all other sensations from her body, except for sweet sensations he was giving her.

Suddenly, mid-orgasm, Orihime felt her body descend a bit lower. Seconds later she felt her inner walls stretch as Ulquiorra entered her in one long fluid motion.

"Aaagghh!" Due to the abuse earlier, she was extremely sensitive and noticed every inch of him enter and fill her up and her walls clenched around his member. But he did not give her time to recover and started moving almost immediately, gaining momentum with every thrust.

As Orihime wailed and screamed wantonly, he gathered her in his arms, taking one of her nipples in his mouth, chewing and suckling on it, as he rocked her hard and fast against his member.

Orihime's entire body was filled with goose bumps. Nerdy virgin?! Either he had been watching some really risqué porn, or the guy was born a sex god! What the hell was he doing to her body? Orihime felt like a ragdoll as for the next hour Ulquiorra kept adjusting her body effortlessly to give him better access or when he needed more leverage to pound into her. She was soon loosing track of time, her orgasms and pretty much everything else, till Ulquiorra filled all her thoughts and sensations. It was as if nothing beyond him existed in the world and Orihime sighed as her body convulsed in yet another orgasm.

When she recovered from the last orgasm, her other senses were slowly coming back to life and she could hear the loud raspy croak that was supposed to be her voice, coupled with deep groans coming from Ulquiorra, mixed with the sounds of their sweaty bodies slapping against each other as the bed beneath them creaked painfully. Her nose picked up the overpowering smell of sex that washed her room now.

After what seemed like an eternity of merciless pounding, she felt Ulquiorra stiffen and come inside her. As if on cue, they both collapsed into the sheets, too tired and satiated to speak or move.

Maybe this is how virgins acted when they did it the first time? Or maybe he and the woman were like rabbits in heat. Either ways, as Ulquiorra slid out of Orihime one more time, completely spent, he was loosing track of time. He looked at his phone. 7 PM. They had spent the entire day making love! Or were they just having sex? Ulquiorra felt soreness in his muscles and his member was practically in pain now.

He didn't know what it was about this woman, but every time they climaxed together, he told himself to get up. Yet each of those times he would find that they were entangled and soon making love almost frantically.

"We should get something to eat." He said, his voice hoarse. It felt strange to talk after hours of silence peppered with grunting.

"mmmm…" When Orihime made no move to get up, Ulquiorra prodded her.

"Get up woman. We haven't eaten since breakfast."

Orihime looked at Ulquiorra groggily. Her eyes were still unfocussed and her face was still pink from the lovemaking. Her hair clung to the side of her face in sweaty streaks and her flushed body glistened with sweat and in parts his cum.

Ulquiorra felt himself harden once again. Shit! He needed to stop. He HAD to stop. They needed to get something to eat first. But his member only throbbed more painfully.

Orihime looked at it and smiled. "Mmmmmmm, guess not huh?"

"We are going out and getting food", Ulquiorra said with a resolve that he barely felt, as Orihime yawned and stretched again.

"We'll see about that." Then she started moving her hands along the line of his abs and obliques, clearly in no mood to eat or sleep for that matter. The woman was insatiable!

"Orihime.."

"Mmmm, Ulqui I want you…"

Ugh! Ulquiorra cursed the fact that he was a man and so easily swayed by his penis. He stopped her hands.

"Orihime we should eat. And as… fun.. as this has been, don't you think we should talk?"

"Talk about what?" She seemed a bit annoyed at being disturbed.

"Well, for starters, what about your boyfriend?"

"Huh? I have a boyfriend?" So Nel and Grimmjow were correct. The woman was unattached. But this did not put Ulquiorra at ease.

"The orange haired ape that looks like a delinquent"

"Kurosaki kun is NOT a delinquent! And he isn't my boyfriend!"

"So he is an ape then.."

"NOOO!"

"So what is this woman?" Ulquiorra changed the topic.

"Ano..What do you mean?" Orihime shifted uncomfortably, trying to get up but failing. Her body was way too sore and her innards still throbbing, missing the sensation of Ulquiorra's member in it.

"This between us…" Ulquiorra looked at her meaningfully. Oh god! Were they going to have the talk now?

"Ummm.."

"You did seduce me. I hope you plan to take responsibility woman." He said with a slight smirk.

"What?! Ah… umm… I … you … you want me to marry you?"

"Are you a fool woman?" Ulquiorra gave her an incredulous look.

"Sorry, I just… I was horny I guess."

"Excuse me, what?!" came a stunned reply from Ulquiorra. Had she just used the word horny? The things one saw if they just stayed alive long enough.

"Umm, sorry, I was just…. I am 24! I had never even kissed a guy till last week and what with all the hot men and stuff… I just… and then you were so cute, acting like an innocent little bat"

"What the hell is an innocent bat?!.. wait.." But Orihime ploughed on.

" And so I just got really… you know.." she trailed off.

"Horny?" Ulquiorra supplied.

"Ulquiorra kuuun!" Orihime said indignantly.

"Now I am ulquiorra kun?!" Ulquiorra raised an eyebrow.

"Ok, bat kun!"

"Woman.."

"Sorry."

"Hmm, so in other words… you lusted for me?" Ulquiorra said thoughtfully.

"Errr…"

"Well?"

"Yes…"

"And now…"

"I don't know what now. I just…" Orihime really didn't want to confront any more 'feelings' right now. She had had enough emotional turmoil for a lifetime. She just wanted to have fun. That, and she was afraid that if she even went in the direction of what she actually felt for Ulquiorra, she would just explode. Also, whatever they had, she was enjoying it way too much to put an end to it like this.

"I can't say I didn't enjoy myself." Ulquiorra said, as if picking up on her train of thought.

"Oh…" Orihime turn bright red. He had liked it. He had enjoyed her just as much as she had enjoyed him. The thought somehow made her heart flutter.

"So…"

"So?" Orihime looked at Ulquiorra curiously.

"Maybe… err…. I mean.." This was new. Ulquiorra was tongue tied?!

Orihime laughed "Awwww…You are cute when you are tongue tied Ulqui kun."

"Don't push it with the nick names woman!" Ulquiorra reprimanded her.

"But why Ulqui kun?" Orihime pouted as her hand clasped his semi hard member, giving it a firm squeeze.

"Ugh, st…stop woman. There is a limit to how many times I can.." Ulquiorra's cheeks flushed adorably, only prodding Orihime further.

"How many times you can what… Ulqui chan." She said, rubbing him more urgently now.

"Now you are just pissing me off… ack!" Ulquiorra stiffened as Orihime gave his member another, harder squeeze. Soon, they were kissing frantically, their hands exploring each other's bodies. However Ulquiorra broke their kiss again.

"Wait, Orihime.. we should talk first"

"Are you kidding me?! Now's NOT the time! Focus you emo bat."

"Demanding are we..wait… did you just call me an emo bat?! Thats not even a thing..."

Needless to say, Orihime and Ulquiorra did not get any dinner that night.

AN: The image of Orihime seducing and dominating Ulquiorra was inspired by an fanart from rusky-boz. Its basically the last scene where Orihime is "carressing" Ulquiorra as he blushes adorably.