Inside an empty room
My inspiration flows
Now wait to hear the tune
Around my head it goes

The magic melody
You want to sing with me
Just la la la la la
The music is the key

I sat up screaming and was immediately calmed by someone holding me tight.

"right here... we are right here just breathe Nezumi. they are gone." Ichigo had my face buried in the crook of his neck.

"w-where's Ulquiorra?" I said frantically.

"resting he isn't planning on dying yet." Ichigo murmured.

"where are we..." I said quietly.

"Kurosaki clinic. go back to sleep Nezumi."

"but Toushiro..."

"also resting go back to sleep..." he murmured into my hair.

I drifted off again.


ugh..." Toushiro grunted again and sat up. Ichigo sat on the edge of Nezumi's bed his head on her chest. then he straightened up. hands out stretched like he was prepared to hug her.

Nezumi sat up screaming right into Ichigo's arms and Ichigo quickly pressed her face against his neck. "shhh... it's just a dream go back to sleep Hanataro will be here soon then you can sleep in peace just stop screaming please..." Kurosaki was practically begging. he looked tired and worn out. Eventually after a few minutes of coaxing he got her to go back to sleep.

"you seemed prepared for her to wake up." Toushiro said looking at Ichigo's disheveled appearance.

"I was she's been waking up every hour on the hour. Terrified."

"why?"

"well first it was shinzo stabbing her over and over now she's just feeling constricted by this outfit. I took off the over coat but I have no idea how to get this skirt thing off"

"oh. kurosaki...? why is Aizen back? you sealed him right? it even cost you your soul reaper powers for 17 months." Toushiro seemed confused. the soul society was in turmoil but he still had to ask Ichigo.

"I don't know. but what I want to know is why Aizen needed Nezumi. she's just a kid right?"

Suddenly they heard rustling from the next room over and Ulquiorra stumbled into the door way. shaking his head as if to clear it he moved past Toushiro and Just about collapsed when he reached Nezumi. He reached up by her chest and found the zipper then started taking it off.

"wait how did you know where that zipper was?" Ichigo said peering past his shoulder.

"idiot I'm the one that dressed her..."

"WHAT? I'm gonna kill you..." Ichigo said trying not to wake up Nezumi.

" you act as if it is a crime for me to have seen my lovers body." Ulquiorra finished unzipping the garment which was stained with her blood and shredded in the back his slipped it past her knees and slid his coat over her. Toushiro curled his hands into fists.

"there no more screaming about snakes. Incompetent toshiro' you are bleeding."

"don't touch her." Toushiro growled darkly. he glanced at his palm where his nails had dug into his skin.

"I wouldn't be threatening me in that state, boy"

"you're not much better yourself. you can barely stand, let alone fight."

"I walked over here"

Nezumi sat up gasping for breath.

"uhhh er Nezumi your um" Ichigo stuttered.

"ahhhh! you guys where's my clothes... Ulquiorra you bastard!" she screamed.

" I want intending to do anything. neither you nor I are in any shape to do something like that." Ulquiorra said simply.

"oh, well do me a favor and next time spare me a heart attack! I'm a girl we panic about those things." She blushed obviously trying to defend herself.

"whatever just put on my coat already before you catch a cold or something." Ulquiorra rubbed his chest.

"h-hai. and don't do that! you'll hurt yourself." she said looking down at the coat then pulling it on over her head.

"Hanataro will be here soon the order was sent from Rukia's phone not too long ago. No one is aware of why we need a medic."

About a have an hour later a girl showed up.

"Ehhh? You aren't Hanataro!"

"ehto... gomen nosai Hanataro had to be taken into custody for questioning but before they took him he grabbed me and sent me here.. I'm sorry..."

Toshiro tensed he knew this girl. He knew her from... but he couldn't move he couldn't say anything.

He looked to Ulquiorra and noticed for some reason Ulquiorra couldn't move either.

Ichigo smiled. "thank goodness! I'm Ichigo, that's Toushiro and that's Ulquiorra. This is Nezumi."


One thing I'm regretting right now is never taking Nezumi to the medical area and Heuco Mundo. I never showed her this woman because to me it never was a real issue and I never thought it would become one. I need to get this woman away from her before something bad happen. Akemi damn you to a horrible hell.


She introduced herself as Akemi and immediately began working on my wounds. I hate Gin and I hate his shinzo more. She made some sort of tea and changed my bandages. The damage was definatly horrible and the wound was tainted with gins reiatsu.

"drink it..." she said and I turned my head away.

"no I hate medicine." I knew I sounded strange.

"here I'll give it to her" Akemi handed the medicine to Ichigo and he tried to give it to me.

"no"

"I'll force it down your throat!" Ichigo threatened.

I turned my head away but suddenly was trapped in his grip. he poured the tea into his mouth and kissed me. I can't help it I swallow all the medicine and just to make him pay for it I pulled him even deeper to the kiss. He turned bright red but against what I thought he didn't pull away and I felt his hand move from holding down my shoulders to softly stroking my waist.

"you suck Ichigo. That was mean."

"only for renji"

"thas... jus... gro..ss.." I felt myself start to feel really sleepy and that's when I passed out yet again.


"so I take it this is one of the effects of the medicine right?" I said looking at Nezumi in my lap.

"hee!hee! More like an effect of a poison! you stupid boy! you have four days to bring her back to Aizen-"

Suddenly Grimmjow stumbled into the room.

" Ichigo grab her"

I launched forward and grabbed her but I missed.


Aniima: haha toshiro got stuck and i made Ulqiorra feel regret whooo!

Toshiro: and ichigo got to kiss her! it my story!

grimm: i saved the day... *bigger grin*

Aniima: oh well see ya!