Kyoko stayed under the tree, remembering her mom, wishing she could see her mother again. "N-nobody's done that since...since...m-mother..." she said, as she stood up and walked back into the school. She passed by Nnoitra, Tesla, and someone she never saw before. She was a bit past them, where they couldn't see her, but she could hear them. She was wondering who this was, and why they were here. 'Maybe someone, a friend of theirs' she thought to herself. She was behind a column, and could hear what they were saying...something about a drink and being here longer than they thought.

"Hm..." she said quietly to herself.

"Well, you can't stay here! I'm not doin' THAT to you here!" Nnoitra said, and Szayel frowned, brushing his pink hair out of the way of his face.

"B-but...I NEED IT!" he said, and Nnoitra almost slapped him.

"Yer just gon' hafta live without the sex for a while. Can't you use this time trying to find the antidote to this?"

"Yes, but my urges get in the way of my work!"

Tesla ran away, in tears, and bumped into Kyoko.

"Kyoko-chan! Ky-Kyoko-chan, I was right! Nnoitra's...Nnoitra does like someone else! He's...even...having...intercourse with him!"
Tesla was in a complete frenzy.

Kyoko tried not to fall over. "I heard and..I'm so sorry to hear it. I know how much you wanted Nnoitra...so upsetting." She felt so bad for him, and couldn't believe it. "I-I'm really sorry that it happened, and I hope that you don't get...too upset." knowing that probably wouldn't help because she would get really upset about something like that.

Tesla's eyes all of the sudden became void of all emotion. "I...I think I just need to go and think over this...for a while."

Kyoko nodded, understanding. "Go ahead." she said, with kindness in her voice. She smiled at him, "Bye" and turned to leave to go back inside.

As Tesla walked off, Nnoitra noticed it, motioned for Szayel to stay there, and ran after the short arrancar. "Tes, where ya goin'?" he shouted after him, and Tesla turned around, feeling nothing for his master anymore.
"Please...just get away from me, Nnoitra sama." he said, then turned around and walked more. Nnoitra scratched his head.

"Yer actin' like ole' Ulquiorra! What the hell's up with you t'day?" he said, but Tesla was already out of sight. Szayel walked up to Nnoitra, and put his hand on his shoulder.

"I should be leaving now...Lord Aizen does not like to be kept waiting." and with that, he opened the portal to Hueco Mundo and left.
Nnoitra sighed.
What the heck was up with Tesla?

Kyoko saw the person leave, then saw Nnoitra with wondering in his eyes, probably about Tesla. She felt the sadness in his eyes, and reminded her of when Sho made her that upset. "Hmmm....." She said...her mouth curling up into a smile. "I got it." she said, going after Tesla. "Hey! Wait up!" she yelled after him.

Tesla turned around, his brown eyes strangely empty.
"Yes, Kyoko?"

"I have a really good idea! You're gonna love it!" she said, seeing his empty eyes. She hoped her plan would work.

Tesla only continued walking, not wanting to be interrupted or hear any "plans" right now. He frowned, and went in a corner, hugging his knees. Nnoitra and Szayel...Nnoitra and Szayel...Nnoitra and Szayel...Nnoitra and Szayel... The two names ran through his head like a skipping record, and it killed him inside.
"I...I h-hate you, Szayel Aporro..." he muttered, and tears ran out of his eyes like a river again.

Kyoko saw him and it crushed her seeing someone like this. She then remembered her plan. "Hey...I still have that idea I haven't told you about." he said.

Tesla looked up at her with red eyes. "Y-yeah?" he said, sniffing harshly. Anything to stop the pain. She sat down beside him. "Ok...all the guys I have seen always want what they can't have. So, we're gonna make you what he can't have. Get it?"

Tesla nodded. "Yes...but...how? I'm not very good at much...and I'm not really that attractive...I'm not very powerful..." This only sunk him into his depressed state deeper. Kyoko laughed. "Hey! I'm in the Hollywood business! I can make you look like that!" she said. "Trust me. I can."

Tesla nodded.

"I can trust you, Kyoko. More than anyone that is in my life right now..."

Kyoko smiled. "Thanks! I'm glad you feel that way." She wrote down an address on a piece of paper. "Come to this address after school. I'll be outside waiting and I can take you in as a guest. I'll make you exactly what Nnoitra wants...but can't have!" she said.

Tesla grabbed the small piece of paper, and looked at it. He smiled as big as he ever had...and this time it wasn't Nnoitra making him smile. "Thank you so much, Kyoko..." he said, almost crying. He had never really had a real...friend...before, besides Nnoitra...one that would actually do this for him.

"Anytime!" she said smiling. "Your a really great friend and that's why I can do something like this." she said.

It was the end of the school day, and Tesla was exhausted. He barely had enough strength to Sonido to the address, but he went as fast as his little legs would carry him. When he arrived to the area near the address, he slowed down and started walking slowly, panting from the heat of the day. He walked and walked until he came to a big building.
"This is it..." he said, and looked for Kyoko. He spotted her soon enough, standing outside.

Kyoko walked up to him, holding a pass. "Hey you found it here! Ok, take this pass. It'll get you inside." she said. She led him up to a guard and showed him her ID. "He's with me." she said when he looked at Tesla. He nodded and let them in the door. "Ok, we're in." she said. Tesla frowned.

"What're they going to...do to me?" he asked, uncomfortable with the new surroundings.

Kyoko laughed. "It's ok! You'll be just fine! We're just gonna help you with your looks and stuff." she said leading him through the crowded hall, twisting and turning hallways. Tesla almost smiled.
"My looks?" he said, "I...never thought I was ugly...Kyoko, will this work? Nnoitra-sama'll never see me as anything besides his little pet..."

"You're not ugly...you look great. And we're gonna make you look even greater. It'll be fine!" she said as she opened a door, and inside the door were lot's of costumes, wigs, makeup (actor and actress makeup), props and anything else you could think of. It was such a big room.

Tesla had no choice but to trust his short-haired friend, and followed her. Maybe...this would work, knowing how much Nnoitra cared about looks. His heart eased a little bit. Maybe it would feel good to make him work for it. Kyoko looked through a book she found, and ripped out a few pieces of paper with pictures on them. "Ok, I think these look best. Which one do you think you would look best like?" she asked, showing him the pictures.

Tesla eyed the pictures. "I think...um...if I could keep my hair color..."
He pointed to a picture.
"Number 6."
Tesla eyed his decision.
"You do know you can't do anything with my mask on my forehead or the markings on my face, correct?"

"Awesome choice! That was one of my favorites. That and number one!" she said. "And it'll be ok. We can just skip over the mask and stuff." She got out her cell phone and dialed some numbers and waited. "Hey! It's Kyoko. Yeah. I need you to help me with a friend. Yeah. Oh thanks! Of course I will. Of course I'll pay you back. Come on! I need this! Ok...thanks, bye!" she said as she hung up the phone. "There's a stylist coming over to help you with your look," she said. "She'll be here in like a minute or two..." she said. " She helped me out with my look." She pulled out a picture from her purse of what she looked like before.
Tesla eyed the picture with surprise. "Wow!" he exclaimed, exchanging glances back and forth. He felt so much better now...that he saw how great Kyoko turned out. "Alright...I'm not that nervous anymore." he said, and sighed.

Kyoko smiled. "Great." A woman walked up behind her. "Hi Kyoko. Is this your friend?" she asked, looking at Telsa. Kyoko nodded. 'Thanks for getting here so fast." she handed her the picture. "Do you think you could do this? Just, keep his hair color." she said. "Mhmm." the lady said, getting her supplies. "Can you sit down in this chair?" she asked, leading him to a chair.

Tesla nervously sat down. He wasn't so sure this would work, but this was all for the sake of getting back with Nnoitra...but more importantly, out-look Szayel. Which is going to be hard. Szayel's gorgeous.
" Ok. So this should be pretty easy. Kyoko, I need you to go find him a new wardrobe. Something along the lines of what's in all these pictures you got."She said. "I'll work on his image," she said as she got some scissors and stuff. Tesla just decided to remain as quiet as possible through all of this. Unless he was asked a question...then he would answer. But he was waaay too nervous to do anything else.

"Ok!" Kyoko said running of to find some cool clothes for Tesla. The woman smiled and got some styling hairspray and scissors and started working at his hair. "So, is there a specific reason you want to look different? Or, is it left better unsaid?" she asked.

Tesla had no problem telling her about Nnoitra.
"There's this guy I love...and I want to make him love me...he...he loves someone else...and cares a LOT bout looks..."

"Hmmm....." the lady said thinking. She wasn't used to hearing the whole "guy liking guy" thing, but she understood though. "Well these looks will make him like you..." she said, almost finishing with his hair. Kyoko came back with a handfull of clothes, really clothing props, but still were real clothes that Tesla would look great in.

Tesla pulled a picture out of his pocket to show the hairdresser. It was of him and his master in a Hueco Mundo Festival, one event Aizen loved to hold every month. They both looked so happy...
He could almost feel the hairdresser recoil from Nnoitra's looks.
Tesla looked down at his outfit.
White coat.
Black gloves.
He looked like a mad scientist.

"Wow...I can...um...see why you like him" she said, trying to lie from her teeth, creeped out by how tall Nnoitra was, and the creepy smile...and the spoon shaped outfit. "So yeah..." she said, finishing up. " You look totally awesome!" she said, showing him to the mirror.
Kyoko walked up. "You look awesome Tesla!" she said. "Here's some really cool clothes" she said, handing him an assortment of skater clothes, emo clothes, jock clothes, clothes from Aeropostale and Hollister and stuff. "Pick the one's you like!" she said.

Tesla looked at himself in the mirror and blushed.
"Haha, ah...thank you!" he said, giggling.
He picked out a mix of skater and emo clothes.
Szayel, eat your heart out.

Kyoko smiled. "Told you that you would look so awesome!" she said. She got the clothes he wanted and handed them to him. "This should be just enough to make him so jealous of you" she said.

"I hope, Kyoko...I really hope so." Tesla smiled.

"Trust me! You really look awesome!" she said. "Now go put these on," she said.

Tesla got up and went to the nearest dressing rooms. He looked down and saw that he had a black hoodie with chains and a pair of skinny jeans with a casual band T-Shirt. He had just regular skater shoes. He slipped them all on.
"I feel uncomfortable..." he muttered.

Kyoko smiled and said to herself "I am so glad to be helping another person!" and sat down in a chair, looking at some of the costumes. Tesla walked out to show Kyoko.
"What do you...think?"

Kyoko saw how he looked and smiled in awe. "Wow that looks so cool! Your gonna be so awesome!" she said.

Tesla smiled, blushing.
"I guess it doesn't suit my personality, but nothing does."

"I'm sure something does" she said. She walked over to him and looked at him up closer. "My work here is done." she said. "Ok, now that we have your appearance done, we need to go back to school..." Tesla jolted. "Yeah! We just kinda left!" he said, laughing.

Kyoko laughed as well. "Right! Well, we still have to go back, and make you what Nnoitra wants, but can't have" she said smiling. "Now we have to make you totally unavailable to him, to make him even more jealous...but how?" she wondered.

Tesla smiled, and it seemed as if a light bulb appeared over his head.
"You know what will make Sho AND Nnoitra mad? If you pretend to be my girlfriend."