Thank you LeftHRyder, and I agree it is kind of awkward to have him saying that, but hopefully this next chapter explains a little better :) I would have to say I had fun making this chapter a little less…well, depressing than the last few chapters. (And possibly it is a horrible attempt at humor, but I leave that to you to decide) Again, I don't own Bleach.

Chapter 4

Ulquiorra

If he was going to put it plainly, he had panicked. The feared quarto Espada had run after being an inch away from THAT woman's lips. Ulquiorra's mind had even blanked, and he cannot quite recall what he had said to her. The power of that woman was becoming something serious, and he was concerned (slightly) about continuing with this plan. He calmed himself and thought things through logically. No, she did not scare him, he reasoned. He was just completely out of his element. Knowing nothing of the "heart" or "love" he was at a huge disadvantage for this mission, he decided. It was unreasonable to presume he could force her to have such feelings in only a day.

As much as he hated to admit it, he needed help. Running through a list of the other Espada in his head, he tried to think of who might be the most helpful. Yammy would probably just recommend crushing her. That would not be in accordance with Aizen's plan, and therefore would be unhelpful. Grimmjow was out of the question; he refused to ask that Espada for anything. Harribel might be useful, but asking favors of superiors was often deadly. Additionally, he did not want to be forced to listen to her fraccion giggle histerically as he asked how to make a woman fall in love with him. Nnoitora's answer might possibly end up scarring the woman for life as opposed to helping with the plan, so he eliminated that possibility as well. His eyes narrowed fractionally at the conclusion he came to.

Szayel

Humming slightly, Szayel continued carving into the odd Shinigami specimen he had acquired. Too bad the Shinigami had died so quickly though. After taking off a couple of its limbs, Szayel had wanted to test the relationship between it and its sword. Oh well, he sighed; guess he would just have to get a new one.

Footsteps sounded behind him, and he quickly turned around to see the Espada he least expected. "Well, I am pleasantly surprised," he sung, almost dancing to get to closer to Ulquiorra, scapel still in hand. Ulquiorra just stared back at him, and Szayel stopped.

"I need your assistance." Ulquiorra stated. Szayel raised an eyebrow at him, a hundred questions in his head. He knew better than to ask any though. If the other Espada was talking, he expected others to listen. Oh how Szayel wanted to open up that head of his….perhaps the bone would make a nice wall decoration too…. "Do you have anything to make someone fall in love?"

Shock ran through Szayel, and he almost started laughing. Then he remembered that the other Espada would never joke, and therefore was being entirely serious, so he would have to try to be serious as well. "Unfortunately, I have no drugs powerful enough to deal with the emotion called love. I do, however, have several other enticing drugs," he smiled dangerously and skipped over to a cabinet marked "4". Szayel had been dying to try out several drugs on the 4th Espada, but had never gotten the chance. So, he ended up just leaving all of the drugs in a cabinet for the lucky day he might ever get to experiment on Ulquiorra.

Joy and laughter threatened to bubble out of his throat as he rummaged through the cabinet. He had things from all worlds here, and his eyes finally spotted something that amused him. Wondering what Ulquiorra's reaction would be, he held it out. "This one," he began," will increase your lust. Unfortunately, it only works on men, so you would have to use it." Ulquiorra eyed the bottle marked Viagra with disgust and never reached out to take it. Szayel made amused notes in his head about Ulquiorra's reaction to lust.

"I do not need anything to change how I am. I want something to change the woman's emotions," stated the monotone voice. Szayel's smile vanished because he thought the fun was gone. Humans were too easy to experiment on; one could change them entirely with a single pill. He grabbed a small bottle from a different drawer.

"Place two drops into Orihime's water, and this will increase any emotions she is feeling. So all you have to do is make her like you a little, then put it into the water and soon you will be a friend. Past that, it is your deal." Szayel said glumly. He itched to grab some of the bottles out of that 4 cabinet and shove them down Ulquiorra's throat, but he unfortunately valued his life.

Ulquiorra did not look as disgusted with this newer bottle, and reached out to grab it and examine it. Another plan came up in Szayel's head, and he spoke quickly as Ulquiorra began examining other contents of the room. "To truly understand how to make the woman love, you should first learn how emotions work. For this, I have the perfect medicine." (Szayel had decided calling it a drug would not be helpful-medicine sounded so much friendlier). Ulquiorra just looked at him, and he took it as his cue. Grinning madly, he snatched a purple bottle from the 4 cabinet and shoved it into Ulquiorra's hands. "Just take one a day," he smiled. Szayel probably would have lost his life by shoving something into Ulquiorra's hands on a regular day, but Ulquiorra was too interested in the medicine to notice. Ulquiorra sonidoed out of the lab, and Szayel grinned madly again before returning to his work.

"OH NO!" He gasped loudly. "A blood stain! Now I have to change my clothes!" Looking extremely put out, he began walking back to his room. On his way, he eyed the 4 cabinet again. Oh, he distractedly thought, I might have accidentally given him the stronger dose. Makes for a better experiment anyways, he laughed again, exiting the lab.