Ulterior
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Bleach.
Prologue
【Synopsis】
Inoue Orihime, fifteen years old and a high school student of Karakura High. Twelve years ago, when she was only three, her parents mysteriously died in an unsolved murder. Ever since then, her elder brother, Inoue Sora, who was fifteen years older than her, took care of her. Even though Sora was her only kin left, Orihime enjoyed being taken care of by her loving and protective brother. They lived peacefully until Sora unfortunately met with a car accident and died on his way to the hospital. From then on, since the age of nine, Orihime inherited a significant amount of money and started to take care of herself with some help from her kind landlady. Since then, her friends, especially her best friend, Arisawa Tatsuki, were the only family known to her. Her background was like an ill fate sealed into a box and hidden in the depths of her heart, and Orihime had no intention of unlocking it. The memory of her brother was the only thing from her lost family that she held on tight to help her live on. Unknown to her was the truth behind her background… Her past memories were not what they appeared to be. Just when Orihime thought her life was close to ordinary, after she had finally come to terms with the lost of her family, a stranger entered her life, gained her trust, only to bring her into an underworld where she learnt the truth about her background. Orihime's life was altered forever since. Can she trust this stranger? Will she be able to accept a different life? The story unfolds…
【Author's Note】
Konnichiwa, minasan. This is my first fic. Please give me some encouragement and review my work. I chose to reveal minimal about the storyline so far as more will be uncovered as I develop the plot and characters. Please understand. Do look forward to this original storyline I've conjured up. The sequence of events and years in the synopsis are based according to Orihime's history in Bleach. Beyond this introduction would be the actual plot. There will be no links to Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. However, there will be parallels drawn. The main pairing in this fic is Ulquiorra and Orihime. Thank you for reading this!
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Ulterior
Episode 1
"Ohayou Orihime-chan! What a pleasant surprise!" Orihime was instantly welcomed by the warm greeting of Tatsuki's mother the moment she arrived at Tatsuki's doorstep. "Hai. Ohayo Arisawa-san! Is Tatsuki-chan ready for school?" Orihime replied politely. Tatsuki and Orihime had been the best of friends since middle school. When Tatsuki learnt about how Orihime led an independent but lonely life ever since the lost of her family, she was determined to watch out for Orihime and protect her as though she were her younger sister. Tatsuki knew that although Orihime's character was gentle and compassionate, her spirit was not weak but very strong indeed. Tatsuki secretly admired how silently strong her best friend was, being so self-reliant even in the face of losing all her loved ones. Ever since then, Tatsuki promised to be her kin and Orihime was very well-accepted by Tatsuki's family whenever she came over for a visit.
It had been three years of friendship so far for the two best friends. After middle school, Orihime and Tatsuki both entered the same highschool, Karakura High. With the help of Tatsuki's mother, who offered to be Orihime's guardian, the two friends were fortunate to be enrolled into the same class. "I'm coming, Orihime!" Tatsuki called out with half a slice of bread in her mouth. She finished up her breakfast, grabbed her bag while swiftly putting on her shoes and ran towards the door. "Now, remember to behave well in highschool now that the both of you are all grown up!" Tatsuki's mother said. She took out two bento and gave Tatsuki and Orihime one each. "Here's some food I've packed for the both of you for lunch! Have a nice day!" she said and waved goodbye. "Arigato, Arisawa-san!" Orihime cried out as Tatsuki grabbed her hand and sped towards their school. "Let's go! We don't want to be late, ne?"
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Soon, Orihime and Tatsuki had arrived at their new school – Karakura High. Their spring-time uniform consisted of a white blouse with a red bow, a grey jacket and a grey pleated skirt for female students. The uniform for male students simply consisted of a white shirt, a grey jacket and grey bottoms. All students were required to wear white school shoes, and a pair of long white socks only for the females. The both of them walked down the corridor where all the year one classrooms were. Their classroom was "1-3" which meant year 1, class 3.
"Kurosaki Ichigo?!!" Tatsuki suddenly burst out in surprise while waving a finger at a boy with striking natural orange hair. The boy stood up from his chair and said, "Oi, Tatsuki! It's not like you've never seen me before!" Tatsuki crossed her arms and replied, "Ichigo! I didn't expect you to be in the same class as me that's all!" Orihime recognised who Ichigo was. He was a neighbour of Tatsuki and his family owned a private clinic. Tatsuki used to tell her of how brave she was when she always managed to chase away the bullies who kept picking on Ichigo for his orange hair back when they were in elementary school.
"Get used to it then, Tatsuki!" came Ichigo's boisterous reply. Soon, the classroom started to fill up with students and Orihime and Tatsuki took their seats which were beside each other. Not long after, their form teacher walked in and introduced herself. School had officially started.
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Sosuke Aizen sat firmly on his armchair as he rested his chin on one of his palms. He was deep in contemplation as always. Twelve long years had passed since he actually had a family. Twelve years ago, he made a decision that changed his life and the lives of his family forever. It was a selfish decision, but he had to do it. After many years of stabilising his career, he finally could sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labour. He had established an underground empire. Power and authority were in his hands. No one dared to question him or speak of him with any hint of disrespect in the underground business. However, his secured way of life only meant giving him more time to reflect upon the past that he had crushed and left behind. Twelve years ago, he sacrificed everything to be where he was at present. If only he could have the best of both worlds…
【To be continued…】
