Ulquiorra appeared from behind one of the pillars, staring at us with a disgusted look. He didn't need to say anything. We knew it meant 'come'.
I strolled in, trying to cover the fear that was creeping up inside my stomach. Nnoitra had my back as far as I could tell; I could feel the warmth of his body closely behind my own.
Where Ulquiorra had stopped, we stopped. I felt lowly and unworthy of being around such powerful people, and decided it would be best if I knelt at the foot of where Aizen was sitting.
"Aizen-sama... you wanted to see us, sir."
Nnoitra said nothing. I didn't want to look at him; I knew we were in enough trouble as it was for too much 'contact'. Aizen put his mug of tea down and propped himself on his right fist in his usual pose.
"I have heard rumours... that you two are very intimate together. Is this so?"
I stayed kneeling, and raised my head to answer truthfully. However Nnoitra made his debut comment before any words could leave my quivering lips.
"And if we are? What happens then?"
It surprised me how rudely Nnoitra spoke to his superiors. How come Aizen hadn't killed him by now?
Aizen smiled, and turned his head to the left.
"Dorioto! Come."
A tall Arrancar woman came sauntering through the pillars, long blonde hair and blue eyes... your typical bitch. Her gigantic breasts wobbled as she walked towards me, acting as if she owned the show.
"Yes, Aizen-sama? Is this the one?"
"Yes, Dorioto. Do as I told you."
Nnoitra stepped in front of Dorioto just as she raised her fist to hit me.
"Hey, Aizen-sama! Just what are ya' plannin' to do with my Fraccion?"
Dorioto spoke.
"You see, Spoony, if I beat her, I win and she dies. If she beats me... ha. It's a waste of time even explaining, since that is not even an option. Come, Adoriana. See what you can do!"
She didn't even give me enough time to draw my sword, smashing her own down on my shoulder with such incredible speed. From my shoulder, a fountain of warm, crimson blood came spurting out, causing me to scream out in pain.
"Hey! Have some manners, bitch!"
I screamed at her, using my right hand to draw my sword.
"I don't need to use manners with such a low-life slut like you, Adoriana."
She swung at me with her sword, missing by a few millimetres.
"Tch!"
I pivoted round on my heel, bringing down my own sword heavily only to hit the floor. Dorioto was fast. So fast I could hardly counter her attacks. I was being cut from every possible angle, too perplexed by her movements to actually hit her. I felt stupid; swinging my sword around everywhere. I had never been that good with it like this. There was no way I was going into my released form for someone as low as Dorioto. However, I still had my cero...
"God, you are slow!"
I looked round just in time to see the blade of her sword flicker in front of my eyes... too late.
"Nyaaaaa!!"
The sounds of my shrieks of agony filled the room, and both Ulquiorra and Nnoitra took a step forward toward me.
"Aizen-sama! She'll be killed..."
Nnoitra seemed slightly worried. Aizen didn't reply. He didn't even look at us. I lay there against the wall, blood pouring from a deep wound on the right side of my chest. My shoulder hadn't healed yet, and so blood seeped from there too, let alone the other minor wounds on my body. I tried and failed to move away from the wall. Legs were numb, arms were numb... I was numb. How could I be Nnoitra's Fraccion with such a stupidly petite amount of power? My only chance to survive would be to muster all my strength and shoot a Cero. My own Cero. Tela Cero.
Dorioto came spinning at me, sword outstretched ready to pierce through me at any second. Just as I was about to shoot... both Ulquiorra and Nnoitra sonioed in front of Dorioto, stopping her from injuring me.
"N...Nnoitra-sama! Ulquiorra-sama! Please, move! My cero... I can't hold it much longer!!!"
"Aizen-sama... surely Adoriana has learnt her lesson!"
Nnoitra screamed up at the
statue that was Aizen. He didn't move, just opening his mouth wide
enough to say:
"Dorioto. Carry on."
I screamed in agony; the Cero was draining way too much power, and I had to shoot soon or I'd pass out, leaving me open to a fatal attack from Dorioto.
"MOVE!"
Nnoitra Sonidoed out of my way, recognising that it was a strong shot. However Ulquiorra stood his grounds. I wasn't sure who he was stopping; me or Dorioto.
"What the fuck are ya' doin', Ulquiorra? Move outta the fuckin' way or ya' gonna get shot, idiot."
I couldn't hold it any longer... the cero was making my vision blurry.
"Hyaaaaa!"
Thrusting my hands forward a little, the Tela Cero beamed in an unbroken streak, making an unfortunate beeline for Ulquiorra's head. My heart jumped inside my chest- my cero wasn't strong enough to kill him but it would surely create some damage. If it hit him, there was no doubt that I would be killed by him anyway. Even though it wasn't exactly my fault.
"Please... don't get hurt..."
Boom.
Ulquiorra was gone, not hit, not hurt. He stood, the glint in his eyes flaring as he stared at my useless pathetic body bleeding on the floor. My vision was so dim now that I could barely see my opponent. I lifted my head just enough to see Dorioto get hit, the cero puncturing the skin on her stomach, and then burning right through, leaving a disgusting hole right through it. I could see the pillars on the other side of her. The glow in her eyes dimmed out, and as she fell backwards onto the marble floor, her blue eyes spat fire at me.
"...Slut...!"
It was over. Dorioto lay bleeding on the floor, already dead. I felt slightly relieved that I didn't have to deal with her anymore... however, I was in agony myself. I couldn't move my body, if I did, blood would spurt out from wounds all over.
Aizen leaned back in his chair and took another gulp of his tea.
"Well played, Adoriana. Nnoitra. Take her."
I heard Ulquiorra sigh from the other side of the hall, and then felt Nnoitra's arms wrap around me.
"Nnoi...tra-sama."
"Shut up, stupid."
The pain of being moved was too much for my meagre little body to take. The last thing I saw was Nnoitra's eyes looking deeply and worriedly into my own... and then darkness.
