Fuuu~ last chapter was pre-tty intense... sorry for any mental scarring that has occured to my wonderful readers :) Yay; Ulquiorra returns. I just love Ulquiorra. Don't you?

Chapter 19 everyone... enjoy ^^

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Chapter 19- Green eyes

"You dead?"

My eyes shot open, my vision was blurred and my lungs were on fire... but I felt the need to escape. I rubbed my eyes fiercely with my arm, and stood up shakily. I didn't want to be near him, that sick perverted sex-mad freak. Reversing out of the room, my mouth was dry and no words would come out. I just wanted to say how much I hated him.

"Hey. Where the fuck d'ya think you're goin'? Hey! Come back!!"

No. No way was I going back into his beastly grip. Grabbing my hakama and one piece of my top, I sonidoed out of the Quinta's room. When I was far away enough, I stopped in the archway of a smaller darker corridor to slip my clothes back on. My legs were stained with blood. The fact that the blood was no longer wet made me wonder how long I actually passed out for. What did he do to me whilst I was unconscious?

I leant against the cool marble arch, putting a hand over my face to stop anyone passing by to see the tears that were streaming down my cheeks. What Nnoitra said about me was totally true; I never saw other arrancar crying. So why did I always cry? Why did I always get afraid?

Because I was weak and I knew it.

"Please refrain from lingering in the corridors, Adoriana."

Parting my fingers to see who was speaking, I didn't even realise the reiatsu flickering silently near to me.

"Ulquiorra-sama."

My head was down purposely so he couldnt see my weakness. But trying to hide it was basically futile. Besides, Ulquiorra could see everything, right?

"I'm surprised such a weak arrancar such as yourself is still a Fraccion, you cannot even hide your emotions. How useless."

What was it with men? Why was it all about hiding your feelings and crap?

"Well if I hid my emotions for too long, I'd end up looking like you."

I immediately wished I hadn't said it, I remembered what Nnoitra had said happened to Isadora when she once did something to Ulquiorra he didn't like. But I stood firm, realising that if he was going to hurt me, there was no escaping it. Before I could even blink, he was right in front of my face, his forest green eyes piercing through my own and right into my mind. They were so still it was hypnotizing.

"What did you say?"

His voice was so monotone, that it didn't even sound like a question. Not wanting to look any weaker though, I answered his question, but with a lie.

"I said: If I hid my emotions long enough, would I be as strong as you?"

His eyes widened a little, which made him look less angry and put me at ease.

"That is not what you said. And how would I know if you would be as strong as me. You have power. You just don't know how to use it."

And with that, he was gone. Out of sight, out of mind was certainly not an option for me at this stage. I wanted to know what he meant by his last sentence. That I had power. If he knew I had power, could he show me how to use it? Would he show me how to use it? I had to find a way to persuade him. For now, Nnoitra took a back seat and Ulquiorra climbed into the front... finding my power was much more important that worrying about my lack of it.