Sora watched as Halibel, Ulquiorra, and Orihime talked, well the two women anyway. Sora looked to his left, to the expanse of desert. He knew that Orihime's friends had come to rescue her, but who were the other three? He decided to find out.

About halfway to the unknown spirit pressures Sora stopped dead in his tracks. There were 2 extremely high spiritual pressures. He turned away to get to his home to prepare for a possible onslaught, certain onslaught. He got two feet before someone called to him.

"Where do you think you are going?", said a emotionless voice.

Sora turned around slowly hoping, but knowing otherwise that the voice belonged to Ulquiorra. Sora stared at the shinigami while slowly inching his hand to his blade.

"Straight to battle, I will oblige…Scatter Senbonzakura"

Before Sora was able to do anything he was surrounded by small sakura blossoms. He reached out to fell the pink tornado, but when he touched it, it sliced his hand wide open.

Byakuya's voice cut through his train of thought, "What is your name arrancar?"

Staring straight into his eyes Sora replied, "Sora…..Sora Silva."

"Well Sora Silva, know that you died by the hands of the 6th division captain, Byakuya Kuchiki."

Sora closed his eyes as the swirling pink sakura blades closed in.

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Byakuya watched as the bloodied body of Sora Silva dropped to the ground with a thud. He turned back to his near fatally wounded sister and her idiotic friends. He flash step to get to the group with upmost haste.

"Oi Byakuya, what the hell was that?", Kenpachi said pointing in the direction of Byakuya's attack.

"Simply ridding us of unwanted observers.", he said as he sat on a nearby boulder, "How much longer till they can leave?"

"Leave! I won't leave without Inoue!"

"Shut up Ichigo!", Kenpachi said stomping on Ichigo's head.

"Kenpachi you bastard!", Ichigo growled around the foot on his face.

"You wanna fight!", Kenpachi said with a huge smile on his face.

Ichigo's eyes widened as he saw kenpachi's foot lift and come back down.

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"Umm, Miss Halibel…why is Ulquiorra-kun so well, messed up?", Orihime asked fidgeting under Ulquiorra's icy glare.

"Oh. That was me. I decided he need to get the hell thrashed out of him.", Halibel answered with a wave of her hand.

"Oh….but how, I mean Ulquiorra is so", she blushed slightly, "umm, powerful."

Ulquiorra's sigh was heard all around.

"Well that's easy to explain", Halibel said as she unzipped her coat from the bottom, "see?"

Orihime's eyes widened to comical sizes when she saw Halibel's tattoo.

"Num-numb-number", she had trouble finding words, "3!"

Halibel laughed at Orihime's overreaction.

"Yes, I am Tia Halibel, The Number 3 espada."

Orihime realizing something turned to Ulquiorra, "sorry! We haven't included you in the conversation."

"It's fine, we have to leave anyway.", Ulquiorra sending a knowing glace to Halibel.

Halibel seeing said with a sigh, "right. Forgot about that.", Halibel stood and walked behind Ulquiorra out the door.

Orihime stared after them. What was that? This sucks now I'm alone…..alone…WAIT!, Orihime brought out a small pendant. She cradled it to her chest, 'Sora…..Sora? Are you there?' her only reply was a feeling of horrid physical pain. I hope he's alright. She thought as she put the pendant back.

She felt it then, a horribly familiar spirit pressure. She turned around to see a huge axe-sword swing down at her.

"DIE!", Nnoitra screamed, as best he could.

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Sora slowly dragged himself, with his one arm that wasn't completely shredded by Senbonzakura, toward the one person that could help him heal such horrendous wounds.

"Damn…..Orihime", he slowly crawled closer and closer to her, Ulquiorra's room, "help me."

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Sorry for the late update. My computer crashed and I lost all my story so thanks for being patient. REMEMBER REVIEW