WHOOT EXTRA LONG CHAPPIE! XD Hello all, once again, big shout outs of thanks to those who've reviewed, faved or suscribed. It makes me feel loved :3 So, I hope that you're liking the story so far, and, just as a heads up, the next update might be, hrmn, how to put this...delayed...because of that joyful thing called Exams TT_TT. Meh, easy semester (ish)
And if anyone has seen Anikin, whom appears to have vanished to please notify me, since I havn't authorized his release from my posession...
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CHAPTER FOUR
Dear _,
Hi! It's Orihime again, but you probably know that already ^^". I had the most amazing day yesterday! I don't know what to tell you first! Okay, okay, to make it easy, I'll tell you about my day in order. First, Ggio-nii and Anónimo-chan came to get me and told me that I was going to spend time with my other brothers and sisters and-wait a sec, I've never told you about Ggio-nii and Anónimo-chan yet have I? Well, I did in my last letter, but I didn't really tell you a lot about them…Any who, I'll start with Ggio-nii. Being perfectly honest, I think that he's kinda cute :3 in a 'big brother' kind of way. He has black hair that's really, really dark and pretty, and he keeps it in a braid. He has this thing on his head called a 'mask fragment' or 'bone fragment', and it's shaped like a sabre-toothed tiger's skull! So cool, ne? I'm not really sure how to describe what his uniform looks like…well, all of his clothing (like everyone else's here… not sure why…maybe chichi likes it? The colour I mean. Because they're all majorly white.) his jacket is mandarin-styled, and he wears a hakama like everyone else. The only real difference is that his hakama is a little thinner than the traditional kind. Anónimo is a little different. For starters, she…well, I don' know how to explain it any better, but she's, well, bleached out. She's very pale, and has light blue hair, the colour of winter snow, or ice. Her eyes are the same colour, except they're more glassy. She's blind…She looks two years younger than me, and she wears a hakama too, and she wears a kimono jacket. I've never seen or asked where her hollow hole is, but I know that her estigma (that's the coloured pattern on her face) is a light blue too, but I can't see much of it since it's mostly hidden by her hair…but yeah, back to my story. So they came to pick me up, and I tried out those nicknames for Anónimo-chan that I told you about yesterday-which didn't work out :'(- and I found out that some people would call her 'nada', as in nothing! How could they be so mean? I know that you'd feel the same way_, you'd be angry too, ne?
Anyways, I asked Ggio-nii about it, and he didn't tell me. Humph. So he took me to hang out with Starrk-san, and I got to meet Lilynette-chan, his 'partner in crime', as she calls herself. Lilynette-chan is really cute! We went to the kitchens together and I made her my special tamagoyaki! It has a lot of my favourite ingredients like red bean paste! Lilynette-chan really seemed to like it, but when I told her what special ingredients I had put into it she began turning a little green. It was really strange, why don't they like it? I bet that you would've liked it, ne_-kun?
Another kinda funny-well, more like interesting-thing happened _-kun. See, we were tidying up when I accidentally let the bottle of soy sauce that I had used dropped on the floor, (it was amazing! It actually didn't break! I should get one of those next time I go to the convenience store. I bump into things a lot, so if I had that, then I'd know that I wouldn't break it!), and rolled out into the hallway. I went to chase after it and nearly smashed into another Arrancar! Of course I apologized, and went to look for the bottle of soy sause, but he handed it to me. He seemed really nice…he didn't say anything to me, but instead turned and walked away with the two other people who were with him. It was really strange, he had a very pained expression on his face. Oh! You don't think that he slipped on the bottle of soy sause and hurt himself, do you? Ahhh, I'd feel soooo bad if he did…The people who were with him didn't seem like that though. They seemed more curious than whatever that guy was feeling. The girl kinda reminded me of Anónimo-chan, because she had a similar mask fragment. I asked Lilynette about them, but she didn't really tell me much. She just said that they were probably some numeros that one of the Espada without a Fraccion, like Grimmjow-san-oh! Someone's coming _-kun! I have to go now, because Anónimo-chan says that I shouldn't let people see me writing these letters! Maybe they'll think that were lovers or something, and we haven't told Chichi! :P Just teasing! I know that you're special _-kun, but I still don't remember if it was in that way…Kyaaah! Someone's knocking at the door! Gotta go!
Lots of love,
Inoue Orihime :3
Orihime quickly puts the paper and the pen into the drawer at her bed side. "Come in!" She calls, standing up and smoothing out her rumphled clothes.
"Hey Princesa, looks like your hanging out with me today." Orihime struggles not to flinch as the tall and muscular male walks up to her and grins widely. "What? Got nothing to say? You make me sad pequeña mascota."
Orihime opens her mouth to speak but there's a flash of golden light and the man yells in confusion and surprise.
"DON'T. YOU. KNOW. THE. MEANING. OF. PERSONAL. SPACE?" The little fairy roars in a surprisingly deep voice compared to his size.
"What the hell?"
"GET. OUT. OF. HER. SPACE. OR. ELSE. I. WILL. KOTEN. ZANSHUN. YOU. ASS. INTO. OBLIVION. GOT IT BLUEBERRY FAIRY FLOSS?" He threatens, yanking and pulling the man's face and bright blue hair.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING FAIRY FLOSS YOU MOTHER FU-"
"Tsubaki, please, stop!" Orihime shouts, attempting to snatch him out of the air, but the fairy easily dodges her.
"I'm you're only offensive attack Hime-sama. You'd never say anything against anyone, even if he was an idiot like this guy,"
"HEY, I'M RIGHT HERE YOU KNOW!"
"Meaning that responsibility falls on me ne?" He finishes, crossing his arms stubbornly.
Orhime laughs nervously at the awkwardness of the situation. "W-well Tsubaki-kun, I'm a-okay right? So, no harm done? I'm supposed to be getting go to know Grimmjow-san, ah sama, anyways so…you can go and rest."
"Che." Tsubaki shoots one last glare over his shoulder, to which he receives the finger, but he returns to his dormant state none the less.
"Ah, gomen ne. Tsubaki-kun is really protective…but he means well." She apologizes, bowing.
"Keh. Feisty little bastard. Annoying as hell, but heh." Grimmjow grunts, then walks over to her bed and flops down on it. He glances up at her confused and shocked face. "What? Am I not allowed to relax?" Orihime shakes her head mutely, but stays rooted in place. There's a silence as Grimmjow shifts on the bed, trying to find a comfortable position. "Well? Are you going to come over and 'get to know me'," he says the end sarcastically, "like Aizen-sama said we were supposed to do, or are you going to stand there like a deer in the headlights all day?"
Orihime frowns, and sits down on the bed beside him. "I am not 'a deer in the head lights'." She says quietly, unsure why that particular comment irked her. Grimmjow arches an eyebrow at her disbelievingly. "I am not. I'm not afraid of you either." She says firmly, and Grimmjow rolls up, his exposed chest muscles rippling as he rises to sit up.
"Oh, really? You're not afraid of me." He doesn't phrase it as question, but Orihime shakes her head. "Not even when I do this?" he leans in close to her face, and bares his teeth at her, like a predator who has just corndered his prey.
Orihime swallows and takes a deep breath. "No. You are my aniki. You don't scare me." She says quietly and with just as much conviction as earlier. She looks up and meets his eyes, knowing that if she doesn't, she'll fail the test that he is giving her.
Grimmjow's grin impossibly becomes wider. "Looks like you do have a little spunk in you. I like that princesa." Orihime allows herself to grin. "You pass." He adds in approval, even though she can sense a slight disappointment.
"You didn't think that I'd pass?"
"Well, you're always screaming for that bastard Kurosaki aren't you?" he points out, falling back into his laying down position. Orihime flinches, as unwanted memories rise up in her, and shame ripples through her body. Grimmjow senses this and his eyebrows knit together. "What? Frustrated?" Orihime bites her lip and nods. "Why?"
"B-because I'm not strong enough…because I have to rely on someone else to fight my battles."
"And you don't like that?"
"…no…"
"…"
"…"
"And what If I said that I would train you? Make you stronger?"
Orihime's eyes widen hopefully and she turns to the blue haired arrancar. "Honto? You would?" she asks, thinking it's too good to be true.
Grimmjow shrugs. "Why the hell not? It's not like there's anything else more interesting to do around here." Orihime moves to hug him when he adds, "But on one condition."
Orihime pauses, as she takes his outstreatched hand. "What?"
"Fight me off first." He simply says, then yanks her down on top of him, and crushes his lips against hers. Orihime squeaks in surprise as he begins tracing her lips with his tongue, biting them occasionally. After getting over her shock, she manages to force her head back for a split second.
"W-what are you doing?" she exclaims. Grimmjow growls and rolls, forcing her to roll along with him.
"I told you princesa. Fight me off." He growls between kisses. "Then, and only then, will I teach you how to really fight." He pushes her down against the bed, but makes no moves other than continuously kissing her so that she can't speak, and trapping her hands in his own so that she cannot move them. Orihime thrashes about as his tongue explores the inside of her mouth. "You taste like red bean paste." Grimmjow comments, before biting her lips again, his tongue re-entering her mouth. As it does, Orihime gets an idea, and bites down hard. "OW!" Grimmjow throws his head back and covers his mouth in surprise. Seeing the opening, Orihime holds her hands out in front of herself.
"Tsubaki! Koten Zanshun, I REJECT!" She shouts, as the fairy comes to life, soaring towards Grimmjow's face. The Espada ducks and leaps back from the bed with feline grace. Orihime pants, and sits up, arms poised to send another attack flying at him. Grimmjow stands there for a moment in silence.
"You…bit me."
Orihime doesn't say a word, but watches him carefully, noting all of his movements, and tries desperately to keep the calm mask she is wearing in tack.
"You could've kneed me, because that option was open, but you bit me instead. Why?"
"…Because I figured that biting you would be more painful."
Grimmjow stares at her in shock, then begins to laugh loudly. "Oh Kami, this is PRICELESS!" He howls, then walks back over to Orihime. She raises her hands threateningly, but he holds his own above his head in surrender. "You've got potential, I'll give you that. Hah! Biting to get me off you." He chortles to himself.
"Wait, this, this was a test too?" Orihime asks in confusion, dropping her hands.
"Think about it princesa, a battle is a situation where you have some bastard up in your face trying to force you down. You want said bastard to get the hell out, so you go and try to get an opening to knock the ass into next week. Now tell me, what does this situation remind you of?" Orihime's mouth opens in understanding, and Grimmjow nods his approval. "Exactly my point. Besides, both are fun as hell, wouldn't you agree?"
"But did you have to kiss me?"
Grimmjow's look of satisfaction turns to surprise. "What?"
Orihime blushes, then looks down at her lap. "Nothing…"
Grimmjow leans forward. "Don't tell me, that you never remember being kissed." He asks in disbelief. Orihime nods in embarrassment. "You've never been kissed before." Orihime nods, but then freezes. Is it her first kiss? She knows that no one she knew from the world of the living would try and kiss her-being friends with Tatsuki-chan and Ichigo-kun kinda prevented that-and she remembers that she failed miserably to kiss Ichigo goodbye…ugh, why does her head hurt? Meanwhile, Grimmjow leans backwards and gives her a half smile, still showing all of his teeth. "You didn't like that? Didn't think that that should've been your first kiss?" He asks, and Orihime blushes even more, not sure if he's mocking her or not.
Grimmjow sits down beside her and tilts her chin up, but then freezes. "Hey, wait. Y-you're not actually crying, are you?" He asks. Orihime shakes her head, and bites her lip, thoroughly and utterly embarrassed. "Liar! You are crying! I wasn't trying to harass you or anything, I was trying to teach you!" He exclaims, slowly becoming more flustered, but Orihime doesn't notice. She's too mortified to look at him.
Grimmjow sits awkwardly as he tries to calm her down. If there was one thing that he couldn't stand were awkward emotional situations. Violence. That's what fixed everything in his opinion. Someone disagreed with you, knock his ass into next week. Someone insults you, give him a good punch in the gut. Someone tries to take your prey away, kill the freaking bastard. But when it comes to situations like this, when violence-for once-is definitely not the answer…let's just say that Grimmjow was a fish out of water. Or a cat in water. Same general thing.
Gritting his teeth, still trying to figure out what he should do so that she wouldn't cry, he just did the first thing that came to mind. Wrapping a hand around the back of her neck, he pulled her face forwards, pressing his lips against hers once again, making sure to restrain himself, kissing her gently, rather than hungrily. Immediately-and to Grimmjow's relief-Orihime's eyes widened and she shoved him roughly away from herself.
"What are you doing?" She demands, glaring at her, her arms already rising up into position.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? Geeze, I just thought that you'd rather pretend that that kiss was your first, rather than that other one…" He snaps, scowling down at her. Orihime's expression of anger melts away, and she looks down, blushing again.
"O-oh…sō desu ka." She murmers. "Um, a-arigato?" She says uncertainly, looking up at him again.
"Keh."
The two of them turn towards the door as the sound of someone knocking reaches their ears. "Imouto-chan? It's Ggio, I'm supposed to take you to Halibel-sama's now." His disembodied voice says from outside from the room.
Grimmjow turns back to Orihime, and gives her a hard glare. "This. Never. Happened. I came over, we talked. I provoked you. You fought back. I agreed to train you because I thought that you had potential. Got it?" He growls, walking over and throwing the door open. "Hey there, wannabe." He sneers down at the other arrancar who just ignores him. "I'll pick you up at dusk, got it pequeña mascot?" He adds as he walks out, not bothering to look over his shoulder. "Time for me to go and collect."
"What was he talking about?" Ggio asks in confusion as he offers his hand to Orihime so that he can guide her to their destination.
Orihime opens her mouth to tell him everything, then remembers what Grimmjow said before he left. "Heheh, ano, he, um annoyed me and I um, kinda got mad at him too. So, ah, I kinda punched him and he thought that I had spunk, so he agreed to train me?" She says all in one breath. Ggio stares at her in disbelief, then shakes his head in exasperation and amusement.
"Of course, only you…" He sighs, and Orihime sticks her tongue out at him from behind him.
"Only I what?" She asks cheekily.
Ggio shakes his head again in amusement. "Would be able to pull a stunt off like that with the Sexta Espada."
Orihime's eyes widen. "Sexta? Really? That means that he's the sixth strongest, right?" She asks in disbelief. "Sugoi! Grimmjow-nii is so cool!" Ggio just laughs. Suddenly, a large boom rips through the area, and Orihime covers her ringing ears.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU MILA ROSE? YOU COULD'VE ACTUALLY KILLED ME!"A female voice screams angrily as the sounds of clashing swords echo from somewhere up ahead.
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOUR SO INCOMPETENT, BAKA-MONO!" A second female voice shouts back, and shortly after, the sound of a wall being smashed into pieces is heard.
Orihime grips Ggio's hand tighter. "Aniki…w-what's going on up ahead?" She asks anxiously, subconsciously, taking a step behind him.
Ggio rubs the back of his neck tiredly. "Don't worry Princesa, they're always like this…When you're stuck being around them long enough, you get used to it…Don't worry, I'm here, aren't I?" Orihime nods, then realizes how she must look like she needs someone's protection. Taking a deep breath, she falls back in step beside Ggio, not wanting to let her Grimmjow-nii down after proving that she can fight for herself.
"You two are always like this. When will you learn that your bickering is so utterly childish and immature?" A third voice sighs.
"WHAT WAS THAT SUN-SUN?" The first two voices roar in unison. Orihime hears the three voices meld together as they all start bickering.
"Quite." Immediately the fighting stops, only to be replaced by silence. "We have visitors."
Orihime's eyes widen in surprise. "How did they know we were close by? They can't see us yet, can they?"
"It's called pesquia. It's an ability that all Arrancar's have to sense the spiritual pressure around them. And because everyone's spiritual pressure is different-"
"You can tell who's coming judging by what the pressure feels like." Orihime completed his sentence, understanding.
Ggio smiles at her. "Correct."
Orihime turns then freezes, a hair's breath away from another girl's face. "So. You're Aizen-sama's princesa." The girl says flatly, giving her a hard stare. "You don't look like much."
"Your courtesy to a guest never ceases to amaze me Apacci." A second female arrancar says sarcastically, stepping up beside Apache. "Konnichiwa Ggio-sama, Inoue-sama, my name is Franceska Mila Rose. That idiot there is Emilou Apacci. It's a pleasure to meet you." She says with a bow
A tick mark appears on Apacci's face. "Hey. Why are you being so formal?" She asks suspiciously.
A tick mark also appears on Mila Rose's face. "Because Ggio-sama was born before myself, and Inoue-sama is Aizen's 'daughter'."
"…I'm older than you…why don't you call me '-sama'?"
"Because you're a stupid cow."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU HAIRY SHE-GORILLA?"
A thin Arrancar lights down beside them. "You're bickering is shameful. It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Sun-Sun."
"URUSAI! SUN-SUN!"
"H-hello." Orihime says meekly.
"You, were asking about pesquia, were you not? Would you like to try?" Orihime's eyes widen as a tall blonde female arrancar walks up to her, the majority of her face concealed behind her jacket, dark skin left exposed.
"Halibel-sama." Orihime says softly, bowing.
There is a short pause. "You may call me nee-san…if you wish." The Espada says, and Orihime straightens up and smiles brightly at her.
"H-hai!'
"Mila Rose. Raise your spiritual pressure. Apacci. Sun-Sun. Conceal your own, if you please." Halibel says, stepping back from Orihime. "Now. Center yourself. What do you feel?"
Orihime closes her eyes and concentrates. "I-I can feel…a pressure."
"…What is it like?"
Orihime stands in silence for a moment, then continues. "Proud? It's like…a cat…it's as if, it's hungry f-for a fight." Orihime hears the sound of footsteps walking around her, and the sound of rustling fabric.
"And what about now?" Halibel asks as a different reiatsu rises up.
Orihime lets it wash over her. "Um…nimble, I guess. I'm not really sure how to describe it. It's like…it wants to run. It wants to do whatever it wants." Orihime hears Halibel 'hmn', and she blushes because she can't tell if it's in disapproval, amusement or curiosity.
"And now?" She asks again.
"It, this one, it feels like it's sliding around. Wrapping around me." She says, with confidence.
"Very good Orihime-chan." She hears Halibel say, and she also hears Halibel's fracción murmer in agreement. "Do you think that you can tell me which reiatsu belonged to which of my fracción?" She asks. "Try telling me in order."
"M-mila Rose-san was the first, you asked her to go first so, um, hehe. Second was Apacci-san, a-and third was Sun-Sun-san?" Orihime answers, cracking open an eye to peek at them.
Mila Rose leans back and nods in approval. "Huh. Nice job princesa-chan, you got it right." Orihime's mouth opens and she beams at them. Apacci walks over and slings an arm over her shoulder.
"Heh, I think that I like you Hime. You came in the middle of our training session. Wanna watch?" She asks, guiding her over to where Halibel was standing earlier.
"And it would be alright for you to call us 'nee-san' as well." Sun-sun adds, gliding past the two of them.
Halibel joins Orihime, and she looks at her with kind eyes. "My fracción approve of you. And after you only being able to distinguish and describe their reiatsu. That is rare." She comments. Orihime blushes and gazes down at the ground. "Do not take it as a bad thing. That just means that you will be more accepted into our group. Family if you will." Orihime hears this and looks up at her with a hesitant smile.
"Arigato, Halibel-nee."
"DEVOUR! LEONA!"
"THRUST! CIEREVA"
"Strangle to death, Anaconda!"
Orihime's hair flies around her as their spiritual pressure flares, and her eyes widen as she sees them when the dust dies down. "Nani?"
Halibel watches and gauges her raction. "You've never seen Resurrection before?" She asks. Orihime shakes her head, as Halibel begins to explain. "Think of it as a power up. We regain traits that we had as Hollows, and are now able to use powers that we don't usually possess."
"Ohh…" Orihime nods, then returns to watching the other girl spar. The human girl and Espada sit in silence as they watch the fight. About fifteen minutes later, Orihime feels Halibel's gaze on her, and she turns to her ane. "Is something wrong nee-san?"
Halibel's eyes search her face, but Orihime isn't sure what to make of it. She can see something in her eyes. A pitying look. "Do you have something for me Orihime?" She asks.
Orihime's eyebrows knit together. "Huh?" Halibel's eyes disappear from view, hidden behind her bangs.
"Sō ka…" She murmurs.
"Orihime-neesama?"
Orihime turns in surprise when she hears her name. Standing a couple meters away, by the doorway that she and Ggio entered by is Anónimo.
"Anónimo-chan!" Orihime cries, as she stands up to greet the younger girl. "What are you doing here? Where were you this morning, I missed you!" Anónimo steps back in surprise as she is hugged fiercely by the human girl.
"I deeply apologize for disturbing you Halibel-sama, but Aizen-sama has asked to have tea with Orihime-neesama…and he has asked me to help her prepare…" The young arrancar says quietly.
Halibel nods. "I expect you see you again soon Orihime-chan." She says, glancing over her shoulder at Ggio who had sat down behind where they were sitting earlier. Keeping her back to him, Halibel wraps her arms around Orihime and hugs her, her hands wrapping around Orihime's waist. Orihime returns her hug, but freezes as she feels Halibel's lips up against her ear. "Orihime-chan, do you know what the Spanish word for the colour 'green' is?" She asks, her voice barely audibly, dispite the face that she is speaking into her ear.
"Uh, uh." Orihime shakes her head slightly from side to side, not knowing why Halibel is being so secretive.
"The word is 'verde'. Lágrimas Verde, do you know what that means?" She asks, then pulls back from her hug as Ggio stands and starts walking towards them. Halibel shakes Anónimo's hand, then she places that hand into her pocket. Then she nods her farewell and returns to watching her fraccion sparr.
Orihime blinks uncomprehendingly, as Ggio and Anónimo to guide her away without any protest. Lágrimas…verde. Green?
:-:-:-:-:
Orihime sighs as she flops down onto her bed. "You have a half hour Onee-sama. I'll come back soon with your change of clothes. "Anónimo says, and she exits the room, closing the door behind her to give Orihime privacy.
Orihime stares at the ceiling. "Green…hmm…Green." She muses aloud. "Verde. Verrrrrrde." She giggles to herself as she lets the 'r's roll off her tongue. "Verrrrrrrrrrrrrde." She rolls onto her stomach and laughs, but then pauses as she hears the sound of crinkling paper. Orhime immediately, and searches for where the noise is coming from. She looks around on the bed, then reaches down to her waist, where her black sash is tied. She pulls out a folded piece of paper that was trapped there, hidden behind the cloak that she wears over her shoulder. "Huh?" On it is angular and sharp writing.
Destroy this.
It simply says, and Orihime's brows furrow as she unfolds the piece of paper, revealing smooth and elegant handwriting, obviously belonging to another person. She sits in awe at how beautiful it is, but then stiffens as goose bumps appear on her arms. She has never seen it before, but then why does it seem so familiar? Why does she reverently trace the letters that spell her name? Why did Halibel-neesan tell her about the colour green? Why does the phrase 'Lágrimas Verde' seem to resonate throughout her body? Why does her head hurt when she tries to remember?
"Orihime-neesama?"
Orihime quickly stuffs the letter into her side drawer, and lies back down on the bed, doing her best to make it look like she was doing so the whole time. "C-come in!" She calls out, mentally slapping herself for stuttering.
Anónimo walks in and Orihime stands up, holding her hands out to accept the clothes. But Anónimo shakes her head, almost mischievously. "Close your eyes. I want Nee-sama to be surprised."
Orihime giggles, and obediently closes her eyes. She feels the new clothing come to a rest lightly on her skin. Silk, she thinks, as her arms fall to her sides, the fabric flowing with the movement. Anónimo's fingers brush her hair, as she teases it, then places something on her head.
"Open your eyes."
Orihime gasps when she sees her reflection. She is wearing a pure white kimono, only the obi and hem of the sleeves a dark ebony black. A solid black circle rests over her heart, and a white circlet, with a single jewel on it rests on her head. "Sugoi…the jewel is the same colour as your eyes Anónimo-chan." Orihime says in awe as she twirls once on the spot.
Anónimo smiles. "I'm glad that you like it nee-sama." She says, offering her hand and leading her out the door. Orihime sees Ggio, Choe, Findor, Abirama, Niggre, and Charlotte waiting for them in the hallway. "Konnichiwa, anikitachi!" Orihime calls happily, waving at them enthousiastically. They all turn towards her, and Orihime sees Ggio's mouth open to greet her, when his jaw drops, and there is a stunned silence. Orihime blinks owlishly as they come to a stop in front of the men. "Ggio-nii? Daijobu desu ka? You look…eto…"
"Speechless." Ggio finishes her sentence for her, a wide grin appearing on his face. "If I didn't know better, I'd think that you were an arrancar Hime-chan."
"OH. MY. GOODNESS. I KNOWW! Oh! You're BEAUTY darling imotou-tan, it's unfathomable! One day, your looks may pass even mine!" Charlotte gushes, moving to glomph Orihime, but he is restrained by Findorr. "Do you want to mess up her clothing?" Charlotte's look of horror is so severe that it's comical, and Orihime desperately tries to stifle her laughter. "Exacta. Thought so." Orihime can't help but laugh. She hooks her arm through Charlotte and Findorr's, then grabs Ggio and Abirama's hands and pulls them in, along with Anónimo into a semi-group hug.
"That's my Anikitachi! And imouto-chan of course!" She adds, ruffling the younger girl's hair. Running a couple steps ahead, she turns back and beams at them. "Ikuze!"
Ggio snickers, then turns in the opposite direction. "Hime-chan? The throne room is this way."
Orihime sweatdrops in embarrassment as the others laugh at her fail. "Hehehe, my mistake…."
:-:-:-:-:
"Chichi!"
Aizen turns and opens his arms, and the human girl tackles him, hugging him tightly. Shaking her hair out of her face, she smiles up at him. "I haven't seen you in a while chichi, have you been busy?" Orihime asks, her gray eyes wide in curiosity. Aizen laughs good-naturedly.
"You could say that, dearest musume." He then turns to the rest of Barragan's fraccion. "Thank you for safely delivering my daughter to me. You are free to mingle with the others." He says, gesturing to the other Arrancar wandering about the throne room. They all bow, murmuring "Hai, Aizen-sama.", then leave. Aizen walks back to the throne where he sits down, gesturing for Orihime to take the small cushioned seat beside him. "How have you been, Orihime-chan? Have you spent time with all of your siblings?" he asks.
Orihime shakes her head. "Not yet Chichi. I've spent time with Halibel-neesan, Grimmjow-niisan, Syzel-nii, and Starrk-san and Lilynette-chan though." She says, listing them all of on her fingers. Aizen nods thoughtfully.
"How was your visit with Syzel?"
Orihime grins nervously. "Well, we didn't really do much. It was interesting though! He showed me around his lab, and I played with his fraccion for a little bit…" She says. "Syzel-nii was somewhere else-doing some special nii-san classified stuff-but we had tea together with Gin-ojisan." Orihime presses her index fingers together timidly. "I didn't tell them, but it was really nerve-wracking, sitting in the lab…" Aizen smiles at her sympathetically, and pats her cheek reassuringly.
"As long as you are with me, you will always be safe, my dearest princess." He says, then proceeds to gaze back down at the Arrancar wandering about. Orihime doesn't speak either, feeling like Chichi likes sitting in silence. As her eyes wander the room, her face breaks out into a smile, and she stands and starts waving her arms, trying to get someone's attention. "Konnichi wa!" She shouts, unsure if he can hear.
"Who are you trying to say hi to Orihime-chan?" Aizen asks casually, watching her wave her arms comically. "Is it that man with the green eyes?" Orihime shakes her head.
"Nope." She says, then turns back and keeps waving. "Nii-san! Konnichi wa!" She shouts again, and this time he looks up and nods. Aizen chuckles. "Would you like to go down and say hi properly?" He asks. Orihime nods enthusiastically, and by some unseen signal, an unknown arrancar came and pluck her off the ground, and before Orihime could say anything, said arrancar carried her down from the throne and onto the ground floor.
Looking back up Orihime shouted, "Arigato, Chichi!" then sprinted off to her nii-san, oblivious to all of the disbelieving and curious stares that followed her.
"Nii-san!" She yells, just as she jumps and moves to wraps her arms around his neck. Grimmjow doesn't even turn, but instead, bends, causing Orihime to overshoot him. Just as she's about to fall face first into the ground he straightens, and after a little shifting around, Orihime finds herself sitting on his shoulders. "Nii-san! Put me down! I'm going to fall!" She squeals as Grimmjow suddenly pitches forwards, causing her hands to knot into his bright blue hair.
"Baaaka. Do you seriously think that I'd ever let you fall?" he asks, and he smirks. Orihime giggles, then realizes that she's not the only one with Grimmjow. The other arrancars that she had met the day before in the kitchens are there as well.
"Oh! I remember you!" Orihime says, smiling at them. "Sorry I didn't introduce myself properly last time, hajimamashite! I'm Inoue Orihime, or," Orihime pauses and touches a finger to her chin thoughtfully, thinking aloud. "Is it Aizen Orihime, since that's what Chichi's last name is."
"Oh! So you're Orihime! Wow! Pleased to meet you, I'm Emiko! That's Daisuke, and this is Ulquiorra-sama!" the girl says cheerfully, waving up at Orihime.
"Konnichi wa Daisuke-kun, Ulquiorra-kun!" Orihime says happily. "Ne ne, Grimmjow-niisan, are they your fraccion?" she asks curiously, pulling Grimmjow's hair lightly. He laughs, then begins to walk away. "Later emo-spada!" He calls over his shoulder as he walks away from them with Orihime perched on his shoulders, the latter whacking Grimmjow's head, nagging him to focus his attention on her.
Orihime gives the three of them one last glance before asking Grimmjow about his day.
O_o Le gasp. We shalth be seeing Orihime reaction to the letter next chappie...hope that you liked it, and please don't forget to REVIEW! Also don't forget to check out the companion to this story "Doomed to Remember" written by TheCatWithTheHat. It should be updated in an hour or so...
random fact: It is rumored that there will be an american adaption of the manga "Death Note" (stab stab stab stab) . It is also rumored that Zac Efron will be Light/Raito (NOOOOO!)...however, apparantly he has actually read the manga, and is a fan...my respect for him has risen...but if he is cast as Light...-growls-
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p.s has anyone else read the most recent bleach chapter? RENJIIII! RENJI MY RED PINEAPPLE LOVE! DON'T DIEEE! and once again Bya-sama, you are king of epic enterances -dreamy look on face-