(Since I made Chie pass out I'll have to switch to Ulquiorra's POV for this chp.)
I don't know how, or why, but my Fraccion had passed out in the enemy's arms. The enemy being Grimmjow.
I caught a glimpse of Szayel out of the corner of my eye, grinning like a madman. Obviously, he expects a fight to break out between us. Perhaps so that he can analyse our different fighting techniques.
"You'll need this," Szayel said as he threw the sword he held towards Kitsune, who caught it by the hilt skillfully. Some day she will surpass her master, for Grimmjow-trash is so incompetent that he cannot even do that.
I stepped forward towards Grimmjow, him turning to face me fully as I did.
He snarled and, without giving it a second thought, threw my Fraccion at me carelessly. A simple sonido later and she was laying peacefully in my arms.
"There. The trash is back where it belongs," Grimmjow growled, grabbing his Fraccion by the arm roughly. "Let's go find some other Shinigami to beat up."
As he attempted to drag her away, she held her ground. "Aren't you going to say thank you?"
"I do not need to say thank you to a lowly Fraccion of HIM," Grimmjow snapped.
"She saved your life!" Kitsune hissed back.
"I didn't need saving!" he claimed angrily.
"Mhm, because lying lifelessly on the ground bleeding your guts out is 'healthy,'" Szayel intervened.
"Apologise and say thank you," Kitsune said through clenched teeth.
Grimmjow sighed in defeat. "Thank you," he grumbled quietly, smacking Kitsune in the gut, causing her to fly backwards and hit her head on a nearby wall, successfully knocking her out before sonidoing away.
I nodded in approval. Not of the way he treated his Fraccion just then, but the fact that he apologised. It was so uncharacteristic of him.
Shinigami suddenly flooded out of a hole in the building nearby and into a garganta with the woman. She gazed back at me pitifully. I stared into her captivating brown eyes as she stared into my green ones. The only emotion visible in hers was sorrow, whereas mine showed none. Kurosaki flashstepped next to her, carrying a small raven-haired girl in his arms - perhaps she was the one that Halibel fought - and ushered the woman into the black gateway in front of them. Our eyes remained locked onto each other's as it closed, leaving no traces behind in the sky.
I looked down at the body in my arms. So defenceless, so limp and useless. I felt that if I held her too tightly I could break her. But I knew that, despite how weak she was, she was nowhere near dead. Just exhausted.
"Are you coming?" Szayel said, a few paces away, Kitsune resting in his arms. She'll have quite the shock when she wakes.
I nodded, beginning my journey towards the ruined building that I once knew as Las Noches. Hopefully inside isn't too damaged.
My Fraccion's fragile, pale arms snaked around my neck slowly. I'm not too comfortable with this position, but at least she's conscious. She might regenerate faster than expected.
The desert sands swirled around our legs as we paced towards the building. There was no noise, nothing to say. No smell, except for the scent of death that loitered in the air. Nothing to see, except for the bloodied bodies of the trashy warriors lying defeated on the battlefield. We had lost so much and yet gained nothing.
The walk to the entrance was long and boring, nothing on show except for the proof of our defeat. Fortunately, not much had been destroyed inside. Only Aizen-sama's quarters, I suppose.
As we strolled down the long, plain, white hall, Szayel took a turn towards his lab. "I'm going to take Kitsune to my labora-" Szayel turned around to face me as he spoke, unexpectedly stopping in mid-sentence.
My gaze shifted down to my Fraccion.
Oh. Yes.
I could feel her grip around my neck tightening, as if she was afraid that I'd drop her.
He recovered quickly. "Yes, uhm, well, I'm going to take Kitsune to my lab to recuperate whilst Grimmjow isn't arou-oof!"
The blue-haired Espada stood in front of Szayel, unmoving as they collided.
"What is a fucking fruitcake like you doing with my Fraccion?" Grimmjow growled.
"You left her unconscious in the desert. I was taking her in until she recovered. I know how to treat ladies properly, unlike someone," he raised an unimpressed eyebrow.
"If you know so well then why don't you use that knowledge instead of your scientist logic?" Grimmjow grinned. "I'll admit, I don't have a fucking clue how to treat ladies properly, - otherwise I'd have Halibel or Nel and her breasts smothering me right now, - but I do know that dissecting them isn't part of it."
I managed to resist the urge to roll my eyes as they began a fight, continuing down the path to my Fraccion's room.
"Heh, looks like somebody finally found Ulquiorra likeable," Grimmjow smirked as I passed him.
"I'm more likeable than you, trash," I spat in response.
"Yeah, yeah," he waved me off dismissively.
I tuned out their voices as the ruckus resumed. I don't have time to waste listening to such trash. The trip down that hall alone was incredibly long. Maybe Aizen-sama should consider remodelling. During the trip to her room, I bumped into yet another disturbing piece of trash.
"Hey Ulqui-kun," Loly said in a flirty manner. "What is she doing here?" I could see that she was trying her best to sustain her tone, but after seeing my Fraccion wrapped around me like this, I don't think she's that happy anymore.
"What do you want, trash?" I deadpanned.
"I want you to drop the little bitch and realise I'm the one for you," she admitted bluntly, twirling a stray strand of jet-black hair around her finger.
"I don't have time for trash like you. Step aside," I commanded authoritatively.
"But Ulqui-kun..." I almost twitched. I'm so tempted to cero her right now.
"No." I stepped past her and continued on my way.
I swear, with every step I take this hall is extending another five feet. I take a moment to wonder whether I've accidentally slipped into one of Szayel's traps. I know where they all are - you'd be amazed with how much information he keeps on show. Probably hoping that it would make him look superior to everybody else who sees it, but really it looks like a two-year-old found paper and pens and decided to make a picture. It's so easy to understand. - and I don't think this is one of the many locations that they're hidden in. I brought up a mental map of where they were placed. I was so lost in my thoughts for a moment that I didn't notice my Fraccion's eyelids lift slowly, revealing the aquamarine orbs beneath them.
"I... Ulquiorra-sa... sama... I... I did it... I... I fixed him... I heal... healed Grimmjow... I did it," she whispered weakly in a slightly triumphant tone. I don't know why she would bother. Grimmjow is trash. He isn't worth saving.
"Sleep," I instructed her.
Her aquamarine eyes shut once again as I finally reached the end of another ridiculously long hall. A few halls later and I was at her room. I entered, stepping softly in order for her to remain asleep.
When I came to the bed, I lowered my upper body to put her down. After feeling her body land on the bed, I retrieved my hands from underneath her and attempted to leave. My attempt was in vain. Her arms still grasped tightly around my neck. It was no longer the fear of being dropped that kept her like that; it was the fear of being let go, the fear of being left alone.
Still, I removed them carefully and laid them on her stomach. No sooner had I, she rolled over onto her side and snatched the pillow from underneath her head, hugging it so tightly that it could burst. Her dark brown hair was scattered on the mattress underneath her, a couple of stray strands hanging over her young, pure face.
She is so innocent when she's sleeping, I thought to myself. If only she was always like that.
(Please forgive any possible OOCness. I'm too happy to write like Ulquiorra.
I'm tempted to actually end the story here then do an epilogue... or I could stretch it out to 35 chapters before doing an epilogue. I do have one last idea...
...Yeah, I'll stretch it. HAVE ALL THE REVIEWS! ;D
!
Who wants to draw me a cover? ;/ jk jk I have the perfect idea for one and I need to improve...
ANYHOWWWW. REVIEW! ^^ bye bye now!)