Okay!! Here goes the second chapter, hope you all like it!
From Rags to Riches, From War to Peace: Chapter 2
As Neliel and I walked towards the food section I felt some men watching us and I think Neliel felt it too because she became quite stiff. I hope they don't recognize us, or notice that we aren't supposed to be here. Many rich people came to our small village to burden us with more work, like we didn't have enough! So there was a slight chance that one of these men, because it was mostly men that came, could recognize us.
"Wow! This looks great!" Neliel exclaimed in pure delight. All the food there was exquisite, something we couldn't ever afford. The only thing we ate was mostly stew, or whatever left-overs were given to us from our masters.
"Aren't you going to eat something?" Neliel asked with her mouth stuffed with food. I just smiled back at her, I had butterflies in my stomach, I was in no mood to eat. After all, we were in a place that we didn't know surrounded with people that we only knew from word.
"No, thank you" I said as I turned and watched the dancers. The women shined so beautifully, I felt some envy. Why them and not me? Why were we destined to be poor and them to live in riches? It wasn't fair. My thoughts, brought back unpleasant memories and I felt terrible all of a sudden. What was I doing here?
Neliel saw the worry in my face and put her hand on my shoulder. I was so fortunate to have her, she was always there for me, and somehow always knew when something was wrong. "Hey, don't worry! Everything is going to be fine!" And she always knew how to cheer me up.
"Alright" I nodded with a tired smile. I was so exhausted, after all we had done all the chores assigned to us like any other day, plus we took the long trip here, and now we had to pretend that we weren't tired and we were enjoying the ball.
Neliel led me outside to a small garden, there were some lights illuminating the place, but it was still somewhat dark. Though, you could see the beautiful pale moon shining above, its silver light providing even more light. "Its so beautiful" I said as I looked up at the moon, along with its companions, the stars.
"My feet hurt a lot! I can't believe women wear these shoes all day!" Neliel complaining about her high heels. I laughed at her, she couldn't ever keep a secret, or a thought, for that matter. She always said what bothered her and what was on her mind.
"Now that I think about it, you're right!" I admitted. I hadn't really thought about it, but the truth was my feet had began to ache. In fact, my whole attire made me feel uncomfortable. The dress was really beautiful, but it was so tight around the waist, thanks to the corset, I was lucky I could even breathe. Neliel and I had struggled trying to put on each other's corsets. It was sort of worth it though, we both looked very pretty, and I felt happy in a way.
I didn't feel like that poor girl from the village, no. I felt so happy and different, I didn't feel sad or depressed, I felt joy. I felt like a whole new person, it was almost scary, as if my past life, who I really was never existed. It felt as if I had never gone through some harsh struggles, as if I was in a beautiful dream, I dream I didn't want to wake up from, but knew that the time was coming for me to open my eyes and realize that what I had gone through was only and always be just a fantasy.
"I'm still hungry, I'm going to go get some more food, okay?" Neliel asked in a happy tone. She seemed to finally enjoying herself, finally blending in. I wonder if she felt the same way as I did. I smiled and nodded, giving my approval, sometimes she worried about me too much.
She happily rushed in to get some more food as I sat there in a small bench. I was surrounded by beautiful flowers, each giving off their unique scent, it felt nice. I felt free. Free of any worries, just a plain feeling. I stared back at the beautiful sky and closed my eyes, letting the cold night air blow some of my curls in their course.
"Enjoying yourself?" a voice asked. I quickly opened my eyes and looked towards the place where the voice had come from. It was Ulquiorra. I felt my cheeks blush with embarrassment and I felt a bit ashamed of myself, as if I wasn't allowed to enjoy myself. I felt guilty of enjoying something I wasn't supposed to.
His green eyes stared down at me and a small smile shown on his face, he didn't mean it in a bad way, but I still had that feeling lingering about, I assumed it was because I didn't belong here.
"Um, yes" I admitted and turned my gaze downwards to my hands, who were half covered by some black gloves that went with the dark red dress I had chosen earlier. To my surprise he sat down next to me, he didn't strike me as the person who would seek company. But then again, if I was alone I would too.
"Aren't you cold?" he asked concern in his voice, he turned once more to look at me. The dress was quite open on the top and had no veil or cape to cover me. Years earlier we had to sell it so we could afford some medicines for my father, who had become gravely ill.
"No" I lied. I certainly wasn't about to admit the truth, then he would surely know I wasn't supposed to be here. He looked at me in disbelief. The night air was cold, but it wasn't freezing. With all my nerves I couldn't feel anything accurately, all I felt was some, but not all.
"Here" he said as he placed his coat over my bare shoulders. I immediately blushed and turned towards him. He had taken off his uniform's jacket and was only wearing a white blouse now. It was quite fancy for it had Hueco Mundo's emblem on the left.
"Oh, no! Its alright, really!" I responded as I tried to take off his jacket. It must cost a fortune and he was putting it on me, a village girl. He placed his hand over my shoulder and spoke once more.
"Its alright, please take it, its really cold" he convinced in a very gentle tone. I felt really embarrassed now, and had no idea what to do next. Neliel was right, this was a terrible idea. I still shook my head in disapproval, there was no way I was going to accept that.
"If you really don't want it, then come inside, its warmer" Ulquiorra insisted as I gave back his jacket. He stood up and held his hand out to me. Having no other choice I accepted his help. I stood up and let him lead me indoors.
Once we were indoors he turned towards me and just stared at me, his green eyes ever so alluring. What mysteries were behind those beautiful enchanting eyes of yours? What is this feeling I feel? It scares me, yet I seek it even more? "May I have this dance?" he asked his voice captivating me once more.
Before I could object the idea Neliel appeared next to me and answered for me "Sure!" she answered happily over my shoulder. Ulquiorra nodded and was about to lead me when I stopped him once more.
"I would love to, really, but you see the thing is I can't dance" I confessed sincerely. He seemed a bit shocked at this, but he didn't seem to mind, he smiled once more and offered an answer to my problem.
"Its alright, I'll show you" he said, his voice captivated me ever further. His kindness distracted me from my senses, from any thought. All I felt, all I wanted was to be with him. I nodded and followed him. I took one last glance at Neliel and smiled cheerfully, encouraging me once again.
"Its simple really" he explained and slowly he placed his hand on my waist and with his other hand he held my other hand. Just as he told me I placed my free hand on his chest. And slowly we began to sway.
It felt nice, all your thoughts seemed to vanish with each step. And to my surprise it was a lot easier than I thought dancing was, perhaps it was that he was with me, that he was the one teaching me. "It feels nice" I whispered, and I really meant it.
He gave a small nod and we continued to sway to the soft melody that played. I wonder if what I was feeling was normal, was it okay for me to feel happy? All my life I had been told what to do and what not to, now I had no one telling me what to do, but I always seemed to know, well that was until now. As the tune became softer I moved closer, I hadn't noticed until my head lay against his shoulder. I could feel his warmth on mine, and I wondered if he could feel mine.
Then all of a sudden something beautiful happened, something that made me feel more comfortable, like a sign telling me that I was going the right way. He leaned his head on mine, no inches separating us, we were one. It felt great, I felt a feeling I hadn't felt since my family died, I felt loved. If only this moment could last forever, if only the world stopped revolving, but the sad truth is that it doesn't work like that, things happen and then they pass. People live and then people die, we have ups and then we have our downfalls, we have precious moments that we wish to never forget and to relive, and then we have moments in life which we so desperately hope they never happened, and you wish you would forget.
And just as I contemplated that exact thought, the world rotated, and my short moment of happiness ended with a loud bang. Both of us quickly looked towards the loud noise had come from, the entrance. There was smoke all over that area, and then distant shouts could be heard. Immediately, Ulquiorra pulled my hand towards the back. Frightened I looked up at him as he pulled me past couples who stared in amazement at what had just occurred.
"You have to go, it isn't safe here" he responded to the questions that were running through my head. Once we were away from all the people that had been dancing moments ago I noticed Neliel blankly staring at the commotion.
"Neliel!" I shouted to her, breaking her trance. She came rushing towards us and held me, she was so frightened. Ulquiorra pulled us towards a room far in the back I hadn't noticed before. Both of us still shocked followed him without saying a word. Before we knew it we were outside. There was a small carriage parked there and Ulquiorra immediately opened it for us and we quickly climbed in, and once we were seated he closed it behind us.
"What about you?" I asked nervously. He stared at me and after exchanging a few words with a tall man who had a ponytail. He turned towards me and answered in a very calm voice, despite what was going on.
"Don't worry about me. Yammy will take you home, just tell him where you live. I have to go." And without another word of explanation he rushed back inside the palace. In seconds the carriage took off and as we passed along some other route than the main entrance we could see hoards of people and shouts being protested hear and there.
Soon we were out of the area and into more familiar lands. Although we were safe and had nothing to worry about now, my thoughts kept going to Ulquiorra. Was he safe? What happened in there? I hope he's alright. All these thoughts passed through my head leaving me feeling uneasy. But eventually I lost consciousness and fell into a deep and troubled sleep. What happened next I had no idea.
Well that's the second chapter, hope you guys liked it!! J Please leave reviews! I love knowing what you guys think!! Thank you and good-bye! :P