Rukia was still dragging at me, even when I yelled at her that we had to go back for Ichigo. She wasn't listening to me, and we started to run faster and faster. It must be something Soul Reapers can do. I didn't resist her dragging or tried to go back. There was no point; I would put myself in more danger than I needed. But I couldn't help worry about Ichigo. I had to keep telling myself that he would be fine. But for some reason something continued to tell me that I had to go back. But I couldn't loosen Rukia's grip on me, so there was no point in fighting her.
"Ichigo should keep him distracted long enough for us to get away." Rukia said to me, and our running slowed.
"Where are we going? Soul Society?" My heart felt like it dropped into my stomach.
"We can't yet. So for now we just have to hope we can avoid the danger." Rukia looked extraordinarily frustrated.
"What will happen if we don't?"
"They'll probably kidnap you, considering the type of spiritual pressure you have."
I repressed a shudder as we continued to slow, then stopped. Rukia looked around, punched a number into her phone thing, and held it to her ear. There must have been a problem because she frowned and tucked the phone away.
"I can't connect to Soul Society." She sighed. "This is going to be difficult."
I suddenly felt nauseous and couldn't move. It felt like a ton of bricks had been suddenly dropped on me. I wanted to throw up. Judging from the shock and horror on Rukia's face, she wasn't much better off. I had no idea who was approaching; but this was turning really bad really fast. I began trembling like a leaf. Black spots appeared in my vision before I could do anything. I looked at Rukia's face, and I could see her alarm, right as everything faded to black.
I woke up in total darkness. My body ached, and my mouth was dry, my lips cracked. I was on cold, hard stone. I felt bindings on my wrists and ankles, and every time I shifted, they chafed against my skin, so sitting up was painful. Once I was sitting up, I could tell I was sitting in a cell, just a concrete room really, with no light, except what little was pouring through a square hole in the door. I had no idea where I was, or what happened to Rukia. My head pounded and everything was kinda fuzzy. I really wondered what would have happened to Ichigo. That thought set my heart racing, beating so hard and fast like it was trying to rip its way out of my chest.
I heard footsteps, and I scooted back to the far wall, which my chains allowed although my arms and legs protested the movement, and the manacles chafed again and I winced. Then I felt a sensation crawling through me and I recognized what it was and I clenched my teeth.
My inner hollow was trying to take over. She could feel power in the air that she was drawing from, which meant I was probably in a place that my hollow could freely take control anytime. I swallowed hard, and my hands clenched into fists. I couldn't let her win. I wouldn't.
She recoiled from me when I pushed back at her, sending her fleeing to the back of my mind where I could hardly feel her. The footsteps were getting closer and soon a face peeked in. It was too dark now to see; the head blocked out the light.
"She's awake." A monotone voice said. "Finally."
"Move idiot." Another voice said, a lot harsher.
The head disappeared and another one appeared and I caught a glimpse of his facial features which set me shaking. Ulquiorra.
"What do you want from me?" I spat at him.
"Nothing yet." He said, sounding bored.
"Why am I here then?" I growled, with less menace than I was going for.
"I'm not going to tell you." He said. "You'll just have to wait until you are summoned."
"Where am I anyways?" I asked tiredly.
"Hueco Muendo. The hollow world."
Ice seemed to infuse itself in my veins and I began shaking. This explained why my hollow had become active after being subdued for so long. This was not a good situation to be in. Ulquiorra's face disappeared, and I was left alone again. I bit my lip, ignoring the fact that I bit it open, and blood trickled down my chin and dripped onto my clothes. I didn't care.
I needed to figure out how to escape, that was my priority. I jerked my arms hard against the manacles, and I felt blood on my wrists and I let my arms drop, wincing in pain. That was a stupid idea in the first place, I just had to try. I looked around, hoping to see something I could maybe use. Nothing, the walls and floor were completely smooth and blank. There was no sign of an escape either other than the door, and I'm bound to have a guard. I wasn't sure what to do now. I laid my head back on the wall and tried to think; and as I did that I fell asleep.
I was back inside my inner world. Yoso was nowhere in sight, but the hollow was watching me, with a half smile on her face.
"Seems that you got us in a bit of a sticky situation." She stated.
"Thank you captain obvious." I snapped at her. "You're not helpful."
She crossed her arms and leaned on a tree, which went dead at her touch. "I can break us out. If you let me take control."
"Hah." I snarled at her. "Like I'd let you do that. I don't trust you."
She glared at me. "You want to get out or not?"
"I do want out but I'm sure as heck not letting you take control!"
She got right in my face, glaring me down, she roughly grabbed my shoulders. "You are freaking crazy if you think you can break us out. Your powers are nothing compared to mine in the hollow world. I can feel it empowering me."
"Exactly." I shrugged her off. "That's why I'm not giving you control."
She glared at me annoyed but I had nothing else to say to her and I turned my back.
That's when I woke up to a banging on my door and I looked up to see something I didn't recognize that opened the door and approached me, unsnapping the chains from the door and dragging me out.
"Where are you taking me?" I growled as I was dragged through dark halls.
"Ulquiorra has summoned you. He has something he needs to do."
At that, my heart dropped into my stomach.