It was just the both of them now after Kurosaki left. It was a good opportunity to talk to him now.

"Ulquiorra"

He somehow knew this was going to happen.

"Thank you, But why Ulquiorra?" She was smiling at him

Ah, yes this is what he was loathing, this confrontation. He didn't know the answer himself. He knew the heart and feelings were involved. God, he loathed such weakness.

"Did you want to die woman?"

"What?! No!"

"Then don't ask"

"Why are you avoiding my question?" She asked despite knowing the answer. She knew it was going to be hard to get it out of him.

"Don't test my patience, woman" His voice was a bit louder then usual it was as close as you can get to snapping from Ulquiorra

Him snapping like that proved her right. She just wanted him to admit to himself what she had seen, to help him with his confusion. She wasn't going to let him revert back to what he was like before.

"You know, I saw it in your eyes" She took a step closer and had a soft look in her face with hints of satisfaction.

His eyes widen 'Was I that obvious?'. After all this time, what he believed in and his entire being turned out to be wrong. Of course he would seem defeated. Everything had crumbled by a mere human that couldn't even compare to him

He turned away from her and asked "Then why are you asking?"

"Because feelings are not as bad as you think" He still couldn't look her in the eyes.

"Your Feelings dragged you to your own death.." He paused "Your death.. proved them to be far worse" She was astonished by his reply. She felt guilty for feeling happy at that.

"And your feelings saved me"

He then glanced at her still seemed defeated "Why are you so persistent?"

"Because I don't want you back as before. It's sad and painful" She looked sad.. for him?

"How do you know how I feel?" He looked at her skeptically. He knew How miserable he was the moment he grasped what the heart was but what did she know?

"I Know emptiness.. I-I have felt before when my brother died" She paused and clutched her hands together "I still feel it at times but my friends fill a great part of it."

"Do you mean to say I need someone? How absurd!"

"No one can live alone forever!" She countered back

"I did" He looked her in the eye and saw.. sympathy?

"But you weren't happy, you don't have to be alone anymore, I will be there for you"

"Women, I am a hollow do you know what are you saying?" He was looking at her in the eyes now.

"Yes." She looked him in the eyes smiling with determination.

He broke the silence that engulfed them for a few minutes "The heart ... it brings pain" He knew if the heart ever existed it would lead to nothing but pain. Perhaps it was because of his human life that he didn't remember and her death.. it was terrible.

"I can't deny that but it also bring a lot of good feelings too" then she moved her hands to indicate that there were a lot of things. Then She put her hands behind her back and leaned a bit closer to him facing him "Like what you feel when you save some you care for"

"Stop it, woman" He looked away from her

"Stop what?" She was almost teasing him.

"Being so precise"

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