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Chapter 13 —Ulquiorra—

"Rain"

"Ah it's raining."

I tilted my head. She was right. I didn't realize it. Rain in the mid summer's midnight?

"Maybe we should go back?"

I kept walking, hands deep in my pockets and expressionless face. She walked beside me, following me with a little "huff". I didn't understand why she bothered to follow me. I barely even knew her. We never talked before this.

"Where are you going?" she said in an annoyed tone. She crossed her hands on her chest.

"Shouldn't you stay there?"

"Huh?"

"She is your best friend right?"

"Ah, it's ok. I think it's better to leave them alone. I give a chance to that idiot Ichigo to fix everything."

Fix everything. I almost smiled at that, this girl didn't understand. There were things in this world that meant to be broken and couldn't be fixed. I didn't say anything. I just kept walking deeper into the forest. The girl with short black hair walked beside me. It wasn't hard for her to walk in the same pace with me, not like I walked really fast.

I knew this girl was Orihime's best friend. I never really talked with her but Orihime talked about her most of the time. I didn't say anything but I listened to her stories about her and remembered it. I remembered every little thing she said to me. Not that I didn't want to forget it, or that I tried to remember about it, I just simply couldn't get it off my mind.

"Don't worry she'll be okay."

I narrowed my eyes but I didn't look at her. I didn't need to answer that.

She didn't seem to be intimidated by my silence and kept talking.

"I know you like her."

It's love.

But I didn't correct her.

"I saw you."

I looked at her.

The girl put a straight face. She didn't look at me. I waited until she continued.

"You were watching her." She said it calmly, "You followed her, what are you actually, stalker?"

She didn't sound angry. She was surprisingly calm.

I ran my fingers through my wet hair.

"I don't know what you are talking about."

She snickered.

"Yeah sure."

This girl didn't like me. I knew it. Since the beginning she didn't like it that Orihime talked to me. I knew he told Orihime to stay away from me. She was right. If I were her, I wouldn't want my best friend getting closed with someone like me either. If only Orihime had listened to her.

I closed my eyes. The rain was not that hard but I was soaked already.

Orihime loved rain.

"You will get sick, woman."

"I won't." she lied and laughed, she opened her hands and tilted her head. "I love to feel the rain on my skin." She giggled.

I never used the word 'cute' before. But she was cute. I didn't even know the definition of cute but indeed she was cute. Even I knew that.

I knew her body was weak. I knew she could catch a cold, and most probably she would catch a cold after this. I was worried about her, but somehow I couldn't stop her. Watching her laughed happily like that, I was stunned.

I would let her to play under the rain but at least I didn't want her to catch a cold. I was about to take off my jacket and give it to her when he came and pulled her to him. I was just standing there, watching.

"What are you doing, Hime! You could get sick!"

'Hime', I want to call her like that too.

She tilted her face and giggled, "Ah, Ichi… You want to join me too?"

"Idiot." He scowled deeper and put his palm on her forehead, he sighed when he felt the heat "Let's go home."

"But…"

Her words were cut when he took of his leather coat and put it on her, "Let's go home."

She blushed prettily.

If I gave her my jacket would she show me that expression?

I should have known this was impossible, but still I couldn't help myself.

I fell in love.

"Oi are you listening?"

I didn't.

I looked at the girl who walked beside me from the corner of my eyes, for a moment I was drawn back to the past. I didn't realize that she was here with me. It seemed like she was saying something but I didn't hear it. I didn't say anything. I knew she would repeat it, whatever she had been saying before.

I heard a sighed.

"You love Orihime."

I could hear that one but I didn't answer it. I didn't need to answer. I knew she didn't really need the answer either. That wasn't a question.

I turned around and shoved my hands deeper into my pockets. I walked back to the inn.

She didn't follow me.

It was rainy just like tonight.

I still remember what happened that night. I tried to forget but I couldn't.

"Do you fall in love?"

I didn't answer.

I looked at the man in front of me. His face showed me that he wasn't scared at all. He smiled. I didn't really think about it but people usually wouldn't smile in the situation like this, right?

He laughed.

He laughed at me. He laughed at me and my feeling.

I hated this man.

Suddenly I hated this man. I really hated him.

"Why? You look so angry…" he smirked. He leaned on the wall behind him. He crossed his blood covered hands in front of his chest. The color of the blood smeared on his white coat. There was blood on his face too. Unfortunately that was not his blood. "You know since the beginning that it would be like this, right? Why are you angry?"

I gritted my teeth. I never showed my emotion but this time I was really angry.

"You love her."

I didn't answer. I tried my best to keep my eyes away from the bodies on the floor. Her body.

"You fall in love with her."

"Shut up."

He laughed, "You are crazy about her." He was so calm, this man was not human, "You want her. You want her all for yourself, admit it."

"I SAID SHUT UP, AIZEN!" I shouted.

I surprised myself that I sounded more like that orange head now.

Maybe, it was because we loved the same woman.

Maybe, it was because we wanted to protect the same woman.

"Ah, it is Aizen now, not Aizen-sama anymore?"

I felt my hand was shaking. I was really angry but at the same time I was scared.

I didn't know why.

I was scared.

"What are you waiting?"

I steadied myself.

"Just pull the trigger."

"SHUT UP!"

I would kill him.

I would kill him.

I would kill him.

"Why? You hate me right? You hate me because I hurt her right?"

I clenched my jaw.

"You promised me you won't harm her."

He laughed.

"You promised me you needed her and won't hurt her."

He shook his head, this bastard, "Talk about promise…" He looked at me, no fear in his eyes, "You promised me you won't fall in love."

I wanted to say I didn't love her.

But I couldn't even deny it.

"I do need her." He said calmly, "I need her for my plan, to trap Kurosaki."

I almost pull the trigger but I tried to hold myself.

No.

Not yet.

"I do want her. But I lost my interest." He said again, I knew he tried to provoke me, "Because I didn't want to lust the same woman with you."

He tried to provoke me.

"So, what makes you fall for her? Her… body?"

He tried to provoke me.

And I was provoked.

A loud bang could be heard when I finally pulled the trigger.

.

That night the rain was falling like tonight.

-chapter 13—Ulquiorra— "Rain" : end-

Author's Note:

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