Chapter 2: Ulquiorra Cifer.
After Shiro had dropped Ichigo off at school, he drove through the streets until he got to a very tall skyscraper in the middle of the strangely large town.
Espada Inc., Karakura Prefecture. The main engineering sector.
Shiro couldn't help but smirk to himself. He thought of himself as one lucky son of a bitch. He had been promoted to Assistant Chief of the Engineering Department, the only person above him would be the CED. The amazing pay is honestly all Shiro cares about.
"Maybe I'll be able to get that easel Ichigo was staring at..." Shiro mumbled to himself as he entered the building's lobby. He got stared at but it was something he was used to. Having such white skin and strange eyes always did give him a lot more attention than he would like but he forced himself to get used to it, that and the whispers behind his back.
"What the hell is that? Is that a person?"
"Wow. Talk about freaky!"
"Are his eyes...black? Is he possessed or something?"
"Don't look. You might turn to stone!"
"Is that the new ACED? How did something like that get that position?"
"Damn. I don't want to work with such a freak."
Shiro kept on walking, not even bothering to give these people a glance. They weren't even worth the dirt on the sole of his shoes.
Yeah. Just another day in the life of Kurosaki Shiro.
"Excuse me miss?" Shiro said, his voice laced with the confidence he had never lost.
The woman sitting behind the desk slowly looked up at him and Shiro noticed the slight widening of her eyes at the sight of him. He felt the need to roll his eyes but he refrained, he thought she was also judging how ugly he was but honestly she was thinking of how beautiful a creature Shiro seemed, white skin covered in an impeccable looking black suit that hung to his form in an amazing way, his long and messy ponytail moved gracefully with each movement of his toned body, his bright yellow eyes surrounded by those black parts just gave the phrase the light in a dark tunnel a whole new meaning.. To her and a lot of people, Shiro seemed like some kind of beautiful creature from a fairy tale.
She cleared her throat trying to get her composure back, she thanked her mother mentally for her darker skin which hid her slight flush of embarrassment.
"Yes sir?" She answered his question, finally, with professionalism. Shiro rose an eyebrow, he found the woman slightly strange.
"My name is Shiro Kurosaki. I just got transferred here to be your new Assistant Chief of Engineering Department. Is Mr. Cifer in Miss...Tier Halibel is it?" Shiro said reading the name plate on her desk.
"Hmm. You got it on the first try." She says sounding amused though one wouldn't be able to tell by her expression.
Shiro grinned, his smile had some kind of boyish charm in it, it made Halibel's heart skip a beat. Damn his good looks!
"Really? Guess I'm just that good." Shiro said with a small laugh. He liked her.
"Guess you are. Mr. Cifer is here and he's been waiting for you. You are thirty minutes late by the way." Halibel said as she picked up her phone about to inform Mr. Cifer of his guest.
Shiro winced. That was his biggest issue with his job. He always lost track of time and ended up late some times .
"Sh- I mean uh...yeah." Shiro couldn't really come up with an excuse so he just shrugged, amusing Halibel with his antics.
"Yes Mr. Cifer? Your new Assisstant is here...Yes finally. Shall I send him in? Of course." Halibel had her conversation and Shiro wanted to just hit himself when he heard the 'finally'.
She put the phone back on its receiver and looked back at him with those ever narrowed aqua eyes. "Just go through that door." She told him using her thumb to point to the oak door behind her.
Shiro smiled at her in thanks before walking towards the door. He stood in front of the door trying to calm his nerves. "Come in, not like you could get any less late by standing there." A muffled but uptight voice said through the door nearly making Shiro jump in surprise.
He took a deep breath and opened the door.
There were two people in the room. One was a very flustered looking intern with dark hair and a very feminine stature that made you wonder if he was male or female. The other was something else entirely to Shiro.
He had unusually large green eyes, they were the first thing about him that he noticed because they looked so intense yet so...lifeless. His skin was almost as white as his but not on that level. From what Shiro could tell the man was lithe, slim but still with muscle. He had shoulder length black hair but some of his bangs fell between both his eyes. All in all, Shiro thought he was a very beautiful man. And he was so fangirling-boying, over how much he looked like L from Death Note.
He shook his head, dispelling such thoughts as he looked at his new boss with a sheepish smile as he closed the door though he was slightly confused. Why was he let in when there was obviously a meeting going on.
Mr. Cifer just looked at him with that blank expression that kinda made Shiro swoon a bit. The calm, collected and emotionally withdrawn were so his type. He liked what he saw but al thoughts of even remotely flirting with the man that was obviously his boss were thrown out of his mind. Everything and everyone comes last with Ichigo coming first, second, third and every other place before that. His baby brother's happiness is worth any sacrifice to him, it's the least he could do after not doing enough to protect him from those horrors of that nightmarish night.
"Just give me a moment Mr. Kurosaki." Mr. Cifer said before re-directing his attention on the younger worker.
"Now Mr. Antenor what exactly were you trying to say?" Mr. Cifer said to the intern, his tone slightly irritated though ne wouldn't be able to tell.
"Uh...uhm I-I..." Antenor was falling over his words because of the new audience and the intensity of his boss' stare.
"Out with it." Mr. Cifer demands, his voice still even but with more steel.
"I like you! A lot! S-so please go out...with me?" The intern looked like he was going to break down and cry. Shiro suddenly felt awkward.
"Please don't tell me that's why you came in here? You mean to tell me that that's your reason for wasting my time, your time and Mr. Kurosaki's time? To confess to me? You could've finished or started so much work with the time you have wasted. Now please leave my office and don't speak of this trash to me again." Mr. Cifer's tone hadn't changed in the slightest but the way he spoke made Mr. Antenor want to dig himself a hole and cry in it forever.
"I-I'm...I'm s-s-sorry!" Mr. Antenor yelled before running past Shiro, leaving the office while trying to hold in his tears.
Shiro frowned, his previous attraction to the man completely left him at that point. "Did you have to be so cruel to the kid?" Shiro spoke, not being able to help himself from speaking his mind.
His boss merely looked at him like he was a fly.
Okay. Shiro's rate of Attractive on this guy has gone from a 10 to a 0.
"How I treat my subordinates is of no concern of yours, considering you are now one of them." Mr. Cifer simply answered.
Make that -1.
"Hmm. So good morning to you Mr. Cifer! I'm guessing you've been informed of my arrival! I was told that I should speak with you immediately about my new job, sorry for the disturbance." Shiro said with his perfected fake smile, even going as far as bowing in apology. This is a part of his job that he hated with a passion. The ass kissing. Especially to the bosses that were complete assholes.
"Do both of us a favor and cut the act." The sound of his superior's voice made him stand straight and look at the green eyed man in confusion.
"I can perfectly tell you have absolutely no respect for me so drop the act. I the fake people. Besides you don't need to kiss up to me for the only person that can fire you would be the CEO, I'm just the superior that sends in forms of your progress. The way you treat me is of no importance in that, as long as you do your work effectively you're your own boss." Mr. Cifer said simply.
Shiro blinked. Then blinked again.
Then he grinned that maniac grin of his that surprised his superior slightly. It was a very unexpected change of emotions. The aura around the albino changed from calm to something dark and dangerous. Something heavy that made the green eyed man forma lump in his throat.
"Great. Now that we've got that out of the way , anything else you want to talk about boss?" Shiro said the word 'boss' in a form of teasing. He only acts like this with other people, teasing and pushing their buttons, messing with them for his own entertainment, he's a natural born joker with a sadistic side though he treats Ichigo like he's his precious son. Ichigo's special t him and always will be.
Mr. Cifer just started at him for a while before looking down at the files in front of him on his desk. He pulls out one particular file that says 'Kurosaki Shiro' on the front and opens it.
"It states here that you were a survivor of the murder of your family." Cifer read out, not even bothering to hide that he didn't give a shit on how saying this would affect the man in front of him.
Shiro's smile fell into a dangerus frown but he simply answered with a nod.
"I hope we won't be experiencing some mental breakdowns at work. That would be annoying to deal with." The superior said, going through his new subordinate's files, irritated to find that there wasn't that much information. Just the story that was displayed on the news, his schooling and remaining relative. Mr. Cifer had to admit, the man in front of him intrigued him immensely.
"I deal with it." Shiro ground out through clenched teeth.
"It says here that your only living relative is your little brother though there seems to be no name in the file, not really my business but I hope he won't be a distraction from your wo-"
"My baby brother comes first." Shiro growled, cutting off his boss and this made Mr. Cifer irritated with the albino. He absolutely hated being cut off.
He stood up from his seat and walked towards the man until they stood face to face.
"I can tolerate a lot of things Mr. Kurosaki but please refrain from cutting me off while I am speaking. It is very annoying." Mr. Cifer said under his breath, a noticeable bite in his words.
"You're the one that doesn't know when to shut his fucking mouth about things that don't fucking concern you." Shiro seethed, a snarl trapped in his throat.
Mr. Cifer's right eyebrow actually twitched at the swearing.
"I know I told you to act as you usually would but if you curse like that in my presence you'd be out of a job in a matter of seconds. Then who'll be there to take care of your precious brother?' Cifer said sarcastically.
Shiro's eyes widened in fury. If one looked close enough, they would've been able to see the spark of hatred between the two
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Shiro asked, shaking in actual rage. If what the man said was true then he probably had close relations to the owner of the company which meant Shiro should avoid him at all costs so as not to accidentally punch him in the face.
"Ulquiorra Cifer. Nephew slash adoptive son of Mr. Jaegerjaquez. The owner of Espada Inc." Ulquiorra said sounding almost prideful.
Shiro cursed under his breath.
Yeah. He was so avoiding the guy.
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