"Okay, that should do it." Yoruichi stated.
After their teleportation, they were hovering over Ichigo's neighborhood, it was close to midnight.
"Take as much time as you want." Harribel said to Nelliel.
The emerald warrior nodded warmly. "Thank you, your majesty!"
Harribel became slightly embarrassed.
"I told you, please just call me by my real name." spoke the ruler of Hueco Mundo.
"Right, I'll keep that in mind Tier."
Yoruichi looked over to Ichigo's place, then to Nelliel. "Will you be able to teleport back to Las Noches on your own?"
Nelliel nodded. "Yes! As a previous espada, and from the power boost that I got from Lord Aizen's Hōgyoku, that'll be easy."
Tier looked at Yoruichi, who then nodded back.
"Right now he still lives with his family, so I recommend taking the window instead of the front door."
"Got it." acknowledged Nelliel.
The black cat then smiled.
"Alright, Nelliel we're off. Good luck, and we're here if you need anything."
With that, Tier and Yourichi teleported back to Hueco Mundo.
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Nelliel's heart beat increased as she floated towards Ichigo's house. This was the first time that she's been in the human world. Compared to the deserts of Hueco Mundo, this place was beautiful. No wonder humans lived so civilized and have the ability to enjoy life. Being a previous espada and a vasto lorde, she's aware of many concepts of the human world. Now that Aizen has told her that she can live like a human, her feelings for Ichigo has only grown. Nelliel fantasizes to herself of confessing to Ichigo, hugging him, kissing him, everything! Perhaps it was a bit of puppy love, but from her life as a hollow, it's not like she's ever had a decent crush before. Those thoughts gave her butterflies in her stomach.
"I have to know one way or another..." Nelliel told herself.
She floated near his window that went to his room, letting herself plant her feet on part of the roof. Taking one last deep breath, she peaked to see if he was there. Immediately, she gasped at the scene.
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He was there, fully abled and healthy as she remembered, but he was with someone else - a short black hair woman. To be blunt, they were having sex. They were both in his bed, and completely naked. Light moans escaped from the woman while grunts breathed out from Ichigo. He used his hands to lift her off of his body before letting her fall back down his erection (something that Nelliel couldn't see from her angle but could very well deduce). They sometimes tried to kiss each other passionately from moment to moment.
Nelliel turned away, feeling rude to watch see them in their intimate and private moment. She couldn't lie that she was upset, but then she remembered that she only has known Ichigo for about two weeks now. He was never obligated to be in a relationship with her, nor vice versa. Those facts made her put on a weak smiled before looking back at them one more time.
"Good for you, Ichigo..." Nelliel says to Ichigo, who was obviously unable to hear her.
The comment was made out of acceptance and understanding. She didn't want to go down the petty path of feeling jealous or entitled for someone else.
With that out of the way, she makes her way up to the sky, and then back to Hueco Mundo by her teleportation.
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Once back in Las Noches, she found the Queen looking over the balcony of the palace. That's when Harribel notice Nelliel fly over to her.
"Nelliel, you're back sooner than I expected, how did it go?"
The green warrior just shook her head, "It didn't go exactly as planned", she stated softly.
A moment of silence breezed between them.
"Come inside, let's talk about it for a bit."
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*Nelliel explains everything that she saw and heard when she got there, and what she said to Ichigo after accepting the reality.*
"I see...I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you. I had no idea that the young man was already in a relationship, nor do I think Yoruichi knew too."
"Thank you, and that's okay, it wasn't either of your fault. If anything, I have myself to blame." Nelliel stated.
The Queen was understandably upset by seeing her beat herself up.
"None of this is your fault! You did what you needed to do and followed your heart."
"Yes, I agree, but...Lord Aizen told me that I'd be hurt if I saw Ichigo again."
Tier let that statement sink in to her mind, before feeling a bit furious.
"So he knew about this and did not tell you?"
Nelliel shrugged her shoulders, "Maybe, maybe not. Either way, it wouldn't stop me from feeling the way I am now. In fact, I'm glad that I saw with my own two eyes versus never finding out myself."
That response made Harribel calm down. "That's fair, but I still think he should have disclosed that information to you if he knew."
Once Nelliel heard that, she surprisingly smiled. Harribel naturally was puzzled at her facial expression.
"May I ask why you seem happy at the moment? I'd that it that you'd feel a lot more upset."
Nelliel look at Tier, "Well, yeah I'm still sad, but at the same time, I'm really happy that something made me feel that sad. It's like...it makes me feel alive, you know? It makes me feel...human. The only way that I can feel this sad now, is if...I felt something really good before - so I have to take the bad with the good. So, I guess what I'm feeling is...like a...beautiful sadness. I get that sounds stupid though."
Those words pierced directly through the stoic persona of the Queen. Nelliel's words were so deep, sincere, and wholesome that a tear almost escaped from one of the Queen's eyes. With a bit a raspiness in her voice, Harribel spoke out.
"I have no words for how beautiful that was," The Queen simply stated.
Harribel got up from her seat and then kneeled before Nelliel and kissed her on the cheek before hugging her passionately. Of course, Nelliel returned the hug as well.
"Thanks for listening to my talk." Nelliel said.
"I should be thanking you. You've shown that there is no shame in facing your emotions head on."
Once they separated, Harribel was still knelt before Nelliel.
"So, what do you plan on doing now? You're welcome to rest here in the palace. I have already arranged rooms for you fracci-or...your brothers."
Nelliel nodded, "I'd like that. Thank you so much."
Yoruichi, still in her cat form, finally enters their space as she brushes against the leg of the Queen before jumping up in Nelliel's lap for the first time. Of course, Nelliel petted her smoothly.
"Glad to see that you're in good spirits. Let's get our rest for now." stated the black cat.
Together, all of them settled in their beds for the night.
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In the morning, Tier woke up first, and decided to send a mental-spiritual message to see Aizen, whom accepted the request. She then used the teleportation to entered his palace.
"We need to talk." Harribel stated.
Aizen offered her tea as he sat on the couch on the opposite side of the table in the living room.
He simply responded, "My ears are open."
Once she was seated comfortably, Harribel started off with the most crystal clear statement.
"I want you to fuck Nelliel."
A/N - Next part will be released tomorrow morning. Thanks again for the support!