The Nueva Espada

Chapter 10: Land Of Confusion

Ulquiorra slowly made his way back to Quarters, he exhaled loudly, a lot had happened in one day, he had confronted Ichigo Kurosaki twice, both times seemingly killing him, the second time however he turned into a monster, absolutely destroying him, being revived and then being ruled over by the same man

He groaned as he rubbed his temples, as he turned the corner, he spotted her

The Women who had given him a heart…Orihime Inoue

"Orihime?" he asked the woman who was looking up and down the hallway

"U-Ulquiorra" she stuttered before she turned to him

"What are you doing here?" he asked, trying to sound the least intimidating as possible

"I-I-I was…L-Looking for an empty room to-"

"I see" he nodded before he opened the door to his room "Very well"

"W-Wait!" she stuttered, causing Ulquiorra to stop and turn back to her

"Yes?" he asked

"D-Do you know where I can find a…"

"You look restless" Ulquiorra noted "As if you are distressed, has room searching left you that exhausted?"

"W-Well…" she began

"If you wish to take what you humans call, a Breather, you may rest in my room"

Orihime choked back a gasp, The same man who had kidnapped her a little over 24 hours ago and killed the man she loved twice had just invited her into the room

"U-Umm...t-thank you…?" she stuttered as she walked into the doorway of his room

Orihime looked around the room, it was relatively small, no bigger than her living room in her old home, the walls were made of White Marble and had a glossy and sparkly finish to them, the floor was made up of plain black tiles made of the same marble as the walls except they were Black instead of White, a large closet sat next to equally large window which lead to a balcony that overlooked the desert of Hueco Mundo. a simple double sized bed with plain white sheets and pillowcases laid against the next wall with the headboard against the wall.

"You may take a seat" Ulquiorra said

"No…No thank you…" She said as she stood in the doorway

"Can you at least move so I can enter my own room?" he asked

"S-Sorry!" she said as she hopped forward to let him in, He entered the room with no question, he couldn't help but notice the distressed look upon Orihime's face as he foot a seat at the bottom of his bed

"Do you wish something to drink?" Ulquiorra asked "There's a liquor cabinet in the canteen"

"A Drink?" She asked before her disappointed expression returned "No..no thank you"

"May I ask what is wrong?" Ulquiorra asked as he sat down next to her

"It's Kurosaki-K…Kurosaki-San" she muttered, nearly calling him Kurosaki-Kun

"Kurosaki-sama?" Ulquiorra asked "what about him?"

"I…Thought he…he came he to save me because he…he loved me…I Thought he was my soulmate" she sobbed

Ulquiorra, despite not being used to emotions understood her grief, she loved that boy with all her heart and he loved another that wasn't her

"Listen…Orihime" Ulquiorra said as he took hold of her hand "If he doesn't love you then he can't be the one for you, some take longer time periods to find their soul mates, If I am correct, Kurosaki-sama's wife is over 150 years old, am I correct?" He asked, Orihime slowly nodded "Then just wait a little longer and add a dash of hope…and someday you will find your soulmate"