Ulquiorra x Orihime (Bleach FanFic)

Chapter 1

(Ulquiorra's POV)

I lay on the cold stone roof of Las Noches, watching the moon hanging above me. The sky was the color I preferred, black and grey. Lord Aizen's false sky inside Las Noches was too bright for Hueco Mundo.

I was surrounded by a pool of my own blood, with more pouring from the various wounds on my chest. I saw darkness on the edge of my vision, and I felt incredibly tired.

How did a mere human manage to beat me? I thought. The boy with orange hair, Ichigo Kurosaki, shouldn't have been able to acquire such a massive amount of spiritual pressure in a few measly minutes. It is humiliating to have fallen to such a weak human who was blessed with this unnatural power.

I heard footsteps approaching me slowly. I barely managed to turn my head to look, and when I did, I wished I hadn't. Lord Aizen was walking slowly towards me, dragging his sword behind him. I had failed him, he had come to punish me.

"Stand up." He commanded. I tried with all my might to stand, but only made it onto my knees before I toppled over trying to not scream in agony.

"I can't..." I gasped out.

"You have failed me. You failed to kill the human, Ichigo Kurosaki. He took the girl. You will no longer serve as an espada, as you have lost use for me." He placed his sword on my bare chest, over the four on my shoulder. He slowly carved an X over it, making me groan in agony.

"I can... try again, Sir..." I mumbled.

"No. Not anym-" He broke off, staring at something in the distance. Then, for no reason, he vanished, leaving me alone to die on the roof of Las Noches.