ORIHIME WAS in a small, dark room. The only source of light came from a small window. Its light shone on an untouched plate of food that was a few feet from her. She sat on a chair, her head leaning against a wall, tears streaming down her cheek.
The door opened and she did not turn to see the entrant. He was of average height, had very pale skin, raven-hair, two thin, green lines running down his face like tears and was clad in a neatly buttoned, ¼, twin tailed coat over white Shinigami trousers and had a Zanpakutou in a green sheath, slung at his left side. He had one quarter of a horned skull on the left side of his head.
He looked down at her plate and turned to Orihime.
"You still haven't eaten?"
Orihime did not answer. He sighed and walked up to her.
"Do you want to die here?" He looked down at her.
She did not respond.
"Lord Aizen made it my duty to ensure that you survived and that has nothing to do with you being comfortable," he said, "Do you want me to force the food down your throat?"
Orihime swallowed, with dryness in her.
"Why are you doing this?" She asked.
The man furrowed his brow.
"Why are you keeping me in here? I'm no use to you," She said.
"It is not I who keeps you in here, I am simply fulfilling my duty as first Espada," He said, "I must do what I've been told."
"Kill me." Orihime said.
"You've only been here for a few days –,"
"Just kill me," Orihime said.
"And why should I do that?" The man asked.
"Clearly that's your plan," Orihime said, "Use me, and then kill me. So, get it over with."
The man looked down at Orihime and ignored her request.
"Do not let me find that you have not eaten," The man said.
The man began to leave.
"Ulquiorra," Orihime said.
Ulquiorra stopped.
"Help me," Orihime said.
He turned and walked back up to her.
"Clearly, you have gone mad," Ulquiorra said.
"You won't kill me and you're not planning to hurt me," Orihime said.
He looked at her blankly.
"Then help me," Orihime said.
"I cannot," Ulquiorra said.
"And why can't you?" Orihime asked.
"Because I have orders to follow," Ulquiorra said, "My own interests are unimportant."
"Your own interests?" Orihime asked.
Ulquiorra glanced at her plate. She sat up.
"Lord Aizen made it my duty to ensure that you survived and that has nothing to do with you being comfortable," Ulquiorra said, "But you must survive."
"What's the point of remaining alive if I'm going to die anyway?" Orihime asked.
Ulquiorra sighed and walked up to her.
"I have noticed that the guards are on the move, patrolling the halls more enthusiastically than usual. That means that there are intruders," Ulquiorra said.
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Bleach: Invasion
Spiritual[AU] The endless battles against Hollows in Karakura town draws the attention of SHIELD as Phil Coulson takes a team on a mission to uncover secret experiments on Shinigami. Ichigo goes to Hueco Mundo when an Arrancar captures Orihime and Urahara in...
