Harley’s P.O.V
My entire body was stiff; it was like no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t move it. My mouth was slightly opened, like I was going to say something. But nothing came out; I don’t think that anything could at this point in time. Did I hear him correctly? I asked myself in my head over and over again. I was still looking at Grimmjow in shock. He was just standing there nervously, obviously waiting for me to say something.
“Harley, you have to snap out of it. Grimmjow is the enemy, he just admitted that, and he’s working for Azien. So stop trying to question it. Stop trying to think that it couldn’t be true because it obviously is otherwise he wouldn’t have said anything. So snap out of it before he attacks you!” My panther yelled, she sounded angry, like she just wanted to rip his throat out. But I knew, deep down, that she was right. Grimmjow is the enemy, he works for Azien. But does that also mean that Harribel and Ulquiorra work for him as well?
“What about Harribel and Ulquiorra?” I questioned out loud. I didn’t even really know why I was asking him about them. If he was working for Azien and was one of the Espada’s, that would make Harribel and Ulquiorra one of them as well. Grimmjow shifted. You could easily tell that he was getting more nervous and uncomfortable by the second.
“Tier Harribel, the 3rd Espada. And Ulquiorra Cliffer, the 4th Espada” Grimmjow responded. My body tightened even more. I knew, as soon as Grimmjow told me who he really was, that they were working for Azien was well. But even though I knew, I still didn’t want it to be true. I didn’t want any of this to be true.
“Well it is true. Harribel, Ulquiorra, and Grimmjow are Espada’s and working for Azien. So the question is now, what are you going to do about it Harley?” I didn’t know how to respond to what my panther had asked me. At this point in time, I really didn’t know how to respond to anything. “Harley, you have to snap out of it! You’re in the presence of an enemy. He could attack you at any time. So before he does, you have to strike first!” my panther’s anger was quickly risen. She was ready for battle.
“Do you honestly think that Grimmjow would attack me? I mean honestly. If Grimmjow wanted to hurt me, let alone Harribel and Ulquiorra, or anyone for that matter; don’t you think they would have done it by now? Don’t you think that they would have attacked all of us by now, instead of becoming friends with us? I mean seriously, think about it Sparky.” Even though it was the stupidest and most obvious nickname in the world, I gave my panther the nickname Sparky. After all I was only 5 years old when I found out about her, about my Zanpakuto. I could tell that my panther was deep in thought about the questions that I had asked her. I couldn’t blame her though; I was still trying to figure out the answers to those questions myself. I mean if Grimmjow really was here to hurt me, or if he wanted to hurt me, he could have by now; especially when I was unconscious for so long. And if Harribel and Ulquiorra wanted to hurt us, they would have by now too. They wouldn’t have become friends with us and they sure as hell wouldn’t have tried to gain our trust. Unless that was their mission, unless their mission was to get us comfortable with them, gather information on us, and after they got what they needed they would either kill us or report back to Azien immediately.
“What do you think their mission is, Harley? What do think that Azien wanted them to do?” My panther asked. I didn’t even hesitate when I responded back to her, because deep down I think that I already knew that answer to her questions.
“If they aren’t here to hurt us then that obviously means that they are here to get information on us and to trick us into making us think that they are on our side” I answered. My panther growled in anger. She really didn’t like being tricked, nor did she like liars. But I couldn’t blame her because honestly I felt the same way she did. And right now I felt really betrayed, played like a fool, and I felt like everything was a lie. Like it was all just some game to them and my friends and I are the pawns.
