Title: Touches
Fandom::Bleach
Rating:PG-13
Summary: Talks and rivals
Character(s): Ulquiorra x Orihime.
Warnings: none
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Kubo Tite
Bete'd:
frotuChapters: 5/?
Notes: Okay! This is a little drabble based on the universe of my and Rusky's fic "Even Now, Nothing Changes." I hope everyone likes it. <333
Ulquiorra was never one for awkward situations or being in one. Though it was the moment would happen when he rejected girls from his school, he would leave though (and that) at those times. Hating the tension and annoyed at their reactions.
Now was no different, except that he wasn’t the one who was involved.
The Woman was taking him to the training grounds that day, even though his face from the tattoos was still tender. But he didn’t mind, anything to get out of that room and her constant talking and touching was annoying. She was in a cheery mood the whole time, talking about some of the Espada meetings and her trips to the human world.
Oddly once giving him information on his nakama.
He wasn’t sure how to act to that kindness, and did not like the welling in his chest or any kind of tenderness he felt towards her. Though it seemed for a moment the smile she gave him was a true one. Not one to hide her maliciousness or playing a “joke”.
But all of that ended when they passed Kurosaki and the woman who was always with him. She was short and had black hair, and her mask was something like goat horns. He never fully caught her name before and didn’t care too.
He watched though as the Woman beside him stiffened, but her face seemed at first to go emotionless and then a smile spread across her lips as the two higher ranked Espada stopped and greeted them.
“Kurosaki-kun and Rukia-san.” she bowed, smiling, but Ulquiorra looked away, already bored by the fakeness of the whole situation. “How are you?” she said in a sweet, high pitched voice.
“Eh,” Kurosaki started, his hand reaching up and touching the back of his head. “Just got back from seeing that Old Man.” his face sported a disgusted look for a moment. “But we get to go to the human world again, so not bad.” he looked at the woman at his side, who was also smiling.
“You seem to be doing well, Inoue.” Rukia’s eyes roamed over her and then onto Ulquiorra. “Though it seems something about him is different, right Ichigo?” she looked up at him.
“Hm?”
Orihime laughed making Ulquiorra want to roll his eyes, “Oh Ururu-san decided to give him tattoos the other day! I think they suit him, don’t you?”
Ichigo just stared at him, “He looks bland as ever.”
Rukia smiled as she pushed some hair behind her ear and then crossing her arms. “They do suit him.” she said.
Orihime nodded, “Well we should be going Kurosaki-kun and Rukia-san. Today he’s training with Sado-kun.” she smiled as her arms moved behind her. I hope you have fun in the human world, Kurosaki-kun.”
“Thanks.” he gave her a slight smile before walking off. “See ya.” he waved and Rukia followed him, waving.
“See you soon, Inoue.” and then caught up with Ichigo, grabbing his arm.
Ulquiorra watched her as she closed her eyes and sighed before starting to walk, “Come on Cifer-kun.” she said in her annoying sing song voice. “Some of the other espada you haven’t met will be there.”
He didn’t say anything as they walked, but after a few moments of silence he spoke. “You really hate that one.” His voice was low and bored, but he couldn’t keep his observation to himself. Orihime blinked and looked at him.
She laughed then, smiling. “You read too much into things, Cifer-kun.” but she watched him, her smile fading into a small smirk.
“You’re good and it’s amusing, but I can tell when it’s fake, Woman.” he watched her, his eyes trained on hers. Orihime felt her smile widen as they got closer to the doors.
“So Cifer-kun is also surrounded by hypocrites? Fascinating to hear that even after all your heart talk.” Ulquiorra’s eyes narrowed and then looked away as she smirked,watching him open the doors, something she had made him do since he first came.
He was fun to play with, Orihime knew that as she stood at the doorway watching him transform into that demon as he talked to Sado-ku. She turned to leave, her lips widening into a smile.
Cifer-kun really was fun to play with, but at the same time it was getting annoying that he was catching on. Still a part of her knew as she sonido’d away, that’s why she liked talking to him anyway.
But it wouldn’t last much longer.
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A few hours later Orihime came back though her body stiffened for a moment when she saw the person who was with Ulquiorra. He was now crumpled and exhausted looking Orihime couldn’t help but smirk at that. But her mouth tightened but then relaxed as she walked over to them.
“Rukia-san.” she said as lightly as possible walking over to them, her hands behind her back. “Where’s Sado-kun?”
Rukia smiled at her as she stood up, not moving to help Ulquiorra. “Urahara called for him, but he didn’t want to leave him alone.” her purple eyes went down to Ulquiorra to make a point of who “him” was. “So I volunteered to wait for you to come back.”
“I thought you were in the human world though?” She was curious and somewhat excited; if Rukia-san was back, that meant she might get to see Kurosaki-kun! Although some - what was it? Worry? - replaced that when she saw Rukia’s lips tighten”.
Rukia just gave her a small smile, making Orihime’s eye narrow slightly as she tried to ignore that woman’s fake (in her opinion) kindness. “That is nothing you should worry about Inoue-san.” she said, “You should take your charge back to his room, Chad really did a number on him.” she stood up, wiping her espada uniform down.
Orihime’s lips tightened as she moved to pick him up. He took her hand though, grasping it as he stood, he was still in that form even though after fights he usually turned back into his “human“ shape, he must have been too beaten to do so. She laughed a little, not noticing how her face soften or Rukia stared at her.
Orihime turned and looked at Rukia, her chest tightening, “If Kurosaki-kun needs me then I will attend to him.” her fingers touched the hilt of her sword. Rukia smiled and nodded. And again, Orihime felt she was being mocked by her, like always. She led Ulquiorra away, not noticing Rukia touching her hair and shaking her head before walking away to a whole slew of roars coming from her room with Ichigo.