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Chapter 17: He's Hidden


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Orihime ruffled through the shelves of Urahara’s shop, choosing anything that looked inedible with Urelui by her side.

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“So Ulquiorra-san, what is going on with you?” asked Urahara.

Both men were sitting criss crossed by a table with a cup of tea Nova just brought for them.

“Can you please quit the gay talk?” (gay as in happy =_=”) Ulquiorra asked, “This is a serious matter, so please handle it as such.”

Urahara sighed, “What is it about Aizen you wanted to talk about?”

Ulquiorra straightened his back before giving his calm answer, “Before any of that, I have a few questions I was hoping you could answer.”

“Shoot.”

“Is it possible for a soul to hide in one’s body?” Ulquiorra asked.

“Oh sure.” Urahara spurted out, “Same as it is when I hid the hougyokou in Rukia’s soul a while back.”

Ulquiorra nodded after taking a sip of his green tea. He set it back on the table and continued, “If a soul was in somebody’s body, could they control their movements and actions?”

Urahara closed his eyes to think about it. Then it popped back open, along with his answer, “Hmm, not right away. The soul would need to get accustomed to the body before it can actually start controlling. So about 2-3 months.”

Ulquiorra nodded.

“Where are you getting at with this?” asked Urahara.

He sighed. Ulquiorra didn’t know how to explain his situation, so he just thought of the most simple words for it to make sense.

“Aizen is hiding right? Well, I think he’s hidden……w-within me.”

Urahara dropped his fan that he was using to wave air a second ago and his brows furrowed. The atmosphere became intense.

A drop of sweat glided down Ulquiorra pale white cheek. He’s not ever really nervous, but being in a room with this gay man creeped him out.

“So you’re saying, you think Aizen is….” He thought of what words to use, “is inside you? His soul I mean.”

Ulquiorra nodded

“Ok, heres a question for you Ulquiorra. Have you ever heard him talk to you? In your mind of course.”

Ulquiorra took a hold of his arm and nodded.

“I see. Now how about this, have your um….appearances ever changed?”

He thought about it, then remembered when Orihime told him about how he began to look like Aizen.

He nodded again. Then all of a sudden, the big man known as Tessai grabbed Ulquiorra’s arms and handcuffed them.

“W-What is this?” Ulquiorra muttered, turning his attention back to Urahara.

Urahara stood up and said, “All this leads up to you. Aizen is indeed inside you.”

His eyes widened. He had a feeling it was true but never wanted to except it. Now he was hearing the fact that he ridiculed this whole time.

“B-But…..” Ulquiorra stammered, the words fell from his mouth.

“Its been 2 months since Aizen disappeared. He could very well take over you any second now. We need to take precautions Ulquiorra.”

Tessai lifted Ulquiorra, still with a firm grip on his hands that were still handcuffed.

“What about Orihime?” Ulquiorra asked, all hope lost from his voice.

“Considering the world hangs in the balance of where Orihime is at the moment.” He started, “You will no longer see her.”

“WHAT?!” Ulquiorra screamed, thrashing in Tessai’s grip.

“What do you mean? I love her! I have to see her.”

“Is this you talking Ulquiorra? Or Aizen.” Urahara asked,

Ulquiorra relinquished his sudden movements as the realization hit him. He fell to his knees, his head dropped down as tears formed in his eyes.

“Just kidding!” Urahara chuckled.

Ulquiorra looked up at the giddy man.

“It is indeed true that Aizen in hidden inside you, but causing you emotional trauma will just allow him to easily take over you. So you and Orihima will have to move in here with a close eye on the two of you.”

A feeling of relief filled his body, then followed by anger. “Why you! I otta!!!!” He stood back up, about to dash towards Urahara when Tessai grabbed his shoulders.

“I would say that you 2 head back to gather your things, but I can not allow you to be alone with Orihime. So she will go instead.” Urahara explained.

“I will go notify her right now.”

And like that, Urahara left as Tessai lead Ulquiorra to a room and locked the door behind him.

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Orihime wasn’t told about the dangers of Aizen hidden within Ulquiorra, she was just told that since Aizen was still looking for her, it would be safer if the two of them stayed ar Urahara’s. She willingly agreed as she headed for her little home to gather her and Ulquiorra’s things.

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Ulquiorra sat in the corner of the dimmed room, thinking about his current situation.

“You think Urahara can stop me?”

Ulquiorra recognized the voice of Aizen, but didn’t say anything.

“He couldn’t stop me before, what makes you think its different now?”

Ulqiuorra still didn’t reply.

A chuckle could be heard. “I can’t wait to get my, I mean your hands on that precious Orihime of yours, and not just for her powers. Oh no, I want much more than that.”

His eyes widened.

“Just like you.”

Ulquiorra could have sworn he heard the sound of Aizen licking his lips.

“I wonder how she tastes.”