The unusual interest (Ana)

[ulquiorra]

(Hehe oopsie sorry for the long posting! good to have you back again! ive pm'ed Ichigo, dunno where he is, he's never around right)

The two guards looked to one another after seeing the shield that had formed around Ana. ''Stop trying to resist something that is your fate!'' one hissed. Keyori was looking a little peeky she was trying to hold it together, trying not to scream out for them to stop it!
She knew, she knew everything about how the Hygokyu changed people, it was all down to her own experiances, and she remebered it not being very plesant, but how could she stop it from happening, Ulquiorra was standing by, and he looked about ready to lob off an arm or two from Ana, it was how she was silenced when she struggled from this. She started to witter things, mumble thigns to herself as she twiddled with her fingers trying hard not to run out and help, if she did she knew what Ulquiorra would do to her. It was driving her mad, her mind was doing loop the loops.

Ulquiorra paced towards Ana seeing her send out shields to the guards hitting them, Ulquiorra rasied a hand up to the two guards who were about to run and attack Ana. ''Ulquiorra-Sama?...you cant be defending her...'' one spoke up. Ulquiorra slowly moved his piercign green eyes over to the one who spoke. His glare was enough to tell the gueard to back down, Ulquiorra spiritual pressure increased ity soared so high that it caused the two guards to gasp for breath. Ulquiorra could of almost laughed at them both for being so weak. Instead he just glared to Ana as the energy she sent out caused a blast of air to rush past all of them, it knocked Keyori and the two guards right over, one even went over the balcony but was holding on for his life.
Ulquiorra however didnt budge, he looked to Ana, his cold stare making the room feel dull and lifeless, just his precence in a room had that dull and heartless feeling. ''Your not going down without a fight?....'' he began. He took the Hygokyu in his hand and looked to Ana again . ''There is no escape from what we have already decided...'' he said harshly.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

(Sorry, got tied up with some things)

''Your not gonna do much with a fake Hougyoku'' Ichigo suddenly said from nowhere.
He was standing on the edge of the balcony the real Hougyoku in his hand, his bankai form present, he knew he'd need it because of Ulquiorra being about, and he'd be prepared for sneak attacks he tried. Ichigo looked to Ulquiorra with a small smirk forming.
He was glad that he and the others came to the Hougyoku before Ulquiorra did.

Ichigo glanced to Ana frowning more ''Your as loud as ever...could hear you from way back down there...'' he said to her. She seemed the same Ana, backchatting to Ulquiorra and the arrancars. But he still didnt know if they hurt her in anyway, knowing Ulquiorra he was probably playing his mind games.

''I should probably thank you for killing back in the real world...it made me realise a few things...and made me want to get even stronger...just to beat you...'' he said. He looked over to the two guards that Ana had fought off and then back to Ulquiorra. ''Did you think i'd just die so easily?....i cant die with everyone counting on me....'' he said.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana looked to the people all yelling at her, no way, she’d resist it, as if she wouldn’t! I mean come on, this was Ana! “SHUT UP!” She yelled at them growling to them all, they were all so annoying and always complained and blah blah blah. She was pleased when people went flying though and well she was pissing them off, meant she was doing something right but seeing Ulquiorra raise his hand to stop them amazed her, what the heck was he doing?

When he glared at her she put on a serious face again, sure that look he was giving her was creepy, like really creepy and made her shiver but still she gave it back to him, not as deathly she couldn’t pull that off. When he took the Hygokyu, she nearly sat herself. Ok him with that was creepy, very and she knew it. She took a step backwards and nodded, yes she was going to fight, dam straight. “I don’t care if there is no escape, I’m going to give you hell and the first thing I’ll do when I become like you is make your eye ball explode and boil before your skin is pealed from your bones and I chop you into tiny little pieces because I’ll be one evil bitch just you wait ass hole!” she snapped, gosh she was so rude, so annoying and so not lady like at all but she was pissed what else could she say.

Then she heard it, she thought it was fake at first, that it wasn’t real but she glanced over, Ichigo, it was real he was standing there and he was yelling at her. She frowned what sort of trick was this, it was sick. “Shut up!” she snapped at him, not knowing it was the real Ichigo, she glared at him, looked like the real Ichigo, sounded like the real Ichigo. Then he said something about killing in the ‘real world’ or something. Her eyes widened and she looked away before looking to Ulquiorra and then the others, this couldn’t be Ichigo because he was dead, he was dead and that was that, this had to be a trick.

“Stop it!” she said a tear falling down her eyes, she recalled the last time she saw Ichigo and Miko they were dead and that was that! End of story. She tried to break the link on her wrists and then turned to Ulquiorra “You bastard! Why are you doing this, if you’re going to turn me do it and don’t use Ichigo to play stupid mind tricks on me it wont work, he’s dead! Trying to make it seem like he is alive is just stupid, it’s pointless…” she frowned as much as she wanted to believe Ichigo was alive she couldn’t, not until she was back in reality.

[ulquiorra]

Ulquiorra smirked at Ana's gory ans violent outburst ''Will you now?...now thats arrancar talk already...'' he said and moved the Hougyoku closer towards her. ''I hope your preapred to become a monster woman...'' he said.

But a voice, it was familiar, and Ulquiorra could feel a huge spritual pressure. ''Kurosaki Ichigo...'' he said as he looked over his shoulder to see a bankai Ichigo there on the balcony edge. Ukquiorra couldnt believe it! he thought he was dead? he was killed, brutally murdered by an arrancar's own hands and yet he was standing before him, that same smug appearance, as if nothing could bring him down. ''Your far to cocky boy...someone needs to bring that high spirits of your down....'' he said.

But what got Ulquiorra even more intriged by the complications of human errors and human emotions, how could one feel bonded to the other meerly by their same experiances and encounters. Ana was sheding a tear from the sight of Ichigo being here. This confused Ulquiorra human emotion was confusing for him. This was very interesting, Ana thought this was a mind trick, some kind of trap for her to fall for. Perhaps he could convince her that this was just a trick. ''Its not my workings...but perhaps your mind is playing tricks on you?...perhaps you have far to much hope that Kurosaki will save you that you beleived he'd come back for you...'' he said in a cruel and twisted way, now that was a sick little trick.

His eyes drifted over to Ichigo again, did he just say....fake Hougyoku!? Ulquiorra quickly looked to the Hougyoku in his hand that was ready to transform Ana. Suddenly Ulquiorra squeezed the Hougyoku in his palm crushing it easily. It drifted away in the soft breeze as Ulquiorra's expression did not look happy at all, Ichigo had just made a fool out of him, he had replaced the real Hougyoku with a fake, that was what he must of done, surly?
''Clever...'' Ulquiorra said. ''Well well...your not just all brawn then....'' he said. But still he questioned in his mind, how was he still breathing, living and carrrying on like nothing happened to him, there wasnt even any scars from where he could see, not a scratch, so how?
Ulquiorra smirked ''You are dead...of course you are...your not alive at all are you?....your a full shinigami? so soul society didnt turn their back on you...is that it?'' he said, it seemed like the only explanation he could come up with. Ulquiorra then watched Ichigo, everything about him was a little different, he seemed to be pretty confident in all of this, he never ceased to disappoint him in the terms of power, but Ulquiorra wouldnt admit Ichigo as a worthy oponant.

Then Ulquiorra's eyes moved onto the real Hougyoku in Ichigo's hand, this could get difficult, Ichigo had something he wanted, the Hougyoku, and Ulquiorra had something Ichigo wanted, Ana's safety and welbeing. ''You dont have the guts to destroy something so powerful...'' he said. It was then that Ulquiorra drew his zanpakuto and looked to Ana then back to Ichigo. ''But i cant take my chances...if you destroy the Hougyoku...then i will destroy Ana.....whats it to be...Kurosaki Ichigo?'' he said. ''You will not walk away from this place with Ana or the Hougokyu...'' he said.

Back down the bottom and underneath the Balcony was Miko with the others Orihime Rukia and Ishida. Miko keep his eyes fixed up at the bottom of the balcony wondering and hoping that Ichigo and Ana would be safe.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo smirked at Ulquiorra's response to his arrival, ''You didnt expect it then?'' he said. Ulquiorra seemed like he hated the fact that Ichigo was so confident and that he wanted to bring him down. ''Not a chance...'' he began. ''No...im not dead, i already told you dumbass...im still a substitute shinigami...i was brought back to life'' he said smirking again. ''Did you forget what Inoue's capable of or something?'' he said.

Ichigo's attention however was quickly drawn back to Ana, she seemed angry at him, glaring at him. He wasnt sure why. He was about to snap back once she had told him to 'shut up' but he stopped himself from saying anything, and he went quiet for a while. He could hear Ulquiorra telling Ana it wasnt his little trick, Ana didnt believe he was really here, she thought he was just some kind of trick. What the hell had they done to her?
Ichigo watched Ana an almost scared look on his face as she complained to Ulquiorra about trying to make it seem as if he was alive.
Ichigo snapped out of his melancholy and grew angered, he'd have to tell Ana about what happened later because Ulquiorra wasnt being to slow about the fact that he had the Hougokyu and would have to give it up for the sake of Ana.

Ichigo scowled deeply to him as he had said he wouldnt have the guts to destroy something like the Hougokyu. ''Wouldnt i?...'' he said and moved his arm out more so the Hougokyu was over the edge. Ichigo smirked, he would let it go so it shattered into nothing, if it stopped Aizen's plans for a while, but Ana was still in the clutches of Ulquiorra, if he did destroy it then Ana's life would be in danger. Ichigo looked among the two guards again seeing where they were, trying to plot something. He looked back to Ana and Ulquiorra. Ichigo had to act fast, or something bad would happen. He knew he had to get Ana quickly and be out of this area quick, and toss Ulquiorra the Hougokyu so he would think that Ichigo was holding up his part of the deal, but really he wasnt at all, he still had another trick up his sleeve.

''You think i wont get away with Ana or the Hougokyu?...im not gonna lose anything from it'' he said to him and then suddenly flash stepped quicker that usual flash steps mainly because his bankai form gave him high speed. Ichigo's main priority was Ana, he appeared in front of her and without warning picked her up he knew she probably wouldnt like it at all, but he had to act fast, he then flash stepped again appearing behind the two guards slicing straight across them both to try and disable them for a while so it would give him time to escape. He then flash stepped again appearing on the edge of the balcony again and tossed the Hougokyu Ulquiorra's way and immediately after that Ichigo moved his zanpakuto in a downwards motion a huge wave of black spirit energy flew at Ulquiorra covering the whole of the balcony, giving Ichigo the cover he needed to get out of there.

Ichigo flash stepped again and appeared back down below the balcony and on safe ground beside Miko and the others.
He let Ana go and then walked over to Miko. ''He didnt suspect anything...but it wont hold him off for much longer...he'll figure it out real soon...'' he said. Ichigo had in fact used the other trick up his sleeve with the Hougkyu. He never had anything to bargain Ana's life with anyway, it wasnt the real Hougukyu at all, Urahara had made many fake ones to use, to trick the espada themselves. It had worked too because he had managed to get Ana back right in front of Ulquiorra. Ichigo glanced over to Ana ''You ok?...your not hurt right?'' he said to her.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana looked over to Ulquiorra, it was not his trick, if it wasn’t his trick then who’s was it. If Ulquiorra could see it then it couldn’t Ana’s mind playing up because if it was just Ana’s mind then only she’d see it… right? Ok so Ana figured if this was part of her own mind playing tricks on her from no one else’s doing then Ichigo would leave, he’d leave her here and take the Hougyoku with him, that’s what she would expect to happen, but he didn’t.

She then looked back to Ulquiorra who had suddenly shattered the one in his hand, well there was some hope, she’d live as she was for a little while, if Ulquiorra didn’t kill her first. She started to think that maybe this was real. Ulquiorra was talking to Ichigo as if he was real, but how could that be, and what about Orihime’s powers, she knew she could heal but not bring people back to life. And Ichigo was different, how could this be real.

Before she even knew what was going on Ichigo was in front of her, he’d appeared right through her shield, how fast had he moved though her energy was slipping away and then her shield was gone just as he picked her up “HEY!” she yelled at him, she would have hit him but they were already moving and she still hadn’t broken Ulquiorra’s little rope trick on her, but she was working on it forming shields between her wrists and pulling them apart trying to break it.

Then she was on the ground again. Ichigo putting her down and walking over to Miko. She had not noticed the others, all she saw was Miko and suddenly she wanted to yell at him, he’d turned his back on Ana and Ichigo and gotten himself and Ichigo killed and here was Ana in this hell hole trying to stay alive and trying to get away and yet here they were here to rescue her. She had hoped, hoped so badly that they were alive, that everything was ok and that she’d get out but deep down she had had no hope and this all seemed too good be true. She was tired and hurting and she if she moved too much her wounds re opened, if she got the chance she’d have to clean them really good.

She then saw the others and quickly closed her eyes, great the lot were here “Wake up wake up wake up…” she mumbled under her breath over and over, had she fallen asleep. She opened then hearing Ichigo ask if she was ok, was he stupid!

“Are you crazy!” she yelled “Do I look ok… what do you think!” tears swelled in her eyes “You were dead… are… or not… I dunno…” she looked around and to the ground trying to break this thing almost getting it “You shouldn’t be here… you should all run…you can’t let them get you… it’s not safe… you need to go… hurry already!” if this was going to go south she didn’t want to have to hear Ichigo died again or her other friends had died, she wouldn’t be able to hold herself together.

[ulquiorra]

It couldnt of happened any quicker from Ulquiorra's point of view.
Ichigo wasnt in anyway what so ever, dead!
But how? ''Why are you alive...'' he thought to himself as he observed Ichigo.
But at the mention of Inoue Orihime, Ulquiorra's eyes grew wide. ''That woman...she brought you back to life...of course...'' he said. He knew Orihime had an impeccable power that went against god's will according to Aizen. She had brought him back from death, somehow, her healing must of gotten even stronger, plus her determination to make sure he and Miko survuived. This was all to strange, Ichigo was just a 15 year old child, he was walking all over the arrancar's hard earned power. But not for long.

He noticed Ichigo's confident look had sunken, and deeply once he saw Ana, and how emotional she seemed. Ulquiorra smirked he had done a better job with Ana than he thought. ''Foolish humans...how can you care of another humans dies...silly emotionals you all have..'' he sneered. But Ichigo's sudden snao back to reality, and movement of his arm to threaten Ulquiorra with the real Hougokyu got him anxious. ''Kurosaki!'' he said edging forwards, though trying his hardest not to. If the Hougokyu was destroyed, then arrancars would be under deep threat. ''Think about what you are doing!...do you really want me to kill your friend?'' he said.

From nowhere Ichigo's incredible speeds caught his eye, his flash steps meant he could reach Ana without being noticed so quickly. Even when Ulquiorra registered that he had took Ana, he was already over by the two guards and took both of them out with one attack. Ulquiorra was lossing her nerve, he usually only had to defeat his enemies with one hand still in his pocket, nor did he use his zanpakuto often. Bit it looked as though he may have to, to get rid of Ichigo somehow.

The sudden blast of spirirtual energy swamped the balcony, but Ulquiorra managed to catch the Hougokyu in his hand before having to pudh his palm out to try and shiled himself from the attack. Ulquiorra had to run back into the palace as the balcony crumbled away completely. Ulquiorra growled a little, it was then that he turned on his feet and made a quick dash to the meeting room to infom the espada that Ichigo was back, and very much alive.

He still however didnt yet discover that the so called 'real Hougokyu' wasnt real at all!

Miko watched as Ichigo emerged from the blast and landed down by them all with Ana too.
He smiled ''You made it!! both of you guys!'' he said. He looked to Ichigo as he approached him and told him Ulquiorra had suspected anything just yet. He nodded ''Yeah..he'll find out within the next minuite or so...we should get moving from this spot...'' he said but Ana's sudden yell at Ichigo silenced Miko. It seemed Ichigo was never god with words, it was more of what he did for others that counted. Miko sighed as she told them all to run away. ''Ana...we came back for you!'' he said.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo thought about how he has gotten away with it, the extra practice he had back in the real world had paid off greatly. But he still was unsure if he would be able to beat Ulquiorra, he had to will to do it at the moment, his determination and ressolve were high and he knew with that he could just about beat nearly anyone. He'd have to think up a stratagy when he was forced to confront Ulquiorra.

Ichigo looked blankly at Ana as she yelled at him, asking if he was crazy, and if she really looked ok. Ichigo frowned a little more ''Quit your complaining...i saved ya didnt i...'' he sighed moving his eyes off from her and to his side. But Ana continued, going on to say how she thought he was dead. It made Ichigo look back at her quickly and it was then he noticed the tears welling in her eyes. Ichigo was caught off guard by it, but he seemed a little sadened, watching her in silence, not really knowing what to say to her.

''Ana i...'' he began but stopped thinking before he spoke. ''Im sorry i didnt get here quicker...'' he said. But he fell quiet again as Ana had told them to run for it. That annoyed Ichigo ''What?...'' he said scowling deeply.
''Ana you should know already what my answer to that is...im not going anywhere...'' he said to her. If he was killed for real this time then at least he would of died for a reason and not for nothing, it was in Ichigo's life all the time, the risk of being killed and it was probably something that was destined to happen to him, to die protecting someone.

He hadnt realised she had been somehow tied up by her wrists, but she was already working on how to escape it.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana seemed to glare at Miko for a moment before her eyes turned to Ichigo before she frowned looking away. She was getting pissed off with the fact her hands were tied, as she moved them to try break the link she felt like her arm almost came out of place but with a lot of strain she managed to separate them enough to then form a shield quickly exploding it as her arms came flying forwards and she rubbed her wrists.

She glanced back up to Ichigo and Miko “Well then move already… you idiots…” she said taking a few steps forwards “They’ll come after us, after you really…” she said looking to Ichigo “Please tell me you actually used a brain to think of a way to get out of here.” Ana said she didn’t want to stay here. If this was fake so be it she kick herself after, if it was real then she wanted to make sure she got away, not wanting to return.

Ana looked back to the building before walking over to Ichigo and Miko “Well come on already!” she said, she wasn’t sure she had it in her to fight or to keep a shield up, she might not be able to protect them if they ran into trouble, she was still beaten and bruised, her wounds still open but not bleeding, bags under her eyes as she had not slept since she had been brought here, though she was feeling tired and weak she had to move on, and she had to because Ichigo and Miko were around, so this better work.

((Sorry took me so long, and sorry its so small))

[ulquiorra]

Ulquiorra was storming towards the meeting room not looking happy at all, they had made a fool out of him and he wasnt going to take it lightly. At least he knew that Ichigo was stil lin Hueco Mundo, Ulquiorra was now even more determined to make sure Ichigo wouldnt be alive to humilate him again. It became something personal, as if he had to kill him now, for the sake of his pride. He looked down to the Hougokyu in his hand, at least he had this now.
He arrived in the empty meeting room, and sighed but from nowhere 3 arrancar emerged from behind Ulquiorra. ''You nearly lost us the Hougokyu....and you lost us that girl too...now we have nothing to use agasint Ichigo, it was the one thing we could crush him with...'' one spoke up. Ulquiorra didnt react instead he just turned and walked passed the arrancars. ''Kurosaki Ichigo is in Hueco Mundo...make sure all of Hueco Mundo know...so that we can track him down...'' he said as he walked past.

Miko watched Ichigo and Ana as they spoke to one another, though it was limited words, Miko felt the tension. He sighed afterwards. ''Play nice you two...you can scream and shout at each other when we get out of here'' he said. But Ana's glare made Miko feel uncomfortable, and guilty. He looked to the ground ''...Besides....its my fault...'' he said.
Miko looked to Ana again as her hands were freed from behind her back, he smiled to her and then looked to Ichigo as Ana told them to get moving, because pretty soon the entire army of arrancars were after Ichigo. ''She's right....Ulquiorra will be looking for you...i hope your ready for this Ichigo...'' he said to him and then moved his eyes over to Ana as she walked towards them. ''Dont worry Ana...we know what were doing...like that Hougokyu that Ichigo gave to Ulquiorra...that was all planned out...so i guessed we used our brains there right?'' he said.

''YOU!!'' came a voice. Miko almost jumped out of his skin from the sheer surprise of it. ''M-me?'' Miko stuttered. From the rubble of the balcony that hit the floor came Keyori!
''You...'' she said pointing to Miko as she walked closer towards them, she grabbed Miko by his collar pulling him towards her. ''Your that kid...the one that betrayed Ulquiorra...whose idea was it to make out that you guys had the real Hougokyu when its a fake!?'' she demanded.
''Its brilliant!! such a brilliant idea...you guys are geniuses! why didnt i think of that...do you realize how mad Ulquiorra will be when he finds out!! he'll be fuming! which is qhy its great! anything to see that freak of a guy get fooled!'' she smiled. Miko was wide eyed looking at this girl, she was taller than him, seeing as she was 13 years old. Keyori looked over at Ana and smiled ''You got away Ana-chan!! wait...so did i?...Ulquiorra didnt even notice i was gone!! thats how much recognistion i get...'' she sighed. She looked to them all ''There's no escape from Ulquiorra...he'll find you all...no matter where you run off to..'' she said. ''There's no point in running...'' she said.
She looked among the group, but anger suddenly gripped her when she looked to Ichigo. ''You!! you nearly killed me with that thingy majig blast...it was almost like a cero...wait a cero?...wait i know who you are...your that strawberry kid....'' she said as she walked closer to him.
She glanced to Ana and smiled afterwards, they were free from Ulquiorra's clutches, at least for now.