The unusual interest (Ana)

[ulquiorra]

(Lol i think its safe to say Ulquiorra is number 1 on everyone's hate lists!)

Ulquiorra nearly smirked at Orihime's response, she didnt want to die that was a shame she didnt have much choice in it. She will die no matter what because as long as she was alive then she could heal, and then Ichigo would be untouchable, he wanted Ichigo as his weaknest and more vunrable state. He looked to Rukia hearing her say that he couldnt and musnt kill Orihime ''You shinigami...your all pathetic your all quivering under my spiritual pressure even now...looking out for your friends life is pityful...'' he growled. ''Of course she will die...what are arrancar for'' he said and at those words arrancar flashed behind Orihime 4 of them altogether 1 attacked Rukia too. Keyori tried to help and rushed to help Rukia and Orihime ''Oh no you dont!'' she yelled and cut down 1 arrancar quickly and efficently. She looked to Ulquiorra who seemed angered ''Your not to hurt my friends'' she said. ''Tch....'' Ulquiorra uttered at her so she was with them now.

Ulquiorra was ready to hear Ichigo's decision he seemed to of not taken the news well, it was because Ulquiorra knew his weaknesses that he would have the upper hand in this battle already, before it had even come to attacks! Something Ulquiorra did just pick up is how he reacted to his female friends, he seemed to have stronger bonds with them rather than males, this was interesting. Ulquiorra was always observant it would be useful in battles to know this stuff.
Ulquiorra sighed at Ana's badmouthing and attempts to hit and punch him, he just moved or swayed in different directions to easily avoid her. ''You bore me girl...if it were up to me you'd already be dead'' he said to her. Her then looked back to Ichigo ''Well?...whats it to be?'' he said as he jolted Ana forward more making sure it got to Ichigo that bit more to push him over the edge. ''How about a warm up?'' he said and with quick movement he made a scratch down one side of Ana's face. ''What is it going to take?....until she gives you a look? till you can see suffering in her eyes? or is it going to come to painful screams to make you decide?'' he teased. But finally Ichigo agreed to it, that was good news. ''Wise choice Kurosaki...'' he said.
However Ishida had intervened and demanded for Ichigo to fight and to abandon him in Hueco Mundo, was his own friends bertaying him. ''Well well...this is unexpected...i thought firends stuck by one another or so you humans call it...i also know that you are trying to pull the wool over my eyes foolish quincy!'' he hissed. His grip tightened on Ana and he moved his zanpakuto forwards but looked to Ichigo ''For that cheap trick your friend pulled i will be getting both today...'' he said with a sly look on his face. ''You should be ready by now...here i go'' he said and moved his blade forwards and cut right across Ishida enough to send him flying back to ''Get out of the way quincy!'' he hissed before he moved his hand to Ana's back and pushed her with force right into Ichigo before using a quick sonido step to appear behind him making a low slice, plus he now would have Ana to watch out for, he'd be doing two things at once and Ulquiorra wouldm ake sure he had little time to protect Ana and fend him off, she was caught up in this bloody battle and besides it made it alot harder for Ichigo to fight knowing that Ana was about and could be easily trampled on and flung about, it was payback time in the words of humans.

[Inoue Orihime]

Rukia had told her to stay behind her she nodded at her and then looked over to Ana she smiled at her softly as a kind of way to thank her for her concern. She felt protected so far and that Ulquiorra wasnt planning on killing her until after he had fought Ichigo. So she had a while to prepare herself and think up a stratagy somehow.

To her disappointment Ichigo had agreed to fight Ulquiorra, she couldnt help but smile a little at his response she knew that there was no way Ulquiorra was reaching her. But shewas secretly hoping that Ichigo wouldnt gain too many injuries she wished she could tell him to go easy and be extra careful. Ishida then stood in between them and protested that they left Ichigo to it. Orihime was suddenly so anger at Ishida, she just wanted to scream out 'how could you say such a thing' She looked to Rukia ''Kuchiki-San! what is he doing!? why does he want us to abandon Kurosaki! its crazy...'' she said. But her eyes moved back onto Ulquiorra as he scratched Ana! ''No! your hurting her'' she whispered having to bite her bottom lip to stop her from calling out and getting attacked. Ulquiorra was vile, and he deserved everthing Ichigo inflicted on him, she would be glad to see him get his butt kicked by Ichigo she felt like cheering him on.

Ishida's little trick had been found out and Ulquiorra was now making sure he wasnt going to lightly on Ichigo because of it. This meant that the area in whic heveryone was standing became dangerous she had seen Ulquiorra fight before and she been constantly rushing about to escape debris and flying objects that would of killed her. Ulquiorra suddenly from nowhere cut across Ishida to get him out of the way. ''Ishida-Kun!!'' she called out not being able to help it she moved towards Rukia almost trying to edge her way passed her to heal Ishida. She had a feeling Rukia would not let her pass and when she heard something the sound of Ulquiorra's sonido steps she looked up to them seeing Ana was flung about by Ulquiorra and was now focing Ichigo to protect her while he made an attack. That was fighting dirty for sure Ana was right he was a sly bag, Orihime worried about Ana now that she was in a sense in no man's land like a mine field with Ichigo and Ulquiorra's soaring spiritual pressure it would be chaos where she was, she wanted to get Ana to safety but how could anyone get near to Ulquiorra and Ichigo with their energy flying about hectically.

[kuchiki rukia *]

Rukia could not beleive what she was witnessing, in a way Ishida was only trying to help but it wasnt to be solved by just leaving this place, it would be like sentancing Ichigo to death, and leaving him here in Hueco Mundo to go get rienforcements woulndnt neccesarily mean that when they retuned with backup that they would actually find Ichigo, proabably end up finding him as a fully fledged arrancar, that would make the situation worse. She quickly sighed after Ichigo had agreed to a fight that he may well not live to tell about. The fool, but if anyone could actuallu wound Ulquiorra it was Ichigo, Rukia didnt even want to try and fight him. She'd protect Inoue as best she could with the help of Ishida. She nodded to Ana once she asked of her to keep Orihime safe. But Rukia focused on Ulquiorra as Ishida tried to prive Ana from his grasp, who knows if he'd let her go or not, she waited in silence, she stopped Orihime from running out towards them, it was practically tortutre for Orihime too having to see all of this. ''Dont worry Inoue! stay here...dont worry about Ana...she'll be in safe hand soon...and dont you worry about Ichigo either...he's tougher than he looks...'' she smiled warmly to her. She looked back in front and her smile disappeared quickly as she looked to Ichigo as if her words betrayed her eyes. As much as she knew Ichigo could handle it there was still the risk, a very high risk and he was still her friend so she disliked watching him fight somtimes, but she was being the strong headed one for Orihime's sake.

The next thing she knew Ishida was flung backwards, and Rukia moved her amr to make sure Orihime didnt run out, she looked to Ishida she wasnt going to run out and help him just yet not when Ulquiorra and Ichigo were dangerous close to him, for them to go there would be risky. She would wait until Ulquiorra and Ichigo's fight had moved some distance from him so they could see to him. ''Ishida! stay still!! stay where you are and dont move!'' she called to him. ''Inoue, when the coast is clear we can go help Ishida ok...'' she said but then from no place Ulquiorra's arrancars showed up and as suspected it was them that were attempting to kill her, Ulquiorra really had this planned out!
''INOUE! LOOK OUT!'' she cried at her before seeing a flash of someone;s blade cutting an anrrancar it was Keyori. Rukia smiled ''Keyori-San!?'' she said but noticed another arrancar and drawing her zanpakuto ''Sode no shiriyuki!'' she called upon her zanpakuto and cut down another arrancar.
She could feel the area filling up with thick and dense spiritual energy she knew Ichigo's was there she recognised his stupidly high energy anywhere, he had to ge careful if he let it rise too much to match Ulquiorra's it could be devestating, that was a concern it could put everyone's lives at risk.

[ishida]

Ishida glanced over his shoulder at Ichigo as he thanked him, ''I dont dont like that tone of yours Kurosaki...'' he said. Perhaps it wasnt obvious but Ishida was using trickery on Ulquiorra to convince him to let Ana go once she was free then that was one more life unthreatened but he thought that too soon, Rukia and Orihime were under attack by arrancar, he had only looked away for a second and then to Ulquiorra again, he had figured it out! damn! and what came next wasnt pleasant the sting of the wound he suddenly got was unbearable blood spilled out from the large gash from his chest down to his stomatch. Ishida was thrown back and he landed with a thud a dust cloud whisked up in the air as he sat there clentching his wound tightly. ''Ahh...uhh...'' he groaned his teeth grinded to bear the pain. He looked over to Rukia and Orihime he heard her call him, she wanted to help him he smiled now he remebered why Orihime was a person he greatly admired, she only cared for everyone else's wellbeing. ''Inoue....san..'' he said as if he were out of breath but then the violent voice of Rukia arose telling him to stay still and not move, he nodded firmly ''Yes...'' he said. He looked back to the fight with Ulquiorra and Ichigo and frowned he still had Ana! and she wasnt in a good position now. Ulquiorra and Ichigo were gonna kill her with their crippling energy if she wasnt out of there soon, with some luck Ichigo would try to turn her away from the battle and towards him so he could take her to safety at least.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo focused on Ulquiorra incase of any surprise attacks, he didnt think he would fight without any tricks or play by any rules. Ichigo was completely prepared for Ulquiorra and had set his mind into his desion and not to back out even if he was losing big time he still wouldnt back out of the fight, Ulquiorra said it was a fight to the death, so it wasnt over until one of them were dead. He just hoped it wasnt him who would fall under the pressure. Just when Ichigo had a clear mind on what he was going to do Ana yelled at him not to fight him, he frowned at her wondering what she was going to do or say next, she had looked to Ulquiorra and stated that he either fought him or took her. ''Ana!...'' Ichigo said impatiently but he paused after seeing her attempts to swing a punch for him, but Ulquiorra was dodging and made it seem so easy too, this wasnt going to be over quickly was it. Ichigo's nerves were showing now that Ana was protesting agasint the fight his grip on his zanpakuto seemed to weaken and his mind wandered not where it should be, he was doubting himself.

Ichigo looked to Ishida who was still trying to get Ana away from Ulquiorra, he then glanced over to Inoue and Rukia seeing them now being attacked by arrancar. Ichigo scowled more, that bastard, he was still trying to kill them even though he had agreed to fight him. Ulquiorra had said he didnt care what happened to his friends and yet he was still playing them agasint him. Luckily Rukia was on hand to defend Inoue and surprisingly Keyori aswell, so he may of misjudged her, a little. Ulquiorra then injured Ishida, flinging him backwards he looked seriously hurt and it wasnt long before Inoue was edging out to heal him up he was about to tell Rukia to keep her back but she had already done so. After hearing Ulquiorra again tormenting him whilst threatening Ana got him angered, he was stunned once Ulquiorra had harmed Ana, what was he doing?. ''Get off her!!'' Ichigo snapped as moved one foot forwards ready to rush towards them. But before he knew it Ulquiorra had pushed Ana forwards, Ichigo caught her and had little time to react to the sudden disappearance of Ulquiora. Ichigo heard it something behind him and he realised quickly what he was doing, he was trying to make it alot more difficult for him to fight. Ichigo moved Ana to the right of him almost trying to shield her from Ulquiorra, whilst he sent his zanpakuto to the left of him to clash with Ulquiorra's blade. ''Dont mess me around!!! leave her out of this already!'' he yelled at him before he forced Ulquiorra's zanpakuto backwards. He looked over by Ishida seeing if he could drop Ana off to him somehow but by looking away from Ulquiorra it gave him an open shot.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana was looking to Orihime and Rukia when Ulquiorra was talking. Why she was looking at hem she did not know but she was. Then Ulquiorra asked what were arrancars for and before Ana could shut her mouth she responded “ah for being idiots.” She said then they were attacked and Ana frowned “You bastard let them go!” she yelled at Ulquiorra.

She wanted to run over and help them, not that Ana could really run but she knew it would be no good because there was no way she was getting away from Ulquiorra. When he said she bored him and if it were up to him she’d already be dead she smiled a little “I try my best… must be a pain to know you can’t kill me… like a knife digging into you because you just can’t let me go because of your interest and now you can’t even stand me… I feel touched.” Ana mumbled to him. She was then jolted forward as he told Ichigo what it was to be. She frowned when he said a warm up and then before Ana knew it she was cut across the cheek. She cringed and raised her hand to the wound seeing some blood. Her eyes widened, the ass, he’d cut her!

She blinked and then looked up to Ichigo, no she wouldn’t scream… would she? Maybe she would that made her frown and look down before Ishida got in the way. Not soon after he was sent flying backwards “ISHIDA!” Ana yelled and took a step forward but was stopped as Ulquiorra still had a grasp on her. That was not the case as she was then tossed straight to Ichigo. She caught onto Ichigo as he grabbed her and she cringed from his spirit energy. She was normally use to it, normally she wasn’t bothered by it as such but right now it was hurting. Just to make it worse as Ulquiorra got closer his spirit energy added more pressure and Ana bit her bottom lip bending over a little as Ichigo moved her to his right.

Ana wanted to fall down, if she was to keep standing she felt like her legs of back might break and she did not have the energy to even form a shield around herself at the moment, not a stable one. Ichigo’s blade clashed with Ulquiorra’s so she thought but she also noticed Ichigo looked to Ishida taking his eyes off Ulquiorra. She gasped and then looked ahead and towards Ulquiorra. She raised a hand and seemed to flick her hands like Piper from Charmed did when she went to blow something up only in this case Ana formed a small round shield around the size of a basketball in front of Ulquiorra and made it explode as if to distract him while Ichigo was distracted. She then grasped Ichigo’s arm “Focus Ichigo!” she said almost yelling at him. She looked over to Orihime and Rukia to see how they were doing, people everywhere getting hurt, they all had to get away. Ana quickly started to think cringing again feeling another wave of Ulquiorra and Ichigo’s spirit energy come crushing down on her, her hand tightened on Ichigo’s arm, not meaning to.

She glanced to Ishida making sure he was doing ok before thinking again on what a weakness might be of Ulquiorra’s, the more she thought on it though the more she couldn’t think of anything, but she was not going to give up.

[ulquiorra]

Ulquiorra smirked, it seemed they were all starting to realize there was no escaping death here, not in Hueco Mundo. Even when Ana had said about him hating her and resisting killing her he smirked. ''Watch your tongue woman!'' he snarled at her it did irritate him knowing that Aizen forbade her to be killed, yet he could do so to get Ichigo raged.

The arrancars were busy slashing and attacking as much as they could to get to Orihime but Rukia and Keyori were putting up a good fight. They decided to all attack at once and the 3 that remained all dove in at the same time. Ishida was imobile apparantly and they couldnt reach him until the fight had moved from the area.

Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure increased further, it seemed Ichigo's was matching the same level he knew the boy had a strangely huge energy considering his background. He was only a human after all and yet it could match a 4th ranked espada, impossible. Keyori smiled to Orihime and Rukia she had never felt so needed and wanted in all her life, this time someone actually appriciated her help, she guessed this is what having friends was like.

Ana had been caught by Ichigo to break her fall and had moved her well over to the right as far away from Ulquiorra it seemed and blocked his attack on the left. ''Its pointless trying to protect her...she's in the middle of a battle...if she doesnt collapse under the energy about then the rebounds and attacks will do...give it up!'' he hissed. It was annoying Ulquiorra how he still thought he could protect everyone even in the face of death. ''Look at her, she can bearly stand!'' he grinned before he dashed to the right of Ichigo after his zanpakuto had been shoved backwards. He was going to snatch Ana from him again while he had his eye on Ishida. He appeared by Ana beside Ichigo and suddenly she used a shield the size of a basketball to distract him and give Ichigo that split second to get his attention back on him again. He raised his hand up and reached forwards his fingers gripping round the ball shaped shield he looked at Ana with cold eyes before his sqeezed his hand crushing the shield into tiny pieces causing an explosion though he diverted it to the side of him last moment. ''This must be dangerous for you to be around your friend when he's got such a suffocating energy on him,...you might get caught up in the crossfire...'' he said and moved the same hand he had crushed her shield with forwards to her face. ''If i can crush one of those shields easily...do you think the same will happen to a someone's skull...someone's like yours?'' he asked cruely.

[Inoue Orihime]

Orihime felt Rukia keeping her back she just wanted to run and help out, everyone was putting their lives on the line, Rukia was protecting her Ishida had just been seriously injured Keyori had gone agasint Ulquiorra and helped her, Ana was caught up in a ferocious battle and Ichigo was battling Ulquiorra, what had she done, nothing! she felt useless all of a sudden but she knew that once all of this mayhem was over she would play an important part in healing everyone up they were all bound to get injured Ishida and Ana already had injuries. She nodded to Rukia once she said they could help Ishida when the coast was clear.

She watched the fight between Ulquiorra and Ichigo. Ichigo was defending Ana well so far but she looked very weak and tired by the way she was holding to Ichigo using him to keep herself up, she looked like she was in distress and wanted to keel over, how cruel Ulquiorra was to her, she just wanted to give her a hug all of them after their efforts, but she couldnt.
Her eyes drifted to Ishida again seeing him looking over to her and Rukia, he was smiling at her it made her feel warm inside a smile wasnt something anyone was doing at all, in this situation it was understandable. ''Dont worry Ishida-Kun'' she called out to him. Then she heard an arrancar behind her and Rukia yelling for her to look out it didnt seem like Rukia would be there in time to block or defend. Orihime could of used a shield or Tsubaki her attacking flower but he had only just been healed back up again after he was shattered last time she fought. But nothing happened, no attack she noticed Keyori had saved her. ''Thank you...Keyori-Chan'' she said softly to her, glad she was still with them.

[kuchiki rukia *]

Things were getting worse, alot quicker than Rukia had thought the arrancars were still attacking and Keyori was a big help thankfully. Orihime was safe so far and Ishida hopefully wasnt losing too much blood. ''Keep alot of pressure on your wound Ishida so you dont lose blood okay! and keep still if you move around you'll make it worse'' she called to him, she wasnt afraid that Ulquiorra would hear her he was too lostin the fight to care she thought.

Rukia glanced back to Orihime ''Okay...keep your spirits up Inoue...its will all be over soon...'' she said. ''Keyori-San...can you help me in getting rid of these guys'' she asked her as they all decided on attacking all at once. Rukia had her zanpakuto at the ready and looked to Keyori. Once they all attacked Rukia swung her blade round straight into one arrancar's stomatch. ''Inoue if any get through our defenses use your shield ok?'' she said to her.

[ishida]

Ishida was feeling the pain of his wound more now that a few moments had passed, it was like if you hit your toes or something and at first you felt nothing, like it was numb but then after a while the pain hit you more and more. Ishida's breathing quickened this wasnt looking good, and it wasnt going to get any better!
It had all happened so fast just what had happened, he didnt know one minuite he was about to reach out to Ana then next he was here on the ground a few meters back from Ulquiorra Ichigo and Ana. He coughed a few times from where the dust and sand had flew up in the air he felt drained like he wouldnt be able to move much, he had heard Ana's voice calling out to him too he watched her as she was being tossed to Ichigo, Ulquiorra was treating her like a rag doll and not a person, had he no respect for anyone?

Ishida looked down seeing the spreading of red liquid through his white quincy uniform it was getting bigger and soaking his clothes the rippedand torn slash of his clothes were covered in blood he hoped his body wouldnt seize up and become a critical wound for him. With the amount of blood he was losing from this one slash and this one would he'd only have a while. He studied Ulquiorra, seeing his low attack on Ichigo and him blocking the hit. Ulquiorra must of been imesenly powerful in just one slash he had practically imobilized Ishida. ''This wound, the way he just attacked me back then....it was merely childsplay to him...as if it was an effortless attack...how is Ichigo able to block his attacks....i didnt even see the slash he made at me, he wont keep it up, i cant beleive im saying this but, Ichigo might lose'' he thought in his head. ''Come on Ichigo!'' he thought again.
Then he noticed Ichigo was looking in his direction, he blinked a few times ''Ichigo! eyes on the opponent!'' he yelled, that seemed like a habit of his. But Ana had had a go at him telling him to focus, that was exsactly it he had lack of focus perhaps he was looking for anything to avoid fighting Ulquiorra, if it was then he couldnt blame him one bit. Ishida nodded at Rukia's comment he wasnt moving anywhere!

Ishida wouldnt be able to take Ana to safety even if Ichigo did managed the difficult task of getting her away from the battle, Ishida couldnt move anywhere, he would wait until Inoue and Rukia were in the clear and heal him, until then it seemed like there was nothing him nor Inoue or Rukia and Keyori could do to help, what a mess this was. Ana didnt look so good she looked lifeless it was being that close to this energy. ''Kurosaki!! lower your energy levels already!! you'll kill her!'' he yelled at him, he knew however by lowering it he could become overpowered by Ulquiorra's and end up collapsing like Ana seemed to be on the verge of doing, damn! what good would that be having both Ana and Ichigo down.
He would of told Ana to lean on Ichigo to keep her from falling and give her support, anything but let her fall if she was down on the floor it would make her even more vunrable especially near Ulquiorra and harder to get her back up again. Somehow Ana was holding in there, she was doing amazingly well and had distracted Ulquiorra for Ichigo's sake he smiled. Ana was quite the clever girl, she saved Ichigo's skin just then. He saw Ulquiorra appearing on the right of Ichigo the side that Ana was! he hoped Ichigo had spotted him trying to attack her.