Lamenting Enchantment (A Bleach/Ulquihime fic)

Chapter 26

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Chapter 26: Depths of Violet
Chapter XXVI

Depths of Violet

"And eyes disclosed what eyes alone could tell."

-Timothy Dwight

As Inoue followed Grimmjow out of the room, she again wondered where it was he was trying to lead her. He said he wanted her to reverse something Ulquiorra had done. What did he mean by that? Had Ulquiorra hurt someone? If so, then, who had he injured that Grimmjow so desperately wanted her to save?

It completely perplexed her.

As they entered a dark room, however, Grimmjow suddenly stopped and turned to face her. "Don't panic, alright? I'm gonna have to do something you probably won't like."

Inoue's eyes widened then as he clasped a set of chains around her wrists and tied a gag about her mouth. He briefly looked to her in slight amusement before covering her body with a cloth and unceremoniously grasping her under his arm.

"Don't want anyone askin' questions," He continued, "you understand right?"

Inoue simply glared, though knew he couldn't see it. She heard his laugh before she felt him beginning to run at an incredible speed. Closing her eyes, she continued to remind herself that Grimmjow would not hurt her, though simultaneously wondered why she was so confident in that assessment.

Perhaps it was simply because he seemed to only harm those he viewed as an actual threat or wished to derive some sort of amusement from. Although, she had seen him take out the previous 5th Espada without even blinking an eye.

A sudden and penetrating brightness then infiltrated the cloth and she realized with an accelerating heart that he had brought her outside.

Where was he taking her?

She tried to call out to him but her voice was muffled by the fabric in her mouth. Had that really been necessary? She had already decided to help him.

She could hear the sound of the sand beneath his feet and felt the warmth and brightness of the sun as it seeped through to her skin.

It reminded her of Ulquiorra and at how spontaneously wonderful it was of him to show her that the sun indeed existed within the realm of the hollow...in some form at least.

As her face and muscles relaxed, she recounted the conversation when he had asked her what she missed most within her world. There had been so many other things she could've said but she had happened to select something that resided within both her realm and his.

She had discovered so many similarities and within that was able to recognize and appreciate the fact that Hueco Mundo possessed a beauty all of its own. Despite being different from her world, she enjoyed the stillness and captivating spirit of the endless desert.

It seemed to have a life of its own, a life that hinted toward something far grander than any of the hollow perceived. There was a reason for its existence; there was a reason for everything.