NOVEL NEXT Chapter 7: Chapter 6
Now all he had to do was wait. If she insisted on going shot for shot with him, fine. That was a battle he was certain he would not lose. After her fifth drink he could see her slowly losing her poise. She was having trouble sitting up straight and her eyes seemed to only be half open.
"Why did you—," he began before the Captain cut him off. "What's your favorite color Lieutenant?" she asked in her serious captain voice.
'That was random,' he thought before answering. "In battle?" He desperately wished he had the facial freedoms of normal people but of course his Captain held him to a higher standard so stone faced he would remain.
"Of course," she said annoyed.
'Don't laugh…don't laugh…don't laugh,' he repeated over and over in his head. "Red," he replied sounding as threatening as he could.
'Ok that's two,' she thought.
"What's your favorite position…?" Ulquiorra almost spit his drink all over her face. "In battle," she said as an afterthought. Gods he wished his captain was here. He picked up the bottle and poured her another drink, then himself. This was getting seriously interesting. He thought for a moment on the question then smiled…inside.
"I don't mind the position so much as long as I get to release…" Sui Fengs eyes became as big as saucers. "My resurrección of course," he continued.
Sui Feng picked up her drink, and just as she had before, took it in one gulp. As she placed her cup down she realized that everything seemed to be moving a little slower than before. She started to panic, but then she remembered that she was Sui Feng and panicking wasn't something she did. Ulquiorra had obviously poisoned her. She would have to bide her time and catch him when he least expected an attack.
She looked across the table at the Arrancar who was enjoying his hundredth drink. Gods, were his insides made of steel or what? She watched his Adam 's apple move slowly as he drank. Why did everything he did all of a sudden seem so alluring? He placed his cup down on the table and slowly licked his lips. She could feel the anger building up inside of her. He was mocking her…the bastard, first he poisoned her, now he was moving in slow motion, probably trying to throw off her sensory perception. He was a sly one.
Ulquiorra noticed her strange look and decided he had had enough fun to last him for quite some time. He couldn't just leave her in the condition she was in, so he decided to do the gentlemanly thing and at least escort her to the second division barracks. He paid their bill and they left with her eyeing him warily. Knowing she wouldn't be able to use her shunpo in her condition, he was forced to walk side by side with the obviously crazy, miniature Captain. In their silence he amazingly forgot all about her as she had fallen slightly behind. Not feeling the need to wait for her, he kept a steady pace making sure not to get too far ahead so he could still keep an eye on her.
He gazed into the night sky; it reminded him of the time before Gin, Tosen and Aizen. He let out a deep sigh. He had come a long way from the vast sandy nothing that was Hueco Mundo. As much as he and the others hated shinigami, here they were working with them. To be honest, he was more comfortable with it than he thought he would be. Of course he was still wary of them all but there were a few of them that weren't so bad. Present company excluded.
Not too far behind, an inebriated Sui Feng watched as the Lieutenant walked along leisurely, seemingly unaware of his surroundings. She knew this was her chance. In a flash she was barreling into Ulquiorra's back like a freight train with a blood curdling battle cry. He yanked his hands out of his pockets so he could break his fall. Had she lost her mind? He tried to understand what she was saying, but all he could make out was something about poison and slow motion. She must not have really wanted to hurt him because, drunk or not, she was the Captain of the second division and the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō. If she wanted to harm him, he had no doubt that she would. She did seem rather angry about something though. He tried to free himself from her death grip, which reminded him a lot of Nel, but only succeeded in making it off his stomach and onto his back. His jacket had almost completely opened from rolling around on the ground like a heathen. He glanced around to make sure no one was around to see his current predicament.
Captain Sui Feng was straddling the green-eyed Lieutenant's waist and her arms where locked behind his back. He could only imagine how this would look to someone else. He tried to push up on his elbows when the captain spoke in a serious tone.
"Don't move you bastard. You think I don't know what you've done?" Ulquiorra stared at her blankly. "You will pay for your treachery." She sat up straight, releasing him from her vice grip, and put her arm straight out. Ulquiorra's eyes became wide. "Sting all enemies to—," she stopped abruptly. "Can I touch that?"
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