Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. A/N: Okaaay I was bored and itching to do a short Ulqui fic, I still have to finish Haunted-dang! So it is an oc that I created just to let you know…well, enjoy.

'I am…ugly.'

"Yes. Yes you are," answered a voice cheerfully. Ulquiorra spun around, masked face glaring.

We were never supposed to meet.

Our paths should not have intersected.

Wouldn't you agree, Hollow?

A woman casually strolled into view; she was wearing a plain light blue halter dress, a white scarf was tossed carelessly around her thin shoulders. Her brownish yellow hair was loose and blew in her face, "you seem confused, am I right?" Her voice was, low-pitched, soft. She was facing him, looking at him, which meant that she could see him.

He considered the possibilities. 'One: she was a Shinigami and would kill him. Two: she was a wandering ghost.' He would bet on the latter except the Inga no kusari wasn't visible. 'Three: she was a human who could see spirits and therefore would make a good snack before he himself was eaten by the Grand fisher adjucha waiting nearby.

"You're contemplating a second death," she said, standing at the edge of the building looking down. "How…how would you know, 'human'?" he decided. "It is something I simply know," she said calmly even though he took a step toward her.

I'd never seen such a pathetic looking Hollow before. Bloated, hunched body, a mask with two curving horns and an upside down smile type clown face. I should've been terrified but I wasn't. You see he was…interesting to me.

"So now you're going to eat me?"

The question hung in the air; Ulquiorra had her pinned easily to the ground, his jagged teeth inches from her face. Wide lavender eyes bore into the vacant holes of his mask, unafraid, and slowly she placed her cold hands on the sides of his face and lowered the teeth to her neck. "If it gives you the will to live…then I offer my soul gladly," her expression was serious. Ulquiorra hesitated, none of the countless others he'd eaten in the past had ever offered themselves to him. So…this was a first.

She continued to stare up at him, her aura was calm it radiated no fear, no worry, only a peacefulness that seemed to drain the bloodlust out of him.

"You won't take something then, if it is offered?"

Ulquiorra backed away from her, "you ask…too many questions." A smile twitched at her mouth; she stood up and smoothed out the fabric of her dress, "you're right. I do." A low rumbling and an oppressive weight suddenly dropped down on the rooftop.

"Go. Or you'll get caught up t…!" He started to warn but she was already gone.

White fabric billowed in the warm gust of air, which appeared seemingly out of nowhere, "Cast your light, Getsu-ten!" she yelled. A long blade flashed, blood squirted. She landed lightly, her back to Ulquiorra. In the space between them a heavy body without its head hit the ground.

"You're a…a Shinigami!"

She twitched, "yes. What did you think I was?" Her clothes-a black shihakusho and white socks with sandals; and the sword, a large crescent moon adorned it above the similar shaped guard, "a human?"

"No, I…I," he knew it; he was going to die.

She observed his expression, rather she could sense his feelings, and "I won't kill you. Not today," she said amusedly watching his relief. "I'll tell you what…you'll live only to get stronger so that the one day when we meet again you can beat me. Is that clear?"

Ulquiorra didn't know what to say, him? Become strong enough to kill this Shinigami? Maybe impossible but what could he say? So he agreed.

"Good. I look forward to that day…?" she pointed the sword at him, "I forgot to ask. What's your name? I mean even Hollows name themselves."

"Ulquiorra," he said simply.

"Ul-qui-or-ra? That's it? No last name?"

"Schiffer."

"Well, Ulquiorra Schiffer, until then," she grinned and hopped off the rooftop; a second later white wings beat the air and she flew off.

And Ulquiorra was left with his life and a challenge.

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A/N: well how was it? Entertaining, boring? Please review and let me know what you think!