In actuality, this story is completed, so why am I receiving updates then? I have been receiving lots of messages of people asking me to put it in chapters. So here you go……enjoy, and review =)

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Chapter 1: The Intrusion

"Gah!" hollered Ichigo as he jumped from his bed. "Woo, it was just a dream," he said sitting upright. He stayed in this position for a few more minutes until he placed his head on his pillow still wide awake though. Slowly but surely he closed his eyes, but all of a sudden his eyes popped open as he gazed down to the ground, and wouldn't you know, there was Grimmjow sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag. "Great! I guess not," exclaimed Ichigo.

~Earlier That Day~

Ichigo had just woken up and headed downstairs for some breakfast. "Morning Ichi," announced Yuzu who was mixing something in a bowl. He waved as he took a seat at the table. Yuzu already set out everyone's breakfast and Isshin and Karin just finished eating.

"What should we do today?" asked Karin as she looked towards Yuzu. "Well theres no school today," remarked Yuzu, "lets go play soccer."

Ichigo just finished breakfast as he got up and headed upstairs when his face was pressed against the wall. "Haha! You have gotten slower Ichigo!" Isshin laughed menacingly. "Gah! What is wrong with you!?" said Ichigo as he pulled his dad's hand away. He then continued to walk upstairs. When he reached his room he changed into a pair of denim jeans and a plain white T shirt. He then sat on his bed and thought to himself as he gazed up at the ceiling. I wonder where Aizen went. He just disappeared, no one knows what happened. Then he said outloud, "Well atleast Orihime is safe," as he turned to face the wall.

-knock knock- Yuzu came in and Ichigo sat up to face her. "Ichi," she said, "You have guests." As she opened the door more to let the guests in Ichigo slowly sat up with a smile on his face. Yuzu left. "Long time no see Rukia." Ichigo said. She walked in with a blunt expression on her face with Renji next to her but then they both stopped in the door frame. There were 2 or 3 people behind Renji and Rukia. Ichigo tried to look around their bodies to see who the other people were until the 2 of them moved aside to show Ichigo who were the individuals behind them. His eyes widened and mouth dropped. "Ulquiorra? Grimmjow?" asked Ichigo shocked as he slowly stood up and walked up to them.

Ulquiorra has that same plain and emotionless face and Grimmjow staring at Ichigo with uncertainty as he walked closer to him pointing with shock. "Ah hell NO!" exclaimed Grimmjow

-Bam-

"Ichigo? Ichigo are you ok? Great, he's finally starting to wake up!" exclaimed Rukia. Ichigo slowly opened his eyes and saw Rukia's face looking down on his. "What just happened?" asked Ichigo. She was about to speak when Grimmjow pushed her out of the way. "I knocked you out." The sight of Grimmjow's face made him flinch. He got up and saw Renji trying to take Kon out of his lion body, then he saw Ulquiorra sitting on the windowsill staring at the night sky. Rukia and Grimmjow was still sitting next to him. "Wait?! Its night time already?!" exclaimed Ichigo. "Yah, I guess I knocked you out pretty hard, didn't I?" laughed Grimmjow.

"Wait! Hold up!! What the hell is going on Rukia?" said Ichigo as he focused his attention on her. "Um well you see Ichigo," started Rukia, "its like this." "We work for soul society now." Interrupted Ulquiorra who was still staring outside. "Huh?" asked Ichigo. "But wait….HOW?" Ulquiorra got up and started walking around the room as he continued. "After we died in our battles we were sent to soul society and" "Hold up!" announced Ichigo. "You and Grimmjow weren't killed by a soul reapers zanpaktoe…so how can you possibly have gone to soul society?" Grimmjow just sat there on the floor legs criss crossed looking as bored as ever and Renji was still messing with Kon.

"If you remember Ichigo," said Ulquiorra "I turned to ashes and Grimmjow was killed by an arrancar's blade. Both of which never happened to an arrancar before." Rukia nodded to Ichigo to make a statement as if Ulquiorra was telling the truth. "We just ended up in soul society and that was it. Nobody, not even could Urahara explain why we ended up there." "Wait a second," interrupted Grimmjow, "That isn't completely correct," he said with a somewhat amusing look. "Its obvious why you turned to ashes Ulquiorra," his grin getting wider by the second. "Its because of"

-SLAP-

"That's none of your concern Grimmjow, "announced Ulquiorra. "What the fuck did you slap me for?" yelled Grimmjow. "I'll explain it, " continued Ulquiorra, "As an arrancar, I did not have any emotions or feeling." He turned his head and gazed at the moon, "and the moment before I turned to ashes I expereiced my first emotion. That feeling overwhelmed my entire body as I never had any emotions before, my body couldn't take it and thus vanished." "Hold up! But you work for soul society?" asked Ichigo who was trying comprehend everything being told to him, "and are you still an arrancar?" "No, we aren't arrancars anymore," explained Ulquiorra, "as you can see me and Grimmjow no longer have our masks or hollow holes, " he said while pointing to his head then his neck where his hole used to be.

"Then why the hell do you work for soul society if you aren't arrancars and have no power, and, just what the hell are you?!" yelled Ichigo. "We're humans!" announced Grimmjow. Ichigo took a step back, eying the 2 beings up and down. "Say again?" asked Ichigo. "We can be compared to Orihime Inoue," stated Ulquiorra. We are now humans with extroudinary powers, the same as Orihime.

"Enough of these dumb questions!" Rukia said. "Soul Society assigned me and Renji the task of bringing these two to the world of the living." She turned to Ichigo, "Grimmjow will be staying here." "W-WHAT?!" asked Ichigo as confused as ever. Grimmjow just turned away. "These are orders from the Captain Commander," said Renji as he put Kon down. "Grimmjow is to stay here. Since he is now a human with the powers of an arrancar he needs a place to stay, and since Grimmjow knew you, the Commander thought this place be best for him. "G-G-GAAHHH!" cried out Ichigo. "Don't think I like this either!" snarled Grimmjow. Ichigo shrugged his head gazing at the floor in defeat. "What will I tell my dad?" "As for Ulquiorra," Renji continued, "he will be staying at Orihime's place. Ichigo looked up and stared at Renji trying to be sure he didn't just hear what he thought he heard, "What?!" he stammered. "Yes well, Ulquiorra was Orihime's guard in Hueco Mundo, so Captain Commander thought he knew her well enough to,"
"You got to be kidding me?!" interrupted Ichigo. Just a month ago, these guys were enemies! Now you expect me to let that thing," pointing at Grimmjow, "stay at MY place and him," turning his attention to Ulquiorra, "The one who kidnapped Orihime in the first place to stay with her?!" Rukia said, "Great, now that you understand, we will be heading back to soul society after we take Ulquiorra to Orihime's place." "That won't be necessary," interrupted Ulquiorra, "I can find her place on my own." "Ok, then we will be going," said Renji, "One more thing Ichigo. Be sure to give these guys some normal clothes. They can't go walking around in arrancar uniform." Then in a flash, the two shinigami disappeared, leaving the two beings with Ichigo.

Ulquiorra was leaning on the wall staring off into space. "YOU!" Ichigo stammered. He walked up to him and grabbed Ulquiorra by his arrancar uniform. "If you lay one finger on Orihime, I swear to you! I'll hunt you down and destroy you!" Ulquiorra didn't seem to care of Ichigo's threat and simply gave him that emotionless expression. Grimmjow looked rather confused, still sitting on the floor. "What the hell?! I thought you were a human! You said you had emotions! Why do you look as emotionless as before?" stammered Ichigo. "That's because he's really good at hiding them," clarified Grimmjow.
Ichigo turned to him, his eyes glared with fire, "If you're such a smartass….why couldn't you say in soul society?" asked Ichigo. "That's simple, that's because we're humans." Grimmjow remarked. Ichigo was still holding on to Ulquiorra's uniform, he glanced at the two then said, "How long will you have to be staying?" 'Until Captain Commander says so," remarked Ulquiorra. Ichigo finally let go of his uniform. He continued, "Soul Society is sure Aizen isn't dead. They have absolutely no idea where he could have vanished. He still has the hougyokou which means he can create more arrancar, and he still needs Karukura Town to make the King's Key." He paused and gazed down at the ground, "One thing he doesn't have though…..is Orihime" Ichigo's eyes widened, "Wait?! I thought he didn't need her, he used her us to lure us in?" "Yes and no. He needs her power, he was waiting to unleash his plan for hundreds of years until he met the perfect being that is needed." "Why does he need her?" asked Ichigo. "No one knows, I just know I have to always be by her side protecting her from Aizen, he can be anywhere and will take any measure to get his hands on her." "Then you better get going." Said Ichigo, as he handed him a pile of clothes. Like that, he vanished.

"He he he, looks like we're gonna be roomies." Laughed Grimmjow Ichigo turned around to face him, rolled his eyes and said, "This is gonna be a rough night."

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Ulquiorra stopped in front of Orihime's house after following the sense of her riatsu and using Shunpo to get here so quickly. He looked up at her window but all the lights were off. "Orihime."

"A soul? Would I find it if I tore open your chest? Would I find it if I cracked open your head? You humans speak of it as if you can hold it in the palm of your hand."
"Ulquiorra."
"I finally started to find you guys a little interesting."
"Ulquiorra, don't go."
"A heart?"
"Ulquiorra…..please…don't go."

She opened her eyes, staring at him, as she just did in her dream. It was a dream, it had to be. She closed her eyes again.

"Orihime," he called to her.

She was half asleep and half awake. She could sense everything around her even in her sleep. It was as if it was part of her dream as well.

"Orihime," he called again.

"What a wonderful dream." She said outloud. She felt something touching her cheek, actually both of them. She was still in her half asleep half awake state when she reached to touch her cheeks. Her eyes were still closed and she was smiling, rubbing that thing that was touching her cheeks. "Ulquiorra?" she said outloud while still dreaming. "Yes, I'm here." She could still sense something touching her face. What a realistic dream she thought to herself. This dream feels so real. She could feel something breathing down her neck, and that was when she opened her eyes. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"