Tsuki's POV

In the world of the living

(Many many years ago, many years before Ichigo was born. Tsuki and Ulquiorra is 6)

"Ulquiorra!" I cried. He looked up as I called his name. Ulquiorra was lying on the ground, five boys towered over him. They had been beating him with sticks and punching him, again. I ran over to them, my short dark blue hair swaying with my steps.

Ulquiorra and I had been friends for  now. When I first met him, he was getting bullied. He never fought back and I couldn't fight the bullies; I was too weak. The bullying wasn't getting any better. Ulquiorra didn't have any parents so my mum took him in. My dad had died when I was 1 and I had no other siblings. So it was just me and my mum. I wiped away my tears. 

"Stop bullying him!" I cried. I don't care if they hurt me. They can't hurt Ulquiorra, I won't let them! The bullies looked at each other and nodded. They were coming for me. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact. BAM!

I screamed as one of the bullies punched my stomach. I struggled to breathe. Then came more. The boys started hitting me with sticks and punching me everywhere. I gasped and coughed out blood. My whole body was bruised but I struggled to stay strong. In the end, I lay on the ground helplessly as they continued beating me. 

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ulquiorra coming forward. The look in his eyes turned from scared to determined. SLAM!

My eyes widened. Ulquiorra just punched one of the bullies. The other bullies looked up in anger and charged at him. Nooo! I screamed in my head but something amazing happened. 

Ulquiorra punched one of the boys!

* FLASHBACK *

It was another day after Ulquiorra got bullied. I helped wash his wounds. They were the usual scratches. Ulquiorra looked down guiltily.

“Thank you for helping me, Tsuki” he said. “I’m sorry.”

I shook my head at him. “Silly Ulquiorra. You don’t have to say sorry” I smiled at him gently. The edges of his mouth perked up a bit and I smiled at that. It was hard to get Ulquiorra to smile. He would only smile for me.

There was silence as I finished cleaning his scratches. Ulquiorra thanked me for the hundredth time. We stood up and I put my hands on his shoulders.

“Ulquiorra. You can’t keep letting them bully you. You have to stand up for yourself. They don’t have a right to hurt you. You are a human being just like them! You have feelings! Be strong! Ulquiorra! BE STRONG!” I yelled as tears slid down my cheek. 

Ulquiorra just stared at me, his eyes widened. He was speechless.

“Please, Ulquiorra. Be strong for me” I whispered.

Finally he spoke. “I- I’ll try.” Then he gathered his composure and decided to be stronger. “I’ll try” he repeated more determinedly. I smiled

* END FLASHBACK *

I smiled at the memory and at Ulquiorra’s braveness. All the bullies jumped up and surrounded Ulquiorra. The boy that Ulquiorra punched started walking to Ulquiorra, glaring at him while Ulquiorra had his usual emotionless face. I frowned at what happened next.

“How dare you punch me, you freak!” the boy that got punched yelled.

“You loser!”

“Loner!”

“Go away and die!”

“No one wants you!”

“YOU FREAK!” The bullies started shouting. Ulquiorra lost his braveness and started crying.

I had to do something. Without thinking, I got up and ran at them. I punched the first boy I got to. They were all shocked. But they turned to me and started beating me, again. I tried to defend myself but then Ulquiorra came to my rescue. He punched and kicked the boys. I felt so proud. Instead of just watching, I joined in on the fighting. Soon enough, they started running away, but some were limping away.

“I listened to you and I was strong. Thank you for helping me, Tsuki” Ulquiorra smiled, a genuine smile! I hugged him and slowly, he hugged back.

"Don't cry" I said as I wiped away the tears that Ulquiorra didn't even realise had escaped his eyes.

* A FEW YEARS LATER, TSUKI AND ULQUIORRA IS 13, ALMOST 14 *

It was a nice night. A few years after Ulquiorra was getting bullied. After the day we fought back, they stayed back. But 3 years after that, when I was 9, my mum died and left Ulquiorra and I to look after ourselves. I look to my left where Ulquiorra was. We were both lying on top of our roof and gazing at the stars.

They were beautiful. White sparkles all over the black night sky. But my favourite part of night time was the moon. It stood in the sky, bold and big. To me, the moon was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Star gazing, and moon gazing, was my favourite hobby. Tonight, the moon was a crescent shape.

“Tsuki” Ulquiorra said.

“Hmm?”

“Why do you love the moon a lot?” he asked.

“Because it looks bold and big. It’s like the king of the night and the stars are its followers. Also, the moon is very beautiful” I told him with passion. I’ve read lots of books on the moon.

“Well, the moon reminds me of you” Ulquiorra said.

“Really?” I asked. Now I was interested. “Maybe it’s because my name means ‘moon’” I suggested. ‘Tsuki’ was Japanese for ‘moon’.

“Can I call you Lunar-chan?” Ulquiorra asked me shyly. I was confused why he was so confused. Sneaking a peek at him, I saw him blushing slightly. Why?

“Of course you can. Why ‘Lunar-chan’?” I asked. I expected ‘Moon-chan’ or something like that.

“Well, I was thinking Moon-chan or Star-chan but they sound kid of ridiculous. Lunar means resembling or relating to the moon and Lunar-chan sounded cooler” he explained.

I nodded at his explanation. Then I got an idea. Ulquiorra needs a nickname too! I tried to think of something. I tried really hard. I tried really, really hard. Nope, nada, couldn’t think of anything. I looked over at him and tried to think of what he looked like. I got it!

Then, in the distance, I heard a bat call. Ha! That bat read my mind. Ulquiorra reminded me of a bat. He looked just like a bat and not just that, we would both be named something night related! I’m such a genius.

“Ulquiorra. I’ve got the perfect nickname for you. Batty-kun!” I said proudly. Ulquiorra didn’t look too sure about it. In fact, he looked like he didn’t like it. I felt hurt and sad. But I have to admit, it doesn’t sound that cool. When Ulquiorra saw the hurt in my eyes, he slightly panicked.

“Uh, I like it. It sound’s cool” he said. I knew he didn’t want me to feel bad.

“It’s okay. I know you don’t like it. I can use it to tease you” I smiled and poked him playfully. He smiled. After minutes of talking, we went to sleep on the roof.

Two weeks later, it was my birthday and I was turning 14. Since I didn’t really have any friends, Ulquiorra and I just hung out. We went to the park, and then had lunch. Now we were heading to see a musical at the theatre. Seeing a musical was my second favourite thing to do, the first being star gazing. I also loved to sing. It was my secret passion that only Ulquiorra knew about (well, I didn’t have any other friends to tell).

I started humming to ‘Never Be the Same’ by Jessica Mauboy. (A/N: I don’t care what year it is and when the song came out.) Jessica Mauboy was my favourite singer. As I was humming, Ulquiorra declared that he was a better singer than me. Oh, it’s on! He started singing and I smirked at the song.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Tsuki, happy birthday to you! Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip, hooray!” Ulquiorra grinned at me once he finished singing. I laughed. It was beautifully sang, even with just one person singing it.

“That was great, Batty-kun. But I bet I could do better” I said. Then I sang ‘Never Be the Same’ by Jessica Mauboy. (A/N: I’m not going to put in the lyrics because it takes too much space and it would be long for you to read. Just listen to the song on the side!)

When I finished, I heard clapping and I saw Ulquiorra smiling at me.

“Now, that was great, Lunar-chan” he said. He looked at me and blushed slightly. "I, uh, have a present for you."

"Really? Thank you! But you shouldn't have" I told him but accepted the parcel he gave me. It was wrapped in newspaper and tied with string. I carefully opened it, trying not to rip it. My eyes widened when I saw what was in it. 

There was a big blue bow. It was blue! My favourite colour. Then I noticed a small box. I opened it and gasped. How did Ulquiorra get something like this? It was a simple blue band ring but to me, it was beautiful. I put the bow in my hair and slipped the ring on. Then I hugged the blushing Ulquiorra.

"Thank you so much! They're beautiful. I promise to always wear them" I said as we turned the corner. We were almost at the theatre.

Then, a loud scream was echoed through the air. My eyes widened, I had never heard a scream like this before. Ulquiorra looked just as stunned. I froze when a monster came into view. It was big, white, black and purple but what caught my attention was its very sharp claws. There was no one else in the street. It was getting dark and I started to panic.

The monster looked around before spotting us and licking his black lips. “Hmm. I was looking for something tastier but I am hungry so you will have to do. After all, you do have lots of spiritual pressure.”

Spiritual pressure? What was he talking about? Before I could think, the monster leapt at us. I was frozen with fear. Move, legs, move. I couldn’t move. Nooooo! I was too young to die! Ulquiorra quickly pushed us to the side and the monster crashed into the wall.

“Thanks Ulquiorra” I said. I stood up slowly, with the help of Ulquiorra, and tried to stop my legs from shaking.

“Are you okay?” Ulquiorra asked. I nodded. The monster got out of the rubble and turned to us.

“So you like to play, eh?” he growled as he charged at us once again. This time Ulquiorra and I both ran out of the way. However, the monster swiped out his claws and slashed my side.

I cried out in pain. “Tsuki!” Ulquiorra yelled. He ran to me and tried to do something, apart from panicking. More blood was coming out of my wound and I was scared. Then the monster decided it was time to attack again. His claws started to glow purple and they grew bigger! They were already big, yet he wanted them bigger! I seriously don’t understand people these days, or should I say monsters.

Ulquiorra stood in front of me before the monster attacked. No! What was he doing? I stood up and tried to push Ulquiorra out of the way but it was too late. No no no, I kept repeating in my head.

“ULQUIORRA!” I shouted so loud that my lungs would burst any minute now. The monster’s claws slashed Ulquiorra and left a bloody mess. A bit of his left side of his body was torn and there was huge scratch marks. I gasped and covered my eyes. The sight looked horrible.

A man with black hair appeared and killed the monster with one blow of his sword. Where the hell did he come from? But I was busy thinking about Ulquiorra. I quickly rushed to his side and hugged him, careful of the wound. The sky started raining, as if crying for Ulquiorra. My blue hair started sticking to my face and I moved it out of my face quickly.

“Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra, please wake up!” I cried. His eyes opened and he weakly smiled. I smiled a sad smile as my tears dripped onto his face. He joined in as well and cried.

“Don’t cry” I whispered. He chuckled softly.

“I’ll try not to” he replied. I wiped away his tears. “I’m glad I could save you” he said. ‘No, I should have saved you’, I wanted to tell him but I didn’t. His eyes were struggling to stay open and I knew he didn’t have long left. So I said the thing that I have been waiting to say.

“I love you.” I leaned down and kissed his lips. They were cold, yet soft. When we parted again, he smiled up at me,

“I love you too” he said before his eyes closed forever. Not before, a tear slid down both cheeks. I saw on both of his cheeks was a tear stain, a single line down each cheek. He was gone. Forever.

“ULQUIORRA!” I screamed again. I cried and cried until there were no more tears left. By now, the sky was dark and there was only one person around. I looked to the person that killed the monster. He stood there still, with a sad look on his face.

I observed him. He had black hair with a white weird looking thing in his hair. A black kimono wrapped around his body and he had a sword in a sheath tied around his waist. I had many questions to ask him and now I was ready to ask them. My first question:

“Who are you?” I asked.

“Sojun Kuchiki” he replied. I told him my name and then I started firing my questions at him. He answered all of them and explained to me a few things.

What I didn’t expect him to do, was offer me a job as a soul reaper. He told me all about them and he was one. So my reply was ‘yes’. I agreed because I wanted to get stronger. Stronger so I can protect children like Ulquiorra. Also because there was nothing for me now in ‘the world of the living’ so I would go to the Soul Society to start a new life.

Many years had passed and I had grown close to Sojun’s son, Byakuya. He was like an older brother to me. I still missed Ulquiorra very much. The night he died, Sojun helped me bury him in a nearby clearing. Every year on Ulquiorra’s birthday, I would go to his grave in the world of the living. I would stand there and sing 'Never Be the Same' by Jessica Mauboy and 'Ghost' by Ella Henderson. (A/N: I wanted to put that song in but couldn't, so go check it out!)

Sojun had taught me how to be a soul reaper and it seemed like I was meant to be one. My human body was gone and it was felt weird but I got used to it. I had made many friends in the Soul Society. Most nights, I would go star gazing and think of Ulquiorra. Never in a million years did I think he would come back to me as an espada.

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Did you like the Ulquiorra’s past I made up? I definitely did. It was so sad! That chapter was my longest chapter so far and was one of the fastest updated ones which was pretty awesome of me. I got my reports back for school and I did pretty good! Reports are over so I will have more time to update!

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