Ch11 Aizen (Arc 1 Fin)

I blinked my eyes open, my expression somewhat panicked as I found myself in the middle of a strange city. My eyes snapping to and fro, taking in the glistering buildings, unbelievably clean pathways and cloudless sky, as my mind whirled around trying to figure out where I was...

The last thing I could remember was... Ulquiorra..? Sticking a hand through my chest...

"You're a child?" The sudden voice quickly spooked me as I whirled on my feet, snapping my gaze to the sound.

I blinked at the sight of Aizen standing just behind me, a bemused expression on his face as he looked me over.

"You're a child..." He repeated, his expression minutely changing as I finally found my voice.

"I'll have you know, I fully qualify as an adult in my world!" I remarked, crossing my arms.

Aizen at first didn't seem like he was going to respond before to my own surprise, the man raised his head and laughed.

"A child!" He repeated, his guffaw increasing and my panic settling. "A child managed to trick The Gotei 13!" He'd gone into full-blown laughter at the thought.

I twitched with each second of laughter that passed.

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I took in the vast expanse, the spiralling city grabbing my attention away from the much calmer captain behind me. Eyeing the pristine palace in the centre.

"Magnificent, is it not? Your... Interference has allowed me to recreate my inner world into a perfect one." Aizen's voice reverberated across the open city, a proud look on his face as he took everything in.

A small part of me wondered if he preferred this world.

I quickly put my hands in my pockets and shrugged. "Where's Kyoka?" I decided to ask, earning another sigh from the man.

"Not at all your concern..." He stated passively, though his gaze didn't meet mine making me wonder if he even knew himself... "I am not sure why I expected you, of all people, to appreciate this-"

"There's no one else here, must be pretty lonely," I spoke over him, missing the way his eyes minutely widened at my answer before promptly turning towards him. "So.. You wanna explain what the hell happened? 'Cos I am pretty sure none of today was supposed to go the way it did,"

Aizen however gave me no answer, his thoughts elsewhere as he stared out at his inner world, for whatever reason, my earlier answer seemed to have struck a chord with him.

I briefly wondered when I'd wake out of the Espada induced coma, before he broke out of his stupor and turned towards me, his earlier look replaced with something I couldn't decipher. A moment passed as he continued to just stare before he let out another sigh, shaking his head minutely in the process, his expression once again changed, to... Well, it wasn't hostile and frankly that was all that mattered.

"Sit down... There's quite a bit to go through..." The man finally stated.

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Arc 1 Fin.

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Author Notes: I am fairly certain someones mentioned it before, but as of right now, Aizen knows that he can't actually take back his body just yet. Which is why he didn't immediately try to get rid-of/takeover the si.

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Edit: Updated Aizen's current mood towards the SI