“Lord Aizen must really trust us if he's having us watch over Ulquiorra.” Loly said, sitting on the edge of her bed, Menoly susunod to her as they watched the five-year-old Ulquiorra stack blocks into a high tower.

“I suppose so. He does seem to trust Ulquiorra the most out of all of the Espada.”

Loly smiled. She'd put up with watching Ulquiorra if it meant doing a favor for Lord Aizen. Luckily, he had proved very easy to take care of. In fact, she and Menoly barely had to do anything; they mostly just watched him play. It was a bit odd seeing him play with toys, but Loly supposed that was...

It was official: the children were nowhere in Las Noches. They weren't in their rooms, the kitchen, or anywhere in the immediate area of the castle. No other arrancar had seen them all morning. Ichimaru, Tousen, and the fraccion had searched every nook and cranny, but to no avail. Finally, they were forced to approach Aizen on the matter.

Many would agree that Ichimaru was a scary guy, but even he trembled when it came to Aizen. After he had been told that the children were missing, he sinabi nothing. Ichimaru wished he would yell at them instead of giving them silence, but Aizen never yelled....