Hey guys! Sry I haven't updated in a while! I was living life, you know. This will be my last entry of FTBH. Don't worry though; I'm going to tell you how everything played out. While I was 'away' I made a new website. I'm gonna use it to blog, so if you want to see what's goin on in my life, check that out. The link will be in my profile at the bottom, so check it out. Anyway, enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. If I did, I'd be rich.

Chapter 11: Epilogue

(Orihime's P.O.V)

It's been two whole months since I realized that Ulquiorra was the one I wanted to spend forever with. There have been many changes.

I told Ulquiorra that I didn't want to go back to the living world with my friends. He just looked at me as if he had never seen me before. Then I said that I wanted to stay with him in Las Noches. He sighed and said that it was a stupid decision and that it would be dangerous for me here, especially if Aizen were to come back. Just before we started talking, Aizen left for the human world with the top three espada, leaving Las Noches in Ulquiorra's care.

"Please," I said, and gave him the saddest look I could muster.

Then, in that moment, Ichigo burst in the room and saw my fake sad face. "What did you do to Inoue!" Ichigo yelled at Ulquiorra.

I stopped looking sad and turned to face Ichigo. I explained to him that it wasn't Ulquiorra's fault, and that I was just pretending. I heard Ulquiorra sigh behind me. "Then what was that face for?" Ichigo asked.

"I did that so I could try to get Ulquiorra to let me stay here," Ichigo looked at me in confusion. "I want to stay here, Kurosaki-kun, with Ulquiorra. I know you might hate me now, and that all of your work to save me was put to waste, but I'm sure that this is the right decision for me."

I was preparing for Ichigo to start screaming and blaming Ulquiorra, because it's his nature, but surprisingly, he didn't and looked at me and Ulquiorra together. He sighed and said, "If you're sure, but you," he pointed at Ulquiorra. "If you hurt Orihime in any way, I'll come and destroy you. Well, I guess I'd better leave and take them with me. See you sometime, Inoue."

So that was how that went. Since, I told Ichigo I didn't want to go, and he left. I was tired, so Ulquiorra took me up to my room so I could sleep and recover from today's events.

Sometime later, I woke up to a loud noise. It was the sound of many loud voices. I found Ulquiorra beside me. I asked him what was going on, and he picked me up and sonidoed out of the room. When we landed, we were in the throne room and there was a huge screen being projected. For a minute, I couldn't believe what I saw. It was Aizen. I felt a sense of relief, knowing that he would never come back. I looked at Ulquiorra and said, "Does this mean I can stay?" He looked at me shaking his head, and smirking.

"You don't seem to understand the constant danger around you." He said and leaned down to claim my lips. I was so surprised. He made me feel so truly happy.

So, with that, I officially considered myself okay to stay. I also learned that in the fight, the top three espada also died, making Ulquiorra the most powerful being in Hueco Mundo. He was officially crowned king at a later time. The Head Captain of Soul Society and a few other captains and lieutenants attended his coronation. The war was declared over, and peace was restored.

I was living pretty normally in Las Noches then. I had moved into Ulquiorra's suite. He usually cooked for me, since my cooking doesn't really suit him, and we shared a bed. It was nice and things were calming down. That is, until, I started worrying about something I claimed to be crucial at the time.

My human aging.

I thought that since Ulquiorra doesn't age because he's an arrancar and I'm a human, it would be awkward. For a time, I wondered if he thought that too.

I convinced myself to let it go, because it would be a very long time before I would start to look old. But one's worries can't disappear forever.

It was a special night. My birthday, in fact. So Ulquiorra took me to the top of one of the towers in Las Noches. The stars were out and they looked beautiful. There was a set table and two chairs, with a meal set out. We talked while we ate, and at the end, Ulquiorra said he had something special for me. He gestured for me to stand as he did he walked over to me and put his hand in his pocket. He went down on one knee and revealed what was in his hand, a box. He said:

"Orihime Inoue, you mean more to me than anything else. I know I have just learnt of these feelings, but I believe they mean very much. I love you. Will you marry me?"

I was awestruck and wasn't thinking straight and suddenly all my worries came back. "But what if I age! It would probably be very awkward for both of us one day, if I look like an old lady!"

He smirked and got up. "Silly Orihime, You won't age in Hueco Mundo. The Spiritual Pressure is too concentrated. And either way, I will love and care for you until the day you die and after. Will you marry me?"

I felt so stupid in that moment. I was sure that I was blushing tomato red. He would definitely tease me about it later. I had worried about it for so long, all for nothing. I nodded and said yes, as he slipped the ring on my finger. It was silver, with a diamond in the middle and two pear-shaped sapphires on each side. He kissed me passionately and I knew he was definitely the one I wanted to spend the rest of my not aging life with him.

And that marks the end of FTBH! Awesome! My first completed story! My new story will be out sometime next week! So make sure you put in an author alert and as always, please review!

-Anna