Upgraded: 9 months into the future

Rose stood in her Fraccion's doorway. Everyone was at war with Aizen.
She was frowning, "I broke many rules to do this for you, but I believe you are stronger than her." Rose's frown broke into a grin, "I promote you at Nuvena Espada, number 9." She was nervous and didn't know what to do. "Aaroniero Arruruerie is... dead." Rose scoffed. "Hey, of course... if you don't want to be an Espada, that's fine by me. But personally, I think I did all of Hueco Mundo a favor. That guy was not normal." She bit her lip and leaned against the door, "So, Xalen... do you want to?"

She shrugged.

"Whatever floats your boat..."

Rose sighed, "If you do take up the role of the Espada, you're gonna have to be a little more responsible. Not so carefree." She unsheathed her Zanpakuto, "Let's see what you have learned from your training." Before Xalen had a chance to react, Rose leapt at her. She aimed a kick to Xalen's stomach, sending her into a nearby wall, shattering it completely.

Xalen lazily pulled herself out of the wall.

"I said. Whatever. Floats. Your. Boat. Meaning... If you want me to, then I will. But don't expect me to change."

Rose smirked and vanished again. Her Zanpakuto stuck into the wall, inches from Xalen's head. "That the best you can do?!"

Xalen looked at her from the corner of her eye.

"I'm not gonna do anything. That's the thing."

Rose sighed to herself and thought angrily, Dammit! She isn't gonna make a very good Espada... well this sucks... She scratched the back of her head and sat down on the ground. "Screw it. Do what you want."

"I WILL do what I want."

She continued to walk off.