The saloon was loud as usual. Ichigo stepped off the dusty road and entered Urahara's saloon. At the piano there was Ishida playing whilst Orihime was dancing to his music. Some men were trying to grab at her, but she pushed them drunkenly away with a kick or a slap. They laughed playfully but Keigo, one of the waiters kept scolding them in an effort to please the dancer. She was very good-looking with her thick orange-brown hair and her blessings. However, Ichigo didn't trust her; she usually acted very naïve but he knew that she was manipulative.
Ichigo sat down at the bar and ordered some tequila. The barmaid offered him some lemon and salt, but he scowled at her as he swallowed his drink. He then asked for another drink. Orihime walked over to him and placed her hands on his shoulders, squeezing slightly.
"You feel tense- You want any help to loosen up?" she asked sweetly.
"Not today" replied Ichigo gruffly as he shrugged her off him. "Is the owner in today?"
"I'll call him for you" Replied Orihime quietly as she walked away, tears stinging her eyes.
"You should treat her more gently Ichigo. Yu know she loves you"
Ichigo looked at the owner's wife and passed her a folded and worn out piece of paper. She peered inside it cautiously and nodded towards a door at the side of the saloon. Ichigo followed her in and looked away in embarrassment as they walked in on Matsumoto while she was entertaining one of the clients.
"Yoruichi! You can't interrupt my work like this! If he wants to have a go he has to wait for his turn!" Rangiku Matsumoto cried out petulantly as her client dressed up frantically. Ichigo blushed a deeper red as the woman eyed him up. But Yoruichi ushered her out of the room and kicked the unsatisfied client out while swiftly pocketing his money. Ichigo closed the door as Yoruichi started to give him the information he needed about his Bounty Head.