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No one had really noticed it at first, but Yoruichi was spending almost all of her time in cat form.

It wasn't until her injuries had healed and she speedily transformed back from human and stayed that way for two weeks that he felt it was necessary to question her actions. "But first," he said in a tone he used only for wheedling women, "Won't you change back?"

"Cat-form never bothered you before." She stretched, baring sharp white teeth. This was a warning that she could have those teeth sunk into his hand in no time flat, so he'd best stop asking.

"Okay then, deprive me of your beauty."

"Bite me," she snapped before situating herself for a bath of her...

"Oh, for the love of..."

"I'm a cat. Cats lick their asses."

"Cats can't speak."

She looked up at him. "Well I'm special," she said before resuming the bath.

"No one said you weren't."

"Special as a cat, or as a girl?"

Even she had that feminine habit of asking loaded questions. He thanked God he had managed to eliminate that horrific X-chromosome based trait in Ururu. Two women to deal with was just too much for even him.

"Well?"

"Shihouin don't be an ass. What's eating at you?"

She paused. "You're not going to leave me be until I answer, are you?"

"Of course not."

"Okay then. Do you truly think I'm beautiful?"

"Stunning."

"No, really, earth-shattering, soul-piercingly?"

"Don't you know this shit already?"

She licked her paw. "Sometimes even i need to be reminded."

Kisuke sighed, exasperated. "At the time you left Soul Society, you abandoned twenty-three suitors, seven would-be lovers, and one stalker we all know as Soi Fon. Doesn't that tell you anything?"

"That was then."

"Okay then, what happened while you were gone?"

"I transformed in front of Ichigo."

"I assumed you would. What, was his reaction not to your liking?"

"It was exactly what I expected. He kept making me put on clothes."

"So...?"

"That's not what's bothering me."

"How long did you stay in human form?"

"Until that business with Aizen was over with. Oh yeah, Ukitake says 'Hi.'"

"Okay, so you changed in front of Ichigo and you were seen as a human by everyone. I don't see where you're going with this." He scratched absently at his neck.

"Sado and Ishida saw me too." Her tone was becoming frosty.

"Of course they did."

"Fully clothed."

"Right." He was still lost, and by the look on her cat-face he could tell she was getting impatient. "Okay, out with it."

She took a deep breath. "Not a comment between the two of them. Inoue was all like 'Yoruichi-san is sooooo beautiful!' But not a word out of those two." Now she was really frowning.

Kisuke started to laugh.

"What's so funny?" She demanded.

He couldn't answer her. He left her looking puzzled and a little more than irritated. Well, he thought, if she doesn't know they're gay I'm not going to be the one to tell her.