Kombanwa reader-chan! I hope you are having a positively wonderful evening! Please enjoy the chapter! Ba da ba bap ba! I'm loving it on here. Even if uploading stories is a pain in the ass…Chapter 2: Aura of Absolute DarknessIshida looked at the Asano's door with Keigo but neither of them reached for the handle.

"You can feel it too?" Keigo chuckled weakly and Ishida nodded.

"w-what is that?" he asked, glancing over at him.

"Mizuho… she's been depressed and ticked ever since Ikkaku left without saying goodbye…" Keigo answered then chuckled again. "I've been sleeping out here cause if I go in she gets pissed off at me and throws things."

"Do you eh… still wanna go in there?" Ishida asked, Keigo smiling weakly.

"Kind of have to…" Keigo sighed then grinned. "Though, I doubt she'll throw anything if I duck behind you…"

"No." Ishida glared and Keigo chuckled.

"Hey relax! I was kidding!" he said and pulled his key, unlocking it and something that looked a bit like black smoke echoed out.

"Bad aura…" Ishida muttered, Keigo nodding.

"Horrors beyond horrors…" he answered.

"Still going in?" Ishida smirked and Keigo gave him a quick glare.

"Eh, yeah… heroes always go in!" Keigo said suddenly and threw the door open, Ishida gaping at the dark interior. Keigo sighed and stepped in. "Anee-chan? Tadaima…"

"close the door…" came an almost ghostly voice, Ishida peeking in to see Mizuho in all black, her hair lank and dirty and her arm held out.

"She… she looks like that girl… from the Ring…" Ishida whispered, eyes wide, Keigo chuckling nervously.

"Never saw that one…" he whispered back.

"The Grudge then…" Ishida frowned.

"Oh yeah, I saw that one." Keigo smiled a little and a pillow slapped him across the face.

"Close the door!!" Mizuho yelled.

"Aiiie! Yes Anee-chan!" Keigo quickly shuffled in, dragging Ishida in by his arm and slammed the door.

"oh, hajimashite, I'm Ishida Uryuu, I go to Keigo's school." Ishida bowed, nearly falling over in the dim light.

"Nice to meet you…" Mizuho said and fell back down onto the couch. Ishida looked over at Keigo who sighed and flicked on a light, Mizuho glaring but then sighing and slumping farther into the couch.

"She looks awful…" Ishida whispered, Keigo sighing.

"Yeah… I know." he frowned and slid his shoes off. "You might as well stay a while."

"Ah… no. You already made me lunch, dinner's too much." Ishida said politely, Keigo frowning.

"Call it payment." Keigo smiled.

"For what?" Ishida frowned.

"Exchange of information. You know, like spies!" Keigo grinned and Ishida sighed.

"Right…" Ishida sighed. Should have known he isn't serious… Keigo grabbed his arm again and drug him towards the kitchen.

"So! C'mon! Anee-chaaaan, whatcha want to eat?" Keigo called, Mizuho not looking up from some period drama. (Lol, period dramas are the soap operas of Japan…)

"Anything. Nothing. I don't care." she moaned.

"oh get over it, he's coming back you know." Ishida snapped without meaning to, Keigo pinching him.

"Ishida!" he growled.

"W-what?" Mizuho looked up at him, Ishida swallowing.

"they had to go off for business but it's not like he won't be back soon… the business is located primarily in Karakura after all." Ishida said, her eyes widening.

It wasn't exactly a lie.

"Really?! You mean it?! How do you know?!" Mizuho asked brightly, Keigo gaping openly.

"eh, I'm Matsumoto-rin's cousin, her and Madarame-san and Ayasegawa-san work together so I found out from her." he answered hesitantly.

Now THAT that was total bullshit.

"Aiie!! No wonder! He's so dedicated! Though I do hate that Skank-san is working with him…" Mizuho grumbled then brightened. "I want Onigiri!! And miso with garlic ramen

Kei-chan! I'm taking a shower I should be out before it's done! Suki otomo!"

And with that she damn near floated from the room.

Ishida gaped and twitched a little.

"w-what did I do?" he asked, looking back at Keigo who was just as shocked.

"You just cured Mizu…" Keigo muttered then grinned. "Guess you have to stay now so I can give you a thank you dinner!"

"Wait… this was a set up!" he yelled accusingly, Keigo's eyes innocent and wide.

"Hmm? No! Why would you think that! I'm not smart enough to plan something like this!" Keigo chuckled and walked into the kitchen, Ishida gaping and looking at the door.

What the hell just happened?!

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"Itadekimasu!" Mizuho announced, digging into her food with gusto.

"Eh… right…" Ishida muttered and Keigo smiled, his hair pulled up at the top so just his bangs were out of his face and he was wearing an apron that made him look way too

cute…

Did I just think he looks cute?!

Ishida dove into his food. Drown out evil thoughts with ramen! It's always worked

before!!

"I hope it's okay, I ran out of salt." Keigo grinned and sat, Ishida looking up in shock.

"Are you kidding?! This is better than Mamori's on Kurochi street!!" he said, Keigo blushing.

"it's not THAT good…" he muttered.

"No it really is!" Ishida insisted, going back to eating, Keigo poking his and blushing bright red.

"Otomo! You idiot! You're food is always good, even if you bitch and moan about feeding me!" Mizuho punched him in the head and Keigo chuckled.

"Eh, yeah." he muttered and started eating. Ishida devoured his and poured more miso over his rice.

"This is better than anything I make!" Ishida smiled and ate, savoring each bite.

"Yeah, thanks. I'm glad you like it." Keigo smiled a little and ate his own food, Mizuho looking between them.

"Oi, otomo, is Ishida-san the person you were meeting today with your special usually reserved for White's day chocolate and lunch special?" she asked, Ishida going red.

White's day chocolate?!

"S-so what if he is?!" Keigo grumbled, going a little redder.

"Aah! Otomo-chaaaan! You're being opened to a world you do not understand!! Forbidden love, kawaii!!" Mizuho grinned widely and Keigo's jaw dropped.

"Mizu you freak! It's not like that!" Keigo yelled, throwing his empty bowl at her.

"Is sooooo!!" Mizuho grinned, sticking her tongue out at him. Ishida set his bowl down and stood abruptly, still blushing and both the siblings stopped.

"I should be going." he announced, Keigo looking up at him.

"Oh, Ishida…" he frowned.

"Oooh you don't even use a suffix anymore! That's so sweeeet!!" Mizuho squealed, hands clasped together in front of her, Keigo glaring over at her.

"Urasai!!" he yelled, Ishida grabbing his jacket. Keigo looked back. "Oi, let me walk you to the door."

"Fine." Ishida said, turning quickly and walking to the door. Keigo followed close behind and Ishida pulled his shoes on, looking back.

"sorry about Mizuho, she's eh… annoying…" Keigo muttered, crossing his arms over his apron and Ishida going red again. Damn it! I'm going to get a headache at this rate…

"No problem."

"Oh, hold on." Keigo said, running off down the hall, Ishida standing there with his coat in his hands and a frown in place. There was the sound of something falling and Ishida deadpanned.

"What the hell is he doing?" he muttered then Keigo ran back and held out a little package.

"Here, I made desert, you might as well take it with you." Keigo grinned.

"Oh, thanks." Ishida nodded.

"No problem. I'll get the bento tomorrow when I stop by." Keigo smiled.

"You're planning on stopping by tomorrow too?" Ishida sighed.

"You have something else planned?" Keigo frowned.

"Eh, not exactly…" Ishida muttered and glanced away.

"Great, there was a movie I wanted to see anyhow." Keigo grinned widely and Ishida sighed.

"Right." Of course it's all for personal gain…

"Get home safe." Keigo smiled and Ishida went red again.

"Don't say things like that…" he muttered and started out, slamming the door behind him. Why is he so cute? I mean, this is Keigo; Keigo is the essence of annoying, nowhere near cute. It's the apron… it's all the maid cafes and stuff, maid cafes polluted my brain when I was thirteen and now I'm paying for it…

My son is NEVER reading porn…End. Lol, poor Ishi-chan…Maid cafes… I actually can picture Ishida going all nosebleedy over apron-clad fluffy skirted waitresses… like Kimiko from Megatokyo… lol…Oh and eh, for those not fluent in Japlish, or at least partially fluent like me, hell, I'm working on it it's a two year program okay?!Hajimashite mean nice to meet you.Otomo means little brotherItadekimasu literally translates to 'and now I will receive', standard politeness for before you eat. Kinda like 'thank you this looks great'Kawaii means cute, seriously, this one's easy.Urasai means shut up; it's both simple and effective.I was eh… watching episodes of Bleach on YouTube and Mizuho speaks Japlish there too so I kinda wanted to keep her partially IC in her speech and stuff. Didn't mean to confuse anyone!!Review responses!cheshirejin: I am happy to give you more!! I actually posted this on AFF first since I thought it was going to have smut, but it ended up be very fluffy and sweet at the beginning and the mature content doesn't even arrive until the 8th chapter. blush yeah. For a smut master, I failed. But I really enjoy writing on this, even if I only update every other week or so… I am irrevocable encouraged to update sooner by reviews!! The more reviews (even from the same person…--;;) the sooner I usually update. In fact, I was going to put this off till Saturday but your review spurned me on!!