"Well have your finest bottle of red wine please." Kyoraku grinned.
"Certainly sir." Replied the smart waiter.
Kyoraku was on his 'date' with Nanao at the 'Golden Palace'. The place is incredibly smart, posh and is popular amongst the nobles. The carpet is a fine, red clean carpet, and the walls are very grand. White marble tiles on the wall with a glistening shine and golden lights hanging from the walls and ceiling. There is more than fifty small round tables around the room, all looking exactly the same with a rich white cotton fabric covering the table with a single rose in a beautiful vase in the middle of the table with some rich red candles around. As it's a high status restaurant Kyoraku wore his finest kimono, it was black like his standard uniform but had big, white detailed flowers all over. He accessorised his smart kimono with thin grey obi wrapped round his waist. Nanao put in a lot of effort as well and wore a long, light blue kimono that covered her ankles and is made of silk with small, delicate light pink flowers all over. She wore a matching light pink obi and a light pink hair clip. She also wore some make-up with light pink lips and cheeks and a small amount of dark eye shadow. She was also wearing mascara and a small amount of eyeliner, making her look quite seductive.
"A bottle? Oh captain... You're going to get incredibly drunk at this rate and we've only just ordered our meal!" She shouted.
"Not so loud. What would all the snobs say?" He grinned.
She blushed in embarrassment realising she was loud and a few people were looking at her. At that point the smartly dressed waiter came back with a bottle of red wine, pouring them both a drink and leaving the bottle on the table. He then walked off leaving the two.
"And stop calling me captain, were not working. And it'll take more than a bottle to get me drunk."
"Ok... Kyoraku... I don't approve of this date in fact I think it's ridiculous I mean... I dread to think how much the bill is going to cost! How can Kurotsuchi afford to go to a place like this?" Nanao asked, slightly frustrated.
"Well he obviously really cared for her. This is where he was going to propose to her three days ago, he wanted to make it special and well... This place certainly is special." Kyoraku said, having another look around at the grand place.
"He was going to propose to her!" Nanao shouted.
Everyone looked around at her, annoyed that she is disrupting their meal. She blushes with embarrassment.
"Nanao... You need to keep it down." Kyoraku smirked.
"WELL I-!"
"Shush!" He interrupted.
She realised she was being loud again, she sighed and took a sip of her drink.
"You look incredibly beautiful tonight." He said, picking up his glass.
"You've told me three times now..." She said, annoyed.
"That just proves how good looking you are!" He winked.
Usually at work she would've hit him with her book, but tonight she either just couldn't be bothered or was too embarrassed to make a scene. She just rolled her eyes and finished off her drink. Kyoraku poured her some more.
"What were you and Kurotsuchi talking about when I left? And what does the rest of that letter say? Furthermore what did Unohana want?" She persisted him.
"My sweet Nanao, you needn't worry about that." He grinned back.
Nanao tilted her head down looking at the table, she looked quite sad.
"What's wrong Nanao? Am I that boring?"
She looked up and had such sadness in her eyes.
"I'm sorry... It's just... That poor girl... She was so young and was expecting a child... So sweet and innocent. No one deserves to suffer like how she did..." Her eyes filling up with tears.
"Oh Nanao... She wouldn't want you to cry. She wants us to have a good time, she wouldn't be crying if she was here with Mayuri now would she...? Most other people would though." He smiled.
She couldn't help but have a little laugh, she smiled at Kyoraku.
"To Lilly." He said raising his glass.
"To Lilly." She replied.
She lifted up her glass and gently tapped his glass. After a few hours of eating, talking and laughing, they pay the bill (which Kyoraku was absolutely gob smacked at the price of it, but insisted he'd pay for all of it). He walks her back to her house; surprisingly he's not even tipsy after sharing three bottles of red wine. Nanao was slightly drunk, she can't really walk or talk properly so Kyoraku places his arm round her. Standing outside her house in the squad 8 barracks which looks very similar to squad 5, she searches her purse for her keys.
"Gosssssh where did... I put the lil' buggeeer?" She slurred.
"What's that in your hand?" Kyoraku asked.
She looked at her hand to see she was holding her keys, they both laugh and she surprisingly manages to unlock the door fine.
"Thanks for payinggg the billy-bob." She smiled.
"Thank you for a nice night, well good night Nanao." He smiled back.
He turned around and started walking away to leave, Nanao was left standing at her door watching her captain slowly walk away.
"What that's it!" Nanao shouted.
He stopped, turned around and raised his eyebrows. He was about ten feet away from her.
"No hug, no kiss, no crude jokes, no pressuring me into sleeping with you? NOTHING!" She shouted.
"I'm not going to pressure you into doing anything you don't want." He smiled slightly.
She huffed and walked towards him, standing just in front of him, she adjusted her glasses and he looked down at his lieutenant.
"I thought I knew you well... Obviously not..." She murmured.
"You're just slightly drunk; I'm not going to take advantage of you." He smiled cheesily.
"I'm not that drunk..." She whispered.
They looked at each others eyes; she stood on her tiptoes to get closer to her tall captain. He leaned down slightly to get closer to her, he leaned his face in towards her and she did the same. He gently pushed her hair out of her face and placed his warm hands on her cold, red cheeks. She closed her eyes, she could feel his lips touching hers, and his stubbly beard tickled her. He could taste her strawberry flavoured lip gloss on his lips. He gently slipped his tongue in her mouth and she massaged it with her tongue. Before they could really get into it she tripped up standing on her tiptoes, she fell forward but luckily he caught her and held her up in his arms. He couldn't help but laugh; she was embarrassed, stood up and hit him gently in his chest.
I'm having de ja vu, I remember me catching Lilly as she tripped up kissing me, now Nanao's hitting me.
"Stop laughing... It's not funny!" She said, blushing.
She adjusted her glasses and began to turn to walk away.
"So I'm not going to get a good-night kiss?" Kyoraku asked.
"I think you have had more than a 'good-night kiss'!" She shouted, walking off.
He smiled and watched her storm into her home. He turned and walked towards his house.
Ehh I'm expecting Nanao to be her normal self tomorrow and pretend our 'little' kiss never happened. I'm gonna keep a low expectation so my 'little old heart' won't be broken. I think I'll check on Mayuri tomorrow, and I'll do what Lilly and Retsu has asked me to do.
The next day, the time's just gone half eight and Kyoraku is on his way to squad 12.
Just as I thought, Nanao was back to her old self and her excuse was; and I quote 'I had a bit too much drink last night which YOU forced down my throat, so excuse me for not being myself'. Ahhh that girl knows how to make me laugh. Now to go see Mayuri, I think this is where his office is... Been here enough times so I should know where everything is by now.
He arrives in squad 12 and goes into the main building, inside he can see Nemu carrying some paperwork flicking through the work. He casually walks to her, standing in front of her.
"Hey Nemu. You're looking very attractive today." He winked.
She looked exactly the same as she did everyday, nothing was different about her, and even her facial expression didn't change after hearing his compliment. She was obviously use to Kyoraku's behaviour.
"Is there something you need captain Kyoraku?" She asked, emotionless.
"Yes, where's Kurotsuchi? I wanna speak to him." He asked, seriously.
"My apologies but he's at home busy. He wants no one to interrupt him until he returns. I can only suggest you wait in his office for his return." She replied.
"Ok thanks, I'll go to his office. Back there right?" He said pointing behind him.
She nods. He says good-bye and leaves the main building. He walks the opposite way from the office and walks towards Mayuri's home.
Sheesh I ain't waiting around. I wonder what on earth he's doing at home when he should be working still. This is his house here; I remember coming round with Lilly whilst running from Nanao. Mayuri wasn't impressed when he arrived home to see us two VERY drunk trying on his clothes and paint, I personally thought Lilly's moustache was quite funny, shame he doesn't share our sense of humour.
He opens the front door into the hall way, he remembers that the door on the right is Nemu's room and the one of the left is the living room. As he places his hand on the handle he notices the door is slightly open and he can hear a strange noise, he opens the door a bit more and peeps in slightly trying not to get caught. He can see the back of Mayuri sitting on the sofa with his arms on the back of the sofa with a glass of alcohol in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Kyoraku notices something moving quite quickly which looks like it's moving on Mayuri's lap, he then realises it's a brunette woman performing oral sex on him. Kyoraku is slightly embarrassed to witness it but before he could turn away he witnesses Mayuri putting his cigarette in his mouth and punching the woman in the face. She falls back on the floor, he stands up and takes his cigarette out and replaces it with his alcohol. He gulps down his drink and throws the glass at the woman, it breaks and it cuts her, he pulls up his trousers and adjusts his clothes, he goes to the fridge and takes out a bottle of alcohol. The woman whose face is covered in blood staggers to her feet and rushes to the exit.
"You're a sick monster! Wait till' I tell my boss what you just done!" She shouted.
He just sighed, took out a glass and poured himself a drink. The woman left bumping into Kyoraku; she huffed and quickly ran out the hallway. Kyoraku stood in the doorway with the door wide open and with his arms crossed. Mayuri sits down not realising Kyoraku is there, he takes his hat and scarf off and runs his fingers through his gelled hair, messing it up. He puts his cigarette in the ashtray on the floor and drinks his alcohol then places the empty glass on the floor. He places his elbows on his knees and puts his face in his hands.
"Well... That wasn't very nice..." Kyoraku said.
Mayuri didn't jump in shock; he just simply put his hands down and turned his head to face Kyoraku.
"She was a slut... She's use to it." Mayuri said, calmly.
"She was a prostitute weren't she...? Not the same as Lilly, so that's why you kicked her out I'm assuming?" Kyoraku asked.
He walked in and shut the door. He stood on the other side of the sofa and leaned his arms against it.
"Tsk... I'm sure you know full well that men have sexual urges..." Mayuri said, getting out a cigarette.
"Yeah but still... She's been dead for three days and already you-"
"SHUT UP!" Mayuri shouted, interrupting him.
Kyoraku quietened down, waiting for Mayuri to say something.
"Look... I just wanted... Lilly... I realised that whore wasn't her and so I simply kicked her out..." Mayuri said, quietly.
Kyoraku took a seat next to him, staying quiet in case Mayuri was going to say anything else. He doesn't say anything else so Kyoraku fills the silence.
"So a substitute? Never works believe me..." Kyoraku said, sympathetically.
"Hmm... Did you say...? You dated Sophie?" Mayuri asked.
"Yeah... We were good friends... Dated for over a year then split up weeks before she died..." Kyoraku said, softly.
"...What was she like?" Mayuri asked.
"Well, I'll tell you exactly what she was like..."