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Created by rainroses
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Note: I was reading some fan fictions when I stumbled on an old Christmas mistletoe fic… gave me an idea. Thanks to the author, whose name I cannot seem to recall. Anyways, I won't be updating so much after this because our exams are around the corner… Gome, I really have to study. Hope you enjoy this..
Mistletoes above My Head
"Damn that man!!!" Ichigo yelled as he stomped into the office of the 8th squad's captain. He face was beet red.
"He's going to pay!!!" Rukia vowed angrily as she stepped in behind Ichigo. Her face rivaled that of a tomato's.
Nanao looked up to see the source of the noise. "What are you doing here? If you're looking for Kyouraku-taichou, he's goofing off somewhere, as usual. If you find him, please tell him to come back because I need his signatures on these papers. Rika!"
A young shinigami entered the office and bowed to Nanao. "What can I do for you, Ise-fukutaichou?"
"Could you please pick up my order from the 12th squad? I think it should be done by now."
"Hai, Ise-fukutaichou." Rika went out of the room and Ichigo and Rukia cautiously went out of the office, making sure that there was no mistletoe on his doorway.
"I swear, I will shred him into pieces when I see him!!!" Ichigo roared.
Meanwhile…
"Hikou, call the taichou of Squad 4, 5, 6 and 8 to me? There seems to be some mix-up in their reports," General-Captain Yamamoto ordered one of his assistant shinigami.
The shinigami used his shunpo to get to the captains in a short time. Later, we see three captains walking towards a crossroad. When they got to the junction point, they let out mechanical greetings and went their way, which seemed to be the same.
"Unohana-taichou, may I know where you are headed?" Sousuke decided to strike a conversation with the gentle captain of the 4th squad. He did not really like conversing with the strict captain of the 6th squad.
"Yamamoto-shigekuni wished me to his office, Aizen-taichou."
"Is that so? It seems that I will be joining you then."
Byakuya, who was walking behind them, cleared his throat as if reminding them that he was there too.
"Kuchiki-taichou, are you going to the same destination with us as well?" Retsu asked Byakuya.
Byakuya nodded and the threesome were about to walk through a torii gate when a barrier came out of nowhere and blocked them. Sousuke and Byakuya tried to break the barrier to no avail.
"Oh dear, it seems we can't pass this way," Retsu observed, "Why don't we try another route then?"
The other two agreed to her idea and they started to walk away when they were blocked once again by a barrier. The barrier started to close in them. The three tried to use shunpo to get out of there but the barrier would go where they would. There was no escape. Sousuke and Byakuya had already used their bankai when Kyouraku appeared out of nowhere, yawning as he walked past them.
"Kyouraku-taichou!" Retsu called out to the passing captain who did not seem to notice them.
Shunsui looked for the person who called out his name and his jaw dropped when he saw what was happening. Sousuke, Byakuya and Retsu were victims of the mistletoe that he had hung by the torii. What a catch!! But it was unanticipated and it wrecked one of his plans. He had meant to use that on Mayuri of the 12th squad and on some unfortunate shinigami. He frowned a bit before pretentiously investigating the gate. He pretended to be meticulous with every detail and acted as if it were something new to him.
"What do you think this is, Kyouraku-taichou?" Byakuya asked the senior captain, who was still "investigating" everything.
"It seems to be some kidou barrier used as a trap," Sousuke replied for Shunsui. "With patterns of the workmanship of a man named Urahara Kisuke."
The other two captains stirred in their places. He was the ex-taichou of the 12th squad who created strange inventions and was banished from Soul Society. Kyouraku on the other hand, froze. Kisuke had been the one who gave them the mistletoes. What if these three found out? They are going to be so dead.
"Could he be planning something?" Retsu thought aloud.
Kyouraku decided to let them know about the mistletoe to stop them from asking more questions. "Aha!" he cried while pointing to the mistletoe hanging from the top of the torii. "There it is! The culprit!! It is not a normal thing to be seen on a torii gate!!!"
"The culprit is…" the three trapped captains said in unison, "a plant?!!!"
"It's not just an ordinary plant," Shunsui replied a matter-of-factly, "it's a mistletoe."
The Byakuya's eyes widened. He had studied strange human customs in his Academy years. That was the plant one had to kiss under. He looked at the other captains with him. They just smiled and to his chagrin, the 4th squad captain tiptoed to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Merry Christmas, Kuchiki-taichou. I'm sorry for that," she said after she kissed him. Her face was pink. Byakuya could feel heat rising to his face and his heart was beating wildly. He watched as she did the same to Aizen.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Aizen-taichou… and sorry for that as well…"
"Oh? But I'm not," Sousuke replied and kissed her on the cheek as well. Retsu turned pink but regained her composure.
"Hey you guys!! Old man Yamamoto won't be pleased if we come any later," Shunsui called out to them. "What about me Retsu, no kiss for me?"
Byakuya and Sousuke barred him in a split second.
"Okay, okay, I think that's a no. But not even…"
The two were getting ready to pull out their Zanpakutou.
"PEACE!!!" Shunsui flashed a peace sign the muttered to himself, "Not even Nanao-chan would kiss me… ah women, such beautiful cruel creatures."
The four walked their way to Yamamoto's office. (If you're wondering why they didn't use Shunpo, then I will explain. This entrance does not allow such due to the fact that the reiatsu could destroy some of the torii gate's power. Sousuke and Byakuya broke that law by releasing their shikai and bankai.) Sousuke and Retsu walked in front while Byakuya lagged behind them. Shunsui joined Byakuya.
"That Sousuke," Shunsui said fondly, "he really likes her."
Byakuya felt his ears twitch at the words. Shunsui watched Byakuya's face get troubled then thought to himself, '… hmm… he likes her too…'
"What made you say that?"
"Well, when Retsu finished kissing both of you, the barrier already dissolved. And yet he still kissed her."
Byakuya looked at Sousuke and Retsu, who were conversing quite animatedly (just imagine mild mannered talkativeness… that would equal normal talkativeness) then he hastened his pace and walked beside Retsu and tried to interest her as well.
Shunsui chuckled to himself. 'We'll have a bloody fight if these two were to fight for her hand… at least I have Nanao-chan… and should someone bother us I--'
Nanao was waiting in Yamamoto's fukutaichou's office. She had a cross look on her face and she had something in her hand. The other three captains had already gone in and left him.
He turned his back and tried to run away, but got caught by a trap set by Nanao. She smirked evilly and approached him. 'On second thought…'
Owari
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