Shunsui decided to walk from the 13th Division to the 8th. The Shinigami's Women's Association had their headquarters there. They had not chosen the 11th Division, for fear that men would randomly burst in, looking for Ichigo. He crept towards the room previously labeled 'Broom Closet,' now the SWA headquarters for all miscellaneous women's activities.
"What are you doing here?"
Shunsui turned quickly around, and nearly spun over in surprise. "Mayuri-taichou! You scared me half to death!!"
The masked man sniffed disdainfully, and replied, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm trying to be manlier. That's why I'm going to make a copy of the SWA's List of Manliest Men. What are you doing here, Mayuri-taichou?"
"Their roasted potatoes are good."
"Oh…so you want to get in too. Want to be partners in crime?"
Mayuri rolled his eyes. "Please. I'm an expert at this."
That said, Shunsui watched Mayuri inserted the long nail of his middle finger into the lock. Amazingly, it clicked open. The scientist swept into the room and immediately set upon devouring the potatoes. Shunsui would've rather devoured sake.
Shunsui sprang into action, shuffling papers and various candies in search of the List of Manliest Men. After a few minutes of searching, he didn't find it. He did, however, find the list of 'Captains We Most Desire a Photo Book for,' and decided it was close enough. He began jotting down names. After he copied down the top five, he decided to look for his name, to see how close to 'manly' he was. Crap. He was 9th place.
"What are you doing here?"
Shunsui glanced up around the room. Mayuri was gone... "Kuchiki-taichou! You scared me half to death!..." After a moment of contemplation he added, "But then I'd be dead…"
"That does not answer my question. What are you doing here, Kyoraku-taichou? Last I checked, you were not part of the SWA."
"Well, you're not either, Byakuya. Unless you mean to tell me you're breaking in too? Or maybe you're a girl in disguise?" Shunsui glanced furtively towards the noble.
"Preposterous. Besides, I am not a woman, nor would I do such a thing. Rukia is absent today, so therefore, it is my duty to see all her responsibilities are taken care of. This is one of them."
"Oh. Well, anyway, I'm dead, so don't mind me...wait! If you're a man, you must be manly! Unless you're like me, of course."
"Kindly refrain from making me concerned about whether you are mentally handicapped. You can do so by refraining from commenting on my manliness."
"But, see, you're first in my list!" Shunsui said, reading his list, "But I'll start from the fifth one all the way up to the first, so I can approach manliness a step at a time...bye, Byakuya!" He sauntered out the door, and felt somebody slam into him. Somebody small. Somebody with pink hair. Somebody hyperactive.
"Sake-san! Sake-san! Why're you here, Sake-san? Don't tell me you're a woman too?"
"Ah…I…" Shunsui trailed off, at a loss for words. But then he took a leaf from Byakuya's book, and stuffed one of Jyuushiro's Super Stuffed Stockings into her mouth. Before anybody else happened to come across him, he quick shunpo'd away.
Yachiru ate the candy, stocking and all.
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This meant to be a long chapter, but whatever. I like short chapters. Except this one, since it's pretty boring, or I think so, anyway. It'll get better, so bear with me...
So, anyway, there will be short chapter updates.
Unless there's a long chapter update.
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