This chapter is super short and so no song really applies thematically. However Breakfast Can Wait by Prince comes to mind. It has nothing to do with anything that happens but Tobiume does cook some breakfast. Anyways here it is.
Chapter 4
The next day, Rangiku wasted no time in breaking her promise and taking the future of Tobiume's desires into her own hands. She had a plan and she was going to get those girls together. While exiting the captain's and lieutenant's meeting which was held to discuss progress in the Toju affair, Rangiku went up to Momo.
"Hi Momo."
"Hey."
"Guess what."
"What."
"I think you have a secret admirer."
"What? Me? No ones ever, who is it?" Momo asked taken completely aback.
"Its not my place to tell," Rangiku said. "but I will say that they are completely enamored with you and have been for a long time."
"Oh no! I hope he isn't mad at me for not noticing!" Momo expressed with concern as Rangiku smirked inwardly at the heteronormative assumption Momo made and wondered if Momo was completely straight.
"Don't worry about them Momo. It's not your fault they haven't told you. Let me just tell you that they care a lot about you, and they have has known you for a very long time. Also, I think you two would make the cutest couple ever and you should hope that they find it in them to confess their love to you."
"Wow! You really think so?" Momo said, pensively considering the possibility of romance.
"I know so." Rangiku assured with a smile.
"Wow, he's that awesome isn't he? I wonder who he is." Momo said wondering who it might be.
"Anyways hey," Rangiku said snapping Momo back, "me and Haineko are going to the hot springs tonight. I figured we deserve some sober relaxation after all this bloody fighting. Wanna come with?" Rangiku invited.
"Sure I have some paperwork to do but if I pace myself right I should be done tonight. What time are you going?" Momo responded.
"About midnight." Rangiku responded, happy that her plan was working.
"Ok I can do that."
"Great! Bring Tobiume."
"Ok."
"See you tonight then! Peace!" Rangiku said concluding the conversation and walking off.
"See you!" Momo said with a wave.
And with that they parted ways. Rangiku walked with a smile on her face, proud of her work. You see she had no intention of meeting Momo and Tobiume at the hot spring with Haineko. She had proposed this girls night out to surreptitiously get momo and tobiume alone, relaxed, and naked together knowing full well that the hot spring would most likely be empty Sunday night.
Hopefully her advice to Tobiume, the hints she dropped to Momo, and the circumstance of being in alone in a hot spring would be enough to make the truth come forth. Heck, hopefully Momo would break out one of her awesome massages. "That'll get Tobiume going." She thought to herself.
Meanwhile, Momo arrived at her lieutenant quarters and smelled food cooking. Tobiume had taken an interest in cooking. She had never eaten anything but plums in the inner world. They were good but boring to her. In any case neither shinigami nor zanpakuto really need to eat so it was not much of a problem. Now that she had tasted and smelled the wonder of the food outside she had taken serious interest in it and made it a hobby. However, unlike Orihime - and equally enthusiastic amateur chef - Tobiume produced considerably better results.
Momo called out to Tobiume.
"Yes Momo."
"What are you cooking? It smells nice."
"Eggs, bacon, pancakes with peach syrup, and black tea."
"Sounds wonderful. Did you make the peach syrup yourself?"
"Yup."
"Oh wow. Peach is my favorite."
"I know. It'll be ready soon."
"Wow I cant wait. Thanks Tobiume. You're such a good cook."
"Nawww." Tobiume said bashfully.
"Oh hey! Rangiku invited us to go to the hot springs tonight with Haineko. Wanna go."
"Sure. Sounds fun."
"Ok. Were going at midnight."
"Ok."
"All right I'll start this paperwork. It's due tomorrow so I have to finish it before we go."
"Do you want some help with it."
"Sure."
"Ok. Then we start after breakfast."
"Deal."
Tobiume returned to the kitchen to finish cooking the meal and Momo set to work setting plates and utensils and preparing the work area. They dined marvellously and then got to work on the busy work at hand. Hours dragged on by in silence as they worked and the stack got progressively smaller and smaller...
AN: Lemons around the corner. Lemons yo.
