Preperations for the recruit's party are nearly done - read and enjoy.
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You are making me crazy
Kisuke Urahara couldn't think of anything else than dating Reiko. Hiyori punched him more often calling him a "useless goofy dumbass" and got mad whenever Reiko came to the lab. Whatever Hiyori did he kept smiling thinking of Reiko. Yoruichi visited him a few days before the party and she asked: "You are smiling like a child, which got all sweets of Seireitei… what have you done, Kisuke?" He confessed her what he did. At first Yoruichi stared at him and laughed, but after a few moments she realized her friend really meant it. "Leave it to me, I'll go shopping with Reiko-chan. I promise you, Kisuke, the other guys even our little Byakuya-boy will envy you.", she said grinning devilish. "Do as you wish, Yoruichi-san. All that matters is Reiko coming with me, you know." "So ya really like her, huh? Did you ever hear Reiko-chan singing? Damn she has a voice, Kisuke… I caught her off-guard singing a little song, she has a voice like ha cold breeze in winter and feeling warm like the sun at the same time. But enough Smalltalk, I have to go, see ya on Sunday!", she replied and disappeared with Shunpo. "A voice like fire and ice?", Kisuke mumbled smiling. He didn't want to wait 3 more days to see her again but she left that morning for some Hollow training with 11th squad. 'Should I ask her to sing for me once we have a bit time together alone?', he asked himself.
Reiko returned home late at Friday night, after helping the 4th squad to look after the injuries some recruits got while training. All she wanted was to visit Kisuke, but she was so tired. Before she could leave the 4th barracks she fell asleep on the stool she was sitting on. Isane put her on a simple patient bed and let her get her rest. Reiko woke up a few hours before sunrise after a dreamless sleep. She sneaked out of the barracks and went home. 'What should I do, Kasaikage? Taking a shower or go back to bed?' 'Why not taking a shower first and then go to bed? You deserve it, little cub.' Fighting countless Hollow replicas and providing wounds of careless comrades made her tired. Back at home it was quiet, Saya-chan was still asleep. 'It feels great to be home again, think I'll go take a shower first.', she thought heading straight to the bathroom.
Reiko sighed, the hot water was a blessing for her tired muscles. She spend a few minutes more under the hot water until she finally wanted to go to her bed. It didn't take a long time for her to fall into a dreamless but deep sleep. Her last thoughts went out to Kisuke, would she be able to visit him before the party?
"Milady, please wake up! Miss Yoruichi Shihōin is waiting downstairs, she said she wanted to see you. What should I do, Milady? Shall I tell her to come back later?", Saya asked, carefully shaking Reiko. "Yoruichi? Tell her she can come to my room, I'll get dressed fast.", Reiko answered yawning. She grabbed a new Shihakushō out of her wardrobe and got dressed within a few seconds. She was brushing her long red hair when Yoruichi entered. "Hey, sleepyhead! Want to do some shopping with me? Kisuke told me you would come and join the party tomorrow. How about you join me, c'mon!" "I just returned home late last night. Hollow training with 11th squad's recruits and Ikkaku. I really don't know if I… wait WHAT? Kisuke told you about tomorrow?", Reiko almost shouted staring at Yoruichi. "Calm down, Rei-chan. He said it would be a good chance for you to meet some other captains except of us. Or is there something else I don't know yet?", Yoruichi asked devilish grinning. "No! It's… it's just I didn't expect he would tell anyone, that's all!", Reiko said blushing some more. 'Damn Kisuke, couldn't you just keep quiet? What if I can't hide my feelings and she'll even know it before you do? Shit!' 'Relax, little cub. She already knows… but she'll keep quiet. We believe she knows more than even you do.', Kasaikage said soothing. "If you don't wanna go with me just tell me, you don't have to.", Yoruichi said after a few minutes of silence. "No, it's okay… how about Sui-Feng?" "She's waiting outside. I can't actually go anywhere without her following me. Her family forced her to protect and serve me, some sort of old traditions… I don't really care about that stuff. Once you are finished, let's go!"
When Reiko got home it already had been dark outside. Yoruichi found a beautiful but short evening dress and forced her to buy it. Somehow she couldn't resist and smiled thinking about what Kisuke would say the next day. "Saya-chan?", she yelled when entering the house. Her servant, she never treated like one, came rushing through the floor. "Yes, Milady?" "Saya-chan, will you stop that milady thing already?" "I… I can't, I have to it is my duty, Milady.", she mumbled blushing. Reiko giggled: "I know but I have never seen you like a servant, somehow you are more like a big sister for me, so stop it please. Ah what I wanted to say… How about you visit your family in Rukongai? You haven't been able to do so for a time now… I think they would be happy to see you again, don't you think? Take a few days off, Saya-chan. Go and visit your family." "Are you sure, Milady? I have a lot of things to do here." "I am sure… and didn't I tell you to stop calling me Milady? I'm a Shinigami and not the daughter of some noble clan anymore. Tell your family I would love to visit them together with you, like we did in the past but duty's keep me busy all time. On your way there go and buy some food and clothes for them, they might need it for the winter." "You know they won't accept it, Mi… Asada-sama." "Tell them I already payed you and it was your money you spend. They don't have to know, as long as it keeps them save this winter. And call me Reiko like you did in the past…", Reiko replied and went to her room smiling.
'You love that goofy-smile-Captain, don't you?', Kasaikage asked. 'Pretty much feels like it, Kasaikage. But… I'm way too shy to tell him.' 'Then go and bite him!', her Zanpakuto suggested. 'WHAT?' 'Why are you shouting? Calm down, little cub. It's just the way of ourselves, you know? That's how we tell someone we like or love him. A little special bite, soft and gentle – totally different from biting in a nice piece of raw meat.' 'Could you just stop that, please? This whole biting stuff won't help me in any way to tell Kisuke how I feel…' 'How about we go and tell Benihime-san? She could give him a little hint…' 'Who the hell is Benihime?' 'Benihime-san is goofy-smile-Captain's Zanpakuto. Shall we go and tell her?' 'No, you WON'T! I have to tell him myself, I just have to… what kind of girlfriend would I be if I can't even tell him something like I love you?' Kasaikage chuckled: 'Relax, little cub. It will be fine, don't worry… now go and get some rest, tomorrow will be a really special day, won't it?' After crawling in her bed she stared out of the window, straight into a beautiful full moon. 'Should I do what Kasaikage suggested and bite him gently, when we get some time for us? I wonder how he tastes… jeez! What the hell am I thinking? I Can't just go and bite him, I'm a Shinigami not a beast… but still I can't get rid of that idea. Thanks a lot, Kasaikage!', she thought while staring at the moon, cuddling her pillow and trying to fall asleep.