Chapter 4

Yoruichi smiled when she saw Urahara approaching but her smile faded when she saw the look in his haunted eyes, no doubt he was remembering the past and how she'd been treated, and she sighed mentally and rose from the water to go to him. He opened his arms and hugged her tightly, not seeming to care that she was getting his robes all wet, and when he pulled back Yoruichi melted into his warm kisses. The more he teased her it seemed, the more she was becoming comfortable with the idea of some day going further with him but especially after today she knew it wouldn't be an option now if ever it was. She tugged on his robe, urging him closer and he shrugged from his shirt and hugged her close as she untied his pants and when they dropped he startled her by lifting her into his arms and tossing her into the water. She immerged spluttering as he laughed, but she immediately noted he was waist deep in the water now and she couldn't help by think he'd done that just to keep her from seeing his body. She splashed him which only made him laugh harder, and then he swam lazily over to her and kissed her nose before ducking to the side when she made to smack him but he chuckled, obviously more at ease now

"I didn't realize how much different this place was until I was trying to rebuild it in the human world," he said and Yoruichi nodded and sank neck deep into the soothing heat with a happy sigh

"Can't beat the healing properties of this stuff, though I know you tried to replicate it back under your shop," Urahara gave her a serious look that made her wonder what he was thinking about

"Do you have a problem with me looking at you?" he asked suddenly and Yoruichi cocked an eyebrow

"You're always looking at me, I'm used to it by now," he shook his head and swam a little closer

"I meant all of you, not just your face," Yoruichi chuckled and leaned closer to kiss him before she got out of the water and laid herself out within his reach to dry

"If you wanted to see me naked, you only had to ask Kisuke," she teased and immediately felt his gaze on her, the scars she had kept inside back then were more emotional than physical because of this healing spring and because there were no physical reminders it had made her emotional pain a bit easier to overcome. She felt Urahara lightly touching her body, his touch kept impersonal and clinical as it always was when he was doing research, and she smiled to herself as she closed her eyes and relaxed into the warm sandstone beneath her. He examined her for well over an hour before she felt his fingers begin to shake and she opened her eyes to look down at him only to find his heated gaze fixed between her legs; she licked her lips, a little nervous but more curious to know just what about that area had him so enraptured, and she parted her legs and bent one knee and watched as his pupils dilated

"Have you always been hairless?" he asked a bit breathlessly and she shivered, she'd never heard him talk in that tone and it had her body reacting in new and strange ways

"Yeah, have been for as long as I can remember," she said and his hand which he'd rested on her thigh moved upward and his thumb pressed against a spot that made her pussy clench in helpless reaction, making her gasp softly and shudder with delight when he began to rub in slow circles "oh, Kisuke, I don't know what you're doing but please don't stop," she whispered and when he looked up at her she knew immediately that he'd switched between research mode and something entirely different now, almost like when he was teasing her but more intense. He moved a little closer so that he could lean over her and when he kissed her and kept moving his fingers against the hard little bud he'd found he made her pussy clench as she moaned into his hungry kisses. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he continued to tease her tighter and tighter until she was whimpering and writhing against him, and when he pressed two of his long fingers inside she arched with a soft cry as her body quivered and tightened impossibly more "Kisuke," she whispered and he nuzzled her and panted softly

"Trust me, baby, I'm right here," his husky voice propelled her into orgasm and she cried out as he coaxed every shudder from her that he could with his talented fingers, then kissed her as she clung to him. He gathered her close and pulled her with him back into the water, but he immediately moved away leaving her feeling a bit cold even in the hot water. When she glanced over at him in confusion she immediately realized he had his back to her and was leaning his hands against the other edge of the spring as if needing the support, she moved closer to him as worry took root and she saw that he was shuddering as she had been a moment ago. She laid a hand on his shoulder and felt him shudder again before he glanced back at her, the heat in his eyes almost enough to scorch her all over again, and she moved carefully between him and the side of the spring so that his erection pressed against her stomach. He moved to pull back but she followed and kissed him as she wrapped her hand around his cock which throbbed against her palm

"Trust me," she said when he looked as if he'd protest and his expression melted a little, the fight leaving him but none of the heat. She moved her hand slowly, memorizing the feel of him, and she even moved her hand down to feel the soft sac beneath; every new sensation made her feel bolder, every time he shuddered made her want more, and when she wrapped her hand around him again and began to move her hand up and down he laid his head against her shoulder as he panted hotly. She felt his cock throbbing harder in her hand and she tightened her hold a bit as she kept moving, recalling that her body had tightened like this around his fingers, and he groaned and shuddered against her as the water suddenly clouded around their hips and his cock jerked hard in her grasp. She continued to play with him till he softened and when he lifted his lips and kissed her lazily she had to smile as relief flooded her; even sexual things with Urahara were comfortable, she should have guessed they would be.

"Why not?" Yachiru demanded with her hands on her once more tiny hips and Zaraki glared down at her

"Forget it, Yachiru, carrying around an extra shihakusho for you is one thing but I will not be caught dead carrying your damned pink dress!" she pouted cutely then ran to the closet and pulled out a light yellow one with small pink flowers on it, her expression hopeful "I said no!" he snarled and she tossed it back inside in frustration and finally yelled

"You carry me around all the time and I'M pink!" Zaraki groaned and scrubbed a hand down his face in agitation

"It's not the same thing, you're my lieutenant and no matter what fucking color you are you can kill half the soul reapers in this damned place!" Yachiru glared at him for a long while and he glared right back until she turned away and snapped

"Fine, I'll go with you in my other form and everyone will see me around the whole seireitei and that'll blow my secret and word will get out about me and captain Kurotsuchi will want to dissect me and I'll never ever forgive you!" she wailed the last part and Zaraki growled lowly

"He touches you and I'll dissect him with my bare fucking hands," she held up a light blue dress, this one spotted with tiny white diamonds, and he growled and stuffed it into his bag much to Yachiru's delight before grabbing her by the back of her shihakusho and tossing her onto his back where she happily scrambled up to his shoulder

"So we get to go and fight hollows, right Kenny?" she asked, clearly their brief spat forgotten, and Zaraki glared at the senkaimon in the distance as he left his room and stalked towards it

"I'm going to have to get pissed off in hueco mundo or put my life in danger, neither option is gonna be a walk in the park," he grumbled "the hollows there are a joke, and to find any that might be a threat we'll have to travel pretty far from where Yoruichi and Urahara'll be shacking up," Yachiru blinked in confusion and he sighed "Fucking,"

"Oh, okay Kenny," she said and settled in for the ride and Zaraki couldn't help but wonder how it was he forgot some days that Yachiru could be so clueless about some things; in a lot of ways she really was still just a kid even if she was over 200 by now. She rarely went to the human world, which was probably how she'd managed to stay so innocent in matters not related to bloodshed, and when she suddenly tapped his shoulder he glanced back at her to see her serious face

"Kenny, I know you said I'm not old enough, but can I ask some questions about sex?" he sighed and kept walking, part of him wanting to ignore the subject and hope it went away but he knew he couldn't hurt Yachiru like that; besides if he didn't answer her questions she'd find someone who would. He nodded once curtly and she put her chin on his shoulder again as she no doubt wondered where to start "Why do people have sex?"

"It feels good," he said shortly

"Like killing?" he shook his head

"No, it's a different kind of good," Yachiru was quiet again then ventured

"Like the good feeling when you kissed me, Kenny?" he froze, he hadn't considered that she'd have felt anything from so brief a contact, and he looked over his shoulder again warily

"Warm?" he ventured and she nodded and he cursed and started walking again

"Kenny?" she pressed and he sighed and shook his head, not wanting to admit this next part in case it gave her ideas but knowing she wouldn't give him a chance to dodge the question

"That's just the start, it lets people know that the person they're kissing might be fun to fuck," she went quiet again then, thankfully, steered the questions away from dangerous waters

"How come you don't have sex with anyone, Kenny?"

"Fucking doesn't make you stronger, it's just for fun," he said and Yachiru blinked in confusion, he could practically hear it

"Ukitake and Kyoraku are stronger now and they have sex," she said and Zaraki barked out a laugh, he should've known she'd pick up on that

"They don't exactly fuck the same way," he said and she sighed

"I know that Kenny, they're both guys so they can't have sex the same way as a guy and a girl," he shook his head and rolled his eyes skyward in a bid for patience

"I meant it's not called the same thing when two people love each other," Yachiru waited and he felt his cheeks flush a little before he muttered "it's called making love," Yachiru went blessedly silent after that and when they reached the senkaimon Yoruichi and Urahara were already standing there waiting for them

"Get lost again, Zaraki?" Yoruichi asked, her face alight with amusement and Zaraki flipped her off as the senkaimon opened, but he noted that Urahara was giving him a strange look as they stepped inside and began their lazy jog through

"Is there a reason you're face is pink, Zaraki?" he asked after a while and Zaraki opened his mouth to tell him to fuck off when Yachiru spoke up

"Kenny was answering some questions for me and I made him uncomfortable," she said, strangely obtuse for the usually up front woman, and Urahara glanced back at her with a raised eyebrow

"Speaking of questions, I have a few for you; how do you change?" she shrugged tiny shoulders

"I want to be bigger and I get bigger, I want to be small again and I get smaller," Urahara frowned, obviously running scenarios through his head as he tried to puzzle through what she'd said

"Have you ever tried to be anything except bigger or smaller?" he wondered and Yachiru frowned

"Like what?"

"Like an animal?" Yachiru made a face

"Why would I wanna be an animal? It would probably be a pink one and the only natural pink animals are ugly or babies," Urahara had to laugh at that one, after all her logic was hard to dispute

"Well, when we get to hueco mundo can you try for us? I'd really like to see if you can change into a cat like Yoruichi," Yachiru glanced up ahead where Yoruichi, on cue, changed into her house cat form while still running and Yachiru clapped happily

"Yay, I'd like to be a cute little kitty!" she said and Zaraki sighed as they continued to run; if Yachiru found out she could be an animal then things were about to get really strange in the squad 11 barracks.