Chapter Three
"Com' on Tachio, you've gotta go Karins going"
"She's not even eighteen yet and I thought this was to get information, not to have fun"
"It can be both, and she's almost eighteen. If you want you can think of it as your duty as Tachio. It is technically part of our mission"
"No!"
"Fine I'm sure we'll be fine without you"
"Exactly"
"And Karins a pretty girl so there'll be tones of guys there anyway who will wan't to buy her a drink and dance with her and who knows maybe she might meet someone really nice"
"Fine, I'll go"
"Really Tachio"
"But only because its' part of the mission and not for any other reason and no drinking sake or any other alcohol or I will strip you of your rank and sign you up to clean the sewers with forth squad."
"Of course Tachio" said Rangiku with a knowing smile. "It was easier to convince him than I thought it would be" she thought "Aww my Tachio is all grown up". She gave him a hug which would have killed him if she didn't hear him yell "Matsumoto, you're going to suffocate me". Though to be honest you think he would have gotten used to it by now.
On the screen in Orihimes bedroom, there suddenly appeared an image of the sōtaichō. "Yamamoto- sōtaichō" Rangiku and Tōshirō said at the same time"
"Hitsugaya-Taicho, Matsumoto- fukutaicho, down to business then. Due to the secrecy of the information we are discussing have you put a strong Kidō barrier around the room to prevent those who we do not wish to hear to hear?"
"Yes, it is done" stated Tōshirō
"Very well what is there to report?"
They began discussing the events of the annarcar attack in detail. "Very well, we will have a meeting at 1:00pm tomorrow to discuss and review the further information that may arise"
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As Karin, Rangiku and Tōshirō arrived at the club they preceded to walk in as there wasn't a queue. Karin and Rangiku walked in first with Tōshirō behind.
"Sorry, but I'm going to need to see ID", one of the bouncers asked a suddenly confused Tōshirō. But luckly Rangiku who seemed to have planned encase this occurred walked over to the bouncer and give him the most innocent expression she could muster and said "He's my little brother and he's just turned eighteen so I'm taking him out to celebrate, he just hasn't an ID yet", even though the bouncer didn't appear to be looking at her face.
"O –oh ryt, then go on in" the man stuttered as Tōshirō proceeded to walk on in with a slightly annoyed look on his face.
Once inside they sat down Tōshirō tried to say something to Karin however he realised that he would have to lean right up close to her ear and speak due to the volume of the music. He had already decided that he didn't like clubs, he couldn't understand why people go to them.
Karin leaned close to his ear leaning on his shoulder and asked "Do you want a drink" his skin tingled where she had touched his shoulder but he tried not to notice.
"Drink" he replied stupidly
"Yeah, you know the liquid people tend to, well drink"
"I know what you meant; I just didn't hear you properly"
"So do you want one or not?"
"Yeah sure, how much do they cost?"
"Don't worry, I'll get you one but you'll owe me a drink in the future"
"Ok"
As Karin got up to go get the drinks however out of the corner of his eye Tōshirō noticed a group of guys who were eyeing her. It annoyed him, for all they knew she could have been with him, she wasn't but she could have been. Sure she was wearing a short denim skirt with high stilettos which showed off her legs and she looked pretty hot.
"Wait did I just call her hot?" Tōshirō thought "well she does that doesn't mean I like her in that way"
"Sure it doesn't" Hyōrinmaru but into thoughts
"It doesn't!"
"I know you better than you know you self."
"Its' been a while since we've talked how come you are now?"
"What can I say things are started to get interesting"
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"Nothing"
Tōshirō meant to question his zanpakutō further but only Karin had returned with the drinks.
"Where did Rangiku go"
At some point during his internal conversation with his zanpakutō Rangiku had got up and went somewhere leaving him on his own and he hadn't even noticed.
"I'm sure she will be back in a moment" he replied but he had a good idea where she went. It was the entire reason they were here. "Anyway, are these drinks alcoholic, I'm on duty"
"Lighten up, you aren't going to get drunk from one small bottle of WKD and a shot"
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Mean while Rangiku was walking to the other side of the club where it was harder for Tōshirō and Karin to see her and also where the music wasn't as loud. She felt a presence behind her and she knew she was being followed. She felt two arms wrap around her waist and pull her tight towards a chiselled chest she immediately knew who it was.
"Gin" she said turning around with a smile on her face. They sat down closely together and she smashed her lips into his. After breaking apart she was slightly out of breath and put her right hand on the side of his face tracing the features and in a worried tone she asked "How have you been?"."Betta' now that you're here" he said hugging her tighter as she leaned against him.
"He doesn't suspect your working for soul society does he?"
"If he did I wouldn't be here now would I?"
"Just tell me that just as soon as there is any hint he may know you will get out of there." There was a moment of silence then she said "Its' been so long since I have seen you, I miss you".
His only reply was to kiss her on the lips with all the passion he could muster. She felt his tongue swept on her lower lip, but she didn't mind and opened her mouth willingly to invite him in. The kiss was the same as the ones she remembered and it took her breath away every time.
"Don't be so serious Ran, I see you've bought the little Capin' with ya"
"Yeah, don't worry I bought something or someone to keep him entertained"
"I see that" he said with a tone of amusement looking over to where Karin and Tōshirō were sitting. "Ran" he suddenly said in a serious tone. "I have to go but here is what I came here to give you" he said as he handed her a CD in a case and she slipped it in to her bag. "Sooner you listen to it the better". He then got up give her one last kiss then walked away.
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When Ragiku walked over and smirked as she noticed that Karin had convinced Tōshirō to do in a matter of minutes what she had spent the last ten years trying to do. Get her Captain to drink alcohol!
"Well, who wants to dance?" Rangiku asked
"Umm, I can't actually dance." replied Karin
"Sure you can" Rangiku said as she pulled Karin to her feet and towards the dance floor. Tōshirō snickered until Karin gave him a death glare which slowly turned into an evil smile. She grabbed his hand and said sarcastically "Only if Tōshirō comes as well, he can't miss out on the fun"
Seeing the same guys as before out of the corner of eye looking at Karin or possible Rangiku he remembered Rangiku statement earlier that day "Karins' a pretty girl so there'll be tones of guys there anyway who will want to buy her a drink and dance with her and who knows maybe she might meet someone really nice".
So sounding more reluctant than he really was he said "Fine".
"I'm not doing this cause I want to dance with her, I'm doing it cause those guys look like dickheads and they might try something" Tōshirō thought. Or you're jealous that one of them might dance with her if you don't" Hyōrinmaru said.
Before he knew it Rangiku had grabbed his other hand and dragged him to the dance floor. It was really crowded which forced him and Karin closer together so that his hands were on her waist and one of her hands was on his shoulder.
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys don't know how to act
I think you're special whats behind your back
So turn around and i'll pick up the slack.
Take em' to the bridge
Dirty babe
You see these shackles
Baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way
Take em' to the chorus
As they were dancing a thought came into his head "Maybe clubs weren't so bad".
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Tōshirō woke up the next morning late with a hangover and a headache due to the previous night he glanced at the clock realising the time.
"What the hell 12:00pm, I've never slept that late and the meeting is in an hour." He got washed and dressed to go down stairs to grab a couple of pain killers.
"A couple of drinks won't affect you my ass, why did I let her convince me to drink". Then again he knew he drank more than just a small bottle of WKD and a shot and couldn't exactly remember how he had got back. Thinking about it he wondered "If Rangiku was drunk probably to the point of incapacitation and I was . . . tipsy and Karin wasn't exactly sober herself by the end of the night, how the hell did she manage to get all of us home?"
He saw Yuzu in the kitchen and even though he guessed she was probably still in bed he asked "Where's Karin?"
"I think she went to the to play football with her friends" "How the hell, she drank just as much as me how can she get up early and go and play football" he thought. "Probably with the same guys as before"
"Well I got to go to a meeting now so I'll see you later on at Uraharas "
"Yeah sure, see yea later"
"Wait you don't want breakfast before you go? I can get you something if you like"
"No thanks, I'm late as it is. Bye" Tōshirō replied as he walked out the door
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He arrived on time at Orihimes and he and Rangiku put the strong Kidō barrier on the room as they did before.
"So what information have we received from our informant?" inquired Yamamoto
Rangiku replied "We have received a CD which I believe has audio on it, however we felt it would be best listening to it during this meeting.
Rangiku walked over and placed the CD in a nearby player and pressed play and a familiar voice rang out.
Gin: "Well that was interesting; she was able to use the black coffin kidō spell to its full destructive potential"
Aizen: "Yes Gin, it is strange as I myself only managed to use it to a ⅓ of its destructive power and yet she is unfamiliar to me therefore appears to be a relatively new within the last five years. This could be a problem she appears to have the strong potential. However I am curious as to why she didn't release her zanpakutō even into shanki form. We must retrieve more information about her and if necessary she must be dealt with sooner rather than later. Kaname fetch Ulquiorra I have another mission for him."
After a moment of silence Yamamotos' voice rang out "It appears that Karin Kurosakis' life is in immediate danger and therefore as such I have decided that in two days both of you along with Karin will return to soul society. Karin will remain here for unknown amount of time and a two soul reapers will be sent to take your place. Update Karin Ishiin and Ichigo Kurosaki of this new development but be sure that they know only what is necessary; Karin will have a full brief of the situation when she arrives at Soul Society. Until then I am ordering you Hitsugaya-Taicho to remain with her at all times to ensure her safety. Keep that CD safe and deliver it to me upon your arrival in soul society. Any questions?"
"No" both Rangiku and Tōshirō replied
"Then that is all" the screen went blank
"Matsumoto, you are in charge of that CD" Tōshirō yelled as he shunpod out the window.
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A bit of Gin X Ran, yea I made Gin a good guy but for some reason I just can't see him as a bad guy. I wasn't sure about this chapter but I wanted something which a normal seventeen would do as well as something Rangiku would do so clubbing at a place with alcohol. I know in the US the clubbing age is something like 21 however I used the UK age which it's 18 and a lot of people at least the people I know have been sneaking into clubs from age 16. It seemed like a place that Rangiku even though it is serious business would arrange to meet someone.
Please review even if it isn't positive so I know how I can improve and thanks to those who all ready reviewed