NOTES: I had a lot of fun writing up this chapter, this chapter focuses more on the comedic side of things.

Hope you all enjoy!

"Argh, really, couldn't you two be more discreet about this?" Matsumoto grumbled, dabbing a thick layer of foundation and concealer onto Rina's hickey.

Rina seated in a chair in front of Hitsugaya Taichou's desk, letting Rangiku work her makeup magic. Rina has been inside the 10th division quarters so many times, she knew all the different areas to sneak into. "Sorry Rangiku, it's not my fault, it's … His." Rina looked down at her hands clamped together in her lap, "And now I've been assigned cleaning duties for a week by Zaraki Taichou for leaving without his permission."

"Ehhh? He's a lot stricter than I would've ever thought."

Matsumoto now stood up straight, "Annndddd done! It's like it was never there!" Rina examined her 'missing' hickey. "I knew I could count on you!" She stood up from her seat looking over at the stacks of unfinished work on the desk, "Should I let you get back to your paper work?"

Matsumoto fanned her hand out casually, "Hitsugaya Taichou will take care of it." She started to walk behind the desk, pulling out four unopened bottles of sake, two in each hand, "So how about we drink your worries away?!"

"HUH?! Rangiku! It's 9 o'clock in the morning!"

"Yeah. So?"

After many attempts of trying to escape Matsumoto's drinking binges in the past, she knew there was no escape. "Let's drink up!" Rina had a thinking look on, "Oh, should we invite Rukia?" Matsumoto rolled her eyes, "Forget it. Byakuya banned her from ever hanging out with me again. Something about me being a bad influence on her … Or something."

Rina looked at the four sake bottles, then up at the clock clearly pointing out 9AM, then back at a gleaming Matsumoto. 'I wonder why …'

"And then I said, Taichou, the paper work won't do itself!"

Rina and Matsumoto were beyond repair, laughing at their hearts drunken content. The door to the 10th squad's office slowly opened, "Huh? Yachiru? What are you *hiccup* doing here?" Rina hazily asked.

"Ooooooooo Rin-Rin. Ken-chan is going to kill you." Yachiru innocently pointed out, munching on a bag of candy treats she carried in her arm.

Rina pulled herself up from the couch, dusting off her Shinigami robes. "Alright! Time for me to go clean!"

The three girls now startled by the door swinging fully open, echoing the room with a loud crashing sound, "MATSUMOTOOOOOO!"

Rangiku halfheartedly waving, sprawled out on the wooden chair, "Ah! Hey Taichou!" Taking a swig of sake down. Toshiro now turned to Rina, "AND YOU! WHY ARE YOU BACK HERE?! KENPACHI IS IN A RAMPAGE OUTSIDE LOOKING FOR YOU!"

"I will take responsibility of her." A voice now called out.

"Aiz – Aizen Taichou? There's no need." Toshiro quipped.

But without a response Aizen was already walking towards Rina, throwing her drunken arm over his shoulders. "Excuse us." Aizen softly said, making their exit.

"Really Rina, what am I ever going to do with you?"

Rina struggling to keep up with Aizen's pace back to her quarters, giving out a hiccup before speaking, "Sor – Sorry Sousuke."

"I told you to address me properly when we're out." Aizen leaned in closer, whispering into Rina's ear, "We wouldn't want anyone thinking wrong of us, would we?"

Aizen's very words brought a chill down Rina's spine. Never has she seen him angry and doubts she ever wants to. Behind those calm eyes seemed like a sleeping beast, waiting to be woken. Did anybody else besides her see that though?

"N – No." Muttered Rina.

"WHERE?! WHERE IS SHE?!" A thunderous voice called out in the distance.

"Zaraki Taichou!"

"Shhh, we need to hurry." Aizen said in a murmur, now using his Shunpo to pick up the pace.

Rina and Aizen finally reached the 11th squad's quarters in record time.

"Here." Aizen commanded, holding out the mop and bucket to Rina as she accepted it. "He's coming closer." Aizen crouched forward with a grin, softly patting Rina's head, "Try to be a good girl today, okay?"

But it was too late.

"THERE SHE IS! RINAAAAA!" Zaraki howled, his shoulders panting up and down regaining his breath, a sick smile forming across his face, "TODAY IS THE DAY YOU DIE BY MY SWORD!" Running towards her with his Zanpakuto held high over his head.

"There's no need for that." Aizen calmly spoke, gripping onto Kenpachi's wrist freezing his swing midway, just inches above Rina's head.

Yachiru popped up from behind Kenpachi's shoulder, chirping away, "AH! So sweet of your boyfriend to come to your rescue, huh Rin-Rin?!"

The air was still.

"OOPS!" Yachiru squeaked, slapping both her hands over her mouth.

Rina yelped in horror, "WHAT?!"

"Haaaaa …" Aizen exasperated.

"What?" Yachiru wondered.

"WWWHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT?!" Kenpachi bellowed.

"That little brat! I'm going to kill her. I'm going to strangle her, and watch her die in front of my own two eyes!" Rina spat, scrubbing the millions of dishes, cups and utensils in the 11th squad's kitchen area. A handkerchief keeping her hair back, wearing an embarrassing flowery apron over her chest.

After Rina and Aizen's dramatic relationship reveal, Zaraki Kenpachi made it his personal duty to punish Rina with all the cleaning duties for a whole month and also banned her from joining any hollow expeditions, training sessions, as well as not being able to leave the 11th squad's quarters to see Aizen within that one month punishment period.

"Awww, look at our little Rina, working as hard as ever! Eh, Yumichika?"

"Get out of here, both of you."

"But how will we adore the 11th squad's newest Cinderella from a distance?" Yumichika pushed on with a teasing tone.

Ikkaku and Yumichika now sharing a giggle, as Ikkaku was struggling to speak through his tearful laughs, "Yumi – Yumichika stop! The vein on her head is getting bigger!"

"ARGHHHH!" Rina shrieked, splashing the dirty dish water onto the comical duo.

"AHHH! There's dirty rice left overs in my hair! Such ugly actions coming from a woman!"

Rina's annoyance echoing in the room, "Shut it Yumichika! Both of you just couldn't keep your mouths shut, huh?!"

The three of them suddenly paralyzed by the intense spiritual pressure flooding their bodies. "Would you two like to join her?"

Ikkaku and Yumichika struggling to turn their heads around, spotting a demonical looking Zaraki Kenpachi towering over them. Ikkaku and Yumichika scampering out the room, as Rina continued her work.

"Yachiru."

"MMM! Ken-chan!" Yachiru bubbled, handing Kenpachi a scroll.

He unraveled the scroll close to Rina's face, so she was able to see.

"After you do the dishes, there's the laundry, the leaf gutter, the toilets, the front yard, the training rooms, meal preparations, the trash bins, my personal bathroom, the bedrooms, repairs on the roof, the garden, groceries …"

Waterfalls of tears were crashing down inside Rina's mind, 'This is going to be a long month …'