Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or its characters as they belong to Tite Kubo, but I do own my Original Characters in this story, Hisakane Kohana, Tsuki Miyazawa and Itsuko Miyazawa and I am in no way affiliated with the Yakuza.


Her name was Tsuki meaning stab, or the moon, or her favorite meaning, luck. He had no idea where this name originated, though. She simply told him to call her it, instead of her given name, Suzuki Keiko. So he called her Tsuki and told her to go home, but she never went home. She never went home because of what her mother did. She would never go back on hands and knees to the person she despised the most.

"So, your tellin' me ya ain't got the money you owe? What a shame..."

Tsuki said, her gun pointed at the owner of a small confectionery shop. She sighed, taking a cigarette out of her long coat and putting it in her mouth.

"Ya know, I guess ya could give me some collateral. Your daughter looks like she could make a pretty penny!"

Her gun directed itself toward the young woman in question. Sighing again, she took out her lighter and lit her cigarette as she stared at the owner of the shop, then his young girl. She was crying.

"So, what do ya say, girl? Ya want your family to die or do ya wanna come with me and work off the debt?"

Tsuki took two steps toward the girl before she got up, tears streaming down her face.

"I'll come with you! Just please don't hurt my family!"

And so Tsuki and the girl walked out as Tsuki stuffed her gun back in the pocket of her long coat. The girl turned to see her parents, still crying on the floor. Tsuki didn't look back, though. She kept walking forward. When they were out of sight, Tsuki began to speak.

"You're a brave one, ya know. Girls like you come only once every blue moon."

She threw the small stick of nicotine on the ground, crushing it with her foot as she took out her box of cigarettes. The young girl with her looked positively scared so Tsuki tried offering a cigarette to her in which the young girl shook her head and refused.

"Sorry, girl, I really am. What's ya name?"

The girl was crying, but she quietly mumbled.

"Yumina."

Tsuki smiled and put a hand on the girl's head. Somehow, the girl knew things could have been worse if someone else had come and demanded the money from her father.

"I like it! Ya know, with that name and your unique look, I think I could get ya into a good place! One where they treat their women well..."

And the young girl mouthed a simple "Thank you" and the two began to walk. Tsuki stuck, yet another cigarette in her mouth and continued on with no regret in her heart.


Ch. 7: Flowers

"Hey, Tetsu! Let's get goin' already! Kyoraku and Ikkaku probably already started without us!"

Tsuki called out to the man straggling behind her. She sighed, grabbing his hand and deciding to drag him behind her.

"All right, Tsuki! Hold your horses! We'll be-"

He paused in his sentence when he noticed someone.

"Hey, Tsuki? Isn't that Hisakane over there? She looks like she's crying..."

And then Tsuki paused in her tracks. She turned around and looked over at the woman who sat outside, even though it was winter and extremely chilly. She could hear feint sobs.

"It's her alright! I wonder what Hana's doin' out here?"

Tsuki let go of Tetsuzaemon's hand as she walked over to the girl. Kohana's sobs got louder and Tsuki glared at Tetsuzaemon as if she was telling him to leave. He sighed and decided that he would meet up with Tsuki at the bar they planned on going to, leaving the two women alone.

"Hey, Hana! What's up? Why ya cryin'?"

The pink-haired shinigami froze upon hearing that voice. She sighed, holding her head in her hands before looking at the Yakuza.

"Oh great...You're here. Tsuki, you're the last person I'd want to see now..."

Kohana tried wiping some of her tears away as Tsuki sat down next to her. The red-head laughed, smiling and wiping a tear from Kohana's face.

"Really? Judgin' by the way ya look, I'd say there's someone else that ya'd not like to see more than me. Zaraki Taichou, perhaps?"

Tsuki smiled as she stared at the fresh, night sky. The sun had just set and the winter seemed even more frigid. It made Tsuki wonder how long Kohana had been sitting like this. Kohana sighed.

"You got me on that one. I take that last comment back, Tsuki. The last person I'd want to see now would be that inconsiderate, good-for-nothing bastard. I hate him..."

The pink-haired female cried a little as she said the last phrase and Tsuki sighed, knowing it wasn't true.

"What he'd do now? He ask ya for sex again? I swear, Hana, none of this would have happened if ya just slept in division eleven's barracks like all the other members..."

The red-head Yakuza was getting cold. Sighing again, Tsuki took out her box of cigarettes and placed one in her mouth. She lit it, causing a bit of warmth to tingle throughout her body.

"He kissed me! That goddamn Zaraki bastard kissed me without my permission! Can you believe that?"

And Tsuki couldn't help, but laugh if that was the reason she was crying.

"Ain't ya his woman already? I never knew men needed permission to kiss their own women! Hana, it ain't a big deal. It's just a kiss. If anything, it shows ya that he's serious!"

She took a breath of smoke from her cigarette, breathing it out with an air of elegance as she pat Kohana on the shoulder. The other woman was growing irritated at how similar Tsuki's response was to Kenpachi's.

"I...I never want to be involved with another man again and he...he didn't even ask me about it! He never once thought about my own feelings!"

Kohana felt like screaming, crying and tearing her hair out. She wasn't calm like Tsuki, who probably kissed Tetsuzaemon numerous times while drunk. She wasn't like Tsuki at all, who didn't care too deeply about things like kissing and sex and played them off as no big deal.

"Well, Hana, have ya ever seen Zaraki kiss another woman? Have ya ever seen him touch another woman out of battle? Have ya ever heard of Zaraki lovin' anyone other than you? No. Zaraki wants ya to be with him so he fuckin' kissed you, ya got it?"

Tsuki took another smoke of her cigarette, looking at Kohana who was amazed by her words.

"Tsuki, have you been in love before?"

The girl asked, and Tsuki got up as she crushed her cigarette on the ground.

"I was in love once. He was the most amazin' man I ever met, but he died. Ya know what, though? I moved on and I think I may be fallin' in love again. Ain't that what life's about, Hana? Bein' happy and then bein' sad and then movin' on and givin' people chances?"

Kohana smiled and got up as well. Her tears were gone and she gave a sincere smile as she looked at the older woman.

"Thanks, Tsuki. You know, I think I might actually give him a chance now. I think Yasashika would have wanted me to move on and be happy..."

The red-head vixen took one last chance of ruffling the other woman's hair up. She leaned down and smiled before turning around to walk to the bar her and Tetsuzaemon had been heading to.

"Wear somethin' sexy, Hana!"

Tsuki winked.

"Oh and by the way, I ain't as easy as ya think, Hana! I haven't had sex with my man either! Although I can at least say I've tried..."

Kohana smiled as she watched her friend away. Tsuki always could give out good advice, especially to Kohana.

Maybe, Kohana wondered, if it was due to the fact Tsuki experienced a tougher life than even Kohana herself.


"Hey, Tsuki, about time ya got here! You and Hisakane sure did talk a long time!"

Tetsuzaemon yelled practically all the way across the bar. Tsuki sighed as she heard various men say something all together incomprehensible about division eleven's fourth seat as she walked to where Tetsuzaemon drank with Ikkaku, Yumichika, Kyoraku, Renji, Matsumoto, Shuhei, and an already close to passing out Izuru.

"So you talked to Flower girl, huh? Did you convince her to go to Zaraki Taichou or what?"

Ikkaku slurred, passing Tsuki a drink as she took her seat next to Tetsuzaemon.

"Yeah. She should be back with him right now as we speak. I told her to give the guy a chance."

Tsuki took a large sip of her drink, realizing it was sake she had in her cup. She sighed and looked over at what Tetsuzaemon was having and decided to switch his drink, a regular beer, with her own.

"See, Yumichika! Ya owe me ten bucks now! Zaraki Taichou's gonna get lucky tonight! Just you wait for tomorrow mornin' when Flower Girl shows up to practice with him!"

Yumichika sighed, taking small sips of the drink in his hand.

"I guess your plan did work after all, Ikkaku. Sorry for doubting you so much."

The pretty boy sighed out almost sarcastically. Tsuki laughed, taking a gulp of her beer and watching as Tetsuzaemon noticed he actually had a different drink in front of him.

"Well, let's have a toast for finding out Zaraki Taichou isn't gay!"

Matsumoto drunkenly chimed in as she raised her sake cup. Kyoraku smiled and raised his as well, causing everyone to join in considering how Kyoraku usually payed for almost all the sake bottles on the table.

"To Zaraki Taichou and..."

The last part of the toast rambled on considering how many nicknames Kohana had. There was "Flower Girl" from Ikkaku and his good friend Renji, "Hana" from Tsuki, "Kohana" from people like Yumichika who was her good friend and Kyoraku and Matsumoto who didn't give a rat's ass about formalities and "Hisakane" from Tetsuzaemon and Shuhei who barely knew her. Izuru, who had for some reason been brought here by Renji and Shuhei, was already passed out and would probably have to be escorted home by one of his friends later that night.

"Hey, Tsuki?"

The aforementioned turned to look at the man next to her after she took a drink and finished her beer, only to have another cup of Sake passed in her direction.

"What's up, Tetsu?"

She looked at him and he stared back at her.

"You seem...different...tonight. Something bothering you?"

Tsuki smiled and moved closer to Tetsuzaemon. He could tell something was on her mind, but he couldn't tell what exactly.

"Since Hana's actually actin' like a real woman today and goin' after Zaraki, ya wanna try doing it again ourselves or what?"

The red-haired female whispered in his ear. She turned back to her drink, waiting for his reply when he moved forward and whispered back.

"You know it."

Everyone looked at the couple as they finished their drinks in unison and got up.

"Where are you two going? The party hasn't even got it's best yet!"

Kyoraku said, his puppy dog eyes in full-effect. However, that look didn't really work on either of the two as Tsuki smiled and grabbed hold of Tetsuzaemon on the arm.

"We're goin' back to Tetsu's place and havin' a party of our own..."

Tsuki seductively smiled and laughed. Tetsuzaemon looked at Ikkaku as Tsuki began to grow impatient.

"And this time Ikkaku, don't interrupt us!"

The red-head vixen dragged the black-haired shinigami out of the bar.

"Ah, damn. Is it just me or is everybody getting' lucky tonight or what?"

Ikkaku said, ignoring the laughs coming from the various people around him.

"Everybody, but you and I, Ikkaku."

Yumichika took another poised sip of his drink as he pointed out the almost completely empty table they sat at. Kyoraku sat over near the bar as he talk to some woman, Shuhei was dragging Izuru home and was already out the door, Matsumoto and Renji mingled themselves into the area of division eleven members that were already drinking excessively and the only people who still remained at the table were himself and Ikkaku. It made Ikkaku wonder in what frame of time had all this happened?

"This ain't fair, I tell you. I'm supposed to be the lucky one!"

Ikkaku couldn't help, but sigh at how hopeless he was when it came to actually picking up women and Yumichika couldn't help, but agree and tell his friend that even he wouldn't date a man like him.

-end ch. 7-


A/N: Yeah. Yumi and Ikkaku aren't gay for each other here cause' my friend is planning on doing an Ikkaku x OC fanfic. Yay for Flowers Ch. 7 Kohana? Yeah. That's why she goes back to Kenpachi in that one. Oh, btw, sorry I haven't updated in a while. I needed some motivation, but got some thanks to Mayu Shinjo's Haou Airen (which is about the Hong Kong Mafia and influenced the opening of this chapter). Ehh. Hope this was good. You don't know how long I had writer's block. Let's see, next chapter will focus primarily on Itsuko, maybe even completely on Itsuko. I'm thinking Ch. 10 and 11 will be a two-part season finale of sorts. Something BIG is going to happen at the end of Ch. 11, but it will not be the conclusion of Inviting Luck. Yeah. Some of you might hate me for what's gonna happen, but whatevs. It needs to happen nonetheless to help further the story. But that's far way. I still am doing that contest in which the person who correctly guesses how many chapters Inviting Luck will be gets a Bleach one-shot of a pairing of their choice (provided as long as it's not Hitsugaya). I will announce the winner and how many chapters this will be Ch. 11. Andro Firestrike loves you guys and encourages you to watch my Youtube show, "Kelly" the show! Oh, and Reviews would be appreciated.