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Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo. It's a great anime/manga! Read it, if you get the chance!


Elena was having trouble concentrating on her work. First, she had drunk far too much coffee today so she felt rather wired and hyper. Secondly, there were distinct sword-clashing sounds coming from Reno's office.

Being the good little Turk that she was, Elena tried to continue working. But, those curious sword sounds were too much for her caffeine-loaded mind, and it was inevitable that she would eventually snap from curiosity and foolishness and—

"DAMN YOU, RENO, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" she finally screamed, slamming her pen on her desk with surprising ferocity. The pen snapped and saturated several papers with ink, making Elena swear under her breath.

'No, no! I'm a Turk! Turks don't have stupid little outbursts like this. I just have…to…stay…relaxed…' Elena took several deep breaths, slowly calming down. What was she, five years old? If she was ever to outgrow her reputation as the rookie, she'd have to do something about her temper…

…But for now, she might as well find out what Reno was doing before the curiosity made her lose what little sanity she still possessed.

"Reno?" she asked, knocking on his door. There was no answer, so she pushed it open and allowed herself in.

The older Turk was seated at his desk, a laptop computer in front of him. Evidently, he was watching a movie or something on it. Elena couldn't help but admire his completely guilt-free procrastination. This 'admiration' vanished however, when Reno turned around and said:

"Listen, Laney, I know I'm hot and you totally want me, but that doesn't give you permission to barge into my office whenever you feel like it—"

SLAP!

Whoops, so much for 'no more stupid little outbursts'.

"…You really need to learn how to take a joke." Reno said, rubbing his cheek. Elena smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, I'm just not thinking today. What are you watching, Reno?" she asked, changing the subject.

"Bleach," he replied simply. Elena looked at him. "…But isn't bleach for clothes?" she asked absently. Reno sighed in exasperation.

"That's the name of the show, Laney. Bleach," he said wryly, rolling his eyes.

"Oh… I'm sorry."

The two Turks continued to watch the show in silence. Currently, there were two characters fighting. Elena felt her eye twitch as she looked at the characters. She was feeling a serious déjà vu vibe here:

One of the fighters was a young man with spiky orange hair. He was wielding an impossibly large meat cleaver-like sword. The other man had red hair pulled back into a ponytail, expensive looking sunglasses on his forehead, and tattoos on his face. Elena grinned at Reno, who was too busy watching the screen to notice.

Several seconds passed. The orange-haired guy was beating the crap out of the redhead. Elena was now openly trying to hide her laughter.

"What are those characters' names?" She asked, covering her mouth so he couldn't see her smile. Reno shrugged. "The guy with red hair's name is Renji Abarai. The kid he's fighting is Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Renji looks a bit like you," the woman said. Reno only shrugged again. Elena, who was feeling quite bold thanks to the large amount of caffeine pumped into her system, decided to continue.

"He acts a bit like you too. Look, he's even getting his ass kicked by a kid with spiky hair and a stupid-large sword."

Reno glared at the blonde. "Are you trying to say something, Elena?" he said in his 'you'll regret it if you don't answer right' voice. Elena quickly arranged her laughing face into a somewhat serious expression.

"…Of course not. I'm just saying that the characters seem pretty familiar," she said sweetly. Reno rolled his eyes, muttering something that sounded suspiciously like, 'stupid rookie', under his breath.

"Are there any other characters with random similarities with people we know?" Elena asked, hoping that he wasn't too annoyed with her to answer. Luckily, Reno was pretty forgiving, as he frequently made fun of her, Rude, Tseng, and Rufus on a regular basis.

Insults seemed to be normal routine if you worked at Shinra.

"Hmmm…" Reno thought for a second, scratching his chin. "Well, there's an annoying talking cat plushie, a creepy mad scientist, a bald guy, a prissy guy with long black hair—"

"Okay, that's enough. This is starting to freak me out," Elena said quickly. She started to exit his office, but paused at the doorway.

"…Tell Tseng to hurry up with that vacation. I think I really need it."