A/N: I still don't own Bleach or the characters. And this one is tied to the last chapter of "Nomenclature," although I think it's fairly self-explanatory.
The Eighteenth Call: Nanao's Revelation
"Ise N-"
"Nanao, what exactly have you not been telling me?"
"Rangiku, what are you-"
"You got drunk last night. Hon, do I need to come over to your office to talk?"
"Ah, about that … it's a long story."
"Nanao, I have all day."
Pause. "We're at work, Rangiku."
"… Well obviously. Hence the 'all day'. Besides, Toshiro's at an out-of-office meeting. Now, Nao, tell me what's up."
"I was upset … about having given some information to Momo that … Aizen used. And now has. So I offered to, well, resign."
"WHAT?!! Nanao, you're the best thing that's happened to Marketing in years!! You can't quit, I won't let you, I'm-"
"Rangiku! I'm not quitting. When I, um, asked Shunsui to accept my resignation, he said more or less the same thing as you. So, I'm, well, staying."
"Yes!! We have to celebrate! Drinks on me!! I'm coming over to get you, okay?"
"Rangiku! We have tons of work left, and it's only 11 o'clock!"
"Perfect! We'll have an early lunch, and then dessert, and after work we'll have drinks, and then –"
"Rangiku, Rangiku – RANGIKU! No, we are not going out right now. We are not getting drinks on Monday afternoon, especially since we did that last week. We are not going to go eat giant brownie sundaes like we did the week before that. And we are not –" Sigh. "Fine. We can get … coffee, or something." Pause. "And Rangiku … thanks."
Click.
