Renji had been working all day. Not even able to sit for lunch, he grabbed a sandwich and ate while delivering reports. He had finished the report on Yoshira and handed it in to his captain. The question that Byakuya was most interested in was the one concerning Rukia. That question had undoubtedly been answered. He was worried about how Yoshira had taken the question. "She had never even thought for a moment that he might have used her." He thought sadly. "Even though it's fairly obvious that his reason for carrying out a relationship with her was most likely Rukia, it still might not be true." But Renji couldn't ignore his gut instinct. That instinct told him, Gin had used Yoshira; it was just too big of a coincidence that the person he chose for a lover was also the closest person to the hostess of the hogyoku. "What are the odds that it had nothing to do with that fact?" he thought.
Running through the streets, reports in hand, Renji spotted Hisagi ahead of him. "Hisagi, could you do me a favor?" he asked.
"What is it?" Hisagi cautiously asked.
Renji knew he would be working late and he wanted to make sure Yoshira was alright. "Could you go to Yoshira Misake's apartment and just make sure she is alright. I told her I would stop by after my duties were done, but I'm running late."
Hisagi raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'm done for the day anyhow." He said. "Are you sure you don't want to take care of her yourself." He said with a half grin.
"Tch, it's not like that. She's a close friend of mine and she was upset this morning." Renji said narrowing his eyes and playing it cool. He really did want to take care of her himself, but he couldn't let anyone know that just yet. And he was way too worried to wait till he got off work. "She will at least have a distraction for a moment if he comes by, she won't think I forgot about her either." He thought to himself as he watched Hisagi walk towards the apartment he had been directed to.
Yoshira was in front of her mirror dressed in a little clingy black dress and strappy heels. She brushed out her long raven mane and put on her small diamond stud earrings. She looked extremely gorgeous. After crying all afternoon, she decided to let it go for now. "A night out with Renji will cheer me up and maybe I can figure out if there is something more than friendship to all this." She had thought. She knew that she shouldn't get involved, but she couldn't help it. Whenever he came near, she felt butterflies. She had replayed the night she brought him home over and over in her mind, the way he nuzzled her hair, that sexy moan, it made her flush every time she relived it. She was going to ask him to go with her and she knew he wouldn't refuse. Renji, after all, never turned down drinking.
As she put the back on her last earring she heard a knock on her door. "Come in." She yelled for her room. She stepped out in time to see Lieutenant Hisagi Shuuhei. "Oh!" Her eyes widened. "I...I...uh...was expecting someone else. I apologize for being so informal Lieutenant." She managed to stammer out as she bowed.
"It's nothing, really, Yoshira-San. Abarai asked me to check on you, do you need anything?" He asked with a puzzled look. To him she seemed fine, as if she were ready to go to a party. "I see" he thought. "I'll have to thank Renji later. I never would have guessed he would be the type to fix his friends up on a date." He added to his inner monologue. "Were you going somewhere?" He asked giving his most charming smile "She's so hot too." He thought, oblivious to the fact that he had totally misunderstood the whole situation.
"I was actually going to have fun night on the town. I was going to make Renji accompany me, but since he's not coming by I will probably just stay home...I hate going out alone." She said smiling trying not to show her hurt feelings.
"Nonsense." He said. "I'll go with you. I never let a beautiful woman down. Besides, I could use some fun too. Do you drink sake?" He was somewhat of a ladies man he had the looks and the flirty personality to match. Yoshira didn't think it could hurt to have a few drinks with this charmer, so long as it was done outside the walls and in Rukongai.
"Sure, sounds like fun!" She said. Not wanting him to know that she could probably out drink him where sake was concerned.
"There is a great tavern by my place." He suggested.
"Uh... actually I'd prefer if we slummed it tonight. I like to keep a low profile since the whole Gin thing."
"Really, you're not scared?" he toyed.
"Well, I wouldn't go alone, but with a vice captain with me I think I'll be alright." She smirked.
"Let's go then." He linked her arm like a true gentleman and escorted her out the door.
