Disclaimer: I will never own Bleach
A/N: I'm terrible, last chapter I forgot to thank Ms. Dragon and JenovaJuice97 for all their help brainstorming with me as I tried to work out what to do about the Espada and the Vizard…
Unfortunately one of my assignments got pushed back…so I don't know when the next chapter will be out either…bear with me please…also this hasn't been edited so feel free to tell me if there are mistakes.
Headline: Female Problems
"Jyuushiro," Shunsui drew his friend's attention while the crew was checking and fixing the lighting and cameras for the scene they were filming that day.
Jyuushiro glanced up at him from playing with his samurai battle armor they were both required to wear for the first time since they started filming the movie.
It was heavy and bulky and fake…Shunsui didn't know how men had managed to fight wars in the real stuff, especially with Japanese people being so little.
"What is it?" Jyuushiro wondered, raising his eyebrows expectantly.
"I have a problem," Shunsui spoke quietly, constantly glancing around to make sure no one was eavesdropping.
"What's the problem?" Jyuushiro frowned now.
"Nanao-chan."
The frown deepened.
"What's the problem?" he repeated. "I thought you liked Nanao?"
"Don't get me wrong, I do like her," Shunsui quickly amended. "Probably too much…seeing as how I've been dreaming about her non-stop since my last premier."
Jyuushiro was startled…Shunsui did half remember the kiss then…how surprising.
An idea that Shunsui may just care for Nanao more than he had realized crossed Jyuushiro's mind as he fought to hide a smirk. This was definitely going to be fun to watch progress.
"I'm sure it's nothing Shun," Jyuushiro smiled slightly.
"But…" Shunsui frowned. "…they're…naughty dreams…"
Jyuushiro couldn't help it; he burst out laughing at the look on his friend's face when he admitted that.
Shunsui frowned and pouted at his best friend.
"Shun, you have naughty dreams about women you pass on the street if their breasts are big enough,"
"But Nanao's breasts aren't big."
"So you've noticed?" Jyuushiro smirked.
Shunsui blushed, actually blushed! and shrugged.
"I wouldn't be me if I didn't."
"True," Jyuushiro chuckled.
"How do I make the dreams stop Jyuu?" Shunsui made puppy dog eyes.
Jyuushiro raised his eyebrows. "As if I know," he shrugged. "How does one control their dreams?"
"Spouting philosophical shit again," Shunsui sighed and glanced away.
Jyuushiro watched his eyes stray to Nanao and grinned…definitely fun to watch.
Nanao wasn't sure why, but she kept feeling the strangest sensation that she was being watched, though everyone was busy bustling around her while she sat and looked through the images of the photo shoot in the magazine.
The group shots were fun and colourful and mischievous, managing to suit the personality of every star present while still being interesting.
Maybe she'd vote this year…
There!
She felt it again and glanced around.
Everyone was working…except Shunsui and Jyuushiro, but they appeared to be having a private conversation…
Seeming to feel her eyes on him, Shunsui looked over and smiled slightly.
She nodded back, fighting off an unwanted smile.
He indicated that he wanted to know what she was reading as Jyuushiro looked on and she held up the magazine so they could see the cover.
Unexpectedly, both men cringed.
She almost laughed…so they didn't like seeing things they had to pose for…no wonder they rarely modeled for things.
The crew was ready to get going and Nanao watched on as Shunsui and Jyuushiro took over.
There was no doubt that they were in their element doing this.
Their scene was serious, yet it was somehow clear that they were loving it.
Their sword fight had to be done over several times because it kept turning into play fighting where both men began to grin like little children…once Jyuushiro hit Shunsui a little too hard and he had to stop to get his wind back.
This movie seemed truly interesting, Nanao thought, but she wanted to see how it fit together…or read the apparently still unfinished script. Watching bits and pieces as they were filmed completely out of order told her nothing.
She wondered if she could convince Shunsui to hand over his script…
Speaking of scripts…Nanao reached into her bag and exchanged the magazine for the script she was reading.
Shunsui had been right. There were a number of scripts in the box she'd been given where she hadn't gotten further than the first few pages.
Some scripts were just horribly written; some had shocking storylines. The worst were the ones that were well written but lacked a proper plotline.
She'd come across only three good ones so far that she could hand over to Shunsui to read. A sci-fi, a RomCom and an animated film he only had to be the voice for.
Now she was reading a musical and wondering how Shunsui's voice was.
She got so caught up in reading that she didn't notice when filming took a break and Shunsui and Jyuushiro decided to join her.
"Is that one of my scripts?"
Nanao glanced up, nodding.
"How do you feel about musicals?"
Jyuushiro burst out laughing at this and Shunsui blushed.
"I'd love to do a musical Nanao-chan…but…I feel ridiculous singing for a camera…" he admitted.
"Plus, the only time he sings willingly, is when his so drunk the words don't come out right," Jyuushiro chuckled and fiddled with his armor. "This is tight…how am I supposed to sit or eat with this thing on?" he muttered to no one in particular.
"You were fighting in it a second ago," Shunsui made a disbelieving face.
"Yeah, but that's continuous motion…it's different to sitting and eating…" Jyuushiro argued.
"Picky, picky," Shunsui rolled his eyes and moved to sit down, frowning when he realized Jyuushiro was right.
Nanao and Jyuushiro quickly hid their grins.
"How's the reading going?" Shunsui wondered. "You know you can hand over the good ones as you finish them?"
Nanao nodded. "Then I have a few for you…"
At the end of filming for the day, Jyuushiro moved away from Nanao and Shunsui as they got into an animated conversation about good scripting.
He walked until he approached his on-set trailer and entered.
Shunsui had his problems with Nanao.
And Jyuushiro had his own woman problems.
He flicked on a light and picked up his mobile that he had left just inside the door of the trailer, checking it for messages.
There were five from his agent, something close to thirty from his two adoring PA's and a message from Sugi.
With a little smile, Jyuushiro hit redial and after a quick, friendly conversation had organized a dinner date for the following night.
Sugi seemed nice. And she didn't care much about television and films…preferring to read a book…a rare quality in the current age. He felt he could definitely form a friendship with her if things didn't end up working out romantically for them.
"Hot date huh?" came a feminine voice he would recognize anywhere.
He turned slowly to the red-head.
"What are you doing here?" he wondered.
She shrugged, chocolate eyes never straying from his.
"I was in the neighbourhood."
There was silence.
"Do you want me to leave?" she asked after a while.
He paused for a second, hesitating; then finally shook his head.
She smiled sadly…she didn't like that hesitation.
Jyuushiro's phone went off in the silence and they both started.
"Yeah?"
"Coming out tonight?" Shunsui wondered. "I'm hoping another woman would distract me from dreams of Nanao-chan."
"So why do you need me? I'm fairly certain we both know I'm not a woman,"
"But you're a good wingman," he could hear Shunsui pouting.
"Sorry Shun, not tonight,"
"Why not? You sound weird, what's wrong?"
"Eh? Nothing, nothing," Jyuushiro put on his usual tone of voice. "I have a date tomorrow night and work during the day; I figured I'd turn in early tonight," he watched from the corner of his eye as his companion stood and approached him.
"Oooh, Jyuu-chan's going to get laid tomorrow," Shunsui chuckled and Jyuushiro blushed.
"Maybe, maybe not, we'll see,"
"Well have fun then," Shunsui chirped, seeming to be cheered by the fact that there was a chance his friend would be getting lucky.
…if only he knew, Jyuushiro sighed silently to himself.
"By the way, do I know the girl?"
"You wouldn't remember her; I took her to your premier,"
"Oh, well, I'll meet her some time,"
"You've already met," Jyuushiro chuckled and Shunsui whined.
"Ja ne, Shun," Jyuushiro smiled and hung up.
"Where are you going?" Jyuushiro asked placidly.
"I'll let you rest up for your big date," she smiled slightly and made for the door.
It was better to let her go, he thought to himself as he watched her pass him. Healthier for him too…
Yet he still grabbed hold of her elbow, stopping her.
"Don't go," he whispered.
She closed her eyes but turned back towards him and leant up for a soft kiss that turned hot and needy in a second.
He molded her body to his and forgot the rest of the world…
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