Rise of the Descendent- Chapter 10: Secret Setup
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A/N: Sorry for taking so long, as for the info though... I've decided to just let the story flow and see who she ends up with, instead of forcing two people who probably aren't really meant for each other. Someone once said that, one's character can have a mind of their own; Makes sense... since most of my characters tend to go far beyond even my 'expectations' XD
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Kaiorin was running down the paths of the Seireitei, hurrying to get to her dwelling. After a three minute marathon, she skidded to a halt and looked up at the walls around her. "Screw this... Better to jump walls and save time, than runnin' a muck through these roads..." She sweat dropped and looked annoyed in the face; She jumped to grab a hold of the ledge with one hand and pulled herself up easily, with that single arm. Once on top, she grinned with narrowed her slitted orbs, as a faint chuckle under her breath occurred. She jumped from ledge to ledge, skipping over roads like the many times she had before.
In her peripherals she seen Rangiku wave at her from afar, while trying to catch up. Kai paused in her jumping spree and kept on a ledge, gazing at the blonde brunette with a neutral expression. "Hey! There you are! I've been looking all over for you, it's almost sunset you know?!" Matsumoto said before grabbing one of Kai's biceps.
By her action, Kai jerked back in surprise with wide ogles. "The hell?! Don't go grabbin'' people, all of a sudden!" She said, yanking her arm away roughly.
"Watch it, you almost pulled my hand off!" Rangi whined with a goofy pouting look, then smiled and slapped the Goth's back, which nearly made her stumble forward and fall off.
"You almost knocked me off the wall!" Her eyes went from normal, to comical angry white eyes and sharp teeth.
"Well- it's not my fault that you weren't prepared for my slap~ Now come on! We gotta make it back before 11 o'clock!" She gleefully shrieked, whilst clasping her hands together. She grabbed Kai again by the same bicep and flash stepped out of view.
After a good ten minutes of the blonde flash stepping, they had finally stopped in front of a wide dirt road, full of wondering people, lit-up lights, merchandise stands and more. The streets weren't as crowded, children ran through the path and sometimes into other grown ups. Everyone that would walk by her, would glance her way and grow a fearful look. Kai just grew more and more irritated by the minute, she disliked people who looked at her with fear.
The Goth felt herself be yanked by the blonde and heard her say- "Come on! Let's go here!" Matsu pointed at a sale, with an old man sitting on a big blanket and a small child standing beside him.
Once they both made it over, Kai looked down at the sale offers. There was a stack of strange cards, with many different symbols and shapes. Looking over, she seen rectangular shaped blocks that was stacked on top of each other.
Rangiku glanced to Kai and noticed her gazing at the little games that sat on the blanket, she smiled and knew why the Goth glared at them. "You want them?" She happily asked, only to have the tomboy shake her head in response.
"What are they, some kind of man-made tools? Those... card-board squares, are the some kind of ticket or something?" She quirked a brow with a frown, clearly confused. Her question made Rangiku gasp real loud, with widened eyes as she leaned back in shock.
"How could you not KNOW, what these are?! They're what helps pass your time! You play with these either alone or with friends! They're called 'Games'! See, this one is a card game, you play it with other people-" She pointed at the deck of cards, then shifted her hand to point at the stack of blocks. "And those are blocks you can stack, you have to stack it up like a big tower, in two simple directions. Then you pull one out but, you have to make sure that the tower doesn't fall- or you lose the game!" She explained, still completely dumbfounded at Kai. "Has she ever played games before?" She mentally asked.*
She scanned the other valuables but found nothing of interest to her. A bouncy ball...at least she knew what those were. "What about this? I used to have one, Mogus got me one when we were little but, I lost it." She picked up the ball that appeared solid black; It was the same size as her palm, so she could easily toss it up and catch it with one hand.
"Oh sure! I'm buying these games though, I'd be fun to have you and a few buddies of mine to play together! I'd even bring sake!" She yelled with joy, as she rose one arm, had closed orbs and a big smile on her face.
Kai walked over with the ball in hand and placed it in front of the old man. The old coot and the little girl looked up at the six foot goth, before shuddering at the site of her. "Sir, I would like to buy these three items~" The blonde cooed cheerfully and took out some money. Two minutes later after paying the old man, Kai was pacing beside Matsu, who appeared to be talking her head off with a big smile.
"Thanks, by the way..." Kai said, with a bored look to her and a small frown. She took the ball out from her pocket and began tossing it up in the air, over and over. Her irises watching it repetitively rise and fall, while her other arm rested behind her head.
"Hey~ No problem! It feels good to actually go around the markets with a gal, for a change~ I mean really, my two buddies hang out with me every so often and they're men! How many men do you know- that actually goes shopping with a woman?" Matsu asked, with annoyance in the last sentence. She stopped in her tracks after seeing Captain Zaraki and his pink haired companion.*
"What?" She asked, after noticing Rangiku stopping and just standing still. The Goth looked a head of her and grinned real big, she began to feel thrill chills go down her spine. Stuffing her ball into her pocket and she nearly ran to him, until Matsu grabbed her shoulder, making her stop and turn to the woman.
"Wait here, okay?~ I've gotta tell your captain something!" She mused happily and ran over to the big man. Kai hadn't noticed until Matsu ran toward him, seeing him with a child; It made her wonder who the mommy was.
"The hell is this weird... angry feeling...?" She mentally asked with slanted eyes and a frown on her black lips. She never felt so strange in her chest, it mixed in with her anger and she didn't like it. She has no problem being blunt about her emotions, unless its to personal or can't comprehend it herself. "Tch-..." She harshly looked away with her head, averting her gaze even though her body faced forward. Her hands began to clench from her anger but, loosened quickly after. She looked back over to her Captain in the corner of her eyes and peered at the man for a bit; Feeling her heart race and that strange heat on her face, she took her ball out and occupied herself with it, until Rangiku was done. "What's up with this weird feeling, again?! It's getting annoying! Damn- if I stare at the man for too long, if I'm not talking to him- I start to feel funny.. My face gets hot and my heart races... Why? Why does it do that?! I'M NOT EVEN RUNNING AND MY HEARTS RACING!"
Walking back to Kai, Rangiku seen the Goth squeezing the day lights out of that poor ball. Her eyes hysterically white and teeth clenched into view. Matsu tiled her head in question before blinking a couple times. "Coumetsu, what's wrong? You act like someone just stole your rice ball~" She joked with a small giggle.
She snapped back to her senses and looked at the blonde with annoyance. Her lava orbs instantly going back to normal; She stuffed her ball back in her pocket and put her hands behind her head, then turned her back to the woman. "Ooooh nothin'~" She sung, hoping to pass with just that. She walked off slowly with long strides and started whistling to herself, out of sheer awkwardness.
"Kaiorin Coumetsu, I demand you tell me! It's not good to stay mad or get stressed over things, it'll give you gray hair!~" She rushed to Kai's side with her purchases. Giving a worried look, she peered at the Goth in concern. "I've heard from Ikkaku that you're a stubborn person... In more ways then one too~ So why not just tell me, I won't bite." She smiled kindly, which made Kai look at her from the corners of her ogles with 'still', a frown in site.
She sighed with her lids closed and put her thumbs on the lip of her pockets, making her hands dangle on her hips. "Fiiiine~..." Finally accepting someone's ear, she opened her eyes, lids going over her orbs a bit and faintly blushed. "Every time I stare at my Captain when I'm not near him, I feel...funny... I don't know what that is... I get so angry because of the confusion. My faces feels hot, then my heart races..." She admitted. "AND I'M NOT EVEN RUNNIN!" She snapped her head up and yelled comically. "When my Captain caught me, trying to escape from the medical room, in squad 4's barracks- I felt him wrap his arms around me... My face felt warm then too!; What confused me the most was...WHY DID I FEEL EVEN MORE ANGRY THAN BEFORE, WHEN I SEEN THE PINK HAIRED KID WITH HIM?! ...I wondered who the girl's mom would be, cause I didn't know Captain Kenpachi had a kid... So that thought went into mind..." She finally exhaled after that whole rant, before feeling several light pats on her shoulder.
Kai looked over at Rangiku with a questioning stare, before hearing her answer. "Coumetsu- Coumetsu..." The blonde paused for a dramatic effect; She squealed out of excitement and hugged the Goth. "THAT'S SO ADOABLE! You're crushing over your own Captain and you don't even know it!"
"One- ...I'M NOT ADORABLE!...Two- WHAT THE FRAK FUGGLES IS A CRUSH AND WHAT DO YOU EVEN MEAN?!" She spat out of anger and puzzlement, her slitted irises narrowed while her teeth shown, to be gritted.
Matsu giggled to herself with her eyes closed and one hand over her mouth, at Kai's hidden innocence; She shifted her gaze to the brute and smiled "A crush is when... Someone likes another- a bit more then just a friend. Though it's not 'Love', it's a deeper interest in someone; Crushes can sometimes turn into 'True love' in time, but- you'll never know when that will be until it suddenly hits you one day~ It's an emotion that one gains, when they meet a possible soul-mate!~" She explained rather cheerfully and hugged Kai again, making her go stiff.
"So you're saying... That 'That' annoying feeling... Will bother me until I'm DEAD?! THAT'S SO STUPID! Plus- It sounds like a complete waste of mental stamina..." She scoffed, after looking away with her head. Matsu let go and looked at her, curious at why she'd even think that.
"No- you're stupid, Coumetsu! Love doesn't harm your mental state, if it's the right person for you! If you choose the wrong guy to fall for, then your obviously in for a heart-break." She huffed and planted her hands on her hips. "Besides I've got something planned and I'm sure, It'd help you with understanding things! It's hard at first, to know what a crush feels likes and what 'Love' feels like; So this will truly help!" She grabbed a hold of the punk's wrist and dashed over to a restaurant.
Kai noticed the sign on the building and rose a brow at it. "Why is she taking me here...?" She asked herself in her mind, only until a large grin grew on her features; Having an idea, she began giggling a little bit with squinted orbs.
Inside the restaurant a door opened, in came Kai and Rangiku. Everyone around them began to whisper and point fingers, as well holding dumbfounded looks. The Goth cringed at the citizens as she tailed behind Matsu, both making their way over to a table.
The blonde turned, after she had reached a table; She clasped her hands together, in front and held small laughter within. "Alright Kai! Just stay here a bit, while I go to the little girls room!~" She trotted along, passed Kai. The six foot woman stood there with a questionable look. She walked over and sat down in a chair, then crossed her arms in front.
*After about ten minutes of waiting for Matsu to come back, she was taping her index finger impatiently. "DAMN THAT BLONDE! What's takin' her so long?! Taking a shit in the toilet, doesn't take 'that' long..." She mentally seethed, with an irritation mark on her head.
*Out of the blue, she seen Ikkaku sit down across from her while Rangiku sat beside Kai. The Gothic-punk blinked once with an unamused look. Ikkaku gazed at her with the same bored feature but, gradually grew a faint flush on his cheeks and shifted his orbs to the side. "Alrighty, we're all here!~" She cheered; After about five minutes of sitting there and getting their orders, their table was full of nothing but food.
"So, here's the deal – you have a date with Ikkaku and I'll pay for both of your food!~" Matsu teasingly stated, while nudging her elbow in his side and giving a wink. Ikkaku's face lit up brightly and got pissed by Rangiku's actions. "WHAT?!" Both the Goth and Madarame shouted in unison. Of course, seeing that Kai doesn't know what a date is, she only out burst out like that, from confusion and anger. Ikkaku on the other hand blew a fuse, with a flush on his cheeks.
"Don't you remember Ikkaku? I asked your Captain, if you could go out to eat with me~ He approved of course, that's why I've offered you a free meal~!" She gleefully said, with clasped hands in front of her chest. "Now- good luck you two! I'll come back in an hour!~" Matsu mused and ran out of the building, giggling up a storm.
"Waaait! WHAT'S A DAAAATE?!" Kai yelled, as she watched Rangiku make a run for it. Her expression looked desperate with an arm dramatically stretched out and leaning over the table, while her other hand was planted on the surface.
Ikkaku gawked at her with surprise, wondering if he heard right. "Does she REALLY not know, what a date is?!" He asked himself with wide eyes and a slightly open mouth.
Kai just slumped back into her chair with a scowl on her face and narrowed eyes. Pouting, she crossed her arms and laid back against her chair, like a man usually would. "Oi Coumetsu... You really don't know what a date is?" Madarame asked before placing his chin on the palm of his hand, letting his arm prop his head up. Having his Zanpakuto sheathed and in his lap, he peered at her with a neutral feature.
"Tch- No... Is it some sort of mood swing that only comes 'ever-so-often'?" Giving her reply in a bit of a rude manner, Madarame's lids widened. He tried stifling his laughter but failed, considering he was now busting his gut and almost fell out of his chair.
"What's so funny, ass hole?!" Kai barked with comical white eyes, as she stood from her seat in rage.
"It's just you! For someone so out-going and tough like you, I'm surprised you don't know what that is! I guess Rangiku was right, on the inside your still innocent but- on the outside.. Don't even get me started!" He said in fits of laughter once more, only to have the dare-devil herself, grab a hold on his robes and jerk him up close to her face.
"And what's wroooong- with my 'out-side' ?!" She raged, whilst shaking the day lights out of the third seat.
Ikkaku grinned real big; Regardless of his flushed cheeks, he had something in mind later down the road of their 'friendship'. "Tomorrow, you and I are fighting... Got it? You have no idea how strong I can really be." He demanded, as he watched lava like hues shift around in her fiery orbs. "Fierce as ever~" He cooed mentally, while admiring them.
"Deal!" She smirked just like her superior. Both of them were caught off-guard when they smelt the aromas of their delicacies, they've ordered. They sat back down and watched as the waitress (I don't know what their really called, from back then.) gave them their grub. After the lady left, in a hurry mind you... due to seeing Kai and her bizarre appearance, Kai grew a mischievous grin on her face. "Now's my chance, hahahaha!" She announced in her head; She picked up her chop sticks and looked up at Ikkaku, clearly up to something. "Yo... You and me, right now! Let's see who can eat the most! If I win, then you'll have to do all my laundry!"
Ikkaku grinned real big and picked up his eating utensils as well. "Fine- and if I win...well... YOU HAVE TO HANG OUT WITH RANGIKU ALL DAY!" With his statement, Kai's grew determiend; Luckily for her, she didn't have to worry about losing. Considering the tests she went through by Kurotsuchi, she didn't really worry.
"You're on! I'll make sure I have mostly dirty- sweaty socks ready for you and their cleanliness!" She said in a cocky way.
About thirty minutes afterwords, Ikkaku's stomach was full to the brim and almost to the point of puking. Kai on the other hand... Had countless amounts of dishes on her side, she kept laughing real hard, knowing she wasn't even full yet. "UUUuggh... You eat like an animal!" He groaned in defeat, while being slumped back against his chair and a hand resting on his stomach.
"Alright, I'm back! Sorry, I came back a bit sooner than expected!~" She came trotting in and towards their table, she stumbled back in shock at seeing the mountain of dishes. "Well-well, what happened here?" The blonde asked, while standing near the side of their table.
"That Goth over there, issued an eating contest... She won... UUUgghhh..." He groaned and heard Kai laugh in the background.
"Well a challenge is always fun, if you have great sportsmen-ship!" She smiled, before hearing Ikkaku rant a bit.
"I gotta do her laundry... all of it, that's what she wanted, if she won." He shifted in his seat a bit and looked at Kai... who had that crazy gin of hers.
"What did you want, if you won?' The blonde asked Madarame, seeing him blush a little and look away, she got an idea but it was far from what his 'want' was.
"None of your business..." He got up and walked away, passing Matsu.
The blonde brunette just giggled, as she watched Ikkaku leave the building. Looking over at Kai, she kept trying to balance one chop stick on her upper lip. Her arms were behind her head, eyes narrowed, lips puckered up with that chop stick on top and feet on top of the table.
Rangiku just sweat dropped and went over to pay for the food.