Sorry for taking forever to update. This chapter is more of girl talk..hence the title lol. Hope you like it and review. Its really long and I should update soon. I have an idea where the next couple of chapters are going but I always appreciate suggestions. Enjoy.

Chapter 10

Rangiku woke up on her bed. Alone.

Though she didn't remember crying, she could feel the dampness that lingered on her cheeks. Her hands tried to clean her face but fresh tears just remade the stains.

Rangiku was bewildered. She didn't understand why she was crying.

She knew it wasn't because of that traitor. Her heart had become numb now when it came to thoughts of him. Well numb enough.

It wasn't because of the captain of the sixth. Rangiku's heart didn't feel sorrow where he was involved, just confusion.

Then why?

Hisagi? She thought to herself. The tears began to fall down uncontrollably at just thinking his name.

But why?

"STOP!" She screamed at herself. "You are being ridiculous Rangiku!" She said sternly.

The tears stopped.

"Talking to yourself is a bad sign, you know that right?" A familiar and friendly voice reached Rangiku. She turned to the door to see her best friend standing there, staring.

"How long have you been there?" She said just a little embarrassed.

"Long enough." Nanao said leaving her place at the door and walking over to Rangiku's bed.

They sat in silence for a couple of minutes. Rangiku contemplating the sudden onslaught of tears. Nanao wary, ready for any sign of emotional instability. When she saw her friend gain composure she spoke again, "Go clean yourself you look awful." She said in a serious tone, but underneath that tone lay a more playful one.

"Nanao you're awful!" Rangiku pouted but got up to go to the bathroom to shower.

Nanao giggled and waited.

Rangiku let the warm water caress her body. Hug her. Tease her. Like she hadn't been in such a long time. She knew what her body wanted, needed. But she didn't want just anybody.

If she was honest with herself, she wanted him. Though he was a traitor, she still loved him.

So much for being numb. Rangiku chided herself. Her thoughts carried her to a simpler time, back when she didn't doubt him. As much.

He was always different when other people where there. He treated her differently. But when they were alone, it was almost like he was a complete different person and the exact same man she always knew.

As the water ran down her back she remembered one special day.

The day he told her something that she had held onto, even now.

"Giin!" She whined at him.

"Ah come on Ran-chan, I have to go. Rumors will spread for sure." He said but he let her guide him back to her room.

"I'm used to rumors." She said winking, guiding him back to her bed.

"Hmm." He said, face getting a little harder remembering just how used to rumors she was.

"Jealous?" She teased him and lay him on her bed.

"No." He said flatly. He no longer tried to hide his emotions around her, well not all of them.

She giggled. "Don't be ridiculous, you know those rumors aren't true." She said lying on top of him. Molding to his body perfectly.

"I know. But it's still annoying to have to deal with the scum who spread those rumors as if they were truths." He said holding her tighter to himself.

She sighed contently.

He played with her hair.

They stayed like that for what seemed an eternity.

Not long enough. She thought as she ran the shampoo through her long hair. The thoughts came back.

"Gin?" She said getting off of him enough to where she could see him in the eye, well if he opened them.

"Hmm." He supplied, still playing with her hair.

"What am I to you?" She asked him timidly. Rangiku wasn't the timid type, but with Gin, she just didn't want to scare him off. She had before when she had asked this question.

Silence.

Then he surprised her.

"Everything." He said, eyes open, full of emotion and depth that Rangiku almost cried.

Instead she smiled a huge smile at him.

"Really?" She asked clearly happy with his answer.

"Always." He said, and he smiled at her too. And not his usual creepy overstretched smile. He smiled a smile that rivaled hers. He smiled a beautiful smile.

She fell back onto him and hugged him tightly.

They stayed in a comfortable silence, holding on to each other and that precious moment.

Even though her heart ached, she smiled at the memory. That was a good memory, one of the best memories she had actually. She rinsed out her hair.

She finished her shower and walked back outside to her room clad in only a towel.

"Oh you're still here." She said it with playful annoyance.

"You aren't going to get rid of me until we talk." Nanao said in a very businesslike manner.

"I figured." Rangiku said dropping her towel.

"You also aren't going to scare me away with nudity." Nanao said matter-a-factly. A small smile played on her face.

"Ahh a girl can try." Rangiku shrugged it off and got dressed. "I know you know." She said casually.

"I was expecting it. I was paying close attention. So yes, I know." Nanao nodded.

"Anyone else?" Rangiku asked nervously.

"You mean aside from your taicho, Kuchiki-taicho, and Hisagi-fukutaicho?" She said her voice full of implication.

"Yea that was weird in and of itself." Rangiku said remembering all that occurred last night. "But no, I didn't mean them. And besides they won't tell and I know you won't either." She said sitting on her bed next to Nanao.

"No. But I believe Shunsui suspects." She said pushing her glasses up. Nanao saw the panicked look on Rangiku's face and added, "Don't worry he will never have it confirmed and even if he did he also wouldn't tell."

Rangiku nodded.

"Why where you crying?" Nanao asked, knowing that Rangiku probably didn't want to talk about Gin. Besides she just wanted Rangiku to tell her he was here so she knew for sure.

"I don't know." Rangiku said truthfully.

Nanao stared at her kindly but waited for her friend to proceed.

"I think, no, I'm sure it was over Hisagi." Rangiku said bringing her knees to her chest.

"Hisagi?" Nanao said surprised. "I thought you didn't return his feelings?"

"I don't. I think that's why I was crying." She said chewing on her lip.

"I'm confused Rangiku." Nanao said turning to her.

"Okay, well you know Kuchiki-taicho was here and so was Hisagi, and well him." She said stretching out her legs. Nanao nodded and Rangiku proceeded with her tale. "Well after they left I made up my mind to fall for Hisagi. I will have a future, a romantic future, with Hisagi. He is best for me since he actually cares for me and he has an idea of what I'm going through." She said playing with her hair, trying hard to avoid Nanao's gaze.

Silence.

Nanao wasn't going to speak so Rangiku continued.

"I think I was crying because either I'm sad that I'm settling or I'm sad that I'm doing something horrible to Hisagi." She said finally turning to her friend, "Or maybe both." She said. Rangiku was searching in her friends eyes for anything, any sign of what she was thinking.

"What about Ichimaru?" Nanao said flatly.

"What about him?" Rangiku said with a new found anger towards the man. "He is a traitor. Most importantly he betrayed me. If he does or doesn't love me, it no longer is important. I will have nothing to do with him and I have to move on or else I'm going to kill myself just thinking about it and wallowing." She said face hard. "I don't want to be another Momo." She whispered.

Both women remained in silence remembering what had happened to their friend right after the deflection of the shinigami captains.

"You aren't Momo." Nanao said.

"I know." Rangiku countered. "But I could be." She shivered.

"You can't just make yourself fall in love with Hisagi, Rangiku. Love doesn't work that way." Nanao said softly.

"I know it doesn't, but no one ever said anything about love." She said coldly.

"Would you really do that to poor Hisagi?" Nanao asked her, a little ashamed for her best friend.

"I don't know. Maybe. I can be pretty selfish." Rangiku said feeling horrible.

"Well I can't tell you how to live your life. But I will tell you that it's not going to work and you are going to break his heart like Gin broke yours." Nanao said pushing her glasses up.

Rangiku mulled over what her friend said.

"And then Kuchiki-taicho had to come and fuck everything up!" She exclaimed.

"See now that is what I'm most interested in." Nanao said smiling. "What was he doing here?"

"He was the first one here." Rangiku said remembering when he arrived. "He saw me naked, or well I was naked when he walked in on me and Gin." She said with a far off look.

"He what! Walked in on you and Gin doing what!" Nanao exclaimed, so unlike herself.

"I was going to take a shower when Gin showed up so I was naked. We didn't do anything, well aside from kissing, and when Kuchiki-taicho showed up Gin left right away. I was still naked and though I'm pretty sure he glanced he kept his eyes locked on mine." She said smiling. "It was different." She giggled.

Nanao looked at her.

"Then he was going to leave and I asked him not to. I got in the bath and he sat on the floor facing away from me. He didn't speak and neither did I, but he let me play with his hair." Rangiku said perplexed.

"He what?" Nanao asked.

"Yea, he let me played with his hair." She said touching her fingers, remembering how smooth and silky it had felt in her hands. "Then we heard a crash at the door. He shunpoed out of there before I could even blink. I got a towel and walked outside to find my taicho and Hisagi standing there, well more like Hisagi lying on top of my taicho." She said laughing.

Nanao giggled too. "I could just imagine Hitsugaya-taicho's reaction."

"Yea, he was pretty mad." Rangiku said giggling too, it felt nice to giggle.

"And then what?" Nanao asked.

"And well then Hisagi was being all pissed off for no reason. He cut straight to the point and asked if Gin had been here. And all these stuff. My taicho left soon after he had enough information to know I was okay. Then Hisagi hugged me and left. And when I turned to thank Kuchiki-taicho he was like staring at me like if I, I don't even know how he was looking at me, but there where so many emotions I couldn't even pick one to describe it." She said even more perplexed. "Then I asked him to stay again."

"Why him?" Nanao asked curious.

Rangiku shrugged.

"Then he did the weirdest of all the things that happened to me last night." She said turning to her friend.

Nanao raised her eyebrows. "Weirder than everything else you told me." She said doubtful.

"Yes. Listen. He pulled me into a hug, kissed my forehead, and said, 'Not tonight.'" Rangiku tried to impersonate his voice.

Nanao choked on her own saliva.

"Not tonight? What did he mean?" Nanao was too beside herself to care about being her usual calm self.

"I don't know." Rangiku said exasperated.

"Aren't you curious to find out?" Nanao pressed.

"I am. But what if I don't like the answer. I mean he is a noble for crying out loud. Plus he's never given me the time of day, not even a hello, nothing. And now all of a sudden he is there to help me. What the fuck is up with that shit!" She said kind of angry.

"Rangiku language." Nanao chided her. Rangiku rolled her eyes.

"Well, all I know Nanao is that my life has been too complicated already. Gin was emotionally unavailable and I am not about to go from one locked up guy to another. Plus, Kuchiki-taicho is worse!" She said crossing her arms over her chest, a feat in and of itself.

"So?" Nanao asked.

"So, Hisagi is less complicated. He likes me. He's emotionally available. He doesn't run from my tears. He cares about me. And he likes me." She said simply. "I need something simple in my life. Even though I could never love Hisagi, I am sure I can bend my heart enough to where I can live happily with him."

Nanao rolled her eyes. "If you say so Rangiku."

Rangiku chewed her lips.

She thought she had made up her mind about Hisagi, but Nanao had made her think about Kuchiki-taicho again. And if she was honest with herself, the raunchy thoughts of him where enough to make her climax she could just imagine what actually succeeding in bedding him would feel like.

He was a mystery. Rangiku liked mysteries.

The two best friends stared at each other.

"Don't look at me like that." Rangiku whined at Nanao.

"I'm not looking at you like anything." Nanao smiled, she knew what Rangiku was thinking about.

"Ugh! I hate men!" Rangiku whined again.

"No you don't." Nanao said calmly.

"I hate you." Rangiku countered.

"No you don't." Nanao said getting up.

"Where you going." Rangiku asked her.

"Work." Nanao pushed her glasses up, "As should you."

Rangiku groaned.

"I'm still set with my Hisagi plan." She called after her friend.

Before Nanao walked out the door she turned and yelled at Rangiku, "Sure you are."

And with that she shunpoed away.

UGH! Rangiku screamed in her head. Stupid Nanao! Came here to ruin everything.

As Rangiku walked to work she couldn't stop thinking of a certain captain of a certain division.

Pretty long huh? :p Anyways again I really like reviews and i especially like suggestions. I still havent decided who she is going to end up with. Oh and I forgot to address that this is before the Winter war, its like set a little after Gin leaves with Aizen. So thats why Gin is still alive. Just clearing that up. r&r :)