Twin Reapers

Chapter 9

Era and Ria sat under their usual tree talking about the dance that would take place that night when Rongiku popped up behind Ria and threw her over her shoulder and started to walk toward her cabin with Ria punching her back, and Era walking behind them nonchalantly even though her sister was screaming.

When Era entered Rongiku's place she found her sister sitting tied to a chair. As she walked in Ria's eyes zeroed in on her and then she started shouting, "Traitor, you let her kidnap me!" Ria then proceeded to tell her exactly what she thought of her until Rongiku reappeared in the room, her arms full of makeup, hair products, and blue fabric.

"OH! Will you shut up already Ria," Rongiku said irritated as she dropped all the things in her arms onto a table that stood near where Ria was bound.

"What is this," Ria asked her eyes narrowed.

"This," answered Era, "is your appointment to get ready for the dance tonight. You know what to do right," she turned and asked Rongiku as she turned toward the door. "I have to go and see about getting someone else ready."

Rongiku nodded, she knew where Era was off to, and she didn't relish her job because the person she had to get ready wasn't even planning on going to the dance let alone leaving his office.

Era walked into Toshiro's office to find him, as usual, a sleep on his arms sitting at his desk.

This may take a while, she thought as she walked over to the couch where she had previously stashed the pale ice blue tux the day before. As she turned away to wake up the captain of squad ten she heard someone enter and when she turned to see who it was she came face to face with Renji not a moment later.

"What are you doing in here Era," he asked with an irritated touch to his voice.

Era glanced at Hitsuguya before answering, "Getting him," Era whispered cocking her thumb over her shoulder, "Ready for tonight's ball."

Renji's red eyes went wide, "Why are you doing that? I mean you don't have to."

"Lieutenant Masumoto asked me to and besides we're getting two stubborn a** soul reapers to go to the dance on the head captain's orders. So unless you are going to help me get him into this tux then get gone because if you play hooky mister I'll have to do the same thing to you and I know where to find a red tux so watch it." If it was even possible Renji's eyes got even wider, but he picked up the tux and started to dress Toshiro. Within minutes the formal wear on all except for the tie that is.

"Ummm… Era can you help me with this," Renji said trying to tie the tie around the neck of the still sleeping captain.

Era walked over to the two men and deftly tied the tie into a bow and straightened the collar of the shirt. "Alright the only thing left to do now is to wake him up," Era said. At his Renji looked at her questioningly with his eyes. "Urg… guess I'm going to have to do it." Era pulled her arm back and swiftly, hard enough to wake, but not bruise, slapped Hitsuguya across the face and said in a loud voice, "Wakie, Wakie eggs and baccie."

Mean while back with Ria and Rongiku…

Ria stood statue still as Rongiku pulled up the zipper of the Chinese style, knee length sheath dress. "There all done. Now you can move," Rongiku said amazed by Ria's transformation, even though she was the one that had brought it about.

"Where did Era go," Ria asked her pervert of a Lieutenant as she put on her own dress, which was a pale pink version of the same style that Ria now wore.

"She went to deal with someone who if he doesn't come to the dance will be in huge trouble with the head captain."Ria's silver eyes widened the old man wanted her sister to deal with a troublesome soul reaper without her. "I was told to take care of the other problematic shikigami." It was then that Ria knew why she had been quote on quote kidnapped.