Alright readers, time for our next chapter! Here's chapter 11! Review and no flames!
Today on this fine day in Soul Society, we see Rangiku walking along the streets of the Seireitei, heading towards the 9th division.
" Man. Captain didn't have to be so mad at me for going to the bar instead of finishing my paperwork. I mean,...who here in Gotel 13 does paperwork anyway? Not even Head-Captain does paperwork! Speaking of which, why do we even have paperwork in the first place? I bet it's some test to see who'd be stupid enough to actually do it. If so, then my captain must be really stupid." said Rangiku as she continued her journey to squad 9.
Meanwhile in squad 9, we see Shuuhei hard at work on his paperwork while Raiyorin's watching him while sipping her tea. " Hm...Shuuhei, are you sure you don't want me to help you with that paperwork? It looks like a pretty big stack." said Raiyorin, pouting a bit. " No no, Captain! You've been doing a lot of the paperwork lately! I must do my share as your lieutenant. And besides, if you keep doing all the paperwork,...then I might end up like Rangiku...." said Shuuhei, shivering a bit at the last statement.
Just then there's a knock at the door. " Who is it?" asked Raiyorin. " It's me! It's Rangiku!" sang Rangiku from behind the door. " Heh...Speak of the devil..." said Raiyorin to Shuuhei.
" Come in, Rangiku." said Raiyorin allowing Rangiku in. Rangiku opens the door and instantly plops herself onto the couch.
" Good morning, Captain! Shuuhei! What's up?" asked Rangiku. " I'm doing paperwork...Shouldn't you be doing the same at your division?" asked Shuuhei.
" Eh...Captain's really upset with me now. He yelled at me 'cause I went out for some fresh air before I finished my paperwork!" Rangiku said with a pout. " Really? That's not nice of him. Just how long were you outside?" asked Raiyorin. " Just for a minute.....10.....til midnight." said Rangiku. " Midnight? How long does it take you to get fresh air?" asked Shuuhei. "Well...I took a little walk too..." said Rangiku. "....Let me guess....You went out and took a little walk to the bar right?" asked Raiyorin. " ..Yeah pretty much." said Rangiku with a little small and sweating a bit.
" Well I can't blame Toshiro for getting upset...You know he doesn't like you at the bar all the time. He wants you to do your paperowork too instead of him all the time." said Raiyorin. " I know. I know. But really? Who here actually does paperwork?!" asked Rangiku. The squad 9 captain and lieutenant raise their hands. "...Oh great. You two are actually stu-." started Rangiku before there was a knock at the door.
" Who is it?" asked Raiyorin. " It's me, Lady Raiyorin." said Toshiro from behind the door.
" Crap!" Rangiku whispered to herself before she hid behind Raiyorin's desk in the little space in the desk. " Rangiku, what are you.." whispered Raiyorin before Rangiku pulled on her clothes so that Raiyorin would look as if half her body's laying on the desk. " Shh! Just hide me from Captain! He'll kill me if he finds me." said Rangiku.
" Ugh... Come in, Toshiro." said Raiyorin. Toshiro then enters the office. " Good morning, Shuuhei. Good morning, Lady Raiyorin." said Toshiro as he made his way over to Raiyorin's desk, taking his zanpakutou off of his shoulder and placing it next to her desk.
" ...What are you doing?" asked Toshiro noticing Raiyorin's current position. " O-Oh nothing..nothing..Just kind of tired so...Uhh..I'm just resting a bit. Heh..." lied Raiyorin. " Really? You're never tired around this time." said Toshrio, starting to get a little suspicious. " We-Well..I was up all night doing....uh...paperwork! Yeah, paperwork!" lied Raiyorin once more. " ..But your squad always finishes their paperwork by no later than the evening the latest...." said Toshiro, getting really suspicious now. " ...Hey, Toshiro, how about the two of us take a walk? How about that?" asked Raiyorin, getting really nervous now. " But I thought you were tired..." said Toshiro, now really suspicious. " Well...I...I think a walk might wake me up! Heh.." lied Raiyorin. "Ok then..Let's go." said Toshiro grabbing her hand. " W-Wait! I..uh..Have to tell Shuuhei something before I go. But it's private squad 9 business. So wait for me outside and I'll be right there." said Raiyorin. " ..Ok, then." said Toshiro as he left the office.
Once Toshiro leaves the office, Raiyorin finally gets up from her position and stretches a bit. " Ugh...Note to self: Never lay on a desk like that again." said Raiyorin.
Rangiku then gets up from under the desk. " Thanks, Captain. You saved my-.." started Rangiku before Toshiro came back in.
" I forgot my zan-..." said Toshiro before he saw Rangiku. " RANGIKU!! " yelled Toshiro. " C-Captain?" said Rangiku turning around to face him. " I just had a feeling you'd be hiding here..." said Toshiro, eyeing Rangiku. " Well, Captain, I can explain...I was.." said Rangiku. " No! No excuses! I want you to go back and do your paperwork now! I'll be there in a minute to make sure you're doing it." commanded Toshiro. " Ok, Captain.." said Rangiku hanging her head in shame and walking back to squad 10.
" I..uh..I'll make sure she gets there..." said Shuuhei, following Rangiku after he felt the temperature drop a bit.
" ....Well I guess I'll make sure they both get there, now.." said Raiyorin trying to follow after them. " Raiyorin...Stay..." commanded Toshiro. " Yes, sir..." said Raiyorin after her escape plan failed.
" Raiyorin..." started Toshiro. " Listen, Toshiro. I can explain! I didn't know Rangiku was gonna come here...." explained Raiyorin. " Raiyorin..." "...I didn't want to hide her, but she made me and-." " Raiyorin! Enough. Just let me speak." " O-ok..." ' He's gonna yell at me..I just know it. Dammit!' cursed Raiyorin in her head.
" Raiyorin...I'm really upset right now." said Toshiro, with a calm look on his face. " Toshiro, I-." started Raiyorin. " Shh! I'm speaking. I'm not upset that Rangiku hid here. I'm not upset that she didn't do her paperwork. I'm upset because I was lied to. And by the last person I'd expect to lie to me." " T-Toshiro, I'm sorry..I didn't mean to lie...It's just that Rangiku-." " No...I don't want to hear it....I'm too upset to hear excuses right now....I'm also sad...Sad because I'll never know when you're telling me the truth." " Toshiro,...I'm really sorry about all of this.." "...How do I know that's the truth, Raiyorin?" asked Toshiro, leaving the office.
"....Because it is..." said Raiyorin, a tear falling out of her eye, sliding down her cheek.
Over the next few days, Toshiro and Raiyorin haven't spoken one word to each other, mostly because of Raiyorin fearing that Toshiro won't believe a word she tells him.
" Eh...Captain! I'm tired! Can I stop?" whined Rangiku after she was forced to do her paperwork. " No. You're going to do all of it and you're not going to take any breaks until you do." said Toshiro as he sipped his tea. " Ehh..Captain....You're mean!" " Thank you." said Toshiro with a smirk.
" Grr..Hey! I just realized. Captain Raiyorin hasn't been coming here for the past few days like she always has." said Rangiku. " I know...I tried calling her office, but Shuuhei always picks up and tells me she's busy." said Toshiro. " Really? When do you call?" " Usually around noon and before the sun goes down." " ...Really? Because I usually see Raiyorin on her walks everyday around that time." " What?!" " Yeah. Oh look! She's out there right now!" said Rangiku, pointing out the window to find Raiyorin walking past their squad. Toshiro sees this and shunpos out of the office.
" I wonder where he's going...." said Rangiku. Rangiku turns her focus back to the window. She suddenly sees Raiyorin stopping and turning around with a confused look on her face.
" Hmm..I wonder what she's looking at." said Rangiku. Then she sees Raiyorin's eyes widen and Raiyorin about to run. But before Raiyorin can run away, Rangiku sees Toshiro tackling Raiyorin to the ground. " Woah..Captain, if you ever want Raiyorin to be your girlfriend, you can't be so rough." Rangiku then sees Tosiro picking Raiyorin up and throwing her over his shoulder and carrying her away. " ..I wonder where he's taking her."
A few minutes later, Rangiku hears kicking and whining from behind the door. " What the hell is that?" wondered Rangiku.
Just then Toshiro comes in with Raiyorin trying to kick him while she's over his shoulder. " Toshiro! Let me go!" whined Raiyorin.
Just then Toshiro throws Raiyorin onto the couch and uses kido to restrain her. " H-Hey! Undo this!" cried Raiyorin. " Not until we talk." said Toshiro sitting next to her. " We have nothing to tal-.. Oh why should I even bother saying anything...You won't believe me.." said Raiyorin, looking away. " What do you mean I won't believe you?" asked Toshiro. " Well...a few days ago, after that incident where Rangiku was hiding from you and she forced me to lie.." said Raiyorin. " HEY!" cried Rangiku. "...You said that you were going to have trouble trusting me and believing a word I say to you....And that made me worried and mostly sad.." said Raiyorin, tears about to form in her eyes. " Raiyorin...I didn't mean what I said..I was just upset, because...I never heard you lie to me before..." said Toshiro sadly, undoing the kido he placed on his friend. " ...Well..I didn't like doing it either..." said Raiyorin, turning to face her friend. "...Lady Raiyorin...I'm sorry..For hurting you and making you feel sad..." said Toshiro, embracing his friend in a hug. "...It's ok. And I'm sorry too for lying to you.." said Raiyorin, returning the hug. " Let's promise to be truthful to each other now.." said Toshiro, playing with his friend's hair. " Hehe..Ok." giggled Raiyorin as she felt her friend playing with her hair.
" Well now that you two have promised to be truthful to each other...Captain...isn't there something you'd like to tell Raiyorin?" asked Rangiku, smirking. "....By that you mean?" asked Toshiro, eyeing her. " Like..How you feel about her." said Rangiku, trying to get her captain to confess. " ....Ok then...Raiyorin,..I love you..." said Toshiro. " YES!" cheered Rangiku. "....As my best friend." finished Toshiro with a smirk. " WHAT?!" shrieked Rangiku. " I love you as my best friend, Raiyorin. No other friendship can compare to ours." said Toshiro pulling Raiyorin in for a tighter hug while smirking at his lieutenant. " Aw, Toshiro, I love you as my best friend, too." said Raiyorin returning the hug.
Aww. Well that ending was sweet. Well. Hit that green button and Review! but no flames!
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