(Bleach) Awake and Alive - Chapter 14: Drunken Times

"Man you guys have had some strange moments in the past." Yumichika concluded, after watching the first two videos shown so far.

Laying her head on the table, Mikari could only sigh.

"I guess you can say that."

"The greatest moments were the parties or when Byakuya was around." Yoruichi added to the conversation, a smile appearing on her face at the memories.

"Kuchiki-taicho?" Renji yelled out, getting his taicho to look over.

Mikari lifted her head up with a laugh, ignoring the glare from Byakuya.

"Yeah but most of the time he just chased us around in anger."

"Oh yeah! The other great moments were when we got drunk!"

This got Hitsugaya's attention and he turned to Mikari with one eyebrow raised.

"You drink?"

A light laugh came from Mikari at his surprised voice.

"Hey. I was a smart drinker and I followed the my own saying that 'the dumb get drunk easily' and it seems to be true."

"I don't believe that!" Matsumoto said while taking a sip of her sake.

Then she let out giggle and a hiccup as she tried to get up for the bathroom. After she left with a tipsy step, Mikari looked to the others with a simple smirk.

"Told ya."

"Well good news then!"

The table looked over to see Yamamoto staring at them from the stage.

"I heard your little conversation and would like to say that this final video has the best of all those memories."

Eyes blinked slowly in thought, then turned to the screen that was loading for the last time.

Video

The night was young and cheerful voices were heard in the 10th Squad barracks. Inside, candle's were lit, tables of food were in every corner and groups of chatting shinigami filled the whole area.

A young Soifon was standing beside her taicho, watching her take a few chugs of sake with nervous eyes.

"I think that's enough Yoruichi-sama..."

"No way!" Was her answer.

"YOU!"

Both Yoruichi and Soifon turned around at the outburst and saw a very pissed off young Byakuya.

Yoruichi got a drunk smirk on her face and walked over to Byakuya, draping her arm around his shoulders.

"What's up little man?" She slurred out.

Byakuya just twitched and growled slightly.

"Where's your werewolf of a sister?"

"Awwww, why? Do you not like being with me? Or do you just wanna compete with Mikari again?" She replied unhappily. Though it was mostly her drunk side talking.

"She took my wooden sword again!"

Yoruichi just stared at him for a minute before sighing and pointing to the office porch.

"She's with the old man's. their gonna have a little contest." She said with a little hint of being drunk.

Byakuya gave her a nod before making his way to the porch. A crowd had formed along the porch and much chatter was going on. Pushing through the crowd, he mad his way to the front and stared.

Sitting around a table on the porch were Yamamoto, Ukitake, Kyoraku and Mikari. They were chugging glasses of sake together and slammed the glasses back down when they finished. From the looks of it, they were each on their 10th glass, as the sake bottles were empty enough to fill that many.

As the whole group watched and made bets, Kyoraku fell to his back with glazed eyes.

"Ooopzeee daizeee." He slurred out, before losing consciousness.

Ukitake laughed and hiccuped at his friend.

"You loze Kyoraku."

Not to shortly after, Ukitake fell forward, onto the table, and began to mumble sleepily with his eyes closed.

'Two down and one more to go." Mikari said with a smirk. Not one hint of any drunkness from the alcohol whatsoever. Almost like hadn't drunk any sake at all.

Yamamoto returned her smirk with his own and began to fill his glass again. Mikari followed and filled her own glass.

Having lost his patience, Byakuya made his way to the front of the table and glared down at the young taicho.

"I've waited long enough! Where's my sword werewolf?"

After finishing her drink, she looked up to Byakuya with a smug look.

"Did you ever think of looking in your room Bya-kun.?"

"You little-"

"Well, well, well, young Shihoin."

Turning back to the head-Captain, a nervous sweat went down her forehead when she saw him holding up her sake bottle.

"Seems like you've been using a little illusion kido during our contest."

Mikari nervously giggled when he poured the contents of the bottle to reveal not sake but...milk!

"Hey there were no rules stated and a child like me needs to grow strong bones and not drink with old man." She said quickly before bolting out of the party.

Though not far behind her was an angry mob of shinigami, who lost their money in bets, and others led by Byakuya and Yamamoto.

Mikari could only smile at the staring eyes of everyone in the room.

"See I told you I was a smart drinker." She emphasized her sentence by pointing to her head.

As the room began to laugh all over again, only Hitsugaya was silent and staring at Mikari with amazed eyes. He has never met a girl like her before. They were either too girl or just plain strange. But Mikari...she was unique in her own way and he didn't mind her.

Before his thoughts continued to wonder, Yoruichi let out a 'woop!' and got out of her seat and walked over to Mikari's.

"Time for the finale!" She cheered out.

Then she grabbed Mikari's arm and began to drag her to the stage, where Yamamoto left 4 mic stands.

"What's going on?"

She got not answer and decided to just take a spot between Ukitake and Kyoraku, who appeared on the stage too.

"Alright!" Yoruichi yelled out from the other side of Ukitake.

"The last even of the evening is a special 'Irish Drinking Song!'"

Mikari's eyes could only go wide as the crowd began to cheer.

"What? It's been years! And none of us are even close to drunk!" She yelled, beginning to freak out at the idea of singing the song.

Yoruichi just patted her head with a smile.

"Don't worry. Me and the man are slightly drunk. Anddd the Irish song we're gonna do is...'Called Out the Wrong Name in bed!'"

A huge sigh and blush came from Mikari while Ukitake and Kyoraku laughed slightly as the music began to play.

( I can't put a link up on here but to see it just go to youtube and type in 'whose line wrong name in bed' and it should be the first one)

"Ohhhhh, Aye-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di !" The four said with fake Irish accents to the music, letting the crowd clap to the beat and enjoy the show.

"One night I was getting freaky." Yoruichi started happily.

"With my other girl Elaine" Ukitake mumbled, hardly getting the words out.

"Boy we had some fun." Mikari said sarcastically.

"And then ah-uh-ah"

The whole room began to laugh at the mumbling Kyoraku. Noone could understand what he had said and it just made it even funnier. Even Yoruichi and Ukitake doubled over, missing their lines.

Mikari, being the only one standing in composure, continued with a simple "Meow!"

The music had to stop for a minute or so, letting everyone catch their breath. Once everyone was calm, the song continued.

"I've lost track of the story." Kyoraku began with a laugh.

"I don't know what has happened?" Yoruichi followed.

"He wrote me a letter."

"My underwear is snapping." Joked Mikari after Ukitake.

"I think there was a girl involved." kyoraku sheepishly said.

Yoruichi just shrugged. "That's what I'm thinking."

"...I don't know what to say."

"Meow!" Mikari ended happily.

Once again, the whole room doubled over in laughter, leaving Mikari the only one standing on her feet again and singing: "Aye-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di Ohhh, aye-dee-di-dee-di-dee-di-dee-diiii-deeee-diiii-deeee-diiiiii!"

In the end, the night was a huge success and everyone enjoyed it, especially Mikari. She was so glad to be home and meet so many new friends. And she just knew that the fun wouldn't end here.