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Warning – Swearing.
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Riko's eyes were wide.
The Taicho had both his hands against the wall on either side of her. Riko blinked several times, her eyes remaining wide, not quite sure what to do. She looked to the sides, trying to find an escape. Nothing. Where can she go? He had her trapped! Maybe she can... no, she'll get stuck. She turned her head, staring at the Taicho with wide eyes.
Damn.
"Uh... something you need... Zaraki Taicho?" Riko said, grinning nervously.
The tall man suddenly grinned, showing his fangs which made Riko stare in awe, never noticing those before. Hell, he hated her four days ago! She chuckled nervously, trying to inch away. Trying being the key word.
She felt like crying.
She couldn't move.
"Taicho!"
Riko suddenly shoved him away with wide eyes, seeing Ikkaku walk around the corner. The bald third seat paused and raised an eyebrow when he saw the grin on the woman's face and the bored look on the Taicho's. Not that that wasn't strange, it was the fact that they were together. In the same area.
He frowned but smirked a second later.
"We better go to sleep now, Taicho." Ikkaku said, seeing the tall man frown and roll his eyes.
Riko frowned. "Sleep? Why?"
Ikkaku rolled his eyes and produced a piece of paper from his robes, handing it to the woman and seeing her grab it. She unfolded it and stared at it, staying quiet for a long time.
She frowned once again.
She looked up and gave the third seat a blank look.
He gave her one in return.
Riko frowned once more and glanced at the paper, both men staring at her with frowns and waiting for a reaction. What? She didn't read the damn paper or something? It had all the events for the week.
Riko raised an eyebrow.
Well, Kaori wasn't gonna like this.
Not one bit.
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The next day all the teams went to the stadium at five in the afternoon. Or evening. Whichever. Some were frowning, obviously never reading the paper to see what the day's event was and stood in the large area uncomfortably.
"What're we doing today?" Renta asked, scratching the back of his head.
Hitsugaya sent him a glare.
Why did he not know?
Seika smacked his head before pulling a paper out of her robes and showed it to him. He glanced at it and pouted, not liking what he was seeing they had to do. Kayo furrowed her eyebrows and tilted her head curiously, wondering why they looked like that.
"Aw, this one?" Renta whined, pouting his lips. "This one takes too long and is way too boring."
"...What is it?" Kayo asked, furrowing her eyebrows with a curious look on her face.
Renta grinned down at the woman and rubbed the back of his neck.
"It's... an all nighter thing."
Kayo blinked. All nighter?
In another area, Kaori frowned, staying away as far from her Taicho as she could. Which wasn't very far. Damn. She turned her head, giving Renji a dark glare, seeing him looking pale.
The fukutaicho frowned.
Both his Taicho and Kaori were glaring at him.
He sighed. This was for the best. He did this because they would get on better terms with each other than always talking about how they hate each other behind their backs. He frowned. And they always did that.
But since they're stuck together, they can't exactly bad talk about the other person, now can they?
He smirked.
He felt so smart.
But he was shit out of luck at the same time.
All the people in the teams turned their heads when the screen suddenly appeared in the middle of the stadium, some frowning in confusion when they saw the sign tell them to get into six lines in the middle of the stadium.
Kaori frowned in confusion.
"What the heck...?" Kaori muttered, walking after the Taicho.
What were they doing?
As soon as they stood in a straight line, all those in the sixth division glanced at Kaori with hopeless looks, knowing she was the one that always got tired. They frowned and sighed, seeing a confused look on Kaori's face.
"Listen, Kaori..." Renji whispered, seeing the other redhead turn her head to stare at him. "We... uh, today's event is... to stay up as long as we can until there's only one person left."
The woman blinked before slowly widening her eyes.
"WHAT?"
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Standing in the same place for two hours straight... whew! Most of them wanted to sit down and relax, but they were scared to move lest they get disqualified. All sixty people standing either yawned, cursed quietly to themselves, or glared straight ahead, all standing still.
In short, it was boring.
Riko frowned and glared straight ahead, her arms folded over her chest while tapping her foot. She liked games, but jeez. This was just so boring. There was nothing to do. She sighed and shook her head.
What can she do?
She turned her head, widening her eyes when she saw the Taicho smirk at her when she glanced at him.
Her posture stiffened and she looked straight ahead with wide eyes, her face bright red. Why was he acting like this? He hated her just a couple days ago. Until he kissed her. The blush on her face turned another dark shade.
Which was embarrassing.
Since he did it in front of a whole damn crowd!
She frowned deeply and narrowed her eyes. He owed her for doing that. She knew he was angry that little idiot was so obsessed with him, but he didn't need to go that far! She closed her eyes. What she wouldn't give to make him bend out and POW! He goes flying over the Seireitei. She smirked to herself.
In another area, Kayo tried stifling a yawn, covering her mouth when she didn't succeed.
She furrowed her eyebrows and sighed. It was only going to six o'clock, but she was getting tired, fast. She's never had to stand in one spot for so long. She turned her head, trying to spot her usually tired friend, wondering if she either fell asleep or looked like she was about to pass out.
When she spotted her... it was neither, amazingly.
Kaori was staring straight ahead with a blank look on her face, but she did look a little tired.
Sure Kaori was tired, but she didn't know what she could do. There was one thing keeping her up though. It started with a "B" and ended with "itch." She smirked and turned her head, staring at the Taicho, seeing him narrow his eyes when she suddenly looked at him.
What was she staring at?
He gave her a cold stare, seeing her smirk widen before she looked away.
She sighed.
She was tired, but this was easy. All she had to do was keep her eyes open and wait for everyone to go to sleep.
"...I'm gonna kill you." Kaori said, glancing at the Taicho.
Byakuya remained indifferent. "Why do you say that?" He said, giving the woman a glare.
"I am not good at staying up late!" Kaori snapped, her hands clenched tightly into fists. "I rather suck at it. Look! People are already starting to sleep in the stadium!" She said, seeing someone yawn from the seats and close their eyes.
She scowled.
This really sucked.
But she'll have to put up with it at the moment.
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Kenpachi frowned, staring straight ahead, glancing at the sky with a bored look on his face. Yachiru was able to get distracted easily. The little goof. Right at the moment she was trying to see how long it would take to irritate Ikkaku by throwing little stones at him.
The third seat was still calm, amazingly.
He turned his head slightly, staring at the woman, seeing her stare straight ahead with a bored look on her face. How anyone was able to have an angry personality like hers was amazing.
And she was a woman.
Some of his subordinates were even scared to approach her.
Even though they have been in the fake relationship for several months now, he's never taken to time to check her out. His eyes roamed up and down her body, smirking when he saw her tense, most likely feeling his eyes on her.
She turned her head and stared at him, giving him a glare.
"What?" Riko asked, frowning suspiciously. "...Do I have something on my face?"
"No." Kenpachi said, sending an amused smirk at her.
"Then why the hell do you keep staring at me!" Riko whispered harshly, shaking a fist at the man.
"...'Cause I like the reactions I get." Kenpachi said, sending the woman a grin, seeing her narrow her eyes at the same time her face turned red. "Like that one, for instance."
"If we weren't supposed to stand here like this, I would jump you." Riko muttered, giving the man a dark glare.
"And do what?" Kenpachi asked, still grinning at the woman.
It was no surprise he was having fun teasing her. Riko's face turned red, taking a deep calming breath and looking straight ahead. She froze and narrowed her eyes, seeing Haku waving towards her with a wide grin on his face in another line.
She gave him the middle finger in return.
"...I could kill him if you want." Kenpachi said, smirking at the woman.
It pissed Riko off to no end that he was teasing her. It was amazing he was even teasing at all! She gave him a glare before looking straight ahead. Kenpachi's smirk grew. If he had known teasing her would be so much fun, he would have started it when he first saw her. However, when he first saw her he was pissed they sent a woman to his division.
He was still pissed, but was slowly getting over it.
He turned his head, glancing at the ground and trying to guess how far apart they were. If he had to guess it would be about two feet. He smirked. Just enough room for him to do this.
Riko widened her eyes and squawked, moving forward slightly. She snapped her head to the side, her eyes wide with rage.
"Did... DID YOU JUST SLAP MY ASS?"
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Kaori raised an eyebrow when she heard the outburst, turning her head and seeing Riko giving her Taicho one hell of a scolding. Hell, kids would probably piss themselves if she yelled at them.
She rolled her eyes and sighed.
Byakuya may have now been showing it... but he was irritated. And the cause of it was standing right beside him, all his problems starting beside him apparently. He's never felt so irritated as much as he was at the moment. Just the mere thought of being stuck to such a lazy woman made him furious.
Once these events were done he was going to give Renji the punishment of his life.
He was used to such kind behavior from everyone, especially the women. But this woman... didn't even treat him with respect. Not one ounce of respect. He narrowed his eyes, glaring straight ahead. No one has ever treated him with disrespect before.
And she was a noble!
A noble.
And she acts like this!
A dark aura hovered over him, making everyone around him pale. Except for the irritating woman. He sent her a cold stare, seeing her stare ahead with a tired expression on her face. And he couldn't rely on her to stay awake.
Just from knowing her for a short time did he already know she was a tired person.
Worse than Kyoraku himself.
He knew he shouldn't be talking about another Taicho so rudely, but it was true. It was rare for anyone to even make him so on edge. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm his racing heart.
And now she was teasing him.
Teasing!
No one has ever dared to tease him before in his life, except for that Yoruichi.
Lest they be punished, severely.
And he couldn't very well do that with this woman attached to him. And they both dreaded the thought of being near each other twenty-four seven. It kind of even made Byakuya a little nauseous.
No.
He didn't need to get so angry over nothing.
He took a deep breath.
"Just smile a little." Kaori said, sending the man a smirk.
Do. Not. Kill. Her.
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Hitsugaya stared straight ahead with a blank look on his face. This was the event he dreaded the most. Not only did it take so long, it always made him tired. He stifled the yawn that wanted to escape, rolling his eyes when he heard both Renta and Seika muttering to each other and snickering.
They were most likely making jokes.
How those two even became third seats, he had no idea. And he made them the third seats.
He turned his head when he heard a yawn, staring at Kayo briefly before looking straight ahead once more.
What Seika had said to him still made him furious.
There was no need for romance. He scowled. The thought of romance made him want to laugh. People should concentrate on work instead of petty stuff like that. He turned his head, giving the twins a glare.
They both snickered and continued to whisper to each other, pointing to one person, probably making fun of him.
He rolled his eyes.
And why would they think he would want to go out with Kayo? She was so quiet. He's never met someone so quiet before in his entire life. He frowned and clenched his hands. She never spoke much and only spoke when he spoke to her or she wanted to say something.
This was nothing.
He didn't need to over-think this.
It was just a couple of perverted people thinking he needed to relax and get into a relationship. He scoffed. He wouldn't do a crazy thing like Zaraki did. Yes, everyone heard he got into a relationship. It spread like wildfire. Everyone in the Seireitei probably heard it in a couple hours alone.
He didn't need that kind of publicity. He heard people kept walking up to the intimidating man and asking him if it was true. The thought of any of the Taichos in a relationship was crazy enough! Well, except for Kyoraku, but he wasn't technically in a relationship with Ise.
He turned his head slightly, staring at Kayo, seeing her close her eyes slightly and take a deep breath.
He admitted to Matsumoto before that she was cute, but that was just to shut her up.
But now that he got a good look on her, he had to say that was true.
She is cute.
He widened his eyes and looked straight ahead. What are you thinking, Hitsugaya! You never thought like this before! He shook his head and took a deep breath. No, all you said was that she was cute.
Nothing serious like asking for her hand in marriage.
He snorted. Saying someone's cute is nothing.
Despite thinking such a thing... his cheeks tinged red.
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Six Hours Later
Most of the people were gone now.
Riko had an exhausted look on her face, staring straight ahead with dark circles under her eyes. She turned her head and frowned, seeing that the Taicho was still standing. Yumichika left, saying he needed his beauty sleep. Ikkaku was still standing, but he was yawning now. Yachiru left.
Damn.
Only three members of the eleventh division were still standing.
She frowned, seeing the Taicho turn his head slightly, catching her look, and gave her a smirk. She closed her eyes, her face flushing, and looked away. She was hungry, not to mention tired!
Ugh, this was gonna bite her in the ass tomorrow.
She stayed up late before, but hell, it was already going to one in the morning. And she had to stay in the same spot for so long. She glanced around the area, seeing about fifteen people left standing.
Some of the Taichos left.
She yawned loudly, shaking her head lightly and feeling her eyes water from yawning.
Amazingly, Kaori was still standing.
She stared straight ahead with a blank look on her face, no longer teasing her Taicho. Hell, she wasn't even thinking. Renji stared ahead with an exhausted expression on his face. He held up his hands.
"That's it! No more!" Renji whined, turning around and walking away. "I need sleep!"
Byakuya narrowed his eyes.
He was going to be punished, severely.
He needed this vacation more than ever, especially with this woman bothering him.
Not even a blink from Kaori.
She was just concentrating on keeping her eyes open.
Just a row behind, Kayo rubbed her eyes and yawned.
Both Renta and Seika saw this and cooed, stupid smiles on their faces, both looking tired. They both yawned loudly a second later.
Hitsugaya stared straight ahead with a frown, refusing to give up. Like the other Taichos, he needed this vacation. He was getting tired of working. He let a yawn escape, just this once.
Matsumoto had given up a long time ago and was now sleeping.
He was envious.
He would have told Kayo she could go to sleep, but he didn't. He couldn't risk her going to sleep. Renta and Seika might give up soon and he needed everyone he got. But the urge to lay on the ground to sleep was strong.
He frowned.
He needed something to distract himself.
Renta turned his head, seeing the Taicho's look and raised his eyebrows.
"If you want, Taicho, you can think of naked chicks."
Hitsugaya turned his head and gave his subordinate one of the darkest glares he could muster, seeing Renta give him a grin before he looked away with a snicker. One of the qualities he hated about the twins.
They were too damn perverted.
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Three Hours Later
Ikkaku had given up.
Kenpachi felt the need to give up, as well. He turned his head, seeing Riko stare straight ahead with her black slouched while looking incredibly exhausted. He let out a yawn, seeing that most of the crowd had left. He wouldn't mind going to sleep.
Maybe he should give up.
Unlike the other stuck up Taichos, he didn't really care if he went to the World of the Living for a vacation. He didn't even do any work at all. He glared at the dark sky, wanting to leave.
There were less than ten people now.
Probably about seven.
"I have to go to sleep. I'm sorry." Kayo said, bowing down to the Taicho with an apologetic look on her face before she turned and walked away.
Now six.
And even more shocking, Kaori was still standing!
Renta frowned, his sister having left hours ago, yawning loudly. He shook his head and sighed, giving the Taicho a small smile before he turned and also left, too tired to continue standing.
Now five.
Ten minutes later, Hitsugaya gave up.
That's it.
No more.
Sleep was much more important than this.
He turned and walked away, feeling regretful, but needing sleep. The others watched as he walked away, all frowning deeply. They wanted to leave, too. But they wanted to win so badly.
Oh, wait.
One more person wanted to leave.
"So long!" Riko yelled, turning around and stumbling away. "I have more important shit to do instead of this." She muttered.
She fell down, immediately snoring away.
Kenpachi rolled his eyes when he heard her, shrugging lightly and turning around, also giving up. Before he left, he picked the woman up and started walking. He actually didn't know where to go, because of his bad sense of direction.
Whoa.
Two people left together.
And since they were apart of the same division...
Sixth division wins!
Scattered clapping was heard around the stadium.
Byakuya blinked. They won. He felt himself relax slightly, just the thought of going to sleep sounding really great to him. He heard a thud, turning his head, seeing Kaori laying on the ground while snoring loudly. He gave her a blank look.
He had give her credit.
She stayed up much longer than he thought.
Sighing lightly, too exhausted to act like himself, he reluctantly picked up the woman, turning around and heading to his estate to get some much needed sleep. His eyes glazed over, walking towards the exit.
He hated this part of the events.
A/N People voted and told me their opinions! =D And we're..., cue drums roll... having the vacation right after the games! =D YAY! Now cheer! XD Nah, I'm just kidding, but thank you for telling me what you wanted!
Now... for the next... and last... game. D:
Which won't be a game.
Gasp! D: