I think the kids' gonna kill me for seeing this. I thought gravely.
Mizu had her arms wrapped around my waist so tightly that it was hard to keep the towel up, and this burning sensation from the chain and collar was making me feel weird.
"Hey….let go of me," She was reluctant for some odd reason and squeezed tighter. Something was slightly wrong with me as I thought this position was fairly comfortable, but I grabbed her hands and ripped them off me and put her on the opposite side of me. "You need self control princess otherwise I don't know what I'll do to ya." What the hell was I even saying to her? If I look at her she looks drunk off her mind! Is this what the kid was talkin' 'bout with the flowers?

"….." her eyes hazy, she smiled and somehow got free and clamped onto my chest. Her breathing made me nervous as it sounded strange, but also the fact that she was willingly touching my naked body without complaining.

"…you make it hard to not do anything to you, princess." Rubbing my temples, I felt the kid's reiatsu coming close and I looked at the door and thought I pull a prank and seal it with a simple cero that wedges the door shut. But since I had to turn a ways to do the cero, she moved along with me and brushed her lips against me.

"Mmn…"
She made a weird sound and I felt myself shiver in delight? I better get away from her before I get killed around here. The prank will have to be pulled off another time, so the cero I did was gone and I focused on the now. "Alright you, I know only one way to get you off of me." Throwing myself on her, she was still the same newbie at this and her face flushed red. "Now then, I'm gonna leave and go to bed, you will stay here and sleep this off, got it?" She nodded, but I wanted to make sure she stays away and I leaned close to her ear and demanded she stayed while biting her ear. She yipped and turned to her side as I laughed and took my leave. "That'll teach you to try and seduce me princess," leaving the room and seeing Raito fuming, I patted his shoulder and just went to bed.
The chain was burning throughout the night afterwards, but the sensation never seemed to ease up. Getting confused between my own feelings and this chain I was wondering what was happening to me.

Early Morning

"Oh my head," Mizu woke early as always, but her appearance was a mishap. Her hair wasn't brushed, make-up ignored, and wearing her robe around the house as she went to get coffee instead of tea.

Leaning against the wall casually to her walking in, he spoke. "You look…different," Ulquiorra says. She turned her head too abruptly and clutched the side of her head in pain.

"Ulquiorra, it's just you," she mumbled through gritted teeth. "Look I'm not in the mood to do anything today, go and harass someone else." A maid handed her a cup of coffee delightedly and scurried off quickly in a skipping motion. "What's with everyone this morning?" Taking a drink, Ulquiorra didn't leave and walked over to the table, blocking her way. "Move," she growled.

"Outside," he said. The glaring between the two didn't last long as he won the small battle and watched her leave to the courtyard with the willow tree.
She walked slowly, clutching her aching head and feeling no strength to do much of anything today after last night.

"Outside he says, who does he think he is? My house my rules," grumbling the entire way to the courtyard, a soft wind blew from her right and cherry blossoms swept passed her. "What," she gasped. "There's no cherry blossoms here," saying that as she turned her head towards the wind and found Byakuya in his formal best standing under the willows branches. He smiled softly, hand held out to her and she moved without knowing and took his hand. Somewhere in the moment she dropped her cup, but nothing mattered as Byakuya brushed her wild hair off from her face and kissed her forehead gently. Words were not needed for the moment, but once Byakuya got down on one knee and pulled out the box to reveal the ring, Mizu didn't even give him the chance to ask as she leaped in joy and tackled Byakuya to the ground and repeated saying yes a hundred times. A moment she had only dreamed of having with him and couple hundred years later finally having it come true.

"And it's a done deal!" Raito shouted. "I can't believe how surprised you were Mizu! This worked perfectly!" Everyone came out of hiding and congratulated them both. Though the Espada's were indifferent to the occasion, when the drinks were passed around a whole new atmosphere erupted as they all found out which were the lightweights to alcohol. It was a spectacle to all around them as more drinks were being passed around by Rangiku.

"Looks as though they never had a drink before," Shunsui said. Sipping his cup lightly, Mizu thanked everyone for the eventful surprise, but she realized her appearance and sheepishly tried escaping. "Now now there's no need to run Mizu, we know the real you." Handing her a cup, she rolled her eyes and accepted the fact this was how they were going to see her. But she insisted on changing into a yukata and tying her hair up. Albert accommodated her with suave movements and she was properly dressed in a casual manner.

"Sis," Raito began, "I think you've waited long enough, go and have some fun with everyone. Let loose, you're no longer a free woman."
She reddened slightly, but it was a moment that she had to take in slowly as Raito let her go and bit back his brotherly protectiveness and watched her leave. Taking some settle breaths and walking to the alcohol, he joined in with Rangiku as she was already engrossed in the feel of the alcohol and drowned his brother instinct to keep her pure.

"Aw the poor brother is finally letting her leave the nest!" Rangiku bellowed. Raising her jug high into the air and announcing it to everyone.

"Shut up," drowning himself, she wouldn't let it go.

"Come now big brother," she teased, "that little sister of yours is a full-fledged adult in age and body." Her eyes on him, he grumbled and didn't want to hear it. "She surely has changed though, she's becoming more and more like Gin." Talking amongst herself now, he didn't understand what she meant by that. She rambled on about the similarities, but he was too out of it to really listen.

"Take it down nice and slow," hearing Shunsui coach someone, Raito happened to look over and watch the Espada's drink Sakè.
Figuring they've never had alcohol back in Las Noches, the effect of the stuff surely would be great. And of course watching them was more than entertaining as they all became flushed and tipsy from the first drink they took. This stuff wasn't exactly for first timers.

"That's a strange sight to witness," I said. The one that really took flight from the alcohol was Ulquiorra. Surprisingly he's the lightest of them all and was completely off the wall laughing and smiling! The spectacle of it all was something we probably would never see again. Didn't think his face muscles could pull of a grin much less a laugh.

"Rai-kun~"
Hearing the devilish voice, my back stiffened and I immediately became sober to look around frantically for the pink haired devil.
"Rai-kun play with me~" She asked. I refused to be seen and scurried away into the crowd as the other members of the squads came to join the celebration. "Rai-kun~"

Never in my life have I regretted more than playing with Yachiru. Why did I not memorize the lieutenants of each squad properly while in school? To this day I can only hope I'll live to see my 300dth birthday by avoiding her and that psycho Kenpachi. It was bad enough nearly killing myself the other day trying to interfere in his battle with Grimmjow, I'm taking more precautions.

-250 years ago, Shinō Academy

It was early spring when Raito met with Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi. It was a typical day at the school; Raito being with his friends and showing off his skills, he encountered Yachiru, unknowing of her rank to the gotei 13.

"Hey Raito, you coming or what man," Raito's friend Sean asked.

"I'm coming," he ran over with his asauchi in hand and the four left to the training grounds. "Are we going to work with our tactics or spells today?" Raito asked.

"I think you beat us in the tactics department, but we should really work on our spells." Aki said.

"Why not both? It's not like we don't have the rest of the day to do anything else." Keiro said.

"Alright you two we can do both. Let's go with a tactical assault that utilizes both skills into one." Raito insisted.

"You sound like sensei Raito, an old man!" Laughing, Raito knocked Sean in the back of the head jokingly and continued walking.

"Don't deny it Raito, you know how you are!" Kai joked.
The four walked arm in arm until reaching the site and finding a small child playing by herself in the middle of the grounds.
"Who is that?"

"Dunno, maybe one of the sensei's kid?" Keiro mentioned.
Looking at the kid, she was skipping along and twirling around the practice dummy while happily smiling to me.

"Come on let's go check," Raito says.
Heading down and coming up to the little girl, Raito approached her first without care and knelt down to her level.
"Hey there, wanna tell Onii-san what you're doing here?" Smiling nicely, the little girl grinned and started beaming?

"What's your name?" She asked cutely.

"Raito Kurai; and you?" He asked.

"I'm Yachiru Kusajishi!" Her high pitched voice unnerved the others, but for the moment Raito was the older sibling and patting her on the head. "?"

"Yachiru-chan, who are you waiting for here? This is school grounds and not exactly here for the public…much less children."

"Oh," she didn't sound all surprised, but she grinned wider than before and said something that would haunt them for a lifetime. "Before Kenny comes back, wanna play a game with me? I'll only leave if you beat me."
The others started laughing, but she was quite serious about it. Shrugging shoulders and agreeing to her small whim, they decided to play her game. "We'll play tag! I'll be it and you run from me."

"Alright," Raito looked to the guys and they jogged lightly around waiting for her to finish counting to ten. When the number ten was called she had vanished where she stood and landed harshly on top of Kai and pelted him into the ground.

"Oopsie, too hard, sorry," Giggling, fear struck a new chord with them as they started using shunpo to get away from her. One by one they were pelted into the ground while hearing her laugh and the last to be buried was Raito. He kept pace ahead of her, but something rock hard crushed against his way as he flew backwards into the ground and looked up at a giant. "Kenny's back," she cheered.

"Kenny," questioningly, Raito squinted his eyes to hopefully clear the blurred vision of the person before him to hear the sound of bells. "….Captain…Kenpachi…Zaraki," he breathed in shallow breaths. Kenpachi grunted and lowered his huge body mass towards him and smiled at Raito.

"Yachiru, you playin' with this shrimp?" Nudging his chest, the pressure could have cracked a rib.

"Rai-kun is so much fun! He can keep up and run from me really fast!"

"Really," rubbing his chin, a sinister presence crept up and he pulled out his beaten and misshapen zanpakutou out. "Let's have a go then, I wanna see this for myself!"

Scurrying to his feet Raito drew out the asauchi and took a sturdy but shaky stance against the captain. The aura he was putting out was tremendous, barely able to breathe within 5 feet of him.
"M-my name is Raito Kurai," stuttering, it was his first match against such a madman. "I a-accept the c-challenge."

"Your shaken like a leaf shrimp, be a man and show me that little power you got!" Belting out his own, the ground shook vigorously before Raito had a chance to do the same. "Let's fight!"
It was a cruel match-up between the two, and for certain Raito thought he was going to die on the school grounds. Five minutes dragged on to ten, barely living and standing as he took each blow hard and had his feet dig into the hearth underneath him. When will he be given the chance to strike him? Would he even get even that much? His plea resounded in his head and echoed throughout his heart for someone to come and stop this madman from killing him at such an early age. Even calling out to his mentor—Aizen—there was no chance of anyone coming to his rescue.

"Raito," hearing a feint and calm voice, Mizu was with Byakuya running towards him in a hurry. "Captain Zaraki, stop this at once!" She ordered. Her kimono flaring behind her as she ran, he was either thankful or scared of her coming close to this captain.

"Huh," he swung once more, which seemed to be the end of Raito's endurance, and flew backwards into Byakuya. "Mizu…why've you come?" Scratching his head, Mizu stormed up to him and held something up in his face that made him squint at it before stepping back to apologize. "Oh, that, yes…um," clearing his throat and getting Yachiru, Mizu started hitting his arms—not doing much mind you—and scolding and yelling at him. "I'm sorry I was just having a little fun." He was unaffected by her hits and continued talking while keeping a straight face.

"Fun? My brother is hardly standing up! He has to help me with my dance this week and I needed him to be in shape, not beaten and bruised!"

"Sorry," trying to shake hands with her, she refused and kept on scolding him. Raito on the other hand looked to Byakuya and thanked him for the save. Though is crashing into him considered a save?

"Hey," getting his footing and being dusted off by Byakuya, they shook their heads to Mizu yelling at such a scary captain. "Should we pry her away before Kenpachi gets beaten to a pulp by her fan?" Not knowing when she had pulled it out, it seemed to have more effect.

"…I say let's leave her there, she seems to have a good hold on him from the way I see it."
Watching the scene, I was more afraid of the little pink menace that smiled so sweetly it made me shiver in fear. "Raito?"

"That girl there…she's freaky man, not normal." Raito said.

"That girl you speak of is Yachiru Kusajishi, Lieutenant of squad 11." Byakuya replied.

"You mean she's…" trailing off, Raito went pale and began to feel feint and staggered. If not for Byakuya being here for him he would have lost his stance and fell again.

"Raito, you alright," Holding him up, he was so pale that he looked like a ghost just from the thought.

"I think…I don't know what I just did…" holding his head up, he looked to Mizu and saw she was done speaking with the captain. "Mizu, let's head home now, I need to get to bed." He pleaded, holding his head and regretting his actions ever more.

"You bet you do," slapping him behind the head, he was confused until she crossed her arms and heard how angry she was. "You have to help me rehearse for my recital next week! I need all the muscles you two got to achieve this!" Throwing her hands into the air and storming off, the two were laughing at the reaction she showed, but they left with less tension and a long use of blackmail towards Raito.