A/N I thank all those that reviewed and favoured this story. Much obliged. :D
SwirlzSmile – You used to play piano? :o I love the piano. :D But, sadly, not enough money to buy one. -pouts- And yes! :D They would make an adorable couple. X3 Just imagine: A very shy girl and a very stoic looking boy walking along side each other. Strangely, they're adults.
princess moon shadow – Thank you so very much! :D
SilverSwallow – Yes, they did! :D It made me so happy to write that. X3
BestFriend09 – Ah! :D Thank you so much! That gets me right here! I... I'm pointing to my heart, just so you know. But thank you very much! =D
Scarlette Shizuru – Omake... Yeah, that would be awesome. :D
TheEspadaSisters – Couldn't think of any other way for them to kiss. And let's face it, Hitsugaya would never willingly kiss someone. XP
yukicole02 – Yuppers! :D It made me happy. X3
praeses – Yep, they are dead. :D And I would also say that... but I'm too happy. :D And yes, he did! =D Though I should be happy about it because Riko might kill me. D: And yes! :D Soon Byakuya will be smiling... hopefully. And yep. Renji... to be truthful, I forgot all about him. D: And Ikkaku's wearing that thing he wore in that episode. XP Yuck. And cool. :D And so lucky~! The snow is just starting to melt here, which means water everywhere. XP
Kori Neko Tenshi – Yep... They're boned. XD
Anasih Ikihcuk – Sounds nice so far. :D And yeah, they're dead. X3
xXxSecretSmilerXxX – I know! D: Amazing, right? Too bad those twins are dead. DX Yep... I'm making sure to make that kid a brat. XD Evil? Yep. Smiron. XD Funny. Aw, I would be devastated if my mom gave them away. D: And that's so gross. XP Good thing I didn't see it. And whoa! D: That was just mean! People never think before assuming.
jinxedpixie – ...Wha...? D: That... That was just mean! Nah, I'm just kidding! XD Yeah, I know. My writing's getting a little rusty, I should say. XP Which just sucks.
Dragon-of-Writing – XD That was a funny review! It made me smile. :D
Dreamerboy84 – XD I grinned like an idiot the entire time I was typing it.
Twinklefeather – She's gonna be scared. D: And nope. She's another woman's kid. And Riko as a mother...? D: Too horrifying.
ShatterTheHeavens – Run, Hitsugaya, run. D: And I waited for something like this forever! :D Torture next...? That is awesome! :D I love torturing them! Y'know... not gruesomely. I know, too much chappy. X3
Tailsdoll123 – Yay! :D Thank you! And mine are all three. X3 Well, all of them. :D
Sadarkangel – Me, too. :D They're awesome. X3
Alex274 – Thankies! :D And finally, right? :]
dragonrain618 – I knows. I love those twins. X3 And Yes! :D Finally, right! I just can't see Hitsugaya willingly want to kiss someone. XP
Matchstick800 – Ah, thank you so very much. -cries comically- That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. And comedy's my thing! :D Except, sometimes it's not. XP
Yay! :D I just saw a video of Ichigo's voice actor saying, "Rukia, I love you." AAAH! XD Fangirl squeal time! Oh, man, peoples. D: I just found out I'm in the top 15 Bleach authors by total words written. And I'm the thirteenth. D: A total number of 883, 726 words. Oddly, I'm very proud of myself. :] I saw a lot of authors that gained a lot of their stories favoured and got a lot of reviews. It was cool to see. :D
I'm sorry about any mistakes! DX
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach.
Warning – Swearing.
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"...I think we should get drunk." Seika muttered, glancing at her brother and seeing him nod.
At the moment... the two were receiving death glares from three people. Hitsugaya stood in front of them with the darkest, and they meant the darkest, of all glares he's ever given anyone, his hands clenched by his sides. He was really considering on freezing them for the rest of their trip. Riko stood over them with her eyes wide with rage, almost actually about to attack the small Taicho before he explained what happened. Kaori stood on the other side, a dark look on her face.
To put short... the twins were fucked.
They grinned nervously, both moving towards each other as a source of protection, which really wouldn't do a thing. Because three against two... They were gonna die. They screamed and hugged each other tightly when Riko raised her fist. To be truthful, they were more scared of this woman than the other two. She was friggin' scary!
"Kayo... you made her kiss her Taicho." Riko said darkly, leaning in close at the same time a dark smirk spread across her face.
"Now she won't come out of the bathroom." Kaori said, also leaning in close. "What are you going to do about it?"
"...Drink and celebrate!" They yelled, both grinning widely.
Riko reached forward and wrapped both her hands around their throats, everyone that was observing widening their eyes when she lifted them up with amazing strength, holding them in the air while they flailed their arms wildly. Riko's eyes were wide with rage, her upper lip curled and her eyes wide with rage. A dark grin spread across her face at the same time she narrowed her eyes.
"Two third seats... I wonder," Riko leaned in close to them, seeing them widen their eyes. "Who would win in a fight?"
"Bloody hell!" Renta yelled, widening his eyes.
"Shit!" Seika yelled, also widening her eyes and freezing up.
At the same time, they both dug their feet into the sand, grabbed the wrists that were around their throats, and flipped backwards, making the black haired woman widen her eyes when she was flung through the air. She flipped her body and landed on her feet, looking up with a wide grin. The twins widened their eyes and turned, about to make a run for it until Kaori stepped in front of them with her arms crossed over her chest.
"...We're quite protective over Kayo, you know." Kaori said, staring at the two with a hard gaze. "And making her do something that really mortified her is, well... not a good thing." She said, walking forward menacingly.
The twins widened their eyes and backed away while chuckling nervously. Oh, god. They were going to die. They had no idea they would catch on so quickly that it was them that made them kiss. Which they still had a picture of. They held each other while they glanced at the three menacing people.
"...Matsumoto fukutaicho was all for it!" They yelled, both grinning widely.
Hitsugaya's expression darkened, turning his head to glare at his fukutaicho, who was trying to sneak away. Riko and Kaori narrowed their eyes and frowned, the first cracking her knuckles. Renta swallowed hard before glancing at his sister.
"You're about to feel what I felt last night with her."
Seika gulped.
"Matsumoto."
The fukutaicho froze and widened her eyes, turning around with a bright smile. Hitsugaya's expression remained the same, still looking so hostile it can made a middle aged person crap their pants. Which is, y'know, really just gross. As much as people defecating is interesting, let's just get back to how much in trouble the fukutaicho was. Matsumoto smiled sheepishly.
"But you two are just so cute together~!" Matsumoto whined, seeing the expression on the Taicho's face grow even darker.
"Wait... What?" Riko turned her head and gave the fukutaicho a look of disbelief. "Together?"
Kaori's eyes were also wide, including the people that were watching. Yeah, right! The usually grumpy Taicho wanting to get into a relationship? That was just crazy. Outright crazy. No way in hell would that little guy want a girlfriend. He was always focused on work, work, and work.
"Matsumoto...!" Hitsugaya growled, clenching his hands into fists and seeing his fukutaicho's eyes widen. "Come with me." He ordered, heading for the building.
Matsumoto blinked and furrowed her eyebrows. Whoa... He was really serious. She slowly followed him, seeing both Renta and Seika staring after her with worry. She widened her eyes when the violent woman jumped the two, hearing the two scream out in pain. She followed after the Taicho, taking a brief moment to glance back at the twins, seeing that they were both pinned under the woman while she held the backs of their necks.
"Matsumoto!"
She jumped once more at the anger in the Taicho's voice before running after him. Once they were in the building, standing near the tables where no one was, Hitsugaya folded his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes, still facing away from his fukutaicho. He was not happy. That much was obvious.
"Taicho...?" Matsumoto murmured, furrowing her eyebrows worriedly. "I only wanted you to try and get together with Kayo because I think it would do you goo-"
"Matsumoto, you know that I will only focus on work." Hitsugaya said, still not facing his fukutaicho.
"Yes, Taicho... but-"
"I don't want you or the third seats trying something like that again." Hitsugaya said, his back still facing the woman. "Am I clear?"
Matsumoto lowered her gaze. "Yes, sir."
Taking his silence as him ordering her to leave she turned and headed for the exit, glancing back briefly to see that the Taicho's shoulders were tense. She sighed and walked out of the building. Hitsugaya glared straight ahead and narrowed his eyes, letting out an annoyed groan and turned, heading for the stairs.
He paused when he turned his head and looked out the open door, seeing that the black haired woman had Renta in a choke hold and had her foot pressing Seika into the sand. As he said before, what a ruthless woman.
He walked up the stairs and down the hallway, ignoring the still looking tired Ukitake as he walked down the hallway, both walking past each other. Wow. He didn't offer him candy. He walked until he was in front of his room, giving a frown before he opened it and walked inside, staring at the bathroom door that was still closed. He sighed once more.
"...Shigeko." Hitsugaya said, walking towards the door and standing in front of it.
From within the bathroom Kayo jumped and widened her eyes. Oh, no. It was the Taicho. She was huddled into a ball on the floor and sat against the wall with her arms wrapped around her legs, looking towards the door with wide eyes.
"Y-Yes... Hitsugaya Taicho?" Kayo murmured, in a very shaky voice.
Hitsugaya frowned at the way her voice sounded, glaring at the door. It was very tense now. Ah, he hated situations like this. Well, he hasn't actually been in a situation to apologize to someone for accidentally kissing them. Damn those twins. He was going to freeze them for a month when they get back to the Seireitei.
"...I apologize, Shigeko, for what happened before." Hitsugaya said, staring intently at the door with his arms crossed over his chest. "Obviously, I wasn't thinking that they would go that far with... us." He murmured, actually blushing and shaking his head.
"...Go far with what?" Kayo asked, in a very quiet voice.
So... she didn't know. Which meant he had to explain. Damn.
"Uh... you may have been unaware of it," Hitsugaya actually said 'uh', very uncharacteristic, and very nervous on his part. "But Matsumoto and Funika have been trying to," This was kind of difficult to say, actually having never saying anything like this before. "But they have been unsuccessfully trying to... pair me together with you."
"...What do you mean pair?" Kayo asked, furrowing her eyebrows at the way he sounded, and kind of nervous to hear the answer.
"Um... Romantically." Hitsugaya said, now looking anywhere but the door.
Kayo's eyes snapped wide open? Romantically?
Outside, Hitsugaya grumbled to himself and rubbed his eyes, wondering how the shy woman was going to take it and jumped when the bathroom door slid open, seeing the small blonde walk out of the bathroom and stare at him.
"B-But I thought Taichos needed to concentrate on work?" Kayo asked, her eyebrows furrowed worriedly. "Why would they even think of having a Taicho get romantically involved with someone?"
"...That's what I was saying!" Hitsugaya exclaimed, nodding along with the woman.
"All a Taicho needs is to concentrate on work and to protect the Seireitei." Kayo said, nodding to herself with a serious look on her face.
"Yeah!"
Wow, he was actually agreeing with someone that sounded sane for once. Someone not so intent on hugging the damn life out of him or annoying the hell out of him. Like those three outside he was considering on punishing, severely.
"But... I think everyone needs to experience love once in their life." Kayo murmured, looking down at the floor with a small blush on her face. She quickly looked up and started waving her hands around. "N-Not that I was talking about you or me, but someone else! Like..."
Kayo furrowed her eyebrows and looked up in thought, actually having no clue who to name off. She didn't really know who should experience love. She glanced at her hand and held up a finger. Well, there's Riko... and Kaori... That's two, so... just...
"...Well, other people." Kayo said, tilting her head in confusion.
Hitsugaya blinked before smiling in amusement, having no clue he was actually smiling at all in the first place. When Kayo looked up she blinked at the smile, raising her eyebrows slightly before also unconsciously smiling back. At the same time they both looked away and blushed, shaking their heads.
That wasn't good.
Also, at the same time, they narrowed their eyes.
Damn those twins.
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Kaori watched as Riko slammed both the twins into the ground while she held one of their legs, her arms crossed over her chest and a bored look on her face. Well, she didn't really know the twins but she had to say they deserved it. Oh, now Riko was shaking them.
"Well... she is a strong one."
The redhead turned and looked down, seeing the elderly woman watching with slightly wide eyes. Well, she should be shocked. Bet she wasn't expecting one of the people renting their rooms to suddenly start beating up other people. In a very scary way. She nodded and shrugged lightly, seeing that Riko was panting heavily and the two third seats groaned out in pain. The tall woman started walking towards them, about to cause more damage until she felt a hand on her arm, making her turn her head and stare down at who touched her.
Kayo stared up at her with large, innocent eyes.
Riko raised an eyebrow with a frown, finding it odd she already got over what had happened a little while ago. The small woman murmured something to the tall woman, everyone seeing Riko raise her eyebrows and give a small shrug and a nod. Kayo smiled before she walked over to the twins, seeing them stand and try to run before she called them.
The twins paused and glanced at her, both blinking when she asked them to follow her. Hitsugaya frowned and opened his mouth, now outside, about to tell the twins what their punishment was but paused when Kayo held up her hand and smiled at him. Leading the twins away from the group she turned and smiled at them.
"...They're about to have the shit scared out of them." Riko muttered, a smirk spreading across her face.
Kaori nodded.
People frowned from around them, all glancing at the woman questioningly. Scared? By Kayo? When they glanced back at the three talking, quite curious as to what was going to happen, they saw the small woman talk to the two and smile brightly.
Apparently, what she said... made the twins widen their eyes and pale.
"Okay?" Kayo asked, tilting her head and giving a wide smile.
"Y-Yes!" Renta yelled, nodding rapidly with wide eyes, both he and his sister gulping.
Forget what they said before about that tall woman being scary. Kayo was scarier! The small woman bowed to the two before she began running to her friends with that bright smile still on her face. When she stood in front of them Riko raised an eyebrow with a frown.
"What'd ya say to them?"
Once Kayo told them they both winced. Riko jumped once more when she felt a hand on her lower back, turning around and snarling at the elderly lady. Dammit! She was getting tired of this woman always, always, always walking up behind her!
"What?" Riko growled, frowning when she saw her redheaded friend give her a glare.
"Would you like to try some of the cake I made?" Kiku asked, sending a warm smile at the tall woman, which made the usually angry woman frown. "I baked it just this morning."
Riko and the other two frowned in confusion, all glancing at each other questioningly.
Cake?
Ten minutes later, they found out what it was. They all sat around the table and stared down at this... cake stuff. They eyed it curiously, staring at the cream and the fruit on it, all glancing at each other uncertainly. They turned their heads to see Kiku staring at them with an expecting stare, and her husband watching with an amused look. The three friends glanced at each other once more, actually having no clue what to do.
Unfortunately, Byakuya was also there, drinking a cup of tea since he had no choice but to accompany the woman, and since the small elderly woman insisted that the redhead eat some of her "wonderful, delectable," as she labeled it, cake with her "adorable" friend.
Hesitantly, all three women picked up their forks and poked the cake curiously before they all grabbed a piece. They glanced at each other one last time, like they were being forced to eat poison and never see each other again, and took a bite. Their eyes shined at the same time their taste buds went wild. When Byakuya looked up he made a disgusted look when he saw all of them eating like their life depended on it. Which meant wolfing it down.
Sickening image.
He closed his eyes and lightly shook his head.
All three of the women held out their plates with wide grins on their faces, cream also covering their mouths.
"Can we have more?"
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The next day...
Byakuya glared down at the red haired woman, dressed in blue jeans and a white button up shirt, feeling the need to be casual that day. She refused to wake up. He even touched her to try and wake her up. Maybe he should shake her awake. He was just about to do that until her eyes slowly opened, her gaze going over to him.
"...Get away." Kaori muttered, turning around and pulling the blankets over her head.
"Get up." Byakuya ordered, giving the woman a cold stare. "I-"
"I have a very bad headache!" Kaori growled, lowering the blankets to turn and give the man a glare. "So if you try to get me to get up again, I'll beat the crap outta you." She threatened, turning around and pulling the covers over her again.
Byakuya felt that overwhelming need to roll his eyes again. Did she think he would take her threat seriously? He scoffed lightly and reached down to actually shake her awake when her hand latched onto the front of his shirt and brought his face close to hers, seeing her dark glare.
"...I will go downstairs to eat, but I will not go out." Kaori murmured, her voice dangerously quiet.
Byakuya's eyes were slightly wide before he gave a slight nod and stood straight. This woman was doing a lot of things not even Hisana did. He paused and kept quiet, ignoring the woman that was picking out clothes while holding her head. The man narrowed his eyes and glared straight ahead. Why on earth was he even comparing his late wife to... this fool?
"Know what? We're not leaving so I'm not dressing up." Kaori muttered, deciding to wear a white kimono for sleeping clothes.
She turned and winced, raising a hand to grab the side of her head. Ugh, she hated headaches. She followed after the Taicho while still holding the side of her head, closing her eyes and letting out a pained groan. This was a really bad headache. She walked down the stairs, walking after the bastard of a Taicho. She would have stopped herself from calling him any name, but this headache was putting her in a foul mood.
After walking downstairs she looked up, seeing Riko snarling at her Taicho and slamming her hands on the table and also saw Kayo sitting with her Taicho while she looked down with a red face. Huh, the Taicho also had a red face.
She walked forward, thinking about what she was going to order when she heard... barking?
She turned her head, wondering where that noise was coming from, widening her eyes when she saw... a big dog run around the corner. Really big dog. It ran through the entrance and jumped when it saw her, making her widen her eyes impossibly wide when she saw it jump on her. She hit the floor, really hard, letting out a pained groan when her head collided with the floor. Her eyes snapped open when she felt a the dog lick her face.
Everyone turned their heads and blinked when they saw the dog wag its' tail happily and continued to lick the redhead's face.
"Boomer!" Nobu yelled, running around the corner and widening his eyes when he saw the dog. "Boomer, get off her!" He yelled, grabbing the dog's collar and tugging him away from the woman.
Riko smirked and started snickering, seeing her redheaded friend push herself up into a sitting position with one scary look on her face. Kaori turned her gaze to the dog and narrowed her eyes, seeing the dog continue to wag its' tail when she stared at it. Her head pounded painfully, making her close and eyes and rub her head with a groan.
"I'm so sorry!" Nobu yelled, holding the large dog back. "He's a great dane and it's... really hard to hold him back." He said, his voice strained.
"Boomer!" Chisa yelled, walking around the corner with a frown. "Come!" She yelled, pointing in front of her.
The great dane turned and walked towards the little girl, sitting down in front of her. Nobu frowned and let out a sigh at his little sister. The dog always listened to her, but never him. He turned to apologize to the woman that Boomer jumped on, only to snap his eyes wide when he saw the darkest glare on the woman's face. Kaori's eyebrow twitched, glaring straight ahead while her head pounded.
"Have fun?" Riko asked, a wide grin stretched across her face. She frowned when she saw the redhead turn to glare at her next. "Whoa, calm down."
Chisa looked up when she heard the voice, quickly narrowing her eyes and giving the woman a glare.
"Old hag." Chisa murmured, petting the dog's head.
"That's it!" Riko growled, slamming her hands on the table and standing up. "I can take bullshit from my Taicho and these assholes, but I won't take it from a little shitty brat! You, get over here!" She snarled, glaring at the little girl.
Chisa widened her eyes and turned, running down the porch as quickly as she could. Riko stomped after her while growling, almost every person staring after her with wide eyes. Kayo blinked several times before grabbing her cup of this amazing stuff called juice and took a sip.
"...Sorry... Kayo..." Renta muttered, sitting at another table while he and his sister looked at the small woman while still looking pale.
Kayo smiled at them, tilting her head and closing her eyes.
The twins paled once more when they remembered her words, quickly looking away and going back to eating. Hitsugaya frowned and raised an eyebrow curiously, Hinamori also blinking in confusion, both wondering what the adorable woman had said to scare them. Hitsugaya widened his eyes. He called her adorable? No, sure she was adorable, but he thinks she just looks-
"Are you okay?" Hinamori asked, seeing that the small Taicho started sweating profusely.
"Y-Yeah, fine." Hitsugaya muttered, going back to eating with wide eyes.
Get over it, Hitsugaya. This is nothing. That accidental kiss was nothing.
Kaori frowned when she sat down and rubbed her head once more, her frown growing when she felt someone clap their hand on her shoulder. She turned her head, seeing Renji give her a grin. She glanced at his hand momentarily before folding her arms on the table and resting her forehead on her arms. The other redhead frowned and glanced at the Taicho.
"What's wrong with her?
"She has said she has a headache." Byakuya said, seeing the meek shy woman put a pot of tea on the table and several cups before she sauntered away. "And she said she would, as she said, "beat the crap outta me." He said, quoting after the woman and pouring himself some tea.
Renji widened his eyes, not only shocked that the woman threatened the Taicho but that the Taicho himself quoted what the woman had said.
"Ah... I... I see." Renji murmured, glancing down at the woman, seeing her wince and hold her head.
"Can... Can we just go back to the room after we eat?" Kaori asked, glancing up with a pained look on her face. "This is the worst headache I've had in a while."
Byakuya kept quiet, staring at the woman with an expressionless look on his face, seeing Renji nod rapidly out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and gave his fukutaicho a glare, seeing him grin sheepishly and look away while rubbing the back of his neck. He glanced back at the woman, seeing her staring at him with an almost pleading look in her eyes. He stared at her for a moment longer and raised his glass.
"Fine."
"...Thank you." Kaori murmured, resting her head on her arms again.
"That headache must be killing you if you asked to go back to the room." Renji muttered, raising his hand and patting the woman's shoulder.
"...Yeah..." Kaori said, closing her eyes with a sigh.
Renji frowned and glanced at the Taicho, seeing that his eyes were closed while he sipped his tea. Well, this was kind of an improvement. If The Taicho was still annoyed of the woman he would have said no when the woman asked if they can go back to the room.
Riko walked back into the building with a frown, seeing the eyes of the eleventh division staring at her. She snarled at them before getting into her seat and glaring straight ahead, a smirk soon spreading across her face. They blinked and turned towards the entrance, seeing that small girl, Chisa, walk back into the building while rubbing her arms, her clothes and hair messed up. Riko clicked her tongue and leaned back in her chair.
"I haven't felt that good in a while." Riko said, closing her eyes as her smirk grew.
"Old hag." Chisa murmured, giving the tall woman a glare.
"Keep walking, kid, and I might not hurt you." Riko said, sending a grin at the girl.
Chisa frowned deeply and continued to walk on, the great dane trailing behind her happily. Ikkaku raised his eyebrows and glanced at the woman, seeing her eat the food she left behind to run after that girl. Kenpachi stared blankly at the woman and rolled his eyes, seeing from the corner of his eye that Yachiru was grinning at the woman.
"...You really know how to handle kids." Ikkaku said, rolling his eyes.
"Shut up. If that brat keeps on calling me an old hag I'll throw her off the roof." Riko said, curling her upper lip in a snarl.
Ikkaku blinked and chuckled nervously. "You're kidding about that, right?"
Riko kept silent and continued to eat.
He blinked once more. "...Right?"
"Kayo!" Matsumoto yelled, grabbing the small woman and giving her a tight hug.
The small blonde widened her eyes and quickly started struggling against the hug, unable to breathe. Why won't she stop hugging her? Matsumoto was smiling brightly, just wanting to hug her little friend, before she froze and widened her eyes. She glanced down, seeing that the Taicho was glaring at her. A glare that was silently ordering her to put the woman down. But that wasn't what was making her shiver. She turned her head and widened her eyes, seeing that Kayo's redheaded friend was giving her a dark glare.
She quickly released the small woman, who was suddenly going limp.
Kayo took a deep breath and closed her eyes with a relieved sigh leaving her mouth. She almost passed out. When she turned her head she blinked when she saw that woman that was sweeping the day they got there, seeing her sweeping once again with a shy look on her face. Oh, she was a shy person, too.
She turned when she heard a chair scrape against the floor and turned her head to see Kaori heading for the stairs with her Taicho while holding her head. She furrowed her eyebrows and parted her lips. Was she okay?
Riko stared after her friend with a frown, a light scoff escaping her mouth.
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Kaori laid on the couch in the room, holding her head with her eyes screwed shut. Everyone was gone, except for a few people. Byakuya was sitting on the bed, reading a book with a stoic look on his face, closing his eyes with irritation every time the woman let out a pained groan. He reopened his eyes and looked up, narrowing his eyes when he noticed the woman was trembling slightly.
She must be getting sick.
"...You should sleep." Byakuya said, the first to speak in an hour.
A whole hour of not saying anything.
Kaori lifted her hand and stared at the man, the room feeling too hot for her to sleep. She couldn't stop trembling, too. Ugh, she hated it when headaches got this bad. The fact the man was even talking to her made her a little speechless. She let out a sigh and closed her eyes.
"I would, Kuchiki Taicho... but it just hurts too bad." Kaori murmured, taking a deep breath. "Maybe if I stay still long enough..." She said, staying still and fixing the pillow under her head.
She breathed slowly, trying to ignore the painful pounding in her head. Byakuya stared at her for a moment longer before standing up and walking over to the window and opening it. He stayed still, feeling the breeze hit his face and took a deep breath through his nose.
Why was he trying to help her?
Gods knows he dislikes her greatly. He narrowed his eyes slightly and turned, walking towards the bed to sit down. So why was he even trying to help her with a mere headache? It won't kill her. He paused when he heard soft snoring, turning his gaze to the woman and seeing her chest rise up and down slowly.
At least she won't talk or complain to him.
He sat on the bed and stared straight ahead, his expression hard and his mouth in a firm line. How could he have compared this woman to his late wife? They were nothing alike. Hisana was sweet and always smiled. This woman was cold and always had a tired look on her face. Their personalities were nothing alike. Nothing about them both were alike. Not their looks, smiles, or even the airs around them were alike.
No one could ever replace Hisana.
No one could compare to Hisana.
"...Hn..."
He turned his head slightly and stared at the woman, seeing that her eyebrows were furrowed and her mouth went downwards.
"...Fath... I... hate you..." Kaori murmured, her eyes moving behind her eyelids, a pained look crossing her face.
Byakuya stared at her silently with that stoic look still on his face. She was talking about her father. Had her family disowning her really made her into such a cold person? Did she really care that they disowned her? Was she covering it all up by saying she hated the Chiharu family? How could she have gotten through okay?
If he had been disowned by his family what would he-
Why was he even thinking about this? The slight breeze blew his hair to the side, making him close his eyes. He reopened them a second later and looked around the area, as if checking to see if someone was peeking at him. In a moment... he fell back against the bed and spread his arms, staring at the ceiling with a blank look on his face. Sometimes even he was tired of being all high and mighty.
"...Cap'n...Kuch..."
He had to assume she was mumbling about him. He turned his gaze to her and narrowed his eyes. He can also assume she's thinking about how much of an "ass" he was. Which she was always thinking about.
"I'm... sorry..."
The sides of his mouth went downwards, which made him look towards the ceiling once more. I'm sorry? She's sorry for what? Always disrespecting him? Not even his wife disrespected him. He closed his eyes and let out an annoyed groan, raising a hand and touching his forehead. There he goes again.
Why is he comparing his beloved wife to this... barbarian?
He stayed silent, his eyes remaining closed and his hand still on his head, his breathing soon evening out, feeling his wrist tingle slightly. In a few minutes he was asleep, as well, nothing but soft breathing heard in the room and the slight breeze blowing the curtains aside.
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Kaori opened her eyes slightly, everything fuzzy but quickly clearing up the more she blinked. At least her headache was gone. She hated those kinds of headaches that were a pain in the ass. She pushed herself into a sitting position and rubbed her forehead, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. Huh. She kind of figured the Taicho would wake her up and demand to go eat. She turned her head slightly and opened her eyes, blinking and raising her eyebrows when she saw that the Taicho was asleep.
...How long were they even asleep?
She turned her head and looked out the window, noticing that the sun was high in the sky.
Quite a while.
Must be the afternoon now. If she had to guess, they probably fell asleep around ten in the morning.
She sighed and rubbed the side of her head, closing her eyes with a frown and leaning back. That was a really bad headache before. When was the last time she had one that bad? Not since that time four years ago she thought about her fath-
Kaori opened her eyes and narrowed them, letting out a light scoff and looking at the ceiling. Standing up, she made her way to the bathroom, glaring straight ahead when her head pounded a little. Damn. She thought her headache was gone, completely. Oh, well. She could use a few more hours of sleep.
When she walked out of the bathroom she glanced at the Taicho's feet, raising an eyebrow when she saw that he was still wearing his shoes and socks. She looked upwards and sighed, shaking her head and questioning herself about what she was going to do. She bent down and started untying the Taicho's shoes, a blank look on her face all the while.
She'll take off his shoes, but not his socks.
He'll kill her enough for just touching him.
"YOU LITTLE BRAT!"
A loud crash came from outside.
Kaori jumped and widened her eyes, at the same time Byakuya snapped his eyes open, both glancing towards the window when they saw sand fly into the air and hearing the yelling from all over the area. Who was that? The redhead blinked before looking upwards and sighing. Oh, god. She knew who that was.
Riko.
She stood up and walked over to the window, glancing outside. A blank look soon crossed her face when she saw... Riko grab that little girl and tied rope around her very tightly with a very evil grin on her face. Oh, Riko, Riko, Riko... Why did you always do this?
"...You untied my shoes."
Kaori flinched and narrowed her eyes, turning her head slightly to stare at the Taicho from the side of her eyes. It was a statement. She shrugged and nodded, looking back outside and seeing Kayo run towards Riko to try and stop her from torturing the girl any longer.
"Why?" Byakuya asked, glancing at the shoes by the bed.
"'Cause. I imagine sleeping in shoes would be uncomfortable." Kaori said, smirking at what she was seeing.
Riko climbed a tree and tied the rope to a branch. Now the kid was kicking and screaming at someone to let her down.
"...Well, I'm hungry." Kaori said, standing straight and rubbing the back of her neck with a sigh. She turned and gave the man a grin. "Want to get something to eat?"
Byakuya stared at the grin for a moment before closing his eyes and giving a slight nod. He stood, about to walk ahead until Kaori stepped in front of him with a smirk and took the lead. He gave her a glare and followed her, closing his eyes with an irritated look on his face. A very rare look. This woman was making him show emotions he hasn't shown since he was a child. That was an annoyance. He opened his eyes and stared at her back, the sides of his mouth going downwards.
No one can compare to Hisana.