"Last call for the 12:15 to Rukon" said a woman through a Tannoy. Soifon flashed her ticket to a guard.
"What brings you to Rukon Miss Feng?" the man said in broken English
"Going home" she said. He seemed to accept this as a liable answer and let her plod depressedly through to the plane. A stewardess plucked the ticket from her hands and looked at it. "Seat 15A that's there" she pointed.
"Thanks" Soifon's said she walked over to her seat and sat down heavily the thoughts of her abandonment of Yoruichi still fresh in her mind. It'd just been too much they just couldn't do anything without something trying to kill them. Yoruichi was still as selfish and insensitive as ever, she'd always complained about Soifon not showing her emotions good but it was actually the other way around. Soifon rarely got what Yoruichi was really thinking and if she did it was usually too much information or something that was completely ridiculous, like rather than run away from the un-dead Nemesis zombie she'd rather fight it, who does that!
Soifon plugged in her iPod and closed her eyes, paying no heed to the other passengers. "So…" someone beside her said over the noise of the engines and her earphones "what are you listening to?"
"Nirvana" Soifon muttered before going to put her earphones back in
"Oh, yeah, what song?"
"The Man who sold the world" Soifon replied "now if you don't mind" He shrugged and got back to reading what looked like an erotic manga.
"Do you drink?" he asked as Soifon changed songs
"No" she replied rolling her eyes
"Me neither" he said "my…partner drinks too much, she can't handle it, getting smashed and losing whole days"
"Good for her" Soifon said. She flicked through to Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, it really summed up how she was feeling about Yoruichi. Soifon, fought serial killers, Immortal politicians and animated stone angels…defeated by love. Soifon chewed on her chewing gum as the plane began to rise rapidly into the sky, leaving her stomach somewhere down below.
After five minutes of elevation and chewing the plane levelled off and her ears got accustomed to the height. The guy beside her stirred again as if he wanted to ask her another inane question. She glared at him hoping it'd scare him off but it seemed to encourage him. "So why are you off to Rukon all alone?" he said
"I could ask you the same thing" Soifon said noting that he had no one with him. In terms of looks he had black hair, blue eyes and quite prominent canine teeth.
"I'm hoping to make a new life in the glorious Hawaiian climate" he chuckled
"And you come to Rukon to do it?"
"What's wrong with Rukon?"
"It'd be easier to list all the things that were right" Soifon said. He chuckled
"I've been in some rough towns in my time" he said "though it is Christmas tomorrow, I assume you're gonna be spending it with your family?"
"Pretty much" Soifon said.
"The name is RIn" he grinned "Rin Okumura"
"Like Japanese for a demon?" Soifon said giving him a sideways glance. Briefly his blue eyes flashed with painful memories, another lost soul drawn toward Rukon, another sorrowful past, just like Soifon.
"Strange ring" he said looking at the piece of wire that was wrapped in yellow cloth. Soifon hadn't the guts to get an actual wedding band, the makeshift ring symbolised much more than marriage, it symbolised their love and their will to overcome all obstacles. Perhaps this was merely an obstacle to overcome too.
"It's a wedding ring" Soifon said
"Wedding?" he said with visible upset in his voice. Soifon's eyes widened as she realised…all this time he was hitting on her. How had she not realised it!? Shaking her head slightly she plugged her earphones back in.
The flight was long and it didn't help that Rin seemed to be a fan of music that required a shit ton of air drumming to listen to. He'd gone on to explain how 'Nightwish' were the most superior band in the world. Soifon hadn't cared to tell him that it was impossible to label a borderline Pagan Rock band as the best but she felt it might break his fragile little heart as he, sparkly eyed, spoke about the time he'd went to see Aesma Daeva live.
Eventually the plane landed on Rukongai soil and Soifon stood up and stretched, Rin close behind she got off the plane and got though all of the custom checks. "So where are you staying if you don't have a family?" Rin said. When they were on the plane Soifon had unwittingly revealed most of her life story, Rin for the most part sat a listened quietly, too quietly for a teenage boy.
"I stay at a place called the Kotowari Centre" Soifon said looking up at the bright sun. The plane ride had been damn long but they'd kept in the daylight the entire time, in fact the time had actually only advanced by two hours.
"That's neat" Rin said "I'm gonna be staying in a motel or something until I find a job"
"So you'll be staying in Seireitei?" Soifon asked
"Probably" Rin said "a lot of people moved away after that Terrorist blew up a nuke above the city"
"Oh yeah"
"Did you see it?" he asked
"The Nuke?" Soifon asked
"Yeah"
"Oh yeah" Soifon said smiling slightly "I saw everything"
"Cool" he said "they never did catch that terrorist who killed the governor"
"No they didn't" Soifon said remembering the search for Nel and Candice's bodies which were mysteriously gone. There was no way they could have survived that fall though so someone must've collected them.
"Well" Soifon said breathing the fresh air of Rukon "bye then" she turned and walked leaving Rin watching her walk. Rin did stare after her as she walked
"Damn" he muttered "she's got a nice ass" he phone rang shortly after he'd spoken
"Yo" Shura said "you in her panties yet"
"Of course not" Rin said scowling "she's a lesbian, how the hell am I supposed to get in bed with her?"
"She's not a lesbian" Shura said "she's a Yoruichi-sexual"
"A what?" Rin said cocking an eyebrow
"Yoruichi needs her own classification, it ain't gay if you fuck her" Shura chuckled "she's just too much of a treat to ignore but hurry up I want to destroy this bitch"
"Are you sure it's a good idea?" Rin said "Soifon seems very upset"
"So?" Shura said "that just means she'll be easy"
"What!?" Rin exclaimed "You can be such a cruel bitch, you know that?"
"Oh yeah" Shura said chuckling "but Yoruichi had bitten off much more than she can chew fucking with me"
"How did she fuck with you again?"
"I ain't a scientist" Shura snapped "how should I know, but she's entered the Lion's Den and so help me god I will make away with one of her arms at least"
"You need a hobby" Rin said
"I had a hobby"
"Chronic masturbation isn't a hobby" Rin said "anyway, I'm gonna have to book into a motel, you still alright letting me use your credit card?"
"Yeah, just don't maximise it" Shura said "and Rin…"
"What?"
"Rukon is a dangerous place, for god sake watch who you're talking to and what you say"
"Yeah"
"Bye-bye!"
***Change***
Sora strolled toward the Roman Candle, the faint sound of a bar fight echoed from inside. Typical of Kukaku to have such a rowdy crowd inside. Killing Kaien was regrettable but…it had to be done, he had uncovered something and was about to blab it to his sister, he knew that Ryo had made a five hundred and eighty-four step plan in killing Aizen and unfortunately Kaien was going to spoil it, Ryo said not to kill him but Sora didn't take orders from rich kids, killing Kaien was his way of saying he didn't want to be affiliated with Ryo or his stupid gangsters.
He pushed open the door and observed a very large man with spiked hair and another man with electric blue hair having a punch up. They were skilled and ferocious fighters, they'd make good additions to his team but he wasn't recruiting so they were going on a list.
Kukaku never noticed him enter, no one did, that was one of his many talents, he could blend in, look inconspicuous despite looking so conspicuous it was unreal. Shaggy white hair, intelligent teal eyes and a sky blue kimono draped loosely over his shoulders. He sat on a bar stool and said "I'd like a cero" Kukaku's eyes went to him and nearly bulged right out of her skull. He could see the obvious fear in her eyes so much that many of the people around the bar noticed it to and fixed Sora with some glances. Who was this man who'd scared Kukaku half to death with a single sentence, this guy who seemed quite slim and a little sickly, with dark shadows under his bright eyes, this man who had no bodyguards and assistants with him?
"You've come" Kukaku said putting her hand over his branding Tattoo that her brother had tried to convince her not to get.
"I couldn't ignore a woman such as yourself plopping out a Kukaku Jr" he said
"I called her Masaki" Kukaku said
"How sweet" Sora said "I believe I asked for a Cero…you still make those right?"
"Yeah" Kukaku said narrowing her eyes slightly, she was trying to figure him out. By now even the two men had finished their fight with the blue haired one obviously taking more hits. He plopped down beside him and said
"Same, Kukaku"
"Yeah, okay" Kukaku said flashing him a warning glance. She handed them both their drinks and eventually said "Why are you here, Sora?"
"It's Christmas!" he grinned "I just had to come here and see little Toshiro"
"Toshiro?" Kukaku said "how did you know he was here?"
"Thanks for telling me by the way" he said sarcastically "I think you purposely hid it from me; I think I might have to give you a spanking. I ran into a peculiar woman called Yoruichi"
Mutters echoes through the room and Kukaku's eyes widened again. "Don't worry" Sora chuckled "she wasn't on my bad side but since she stole my car I'm going to have to…see to her"
"Damn it" Kukaku said under her breath
"Anyway back to business" Sora said "I've hear information that Marik Ishtar is hunting for the Millennium Items and he's hired good old Yoruichi to help him"
"What!?" Kukaku almost exclaimed
"I know" Sora said "as a member of the Tombkeeper Society I should've put a bullet in her forehead and buried her in the desert"
"Why didn't you?"
"I wanna see if it works" he said
"You're insane" Kukaku said
"You certainly took your time to figure that one out" Sora said "do not fret my busty comrade I've got my best woman on her she's already procured one of the Items. Once she's got all of them I'll chop her up and bury her in the desert then destroy the items. We don't need another item as strong as the Hogyoku out there"
"I thought you said she was your best woman?"
"She's not technically my woman" he smirked "she doesn't know she's merely a puppet dancing on the palm of my hand. She's very good in bed I might add"
"Who is this guy?" the blue haired guy said jerking a thumb toward him
"He's my employer" Kukaku said shaking her head lightly as another warning not to make trouble. He didn't seem to heed it.
"He looks like a punier version of Toshiro"
"Hmm" Sora said "I recognise you now…Peter"
"What!?" he said widening his eyes
"Am I not right?" Sora smiled "Peter Vasquez from Brooklyn New York, grew up fighting your way through the streets but that doesn't compare to how skilled you really were, became a Navy SEAL in three weeks, went through University twice getting a doctorate in anthropology and psychology but you couldn't control your anger, you found employment underneath Sosuke Aizen and renamed yourself to Grimmjow Jaegarjaquez. You relieved yourself from Aizen's subordination once he promoted a queer looking dude called Luppi into your position and now spend your free time humping Kukaku Shiba's leg"
"So… you've checked my Facebook" Grimmjow chuckled keeping how freaked out he was beneath a façade. Sora shrugged
"I consider many people to work for me" Sora said "you happen to be on that list. Not now of course I've got some people who are a tad more skilled and a shite sight more conspicuous than you"
"Thanks" Grimmjow muttered.
A blonde man walked through holding Kukaku's drooling seed. A little cropping of black hair and bright blue eyes the kid looked a lot like her mother. He wondered if her chest would balloon out like her mother's too. "So" Sora said grinning slightly "this is the little nipper herself"
"Yeah" Kukaku said placing herself between him and the child. Her husband seemed slightly confused but cradled the child a little tighter anyway.
"You think I'm some kind of monster who kills babies" Sora said
"You are a monster who kills babies"
"Okay, okay, okay" he laughed holding up his hands "that was back in the days I was rising in power, I had to be ruthless, poor old Kaien learnt that the hard way"
"You son of a bitch" Kukaku said.
"Hmm" Sora said cocking his head. He slowly put his hand under his Kimono, every single person tensed, was he about to pull a gun and shoot this new mother in front of battle hardened mercenaries? "Merry Christmas" Sora laughed pulling out a little present. He dropped it on the counter and downed his drink. Damn! He'd never kill a woman who could make a drink this good. In his eyes Kukaku was the one that got away, he liked her a lot but there was no way she'd love him now. Plenty more fish in the sea.
He stood up and left without a word. He had to go and see Toshiro and then threaten Shura's little assistant before he could give Yoruichi's little pet the sympathy for the devil routine. As he walked down the sunny footpath he smiled slightly, this town was a hellhole but the weather was good!
***Change***
Soifon grinned, she couldn't help it. Seeing the Kotowari Centre again filled her with joy. This time it didn't have the characterless fence around it…in fact it was nothing like its predecessor. It took the shape of an attractive castle that was built pristinely and with care. Despite being in one of the most rundown areas of town it looked quite humble there. She walked down the courtyard and stopped when she heard a sound that was a little like sucking…or kissing.
Her eyes eventually found the source of the noise. A hammock… she approached it cautiously and then smiled when she noticed Momo and Toshiro lying in it apparently trying to eat each other's heads. "Get a room you two" Soifon said. With a gasp Momo looked up at her. She jumped off the hammock comically sending Toshiro flying onto the grass
"Oh my god it's been so long!" She said grabbing Soifon into a hug. She pulled away and stared at her "you…eh…kind of-"
"Stink" Toshiro finished "I can smell you from here"
"I know" Soifon said "I've had the…craziest day"
"Tell us" Momo said
"Later" Soifon said "I'll tell everyone together" she tried to stay upbeat but her falling out with Yoruichi was going to arise eventually and it's make her sound like a spoiled child. Looking at Toshiro it was shocking how much he looked like his father, except Sora had shaggier hair.
"Why are you staring at me?" Toshiro demanded
"You've not got any taller" she said grinning. A vein throbbed on his forehead.
"Don't say that!" he yelled "I grew a millimetre!"
"Oh forgive me" Soifon laughed.
"So where were you?"
"The Tower of Babel" Soifon said
"B-Babel?" Toshiro said staring at her
"Yeah" Soifon said "not all it's cracked up to be"
"Did you find the Lyre of Orpheus there?"
"Nope" Soifon said "the Millennium Ring"
"Now…what would you want something like that for?" he said giving her a sideways glance
"Do you know what it does?"
"Yeah" Toshiro said "Kisuke once mentioned it when we were watching Pirates of the Caribbean. You know there is that compass which points toward the thing you desire most?"
"Yeah"
"That's essentially what the Millennium Ring is" Toshiro said "where's Yoruichi?"
"Dunno" Soifon said "probably fighting a monster or having an adventure"
"Monsters don't exist" Toshiro said. Soifon grabbed his head and put his face into her shoulder.
"You smell that?"
"Hmmphmm" Toshiro said struggling
"That is monster" Soifon said
"So you've taken a break?"
"Of sorts" Soifon said "I don't know if I'll return though"
"Uh-oh"
Once Soifon had greeted all of her friends she sat down and told her story leaving out the part with Sora and just pretended Yoruichi got the instructions to get there from Mr Glass.
"So…you fought the Zombie King Nimrod?" Renji said
"Yeah" Soifon said
"I'm jealous" he replied crossing his arms. Soifon looked back at the five other kids who'd been put onto the WISH programme since most of the second generation had moved on. Most of those kids were mean looking sociopaths. By now it was getting dark outside so Soifon said "I'm gonna go to "bed" she chuckled "I hope there is a room for me"
"Of course" Ukitake said standing up and leading her toward a door.
"So who is this bitch?" she heard one of the kids mutter to Toshiro. Toshiro merely scowled at the kid and crossed his arms, Aizen had made them all bond deeper than any friendship. Toshiro was more like a brother than a friend, Ukitake was more like a father than a jailer, Yoruichi…she was her entire world and what a lonely world that is.
Ukitake showed her to a sparsely decorated room that seemed to be arranged almost exactly like her old one. "Thanks" Soifon said
"You never spoke much about Yoruichi" Ukitake said "what happened?"
"I don't know" Soifon replied "It's…I've been feeling lonely in her company, I just had to get out"
"I hope it's not the end of your relationship with Yoruichi, I've known her since she was a little girl, she might seem…arrogant but she always means well"
"Perhaps" Soifon said "I'll have to think about it"
"You do that" Ukitake said. He flashed her a brief smile and left her to her room. She closed her door and pulled her t-shirt and jeans off.
Another Christmas spent without a lover. She pulled her socks off and slipped under the covers. Mismatched underwear and no clean clothes…she'd have to borrow something off of Momo. She drifted asleep sometime after thinking this and was eventually woken up in the dead of night by a soft knock on her door. "Who is it?"
"Me" Rin said. Soifon raised an eyebrow
"Why are you here?" Soifon asked. Rin let himself in which made Soifon pull her covers up.
"I thought it'd suck being lonely on Christmas so I bought you a present"
"I don't even know you" Soifon snapped "how did they let you in?"
"I said I knew you" he said
"And they just…let you in?"
"Yeah"
"I'm really gonna have to talk to them about that" Soifon muttered. He tossed her the small neatly wrapped box. She let go of her covers and caught it. He stared at her chest for a good thirty seconds before Soifon realised and pulled her covers up again. He sighed and sat on her bed.
"I know" Rin said "it's a really weird thing to do…but I couldn't stop thinking about you"
"What do you mean?" Soifon said not liking where he was going with this.
He didn't reply he instead leaned over and kissed her. Taking the back of her head so she'd have to really push to break away he embraced her. She wasn't pulling away though, she was kissing him back. It shocked him slightly, he'd anticipated a bit more resistance from her but she'd let go of her covers revealing that gorgeous body of hers.
He put a hand on her waist and kicked his shoes off and pushed her back onto the bed. She let out a few of moans as he caressed her thigh. She pulled his t-shirt off and spread her legs so he could get closer to him. Whoa she was eager! The bare skin of his chest pressed against the softness of hers. Of course her bra was in the way but with an expert unclipping he removed it and cupped one of her breasts. Suddenly a fist struck the side of his head sending him off the side of the bed. "'The fuck are you doing!?" Soifon shouted jumping up. She quickly pulled on a t-shirt and stared at him, fire burning in her eyes. Not good, Rin he thought, not good at all!
[End of Chapter 35]
Merry Christmas peeps!
Yoruichi: "Haha! I never expected another season of this story to continue!"
Soifon: "Neither did I" *she turns and scowls at me* "why did you make that man go with me! I live only for Yoruichi-Sama!"
Yoruichi: "I thought you two make a good couple" *laughs happily whilst Soifon goes red faced*
Me: "I'll have you know I'd intended it to be a full sex scene…oral and everything"
Soifon: "What!" *holds Sumebachi to my throat*
Me: "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry"
Yoruichi: Calm down, Soifon, you can't blame Liam for making decent plot developments, our relationship was quite one dimensional" * she grins at Soifon but saves a scowl for me* "might I take this moment to add…what did Szayel do to me when I was unconscious?"
Me: "I can't remember" *smiles innocently*
Yoruichi: "Why don't I believe you?"
Soifon: "What about me! I've had a ton of crap in this story and no one takes any sympathy on me, man fuck this I'm gonna quit!"
Me: "No wait I still haven't done the gang rape yet!"
Soifon: "Gang what!"
Me: "I-It was a joke" *dodges Soifon swinging Suzumebachi at me*
Yoruichi: "I'm going for a bath"
Me: "Get undressed after you go in the bathroom" *I go red faced as Yoruichi strips and Soifon ogles lecherously
Yoruichi: "Stop being a perv!" *smacks my head*
Soifon: "Uh…Liam"
Yoruichi: "Oh dear" *she stares at my bleeding body*
Soifon: "I think you've killed him"
Yoruichi: "Ah shit" *She looks around "quick get the Cadillac I'll carry his body"
Soifon: "Who's gonna carry on the story?" *everyone looks at Soifon* "what?"
Yoruichi: "merry Christmas Every one" grins and waves at the fourth wall…