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Chapter 34

Back to Soul society

Tiana groggily opened her eyes as she began to wake. 'What time is it?' she thought blinking so she could focus her eyes, her eyes and head ached like a hangover. That was the problem with taking those sobering pills she still wound up with the hangover, oddly enough, she was the only one that the pills had that affect on.

"Ugh…. Six a.m… I didn't even know there was a six a.m…" she grumbled rubbing sleep from her eyes. "God it feels like there's bunch of tradesmen turning on electric saw's on in my head…" she gripped her head and groaned.

"W-What… What are y-you doing up?" Came Szayel's sleep filled voice. His arm patted the bed in search of her. "Too early…" he patted her stomach to make sure it was her, his arm coiled around her waist and he went to pull her to him. "Sleep…"

"But I feel so shit…" she whined scooting back into the bed.

He turned his head so that his face was facing her, his eyes were a little red from just waking up. This was something he had never had in Huco Mondo and he assumed it to be something to do with the Gigi. "Then sleep." He murmured pulling her to him and burying his face in the crook of her neck. "Sleep fixes everything…" his voice was slurring a little and it was obvious that he was about to fall asleep again.

She smiled and stifled a yawn. "But I feel so terrible…" she reached for his hand and took it. "So terrible…"

She felt more than heard him sigh. "You complain too much…" he grumbled his lips moving to the mark on her neck.

She let out a gasp as a strange warmth spread through her body and almost instantly the pain dissipated making her feel light, like a feather. "I knew there was a reason I keep you." she kissed his ear.

He made an indignant sound and bit the mark making her throw her head back in a moan. "B-Bastard!" she gripped his hand tightly as she felt him chuckle against her.

"You 'love' this bastards hair." He said in an almost taunting voice.

"Jerk…" she pouted moving to jump out of the bed, if he was going to be like that she wouldn't stay with him.

"Don't move…" he groaned holding her tighter. "Warmmm…" he trailed off as he dozed off to sleep.

"Alright…" she breathed dozing off.

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Keiko's eyes shot open as she felt movement in the bed, she turned to see Jushiro sitting on the edge of the bed. "J-Jushiro?" she pushed herself up on her elbows to get a better view of him. "W-Why are you up so early?" she asked, he was never up this early.

'Considering what you were doing 'til at least three a.m I'm pretty fuck'n impressed he can get up.' Leone commented with her arms crossed and an approving nod.

Keiko felt her face heat up and she glared at her hollow. 'Shut up!!'

Leone threw her hands up in defeat and sat by a pond in Keiko's inner world. 'Alright whatever.'

Jushiro looked down at Keiko, his hair sliding down his shoulder as he turned. "I have to go back to soul society." He said simply knowing there was no other way to say it to her.

Keiko's eyes went wide and she sat up. "W-What?" she really didn't want him going so soon. 'Can't he stay a little bit longer?'

As though he knew what she was thinking he spoke. "I have to go, I have quite a lot of paperwork to do." It was obvious from his tone that he didn't want to go but he really had no choice if you threw Yamamoto into the mix.

"I understand…" she scooted closer to him and plopped her head down on his shoulder. "If…" she began somewhat hesitantly. "If it's not too much trouble… I'd like to go too…"

'You have no idea how much trouble that'll cause…' he thought to himself but said more or less the exact opposite. "If it's only for a little while I suppose it could be okay…" Little did he know how much those words were going to hurt him later.

Keiko smiled warmly and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you." she kissed his cheek. A long stretch of silence passed them before Keiko spoke. "W-When are we going."

"As soon as possible." He replied staring at his Zanpato that rested on her floor. "In a few hours I suppose." He really didn't know what else to say to her.

"I see." She offered him a smile. "Hey cheer up," she scooted closer to him. "you look like your mom just died." She was aware that it was a lame joke but it succeeded in making him smile.

"I am alright…" he turned in the bed and coiled an arm around he. "Now, we should probably rest."

'From the look in his eyes I don't think you're gunna get much sleep, ne?' Leone chimed, suddenly wishing she had popcorn.

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"Gotta clean kitchen and house…" Tiana groaned dejectedly as she walked down the stairs. It was now about ten in the morning. She rubbed sleep out of her eyes and walked through her living room, not noticing that it had been cleaned.

"There better be coffee in the cupboard…" she grumbled scowling as she opened the cupboard. Her scowl instantly becoming a look of shock as she noticed the state of the cupboard. It was organized! And CLEAN!! "W-What!?" she stammered shocked. "W-Who?" a note on the refrigerator caught her attention.

"Have gone out with Lilinette to get her a gigi, I also cleaned, Stark." She raised a brow and looked up at the kitchen which had a strange shine to it. She blinked. "He cleaned?" something in that statement seemed wrong to her.

There was a long stretch of time where she simply stood there stunned before shrugging and moving to get her Coffee.

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"Mmm… this is glorious." She moaned as she felt the hot caffeine slide down her throat. Her ear twitched as she heard hushed footsteps making their way towards the front door. "If you're going to sneak out you could at least take some of my special water with you." she leaned on the side edge of her chair to see Keiko and Jushiro frozen mid-step. "Oh and Keiko you might wanna take some pads with you, you're about due aren't you?" She hid a grin as Keiko's face went red.

'Pads?' Jushiro thought with a raised brow. 'Armor pads?'

Keiko went bright red. "Tiana!!" she stomped her foot embarrassed.

Tiana laughed and opened her mouth to say something only to be cut off by the tired and groggy voice of her husband. "Too loud… voices down…" he uncharacteristically staggered down the stairs with his face in his hands wearing nothing but loosely hanging black pajama pants.

"You need more sleep." Tiana cooed gesturing to the chair in font on her, which he slumped in, not caring that his back wasn't facing the back of the chair but the front of his wife.

"There, relax." She soothed raising her hands to his shoulders. "How does this feel?" she asked as her fingers and thumbs made circular motions up and down his shoulders.

His head rolled forward relaxed. "Nice…" he sighed, he knew he was behaving strangely but he was tired and had spent the entire night apologizing to his wife for the way he had treated her at Ichigo's wedding… so he was entitled to some out of character behavior.

"Umm…" Keiko scratched her arm uncomfortably not quite knowing what to say or do as the couple continued with their ministrations.

Jushiro looked at her knowing exactly what was going through her head, he cleared his throat gaining the pairs attention. "Where do you keep the 'Special water' stored?"

"Oh," Tiana pointed to the refrigerator. "In there, the blue bottle." She explained before going back to her task of rubbing Szayel's shoulders.

He gave a respectful bow. "Thank you." with that he walked to the refrigerator to retrieve the item.

"So umm… Tiana…" Keiko began hesitantly, gaining her aunt's attention and an annoyed groan from Szayel who, once again had had his backrub interrupted. "Are you alright with me going to soul society?" she didn't know why but she felt as though she needed her aunt's approval.

Tiana raised a brow, clearly surprised at the gesture. "Keiko, you're in yer twenties now," she began waving her hand dismissively. "you can do what you want… just…" her glasses slid down her nose and she looked at the two over the frames. "…one thing… don't come back pregnant." Even if there was humor in her eyes it was obvious that she was serious.

Both Keiko and Jushiro went a shade of red, though Keiko was brighter than Jushiro. "Tiana!!" Keiko shouted trying to hide her blush.

'Ya know that mean's ya gotta come back pregga's' Leone chimed grinning.

"Oh shut up Leone!" Keiko growled not realizing that she was saying it aloud.

"What did Leone say?" Tiana chimed a brow raising in curiosity.

Keiko blinked. "I said that aloud!?"

Leone cackled.

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"You know…" Keiko began taking a seat in Jushiro's squad thirteen office. "This room is actually really cozy." Her voice was soft and sounded somewhat embarrassed about saying that.

"Thank you." Jushiro smiled sitting beside her. "I've never really noticed it before, but now that you've said it… it seems more true." He gestured to the tea that sat on the table. "Would you like some-" he was cut off as the room's door was flung open and in ran Kiyone and Senataro.

"Captain I'm sorry we're late in greeting you!" Senataro got down on his hands and knees. "Please blame me for it was me that held us back!"

Kiyone pushed Senataro out of the way to get her say in. "Not blame me!!" she pointed to herself. "It was me that lost the keys to the room we were in!!" it was obvious that they hadn't noticed Keiko yet.

Senataro pushed Kiyone aside and inched closer to Jushiro, still in pleading position. "No!! It's MY fault! I'm the one that let her take the keys!!!" he pointed to himself. "Me!!"

Before Kiyone could push Senataro and get another word in, the sound of laughter filled their ears. They went silent and the three of them turned their heads to see Keiko holding her hand over her mouth as she laughed. "Y-You two a-are so funny!!!" she laughed.

Jushiro smiled at her before letting out a chuckle of his own, understanding entirely what she found funny… even if it had been a while since he had found it amusing.

Senataro smirked clearly enjoying bringing his Captain and his Captain's woman amusement. 'Dunno what Kiyone's talking about, she seems alright.' He thought looking at the giggling Keiko.

Kiyone on the other hand… she glared coldly at the human who was so obviously enjoying herself at their expense. She really didn't like this Keiko person.

X

Keiko studied Jushiro's sword as he read over some paperwork, Senataro and Kiyone had long since left. 'Why…?' a thought came to her mind. "Jushiro?" she called to him and when he looked up from his work she continued. "Why is it that I don't have a sword? I mean I have a 'hollow' so shouldn't I have one of these zanpato things too??"

'Oh god..' Leone smacked her face into her hand, sometimes Keiko's idiocy could be a real bother.

Jushiro blinked. "Well," he began to explain. "I suppose it's because you've yet been taught how to focus your energy into summoning your zanpato." He was a somewhat stunned at how little any of her friends with knowledge of these things had actually explained to her.

"I see…" she looked down at her hands and wondered if she would be able to make a sword of her own.

Jushiro placed his paperwork on the table and rising he walked to her and sat down in front of her. "Would you like to try?" he asked taking her hands in his.

Looking up at him she nodded.

"Alright…" he said releasing her hands. "Hold your hands out." She did. "Now, close your eyes and focus all of your energy into those hands, feel the energy seeping to your fingertips… envision the sword in your hands."

Taking a deep breath she closed her eyes and focused on her energy. She saw a silver-blue light before her eyes and felt the hot power against her fingertips, the energy was so hot it almost burned her but she held strong and allowed the energy to form at that precise spot.

Jushiro's eyes widened as he saw the silver-blue light flow around her and flow down to her hands, taking the form of what appeared to be a katana… a six foot long Katana. "Keiko its working!" he smiled excited.

Keiko smiled as her finger's coiled around the surprisingly light sword. "Y-Yue…" she felt herself saying the swords name. Her eyes fluttered open as she felt the energy calm, and the warmth cool.

"T-This is my s-sword!?" she gasped looking down at the long Katana in her hands, she felt it hum and pulsate as though answering her question.

Jushiro nodded a warm feeling of pride seeping through him.

Keiko's eyes watered, she let out a choked laugh before flinging her arms around him, sword in one hand. "Thank you!!" she laughed happily.

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"The human was bought back with him?" Yamamoto questioned Kiyone, his voice calm but filled with his anger.

"Hai sir." She nodded.

"I see.." he closed his eyes in thought. "Watch them." He finally said. "If it becomes known to you that they are romantically you are to tell me immediately.

"Hai sir." She bowed, a smirk tugging at her lips, she would get rid of that human girl, Keiko.

A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to update! Its just a LOT of crap has happened lately and my mind has just been elsewhere. Hope you liked it!