No spoilers. Byakuya, Renji, Gin


Byakuya froze when the snake slithered up his arm from the desk drawer he'd just reached into. "Renji."

Renji was struggling to keep a straight face. "Need the Fourth again, taichou?"

"Glance up my sleeve, carefully. Tell me what color the red stripes are next to."

"Ichimaru-taichou wouldn't…" Renji paused, staring in the direction of the Third, then gently lifted his Taichou's sleeve. "The red stripes touch yellow."

Byakuya paled slightly. "Red on yellow, kill a fellow. I think I may need the Fourth."

"Has it…"

"Not yet. Go."

Renji ran.

Ichimaru entered the office. "Oops. Always mixin' them up…"