A/N I thank all those that reviewed. Much obliged. :D
princess moon shadow – Thankies~! :D
Isshi Urahara – Byakuya in Gai's clothes? D: Oh. My. God. That would be hilarious to see and scary. XD
azure blue espeon – 0.0 They're… too boring? ( -.-) I see. Ah, well~! What can I do? :D I'm just glad you liked that part with Byakuya and Kaori. X3 I loved writing that part.
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blackshadow878 – That part was probably my most favorite. X3
TheBigPumpkin – Ah, y'know, because he's a backstabber. X3 OH~! Before I forget… I love your name. X3 Yes~! Byakuya's melting~! X3
Chibi-Onee-chan – I likes comedy than intense. But intense moments are awesome. X3 And Kaori never, in a million years, would have suspected the "Stone cold" man ever doing that. :D
Lizard Lover – Kaori fainting is probably my favorite part of the chapter. X3
praeses – Having psychic powers would be so awesome~! =D I can just get all the answers from the teachers when I do a test. X3 Yeah, Zenaku is a very angry guy. But he's awesome to me. X3 I like Ichirou and Rina's relationship. X3 Though the man won't a move. DX And being in the twelfth division would probably traumatize poor Kayo. D: And I thought it was about time Hitsugaya tried making her feel better. X3 And Byakuya kissing Kaori was probably my most favorite part~! :D And sinus infection! D: I had a cold about a month ago. Not fun. 'Cause I went to school. X3
The Happy Emo – I'm a genius! :D I just loved writing that scene. X3
Black Cat Angel – Poor Kaori. X3 Still, it was worth writing it. And the Chiharu clan excels in kido~! :D Though, strangely, Kaori doesn't know that. X3
Luafua – Ah! :D A new reviewer~! Nice to meet you. X3
Dreamerboy84 – Thank you~! :D I think this chapter is my favorite at the moment. =3
Tomorrow's Whisper of Sorrow – And if he kissed her on the lips… Poor girl would probably faint again. X3 And thank you~! It's great to be back! :D
Yuuki no Yuki – I love you name~! :D So awesome. X3
I just love writing~! I wish I was a writer. X3 But, my mom… -sigh- But I hope to get into computer programming. :D I'm working really hard in school. X3 Oh, yeah~! Made a little omake at the end! :D
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach.
Warning – Swearing.
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"Will you be fine?" Byakuya asked, staring stoically at the redhead.
"Y-Yeah. I'll be fine." Kaori said, giving a nervous grin.
She grabbed her cup of water and chugged it down, her eyes wandering from the Taicho's eyes when his connected with hers. He kissed her forehead. He didn't kiss her on the lips, but he still kissed her. She slammed the cup down, looking away with a red face. How could he have even kissed her when they're friends! But she's never heard of friends getting together. Well, she had hopes for Renji and Rukia, but that was it. She gulped and grabbed the jug of water, pouring herself some more water, frowning when she realized that she couldn't seem to stop trembling. She froze when Byakuya grabbed her hand that was on the jug and set the jug down. She then realized why he did it.
She stared at the puddle on the table.
"O-Oops." Kaori said, chuckling nervously and rubbing the back of her head.
Byakuya stared at her for a long time. He closed his eyes and sighed. He held up his hand, staring at his wrist. The kido was getting weaker, he could tell. It was going to be soon that they were going to be separated. He looked up, seeing Kaori looking to the sides, her face still red. One look at her and people would mistake her for being sick. The redhead chuckled nervously, turning her head towards the door.
"W-Where's our food?" Kaori asked, rubbing the back of her head again and laughing nervously.
"We ordered ten minutes ago." Byakuya said, seeing the woman wince.
"R-Right."
Wow. This must be how Riko felt after her Taicho kissed her. She paused.
Riko…
She lowered her head and sighed, looking up. When her eyes connected with the Taicho's she went rigid, seeing him stare at her with that darn stoic look on his face. Her entire face went red, seeing the man smile at her. She looked to the side and grinned nervously, her eyes wandering anywhere but the man. Byakuya knew she was troubled and confused, but… he couldn't help but smile in amusement. Who knew that the woman that teased him throughout the month was actually very shy? The silence continued on for a while, until their food came.
"A-Ah, thank you." Kaori said, seeing the people bow before leaving. "…So, uh… wha… how are you?" She asked, giving the man a nervous grin.
She flinched when she saw his smile, which was full of amusement. She opened her mouth, her eyebrows pulled together and her hand clenched into a fist, holding it in the air like she was going to hit him.
"Would you have preferred a kiss on the lips?" Byakuya asked, smirking.
She instantly went quiet, already eating to keep herself busy. The noble closed his eyes and chuckled to himself. The redhead flinched once more when she heard his chuckle, snapping her eyes towards him and glaring at him. She stuck her tongue out at him before she continued eating.
"You are very quiet." Byakuya commented, seeing the redhead scowl. "Is something bothering you?" He asked, still smirking.
"Aaaaah… shut up." Kaori said, grabbing her bowl of rice with a frown. "…That… that thing just came out of nowhere." She said, looking to the side with a blush.
She shook her head and looked up, glaring at the man with a scowl.
"But… I thought you still love your wife?" Kaori asked, frowning in confusion.
Byakuya lowered his gaze to the table, still smiling. "I do. I love her very much. Even so, if I were the one that had passed on I would want my wife to be happy. Even if that means meeting another. My wife loved me as much as I loved her. I still love her. So, I believe she would want me to be happy."
"So even if that means meeting another woman?" Kaori asked, her eyes slightly wide with shock. Her eyes snapped wide open at the same time she blushed. "T-Then do you mean that other woman is me?"
"Perhaps." Byakuya said, reaching for his rice, finally eating.
Kaori scowled. "That's not an answer."
"I am not giving you one."
Kaori glared at him, frowning deeply and clenching her hands into fists. He was so mean. She closed her eyes and scoffed, turning her head away from the man and continuing to eat. They ate in silence, but it was slowly making the woman edgy. She shifted, wearing the red kimono with red waves going across from her left shoulder to her right hip, the end of the sleeves and bottom white. She stared at the kimono, turning her gaze to the scarf on the table. She frowned, her mouth full of food, and sighed.
"…Are you going to do anything?" Kaori asked, giving the man a glare. "Like what Riko's Taicho did to her?"
Byakuya coughed, hitting his chest lightly. "Never."
Kaori couldn't help but grin widely when he coughed. He was shocked when she said that. Byakuya cleared his throat and sent a glare at the woman, seeing her smirk before she began eating again. She set her bowl down when she was finished, waiting for the Taicho to finish. She watched as he set his bowl down, standing up and telling her they were leaving. The redhead stood up, grabbing the scarf and holding it close.
She looked to the side.
How would Kayo react to this?
Well, he didn't technically say he was going to start anything. So… She shrugged and followed the man. He only kissed her forehead. Which was a sign of friendship, right? She frowned in confusion, scratching the back of her head. But she's never done that to Kayo or Riko. And they never did that to her. Once the Taicho paid for their food he turned and walked outside, the redhead following after him. She stared at the back of his head, narrowing her eyes and frowning.
"How long are you going to stare?" Byakuya asked, turning his head slightly to see the redhead widen her eyes and blush profusely.
"I-I'm not!" Kaori yelled, looking away with a scowl.
Byakuya couldn't help but smile. Well, look who was all out of insults. Now she was blushing around him. Hm… This must be how Zaraki felt around that woman. His eyes gleamed, stopping and turning towards the woman, seeing her look up at him questioningly. He was only doing this once. The sides of his mouth curled upwards at the same time his eyes narrowed, seeing the woman widen her eyes slightly and blush at his expression.
"I look forward to sleeping with you tonight." Byakuya said, in a low voice.
Kaori's eyes snapped wide open, her entire face turning red, even her ears. She fell back and hit the ground, making the Taicho widen his eyes. He bent down and picked her up bridal style, smirking. She fainted two times now. He stared down at her, seeing that her grip on the scarf hadn't loosened. He looked towards the darkened sky, staring at the moon.
He was positive.
He was positive that Hisana would want him to be happy, like he would want her to be happy if he passed on.
Even if it meant being with another.
He held the redhead tightly, turning and walking down the street. If she would have him, he would like to take this to another step. Kaori mumbled and leaned closer to him, making the usually stoic Taicho smile.
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The next day Kayo furrowed her eyebrows and shook her head at the pictures on the screen. Akon nodded and continued to type, watching the screen with a bored look on his face. It was early in the morning. Really early. At the moment it was five in the morning. She yawned, making the scientist frown before he yawned, as well. He shook his head to clear his head. Kayo looked at all the pictures, frowning slightly and shaking her head. Akon nodded once more before typing, another hundred pictures appearing on the screen.
"Is there anything else that stood out?" Akon asked, glancing at the small blonde.
She pointed to her right eye. "His hair covered his entire right eye."
Akon nodded, quickly typing it in, wondering why he didn't ask the question sooner. He sighed; staring at the number of people that appeared on the screen he was looking at. There had to be at least a thousand. He put a hundred on the big screen, both looking at the pictures. She shook her head sadly.
After they looked at all the pictures… Akon narrowed his eyes seriously.
They looked at all of them, but none of them matched.
"Are you sure that nothing else stood out?" Akon asked, seeing her shake her head, mentioning that he was really tall.
He tapped his fingers on the keyboard, narrowing his eyes slightly. He blinked. Wait a minute… There were traitors in the Seireitei… He began typing quickly. Kayo furrowed her eyebrows in confusion when she saw shinigami pictures appear on the screen, seeing that all of them had hair covering one of their eyes and had scars on their faces.
She turned her head and stared at the man questioningly.
"There were traitors in the Seireitei… I want to check if any of these men is the one that attacked you." Akon said, motioning to the pictures.
Kayo nodded in understanding before looking the pictures over. Akon reached into his robes and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, sticking one in his mouth before looking for his matches. He was glad he woke up and, with the Taicho's permission, went to pick up the small blonde. She had stood at her door with such a tired look on her face that Akon had to admit that she looked… cute.
But he could also tell she was clearly depressed.
Her friend must be important if she wants to wake up early to find the culprit. He raised his eyebrows and turned, seeing the Taicho walk into the room. Well, someone else was also up early. Kurotsuchi looked up, staring at the small blonde before going towards the master computer.
Kayo wasn't looking at him, so she wasn't scared at the moment.
One look at the man and the poor girl might pass out.
"Any progress?" Kurotsuchi asked, not really interested, but deciding to ask the question.
"None." Akon answered, shaking his head with the cigarette sticking out of his mouth. "I put up all the pictures from the shinigami in the Seireitei."
Kurotsuchi blinked before nodding. Smart thinking. He narrowed his eyes, sitting in his seat for a while. Akon was helping, which was quite rare since the man never seemed to like helping others. He scowled before he began typing, reading information on the people that were missing from their divisions. So far none of them had anything in common that would make them want to work for someone in the Rukon. Except for that strong passion to protect the souls. He rolled his eyes at the information.
He put up Nikito's information, his eyes skimming across the page.
He paused and narrowed his eyes; looking at the list of people he's worked with over the years he's been a shinigami, which was about two hundred years. He was an old fellow. The list wasn't very long, nor was it short. There had to be at least a hundred people he's worked with. It said he liked working alone and it was rare for him to work with anyone. He opened up the pictures of the people he worked with, reading what their missions were.
Kurotsuchi widened his eyes slightly when he read the information.
Akon looked up when the Taicho stood and rushed towards the door, frowning in confusion. He glanced at the Taicho's computer, curious as to what he read. He walked over to it, raising his eyebrows in shock when he saw that it was still on. He didn't shut it off. He read what had the Taicho read, confusion shining in his eyes. He didn't see what would have the Taicho run out of the room. He stared at the pictures on the screen. He widened his eyes slightly.
This man fit the descriptions the small woman gave him.
Kayo blinked when the pictures she was looking at disappeared from the screen, turning to see Akon typing furiously on the computer. She turned towards the large screen when a hundred pictures appeared, probably a little more than a hundred. Akon walked toward the screen.
"Is this the man?" Akon asked, pointing to one picture.
Kayo stared at the picture. She widened her eyes and gasped, quickly nodding and standing up. He still had the scar on his face, but his hair was covering his left eye instead of his right and he wasn't wearing a bandana. She paused and furrowed her eyebrows, seeing that Akon's eyes were hard. Was something wrong? She walked forward, about to ask him when he said something that made her widen her eyes in horror and confusion.
"His information says he is dead."
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Kaori opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. She blinked and yawned loudly, scratching the side of her head before freezing. Memories of what happened last night crossed her mind. Instantly her face turned red, looking to the side to see the Taicho lying on his side, facing her. She stared at him for a long time, furrowing her eyebrows. He looked so peaceful, but when he was serious he was scary. He's scary most of the time. She scowled before raising her hand, about to shake him away until she stared at her wrist.
Her eyes grew wide.
She sat up quickly, staring at her wrist. The kido was gone. Her eyes remained wide, turning her head to see that the kido was also gone from the Taicho's wrist. She stared at him before raising her hand, hesitating before resting it on his cheek. He stirred for a moment before he relaxed. She stared at him with a solemn look on her face before smiling.
"Taicho!" Kaori yelled, seeing the man jump and sit up. She grinned. "About time. I thought you were never going to wake up."
Byakuya stared at her for a long time before lying back down. Kaori stared at him blankly. She grabbed his wrist and held it up for him to see, seeing him slowly open his eyes and stare at his wrist. He sat back up and stared at his wrist with shock evident in his eyes. He narrowed his eyes, knowing this was supposed to happen. He felt Kaori patting his back, turning his head to see her grin at him.
"Don't worry, Kuchiki Taicho." Kaori said, seeing the man stare at her. "We'll still be seeing each other." She said, closing her eyes and smirking.
Byakuya was about to nod, widening his eyes slightly when she leaned forward and kissed his forehead. She stood up and grabbed her shihakusho, sauntering away with a grin. Byakuya stared after her with shock on his face. He looked at his wrist once more.
Well, it felt good to know that he was free, but he couldn't understand why he also felt disappointed. Well, he supposed he had gotten used to the redhead's company. He stood up, about to go to his closet to get his shihakusho and haori when the door slammed open. He turned, seeing one of his subordinates.
"The Soutaicho has requested all Taichos go to his office, now." He said, seeing the man's eyes harden.
Byakuya rushed towards his closet, opening it and getting dressed. Just when Kaori walked out of the room, she widened her eyes when the Taicho grabbed her and held on, making her blush profusely. They both disappeared. In a matter of seconds they were in front of the sixth division, making the redhead blink.
"Go to your room." Byakuya ordered, stepping back and seeing the woman frown in confusion. "I have a meeting to get to."
Kaori nodded in understanding and grinned, saluting to the Taicho. Byakuya gave her a brief smile before he disappeared. The grin on the redhead's face disappeared, glancing at her wrist. She couldn't help but feel… lonely.
The same was with Byakuya.
He was in the office after two minutes, seeing a few of the Taichos already there, walking towards the Soutaicho's desk. He stared at the old man, seeing that his expression was hard. He glanced at Kurotsuchi, seeing that he was glaring in the distance. He turned, seeing Kaori's little friend walk into the room with Akon, both standing off to the side and bowing to them.
"What is it now?" Kenpachi muttered, stalking into the room with a scowl, looking tired.
Hitsugaya walked in after him, rolling his eyes when he heard the man.
Soon all the other Taichos were there. They stayed silent, waiting for the Soutaicho to talk. They all glanced at Kurotsuchi when he stepped forward, seeing him standing next to the desk with his arms folded behind his back. Akon stared at them, the first time he's ever been in a room with all the Taichos there.
"I was looking at Yamato Nikito's profile. I looked at all his information." Kurotsuchi said, seeing the Taichos frown in confusion, waiting for him to continue. "Over the past two hundred years he has been a shinigami," All the Taichos raised their eyebrows, shocked to learn the man has been a shinigami for a long time. "He has only worked with at least a hundred people."
"That's not a lot." Ukitake commented, furrowing his eyebrows.
"And only ten people… have made it back alive from their missions with the man." Kurotsuchi said, seeing all the Taichos widen their eyes at this information. "And those people, that made it back alive… are missing from the Seireitei."
"So what does it mean?" Hitsugaya asked, giving a frown. "That he recruited those ten people?"
"It gets a bit more complicated than that." Kurotsuchi said, raising one of his fingers.
All the Taichos turned when they heard something ring, seeing a hologram appear from the floor. The man could put those anywhere. Nikito's picture appeared; making all the Taichos frown, seeing his picture spin around once before over a hundred other pictures appeared. This was when Akon stepped forward, Kayo standing behind him to try and hide herself from the Taichos' gazes. He didn't mind. He knew she was shy, so that explained it.
"These are all the people that had worked with Yamato Nikito. Shigeko-san told me the description of the men that attacked her," Akon started, seeing all the Taichos attention focus on him. "And when the Taicho rushed out of the room I checked what he looked at. I then put all the pictures on the large screen. She recognized one of them as the man that healed her."
All the Taichos eyes hardened, seeing the man look at the hologram, one picture growing large while all the others disappeared. The man on the picture stared ahead with a bored look on his face, his hair covering his left eye with a scar on his face, and dark eyes staring straight ahead. Kyoraku and Ukitake raised their eyes. Unohana widened her eyes slightly when she saw the picture.
Wait…
This man… seemed familiar.
"Hold on." Komamura said, staring at the picture. "He's wearing a shihakusho."
"He was a shinigami." Akon said, seeing some of the Taichos widen their eyes. "But you see, when I read his information, it says he was killed by a hollow… on a mission with Yamato Nikito."
All the Taichos expressions hardened. Akon wasn't done yet. Two more pictures appeared on the screen, identical men on the two pictures. Ukitake narrowed his eyes before his eyes widened slightly, recognition shined in his eyes. He took a step forward.
"The man you saw before was Tanaka Zenaku." Akon said, seeing most of the people frown. "He was the former third seat of the tenth division, he was killed in battle. These two are-"
"Kobayashi Renzo and Kobayashi Reizo." Ukitake answered, seeing most of the people look towards him. His eyes were hard. "They were former subordinates of mine, fourth seats. They were killed in battle." He said, seeing some of the Taichos frown.
"Their last mission was with Yamato Nikito." Akon said, seeing the Taichos stare at him in shock. "Shigeko-san says these are the men that attacked her, as well."
"What's going on?" Shinji muttered, raising an eyebrow with a frown.
(Remember. Since I don't know who're the Taichos for divisions three, five, and nine at the moment I just made the former Taichos the Taichos in this story.)
"Out of all the people that were killed there was only a handful that had high seats." Akon said, at least ten pictures growing large. "At least four of them were third seats. Two were fourth seats. Three were fifth seats. And one was a sixth seat."
"At the moment even I don't know what to make of it." Kurotsuchi said, narrowing his eyes and frowning.
This was making him frustrated.
None of this was making any sense.
If the three men are the ones that attacked the small blonde what did it mean? It says that they were killed. And what's even stranger is that all three of their last missions were with Yamato Nikito. Clearly this was all connected to the man. He looked up and stared at the ten pictures, seeing all of them staring ahead, at least three of them smiling.
What was going on?
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"I see. Thank you." Kenshin said, nodding to the small woman before turning and heading back to his teammates.
"Anything?" Haku asked, scowling when the tall man shook his head.
Renta crossed his arms over his chest and frowned, Seika letting out a groan and turning to glare down one street. They were all in the Rukon, deciding to ask people if they seen the three of the pictures they were given before they left. So far they were getting nothing. Kenshin held up the pictures and stared at them, scowling. They were looking for dead people. That had all four confused.
"…Well, of course they wouldn't have seen them!" Haku yelled, pulling his hair with a scowl. "They're dead!"
"Kurotsuchi Taicho said to look for them." Kenshin said, staring at the three blankly. "So we're looking for them."
"Let's go." Renta said, turning and walking down the street with a frown.
"…What's with him?" Haku asked, frowning in confusion.
"He's mad that Nikito, the bastard, got away." Seika said, seeing the other two blink. "I'm guessing he wants to kill him." She said, shrugging lightly before following her brother.
"Renta's scary sometimes." Haku murmured, walking after the twins.
"Well, that's one of the reasons he was put in the eleventh division, right?" Kenshin asked, seeing the smaller man glance up at him. "Because he got angry when people would make fun of him?"
"He was put in the eleventh division because he was so awesome with a sword!" Haku said, holding up a fist with a grin. "But I heard that he met Nikito right after they got out of the academy." He said, seeing the white and black haired man raise his eyebrows.
In the next town over they showed the pictures of the three men, asking people if they've seen the men. People shook their heads while some people took one look at the pictures before quickly walking away, waving their hand while shaking their heads quickly. That had the four frowning in confusion. Everywhere they looked it was the same reaction. People would say they've never seen the people before.
"…We're looking for dead people." Haku said, walking down the road with the other three, heading for the next area. "People are saying they've never seen them." He stopped and turned towards his friends. "What does that tell you?"
"This is the only lead we have and we're taking it!" Renta snapped, glaring at the shorter man before continuing on, his hands clenched tightly by his sides.
When he winced and fell to his knees Seika rushed towards him and helped him up, saying that both of them weren't fully healed yet. Haku and Kenshin frowned, never seeing the normally goofy man act like this. They didn't like it. They were used to seeing a man grinning all the time and making jokes. They weren't used to this guy that seemed really serious and angry.
Haku blinked and turned, seeing one man walking down another road, scratching the back of his neck and yawning loudly.
"Oi, you there!" Haku yelled, seeing the man pause and look towards him. "You seen these men?" He asked, walking towards the man and pulling the pictures out of his robes.
He turned towards the man and grabbed the pictures. He stared at the pictures for a long time before shaking his head, handing the pictures back. Haku scowled before thanking him and putting the pictures back in his robes. He nodded to the man before turning and heading back towards the others. The man stared at them, watching as they walked away. He frowned before he turned and ran down the road, disappearing after he got down the hill.
"You felt that?" Kenshin asked, turning to look back, narrowing his eyes with a frown.
"Felt what?" Seika asked, looking back with a curious look on her face.
"I think you're going crazy, bud." Haku said, patting the man's back before continuing on.
Kenshin scowled and glared at him. Soon they were asking people and showing pictures of the three and the getting the same reaction. They were in district twenty-five in the south Rukon districts. They needed more people looking for these guys.
If they were alive.
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Riko lay in the room she was given, staring at the ceiling. It's been a few days now that she's been there. She was trying once more to remember how those people acted. She scowled at the same time her eyebrows pulled together. Nothing. She couldn't remember. She looked towards the door when it slid open, seeing the woman sitting there frown sadly when she saw once more the food was untouched.
She looked up and gave the dark haired woman a smile before placing another tray in the room, taking the tray that was untouched.
She couldn't leave.
Riko narrowed her eyes and frowned. They had more people walking around the manor than the last time she was there. They probably wanted to make sure she didn't leave. She was lucky to have even made it out the last time. She turned her head when the door slid open, turning around when she saw Ichirou standing at the door.
He looked at the tray and narrowed his eyes, curling his upper lip. He picked it up and slid the door shut behind him, walking further into the room. He growled when he sat down, sitting beside the futon. He stared at the small woman, seeing that she was tense.
"…You gotta eat." Ichirou said, seeing her turn and glare at him from the side of her eye. "Stop frickin' glaring at me and eat."
"…Go away." Riko muttered, turning and glaring straight ahead.
She froze when he rested his large hand on her head. Ichirou stared at her before scowling, grabbing the back of her robes and hauling her up, turning her around, seeing that her eyes were wide, staring at him with shock. He narrowed his eyes and growled.
"I said eat!" Ichirou yelled, standing up and holding the woman in the air.
"No! Let go!" Riko yelled, flailing her arms wildly.
She grabbed his hands, trying to get him to let go. She blinked and widened her eyes slightly. She was touching him… She squealed when he threw her up in the air, catching her before she fell and turned her around. He sat down cross-legged and put her in his lap.
"I will feed you myself." Ichirou said, glaring at the woman.
"Then feed me!" Riko growled, turning to glare at the man. "I'm not eating!"
She widened her eyes when he stuffed something in her mouth, coughing violently. Tears filled her eyes, trying to clear her airway while coughing. Ichirou rolled his eyes before he released the woman, seeing her scramble away, grabbing the tray and holding it, staring at it with a frown before she grabbed something and began eating. She'll eat, so he doesn't have to stuff anything else in her mouth.
Ichirou smirked widely.
Riko glanced at him, seeing his smirk, giving him a glare before eating. She turned around and grabbed the bowl of rice, stuffing it in her mouth. She hadn't eaten since she got there.
"Still stuff your face, I see."
Riko paused and widened her eyes slightly. She turned, seeing Ichirou walking towards the door. Once he slid the door shut she looked at the place he had been sitting. She went back to eating, staring at the floor and thinking. She had been curious for a while. She sensed one familiar reiatsu for a while. She couldn't place who it was, though.
Ichirou walked down the hallway, staring ahead with a frown.
At least he got her to eat.
He stopped, seeing the door he was about to pass break, seeing Shiko flying through it. He narrowed his eyes and frowned, seeing the man stand before jumping through the broken door, hearing someone yell, "Dumbass!" He let out a scoff before continuing to walk down the hallway, knowing someone had to fix that door. Shiko and Zenaku were fighting again.
"Ichirou-sama!"
The tall man stopped and turned, seeing one woman running down the hallway towards him. He saw several other women running down the hallways, yelling, "Rina-sama!" "Shiko-sama!" "Zenaku-sama!" and so on and so forth. He narrowed his eyes and frowned, seeing the woman pant and stare up at him with wide eyes. He was soon in a room with the others, all staring at one man bowing down in front of them.
"WHAT?" Zenaku yelled, glaring down at the man. "What do you mean they have my fucking picture, dumbass!"
"They showed me your picture, along with Renzo-sama's and Reizo-sama's." He said, still bowing to the group.
Zenaku continued to shake in anger, all the others narrowing their eyes and frowning. Nikito stood against the wall, his arms folded over his chest and a smirk on his face. The man bowed once more before turning and walking out of the room, sliding the door closed behind himself. Rina narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips.
"Well, this is just perfect." Rina said, turning to see everyone staring at the three who the shinigami wanted. "How did they find out you were the ones that took Riko?"
"How the frick should I know!" Zenaku snapped, his hands clenched tightly into fists. "Hell, I'm sure no one was around when we got Riko! Hell, the only one who saw was that little woman!" He growled.
He widened his eyes slightly. Renzo and Reizo frowned and glanced at one another. Well, this was not good. Zenaku narrowed his eyes and curled his upper lip. He should have killed that little damn woman! Shiko frowned and narrowed his eyes when he saw Zenaku's orbs turn red for a moment before they turned dark.
"Well, fellas." Nikito said, seeing everyone turn and glare at him. "I think we may all be caught soon." He said, letting out a chuckle.
"Shuddap, dumbass!"
Ichirou narrowed his eyes and growled, glaring at Nikito. The bastard was right. He turned and stalked out of the room, walking down the hallway. Everyone else followed him, knowing he was going to the boss' room. Nikito remained in the room, still smiling. He looked to the side. He heard something from the women.
Was Riko really trying to escape again?
Well, he couldn't have that.
-:-
Riko, Kaori, and Kayo stared at the new and improved Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya, how they currently look in the manga. Their eyes were wide, their jaws hanging open, all three blushing. Riko turned towards Km, pointing at the tall man. Km jumped, sitting at her computer, her hands freezing just above the keyboard.
"What the hell! He wasn't supposed to get hot!" Riko yelled, the Taicho smirking from behind her.
"W-Well, I didn't make him like that." Km said, staring at the woman with wide eyes.
"He's not supposed to get that hot!" Kaori snapped, slamming her hands on the desk, glaring at the author.
Km cried comically, staring at the computer, which was broken and steaming. She grabbed it and held it, bawling loudly. Kayo turned away from Hitsugaya, placing her hands on her cheeks and blushing furiously. Oh, my god, they all thought, staring at their new looks.
They look so hot~!
The three Taichos couldn't help but smirk.
