Kukaku and her Fake Arm

It was a normal day at the Shiba household as Kukaku was enjoying a nice smoke of her pipe. Her old friend Yoruichi would be here in an hour and they planned to have tea and talk about the good old days. Her brother Ganju was in town getting supplies for the visit. As she took another puff off her pipe, Kukaku let out a sigh a relaxation.

"This is nice." She said to herself.

All of a sudden, Ganju's boar Bonnie crashed through the walls of the house and into Kukaku.

"Bonnie! Wait for me!" Ganju shouted as he ran into the room. He was out of breath and panting heavily.

"Sorry about that sis. I think Bonnie caught scent of something she liked and I lost control."

"Ganju!" Kukaku roared as she erupted out of the rubble. "How many times have I told you to keep your boar under control!?"

"I said I was sorry!" Ganju whimpered. "I didn't mean for Bonnie to crash into you. You don't have to give me such a rude gesture!"

"Huh? What do ya mean "rude gesture"?

"I mean the one your giving me right now with your right hand."

Kukaku looked down at her prosthetic arm and saw that it was indeed extending it's middle finger. She tried to unclench it but it wouldn't respond. Kukaku realized what had happened and groaned.

"Ganju you dumbass! Your boar broke my arm." She growled.

"Your arm doesn't seem broken to me!" Ganju retorted pointing to her flailing left arm.

"Not my real one!" She shouted. "Where's my repair kit?"

"I think I saw it in the guest room or maybe that was the bathroom." Ganju pondered.

Kukaku facepalmed with her good hand. "Alright. You search the left side of the house and I'll check the right. The two Shiba siblings began searching the house for the repair kit. They looked everywhere. All the vases. Under the mats. Even in the toilet. Kukaku turned the whole house upside down (literally. Ganju fell out screaming and everything.) But alas, the kit was nowhere to be found.

"Dammit!" Kukaku cried out! "Where the hell is that damn kit!"

"Calm down big sis!" Ganju pleaded. "I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere!"

"Yeah! Well I'm not waiting for that." Kukaku shouted as she bit hard on her prosthetic middle finger and began pulling.

"Wh-What are you doing?" Ganju asked fretfully.

"Ganna try..to...bull thiss...thang ooff..." Kukaku hissed through her teeth before letting go. "If I can pull off the middle finger, at least it'll look like a fist."

Ganju didn't say anything as he was still trying to process Kukaku's logic.

Kukaku, on the other hand, continued in trying to pull the finger off, jerking her head violently back and forth as she did so. However, she jerked back so hard, that she fell into the next room.

"Big sis!" Ganju cried out. "Are you okay!?" He rushed to help his sister only to stop in his tracks as he saw her rise up. He stood silently for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"Hey!" Kukaku growled. "What the hell are you laughing at!?"

Kukaku got her answer when she tried to pull the arm up only to feel a sharp pain in her nostrils. During the fall, the prosthetic middle finger wedged itself into her nose, making her look like she was picking it.

Ganju was literally rolling on the floor with laughter.

"Stop laughing Ganju!" Kukaku snapped, her face beginning to turn pink. "Stop laughing and help me!"

"Hey!" Yoruichi flash-stepped right outside the door, holding a bag full of goods and supplies. "How's my favorite...Head of...the...Shiba clan.

Silence filled the room as the pink on Kukaku's face slowly matched her top. Finally, Kukaku broke the silence with a loud shout.

"DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING! I CAN EXPLAIN!"

"Ganju! Why didn't you tell me you lent the repair kit to Yoruichi?" Kukaku hissed.

"I guess I just forgot." Ganju whimpered apologetically. "Please forgive me."

Kukaku raised her good arm, causing Ganju to fret. Rather than punch or hit him, she simply patted him on the head.

"It's fine." She stated. "Just remember next time okay?"

"O-Okay."

"And finshed!" Yourichi proudly proclaimed. Kukaku rose her prosthetic arm and flex the fingers. It was good as new. The first thing Kukaku did with her newly repaired arm was wipe the sweat from her brow.

"Thanks Yourichi. I knew I could count on you."

"Anytime." Yourichi purred as she placed the tools back in the repair kit. Kukaku wrapped both her arms around Ganju and Yoruichi. "Listen guys." She muttered with a slight blush returning to her face. "Don't tell anyone about what happened here okay?"

Yourichi and Ganju both laughed before agreeing to Kukaku's wish and the trio enjoyed some late evening tea.