Happy New Years Episode Epilogue

by IshipALLTHETHINGS

After Rukia dragged Orihime away from Urahara Shop, Yoruichi is finally free to track Sui-Feng down to give her New Year's gift personally. She somehow winds up drinking with Sui-Feng and now Yoruichi wants her own personal New Year's gift.

AUTHOR'S NOTES

WARNING: EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT BETWEEN TWO CONSENTING WOMEN. Also takes place right after the New Years episode.

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"How much longer?" Yoruichi growled under her breath. She edged an inch away from her housemates and at once she felt a pair of eyes train on her. She kept her gaze forward and ignored the stare. Yoruichi watched Rukia and Orihime as they walked away from Urahara's Shop, Rukia practically dragging Orihime behind her. She wondered for a moment why Rukia was so insistent that Orihime visit a shrine so late into the night. The vendors were all closed up by now and she couldn't recall if there was a fireworks display scheduled late tonight. Yoruichi had an itch to follow the two in her cat form, just to sate her curiosity. She quickly pushed it away. She had little time as it was.

Finally the staring grew too irritable and Yoruichi turned her head to glare at the perpetrator. Kisuke had his fan up to hide most of her his face but she knew beyond a doubt that he was wearing his damnable knowing smirk. "Do you need something?" she asked a little sarcastically. She had fun today and it was mainly because Kisuke wouldn't let her sneak away, but her patience for him was wearing very thin.

"Oh, I don't need anything," Kisuke said, his eyes twinkling under his hat. "What about you, Yoruichi? You seem," he halted, letting the right word come to him, although Yoruichi guessed the delay was just to add some dramatic tension, "restless." He lowered his fan so Yoruichi could clearly see the grin despite the concerned voice. "Is something a matter?"

Yoruichi shook her head with a chuckle, unable to keep hold of her irritation. Kisuke knew her far too well. "Nothing," she lied but just a glance told her that Kisuke wasn't convinced. Actually, the lie seemed to make his amusement grow. "I just have somewhere to be."

"Oh?" Kisuke drawled as Tessai, Jinta, and Ururu went inside to eat some sweets. "And where would that be, I wonder?"

"Fuck off," Yoruichi said cheerily when the door closed to the shop. "It's none of your business where I disappear to."

Kisuke's grin only grew when Yoruichi cursed at him. He snapped his fan closed and used it to tilt his hat back so Yoruichi could see his face fully. His eyes were practically glowing now. He would tease her about this night for many years, Yoruichi knew. "If you're going this grumpy, then I'll let you be." He began making his way back inside his shop, opening his fan to draw in some of the cool night air over his face. Kisuke was on the second step to the shop when he turned his head to look back at Yoruichi. "Oh, before I forget."

Yoruichi had turned her back on her best friend but his words made her look at him again. She swore if he was going to remind her to do some trivial task, she was going to use Shunko to wipe that self-serving grin off his face. "What?"

"Tell our little bee I said hello." Kisuke hurried his steps into the safety of his shop before Yoruichi could retaliate. He was going to pay for his joke but it was worth it to see the rare face of a flushed Yoruichi.

"I'm going to kill him," Yoruichi vowed to herself before she followed Kisuke into the shop. She couldn't see him in the shop itself so he must have hurried to the others in the dining room. She wouldn't be able to reprimand him in front of Jinta and Ururu. They might want to know why Yoruichi was beating Kisuke to a pulp and the bastard might actually tell them, just to embarrass her again. She grumbled under her breath at having to wait to punish Kisuke as she headed to her personal room.

Well, to call it a room would be a vast overstatement. It was basically a soft cat bed in a corner of what they used as a living room. Yoruichi wasn't at the shop long enough to warrant an actual room and besides, she preferred to stay in her cat form in the World of the Living. It was just easier that way.

Yoruichi ran her hand underneath the bed and felt something hard brush against her fingers. "At least Kisuke didn't hide it," she murmured to herself as she pulled out a neatly wrapped box. It would be just like him to take it and make Yoruichi admit what was inside before giving it back. She quickly walked out of her 'room' and headed back outside. She heard Kisuke's laughter and Tessai's exclamation of shock. Did Kisuke put spicy curry on some of the sweets again? Yoruichi blamed herself. Whenever she planned a trip like this, Kisuke became more playful than usual with his teasing and sometimes rode that high into pulling semi-harmless pranks.

She smirked at the sound of a crash and Kisuke's yelp of pain. "Serves him right," she whispered with a smirk of her own before she left the shop. She lifted a hand and with a flash of blinding light, a closed Senkaimon was standing in front of her. It opened a few centimeters and a hell-butterfly drifted out to land on Yoruichi's still raised fingers. Yoruichi studied the hell-butterfly for a moment before she took the few steps forward to the Senkaimon. It opened up for her and she strolled through.

"State your business in the Seireitei!"

Yoruichi glanced over the two guards that posed their weapons for a strike. The one who spoke must have recognized her because he immediately slammed the butt of his staff to the ground and bowed so low that if he didn't have his staff, he would have fallen face first into the dirt. The other guard followed his lead soon after.

"My greatest apologies, Miss Shouhen!" The first guard bowed even lower and Yoruichi could see his back tremble with the effort. "We had not expected your arrival. What can we do for you?"

Its nice to be recognized, Yoruichi thought. "No, its my fault. I'm used to sneaking into the Seireitei without anyone knowing." She saw the other guard squirm uncomfortably. She knew how much it bothered certain captains for her to show up without any of the Senkaimon guards alerting him. "I'm here to drop off my New Years gift personally." She held up the present for the guards to see if they hadn't bent down so low.

"Very good, Miss Shouhen!" The second guard spoke up at last. Yoruichi had almost thought he was a mute. "May we provide an escort for you?"

Yoruichi allowed them to think she was seriously considering the request for a few seconds before replying with a decisive, "No. I'll be fine on my own." The guards tilted their heads to share a glance. Yoruichi crossed her arms, sensing the unease between the two men. "Why would I need an escort? Did something happen?"

The first guard startled and nearly fell over despite his staff. He cleared his throat and stood straight at last. The second guard followed suit. Their faces were flushed from keeping the awkward posture for so long. "Uh, some of the Seireitei is currently under repair. There was an, well, an explosion earlier today."

"Has there been an attack?" Yoruichi narrowed her eyes. She was late as it was. She would find the bastard who caused the explosion and make them pay.

"No, no, nothing like that!" The second guard answered quickly, seeing that the news had annoyed Yoruichi. "It was,"

"A captain using Bankai to win a game!" the first guard took up the explanation before his colleague could say who it was exactly. Everyone in the Seireitei knew how much Captain Sui-Feng adored her former mentor and if Yoruichi chastised her for using Bankai and word got out that they were the ones who told. He felt cold sweat break out just at the thought of what the captain would do to them.

"Bankai?" Yoruichi asked, raising an eyebrow. When the guards nodded frantically she sighed deeply. "How disgraceful. And over a silly game?" She could just see Byakuya using his Bankai to win at a New Years game. He was such a hot head. "Well, I'll be sure to avoid the destruction. Happy New Year," Yoruichi told them as she made her way further into the Seireitei. The guards barked it back at her and resumed their positions.

It took her little time to head to the Second Squad's Barracks. She was a little disappointed that nobody showed up to challenge why she was there but as she was using flash step to move across the roofs, she supposed it couldn't be helped. Still, she had ran along a roof right above Lieutenant Omaeda and he didn't even glance up. She made a mental note for Sui-Feng to scold the lieutenant on his lack of awareness of his surroundings. And by the look of the flushed face, drinking on the job.

Yoruichi made it to her destination without trouble and she stood in front of an inconspicuous double set of doors at the heart of the Second Squad's Barracks. She listened closely but she couldn't hear any sounds that indicated the room was occupied. She slipped inside, her eyes widening to accommodate the sudden darkness.

She stood to the right of the door as it shut until her eyes could make out every detail of the dark room. Her eyes narrowed in on the bed at the back wall. The bed sheets were taught without a wrinkle that she could see. She grinned at the stuffed black cat that was tucked in, its head the only thing sticking out from the sheets. She strolled further into the room, looking around her curiously. It was the first time she had ever entered Sui-Feng's room and she wasn't surprised to see how tidy everything was. Sui-Feng was always a bit of a neat freak, Yoruichi recalled.

The desk next to the bed drew Yoruichi's attention. She went over to it and saw that Sui-Feng had already been given quite a few gifts. There was a bottle of sake that could only come from Captain Kyouraku, a few boxes of candy from Captain Ukitake, a bottle of lotion from Captain Unohana, and several other gifts that Yoruichi assumed were from the other captains. She sighed at the baked Admiral Seaweeds to the left of a bag of baked chocolate chip cookies. "Poor Byakuya, still obsessed with that weird seaweed guy."

Satisfied with her snooping, Yoruichi scanned the room idly as she thought how best to complete her plan. Her eyes lingered on the stuffed animal. She could hide the plush and then disguise herself as the toy. The plush cat even had the same shade of amber eyes as hers. Just for a few moments, Yoruichi allowed herself to imagine the times that Sui-Feng cuddled with the stuffed animal as she slept. She grit her teeth at the unexpected rush of jealousy. She forced it away, blaming Kisuke for his insistence that the two share a few glasses of sake during their dinner to celebrate the new year.

She discarded the plan when she realized that Sui-Feng would surely feel her body heat if she decided to play with the toy. Not to mention the need for her to hold her breath and keep her eyes open for so long for the plan to work. Yoruichi looked at a dark corner and considered the shadows. She could hide in them with her black pelt, as long as Sui-Feng didn't turn on the lights. Although if she did turn them on, Yoruichi could take the advantage and scare her a little. She had only managed to make Sui-Feng to squeak in fright a handful of times and the sound was too cute to pass up on.

Decided, Yoruichi hid her present underneath the desk at a far corner so Sui-Feng's feet wouldn't accidentally brush against it. She moved to the corner to the left of the door and in a flash, turned into her cat form. She stretched languidly, proud at how her muscles responded so fluidly right after the transformation.

Yoruichi tucked her paws underneath her and began her wait. Years spent only in her cat form taught her the joys of doing absolutely nothing but observing your surroundings. Even the dust motes that floated in the shaft of moonlight held enough interest for her to stay still as a statue. Reflexively, she breathed deeper, inhaling the scent of the captain. Sui-Feng still wore only a tiny hint of the perfume Yoruichi once said smelled good, more than a hundred and fifty years ago. It smelled of a rainy night mixed with crushed pine needles. It reminded her of the rainy nights that she was up late finishing up paperwork and had opened the windows to better hear the rain. Sui-Feng always insisted in staying up with her, to keep her protected but Yoruichi knew that the younger woman just wanted more time with her.

She couldn't stop the trill of delight at a particular memory of herself falling asleep quite literally in the middle of writing a report. She had woken up with a stiff neck but she was warm. Someone had draped a blanket over her after she fell asleep. At first she thought it was Kisuke but when he said he didn't, she knew it was Sui-Feng. Damn Kisuke wouldn't stop hinting at getting a blanket with a bee embroidered onto it for months afterwards.

Yoruichi quieted down at once as her ears twitched. She heard footsteps coming to the room. She had heard quite a few people strolling past Sui-Feng's room but these only grew louder. Soon, she began to hear voices, one meek and one angry. The tip of her tail flicked up as she recognized the angry voice.

"But Captain, its the New Years!" The meek voice spoke out. Yoruichi could clearly hear the slur in Omaeda's voice. Apparently he had been caught drinking but he didn't sound apologetic about it.

"I don't care if its the last day in the Soul Society!" Sui-Feng snapped back. The door was jerked open and Yoruichi crouched lower, squinting her eyes so the light wouldn't catch them. "I do not drink with subordinates!" Sui-Feng yelled over her shoulder as she took a few steps into her room. Yoruichi spied her holding something in her right hand. A bottle perhaps?

Lieutenant Omaeda's shadow completely covered Sui-Feng but he was wise enough not to take that one step into Sui-Feng's room. "At least give me back the bottle, Captain," he pleaded. "That's expensive sake!"

Sui-Feng held up the bottle for Omaeda to see clearly. She held it back so he would have to take a step into the room to get it. Omaeda stayed put outside. "I thought you said that this was my New Years gift for being the best captain," she reminded him coolly.

"That's not it!" Omaeda whined. "I wanted to share the sake with you so you'd be cheery when that former captain didn't get you anything."Yoruichi almost shifted uneasily but she managed to keep still in her shadowy corner. "I didn't want you to be bummed out and take it out on me!"

For a few seconds, nothing happened. Then Sui-Feng threw a punch and Yoruichi couldn't help being impressed by the hearty thwap as the punch connected. The shadow flew back and there was a loud thump as Omaeda collided with the wall.

Sui-Feng stared out of her room for a few more moments, glaring at Omaeda. "Don't talk badly about Lady Yoruichi in my hearing." She slammed the door shut with that. Then in an instant, the anger left her. Her shoulders sagged and her eyes fell to the floor. Sui-Feng took a deep breath and let it out in a long sigh. She moved to her desk and placed the sake bottle next to Captain Kyoraku's gift. Sui-Feng stood there for a minute, studying the various gifts she received.

Yoruichi had planned to jump out and startle her former pupil as soon as she was alone but her body felt too heavy to move. She stayed put as Sui-Feng took a step away from the desk and undo the knot that held the yellow sash tight around her waist. When the sash fell to the floor, Sui-Feng shrugged out of her captain's coat. Yoruichi's mouth hung open as she watched the coat fall to a heap onto the floor, one end of the sash poking out underneath.

The zanpaktu was at least given its proper care as Sui-Feng laid it carefully next to her bed in easy reach. She slipped under the covers and Yoruichi could just see the younger woman pull the cat plush to her chest.

It was about ten minutes later that Yoruichi dared move from her spot. Her muscles ached from keeping still for so long but her limbs didn't dare stumble as she pad silently across the room. Her ears trained on Sui-Feng but the deep breaths of sleep weren't interrupted. She cautiously stepped around the Captain's coat, her nose twitching at the scent of Sui-Feng. Her more animalistic side wanted to bury her nose into the clothing but she restrained herself. With a quick leap, she was on the desk. Yoruichi crouched low for a minute after, her eyes and ears making sure that Sui-Feng was still asleep. When she was sure that the younger woman's sleep wasn't disturbed, she moved slowly to the edge of the desk. Again she halted until she was sure Sui-Feng wasn't alerted of her presence. She bunched her muscles, ready to pounce.

"Sui-Feng," she whispered.

In an instant, Sui-Feng sat up and her hand flashed to her zanpukto. Right as she drew it, Yoruichi leaped nimbly off the desk and onto Sui-Feng's lap. She trusted the captain to have enough control over her instincts to not stab her.

Just as she thought, Sui-Feng had raised her blade ready to stab down at the intruder in her lap. Better to deal with a hole in her leg than the humiliation of a perpetrator killing her in her own room. At the last second, her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she met those golden eyes she knew so well. "Lady Yoruichi?" Sui-Feng asked, lowering her sword. "Is something a matter in the World of the Living?" she would have jumped out of her bed to follow Yoruichi anywhere but she couldn't make herself move Yoruichi from her lap.

Yoruichi shrugged at the question. "Oh I'm sure there's something wrong but that's not why I'm here." She sat down on Sui-Feng's legs and felt the warmth from the body heat. It felt heavenly, even if the floors were already heated. "I wanted to wish you a Happy New Years."

A small smile graced Sui-Feng's face without the younger woman thinking. "Oh, thank you Lady Yoruichi." She noticed that there was a glint of amusement in the other woman's eyes. She felt a stirring of confusion then her cheeks redden. "Happy New Years to you too, Lady Yoruichi!" she said hurriedly. She could smack herself on the forehead. She should have wished Lady Yoruichi a happy new years the moment she saw her!

The amusement only grew in Yoruichi's eyes. "Thank you, Sui-Feng." She gracefully hopped off Sui-Feng's lap onto the floor. She padded straight to the abandoned captain's coat and studied it for a few seconds before turning her head to look back up at Sui-Feng. Yoruichi nearly laughed at the horrified expression on the younger woman's face. She hooked the claws of her right foreleg into the fabric and held it up. "I see that some of my bad habits have finally rubbed off on you."

"That, I, it's not," Sui-Feng stammered, every apology or excuse in her head ramming into each other to form an incoherent sentence. She took a breath and forced her brain to choose one apology instead of hundreds. "I'm so sor-" she halted at the sound of purring laughter.

Yoruichi let the coat fall back to the floor, her tail swishing in mirth. "Don't worry about it, Sui-Feng. I can't remember the number of times you had to pick up my captain's coat from the floor." She did recall that Sui-Feng had stammered much like now, trying to chastise her disregard for a symbol of her station. She left the coat and hopped back onto the desk. She laid a paw on Omaeda's gift. "Now, how about drinking? Are you still as big of a prude when it comes to that?"

Sui-Feng clutched at the bed sheets. She had nearly grabbed her plush toy but managed to stop herself. She just hoped that it was hidden from Yoruichi's view. "I don't drink while I am on duty, no, Lady Yoruichi." Sui-Feng saw the slight disappointment dimming Yoruichi's eyes.

"That's too bad," Yoruichi said, removing her paw from the bottle. "I had hoped to share a bottle or two with you on this holiday." She eyed the baked goods. They could still eat those to whittle the time away together.

Sui-Feng glanced shyly down to where she had grabbed the sheets. She looked back up to Yoruichi and found the courage to murmur. "I'm technically not on duty today. Everyone unofficially has it off unless given express orders from their superiors."

Yoruichi purred, her tail curling in the air. "Good," she said, delighted. She jumped off the desk and turned back into her human form before her feet touched the floor. She had planned to stay in her cat form until she gave Sui-Feng the present but this was too good of an opportunity to pass up.

With a red face, Sui-Feng slipped out from her bed and moved to the closet. She kept her gaze forward and heard a quiet chuckle at how much she struggled not to sneak a peek at Yoruichi's naked body. She wasn't going to do anything to mess this up. Sui-Feng opened the closet and snatched the neatly folded clothing. "For you, Lady Yoruichi." She had to look at her former mentor to give her the clothing. Her eyes betrayed her and somehow glanced down to see large breasts. Why was Lady Yoruichi crossing her arms underneath them? Was she trying to show them off? Sui-Feng shook her head to get rid of the inappropriate questions and thrust the clothes at Yoruichi.

"Oh, how long have you waited to give me these clothes, Sui-Feng?" Yoruichi teased as she took the clothing. She dressed quickly before Sui-Feng changed her mind about them drinking together, not that she really thought the younger woman would.

"I, I didn't steal them!" Sui-Feng exclaimed. In her hurry to speak her innocence she turned towards Yoruichi and caught sight of the older woman bent forward to pull up her tights. Why was Lady Yoruichi facing away from her!? Her brain became blank as her mouth slacked at the sight. She could die right at that moment and be the happiest woman in the world.

"You didn't?" Yoruichi asked over her shoulder and saw her question snap Sui-Feng out of her trance. If she was still in her cat form, she would be purring in delight.

"No, Lady Yoruichi. I had Kisuke give me the clothing in case you ever came to the Soul Society unprepared." Sui-Feng's eyes widened in horror at the implication. "Not that you're never prepared, Lady Yoruichi!"

By then, Yoruichi was fully dressed. She laid a hand on Sui-Feng's shoulder to stop her rambling. "No, you're right. I do sometimes forget to bring a spare change of clothes when I go into my cat form." She shrugged. "It just doesn't seem that big of a deal at the time." Yoruichi grabbed Omaeda's bottle of sake and went to the door before Sui-Feng could say another apology. She didn't want the younger woman to be on edge and tip toeing over what she said tonight. She heard Sui-Feng put on the captain's coat and its sash before retrieving her zanpukto. When she heard Sui-Feng follow her to the door, she turned her head to look at her. "Aren't you forgetting something?" When Sui-Feng didn't answer, Yoruichi nodded to the plush cat on the bed. "Your kitten isn't tucked in." She watched as red faced, Sui-Feng moved to her bed and tucked in the black cat. Yoruichi didn't miss the hint of a smile when Sui-Feng was done.

"It was a gift from Lieutenant Matsomoto," Sui-Feng explained when she was done. "Lieutenant Yachiro said that I had to treat it as I would an actual cat or else she would send Captain Kenpachi to take it." She remembered how she was too excited about the gift to hear the clear threat. Even Rangiku had commented about it when Sui-Feng had finished gushing over how adorable and soft the toy was.

Yoruichi's laughter filled the room and spilled out into the hallway as she opened the door. "I hope for Zaraki's sake that you treat it well." She raised and eyebrow when she spotted Lieutenant Omaeda where he still lay. He was unconscious and there was a distinct red mark on his right cheek. "Sake and a woman's fury? Never a good combination."

Sui-Feng flushed. "He was drunk and tried to get me to drink with him."

"Oh?" Yoruichi asked, her grin turning a little wicked. "Was he hoping to gain favor by seducing you?" She let Sui-Feng squirm for a second before laughing. "You're way out of his league."

"I-I don't think it was like that, Lady Yoruichi." Sui-Feng wasn't exactly fond of Lieutenant Omaeda but she wasn't going to let those kind of rumors spread. "He wanted to cheer me up."

Yoruichi's smile withered a bit at the edges. She wanted to pretend that she hadn't heard their conversation earlier but playing along was getting too gloomy for her. "In any case I'm sure he deserved the punch. Let's go before he wakes up or someone asks if we know anything." She led Sui-Feng through the barracks and outside to the Squad Two's courtyard. She smelled cooking food and heard the soul reapers enjoying themselves before they saw the New Years party. Yoruichi's stared at how diverse the party was. She spotted members from all the squads mingling, drinking, and eating. She wished that she could have this kind of fun when she was the captain of Squad Two.

Sui-Feng must have noticed the shock on Yoruichi's face because she sighed and waved a hand vaguely at the party. "A couple of decades ago the Head Captain had the idea of the squads rotating who hosted the New Years party. This year is my squad," she said, resigned.

"Captain Yamamoto did that?" Yoruichi asked incredulous.

"Mostly to stop Squad Eight from making a fool of themselves every year." Sui-Feng eyed Captain Kyoraku in the middle of the courtyard. He was already red faced and grinning like a loon as he pressed a ridiculously large cup of sake into Captain Ukitake's hands. "Now he gets to make a fool of himself in my squad's barracks."

"Still, it's good to see members of different squads creating pleasant memories with each other."

"If they remember them the next morning," Sui-Feng muttered. She hosted enough parties to know that there was going to be quite a few soul reapers passed out in the courtyard tomorrow. Maybe that will be Omaeda's punishment. To wake them up and send them on their way back to their squads or Squad Four's infirmary.

Yoruichi snorted, seeing Sui-Feng's point. She almost wished she brought Kisuke to see this. She looked down at the captain and noticed the way her eyes were never still. "I'll be right back," she said as she entered the crowd of partying soul reapers. She found two clean cups and snatched them up before going back to Sui-Feng. On her way back, she found a plate of rice balls next to a passed out Rangiku. She grabbed those as well, making a mental note to send some fashion magazines to the lieutenant as a thank you gift.

"Up there?" Yoruichi suggested, jerking her chin up to indicate the roofs. Sui-Feng nodded and the two used flash step to jump up onto the roofs. Yoruichi knew how uncomfortable Sui-Feng could get in a rowdy crowd. As an assassin, a crowd of partying soul reapers posed too many risks. "This is good." She didn't want to move too far away that if a soul reaper made a fool of themselves, she couldn't see the show.

"As you say, Lady Yoruichi." Personally, Sui-Feng would have prefer ed to leave the party far behind so they could only hear each other speak. Sui-Feng sat down with Yoruichi and made to grab the bottle of sake to pour for the two.

Yoruichi beat her to it. She grinned mischievously at Sui-Feng as she poured. "Don't forget that I'm just a lowly exile and your a captain now, Sui-Feng. I should be the one pouring for you." She handed Sui-Feng a cup and poured her own. Yoruichi lifted her cup in a respectful toast before taking a gulp. She sighed happily at the burn as it flowed down her throat. "This is delicious, you should try some."

Sui-Feng started, realizing that she hadn't moved since Yoruichi had given her the cup. She was too dumbfounded by the abundance of respect that Yoruichi was showering her with. Sui-Feng took a sip and hummed at the taste. "It tastes like apples," she mused.

"But not too overpowering," Yoruichi commented, taking a smaller drink. "Omaeda might have lot to be desired but he knows good sake."

The two lapsed into a comfortable silence, sipping at their sake and watching the shenanigans below. Ukitake managed to drink a third of the sake Kyoraku gave him but it all rushed to his head. He lurched to his feet, laughing as he said how he should really eat something before falling onto his back. Immediately, Kiyone Kotetsu and Sentaro Kotsubaki were at his side, fanning his face and offering him water. Yoruichi laughed alongside Ukitake who tried to wave them off. Sui-Feng surprised herself by joining in with a soft giggle. At once, Yoruichi filled her cup.

"Shouldn't I pace myself, Lady Yoruichi?" Sui-Feng asked even as she lifted the cup to her lips.

Yoruichi shrugged. "Maybe, but you only really loosen up when your tipsy." She gave the younger woman another respectful lift of her cup. "So drink up, Captain Sui-Feng!" She showed her how it was done by downing her cup in one pull.
This time, Sui-Feng was able to pour for Yoruichi. "You know that this is really expensive sake, right? It probably cost more than two-hundred thousand yen."

"What!?" Yoruichi almost choked on her sake at that piece of information. "Who would spend so much money on a single bottle?" She frowned down at the bottle of sake. It was half-empty by now. "We could have drowned in regular sake with that kind of money."

"Omaeda likes ridiculously expensive things," Sui-Feng explained with a shrug. "It's his family's money that he's pissing away so I don't say anything." She noticed how wide Yoruichi's eyes had become and suddenly she was conscious of how red her face must be at that moment. "What's wrong, Lady Yoruichi? Did I saw something bad?"

Yoruichi jabbed a finger at Sui-Feng's face. "You said your lieutenant was pissing away his family's money!" Before Sui-Feng could apologize for her vulgarity, Yoruichi began to laugh loud and long. Even some soul reapers glanced up at the two but they soon went back to the party. By the time Yoruichi had calmed, she had to wipe some tears of mirth out of her eyes. Somehow she wound up leaning against Sui-Feng but she was so warm and soft that Yoruichi didn't pull away. "How come you didn't talk like this when I was captain? Our meetings would have been so much funner if you spoke your mind."

Sui-Feng was too entranced by the sound of Yoruichi's laughter and the warm weight pressing against her side to answer right away. She swallowed and found her voice. "I, I could never talk like that in your presence, Lady Yoruichi." With a distinct clack, she put her cup down. Some sake spilled over her fingers and she shook the drops away. "I should stop drinking."

"Don't you dare!" Yoruichi chuckled, giving Sui-Feng her own cup. "I haven't seen this side of you and I'm not ready to give it up just yet." She picked up Sui-Feng's cup and drank the remaining sake. "This is very expensive sake, Sui-Feng. You shouldn't waste it," she chastised with a drunken grin.

"Can I at least eat something?" Sui-Feng felt bold enough to tease. A part of her was horrified that she was being so informal towards her Lady Yoruichi but the pleased grin on the other woman's face hushed the voice. She ate two rice balls, humming in appreciation at the taste. It wasn't much, she knew but the way Yoruichi was smiling at her made her lower belly flip in a very pleasant way.

Yoruichi had reached for a rice ball herself when she heard the crowd of soul reapers below start cheering. She glanced down and then looked to where everyone was looking at. She saw the remains of a large firework just as the bang reached her ears. Another larger firework lit up the night sky with red and she blinked in surprise as she recognized the symbol the firework created.

"Kukaku?" she asked incredulously.

"Yes," Sui-Feng nodded as the fireworks display began in earnest. She let Yoruichi watch them in silence for a few minutes as the sky was lit up with beautiful flowers and even ferocious animals. A tiger seemed to have bloomed from a gazania flower. Sui-Feng could not even imagine how much work went into the creation of such an elaborate image. "The thirteen court guards commissioned the Shiba clan to put on a firework display to celebrate the new year." Several fireworks went off in quick succession to give the illusion of a boar chasing a young man, who appeared to have a very recognizable green and white hat. The crowd hollered and laughed at the antics, many yelling encouragement for the boar. "It was actually my idea," she admitted with more than a hint of pride.

"Really?" Yoruichi's eyes flashed down from the display to see the small smug grin on Sui-Feng's face. She would have killed to be in the same room when Sui-Feng first suggested the fireworks. She turned her attention back to the display and saw that the boar had caught up to the man. There was a huge ball of bright yellow and white that engulfed the two figures when they collided. When the colors died away, the outline of a magnificent cat took its place. "I see now," Yoruichi murmured as the cat gracefully prowled the sky.

Sui-Feng's face flushed red as Yoruichi stared at the firework cat. She had nearly forgotten that she had told Kukaku Shiba of that requirement for her show. She hid her embarrassment with a deep drink of her sake. "The Shiba clan was paid generously for their work," she said to break the silence between them.

Yoruichi laughed at that. "Knowing Kukaku, she probably would have done this for free." She could imagine how challenging this display was to create. Kukaku would have had many sleepless nights preparing for it but all the hard work was clearly worth it. "She's a bit of a show off when it comes to her fireworks."

Sui-Feng gave her own chuckle. "She even has her fireworks as her New Years card." She saw the confusion in Yoruichi's eyes so she slipped her hand into her captain's coat to the hidden pocket. "The Shiba Clan sent all the captains a New Years card to thank us for hiring her." Her fingers found the card and she pulled it out. Sui-Feng gave a little gasp of shock when she saw that she had actually grabbed Lady Yoruichi's New Years card. She was about to hurriedly put it away when Yoruichi gently grabbed her wrist to stop her.

"I don't remember sending you this card," Yoruichi said, letting go of Sui-Feng's arm. She knew that she sent that card to Lieutenant Yachiro. "How do you have it?" she hadn't meant for her to sound harsh but Sui-Feng glanced away.

"I won it," Sui-Feng admitted, holding the card with both hands. Her thumb slid across the cover, blotting out the picture of the feline briefly. "I was playing karuta with several of the lieutenants and Captain Hitsugaya. When I saw your card, I had to have it."

Yoruichi suddenly recalled the guards' warning of a part of the Seireitei being destroyed with a captain's bankai to win a game. "You used Jakuho Raikoben to get it, didn't you?" she asked. She saw how her question made Sui-Feng bite her bottom lip in shame. She remembered how she called the use of a bankai to win a game a disgrace. Yoruichi hoped that the guards were not stupid enough to tell anyone what she said. She laid a comforting hand on Sui-Feng's and smiled softly at the hopeful look in the other woman's eyes. "I'm not upset with you, Sui-Feng. I'm actually impressed that you used your bankai at all. I know how much you hate it."

Sui-Feng looked down distastefully to where her zanpaktu's hilt peaked from behind her back. "It's too flashy and not at all what an assassin's bankai should be," she complained.

"I'm not so sure about that," Yoruichi chuckled. "It's an extremely powerful bankai with insane destructive power. It's a guarantee that whoever gets blasted won't live to tell who did it, well most people anyway." Yoruichi's lips twitched as she recalled hearing about Sui-Feng's fight with Barragan. Kisuke had stayed a healthy ten feet away as he told her about Sui-Feng losing the arm. "In a way, its the perfect assassin's bankai."

"Maybe," Sui-Feng said, unconvinced. Her eyes lightened a little as she admitted, "When I first achieved bankai, I wanted to show it off to you. It was the only time I was really happy about it." The memory was so vivid that it could have happened a few minutes ago. Sui-Feng had been beaming as she struggled under the weight of Jakuho Raikoben. She had looked over her shoulder, still smiling and opened her mouth to call out for Lady Yoruichi's approval when she remembered that the older woman had been gone for more than two decades.

The corners of Yoruichi's lips twitched when she noticed the way Sui-Feng's eyes dimmed with sadness. She pretended to not notice how the younger woman ever so slightly leaned away from her. "I wish I was there too," Yoruichi whispered. She bumped Sui-Feng's shoulder with her own and held up the sake bottle. "Come on, its the New Year. We should be happy and drunk, not brooding about our past." She refilled Sui-Feng's cup and pressed it into her hands.

Sui-Feng accepted the cup and took a long swig, determined to do as Yoruichi suggested. She felt the warmth in her belly grow and pushed away her memories as the finale of the fireworks began. She couldn't suppress the awe in her eyes as she watched the fireworks with Yoruichi. She couldn't say exactly what the finale showed afterwards, Yoruichi kept pointing out the cats that would randomly show up in the sky. Kukaku apparently had taken the not-so-suggestion of having cats in the display to heart. She had joined Yoruichi's burst of laughter at a cat juggling several balls of fire. Sui-Feng then had nearly choked on her sake when the next cat appeared to be sleeping with a bee barely noticeable laying on of its side. Her face reddened when she heard a few whistles and clapping from the soul reapers partying in the courtyard. If she found out who they were, she was going to make them pay.

"Was that your doing too?" Yoruichi asked casually as the image faded from the sky.

"Uh, no, Lady Yoruichi!" Sui-Feng said hurriedly. "I just wanted some cats in the display! Nothing like-" she trailed off as Yoruichi began laughing again.

"I know, I know," Yoruichi waved away Sui-Feng's panicked explanation. "I have no doubt that was completely Kukaku's doing alone." She sipped at her sake, thinking how cute Sui-Feng was with that blush. "I think that's my favorite cat so far." She just managed to hide her smirk as Sui-Feng's blush deepened and the corners of her lips lifted ever so slightly in a pleased grin.

The two continued to drink and watched the fireworks display. Soon though, it ended and they turned their attention back to the soul reapers below. There were a few already passed out and snoring as the others stumbled away back to their barracks. Yoruichi even saw Byakuya's cheeks a shade red as he walked nobly out of the courtyard, in the opposite direction of his squad's barracks. Nobody dared correct him but Yoruichi tucked the piece of information away for future teasing. "Come on," she said, glancing back at Sui-Feng. The younger woman had a drunken grin and her eyes gleamed in delight. "Let's head back to your room."

"There's another bottle of sake there," Sui-Feng said happily. She shook the bottle they had and giggled at the lack of sloshing. "This one is empty."

Yoruichi chuckled and wrapped an arm securely around Sui-Feng. She helped her up and the two stumbled slightly. Even Yoruichi had to stay still for a few moments as she adjusted to standing up, the world swimming around her wonderfully. "Careful now," she warned Sui-Feng as the younger woman tried to take a step forward and accidentally kicked an empty cup. Thankfully, there was a bush underneath them that caught the cup before it smashed against the ground. "Lucky," Yoruichi commented.

"I am lucky!" Sui-Feng exclaimed. "I'm here with you."

Yoruichi couldn't keep the grin off her face as they made their way off the roof. She thought about possibly carrying Sui-Feng as she had after Sui-Feng's victory over the physical apparition of her zanpaktu, but she decided against it. Already a few soul reapers who stayed behind were gawking at them and whispering to their companions. Even Captain Kyoraku raised his cup of sake and gave Yoruichi a wink before taking a sip of his drink. Yoruichi was glad that Sui-Feng appeared to be too absorb by the fact that Yoruichi's arm still hadn't left her waist to take in what people were saying around her.

They made excellent time heading back to Sui-Feng's room. Lieutenant Omaeda had apparently only came to recently. He had sat up and rubbed at his head in confusion. He jolted when he caught sight of the two and jumped up onto his feet. "Captain Sui-Feng!" He took a step forward, ready to catch his captain if she fell forward. "Is she all right?"

"I'm great!" Sui-Feng answered with a happy shout. She took a step out of Yoruichi's embrace and patted Omaeda's arm in reassurance, or rather she tried to. She wound up slapping his arm a few times and Omaeda winced at the sting but he didn't complain. "How are you?" she asked.

"Uh," Omaeda shifted his weight, glancing back helplessly at Yoruichi. The other woman could barely hold back her laughter. "I'm fine, thank you for asking," he answered hesitantly. He rubbed the back of his neck as Sui-Feng grinned up at him. "Do, do you need anything? Water? Food?"

"Pfft," Sui-Feng dismissed Omaeda's help. "I have food in my room. And sake!" she added excitedly. She laughed at the realization that there was still more sake for her and Yoruichi to drink. "I like sake."

Yoruichi went to Sui-Feng and wrapped an arm around the smaller woman's shoulders. She didn't fail to notice how the touch made Sui-Feng's cheeks redden with something more than the alcohol. "I'll make sure she has something to eat before she drinks any more."

"Oh, good! That's, er, good." Omaeda was deeply uncomfortable with how Sui-Feng was smiling up at him. It wasn't natural. "So, uh, about before." Maybe it wasn't smart for him to bring up their earlier interaction but he was much more used to her being mean to him instead of acting like this giggly friendly woman. "When I gave you the sake,"

"That was good sake," Sui-Feng interrupted. She narrowed her eyes in thought before a wonderful idea popped into her head. "Do you have any more?"

"Any more?" Omaeda repeated uncertainly.

Sui-Feng bobbed her head up and down. "More of that delicious sake! We can all drink together, Omaedy."

Omaeda tensed at the nickname. When had that little brat Yachiro tell his captain about the stupid nickname. He felt the small hairs at the back of his neck stand and he glanced to Yoruichi. He gulped at the way the older woman narrowed her eyes at him, any trace of friendliness gone. So that's where Sui-Feng learned to be so scary, he thought to himself before answering, "I don't have any more, sorry."

Sui-Feng pouted but a moment later she was back to grinning. "Well, we still have Captain Booze's sake to drink!"

The primal part of Omaeda's brain screamed at him to turn tail and run at the way Yoruichi quirked an eyebrow at him, her eyes clearly warning him to respond correctly. "Actually, I think I'm done drinking. I gotta see the fireworks now, bye!" He began to rush past them but he wasn't quick enough. He stood still as a statue at the hand gripping his arm. Slowly, Omaeda looked down to meet Yoruichi's eyes.

"See that Captain Sui-Feng isn't disturbed for the rest of the night." Yoruichi glanced down to where Sui-Feng was grinning softly at the wall in front of her, admiring the crater Omaeda left when he crashed into it. "Actually, make it tonight and tomorrow." Her eyes flashed back to his and she squeezed his arm ever so slightly. "Understand?"

Omaeda felt cold sweat break out on his forehead. He gulped and nodded shakily. "I'll make sure nobody disturbs her." Yoruichi let go of his arm but his feet remained planted to the floor.

"Nighty night, Omaedy!" Sui-Feng called out as Yoruichi led her into the room.

It was only when the door slid shut did Omaeda's muscles begin to work again. He walked stiffly out of the barracks. Every member of his squad that he happened upon was given strict orders to leave their captain be for tonight and tomorrow and to spread the news to all the other members of their squad. Some of his fear of Yoruichi must have lingered on his face because none of the subordinates asked any questions about the strange order and simply nodded and hurried away.

Inside Sui-Feng's room, Yoruichi walked the captain to her bed before taking Sui-Feng's zanpaktu so she wouldn't accidentally stab one of them. The other woman flopped down and promptly fell onto her back with a giggle. She propped herself up onto her elbows to watch Yoruichi place the zanpaktu next to the bed and then go to her desk. "Are you getting the sake?" she asked hopefully.

"No," Yoruichi answered, grabbing the bag of chocolate chip cookies. It wasn't as good as the rice balls but they would do. She went back to Sui-Feng and showed her the bag. "You need to eat."

Sui-Feng almost argued but Yoruichi's voice had a stern tone in it. She shrugged instead and took the cookie Yoruichi offered her. "Good," she hummed at the first bite.

Yoruichi joined her on the bed, pleasantly surprised that Sui-Feng was eating in bed. Maybe she really had drunk too much, Yoruichi worried. She wanted Sui-Feng to be able to cherish their time together. Not to mention the present still hidden. She nibbled on a cookie and her eyes widened at how good it is. "Who baked these?" she asked curiously.

"Komamura," Sui-Feng answered, reaching for another cookie after finishing the first. "He's a really good baker. He tried to teach me a few times but he's much better."

"I hope he didn't taste test these before handing them out," Yoruichi said semi-seriously. She would have to visit him and ask the recipe. Or steal some leftover cookies if there are any.

Sui-Feng shook her head. "No, his lieutenant tries them out. In fact, he probably has mountains of trial cookies. Komamura wants them to be perfect."

Yoruichi made a mental note to visit the lieutenant instead. Surely he wouldn't miss a few dozen cookies missing if what Sui-Feng said was true.

The two continued to share the cookies and chat about things of unimportance. Yoruichi got Sui-Feng to snort with laughter as she told the younger woman of how Renji was almost pummeled by Ururu when he tried to help make rice cakes. Sui-Feng returned the gesture by telling Yoruichi about the Squad Eleven's New Years cards.

Somehow, Sui-Feng would up laying right next to Yoruichi, her head pillowed on the older woman's shoulder. One of Yoruichi's arm had snaked around Sui-Feng's waist, her hand idly running up and down Sui-Feng's back.

"And that cheeky bastard told me to say hello to you right before I left," Yoruichi said with a slight growl. She perhaps left out what Kisuke had called Sui-Feng. She would be sad if Sui-Feng had killed him over the nickname. She looked down and noticed the content expression on Sui-Feng's face. The younger woman appeared as if she could fall asleep at any second. "Hey, are you listening to me?" Yoruichi teased.

Sui-Feng indeed was slowly drifting to sleep, hearing Yoruichi recount her day was so soothing and she felt so warm that it was an accomplishment that she stayed awake this long. The question however brought her back to awareness. "Of course, Lady Yoruichi." A second later and Sui-Feng suddenly realized the position the two were in. She quickly untangled herself from Yoruichi, horrified at the impudent way she half laid on her former mentor. What if she had fallen asleep and started to drool!? "Lady Yoruichi, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to use you like that!" She bowed her head so low that it was pressed into the covers. "I had too much to drink but I know that's no excuse."

Yoruichi had to remind herself of the way Sui-Feng normally acted around her so the sudden change in attitude didn't hurt too much. "It's okay, Sui-Feng," she said softly, reaching over to run her fingers through Sui-Feng's hair. "It's just us."

"I," Sui-Feng hesitated as she felt the fingers still running through her hair. It felt really good. Despite her terror at how she acted around Yoruichi tonight, she found herself relaxing into the touch. "Okay," she finally said, sitting up from where she hunched down in apology. Yoruichi's fingers slipped from her hair and Sui-Feng almost bowed her head again so the other woman could resuming combing her fingers through her hair.

Yoruichi saw how calm Sui-Feng was now. Even the flush from the alcohol died down to a soft shade of red. Good, Yoruichi thought. Even though she had a lot of fun teasing and talking with a happily drunk Sui-Feng, she wanted the captain to be fully sober when she was given her gift. "I have something for you, by the way."

"You do?" Sui-Feng asked, surprised.

"Yes, now close your eyes." She waited for Sui-Feng to do as she was told before she got off the bed. Yoruichi just stood there for a few moments, making sure that Sui-Feng wouldn't peek. When she was satisfied that the younger woman would behave herself, she went to fetch the present from underneath the desk. "Here," she said, laying the present onto Sui-Feng's lap.

Sui-Feng opened her eyes slowly, as if she was worried that everything was just a dream and she was now waking up. But Yoruichi still stood expectantly next to her bed and the present stayed on her lap. She slowly lifted it to examine it. It was lightweight and she heard something slither inside as the present was lifted and tilted in her hands.

"Well?" Yoruichi prompted. "Open it." Sui-Feng's strange hesitation in opening the present was doing something to her. Unease began to grow inside her belly as the time came for Sui-Feng to open her present. She reminded herself that Kisuke had said that the gift was a wonderful idea, but he did have that stupid twinkle in his eyes when he said it.

Yoruichi's inner ramblings halted at the sound of paper tearing. Sui-Feng ripped away the wrapping and opened the box. She stared inside it for a few moments before she slowly lifted a card from the stack inside.

"Poor poor Yoruichi," Sui-Feng read aloud. She studied the card in her hand for a few more moments before she carefully placed it down to grab another card.

"They're all there," Yoruichi said. She sat down on the bed close to Sui-Feng so she could look at the cards the younger woman was holding. "I can't tell you how annoying it was to have duplicates made. Kisuke wouldn't stop snickering behind his fan."

Sui-Feng looked up from the current card and gulped at how close Yoruichi was to her. She ignored the fact that all she had to do was lean just a little to the left to rest her head against Yoruichi's shoulder. "I can use my bankai on him if you like." Maybe it would make her like her bankai more, if she had a fond memory of hitting Kisuke with it.

Yoruichi considered the notion for a few moments before shaking her head. "No, I'll get him back myself. If I send you to do it, he'll just tease me about sending a bee to sting my enemies for me."

Sui-Feng nodded, more than a little pleased that Kisuke might tease Lady Yoruichi about sending Sui-Feng to deal with him instead of doing it herself. She went back to looking at the New Years cards, carefully handling them so she wouldn't bend a corner. It amazed her how many there were. Usually someone would just make maybe ten different ones for family members and close friends, but there had to be at least two dozen in the box. For a selfish moment, Sui-Feng entertained the idea that Yoruichi made so many just so Sui-Feng could have so many duplicates.

"Thank you, Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng murmured, putting down the last of the New Years card. She turned her head to look at her former mentor. She was struck once again how breathtaking the older woman was. Yoruichi's hair was more wild than usual, which only seemed to give a stronger hint of her feline nature. The way her eyes glowed a soft amber and the almost teasing smile on her lips. Sui-Feng couldn't seem to pull her attention away from the other woman's lips. She couldn't count how many times she daydreamed about kissing them, to feel how soft they were.

Sui-Feng eyes slid closed as she leaned over those few inches. The kiss must have lasted only a moment but they felt like a lifetime to Sui-Feng. She could have sworn she heard a gasp of surprise from the other woman but surely she must have imagined it. Nothing could ever shock her Lady Yoruichi.

Yoruichi let the kiss last as long as Sui-Feng wanted. She had assumed that she would have to be the one to make the first move but this was a hundred times better than she thought possible. Sui-Feng pressed a little firmer into the kiss and Yoruichi heard a soft whimper from the other woman. She didn't allow herself to take control of the kiss, even if she wanted to pull Sui-Feng into her lap and slip her tongue inside.

The few moments ended and Sui-Feng's eyes snapped open. She wrenched her head back and stared in terror at Yoruichi. She had kissed her! She had kissed Lady Yoruichi! Why wasn't Yoruichi upset? Was that disappointment flashing in the other woman's eyes? "I, I should have never," Sui-Feng trailed off. She glanced down to hide her eyes from Yoruichi but now she was looking at the cards Yoruichi had gifted her.

"Was that my 'thank you' kiss?" Yoruichi asked, trying to distract Sui-Feng from the obvious distress she was feeling. She reached over and gently cupped Sui-Feng's chin, pulling up so Sui-Feng had to look at her. Yoruichi chuckled at the blush and horror on the younger woman's face. "You're far too shy." She didn't want Sui-Feng to think what she did was wrong and that Yoruichi hadn't enjoyed it.

"You," Sui-Feng swallowed past the lump in her throat. She had overstepped herself more than she ever had before. But there was no anger in Yoruichi's gaze. There was amusement and maybe something else in those golden eyes. "You're not mad?"

Yoruichi thought about it for an instant and then shook her head. "No, not at all." She looked down at Sui-Feng's lips. She refrained herself from trailing her thumb along Sui-Feng's bottom lip. "It was a good 'thank you' kiss." She let the silence fill the room for a few seconds before adding, "but not good enough. I did give you a lot of New Years cards, after all."

Sui-Feng's face flushed at the last statement. Her kisses weren't good enough? "I'm sorry I disappointed you."

Yoruichi shrugged and this time let a bit of her desire shine in her eyes. "You'll just have to try again."

"Again?" Sui-Feng squeaked. If anybody other than Lady Yoruichi had heard such a sound, she would have threatened them to make sure they never told anyone.

"Again," Yoruichi affirmed. She let go of Sui-Feng's chin, knowing that the other woman wouldn't turn her face away from her again. She waited ten seconds but Sui-Feng appeared to still be processing what Yoruichi wanted from her. She tapped her lips and winked at the other woman. "Well? If you don't want to kiss me again all you have to do is say so."

"No!" Sui-Feng exclaimed immediately. She cleared her throat as her face became even hotter than before. "I, uh, I want to." She had to leave the bed to put her present safely on top of her desk. She hurried back to the bed, not missing the amusement shining in Yoruichi's eyes at the care for the New Years cards. Sui-Feng grasped Yoruichi's shoulders, hoping that Yoruichi couldn't feel how sweaty her palms suddenly became. Sui-Feng leaned forward and placed a quick peck on Yoruichi's lips before retreating.

"Is that it?" Yoruichi scoffed playfully. "I know you can do better than that." Her teasing grin softened to make Sui-Feng more comfortable. "Try again."

Sui-Feng could have buried herself alive. Even she had to admit that the kiss was utterly unsatisfying. "Are you sure, Lady Yoruichi?" When the older woman nodded, Sui-Feng gulped and leaned forward again, determined to make up for her abysmal attempt earlier.

This kiss started just as hesitant, but Sui-Feng stayed, letting Yoruichi break it if she wished. Her eyes were closed so she couldn't tell if Yoruichi enjoyed it but she felt emboldened by the fact that Yoruichi hadn't pulled away after a few seconds. A slightly trembling hand cupped Yoruichi's cheek as Sui-Feng dared to nibble faintly on the other woman's bottom lip. Not expecting the bold move, Yoruichi gasped softly and Sui-Feng took the opportunity to slip her tongue inside Yoruichi's mouth.

Yoruichi let Sui-Feng have control of the kiss, eager to see how far Sui-Feng was going to go. She tasted the chocolate from the cookies before and even a hint of the apple sake. It was a good taste and Yoruichi wanted more. She made a soft sound at the back of her throat which seemed to spur Sui-Feng on. She heard Sui-Feng murmur her title as the other woman moved closer. Her own arms had found themselves around Sui-Feng's waist, keeping her close as the kiss continued.

When the kiss was finally broken so they could breathe, both bodies were pressed up against each other. Sui-Feng was practically in Yoruichi's lap, although neither moved away. Yoruichi was panting slightly from the heat of the kiss and she could see the desire in Sui-Feng's eyes that she was doing a very poor job at hiding. Yoruichi hummed as if she was savoring the kiss like it was a fine dish. "Not good enough," she finally said.

"What?" For Sui-Feng, she thought it was the best kiss she ever had. She knew that Yoruichi enjoyed it too, or else why would she have let it go on for so long and still have Sui-Feng close after it ended.

Yoruichi shrugged, a thumb rubbing a comforting circle into Sui-Feng's side to calm some of Sui-Feng's disbelief. "It just wasn't good enough." She appeared to be thinking for a bit before she flashed Sui-Feng a grin as if she just had a brilliant idea. "Try lower." There was confusion on Sui-Feng's face so Yoruichi decided to grab the back of Sui-Feng's head and guide her lips down again, but to her neck.

For Sui-Feng's credit, she wasn't as nearly as tentative with this kiss as she was before. She gave a few experimental kisses here and there but soon her own desire began to control her. She brushed her lips against Yoruichi's pulse point before swiping her tongue against it. She blew cool air against the spot and Yoruichi gasped, much to Sui-Feng's delight. Sui-Feng used a finger to pull down on the black turtle neck so she could let Yoruichi feel a hint of teeth where her neck met her shoulder. The grip in her hair tightened as Yoruichi hissed so Sui-Feng bit down just enough to make Yoruichi whimper. She had never heard that sound from her Lady Yoruichi. Sui-Feng bit again at a different spot to hear the sound again.

"Make sure you don't leave any marks," Yoruichi warned even as she tilted her head back to give Sui-Feng more room. Her breath hitched as she felt a swift bite against her pulse point, just soft enough not to leave any lasting marks.

Sui-Feng gave Yoruichi's neck a few more kisses before pulling back. Yoruichi's strong arms didn't let her pull far back but she liked the close embrace. It was like Yoruichi couldn't bare for her to be out of reach. "Was that good, Lady Yoruichi?" she asked. She was proud that she had enough control not to leave any love bites. Although, she could have slipped up once and leave one in plain sight for Kisuke to see later and know that Yoruichi was taken.

"Good," Yoruichi conceded. She could easily read the arousal in Sui-Feng's eyes. For a few moments she considered dropping the game and ravishing her little bee. She discarded the impulse soon after. "Not good enough though. You have to try harder." Sui-Feng's eyes darted down and then back up to her face and Yoruichi's smirked. "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing!" Sui-Feng lied, her voice a little higher than usual. Kissing Lady Yoruichi on the lips and neck was more than she could ever dream of. Surely the other woman didn't mean what she thought. She was just being perverted, that's all.

Yoruichi let Sui-Feng simmer for a few moments longer before she pulled the other woman further into her lap. Sui-Feng instinctively wrapped her arms around Yoruichi's shoulders, although Yoruichi had to shrug them off to do what she wanted. She took off her jacket and let it fall to the bed. Yoruichi couldn't stop the smirk from spreading on her face as she saw how raptly Sui-Feng was watching her as she grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it over her head slowly.

"Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng murmured as she stared down at the other woman. She had seen Yoruichi without any clothing many times before whenever her former captain shifted from her cat form to her human, but this was completely different. Her stomach did another pleasant flip as Yoruichi cupped the back of her head and pulled so they could share another heated kiss. One of her hands found itself laying flat against Yoruichi's naked stomach. The heat of her body was exquisite as the hand slid up, marveling at the soft skin underneath. Sui-Feng took a sharp intake at the teeth nibbling on her bottom lip, the slight pain fuel to her desire. She broke the kiss and kissed down Yoruichi's throat, nipping once again at the pulse point and soothing the bite with a lap of her tongue.

"Are you sure you aren't thinking about anything, Sui-Feng?" Yoruichi purred as Sui-Feng reached her collarbone and the tips of her fingers brushed against the hem of her chest binding. When it was clear that the younger woman was too occupied with lavishing her body with kisses to answer, Yoruichi grabbed one of Sui-Feng's braids and tugged lightly.

"Fuck," Sui-Feng moaned without thinking as her head was forced away from Yoruichi's body. She gulped when she realized what she did and her body froze. She dared to glance at Yoruichi's face, afraid she would find disgust at her reaction to having one of her braids pulled. Instead, the other woman's eyes had widened in shock even as a devilish grin spread on her face. Sui-Feng would have turned her head away to hide her blushing face but the grip on her braid was still there.

Yoruichi saw the clash of arousal and embarrassment in Sui-Feng's darkening eyes. She gave the braid in her hand another tug, this one just slightly stronger than before. There was a sound of stifled groaning as Sui-Feng's head was forced to tilt back and her neck exposed. "My my, Sui-Feng. I didn't realize you were into this sort of thing."

"I'm not," Sui-Feng protested weakly. At once the grip on her hair was gone and she was able to look at Yoruichi again. Her former mentor appeared amused at the lie.

"Oh, then I shouldn't do that again," Yoruichi said lightly, not missing the flash of disappointment on Sui-Feng's face. She laid a finger against her collarbone and dragged it down her chest, letting her fingernail just catch her binding. Sui-Feng's eyes snapped down to follow the digit as it slid over the bindings and down her stomach. "But you shouldn't lie to me, Sui-Feng. I know you were thinking about something dirty earlier. What was it?" she put just a hint of reproach in her voice but she knew that with how distracted Sui-Feng was currently, the other woman wouldn't catch it.

"I," Sui-Feng had to shake her head to focus on the question. "I wanted to kiss you more." It wasn't the whole truth but it wasn't a lie either. "You said that I had to try again."

"I did," Yoruichi agreed. "Well?" she prompted slyly when Sui-Feng started to stare down at her without doing anything.

Sui-Feng nodded absently and leaned forward to resume kissing the other woman's collarbone. She stayed there for a few moments, unsure if she was allowed to move down. Her Lady Yoruichi must have sensed the hesitation because a hand was guiding her head down. Sui-Feng let Yoruichi move her, kissing a path down even when she felt the fabric of the binding brush against her lips. She was stopped at where a nipple was hidden underneath the binding. Sui-Feng looked up at Yoruichi's face as her tongue snaked out to lick at where a stiffening bud was. She heard Yoruichi hum in pleasure so she licked at the nub again before taking it into her mouth, sucking. Her hand grasped at the breast but the binding felt wrong in her hand. She should be touching Lady Yoruichi directly, not through the clothing.

In a flash, Yoruichi was shoved down against the bed and the sound of ripping fabric filled the air. She gaped at Sui-Feng who was now sitting on her stomach, the ruins of the binding in a closed fist. She never expected the other woman to take charge like that! Even Sui-Feng appeared confused at the new position for a few moments before it settled in what she just did. Sui-Feng's mouth opened to stammer out some apology for her lapse in control but Yoruichi didn't give her a chance. She leaned up as much as she comfortably could while grasping the back of Sui-Feng's head and pulling. She swallowed the surprised squeak and kissed Sui-Feng hungrily. The strips of her binding fell to the bed as Sui-Feng's hands slid up her stomach to grope her breasts. Yoruichi let the other woman squeeze her breasts and even roll her nipples in between her fingers before she grabbed Sui-Feng's forearms and firmly pushed her arms away from her chest.

"Lady Yoruichi?" Sui-Feng asked when her hands were forced away from the other woman's breasts. From the soft groans that slipped out from their insistent kissing, Yoruichi had seemed to like what Sui-Feng was doing.

"I never gave you permission to use your hands," Yoruichi feigned an annoyed growl but she gave Sui-Feng a swift but heated kiss to show no lasting harm was done. "I'll forgive you this time but if you try something so bold again I'll have to punish you."

Sui-Feng wasn't sure if Yoruichi meant it as a threat or a promise. Either way, it only made her more excited. "I understand, Lady Yoruichi."

Yoruichi hummed in approval and let go of Sui-Feng's arms before guiding the younger woman's head back down to her breasts. Her nipples were already aching wonderfully and Yoruichi couldn't think of a better salve than Sui-Feng's warm mouth. She stifled a moan as the other woman dutifully took her right nipple into her mouth, sucking gently. "Harder," Yoruichi ordered and this time a moan did escape her mouth as Sui-Feng did as she was told. She looked down to see that Sui-Feng's eyes had slid closed as she sucked. Yoruichi could feel a semblance of a content purr build in the back of her throat but she pushed it down. She stroked Sui-Feng's soft hair as the other woman switched nipples, remembering not to use her hands to toy with the abandoned one. The cool night air was enough to stimulate Yoruichi though, especially as it was coated with Sui-Feng's saliva. "I think you're better at this than kissing," Yoruichi murmured, letting her head fall back as she basked in the pleasure.

Sui-Feng didn't deign to reply except with a hum. She felt Yoruichi's hips rock up at the vibrations around her nipple. Cautiously, she let her teeth brush against the hard nub and the hips underneath her thrust up impatiently.

"You can use your teeth," Yoruichi allowed. A groan of both pleasure and pain left her as Sui-Feng tugged once at the nipple before letting go and soothing the ache with gentle sucking. The other woman switched again and Yoruichi wondered if Sui-Feng was content with just playing with her breasts for the rest of the night. Yoruichi certainly wasn't. Her tights felt more and more uncomfortable as Sui-Feng played with her body. "Still not good enough," she lightly chastised. She felt Sui-Feng stiffen in her arms but she relaxed again as Yoruichi continued to stroke her hair. "I'll give you one more chance."

Sui-Feng pulled reluctantly away from Yoruichi's breasts. She was panting heavily now even if she hadn't been touched nearly as much as the other woman. She met Yoruichi's eyes and saw the challenge there. "Lower?" she asked huskily. Instinctively, her hips ground down and she saw Yoruichi's eyes just noticeably flutter.

"Lower," Yoruichi confirmed. She laid back down on the bed, only propping herself up by her elbows to watch Sui-Feng slide down the rest of her body.

Sui-Feng hesitated for only an instant before she grabbed one of Yoruichi's legs. With deft hands, she pulled off Yoruichi's knee-high boots but again her fingers stilled right before she touched the waistband of the older woman's leggings. She glanced up almost shyly at Yoruichi, questioning.

"Go ahead," Yoruichi said, successfully hiding her impatience. She almost took matters into her own hands and shoved her leggings down and pushing Sui-Feng's mouth against her aching sex. But doing so would give up the game. So she made herself stay still as Sui-Feng slowly pulled down her leggings. She could have at least taken the panties off too, Yoruichi whined impatiently inside her head.

Her small complaint was immediately forgotten as she met Sui-Feng's eyes. Sui-Feng gradually kissed up her left leg, still keeping eye contact. Yoruichi had to fist the sheets underneath her to keep her hands from reaching out and tangling themselves in the other woman's hair.

It felt like ages until Sui-Feng reached the apex of Yoruichi's legs. All but a sliver of Yoruichi's patience was left and Sui-Feng must have sensed it because she pushed the older woman just a little more. She grasped the hem of Yoruichi's panties with her teeth and began to pull them down her legs. Yoruichi's mouth fell open a little at the move and she saw the smirk on Sui-Feng's face as she continued removing her panties. Just when she thought Sui-Feng couldn't drive her any more wild she had to pull a stunt like that!

Sui-Feng let the panties fall from her mouth when she was done dragging them down Yoruichi's legs. She didn't bother playing coy and kissing back up the older woman's legs. They were already open and the sight of Yoruichi's sex was too tempting of a prize to be neglected any longer. She laid down on her stomach and shuffled closer so she was in the best position to pleasure Yoruichi. Without any prompting, she leaned down and gave the slit a firm stroke of her tongue.

She didn't know what was more heavenly: the taste of Yoruichi's arousal, the way her hips jutted up to rub against her mouth, the hitch in her breath at the first lick, or the hand that suddenly grasped a handful of the captain's hair to make sure she didn't move away. Sui-Feng experimented for some time, alternating between long licks that spread Yoruichi open for her, lapping at the other woman's entrance eagerly, and letting the tip of her tongue glide over the bundle of nerves nestled in the folds at the top of Yoruichi's sex. Yoruichi seemed happy to take whatever pleasure Sui-Feng gave her, but the younger woman was quick to learn that Yoruichi's grip on her hair tightened whenever Sui-Feng hummed against her clit.

"Like that, little bee," Yoruichi moaned when Sui-Feng lavished her clit with slow laps. Her toes curled in delight and her hips rocked up in time of Sui-Feng's strokes. "You're doing so good, Sui-Feng." She had to tilt her head back and squeeze her eyes shut or else she would look down to what the younger woman was doing. Her body was already coiled enough as it was from the abundant foreplay. When Yoruichi got to the main course of sex, she was shamelessly greedy in her pleasure. If she glanced down and saw that little smirk on Sui-Feng's face, she might come undone right then and there. She wanted to bask in the feeling of her bee's marvelous tongue a while longer.

Sui-Feng sensed Yoruichi's oncoming orgasm and held Yoruichi's hips down onto the bed with one hand as she spread Yoruichi's sex with her free hand's pointer and pinky fingers. She left the other woman's clit, engraving the whine she received into her mind forever, and pushed her middle and ring fingers inside. She set up a quick pace and turned her head to nip and kiss Yoruichi's right thigh. The burn of her scalp was delicious as Yoruichi tightened the grip in Sui-Feng's hair, as well as the sight of Yoruichi's back arching off the bed and her breasts bouncing from the force of her fingers thrusting in and out.

"Close!" Yoruichi gasped. She couldn't hold in her moans as she succumb fully to the pleasure. She gripped the sheets next to her head, trying desperately to ground herself. "Sui-Feng, oh god, yes." She crossed her ankles against Sui-Feng's back as her body began to tense up. "Just a little more, little bee."

"Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng murmured in wonder. Unconsciously, her wrist rotated and her fingers curled inside the older woman, seeking the rough patch inside. Her fingers pressed firmly against it with one of her thrusts and she concentrated on that spot as she bent her neck again to kiss and lick at Yoruichi's clit.

The grip in Sui-Feng's hair tightened even more as the orgasm rippled through Yoruichi. She cried out wordlessly as she humped frantically against Sui-Feng's mouth and fingers, greedily prolonging her orgasm as long as she could. Sui-Feng was more than happy to continue, pressing the other woman's hips down as much as she could without hurting her as she rubbed against the rough patch inside Yoruichi.

As Yoruichi slowly calmed and her back touched the bed again, Sui-Feng removed her fingers with a slick sound. She licked them clean before lapping at the other woman's entrance where more of the cum spilled out. Yoruichi's body twitched underneath her and there was a low moan. When Sui-Feng was done, she crawled up the bed until she was hovering over her Lady Yoruichi. One of Yoruichi's arms was thrown over her eyes as she panted through a satisfied grin.

"Was that good enough?" Sui-Feng couldn't keep the cockiness from leaking into the question.

Yoruichi didn't answer immediately. She waited until she got her breathing under control before lowering her arm so she could see Sui-Feng's smug face. That wouldn't do. Before Sui-Feng could react, Yoruichi hooked her legs around the other woman's waist just as she grabbed Sui-Feng's captain's coat. With a fluid motion that spoke of decades of practice, she flipped them over so she was pinning Sui-Feng down onto the bed. "You cheated," Yoruichi said disapprovingly, ignoring how wonderful the uniform felt against her sex as she sat down on Sui-Feng's hips.

"What?" Sui-Feng asked, confused. One moment she had Lady Yoruichi crying out in pleasure and the next she was on her back with her former mentor frowning down at her.

"I told you not to use your fingers," Yoruichi reminded Sui-Feng. She saw the other woman's throat work as Sui-Feng gulped at the realization. She looked down distastefully at the abundance of clothing covering her little bee. One hand let go of the captain's coat to slide down Sui-Feng's collar and over her chest until her fingers brushed against the younger woman's breast. Yoruichi found the nipple through the fabric and pinched it lightly to make it stiffen. She heard Sui-Feng stifle a moan but her body betrayed her pleasure by arching her back to press the breast more into Yoruichi's palm. "You cheated," she repeated, letting her nails bite a little. Sui-Feng gave a hiss of pain but she didn't pull away from the touch.

"I'm sorry," Sui-Feng gasped, although they both knew it was a lie. She had to resist the urge to grab Yoruichi's hips to pull her more firmly down. Maybe she could slip a thigh in between the other woman's legs and Lady Yoruichi could use it as much as she wants.

"I don't want your apologies." Yoruichi let go of the nipple and smirked at the desperate whine. She grabbed the collar of the captain's robe and tugged so Sui-Feng was forced to sit up. She relented only when their faces were a few inches apart. She stared down at her little bee and licked her lips as if the other woman was a delectable meal to be devoured. "I want payback." A hand flashed down to pull at one of the cords of the yellow sash around Sui-Feng's waist, undoing the knot and loosening the coat from Sui-Feng's body. She tugged at the coat again, this time shoving it down Sui-Feng's arms. Sui-Feng was too stupefied to help so when it was fully off, Yoruichi flung it to a corner of the room, satisfied of the smack it made when it collided with the wall. She pressed a hard kiss on the woman under her, demanding entrance and taking control of the kiss as soon as it was granted. As she kissed Sui-Feng, her hands were busy undoing the last white sash that held her actual uniform snug against her body.

Sui-Feng tried to help as much as she could, but her mind was too focused on the heated kiss to be any real use. She clutched at Yoruichi's back with one hand, her nails undoubtedly leaving crescent marks into the smooth skin, but they only seemed to spur the older woman more. Her bottom lip was nibbled and gently pulled as she felt her white sash tugged from around her waist.

The kiss broke and Yoruichi moved to Sui-Feng's neck. She didn't bother restricting herself to gentle kisses. She nipped and sucked at the skin to leave a few noticeable marks for the other soul reapers to gawk at. Sui-Feng didn't seem to mind. In fact, a hand held her to her neck as Sui-Feng ground up in search of some friction where she needed it most. Yoruichi didn't rise to the bait however, she intended to enjoy Sui-Feng's body to its fullest.

Yoruichi moved away from Sui-Feng's body so she could pull the top of Sui-Feng's uniform over her head. "No bra?" Yoruichi teased as Sui-Feng's small breasts were exposed. She cupped them and her thumbs slid over the already stiff nipples. "Not even a simple binding? That's very perverted of you, Sui-Feng."

"I," Sui-Feng swallowed a moan as Yoruichi rolled her nipples in between her fingers. "They're too small to warrant a bind."

"Small," Yoruichi conceded before leaning down to take a nipple into her mouth. She rolled it with her tongue and was pleased by the whimpers from Sui-Feng. She pulled away from the nipple with a soft pop and blew cold air against the hard bud. Sui-Feng shivered and let out an adorable moan. "But very sensitive," she said in approval. She gave the other nipple the same treatment, letting her teeth graze the hard nub.

"Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng breathed. She had ignored her own desire as she pleasured the other woman but now her pants and underwear felt too tight. "More, please."
Yoruichi gave the nipple in her mouth one last suck before moving down, sensing how impatient Sui-Feng was becoming. She paused a few times to leave new markings for Sui-Feng to discover tomorrow morning. Maybe Sui-Feng would let her count them and make a few more.

Yoruichi's lips finally brushed against the hem of her pants. She let her fingernails scratch down the expanse of skin exposed at the sides of Sui-Feng's hips as she moved further down the bed. She savored the soft moan from the other woman and the way her hips thrust up on instinct. "You're so pent up, aren't you?" she asked in mock concern. It delighted her to no end how excited Sui-Feng was with just a few touches and a kiss or two. Yoruichi made quick work taking off Sui-Feng's shoes and socks before tugging down the other woman's pants along with her underwear. She wouldn't take her time to tease Sui-Feng more by kissing up her legs as the younger woman did to her. Her prize was right there for the taking and Yoruichi wouldn't wait any longer.

"Wait," Sui-Feng stammered out when it actually processed in her mind that she was fully naked for Yoruichi saved for her armbands. The way that Yoruichi was staring hungrily down at her made her squeeze her legs tightly together in a vein attempt to find some friction.

The movement caused Yoruichi's eyes to flash down and she licked her lips at the sight. But she had enough restraint to heed Sui-Feng's word. "What is it, Sui-Feng?" There's no way her little bee was going to end this now. She was so close!

Sui-Feng had to cover her mound with her hand so her Lady Yoruichi wouldn't be so distracted. She felt the warmth of her sex and it would be so easy to let a finger slid in between her slick folds. She shook her head slightly to refocus. "I can take care of myself. You don't have to," she trailed off, unable to say it.

Yoruichi blinked at her. "I want to," she said simply. She laid a hand on one of Sui-Feng's shins and when the other woman didn't object, slid it further up to stop right above Sui-Feng's knee. "I really, really want to." She couldn't keep her voice from growing rougher with her desire. "Why did you think I didn't want to?" Yoruichi wanted nothing more than to nudge away the hand and bury her head in between Sui-Feng's legs but she would hear Sui-Feng's explanation first.

"You're Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng tried to explain while being distracted by the ravenous look on Yoruichi's face. It was one thing for Sui-Feng to pleasure Yoruichi but quite another for the former captain to do that to her. It just didn't make sense to Sui-Feng.

"I used to be Lady Yoruichi," Yoruichi corrected. So that's what this is about, Yoruichi thought bemused. It was ridiculous how much her little bee let her former title get between them. "Now I'm just a lowly exile who's going to fuck the Captain of Squad Two senseless." She saw that her words had shocked Sui-Feng so she decided to make her point more clear. She pushed apart Sui-Feng's legs and settled in between. Yoruichi met Sui-Feng's eyes as she gently grabbed the hand covering the other woman's sex and brought the fingers to her mouth. Sui-Feng was so wet that there was some slick on the pads of her fingertips, even if she hadn't slipped them inside her lower lips. Yoruichi licked the slick off. "Even better than honey," she purred, her eyes twinkling at her own quip.

The corner of Sui-Feng's lips twitched at the lame joke. She blamed Kisuke for his horrible sense of humor rubbing off on her Lady Yoruichi. Her mind was brought sharply back to the present when she felt Yoruichi's thumbs spread her lower lips open. Her breath caught in her throat as Yoruichi leaned down, her eyes still keeping her gaze as she slid her tongue slowly up Sui-Feng's slit. Sui-Feng squirmed and bit back the loud moan when the tip of Yoruichi's tongue flicked up against her clit.

Yoruichi focused on Sui-Feng's clit, switching between flicking it rapidly with the tip of her tongue and slow languid licks. She held the other woman's hips down as she pleasured Sui-Feng. She had no idea that the younger woman was even capable of making such sounds. She knew she would visit her little bee more often now just to hear her whimper and moan her name.

"Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng groaned. A hand found itself resting on top of one of Yoruichi's hands that held her hips steady. On an impulse, she entwined their fingers and felt the strength in Yoruichi's fingers. "Inside," she gasped, arching her back when she felt her clit being gently sucked. "Please, I need you inside."

Yoruichi didn't need any more prompting. She pulled back her head so she could watch as she slowly pushed two fingers inside Sui-Feng. The warm wetness she found inside was divine, as well as the clenching of Sui-Feng's walls as she set up a quick and deep pace. Yoruichi moved up the bed, keeping her fingers thrusting in and out of the other woman. She hovered above Sui-Feng, watching eagerly as the smaller woman squirmed and panted under her.

One of Sui-Feng's eyes was squeezed shut but the other peeked open to see Yoruichi watching her with rapt attention. It was like Sui-Feng was the most marvelous thing in the world for Yoruichi. Just the thought made her cry out and squeeze around the fingers inside her. She clenched her teeth at the sudden realization that anybody who happened to walk past her room would hear her. Sui-Feng wouldn't face that humiliation, even if it meant that she had to deprive her Lady Yoruichi vocal confirmation that she was feeling better than she ever had before.

Golden eyes narrowed at the sudden lack of those wonderful moans. She curled her fingers and pressed against a rough patch she found. She managed to get a strangled groan but Yoruichi wasn't satisfied. She slipped her fingers out from Sui-Feng's hand and cupped Sui-Feng's cheek. "Don't act so shy now," she teased. Her thumb brushed against Sui-Feng's clit and now she received a gasp and a quiet curse. Before Sui-Feng could close her mouth to hide the rest of her moans of pleasure, Yoruichi pushed her thumb in between her lips and felt teeth press against the pad of her thumb.

Sui-Feng groaned, unable to swallow down her moans with Lady Yoruichi's thumb in her mouth. She bit down softly against the digit, not enough to hurt but as a little warning. That only made Yoruichi smirked and her eyes dance with excitement. The fingers inside her pressed against her sweet spot again and she couldn't hide the whimpered, "Yes." She reconciled herself with a few odd stares in the days to come but she knew nobody was foolish enough to out-right call her out on what they might have heard tonight. And if she was going to throw all caution to the wind...

Yoruichi noticed how Sui-Feng's eyes slid away from her and to her desk. She turned her head to see what was so interesting but nothing changed as far as she could tell. Was there a hidden camera? If so, she would punish Sui-Feng for not telling her before they started, and then demand all evidence for her to keep it hidden. And perhaps watch once or hundreds of times. She looked back down and saw that the ecstasy on Sui-Feng's face was tempered with a certain absence that meant that the younger woman was thinking about something. She rubbed against the sweet spot inside Sui-Feng as her thumb flicked against the hard bundle of nerves to bring Sui-Feng's attention back to what she was doing. "What are you thinking about?" she slowed her movements so the younger woman could process her question. Sui-Feng's only response was for her flushed cheeks to grow even redder, a sight that Yoruichi adored. "Is it that bad?" now Yoruichi was very curious. With some reluctance, she left Sui-Feng's sex and brought the soaked fingers to her mouth. She sucked one clean, humming at the taste, and brought the other to Sui-Feng's lips so the younger woman could have a taste. Sui-Feng licked the digit clean obediently but she still didn't tell Yoruichi what was so interesting about her desk.

Resolved, Yoruichi hop off the bed and strolled to the desk, making sure that her hips swayed with each step. She turned her head and saw that Sui-Feng was staring after her, lust and apprehension battling on her face. Yoruichi looked back at the desk's surface but there was nothing there to make Sui-Feng suddenly distant in their play. "I won't come back to you until you tell me what you were thinking about." She opened a random drawer but there was only a neat stack of papers and writing supplies.

Sui-Feng sat up on the bed and watched Yoruichi open another drawer. She had been so close that it was cruel of Yoruichi to stop just to satisfy her curiosity. But if she did find it. A sudden mental image of her Lady Yoruichi bending her over the desk as she used that on her decided Sui-Feng. "Bottom right," she said. She couldn't possibly say what she had been thinking about but when Yoruichi found it, she would surely know what Sui-Feng wanted.

Yoruichi opened the suggested drawer and her eyes widened at what she found there. This was better than even a camera! Well, maybe not quite but Yoruichi was more than happy at her discovery. She took out the unopened box and studied it for a few moments, ripping off the remaining bits of wrapping paper and reading the words displayed proudly on the side of the box. One of the sentences must have been especially wicked because her eyes gleamed at the words. There was also a handwritten note at the top. "Have a very fun New Year. R," she read aloud.

"Rangiku," Sui-Feng muttered softly. She had hoped that Yoruichi would just take her when she found the toy or maybe call Sui-Feng to her. Watching her study the strap-on was making her squirm in anticipation. Yoruichi probably knew all the little tricks before she even put the thing on!

"I didn't know you were on first-name base with Rangiku." Yoruichi managed to keep the jealousy out of her voice. Had she waited too long? She had thought Rangiku was only interested in men but she did seem to be a little too friendly with Orihime at times. She shook her head to get rid of the errant thoughts. "Should I be worried?" she decided to ask out-right.

"Of course not!" came the immediate reply. Sui-Feng could have sworn she saw a hint of panic on Lady Yoruichi's face and she was quick to dispel any hints of something going on between herself and Rangiku. "It's just some perverted gift, nothing more, Lady Yoruichi! Rangiku sent something similar to Lieutenant Ise."

Yoruichi appeared more relaxed at Sui-Feng's outburst. She felt a little ridiculous at having been worried that Sui-Feng's and Rangiku's friendship had developed into something more. Sui-Feng is free to sleep with anyone she wanted, Yoruichi tried to tell herself even as her more animalistic side roared that the younger woman was her little bee, nobody else could have her. Yoruichi pushed the possessive thought away as she looked back down at the box. "I bet Rangiku just gave Nanao a vibrator, not this lovely harness too." She glanced up and saw more red creep onto Sui-Feng's face. "No wonder you were too embarrassed to tell me you were hiding this. It is rather impressive."

"I guess," Sui-Feng muttered. "I didn't get a good look at it before I put it away." In reality, she had thrown the toy into a random drawer the moment she had realized what the present was. Rangiku had a great laugh at her reaction, saying she should have at least finished unwrapping the present before hiding it away. Sui-Feng was so flustered by the inappropriate gift that she more stammered than threatened Rangiku to never tell anyone about this. It was then that Rangiku had teased that Nanao had acted much the same way before practically dragging Sui-Feng with her to join the party going on in the courtyard. Luckily, Sui-Feng was able to pass all the sake other soul reapers gave her to Rangiku and soon the lieutenant was so drunk she was able to slip away to go back to the quietness of her room.

"Well, you can see it up close now," Yoruichi chuckled, winking at Sui-Feng before she began to open the package. She took out the dildo and harness, seeing Sui-Feng's eyes flash down to the toy and gulp. Yoruichi decided that she would treat Rangiku the next time the lieutenant visited the World of the Living. She would let the young woman pick out any purse she wanted.

Yoruichi finished attaching the dildo to the harness and put her feet through the corresponding hoops. "Nice and snug," she said lightly when she was done adjusting the harness around her hips. She stroked the dildo a few times, not failing to note how attentively Sui-Feng was watching her. Yoruichi sauntered over to her little bee and cupped the other woman's cheek. Her thumb brushed along Sui-Feng's bottom lip, imagining how great those lips would look around the dildo. Another time, she promised herself. "You were such a good girl, waiting for me."

Sui-Feng felt her heart flutter at the praise. "Thank you, Lady Yoruichi." She barely got the other woman's name out of her mouth before she gasped in surprise as two strong hands pushed her back so she laid down on the bed. Her legs were pulled apart and Yoruichi's head flashed down. "Oh fuck!" Sui-Feng groaned as a tongue lapped out the slick that spilled out as she waited. "Please, Lady Yoruichi," she panted.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist," Yoruichi said, sounding not at all apologetic as she left Sui-Feng's sex. Her little bee just looked so cute when she was praised. She sat up on the bed and pulled Sui-Feng to her so that she could grind the toy against Sui-Feng's sex. Sui-Feng made an adorable sound when they hips first smacked together. Yoruichi almost took her right then and there. But she had enough control over herself to only grind against Sui-Feng, bending her head to watch the shaft of the dildo spread Sui-Feng's lower lips. The lewd sight nearly broke Yoruichi's resolve to take it slow. She pulled her hips back and chuckled at the desperate whine Sui-Feng gave at the lack of friction. Yoruichi grasped the shaft and rubbed the head up and down Sui-Feng's slit, marveling at the slick that was covering the toy now. She aimed the toy and gave a gentle thrust. With how excited her little bee was, the head slipped inside without much resistance. Still, Yoruichi kept her thrusts small, both to make sure she didn't accidentally hurt Sui-Feng but also to tease Sui-Feng just a little bit more. "You're taking it so well," Yoruichi murmured, watching the toy enter and leave Sui-Feng, a little more with each thrust. She had to hold Sui-Feng's legs apart as she entered her or else the younger woman would have locked her ankles behind Yoruichi's back and pull her so the toy would be fully inside her.

When their hips finally did meet, Yoruichi stayed fully sheathed inside Sui-Feng, grinding against the younger woman and letting her get used to the size. "I'm okay, Lady Yoruichi," Sui-Feng whispered, her own hips matching Yoruichi's grinding. Her heart felt like it was going to burst by the care Yoruichi was showing. She leaned up and captured Yoruichi's lips, sharing a long and affectionate kiss. It was broken by Sui-Feng as her breath hitched. During the kiss, Yoruichi began to thrust again. "Big," Sui-Feng murmured, grasping onto Yoruichi's shoulders for purchase as her body rocked with the force of the thrusts. Even if Yoruichi was still languid in her pace, the sheer size of the toy was enough to make Sui-Feng moan and curl her toes in pleasure.

"You have no idea how long I wanted to do this to you," Yoruichi admitted, pulling back just enough so she could see Sui-Feng's body fully. She watched greedily as her small breasts bounced for a few moments before leaning down to suck a nipple into her mouth. She nibbled the hard bud and Sui-Feng's hips thrust up as the younger woman cried out. "God, you sound so amazing." Yoruichi, moved away again so she continue watching Sui-Feng writhe in pleasure. She decided she would buy Rangiku a few outfits to go with the purse now.

"Lady Yoruichi!" was all Sui-Feng could gasp out. She couldn't believe what she just heard but all the proof she needed was the woman on top of her, in her. She had imagined this scenario thousands of times now but each one was a pale comparison to the sight of the real Yoruichi looking down at her with her smirk and the feeling of the toy thrusting in and out of her. Still though. She knew it was greedy of her, but the pace wasn't enough to make her climax. "Lady Yoruichi, please, harder."

Instead of doing as Sui-Feng requested, Yoruichi pulled the toy out of the younger woman with an exquisite wet sound. She grinned wickedly at the look of disbelief on Sui-Feng's face. "Aw, did my little bee not like what I was doing?" she asked teasingly.

"No, it wasn't like tha-" The rest of Sui-Feng's protest dissolved into a moan.

Yoruichi had grabbed the shaft of the dildo and bumped its head against Sui-Feng's clit. "What was that, Sui-Feng?" she asked innocently as she lightly slapped the toy against the younger woman's clit. Each time caused Sui-Feng's body to jolt but all Yoruichi saw was desperate pleasure on Sui-Feng's face, not an ounce of pain. "I didn't quite hear you before."

"Please!" Sui-Feng begged. Her body was too tightly coiled, too hot. But she wouldn't allow herself to come undone without Yoruichi's permission. She brushed away the bangs that became stuck to her forehead with her sweat. "Let me cum, please." Sui-Feng swallowed her devotion for the woman above her. "Please, Yoruichi."

Yoruichi blinked in surprise at the use of her name. She considered her options of what she could do for Sui-Feng but one idea rose above the others. She smiled softly and moved further up the bed. Yoruichi sat at the top of the bed, letting the headboard and pillows prop her into a sitting position. She opened her legs and stroked the dildo slowly with one hand as she crook a finger at Sui-Feng with the other. "Come here."

Sui-Feng gulped and crawled obediently over. Surely her Lady Yoruichi didn't want her to be on top?

Her unspoken question was answered as Yoruichi reached over and pulled Sui-Feng into her lap. "Do you want to face me or away?" Yoruichi asked. Her hands gripped Sui-Feng's ass and she was only just able to keep herself from spanking a cheek. She wondered if Sui-Feng would enjoy that but she would ask about it later. Right now, she would let Sui-Feng decide what she wanted them to do.

"Oh, um," Sui-Feng hesitated, frantically thinking of which position Yoruichi wanted her in. But Yoruichi didn't give her any hint. It seemed that she would be happy either way. "I prefer away. I can move more in that position," she said truthfully.

Yoruichi nodded, although she was a little disappointed that she couldn't see Sui-Feng's face or watch her tits bounce as she rode the dildo. However, the disappointment was quickly overrode with her lust as Sui-Feng turned her back to her with her knees on either side of her thighs. Yoruichi grabbed the toy and guided the head to prod at Sui-Feng's entrance.

Sui-Feng took the toy slowly, murmuring under her breath as it slid inside her. A pair of hands gripped at her hips to help steady her as she rocked up and down on the toy. Sui-Feng covered a hand with her own as the other grabbed Yoruichi's thigh. "Lady Yoruichi," she whimpered as the head brushed against her sweet spot inside.

For Yoruichi's part, she was very happily admiring Sui-Feng's back and ass. She lifted the hand that wasn't claimed by Sui-Feng and ran a knuckle down the other woman's spine. She marveled at the little ridges of Sui-Feng's spine and halted once or twice to trace an errant scar. The mere fact that Sui-Feng wasn't littered with large scars even after taking the mantle of Squad Two's Captain title was a testament to her skill. Yoruichi's fingers trailed downward until she reached Sui-Feng's ass. She couldn't resist gripping a cheek and grinning wickedly as Sui-Feng's steady rhythm was interrupted for an instant. "Are you sensitive here too, little bee?" Yoruichi gave the cheek a light smack, nothing hard enough to leave an imprint.

"Fuck," Sui-Feng hissed, grinding against the toy as the sting of the spank spurred her. She swallowed and resisted the urge to turn her head and look at her Lady Yoruichi. She just knew that the older woman had her smirk on her face.

Yoruichi saved the reaction for later use. She trailed her hand back up Sui-Feng's spine and scratched the nape of her neck a little. Sui-Feng instinctively leaned back to press more firmly against the fingers. Yoruichi suddenly grabbed one of Sui-Feng's braids, twirling her wrist so the braid was wrapped a few times around her arm. "Remind me. You don't like this, do you?"

Sui-Feng's braid was tugged ever so softly but it was still enough to make her curse under her breath and ride the dildo more vigorously. "I," she swallowed her pride. "I like it," she admitted and was rewarded with a firmer tug. Her head was forced to tilt back slightly as she cried out in delight. "Again, please Lady Yoruichi."

"See how much better telling the truth is?" Yoruichi kept her grip firm so that Sui-Feng's head stayed in the same position. The grip on Sui-Feng's hips tightened as she thrust up to match the younger woman's rhythm. "You're doing so well, Sui-Feng," she murmured as she watched the toy slide in and out.

"More," Sui-Feng gasped. The word was slightly strained from having her head tilt back forcefully. She was reaching her limit quickly but Sui-Feng held off her orgasm. She wanted to enjoy this for as long as she could. "Please, Yoruichi. Fuck me."

Yoruichi swallowed the groan at the request as her own arousal was stoked. She sped up her thrusts and pulled harder on the braid until Sui-Feng was forced back to press up against her. Yoruichi slid her free arm around Sui-Feng's waist to help her as she plunged the toy deeper inside.

"Yes!" Sui-Feng's rhythm was quickly becoming sloppy so she kept still and let Yoruichi do all the work. She trembled against Yoruichi and turned her head to bury her face in the crook of Yoruichi's neck. Sui-Feng had no control over her own body as she kissed and nipped the skin there, muffling her moans while also marking Yoruichi as hers. "Yoruichi," she began the mantra as she felt herself fall over the edge. Her body stiffened with her release as Yoruichi's thrusts slowed to prolong the orgasm. Sui-Feng let herself bask in the waves of pleasure as she gripped at the arm still wrapped around her.

When Sui-Feng finally relaxed and slumped against her, Yoruichi grabbed a braid and gently pulled so Sui-Feng's face was removed from her neck. The slight sting from the intensity of the markings was wonderful. She smiled at the glazed look in Sui-Feng's eyes. There was still some alertness into those brown eyes so Yoruichi didn't have to wait before she asked. "Are you done, already, Sui-Feng?"

Sui-Feng shook her head, although the warmth from Yoruichi's body was quickly lulling her to a sleepy trance. She would continue as long as Yoruichi. To emphasize her point, she rocked her hips down, shuddering in the older woman's arms as the toy went deep inside her. Yoruichi hadn't pulled it out during her orgasm and the fullness made Sui-Feng's sex clench around it.

"Good," Yoruichi purred. She dragged her fingernails lightly up and down Sui-Feng's belly before reaching down to the base of the toy. "I read a very interesting feature of the toy that I want to try out." She kissed up Sui-Feng's neck and nibbled on the shell of Sui-Feng's ear. Sui-Feng's butt bumped against her hand as the younger woman instinctively rode the toy as Yoruichi played with her ear. "Ready?"

"Please." Just with a few touches and Sui-Feng was aching again. She would take everything Yoruichi would give her. She barely heard a click from the dildo and her body tensed. "Wha- oh fuck." Her body slumped against Yoruichi's as she slid fully down onto the toy, grinding desperately as the toy vibrated inside her. "Lady Yoruichi, it's too much! I can't," The rest of her words were lost as Yoruichi pressed their lips together. Sui-Feng could only match Yoruichi's eagerness as she moaned into the other woman's mouth.

"You can take it," Yoruichi said when she broke the kiss to watch Sui-Feng trembled in her arms. She resolved to let Rangiku have full reign over one store. She gently pushed Sui-Feng down so she laid down on the covers, her stomach pressed into the covers. Yoruichi followed her so the toy wouldn't be jostled out of the younger woman. She let her weight push Sui-Feng further down into the bed but Sui-Feng didn't complain. Yoruichi positioned herself so she could thrust down into the younger woman.

"Slower, please, Yoruichi." Sui-Feng gripped the covers under her as Yoruichi thrust into her.

Yoruichi smirked as she did as Sui-Feng asked. At once the moans were louder and Sui-Feng rocked her own body back to meet her slower thrusts. "Does this feel better?" Sui-Feng just nodded underneath her, unable to get any more words out as the vibrations of the dildo stole any coherent thought. Yoruichi angled her hips just right and gasped as the base of the dildo pressed wonderfully against her own sex. It was hard to keep her thrusts slow as Sui-Feng wanted so Yoruichi contented herself by burying her face into the crook of Sui-Feng's neck to pay back the marks the younger woman left on her. Her hand brushed against one of Sui-Feng's and she immediately grabbed it, entwining their fingers. "Sui-Feng," she groaned after leaving a particularly large mark on Sui-Feng's neck. She was going to let Rangiku loose in Karakura Town. Anything the lieutenant wanted, Yoruichi would buy it for her. Yoruichi could feel Sui-Feng's body begin to tense again so she sped up her thrusts just a little bit so the toy would press more against her sex. "Together," she gasped into Sui-Feng's ear. She squeezed Sui-Feng's hand as she felt her own climax rapidly approaching. She had no idea how much playing with Sui-Feng would work her up. Yoruichi might have been embarrassed by how quickly she could cum with a little stimulation, but Sui-Feng was just too sexy riding her and now writing underneath.

"Oh please, Yoruichi," Sui-Feng begged. The hand that was gripping the bed's covers dashed down under her body and found her sex. She rubbed her clit in tight circles and trembled. "I'm going to, Yoruichi. Yoruichi!" The name became another mantra as the orgasm flowed over her.

"Sui-Feng!" Yoruichi cried out as she found her own release. She bit Sui-Feng's shoulder as her thrusts became hurried and sloppy, riding out their orgasms. She felt Sui-Feng grow limp first and she let go of the younger woman's shoulder. Yoruichi kissed the teeth marks, glad she didn't break the skin, as her thrusts slowed and stopped. "Sorry," she murmured against the marks. "Instinct." She pulled the toy out of Sui-Feng but she didn't roll off her. Her little bee was so soft and warm, better than any stuff animal she could cuddle with.

They stayed in that position for a long while until the slickness on the dildo grew too cold where it was pressed up against Sui-Feng's thigh. Reluctantly, Yoruichi rolled off Sui-Feng and worked the harness down her legs. "We made a mess," she laughed when she saw the wet spot on the bed where Sui-Feng and her climaxed together.

Sui-Feng's face grew red at the sight of it but she didn't ask Yoruichi to leave the bed so she could change the sheets. She made a face when Yoruichi tossed the used toy to the floor but she didn't reprimand the older woman. Instead, she climbed up the bed and laid on Yoruichi, grinning as she felt strong arms hold her close. Sui-Feng showered Yoruichi's chest with sweet kisses before taking a stiff nipple into her mouth, just because she could. That knowledge itself made her so happy.

Yoruichi chuckled lightly as Sui-Feng sucked gently. "Still not satisfied?"

"Never," Sui-Feng murmured before going back to Yoruichi's chest.

Her response earned another chuckle from Yoruichi. She ran her fingers along Sui-Feng's hair. When she felt the braids, she grabbed one and let it slide out of her palm before the end hoop stopped in her hand. Deftly, she pulled the hoop out of Sui-Feng's hair and began to take apart the braid, brushing her fingers through the hair to untangle it from the white fabric Sui-Feng used to keep the braid neat and perfect. Yoruichi smiled as she worked, marveling at the silkiness of Sui-Feng's hair. Her own purple locks hung loose around her shoulders. Her ponytail had come undone long ago during their play.

When both braids were completely undone, Yoruichi kissed the top of Sui-Feng's head. Sui-Feng nuzzled deeper into Yoruichi's embrace so Yoruichi kissed her again. She remembered the first time she saw Sui-Feng's new hairstyle before she grew out her braids. Sui-Feng had flushed so prettily when Yoruichi had realized that their hairstyles matched. Maybe she could cut her own hair again. It would be nice to change up her style again, even if it was to go back to a previous look. It might even be worth Kisuke's teasing remarks.

Yoruichi pulled her head back so she could look down at Sui-Feng in her arms. The younger woman looked so content like this. I need to do this more. Much more. She gently grabbed Sui-Feng's chin and pulled so their heads were at the same level. There was some spit on Sui-Feng's bottom lip so Yoruichi leaned forward to lick it off. It was just a kind gesture that somehow wound up with them sharing a kiss. This one was different than the others right from the start. There was still some hunger from both sides but both kept it slow, just feeling and tasting each other.

Sui-Feng broke the kiss and looked into Yoruichi's eyes. She never saw such adoration in them before. "Lady Yoruichi?"

"Mmm." Yoruichi glanced down at Sui-Feng's naked body before meeting the younger woman's eyes again. "You know, you did much better this time but it still wasn't good enough." She saw the hurt flashing in Sui-Feng's eyes and she was quick to give her another sweet kiss to take the sting away. "I'll let you rest for the night and we can try again tomorrow morning."

Understanding replaced the hurt and Sui-Feng was almost shy as she nodded. She let herself be pulled back into the embrace and she held Yoruichi tight. "I'll keep trying until I please you completely."

Yoruichi hummed in agreement, resuming her petting as they sunk deeper into the bed. "That's my good little bee." It didn't take long before she heard Sui-Feng's breathing deepen into sleep. She stayed awake for a while later, studying the marks she could see on Sui-Feng's body. She would kiss every one in the morning and leave several more. "Happy New Year, Sui-Feng," she whispered as she let her head fall onto the pillow. Her eyes slid shut and Yoruichi slept better than she had ever since she first left the Seireitei and her Sui-Feng behind. Never again, she vowed to herself and the sleeping woman in her arms.