Crazy trouble with love part 8
Rangiku and Toshiro
Series: Bleach
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Toshiro felt his eye twitch as he looked at a huge pile of paperwork on his lieutenant's desk, but no lieutenant. "What is she doing, there's papers here from a month ago!" He growled in frustration. He looked around the room for her and even the windows. "I swear if she snuck out to get more sake, I'm gonna make sure she's sober for the rest of her afterlife!"
"Whooo-hooo, yes! I got the stuff and shorty's all gone, time to party!" Came the voice of the missing lieutenant before the door opened and the red headed bombshell walked in with several jars of sake. She giggled with her eyes closed and didn't see Toshiro walking over in front of her. "He's probably so busy he won't notice m-"
"Rangiku!"
"Oh no, busted!" She groaned as she stumbled over to her desk. "Captain, what are you doing here?"
"I had a feeling something was wrong and came here to see how you were doing, and what do I find? More work piled up and you going out to get hammered, again."
"Well, if it makes you feel better I'm only slightly buzzed." She chuckled as she began to pour sake into a cup. "Want some? Wait, sorry, you're too young."
"I'm far older than a mere child." He glowered.
"Maybe, but you sure do look like one." She chuckled as she pinched his cheek, making him slap her hand away.
"Lieutenant, no drinking on the job." He glared snatching the cup away. "Now get back to work and fill out the files from today AND last month."
"Hey, gimme that back, I paid good money for that!" She cried as she grabbed for the cup.
He ducked away and grabbed some of the sake jars. "And now I'm confiscating them until you do your job lieutenant."
"What?! No!" She cried as she grabbed at them and pulled them close, except she somehow managed to grab her captain. "They're mine, I need them!"
"Lieutenant, let go." He let out against her breasts with a frown. "I am your superior officer! I demand your respect!"
"Gimme the sake! Gimme captain, gimme!" She cried before Toshiro broke free and frowned.
"Lieutenant!" He raised his voice as she got one of the jars. "I'm the captain, you are the lieutenant, which means you follow MY orders!"
"Oh sweet sake, come to mama~"
"Lieutenant, listen to me and get back to work and STOP DRINKING!" He yelled out before drawing his sword. "If you don't, I'll make sure you can't drink a single drop here ever again!"
"Aw come on, lighten up captain and have some fun~" She chuckled as he just growled.
"I warned you." He swung his Zanpaktou at the jars, cleaving them in two and spilling the sake on the floor making Rangiku gasp in horror.
"You...you monster, how could you do this?!"
"It's what you get when you don't listen. Now after you clean this up, you will get the paperwork taken care of."
"You jerk, this cost me a whole months wages, you'll pay for this!"
"No, YOU'LL pay." He spoke firmly. "I am getting sick and tired of your disrespect Rangiku, your constant drinking, and shirking your duties. Do you take your duties as a shinigami serious or think this is all a game?"
"I take them seriously, but I also know how to have fun! What's the point of life if all you do is paperwork?!"
"Because it helps matters when we're not out there fighting hollows! We use paperwork to handle budgets, deliver mission reports and briefings, and to let the head captain know if there's any emergencies that require more attention than others. If we don't have that, then we'd all be off doing our own things and causing mass chaos without order. Just purchasing sake itself is part of all that."
"But it's boring and stupid, we're adding beuracracy and paperwork for no good reason, all it does is trap us behind these desks!" She huffed making him groan.
"Look, I have something to go take care of, which means you're in charge of cleaning this mess and doing. Your. Paperwork."
"Ugh, FINE, I'll do it." She grumbled with a pout.
"And keep in mind, if I come back, and find you drinking, I'm going to send in a request to have you transferred to Kenpachi's division."
"Eh?! So mean, you have to lighten up captain!" She groaned as he rolled his eyes.
"Just get to it." He said as he began to walk away. 'How did she even get this job?'
Rangiku stuck her tongue out and went to get a mop. 'Stupid shorty, breaking my sake, he didn't ebven blush when he ended up against my breasts, what's a girl to think?!'
(Later)
Kisuke was whistling while currently counting his money from his last sale to Rukia, which was on a need to know basis, but something he couldn't stop smiling about. 'Ah, sometimes I love my job. Oh? What's this, a captain's approaching my shop?' he heard a knock at the door and put the money away in the safe before walking to the door, opened it, and smiled. "Ah, captain Toshiro, what brings you to my humble shop?"
"I need something that will help me, my subordinate refuses to listen to me." He said as he looked around.
"Really? My my, sounds like you're in quite the jiffy."
"Yes, well, I can't take it, for over a hundred years I've had to deal with her slacking off, getting drunk while on duty and treating me like a child." He frowned with Kisuke smiling wider. "Don't you even think about saying a word about that."
"Well you do look quite young, I could give you something that could age you up… but it could also blow off one of your arms."
"I don't need to look older to prove a point, I just want to know if you have something that might be helpful. If not, then I'm leaving."
"Ok, ok, I might have a few things, what did you have in mind exactly, full on mind control, subtle manipulation, or just a book on self help?"
"I don't want to make her a puppet." He crossed his arms. "All I want is to her follow orders and quit acting like a little girl who just wants to goof off."
"Ah, then I think I got just the thing for you, how do you feel about collars or armbands?"
"What did you have in mind?"
"Well, I have a bracelet that lets out a small mist of a homebrewed mix I made that makes the wearer more docile, and susceptible to demands." Replied Kisuke. "It also works as a shock collar, with the fact that it'll give them a tiny zap if they go against an order you give."
"I… have several questions on why you have that, it sounds like it could very easily be misused."
"Oh no no no." He waved his fan. "There's a special way to keep it from being used the wrong way. There are certain orders that if given will give the wearer such a shock that it'll knock them out. Such as being ordered to kill someone, abuse them, anything sexual, stuff like that."
"...You mean shock the people giving the orders, right? Not the people receiving them, because being knocked out sounds like it would make the problem worse."
Kisuke blinked at him and rubbed his chin. "This is true...tell you what, are you on a time schedule? Because tweaking that part might take a while."
"How long is awhile?" He asked with a frown.
"How much time do you have?"
"... I managed to last a century with her, I can wait a bit longer, do you have an estimate?"
"Give me about two hours and it'll be ready to go. Now let's talk price."
"Ok, what do you want for it?"
"Let's say…. Half a million yen and…. Data on everything the twelfth division is working on." Said the man as he unfolded his fan to hide his smile.
"You're messing with me, aren't you?" Frowned Toshiro. "That data is on a need to know basis, which you don't need to know."
"I'd say I do, who else is going to make antidotes, failsafes and ways to combat the fuck ups Mayuri comes up with, ok?" He countered. "He might be official, but do you really trust him NOT to cause something to bring the Soul Society to ruin? Like, oh, some kind of weird hollow themed zombie outbreak."
"What's a zombie?"
"Living dead, mortal human's corpses brought to life that hunt down other humans and eat their brains, nasty stuff. So, how does that sound? How about just the data or I tell your Lieutenant what you were planning, sound good?"
"Don't you dare."
"Really, the man who was betrayed by the Soul Society might have questionable morals? Who could have guessed!" He cried out in fake surprise. "It's your choice, really I'm not losing anything at the end of any of this."
"...Fine, I can get you half of the data." He growled in defeat.
"Three fourths and we got a deal."
"Fine, give me some time, I'll have it when I come to get the collar."
"Great! Glad we could do business." He said as the white haired man began to leave.
'How am I supposed to get that data?'
(Later)
Toshiro walked towards the 12th division while hoping he could wing it on how to explain him being here if he got caught. 'Ok, you can do this, just walk in, ask for the info and walk out, easy… right?'
When he entered the building and made sure no one was around, he headed deep inside while keeping his senses on high alert.
"Nemu! Where are you, I need that data! We have to burn everything!" Came Mayuri's voice making Toshiro keep quiet as he spotted a computer. "Where is that blasted girl, these computers won't wipe themselves!"
'I need to get the data quick.' Toshiro moved to it quicker and when he reached it, he started to work on downloading it onto a disc. 'Come on, hurry, hurry, I am not going to be that lunatics lab rat if he catches me!'
"NEMU! Answer me or so help me you're going to get it!"
"I'm trying Mayuri-sama, but experiment 105830 has captured me in it's tentacles and is currently trying to violate me."
"Again?! Damn it!"
'Don't imagine it, don't even think about it, just focus on the data.' He thought as a loading screen appeared with a small hourglass that read 25%. "Come on, don't take long." He muttered as he tried tapping the computer to make it go faster. 'Hurry up!'
"Nemu, clench your cheeks shut, I am not going to spend the rest of the day rebuilding you because you failed to keep the tentacles out!"
'Don't imagine it Hitsugaya! This computer needs to hurry up or else someone will see me.' He thought as the hourglass read 60%. 'Just a bit more!'
"Mayuri-sama, it's going for my m-mmmph."
"Damn it, what the hell, just close your mouth and relax your throat!"
'What is happening to her?!' He thought before the computer dinged, signaling it was done. He got the disc out and bolted for the entrance before exiting. 'That was too close.'
"You better not get pregnant damn it!"
(Later)
"Welcome back captain, do you have the goods?"
"Yes, the data and money." He muttered as he dropped them on the counter. "Do you have the bracelet for me?"
"Of course, I'm a man of my word." He said as he pulled out a silver bracelet. "Here you go, just put this on her and you'll be ready to go."
"Did you fix the part we talked about?"
"Yes, I did, and improved on it, the bracelet will only activate to your voice."
"Good." He nodded taking the bracelet while Kisuke took the data and money. "And you're sure it'll work?"
"Of course it will, it's foolproof, just don't have too much fun, ok?" He teased with Toshiro sighing.
"Alright, but if something does go wrong, keep in mind, you won't be able to hide."
"Really, because I'm not the one with a bracelet that controls people and I'm not the captain who sold secrets of the seireitei for it." Chuckled Kisuke making Toshiro's eye twitch before he turned and walked away. "Have fun~"
'Crazy shopkeep.'
(Later)
"Rangiku? I'm back." Called Toshiro entering his division. "Are you finished with your work?"
"Zzzzzz….zzzzzz."
"Rangiku? Where the hell are yo- oh come on!" He groaned finding her at her desk, napping, and holding a sake bottle. "I feel less bad about doing this now." He walked over to her and opened the bracelet and moved it down before closing it on her left wrist. "Ok, now let's give it a try."
"Zzzzzzzz."
"Rangiku, wake up." He said as the bracelet lightly glowed before a translucent gas was released from it and went up to the woman who inhaled it before she grumbled and started to wake up.
"Huh? Wha- what's going on?" She groaned as she rubbed her eyes before noticing her captain and the bracelet.
"Rangiku, what did you do while I was gone?" Asked Toshiro with his arms crossed.
"I got through some of my work… then I remembered my backup sake." She admitted sitting up and stretched her arms with her breasts bouncing with Toshiro sighing.
"So you decided to NOT do what I told you to, again?"
"Hey, I did SOME of the work…"
"Rangiku, do your paperwork, all of it." He ordered firmly with Rangiku groaning.
"But captain, I don't-" She was cut off when she felt a sudden tingle go up her arm, but it was quick and brief, but enough to get her attention while breathing in more of the gas and sighed. "Ok, I'll get on it."
"And you are not to drink anymore sake until you get it ALL done, not one piece of paperwork better be left undone."
"But capta-" She started again only to feel the same tingle. "Yes Captain, understood."
"Good, now did you clean up the sake on the floor?"
"Yes, I did, and I burned the paperwork that was soaked in it just to watch it burn."
"Just for that, you'll be the one ordering new forms for tomorrow."
"I- Yes captain, of course, anything else?"
'Wow, this is really working.' He thought before shaking his head. "No, if you manage to do all that before the day's over, I'll be satisfied."
"Yes captain, anything for you." She said as she got to work. She watched Toshiro walk away and rubbed her head. 'Ok, that was weird. Maybe I drank more sake than I thought, I went with that easier than usual. Eh, maybe if I do a good job he'll go easy on me tomorrow.' She thought as she kept doing the paperwork. 'God I wish I could have some sake.'
(Next day)
"Rangiku? Where are… you?" Toshiro asked as he walked into the office to see an exhausted woman still doing paperwork.
"Hello captain...almost ...done…" She spoke with bags under her eyes.
"I can see that." He replied surprised. "What are you doing here so early?"
"I never left, I wasn't done with my paperwork." She said with a yawn.
'Huh, well she did leave a month's work, and Rangiku finishing it off in one night would be asking too much.' He admitted. "Well you look like you've earned a break, going all night without sleep isn't good for a person."
"I know… but you said to finish… so I have too…"
"Rangiku, you can take a break, ok?" He spoke calmly before Rangiku dropped the pen and sighed with relief.
"Yes captain…"
"Go ahead and take a nap to get some energy, then grab something to wake you up when you're done, just don't do it the whole day, we've got more forms to deal with."
"Got it." She said as she got up before getting a devious grin. "And I know just what to grab that will wake me up when it's time~"
"Good, a nap is meant to be for a few h-wah!" He let out before finding himself picked up by the woman. "Rangiku just what do you think you are doing?!"
"Because you'll be able to wake me up so I don't sleep the day away, of course." She said as she held him close, planting his face in her cleavage. "Now let's go get some sleep~"
"Mmmmmphmm!" He let out squirming as she walked to where her bedroom was. 'Let me go this instant! I can't do that!'
"Oh I need this real bad." She said as she collapsed into her bed, pinning him under her. "Night night captain~"
"Mmmmph!" He let out as he squirmed. 'RANGIKU!' Said squirming rubbing his head against her chest making her giggle.
"You feel so nice, have a nice dream captain~" She said sleepily as she patted his head before she began to close her eyes.
Toshiro felt his eye twitch and tried to get out an order, but it was muffled. 'Oh come on, why is she like this, she's never done something THIS bold before, is this the collar's fault?!'
'He's so warm~' She thought as she snuggled against him happily. 'I could get used to this~'
(Later)
'Rangiku! Wake up!' Thought Toshiro as he tried to wiggle away, he had been trapped by the busty shinigami for the last three hours and he was growing impatient. 'Your nap should be enough, so get up!' He thought as he tried to push her off of him without touching her breasts, but he was having no luck.
"Zzzzzzzz."
'Come on! Damn it, you'll be doing paperwork for the rest of the week if you don't get up now!' He thought while his hand slipped and wound up grabbing at her breast, making her hum in her sleep. 'S-Sorry, don't make that noise damn it, at least just roll over!'
"Mmmm...touchy." She let out before rolling on her side and drooled a little.
'No, no touchy! Wait, can I get free now?' He wondered before trying to slip away, and got away with a pop and sighed in relief. "Thank the Spirit King." He looked at Rangiku and nudged her with his food. "Rangiku, wake up."
"Ugh… ok." She groaned as her arm tingled. "Hello captain, what are your commands?"
"Well now that you had your nap, with me that is." He muttered with a blush. "Go ahead and try to resume your job, just take it easy."
"Yes captain, as you wish." She said before robotically moving back to her desk.
Toshiro got up and went to his own office to do his own work. 'Alright, she should be ok for the rest of the day.' He thought as he looked over at her. 'I have to say this is nice, it's good to see her actually doing her work.'
'That nap worked wonders, I feel like my body can keep moving without any cramps.' Thought Rangiku jotting her signature down. 'I wonder if I should nab the captain for naps more often, that was really nice.'
(Next day)
"Ok Rangiku, we've just been given a mission from the head captain."
"What is it captain, is it in the human world?"
"Yes, he wants us to deal with a swarm of hollows that appeared in the middle of Karakura Town, they believe someone used a hollow bait and want us to make sure they don't grow too much or else Gillians might appear."
"Really? Alright, let's do this, and maybe we can go shopping afterwards!" She smiled. "I've been wanting to see what kind of styles are out now, and after all that paperwork, I'd say it counts as a reward."
"I'll think about it, but remember the mission comes first, ok?"
"Yes captain." 'Sounds like I can get him to do it if we finish up quick.' She thought happily as the captain pulled out his sword.
"Ok, let's go, and remember, be safe, ok?"
"Can do."
(Karakura Town)
When the two shinigami appeared, they already saw hollows around the area with some causing property damage or fighting each other.
"God, what idiot was dumb enough to release hollow bait in a populated city?" Toshiro muttered in annoyance. "Rangiku, remind me to find out who when we're done."
"Yes captain." She said with a nod as her arm tingled again. 'That's weird, why does that keep happening? It's been going on for a bit.' She thought as she looked down at the arm only to notice the bracelet. 'Huh, I forgot the captain gave me this. I should say thanks, he hardly ever gives me gifts.' She thought with a small smile.
"I'll head east you head west, ok? We'll meet back up in an hour or when we're done."
"Right away captain." Rangiku headed off west and spotted a hollow stalking around a house and smirked. "Growl, Haineko!"
"Souls, souls, where are you, I need sou- ACK!" It was cut off as the cloud of ash hit it and started cutting into it's flesh while being engulfed by it. "Nooooo!" It cried before it's mask was reduced to ribbons and it began to disintegrate.
"One down, a bunch more to go." She said with a sigh as she jumped ahead to get to work.
(Later)
"Hah ...ha...that's… the last one." She panted as she wiped the sweat off her brow. "I thought it was never gonna end…"
"Rangiku, where are you, are you done?" Called the captain, making her perk up.
"I'm over here, I just finished!" She called before her captain landed down in front of her and looking a bit torn up and banged up. "Woah, what happened?"
"I got overconfident and a few hollows managed to ambush me." He admitted with a groan. "You ready to head back to the seireitei?"
"Actually, this is perfect." She smiled. "We can stop at the mall and grab you something nice to wear."
"Really? Do we have to? Can't we just leave?" He asked with Rangiku pouting.
"Please captain? It'll be fun."
"I don't know…"
"Come on, I worked all night on paperwork, remember? I earned this!" she remarked firmly with Toshiro looking at her and sighed.
"Alright, we did take care of them ahead of schedule, but don't go crazy."
"Great, let's go!" She said as she grabbed him and began to flash step towards the mall.
'I suppose the work she put in did matter, so being a little lean this time won't be a bad thing.' He thought reluctantly. 'I mean, what's the worst that could happen?'
(Later)
'I should have seen this coming, I really should have.' he thought in annoyance while his eye twitch got worse. "Rangiku?"
"Yes captain? What is it?" She asked while trying not to snicker.
"How are these clothes 'my style' as you put it?"
"Uh-huh, definitely." She said with a quick nod.
"And this leash and harness thing?" He asked with a frown.
"It's to help make sure you don't...wander...off." She spoke while having trouble keeping it together.
"Uh-huh… are you sure? I feel a bit ridiculous."
"Oh come on, just look at yourself in the mirror, you look just...precious." She almost felt herself bust a gut if she didn't bite her finger.
"Ok, but why aren't you wearing anything like this?" he asked as he walked towards a mirror. He was wearing what looked like a blue t-shirt with a cartoonish animal face on it with blue jeans, and with a blue harness over his arms and legs with Rangiku holding the end. Said woman was wearing a pair of black heels, tight black pants and a white dress shirt that showed off her cleavage and a pair of sunglasses.
"Well they didn't have anything like that in my size of course." She said with a smile as she patted his head. "Besides, you look better in that."
"I feel like a fool." He grumbled.
"Noooo, you look great. I already paid for them so let's walk around, see the sights, ok?"
"And if I don't want to?"
"Then I'll drag you." She said with a smile as she gave the leash a short tug. "Come along captain."
"Hey, stop that Rangiku!" He shouted, making her freeze.
"Yes captain." She replied.
"Rangiku, you are going to-"
"Aww, that's precious." Spoke what looked like a middle aged housewife passing by with a smile. "Is this little fella your son?"
"Huh? Oh, yes, he's my little Toshi, isn't he just adorable?" She said as she snapped out of it.
"Oh he looks absolutely precious. How old?"
"I am several thou-" He started before Rangiku put her hand over his mouth.
"Eight, he's eight."
"I have a son who's just a few years older, but he still acts like a six year old sometimes. It feels like it'll take forever for him to really act his age."
"Yes, it can be quite hard, but you gotta love them, right?" Rangiku replied with a smile. "He can be a real handful when I'm not watching him."
'Wait, is she claiming to be my mother?!' Shought Toshiro who tried to speak up over the hand. 'Damn it, I am several thousand years older than this country, I will not be treated like this!'
"Seems he's getting a bit fussy, I better get him out of here before he throws a temper tantrum." Chuckled Rangiku as she began to drag the enraged captain away. "Come on Toshi, let's go."
"Wow, she sure looked young to have a child that big. Wonder what her secret is." Muttered the woman to herself.
Once she and Toshiro were far enough away Rangiku removed her hand. "Well, that went well captain."
"Rangiku." Muttered the white haired captain with a glare. "What made you think that was a good idea?"
"I thought it would be funny, duh." She smiled with him grumbling.
"Rangiku, you are to never do that again, EVER. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yeah ye-" She said before freezing. "Understood captain, that will never happen again."
"Good, now let's head back to the Soul Society."
"Yes master." She said as her arm tingled again, making him frown.
'Master? That's a first.' He thought before brushing it off. 'Eh, it's probably her just being sarcastic.'
(Later)
"Rangiku, how are those reports coming along?"
"Almost done master, I just have a few more to complete." Smiled the woman with Toshiro clearing his throat.
"Rangiku, I appreciate the title, but you can just call me your captain, not master."
"Sorry master, I will call you captain if it pleases you." She nodded her head.
"Alright, then you can start now, and when you finish those you can put them on my desk and take the rest of the day off."
"Negative captain, I would like some more work to do after this." She said, making him freeze.
"Wait...what did you just say?"
"I said I would like more work captain, anything to make you happy." She smiled with a tilt of her head with Toshiro swearing he heard glass break.
'Ok, this isn't right, the Rangiku I know would have been halfway to the bar by now!' He thought with suspicion. 'She's pretty far ahead of her work, so if she did, I wouldn't be upset.'
"Is there anymore work for me to do captain? I live to serve."
"Rangiku, you can go ahead and take a break." He said firmly.
"I am fine captain, I can do more work if you wish." She said as he frowned.
"No Rangiku, I'm telling you to go take a break, you've earned it." He said as her eye twitched.
"I-I-I understand captain." She said before closing her eyes and collapsing on the floor. "Wake me when I have to work again."
"No, I mean you're free to go out and get sake if you're thirsty."
"You told me to stop drinking sake so I can never have it again, sleep is ok though, right?" She asked as he frowned.
'What the hell, why is she acting like a machine, what is wrong with h- wait, the bracelet!' He thought looking at her wrist. 'This must be some sort of side effect, she's been wearing it so long she must be slowly losing her own will. Damn it! I knew something bad was going to happen.' He thought as he began to approach her. "Rangiku, take off that bracelet immediately, that is an order."
"But captain, you said you wanted me to take a break." She remarked while closing her eyes.
"Yes, I do, just take off the bracelet first, ok?"
"Mmmm." She let out reaching down and tried to take it off, but it wouldn't come undone or slip off. "It won't."
"Wait, what?! Are you trying hard, is it just stuck?" He asked with a growing dread.
"It just won't come off master."
"I told you to call me captain!" He groaned. "Damn it, what did Kisuke give me?!" He crouched down and tried to pull the bracelet off himself, but found it was stuck. "Damn it, hold still, I'll try to cut it off." He said as he unsheathed his sword.
"Ok, night night cap-master." She said as she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
'Ok, be careful, one quick cut and it should come off.' He thought raising his blade and brought it down on the accessory, only for it to bounce right off. 'What the hell? Did...it just hold up against my sword?'
"Zzzzzz."
"Damn it, what the hell kind of bracelet did Kisuke give me?" He muttered annoyed and hit it again, but it didn't leave a scratch which made him angry. "I'm going to give that bastard a piece of my mind."
(Later)
"Kisuke, what the hell did you give me?!" Yelled Toshiro yanking Kisuke by his shirt with said shop owner looking innocent.
"Whatever do you mean? I gave you one of my personally made items."
"IT TURNED RANGIKU INTO A MINDLESS SERVENT!"
"Oh? Please elaborate." He remarked with interest.
"She only calls me master, refuses to relax, and she always does her paperwork!"
"My, sounds like you got the perfect lieutenant." He smiled. "Although the master part sounds like something I can see you telling her to call you by."
"I did not tell her to call me that, and this is not what I wanted! She is barely herself anymore!" He yelled while pushing Kisuke away who landed on his butt with a smile.
"Hmm, seems to me like that bracelet has a side effect to it. Tell me, just how many times did you give her orders since giving it to her?"
"About a dozen times or so, why?"
"Well, it seems to me off hand, that constant use of it may have worked TOO well. The shock and gas used to reign her in must have caused her mind to assume that she needed to be completely subservient to you." He said with a shrug. "Plus you do know the bracelet memorizes orders and makes her obey them, so every new order is layered on top of the old ones, right?"
"But this isn't what I wanted!" Toshiro clenched his hands. "I just wanted her to do her job and not goof off so much, that's all!"
"Well, now you have it, from your description she does exactly that."
"She has no free will though!"
"Well if you get the bracelet off, I'm sure she has a chance at going back to normal."
"I tried to, but it's too strong. Not even my zanpakuto could leave a mark on it." He groaned.
"Really? Well that's interesting."
"No it's not! Just what did you use to make it that strong?"
"I used aluminum, by all intents and purposes you should have been able to cut it." Answered Kisuke rubbing his chin. "I'd have to look at it to see if there's been any odd changes to it."
"You better, I want my old lieutenant back immediately!"
"Fine, fine, I'll get your girlfriend back to normal, just calm down."
Toshiro blushed and shook his head. "She's not my girlfriend and you know that!"
"Uh-huh, sure, sure, whatever you say, just bring her in, and just be careful, if the bracelet is acting up she could be unpredictable."
"Right now she's taking a nap after I told her to, so she won't be going anywhere." He said with a small slime. "I'll be right back, don't go anywhere."
"Not to worry, I need to make sure the shop is watched over for anymore customers wanting mind controlling bracelets." Teased Kisuke. "I might have to worry about Rukia coming back and wanting a refund."
"Ha-ha, very funny, just stay here." Growled Toshiro as he began to leave.
(Later)
"Do you want me to carry you master?"
"No."
"What about cool you off? It seems warm out."
"No."
"What about a back massage when we get there?"
"No."
"What about a nap, you can lay your head on my lap master."
"No need, we're here."
"Ok, let me get the door for you master."
Toshiro sighed as Rangiku moved over and slid the door open before letting him go in first. "Kisuke! We're here."
"Great, bring her over and we'll remove that bracelet." He called as Rangiku's eyes widened.
"Wait, what? Oh no master, I cannot do that, this is a precious gift you gave me." She shook her head while holding it. "It's something I'll always hold dear to my heart."
"Ok… well, can you take it off quick, I need to uh...inspect it."
"For what master? It looks perfectly fine to me."
"Just trust me, ok? I order you to let us take it off." He spoke firmly with his hand out. "Now."
"I-bu-I wa…." She said as her eyes began to twitch as her arm started to tingle. "Y-Yes master." she slowly slid the bracelet off and handed it to her captain. "I hope this pleases you master."
"It does." He nodded and handed it to Kisuke who looked it over. "So, anything you can say?"
"Hmmm, well it looks like it's been releasing more gas than expected, I'd say about a day or two away from it and she should hopefully be back to normal."
Toshiro sighed with relief while turning to Rangiku. "Rangiku, I want you to follow this next order. You are to take the next few days off."
"W-What? But I don't want too, I want to work, to be close to you master!" She spoke up with a fearful tone. "I can keep working, I swear!"
"This isn't a matter about working, it's a matter of you resting up. You've done plenty of work as is, so consider this some well deserved vacation days."
"Well, I don't want to go on vacation, I want to be useful to you master!"
"And you are being useful, by worrying about your own health."
"I'm plenty healthy, I eat good food, I drink water, my health is perfect."
Toshiro sighed and shook his head with Kisuke tapping his chin and got an idea.
"I know, I'll bet you could get little Toshi here to listen if you explain everything you like about working with him."
"Ah, yes, that is a good idea, sir." She said with a smile as Toshiro frowned.
"That's not ne-"
"I find master extremely cute and handsome, he makes me happy to be around him." She smiled right away with Toshiro sighing and Kisuke smiling.
"Really now? Do tell."
"Rangiku, do no-"
"I love how he looks when he's serious, but seeing him smile makes me feel all warm inside, and he doesn't know it, but I see how he puts a blanket over me when I pass out at night, he's the nicest captain I could have ever hoped for."
Toshiro blushed at the reminder with Kisuke chuckling.
"Aw, sounds like he has a real soft side, I always knew."
"Absolutely. Oh! And then there's the times when he helps get me back to the barracks when I've had too much to drink and spends time up at night to make sure I go to bed and not drink anymore." She said with a blush. "Plus he's such a gentleman, he never takes advantage of me, especially when he finds me passed out and vulnerable, he's like a knight in shining armor~"
Toshiro groaned and covered his face. "Rangiku, please stop."
"Plus he puts up with me, if it was anyone else I'd be demoted for sure, or they'd hold it over me and force me to do something naughty with them, but not my captain!"
"You sure about that?" Asked the shop owner who was eating all this up. "You sure Toshiro hasn't once tried to-"
"No!" Toshiro cut him off with a frown. "Do I look like the kind of captain who'd take advantage of his own subordinates like that?"
"Uh-huh, so he's never once 'accidentally' groped you, or touched you somewhere?"
"Not without me literally pulling him into my bosom or lying on him, why won't he love me?" She pouted.
"You hear that Toshi? She used the L word~" Sang Kisuke making Toshiro growl at him with an eye twitch.
"She isn't thinking straight, she's still under the influence."
"Really now?" Kisuke got an idea. "Say Rangiku, be honest, and I mean from your heart. If you had the chance to do anything with the captain, what would it be?"
Rangiku turned more red and looked away with a smile. "Well, there's all sorts of things I'd like to do, I mean, there's so many fun things we could do together."
"Rangiku ignore him!" Blushed the captain.
"But if I had to choose, it would be," She looked shy before closing her eyes and beaming wide. "I'd want him to let me cuddle with him at night."
"Really? Well, I think the captain would be willing to do that, wouldn't he? Think of it as compensation for us taking away your bracelet, ok?" Kisuke looked at Toshiro as he said that with the captain looking at him like he was nuts.
"What?"
"It'd be a nice way to make her happy until the gas wears off." Whispered the shop owner. "Besides, after hearing all that, you can't be so heartless to deny a woman her wish, right?"
"W-Well…"
"Or I could tell her that you essentially brainwashed her, how does that sound?"
"..." Toshiro let out a sigh and looked at Rangiku with a serious expression. "Rangiku."
"Yes master?"
"We...can cuddle tonight if you want, does that sound good?" He offered with her perking up with stars in her eyes.
"Really?!"
"Yeah...and...maybe tomorrow, if you want." He offered looking away rubbing the back of his neck.
"Yes! Yes yes yes yes yes! Yes please!" She cried out happily before pulling him into a hug.
Toshiro went wide eyed feeling her chest as she held him right up against it while Kisuke clapped at the scene.
"Very nice, I do love young love, you two are welcome to stay here for the night if you wish."
"Yay!" Cheered Rangiku jumping up and down, making Toshiro's face just go deeper into the cleavage.
'K-Keep it together Toshiro, she'll calm down soon!' He thought while fighting a nosebleed coming on. 'It'll just be for a day or two, it won't be that long.'
(Later)
"R-Rangiku, put your clothes back on!"
"But master, it feels warm, I don't wanna sweat or I might stink." She said as she tilted her head. "Is there a problem? I don't want to be smelly for when we're cuddling."
"Y-Yes there's a problem! W-We can't cuddle together while we sleep if you're n-n-n-naked!"
"Really? Oh, I see the problem now." She said with a nod.
"Good, I- h-hey, let go of me, what are you doing?!" He cried as she began to pull off his clothes.
"You feel left out because I'm the only one naked, right?"
"That's not the issue here!" He shouted as he got up. "I'm going to go take a walk, alone! I'll be back in a bit and I expect you to be clothed by then!"
"Aw, but master." She pouted.
"Clothes, on, now! I'll be back soon." He said before leaving, his face as red as her hair. 'Cuddling is one thing, but bare naked is completely different.'
Rangiku waited a few minutes before she began to chuckle to herself. "Oh man, I can't believe this worked!"
(Timeskip)
Toshiro sighed while trying to look at the clock, but couldn't because his vision was blocked by Rangiku's chest with said woman pinning him down and snoring. 'Ugh, how did she talk me into doing this again, it's been over a week, why hasn't the gas worn off yet?'
"Zzzz...master...zzzzz."
'This is my fault, why did I 4ever think that stupid braclet would be a good idea?' He thought slapping himself. 'I'm a failure of a captain if I have to rely on a piece of junk just to make my own lieutenant listen.'
"Zzzzz ...master ...mine ...zzzzzz." She mumbled cuddling closer while he could feel her breath against his ear.
'T-This can't go on, it's too much!' He thought before trying to shake Rangiku, but her arms and legs held on to him. "R-Rangiku! Wake up!"
"Mmmm… d'wanna…." She mumbled as she held him tighter.
"It's morning!"
"Nooooo…. Wanna sleep." She groaned as he sighed in annoyance before pausing.
'Wait, is she refusing my orders? Does that mean the gas has worn off?' He wondered before clearing his throat. "Rangiku, I order you to get off."
"Five more minutes….."
"I am ordering you, do it now."He said firmly. 'If she refuses then that must means she's back to normal, finally!'
"Mmmm ...ok." She mumbled slowly sitting up without letting go.
'Wait… what does this mean, she obeyed me but not immediately, does that mean she's recovering?' He wondered before seeing her eyes open with a smile.
"Morning."
"Morning, can you release me now, it's time to get to work."
"Of course 'master'." She whispered getting up making him groan.
"Again, it's-"
"Captain, I know I know, you don't gotta keep repeating yourself you know." She remarked waving her hand.
"Yes, but you keep calling m...wait, you know?"
"Oh? I guess I do." She chuckled as Toshiro got up. "I've had to deal with you saying that stuff on repeat for...I don't know, how long has it been since you gave me that bracelet?"
"Then why have you been calling me master?" He asked, getting a bad feeling. 'Was she trapped in her own body, forced to watch it act obedient to me this whole time?!'
"To get a funny reaction out of you." She giggled with Toshiro looking lost. "Seeing you get all shy when you agreed to cuddle was just priceless, I wish I had gotten it on camera."
"Wait, what?" He asked in confusion, completely lost.
"Got you~" She sang with one closed. "I never really lost myself to that trinket, I was acting."
"...WHAT?!" He cried out in disbelief.
"Yeah, after you gave it to me, I went to the bathroom and when I was washing my hands some water got on it and it began to spark, it must have short circuited, and it tingled whenever you gave me an order."
"...so this whole time ...you've been playing me?"
"It's not so cut and dry like that. At first I wanted to get mad at you for trying something so sneaky, but then I thought 'Hey! Maybe I can have some fun with this' and decided to try and put my acting skills to the test, and it seems I'm a pro. Maybe I should be an actress in the human world." She chuckled.
"B-But all the work you did, you refused to drink sake, a-and you even spent whole nights here doing paperwork!"
"Yeah, and it suuuucked!" She groaned with a tired look. "I had to push myself really hard and keep telling myself to stick to the plan just to make it work." She said before patting his head. "And it was all worth it in the end~"
"Y-Y-You pretended to be a mindless worker so you co-co-could cuddle me?! Why?!"
"Come on captain, don't you remember all that stuff I told Kisuke?"
"Wait… was that all real?! I thought you were brainwashed!"
"Nope, it was all true captain~" She winked with Toshiro looking at her mouth agape. "There's no way I'd be able to tell it all like it is unless it was all me."
"B-B-B-B-B…." He stammered, unable to comprehend what he had just learned.
"So, now that you know the truth, are you gonna make me get right back to work?" She asked crossing her arms,
"I...I...I…"
"You know, while I was working, I'm pretty sure I got a month ahead of work, so I could use a break." She smiled. "What say you let me really take an official vacation? As a way to make up for trying to brainwash me."
"T-That wasn't my intention!"
"So what was your intention with the bracelet that was supposed to make me follow your every order?"
"It was just to get you to focus on work and not drink so much! I didn't mean for it to take away your will." He frowned before sighing and looked down. "But I'm happy to know it had no effect on you."
"Yep, so, about that vacation time…" She asked hopefully.
He looked her in the eyes before sighing. "Alright, I'll deal with the paperwork so it's official."
"Great! Now, one other thing...do you feel the same about how I feel about you?"
"Let's just say it's a lot to take in." He got up with Rangiku pouting.
"How cold, is that really how you respond when a girl-"
"Hold it, I didn't say no." He held up his hand. "I was going to say it's a lot to take in, but that doesn't mean I'm rejecting you, or the idea of possible dating you."
"Really?" She asked with a big smile. "Do you mean it?"
"Yes, but that doesn't mean I'll show you any favoritism after you get back to your duties, after your vacations over."
"Aw, not even for a kiss?" She pouted.
"N-No, not even for a kiss." He stammered with a blush as she got a devious grin. "R-Rangiku, don't you dare!"
"Don't dare what? You mean this~?" She cooed as she reached out to grab him as she puckered her lips. "Pucker up 'master'~"
Toshiro flailed his arms and turned red before finding Rangiku's lips pressed against his with her moaning. 'I-Is she really kissing me?!'
'Oh I've been waiting for this for too long~' She thought without letting go and went ahead before sliding her tongue in.
'I-Is that her tongue?! Do I stick mine in now?!' The inexperienced captain thought as he felt her tongue roam around his mouth. He shivered at the new feeling before sticking his tongue out and lightly touched it with hers.
'There we go captain, now you're getting it, but I think that might be good for now, this was just a taste of what I can do~' She thought before pulling away and breaking the kiss. "So captain? How did it feel to actually kiss a girl?"
"I-I-It was ...nice." He panted with a blush.
"Good, and if you're good there will be more in the future~" She winked making Toshiro sigh.
'Knowing her, it involves a lot of times with her messing with me.'