Chapter Two

It didn't take long for the entire captaincy of the Gotei 13 to show up and the meeting to begin. Since Yamamoto's retirement the meetings no longer had the boring, droning quality that they used too. It was a far cry from unprofessional but the meetings could be said to have a somewhat amusing quality to them. Kyoraku's carefree nature filtered into how he conducted his meetings which tended to drive Sui-Feng and Byakuya batty being the sticklers for tradition that they were. None the less the nature of these meetings made them a let less boring and pass a lot faster for all in attendance.

"Domo everyone!" Kyoraku called out in his playful manner causing a tick to develop on Nanao's forehead at his childishness. " I have called all of you here today with the intent to fill the 8th Divisions' Captaincy. I am giving my personal recommendation for this candidate and I am sure you will all approve." Clearing his throat he nodded to Nanao who went and opened an adjoining door into the chamber.

All the captains turned their attention to the door curious as to who the new candidate was. Sui-Feng's eyes widened as Yoruichi came into the room wearing her cheshire grin.

"Yo!" Yoruichi said waving to her former comrades. Most of the reactions she recieved were amusing; Byakuya rolled his eyes and huffed, the group of Visoreds smiled knowingly because she would of course get their vote, Histuguya looked like he could care less, but the most curious reaction was the one Sui-Feng gave. The girl just sat there with wide eyes as if she couldn't believe that Yoruichi was once again to become a captian. In many ways Yoruichi was right, Sui-Feng couldn't believe that Yoruichi was going to give up her carefree life for one of responsibility. Also why wouldn't she regain her position as commander of the Onmitsukido?

"Sou-taicho, forgive me but wouldn't Shihouin-dono benefit more by regaining her positioin with the 2nd division? It is her families right to hold the position of Commander of the Onmistukido." Sui-Feng inquired. Yoruichi flinched at the title the girl used.

"This is true but Shihouin-san specifically requested that you not to be removed from your position. " Kyoraku stated with a smile. Sui-Feng looked to Yoruichi for confirmation.

"It's true Sui-Feng. You have done such a great job with Onmistukido that I'm sure your men would throw a fit if I were to pull you from that position only for my own gain. Besides since the 8th division was recently run by nobility I feel the shift in power will be less of a shock to the squad since I'm sure the Sou-taicho and I run things in a similar way." Yoruichi explained as if the decision was mere common sense and everyone could plainly see it. Sui-Feng still didn't like it but remained silent. Yoruichi had been right in the assumption that her men wouldn't agree to the transfer in power. Especially since most of them still remembered the fact that Yoruichi had left the division in shambles when was thought to have defected. They didn't trust her and though Sui-Feng had given her express permission for Yoruichi to come and go as she pleased, some still seemed reluctant to do so but didn't dare disobey their commander.

"So let's put this to a vote shall we?" Kyoraku said with his ever present smirk, "All in agreeance with Shihouin Yoruichi filling the position of captain in the 8th Division show by a raising of hands."

All captains except for two raised their hand. Yoruichi could care less about Byakuya not raising his hand. He probrably didn't do it because he felt she was still too irresponsible to regain a captaincy positioin. She wiped all emotion from her face as she leveled her eyes with the stare she was recieving from her former student. She had not expected opposition from Sui-Feng and was confused at why she had recieved any. Her thoughts were broken as Kyoraku spoke again.

" Well that settles it. Shihouin Yoruichi you are now captain of the 8th Division and are expected to handle all duties and responsibilities the position entails. Is there anything you would like to say?" Kyoraku asked, his hands fiddling with his hat.

"No Sou-taicho." Yoruichi replied and caught the captains haori that was thrown to her.

Kyoraku nodded. "Good please take your place among the other captains. There is one last order of business. I feel that Sereitei is in need of a celebration seeing as we are once again stable. We have filled all our captaincy postions, restored order among the districts, and Central 46 has only a few minor things to be finished. I propose that we have a festival celebrating our victory."

All the captains nodded in agreement. It would be good for morale plus it was always nice to catch a break.

"I like the sound of that. It gives me a chance to finally drink Matsumoto under the table." Shinji snickered. He stopped when he noticed the glare Unohana was sending his way.

"Excellent. We were thinking that the end of this month would be a good time. The Shinigami Women's Association will take care of the arrangments and all other orders of business. Please give them your cooperation. That is all. Dimissed!" Kyoraku was the first to leave with his Nanao-chan following closely behind. Sui- Feng made sure to leave as quickly as possible shunpoing the entire way back to her division.

Omaeda was watching the troops sparring and making notes on those who were up for promotion. He was so engrossed in his work that he nearly had a heart attack when Sui-Feng appeared next to him.

"Omaeda." Sui-Feng said sternly,

"Y-yes captain?" He answered timidly sensing that the woman was in one of her moods.

"Keep the troops on the schedule today. I am going to my office and see that I am not disturbed by anyone unless its the captain commander. Am I understood?"

"Yes Captain! No one will bother you!" Omaeda replied saluting and projecting spittle as he spoke.

Sui-Feng looked at him in disgust before turning to head to her office. She could feel the beginnings of a headache and she knew why. The recent events pertaining to Yoruichi bothered her. She didn't know why it bothered her so much. If she had guess it was probably because she hadn't completely forgiven Yoruichi for what happened all those years ago. The weakness she had shown at their reunion and the many moments she had found herself acting like a ridiculous fan-girl sickened her. Yes, Yoruichi had come back and found to be protecting Sereitei as they knew it but it still didn't mean everything was rectified between the two of them. It seemed that was what the purple haired woman thought. She'd never given Sui-Feng an explanation as to why she hadn't thought to take her nor had she given an apology.

Then there were the feelings that Sui-Feng felt towards her former teacher. They clouded her judgment and infuriated her. She had no right to feel such things toward her goddess. Yoruichi was noblity and being nobility ensured that she eventually had to get married and have some man impregnate her. Sui-Feng's jaw clenched at the thought.

"She should have just stayed with that idiot Urahara instead coming back." Sui-Feng said aloud to no one.

"I knew something was wrong but I never thought I'd hear you say that." A voice replied making Sui-Feng glower in the direction it came from. She knew who that voice belonged to and mentally cursed Omaeda and whatever incompetent fools were on guard.

"Shihouin-taicho, what can I do for you?" Sui-Feng asked looking over her shoulder at Yoruichi. She saw the woman flinch at her use of the title but did not care.

"Well for starters you can cut the formal crap." Yoruichi snapped.

"Why? Isn't it your title Shihouin-dono? What's wrong?" Sui-Feng replied mockingly.

"I could ask you the same thing! You were fine this morning. What you want me to take my clothes off again?" Yoruichi joked trying to lighten the mood. It didn't work.

"I'd rather you leave if you don't have any pressing matters to discuss." She turned to fully look at Yoruichi. The confusion was evident on her sempai's face.

"Sui-Feng what's wrong? I know you're angry with me but I can't fix it unless you tell what it is." Yoruichi stepped closer to her former student. She needed to touch Sui-Feng, look in her eyes, something! It felt like she was losing the girl even though she was still in front of her.

"Why do you care now? You didn't care before! I was fine with the spontaneous visits because it was all business. I'm used to your teasing and I can honestly say I appreciate the help you provide from time to time. In spite of all that listen to me closely when I say this, we are not friends. I am -was your bodyguard and you are the untouchable goddess of the Shihouin clan. So stop acting like you want me to be your friend." Sui-Feng finished with a huff. Her headache was full blown now. She walked around her desk and sat down. She didn't trust herself to look at Yoruichi so she opted for the window. If she had looked at her goddess she would have seen the broken hearted look the woman hadn't even tried to conceal. Hearing Sui-Feng say how little the relationship she thought they were building meant to her hurt.

"How can you say that I don't care about you?" Yoruichi started quietly, "Every time we go into battle I'm half paying attention because I can't bear to have something to you. I thought we were friends because I don't care about bodyguards and I don't want servants, but I care about you. I'm sick of everyone acting like I walk on a fucking cloud! What do I have to do to show you?"

Yoruichi was becoming more and more upset. She didn't even notice her feet had taken her right in front of Sui-Feng blocking the shorter girls view out the window. Sui-Feng glared at her former teacher.

"I can take care of myself Yoruichi. I don't need you to babysit me. Besides you showed you didn't give a damn about me when you left me for that bastard. I warned you he was up to no good and you still leave me behind to deal with both of your mess. Do you know how hard it was taking your place? The men all thought I got the position because I was your pet. I had to beat discipline into every last one of them. Then I had to deal with assassination attempts in broad fucking daylight, in my bed chambers and on missions! If you really cared about me you wouldn't have left me!" Sui-Feng shouted getting into Yoruichi's face. " Now you're a captain and you think we can just go back to being buddies? You must really think that I am your damn dog. I never meant anything to you!"

Next thing Sui-Feng knew she was being pinned against the wall by her haori and Yoruichi was in her face, eyes blazing.

"Finally you say what's really bothering you. All this dancing around the subject has been irritating me so I'll just cut to the chase. You want to know why I left you behind? Why I say i care about you? I had a mission, to protect an innocent man from execution. I had so many things happening at once I didn't have time to stop and thoroughly think about who I should or shouldn't bring. Then I had your future to think about and you had already given me so much that I felt it was wrong to pull you away when you had so much potential to grow. I couldn't take you away from what you were good at for a fight that had nothing to do with you but all that is only part of the reason..."

Sui-Feng had no time to react when she felt her goddess capture her lips. It took a while for her brain to catch up but as soon as it did she began kissing Yoruichi back hungrily. This kiss was not the sweet, innocent, cliche' kiss that most would think of. It was violent, hungry, and angry. Anger from all the pain festering in both their hearts. Violent because of the point that was being made by their lips. Hungry because they had wanted each other for so long but the circumstances shackled their need to be fulfilled by each other. Sui-Feng groaned as Yoruichi forced her tongue past her lips and into her mouth. She sucked on it hungrily in return causing the woman pinning to moan. Her hand went to Yoruichi's neck pulling her closer. She bit Yoruichi's lip making the woman gasp and went on the attacking plunging her tongue into Yoruichi's mouth. Yoruichi began to back up until her butt hit the desk. Sui-Feng continued to pushed further until Yoruichi was sitting and she was between her goddess' powerful thighs. Yoruichi wrapped her legs around Sui-Feng's waist pulling her closer to the heat the smaller woman was solely responsible for. Before either one knew they were frantically dry humping on Sui-Feng's desk, paperwork be damned. They only broke their kissing for a short gasp of oxygen but they quickly went back to each others mouths hungry to show domination.

A knock on the door brought their activity to a screeching halt. Sui-Feng once again cursed her idiot lieutenant for not being able to follow simple orders. She looked at Yoruichi and saw the most beautiful thing in the world. Her Goddess' hair had come out of its ponytail making it cascade around her shoulders, her golden eyes were heavy with lust and her lips were swollen from their fierce kiss. Oh how she would love to continue what they started but a second knock on the door made it evident that they weren't going to be doing anything.

"Forgive me Taicho but three men from the Shihouin clan are demanding to see you. One of them is Shihouin-dono's father." Omaeda's voice came muffled through the door but both woman had heard him clearly. Yoruichi quickly began making herself presentable while Sui-Feng straightened her haori and the papers on her desk.

"Go bring them Omaeda." Sui-Feng ordered in a no nonsense manner. She looked at Yoruichi who had been staring at her for the last minute. She looked back and wanted to say something but right as the words were preparing to leave her mouth Yoruichi swooped in for a chaste kiss effectively silencing anything the younger may have said.

"Later little bee." Yoruichi promised before withdrawing. Sui-Feng nodded dumbly before turning her attention to the shoji door as it opened. Sui-Feng quickly got to her feet and bowed deeply as the 21st Head of the Shihouin Clan walked into her office. Yoruichi bowed but not as deep as her protege, straightening slowly she looked at her father.

"Ah Yoruichi, I guess it's a good thing you are here." Yoruichi's father stated. "Now that you've been reinstated you will need the protection of your former bodyguard more than ever."

Yoruichi frowned,"Why is that?"

"Because it is time for us the begin finding a suitor for you seeing as you should have been married long ago."