Part 2
"Dun dun dun, du-dun dun duun. Dun dun dun, du-dun dun duun. Dun dun – Argh! I can't even hum it without it driving me mad!" Yoruichi whined while throwing a mini tantrum on the floor, rubbing her temple with both hands in an attempt to erase the song from her mind. She looked at Soifon at hearing her chuckle at her childish behaviour. "What? We've been stuck in here for hours with that playing constantly!" Yoruichi threw her arms up, indicating to the speakers above them imbedded into the corner ceiling tiles.
"We have only been here for an hour." Soifon corrected, rolling her eyes. Yoruichi folded her arms, pouting though couldn't remain silent for very long.
"Wanna play eye spy?" Yoruichi asked, not sounding too hopeful at the idea of said game.
"What?" Soifon laughed in disbelief at the random suggestion.
"Hey, at least I made you laugh." Yoruichi happily pointed out. Soifon just chuckled at this, shaking her head at the woman with a small smile forming across her lips.
Yoruichi rolled onto her stomach, she'd shifted positions many times out of restlessness and this was the best one that allowed the most comfort while still letting her get a good view of Soifon, the chinese woman who was still sat in the corner watching Yoruichi with a bemused expression. "Had I known our second date would have turned out like this, I would have brought some things along with me."
"I don't recall making any statement about this being classed as a date."
"Well it is just the two of us." Yoruichi pointed out.
"I believed that should I agree to go out with you, you would have wanted to make the best impression. Given the lack of possibilities available to us presently, I don't see how that could happen." Soifon pointed out.
"And I know it could happen." Yoruichi sat up, Soifon's breath hitched at seeing the determination glinting deep within those golden eyes currently locked on hers.
"W-well I am learning quite fast that you are a very self assured person." Soifon couldn't help but stammer as she found herself getting lost in that strong gaze, so much so she was rooted to the spot when Yoruichi stalked closer to her, like a cat locked onto its prey. Soifon gulped as Yoruichi leaned in dangerously close, their bodies almost touching – her hot breath sending shivers down Soi's spine causing her to shudder. Yoruichi grinned at seeing Soifon's reaction.
"Just think of what else you could learn about me." Yoruichi whispered, purposely brushing her lips against Soi's ear and smirked when Soifon gasped from the contact. Yoruichi pulled away rather reluctantly and returned to her side of the elevator, making sure to show no outward signs that being that close to Soifon again had made her body burn with desire though once she was settled she did allow herself to glance at Soifon, still rooted to the spot looking rather flushed; she clearly hadn't expected such a bold move from Yoruichi, who smirked, feeling quite proud of herself.
"You ok over there?" Yoruichi couldn't hide the smugness in her voice if someone had paid her to.
"...Y-yes..." Soifon stammered, not sounding too sure of that fact.
"Would you like me check for you?" Yoruichi propped herself up eagerly.
"T-that's quite alright!" Soifon snapped, regaining some of her composure at seeing the movement. Yoruichi chuckled at Soi's reaction as she settled back down onto the floor.
Yoruichi shifted again; no matter how hard she tried she just couldn't get comfortable and she was positive the temperature was increasing, she pulled at the top of jacket around her neck hoping it would give some sense of relief but didn't take it off despite wanting to – Soifon was dressed in a suit and was apparently fine with the temperature and she wasn't keen on showing a weakness just yet, she was still getting to know her after all Yoruichi reasoned to herself before flicking her hair out the way to press the back of neck against the wall, letting the cool feel of it work wonders as cold shivers ran down her spine and sighed happily.
Soifon observed Yoruichi's behaviour from the corner of her eye, wondering if she should say something or not but decided against it. She's spotted a few things she considered odd but there wasn't enough and didn't want to sound like an idiot if she was wrong so she continued her silent observations. At this point she realised she couldn't observe in silence since that music was still playing.
"Whoever picked that song to play nonstop is gonna find their sorry ass fired in the morning." Soifon half growled, glaring up at the speakers in hopes they would melt under her intensive stare.
"Dam, I'm glad I got you to warm up to me – don't think I could have survived all this time with you glaring at me like that." Yoruichi chimed in sounding very relieved – from speaking the truth or from having a distraction Soifon didn't know but she laughed all the same and her gaze softened when she focused back on the copper skinned woman.
"I don't think I could stay mad at you for long." Soifon admitted truthfully before she could stop herself with a slight blush consuming her face yet again.
"W-what?" Yoruichi found herself caught off guard by that revelation though quickly recovered, "I dunno, you managed quite well for a couple days."
"That's only because we had absolutely no contact." Soifon pointed out and Yoruichi knew this was true. They hadn't even exchanged phone numbers from being so caught up in one another that night, she considered herself lucky that they had found it necessary to swap names or she wouldn't have known where to start in looking for Soifon. "Even when you did find me I kept engaging you instead of ending the call like I should have done...It felt more like I was fighting to remain angry at you than it was to give in to my feelings."
"Feelings?" Yoruichi asked encouraging Soifon to keep talking, hearing her speak soothed her somehow in a way that she really needed right now as she glanced at the sealed doors again and felt the steal wall behind her that no longer seemed comforting, it was towering over her, unyielding in its oppressive strength along with the others that sealed her in place - she shook her head in an attempt to rid her mind of such thoughts.
"This will sound crazy but when I saw you at that club I-I felt drawn to you and when I was with you it felt-it felt right..." Soifon trailed off in an attempt to save some of dignity by not saying how much she found herself thinking of Yoruichi and she had been worried that Yoruichi would give up and stop calling her. She was expecting Yoruichi to laugh at her but again found the woman smiling at her warmly as she did before.
"I don't think that sounds crazy...anything you do can't be crazier than me practically stalking you just to get you to talk to me." Yoruichi chuckled, trying not to openly admit that she felt the same way and that she thought she was the crazy one for spending days trying to track down one person who she had only met once.
"Now that you mention it, how did you find me?" Soifon asked, genuinely curious. Yoruichi smiled sheepishly while swiftly stretching to try and distract the shorter woman from her answer.
"Oh once I found your number is was easier." she waved her hand dismissively, again pulling at her jacket nervously as the movement made her hand strike the wall, a reminder of that she was sealed shut in a lift. Her eyes darted around and settled on the sealed doors, her mind toying over the idea of prying them open and somehow scrambling to freedom.
"Yoruichi are you alright?" Soifon's eyes narrowed after catching sight of the fear that glinted in Yoruichi's eyes for a brief moment and how she seemed to shrink in on herself, pressing herself against the wall like she was hoping to fall through it.
"Wha - yeah, I'm fine." Yoruichi forced a bright smile across her face.
"If you say so..." Soifon mumbled back, you don't look it...
Yoruichi ran her hand through her hair for what felt like the one hundredth time, her foot tapping repeatedly at a nervous pace. She unzipped her jacket somewhat so she no longer felt like she was being strangled by it and again cast her eyes over Soifon. The shorter woman had remained motionless in her corner for some time now and she appeared to be sleeping. It was hard to tell since her head was bowed low, hiding her face from view and not being able to see those stormy grey eyes or hear her voice was proving problematic to Yoruichi, it felt like she lost her anchor keeping her secure and if Soi was asleep, she didn't want disturb her.
Without Soifon to help distract her though, her mind started to play tricks on her and it wasn't the first time she had to fight off the feeling that the walls were closing in on her, cutting off her air supply inch by inch and she silently cursed the night watch man for leaving his post for the long.
"How could he not hear it? He must have heard it!" Yoruichi exclaimed, jumping to her feet and rushing at the button panel – Soifon jumped awake at the sudden outburst and registered what was going on when Yoruichi started pressing the emergency button repeatedly, not letting up her barrage on the button for one second.
"Yoru-" Soifon fails to stifle a yawn and unable to finish her sentence Soi watches Yoruichi slam her hand onto the button and storm away from it in frustration to start pacing back and forth in front of the closed doors.
"I mean what the hell is he doing out there? The lift has stopped, it's not brain surgery!" Yoruichi shouts at the doors, slamming her hands into them, opened palmed like she was trying to push them away from her, she doesn't take any notice of Soifon pushing herself to her feet – her silver eyes focused intently on Yoruichi as she continues to vent her frustration. Soifon however saw the outburst for what it really was and was assessing the situation, working out the best way to calm the now erratic Yoruichi. "This is your fault." Soifon's eyes widen in shock at this accusation.
"My fault?" Soifon blinked, failing to see how on earth the lift breaking down was her fault.
"If you had talked to me in the first place, I wouldn't have had to track you down here tonight and we wouldn't have gotten stuck in here at all!" Yoruichi slammed her fist into the door again to stress her point, reminding them both of the fact they were confined. Soifon's eye's narrowed when she judged the amount of strength put behind the punch this time round and the lack of reaction Yoruichi had from slamming her hand into the steel surface.
"Well I'm sorry but I own the place, I'm allowed to stay back as long as I like." Soifon spoke slowly in hopes of catching Yoruichi's attention but she doesn't respond, her wild golden eyes were fixed on the sealed doors in front of her as she hit them again, seeking solace in the pain throbbing through her knuckles, the stinging sensation giving her something solid to get a hold of from the fear that had been building in the pit of her stomach. She brought her fist back ready to hit the doors again but her movement was stopped by a firm grip on her forearm and saw that Soifon had stopped her from punching the doors.
"Let go of me." Yoruichi tried pulling her arm only to have Soifon grip's grip tighten, a firm unyielding expression fixed on the shorter woman's face.
"I can't do that." Soifon spoke quietly yet with a clear air of authority vibrating from the words.
"Let. Go." Yoruichi almost hissed back at her – Soifon kept hold of her arm, not wanting Yoruichi to damage her hand further, taking note of Yoruichi's irregular breathing. With a quick glance at the wall a few feet away from them both, Soifon quickly forced Yoruichi back against the cool wall – the movement having the desired effect in catching Yoruichi off guard and making her focus on Soifon now standing in front of her.
"Yoruichi – breathe in," Soifon paused, watching Yoruichi take a deep breath. "Now, breathe out." Soifon relaxed her grip on the taller woman as she breathed out. "Breathe in – breathe out...In and out." Soifon instructed, slowly letting go of Yoruichi as her breathing began to return to normal as Soi continued to guide her with soft spoken words.
"Are you alright?" Soifon asked once she believed Yoruichi was started to recover, gently trailing her fingers across Yoruichi's arm in a soothing manner as Yoruichi lifted her head to smile nervously back at Soifon.
"I-I think so." Yoruichi's voice was quiet, revealing how shaken she was really feeling at being confined within the small space for so long.
"I never would have pegged you as one for being claustrophobic." Soifon murmured softly, still caressing Yoruichi's arm to provide some sort of comfort, glad that she recognised the symptoms and was able to take action before Yoruichi's panic attack could grow worse.
"I'm usual alright." Yoruichi admitted after a slight pause, her voice still sounded shaken, "It's j-just...getting..." Yoruichi's voice trailed off, wondering the best way to describe it.
"Trapped?" Soifon suggested when Yoruichi didn't resume talking.
"Something like that, yeah." Yoruichi answered with a nod. Soifon smiled back her sympathetically, "So much for making this be a good second date, huh." Yoruichi mumbled with a weak smile.
"I wouldn't say that, I've had worse." Soifon reassured her with a gently smile, blushing when she noticed what she was still doing and how close she was standing next to Yoruichi and she quickly withdrew her hand from Yoruichi's arm and stepped back, averting her gaze from Yoruichi to try and hide her blush.
"You could have kept going; I wasn't going to stop you anytime soon." Yoruichi grinned at her, a clear sign to Soifon that Yoruichi was back to her usual self. Soifon rolled her eyes despite feeling pleasantly relieved at hearing the mischievous comment.
"Do you ever stop?" Soi asked, mildly curious to see how the taller woman would respond.
"Not until I get what I want." Yoruichi answered while taking a bold step towards her, easily closing the distance between them, grinning when she saw that Soifon did not step away from her this time.
"What is it that you want?" Soifon spoke, softly biting her lower lip as her senses became overwhelmed by Yoruichi standing a few inches away from her.
"A kiss." Yoruichi stated, tilting her head down to capture Soi's lips with her own. The two of them collided into one another as the floor jerked beneath them as the elevator hummed into life continuing its descent to the ground floor. The two women were both holding their heads from where they had bumped into one another.
"Finally!" Yoruichi cried out with delight at seeing the indicator slowly counting down through the remaining floors.
"That eager to get away from me now?" Soifon continued to rub her now sore head.
"What – No, I didn't mean -"
"I was teasing." Soifon stated when Yoruichi panicked at trying to quickly rectify her previous statement and smiled when she saw the relief flood across Yoruichi's face and yet again found herself floating in a sea of gold once she looked into those golden eyes. "I like you better this way." Soifon murmured softly after seeing Yoruichi's calm expression had returned and felt herself blushing at her comment, something she found herself doing a lot around the taller woman.
"You do?" Yoruichi asked, aware that it was rather a lame question but the truthful statement had caught her off guard and she admitted Soifon seemed to be good at making her stumble over what to say now and then.
"Guess this means we can rule out cave exploring for our third date." Soifon teased as she collected her briefcase on purpose to step away from the taller woman.
"Third date?" Yoruichi asked sounding hopeful even if she was slightly disappointed to not be standing so close to her anymore.
"You want that kiss after all." Soifon confirmed, flashing Yoruichi one of her rare smiles and Yoruichi gratefully returned the smile, though it turned into wicked grin when a thought popped into her head.
"You know, I think this is the first time I haven't had to spend money on a second date." Yoruichi mused to herself, "That has to be some kind of record."
"That's not true, you're paying for that." Soifon smirked, pointing at the pannel Yoruichi had torn off with the snapped wires still sticking out of it.
"You're joking." Yoruichi studied Soifon trying to see if she was joking and stared at her open mouthed as the shorter woman slowly shook her head, indicating that she wasn't and Yoruichi cursed her big mouth.
A/N: Well there it is I hope you enjoyed reading it!
I do prefer the first chapter compared to this one and feel like I should have left this as a one off type thing but I did like the idea of Yoruichi being claustrophobic and wanted to see how that would play out somewhat.
Btw I am currently working on the next chapter for this
P.S Thank you so much for the reviews! I really wasn't expecting any so soon. :D