Hunted
3 Weeks Later
Yoruichi had spent the first half of her day picking out her outfit for her third date with Soifon. It had been several weeks since they had been stuck in lift together and regretted the fact it had taken so long for them to finally make plans but apparently Soifon ran a busy hectic life which was all the more reason Yoruichi wanted the night to go perfectly. She had spent a large amount of time second guessing her choices, she wanted to dress up yet not over do it, wanted to show some skin but not too much to appear slutty in Soifon's eyes and she ended up throwing half her clothes around the drab room that was her bedroom and stormed off, figuring her mind would be clearer after a hot dip under the shower.
Little did she know that half way across town, Soifon was going through the exact same turmoil and was pacing back and forth through her penthouse wondering how the idea of going on an official date with Yoruichi had her worrying over her outfit, something she had sworn would never ever happen to her and had laughed at her friends when they called, seeking advice on the politics of dress wear and the rules of dating. She had been on plenty of dates before only there had never been any kind of real connecting spark between her and her past acquaintances, it was only recently that she had realised this was because she was gay and summarised if she hadn't thrown herself into her career she would have discovered this sooner only now she had risen to the top and discovered she had a lot more free time on her hands than she thought she would, too much as she found her mind wandering and noticed that her gaze lingered longer on the female employees.
She confided in one of her closer friends she worked with, Isane Kotetsu about this and realised she most likely got along better with Isane because she was openly gay and had been in relationship with her female partner, Retsu Unohana for 3 years now. Soifon was yet to meet the woman who had stolen her friend's heart but had heard a lot about her and was happy for them both. Her conversation with Insane turned out to be scarily useful, useful in that Isane was able to help her work out her own feelings about being gay and scary in that Insane had provided friendly nudges spaced out over a good few months till she finally shouted at Soifon to 'get out and about' to meet new people since Soifon had come to terms with being attracted to other women and it was thanks to Isane that Soi had finally bit the bullet and gone out on the night she met Yoruichi.
She spotted the dark goddess the second she entered the club, it was hard not to notice her beauty as she paraded around the room, splitting away from the group she arrived with and headed straight to the bar. A few people sat between her and Soifon and Soi found herself transfixed by her, unable to take her eyes off of the woman and just hoped she wouldn't be caught ogling at her. Her hair shone a deep purple that made the dark red dress she was wearing stand out more which Soifon noted with a deep blush, showed off her well endowed chest extremely well. Luckily the woman left as soon as she had her drinks arrived and if she spotted Soifon staring at her, she made no outward sign of it. Soi caught sight of her many times during that night from her seat at the bar and debating furiously over approaching the mysterious goddess or not since that was what she had come out for and Isane would no doubt chew her apart if she didn't at least try and talk to her.
This worked well in theory but putting it into action and actually striking up a conversation with the woman was a terrifying thought. Soi had never seen her before, had no clue who she was and would most likely never see again if she didn't go and talk to her but the idea of approaching her and getting shot down by her was enough to keep Soifon rooted to the bar stool. She thought about just leaving but her need to know what would happen was too strong to just let her get up and walk away. When she finally got dizzy from her mind going around in circles and most likely from the drinks she had been buying, she sent a text to Isane on what to do and was told that she is a human being just like everyone else and was told to approach her and just strike up a conversation followed with a good luck message.
Strike up a conversation...like what...hi there, I'm gay, you? Soi rolled her eyes at this just as she spotted the elusive woman weaving through the crowd towards the bathroom. Soifon watched her go and glanced at the time via her phone, she had been sat alone making friends with the barman for over 2 hours now and figured now was as good a chance as any and if she got rejected, she would simply call it quits for the night and go home. Soifon grabbed her glass and downed the rest of its contents and hopped off the stool now that her target had rounded the corner and dodged through the crowd after her.
She rounded the corner and quickly ducked back round, hoping she hadn't been spotted and was surprised to find her stomach tighten in protest to what she just saw and if she glanced sideways could still see. The goddess was back up against the wall with, in Soifon's mind, some ugly looking lunkhead practically drooling over her and what really drove the nail into the coffin so to speak was that the area was secluded from the pounding music enough that she could hear their conversation when all she really wanted to do was get back to the bar and get enough alcohol in her system to make her forget all about the woman.
"Knew you'd come this way eventually." The man stated smugly, Soifon scowled as he put his arms on either side of woman and she turned away from the now very intimate scene taking place.
"Didn't realise you were that smart."Soifon heard the woman respond coolly back. Wait what...that doesn't sound right, Soifon thought and glanced back at the two of them and forced her mind to work through the light haze the drinks had created. For an private setting between a couple, the woman actually looked very uncomfortable at having the man that close to her, if anything she looked more like she had been trapped and was pressing herself against the wall just to get more distance between herself and the leering buffoon now that Soi had taken more time to examine their body language. She suddenly felt very relieved that this slender beauty was not with the lumbering idiot.
"Don't need to know a lot to show you a good time." He pushed his luck further by actually placing both his hands on the woman's hips. Soifon's scowl deepened when she saw the woman flinch from the contact and the calm expression slipped briefly when the woman realised the dress prevented her from taking any effective action against the man's advances without it tearing and given the approaching situation, that happening would not help in the slightest. Soifon also realised this fact as well and had seen enough.
"There you are! Been looking for you everywhere, you promised me that dance remember?" Soifon stepped into the hallway, projecting her voice more than necessary to be heard but it did the job in startling the man and he quickly backed away from the woman. The taller woman looked very relieved to say the least as Soifon advanced on them both.
"M-me?" the man stuttered, looking very confused. Soifon glared at him as she stopped in front of the dark goddess.
"Back off scumbag." She spat back at him and quickly grabbed hold of the woman's hand and led her out of the corridor and back into the main section of the club.
"You're timing was perfect. There anyway I can thank you?" the tall goddess asked with a smile once they were a good safe distance away from where the man had been.
"You could always give me that dance." Soifon replied, feeling braver at having melted into that heart warming smile and crossed her fingers, hoping against hope that she wouldn't get turned down.
"For saving my night, you're definitely getting more than one." The woman replied. Soifon now had the difficult task of not jumping for joy right there and then, not only had she asked an extremely hot woman for a dance, one most certainly way out her league at that, the beautiful goddess had said yes. She did her best to contain her waves of excitement though couldn't stop the big surprised smile from spreading across her face at her luck. "We gonna go dance then?" the woman prompted and Soifon realised she had just been standing, smiling back at the goddess like an idiot without doing anything. Come on, snap out of it. You've gone dancing before! Just grab her hand. Soifon scolded herself and forced her body into action and she guided Yoruichi through the dancing crowd and stopped to turn around to face her goddess who had already started swaying in time with the music.
Thankful for the power of the alcohol in her system, Soifon had no problem matching pace with the woman and could only stare in amazement as the dancing goddess inched closer towards her until their bodies were barely touching and Soifon could have sworn she spotted relief cross the woman's face when Soifon didn't back away or scorn her advances. Seeing this only empowered Soifon, it showed her that the woman was nervous too and she wasted no time in closing what distance remained between them both by wrapping her arms around the woman's hips and ground against her and together they moved as one to the pulsing tempo.
Time felt like it slowed down and Soifon forgot that the two of them were standing in the middle of dancing crowd, she was only aware of the woman as she leaned in closer, brushing her face against Soi's and shivered from the pleasant feeling of her breath on the side of her neck.
"I'm Yoruichi by the way." The woman told her and Soifon's heart jumped a beat when she felt Yoruichi nip her ear playfully with her teeth before she shifted and rested her forehead against Soi's.
"S-Soifon." Soi gasped in return from the sensation and just when she realised she wanted to feel it again, Yoruichi captured Soi's lips with her own in a tender, lasting kiss with her smooth rich lips moving in a slow sensuous rhythm. Once the shock had worn off and Soifon's mind had been able to process that the hottest woman she had seen in the club was in fact kissing her, she granted Yoruichi's tongue access to her mouth and moaned into the kiss.
Yoruichi pulled back slightly, ending the gentle assault on Soi's lips and muttered something Soi wasn't able to hear over the music.
"What was that?" Soifon managed to ask, pleased she was able to conceal her disappoint at the loss of contact and she desperately wanted it back.
"Oh I-I asked if you wanted a drink." Yoruichi quickly responded and Soi could have sworn she saw the faintest trace of blush on the woman's face only Yoruichi turned to look at the bar too soon for her to be certain. Not wanting anymore drinks, Soifon stopped Yoruichi before she could move.
"I'd prefer if we could go talk somewhere with less noise." Soifon told her, gesturing around her to the dancing crowd that this wasn't the best place to try and hold a conversation.
"I know just the place." Yoruichi grinned back at her.
Soifon blushes as she recalls her next actions that night and how little she attempted conversation despite being the one to suggest it. She didn't know if it was the rush from alcohol, if it was because she finally realised what the big deal was about kissing someone or if she simply couldn't believe her luck at getting anywhere with someone as beautiful as Yoruichi but Soifon couldn't keep her hands off the woman. All through the cab ride back and at Yoruichi's place she made a point of initiating contact, brushing her leg against Yoruichi's, letting her hand linger on her arm, lips caressing skin and if anything, her actions just encouraged Yoruichi further. They became lost in the rush of feelings they gave one another and the more they gave, the more they wanted and needed it.
As amazing as that night had been, she couldn't believe it when she woke up the next day and she had squinted around the strange room, taking in the decrepit walls and tattered floor boards and groaned out in protest to her pounding skull as she tried to move but was stopped by the strangely familiar weight on top of her. She squinted down at her stomach and saw a bright purple mess of hair spread across her bare skin, followed by chocolate coloured skin equally bare of any clothing like herself. She did the only thing she could think to do at finding herself in a strange place and in the bed of someone she had only met the night before. She panicked. She lashed out at the sleeping woman, thrashing about till she successfully scrambled out from underneath Yoruichi who had now curled up in ball in protection against the onslaught.
From the stinging sensation in her knuckles Soifon knew she had struck the woman several times in her bid for escape and ignored it, choosing to search the mess of scattered clothes for her own. She paid no attention to Yoruichi's mumbled cries of pain and confusion as she started to slowly comprehend what had happened as Soifon shoved her clothes on. She just wanted to get out and away to more familiar ground, not believing she had willingly chosen to take part in any of night's activities. She just couldn't be that way, it wasn't her at all. The only other option was to actually believe that someone had made her feel that safe and secure within a few hours of meeting one another for the first time and that scared her. It was unheard of...such a thing was simply impossible! So she blamed the alcohol and she blamed Yoruichi and she ran from the room.
What the hell I am doing! Soifon thought and she felt that same panic grip her as she stood before her open closet, realising she had spent the day worrying over this third date and how it could possibly turn out and debating on what to wear. This isn't me at all! I don't do this type of stuff, I don't fawn over the idea of date like some –some stupid teenage girl! She flung the top she was currently holding on the ground and stomped out of the room, agitated at her own behaviour and a little scared that Yoruichi had been able to gain this power over her after such little time. Anyone having that kind of power over her was the reason she had ran away from home, they had wanted her to get married to some man that would bring wealth and fortune to their family so long as she played the happy housewife and dropped all her lifetime goals to stand at his side. She had worked too hard to be set on a shelf and shown off whenever deemed necessary so she had left. It wasn't easy and she had more than her fair share of bad luck in the process but she had worked hard to gain everything she had now and she did it all by herself without anyone overshadowing her every move. It's why she avoided relationships, that was free time she could be putting to better use and if she did become involved with someone, they would eventually want more of her time and waiting on them hand and foot.
She could not and would not forget the way her mother saw to her father's every need to the point that when she did try and assert her on view on things, he would not listen since she had no power and that's what they wanted for her...to be a happy, submissive, little housewife. Never! She would not let any man or woman have that power over her and Yoruichi already held too much. This had to change.
For all her indecisiveness Yoruichi was able to arrive 10 minutes early at the restaurant having settled for a simple yet elegant black dress that ended just above her knees and the halter neck style left her shoulders and back exposed. For this reason she had chosen to wait inside at the restaurant's bar where it was considerably warmer than outside and it also meant she could sit down and simply bask in the atmosphere of the evening, declining the bartender's offer of drinks. It was still too soon and she didn't want to be drunk before Soifon arrived since she didn't see that going over too well.
The restaurant itself had a pleasant relaxed feeling to it in that there was no official dress code set out, you could go there with a group of friends and have a good laugh or request for a secluded table for a more intimate setting. For this reason, Yoruichi didn't feel too out of place for sitting at the bar by herself since she often came here for meals with friends now and then and was more than relieved when Soifon had suggested they go there for their date, it meant they had another thing in common which was always a plus in Yoruichi's book when trying to start a new relationship.
No matter how comfortable she was at making small talk with the bar tender she couldn't ignore the creeping anxiety as the arranged meeting time came and went with no sign of Soifon anywhere, not even a text message or sign of a missed phone call she had somehow managed to overlook despite checking her phone nervously every few minutes as the time passed by.
"Sure you don't want a drink? You look a little tense." The bar tender had wandered back over to her. Yoruichi cast another glance towards the entrance but there was no sign of her anywhere and she couldn't quite picture Soifon as the type to be late, especially not 30 minutes late.
"Sure...surprise me." She added with a sigh, not too fussed over what she was given as she pulled her phone out again and sent a quick text message. She didn't have to wait long for a response which she was thankful for.
'Hell has literally ripped open. May be a while yet.' She scoffed at the dramatic choice of wording but hoped it wouldn't take too long as she tucked her phone away.
After paying for her drink, she made a more conscious effort to chat with the bar tender in hopes of deterring any stranger from approaching her while she waited, normally she would have smiled and indulged them in a conversation except tonight she really wasn't in the mood nor did she have the patience as the time slowly passed by and luckily she didn't have to deal with anyone, only one man chose to approach her and the bar tender sent him away when he saw her disinterest.
"I am so sorry I took so long." Someone panted breathlessly behind her.
Yoruichi turned towards the familiar voice and leapt off the bar stool and launched herself at the woman diving on to the woman. Extremely grateful to finally be rescued from the boredom of waiting she locked her limbs around her, trapping her in the embrace, tighter than she usual did.
"Whoa, what happened to you?"
"I got stood up." Yoruichi admitted after a moment's hesitation, still unwilling to release her friend from her grasp. She felt firm hands grab her shoulders and she reluctantly allowed herself to be pushed back slightly so her friend could look at her.
"You're joking right?" Kukaku asked disbelievingly.
Yoruichi shook her head in disagreement, indicating that she wasn't.
"Alright, let's go out and get absolutely shitfaced!" Kukaku exclaimed her one cure for any and all events.