Okay, the 5th chapter! Arigatou for all those who read my story and those who review, of course! I've been needing a boost cause this story does, well… Kinda, uh… Suck? Maybe boring? It's probably my doubts but… Bah, I'll just leave you to reading this then!

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Chapter5 The Reason You Don't Take In A Stripper

Yoruichi woke up to ringing.

Some swear words.

And also her blanket being pulled away.

It wasn't her idea of a great morning, if it even was morning. The sun looked like it was still sleeping, like the rest of the damn world.

Groping for the blankets, her hands touched something else and on impulse, wrapped her hands around the soft, warm object and pulled it close.

"What the-- Yoruichi?!"

Both women snap their eyes wide and stare at each other. Clearly this wasn't the stripper's room and obviously Soi Fong had forgotten there was someone else now living with her. They both blink…and scream.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Soi Fong practically screamed, flustered, and scrambled away from Yoruichi's grasp.

"M-ME?" The goddess spluttered out, "JUST WHERE THE HELL IS 'HERE'?!"

Their mouths were wide open and they stayed at the opposite side of the bed staring at each other, waiting for the words to come out. Soi's cheeks were tinted pink and if you looked closely, so was Yoruichi's. Soon, the cocoa-skinned woman's eyes drifted across Soi's body. Seems like they both like to sleep in their lingerie.

That was when a pillow was thrown at her. "Oof!" Blinking and putting a hand to her forehead, she shook her head and looked confusingly at Soi. "What was that for?"

"It's impolite to stare," was the simple reply.

"I could care less if it was," the stripper retorted bluntly, still staring.

Soi scowled. "This is my house. You're not even supposed to be here."

They both blinked again. Everything that was just said seemed correct. So maybe they're going on the right track. Then Yoruichi's mind clicked and the camera started rolling. When the smirk on her face appeared, Soi started to feel dread and prayed to the kamis that they didn't do anything last night. Anything.

"You know… I didn't know you liked things rough… Soi Fong." Her body started to move on its own accord and she crawled seductively towards Soi Fong with her sexy grin that pulled anyone within a 10-foot radius towards her like a black hole. Soi's body froze and her face drained of color. We didn't do anything. We didn't do anything! she frantically repeated in her head. Yoruichi just kept crawling until she pushed Soi down gently and was exactly right on top of her.

Soi could do nothing to stop her. She laid rigid with a tightly closed mouth and she would've shut her eyes closed if it weren't for those sparkling golden ones gazing right at her. A blush started to go over her pale face at the warmth Yoruichi was releasing and a part of her couldn't help but feel excited. Her heart was starting to race.

At the same time, the disgraced stripper was having thoughts of the woman underneath her. None of them knew how long they stayed that way thinking until Soi's second, yes second, alarm clock blared loudly.

Yoruichi yelped at the ringing noise and fell off the bed with a thud, releasing Soi prisoner. At the ring, Soi snapped herself out the trance and took a deep breath before standing. The close contact and the lack of clothing unsettled her nerves. She had to take her mind off things and her morning run was just what she needed.

When Yoruichi peeked her head up, Soi was gone and she couldn't help but feel lonely. She didn't know why but maybe since she was now living with someone, maybe she'll be able to have at least one normal conversation with someone. "Uh oh," she suddenly said and a sheepish grin took on her lips. "Hope Soi Fong didn't take what I said seriously…"

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Yoruichi astonishingly found a bag of her clothes near the doorway and looked for something suitable to wear. That was when Soi came racing down the stairs and paused her stampede when she stood in front of a blinking Yoruichi.

"Uh… Running?" she guessed as her eyes looked Soi up and down. Soi only nodded. Hesitantly, Soi asked, "Do you…maybe, wanna come?" She waited nervously for an answer as she shifted one foot to the other.

Yoruichi blinked and found herself not knowing what to say. That's strange, she thought to herself, Don't I always have something to say? In an unsure manner, she asked nervously, "Um, you don't mind?" Soi shook her head. "Well then, hold on a sec. Lemme just…" She turned her back on Soi and leaned down (Soi madly blushed when she had a full front view of Yoruichi's rear) to take out black sweats and a white tank top. Putting them on quickly, she tied her hair into a ponytail and turned back, a small grin widening on her face. "Well, what are we waiting for?"

Soi seriously hoped her face wasn't as red as she thought it was.

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Two hours later…

-Pant-pant-pant-

"I WIN!!" The goddess screeched to a stop just about three seconds before Soi did. Her smile was wide and she was obviously pleased with herself. "Soi Fong, I never had this much fun with anyone! I--" But at the sentence that just came out, she really wanted to erase that and play the moment all over again. She didn't want Soi to think that the most fun she ever had was a race in the cold morning air. That'd be embarrassing, to say the least.

Luckily, Soi was too bewildered to notice. She had ran and jogged every moment of her free time just to feel that air rushing at her and here was someone she barely knew who just defeated her in a race. And she thought Yoruichi was just a stripper.

Yoruichi smirked at Soi and waited for her to do something. "Well, are we going in now?"

Soi didn't answer but when she moved into the direction of her home, she figured that to be a yes.

When Soi came into her house, she didn't bother blasting her stereo. She wanted to have a chat with Yoruichi about their deal. "I'm going to take a quick shower. You can have one when I'm done."

When she was about to take on the flight of stairs, Yoruichi called out, "That's very generous of you but don't you think it'll be faster if we took it together?" The cold woman was met with a grin when she whipped around. She just gave her a stare and then went up the stairs, leaving Yoruichi with a What-did-I-do? look.

While Soi was in the shower, she thought about everything. It was too much for her head though so she just sighed and relaxed her tense body. I wonder what she's doing… Soi's eyes glanced towards the closed door. …Probably looking through my things, I bet. At this she frowned.

Actually, Yoruichi wasn't technically looking through her stuff, but she was curious. So she snooped through her kitchen first. She hadn't had any breakfast after all. Or coffee. "Now, where does she keep her--oh, here we are!"

A happy smile plastered on her face, she made herself coffee and toast. But when she was done with that, she couldn't help but consider making something else. "Well, can't hurt making more breakfast, right?" She shrugged to herself and hummed as she went off looking through the shelves. There was only one problem and she had already forgotten about it through her excitement. She had no idea how to cook

Who knows what kind of place Soi Fong's kitchen would be when she came back?

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Luckily, Soi Fong had a quick shower, as she had said. So, no disasters happened. Only incidents and a few on-purpose injuries.

Yoruichi busied herself with her meal so that she wouldn't have to wince every time Soi Fong sent a glare her way. Really, she had only gotten the bacon on fire and spilled the pancake mix over the counter. What was there to be mad about? To Yoruichi, Soi Fong was the one who made the most mess. She was the one who threw plates and bowls at her and it wasn't her fault that they missed and broke once they hit the wall extra hard. You'd think she was trying to kill her if any of those had shot her.

And fortunately for her, Soi Fong calmed down soon enough and accepted her help on cleaning. "Are you done eating?" Yoruichi was shook out of her thoughts at Soi's voice. "Hm?" She looked down at her plate and saw that her food was all gone and she had probably eaten absentmindedly. Then noticing that her plate was being taken away, she looked up and saw Soi retreat back to the sink and wash it. "I have to go somewhere in a few hours so I wanted to talk to you about our deal." She grabbed the towel nearby and dried her hands. She turned around to face Yoruichi and leaned on the counter. "The deal was that you help me with my problem about your boss and in return I provide shelter. Am I correct?"

The goddess nodded. "That's all you wanted to say?" she asked amused. She was expecting a long discussion with Soi Fong.

Soi only scowled. "I only wanted to make sure we both knew what exactly our deal was."

"Riiiight." The tanned woman smirked. "But I should buy you your plates and bowls in replace of your broken ones. It would be rude of me not to." She made to stand up and when Soi was about to protest, she held up a hand. "No, now unless you wanna come, no wait--I didn't see my car in the driveway so…"

"My car doesn't have any gas," Soi immediately said.

"No gas?" the stripper questioned with a raised eyebrow. "Then how do you expect getting to wherever it is you were planning on going to?"

"A friend on mine will be picking me up."

"Well then, we'll just walk to the store."

"No, wait--"

"Let's go, Soi Fong!" Yoruichi said cheerfully and pulled Soi out the kitchen and through the house with Soi barely being able to slip her shoes on and lock the door. The change of events bewildered Soi once more.

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Not such a good chapter, I know but yeah. I'm glad that I was able to update though cause I'm busy with school. I'm still trying to figure out what will happen in the next chapter but the two will be going to the store--something might happen to Yoruichi (don't know for sure)--and maybe a race (that was the thing Soi was going to). But it'll be Tatsuki racing I think. Am I giving out too much information? If I am, please say so cause I don't wanna do it if you guys think I'm spoiling the chapter or whatever. XD