The whole thing with Byakuya just remained in orihime's mind, of course she knew men found her attractive and a couple of them would actually tell her but for a reason she couldn't understand how and why she should feel strange about how Byakuya teased her, most likely Byakuya was even pulling her legs and she's letting it get into her head. She sighed as she adjusted her blue hair pins while giving her hair a soft brush with her fingers and looked herself over in the mirror.

…..Orihime's POV…..

As I finished washing up, I got ready and straightened out my hair and outfit, I sighed as I looked myself over in the mirror. I missed my old clothes but I never missed the "me" that wore them. I winced as I remembered dressing up wasn't really necessary. I'd change into a Shinigami soon and probably for the whole day.

I'm surprised Byakuya hasn't called me out yet for wasting a lot of time. Staying with him made me nostalgic of the time I spent with my brother. Part of the reasons I wanted to be a soul reaper was to find my brother but the soul society was hard to cover, even for a captain. I know I'd find him one day though, maybe even make him became a soul reaper.

I was snapped out of my wavering thoughts when I finally heard a usual stoic voice I didn't know I longed to hear.

"You can just tell me you wanted to stall so we'd avoid kurosaki"

"What?" I was honestly bewildered by his assumption.

"You know…you're wasting time so we can reschedule for you to recover from your heartbreak before we start the mission" he said sounding sarcastic yet still void of emotions, I just don't get why he has to act like some sub zero all the damn time.

If he wants to play cold, Two can play at the game, but I had nothing on him for now. I'll make sure I get the opportunity to be sassy, stoic, sarcastic and probably seductive, that always got men.

I opened the door to see him already in his shinigami form then he looked me over before I sensed he was about to speak again.

"You wasted all that time playing dress up with a gigai you aren't even going to make use of" This time he raised a brow at me and I gave him one right back.

"Don't forget I'm the 'only' soul reaper that can use most of my powers even while I'm in a gigai."

He said nothing as I involuntarily swayed my hips as I walked passed him to the front door. "Are you coming 'captain kuchiki'" I said adding some spite behind the pronunciation of his name.

Before I could open the door. I found myself pressed against the door quite roughly as a gasped at the impact my back had with the door while his right hand locked the space on my right side to keep me from escaping.

"What makes you feel you can talk to me like that?"

I was getting angry at this point. He'd been trying to provoke me since yesterday and now he had me pinned against the wall? He should know his place. Captains are supposed to be on par so he also can't talk to me with contempt. I honestly couldn't find the words to tell him. Instead of talking I decided to use a bit of my powers, just a bit.

…..Byakuya's Pov…..

I wasn't so mad at her but I can't have her disrespecting me.

I didn't mean to be so rough when I pinned her against the door but I guess I wasn't used to handling such a fragile looking form.

She was shocked, I could see that and I could also see she looked mad and that made me excited somewhat. I'd like to hear what she had say.

Suddenly I was engulfed in a glowing orange light and I felt myself in a swift pace, retracing all the steps I made, until I was seated on the couch which was the thing I was doing while she was in the bathroom.

This must be what it meant to have a time related power. She has really mastered the nitty-gritty and to be able to use that while in a gigai was plain amazing.

I couldn't help but think how dangerous her power really was. She could very well erase me from existence if she pleased. I felt embarrassed that I was made to move without my consent.

The light shortly dissipated and I turned to her and looked at the wrong place yet again, her very very beauti- scratch that. I turned over to look at her and we mistakenly had a brief moment of eye contact. She blinked a couple of times and spoke.

"Wouldn't it shame you Captain Kuchiki if we were to arrive late?" And with that she opened the door and stepped out.

"That woman was very well pushing my buttons. She's playing sassy with me now?" .

…..

"Don't you want to change into your soul reaper form?" I asked her then stupidly added "ohh I see. You still want to somehow hide the truth from Kurosaki huh?"

She just huffed. "You do know I haven't used my flash step because of you right? And we would have already met with Kurosaki like 30mins ago"

"Fine! If it will stop you from bickering" She said as she swallowed one of chappy pills and separated from her body then ordered it to head back home. Then without warned she flash stepped ahead and I was forced yet again to follow her lead.

"I actually excepted you to do something cool like flash stepping in your gigai…you know since you can do most things in your gigai"

"Captain Kuchiki. You are being very talkative it's disturbing. I thought you weren't the type to make conversations or bicker even" She said in a sarcastic tone that for some reason got under my skin.

"Although you are right but I find myself talking freely around you like I did when my wife was still-"

I couldn't believe I just showed that bit of emotion and actually suggested my late-wife shared and Orihime shared something in common because they don't yes I find myself talking more around this woman but it's not the same feeling nor is it the same type of conversations.

Orihime slowed down and stopped so I did too, to make sure everything was fine. She walked closer to me and stopped mere inches in front of me, then she looked at then ground. "It must hurt, I'm sorry" she said suddenly looking up with her eyes teary.

She pitied me but I was fine. It was a long time ago and I'd forgotten most of it. She looked so vulnerable and cute I didn't know when I reached out for her cheeks with my palm and pressed my lips into hers.

….Orihime's Pov….

I knew he'd probably still miss his late wife even though he didn't show it and it felt good that I could make him open up but, I know I'm probably not anything like his late wife and hoped he didn't totally see me in that light only. It took a while for the emotions to sink in but it had me thinking of all the people I'd lost and I knew he'd had felt that kind of pain. I stopped in my tracks and he did shortly. I was acting based on emotion from here on out. I pitied him for ever feeling the way I felt when I lost those close to me. I felt my eye was filling with tears so I looked down "it must hurt. I'm sorry" I said as I looked up at him and he'd seen the tears I was trying to hide from him.

Then something I totally didn't expect happened. He caressed my cheek as he softly kissed me. It felt like a minute before my brain registered I should react either to give in or push him away.

I found myself sinking into the kiss and kissing him back. Then he broke apart for a second only to crash his lips back into mine again with more pressure this time and I was suddenly feeling hot, which made me make a really embarrassing girly sound and then I hung my hands on his shoulders as I really started to relax and he also rapped his hands around my waist.

It was then a familiar person's voice brought me back to reality.

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