Chapter 3: Kick-off!
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be so kind as to take a seat." Aizen motioned towards the chairs spread around the rectangular table.
Kaname, as usual, was at Aizen's right side, and where the shinigami on the left so often missed the meeting, his now grinning face occupied the space.
The Espada did as instructed, and sat.
Aizen smiled at them, a smile that always seemed to scare the shit out off them.
"Dear children, I have a very…unique…announcement to make." He cleared his throat, and proceeded. "It has come to my attention that some of you, and I will mention any names, are displeased by the embellishment of our palace."
Various Espada shifted nervously on their seats.
"Well," Aizen said, "you are not to worry. Gin," he motioned towards his left, "was thoughtful enough to suggest a solution."
Blank stares were aimed at him, along with a few incredulous glances.
The brunette smiled, and said rather brusquely, "We will…allow…decorations and the like in our home," his brow furrowed, "in your rooms, of course."
He hesitated before going on, "And we will have a different theme every week."
Harribel stared, and spoke quietly, "Aizen-sama, what ever do you mean by themes?"
Aizen spoke, "As if in-!"
The coaxing voice of his fellow shinigami interrupted, "Like Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, Arabian nights, etc etc."
"OH?" Nnoitra stood up, smacking his fist against the table, "I'll be Romeo!" He smirked and said, "And Harribel can be Juliet."
Harribel fixed a glare at him, and stood up abruptly, "Like hell you will! I'll be Romeo, and you'll be Juliet!"
They glowered at each other, the rest of the Espada and the Shinigami staring at them in an awkward silence.
Gin said "Ma, ma, no need to fight! We already got our cast anywaaaays."
Everyone, but Aizen and Kaname, stared at him.
Grin grinned, and squealed, "Romeo will be Ulqui-chan!" A few amused and barely contained pffts were heard among the group.
Grimmjow, Nnoitra, and Yammy snickered.
"And our Juliet will be-!" Gin was cut off by his sudden shrill shout as he fell backwards on his chair.
Ulquiorra's leg untwisted from the right leg of the chair, and silently retreated.
The room was filled with laughter, which was all directed at Gin.
Gin smiled, a sly, venomous smile, and hissed through gritted teeth, "Whoever laughed gets to be Juliet's nurse, Rosaline, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, and a servant."
The laughter stopped, the occasional giggle and snort appearing it's way into Gin's ears.
"Tsk, whatever," Gin muttered.
Aizen sighed, and massaged his temples, "Children, you are dismissed."
The Espada stood up, and vowed.
As they exited the room, a snarky remark by a voice resembling Nnoitra's, mumbled, "Later, sorry excuse for a Shinigami."