AN: Again, a bit short. My creative juices weren't flowing so well. I'm sorry!


SECOND PAIR: Orihime & Starrk

When the two arrived in the room, there was a twin-sized bed and a pink sleeping bed. Orihime let out a sigh of relief. So she didn't have to sleep in the same spot as the first espada. Whew…

"Hey, girl." Starrk said, already sounding like he wanted to collapse where he stood, "Where do you want to sleep?"

Orihime clasped her hands together and her eyes turned sparkly, "I always wanted to have an indoor campout! Is it okay if I take the sleeping bag?"

"Sure. Why not?" With that, Starrk trudged over to the twin. It was too small, but frankly, he didn't care. Two seconds later, he flopped onto it and was snoring away.

It wasn't long before-despite the fact that they were both snuggled up and Starrk's snoring vibrated against the walls of the room-Orihime was struck by a surge of boredom (she was an insomniac). The teen bit her lip and whispered tentatively, "Staaarrrk…?"

For some reason, the awful light sleeper tonight, the espada woke with a start, choking on a snore, "Wha-what….?"

"I'm bored."

Starrk groaned. An just when he thought he could be rid of Lilynette for a while, this girl has to deprive him of sleep, too, "What do you want me to do about it?"

"Weeeell…..I saw a little kiddy make-up kit in the corner when we came in….Can I paint your nails or something?"

"No. I go through that too often…"

"Oh…Okay…." Orihime muttered, disappointed, "Err…can I talk to you about some things, then?"

Starrk grunted.

The teen took this as encouragement and began rambling for a good two hours. To put things briefly, she was talking about girl problems.

"….And there's hair in places I never knew possible!" Orihime concluded, horrified. She expected silence, but surprisingly, Starrk launched into a full-blown lecture about the birds, the bees, and puberty.


Gin stared at the screen in shock, "How does…he know all that…?"

"Lilynette's approaching those years, so I suppose he wanted to get ready." Kaname commented.

Gin dropped his balled up fist into the palm of his hand, "I have ta speak to him more!" Then he turned to scowl at the person standing next to him, "Why're ya still here?"