Authors Note:
So here's the second chapter. I hope you'll enjoy it. As I'm having exams next week, I don't think I will finish the third chapter before the end of next week.
Now let the fun begin ;)
Just one more thing:
As said before I don't own Bleach or its characters. Who would honestly think that I'm that much of an genius ?
Chapter 2: Trouble ahead
That night there weren't many guests ans Soi was getting really bored. Shunsui had suggested to play some drinking games while waiting for orders, but she declined when she saw Nanao glaring at her.
As for the Bartender, by the way he looked now he was probably already playing by himself.
Soi had already lost hope on having a pleasant evening, when a sudden commotion went through the few customers .
Curiously she turned her attention to the door to see where everybody else was now looking.
Although the Chinese woman knew that she would come this evening her breath was taken away by the sight of a tall, big-busted blond, wearing a tight black shirt and a white skirt. Matsumoto Rangiku had entered the bar and sat down at a free table, followed by the eyes of every male in the room.
"Are you aware that every man here is drooling over you ?" Soi asked while writing down her order .
"Hmm? Could it be that you are jealous ?" she teased her lover.
"No, I'm just embarrassed to know you " the waitress countered mockingly and turned to get the order when she was called again.
She turned around only to find herself staring into two hazel eyes and feeling soft, yet hot lips on hers while a gentle hand was cupping her cheek.
Soi quickly broke the kiss, glaring at the woman, who knew exactly that she didn't like this kind of openly displayed affection.
Furiously blushing she went to tell the idiotically smiling Shunsui to tell him which drinks to prepare.
While being in the middle of cashing the cocktails of her girlfriend and Ikkaku, who had joined the blonde woman at her table, she heard a familiar voice that nearly made her drop the money.
The voice belonged to a dark skinned woman with long violet hair standing next to Orihime talking to the waitress.
When Soi's colleague pointed in her direction, the new guest lifted her head and their eyes met.
Three years had passed, since she had last seen those golden orbs.
"Long time no see." the new arrived woman said
"Yo..ru... ichi..."
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Soi woke up yawning, wanting to embrace the woman next to her. She was disappointed when she only found a pillow next to her, realizing that she was lying in the bed alone.
She sunk her face deep into the pillow, inhaling the scent of Yoruichi and herself mixed from last night.
Smiling as well as blushing, she remembered how the older woman had moaned under her touches and how she had made Soi scream her name in exchange.
She covered her naked body with a blanket ans left the bedroom searching for her girlfriend.
It was rare for Yoruichi to leave without waking her up, but as it was just 8 o'clock, she wasn't really angry about being granted more time in the older woman's bed.
Soi tried calling her but the Mobil was off.
She assumed that her father and head of Shihouin Construction, the biggest construction company of the country, had summoned his heir.
Shivering as she thought of the old man, she decided to get back to bed, as her first lecture started at 11.
When she woke up again, she hoped her lover would have come back by now, but the apartment was still empty.
Soi left a note to tell Yoruichi, that she'd gone to the university and that she waited for a call at night.
When the awaited call didn't come until 10 pm, the Chinese girl got a bit angry, but her her anger turned into worry when Yoruichi's Mobil was still turned off.
Considering the time, Soi thought it was the best to just wait until the next morning, she was just overreacting anyway.
Despite those thoughts she couldn't help the awkward feeling, she had, before going to sleep.
After a night of really bad sleep and a lot of nightmares, which all involved Yoruichi being killed or at least getting seriously injured, the worried woman could still only reach the mailbox of her lover.
As she was now really getting scared about Yoruichi's well being, Soi decided to visit her girlfriend's childhood friend, who always knew what the Shihouin woman was up to.
She skipped her first lecture and made her way to Shiba Kuukaku's shop.
Whenever she entered "Shiba's arms", she wondered how somebody could have such a bad taste, to make such a logo
Around the door were two arms drawn, which held a large rifle to complete the door-frame.
Renji, Kuukaku's apprentice, greeted her warmly and told her that the Shiba woman worked on some guns at the back of the shop.
She went into the room in the back, to find the supposedly hard working, lying on a couch, smoking
"Shouldn't you be working, you lazy bum ?"
The lazy bum sat up and smiled at the young woman.
"Since when is it your business, weather I'm working ?" with so much as a welcome, she said
"As you can I'm busy. So what can I do for you?"
Soi's face got serious, as she remembered why she was here.
"I'm worried about Yoruichi. I haven't seen her since Monday night and her Mobil has been turned off since then. I thought you could know where she is ? I am afraid that maybe something happened to her."
"Well actually, when she was here yesterday, she seemed perfectly fine. That was around noon, but as she was just here to get something for her father, we didn't talk a lot.
"So it really had something to do with the old man" Soi thought and said
"Well at least she seems to be OK. Could you call me if you hear anything?"
"Yeah sure." Kuukaku watched the Chinese girl walk to the door.
"Aaaah screw it" she screamed in her thoughts.
"Hey Soi! If you're really that worried, try calling her father at home." she tossed her a piece of paper with the number and waved her good bye.
When she had left the store, Renji peeked into the room.
"So you broke your promise with Yoruichi ?"
"I didn't tell the girl anything. Did I ? " his boss replied while sending smoke clouds to the ceiling
Meanwhile Soi was standing in in front of the shop dialling the number in the paper.
"Shihouin household. How can I help you ?"
"Excuse me , this is Soi Fong speaking. Could I talk to Mr. Shihouin?"
"I'm sorry Miss Fong, but he is in South Africa at the moment."
"Could you please tell him to call me, when he gets back ? I'm searching for his daughter."
"Back ? There was an misunderstanding Miss Fong. Mr. Shihouin isn't coming back. The company's headquarters have been moves to South Africa. I'm only here to make sure none of the family's belongings are left behind. As for Miss Yoruichi, I believe she took the same flight as her father yesterday in the morning."
Soi sunk to her knees in the middle of the street.
No. She couldn't have left to another country without saying a word
She had to be in her apartment, she wouldn't leave her.
With tears in her eyes she ran all the way to Yoruichi's home.
Heavily panting she climbed the stairs to the 4th floor, fumbling the spare key out of her pocket.
Deep inside her she knew that it would be empty, but she couldn't believe it , not until she had seen it with her own eyes.
Empty.
The Chinese girl opened every cupboard, every drawer.
The only clues left of Yoruichi were the linen and the blankets on the bed, that still held her smell.
Soi lay down and cried.
She cried heavily until she was so exhausted, that she fell asleep.
When she woke up it was already dark outside. Soi walked home only to fall in her bed and start crying again.
She would now go to the apartment every single day, hoping for her beloved Yoruichi to be there, waiting for her.
It became a habit, until the day her key wouldn't work any more. The new owner has obviously changed the locks.
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-SLAP-
The sound of Soi slapping Yoruichi in the face echoed through the bar.
"What the... " Nanao jumped up from her seat behind the bar to aid the new customer, but Shunsui grabbed her shoulder and stopped her by simply shaking his head.
His girlfriend hadn't worked long enough at the Seireitei to know her, but the bartender himself had recognized the woman, that had brought so much joy and even more pain in his little colleague's life, in an instant.
"I'm sorry Nanao-san, but I'm not feeling well, I'll take the rest of the night off." without any more words she placed the tablet on the counter ans went out avoiding the sight of Yoruichi.
While Shunsui was desperately trying to calm the clueless manager down, Ikkaku and Rangiku were still looking at the dark skinned woman, who was touching her red cheek in slight pain.
"So she's back." the bold head stated.
"Obviously." was the only answer.
"She's gonna be trouble."
"You bet she is"
With these words she stood up and slowly walked to the exit, where a surprised Yoruichi was still thinking about the recent encounter with the Chinese girl.
She didn't stop until she was one step behind the violet haired woman.
"Don't you ever come near her again." Rangiku warned her.
Now Yoruichi's head shot up. Ripped from her thoughts, she turned around to look at her former friend, who was only showing her back to her.
She was going to reply something, when she was cut off by an even more icy voice than before.
"One more thing. Welcome back."
Never had Yoruichi heard words, spoken with so much hatred, that even a death-threat would have sounded lovely in comparison
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Author's Note :
Well it is a bit longer than I expected it to be, but I don't think it's something to complain.
As said the next update will need sometime, but it will be made for sure. So enjoy the rest of the week.