I walked around the Seireitai looking for Renji. I finally found him having a practice match against Rukia. They had just finished fighting and were congratulating each other on a job well done when I walked up to them.

"Oyahoo gozaimasu!" Rukia waved to me.

"Oyahoo gozaimasu, Rukia-nee-san, Renji," I waved to the both of them.

"Sayuri, you're already awake?" Renji marveled at me.

"Baka, I woke up early! In fact, I've been awake for several hours now!" I defended myself.

"Why are you here?" Rukia asked politely.

I turned to her, "Rukia-nee-san, Byakuya-nii-san is ill. It is nothing life-threatening, he just needs to rest. However, Renji, as vice-captain, it is up to you to take up his daily work, as well as your own and my own,"

He glared at me, "Lucky you got suspended when you did,"

I scowled at him, "Like hell! This is a chance to prove oneself, and I've been waiting for that chance! Besides, I'll have to be stuck under his watchful, unrelenting eye!"

Renji thought about it for a second, "You're right, you do have the worse punishment,"

I moved to kick his head, but Rukia restrained me, "Sayuri-imouto, you should be returning to nii-san,"

I nodded sadly, "Hai,"

"Well, I guess I'll see you around later," Renji said, preparing to head out to the 6th division to start working.

"Yeah," I smiled slightly and turned to head back home.

Rukia stopped me, "Take care,"

"I will," I said behind my back to her and left without another word.

So, I now had to tend to my most hated nii-san and be subjected to his presence for more time in a matter of months than I had been in all my years in the Kuchiki clan.

"Pft, why do I have such bad luck?" I muttered aloud as I walked home.

Ikkaku jumped from a random rooftop to my side and started walking next to me, "Guy trouble?"

I reddened, "Baka, that's not something I'll talk to you about!"

"Iie, I suppose not. Then what is it?"

"Byakuya!" I exclaimed as if it was the single most obvious thing in the universe.

He shook his head, "Not that your love life is my business, but to me, it seems like you love him,"

I looked at him, never expecting to hear him say that to me seriously, "What the fuck is your damage! That is wrong in every possible way! I mean, not only is he my superior and brother, but I hate him!"

He sighed, "Don't you know the saying 'there's a thin line between love and hate'?"

I punched Ikkaku in the head and sent him flying, "Nice one!"

I ran home, shaking with furry and revulsion. How could I possibly love Byakuya? Not only did I hate him as an individual, but he stood for everything I hate. Iie, I did not love my brother in any way, nor would I ever. Maybe as a brother, but I doubted that deeply. Iie, Byakuya Kuchiki was unlovable.

I shook off the horrible thoughts Ikkaku had given me and sauntered into Byakuya's room. I made the mistake of not knocking however, so my eyes nearly burned in their sockets as I saw my brother completely naked. He had a much nicer body then you could have imagined. I fainted when he turned around to see me standing in the doorway. Way better.

I woke up on the floor where I fell, only this time my head was on Byakuya's thigh, "Nii-sama?"

"Sayuri, are you alright?"

I looked at him and saw that he was fully dressed, "Now I am,"

He felt my temperature with the back of his hand, "You seem to be fine,"

"I am," I sat up and blinked as I realized that I was out of it for an hour or so.

"So, are you ready to begin?"

I rubbed my head, "Your impossible,"

"Why?" He asked, not really caring what I thought.

"You ask if I'm alright than you make me study!" I sulked.

He rolled his eyes, "We'll begin with knocking before you just enter a room, shall we?"

I frowned at him, "I think I already learned my lesson,"

He looked at me for a moment, "Hai, you did. Fine, we'll go over addressing people, as that seems to be a fairly weak point of yours,"

I shook my head, seriously hating my decision to even become a shinigami at that moment, a choice I always pegged as the best of my life and death.

O-tay! Here's my third post in one day(I think that might be a record)!! I have no reviews yet, and I'm still hoping someone will change that (getting evil, shameless idea). Well, I really have nothing more to say than "Byakuya's nakedness should be visual!"

Ok, wrongness over (for the moment) here's the vocab:

Seireitei: pleace where shinigami/soul reapers live

shinigami: death god

Oyahoo gozaimasu: good morning

nii-sama: respectable suffix for a brother

I think that covers it, and if not, sorry!