Okay, here is chapter 3! Sorry it took so long to get it updated. I was a bit lazy (well, I'm always lazy, but I was lazier more than usual and more focused on my other story) and didn't start it or work on it for a while. But, I hope that you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters, though I do own Lacie and Beth. I do not make any money off of this.

Tease the Girl

Chapter three The Plan in Action and Introductions

"So tell me Rangiku, what is Lacie like?" Gin asked as he and Rangiku sat at her house, hanging out in her living room that Thursday.

"She is actually really kind." She replied, for some reason feeling cautious.

"Okay. You know what, I've been bored recently." He said randomly, making Rangiku start worrying for Lacie. He wasn't random, meaning these two things were connected. But, instead of saying anything she just nodded in response. "I came up with a good way to cure this boredom today at lunch. Wanna hear it?"

"Um, should I worry?"

"Maybe."

"Then, fine. I'll hear what you came up with." She said, at once exasperated and curious.

"Well, do you remember the rumors about Lacie that I told you about?" He asked, wanting her to know the reason behind his plan. When she nodded, he continued. "Well, I'm going to be a good friend to you. I'm going to see if they are true or not." He said, finished. Rangiku stared at him, shocked.

"Are- are you kidding?" She said, barely able to say that. Gin nodded, amused at her response. Suddenly Rangiku calmed down, worrying him. "Well, good luck. Because from what I can tell, you will fail. Either way everyone will get amused from watching you try." She said, sitting back and smirking at Gin, who had stopped smiling and opened his eyes to stare at her.

"You best not tell her of my plans. That might ruin the surprise for her, and she might not react to what I do."

"Hai, hai. But, can I tell Beth-chan? As long as she can keep a secret?" she said, curious of what Beth's reaction would be.

"Only as long as she promises not to tell anyone." He said, knowing that there was no way to fight Rangiku. She smiled, happy that she would be able to learn what Beth would do, Gin returning to having his eyes closed and having a smile on his face as they continued their conversation with random, useless topics.

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"Beth! I have a question." Rangiku asked Beth the next morning. Beth, along with Lacie, turned around to look at her. "Can you keep a secret?" She asked, Beth looking confused but nodding in response. Rangiku walked over, meaning whispering the secret into Beth's ear so that Lacie couldn't hear. "Do you remember the rumors that I heard about Lacie? Well, Gin, the guy that I heard that from wants to see if it's true." Beth laughed, having nodded at all the right times. "But you need to keep that a secret!"

"Of course I will. I think I like that person already!" Beth said, being honest. Lacie gave them a weird look, not knowing what was going on but having a feeling that it was about her.

"May I be informed about what is going on?" She asked, getting a bad feeling when both of the other people said no at the same time.

"It's a secret!" Beth said, sounding like a kid. A couple of seconds later she jumped when the bell rang, making Rangiku and Lacie laugh at her as they started heading to their classroom. "Wait, are you two laughing at me?" She asked, shocked. Lacie nodded, not wanting to lie. After all, it was more amusing when you told her the truth.

Walking into the room, they went over and decided to hang out by Beth's and Lacie's desks.

"So, anything interesting happening, Lacie-chan?" Rangiku asked, trying to get a conversation started.

"No, not really. At least, as far as I am aware of." She said, eyeing the other two girls, referring back to the secret conversation. "But, other than a gut feeling, no. Nothing is going on." She said, shrugging.

"Well, it sounds like you're bored. Let's hang out sometime." Beth said, wanting to hang out with her friend. "I should go to your house. I want to see your little brother."

"I actually live by myself now." Lacie said, informing her on how she had been living.

"Oh, I like your little brother; he's so cute! And your parents are nice too." She said, Rangiku becoming curious.

"You have a little brother?" She asked, wanting to know.

"Yes, I do. His name is Jacob. He is actually only five." Lacie said, smiling. She loved her brother; he had so much innocence.

"I didn't know that." Rangiku said, her face showing shock. She suddenly thought of something. "You live by yourself?" She asked, curious. 'Cause if she did, that would help Gin, whose parent's didn't trust him enough to live by himself, with his plan.

"Yes, I do." She said, eying her with suspicion. She didn't like the glint in her eye… Maybe she was just imagining things. Yeah, that had to be it. Because what could her living alone have anything to do with their whispering?

"Oooh! The three of us have to have a slumber party at Lacie's house tonight! It is now the weekend, or it will be after today." Beth said randomly, having just thought of that. Lacie thought, thinking that it was a good idea.

"That's a good idea Beth! Oh, we can play Truth or Dare." Rangiku suggested, making Beth and Lacie frown slightly though they quickly lost them before Rangiku even noticed.

"Well, I don't know so much about the Truth or Dare, but other than that I have no problem with that. As long as you two give me enough time to get some snacks for us to have."

"Why don't we meet up at the supermarket at four so we can get stuff then, and then go over to Lacie-chan's house after that. How does that sound?" Rangiku suggested, hoping that they thought it was a good idea.

"Sounds good. Gives me time to hide any messiness that I have in my apartment." She joked, smiling at them to try to lighten up the mood. Beth laughed along, shaking her head.

"What messiness? I doubt that there is any sock on the floor at you apartment at the moment. You've always been clean and neat." She said, disagreeing with what Lacie said.

"Actually, I have some mess in my room. I feel like it will get in the way somehow, so it must be cleaned up." Lacie said, laughing some more. Glancing over at where she had noticed Rangiku always going to sit for class, Lacie noticed that the boy with silver hair was looking at them, though if you could call squinting at them looking. Before Rangiku or Beth could notice that Lacie was looking off in space she looked back at them, smiling.

"Okay, so at four we are going to meet up at Karakura supermarket at the Entrance A." Rangiku said, quickly coming up with a place to meet up inside the supermarket and making sure that they were all caught up on where they were going to meet up.

"That is correct." Lacie agreed, Beth and Lace saying goodbye to Rangiku, who said the same, when the bell rang singling the beginning of class.

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That afternoon, after saying a quick goodbye to Beth and Rangiku, Lacie was walking out of the school yard, thinking of what she could get with them for dinner when she heard a guy call out her name. Turning around she saw that it was the silver haired guy watching her and her friends before class.

"I'm sorry, but do I know you?" She asked when he caught up to her. She tried not to seem like she didn't want to trust him; after all, he couldn't do what he did to her, nor would he have the same cause even if he tried.

"Well, you know my friend Rangiku." He said, making Lacie nod her head and wait for him to say his name. "Names Gin Ichimaru." He said, holding out his hand for her to shake it.

"Well, you already know my name because of Rangiku, but I'll say it anyway. Lacie Nenshown." She said, taking his hand and quickly shaking it before putting her hand back into the pocket in her skirt.

"Nice to meet you. Hope to be seeing you around." He said, making Lacie frown in her head. What was that all about? But, kindness reared its head and demanded that she talked to him, even if she didn't like to trust people.

"Which way do you have to go to?" She asked, smiling when he pointed in the same direction as her. "Same way as me. Wanna walk together?" She suggested, smiling when he nodded.

A couple of minutes later they passed by where Lena's apartment complex was. "Well, my apartment is in here, so I guess I'll be leaving. It was nice meeting you and walking with you. See you tomorrow!" She said, smiling as she walked off to her apartment when he said bye in response.

Gin paused, watching Lacie's retreating form. So this was where she lived. "She seems pretty innocent, but that might be a cover." Gin thought, smiling a creepy smile for a brief moment before starting to head home. "This is going to be fun!"

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