Chapter 4: Odd

Just looking at his face bothered Sae. At that, he was grinning widely. Not a sight you really want to see. It looked somewhat crazy. "What the hel are you so happy about? Do you know how long we were waiting for?"

"Will you shut up already? Besides, you shouldn't be talking like that me after I tell you what I have of yours." Ikkaku says, the book on his hand. Although the sky was rather dark, she could see what was on his hand.

Her eyes grew wide and she looks at him in disbelief. "D-Did you just---"

"Relax! I tried the lock but I couldn't get it open."

Sae stormed up to him and snatched the book from him. "You asshole! What were you doing by my desk?"

"I was gonna curse you out for making me go to the world of the living with you but--"

"But nothing! You violated my privacy. I'm gonna tell Yamamoto on your ass!"

"Whatever, man! Can we just get the hel out of here?! Geez, it's bad enough I'll be with your sorry ass for a few days!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Sae yells, slapping him right in the back of his head.

"You're dead now, bitch!"

Lieutenant Kishimoto sighs, following them behind. "I hope they don't do this the whole time we're in the world of the living."

Unfortunately, they were at it when they were in the world of the living.

"I don't know why the hell you need an escort here. I'm sure this isn't your first time here."

"I KNOW that! It's just I haven't been here for a long time. But it's dark and I'm feeling a bit tired."

"You make it sound so easy to find a place to sleep."

"It is easy. Well, it is for me. Just watch."

Sae looks around the street. "Aha!..... Excuse me? Sir?"

She runs down the street to a nearby guy.

Ikkaku just watched and Hanabi sighs, as usual. "Do you have ANY idea what she's doing?"

"She's looking for a place to stay from the night, of course."

"Well, I know that! But you can't just ask anyone and assume they're going to say yes--"

"Just watch, Ikkaku-san."

Sae smiles brightly at the man and leans close to him. "I'm sorry to bother you on such a dark night like tonight."

The guy looks at her strangely. "Ok? what is it?"

"I need a place to sleep. If you don't mind, I want my little sister and older brother to come as well. Please? We're tired."

"U-Uh... Are you crazy?"

Sae frowns and holds the guy's hand. "I'm begging you, sir! I'll do anything to spend the night." Her crimson eyes softened and she even manage to squeeze a slight tear. The guy frowns a bit and she leans closer to him, revealing her cleavage.

"A-Ah. fine. I'll late you stay. But you said you'll do anything for it, right?"

Her gentle expression changes. "Don't push it, kid."

"Ok, ok, lady.... Can you at least...... show me your....." The guy looks down at her chest once again. She sighs, lazily unbuttoning her blouse and flashing him.

Ikkaku's jaw nearly falls off when Sae revealed herself to the guy so carelessly. "What the fu--"

"Well, it looks to me that we'll be having a place to stay." Hanabi says, smiling.

Sae looks at both Ikkaku and Hanabi. "Let's go, Hanabi. And oh, by the way, Ikkaku...... Don't feel so left out. I can give you a little sneak peak before we go to bed."

"Nice try, lady. But I'm not falling for your bull crap."

Sae smiles. "Yeah, well be thankful that we have a place to sleep tonight........Come on, Hanabi."

"Hai!"

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"Ikkaku-san? Are you still angry?"

Ikkaku lifts his head from the couch pillow to look at Hanabi. Lucky for her, the guy that had invited them (his name's Hiro, by the way) had a sister. So, of course she wore the clothes that were available to her.

"I'm not angry. I just hate your captain."

"But you two are so alike.... How could you hate her? Besides, I heard that your captain is from Zaraki just like my captain."

"Yeah, that's true. But still. She thinks she's tough."

Hanabi takes a seat before Ikkaku and looks at him. "Maybe..... Maybe you don't understand. Captain Izuni is tough..... You see, Izuni was been alone ever since I knew her. I don't know hoe true the story was about her youth but... I was told that her whole family was slaughtered by a man. She was the only one that actually survived...... People also said that she got her scar from the slash of his katana....... She's a very brave woman, Ikkaku-san. Believe me."

Ikkaku looks at her for a moment. "Are you related to your captain in some sort of way or is there another reason why you are so dedicated to your duty?"

Hanabi smiles and shakes her head. "Actually..... she's my neice......."

"Lieutenant Kishimoto. What did I tell you?"

Hanabi hops up to her feet, hearing her superior's voice. "C-Captain."

Sae stood by the entrance of the living area with sleepware on. "I hope you're not trying to turn my lieutenant away from me, Ikkaku."

He sits up. "Why do you keep talking to me? And why the hell am I here? What the freak are we doing here!?"

"Are you retard or are you hard of hearing? I told you I wanted to come because I haven't been here for a while...... But the main reason why I'm here is because I'm temporarily under supervision of this town."

"What? Are you telling me that we're going to be for more than a few days?"

"That's EXACTLY what I'm saying! Now shut the hell up!"

Ikkaku was about to say something but Hanabi speaks up. "Izuni Taichou.... We're in a g-guest's house."

Sae sighs and nods in agreement. "Yeah, you're right, Hanabi...... By the way, Hanabi..... I would like for you to retreive me some kashiwa mochi."

"Hai, taichou." Hanabi leaves the room and head out the door (with her sleepware).

Once Hanabi had left, Sae takes a seat beside Ikkaku. His eyes looked over to her and sighs. "What are you up to, woman?"

"Oh, nothing..." She said, folding her arms across her chest.

"Whatever. You make me sick."

"Now you know how I feel when I look at your stupid face." Sae yawns and drops her body on the couch, her legs landing in Ikkaku's lap.

"What the hell! Get off of me!"

"If you don't like it then get the fuck off!" She snapped.

"I was here first!"

"But I'm a lady!"

"You could've fooled me!"

"BITCH!"

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After fighting with Sae, she ends up having the couch to herself while he sat around the living area. He wasn't sleepy at all. As a matter of fact, he didn't want to be stuck in this house either. Once again, he was bored. The only thing that actually kept his mind wondering was Sae Izuni. His eyes went over to her and he makes a face.

"That's sad. The only time I can realize you're a girl is when you're asleep."

Sae shifts ever so slightly on the couch and she actually looked pretty. It was rare to see her looking so peaceful. As a matter of fact, her body was fairly shaped well.

"She's beautiful isn't she?"

Ikkaku closes his eyes and exhales lowly. "I'm going to act like I didn't hear you ask me that, Kishimoto."

Light footsteps crept up beside him. "But you were standing for at least five minutes. Just watching her. But Captain Izuni is beautiful."

"Ah, she's not beautiful. You're only saying that because she's family."

"It's not what I think. It's what I saw. And what I SAW was you watching here with eyes of satisfaction."

"The eyes of satisfaction? That's bullshit..." He thought to himself.

"Yeah, whatever, kid."

Although Ikkaku didn't say it, Hanabi knew that Ikkaku had some sort of odd feelings for her captain. But was she right?

"Whatever you say, Ikkaku-san. I'll see you in the morning, all right?"

"Yeah, yeah."

Hanabi leave his side and eventually leaves the room. After she left, Ikkaku walks over to the sleeping captain and kneels before her. "Okay, maybe you're 2% attractive at best, kid."

Never he looked at a woman with desire or satisfactory. He never even recalled saying that he loved someone. But for some odd reason, Ikkaku grew curious. And his eyes began to wander.

He first looked at her face. Her crimson eyes were no longer visible but her eyelashes were the longest lashes he had ever seen. Her perfectly shaped lips were pursed, slightly moist with saliva. Her eyebrows were slanted as if someone was touching her in a desirable way.

Ikkaku sighs, his eyes moving down her ivory skin. Her hair was tossed and her sleeping posture was rather.... sexual. Well, that's what he thought. The shorts she wore ran higher up her leg as moved slightly, completely revealing her legs. A slight feeling ran through Ikkaku. A feeling he had never felt before.

Was it love?

No, too soon.

Was it... anger?

No, what for?

Or was it the feeling of want?

Hm.... could be?

And just like that, he couldn't help but to touch her thigh with his index finger. Soft and smooth were word to desribe what he felt. His finger went right down to her ankle and he looks back at her. Sae doesn't move one bit. Did she even feel his finger running down her leg?

Ikkaku moves his hand away from her and he sighs again. "What the hell am I doing? I hate this girl!"

Still, he wanted to touch her again. This time, he runs his hand down her leg. Sae twiches a bit and a smile appears on her face. She did feel it this time. It didn't break her from her slumber though. But it did make her shift her whole posture once again. This time, she was laying on her back, one arm hanging off the couch, the other entangled in her long locks of dark hair.

Oh, great. His eyes began to wander again. Instinctly, he looks down at her breast. Easily, he could point out that they weren't huge like Rangiku's but they sure as hell was bigger than Rukia's. They weren't big or small. They were just right. All he wanted to do was just.... touch them. Now he realized why the guy was so 'entranced' by them before.

But that was going too far. He wouldn't dare touch her like that. It was bad enough that he was looking at her this way. Finally, he stands to his feet and leaves the room.

"Stupid girl..... She still makes me sick!"

As he leaves the room, a slight grin appears on Sae's face once again. Moments later, her eyes open. "What a pervert. That Madarame Ikkaku."

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A/N: Woah, is it me or am I on a roll here? Is anyone really reading my story. If I was someone else, I think I would enjoy this fanfic. But whatever. If you ARE reading, just leave me a comment please. It makes meh happy :P