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Chapter 10: Regrets... and a hangover
Soi Fong moaned as she tried to sit up straight, awakened by the bright sunrays that came through the window of her room. The bright light hurt her eyes and her head felt like it was going to burst at any moment. Outside birds were happily singing, making Soi's headache even worse. She buried her head in her pillow but quickly sat up again when she found out that her pillow was half covered with her own vomit.
"Uhm are you awake?" a soft voice suddenly asked. Soi Fong turned around and saw Ururu standing in the door opening with a tray in her hand.
"Yea I'm awake... unfortunately..." Soi Fong replied while trying to smile. She didn't want anyone to know that she was in such a miserable condition.Ururu walked up to Soi Fong and presented her the tray she was carrying. "Here you are." she said bowing.
"W-what's this?" Soi Fong asked confused. She picked up a glass from the tray. It contained some foul smelling brown liquid.
"Tessai's homemade cure for hangovers." Ururu replied in her usual monotone sad voice. Soi Fong turned pale, although that didn't change much about her already sick looking appearance.
"So you know..." Soi Fong replied embarrassed. "Does anyone else beside you..."
"Only me, Tessai; Jinta-kun, Urahara-san and Yoruichi-san." Ururu replied. Soi Fong's eyes widened. "Even Yoruichi-sama... argh this can't be happening!! How can I ever face Yoruichi-sama again!" Soi Fong cried out, weeping.
"You should drink your medicine." Ururu said while picking up Soi's dirty pillow. "I'll get this cleaned." She left without saying another word, leaving a very depressed Soi Fong behind.
Soi Fong wipe the tears from her eyes and drank from the glass. It tasted like raws eggs mixed with tar but she was so depressed that she drank it all without even blinking. When the pain in her head had somewhat faded away, she tried to recall what had happened last night.
"I remember me and Yugo going out for drink... I did drink quite a lot... then the owner of the bar kicked us out... god I must've been really drunk... then Yugo helped me get home and..." Soi's pale face suddenly regained some colour. "God no, this can't be true..."
At the same time Yoruichi came in with a teasing smile on her face. "How's my little pupil feeling today?" she smirked while messing up Soi's hair with her hands.
"Yoruichi-sama... please don't..." Soi Fong moaned. "my head still hurts..."
"Well it's your own fault so I can tease you as much as I want." Yoruichi grinned evilly. "You're lucky your boyfriend is more gentle than I am."
"M-my what... who...?" Soi stammered confused.
"Yugo-kun silly." Yoruichi laughed. "He brought you in last night. You're really lucky Soi, having a kind boyfriend like that."
"A bit too kind..." Soi Fong grinded her teeth. "Where is he now?"
"Oh he went to Ichigo's place. Very nice of him don't you think?" Yoruichi smiled. "Other men wouldn't think twice to take advantage of a drunken girl."
"Yea I'm really lucky..." Soi replied in a cold voice. "Unlike our dear friend Yugo..."
Ichigo yawned loudly when the alarm clock buzzed. He slammed it with his hand to shut it up and turned in his bed, still sleepy. As her turned he came face to face with Yugo, who was lying beside him. "What the... what are you doing in my bed!?" Ichigo yelled while jumping out of his bed. Yugo woke up yawning. "What's all that noise... Someone died?"
"Not yet you bastard!!" Ichigo cried out. "What the hell were you thinking, sneaking in my bed like that?"
"Oh that..." Yugo yawned as he rubbed his eyes. "You knew that my captain told me to stay here. Why are you so surprised?"
"Stay here isn't the same as crawling in my bed!" Ichigo shouted.
"Well, where was I supposed to sleep?" Yugo replied annoyed. "Everyone was sleeping already. I hardly could stay in your father's or sister's room."
"You could've slept on the floor you asshole!"
"The floor? I'm not a dog you know." Yugo growled angry. Ichigo jumped at him and sat on top of him,grabbing him by shinigami robe. "Listen you pervert, if you try this again I'll swear I'll..."
"What the hell is all that noise about!?" Ichigo's closet flew open and Rukia appeared. "How's a girl to get some sleep as..." When she noticed Ichigo on top of Yugo on the bed she blushed. "Ichigo what are you..."
Ichigo got off Yugo with a red face. "It's his fault, he started it!"
"You keep your girlfriend in a closet and call me a pervert?" Yugo said grinning.
"I'm not his girlfriend!" Rukia yelled angry. Yugo laughed as he saw Rukia and Ichigo's blushing faces. This angered Ichigo even more. "Get out of my room! Just go to Urahara and wait there understood?"
Yugo froze. He had completely forgotten about the mission. He hoped that his captain didn't remember anything from last night. "Uh, actually I'll wait outside for you okay?" He didn't want to face his captain alone, just in case she did remember.
"Whatever." Ichigo mumbled. Yugo left through the window and waited on the street for Ichigo. "Dear god, please don't let taichou remember..."
"They're late..." Soi Fong said irritated while impatiently tapping with her foot.
"Only fifteen minutes." Yoruichi replied while looking at the sky. "It looks it's going to rain today..."
"Late is late." Soi Fong said coldly while taking another aspirin.
"Still sore in the head Soi?" Yoruichi smirked.
"A little Yoruichi-san." Soi Fong replied embarrassed. She didn't dare to look Yoruichi in the face.
"There they are." Yoruichi pointed to the approaching Yugo and Ichigo.
"Sorry we're late." Yugo apologized.
"Don't worry about, I'm sure you had a good reason." Yoruichi winked at Yugo, who nervously smiled back. Ichigo grunted annoyed.
"Alright then, we better get started." Yoruichi announced. "Me and Soi are going to start off where we stopped yesterday and Yugo-kun and Ichigo are..."
"If you don't mind Yoruichi-san, I will accompany Yugo today." Soi Fong interrupted her. Yoruichi gave her a sly smile. "Well if that's what you want..."
"More than anything." Soi Fong gave Yugo such an innocent smile that a cold chill went through him, warning him that he could better watch his tail.
"Alright Ichigo let's go." Yoruichi said to the orange haired youth. They left and when they were out of sight Soi Fong turned to Yugo.
"Alright you, we should get started too. Try not to fall too far behind understood?"
"Yes taichou." Yugo stammered while avoiding her cold gaze. Soi left without saying another word and Yugo quietly followed, fearing the worst.
Three hours later,
Yugo watched his captain as he followed her through Karakura Town. During the whole search she had barely said three words to him. Yugo feared that this had something to do with the previous night and prepared some excuses, just in case his captain would bring up the matter. When they reached the park, Soi Fong suddenly stopped. Yugo halted too but from a safe distance from his captain. "Something wrong taichou? Are you sensing something?" Yugo asked a little scared.
"No." Soi Fong turned to Yugo. "But I think you and I need to talk."
"About what taichou?" Yugo knees felt like pudding. "Please not about last night, please not about last night..."
"About last night Yugo, I just wanted you to know..." Soi started but Yugo quickly interrupted her.
"I'm sorry about what happened taichou! I-I didn't mean to... it just happened so... I-I was surprised and..."
"I don't blame you for anything Yugo." Soi Fong replied in a soft voice.
"You don't?" Yugo replied, surprised by his captain's response.
"I don't." Soi Fong sighed as she looked up at the sky. "Off course I was mad at first but during our search I started thinking. Even though you kissed me, I was the one who started it. It was my mistake to drink so much on a mission, such behaviour is unforgivable for a captain of the Gotei 13. You however did your duty and saw to it that I got home safely. I don't want to think about what could've happened if you weren't there."
"It was nothing taichou, really, I just..."
"Saving my life is not nothing Yugo." Soi said in a stern voice. "In my condition I couldn't even have beaten a lowly hollow, let alone an arrancar. You did your duty well enough and I forgive you for your little...mistake."
"T-thank you taichou!" Yugo bowed, happy that it had turned out this way.
"Don't mention it." Soi's voice suddenly got more serious. "But there's still one thing that we need to clear out. That kiss... I was drunk Yugo, so I didn't know what I was doing. That means that there were no emotional feelings whatsoever. I trust that it was the same with you?"
"O-of course taichou! It didn't mean anything to me at all." Yugo stammered blushing. "I wish I could say that but... it really was a nice kiss..."
"Good, now there's is a little favour I would like to ask you." Soi Fong said, averting her face from Yugo. "I would appreciate it if you could convince Yoruichi-san that we aren't a couple."
"A-a couple, why would she..."
"Don't ask why, just do it, understood?" Soi's voice suddenly turned fiercer. Yugo swallowed and nodded. "Y-yes taichou."
"Let's head back then, it's going to rain." Soi dashed passed Yugo and headed back to the shop. Yugo wanted to follow her but a strange vibe suddenly hit him. He looked around but didn't find anything. "Strange, I thought I just felt some weird reiatsu but... it's gone now. Guess it was nothing..."
As Yugo went after his captain, a downpour started. Yugo increased his pace to catch up with Soi Fong quickly and to head back to the Urahara shop. As he left, two shadows floating high in the grey sky, watched him carefully.
"Great, now he's gone!" One of the shadows sulked. "Why couldn't I kill them bro? I could've taken him easily"
"Don't be so hasty Capon, he might be a weakling but that woman certainly wasn't." the other shadow replied hissing. "We wait till he's alone and then we'll get him for sure."
"I can't wait!" The shadow called Capon cheered. "I can taste his blood already! I can fight him first, right bro?" The other shadow chuckled and nodded. Then in a flash they disappeared in the heavy rain like ghosts.
Thx for reading all and watch out for the next chapter: Hitsugaya's first kiss