I'm so excited!! Aren't you wondering what Shunsui and Rangiku are going to make the drunk Yuki do!?!?

-Katuzie

Sake God?!?!

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Still depressed, Yuki sluggishly slumped along the roads of Rukongai. Matsumoto desperately dragged the unwilling Yuki toward 3rd district where a well known bar was. Apparently, on Friday's the cost of sake was alot cheaper and since Shunsui was a platinum star member, the sake was practically free. Shunsui was smiling with glee, skipping down the roads singing a song about the wonders of Sake. Yuki looked at the two alcoholics, all of a sudden she was regretting her decision of joining them on their daily visits to the bars. She didn't even know if she could hold down her liquor, she just might be a lightweight for all she knew.

When the trio reached the bar, Yuki looked around to see it was full of oversized muscular men and underdressed anorexic chicks. Yuki didn't quite understand how Matsumoto and Shunsui could enjoy drinking so much. Yuki hadn't ever tasted alchohol before, was it bitter? She remember once returning to her dorm to find her roomate completely passed out with the stench of alcohol swirling in the air. It didn't exactly smell pleasant and Yuki wasn't eager to taste it.

"What does sake taste like?" ,asked Yuki, finally deciding to ask the pros.

Shunsui stopped singing and Matsumoto suddenly froze in her step. They quickly whipped around and stared at Yuki. "You haven't tried sake before!!" ,screamed Matsumoto, completely disgusted by the possibility that some of her friends were sake-virgins.

Yuki looked at the two, maybe asking them was a bad idea. They probably would blow their tops when they found out that she had not only never tried sake before, but had never actually tasted alchohol before. "Well, you see. Alcohol never seemed appealing to me, so I stayed away from them. I mean how good can beer really taste?" ,explained Yuki, not realizing that she was digging her own grave.

"How could you!! You poor girl!!" ,screeched Shunsui before enveloping Yuki in a deep hug. "You've never tried alcohol before!" ,stated Matsumoto, who was furious at her friend because of her lack of love for the "sacred nectar".

"We are going to pound the love for sake deep into your core by the time we leave the bar. You'll going to love sake so much when you taste it!!" ,said Matsumoto, she looked determindly at Yuki, contemplating how she was going to turn her fellow friend into a sake-lover like herself. "Yes Yuki!! Sake is the precious gift God has given us! Nothing can compare to it!",agreed Shunsui.

Yuki just rolled her eyes, she was pretty sure that no matter what they tried she would not find sake appealing. The stench of it made her stomach roll, the only reason she was here because she yearned for the effects alchohol gave. Yuki, however, sadly missed the evil grins and winks that Shunsui and Rangiku were giving each other.

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Yuki stared repulsively at Matsumoto who was chugging a large jug of sake down. When she was done, she wiped her face off with the sleeve of her shinigami outift and grinned. "That's all there is to drinking sake! Of course if you rather not to get drunk you might wish to drink slower since you're a sake beginner."

"Yuki, once you have your first sip of sake. You'll fall completely head over heels for it!" ,said Shunsui. "Yes you will Yuki! Here's your first cup of sake!" Matsumoto shoved a small cup of sake before Yuki. Yuki stared at the two shinigami who were nodding their heads enthusiastically, all wanting to see her face as she tasted sake for the first time.

Yuki cautiously looked at the small china cup, inside was a liquid, it sloshed all over the place and she stared at it slightly disgusted. "It tastes good!" ,assured Matsumoto. Aw... what the hell... She'll try it. Or else what was the point of coming to the bar in the first place? She quickly downed the whole cup and smacked her lips, the taste of the sake lingered in her mouth, it wasn't as repulsive as she thought. Actually, it was slightly appealling. It was slightly bitter and acidic with a sweet base.

"Eh..." ,said Yuki as she set the cup down. "Eh!!" ,screamed Shunsui and Rangiku, they were looking for her reaction. All Yuki had done was licked her lips and put the sake down. "It isn't that bad actually." "IT ISN"T THAT BAD!! IT's PERFECT!! It's the sacred nectar that revives the very soul!!" ,exaggerated Shunsui. Yuki stared at the two, their faces fell as they realized that Yuki didn't share the same love for sake as they did.

"Cheer up! We're supposed to drink and be happy today!!" "Yes the Sake God and I will not be depressed today during Happy Hour!!",shouted Matsumoto who all of a sudden was back to her giddy self.

"Sake God?",asked Yuki, slightly suprised by the odd title. "Yes... Yes... Kyoraku-taichou here of the 8th division is FAMOUS throughout Soul Society for his drinking abilities! He once drank 24 Sake bottles in one night. This record has never been broken and he has been given the title of the "Sake God!"

"Sake God???" ,repeated Yuki, slightly bewildered. "Yes Yes... Only a pro drinker like me deserves such a name..." ,said Shunsui pretending to faint in his glory. Yuki suddenly burst out into laughter, "HAHA!!! You... Shunsui!! A god!! What kind of god wears a pink robe!!"

"What are you doing laughing at the Sake god!! Fine, then I challenge you to a sake battle!!" ,yelled Shunsui, staring angrily at the girl who had mocked him. "Nani? Drinking battle? Oh.... Shunsui-taichou, that isn't fair. I've never drunk sake in my entire life?"

"Then don't mock the pros!!" ,said Shunsui. "Fine!! If you think you're so high and mighty then I accept!! Wait till you're not the Sake God anymore and I, Hoshizaki Yuki is the Sake Goddess!!!!" ,agreed Yuki.

"Ooh... This is getting excited." ,commented Matsumoto. "Hey Ducky!! Get here and bring all the sake you've got. Looks like there's someone challenging the Sake God!"

A burly man that stood behind the bartender cleaning a shaker suddenly whipped around. "What!! Someone dares challenge Shunsui!! Come on!! No one else can drink more than 24 bottles of sake straight without puking or collapsing first."

"I agree with you, Ducky!! But our new friend here obviously doesn't know her place among sake! She's never drank sake, talk about alcohol in her life and she thinks she stands a chance!" ,mocked Shunsui.

"URUSAI!!! You frickin' bastard!!" A vein popped up on Yuki's forehead. "Now listen, you lazy ass! You were the one that challenged me!! Dont' forget that!! And I WILL defeat you! Also, do you really want to go making fun of someone who has a certain beautiful pair of hairpins?!?!"

Shunsui gasped in horror as he imagined what Yuki might do to his precious hairpins. "Please forgive me Yuki-sama!! I was out of my place!!!" ,quickly begged Shunsui who was bowing on the floor.

"Don't forget that! So what will be the rules to this sake battle?" ,asked Yuki.

"I will be the scorekeeper of the bottles of Sake!!" ,cheered Rangiku, "Okay... So the rules are... 1) The one who drinks the most bottles of sake wins 2)If you puke or faint, you are not allowed to drink anymore sake and the amount of bottles you have drunk so far is the score. 3)You can drink in anyway you like but it has to be you drinking it!"

"Hai!!!" ,agreed Shunsui and the determined Yuki.

"Now.... GOOOO!!!"

All the souls in the bar stared at the two, they were using awfully different strategies. Kyoraku-taichou was downing bottles one by one, quickly going through them with ease. "Quickly!! More sake!! More sake!!" ,he shouted. Yuki however simply poured some sake into a cup and sipped it, then repeated the process. It was an awfully tedious routine to watch, watching Kyoraku-taichou drink was much more exciting. Crimson flushed his cheeks and sake dribbled down his chin as he drank to protect his title as the Sake God.

"You can never catch up!!",shouted Shunsui at Yuki who wasn't even done with one bottle.

Yuki looked at the growing pile of empty sake bottles, was this really the right way to drink. She had to have confidence!! IF she drank slowly, the chance of puking was more slim and when Kyoraku-taichou finally fainted or puked she could just keep drinking and drinking and drinking... As long as she didn't stop, she could catch up!!

When Yuki was finally done with her 1st bottle, the proclaimed Sake God was already on his 9th. He didn't have the title for no reason... Kyoraku grabbed another bottle and quickly gulped down the sake. She was using an interesting tactic, it was a risky one however, if he didn't faint or puke she wouldn't be able to catch up. He had to make sure when he finally did that the distance was too far to make up. Done with his 10th bottle, he was getting slightly sweaty and woozy. He reached for 2 more, he would not lose his title!!!

Yuki smirked as Kyoraku finally collapsed, the people at the bar cheered at his feat, 24 bottles of sake. Drinking so much would be damaging to her liver, but she was already dead and Binzuru was at her side so she was fine from future life-damaging effects. Not one bead of sweat dropped as she finally finished her 5th bottle of sake. The audience's eyes sighed as they watched her drink slowly.

Ducky, the bartender highly doubted that the new shinigami/or rogue shinigami person could actually defeat Kyoraku and claim the title as the Sake Goddess. If she did he would be in some deep poo (shit basically), he had bet in Shunsui's favor but the girl seemed overconfident, she had convinced Rangiku to bet on her, Rangiku had bet 500 yen while Yuki proudly put down 10000 yen (500 yen is basically 50 cents and 10,000 yen is basically 100 dollars). Everyone else in the bar had bet against her, so if she won, she would have a fortune!!!! She had already won the bet with Shunsui concerning the winner of the battle between Kuchiki.

Yuki put down another 2 empty bottles of Sake, now starting on her 9th. A slight tinge of pink settled on her cheeks, Yuki knew that the affects of drinking too much sake was starting. She had to hurry, there was about another 50 minutes before the chance of her puking grew drastically. She only had 50 minutes to drink 15 bottles to tie, 25 if she wanted to make sure Kyoraku would never be able to take back the title.

"Ducky! Get 25 bottles of sake here. Stat!!" ,she snapped. She had a chance, a slim one, but still possible. Looks like she wasn't a lightweight, she should be able to hold herself together until 20 bottles of sake altogether, then it would get dangerous for her... So she had to quickly drink it before she could faint or puke. Yuki threw the china cup against the wall, it shattered onto the floor, creating numerous scratches.

"Here..." said Ducky as he arrived with 2 other souls carrying a large amount of sake bottles. "Gentlemen, today you will see the man you praise as the Sake God be crushed by me, Hoshizaki Yuki!!!" ,laughed Yuki evilly.

Grabbing 2 bottle, she proceeded to use Kyoraku's method. Gulp* Gulp* Done! Next 2, Gulp* Gulp* Speed was important, if she drank before the affects could hit her, she could drink alot more. Also, she could try that... If things got dangerous and too risky she would use the ultimate drinking technique. 8 more bottles of Sake was added to Yuki's pile of empty glass bottles. If she wanted to drink another 25 bottles in the 50 minutes it would take 2 minutes for each bottle, she had already drunk 8 and the time was 32 minutes! Yuki was behind by 2 minutes, she had to increase the speed.

The audience stared in amazement as she picked up the pace, Gulp* Gulp* done! Gulp* Gulp* Done!! 10 done 15 more to go!! You could barely see her picking up the bottles and setting it down, they all swore that she was using shunpo to get the bottles. The only thing you could see was her chugging numerous bottles of sake down, one by one.

"How many have I drunk Rangiku!!" ,said Yuki, she had lost count, all her concentration had to be on beating the unconscious captain on the ground. "Yuki! You've already drunk 22 bottles!! 2 more and you'll tie!!" ,she screamed excited that her friend had a chance. Shunsui was too snobby when it came to his title known as the Sake God. Yuki wouldn't be as arrogant as Shunsui had been.

"Who says I'm plannig to tie?" ,grinned Yuki.

Did the girl actually think she could beat Shunsui? thought Ducky.

It was possible but she was already panting hard and numerous beads of sweat trickled down her brow. Yuki grabbed another bottle, after this another one and she would tie! Then she would proceed to show off her drinking skill!! Crap! Yuki had drunk too much and now the urge to puke was nauseating.

Matsumoto looked at her friend warily as her face turned green and she fought off the urge to puke. Yuki couldn't lose now, she had come to far to give up.

"YOU CAN DO IT!!" ,screamed Matsumoto. "YOU ONLY HAVE another one and then you tie! 2 more and you win!!"

Yuki grabbed the sake bottle and drank everything down before she could puke, now she was tied. She didn't think she could drink anymore, but just 1 more. Just 1 more and she would win... Yuki trembled as she put the bottle to her lips. Her body was rejecting the sake that now swam in her body, forcing it down, she closed her eyes and shoved it down. NO more!! NO more sake, she had won!! Yuki grinned cheerfully, she was the Sake Goddess!"

"Looks like we have a new champion!!!" ,shouted Ducky as he put her on his shoulders. "3 cheers for our first Sake Goddess!!!"

"Hey Ducky-san!" ,said Yuki, her eyesight was blurry and everything was spinning. "Can i have a favor?"

"Anything for Soul Society's Sake Goddess!"

"Keep it down a bit. I'm tired...",said Yuki before collapsing onto the hard wooden floor. The people at the bar started cheering, "Sake Goddess! Sake Goddess!!!"

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Jushiro wandered around Rukongai with Unohana-taichou, it had been a pleasant "date" so far, but no spark. They had infact already gone on many dates, Isane and Kiyone had already set them up multiple times and they didn't have the heart to refuse their subordinates. They walked down 3rd district where a big crowd of people in a bar were cheering.

"Sake Goddess!!!"

"Sake Goddess!!!"

Jushiro tilted his head and looked at the cheering men, wasn't Shunsui the Sake God? Why were they cheering about the Sake Goddess then? Did he get defeated, that wasn't possible was it? Well, Matsumoto had been training to defeat him and winning the title but she wasn't ready to take Shunsui on yet.

"Unohana-taichou, why don't we see what the commotion is about? It's quite peculiar, I'm sure Shunsui is known around here as the Sake God. He brags about it often." ,asked Jushiro whose curiousity was piqued by the group of happy men.

Jushiro walked toward the crowd, "What's happening here? I thought Shunsui was the Sake God?"

"But he was defeated by some new shinigami! She's our new Sake Goddess!! 3 cheers for Hoshizaki Yuki!!",shouted Ducky.

The throng of men started throwing Yuki's unconscious body in the air with Matsumoto behind them cheering for her "student".

"Mommy's so proud of you Yuki!! You finally know how to drink!"

"Rangiku!!" ,said Jushiro. "Nani?" "Don't tell me... Yuki's the Sake Goddess." ,stuttered Jushiro not believing the news.

"Hai!! Shunsui drank 24 bottles of Sake, Yuki drank 25!! I'm so proud of her! Growing up just to be like Mommy!!" ,smiled Matsumoto giddy at the fact her friend was now the Sake Goddess, that meant special rights to every sake bar in Soul Society, and since Rangiku was Yuki's friend... it was Sake Heaven!!!

Jushiro looked at all the men flinging Yuki's body in the air, this couldn't be possible... Yuki didn't drink. Why would she suddenly go challenge Shunsui today on such a short notice??? "Unohana-taichou, I"m sorry but we're going to have to cut the date short." ,apologized Jushiro. "No problem, I"ll see you later." ,said Unohana-taichou before walking off.

Jushiro turned around to stare at Matsumoto, "How could you be so irresponsible and let this happen!" ,he scolded. Rangiku froze, so this was where Toushiro-taichou got his menacing stare, she didn't even know Jushiro had a mean side to him.

"Move!!" ,he shouted as he edged his way into the crowd of men. "Yuki! Can you hear me? Are you okay???" ,he asked worried. Hearing no reply, he jumped into the air and snatched Yuki up. He held her close to him, "She already drank too much, don't go flinging her recklessly into the air. Is this how you treat a lady!!"

"She's no lady!", joked Ducky, "She's the Sake Goddess!" ,and the crowd started cheering again.

"Matsumoto, don't think I won't tell Hitsugaya-taichou about this. I'll be taking Yuki home, please call Nanao-chan, she'll take care of Shunsui.",said Jushiro coldly.

Matsumoto simply nodded shamefully, maybe I should've stopped Yuki from accepting Shunsui's challenge. She was a beginner after all, but who knew she could drink so much... I just might have a new drinking buddy, thought Rangiku.

Jushiro held Yuki protectively to his chest, carrying her bridal style. He looked down, she reeked of alcohol and the once fresh light scent that she carried was gone. Why would she purposelly go and get herself drunk? Nobody challenged Shunsui, everyone knew that he was a pro of drinking. Jushiro still couldn't believe that she had beat Shunsui, 25 bottles of sake! What was she thinking? Drinking so much was bad for her? Yuki had told him herself that she had never drunk sake before, suddenly drinking so much was drastically damaging toward health!

"Jushiro..." ,muttered Yuki while cuddling into his torso.

The captain looked down at Yuki, the moonlight gave her usual ivory skin a certain glow and her hair fell onto her shoulders. Even after drinking 25 bottles of sake, and smelling like sake, Jushiro had to admit Yuki still looked beautiful. Her face was free of worries and she seemed at peace.

Even unconscious, Yuki's mind was still active and swirling about. Her head was pounding and nausea swept throughout her body. The same wonderful light and fragrant aroma rose in the air, and she caught wifts of the scent. It was Jushiro's scent. Inside, the torrential waves of nausea subsided and Yuki felt at peace, she was with Jushiro.

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It's kind of boring, isn't it?

Oh well.

Hope you enjoyed anyways.

-Katuzie