Well hello everybody! Its UGFWMC here! Well I'm enjoying summer so I hopefully will be able to update much more often now! There's some humor in this chapter. Mostly internet memes and the occasional anime reference, but then it gets kind of dark as Yoruichi gets a much deeper understanding of Erik/Sven. Well here's the story! :D
Yoruichi woke up to the sound of glass breaking. She couldn't tell exactly where it was but she heard sounds of a struggle. Then she sensed that Sven, or rather, Erik, was fighting with somebody. She could feel that he was restraining himself. Yoruichi sat up quickly and darted to where the commotion was. What she saw was Kisuke, Ichigo, Orihime, Uryu, Rukia, and Renji furiously attacking Erik, who was dodging effortlessly. "What the hell are you guys doing!" Yoruichi screamed.
"Yoruichi!" They all shouted, happily, then when they saw Yoruichi's bloody, torn clothing, they turned back to Erik, staring angrily at him, and then attacking again.
"What the hell did you do to Yoruichi you sick freak!" Rukia hollered as she resumed her futile attack against Erik.
She swung her zanpakuto in a broad arc when she was barely a foot away from Erik, which like the others were dodged. However this time, he bent backward until his head was nearly touching the floor and shouted, "How low can you go!" and laughed goodnaturedly before saying, "Nothing, besides saving her life." and jumped away from Rukia, landing some meters away.
Everyone looked at Yoruichi, a silence falling over them before Kisuke finally asked, "Is this true?"
She nodded, "Yes. He saved my life. I was taken by suprise by a group of ten or so hollows and was wounded. Erik came in at the last minute and took care of the remaining ones. Then he took me here and treated my injuries. If it wasn't for him, I'd be dead." She paused letting that sink in before switching topics and smiled, "And I had no idea that you had a sense of humor!" she said to Erik, who smirked.
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa." Ichigo cut in. "Isn't your name Sven?" he asked curiously.
"Well to everyone who isn't in this room, it is. Its one of my many aliases throughout my long lifetime. Erikur is supposed to be my real name or so I think. Its a bit of a blur. I just decided to take it as my name. But feel free to call me whatever you like." Erik explained.
"Out of curiosity," Kisuke started. "Just how many aliases do you have?"
Sven immediately got stone-faced and very seriously said, "Over nine-thousand," and waited for someone to react. There was an awkward silence before Renji burst out laughing.
"That was really funny! Nice Dragonball Z reference!" Renji barely managed to say, causing Erik to grin and Ichigo, Uryu, and Kisuke to laugh as well, making Yoruichi, Rukia, and Orihime to look around confused, wondering how that was remotely funny.
"Oh yeah!" Ichigo said, still chuckling a little. "That was a really good episode!" Kisuke was simply lost in it. He was clutching his sides, he was laughing so hard. He was even incapable of doing his trademark 'fan-over-face' thing. "Why don't you act like this more often? You act so gloomy all the time. Why?"
"I was tired." Erik said simply, earning numerous sighs from Ichigo and Kisuke who had miraculously regained his cool and fanned himself as if nothing ridiculously funny had happened at all. "I'm not a morning guy."
"Isn't it morning now?" Orihime asked, with her finger poised thoughtfully on her lip. Hearing this, Erik tensed up, and cursed to himself.
"Well damn. I guess your right." he admitted. "Ah well. I guess that excuse is out the window now." He sighed. "Then I guess I'm just really moody." He looked around. "Well what now?" he said, gesturing to his home, which was covered in dust, glass was on the floor everywhere, one wall had a really big hole, and one of the pipeline's was broken, sending water all over the place. "The landlord is gonna rip my eyes out with a dirty piece of glass when he sees this. Sooooooooo... I better get this cleaned up." Erik flung his arms out in front of himself, and soon all debris raised up from the ground, went to their respective places and the pipes stopped spewing water. Even the water had gone back from whence they came.
"Wow." Ichigo summarized everyone's surprise in that one word. Erik was just standing and observing everyone, eyebrow raised. He seemed to like doing that.
Erik honestly didn't see what was so surprising. He did this all the time. 'Then again, they probably don't know anyone that can do it like I can, so I suppose they have some reason to be somewhat interested, but not staring at me like I'm some sort of god.' He ran his hand through his hair, sighing heavily. "Alright can you leave now? I need my sleep." Erik said tiredly. "Except for you Yoruichi. Your wounds still haven't healed comepletely and I don't want you dying on the way to wherever you live." Yoruichi nodded, consenting and smiling slightly to herself at his attempt to mask his concern.
"Just one more question," Ichigo started. "Have you ever known some famous historical figures?"
"Yeah. A couple. I knew a few Catholic Popes and and kings, nothing major. I thought about being a king a few times too, but it was simply too much responsibility for me. I've known a few of the bad guys of history. I knew Gheghis Khan, Stalin, and what was his name?" Erik paused, pondering, before continuing. "Oh yeah, and that Hitler guy. I have to say, what an asshole. He was a really good public speaker however. Bad guy, good speaker. Thats it." Erik finished. Only Ichigo, Uryu, and Orihime had any idea about who he was talking about. "Now get out of my home." He made a motion toward the door. "Go on, shoo." A few seconds later, everyone had left, except for Erik and Yoruichi, for obvious reasons. "Would you like anything to eat or drink?" Erik asked casually, looking at Yoruichi.
"Milk would be nice, actually." Yoruichi said. Nodding, Erik went into the kitchen. Her stomach rumbled. She was actually quite parched. Erik came back a few seconds later with a glass of milk in hand, and what looked like alchohol in his hand. "What is that?" Yoruichi asked, gesturing to the bottle.
Erik didn't answer at first, handing her the glass of milk. He sat down and took a huge swig of it and said, "Whiskey." he coughed. "From Scotland." He took another long gulp. "Hard stuff." he said before sealing the bottle and putting down beside the chair he was sitting on. "How are you feeling?" he asked.
Yoruichi sipped some of her milk and smiled brightly. "Good, now that I've had some milk."
"Mind if I see the wound?" Erik inquired, looking directly at her. It shocked Yoruichi, that such a man had seen so much suffering and death in his long lifetime. He seemed like such a caring person, when just a few hours ago, he seemed so bitter, so sad, and broken. He seemed to be very well practiced in hiding such negative emotions. However, when he had told her his story, it seemed as if he wasn't telling her everything. But his eyes reflected his pain. They retold his story with a thousand times the detail, a thousand times the grimness, giving Yoruichi a clear understanding of Erik. Erik appeared to be the type of person who didn't share his feelings because he feels he must carry his burden alone and as a result, he became withdrawn and cold. However, Erik was different because he hasn't become completely withdrawn. He still comes out of his shell from time to time. She didn't realize how long she had been staring at him. But she shook herself from her thoughts of Erik and his past.
"Of course." Yoruichi said as she lifted her arms, allowing him access, so he could take the bandages off. He gently undid the knot holding the gauze together, and gingerly unwrapped it, his face getting close to hers each time he undid the gauze on her back. Realizing this, Yoruichi got an idea in her head. 'I wonder if he's a prude like Ichigo.' she thought evilly to herself. 'Lets see what happens when I do this.' Yoruichi lifted her arms up a little more and pushed her chest out a little, watching to see how Erik will react. Much to her dissappointment, he didn't so much as notice.
"Okay, that should be the last of the gauze." Erik announced quietly. He looked at what was left of the wound. "It appears to have comepletely healed. I'm a little surprised that it's healed this quickly. I must be getting better at this." he chuckled. "Well, I don't think you need to stay here any longer Yoruichi, so if you want to leave, then by all means go ahead. I'm going to shower and go to bed." Erik then walked towards where Yoruichi presumed his shower was located.
'Oh, this is perfect! Now theres no way he'll not notice!' Yoruichi walked down the hall and found the bathroom and peered inside. The room was filled with steam which condensed on the walls, and the shower was perfectly small, meaning that should Erik be a total prude like Ichigo, then he would have nowhere to go since she would be in the way of the only exit. Just outside the door, she undressed and as she walked in, dropped them soundlessly on the ground. She stalked over to the glass sliding door and, as quietly as she could, opened it, and hopped in. Erik still seemed to be unaware of Yoruichi's presence. As she got closer, the steam parted, revealing his toned muscles. She gasped upon seeing them, causing Erik to turn around. His left hand wrapped around her neck, and in the other a red sphere of energy appeared, inches from Yoruichi's face.
Recognizing Yoruichi, Erik gasped and let go of her, making her fall to the floor, coughing madly, "What the hell are you doing in my shower, naked!" he exclaimed, his expression a blend of fear and rage. "I nearly killed you!" He quickly picked Yoruichi up by the arm, setting her on her feet. She was still clutching her throat, coughing. "Do you know how much that would have killed me inside?" He asked. He was calmer, still angry, but calmer.
"I was playing around! I *cough* was wondering if you were a prude like Ichigo!" Yoruichi finally recovered from the cough attack brought on by the lightning quick reaction from Erik. "You may not know this, but he's really prudish when it comes to me. But it's just so fun and so easy to make him uncomfortable!"
Erik's expression softened hearing this, and he chuckled a little. "I can't imagine why he would have a problem. From what I can clearly see, you have a fantastic body."
Yoruichi's jaw dropped. "Are you complementing me? So nonchalantly?"
"Well yeah. Its true. What? Do you think I'm gonna lie? Do I look like a prude to you?" He held his arms out, looking at her shamelessly. He looked at her no differently than when she had her clothes on. "Come on. I mean, look at me. I'm in all of my glory right now. I just don't care. I don't think the bare body has to be a sexual thing at all. Its a part of you and it's comepletely natural. Haven't you heard about Scandinavian openness?"
"Finally, someone who understands!" Yoruichi exclaimed happily. "People just don't realize that being nude isn't necessarily a sexual thing."
"I agree with you, comepletely. Now I'll get back to my shower, and go to bed. You should too."
Erik turned around and began washing his hair. Seeing her opportunity, Yoruichi took a step and wrapped her arms around him, pressing her ample chest against his back making him jump slightly and whispered in his ear, "But that doesn't mean that it can't be a sexual thing. What do you say?" She licked her lips.
Erik smirked, "A tempting offer, believe me. But I think I need to know you a bit better." Yoruichi's smile dropped. "I was reallyconsidering it though." he and punctuated it with a quick slap on the butt, and stepped out of the shower, leaving Yoruichi stunned.
Yoruichi found that she was breathing heavily. Never before had a man have such a profound effect over her. Sure, she had lusted after a someone before, but Erik was a whole new level. That moment of contact between them felt like an electric shock coursing through her entire body. She had to have him. Grinning mischievously, she hopped out of the shower and grabbed a towel to dry herself off with.
Walking out of the bathroom, Yoruichi went over to the kitchen to get some milk. With nothing better to do, Yoruichi walked around the house. One room, down the hallway, to the left, was the only one she hadn't seen yet. Assuming that this was Erik's room, she opened the door very, very, slowly. What she saw, made her heart melt. The enigmatic, occasionally flirty Erik was sound asleep, with a small catlike stuffed animal. The perpetual furrowed brow of Erik's was comepletely gone, to be replaced with a tranquil expression as he embraced the small cat, comepletely sound asleep. Not wanting to ruin such a cute moment, Yoruichi backed out of Erik's room and went to bed.
Updates are going to come much more often now, because I am quite bored this summer and have nothing else to do. But at least Sweden's weather is nice now! Anyway, until next time!