A/N: I've decided to use more Japanese words like 'Taicho' and 'Fukutaicho' in stead of the occasional 'Captain!' and 'Lieutenant'. Sorry I didn't start out like that in the beginning! Hee hee. This chapter will be just what's going on with everybody. We'll just take a step away from Moriko and Toushirou for a little. Hope you love it!

Chapter Twelve

Shaded by the straw hat, Shusui slept peacefully. A small piece of a wheat like grass stuck out of his mouth, starting to tingle a bit. Light foot steps echoed on the roof. His straw hat lifted off, the bright sun blinded him. He looked up to see his fukutaicho, Nanao. He smiled light, the grass moving upwards.

"Hello Nanao. You look ravishing today." He joked, his fukutaicho frowning.

"Taicho-sama! Quit fooling around. You have duties to attend to." Said Nanao.

"Well I would go, but it's such a gorgeous day today. Don't you agree?" He said looking up to Nanao.

"Yes I do agree, but you'll be dead if you don't finish your paperwork." She said. Shusui looked at her and smiled.

"I would love to finish my paper work, but once again I have accidently picked the wrong grass to stick in my mouth." He said.

"Well have you ever decided to pull it out?" She said yanking the grass out of his mouth, Shusui sighed.

"Do I really have to go do paper work right now?" He whined, Nanao pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Yes Taicho you do. If you don't then I don't know what will happen." She said walking away from Shusui. He stood up and stretched a bit. He followed Nanao, hopping down onto the balcony stepping into the small office space.

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Renji had finished his ten laps around the whole Soul Society and scrubbed Jidanbou-san's feet. The last thing was to finish his Taicho's paper work.

"How hard could it be to finish Taicho-sama's paper work?" Renji said to himself stepping into the office of his superior.

"Taicho I finished the ten laps, and scrubbed Jidanbou-san's feet. Now give me the paper work!" He said looking around. He was puzzled, the paper work was no where in sight, also because his Taicho didn't answer him.

Byakuya sipped his tea quietly, his eyes closed. Once he heard Renji step in he looked at him. Byakuya let the question sink in. He never really did his paper work, only when Yama-jii said so. So to make it look like he did his paper work, Byakuya stuff his papers in the back. He never told anyone about it. But he felt Renji needed to know, it was his punishment.

Byakuya set the small porcelain tea cup on the brown table. He opened his mouth to speak.

"It's all in the back, just open the closet on your right." He said emotionlessly. Renji sighed and strolled to the back. He found the door, 'It should be much if he leaves it in a closet.' Renji grinned. He set his large hand on the small knob, and twisted it to the right. It clicked, he pulled the door open. Before he could run, thousands of paper toppled onto him.

"Eck!" He said through the papers. His hands peeled through the papers, his head still under.

"Good luck sorting them through." Byakuya said getting up to leave the room.

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Kenpachi and Yachiru still wondered the halls, their stomachs bellowed from starvation.

"Damn Yachiru. I told you we should've gone left."

"No you said right!"

"Don't start that again."

"Don't start what?" Kenpachi sighed. Then a gust of warm air blow at their faces, it smelled like food. Yachiru looked at Kenpachi and smiled.

"Go that way Ken-Chan!!" She cried, the two of them dashing to the open dining hall. They scarfed down bowls and plates of food, scaring the chefs.

"I told you we should've gone left!" Yachiru said through a mouthful of food. Kenpachi patted her on the head.

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Ikkaku and Yumichika strolled down the streets of the Soul Society. They talked about numerous things, until they hit a dead end.

"Dammit Ikkaku I told you we should've gone left. It's almost time for my beauty sleep!" Yumichika said patting his face.

"Don't get your panties in a knot. We'll get back to the corridor. And is beauty the only thing you talk about?!" He screamed at his comrade. Yumichicka waved his hand at him.

"You're just jealous of my stunning beauty! You wish you had hair like mine!" He said patting his hair.

"Jealous my ass!" Ikkaku said, he looked over at Yumichicka once he mentioned his baldness.

"What did you say about my head?" He said eyeing Yumichicka deviously, hanging over him.

"I said you're a bald idiot!" He lied. Ikkaku looked at him, his hands going for Yumichicka's hair.

"You'll be bald as well when I'm finished with you!" Ikkaku said. Yumichika looked at his bald friend and winced. He jumped and tried to run away.

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Rangiku sat in her Taicho's office finishing any leftover paper work. She finally had some peace and quiet, but she hoped that Toushirou and Moriko were alright.

"Oh Taicho-sama, Moriko-chan! I hope you guys are fine." Rangiku said to herself.

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Toushirou and Moriko slept on the loose sand, when Toushirou sneezed then Moriko. The two sat up and looked at each other.

"I think I might be catching a cold." They said simultaneously, they stared at each other and laughed. Moriko noticed the fire went out. It left an intoxicating smell of burnt fire wood, but not as intoxicating as the icy smell of her Taicho.

Stained red, forever hold your mark.