So tired, bought a bunch of stuff, worked all night long. Even had a cute guy leave his number for me on his receipt, woo.
Thanks to: Mihara-chan, MissTeak, Sonozoki-sama, Solar Kitty, and Beautiful Nightmare07
Dedication: to Solar Kitty for coming up with the idea
33. Lost and Found
It had been quite some time since Gin last saw Rangiku; for over two years, his new position in squad five and Rangiku's life at the academy had not given them any opportunity to spend any time with each other.
There had been a handful of letters, but neither of them was much for such exchanges. Penned words did not smile nor hug or laugh. They were just black and white, and jokes became lost without looks and tones to convey them.
It did not help that Rangiku's handwriting was near indecipherable.
Gin had finally found out a day that Rangiku had a day free from classes. Then he had begged Captain Aizen to allow him to have that day free as well. He would never tell Rangiku that he had given up a week's vacation for that one day that year. If he could not spend any of his vacation with Rangiku, he did not want to bother with it. It simply was not fun without her.
Gin whistled as he walked down the corridor towards Rangiku's room. He was going to get her early, before she ate breakfast. Otherwise, he was afraid she would be swept away by her friends. He knocked on her door and waited.
"Yes?" A dark-haired woman said, pushing her glasses up her nose. "Oh, it's you. Just a second."
Gin blinked. He had not expected Rangiku to have a roommate. After a moment, he recognized her; it was Nanao, Rangiku's best friend. He waited, wishing he could hear what the girls were talking about. However, unless he opened the door, he was not going to have any luck.
A few moments later, Nanao opened the door again. "She has to get dressed, just wait here." Then the dark-haired woman slipped past him and towards the dining hall.
She had grown a great deal since he last saw her, when she and Rangiku were in their second year. Now the girls were in their fourth year. Then Gin realized that Rangiku had probably grown as well; he certainly had. It made him apprehensive. Who would open the door? Would it still be his Ran-chan?
The door flew open then and a tall woman dragged him inside in a flurry. Before he knew it, he was sitting on a bed, and Rangiku was looking down at him. Her hair cascaded down her back in waves, and she was no longer a little girl. No, she was quite the opposite. Gin had never seen such an amazing sight before; Rangiku had curves enough to make a man's heart stop. Gin had trouble looking away from the deep vee in Rangiku's robes revealing such an abundance of breast that he was sure he was blushing.
"Gin, you're here!" she said. "You're so tall and handsome now, wow!"
Rangiku flew at him then, wrapping her arms around him. But she was still standing. Gin found himself buried in the softest pillows he had ever felt. He wrapped his arms around her tightly.
Then he tried to push away from Rangiku; he could not breathe.
"No way. I'm not letting you go for the rest of the day."
Gin pushed away until he could take a gasp of air. "Then ya might kill me."
"I'm so sorry, Gin," she said and sat beside him, hugging him in a less dangerous sort of way.
"I'm not." He said it before his mind caught up with his stupid mouth.
Rangiku giggled. "They're really nice aren't they?" She posed for him, showing off her assets.
"Ya shouldn' do tha."
"Why not? A girl should show off if she has something good."
Gin was not sure what to tell her. The truth off it was, he did like the sight, quite a bit. What man would not? He may have lost time with her, but the pleasure of seeing Rangiku now may have made up for it entirely.
So veeery tired.
