Captain-Blue-Kitty: Hello and welcome to the last chapter of Cat vs. Wolf! First of all I would like to say thank you to all my loyal readers, followers and reviewers, you guys are great! This story was possible because of your encouragement and it means a lot.
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Captain-Blue-Kitty: well this is it, I hope you like it!
Akara: The Captain owns nothing but me and my family and now deceased enemies.
Since word had gotten out that Akara had finally woken up and was transferred out of the ICU, Yoruichi's hopes had gotten higher for her Little Bee. She visited her a lot, and kept bringing snapdragons for her, along with small black cat figurines and dolls, since she knew how fond of cats Soifon was. She continued her story about the black cat and the grey cat named soi, though the story seemed to be dragging through. After visiting Soifon, Yoruichi would go see her now newly found friend Akara. But they still bantered and insulted each other, though they would laugh in the end, like any friends would do. And today was no different. Yoruichi heard a groan of faux annoyance as she walked in.
"I thought I told the nurse to keep you out" Akara groaned as she sat up. Yoruichi rolled her eyes, even when she was playing, she was slightly irritating.
"Aw, shut up I snuck you in some human food" Yoruichi said throwing a plastic bag. Akara raised her right arm and caught before examining the details. It was small and brown though there were multiple colors in it in the shape of circles with little letters on them.
"What are these" Akara asked shaking the bag.
"Those are M&Ms they're chocolate and they taste amazing" Yoruichi explained. Akara looked at the bag and furrowed her eyebrows; this didn't look like chocolate to her. Maybe the bag was the chocolate. So she bit the bag and tore a corner off before spitting it out.
"I don't like these M&Ms" Akara said putting the chocolate bag in her lap. Yoruichi laughed at her,
"No you have to open the bag, the chocolate is inside" Akara blushed in slight embarrassment before slightly tearing the top of the bag. Inside there were M&Ms, carefully Akara picked one up and popped it in her mouth. And almost immediately she dumped the whole bag into her mouth and ate it. Yoruichi's mouth dropped. She didn't think Akara would down the whole bag in one go.
"Jeez didn't your mother ever tell you to take your time eating" Yoruichi asked incredously. Akara, who was still eating a bit that she didn't swallow, merely shrugged.
"You are ridiculous" Yoruichi snorted in amusement. Akara looked at her with a scandalized face and pointed to herself before waving it off.
"Yes, I'm talking about you, and you are ridiculous" Yoruichi concluded. Akara rolled her eyes before swallowing what was left of the M&Ms.
"Alright then, so I actually wanted to talk to you today Yoruichi" Akara said seriously. Yoruichi raised an eyebrow,
"What about" though she had a slight feeling she knew what it was about" Akara shifted in her bed so she could sit up more, though she winced after, moving still kind of hurt.
"Well, it's about Soifon" Akara said. Yup Yoruichi's hunch was correct.
"What about her" Yoruichi asked.
"You love her don't you" Akara deadpanned, which caught Yoruichi off guard. But she had a feeling this discussion would come up sooner or later, luckily she had long prepared for it. She had admitted her feelings to Unohana and Kisuke, Byakuya knew, how, she would never know. So Akara, her new friend, and Soifon's possible love interest, would not be a huge problem.
"Yeah I love her, is that a problem" Yoruichi challenged. Akara sighed before shaking her head. The room was quiet, until Akara began to giggle.
"Whats so funny" Yoruichi demanded, this visit was supposed to be a nice one, but she guessed it wasn't going to be one now.
"It's just, it's not fair" Akara sighed before lying down on her bed. Yoruichi raised an eyebrow.
"Whats not fair" she asked. Akara scoffed quietly,
"Well I figured you would know, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt anyway" Akara sighed. Yoruichi waited for her to explain.
"Soi loves you too" Akara deadpanned. Yoruichi's eyes widened, many emotions ran through her face like a slot machine in a casino. But when they stopped, it landed on uncertain joy.
"S-She does" Yoruichi asked cautiously. Akara gave her a look.
"Your joking right, how did you not know she loved you, it's been obvious" Akara said.
"How, ever since I've come back, she's made sure that I know she doesn't love me back" Yoruichi sighed sadly. Again Akara scoffed,
"Well that's her way of playing hard to get, you just aren't trying hard enough" Yoruichi glared weakly at her, she was right unfortunately, Yoruichi wasn't trying as much as she could have.
"But if you don't believe me, let me tell you something that happened a couple years back before I had to leave" Akara said. She gestured Yoruichi to take a seat, and she did. Then she cleared her throat.
"You remember me telling you that Soifon didn't talk for about six month's right" Akara asked. Yoruichi nodded slowly.
"Well, I'm going to tell you the first sentence she ever said to me, and I will not repeat myself so listen close" Akara warned, Yoruichi listened carefully.
Akara and Soifon were taking a walk by the river that Soifon had fallen into six months back when Akara had met her. They were laughing and talking about whatever came to mind. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It wasn't too hot, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, so the sun's light could touch everything and everyone below it without any obstacles.
"Hey China Bee" a younger Akara asked as the two walked past a tree littered with flowering buds. A young Soifon sent her a playful glare, as if to say "I hate when you call me that". But Akara just shrugged it off.
"Listen I wanted to tell you something" Akara said slowing to a stop. Soifon mimicked her and looked at her with curious dark grey eyes.
"Listen, I wanted to tell you something, I know we hang out a lot, and believe me it's a lot of fun, but I would like more out of it" Akara said. Soifon looked at her and waited, though secretly she might have known what was about to happen.
"Soi, I really like you" Akara stated. Soifon blinked in surprise for a minute, it was apparent that the confession wasn't something Soifon was ready for. But she gave Akara a smile; it was a small one though.
"Soifon, you're a beautiful person who deserves someone to love, and I want to be that person" Akara said hoping to get some kind of answer from her friend. Soifon continued to look at Akara silently. And soon the whole area got quiet. But someone broke the silence.
"Akara, thank you for your confession, it means a lot to me, but I . . . I love Yoruichi" Soifon spoke quietly. Akara's eyes went wide, she hadn't heard Soifon speak in so long.
"Soi" she started to say, but Soifon interrupted,
"Please don't take it the wrong way, but I still love Yoruichi and nothing will change that" Soifon continued. Suddenly Akara smiled and hugged Soifon.
"You talked, you finally talked" she squealed excitedly.
"You're not mad I rejected you" Soifon asked in mild shock. Akara pulled away from her.
"Eh it was a long shot anyway, but you finally spoke, I missed your voice you know" Akara smiled brightly. Soifon blinked before laughing with her friend.
"That's what happened" Akara sighed at the memory. Yoruichi stared at her, clearly at a loss for words. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. And apparently Akara heard her thoughts, because the next thing she said was,
"Quit thinking out loud, you better believe what I just said, cuz that's not something to lie about"Yoruichi gave her a look of disbelief, but it soon changed to excitement.
"Oh my gosh, she loves me back" Akara rolled her eyes.
"Man for Soul Society's fastest being, you sure are slow" Akara said. Yoruichi got up and went to give Akara an awkward hug, but Akara pushed her back,
"Ah EW, get off" she said laughing. Yoruichi let go and laughed with her,
"Go see her you idiot, I think she would appreciate seeing your face when she wakes up" Akara said. Yoruichi nodded and disappeared.
Yoruichi made it to the ICU in no time, though she had to be quiet since a majority of the patients needed the silence. Yoruichi made it to Soifon's room and silently opened it. Inside was Soifon, she was still laying down, unconscious to the world. Yoruichi went up to her and sat as close to her as possible. She grabbed one of Soi's wrapped hands and put in between hers. She wanted to confess to Soifon when she was alive and well, but since Yoruichi's confidence was still a bit down. Even though Akara had confirmed Soifon's feelings for the black cat already, so now would be a good a time as any.
"Soi, listen, I have to tell you something" Yoruichi said looking down at the figure below her.
"I can never apologize enough for leaving you here alone to face the world, but you don't know how much I wanted to take you with me; every day I would think about you and everything we did together" her voice began to waver into hysteria because with every word she spoke tears began to fill her eyes. She closed them for a moment, and when she did, Soi's eyes scrunched slightly. Yoruichi wiped her eyes and continued.
"Soifon you are by far the most beautiful woman I've had the pleasure to know, I know things between us have been rocky since my return, but. . .but" then she burst into tears. This was a lot harder than Yoruichi expected, and it was agonizing having the feeling the one you love may never hear the words I love you. And for Yoruichi it was that much worse. She laid her head on the Captain's chest and continued to sob. And as she went on she failed to notice a pale hand place itself on her head and slowly stroke it.
"Y-Yoruichi" a raspy voice said quietly. But the other didn't seem to hear her.
"Oh Soi, I wish you could hear me, I love you so much" she cried.
"Yoruichi" the voice said a bit louder and this time the pale arm made an effort to push the crying woman up. Yoruichi stopped crying and quickly sat up. She wiped her eyes and when her vision adjusted she saw a pair of tired grey eyes looking at her. Yoruichi gasped she had woken up.
"Hi" Soifon said. Yoruichi began to smile and so did Soifon. She raised her arm and used her hand to wipe away a few stray tears from Yoruichi's face.
"You were always a lot prettier when you didn't cry" Soifon said. Yoruichi chuckled a bit.
"I guess, but your much prettier awake" Yoruichi smiled. A light blush made its way to the Captain's face which was a good sign in Yoruichi's opinion.
"Soi, I have to tell you something" Yoruichi said, but Soifon shook her head.
"I heard you when you were crying on me Yoruichi" Soifon said chuckling a bit. It was Yoruichi's turn to blush this time.
"You heard all that?" Soifon nodded
"Yes, and even though I tried to hide it, I love you too Yoruichi" Soifon confessed. Those were the greatest words Yoruichi had hear in her entire life. Soifon loved her too; nothing could take that feeling from her now.
"You do" Yoruichi asked joyfully. Soifon nodded,
"Always" she said. Yoruichi dove down and kissed Soifon gently since she was still waking up and adjusting again.
"Please say it again" Yoruichi asked quietly. Soifon gladly obliged
"I love you Yoruichi" Soifon said with a smile. Yoruichi's heart swelled with happiness. This had been worth the long excruciating wait, Yoruichi loved Soifon and vice versa. Today couldn't get any better.
Five weeks later, the Captain of the Second Division and Commander of the Omnitsukaido was once again standing on a roof top watching her subordinates train. Suddenly a new presence made itself known and Soifon smirked.
"What are you doing here Captain Kurokiba" she asked not taking her eyes off her squadron.
"What I can't visit a fellow Captain" Akara said. Soifon rolled her eyes,
"As the new Captain of Squad Nine, your responsibilities come first" Soifon said in amusement. Akara sighed,
"Yoruichi was right, you're too good of a Captain" Akara said before standing next to her.
"That's so boring, you're like a stiff, you know if you keep that up, you might get grey hair faster" Akara joked before getting punched in the arm.
"Ow, I was kidding" Akara yelped rubbing her arm. Suddenly a black cat jumped on top of Akara's head.
"There's a huge rat on my head get it off" Akara said pretending to panic.
"Hey, I am better than a rat" the cat hissed before jumping to Soifon's shoulder and purring against her neck. Soifon blushed a bit before giggling.
"Hello Yoruichi" she smiled as she stroked her kitty cat ears.
"Hello Little Bee" she said before sitting on her lover's shoulder.
"Yuck" Akara said before pretending to gag herself. The cat rolled her eyes. Then all three of them laughed, life would be good from then on.
Captain-Blue-Kitty: Thank you all that was the last chapter! It's time to close the curtains and take a curtain call!
Yoruichi: I loved this story
Soifon: it was indeed nice
Akara: I enjoyed myself
Captain-Blue-Kitty: I did too, well that's all for now, I'll see you guys when I post a new story!
All: Thank you and goodbye!