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Chapter 4... Battle.
Soi Fon shot up from the ground. Was it simply her imagination that he'd been closing the distance between them? It must have been because he stood up without any indication of what had been about to happen. Had it been so long since she'd been with anyone that her mind was playing tricks on her? It had been since before the betrayal, she realized. She straightened her shihakusho and looked up at the blue haired former Sexta. "Well then, be off on your way, I must get to looking at that report." she said, flash stepping away. She entered her office, shutting the door and leaning over her desk, hands bracing against the wooden surface. She sighed and sat down finishing her work for the night. Once completed she flicked off her desk lamp and made her way through the dimly lit streets to the barracks and into her quarters. After a hot bath she laid down to sleep.
Another morning in the Seireitei. Unohana walks into the medical building, and is unsurprised to see the usual amount of unconscious 11 members. There were other people here and there of course, and her returning patient Juushiro was back for another healing session. She made her rounds, starting with the sick captain, sticking a glowing hand tightly agains his chest to try to heal his lungs and allow him to live longer, and then aiding her squad members with the others. She ended with an ill patient. A shingami girl named Kato from 13th. She was burning with fever and complained of a bad headache and a burning in her gut. Unohana gave her a pain killer and had her lie down in the room she was given. It was unusual for Shinigami to get sick, but she wasn't too concerned it was most likely something minor that slipped through her much heightened immune system.
After dealing with patients, she went to file some medical reports, then continued to her office. She had other paperwork to do. She settled in at her desk, pulling the first paper off of the stack before her. She'd barely begun to fill the form in before her door is thrown open. Ever the picture of perfect calm even in battle, she merely glances up and smiles. "Can I help you Captain Kenpachi?" The infuriated 11th Captain stomped in, scratching furiously at his back. By way of answer, he stripped off his haori and dropped the top of his uniform. As a woman, she averted her gaze at first, Kenpachi was a bit of a looker if you were into fierce brutish men. Which she actually was. Well, the hidden part of her anyways. As a medical officer, however, she immediately lifted her gaze to the badly infected wound on his back. "Would you care to explain?" she asks, moving around her desk.
"That bastard Ikkaku got in a lucky shot a week and a half ago. It wasn't deep so I just ignored it like I always do." Kenpachi said. Of course he did. He was in at least once a month for infections now that it was out that Ikkaku had a Bankai. And every time, it was the same. He wouldn't go to the medical center, just barge into her office and wait for her there. He refused to be seen at her center. She had him lay down on her floor and knelt gracefully to heal him from there. It reminded her of the time from so long ago. Her eyes widened. It been quite some time since she'd thought of her last day as the first Kenpachi. Kenpachi Yachiru, she mused. Of course, Kenpachi Zaraki wouldn't remember who she was. She'd made certain of it when she'd brought him back from the brink of death after he'd held back on her so much that she'd beaten him. She smiled fondly at him before finishing up and schooling her expression into the normal Unohana smile.
"You're all finished" she says. Kenpachi stops to study the kneeling woman as he stood up. Then he wordlessly turns and walks to the door. He pauses just outside it.
"Thanks" he says before shutting the door. It was sad that seeing the strongest man in all of Seireitei speak a kindness enraged her. But the side of her that was still Yachiru was indeed seething that her favorite opponent could just show a weakness like that. And to Yachiru, mannerisms were truly a weakness meant only for the snooty stuck up nobility. She'd love nothing more than to see the man brutalizing her in battle again one day.
Shaking her head, Unohana went back to her desk and the days work.
Soi Fon bristles as she feels the spiritual pressure racing towards her office. What now she not only had to deal with his nightly visits, but he was coming in the daytime? She sighs. She didn't have time to keep up with the hybrid, especially since she had both her and Omeada's paperwork to complete. She flinches remembering the moment that not many had realized had happened at first. It was just as they were finishing off Barragon. His death haze had been creeping in undetected by Soi Fon to reach her from behind. She was too busy preparing Jakuho Raikoben. But Omeada had seen it, and thrown her out of the way in time for her to avoid the haze, but he'd been devoured by it. She'd refused to hire a new Lieutenant.
That blue haired devil from the night before blew into her office. She took a deep breath and held in her anger. It wasn't the way to get rid of the man. He liked her anger. It was fun for him. She repeated this mentally before she let out a long sigh. Grimm froze narrowing his eyes. Soi Fon nearly grinned in victory. But she kept her expression miserable and took a slow breath before looking into Grimm's teal eyes. "I don't have time for you kitty, I'm busy with too much paperwork." she could nearly kick herself for the taunt she'd thrown in there, but kept her cool. Grimm's eyes further narrowed.
"I'm sorry to hear that Killer Bee, but I'm not falling for your tricks. You know you want to train just as much as I do." he said softly. Killer Bee? A fitting nickname she supposed, but still too close to what Lady Yoroichi called her. She gave up the pretense and scowled.
"It's Captain Soi Fon, and sorry to say it, but I truly have too much paperwork to do today to play with you." Grimm smiled, knowing he'd won. He could continue to pester her if he wanted. But something in her expression as she ignored him and pulled down a sheet of paper made him pause. He sighed too. That was a pretty big stack. He smacked his hands down on her desk, leaning down over the pile and put his face near hers.
"If you get finished early and get bored you know where to find me," he said, and was gone before Soi could blink. She sighed for real, settling down to the boredom of paperwork. Her mind occasionally drifted to the night before and how close their faces had been then. Was Grimmjow...interested in her? It didn't matter, dating a hybrid would be frowned upon, she certainly wouldn't be the first. She shook her head. Date? Since when did she bother with things like that. She had flings with men, as none could handle her for more than a night. She had a tendancy to overpower them and make them feel like lesser men. She just liked control. And besides, she didn't have time for anything serious. Like Grimmjow was the type for anything serious. She furiously shook her head telling herself that her attraction was merely because he was a panther.
Grimmjow wandered around for a bit. It was his day off. Which was why he'd gone to pester Soi during the daytime. He drifted toward the smell of good food. Soul Society food was so much better than Las Noches's had been. There was a little shop set on the side of the road. Only certain normal souls were given access passes to the Court of Pure Souls and that was normally shop keepers. He enters the little shop and through all of the other scents, he recognizes his favorite of the Japanese cuisine there, Tempura Domburi. He checks his money, and sits down to order. In walks that one redheaded friend of Ichigo's. Renji or something like that. Following closely behind him was the girl he'd shoved his hand through. Rukia if he remembered right. They look around for a seat and end up walking over to the table in front of his. Rukia notices him first, and after only a moments hesitation flops into the booth seat in front of his. Renji slides in next to her a scowl on his face. The oblivious noble obviously didn't get that Renji had been asking her on a date. He stopped himself from laughing and glared at Rukia. "Did I invite you to sit with me?" he said rudely. He glanced at Renji who'd begun to puff up to her defense. He calmed immediately getting where Grimm had been going.
"You didn't have to. As a hybrid you should be honored that nobility would sit with you," she said with a grin. It was a joke, Grimm could tell. Grimmjow pulled up his most annoyed scowl.
"I'm not in the mood for you Rukia, if your not careful I might pull that stomach trick again. Would you like to remind me how that went?" he asks. He made sure that he didn't look to serious so it wouldn't be taken as a threat.
"Poor kitty, what put you in a bad mood?" Rukia asks. Grimm scowls. Renji just shrugs as if to say no need to try. Grimm's food arrives and they order. He doesn't feel bad about digging in.
"Aren't you on a date or something?" he mutters. Renji's face reddens and Rukia just laughs. And laughs. And laughs. When she was to the point of tears, she slaps Renji's arm asking him if he thought the joke was funny too. Renji just looked miserable the minute she looked away. Not wanting to deal with Rukia's banter and Renji's kicked puppy behavior, Grimm pays and leaves.
Bored again, he wanders away from the shop and eventually winds up relaxing on a rooftop. At some point, he must have fallen asleep, cause next thing he knows, a haughty voice was above him making jokes.
"Sunning yourself while taking a nap Grimm-kitty?" asks that voice. Grimm ignores it at first enjoying the warmth. But he wasn't one to pass up the opportunity. After all, the Bee had sought him out for once.
"What's the matter need my sexy body around to get your work done?" he asks. She scoffs. She grabs his arm just as he was opening his eyes and shunpos them away. They stood in a wooded area moments later.
"Lets make this quick I have work to do and need to destress," she says. Before Grimm can make a comment about how he didn't find the woods a comfortable place to fuck but he didn't mind, she was slashing at him with her sword. He steps away in a buzz of sonido, coming back at her with Pantera. It was back and forth like that for a moment, neither taking the other seriously at first. Until Soi disappeared for a moment and the next thing Grimm knows, there's a homonka on his chest. She taunts him. Both were working to suppress the reiatsu as Grimms release followed hers. No one needed to know they were sparring all out. They'd just try to stop them. Pausing the battle, Soi casts a kido spell that would help, and they get back to fighting. Both were landing good hits, bruised and bloody. Finally, someone seems to notice their battle and make their way towards them. It was the Lieutenant of 1st. They sheath their swords and lower their reiatsu further and when the man finally approaches, Soi and Grimm are waiting.
"What's going on here?" he asks. Grimmjow didn't know what to say. It looked bad. A hybrid battling full out with a Captain? It looked like he'd done something treasonous. Especially with it being Soi Fon he fought. But the Stealth Squad Captain stepped forward.
"We agreed to assimilate the hybrids, and I have a Lieutenants position to fill. I was... interviewing him for the position, for when the time comes," she says mildly. Grimmjow was shocked. He knew that her Lieutenants position was open, but not that she'd been considering him. Sasakibe regarded them for a moment and left. Grimmjow started to ask her about that, but she stopped him. "I lied, that position will stay open to remind me of my failures," she told him, before starting to walk away.
"You can't hold yourself responsible. Barragon was a tough opponent and he had a scary release," Grimm said. Soi stiffened, and looked over her shoulder.
"Shut up and never talk to me about that again kitty," she said, disappearing.
A little bit longer than usual which is wonderful considering how hard of a time I was having write this. I was inspired by my review of course, but inspiration doesn't always help with writer's block. And i'm blocked bad. I know where I want to story to go but I have to get it to the point of getting there. And a hint, something about the major plot of this story was in this chapter and kudos to anyone who can guess what part of the story exactly was the hint to the plot. My shout out goes to Chitsukee, thanks for reviewing. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Read and give a review for another chapter thanks bunches!