Well here's another chapter! Thanks to Albinos who reviewed again and thanks to for the pm. Total still at 4! I'm really trying to catch up, I promise, but I'm just having a tad bit of a hard time coming up with things to write. I guess my writers block is coming from the fact that I want to start the plot, but realized that certain pairings aren't the kind to fall together under stress, and without proper development would fall apart during this time. So I needed to up the ante of the pairings. Which is what is happening in at least this chapter if not next one. Also I've in the past week I've gone from having an infection in my tear ducts to feeling really nauseous so I'm not having the best of luck in the health department. But as my boss says, no excuses, just results, so onward!
Chapter 12...Two
Soi Fon turned off her alarm. It was 4:30 in the morning. Time for her run, then her early morning training. At 7, she would go to her office and do her Captain's work. Pulling on just the basics of her uniform, leaving behind her haori, armsocks, and spare uniform top, she exits the barracks and heads for the woods. She usually made a perimeter around there, stopped by the hive to check on the situation there, made another perimeter and then went home to shower and get ready for the day. Today was no different, except that she wasn't the only one in the woods. She ignores the other presence, reminding herself to check on the suppressed reiatsu later. On the last leg of her run, she turns, and dashes for the other presence hoping to startle them. She'd masked her presence down to nothingness, and took to the treeline. She stopped once the person came into view. Apparently, her runs were no longer going to be hers alone. She had to share early morning training time with a pesky blue haired man with no regard for anyone but himself. She had to respect that he wasn't as lazy as she first thought him to be. Lazy people didn't get up at 4:30 to train. She smirks and heads home.
She'd just stepped out of the shower when a light tapping on her door made her sigh. She wrapped her towel around her, glad that it covered all of the necessary areas. She opened her door with her hands on her hips, furious that her morning ritual was disturbed. And of course, it was the destroyer of peace and solitude himself. She glares. "What, going to disturb my daily showers as well as early morning training?" she demands, turning away from the door. Grimmjow just walked right in behind her, shutting the door.
Now that he was there Grimmjow didn't really know what to say. He'd come to pester her about stalking him, or watching him, or something, but once she'd opened the door...all rational thoughts left his head. Now he was just standing there...looking stupid. It'd been a fight not to drop his jaw at the sight of her. Now he was having trouble keeping his hands away. "See something you like?" she asks, stepping into the bedroom portion of her quarters and closing the door. Thinking quickly, he came up with a suitable reply just as she came out dressed in a fresh uniform, still basic like before. She had her arms crossed across her chest waiting to see what he'd come up with.
"Any man can appreciate a nice ass, but you just don't have enough of a chest for my tastes. Still child size isn't something I go for," Grimmjow says. Immediately Soi Fon puffs up and he has a hard time not laughing. Her face reddens and she starts ranting as she approaches him and pushes him out the door. When the door is finally slammed in his face that's when he finally laughs, as he walks to go prepare for the day himself.
Soi Fon found herself dreading entering the office building. She didn't want to have to deal with Grimmjow. Not after how she'd reacted to his comment earlier. If she'd been any sort of a proper woman, she would have shown him that her chest was plenty good enough. Not shown how embarrassed she was by it. Now he was going to tease her about that as well as the usual remarks. She steeled her shoulders, knowing he probably wouldn't beat her there at least, and stormed into the building. She passed the filing room, yelled at the sluggish members of her squad to get busy, and continued on. Having convinced herself he wouldn't be there she just threw open the door. And froze. He was already there, flirting with one of her Onmitsukido who held a paper in her hands. For a millisecond she was at a loss for what to say. "Report!" she says, walking over to her desk and taking a seat. Grimmjow kicks his feet up onto Omeada's...Grimmjow's desk.
"At approximately 0630 hours this morning an organized revolt occurred in the Hive. 2 of the Onmitsukido have been captured and the Onmitsukido have reached an impasse. With the rules set for the Hive, there isn't much we can do to rescue our captured comrades." the girl says.
"For getting captured you ought to just leave them there," Grimmjow says harshly. He then decides to ignore the Captain and the Onmitsukido girl. He closes his eyes, leaning back in his chair and proceeds to relax. Only to have his feet thrown from the desk.
"Well Grimmjow it looks like you are due an outing to the Hive," Soi Fon says with a smirk. The trio head into the woods that conceal the Hive and are stopped at the door by the guards who no matter what happens are never to leave the door unguarded. The hold out their hands expectantly. Soi Fon easily hands over her zanpakuto and then looks expectantly at Grimmjow.
"No way," he says, gripping onto Pantera possessively. Soi Fon slaps his hand away from the weapon and tosses it to the guard. They are then ushered inside. "What the hell was that about why can't I have my zanpakuto?" he asks her.
"There are no weapons in the Hive. That way if someone isn't paying attention their weapons can't be used against them." Soi Fon said. Not that any one of her squad really deserved to be anywhere near the hive if they could have their weapon taken from them. They stop at the second door, and Grimmjow and the girl are frisked. Finally, they are let into the rec room, where several Onmitsukido stood. Soi Fon merely glares at the first and they begin a breakdown of the situation.
"At 0600 we let in the first group for rec. At 0630 when we were bringing in the second group and dismissing the first, several of them reached out and drug 2 of our memebers into the hallways and down the elevator. They are being held on the third floor. We've been down to check the situation. The 2 are in a cell, locked. The two groups are packed in together and with the small hallway a great enough force can't get through them." he said. Honestly, if she was a little more sarcastic she probably would have yawned at him. She was internally relieved when Grimmjow did it for her. She waved Grimmjow forward and walked into the hallway that lead to the elevator. When they are both in, they go down the levels. Before them was a mob. Apparently they'd let some more prisoners out of their cells. Soi Fon moved swiftly forward. A few of the rebels flinched when they saw she was there. Some attacked first, thought later. They are cleanly knocked out. The rebels who truly knew to fear her completely backed away, even putting themselves in cells.
Grimmjow followed behind his captain, watching her effortlessly breeze through the crowd. She makes her way to the instigator and shoves him to Grimmjow to hold onto. Then she frees her men and everyone is moved back to cells. All groups had lost rec privileges for the day. The main instigator is then taken down to the lower floors and ultimately solitary confinement, where he'd spend a while.
Problem solved, the duo retrieve their weapons and go back to their office to do the usual routine, only now Soi Fon had to write an extra report on the revolt in the Hive. At least she could say things were never too boring in second. "You looked pretty good in there," Soi Fon was startled to hear. He seemed like he hadn't liked to admit it. "Most girls are just as brainless as they are useless and dumb. You are none of those things obviously, which is why you are one of two current female captains," he finished. Soi Fon could really tell he felt lame. So why say all of that?
"Thanks," she said simply. She didn't feel like any other words were needed. They work in silence for a while, and Soi Fon reads yet another complaint about his womanizing behaviors. She sighs, it was time to solve that. She stood, and goes to the single file cabinet in the room. She unlocked her drawer and pulls out the stack that had accumulated. Grimmjow was watching her, she could feel his eyes boring into her back with curiosity. She added the newest page to the top and slams them on his desk. "It ends, now," she says, glaring at him. He glances at the papers.
"What jealous?" he asks, having the audacity to smirk at her. Rather than responding to the question, she slams her fist on the stack.
"You are setting a bad example for the men in my squad as well as for the other hybrids. Do you think the Captain-Commander is going to allow the others to assimilate if he thinks that all of you are going to be a handful? I'm not your babysitter, and I'm certainly not those women's babysitters, however, when I can accumulate a stack of complaints like this within the short time you've been here, I have to draw the line. It ends." she declares. Grimmjow's eyes narrow.
"I'll do what I want," he says. Soi Fon's glare hardens, none of he squad dared to disobey her orders. And those that did answered to either her fist or her foot. She kicks Grimmjow from behind his desk, his rolling chair gliding across the floor to the corner or the room. He leaps to his feet, furious. He strides across the room, to where Soi Fon was glaring at him with her hands on her hips. At the same time she looked sort of smug. Grimmjow swings a fist at her, which she immediately block and, still holding onto his wrist, crouches to sweep his feet from under him. Grimm jerks his wrist away and jumps to avoid losing his balance, only to have to immediately block another kick from Soi Fon. They battle that way for a while, knocking things over in the office. A shattering sound draws Soi's attention to the shelving behind her desk. There on the ground, her black cat vase was lying in pieces, she paused, horrified, and Grimmjow took that opportunity to grab her by her braid's and slam her face into the wall behind his desk. Another shattering sound proves to be her black cat tea cups. Truly furious, she knees the advancing former Espada in the groin, to which he responds by slamming her face back into the wall and holding her there while he caught his breath from the blow. When he pulls his hand from the side of her head, she slams a fist into his jaw. He knees her in the gut. She leans forward to head butt him, a childish move but effective all the same. And suddenly, they are kissing. He pushes her against the wall roughly, holding her there, and her legs wrap around his waist. He turns and sits her on his desk, and her hands eagerly explore the hard muscle of his arms and chest. And just as suddenly as the kiss started, Grimmjow was gone, and Soi Fon was alone in the room.
Okie dokie here you go! Sorry about the long wait, I truly am. I meant to fit in more than just GrimmSoi, but well... they are my favorite Bleach pairing and I wanted them to finally have a bit of...their personal brand of romance. Hope you enjoyed!
Albinos: I'm so glad you are continuing to read, and I really hope I can continue to bring insight into Lili. I like her as a character and I want her to be able to be more than just the background character she was in the anime and manga. Sorry I made you wait so long...had an off few days, but I hope you enjoy this chapter when you get off work tonight!