Chapter 8 : A Troubling Situation

Yoruichi walked into the room, sat down on her chair and picked up her brush.

"You can stop hiding you know. You've never be able to sneak up on me and never will."

"Hmph!"

The person hiding pouted, coming out of the closet.

"One day, one day I shall be able to sneak up on you and scare the living daylights out of you."

"Aww…are you sure you want to scare the living daylights out of me? What is going to happen to you if I died? You'll be all alone"

"That is beside the point" as the person tried to escape Yoruichi's wandering hands.

"What would Soi Fong taichou say if she sees this?"

"What would Soi…"

"She would say that you should shunpo your body out of the way as quickly as you can"

"SOI!!"

Yoruichi abandoned torturing the person and went to hug her little bee.

"Soi Fong taichou"

"Kuchiki taichou" she replied with a curt nod in his direction.

"Yoruichi-sama, have you finished your paperwork yet?"

"Eh…you see Soi, my paperwork have the most unruly habit of multiplying themselves. No matter how much I tried to do, I can never finish. That and Byakuya-yago here is disturbing me."

"I!" Byakuya spluttered in disbelief. That cat! She has her hands wandering around my body just when she knew Soi Fong was going to walk in and now she blames me for disturbing her from her paperwork??!

"Now, now Yoruichi-sama, it's not nice to blame others for not being able to complete your paperwork."

"Are you going to help me finish?? It is like a mountain worth of paper and that is just the beginning! What's the time now??"

She looked at the clock in the room.

"Dang! Soi, I'll be right back, the old man said something about wanting to see me at one. Play nice with Byakuya-yago okay?"

She gave Soi Fong a lingering kiss and left the room.

Soi Fong rolled her eyes and sat down in Yoruichi's vacant chair and began doing her paperwork for her.

"You really are going to do it for her?"

"If I don't, who knows when all this is going to get done. Besides, knowing Tenjou-sama, he would be stopping by to make sure she has done at least half or he will personally supervise her while she does them. And that would means I wouldn't get to sleep 'cause she'll be grumbling about it the whole night."

"I see" he said as he sat down and pulled a pile of paper towards himself.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think I'm doing? With the two of us doing at the same time, the job would be done twice as quickly. I'm guessing that you would want some time to do other stuff."

"Don't you need to supervise your squad? What about your own paperwork?"

"It's okay, I made Abarai do them all. Something that I've learned from you."

"Right"

"Soi Fong taichou, about the engagement…"

"Yoruichi have explained to me, it's a misunderstanding."

Byakuya let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

"I'm glad it's all cleared up."

Two hell butterflies came into the room and flew to Soi Fong and Byakuya respectively. They held out their index finger for the butterfly to land and relay its message.

"All captains are to report to the Captain-Commander for an emergency meeting in ten minutes."

Soi Fong and Byakuya looked at each other. What's it this time? Making a short work of the remaining paperwork left, they flash-stepped their way to the meeting.

Maybe, just maybe, I could see him as a friend after all. He's right though, without his help, I doubt I could finish off all of her paperwork so quickly.

Maybe, just maybe, there is a slight improvement in our relationship. She didn't seem as intent on killing me now as she did when she just came into the room.

After all the captains have gathered, Yamamoto banged his stick for silence.

"I have called for this meeting because there is a very troubling situation in the real world. I'll let the head of the Omitsukido explain the situation to all of you."

From behind Yamamoto came a very serious Yoruichi.

"There are reports of human souls being taken while they are alive. It started off as a once-off thing but now the numbers are increasing exponentially. There have been no hollow sightings in that area recently, but whatever that is feeding on the souls of these humans is either multiplying or getting greedier. It won't be long till they find their way to Soul Society. Everyone please step up your squad's patrol and increase vigilance. Soi Fong taichou, Yamamoto soutaichou have requested the second squad to join the Omitsukido in our recon mission."

Yoruichi turned to look at Yamamoto, with a nod of his head she said,

"That wraps up this meeting, you are all dismissed."

Byakuya was waiting outside the room for Yoruichi and Soi Fong to finish their business with the Captain-Commander. There is only one week left till they announce the engagement officially. Now there is this unknown threat going around. Ugh! It never rains but it pours. Gah!

The door creaked opened.

"Yoruichi, we need to talk"

Soi Fong looked at him.

"Soi Fong taichou, I think you better hear this as well" he said before flash-stepping away.

"That Byakuya-yago, is this a challenge?"

Yoruichi flash-stepped after him, sticking her tongue out at him as she pass him. Soi Fong rolled her eyes and followed.

AN: This is a very very very short chapter, simply cuz I'm sick and my meds makes me drowsy and the world's all tilted and all that. And my muse is gone. No idea where it went to. Feel free to say this chapter sucks. Cuz I seriously think it does. I might take it down if I get a better idea later. I apologise for the lousy grammar and spelling. I haven't had the time to re-read the entire thing before posting. Please R&R and let me know what you think. =)