"honestly, she had a whole BOOK about me, where I was going, what I was doing. Everything she hates about me". Urahara explained "I had no idea she was even following me"
looking around he saw the hostess and put up two fingers, indicated the number of chairs they need, following her when she nodded to come this way. Finally sitting down, Kumiko joked " you know, it sounds like Sui-feng Had a bit of a crush on you"
"that's what Yoruichi said!" Urahara said exasperated " I don't think that's the case though, pages 12-16 were about how smelly and unkept I am"
A satisfied grin graced his face as he watched miko throw her head back and laugh, hard. Her infectious laugh got him chucking along with her
"stop" Kumiko gasped, waving her hand in front of herself "I literally can't take anymore laughing right now". She finished with a giggle, gently clutching at her aching stomach.
Calming down enough she took a sip of her water, as the waitress came to take their orders
"good evening" she bowed gracefully at the two "are you ready to order captain?" Stealing a glance his way
Kumiko glanced at urahara, not even having glanced at the menu
"evening, komako-chan" uruhara smiled at the familiar woman, "we will have two of the house special Raman, and a bottle of your strawberry sake please"
"of course, sir, right away" the woman smiled at him, pink coating her cheeks as she scurried off to put in the order
taking note of the look miko shot him he asked innocently. "What?"
"what happened to no drinking?"
"maa, one bottle between friends over dinner isn't drinking". He defended. " it's really nice, you'll like it I promise"
"is that the only 'really nice' thing you like here?" Miko asked slyly glancing over his shoulder at the waitress stealing glances at the blonde captain
confused and with a small tilt of his head he asked" what do you mean?"
"you can't be that obtuse Kiske, the waitress clearly has taken a liking to you" Kumiko said leaning in towards her friend so not to be heard
"really?!" Kiske asked, not subtly looking over his shoulder at the woman gathering their drinks " what makes you say that?" He inquired turning back to miko
" you didn't notice her blush? Or the way she was staring at you?" She asked, the confounded look on his face answered for him "what would my captain like? Yes sir, right away sir" miko said in a slightly higher voice mimicking not unkindly the flustered woman, causing urahara to laugh
"don't be mean miko-san. I'm sure she's just doing her job" Kiske decided as the waitress arrived back at the table. Stealing glances at the blonde captain, she laid the strawberry sake down between them, offering a cup to each person before smiling at urahara "is there anything else I can get you, captain Urahara?" Pink blush deepening on her face when the man in question turned to look at her
"no that's perfect thank you, komako-chan" he said kindly, smiling as she retreated back to the bar, sending him a backwards glance.
"you're an idiot" Kumiko decided, laughing at the flustered looking captain
"who's an idiot?" Came a deep sultry voice from behind Kumiko. Urahara looked up behind his companion, smiling at the two captain's arrival,
"shunsui, jushiro, good evening" he welcomed kindly "apparently I'm the idiot " he grinned up at them. The gentle chuckle of ukitake caused Kumiko to lean back in her seat to see the two captains standing behind her. Her eyes fell on captain Kyoraku, heat rushing to her face as she recalled the last time she saw him. Drunk, pressed up against his hard body. Whispering his name as she fell asleep. Is it getting warm in here? She wondered
"captain ukitake, captain Kyoraku, hello" miko greeted awkwardly from below them "are you here for dinner?"
Ukitake took pity on the woman and moved to stand next to her for fear of her breaking her neck looking back at them like that "we are" he said fondly " then we overheard someone was an idiot and couldn't resist investigating" he chuckled at the pair.
"do you want to join us?" Urahara offered, "we've not long ordered, I don't think it would be a problem to add two more?" Looking around to try and grab the attention of the waitress
"I'm sure your girlfriend wouldn't mind if you were the one asking her, Kiske" Kumiko said slyly, taking a sip of her sake
wow, that is delicious! Of course the man with with incurable sweet tooth would enjoy such a sweet sake, she mused
"shut it you"
"well if we're not imposing? " ukitake said "we would love to join you" taking a seat to mikos left, leaving the right free for shunsui to sit down. His presence next to her was heavy, the man is so big she thought, I think I would feel like I'm sat next to him no matter where he sat at the table
noticing the two extra men sitting at the table the waitress hurried over, glancing at urahara "will you both be joining the table captains? Could I get either of you a menu or some drinks to start?"
"apologies Komako-chan, our friends will be joining us this evening. Could we trouble you for 3 more bottles of your strawberry sake?" Turning to look at his colleagues "we've both ordered the house special ramen, what is it you would like?"
"sounds good to Me" shunsui commented, looking towards Jushiro
"sounds perfect" ukitake agreed
" and two more of your house special ramen please. Komako-san" he finished with a devilishly handsome smile towards the poor woman
she bowed slightly at the table, gaze falling upon urahara once more as she left to fulfil the order
"how can you not notice the way she's looking at you!" Kumiko asked exasperated at her dumbfounded friend, who merely shrugged lazily
"you're right," Shunsui agreed, turning to face urahara. "You are an idiot" laughing openly at his friend, clasping his big hand on his shoulder.
the kicked puppy look urahara gave the table did nothing to ease the laughter. The waitress returned quickly with three more bottle of sake and two extra glasses, she hurried away as quickly as she appeared
"what happened to not drinking?" Kumiko asked the man opposite her
" well there's more people now? More sake is needed. don't worry," he continued " I'm sure Kyoraku and I are able to finish one off each without your help. Wouldn't want you feeling delicate again tomorrow morning " he said smiling smugly at the image he had of her the following morning they had their drinks
a deep chuckle to her right caused her to look into the laughing eyes of Kyoraku " bit rough the next morning were you love? " he sent her a dazzling smile that made her choke up slightly
"hey look" Kumiko addressed the table, quickly changing the subject away from her embarrassing actions
"kiskes girlfriend is coming over with our dinner" laughs greeted her ears from the two new members of their party. Urahara gave her a dirty look, pink blushing his cheeks
after four bowls were placed in-front of the four friends, sake had been pored and thank yous given to the waitress, they began to dig in
the mouthful Kumiko took was an explosion of taste in her mouth, the noodles were soft and flavourful, coated in the glossy broth of herbs and spices. And the chicken on top was crispy and juicy. Closing her eyes to savour the tasty experience, small groan escaped her lips
"damn, this is really good" she offered to the table
"told you". Urahara said "this place does the best ramen"
"so, Kumiko-san, how are you enjoying spending time with division 7" ukitake asked kindly, drinking from his sake cup. Kumiko chewed and swallowed quickly to address the kind looking man ". I'm being spoiled if I'm being honest" she answered smiling " I think Uraharas just trying to bribe me to his division with ploys of sweets and drinking " miko added, " although, I know his game " she finished sending Kiske a knowing glance
"game?" Shunsui enquired
"yeah" miko continued swallowing another delicious bite " the mad scientist is just looking for his next victim to use as one of his experiments in his lab.. I'm onto you Kiske" she said, jokingly eyeing the man up
his startled laugh filled the room, earning more than one curious glance from other patrons dining close by
calming down the man turned to his fellow captains " speaking of experiments, are you two gentlemen free tomorrow afternoon?"
The hesitant silence between the men was hilarious. However Kiske continued on " I want to see how miko-san reacts to both of your Reiatsu, if you're both still willing?" He asks, sending a glance at Kumiko to check she still was ok with it. By the sight of her happily slurping down her ramen. He's guessed that she had no issues with his asking
ukitake held a napkin up to his lips, gently cleaning them after finishing his meal "of course, so long as you're still ok with it? Kumiko-san?" He checked with the woman happily finishing off her own meal.
"mmhmm" she confirmed around a mouth full of chicken. Swallowing she added " it'll be nice to know before hand, incase we're ever in a position where you'll have to raise it in my presence"
"I'm sure I can sneak away from my nanao-chan". Shunsui added to the conversation "it'll take her ages to find me hidden in your barracks Kiske" he added joyfully, thinking of all the paperwork he'll be skipping out on
the sake was shared around the table, Kumiko limiting what she drank
definitely not ready for another hangover she thought silently watching the men drink merrily together
conversation between urahara and ukitake, deepened leaving Kumiko to shyly look over at Kyoraku
I swear he gets more handsome every time I see him the intrusive thought entered her mind. As if catching on to her train of thought shunsui turned in his seat slightly, facing Kumiko
"you know, you get the most adorable blush gracing your cheeks when you drink, my lovely Kumiko-chan" he said lowly, to not draw the attention of the other men
said blush deepened at his words, slowly making its way down her neck "makes me wonder" he said, leaning in closer to the flustered woman, gently stroking a single finger on the side of her neck, following the blush he was captivated by "how far down that blush reaches?" He trailed off, smirking at her slightly squirming on her seat
letting out a small breath she looked into his warm grey eyes I'm definitely not drunk enough for this she thought, grabbing a bottle of sake and filling her cup. Her silence bringing a chuckle to the dark captains throat
"I'm sorry" Kumiko said suddenly, causing the captain to raise his eyebrows slightly "getting so drunk and having you take me home wasn't really appropriate for our first meeting"
lifting her cup to her mouth she drank deeply, willing the alcohol do do its job and make her less embarrassed
Shunsui nodded slightly, smirk still dancing on his lips, watching as her full lips pressed against her cup " so how many meetings until it is appropriate for me to take you home?" He wondered out loud, his words causing Kumiko to choke on her sake, spilling it slightly down her chest. The commotion of her coughing fit startled Ukitake and Urahara from their conversation, both coming to her aid
"miko, are you alright?" Urahara questioned worryingly as Ukitake leaned over to gently tap her back as she coughed up the sake she swallowed the wrong way, concern in his eyes,
Shunsui was grinning at her behind his hand, pleased with her reaction. Eyes following the sake drip slowly sliding down her throat and down between her ample breasts. Her eyes flicked towards his, noticing how much he was enjoying her reaction
bastard she thought bitterly
a deep breath later and with a slightly more hoarse voice from her coughing Kumiko said " I'm fine, thank you. Swallowed it the wrong way " reaching for a napkin to dry her now wet chest
"yare yare" shunsui said lazily " and here was me thinking there was no wrong way to swallow " the double meaning obvious to all at the table. Kiske chuckled at his dirty joke as jushiro scolded him slightly with a soft "Kyoraku!" Eyes glancing towards Kumiko, meaning obvious. Her delicate ears shouldn't be privy to his friends dirty mouth.
"well, I think I've embarrassed myself enough for one night" Kumiko started, reaching into her purse to pull out some money for her meal
"put that away you donut" Kiske gently scolded her, "my treat" Opening her mouth to protest, Kiske silenced her argument on her lips with a raised hand " I insist," he added, sending her a cheesy smile "how else am I supposed to convince you to be my new lab experiment if you don't let me bribe you?"
"fine," she chuckled at their joke " then thank you for dinner, it was delicious. I couldn't eat another bite"
"oh? And here's me thinking you wanted a donut from next door.." he trailed off smiling at her widened eyes, clearly battling with herself
"always room for dessert right?" Kumiko replied sheepishly, causing chuckles from the table
Kumiko excused herself to the restroom as the men settled up their bill, after washing her hands, she exited the bathroom into the corridor leading back to the restaurant where she bumped into a hard chest, nearly knocking her on her ass. if it weren't for the strong hand darting out to catch her, that's exactly where she would've ended up
"oh I'm so...sorry" her apology died on her lips as she looked up at the man she had bumped into. Shunsui Kyoraku, arm still around her waist where he caught her looked down into her beautifully wide lavender eyes.
"are you ok?" He asked softly
"fine, thank you. Sorry for bumping into you " she replied trying to side step the big man, stopped in her tracks when she saw him side step with her. Looking up questioningly at him, caught completely off guard as he lowered his lips to hers in a chaste kiss
a moment of being stunned was enough for Kumiko before she melted into his kiss. Hands lightly coming up to fist his captains haori. Pleased with her reaction he tightened his grip on her waist with his right arm, left hand going up to gently cuff the back of her head. Deepening the kiss.
Kumiko moaned into his mouth, embarrassed by the needy sound she made. Taking full advantage, shunsui teased his tongue into her mouth, each tasting the sweet strawberry sake on their breaths. Her hands sliding up his front to gently caress his chest, feeling the soft hair there through her fingers. Sending a shiver through her. Too soon the kiss ended, shunsui pulling away slightly, to drop one more soft kiss on her waiting lips. Gently he rubbed his thumb accross her bruising lips. Leaving one more kiss on her forehead on the way to straightening himself to his full height.
"Uraharas waiting for you miko-Chan" shunsui told her, trying out the nickname urahara affectionately calls her, enjoying how it sounds on his tongue. "I will see you tomorrow ". He promised, taking her slightly trembling hand, and placing a sweet kiss there, before walking into the mens bathroom leaving Kumiko standing alone, dazed and confused, finger gently touching her swollen lips
authors notes
the kiss with Kyoraku wasn't supposed to happen until a few chapters later, however this man invaded my head and demanded to be written, throwing off my whole story