"Hey, how are you feeling?" urahara asked Kumiko as she walked into the office
"yeah good,". She replied, walking over and putting his belongings on the desk in front of him "here's your things. Sorry about the state of your coat, I'll wash it later" Kumiko told him looking down at the coat covered in dirt and grass stains
"don't worry about it" he told her, grabbing his shoes and putting them on his bare feet under the desk"I can manage it. I found your shoes on my bed, they're on the table"
"how are you? Did you have fun last night?" She asked him, sitting on the desk next to him.
"yeah it was a good night, until I had to get Yoruichi home that is" he told her with a grin
"what happened?" She asked him, swaying her dangling feet
"she kept hitting me" he explained starting to chuckle "her arms kept flying around when I was carrying her, then when I chucked her into bed she accused me of trying to sleep with her" he laughed pointing to the faint bruise on his jaw
Kumiko laughed leaning forward, gently moving his head up to see it better "it's good to know at least one of us can land a solid hit on you" she teased him pushing his face away
"she only got me because I was drunk and stumbled into her bed. I would've been able to dodge otherwise" he bragged, reaching down to open his desk draw, pulling out her tracker "this is finished by the way, we just need to test it" he handed the watch over for Kumiko to hold
bringing it up to her face, Kumiko looked it over. The strap was a light purple, close to the shade of her eyes. Grazing the smooth leather with her fingers before turning it over, the face of the devise had a picture of a little banana in it, Kumiko laughed gently, wrapping it around her left wrist
"it's pretty, thank you" she told him gratefully
Urahara grabbed his receiver off the desk turning it on, waiting for it to load he grabbed her hand to explain the details of the watch
"this here is the panic button. This little dial you'll need to pull out and let it spring back in to cancel it. When it's activated it should vibrate and the banana will turn from yellow to red, when I get your signal, I can send a message back. When the banana turns green it means I'm on my way" he told her, pointing out all the buttons
"it's amazing," Kumiko praised his genius as she ran her fingers over for it. A quiet beep from the desk alerted Urahara that his receiver was turned on and working. Picking it up, Urahara turned in his desk chair to face her
"press the panic button " he directed her, looking down at his screen. Kumiko did as she was asked, red banana started flashing on the screen of her watch, small vibrations tickling her arm came every three seconds
"it tickles " she told him smiling, as he pulled her arm down to check the banana had changed colours.
"working so far, try and knock it off" he said. Kumiko pulled the little dial, feeling it spring back into place. The vibrations stopped, little yellow banana returned.
"good good". Urahara muttered tapping on his own screen "say banana now Kumiko" he added not looking up
"banana" Kumiko said, feeling the watch start to vibrate. Smiling Kumiko looked down again at the amazing gadget, seeing the red flashing banana stop and turn green. Urahara checked her watch again, nodding
"you can knock it off again, it all seems to be working as it should" he said happily as Kumiko pulled the dial again
" please don't take it off." He asked her "and come to me imminently if you think you've damaged it at all"
"I won't take it off" she promised "unless I'm showering" she added as an afterthought
urahara scoffed "it's waterproof. Don't take it off"
"I won't" she promised
Urahara stood up and stretched, hands nearly brushing the ceiling "right, we had better make a move". He told her walking around the desk
"move?" Kumiko asked confused "where we going?"
"to see captain Kuchiki? " he told her confused by her confused tone "you don't remember?"
Kumikos brows furrowed thinking, she shook her head no
Urahara laughed "we spoke to him last night?" He said trying to jog her memory "he told us to come see him and renji today to "get this bothersome research out of the way" ?"
"I don't remember that at all" she told him, straining to remember
Urahara laughed at her " I don't suppose you remember calling Renji "mr pineapple head" either then?"
Kumiko laughed at his words, shaking her head "some of last night is hazy" she admitted
Urahara shook his head at the woman, smiling widely "well, we told him we would arrive by 11, let's go"
Urahara led the way through the 6th Baracks, crossing a garden leading to a small building on the other side
"is that his office?" Kumiko questioned point to the building
"that's the one" urahara told her "it seems no one is there yet" he added, looking to the open doors, not seeing anyone at the desk.
Urahara poked his head in, knocking on the open door "Kuchiki?" He called out
"he's not back yet" renjis voice came, pulling Uraharas head to the right where he was hidden by his desk. "He shouldn't be long though" he added standing up to meet them in the middle of the room
"it's no problem, we can wait" urahara said, as Kumiko walked forward to hug renji
"how are you? Did you get Matsumoto home?" She asked him letting go
"yeah fine, she was passed out the entire time. Captain Hitsugaya is going to be livid today mind. He told her not to get that drunk" he laughed at his friend's inevitable misfortune "it's nice to see you looking like yourself again kumiko" he added making her laugh
"yes, it was you who helped miko break into my home correct?" Urahara said from behind her, in a deadly low tone. Urahara had his hat pulled low over his eyes, casting a dark shadow over his face. Hand coming up to rest on the hilt of his zanpakuto
Renjis eyes went wide, face dropping at the sight of the pissed off captain, quickly taking a step back, hands coming up in Surrender. Renji hurriedly bowed lowly at the captain
"apologies captain Urahara! Please forgive me. Kumiko said it would be ok, I never would have entered your home otherwise!" He hurriedly said staring at the floor
Kumikos loud laughed mixed with Uraharas filled the room , renji risked looking up to see them both laughing, Urahara in a relaxed stance
"you're right," urahara chuckled towards Kumiko who was holding her stomach "that was fun"
"you're not mad?" Renji asked confused, standing back up straight
"not at all". Urahara grinned at him "miko thought it would be fun to pretend I was to scare you. She was right, you're face was very amusing"
Renji shoved Kumiko who was wiping a tear away "you ass. I thought he was going to kill me."
"sorry, I couldn't resist". She told him with a big smile
"I hope my spiritual pressure knocks you on your ass" he grumbled at her
"doubtful." She scoffed at him "you have to be way stronger than me to get a reaction like that. Bet I don't feel anything at all"
"yeah? You clearly haven't seen how strong I am" he countered her claim
"bring it on tough guy" she laughed turning to Urahara "can we start now? Or do we have to wait for captain Kuchiki?"
"I don't see why we can't get started. I imagine he would rather us being ready to start with him when he arrives"Urahara said, hand gently rubbing his stubbled chin
"perfect" she said turning back to renji "when ever your ready"
"slowly please lieutenant," urahara added, trying to not let them get ahead of themselves
Renji sent her a smug grin as he released his spiritual pressure, eyes suddenly going wide as he ducked out the way, just missing Kumikos punch she had threw at his face "what the hell was that Kumiko?" He demanded angrily, spiritual pressure raising
annoyance consumed Kumiko, clouding her judgment. Every fiber of her being wanting to knock that smug look off his face "trying to knock that stupid look off your face. The hell is your problem?" She spat at him, angrily staring at him
"the fuck you on about?" He angrily retorted, not seeing what his friends problem is
Kumiko growled and lunged at him, hands quickly wrapping round her waist stopping her movement,
"let me go" she snapped at Urahara, fighting in his grip to get at the red haired man
"renji, lower your spiritual pressure" urahara told him, lifting a struggling Kumiko off her feet and walking them backwards as she kicked backwards into his shins
renji quickly extinguished his Reiatsu at the captains command, Realisation dawning on his face. Spiritual pressure gone, Kumiko immediately calmed down, stopping her fight to get at the man.
"oh my gosh," she said softly still in Uraharas arms, "I'm so sorry renji"
"you good?" Urahara asked her from behind
"yeah fine, you can put me down now" she said looking back at him "sorry"
seeing her friendly eyes, Kiske placed her gently on the floor before grinning "seems he had more of a reaction on you than you thought he would"
Kumiko walked over to renji and hugged him around the middle "sorry I tried to hit you" she told him looking up
"I made you do that?" He asked clarifying as she stood back
"kind of , I just got really angry and combative. All reasoning just went out the window. All I could think was to knock that smile off your face". She told him sheepishly, her own temper being something she had little control of
"told you I was strong" he grinned at her smugly
"yeah yeah. Alright you're strong enough to get a reaction off me" she conceded with a smile "I'll still give you a run for your money though"
"that's enough fighting for one day miko,". Urahara told her from near the door "oh captain kutchiki " he greeted
Captain kutchiki walked into his office with more grace and sense of authority than Kumiko had ever seen.
"urahara" he greeted cooley, not sparing the man a glance
"captain kutchiki" renji greeted him with a bow "I had just finished showing captain Urahara and Kumiko my spiritual pressure sir"
"very well," the Nobel captain turned to face Kumiko "we shall begin"
"wait! Hold on kutchiki" Urahara intervened, nodding to renji to go stand by his desk, following him over "you ready Kumiko?"
Kumiko nodded, not taking her eyes off the captain before her. Not once did he look down to meet her eyes
"okay, please begin when you're ready" he told the captain
captain kutchiki released his spiritual pressure swiftly, not caring about easing the young woman into it. Eyes darting down as she suddenly fell to her knees, head bowed low, arms laid out in front of her.
Renji stood up straighter seeing his friend crumble, concerned for her. Urahara laid a hand on his arm gently to stop him moving
"that's enough kutchiki, thank you" Urahara told the man.
At his words captain kutchiki dampened his Reiatsu, eyes meeting the younger captain
"is that all?" He asked him, face showing no emotion to Kumiko, who had sat back on her knees catching her breath
"that's all we need" urahara confirmed
"then I shall take my leave, renji once you have finished the paperwork , take it to the head captain" he instructed, walking out the door without a backwards glance.
"Kumiko, are you alright?" Renji asked her walking over to help her up. Kumiko grabbed his offered arm a little more tightly than he was expecting, lifting her to her feet
"yeah" she breathed out "he always that charming?"
Urahara laughed at her "he's always like that, don't take it to heart"
Kumiko sighed, bending her stiff neck side to side, wincing at the loud crack it gave
"what happened?" Renji asked, completely new to all this. Urahara took off the lid to his pen, popping it between his lips as he got ready to write quickly
"it slammed me to the floor. Like a huge weight pushing me down. I didn't like the feeling" she added scrunching her nose
"what were you feeling?" Urahara mumbled around the pen lid
"worthless." She said, trying to think of another way to describe it "like I wasn't worthy to look at him, I felt like scum, it's not a nice feeling"
"it looked like you were bowing to him". Renji said softly
"it felt like it too. Like I was grovelling at his feet"she added, shaking her arms out to get rid of the feeling "it's reminds me of Unohanas spiritual pressure, she made me bow too. Hers was nicer though, like I was in awe, his was suffocating "
"it might be a decent Reiatsu to try and resist" Urahara said distracted, writing down his notes "I doubt the noble head of the kutchiki clan would spare his time though" he added with a smile at her disgust at the idea
"I'm not in a hurry to feel it again" she told him, turning to look at renji "you don't have to keep staring at me renji, my head isn't going to fall off". She added with a small laugh
"sorry"he offered "it's bizarre to witness. You couldn't stop that at all?"
"nope. It was too overbearing. If I practiced I might eventually be able to lift my head up" she shrugged "but for the first time, there wasn't anything I could do "
"you said you were training with ukitake?" Kumiko nodded at him "how's that going?"
"good, I'm making some progress. I'm managing to pull myself away from him." She grinned at him, proud of her achievements
"you're doing well fighting through mine too" urahara interjected, putting the cap back on his pen having written the important parts for his report later
"can you resist his Reiatsu?" Renji asked Kumiko interested
"no" Kumiko laughed "we're trying to get me to fight through it. I say fight, I mean I try and dodge when he kicks my ass"
urahara laughed at her assessment
"what is it your Reiatsu does to her again captain?" Renji asked Urahara
"this" he grinned releasing an enormous amount of spiritual pressure
kumikos sudden laugh startled renji. Falling to her knees and grabbing at her stomach, kumikos loud laugh escaped her. Raising her hand Kumiko flipped Kiske the bird, making him laugh
Urahara pulled back his spiritual pressure, walking over to Kumiko, catching her breath on the floor.
"that was for kicking me in the shins" he smirked standing over her offering his hand "feel better miko?"
"you ass". She laughed as he pulled her to her feet
"he expects me to dodge his blows when I'm crippled on the floor like that" she added looking at renji as Urahara grinned beside her
renji shook his head slightly. Amazed by the short woman next to him
