Hide and Seek

Rukia and Yoruichi took Rangiku through the maze of stores. The two were the perfect girls to have to go shopping for the clothes. Rangiku peered into the windows of the shops and finally was convinced to try some stuff on. She was given a dress to try on, tights, shoes, and a couple slim fit tops. When she went in to try them on Rukia and Yoruichi planned there buys.



" Ok so when she comes out I will see if she likes the outfits we gave her, and then you take her out of the store to the next store and I will meet you there." Rukia nodded.



"Ok I will pay for the next batch. This will be such a surprise for her." Yoruichi laughed.



The curtain was opened and Rangiku looked like a model, the tights fit perfectly with the short dress. Which was stunning, its black laces tickled at her thighs. The dress was strapless and came with a jacket lined with faux fur. Her high heels laced up to her ankles,the outfit all in all was beautiful.



"Wow! You look so pretty!" Yoruichi complemented.



"Oh my, I wish I looked that good." Rukia blushed.



Rangiku laughed " Oh please you must have something, if you hooked Ichigo in." She laughed seeing Rukia turn a bright red.



"Oh that's not fair!" Rukia turned away.



Yoruichi and Rangiku both laughed at Rukia's reaction. When Rangiku went back in the dressing room, Yoruichi leaned in " So that one looks expensive here." She paused handing her a wallet. " Let me pay for half of this one and then I will pay for the bra's and undergarments. Maybe you can pay for lunch or something." She urged.



"Well alright...I still need to look for a gift for Ichigo. I am thinking of getting him some little things...I already got him a big one." She smiled.



" Yeah I should probably get Kisuke something." Yoruichi agreed.



" I think Kisuke is happy to have you." Rukia rolled her eyes.



"He always is trying to make me dress up for him...maybe I will get some stuff at the bra store." She winked.



"Are you two official?" Rukia asked putting the wallet in her jacket pocket.



"Well...we have always...you know. On an emotional level...yes...but I don't think we are dating." Yoruichi looked away sadly.



"Oh...sorry." Rukia bit her lower lip.



" Oh don't worry about it, he has hinted at my Christmas present being really big. So maybe he will ask me out." She laughed with blush across her face.



Rangiku opened the curtain again and showed them the single tops. They were on sale buy 2 get 2 free. So she grabbed a couple to try on. Some had little chains on the sleeves, ribbons for straps, a corset criss cross on the back. When she was all finished Yoruichi distracted her enough to get her out of the store.



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Toshiro walked along the sidewalk and reached for the cell phone he was given by Kisuke. He flipped it open and looked at the screen. No missed calls, he sighed hoping she was having a good time. Ichigo took the phone from his grasp " She is fine!" He laughed.



"Ichigo! What if-



"This is your day bud. Don't worry about her, believe me she is having fun. She is a woman, women like shopping." He reassured.



Toshiro rolled his eyes " That's true. Well where do we start?" He asked looking at all the shops in the mall.



Shinji leaned forward cracking his back " What's your favorite color?"



"Uh...black?" Toshiro questioned.



"Well that's a start...come on colors. Like this" Ichigo pointed at his own hair.



"Blue. Yeah definitley blue." Toshiro nodded.



Shinji smiled " Alright! now we are talking."



The two lead Toshiro into a shop and showed him some plane shirts and told him guys don't where many fitting clothes. Toshiro raised an eyebrow, Shinji explained how clothes were really something he had to decide on and they would approve if it looked good.



"Oh, ok." Toshiro took a couple of the tops and then moved along inside the store.



Ichigo looked around, " this isn't really a place you can buy girl stuff, eh?" He looked around.



Shinji laughed " Baww, she's got you!" He laughed.



"What the fuck! Shinji!? she hasn't got me." He rolled his eyes.



" Oh please, you are on your knees for her." He laughed " Or is she on hers for you?"he poked fun.



"Your sick. We haven't done anything." Ichigo rolled his eyes.



"Oh? Something wrong with her?" He asked



"NO, no. I want her to be ready. I mean sure we have kissed but...nothing more." He nodded.



"Oh.Your weird." Shinji motioned a finger at Toshiro walking out of the dressing room.



Toshiro had a white T-shirt with a black jacket, it had some writing on it. His pants were tight fitting and were added with some converse shoes. Toshiro nodded and spoke up " I actually kind of like this." He said looking at the jacket.



"Yeah that jacket is pretty cool." Shinji said surprised at Toshiro's tastes.



" Man you have grown since I have first met you." Ichigo scratched his head.



"Shut up." Toshiro said with a growl.



Ichigo laughed and said " Isn't that a good thing?"



" yeah...I just hate talking about my height." Toshiro grumbled.



" Yeah I guess it would get annoying." Shinji agreed.



The two men waited for Toshiro to walk out with the box of shoes and clothes in hand. When he opened the curtain Ichigo took the clothes and Shinji took the shoes and pants.



" Ok checkout time." Shinji nodded.



Toshiro was taken by surprise " Wait no, guys I can't have you-



"What did you think we were just going to try on clothes?" Ichigo asked confused.



"Well...I don't know what you guys like to do." Toshiro laughed.



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Rukia caught up with Yoruichi and Rangiku with bags in her hand. She caught up to them and began to tell them about the accessory store down the way. Yoruichi sounded interested but Rangiku hadn't the clue what these accessories were.



"They are like your necklace, or like my phone charms." Rukia smiled.



"Oh you can buy those here? I had to make mine...that's kind of cool." Rangiku said excitedly.



"Yeah it is really convenient here in the human world." Yoruichi laughed walking into the Bra store.



The two followed, Rukia looked to Rangiku. " Well I will show you to someone who works here, they will show you your bra size. "



"Ohh this is cute" Rangiku said picking a lacy bra up.



"Not yet love" Yoruichi laughed.



Rukia showed her to the lady and was taken back to the fitting room. Rukia leaned over to Yoruichi " I bet you she is a D cup." Rukia smiled.



"I am a D cup, she is bigger than me." Yoruichi gambled.



Rangiku stepped out of the fitting room " I am a 42 double D...whatever that means!" She laughed patting at the air. Many girls turned around with a glare in the store. They were either jealous or disgusted. Rangiku didn't care though, Yoruichi began to laugh loudly and knelt over taking her stomach in hand. She was hysterically laughing now. Rangiku was definitely confused.



When the three had picked out bra's and underwear that they liked and disliked Yoruichi bought this bunch. They then went out to eat and sat down and talked. They talked about many things, food, music, education, fighting and then love. Which were all new to Rangiku except love. Well...she had thought she was in love...but now she looked back at it...and felt disgusted for even thinking that she was in love with Gin. She sighed and leaned back.



"Thanks for the food guys." She smiled.



"Oh not a problem." Rukia nodded.



Rangiku took the large cup with a straw hanging out of it in hand. She sipped at it slowly.



"It might hurt right now, but the pain will slowly go away. You have Toshiro, he really must like you." Yoruichi winked.



Rangiku spurted out the drink and caught it in her hand quickly. She pulled away " Oh please!" She laughed.



"Oh Rangiku you are in denial. He is so into you." Rukia laughed.



"you think?" She asked curiously thinking.



'he did kiss me...Toshiro wouldn't do that for nothing.' She thought.



The three conversed for a while longer and finally headed back to Ichigo's house. Rangiku was happy with what they had done. The two girl that went along with her helped her ease her mind. She looked up to the afternoon sky and hoped Toshiro had a good time aswell.



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Toshiro laughed at the blonde telling the stupid story of Kisuke and Yoruichi. Toshiro couldn't hold back the laughter that came out of his mouth. Shinji definitely knew how to tell a story.



" So I walked in there, and they were on top of each other, I began to laugh and Kisuke was like " It's not how it looks!" I was cracking up because Yoruichi was on top." Shinji laughed.



" Go figure she is on top. I mean she can kick some ass." Ichigo added.



"She was a captain. But before I met you I had never even heard of her. Truthfully before you came into the picture Ichigo...I never even heard of Kisuke either." Toshiro scratched his head.



"That doesn't surprise me. I mean geesh you are pretty young. How the hell did you even get into the court guard?" Shinji asked surprised.



"I worked hard I guess." Toshiro said sheepishly leaning forward onto his knuckles.



"So let me ask you something." Shinji leaned forward folding his fingers into eachother. He held his head with his fingers and spoke " How the hell did you get such a gorgeous girl on your arm?"



"WHA...tha...that is none of your business." He blushed angrily sipping his drink.



"Oh come on Toshiro!" Ichigo laughed.



"You got to be kidding me, you don't like her?" Shinji asked confused.



"It's not that...I just don't think I should be pushing my feelings onto her. She doesn't need that right now." Toshiro spoke low.



"But that might be what she needs most, someone to show her that she isn't alone." Ichigo pointed out.



"..."



"Ahh well its your life, wanna go back now?" Shinji asked.



"Sure."



Ichigo turned to the jewelery store " I need to pick Rukia up something I will meet you there. Just go on in my house here." Ichigo handed Shinji the key to his house and walked to the store.



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Shinji took the key and walked through the mall with the bags in hand. Toshiro walked alongside him and spoke here and there with Shinji. When they finally were near the house Toshiro finally spoke up.



" So, you were Aizen's captain?"



"Yeah, that rat was trouble and I knew it." Shinji growled.



"Why did you ask him to be a lieutenant then?" Toshiro asked.



"Because, I thought I could keep an eye on him." Shinji sighed.



"I guess we all thought that about someone." He sighed as well.



"Oh?"



"Gin Ichimaru. He hurt my best friend and now Rangiku...I loath that man and I swear I will kill him." Toshiro growled.



"Well, pipe down for now. Don't put out your anger yet." Shinji demanded.



Toshiro looked up to see Ichigo's house and waited for Shinji to open it up. Yoruichi opened the door before he could enter. " Oh! Well hey Shinji, you staying for a while?" She asked.



"Well...I guess I could just go with you." Shinji shrugged glancing down at the bags in Yoruichi's hands. He grinned " Get presents?"



"Yeah what of it." She laughed.



Shinji smiled and turned to Toshiro " Well I am taking these to wrap for ya. Talk to you tomorrow right?" He laughed turning and leaving with Yoruichi.



"Sure." He nodded as they left. Why did Yoruichi have all those bags? He walked inside to see Rukia at the table. He yawned and finally spoke " You have fun?" He asked.



"Yeah I did.Oh yeah!She is upstairs taking a shower. You look tired you should go up and get some rest." She smiled.



" That sounds good."



"Where is Ichigo?" Rukia asked.



"He was trying on some other outfit before he came home." he grinned keeping it a secret of what Ichigo was really doing.



"Go figure. What a weird guy." She laughed picking up her book once more.



Toshiro smiled and took off his shoes gently and set them to the side. He walked through the house and towards the stairs to be distracted by Grimmjow. He was playing with some device, Toshiro stopped by the flash of light from the box. Pictures moved on the box, which made Grimmjow jump. Rukia stood quickly " Grimmjow! Its not a threat." She ran over to the controller. " Its a television." She pointed at the box. She took the controller and started clicking through the channels showing him how.



Toshiro laughed and walked up the stairs. He had never seen such a thing but still he was to tired to care. He walked to his room and opened the door. When he saw the bed he couldn't help but smile, he walked over to the bed and flopped down onto it. It seemed larger this time, he didn't think about it for long. He was out cold in a deep slumber, listening to the soft whisper of water running from the shower. His eyes shut and he was gone...



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Rangiku hummed her way to being clean, when she was done she turned the running water off and squeezed her hair. Water dripped heavily from the orange strands, plopping to the ceramic shower floor. She opened the shower curtain and let the steam out of the watery abyss. She patted herself dry with a towel and stepped out of the shower. She saw the deep scabs that would soon be scars on her body in the reflection. Her body was ruined...she was damaged goods. She sighed and felt the guilt pile onto her shoulders.



'Why was this sticking so bad...'she wondered



She quickly dried her self and opened the door to notice the dead silence in the room. She looked around and then saw Toshiro. She smiled and walked over to the chair in the room and let the towel drop to the ground. He was sleeping heavily, something he needed. She smiled and continued to dress. She put on some underwear and noticed his breathing change. She sat up and looked back, he moved a bit. She quickly put on a bra and snapped it together. This was her first bra, it was strange but comfortable.



She looked around for the top she was given but couldn't find it. She scratched her head letting her hand rest on her hip. She then remembered where it was, she set it on the bed before she went into the bathroom. She sighed and walked over to him. Gently she sat on the bed. She was more worried about waking him up than her cleavage hanging out into the open. She slowly tugged at the clothing beneath her captian, biting her lip. She finally was half way there when her captain's eyes shot open. She breathed in sharply and just stood up and walked away. " Sorry." She quickly spat.



"Wow.You have changed." Toshiro said looking at what was hanging from the bed. It was only being held up by his weight on the shirt.



She stood facing away from him, she really didn't care about her bare ass cheeks being seen. Then again why did she care, she was basically paraded around in Heuco Mundo. She sighed "What do you mean?" She asked with sadness in her voice.



"Before you would have just sing songed a hello to me." He chuckled tossing her the top. When it went through the air he wondered if she would catch it, but to his surprise she did. She put a hand up and caught it and brought it to her vision. He then noticed her back, there were deep wounds on her back. Deep enough to get infected.



He rose to his feet and went to the bathroom and took out a box that said first aid. Ichigo had taught him this stuff from when he was here last. Toshiro set it on the stand next to the bed and finally asked her "Rangiku, please come over here and lay on your stomach." He demanded, but he demanded warmly.



Rangiku let the shirt fall to her side, it went down to the start of her underwear. She sighed and walked over pantsless. She let her knee slide down and push against the bed as she crawled to her elbows and flopped onto her stomach. "What are you doing now, you naughty boy?" She winked.



"Oh hush!" He shushed her" I am going to raise up your shirt a bit."



"Oh that fast eh?" She mocked.



"Rangiku..." He grumbled letting his eyebrow twitch at her flirty voice. He lifted her shirt to be shown the mess Aizen made. " Now this might sting a bit." Before she could say anything he gently patted down the wounds with a alcohol pad. Izuru had already made the laceration so it would be able to heal on its own with some minor help. Toshiro figured she would just let it heal on its own...but he figured he would help her a bit.



She cringed in pain and breathed in sharply with a hiss. He gently patted out the wounds and brought out a cream that helped keep out infection. He then took some gauze and placed it over the wounds. The ointment made it so it would stay, he blew on the wounds gently letting the warmth of his breath ease the pain of being touched. " You ok?" He asked.



"Yeah...I am."She paused "I am not scared of your hands." She said warmly.



He felt the blood rush to his cheeks, he shook it away and asked her to sit up so he could bandage her up. She did so and lifted her arms up. Toshiro made it so the bandages would not cover her breasts. 'Heaven forbid her boobs be held down' he thought.



When he was finally finished he pulled her hands down and straightened her shirt down to cover herself once more. He cleared his throat and yawned.She smiled and spoke " Thank you." She smiled.



"For what?"



"Why would you ask that? You know why I am thanking you." She growled.



"I do huh?" He questioned yawning once more.



She leaned forward as his eyes were closed in the yawn and pressed her lips on his cheeks slowly. He stopped abruptly and closed his mouth. His emerald eyes widened and shifted to her face close to his. Her hair was wet and dripping onto him. She kissed him slowly and pulled away " Thank you." She said once more standing up.



"..."



"Now please get some sleep while I dry my hair in here." she added standing up walking towards the bathroom. She shut the door and as she did Toshiro brought his fingers to his cheek. They were warm...no on fire. He looked in amazement at his fingers and closed his eyes. He smiled and laid back down and shut his eyes for some rest.

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Rangiku shut the door and leaned against the door and brought her hand to her lips and smiled. She looked up and thought to her self ' Oh no Rangiku, don't do this again. Don't fall, don't fall...don't fall in love. It only hurts when you hit the ground, which is what always happens. But he is so...so sweet and he risked his life for me and now we are on the run together.'She sighed and shook her head clean of the dreamy thoughts 'No, I can't say I am. My hopes will be shot down...if I say it.' She looked away pained.



"Oh please, he is so into you! If only you knew." Haineko laughed teasing her.



'Stop, I don't want to get hurt again.' She said to her zanpacktou.



"By him? Really, he wouldn't hurt you, just say it your in love. L-O-V-E!" Haineko snickered.



Rangiku plugged the hair dryer in that Rukia let her borrow and turned it on over her weapons voice. She laughed at the thought and continued to dry her hair.



Maybe just maybe it was something,just maybe....



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Byakuya rose from the bed and sighed heavily looking outside of his room into his garden. Renji sat up letting his crimson hair drape over his body. Something was bothering him, but he couldn't figure out what.



" Captain, are you ok tonight?" Renji asked curiously.



Byakuya closed his silver eyes and sighed " I told you, you can call me Byakuya in my quarters."



"Sorry...I just forget. Are you though?" He asked.



"Something doesn't feel right." He said watching the wind push the cherry blossoms from the branches.



"what do you mean?" Renji asked worried.



" I shouldn't tell you this. But because I want your opinion I must." Byakuya paused " Last night Toshiro Hitsuguya and Rangiku Matsumoto were convicted of crimes that were incorrect. Central 46 swears by there sentence though. The law is final and they are the law. But I know they are wrong because we were eye witness of what happen in Heuco Mundo." Byakuya closed his eyes and brought his hand to his forhead.



"What were the crimes?" Renji asked angrily.



"High Treason and aiding the traders of Soul Society. " He spoke with shame.



Renji breathed in sharply " Your kidding me...so that is what all the ruckus was about. What happen?"



"This is what really confuses me, Toshiro called his sword from central 46 chambers when his sword was in Soi Fon's barracks. It materialized and saved him, the two criminals fled to the human world."



"... I...-



"Don't say where they are." He paused " I already know. I just don't know what to do." Byakya sighed.



Renji stood up and wrapped his arms around his waist " Do what you feel is right. You know the truth so-" He paused " do what you know is right." He kissed his neck and rested his head on his captains back.



Byakuya sighed and opened his eyes " Perhaps for once your right." He said looking at the blossoms land by his feet.



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Author note: So here is my new chapter! I hope you like it and get some humor from it. I laughed my way through the whole thing. I think the next chapter will be cute!!! The chapter is named after the Hercules song Won't say I'm in love sung by meg. Its fitting for this chapter...ahhh!!! Ok comment nicely.