NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6: Chapter 5
His expression was unreadable…as always. Was he crying or what?
She continued, "Not now…I have other things to attend to, but tomorrow, over a drink perhaps?" As soon as the words left her mouth she wanted to slap herself. She hadn't meant it to sound like she was asking him out, well she was asking him out but not OUT...on like a date. To make matters worse he continued to just stare at her with those abnormally large green eyes, face unchanged. Hours seemed to pass as they stood there in total silence. She was about to just tell him to forget it and be on her way when he finally decided to reply.
"That would be acceptable." Then he turned and seemed to glide away.
She rolled her eyes 'and I thought Captain Kuchiki was bad'…her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of ridiculously loud cackling. She knew that laugh anywhere. She turned, "Lady Yoruichi," she said with wide eyes.
The golden eyed captain kept laughing, slapping Sui Feng on the shoulder. The smaller woman's brows furrowed in frustration and she folded her arms across her chest, pouting.
"Drop the "Lady" Sui Feng," Yoruichi finally said still smiling wide. "How's your mission coming along," she said in a low voice.
"Fine La…I mean Captain Yoruichi. I won't let you down."
Yoruichi stared at Sui Feng blankly for a moment before another fit of laughter hit her. "The only thing I want you to do is loosen up and have some fun." Then all of a sudden the smile dropped from her face, she was close enough to kiss Sui Feng. The second squad captain swallowed hard trying not to seem afraid. "But if you don't complete your mission you know there will be consequences?" She let that sink before she backed away and let the smile return to her face.
"See ya," she said before slapping Sui Feng in the back, knocking her forward, and disappearing.
Yoruichi reappeared beside Rangiku who had been watching the whole thing. "I think Captain Kuchiki is right," she said giggling. "You are a demon cat."
"I was just giving her motivation."
Day 3
Sui Feng eyed the list of questions for the billionth time wondering how the hell she would get the answers without coming off like a whore. She wrote 'yes' beside question 3. He obviously drank or he wouldn't have agreed to have a drink with her. So that was one down, nine to go. She didn't have much drinking experience so she planned to keep it to a max of two drinks so she could keep her wits about her.
"Shit. I didn't even tell him where we were going, or what time. How could I have forgotten such major details?" She was disappointed in herself, but was determined for her mission to be a success. She would not let Lady Yoruichi down. She decided to leave her Captain's haori behind and tucked the outrageous list of questions in her pocket after giving it one last glance.
"I'm coming in," a voice said from the other side of the door, Lieutenant Cifer's voice to be exact. The door opened and there he was wearing his usual melancholy expression. Her lips parted to ask him who the hell told him to come in but she thought of Yoruichi's words 'Loosen up Sui Feng'. She reluctantly closed her mouth and took a couple deep breaths to calm her herself. 'Let's just get this over with', she thought.
"Let's go," she said coolly before disappearing, knowing his sonido was as fast as her shunpo.
He had no problem keeping up just as she had expected. He followed her to a rather nice place somewhere outside the Seireitei. He never really explored his new home so he didn't know much about what happened outside the thick walls. Sui Feng knew many of the other Captains came here quite often so she assumed it would do.
Once they were seated by a short round man in a fairly private spot, she scanned the menu. She prayed to the Gods they wouldn't be spotted by anyone they knew. It would be easy to get the wrong idea. Ulquiorra ordered a bottle of Kokuryu Ryu, not bothering to wait for her. She wasn't sure whether he was being a gentleman and ordering for both of them, or being rude. It didn't really matter since they weren't on a date. The waiter returned with the bottle a few minutes later.
"Can I get anything else for you?" the waiter asked with a smile as he poured them both drinks.
The Lieutenant looked to Sui Feng. "No, that will be all," she said not even bothering to look at the beaming waiter. He turned on his heels and left them to enjoy each other's company.
An hour later Sui Feng knew all about Ulquiorra's second resurrección form and his eye's odd ability. While the latter gave her a couple of ideas about future reconnaissance missions, she was no closer to completing her mission. She was still babysitting her first cup while she had lost count of how many he'd had.
"Is the sake not to your liking?" he asked after finishing up what was most likely his seventh or eighth cup.
"Are you implying that I can't hold my liquor?" she asked accusingly. "I can drink just as much as you. I'm immune to most poisons…a little sake can't hurt me."
While Ulquiorra hadn't meant to imply any of what she'd just said, he remained silent. What the hell was wrong with this woman? He glanced around the bar, his face actually reflecting how he felt…BORED. Why had the itty bitty Captain invited him for drinks? She hadn't mentioned anything resembling a battle tactic despite that being the reason she requested his company. Then he had a brilliant idea…well maybe not brilliant, but it was sure to provide entertainment for however long she planned on holding him hostage.
"Well," he said pouring himself another cup, "That's good to know." He took his drink in one shot, making sure to keep eye contact with her, and placed the empty cup gently back down on the table.
Not to be outdone, she picked up her glass and finished it in one gulp as well. He smiled inwardly as her face screwed up…no doubt caused by the burning in her chest, and poured her another. 'This was going to be almost too easy' he thought to himself. Of course his face remained completely blank. He wouldn't want anyone to suspect that he actually had emotions. It would take the fun out of everything.
When he was first assigned to the sixth division he thought he had been chosen at random, but after spending a few weeks with Captain Kuchiki he realized it was because the whole Seireitei thought them emotionless bastards. Sometimes they would say outrageous things just to see the reactions they would get. Of course the hard part was trying to maintain their uninterested façade. The only time he ever lost was the time Captain Kuchiki said he used Senbonzakura to cut his hair. He had tried so hard not to laugh that he was sure he had injured himself and was sent to the fourth division by his captain.
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