Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ It Felt Like Drowning ❯ 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Title: It Felt Like Drowning
Author: c2t2Part 1.4
Standard disclaimer: I do not own Bleach and do not make money.


Arc 1
Chapter 4: Comedic Interlude With Sentaro and Kiyone

“Th’ eleventh squad ‘s like an onion.” Kiyone slurred.

“What, they have layers?” Sentaro looked skeptical.

“No, they smell bad.”

The two officers howled with laughter. Renji’s eye twitched.

“There’s one other way the Eleventh is like an onion,” he growled.

“They have the same amount of brains?”

“Why you…”

“It’s a joke Renji. Sit down before you hurt yourself.”

“No. I meant we’ll make you cry, asshole.”

“Relaaax, Abarai. You’re goin’ t’ leave the ‘leventh at some point, ne?”

“How did you…?”

Kiyone waved a hand, nearly smacking Sentaro in the nose. “Oh, th’ usual gossip. Nobody knows anything spuh…specific, but I hear you got some huuuge ambition.”

“You never really leave the Eleventh.” Renji sat and looked down into his empty jug of sake.

“Way to dodge the question, Abarai,” Sentaro drawled, “Anyway, we need to catch up with booger-girl if we’re going to have any fun tonight. Kiyone, tell him about Kyoraku-taicho yesterday. Here’s a fresh jug, Abarai, we drink every time she slurs.”

Kiyone had witnessed yesterday’s incident firsthand. Captain Kyoraku Shunsui had been so drunk he didn’t know where he was. He was staggering through the streets, singing ‘It’s Rainin Men’ in his drunken baritone and traumatizing everyone who witnessed. Following his vice-captain’s reiatsu, he burst into the women’s locker room just when he reached the chorus. In front of fifty horrified women, a stark-naked Nanao had blasted him with the strongest kido Kiyone had ever seen. Half of the building was now a smoking crater, and Shunsui would be sporting a lot less of his iconic body hair for a while.

Renji and Sentaro continued to drink as Kiyone’s story spun off to the current gossip about her own vice-captain. Apparently, he had taken the Kuchiki princess under his wing, and it was obvious that she had fallen in love with him.

Renji choked, nearly spitting out his drink. “Isn’t your vice-captain married?” he ventured as soon as he could talk.

“Yeah, to our third seat,” Sentaro answered. “The Kuchiki girl is cute, and apparently she likes loudmouth muscle-heads with tattoos, you should make a pass at her, Abarai.”

This time Renji did spit out his drink.

Outside of his closest friends, few people knew about his past. He and Rukia were strangers now. As far as Seireitei knew, they had always been strangers.


End Note: Shunsui drunkenly singing “It’s rainin men” was inspired by “Smoke and Flowers” by DarthAmmonite.