"Tea? Sake?"

"Tea is fine, thanks..."

He exchanged glances with Rangiku, Ukitake and Renji, before stepping away to prepare the tea. You were relieved when he came back, and you sipped on your tea.

"Peppermint! My favourite."

"Oh, really? That's good!" Shunsui hummed, taking his own seat as he passed out the rest of the food and drink.

"So...," he began carefully. "What happened, (Y/N)-chan?"

You sighed.

"Well, it started when I pranked him."

Renji perked up.

"I actually... I called him short, flash stepped away, jumped in a bush, hid my reiatsu, and watched as he spun around stupidly looking for me and snapped at an innocent boy."

All four people in the room choked on their food and drink. Renji hit his chest a couple times with his fist as he tried to stop laughing. Ukitake had his mouth stuffed with food, which he was soon coughing out into a bin. Shunsui almost spat out his tea, but then started choking, saying it went down the wrong pipe. Rangiku, who was also drinking tea- or it might be sake, you never know with her- laughed hysterically, and the questionable beverage dribbled out of her mouth. You glanced around at them, wondering if you should get some help, but all the choking died down when they realised that they were meant to be comforting you.

"Err... then I went back to the office, and... me and Rangiku talked... and I let it slip to her that I might like him. Ehehe... then, we talked about random stuff. I told her about the prank, then we started laughing about taichou, and then..."

You went silent for a while.

"Then he walked in, and basicaly told me to get out and that I'll be transferred to Ukitake Taichou's division, then called Rangiku and I unreliable, and me useless... Oh! Not that I wouldn't like your division! Anyway, then I... err... I asked him if it meant he didn't return the... the... my... feelings, and then ran off. Maaa, so embarrassing..."

Renji stood up abruptly, and all of you turned to look at him.

"Where are you going?" you asked between sips of your tea.

"Nowhere," he answered. He then turned to me. "Oh, just wondering... do you know any good places to hide a body?"

You frowned at him and shook your head, and he sat down, pouting.

"I was joking."

"It's not like you could do anything up against him anyway," you teased and he glared at you.

"It's the other way around. I mean, I could do it! He wouldn't expect it, since I'm-"

"Guys, I think I have just diagnosed Renji's sickness..." you whispered in a hushed voice.

Renji stared at you blankly.

"What?"

"Enhanced Genetic Obtuseness, otherwise known as EGO. The symptoms are all there- lack of intelligence, over abundance of stupid thoughts, and overconfidence."

"Why you...! If you weren't about to cry, I would definitely-"

"I'm not about to cry!"

He studied your face curiously, then casually pulled out a box of tissues. You spluttered at this, and tried not to choke on your tea like Shunsui had.

"Where did you even get those?!"

"Cry."

"What?"

"I said cry."

"Why the hell would you want me to cry?! What is wrong with-"

"Cry."

"No!"

"Do it."

"Renji, stop it. I'm not going to cr-"

"I'll make you cry, then."

"The hell?!"

"Once I had a puppy, and it died."

"No you didn't, Renji."

"Fine. Well, once I dropped my icecream, slipped on it, and reopened a wound. The melted icecream turned re-"

"Gross!"

Rangiku's snores brought you two out of your own little conversation, and you smiled weakly when you saw Juushiro and Shunsui's smiles.

"That doesn't explain the burst of spiritual pressure..." Renji mused eventually, and you shrugged nonchalantly.

"Yeah, I honestly have no idea. When we were training, you said you didn't really feel my spiritual pressure..."

"Oh, why don't you just ask your zanpakuto?"

"Well... I-I guess I can do that... how does it go again? Ehh... come out, Shi-"

"What are you doing?"

"Getting them out, right? To talk to them? Come to think of it, I haven't even seen them yet..."

"Wha... you're not going into your inner world? Wait, you're 'getting them out'? Hold on, there's more than one? What the hell?"

"Inner world? What are you...? Oh, whatever. Come out, Shimo no Tora!"

Shunsui, Juushiro and Renji watched in surprise as a blue light engulfed the room. Rangiku woke with a start and shouted out in surprise as two glowing figures appeared- a white tiger, beside a black tiger. You fell off your chair and onto the floor, then did what any normal person would do.

You screamed.

Immediately, both tigers were yet again just figures of light. The light grew, until it made two new shapes, and, when it subsided, two girls stood in their place. On the left was a very pale, white-haired girl with bright blue eyes. She wore a white kimono, accented with flat, diamond-like pieces of ice which were around the sleeves, under the obi and along the bottom. The dark navy obi was tied into a bow at the front, and she had two small red ribbons tied into bows either side of her head. Two icicles were somehow attached to either side of her head above the ribbons, and a set of six icicles stuck out of a bun around the back of her head.

Beside her, a black-haired girl stood, who had vivid orange eyes. She wore a black kimono, which was decorated with a few orange embroidered flowers. The obi was also a bright orange. She had a fringe which reached her eyebrows, and her hair was sleek, straight and long. They stood still for a second, the black haired one wearing a look of surprise. Just as you opened your mouth to speak, she jumped onto you.

"HIME-SAMAAAA!"

She squashed you into her chest, and you gasped for breath while she squeezed you harder.

"Hime-sama! You're sooo cutee in person~!" she squealed, and you were released from the prison that is her breasts.

Definitely Tora.

"Tora, let go of her."

She pouted, then let you go- for a second, that is, until she looked down.

"Ohh! You can't really see them very well from afar, but up close I can see these pretty little babies!" she observed, and gropd them happily.

"ACK!"

You managed to flip over, and she let go of you reluctantly. Tora huffed, putting her hands on her hips. You went red and cradled yourself when you saw Renji and Shunsui's nosebleeds. Juushiro looked slightly worried about the other two, and Rangiku wore a goofy grin.

"D-Don't do that!" Renji spluttered, stuffing the tissues he had intended for you to use into his nose. You glared at him, then turned back to Shimo and Tora.

"Oh... you guys are so pretty!" you breathed, gazing at them. Tora looked like she was about to cry.

"Hime-samaaa! It was SOOO hot in your inner world... what happened?!"

She rambled on dramatically, until Tora shut her up.

"Nothing happened, really. She just has a very bad case of the Hitsugayas." Renji teased.

Shimo frowned.

"So you're sick..."

Tora started sobbing, and you attempted to comfort her while shooting glares at Renji. Shunsui passed out from lack of blood, and Ukitake dragged him in a panic to the 4th squad. Rangiku blinked in confusion, before trying to blow raspberries on her arm.

"Guys, I am notsick."

Tora's tears disappeared as fast as they came.

"Then what?"

"I... err... why did I have a big burst of spiritual energy?"

Tora went serious, and exchanged glances with Shimo.

"Shimo, should I...?"

You smiled. It was clear that those two relied on and trusted each other a lot, even though they were practically complete opposites.

"It is fine, Tora. I will explain."

Tora nodded, and sat down obediently.

"As you are of course aware of at the current time, you are a Shinigami. You have spiritual pressure that surpasses even a Captain."

You nodded, wondering where this was going.

"However, that is only the spiritual power you were releasing back then. You have a lot of spiritual power... so much that only few people would be able to comprehend it. When you were upset, your emotional unstableness caused you to release a small amount of reiatsu."

You frowned.

"No way... that was only a small amount? So I'm a Mary Sue? Sucks to be me..."

"Yes. We are able to train you to release the full amount, but... it is too dangerous, so we will leave it as it is."

Rangiku giggled daftly.

"Able to rain the trees from a count, it's contagious seashell leave my ass his?! Whaa?"

Tora shook her head, then continued.

"You have quite a strange... talent, dare I say- you can tell when someone wishes to bring harm upon yourself."

"What about her Bankai?" asked Renji.

"Well, she has already achieved Shikai... Bankai should soon follow, if she attempts to gain it."

You flopped down onto your back.

"Alright, I've had enough for today. I'm gonna go home, okay?"

You yawned, and stood up.

"You guys can go back."

Tora started to complain, but she disappeared too fast to say anything. You walked out, Renji at your tail, ready to rest your mind and body.

~