A New Factor In Life [Closed]

"Considering all of those rumors, except for what Yua told you, were false... I don't think you fully understand..." It made it more fun. Tsubine smirked. "I like a wild horse." Kaminari raised an eyebrow. Well then. This might just get a little interesting. He seemed to like a challenge and she definitely liked being a challenge, so who knows where this would go? “I take it you think you can tame me?” she asked. It wasn't long after when she realized that this needed to stop. She was doing something that she felt was out of line and needed to call it off before it went any further, no matter who fun it was. Unfortunately, like she had always done, Kaminari left out a certain part of his last name. "It's only been thirty years and you've gone back to old, bad habits. Don't forget the 'von.' It's like me forgetting the 'Hatake' from your name." he said and she stared at him with a  smile that just grew and grew until she laughed. And  yes, this was the normal, non-high Kaminari Hatakeyama that he knew. And she was laughing at him. She couldn't help it. “Now you know how I feel! Keep up with the Kaminari and I'll add von!” she said, pulling on his cheek without even thinking.

And then she realized it. “Oh my...” she looked to her hand and then back to him, “I didn't mean to do that. I apologize... again.” She sighed, irritated at herself and then turned away. She took a few steps back from him and shook her head. “My guard is down way too much right now." And that's when she chose to continue her apology. "I have acted in a manner that I normally do not. I was not in the right of mind and said things that... I should not have said. I hope you can forgive me." He came back toward her and patted the top of her head. She swore that this was his way of commenting on their height difference, but for some reason she's always accepted it. She never got mad when he pat the top of her head. "Hatakeyama, there's no need to apologize. You just followed your heart... or well, did so under the influence of drowsy cold medicine." And there it was again. Kaminari just sighed and shook her head again. “Don't you use that smile to get me to forget! Kah... Meh... Nah... Ree... Kaminari!! Why is that so hard for you!?”

She could almost feel a headache coming on. Luckily, she wasn't going to stay on the subject for too long. Instead, she took a deep breath and looked around the room at everything. The ceiling was seriously high, the room was large, and the campfire tiled stuff that was still going caught her eye again. It really was beautiful. “It must be nice...” she said with a small smile, “I haven't had a place of my own... ever. Of course, I don't think this place is just yours, but it beats the Captain's Quarters for any Division.” Kaminari sat back down, sitting up perfectly straight, and then looked to him. “So, how is it being here? Do you miss the Soul Society at all?” she asked, trying to bring up random conversation. She just wanted things to go back to normal and to forget about what she had just done with him, which was actually quite stupid because she enjoyed every moment of it.

Kaminari pulled out the poker face when she was, once again, pat on the top of the head. Yes, this had to be an insult toward her size. There is no other explanation to it. She fought the urge to allow an involuntary twitch to hit her eye and succeeded. She blinked once and just stared at him, at least until he brought something up that she did not expect at all. "How about this. Let me take you out for dinner some time, and I'll try." Whoa what? Did he really just say that? Was Kaminari just asked out on a date by him? She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. "But it'll only start when we go to dinner." Did that just come with an ultimatum? Kaminari blinked a few times as she was once again pulled in by those crimson eyes of his. He had to be doing that on purpose. She didn't see him as the type of man to not know exactly what he was doing. Kaminari closed her eyes to break the trance and glanced away. She was not supposed to get so nervous around him, ever. She had worked years to keep herself in her normal professional demeanor, but here she was with her guard horribly dropped and it seemed impossible to regain it.

"Okay." she said outright. There was no point in beating around the bush anymore. There was also no harm in a date. It was just a date, nothing more, right? "W-Why not? It sounds fun." she nodded, almost trying to convince herself that everything was going to be okay. So, she was going to be going on a date with one of the men she had admired for quite a long time, admire being a bit of an understatement. This subject had to change before she fainted in front of him; no, not like some fan girl, but out of her own nervousness and panic. And the subject changed! "That's a hard one." Kaminari watched him, move over to the ottoman. She sat back a bit, crossing one leg over the other while waiting for his answer. "I can't say I miss the place, but I miss the people there. You, Genpaku Arishima, and many others. But the place itself? It never felt like home to me. Besides, here I can move on and so can others." What he was saying was understandable. She didn't expect him to miss the Seireitei. What was there to miss? Besides a few bars, the only entertainment was leaving the place.

"If you don't have a place of your own, you could always move in here." he said in a joking manner. Kaminari didn't catch on at first. She was actually thinking about something else when he said it, so it didn't fully register in her mind. "I don't think I could do that... My du-..." Kaminari stopped once what he said registered and she poker-faced again. She shook her head in irritation at herself. The way she was talking sounded like she was contemplating his offer. She was not. There is no way a Captain can just leave the Soul Society for another realm, not without giving up her Captaincy and that was not happening any time soon. "You have a way with catching me off guard." she couldn't help but chuckle at herself, though the smile didn't stay for too long, "It's not exactly fair. I do not think I've ever caught you off your game... I'm gonna get you drunk one time and see how you act." A sudden pain came to Kaminari's head, causing her to look like she was in a complete daze. She felt very odd; it was like she was suddenly coming down with the flu. "That... doesn't feel right." she said, pressing in softly on her temples.

"Considering your current state," Tsubine replied with his usual smug tone, "I don't think it would be wise for that date to happen soon. I'll just come over to get you for the dinner when I feel it's the right time." This was almost surreal for Kaminari. Was this really happening? Had she just said yes to a date with Tsubine? Yes, she did. At this point, she could only hope that she'd remember it when the time actually came. Sure, she wasn't drunk, but being high could make her a little scatter brained. “Yes. You're right.” she agreed, not sure what else to say. She was still surprised over the situation she had gotten herself into and his offer for her to move in with him wasn't helping. With a slip of the tongue, she gave hints to something that she'd not ever usually allow. She could only hope that he wasn't paying attention at that point. A quick change of subject was needed, so she went for the first thing that came to mind: getting Tsubine drunk. Yes, that was the perfect thing to bring up.

"I'm afraid I may not be as entertaining as you think while intoxicated..." he said. “Oh, really? And why is that?” she replied quickly. "People say I get philosophical and depressing. There's a reason I don't keep much liquor here." he explained. She raised an eyebrow. “Yeah, that would do it, though I do wonder why you'd get depressing. I always thought you would get more... outgoing, I guess.” she said. Her explanation wasn't perfect, but Tsubine would understand what she meant by it. She imagined him being the life of the party when drunk, not the downer. Right at the conversation between them turned to a more casual nature, of course, Kaminari began feeling odd. It was different than before. When effected by the pills, she just felt loopy. This made her feel weak, nauseated, like something was slowly draining her. Once she realized it was getting worse with every passing second, she made it known that something just did not feel right with her.

"I think it's time for you to leave." Well then. She wasn't expecting to get kicked out the moment she said she wasn't feeling right. Most people would tell her to lay down. Once he said that she looked to him with a very offended look on her face. "There is no definitive proof, but...” He came closer and looked right in her eyes, as if he was actually examining her for something specific. Noticing this, she made sure to widen her eyes slightly and look right back him  him. "they say the Sugiura realm's different spiritual makeup causes non-Sugiura to weaken until they eventually die. Considering just being here, alone and absorbing the energy of this realm caused me to become a Sugiura... I can say that it's highly likely the rumors are correct. Bringing you here may have been good to get that cold taken care of, but I don't think you should stay any longer. I can take us back to an old safehouse in the World of the Living where you should be able to contact the Gotei there. If that won't, I'll find a Shinigami and get them to open a Senkaimon for you."

Kaminari nodded to him and a cocky smile slipped onto her lips. Did he really not realize? “Tsubine... I know how to open the Senkaimon on my own.” she told him with a smirk. She wondered how he would take that. She could have gone back to the Gotei way before now, yet she chose to come here with him. She pushed herself to her feet, but something felt like it had immediately pushed back down on her. A strange pressure caused her to lose her balance and fall toward him. If he did not catch her, she was not so weak as to fall on her face. She'd catch herself, take a deep breath and then look back toward him. “I think it is about time that I go.” she said, “Take me back.” She brought her hand up to her forehead and noticed her temperature was lower than when she arrived. It was easily deduced that she was not sick. Something actually was wrong with this realm. Well, not wrong with the realm. It was just not compatible with her body. If she stayed for too long, who knew what could happen to her. Unlike Tsubine, she did not have Sugiura blood running through her veins. “Quickly...” she practically begged, grabbed onto the upper part of his clothing as she felt another strange wave of pressure that she had to fight off.