Unfinished Gems

Soul Brothers - 13

Rangiku stared at the man who had tackled Yoru in a hug. He seemed like her type.

Stylish, handsome, and he could hold his liquor. She didn't really care that he was rich. But what sealed the deal was the way he treated Toshiro, who had come to drag her back to the soul society.

He treated Toshiro with respect, but also like a friend.

"Yoru...who is this man?"

"My dogfather, Sirius Black."

Yoru had a rather interesting prank in mind. Sirius had no idea that the soul reaper uniforms were for both genders. Or what the coats meant.

"Say, Ran-chan...Did Byakuya happen to come with you guys?" asked Yoru.

"I think so. Why?"

"I just thought of a fun prank..."

Rangiku's eyes lit up in amusement.

"Oh...?"

Yoru spelled it out for her, and she couldn't help her reaction. She started laughing.

"What are you two up to?" asked Toshiro, suspicious.

"You'll find out soon enough..." grinned Yoru.

~

Sirius spotted the girl Yoru mentioned. He wasn't kidding when he said she was a real looker.

Rukia and Ichigo happened to be present when Yoru's prank went off.

Sirius walked up to the tall girl, and said loudly in a slur (Yoru had made very sure to get his godfather drunk), "Hey cutie, what's your name?"

The look on Byakuya's face was priceless. It was also recorded and sent straight to the soul society before he could destroy the copies.

Ichigo, when he realized that Byakuya had just been mistaken for a girl, nearly died laughing. Even Rukia looked like she was having trouble keeping a straight face.

The glare Byakuya shot Sirius would have incinerated any normal person. But after being inoculated against his mother's glares (and later McGonagall's) he just kept on grinning.

But what set Rukia off was the fact that Sirius kept hitting on her older brother...until Byakuya said curtly, "I happen to be a male."

Ichigo finally got over his laughing fit, and dragged Sirius away before Byakuya tried to kill him.

He was still snickering when he told Sirius, "You do realize that you just helped Yoru play a prank on him, right?"

"He told me as much when he got me drunk and told me to hit on the tall chick in guys clothing."

That set Ichigo off again. When he saw Yoru, his grin split his face.

"Oi, Ichigo!"

He walked up to his brother, and his grin was infectious when he realized what Yoru had in his hands.

It was a camera. Next to him was Rangiku with a video camera. She was still grinning.

"Wait till everyone sees this!" she snickered.

~

Rukia returned to the house...and found Ichigo still laughing.

"What was that all about in town earlier?" she asked.

"Yoru was playing a prank involving his godfather."

Her mouth quirked in amusement. It had been pretty funny to see the look on her brother's face.