Affected By Death

Chapter 17:Thoughts On The Dead

Ichigo looks around the club that Rukia managed to have reserved for their party alone. They had already done the rehearsal dinner early in the day, and now everybody in the bridal party, along with several others are at one of the flashiest clubs in Tokyo having their own private party.

Once again, Rukia has had too much to drink, but Ichigo doesn't let that bother him. He's having too much fun to feel concern, since this is a time in their life for celebrating anyways. He takes another sip of the drink Rukia had brought to him, and he feels like he's getting a bit drunk too.

It seems everyone is in the same predicament, except of course that Rukia's friend Rangiku has to go overboard. (A usual occurrence, Ichigo's learned) She only has two buttons on her shirt that are done, and it flies open fairly often, revealing all of what she has to offer on top anyways. Ichigo has a hard time keeping himself from peeking whenever the woman is near him, even though he has no desire to sleep with her.

Why this curiosity? Rukia will get pissed if she sees me looking...

"What's wrong, Ichigo? Why aren't you dancing?" Rangiku is suddenly purring at him, standing far too close, with her mammoth breasts just hanging out in full view. Ichigo struggles to keep his eyes on hers, even though he peeks for barely a second anyways, which Rangiku notices even in her drunken state.

"Nothing. No reason." Ichigo mumbles, and Rangiku inches closer to him, which makes him feel very nervous.

"Then dance with me." Rangiku says next, and Ichigo immediately shakes his head no, not that the obtuse woman gets his point at all, because she grabs his arm with a vice grip and begins dragging him out to the floor.

"I don't want to dance with you!" Ichigo says much louder, even though she's yanking him against his will onto the floor anyways.

I get dragged places I don't want to go by women in my life way too often!

Rangiku winks at him, which makes him blush involuntarily, and then she shakes her head at him with a smirk that makes him believe she's truly nothing but trouble.

"I won't take no for an answer, in case you hadn't noticed. Rukia-chan is one of my best friends, and she's the one who told me to come dance with you!" Rangiku finishes up smoothly, and Ichigo is speechless...

Why would Rukia do that when Rangiku-san is practically topless?

The moment Rangiku stops pulling Ichigo, the song changes...and Rangiku yanks him right up against her, which has Ichigo immediately struggling until she reaches around and grabs his butt like Rukia would, and then giggles at him when he freezes in shock.

"Why are you doing this?" Ichigo hisses, since everyone can see.

They're not blind...

"Rukia-chan was telling me how guilty she felt about how things went for her bachelorette party, and then she told me how dull yours was...and it was her idea that I dance provocatively with you to make up for it." Rangiku says right up against his ear, and Ichigo finally quits struggling.

"What's with her ideas when she's drunk? She's going to be the death of me." That's all he says in response to her, and Rangiku laughs in amusement at him.