Waterfall Eclipse

Wedding ~ Part Four

Chapter Ninety-Nine:

Wedding ~ Part Four

The week of the wedding had finally arrived and Rani was finally getting so nervous that she couldn't sit still and focus on her work, at least while in the office. Training in the dojo was easy because that did distract her.

However, having her sit around at her desk was not distracting enough. Rani rapidly shook her foot as she filled out and signed the files before her, or tried to.

"Tómasu, go home."

Rani looked over at her captain, tilting her head in complete confusion.

"Huh?"

"Go home. You can't focus." Captain Kuchiki reiterated.

"You can tell?" She asked stunned.

Her captain rolled his eyes and then half-grinned as he stood up and then walked over to her. He picked up the paper she currently had in her hand.

"Because this is the same paper you've been filling out for the past twenty minutes."

Rani grimaced and then sheepishly looked up at him as he placed the paper back on her desk in front of her.

"Oh."

"Go home. You really shouldn't be here anyway. You should use the time wisely and calm your nerves before Saturday."

Rani was dumbfounded. Surely he was joking. Right? Instead of arguing with him about her staying, she changed the topic.

"Out of curiosity, do you have any suggestions on how I should do that?"

"Do what?"

"Calm my nerves."

Captain Kuchiki was silent as he pondered ideas.

"How do you normally wind down after a hectic day?" Rani scratched her head.

"Well, there's the typical nap, cup of tea, or reading, but I've tried each of those the past three nights and they did not work."

"What were you reading?" She didn't answer. "If it was work related, I am not surprised that it didn't work."

"How do you relax?" She asked, slightly on the bold side.

"For me it depends on the situation. Mostly I meditate, either with or without Senbonzakura." He answered and then turned towards his desk. "There are other ways as well, which I wouldn't recommend."

Rani sheepishly grinned as she imagined what he was about to say.

"I can hazard a guess, such as drinking, which is something I actually was debating on doing. Not a lot though." She eventually stated.

Captain Kuchiki was quiet for a few moments before speaking again.

"Find some way to relax for the rest of the day. Tomorrow go to Kuchiki Manor. Mister Hiroshi has some things he wanted to talk to you about, as did the cook."

"Yes, sir."

"And do not come back in until after your honeymoon."

Rani was mentally repeating what he said, only to realize that it meant she had the next three days off from her Gotei 13 work duties before her ceremony.

"Yes, sir. I'll see you later." She replied as she stood up and then left the office.

Once home, she decided to run a bath and put in some lavender bath salts she found while in the Living World. As the tub filled up, she made herself some tea and brought a cup in with her. Once inside the tub, she took a sip of her tea and then put the cup down and closed her eyes.