Love Me Bitterly Loath Me Sweetly

Chapter 30 *Victory - Hot Diaries* Ichigo

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"Wow, that's your boss." Ikkaku said. "Here, let me help." He opened his Zanpakuto's hilt and applied the ornaments on his wound. "I've never seen anyone beat our captain."

"What're you doing?" Uryu asked.
"I'm applying the healing ornament."
"Your boss tried to kill him." Uryu pressed his lips together.

Kenpachi and I were already discussing our agreement. "I refuse."
"What!" He spat. "You wanted a partnership with me!"
"But, after seeing how you work, I refuse!"

Yumichika spoke, shutting his eyes and I noticed his extended eyelashes. "Captain held himself back when he was fighting with Cain. Or else, why do you think he's still alive?"

Uryu and Ikkaku were healing him, at least with what they could do.

I rubbed at my hair. "Don't you want a doctor, Kenpachi?" The wind ruffles our hair, the water and smell of the sea relax me somehow.

"Injuries and death are nothing, but the price one pays for a good fight." His disturbing smile in a permanent sinister snarl appeared. "We should've a dual again, sometime."

My expression fell. "Ikkaku, give me some of that also."

"You're worthy of begin my partner, Kurosaki." He sat down on the sand like an angry ball propelling me towards an agreement.
I sat down with him, and slide down my already tattered kimono. "I don't want to anymore." I applied the healing ornament onto my wounds and wrapped a bandage around my torso.

My eyes moving from sand to water, as it comes in a reassuring way to soothe the sand. Cain lay on the sand who almost died, his lawyer had an expression of relief that this tragedy, finally has ended, and again my eyes lay on Kenpachi. 'Has he been doing his business like this, all this time?' "On one condition, though."

His smile fell and intensely looked at me.

I know that he won't give up, so I suggested an offer. "You'll sign a paper, stating - No, duals when you're doing business."

He scoffed.
"Then, it's decided. We're done here." I offered a meek smile.

"Let's go, Uryu," I said, and we walked past them to our car, but before verifying Cain's health. Although he was severely wounded, but he'll be okay.

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Kenpachi's POV.

"Orihime-San has a great taste in guys." Yumichika sniffs the red flower in his hand.
Ikkaku lightly punched his arm. "Captain could hear you."

"Although, he proved himself, Captain?" Yumichika gazed at me. "I remember beautiful people, nonetheless coming from Orihime-san, I had high hopes, and boy I was right."

They saw Ichigo Kurosaki leaving with Uryu into the distance. All bandaged up, they were arguing about getting to see a doctor, but Ichigo continuously yelled that he was alright.

"Hime.' Kenpachi thought. 'So, you love him.' Let me say this, because I don't think that I can tell you in person. I've decided to do business with him. Although, my plan was to kill him from the get go, but he did something not many people could do. He protected, a person he doesn't even know, and I can assure you, he fought so his right hand man doesn't have to fight. 'I now see, what you see in him, but does he see good in you?'