Times Rankiku Kissed her Captain || HitsuRan

Second Party

2.

The second time Rangiku had accidentally kissed her boss, it was only partially her fault. The rest came down to a love-struck teenager and a stupidly large amount of peer pressure.

They had been on a mission in the Living World. In Karakura Town, of course, because where else would trouble stir? Thankfully the mission had been resolved quicker than expected, and Rangiku had been able to convince Orihime to throw a party for her friends and the mission squad to celebrate such an achievement before they were due back to the Seireitei the next day.

The party was going very well. Even Tōshirō didn't look totally miserable, which was saying something for the man who hated parties, drama and just about anything that involved his lieutenant around alcohol.

"That Sara girl is very nice, isn't she?" Orihime commented to Rangiku as they stood by the food table, wolfing down the party treats they had made for the occasion. No one else had touched them yet but Rangiku thought they were to die for. Tuna chip cookies? Who'd have thought they would be so delicious! Tuna and chocolate chip cookies are officially her new favorite treat.

"Oh yeah, she's new!" Rangiku's eyes lit up excitedly. "She's the new third seat for Squad Eight and Captain Kyoraku thought she could use the mission experience. Captain Hitsugaya was happy to take her."

"Do you think Captain Hitsugaya likes her?" Orihime asked, just as excitedly, nodding her head towards the living room.

Rangiku glanced over. Around the room, the human teenagers interacted with the centuries old Soul Reapers. Ichigo and Renji arm wrestled while cursing at each other, while Rukia and Yumichika fawned over some bunny print fabric that Ikkaku had been forced into by Keigo's older sister, Mizuho, who had a huge thinking that Ikkaku was going to be her future husband. Everyone was having a great time, but it was her captain sitting on the window sill and smiling shyly at the new girl Sara. That had Rangiku's attention.

Sara was pretty-blonde, like Rangiku and petite, unlike Rangiku. She was outgoing, confident, and playful. She was also a hard worker, and Nanao had sung nothing but praise for her.

Sara laughed loudly and hysterically and Rangiku knew instantly that the young third seat had a crush on her mission leader. Tōshirō was not that funny-not even to Rangiku who actually got his sarcastic sense of humor. Tōshirō too was smiling softly and that was so rare it was almost like finding a sober Captain Kyoraku, awake and working diligently at his desk since he usually would be drinking sake and getting drunk, then lying on the roof with his hat over his face while his lieutenant Nanao yelled at him to get his lazy ass up.

Oh my. Rangiku smirked. Okay. She could help here, and no doubt her captain would be needing it. The lieutenant was certain that the man had never flirted a day in his afterlife, let alone actually managed to kiss a woman-well, one that hadn't accidentally fallen lips first on him. Again, it was purely accidental-they still didn't speak about it since and it had been over a month ago.

Determined to help her captain find his love, and also maybe to embarrass him just a little bit, Rangiku quickly formulated a plan. She grabbed an empty wine bottle from the kitchen and muttered a quick kido spell over the thing to mess with the weight distribution.

"Time for Spin the Bottle!" Rangiku declared, jumping back into the living room excitedly.

Yumichika clapped his hands excitedly, shooting Ikkaku a smirk as the bald man's forehead ticked and Mizuho hugged his neck tightly. Rangiku also didn't miss the conspicuous glance Orihime threw Ichigo, nor the slight blush on Rukia's face as Renji teased her.

They formed a circle on the carpet, all finding their places to sit. Rangiku grabbed Tōshirō and forced him to sit down between Yumichika and Orihime-the man looked unamused but not fearful, so Rangiku suspected he didn't know what a game of 'Spin the Bottle' actually entailed just yet. As subtly as she could Rangiku managed to get certain players into position, grabbing Sara to sit beside her and directly opposite Tōshirō. The woman looked keen to play, and Rangiku assumed that was because she knew exactly what 'Spin the Bottle' involved.