Chapter 33: Chapter 32
"Did you even stop and think that maybe Nel's just weird…? Cuz she is," Kukaku said, adding her two cents.
"Maybe she has a crush on you. Ever think of that, genius?" Yoruichi called from the next room.
Byakuya made a scornful noise. "Do not mock me. That couldn't possibly be it."
Yoruichi rolled her eyes. "Right. Because you're sooooo hard on the eyes. I mean, look at you…you're hideous. My eyes! My eyes!" She and Kukaku laughed hysterically, and for the second time Byakuya almost did as well.
"I hate you." And with that, he left them in a flash of shunpo.
Nel sat in her room in deep thought. Time was running out and she didn't seem to be any closer to seducing Captain Kuchiki. Of course he'd left Yoruichi's office with blue balls the night before, but he had too much willpower. He would probably hack his dick off if he felt it had too much control over him, making it not very likely that he'd act on an impulse. What to do? Maybe she was coming on too strong. Maybe nobles liked nice boring girls, not sexy awesome ones.
"Nel, I don't think that's what nice, boring girls wear. Not real ones, anyway."
Nel looked at herself in the mirror. She had Mashiro braid her hair in pigtails and now boasted a full schoolgirl costume.
"I don't know about this one, Nel. Do you think he'll like it? I thought the point was not to come on too strong. That's like… Kenpachi strong."
"What do you mean? It's perfect." The skirt was so short she might as well have not been wearing one. The shirt was unbuttoned and tied under her huge breasts, leaving her stomach exposed. "I have to wear this if I'm supposed to be a good girl."
The hazel-eyed pixie appraised her outfit once more. "Well, you look like a good hooker."
"Shut up," Nel snapped.
"You shut up."
Nel plopped down on her bed and sighed. "What am I gonna do? We're running out of time. This is so hard," she whined.
"You have to do something nobles like. Maybe drink tea or…I don't know, noble stuff."
"What kind of noble stuff?"
"Why don't you write him a poem? Nobles probably like all that mush poetry stuff."
"I don't know how to write poetry."
"I'll help. Come on."
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day, Byakuya?
Thou art more hot and more tempting:
Rough winds do shake the Sakura petals of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade, because it's eternal
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, because you're dead
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;
So long as Shinigami can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee, Byakuya.
Byakuya read what used to be Shakespeare's 18th sonnet again before handing it over to his lieutenant.
"Who do you think it's from?" Ulquiorra asked, inhaling the heavily perfumed note's odor.
"Lieutenant Odelschwanck."
"Ahhh. So that's what that was all about," he said, referring to the meeting incident. "You have to remind me to thank her. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. And this," he said holding up the note," is priceless." They both allowed themselves to smile. Something they only ever did around each other. Ulquiorra took a seat and placed the sonnet on his captain's desk.
"What do you plan to do about it?"
"I don't think there is anything I can do except wait for her to give up."
"And what if she doesn't?"
"She will," Byakuya assured him.
"If I may ask, Captain, do you want her to give up?"
Byakuya raised an eyebrow. "What are you implying? That I like being harassed?"
"Of course not." Ulquiorra rose from his seat. "No one likes being harassed. But you shouldn't look at it that way. Think of it as being lusted after by a beautiful woman."
"Beautiful?"
"Come now, my 'hot and tempting' Captain." Byakuya narrowed his eyes, but the pallid lieutenant pressed on. "She is most definitely NOT trash." A small smile crept across his superior's face, but before he could respond Ulquiorra continued. "Of course, that is just my opinion. You don't have to listen to me. I mean, you are the fairest in all the land. Your golden skin—"
"Scatter, Senbon…"
Ulquiorra left in a flash of sonido before he could complete his sentence.
Day 6
Byakuya had seriously considered all that Lieutenant Schiffer and the dastardly Yoruichi had said. He had a decision to make. Either kill the girl and be rid of her harassment or, as his subordinate so eloquently put it, give her some noble cock. The thought of her naked body sprawled out on the desk in Yoruichi's office with her 'Bubbles' necklace on had his manhood growing inside his hakama. His decision had just been made.
Meanwhile, Nel and Mashiro knew this was most likely the last chance they would get. She was sure she was going to hear from him after they left the poem at his door. Borrowing Ichigo's Shakespeare book was such a good idea. But almost a whole day had passed and still nothing, so they had decided to pull out the big guns. She was going to invite Captain Kuchiki for tea.
Mashiro stared at Nel as she prepared to go over to the Kuchiki compound. "This isn't going to work," she said with her arms folded over her chest.
"We'll see," was Nel's only reply. Yup, just walk right over to his house and ask him. She wasn't going to throw herself at him or strip naked or wear a silly costume. This time it would definitely work!
Knock-knock-knock.
Nel was more nervous than she ever remembered being before. He was going to be mean to her again and tell her to get off his property. She could just see herself running through the streets trying to escape millions of killer sakura petals. While engaged in these self-defeating mental exercises, the door was opened by one of the servants. Before she could open her mouth he stepped to one side and gestured for Nel to enter, as if expecting her company all day. The silent servant led her into a waiting room while he went to get their master or whatever they called him.
Byakuya wasn't at all surprised when he was told that Lieutenant Odelschwanck was waiting for him. It was time to execute his plan. Upon entering the room where she was seated, before he could greet her the woman jumped up and blurted out, "Do you like tea?"
So he simply answered, "Yes."
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