Christmas post with bonus Haineko draft
Merry Christmas, to everyone reading who celebrates it. And to those who don't, may you have a good whichever holiday you celebrate or some peace and quiet if you don't celebrate anything. So, I'd hoped to have something new to post by Christmas. Then Toushirou and Hyourinmaru suddenly got obstinate and entirely unhelpful about some of their dialogue, Wabisuke lost it, Kira had a breakdown and Benihime started being a new, extra special kind of evasive and mysterious. And they're the only ones talking to me right now. I'll sort everyone out soon, but for now, no go. I do have a cut scene from Chapter 3 of the Ichigo and Zangetsu set, though. When I initially wrote Haineko's visit, she and Zangetsu started gossiping and matchmaking on me. How about not, guys. So, that got rewritten for the final version. But I preserved that first draft of the scene and here it is. As usual, I am not Tite Kubo and therefore do not own Bleach. (Haineko is Matsumoto's zanpakutou, Hyourinmaru is Hitsugaya's, Wabisuke is Kira's, Benihime is Urahara's and Zangetsu is, of course, Ichigo's. I occasionally forget that most people haven't spent months writing about the zanpakutou and can't be expected to remember who goes with who.)
Edit: The titles for the series and most of the associated stories have changed, so if it looks a little different, that's why.
Here's the index for other fics in the same universe and here's the main fic index for everything else.
Haineko leapt out of nowhere and landed lightly in front of Zangetsu. The feline zanpakutou stretched and yawned, showing a rather impressive mouthful of sharp-looking teeth. Zangetsu raised an eyebrow and wondered exactly who among the Tenth Division zanpakutou was rubbing off on whom, considering. She padded lazily over to him and looked up to pin with the sharpest stare he'd seen all day. Zangetsu favored her with one of Ichigo's favorite vicious smirks.
Haineko.
It's not fair, you know that?
Do tell.
Oh, I intend to. "It's always the cute ones" and "They're always gay, taken or batshit" and on and on and freaking on.
Does getting her drunk help?
God, I wish. I blame you for this, you know.
If you must. Though I fail to see how it's my fault that your shinigami can't see what's in front of her.
Hmph.
Have you tried ganging up on her?
With who?
Captain Hitsugaya, of course.
Don't be silly, that's...ooh. Ooooh. That's got potential.
You're welcome.
You're full of it. Hey, tell Ichigo congratulations on finally getting his head on straight.
I will, should he ever do so.
Hah! Later, Zangetsu.
Good day, Haineko.
Zangetsu smirked again as Haineko left. Well, she and Matsumoto would undoubtedly be too busy to go poking around asking difficult questions in the near future.
Edit: The titles for the series and most of the associated stories have changed, so if it looks a little different, that's why.
Here's the index for other fics in the same universe and here's the main fic index for everything else.
Haineko leapt out of nowhere and landed lightly in front of Zangetsu. The feline zanpakutou stretched and yawned, showing a rather impressive mouthful of sharp-looking teeth. Zangetsu raised an eyebrow and wondered exactly who among the Tenth Division zanpakutou was rubbing off on whom, considering. She padded lazily over to him and looked up to pin with the sharpest stare he'd seen all day. Zangetsu favored her with one of Ichigo's favorite vicious smirks.
Haineko.
It's not fair, you know that?
Do tell.
Oh, I intend to. "It's always the cute ones" and "They're always gay, taken or batshit" and on and on and freaking on.
Does getting her drunk help?
God, I wish. I blame you for this, you know.
If you must. Though I fail to see how it's my fault that your shinigami can't see what's in front of her.
Hmph.
Have you tried ganging up on her?
With who?
Captain Hitsugaya, of course.
Don't be silly, that's...ooh. Ooooh. That's got potential.
You're welcome.
You're full of it. Hey, tell Ichigo congratulations on finally getting his head on straight.
I will, should he ever do so.
Hah! Later, Zangetsu.
Good day, Haineko.
Zangetsu smirked again as Haineko left. Well, she and Matsumoto would undoubtedly be too busy to go poking around asking difficult questions in the near future.