Log; Ongoing

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When; January 14th, evening
Rating; No telling with these two. ^^;
Characters; Rangiku and Aizen, with a not so shocking guest. XD
Summary; An evening talk
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Rangiku took her time. She'd changed into something more casual than her usual robes and pulled her thick hair back into a clip before she headed for the door. After a quick goodbye to Gin, she made her way into the cold night air.

Her feet were quiet as they took her to the entrance to Aizen's underground home. She paused at the door, thinking to knock, but instead chose to just go on in.

She remained silent as she traversed the long hallways, using her reiatsu to tell her where she needed to go to find him.

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She turned a corner to find Aizen right in front of her. He moved forward and put his arms around her, kissing her deeply.

"Hello again, Ran," he said, "How have things been?"

He was dressed in a more casual outfit, himself.
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She fell into the kiss eagerly, glad for something normal. The past few days had been anything but, and she welcomed what she could get. Her arms had ended up draped around his waist, loosely held, and she leaned her head on his chest.

"As well as can be expected, I suppose. No lingering problems from the curse yesterday?"

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"No. It was...uncomfortable. I don't remember feeling that vulnerable since I was a child."

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She looked up and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "I wouldn't even imagine you being that vulnerable then..." She uncurled her arms from his waist and took a step back, suddenly uncomfortable.

"It seems like it cause a lot of problems for many..."

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He was immediately on her again, his arms around her.

"No. It's no trouble. I can fully accept that you also love Gin," he said, stroking her cheek and kissing her forehead, "And what of you? What did you do out there? Did you manage to work off your stress?"

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Her head tilted into his hand, seeking silent comfort. She'd missed him, even though she'd been upset at him. His questions took her a little by surprise, though. Guilt tugged at her, but she pushed it down.

"Nothing much happened, really. I went out to find some targets to beat up on..."

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"Ah. I hope they helped you. I don't want to see you unhappy..."

He nuzzled her hair, inhaling her scent, then put an arm around her waist and guided her to the main area. Upon reaching the main room, they stopped on a single block of the floor, which ascended to the top of the room.

They went through a skylight area and emerged on the roof. In front of them was a small picnic set-up with moonlight bathing them from above.

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She was glad he hadn't noticed any of the scratches. At least most of them were covered...

The night sky above her made her draw a soft breath. Black velvet sprinkled with diamonds. The sight reminded her of home. She found herself pressed against his side, an arm around his waist as she stared up at the sky.

Clearing her throat, she let go of him and stepped onto the roof proper, eyes level this time.

"It was a most informative fight."

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He stepped out behind her, taking a seat on a cushion and beckoning her to sit next to him.

"So what did you learn?"

A part of him did question some of the marks, but thought better of not asking. What kind of beast could do that?

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She settled herself next to him, her leg barely touching his. "That I'm not as strong as I thought I was," she murmured, looking back up at the stars.

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He reached down and stroked her leg idly, then poured some hot chamomile tea for them both.

"What do you mean? Care to enlighten me?"

Two napkins with a light pastry were put out for each of them.

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She murmured quiet gratitude and sipped at her tea. "You know.. each battle teaches us something new. He was an opponent unlike anyone I've ever gone against." She left it at that as she pulled a piece from her pastry.

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THIS had caught his attention. Powerful beings always did.

"Really? A man who caught a shinigami off-guard? Who was he? Were would you rank his power?"

He listened intently and took a sip of his tea, one hand on her leg.

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For a moment, she was pulled along due to the grasp she had on Aizen's wrist, but she let him go and stared after him. For a moment, she didn't move. Her hand turned over in Gin, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "Gin... it's alright," she murmured as she leaned up, brushing her lips over his ear.

Sliding her hand free, she moved to join Aizen...

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Clearly not thinking straight, he decided not to say anything, but refused to leave the two alone. He spun on his heels and grabbed her arm, staring at her, eyes willing her not to go. The nightmares from the previous day all flew through his mind, all with Aizen's face associated with them.

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Aizen almost got up when he grabbed her, but held himself for now. It was getting more and more difficult to contain himself. He could feel his link to Kyouka Suigetsu pulsing inside him, the blade starting to slowly materialize beside him.

"Gin...She just said things were alright."

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Ran sighed and covered the hand on her arm with her own. "Gin.... this isn't the time for this..." Her voice trailed off as she noticed the zanpakutou forming next to Aizen.

"Sousuke. No... not that." Silently, she tugged on the bond she shares with her own zanpakutou, knowing that, if they got into it, she wouldn't be able to stand against either one.

"Stop it. Both of you..."

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Finally forming a coherent thought, he took a deep breath and spoke, voice low. "He hurts everybody who gets close to him. He stabbed Hinamori. He stabbed Hitsugaya. He threw me aside. Nothing matters to him but achieving his goals." His thumb lightly stroked against her arm, trying to take comfort in her touch to continue talking, but the words were again scattered in his mind.

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"We all know the things I've done, Gin. It's old hat. Are you quite finished? My tea is getting rather cold."

He turned up the heat under the teapot and refilled the glasses of himself and Ran.

"I have no intention of initiating combat, Gin. If a fight happens, it will be because YOU initiate it. Not me."

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Ignoring Aizen's response, he began to speak again. "He'll hurt you. Or he'll abandon you. Or you'll end up watchin' him kill the ones you love in order to fulfill his goals." The nightmares continued, and it was almost more than he could take. He continued to look into her eyes, his own pleading with her not to leave him.

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Ran was visibly wavering, glancing back and forth between them both. ".... no. I remember what he's done. I remember what you've both done. Don't think I'm not reminded of it daily..." Her hand dropped to dangle by her side, and her gaze lowered to the rooftop.

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"What do you want, Ran? I want you here with me tonight, but the choice is ultimately yours. You can always go with him if you think that will calm down his little temper tantrum."

He sipped his tea and focused on his love, rather than the ungrateful former subordinate he was currently dealing with.

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Ran never looked up from the rooftop. "Temper tantrum? You're downplaying something a little more serious than a temper tantrum..." Shinigami that had 'temper tantrums' leveled a lot of area when they couldn't countrol their temper.

"You're not denying what he's saying, though... you're not standing up for yourself... do you plan on doing that?"

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"Ran, if I deny him, he's just going to get more mad. There is nothing I can say that will assuage his anger. Not responding to him does not mean I agree completely with the things he says. Responding in ANY way to him like this is only going to drive him to attack. YOU are the one who must put your foot down."

He rose again and stood with Ran between him and Gin.

"The options are as thus. Gin leaves and we continue or Gin attacks and I defend. There is no other path the he will be satisfied with. Look at him."

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"Don't belittle my problems. An' don't put this on her. You don't know me as well as you think y' do." Gin finally acknowledged Aizen again, but kept his eyes on Ran. "An' what do you mean 'completely?'" The anger returned to his voice. "I want you t' tell her the truth. That you'll eventually throw her aside, jus' like you do with everyone else who you're important to. You'll lie t' her, you'll use her, an' then you'll get tired o' her."

[ooc: Responded just because I thought of it right before falling asleep XD]