Hey, you guys. Longtime no see, eh? Took me hella long to finish this, yet it ain't long. ): It's been more than a month, hasn't it? I'm so sorry for the wait… I'll try to update more soon but I can't guarantee… Gomen.

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Chapter28 Another Day Passed but the Bruises Go on

"Training, training. Will this even work?" Megami sighed as she swung her zanpaku-to lazily, not taking it to effort as she walked to no specific location.

"Why so gloomy, Megami Shihouin?"

The long-haired girl stopped abruptly and glanced back to see the panther of her zanpaku-to. "Oh, hey there Kyoukan. How do you like the training?"

"More than you so it seems," Kyoukan answered amusedly. "Do you not find it enjoyable at all?" The female panther walked up to her slowly, her head looking to the side. She laid down in front of Megami and set her head on her front paws.

Megami groaned and flopped down beside her. "Fun? Getting bruised and chased down isn't my idea of 'fun' more like 'suffering' or whatever."

A deep chuckle came from the panther. "Yoruichi-sama is right; you need to be chasing, not running."

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?!" snapped the girl with a frown. "Aren't you supposed to be on my side?"

The black panther chuckled again and slowly stretched to get up, not bothering to give an answer to the shinigami's annoyance.

"I'll try following your flimsy advice but I'm gonna drag Tatsuki with me," she sighed and got up, ready to leave.

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"So, have you two decided who you'll take?"

Soi glanced at the sandy-haired man before answering. "…Yoruichi is still thinking it over," the short captain replied.

Urahara wasn't surprised at the slightly curt answer he was given. Of course the princess would be thinking it over. Yoruichi didn't want Megami to be trained by Soi but it was obvious it would be the best thing to do. Tatsuki used fists and even though Soi is very much adequate in that particular subject, Yoruichi is superior. Megami needs to learn the basics of shinigami skills and uses a zanpaku-to which was all the more reason to let Soi Fong train her.

"Who do you think she'll choose? For you, I mean."

Soi Fong gave him another sharp glance before closing her silver eyes and sipped her tea. "…I don't know," she answered, a small bit of hesitance in her voice. Then she shot back, "Who do you think she'll choose, Urahara?"

He smiled happily to her as he snapped out his fan. "Oh, I don't think it's important but…"

"But…?" Soi carried out with a raised eyebrow, wanting to hear what the man was going to say.

Just when he opened his mouth, Tatsuki came tumbling in with a winced look. "Uh… Hey guys, just dropping in for training."

Soi Fong almost rolled her eyes but retained herself from doing so and satisfied herself by thinking, Yeah, literally dropping in, that's for sure.

"Hello there, Tatsuki-chan! Megami-chan hasn't arrived yet, but--"

The three heard a THUMP! and a few noises that sounded a lot like crashing. Then a head popped out the doorway Tatsuki stood nearby. "Hey guys, you all probably heard that so no use trying to hide it, huh?"

Megami chuckled nervously as she scratched her head, a sheepish grin on her lips. "So, when do we start?"

Yoruichi was waiting for the three to come down into the training grounds but it wasn't her main reason for being down there… Just as Kisuke and Soi Fong had conversed about, she was still debating whether or not Megami was a threat to her relationship with Soi and if she should let the girl be trained under her.

The goddess sighed as she ran a hand through her let out hair. Speaking of training, what could they be doing now? As if she had said a magic word, the three appeared right before her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Soi said with a small smile, "The girls have just arrived so I take it it's time to begin?"

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Yoruichi didn't make constant attacks at the girls as much as last time, rather stayed behind to talk with Soi. "Hey… I think you should take Megami." The princess quickly glanced at Soi's profile to see the girl blink, and looked away when Soi turned to her with a quizzical expression.

"You want me to?" She asked, slightly confused yet relieved at the same time.

The goddess nodded. "Yeah, it's for the best, right?"

"It would seem so…" Soi began to frown, if just slightly.

"Don't worry Soi, all we need to do is train them and that's all... Right?"

Soi Fong nodded but then her quick eyes caught sudden movement from the fleeing girls. Yoruichi felt it coming too and both flash stepped away from a shot of blue fire and an erupting slash wave. Knowing what to do, they instantly reappeared near the girls, both ready to attack.

Yoruichi found her mark but Soi's was surprisingly blocked but the woman didn't stop there, she swiftly attacked again at the opposite side, sending Megami flying.

Megami was able to block my initiative attack… Soi glanced at Megami's determined features before checking on Tatsuki. Hmm…

Soi unsheathed her zanpaku-to, catching all of their attention as she flashed stepped towards Tatsuki. Soi's eyes glinted as they saw Tatsuki's gauntlets coming up to block her slash in slow-motion. The clash made a ringing noise echo throughout the grounds. Soi smirked at the slightly stunned Tatsuki who was caught off guard by the immediate blow.

Yoruichi's golden eyes spotted Megami who was coming to Tatsuki's aide. "Oh, no you don't!" Using shunpo, she disappeared and reappeared before Megami. Catching her off balance, the goddess brought up her leg, aiming for the girl's side.

Megami, acting on instinct, blocked it by stabbing her unreleased zanpaku-to and using it to swing herself at Yoruichi, returning the kick. Yoruichi blocked it with her wrist and hand, slightly impressed but she'd never admit that. About to toss Megami aside, she was surprised when the young shinigami twisted in her grip, releasing herself from Yoruichi's grasp and grabbing her sword at the same time as she flipped backwards to safety.

"Crush the Stars! Kyoukan no Kuragari!" The Shikai taking affect, she instantly split them into two. The two look-alikes grinned.

Tatsuki sweated. She dodged left, her clothes getting a tear as Soi's Suzumebachi swept pass her. She pushed off the ground, going onto a higher floor and at the corner of her eye she could see Soi Fong doing the same thing.

Tatsuki gritted her teeth. "All right!" she panted out. Smacking her fists together, the black and blue fire flashed as she pulled her fists outwards and the dark fire tore into two. It looked like she was drawing out swords but instead, the fire took into the shapes of a double halberd, one in each of Tatsuki's hands. The gauntlets retreated, armlets taking their spot, but the armor of spikes on her shoulders stayed. The reiatsu usually spent on the gauntlets were used to sharpen the halberds' blades and envelope a second skin barrier that glowed bright blue on the karate girl.

"Get a load of this! Bet you didn't expect anything like this, huh?" Tatsuki grinned wildly and twirled the halberds, getting into an offensive stance as she charged towards the dashing Soi. A shattering noise echoed throughout the grounds as they clashed into one another and bounced back, the process repeating over and over.

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Urahara cocked an eyebrow as the four girls entered the room. Tatsuki and Megami were leaning on each other and he could see a number of bruises and scratches on them, parts of their clothes also tattered. Yoruichi was grinning as always but her lip was bleeding and her jacket would need fixing. Soi looked slightly battered but held that stern gaze and scowl all the way. He chuckled. He was amused, and maybe impressed. Or maybe that's just amusement hiding off again. Why the hell would he be impressed?

He flipped out his fan. "Oh ho, looks like we got too caught up, ne Soi-chan?" She only glared at him, silently swearing to kill him once her body rests. He chuckled again which only made her stone cold glare harden.

Yoruichi smirked. "Hm, maybe. But we had fun." The other two girls seemed to shudder at her words and scooted as far away from her as they possibly could, due to their weary state. Soi let out a small chuckle.

Urahara smiled as he fanned himself and turned to walk away. "Well, go on and have your rest. I'll go train the others now that you're all done down there." He pauses and whistles and then walks to the training grounds. You could hear Ichigo and the gang running after him, the Strawberry shouting at him that he wasn't a dog who was about to follow after a whistle.

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"Stupid Urahara," Soi Fong muttered as she changed her robes, wincing all the while. The day had passed but the bruises had stayed. The pain had lessened but she was still irritated by it. That man will suffer her wrath one day. As of cue, smooth, tanned arms wrapped themselves around her waist and she sighed into them, knowing who they belonged to.

"What about him, little bee?" the goddess purred as she nuzzled Soi's neck. The captain moaned softly and snuggled into the embrace of her goddess before answering.

"He could've at least fixed the springs while we were training," she told the woman behind her, "Now we've got to go to bed like this." She sighed again as Yoruichi just kept nuzzling and holding her. It really was relaxing.

"Mm, well aren't we lucky that we didn't end like the other girls?" The princess chuckled and Soi couldn't help but smile a little.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Soi slipped out of the warm embrace and grinned at the mischievous woman as she said, "Yep! I'm always right!" She had a proud look on as Soi only giggled and yelped when she was instantly tackled down, her back landing on the soft bed behind her.

She looked up, surprised yet pleased, as she saw that casual grin on her lover's lips. "How about I help you relax, Soi Fong?" Yoruichi asked in a low, sensual whisper, "It could help us both…" She kissed the sides of the soft face beneath her as her hands started to roam the body, Soi trying to hold back her moans as hard as she could but they came out low, long, and wanting.

"Y-Yoruichi," she gasped, biting back a moan, "We can't possibly…" A moan escaped her lips as the woman on top of her leisurely slid the plain yukata off her body, the look in her eyes predatory.

"Nuh uh, we both deserve some of our own fun so you better get ready Soi Fong 'cause it's about to get heated up in here." The woman underneath gulped as Yoruichi's grin widened as she swooped down to capture a passionate kiss to follow.

With Urahara and Tessai, Jinta was complaining that they should get some soundproof walls because he was sick and tired of answering Ururu's questions of what Yoruichi-san and Soi Fong-san could be doing.

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Mm, I hope this makes you readers happy since it really has been a long while! I don't know when I'll update next so gomen! And arigatou for reading! XD