Yuko of All Trades

24: Jealousy

Shinji : YUUUU...KO!!!

Yuko sweatdrops " hah." She hides behind Ichigo " protect me."

Ichigo: eh?!!

Shinji: you baka!! What if you died?!!

Ichigo: well... She's back alive... Isn't she?

Shinji: huh?!!! You're the last person I would expect to say that!! Kurosaki Ichigo!! Move aside!!

Ichigo : maaa...maaa... I understand your feelings.... Yuko. Hurry and apologise.

She peeps out a bit " gomenasai."

Shinji let's out a breath " you'll still do it anyway.... " Yuko puffs up her cheeks " um..." He stretches his hand out and ruffles his imoto's hair " it's ok now that you're safe."

Yuko: um. Um.
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Orihime was taken by ulquiorra the next night. And genryuusai had given orders for no one to go chase after orihime. And because of that, toshiro had no place to stay.

And from one corner of the room... A heavy killing aura was filling the room. Karin sweatdrops " eh... Who is she?"

Toshiro: Yuko. Why are you here?

Yuko: why I'm here?!! I'm here because... Because isshin is my doctor. I have health problems. Um. Cure my white hair.

Toshiro sweatdrops " your hair can't be cured."

Yuko: eh?!! Really?

Ichigo: anyway. My father is not in right now. And toshiro... Come here...
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Ichigo: you have nothing with my imoto. Do you?

And behind a heavy aura~~ " do you?~~ "

Toshiro: of course I don't!!

Ichigo: then that's fine.

Yuko smiles " I'll believe toshiro for now." Toshiro sighs .

Yuzu: let's eat curry today!!

Yuko: oh!! Are those nice? I heard they're really nice.

Yuzu: um!! I tend to be really good in it.

Yuko: I see.
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Yuko bows " thanks for dinner."

Toshiro: thanks for dinner.

Karin: aren't you going to stay?

Toshiro: no. I'm returning.

Karin: returning...? You have a place to stay.

Toshiro : I ... Have a place to belong.

Karin: oh... Ok then.
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Yuko: who's that? Some girl you picked up when I'm not there?

He cold laughs " you're jealous." She pouts " so?  "

Toshiro: then don't just leave me without telling me.

Yuko: you're starting to be like nii-san.

Toshiro: it's not possible. She and me.

Yuko: so you've had ideas?!!

Toshiro: she's a human. I'm a shinigami. She hasn't died.

Yuko then smiled " and I've waited you to die so I can see you." He held onto her hand " let's go. Home."

Yuko: hehe. Home. Those are the gotei 13 squads barracks.

Toshiro: to me , it's home. You and hinamori are there.

Yuko:... Toshiro... um. Home.