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[Immy]

Seiji was interrupted by a slight poke at his side. "Don't even think that way, Seiji."

Seiji smiled slightly. That was Kimiko alright. When ever Seiji felt down, she would boost him up. Not just that, but knock him right back down, maybe not to the same level, but nonetheless it was still a downer.

Speaking of which...

"You are strong Seiji. Maybe not always here, or here..." She smirked touching his arm and then tapping him on the head. "But here," Kimiko said pointing to Seiji's chest. "You're a titan!" Seiji had a good heart and strong will. He made mistakes, but at least he tried to make things right.

Seiji made a sour face. How cheesy could she be?! Pointing at his heart and his head, sure he was smart... and he did care a lot for his friends... But that's besides the point! And why did she have to go and point at them? It was something from the movies in the human world... From something referred to as a 'chick flick'.

"Titan? Just cuz I care and have some sort of wit about me, that makes me a titan? Come on now Kimmy, almost every time we train, you win. I can't outsmart you, and when i do care it screws me over, so yeah." Seiji sighed. It was a little rough for him to say it like that. Maybe he should apologize...

"Sorry, I just can't see myself as a titan." Seiji chuckled a bit after his comment.

She paused folding her arms and giving a firm nod. "Besides, If you had let that Menos do you in. I'd kick your butt!" Figuratively speaking.

Kick his butt? If he had lost to that Menos, he'd be dead! Or Menos food... Either way it would of been worse than getting his butt kicked by her. Seiji decided not to comment on this, though, he did think about her kicking his dead corpse and it made him laugh slightly.

"Of course I do, somebody has to look out for you... Leave a pillow out under the trees for when ya fall." The last said with a joking smirk.

Seiji glared at Kimiko for a moment. A pillow? When had he ever woken up with a pillow underneath his tree? Never! Lies! She was lying to him! Damn her! Then he saw her smirk and retracted the previous thought. Another joking strike to Seiji... what was the score now? 263 to 0? Who knew, Seiji really wasn't keeping count.

"And someone needs to leave a pillow on your desk so it reminds you to get some sleep sometime..." Seiji flashed a joking smirk back at Kimiko.

[Mikhail Rost]

Yeah, what Kimiko was saying was cheesy but she sure didn't expect Seiji to take it the way he did. He was making these sour faces like perhaps he didn't understand, then blurted out a response.

"Titan? Just cuz I care and have some sort of wit about me, that makes me a titan? Come on now Kimmy, almost every time we train, you win. I can't outsmart you, and when i do it screws me over, so yeah." There was a small silence before Seiji spoke again. "Sorry, I just can't see myself as a titan."

Seiji seemed to be getting kinda irate but instead of getting upset Kimiko just shrugged her shoulders and smiled lightly.

"I'm just saying, that, I appreciate that you care and that I think you're stronger then a lot of other guys,... where it counts."

After Kimiko's last comment about leaving the pillow out under the tree, Seiji shot back, "And someone needs to leave a pillow on your desk so it reminds you to get some sleep sometime..."

She couldn't argue with that. "You got me there, Seiji... Speaking of which, It is getting late."

[Immy]

"I'm just saying, that, I appreciate that you care and that I think you're stronger then a lot of other guys,... where it counts."

Seiji took a deep breathe. He had started to let his mind work... FINALLY. It had seemed he wasn't in the right state of mind for a small amount of time. That or he was just to intoxicated to really function mentally. Then he decided to actually agree with Kimiko.

"You're absolutely right, Kimmy. I shouldn't have disagreed with you. Anyway..." Seiji gave a feint smile. He was happy to get that out of the way. Although... "I got my eyes on you Kimiko..." Seiji squinted his eyes and got real close to Kimiko's face.

An abrupt turn around and few steps away from Kimiko. He then turned back around, facing Kimiko once again. He crossed his arms then chuckled a bit. He had so many different conversations and experiences with her that he kinda knew how she'd react. She would probably say something along the lines of; "Seiji, you're just drunk! You don't know what you're talking."

Yeah, she would definitely say something along those lines. Either way, she was right about it being close to bed time... It was about time to go find a tree.

"It is getting late..." Seiji stepped a few steps closer. He smiled and took another step to were he was in front of her, like a foot away or closer. Seiji leaned in, as if to give Kimiko a good night kiss...

[Mikhail Rost]

"You're absolutely right, Kimmy. I shouldn't have disagreed with you. Anyway...I got my eyes on you Kimiko..."

Kimiko smiled again as he agreed with her pulling her head back and looking at Seiji funny when he got close. She wondered 'Got my eyes on you, what does that mean?' then shook her head with a giggle, her dark hair swishing in front of her eyes.

She playfully said, "Don't let me distract you from doing all those things you say you're gonna do."

Seiji stepped away from her for a moment, and when Kimiko mentioned it was getting late Seiji repeated it and stepped closer. Then another step that closed the distance between them to a rather personal distance. Kimiko's smile softened and she felt her breath catch as Seiji leaned forward. A torrent of indecision washed over her, should she accept it as a friendly peck or did Seiji mean it as more, he had been drinking after all. Her crimson eyes widened as he neared to a few inches and then...

"Hey! Kimiko, What's going on up here?"

Hisashi had made his way up the hill and now strode toward the two with a dissapproving glance back and forth. Snapped out of her momentary paralysis, Kimiko took a step back, her face reddening as she snapped at him. "Hisashi, what are you doing here?!"

Hisashi chuckled at her obviously embarressed outburst, "Me? Tsk! Just what are YOU doing here?"

He glanced down at the jugs of sake laying on the ground then lifted one to find it about half full, moving his hand to swirl the contents within. Scowling slightly he lifted his head to snidely remark.

"This seems kinda, unprofessional, if you ask me. Don't you think?" He tossed the jug back to the ground and eyed Seiji grimly, sarcasm dripping as he spoke, waving his hand in the air. "Everyone's just abuzz about your recent triumph over the Menos, Seiji. Just what were you hoping to conquer next?" He tilted his head towards Kimiko with another look of dissapproval.

Kimiko's jaw dropped with Hisashi's implications, her eyes burning into him in disbelief. She wanted to beat the hell out of him! Her fingers curled into fists at her sides, and her face was furiously red with rage She could hardly talk, for Hisashi to say something like that was nearly unforgivable.

"H,..How dare you!" She finally stammered out.

There was a part of Hisashi, a small one mind you, that regretted voicing what he thought and caused him to bite his tongue. He was just angry at seeing the two of them so close, and that anger and jealousy made him want to hurt them. Of course, it didn't help at all that Hisashi's greedy Zanpakuto spirit wanted everything to be his, and coaxed Hisashi to the same goals.

[Immy]

"Hey! Kimiko, What's going on up here?" A somewhat furious Hisashi approached the two who were almost kissing, when Kimiko took a quick step back, and snapped back at Hisashi.

"Hisashi, what are you doing here?!" Her face became red almost instantly.

"Me? Tsk! Just what are YOU doing here?" Hisashi inspected the area then continued. "This seems kinda, unprofessional, if you ask me. Don't you think? Everyone's just abuzz about your recent triumph over the Menos, Seiji. Just what were you hoping to conquer next?"

Seiji grinned. "Y'know, I did my best, and sure it's a little unprofessional to be out drinking like this, but at least I can have some fun, unlike you, or at least it seems." Seiji was acting a bit cocky, maybe it was the booze, but either way, he wanted to be! Maybe it was thanks to that pesky monkey spirit of his that he was like this at times, but he didn't care right now. "Oh, and about 'conquering' something else..." Before Seiji continued Kimiko made an outburst...

"H,..How dare you!"

With that Seiji could feel some tension between Hisashi and Kimiko. It was almost as if Hisashi wanted Kimiko to himself... Weird...

Seiji then continued from his previous statement. "I don't have to 'conquer' her like she is some sort of prize, nor is it about that. Maybe with you it's all a game, but it is not for me. Actually, I wouldn't want to think of it as 'conquering' at all. I would just want her to at least be my friend, and if it ever could escalate to more, I'd hope it would be mutual." Seiji looked over at Kimiko with a smile and a nod.

"Hisashi, don't you have a better place to be? It's not like you needed to come up here, unless you heard that I was celebrating with Kimiko and you decided you wanted to interrupt. I'm just going out on a limb as to say, you shouldn't really even be up here, so why are you really here?" Seiji decided to take a low road as of right now... It could be funny watching Hisashi squirm over his own feelings.

[Mikhail Rost]

Kimiko was furious at Hisashi's words, barely able to think straight without throttling the man, but Seiji just grinned after Hisashi's comment. "Y'know, I did my best, and sure it's a little unprofessional to be out drining like this, but at least I can have some fun, unlike you, or at least it seems."

Kimiko raised an eyebrow at Seiji's words and lack of outright rage. If he was angry he sure hid it well. Was Seiji even going to defend her, or himself? Thankfully he did. "Oh, and about 'conquering' something else...I don't have to 'conquer' her like she is some sort of prize, nor is it about that. Maybe with you it's all a game, but it is not for me. Actually, I wouldn't want to think of it as 'conquering' at all. I would just want her to at least be my friend, and if it ever could escalate to more, I'd hope it would be mutual."

He smiled and nodded to Kimiko and she let out the breath she was holding. That was actually pretty well thought out for Seiji and relaxed her immediate anger. Though she was still pretty ticked at Hisashi. She might have spoken then but Seiji continued and she decided to let him have at it.

"Hisashi, don't you have a better place to be? It's not like you needed to come up here, unless you heard that I was celebrating with Kimiko and you decided you wanted to interrupt. I'm just going out on a limb as to say, you shouldn't really even be up here, so why are you really here?"

Hisashi rolled his eyes unable to NOT make the remark. "Yes we know, you know all about going out on a limb... I said it before, and I'll say it again, someone has to keep an eye on Kimiko." Hisashi walked over towards her with an arrogant stride and attempted to reach out and touch her arm but pulled away before she could swat at him. He grinned at her flaring temper.

"She can't help that she's such a philanthropist, such a good heart, taking in just any stray or cur that gives her puppy dog eyes."

"You've got some nerve Hisashi! Why must you act like this? Friends don't treat friends like this!"

Hisashi pointed at Kimiko, "I'm just looking out for you. Like I have since Masanori and I found you In the Rukon."

"I can take care of myself, Hisashi! If you keep it up, I can give you a demonstration." Was there a threat there in Kimiko's voice?

"You know, I would enjoy that, really..." Hisashi taunted with a wicked gleam in his eyes. Kimiko had never seen him at his full power, very few people had because he was so secretive.

That look in his eyes made Kimiko blink and she shook her head. It was kinda frightening. "You're not worth it." She muttered.

[Immy]

"Yes we know, you know all about going out on a limb... I said it before, and I'll say it again, someone has to keep an eye on Kimiko." Hisashi walked over towards her with an arrogant stride and attempted to reach out and touch her arm but pulled away before she could swat at him. He grinned at her flaring temper. "She can't help that she's such a philanthropist, such a good heart, taking in just any stray or cur that gives her puppy dog eyes."

"You've got some nerve Hisashi! Why must you act like this? Friends don't treat friends like this!"

"It's pretty obvious, Kimmy, he doesn't like me. It is fairly understandable, and yet, I still can't quite put my finger on it... It might just be a bit of a jealous streak in him." Seiji made a rather simple statement, but it might just get under Hisashi's skin even more, and Seiji can watch him blow up in front of his friend.

They then continued in their little argument. Seiji kinda blocked it out as he was a bit intoxicated. He acted perfectly normal, but he knew, and Kimiko probably knew. From the looks of it, Hisashi might of known, but it didn't really matter anyway... The argument subsided.

"You're not worth it." Kimiko muttered this and that was when Seiji rejoined the conversation.

"Y'know Hisashi, it isn't very nice to pick on your friends." Seiji patted Kimiko on the shoulder and nodded. He began to whisper to her. "You shouldn't have to deal with this right now. Go ahead an go home and I'll talk with this scumbag."

Turning back around, Seiji walked closer to his new-found nemesis. He gave a slight smile and began talking with him, calmly of course.

"Hisashi, what's eating at you? There is something in that head of yours that just yells out for attention and to be argumentative. So, why not talk to one of your close friends' close friend?" Seiji was trying to get into Hisashi's head, but would it work?

[Mikhail Rost]

"It's pretty obvious, Kimmy, he doesn't like me. It is fairly understandable, and yet, I still can't quite put my finger on it... It might just be a bit of a jealous streak in him." Kimiko was surprised at Seiji's calm demeanor but she wondered if it were the sake talking or if this was just a side of Seiji she didn't see all that much. Hisashi's eyes narrowed at Seiji as he called him on his jealousy, he scoffed and folded his arms in denial.

"Tsk, jealous of you? Please."

Kimiko stared at Hisashi curiously, thinking that maybe Seiji was right, still even if that was the case the things Hisashi said were terrible.

"Y'know Hisashi, it isn't very nice to pick on your friends." Seiji said while patting Kimiko on the shoulder. He whispered, "You shouldn't have to deal with his right now. Go ahead an go home and I'll talk with this scumbag."

Kimiko turned to face him, about to argue with Seiji about leaving him alone with Hisashi, but his confidence was surprising. She blinked those crimson eyes and nodded taking a few slow steps away. Turning back to look at the two and clutch a handful of the cloth of her Kimino in worry. She chewed her lower lip and then walked down the hillside. Alone with Seiji, Hisashi unfolded his arms and leisurely rubbed his hands together.

"Hisashi, what's eating at you? There is something in that head of yours that just yells out for attention and to be argumentative. So, why not talk to one of your close friends' close friends?"

Hisashi smirked reaching up to lightly stroke his goatee. "Sure Seiji, lets hear what you've got to say, hm?"

[Immy]

"Tsk, jealous of you? Please."

Oh yes, denial. This was another major sign Seiji saw for a jealous streak. Sure, it still didn't prove anything, but maybe Seiji could get it out of him right here right now. He would have to see.

Seiji watched as Kimiko walked down the hill. Stopping a little ways to turn and look back. She was worried, like she didn't want something to happen to Seiji, but Seiji was smart, Kimiko said it earlier. But was he capable of outwitting an evil genius?! Well, no, but luckily, Hisashi was no genius, just really smart. He should be able to hold his own in a conversation.

"Sure Seiji, lets hear what you've got to say, hm?" Hisashi stroked his goatee.

"I was asking you, as in, you should be the one to say a little something about the current situation, my friend." Seiji smiled as he spoke. It wasn't that he was trying to out smart him, he was just trying to get him to talk. Seiji would have to try harder than that, and he knew it.

"By the way, good job on interrupting. You knew we were up here, admit it. Oh, don't hold back on my account either, this is our little talk. I won't have to let Kimiko in on this, unless you want her to know."

Yet another poke at Hisashi. Was Seiji trying to provoke him? Or was he just simply talking? Either way, Seiji would have to continue. But how would he prod him this time?

"Hisashi, you and I have our differences, and I know you care for Kimmy, but you can't treat her like that, it's just not right." The icing on the cake! Maybe this would get under his skin...

[Mikhail Rost]

"I was asking you, as in, you should be the one to say a little something about the current situation, my friend." Seiji smiled trying to out smart Hisashi, who just peered down at one hand as if checking his nails for dirt as Seiji continued. "By the way, good job on interrupting. You knew we were up here, admit it. Oh, don't hold back on my account either, this is our little talk. I won't have to let Kimiko in on this, unless you want her to know."

"The current situation? Well Seiji if you insist... Here's the situation as I see it... If the rumors are to be believed, through some miracle or fabulous acting, you've managed to chase off a menos. Bravo. Then, in celebration, you invited Kimiko up here for what seems to be an unhealthy amount of sake. Maybe trying to take advantage of her? Let's face it, you don't sound as drunk as you probably should be. Using drunkeness as an excuse to cosy up to a girl? I didn't figure you for that type. How absolutely rakeish, Seiji."

Hisashi grinned and kinda chuckled a little, bascially putting Seiji's actions in a dasterdly light, if Seiji looked at it that way it might seem kinda suspicious to those who heard about it. Just think if that rumor got around...

"Hisashi, you and I have our differences, and I know you care for Kimmy, but you can't treat her like that, it's just not right."

"What have I done? Save her from something you both might regret tomarrow? hmm?" He raised an eyebrow and stepped closer to Seiji. "IF, you really are drunk, would you want anything romantic to be under the influance of alcohol? And if you aren't, you're a cad, simple as that!"

Hisashi smirked in Seiji's face because he knew he was right. "If you think about it, YOU, can't treat her like that...because its just, not, right." Hisashi took delight in using Seiji's words against him.

"Tell me I'm wrong, Seiji."