Pieces of Treasure

What was she supposed to have done? It'd been too hectic recently. There had been no time to check up on Muika and Iyuki, other than the occasional text that told her they were okay. Iyuki had gotten hurt somehow, a hollow that had tricked him or something but he was healing...

And she? She had had a rough time of things herself. Find out she was a vizard, the Captainship...capturing another Vizard herself...

Even Rin didn't know about the Captainship, having called him a few times and texted a lot. She'd been too busy to take a trip to human world to even SEE him. Moving, plus settling in the past few days... She didn't want to spring this on him over a phone. Aoi tugged at a bang or two that hung without being pulled into the side bun she had made of her messy curls.

Muika... she was going to meet Muika in this park, without her gigai today because honestly she needed to show them the Haori in person. The inside was a bright red and it synched around her waist with a rather nice sash she had gotten as a Captainship reaching present from the human world Division. It was a matching red to the inside of her Haori.

Her new miniskirt addition to her uniform was nice, having seen the cute Lieutenant of Division One in it... She hadn't even known it'd been an OPTION!

Aoi's mind was a frazzled thing, hoping from subject to subject and thinking things. She wasn't wearing her bodysuit, holding it instead so she could show Muika the material and such. If she was a bit taller, the woman would offer her it to try on but... Well Aoi was a good six inches shorter.

Sighing, she just... felt so weird like this. The scars were gone, no need to hide them but... Her bare legs in shinigami form was just odd.

Was Muika going to get here soon or was Aoi going to overthink and break her poor, stupid brain?! She wasn't late at all but the Shinigami just was a bit too... just too many things lately!

Considering she didn't live all the way out in the woods anymore, reaching the park definitely didn't take as long, the distance being quite a decent bit shorter. Knowing that, she only held a moderately quicker pace than usual rather than attempting to use Bringer's Light to make the trip even quicker.

She wasn't late, so there wasn't a giant rush...if Aoi was already there though, keeping her waiting would be a good thing to do either, thus, the quicker pace.

After some time, she arrived in the park and after a moment had spotted Aoi. Just by looking at her, she obviously wasn't in a gigai of any sorts, but her uniform looked a lot different than it had been the last time she'd seen her as well.

Not letting those thoughts keep her in place, she headed towards the other woman, her hands in the pockets of her hoodie as she did so. "I didn't keep you waiting long...did I?" She asked, once she was in talking distance.

Aoi breathed a sigh of relief as she felt Muika enter the nearby area. She was a bit impatient, being left alone with her own thoughts lately had been annoying. However none of that showed as Aoi gave Muika a warm smile as she rushed over and hugged the taller woman.

Nuzzling the top of her chest where Aoi could reach easier, she sparkled with happiness. "Muika! I haven't seen you in forever! You never told me you moved and I beat up Seiya because I was worried he did something. He got to meet hollows! I kind of knocked him from his body. Whooops."

She was exuberant and happy, snuggling her friend.

A surprised squeak escaped her as Aoi's body made contact with her own, the smaller woman having rushed over to hug her. "It's been awh..."

Wait...

She'd ended up going to Seiya's and...beat him up? Well, she couldn't exactly apologize for it...she didn't really give a damn if he got beaten up.

"Sorry I didn't say anything sooner...things were...hectic, even after the accident." Getting used to the apartment, those first few days of...very powerful embarrassment, Seiya's visit...hectic. Definitely.

Muika's usual squeak made Aoi smile, that much hadn't changed thought even from this little bit of speaking Aoi could tell a bit had changed with her friend. Pulling back, she nodded and her smile continued. "It has been a while! Mm, I really understand and I know now so no sorries okay? The same for me, hectic wise... I haven't even seen Rin these past few days at all. How's Iyuki doing by the way, a bit better? I heard he was hurt pretty bad. And you! Tell me all sorts of things, I need to catch up!"

Turning around, the haori had the symbol for 11 on the back as she motioned Muika over to a small grassy area in dappled sunlight. "We can talk better over here, its nice."

With a small nod Muika followed Aoi to the area, "Ah, he's doing a lot better; he healed...really fast actually. He's back to getting around and working again like he loves...sitting around and resting all the time was almost torture for him though..."

She moved to sit down, having glanced at the characters on the back of Aoi's haori. Eleven? She wasn't quite sure what that meant, but obviously things had changed...what though she didn't know yet.

"You haven't seen him yet? Are you sure you didn't want to see him first?" If she hadn't seen Rin in so long...she figured seeing him would spring much higher on the priority list...

Aoi winced as she spun around the tree, knowing the young man's feelings well. She would have gone insane... "That's good to hear. Sitting around and doing nothing is torture... Poor guy. At least he's happy and healthy again! No worries for you huh?"

Giving a small smile, she looked down at Muika as she paused her spinning. The woman had probably been worried out of her mind. Hearing Muika's words, Aoi shook her head and turned red. "I kind of...wanted to tell him it face to face but didn't get a chance to until well today. So... I am worried he'll be worried."

Moving to stand, Aoi stood to attention and gave a flourishing bow. "As of a day or so ago, I became the Captain of the Vanguard Division. I've spent most of my time moving into my new home, and beating up the ones who aren't taking me seriously yet. I...its also the first attackers the Seireitei has... If something happens, I'll be on the front lines... THE front line actually. Rin's not gonna be happy at all... I think he'd even rather I live out my dream as a stripper than be that."

Aoi twirled a bang and straightened up, trying look innocent. "Ehehehe..."

"Mm, he made it through though, so I'm happy; I was able to help him out as well as I could, but it was obvious there was some embarrassment there."

She could understand though, it would suck to have to have help to do almost every little task you usually did on your own.

"Ah..." Aoi's words made sense, though at her bow and at her explanation, a bit of surprise showed in her expression. A captain now? She was captain of the vanguards no less...shinigami for the front lines when danger came along. That seemed...definitely dangerous, but Aoi seemed capable.

At her words about Rin not liking it, and about the apparent dream she had Muika gave a small, amused smile.

"...You had to help him bathe didn't you?" It took her a moment, thinking about what could be somewhat embarrassing to do. Bathing was the only thing she could think of, and of course the Nerds would be embarrassed with that. She'd help Rin without blushing~

An Ah was all she got but it was Muika, who was quiet and silent most of the time unless Iyuki was involved. Moving to sit, she ended up instead plopping to the ground in shock. Smile. A smile, an amused one was on Muika's lips and wasn't hidden. She blinked and laughed, reaching out to touch Muika's cheek. "Aaah what caused this smile? Which part? Stripper, Rin's worrywart nature, or me being made the Vanguard Captain? I swear I am a good fighter. I know no one believes me..."

Especially her new division. How many of them had she had to subdue to take on their challenges? It seems the squad she took over loved fighting more than anything and while it was fun... She had to heal the small injuries she had gotten from constant assaults, just so Rin wouldn't see them.

That smile was soon replaced as another surprised squeak escaped. "W-W...Well of course I d-did, he couldn't..."

That, along with the embarrassment of being told she was smiling left her in this little state. "It...It was just amusing...t-though, I...I can see why he would worry so much...it seems like a really dangerous job." She added as Aoi had moved to touch her cheek.

It...So she hadn't hid it, it'd still been small! N-Nothing to freak out over!

Aoi covered her mouth with her free hand as Muika squeaked. Yep. That had been adorable! It would also have been an amusing sight to see wouldn't it? She nodded, deciding not to tease too much for now. There was always later.

"It's one of the most, I've been fought a ton by my members. They think I am weak because I am a little scrap of a thing." Aoi giggled but winced, she was incredibly tiny. If she had been a bit more womanly looking would they even bother her? "It is amusing. Rin seems dead set on any idea I get... he gets jealous of others a lot so he wouldn't like someone seeing me naked. Mmm, you know he might not like my uniform now either."

Aoi glanced down at all the leg it showed. If she kicked without her body suit her undies would show. Pfffft. Poor Rin, she was not changing it at all.

"Still, you smiled and didn't hide it. You are being more open Muika! Its nice to see. So have things changed that much for you then?" Turning her thoughts to the other woman, she shot her a grin.

"I'm sure with time they will...I guess it's just a matter of that...and however many you managed to beat up before the point gets across."

From what Aoi explained, it didn't seem like Rin would be approving of either option...She guessed, it would just have to be something they worked through. Considering how close they were, she was sure they could manage though.

"I...Like you being t-taken seriously, me...me being more open was just a m-matter of time thing." She replied, her words coming out quick.

"They'll probably stop in a few days. Or maybe... I'll issue an open battle? Hmm take a huge chunk of them all out at once... Good plan Muika, I'll take them all out in large batches!" Aoi nodded, Muika's words helping when she realized that how many they had to... could mean the entire thing. So why not get them all done at once? Or at least cut it down to batches per day.

Muika's nervous words caused Aoi to smile reassuringly. She knew the fullbringer had trouble, so she wanted to be supportive! It was what friends did!

Looking down at the bodysuit she was holding all folded up, she moved to hand it over with a sheepish grin, this had been what they had met partially for. "Here, I brought mine to show you the fabric. Rin sent the text that said you or Iyuki was interested in this? Its a durable material and well this one at least is a bit thicker for protection. It gives you a bit of leeway in movements, since you don't have to worry about getting hit as much. I love my bodysuit so muuuch~"

"A...Ah, that could work." She hadn't exactly meant...taking them out in large batches but...it was probably a pretty effective strategy to take. They'd probably learn quicker that Aoi was to be taken seriously at that rate anyway...

At the mention of the bodysuit, that embarrassment shined strong. "R-Right...um...well, I-I ended up telling Iyuki about my job recently...and considering it involves fighting...hollows...obviously he's as worried as I imagined...especially after the attack. So i-it was his idea...the b-bodysuit thing...anyway."

Muika's approval meaning yes this was the best plan, Aoi shined with happiness. Aaah good. Yes Muika was a good friend, helping her figure out such a problem.

As Muika's embarrassment shown though, Aoi was confused. It would be a good asset to the young woman and she could hide it easily under her clothing. Nodding, Aoi tried to be reassuring again. "It is a good plan, its got a bit of extra protection and it goes under your clothes. It also helps that if your clothes get torn during a fight you have something under covering skin. It won't tear as easy, its made of a pretty strong type of fiber. Also... it doesn't show anything really. Its too padded to be like...latex skin tight."

Was that the problem? She was trying to figure out Muika's worries... She didn't seem the type to really worry too much about fashion, judging from the argyle hoodie...

"R-Right." Muika replied with a small nod, she'd already...given the okay, so...she was going through with this...Iyuki just wanted her safe, she knew that, and if this would help ease those worries then...

"It'd go under my clothes, a-and yeah...as long as it's not...like that." E-Even if it would go under her clothes, she...she didn't want it clinging to her like...and being...showy! N-No way!

"Its not, here I'll show you." Aoi smiled and stood up, undoing her sash and letting her haori open as she started to strip. She'd put the thing on and show Muika the type of fit it had, she could even get it a bit more padded if she wanted. It would cling but it wouldn't... be super showy. It'd be like a set of thick thick leggings all over her body...

Show her!?

Muika turned her head away as Aoi began to strip. Even...even if they were both woman still...Aoi was in public in broad daylight! E-Even if she wasn't in a gigai...

She...She could just tell her when she was done!

Aoi had stripped down to her underwear rather quickly, the clothes in a pile as she bent over to grab the suit. Muika had turned away, but Aoi didn't mind. If she was worried about nudity that was her thing~

Pulling the suit up her, the legs clung a bit like leggings but it wasn't even as defined. Zipping up some parts, tying others, it was all very methodical. By the time she was done Aoi had a rather thick layer on her. It clung but was thick and hid most features. There were bumps for her breasts yes, but it had pockets on it too on the hip and such, thin ones. Turning, you could make out that yes she had a butt but it wasn't clinging and defining every shape of it. Reaching into the collar, she pulled up what looked like a mouth mask, tying it back so it covered her neck as well and then she pulled on her gloves.

Nodding, she spoke in a somewhat muffled voice. "See? It doesn't show too much and is better than nothing underneath. Feel if on my legs if you want Muika, its rather padded like I said. It needs to be a bit to take the hit of blows or claws."

Muika turned to look back at Aoi as she claimed she'd finished changed, it...didn't look shower or anything, which was good when it came to her. She...She could live with that. She'd just wear it under her clothes...like she'd been suggested to do.

"M-Mm." She gave a small nod at Aoi's words, she couldn't deny them...it seemed...fine.

"...I think for ultimate Rin ruin I shall remove it." Aoi nodded thoughtfully after a moment, putting the mask back with practiced motions. Then she started stripping off the body suit, before moving to get the rest of her clothes back on.

Rin's face at her miniskirt would be the best present.

Adjusting her Haori, she gave the Muika who was probably hiding her face again the all clear. "Its fine again. I guess I can drag you to the Soul Society soon and get you fitted for one then! Think of it as a house warming gift~ Your currency won't be as much use there."

Muika looked away as Aoi began changing again, but once she was given the clear her eyes went back to the shinigami. Alright...so...so she'd agreed on the bodysuit, now how would she...

What...?

"Th...The Soul Society?" There was mild surprise in Muika's tone. That...That was the afterlife! How...How would she get there! She...She wasn't going to die over getting a damn bodysuit!

"Yep. The Soul Society." Aoi nodded, thinking about the workshop there she would need to contact about another job. It was specially made... Muika would definitely have to go in at least twice. Once to get initial measurements and then a second to fit it to her.

"Bu..But I..." Muika blinked, that...there was a big problem in this idea. "I-I'm not dead though." And she certainly didn't plan on being dead for a damn good while!

What...How was this even going to work!?

"No...No you aren't." Aoi stared at Muika, a bit confused. Of course she wasn't, Aoi would have been sad but passed her on before she hollowfied, if she even could in the weirdest of situations. Maybe she thought she had to die to enter? Shaking her head she laughed happily and pointed out something. "Rin visited a bit back... W-We...accidentally... I still have to tell him... But yes. There are ways for you to enter it, I wouldn't say stay long but trips are fine!"