It's quiet in Yumichika's apartment, not in the way it normally when Ikkaku's over. "So?" He asks the bartender, a mug of spiced tea in his hands. "Why exactly is it you won't go out with Nemu-chan? Don't tell me you don't want to, I'm not blind."
Ikkaku just scowls back. He doesn't know why he doesn't just up and leave at the questions, but he's still sitting there.
"Because." He says eventually. "I don't want to take advantage of her."
A fine arched brow raises. "Advantage?"
"You know what I mean. Nemu... she doesn't seem to know much about the world, or the people in it. She just... She just does what she's told or what she's expected because that's what she was told to." He shifts so his elbows are on his knees. "If I asked her to go out with me she'd say yes just 'cuz she thinks that what happens an' even if I really do care about her an' even if she really does fer me... I can't do that to her."
Yumichika sighs, sinking back in his own seat. "I believe you're looking too much into this, Ikkaku. She's a smart girl, she knows she doesn't have to."
"Does she?" Ikkaku's eyes come up. "Has she ever told you, when you wanted to do something with her, that she didn't want to?"
"And so then the mongoose says, 'But I don't have have any money', and the bear said, 'Rar, I shall eat you then' so the mongoose went and found the great hero Crunchbite!- who is your Daddy and went kablooie when someone blew him up -and said, 'Oh, great hero Crunchbite, I do not want to get eaten! Can you help me?' and so the great hero Crunchbite said 'Blarghhonk!' and-"
"I swear to fucking GOD, Caboose. If you don't shut the hell up, I am going to stick a bullet in your head."
Junior looked up at Church, the three sections of his mouth wobbling- upset that storytime had been interrupted. "Blargh!"
Church looked right back at it. "You too, abomination."
There's noise filling the Sky Flower. Kuukaku calls it crap. Shunsui calls it artistic expression. Kuukaku tells him she's the one giving him his pay so if it's crap, no amount of dressing it up is going to make it any less crappy. Shunsui says she doesn't pay him, she lets him drink for free and he's sorry that she lost her hearing and appreciation for music all those years ago. Kuukaku says if he doesn't like the free booze she can start adding up how much's he's drunk- with interest -and charge him for it. Shunsui says if that's the case he'll add up how much she owes him in backpay- with interest -and expect some income. Kuukaku says if he really wants to mess around with the IRS like that, be her guest. Shunsui says the IRS will have fun playing with her, too, for failing to mention an added employee. Kuukaku goes on to say if the IRS comes sniffing around here, maybe Shunsui can make their heads explode with his crappy taste in music. Shunsui, miffed, tells her that it's a classic with a modern twist. Kuukaku says they have a catagory for that, it's called crap.
In the end Kuukaku will get her way, but in exchange Shunsui is allowed to play whatever he wants before and after closing (and whenever Kuukaku isn't in the club, so long as she never finds out).
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Date: 2007-01-13 02:22 am (UTC)Ikkaku just scowls back. He doesn't know why he doesn't just up and leave at the questions, but he's still sitting there.
"Because." He says eventually. "I don't want to take advantage of her."
A fine arched brow raises. "Advantage?"
"You know what I mean. Nemu... she doesn't seem to know much about the world, or the people in it. She just... She just does what she's told or what she's expected because that's what she was told to." He shifts so his elbows are on his knees. "If I asked her to go out with me she'd say yes just 'cuz she thinks that what happens an' even if I really do care about her an' even if she really does fer me... I can't do that to her."
Yumichika sighs, sinking back in his own seat. "I believe you're looking too much into this, Ikkaku. She's a smart girl, she knows she doesn't have to."
"Does she?" Ikkaku's eyes come up. "Has she ever told you, when you wanted to do something with her, that she didn't want to?"
Yumichika opens his mouth. Then closes it.
"I won't do it, Yumi. Not to her."
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Date: 2007-01-13 02:33 am (UTC)See, this is why SHE has to make the moves on HIM.Really pretty though. And I always enjoy seeing the friendship between these two.How about~ stuck in my head
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Date: 2007-01-13 02:42 am (UTC)"I swear to fucking GOD, Caboose. If you don't shut the hell up, I am going to stick a bullet in your head."
Junior looked up at Church, the three sections of his mouth wobbling- upset that storytime had been interrupted. "Blargh!"
Church looked right back at it. "You too, abomination."
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Date: 2007-01-13 02:56 am (UTC)Ms!verse! And "face the music"
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Date: 2007-01-14 01:53 am (UTC)In the end Kuukaku will get her way, but in exchange Shunsui is allowed to play whatever he wants before and after closing (and whenever Kuukaku isn't in the club, so long as she never finds out).