Date Disaster [JT Yetsuna+Zegram, R]

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

Yetsuna and Dante sat next to each other at one of the bars at the mall in Karakura town, a slim ray of light shone through the window as the last light of the evening began to fall below the horizon; the night looked like it would be a crisp and clear one. She had been assigned to the world of living again and so far she had been there about 2 weeks. It had been a slow assignment thus far for her, only 3 hollows had made an appearance but they were all easily dispatched before they really even got a chance to see her. Because of that she had decided to hit up one of her human friends for a night out on the town.

The 2 of them weren't really in a steady relationship for numerous reasons, one of them being the fact that trying to make a different dimension relationship work wasn't going to be something to sneeze at. Their relationship with each other though was definitely something for than your classic friendship though. Neither of them really knew what they had going, but then again neither of them really cared they just enjoyed each others company when they were around each other.

The told each other stories about what had been happening over their absence from each others company. Yetsuna told him about a few of her missions over the past few months, a few of her stories made Dante's eye widen, partially with wonder the other with disbelief. Dante told her about some of his self imposed training, his physical prowess was still increasing according to what he told her, and he was beginning to learn to use his Fullbringer powers, even if he couldn't do anything to fancy just yet.

Dusk yielded over to nightfall and they decided that it was likely time to get going. They were both a bit buzzed as they left the bar and began their trek home. Dante, in his classic style, offered to walk her home even though she knew she didn't need it, and she agreed to his offer; it was rude to turn down such kind behavior. They decided to go through the park where they had had their first battle together and where Dante had stuck down a hollow using her sword.

The night air was refreshing and cool, but Yetsuna felt something odd in it. It felt like someone with spiritual power was somewhere not to far off. Yetsuna looked towards Dante to see if maybe he felt too, but if he did he gave her no visual hints to pick up. She dismissed it as the alcohol playing tricks on her mind, she was terrible at sensing other people so what were the chances that she would be able to do it while buzzed? 

Sure enough just as she dismissed the thought the two of them heard the call of a hollow nearby. They both looked at each other with a smirk, beer and a battle? what could have been better? Yetsuna popped a gikon into her mouth, she decided to stay with the perky personality type she had used when had fought Goliath. They all knew the drill and went off to fight hollow.

[Zegram]

Training for SP

Zegram liked visiting the wold of the living every now and then. It reminds him of his humanity. He st on top of a tall three story building with a bottle of wine in one hand, and a wine glass in the other. He filled his glass with the white wine and sipped it slowly. He sighed contentedly loving the wine. He had many different kinds of wine of the years. He always seemed to like white wine better than he did red wine. He definitely liked wine in general better then most types of alcohol. He never liked beer. Both the taste and the association with his father just kills beer for him. The thought of his father put a deep scowl on his once smiling face. 

Back when he was alive during the great depression, his father was a drunkard and an abusive mother f*cker. He abused not only him, but his mother too, who was very ill during that time. It was really up to Zegram to take care of his mother, and try to get her better, while his father on the other hand spent the money from his job on stuff for him. Zegram remembered when he had poisoned his father's last meal. The feeling of satisfaction of watching his father not only die from the poison, but from the allergens that was in the food. But in the end it seemed that his father had the last laugh since it was him that killed Zegram and his mother. 

It was Zegram's mission to track down his father and kill him again. This time, he will make sure that he will never come back. He took another drink of the wine. This time it was more to just try and get his mind off his father and back to enjoying this night. Zegram heard a few hollows roaming round during his few days stay, and someone had been taking them down. Zegram was half tempted to check and see who it was that was killing them. The latest fight was nearby. He decided to check things out while he was there. He carried the wine and glass with him as he made his way to the fighting. He what looked to be a fullbringer and a shinigami taking down a hollow. 

He kept his reaitsu suppressed and his body low against the roof of the building he was on. The light breeze pushed the cool night air against his face. He made sure that his black fedora was still covering his green hair. His two piece suit kept him warm enough, and was dark enough to keep him hidden slightly. They seemed to be heading somewhere together. He decided to fallow them. Stealthily of course. He fallowed them for several minutes before decided to reveal himself. "That was an impressive show. Not many people can work so well together and take down a hollow." He said standing on a tree branch smiling down at him. He rubbed the fragment of his mask, which covered the length of his jaw from one side to another.

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

The hollow the 3 of them ran towards was a surprisingly large one, if size was any indication it might have been half way to becoming a menos grande. Joyuse, the gikon in Yetsuna's gigai, held back about a dozen yards from the monster while the 2 of them went to go deal with it. The looked at each other each with a look saying that they were going to take the hollow on first. "I have the sword so I get to go first," the shinigami said with a playful tone, Dante only replied with a smile and a head shake.

This was how the two of them fought hollows, they'd each take it on one on one, and if neither of them could best it, they would tag team it, though that was more out of necessity than preference. Yetsuna fought first for a short while and her and the hollow were on even footing, neither of them got anywhere. Dante took over, taking the offer of Yetsuna's sword, he managed a bit better than she did, he was a bit stronger than she was, he was just rougher around the edges.

It was time to go for a tag team, Yetsuna ran in as Dante tossed her her sword back. The two of them made a fairly decent team, they both could take the focus of whatever they fought while the other one got into a good striking position. With the two of them fighting the creature it didn't take long for it to go down. Dante managed to get under its legs and cause it to fall giving Yetsuna the perfect chance to get the killing blow.

Both of them walked out without too much damage done of either of them, mostly just a few bruises and a sprained ankle. Yetsuna popped Cortana out of the gigai, she had developed a like towards her when they first met, so she kept her around. She slid back into her gigai, it had a weird feeling to it, she had tried to explain the feeling to Dante in the past, but the proper words escaped her; they still did. Once she had gotten back into her body and gotten herself comfortable they continued on their way.

The air temperature continued to decline, but it didn't bother Yetsuna, she liked the cold air it felt nice against her skin. The two of them were in the middle of small talk when they heard a voice above them. They both looked up to see a humanoid creature in a tree, rubbing something that ran along his jaw line that looked eerily similar to a hollow mask fragment. She didn't sense any hostile intent coming from him (yet), but he didn't exactly scream friendly to her either.

She slowly slid her hand into her pocket and wrapped her fingers around her gikon. "We've had a lot of training together," she said back, friendly enough not to see confrontational, but obviously on guard. "It's poor manners not to introduce yourself to a lady." Dante could see her tense up slightly, but he didn't make any moves or sounds just yet, he was waiting to see what Yetsuna did. 

[Zegram]

"Oh of course, where are my manners?" He said with a slight chuckle and shake of his head. He jumped from the tree and landed in a slight crouch. He straightened quickly taking his fedora off. He bowed deeply from the waist putting the fedora against his chest. "I am Zegram Hebi. It is a pleasure to meet you miss." He straightened and glanced over at the man she was with. It would be rude to not include him in the discussion. "And of course it is good to meet you too my good man." He said with a slight nod. He focused attention to the shinigami and took a relaxed position. He was not looking for a fight tonight, but he was not going to let one go by if it came. 

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

The man before her was a lot more cordial then she would have expected considering the vibe she was getting from him. She relaxed noticeably after he gave his name, but she kept her hand in her pocket around the gikon. "I'm Yetsuna," she said in a polite tone. She turned her head to face Dante, the man had introduced himself directly to him so it would have been rude for her to do the introduction for him. "I'm Dante," he said in a fairly similar tone to Yetsuna.

She knew he wasn't a human, that much seemed obvious. She had a hunch on what he was, though if she was right she couldn't help but wonder why he hadn't attack her from the out right. "What can we do for you?" she asked with genuine curiosity for his answer. The fact that he had mentioned their fight earlier wasn't lost on her, and it didn't seem to just slide by Dante either, but they would cross that bridge when they got there.

[Zegram]

Zegram put his finger and thumb to his chin rubbing it in thought. What could she do for him. Well there are many things that she could do for him. He may regret it latter when he meets back with Aurora, but that is a problem for another time. He fixed his golden eyes on Yetsuna. "My that is a lovely name. Though i do find this situation a little curios. What is a human and a shinigami doing on a beautiful night like this alone?" A devilish grin spread across his lips. He could see if he could have a little fun with the two of them. The hollow they struck down was not that strong, so he could gauge their strength to be well within range where he can fight them.

"Am I ruining a date?" He asked as if coming to a sudden realization. He shook his head again. "I apologize, I just seem to have the worst timing lately." He squared up to the two of them looking from one to the other looking for any sign of aggression. "To be perfectly honest, my interest in you to was piqued when I saw your fight. I figured, why not give them a proper test of there team work and fighting skills." Zegram rested his hand on the hilt of his sword. He didn't put in into a position to draw it, but wanted to keep his hand on it to see what they would do. "How about this, if you to can best me, I will go on my marry way, and if I win, you go on a date with me." He said winking at Yetsuna.

If she accepted his terms to the fight was irreverent to Zegram. He already had a mate waiting for him back in Las Noches. He was just sure that putting that kind of stipulation would get rise out of at least one of them. It would be a bit boring if it did not. He put a hand on his fedora pulling the rim further over his eyes, as his smile widened showing a set of snake like fangs. He had not had a proper fight in a long while. He needed to train himself more and get into proper shape if he was to climb the ranks of the espada. He was not going to be out done by anyone. Not Sargon, not the other espade, not even his own mate will stand in his way to power. 

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

Yetsuna couldn't help but laugh at his proposal. It was funny, cute, and for the most part harmless so she didn't really see a reason to say no. At the same however she didn't really want to fight just yet, she was having more fun relaxing so she thought maybe she could try to buy some time, maybe even be able to fish some info out of the stranger about who/what he was.

"I don't see any reason to say no, but I'm still a bit sore from earlier, mind waiting a bit before we fight?" her voice was back to normal, sweet and kind with just a dab of smart ass. She was still didn't have an abundance of trust for the guy, but he didn't seem like the kind to stab in the back either so she was gradually relaxing as the conversation went on.

In all honesty it was a fairly flimsy lie, one that could likely be seen through without much effort. She didn't mind fighting the guy at all, she actually welcomed the idea as a whole, but she was just feeling lazy and didn't want to do it just yet. She wasn't exactly sure how Dante felt about the entire situation though. He seemed a more guarded than she was, but he didn't seem like he was going to starting swinging punches out of no where

[Zegram]

"I don't see any reason to say no, but I'm still a bit sore from earlier, mind waiting a bit before we fight?" Her response to his preposition was unexpected but not all together unpleasant. He had misjudged her. He had pegged her for a more uptight individual and expected a firmer response at least from the boy, who has seemed to remain silent through this whole exchange. Was he a mute? Not that there was anything wrong with that if he was, but it makes talking difficult, and awkward. Zegram took his hand off his sword and leaned against the tree more comfortably sliding down till he was in a sitting position. The night was a little cold which he was not too fond of. 

"I am ok with with." He said motioning for them to have a seat as well anywhere they would like. "Though I will be the first to ask something. Your friend over there, is he a mute or what? Not that there is anything wrong with that, don't want anyone feeling left out of the party." He kept a friendly smile as he asked. He was always looking to see what the two would do. He doubted that they would just suddenly attack a man after they suggested they relax. Zegram was sort of amused by the two. If it was any other shinigami, they would have been fighting long ago, but she was taking her time. She was an interesting one indeed. 

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

"I can speak, your business just seemed to be more with her so I have't had much of a reason to talk," Dante said in a fairly plain voice. The sense of caution was still fairly obvious in his voice, though it was hard to blame him for being like that, he was still learning all the ins and outs of the spiritual realm and one of the first thing he had noticed was that this world tended to have more enemies than friends. Dante noticed the same thing Yetsuna did, this guy wasn't a human, but unlike her he had no working theories on what he was, "My turn, You're not human, so what exactly are you?" he asked stating the obvious both to give the question context and so that Zegram couldn't use it as an answer.

Yetsuna would sit down a half a dozen or so feet way from the man against the tree while Dante spoke his piece. She placed her hands behind her back and stretching her legs out in front of her, one over the other. She was curious for the mans answer, she had been trying to figure it out for a short what he was and she wanted to know it she was right. Dante would take a seat near Yetsuna as Zegram would begin to respond to his inquiry.

[Zegram]

"I can speak, your business just seemed to be more with her so I have't had much of a reason to talk," Zegram chuckled looking at the young man. "Well if you ask me, you are far more stoic than most I met. Most would have tried attacking me by now trying to take their girl from them." He chuckled again "My turn, You're not human, so what exactly are you?" Zegram's smile widened at that question. "Very astute of you to have noticed. I am not human. I am an Arrancar." He braced himself for the reaction from the shinigami. He didn't worry that much about the fullbringer knowing what he was, but the shinigami and the Arrancar had been fighting for a long time.

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

Zegram actually got a chuckle out of Dante, "Haha shes not my girl to own. Even if she was, if we somehow lost I very much doubt that anything would happen that I would need to be concerned about." Next the man answered the Fullbringers question and (obviously) he was right, though the answer didn't mean as to him as it did to Yetsuna. Dante knew a little bit about Arrancars from Yetsuna, mostly about what they were and the process that made them, but he didn't have a innate reason to hate them like most shinigami.

Yetsuna saw the arrancar tense up when he disclosed his affiliation and she chuckled slightly, "Don't worry I'm not going to attack you." She knew their races were at odds, but so far the man before her seemed agreeable enough so unless he did (and/or disclosed) something she took issue with she had no reason to try and kill him. She would however have to disclose their meeting when she got back to the Soul Society, a unreported meeting with a enemy faction where they (mostly) just talked wouldn't look very good, hell she could practically picture death by Sokyoku.

"So if you're an Arrancar what are you doing in the world of the living? More over, why are you talking with a shinigami and trying to get a date from one?" she asked cocking one of her eyebrows inquiringly. She didn't know much about the arrancar chain of command, but if she had to guess he was risking about as much trouble as she was with the current situation. The shinigami probably should have been trying to gleam information about the arrancars to bring back to her superiors, but the situation that Zegram had made was too interesting and she wanted to know more about that first.

[Zegram]

Zegram smiled as the young man chuckled. "Haha shes not my girl to own. Even if she was, if we somehow lost I very much doubt that anything would happen that I would need to be concerned about." Zegram nodded and chuckled herself. "Good answer son." He said like a grandfather would address a curios young child. When one would compare their ages, Zegram was older than the fullbringer boy. That is if one would count his years has a hollow as well as a human, and an Arrancar. Even without those few years of his life in account, he would still be a senior in years over him. He thought that he may as well take advantage of that while he could. It was all in good fun. 

He relaxed when the shinigami girl reassured him that she was not going to attack him. "So if you're an Arrancar what are you doing in the world of the living? More over, why are you talking with a shinigami and trying to get a date from one?" Zegram shrugged as if the answer would be obvious. "Why shouldn't I be in the world of the living? It is where I used to live. But in all seriousness, I do find it much more lively than Huaco Mundo. The place can be so drab with nothing but grew and black, and white everywhere. Wouldn't you agree?" He asked them both rather than just Yetsuna in particular. "And for the date thing, all I can say is that I find women of any race something to cherish." 

[Yetsuna Yishnir]

Being addressed as "son" by the arrancar, didn't flow over too well with Dante; that coupled with the way he said it made him scowl slightly. He knew Zegram was likely a great deal older than himself (Yetsuna had told him she was in her 50's it wasn't too far-fetched to guess arrancars aged similarly) but even with the age difference they weren't on friendly enough to use that kind of nomenclature. He decided let it slide, but there were no guarantees that next time he would be silent about it.

At Yetsuna's reassurance she saw Zegram relax just before he began answering her questions. He wasn't entirely wrong with his responses, but she couldn't help but wonder if he was covering for something else, arrancars weren't exactly known for appreciating beauty; more often then not they were destroying it. When it came to his return question shrugged and responded "Yeah, can't fault you there." Dante was stoic, he hadn't seen Hueco Mundo so he had no response to the question. His last comment did cause Yetsuna to burst out laughing, it even got Dante to chuckle; he said it so sincerely, almost innocently, it was funny.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

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[Zegram]

Zegram joined in their laughter a bit. Though he did stand by what he said, even he knew that hearing it out loud was funny coming from something like him. He sighed almost sad to think that they were ultimately enemies. He shrugged. There was nothing he could do about it. He eyed the two of them and stretched. He didn't know about them, but he was ready to get the show on the road. He did not have too much time to just sit around and do nothing. He doubted that he would be able to get away with most of the stuff he was able to get way with in Escudo. He could always call this recon that should keep Aurora off his back in any case. 

"I don't mean to be pushy, but I would think that we should get a move on this. I am sure that we are all very busy people." He got off the tree he was leaning on and stretched his back and arms to get the stiffness out. He popped his neck and rolled his shoulders. "Don't worry about holding back, I think I will be able to handle both of you at the same time." He had the friendly smile he had since he met them. He was feeling exited to be able to flex his muscles so to speak. He didn't try to fight too much around the Espada, didn't want to show them everything and give them time to prepare against him. He didn't reach for his sword not sure if he would need it.