[IC] Frienemy's till the end [ Kaore & Snow ]

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana giggled. ''Oh if she only stole a pizza slice.. then she was pretty innocent.. I told her to go shopping and had thought to find her in some kind of lingerie store.. I don't know from which theme she is but if I am right it was that duck thingy..'' she said and giggled. She sat down and saw there was still some hawaii pizza so she took a slice and offered Zant this one. ''As a make up for my mod souls behavior?'' she said with a little smile.

Of course Hana knew there must have happened more than just the pizza stealing, as said, her mod soul was the pervert one.. She didn't have a choice that day so just simply took it since every time someone called the hospital. After giving Zant-kun a slice she took the last one herself and slowly chewed on it, it was cold but still tasted pretty good.

[Kaore]

Zan ate the slice in silence as he glared at Urahara, who seemed to be very amused at what the Mod soul had done. How he wanted to hit the idiotic genius right now... but decided that now wasn't the best time to do so. He would get the guy sooner or later... and revenge would be so sweet.

He wondered what Hana had gone to do. He doubted she had just gone on a walk, if she had she wouldn't have got out of her Gigai. Did she go looking for whoever it was she was looking for? Did she find this person? Why was she even looking for this person? His mind was filled with questions.

"So. What do you think about Pizza?" He asked as he finished his slice.

He kind of wanted to ask her more about herself since she hadn't really answered his qustion well... at least not in his opinion. However he didn't think now was an appropriate time to be asking personal questions like that and decided to give it a few days till she was more comfortable with him. Then he'd try and learn more abou the mysterious Hana.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana was quiet and after she had finished the last pizza slice and was simply staring at the sky and wondering how she would be able to do her mission. She probably would have to win the trust of ichigo and Rukia. And then she had to find out who Zant really was, or.. Had too? He triggered her curiosity and she just wanted to know what his first name was and whát he was. She looked up at Zant when he asked her about the pizza and smiled a little. ''It tasted pretty good'' she said and then filled her cup with sake again.

Ururu and Jinta had already been gone back inside and now Tessai was standing up too. ''I wish you all a very nice evening and enjoy the last bits of sun for today'' he simply said and then walked off. Hana followed him with her eyes and smiled. ''Goodnight Tessai'' she said and she then looked at Zant and Urahara. Which of the two would go first? She wondered but her question got answered soon enough as Urahara stood up, looked at them with one of this weird and almost creepy smiles and then just walked off and closed the door of the shop behind him. ''I guess you will also leave soon'' she simply said and sipped from her cup sake.

[Kaore]

Nero shook his head. He preferred the night. It reminded him of his home... not that it was a great place but he had lived there for over a thousand years and he missed it in some way. Hueco Mundo was nothing you could call a nice or safe place. It was a Purgatory if one wanted to use spiritual lexicon... at least that was how he pictured it.

"I prefer the sky at night." He told her calmly.

He downed another cup of sake as he looked up into the darkening sky. He may not be able to seen many stars because of the lights from the city but he could still see a few. There were no stars in Hueco Mundo but that was one of the numerous things he liked about the Living World.

"Are there stars at night in the Soul Society?" He asked.

[BeautifulSnow]

''Seems we have something in common Zant-kun'' Hana said and leaned back on her arms and looked at the sky. ''Stars? Yes we do have stars in the soul society'' she said. ''But I prefer the real world..'' she said and just looked at the stars and didn't look at him. The stars in the Soul Society where not that bright as here and she loved things in their purest form. ''If you compare this world and the Soul Society to each other.. The S-S is just one big lie..'' she said and poured one more sake for herself and sipped from it, after this one she would stop or else she would get too tipsy and that was dangerous.

Dangerous for her and for Zant because she could be very annoying, annoying like her mod soul, when she was too tipsy and she didn't want that to happen. She didn't know Zant-kun good enough to trust him with her in that state, yet not even if she did trust someone enough to show him or her that side, she would always try not to go there since she just didn't like the stuff she said.. She had hurt people with the truth she spoke and she wasn't wanting that.

[Kaore]

Nero didn't understand what she meant by that. The Soul Society was just a big lie? That made no sense to him. Were the stars fake or something? Did she mean that it wasn't heaven? Because he already knew that thanks to Urahara. The place was more like a transfer area for souls awaiting reicarnation and wasn't generally a pleasant place.

"What do you mean by that?" He asked in confusion "I know Soul Society can be an unpleasant place thanks to Urahara... but calling it one big lie?"

Hueco Mundo had nothing to hide. It was a simple place that was ruled by instinct and strength. Being filled with Hollows this was to be expected as they didn't really have much interest in hiding their intentions from those around them.

[BeautifulSnow]

''I am not gonna discuss the S-S with you Zant-kun.. I am having a great evening and I do not want that to be disturbed'' Hana simply said and with that, the topic was over and she simply hoped he would take the hint. ''Are you now gonna be truthful to me and tell me what the mod soul did do more ?'' she asked and looked at him with a grin, she knew what the mod soul could do and had so her feeling about what it did but she wanted to see if he would speak the truth.

[Kaore]

"It tried to cuddle up next to me." He grunted "And it was very handsy. I could tell it wasn't you when it showed up."

He had just started calming down when she had to bring that annoying Mod soul up. He wondered how she would react now that she knew exactly what the Mod soul had done. Would she be embarrassed? Or would she not care at all? It may not have been her who did it but it was still her body... sort of.

Seeing as how she didn't seem to want to drink any more he took the bottle and took a gulp from it. It would take more then just a bottle of Sake to get him drunk. He may not have cared for it, partly because of that reason, but he still enjoyed the drink. He briefly wondered what Hana would be like if she was drunk.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana couldn't help to giggle a bit. ''sorry.. she is always like that but, I must apologize for her behavior even though I actually couldn't do anything about it since I had no choice the day I needed a mod soul'' she said and took the bottle away from him. ''Watch it.. this is a very expensive sake which only is allowed to use for enjoyment, not for a chance to get drunk'' she then said and smiled at him. She closed the bottle and placed it out of his reach.

She saw how he started to be stressed and annoyed again and then stood up, placed herself behind him and laid her hands on his shoulders. ''Relax.. You want to be friends, I like to give it a try but then you do have to be honest with me'' she said, almost whispering in his ears and started to massage his shoulders. ''There, relax Zant-kun'' she said as she squeezed his muscles and even though she had small, almost fragile looking hands, she sure had some power in them for a good massage. ''Darn, you sure are stressed..'' she said and started to concentrate a little more.

[Kaore]

Nero was mildly annpyed when she took the Sake away but mentall shrugged it off. He could always go to the mansion and raid his booze cabinet for some stuff. As for being stressed... Nero was pretty much always stressed out. He was a tense guy... sort of. He didn't really worry about stuff but got irritated rather easily... which resulted in stress.

He had to admit that Hana was doing a very good job with her massage. He could feel the tension in his shoulders fade away. He liked the way her hands felt on him too. He then considered what she said about being truthful and mentally sighed. He couldn'tt ell er the whole truth about himself... that would be dangerous for himself. But he believed he could be truthful about some things.

"If we're going to be truthful... then you probably guessed I'm not exactly hman." He told her "I can't tell you exactly what I am for my own safety though."

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana felt how he started to relax and smiled some. ''I bet you are enjoying this, well.. make sure you enjoy from everything cause this only happens once in the twenty year probably'' she said with a giggle and then listened to what he said. He wasn't human, well that was how far she got already. ''That's okay'' she said and kept massaging.

She was now massaging his shoulder blades with the palm of her hand and felt how easy it got to move his muscles around. ''There, now I almost got you where I want'' she said and giggled some, laying her forehead on his shoulder. ''Okay.. That sounds very wrong'' she said and turned her head to look at him with a smile.

[Kaore]

That was a mistake on Hana's part. A mischivious smile appeard slowly on Nero's face as he turned his head to look at the woman. He was going to tease the heck out of her for that.

"I had no idea you wanted to do things to me." He said mischiviously "What exactly are you planning to do to such a defenseless young man like me? Are you going to molest me? Do you plan on having your way with me?"

He was not going to hold back on her. She set herself up perfectly for this and he was gonna milk it for all its worth... or until she got angry and tried to hurt him. Hopefully that wouldn't happen though.

"I can assure you that those muscles you feel are absolutely rock hard when I want them to be... but I'm so relaxed right now." He teased before flexing his shoulder to prove the point "See? They're like steel!"

Even in his Gigai he could have a weak Hierro. That didn't have anything to do with his muscles but he doubted she could tell his skin was different unless he channeled any Reiatsu into his skin. He needed to do that when in the Gigai but out of it his Hierro was an automatic thing.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana grinned and started to laugh for a moment and then just looked at him. She pushed him down on the blanket and looked at him while hanging a little above him. ''Well, maybe I will and Maybe I won't '' she said with a smile almost like his and giggled. ''Zant-kun you are the weirdest, I am not gonna do anything with you but maybe it is the other way around. I do sense that you didn't mind the cuddling of my mod soul if it was me'' she said and leaned toward him, whispering in his ear: ''I bet you would love to kiss me'' but then she got up from the blanket and looked at him.

''Good night Zant-kun'' she said and walked away.

[Kaore]

Nero shhok his head. She could be a tease if she wanted to be. He admitted that he wouldn't mind if she was the one that had tried cuddling up to him. He would have let her and put his arm over her shoulder to pull her closer. He would have also loved to kiss her. He bet that her lips would be very soft.

He pasued in his thoughts there. He only met her today. Why was he thinking about doing those kind of things with a woman he had only just met? He wasn't like that in any way. He had several lovers since being in the human world and he had cared for all of them... but he had never thought about doing anything to them after only just meeting them.

"What is it about you that makes me want you o much after just meeting?" He mused quietly as he got up.

He made sure to throw away the pizza boxes and put up the blanket as he went inside. He was making his way to his when he thought he heard something coming from Hana's room. It sounded like she was having some sort of trouble and wondered what she was doing.

"Hey Hana." He called through the door as he prepared to open it "Are you okay?"

[BeautifulSnow]

''If you open that door I'll make sure I am the last women you saw changing cloths in your life!'' Hana said as she was changing to her nightwear. She putted on her shirt and short and then opened the door herself. ''Yes I am okay, did you come for a good night kiss?'' she asked with a little of sarcasm in her voice but with a sweet smile around her lips. ''Zant-kun, are You okay?'' she asked. The shirt she wore was a little to small and he could see, if he looked down, a small part of her belly.

She smiled and then walked to her bed and sat down on it. ''If you wanna chat a bit more, come in and close the door... But be prepared for the teasing from Urahara and Jinta tomorrow'' she said with a giggle. She had her hair loose right now and looked at him. For some reason she wouldn't mind if he would come in and spend the night talking with her, she liked him pretty much. Normally she never liked somebody after meeting them, it always took her a few days or weeks, sometimes even months or years before she liked someone.

[Kaore]

Nero wasn't amused by her comments. He had heard her banging around and had thought that she was in trouble.

"No... I didn't." He told her slowly with a hint of irritation "I heard you making a lot of noise and thought you were having trouble with something. So I decided to see if you were okay."

He had been genuinely worried about her and she was making fun of him? That didn't make him happy. He had half a mind to just leave and spend the night back at the empty mansion of his. However he decided that he wouldn't be that annoyed at her.

He stepped into the room but did not move over to the bed, instead electing to lean against the wall.

"I've been around for at least two hundred years." He told her with a scowl "And in that time period... I've never became so friendly with someone in such a short time as you."

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana stood up from the bed and walked over to the door, closing it. ''I've been alive for merely seventy-five years but I do feel the same'' she said and looked at him. ''During the academy I had one friend but he left when I went to my third year, he had found his zanpactou and went to the seireitei'' she said and stood in front of Zant.

''Zant-kun.. Why are you so kind to me? I've been teasing the crap out of you.. Just now I was, half joking.. I mean, I was changing and to me, that is something you do not have to see... And the noise you heard was from me searching my pajama'' she said with a smile. ''I am sorry to upset you, did you wanna sit down? You do not have to sit on the bed or something, but close to it would be fun.. I mean, then we can chat a little more if you feel like it'' she said and then slowly walked to the bed again and sat down on it.

[Kaore]

Nero moved closer and sat next to the bed, leaning against the mattress. He contemplated the question. He had no real answer. That was why he had asked her. He had no friends... only aquaintances. He would outlive anyone he had befriended and Urahara, Tessai, and Yoruichi were more like buisness associates then friends... okay he might consider Yoruichi to be a friend but not the other two. He treated Ururu like a little sister while Jinta was a brat who needed to learn respect.

"I have no friends... except for maybe Yoruichi." He replies contemplatively "I have no idea why I consider you one. Maybe its just fate or destiny. I just know that I would have considered you my friend even if you didn't. Thats why I saved you from the Hollow. As for you teasing me... Yoruichi is a much worse tease then you are and after being around her for even a shot period I've grown used to it."

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana moved a little closer to him and now sat behind him, her back against the wall and a leg against his back and head so he could rest a little. ''Zant-kun.. You are a very kind person'' she said. ''I don't know why you think of me as a friend just like I don't know why I see you as a friend too... When I found out my mod soul had went here, I only hoped for it that you wouldn't hate me for the behavior of it... And... I am pretty happy that it didn't kiss you or something... that would make stuff a lot more weird between us'' she said and looked at him.

She then moved but laid her hand on his shoulder so he wouldn't fall when she laid her leg down, she went to sit next to him, leaning against the mattress. ''Zant-kun.. I am glad with a friend like you...'' she said and laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. ''If I fall asleep.. then please just.. let me fall on the bed or something..'' she whispered and slowly felt asleep leaning against him.

[Kaore]

Nero wasn't sure what to do in this situation. Hana was leaning against him and falling asleep. Did she want him to move her so she was leaning against the bed when she did fall asleep? Her half sleeping words were rather confusing. After a few minutes of thought he made the decision to gently maneuver her off him and to the bed. After making sure she was comfortable he quietly left the room.

Out in the hall he came across Urahara, who was looking at him with a serious expression.

"You shouldn't get so close to her." He told Nero quietly "It will only end in pain."

Nero knew this was a highly likely outcome. He had no illusions that he could keep what he was a secret from Hana forever and once she learned he was an evolved Hollow... she would likely hate him. He didn't think she would try and kill him however.

"I know that Urahara." Nero replied in a slightly subdued tone "But I want to have these happy times to remember after it doesn."

With that said he made his way to his room, collapsed onto his futon, and went to sleep.
*
Nero woke early the next morning and, forgoing eating anything or checking to see if Hana had awoken yet, went to see what had changed in Karakura town.