<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#cc99cc">"I felt something odd in the air."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Shana said, the moonlight hilighting the silvery stripe that ran down the center of her hair.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#cc99cc">"Something big is going to happen. I just know it."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"><br/>
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</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffe1ff">"Ken-Chan said I should go play somewhere for a bit. He's taking a nap!"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Yachiru said with a big grin. Then, she became serious, which was rare enough.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffe1ff">"Besides, there's a green haired Arrancar lady asking about Kitty."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"><br/>
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Yoruichi only smirked at the boys' reactions.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffebcd">"I can only train you so much using only my Shunko. For your last lesson, you'll be facing me and my Zanpakutou."</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff3300"><i>Mama's gonna use her sword? He's screwed.</i></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Koichi thought. Then he stabbed the doll with Kureha, simply wanting to get this over with.<br/>
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Lillinette averted her eyes from him for a split second when he mentioned Starrk.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"Well...he thinks you'll say no, then I'll come back to his quarters, and I quote, 'in tears and finally snap out of this idiotic phase'."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">she said. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"You see, Dietor-Kun...at the meeting last year, you just seemed so cool, and the way you handled Grimmjow's outburst was simply amazing. To...to be honest, I fell in love with you that day."</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">She clasped her hands together behind her waist and smiled shyly, a crimson blush beginning to show on her cheeks.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"It...it took about three months of trying to convince Aizen-Sama and Szayel, but I managed to find a way to naturally age a bit. It's permanent, though, but I'm not upset."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">she said, hoping she wasn't putting him off. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"I, uh, I'd like for you to just call me 'Lilly' from now on, too. I think it sounds cuter."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"><br/>
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Meanwhile, over in Gin's quarters, the fox-eyed Shinigami had a visitor.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff7f50">"How is your project going, Gin?"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Tosen asked the silver-haired Ex-Captain.</span>