<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Shana had been outside of the palace, standing about a hundred feet above the rebuilt fifth pillar, which had been destroyed in one of her sparring sessions with Tenntou. She felt a familiar reiatsu appear and decided to apologize for having wandering off.<br/>
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</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#cc99cc">"You look a bit more than annoyed. What's on your mind?"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"> she asked.<br/>
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Lillinette blushed a bit when Dietor spoke, but she somehow managed to keep what composure she had.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"I was wondering if, um...would you like to join me for dinner tonight?"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">At any other time, the request would've been a bit unsettling, given the girl's stature, but over the last year she had matured a bit physically. She was now only a few inches shorter than the 'Fang Assassin', her chest had filled out a bit as well, giving her the appearance of a sixteen year old high school girl. This appearance was further enhanced by her newest choice of attire. Her outfit was no longer the simple open vest and bikini-like panty, but something that was remeniscent of a school uniform.<br/>
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The top had a v-neck that exposed a bit of clevage, but not so much to be considered indecent, and had the image of a wolf emblazoned on the back. The lower piece was a pleated skirt that reached to mid-thigh. Heck, she'd even had her hair grow out to the middle of her back.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffcccc">"Would you be interested, Dietor-Kun?"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">-----<br/>
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Koichi opened his mouth to complain that he'd been able to manifest his Zanpakutou, but his mother held a finger up to silence him.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffebcd">"I know you can manifest Kureha already, Koichi, but you haven't yet masterd your Hollow Zanpakutou to its fullest. You are to master it in three days, having Kureha manifest herself with the doll to be your instructor. And as for Pierce, well...I have a special regemind in mind."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Yoruichi said as she held up a kodachi.<br/>
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Koichi involuntarily shuddered, knowing that adding a weapon of any kind to his mother's hands while she had her Shunko active spelled trouble for the medical corps.<br/>
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A sudden jolt of weight applied itself to Jin's shoulder, but the happy-go-lucky innocent voice that accompanied it could unsettle even the sturdiest of nerves at times.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffe1ff">"Where ya goin', JJ?"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Yachiru asked from his shoulder.</span>