Captain-Kitty: Hello everybody that is reading this I will be your Captain today and first off I would like to thank the ever so kind YoruichiXSoiFon1 for getting Soifon a present, you're so sweet.

Soifon: *gets handed the present and blushes* T-Thank you YoruichiXSoiFon1

Yoruichi: but just remember I love you more little bee *kisses Soifon*

Soifon: *blushes more* Y-Yoruichi-sama

Captain-Kitty: save it for later! Now Yoruichi if you would be so kind

Yoruichi: Captain Kitty does not own Me or Soifon, just the plot

Captain-Kitty: please enjoy

Yoruichi was going over the newly finished report; she had been working on ever since she had left her bee alone to get some rest. And even though she complained almost the entire time, she had gotten it done.

"Everything looks fine to me" Yoruichi stated before forging Soifon signature and getting up to pass it on to Soifon's Lieutenant so he could take it to the first division.

"Hey just the man I was looking for" Yoruichi said as Omaeda came walking into the office. He gave her a confused look,

"Y-You were looking for me" he asked. And she nodded,

"Yup, I need you to take this monthly report to your Commander for me if you have the time" Yoruichi said as she gave him the report and walked out, without another word. She had one more task to do before she could return to the light of her life.

"Now, all I have to do is train these recruits and I'm done for the day" Yoruichi cheered as she entered the training grounds. And almost immediately nostalgia kicked in and she remembered her days as Captain. Some were good, others were boring, but her favorite was when Soifon had joined, and soon a chain of memories began to unravel as she remembered all the times she shared with her ex-subordinate.

"Those were the days" she purred in relaxation. And of course, with good memories, there are bad ones, and Yoruichi leaving Soifon alone for a long century was the worst memory of her life. But thankfully Soifon was kind enough to forgive her, even though she didn't deserve it. Yoruichi sighed and looked around for any sign of the new recruits.

"Excuse me" a voice called from a small distance. Yoruichi scanned her peripheral vision, and saw about sixty degrees to her right, a young woman with long brown hair running her way. She looked cheerful considering the huge smile on her face. Soon she had stopped about two feet away from where Yoruichi was standing and she was panting slightly.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you mam, but have you seen Captain Soifon today, she said she was going to train me" the girl said bowing quickly. Yoruichi raised her eyebrow for a moment.

"Unfortunately Soifon is sick today, so I'm going to be your trainer for awhile, but I was told there would be more of you" Yoruichi said, then the girl gave a surprised squeak,

"I'm sorry, I forgot to say that I arrived earlier than the others" Yoruichi blinked then smiled to herself.

"I think I found one reason why Soi picked her to train" Yoruichi thought fondly.

"Whats your name kid" Yoruichi asked diligently.

"Mai" she said quickly and Yoruichi laughed,

"Your quick to answer, I like that, well Mai since you were here first you get to train first, let's get started" Yoruichi said before turning away and walking to the first training field. Mai followed close behind her and stood at the center where Yoruichi had instructed her to do, and Yoruichi stood parallel to her.

"Now, first we are going to work on your battle stance, but before I do, show me your usual battle stance" Yoruichi said as Mai shifted her footing so that if she had been hit, she wouldn't fall as easily. Her knees were slightly bent and her body was turned to a forty two degree angle. Her hands were fisted and put about half a foot away from her face.

"Very nice, but look, your arms shouldn't be so close together" Yoruichi said as she grabbed Mai's wrists and pulled them a few inches away from each other.

"Better, now that you have a decent fighting stance let's see if you can dodge a few hits" Yoruichi said grinning. Mai gave her a determined nod.

"Yes, mam, ready when you are" Mai said. And Yoruichi nodded before taking her battle stance and quickly throwing the first punch. Mai unfortunately wasn't ready, but she managed to block her body before the blow sent her to the ground and crashing on her back.

"O-Ow" Mai muttered quietly before quickly getting back up and assuming hr position again. Yoruichi was mildly impressed, she managed to soften the blow and still stand back up.

"I'm impressed; most of the people I fight usually don't stand back up, but usually I don't hold back" Yoruichi smiled and Mai looked at her with astonishment.

"You were holding back mam" she asked and Yoruichi laughed,

"Absolutely, if I were to use my full strength on you, you would be dead kiddo" Mai glared hotly at the cat woman.

"I am not a child mam, so I would appreciate you calling me by name" she huffed and Yoruichi shrugged,

"Alright then, but you have to land a hit on me first" Yoruichi said before Mai nodded and tried to make a frontal attack on her. But it was too slow, and Yoruichi dodged it like it was never there. Mai kept throwing punches and kicks at Yoruichi, but the Goddess of Flash simply kept gliding left and right and jumping slightly to dodge the oncoming blows.

"You know Mai, your pretty good, all you need is speed" Yoruichi said before sweeping her right leg under Mai and knocking her down. Mai growled and jumped back up.

"Aw, you have the look Soifon had when I was her Captain" Yoruichi said and Mai's eyed widened in shock.

"Y-You're Yoruichi Shihouin" she asked in awe. Yoruichi nodded,

"The one and only now-" but Yoruichi caught a few new faces coming her and Mai's way. Mai turned to follow Yoruichi's eyes and she smiled and waved.

"Nene, Sora, Kana, I was worried you would be late today" Mai called. Sora spoke first,

"Are you kidding, we get to train with Captain Soifon, she's my hero, I wouldn't miss this for the world" Sora squealed excitedly, Kana and Nene nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Well ladies I hate to break it to ya, but your Captain is sick today" Yoruichi sighed in disappointment and all but Mai did the same thing.

"Oh that's too bad" Nene said sadly. Kana nodded,

"Yeah, poor Captain Soifon, she got sick and on her own birthday, I hope she gets better soon" she said worriedly.

"I wish we could do something for her" Sora sighed and an idea popped into Yoruichi's head.

"Well, since today is Soifon's birthday, I have a mission for you four" Yoruichi smiled, the four girls exchanged looks before listening to Yoruichi's instructions. After a few minutes, all the girls were given their assignments and ran off, leaving a smiling Yoruichi behind.

"Now it's time to check up on little bee, though I doubt she's awake" Yoruichi laughed before Shunpoing back to Soifon's apartment. A few seconds later Yoruichi was at Soifon's bedroom door. She slowly opened it and she saw her. Soifon was still sleeping peacefully, her breathing had become more even, but still slightly irregular. Occasionally a few quick coughs would escape her, but other than that she was absolutely beautiful, especially the way the thin sunlight graced Soifon's face through the slightly closed blinds.

"Best scene if I ever saw one" Yoruichi said smiling to herself. She never did figure out why Soifon loved her, but she was lucky she did. Life without her was just a colorless day in Yoruichi's opinion. And every day was blessing.

"Well guessing by her current state, I think she'll be out for another half an hour, so I think I'll head over to see Unohana" Yoruichi thought before slowly backing out and leaving for the ever important Fourth Division.

"Ah Yoruichi-san, it's nice to see you, I expect your taking care of Captain Soifon" Unohana said as Yoruichi entered her office door.

"What kind of person would I be if I didn't" Yoruichi asked and Unohana chuckled,

"An injured one I suppose, now I want you to take this to Captain
Soifon these herbal teas, they can do wonders for sick people" Unohana said tossing Yoruichi some small packets of Herbal tea.

"Thank you, I'll make sure she drinks it" Yoruichi said smiling.

"I'd love to chat with you Yoruichi-san, but as the Captain of a medical squadron I must always be on the move, so I wish you a good day, and please tell Soifon I said happy birthday" Unohana said as she got up and passed Yoruichi out the door.

"I will and thanks again" Yoruichi said before also leaving, it was time to see her little bee again. Back at Soifon's apartment, Yoruichi had once again entered Soifon's room. Thankfully, Soifon was still asleep, so Yoruichi would get the pleasure of watching her wake up. Yoruichi had set herself at the foot of Soifon's bed and sat cross legged. And for the next ten minutes she just sat there and watched the Captain sleep.

"She's so beautiful" Yoruichi said tenderly as Soifon shifted slightly, Yoruichi leaned forward slightly in anticipation as small quiet groans escaped from the small Captain's mouth. She was starting to wake up, and Yoruichi knew this, which is why she crawled closer to her sleeping treasure. Slowly Soifon's eyes began to open and Yoruichi smiled.

"Yoruichi" Soifon whispered tiredly, but you could hear the surprised joy in her voice. Yoruichi nodded,

"See, I came back to see you wake up, how are you feeling" Yoruichi chuckled as Soifon sat up and stretched her arms.

"Better actually, I think I just needed a good nap" Soifon said shrugging. Yoruichi shook her head,

"Well you can't go back to work until your all better, and only part of the day has gone by, so you're still sick" Yoruichi giggled in amusement and Soifon rolled her eyes.

"Very well, so what do you suggest I do" Soifon said raising a fine thin black eyebrow. Yoruichi grinned.

"Oh I thought you would never ask, first, you have to drink some herbal tea, Unohana said it helps with colds, then after that I have a small surprise for you" Yoruichi said as she jumped up from Soifon's bed to make the tea. Soifon huffed; she didn't want to stay in bed. But then again, she hasn't stayed in bed for the longest time, so maybe she could enjoy this for a bit.

"Well, I do enjoy herbal tea on occasion" Soifon said to herself. After a few minutes Yoruichi had returned with a cup of the tea Unohana had given her.

"Now are you gonna drink this calmly, or am I going to have to make you drink it" Yoruichi smiled jokingly,

"Though I wouldn't mind making you" Yoruichi finished as she winked, this made Soifon roll her eyes playfully at the cat. But secretly she wouldn't have minded it either, but if Yoruichi found that out, things would go haywire. And again she would have minded.

"Yes, Yoruichi I will drink it calmly" Soifon said as she held out one of her hands to grab the slightly steaming up as Yoruichi offered it to her.

"Oh darn, I was hoping we could do it my way" Yoruichi laughed as she snapped her fingers. They both shared a laugh before Soifon coughed slightly and slipped her tea.

"Mmmm, mango raspberry, it's a good tea combination I'll have to thank Unohana later" Soifon sighed blissfully.

"I did when she gave it to me, now I'll be back in an hour, I have to check on some things" Yoruichi said before Shunpoing away without another word. Soifon raised her brow again in confusion.

"Where is she going" Soifon asked herself, but when she couldn't come up with an answer she simply shrugged and continued to sip on her tea.

Later that day Soifon was in her kitchen making a light snack when Yoruichi had returned,

"Hi Yoruichi, was everything ok" Soifon asked as she put a few items away. Yoruichi nodded,

"Yup and when you finish your snack we have to go to our special place" Yoruichi smiled lightly. Soifon gave her a confused look, why did they have to go to the Sakura Grove, not that she minded going there, but they didn't go there unless they needed alone time to talk about things.

"Alright" Soifon said in hidden uncertainty. Once she had finished, Soifon had changed into her usual Captains attire and then she and Yoruichi took off for the grove. They arrived fairly quickly, but they weren't in the clearing, they were a good meter away.

"Ok, I want you to put this on" Yoruichi said with poorly hidden excitement as she held out a black blindfold. Soifon looked at it skeptically,

"Why" she asked in major suspicion,

"Because it will ruin the surprise" Yoruichi said like it the most obvious thing in the world. Soifon huffed for what seemed like the twentieth time that day but reluctantly agreed to have the blind fold put on her. Once the cloth was settled over Soifon's eyes Yoruichi lead Soifon to the clearing.

"Yoruichi, why are we going to the grove" Soifon asked, though it wasn't her first question. From the moment they had started walking Soifon had been asking a never ending chain of questions, but Yoruichi always gave her the same answer.

"I'll show you when we get there" and the duo continued their short walk. Once they had arrived, Yoruichi left Soifon alone for a moment but returned almost as quickly as she had left.

"Ok, we're here; you can take off your blind fold now "Yoruichi said. Soifon quickly ripped the black cloth off and when she took in the sight before her she gasped in surprise.

"SURPRISE" a decent sized crowd yelled as streamers and confetti flew into the air. Soifon laughed breathlessly, Yoruichi had set up a party for her, and despite the fact she was sick, which made it all the better.

"Happy birthday Captain" many of the attendees had said as Soifon and Yoruichi walked to meet everyone. There were many recognizable faces, such as Kyoraku, Ukitake, Unohana and all of the Women's Shinigami Association. Surprisingly Byakuya had shown up, along with Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime, Soifon had forgotten the others names.

"Happy birthday kid" a rough feminine voice said as they picked Soifon up and gave her a shaking hug. Soifon began to cough from the rough handling.

"Easy Kuukaku, Soi is still sick" Yoruichi said before snatching the currently slightly dizzy Soi from the brash woman's grasp.

"Oh yeah, I forgot, sorry" Kuukaku chuckled. Yoruichi smiled as she rolled her eyes.

"Can't have a party without her" she chuckled and Soifon rolled her eyes also.

"I suppose, and Yoruichi thank you for the party, I love it" Soifon said as she gave Yoruichi a firm hug. Yoruichi laughed a bit,

"Well I had some help; those new subordinates of yours did most of the work though" Yoruichi said as she pointed to Mai, Nene Kana and Sora who were currently coming up to the pair with a bunch of presents and flowers.

"Happy birthday Captain" they chorused as they presented their gifts. Soifon blushed,

"Thank you ladies, I heard you had something to do with this" she said as she took the beautifully wrapped presents and flowers. Mai spoke first,

"Well we knew today was your birthday and that you were sick, so when I found out that Yoruichi had come, we had this planned out, but Yoruichi told us what you would like" Mai smiled, Soifon eyed Yoruichi who was just standing there and smiling.

"Did she now" Soifon asked as a bigger smile began to creep onto her already smiling face. This time Nene spoke up,

"That's right, well we hope you enjoy the party Captain, we'll talk to you later" then the quartet disappeared back to the party.

"Let's go enjoy ourselves bee" Yoruichi said as they went to mingle with the guests. For the rest of the night, Soifon and everyone played games, opened presents and of course cut the cake. Soifon, despite being sick, had a great time. The party didn't end for a good three hours, but when it finished everyone helped pick everything up. Soon all the quests were gone and Soifon and Yoruichi were left alone with a pile of gifts.

"You know Soifon, I don't think I gave you your present" Yoruichi said as the two stared the pink petals fall gracefully to the ground. Soifon sighed,

"Yoruichi you already gave me a present, you sent the whole day with me even though I was sick, and on top of that you threw me a party, I couldn't ask for a more perfect day" Yoruichi smiled sincerely, she loved hearing every word Soifon had just said to her. But she knew how to make the day better.

"Well I think I can help make just a little bit better" Yoruichi purred as she handed Soifon a small brown box. Soifon took it and opened it. Inside was a letter. Slowly, Soifon took the paper out and began to read it to herself.

To my Beautiful Bee,

Well I know that we've had many adventures together, and apart, but I wanted to let you know that I love you so much. It's hard to live a world away from you, actually it's close to impossible, which is why I wanted to ask you a very important question.

And that was what the entire letter said. Soifon's heartbeat had began to race as she looked up from the letter and stared at her beloved,

"What was the question" Soifon asked in an almost whispering tone.

"How would you like me to come back and live with you" Yoruichi asked with the biggest grin she ever let on her face. Almost immediately tears ran down Soifon's alabaster skin, she had waited her entire life for Yoruichi to say those words. But Yoruichi didn't like the silence,

"Is that a no" she asked, her heart began to feel heavy, she thought Soifon would want this after everything, maybe she didn't after all. Suddenly Yoruichi was tackled onto the ground and kissed.

"Nothing would make me happier" Soifon said before attacking Yoruichi's lips again.

"Happy birthday little bee" Yoruichi said breaking the kiss for much needed air, and Soifon snuggled into her happily. For the rest of that day and part of the evening they just watched the cherry blossoms and enjoyed each other's company, and Soifon couldn't ask for a better birthday.

Captain-Kitty: AND SCENE! That's a wrap way to go everyone

Yoruichi: best two shot ever

Soifon: *blushing* I suppose

Captain-Kitty: well that's all for now please leave a review and I'll see you later

Everyone: Bye!