Bleach

Soi Fon's Secret Mission

Author: Xgamerkf

Genre: Romance

Pairing(s): Soi Fon/Solo, Yoruichi/Soi Fon

Rating: Mature – Strong Sexual Content, Mild Language

Disclaimer: "Bleach" and its corresponding characters, locations, and trademarks are the properties of Tite Kubo / Shueisha. All rights reserved.

Summary: Yoruichi catches someone spying on her one afternoon and decides to do a little spying of her own to find the culprit. But when a long kept secret is revealed in the process, her whole world is turned upside down.

Author Comments: Hello readers, new and old. Welcome to my first venture into the world of Bleach. I've been a fan of the series for a while now, though I'm a ways behind the overall storyline having only seen the episodes that have aired in the US thus far and read bits of information online. As such, I apologize for any real screw-ups in continuity on my part.

I decided to write this story because after the episodes based around Soi Fon and Yoruichi's past aired, and after seeing and reading a few things online, I completely fell in love with Soi's character and this pairing. Her little obsession with Yoruichi is adorable, in my opinion, and they just seem so cute and perfect together. Come on, Yoruichi, wise up already! You'll never find anyone who'll love you as much as Soi Fon does! Anyway, I hope you like my story. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

At a secluded lagoon hidden deep within the heart of the Seireitei forest, Yoruichi Shihouin, the former captain of Squad 2 and head of the Special Forces, stood at ease in the cool hip-deep water and basked in the midday sun, allowing it's warmth and the gentle breeze to dry her skin having just finished her bath. She moaned softly as she cricked her neck to one side and arched her back, releasing some of the tension she felt built up in her shoulders.

It felt nice to be back in this place again. Maybe it was the people here, all the colorful characters, or maybe there was just something about the Seireitei itself. It wasn't perfect, but now that she was back she came to realize just how much she'd missed it. Granted, she hadn't exactly been welcomed back with open arms, but things had finally begun to smooth over in the weeks following the incident with Aizen.

Even Soi Fon, the one person that she was truly happy to see again, had finally forgiven her. She never apologized for leaving – it was simply something that she had to do, but never in a thousand years could she be sorry enough for the amount of pain and devastation that she had caused her Little Bee. It would be naive of her to think that things between them could ever be like they used to, but there was a certain glint back in Soi's eyes again, just like she remembered all those years ago.

Yoruichi grinned at the thought. Over a century had passed, and the younger woman was still just as formal, timid and awkward around her as ever. Always calling her by title, always blushing and shying away at the smallest compliment. It could get a little annoying at times, but she had to admit, it was actually sort of…charming.

The violet-haired woman had always wondered why she was like that. She'd always attributed it to something along the lines of hero-worship – much of the behavior did seem to fit that classification, but it just felt deeper than that somehow. Looking back, if she didn't know better she could almost think that Soi Fon…

Yoruichi's thoughts halted suddenly as a light rustling in the surrounding trees behind her captured her attention. It was faint, most people wouldn't have noticed it, but it was too concise and deliberate to be merely the wind or an animal. No, that was not a natural occurrence. Someone was watching her.

She narrowed her eyes, her concentration fixated on the area from which the sound originated as she searched for the culprit's spirit energy. After a few seconds, she spotted it. There…up in the trees about fifty meters back, just off to the left. It was so weak, suppressed to the point that it was almost nonexistent. Were she not who she was, she may well have missed it herself. Strange that she hadn't sensed it before, though.

To be able to mask their spiritual pressure so effectively… Clearly whoever it was must be of very high rank, possibly even captain level. But who could it be?

None of the current captains really seemed like the voyeuristic type. She wouldn't put it past a few of the lieutenants or lower ranking officers, but it was unlikely that any of them had the ability to control their spirit energy to the degree that this person did. To be honest, she doubted there was anyone outside the upper echelons of the Stealth Force that could even hope to spy on her without immediately being detected. That only left about two or three solid possibilities. One of which, oddly enough, was…

With that thought, Yoruichi turned around sharply and focusing her gaze on where her stalker was hiding, a look of shock and disbelief in her eyes. "Soi Fon?!" she exclaimed, her voice nary a whisper.

At that very moment the unknown spirit presence vanished into thin air, darting off into the woods at lightning speed as if realizing it had been spotted. Yoruichi considered pursuing for a moment, but quickly decided against it. Being butt-naked, she wasn't exactly in the best position to discuss this situation with whomever it was spying on her – not to mention it would be ironic as hell.

When she lost track of the assailant, the violet-haired woman let out a deep sigh and relaxed her nerves, gathering her scattered thoughts as she exited the lagoon.

Could that really have been…? No, it couldn't be. It just couldn't be…could it? Yoruichi paced back-and-forth for a short while before taking a seat on a nearby boulder, thoroughly considering the situation several times over in her mind. She didn't want to jump to any conclusions, but the more she thought about it, the possibility that Soi Fon was the one spying on her only seemed to make more sense. Who else would be able to avoid detection for so long? Who else would be able to flee the area that quickly?

Still, even assuming that was the case…why? Why would Soi spy on her like that, and while she was bathing, no less? It wasn't like her at all. Could what she had been thinking earlier actually be true? Was Soi Fon…infatuated with her? In love with her?

It would certainly explain a few things, but…all this time…could she really be…?

The dark-skinned woman closed her eyes and shook her head, promptly halting that train of thought. As likely or unlikely as it may be, she could not allow herself make rash assumptions about something of such significance. The fact of the matter was, while the list of plausible suspects was short, it could be any one of them and for any number of reasons. If she wanted to get to the bottom of this, it seems she was going to have to do a little spying of her own.

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With the sun gradually moving lower in the sky over the horizon, Captain Soi Fon made her way along the catwalks of the Division 2 headquarters en route to her office, the stress from the day weighing heavily on her mind. It was just another day; another round of the same monotonous tasks that her position required of her, the same glorious incompetence that she was forced to endure on a daily basis. Not to mention that…other…incident. Though you wouldn't know it by the dull expression on her face, to say that she was feeling irritable at this point in time would be a gross understatement of her current temperament.

She paused momentarily and took a deep breath in an attempt to quell some of her pent-up frustration. It didn't work.

Meanwhile, seated back in a lounge chair in the waiting area of the captain's office was her second-in-command – a man literally twice her size, Lieutenant Omaeda, who was tugging gingerly at a bag of his favorite crackers. Having a bit of trouble getting it open, he frowned in annoyance before giving it one last generous pull. The lieutenant then watched in horror as the bag ripped in half down the side, it's contents flying out into the air and falling to the floor, scattering all around him.

Rapt with fear, he dropped to his knees and immediately began sweeping the crumbs into a pile nearby as quickly as possible. The captain had never been one for patience, and the word leniency didn't seem to exist in her vocabulary, especially when it came to him. If she saw the mess that he'd made here he was going to be in for a world of hurt. Nevertheless, he made sure to eat the crackers that were still more-or-less in one piece – no sense letting them go to waste, after all.

Suddenly, a stern voice from just outside the doorway caught the large man's ear, sending a sharp chill down his spine. "Omaeda!"

A feeling of pure dread instantly filled the lieutenants body. She was here! Out of time and in a state of panic, he made a last ditch effort to try to spare himself his mistress's wrath by grabbing the pile of crumbs and shoveling what he could into his mouth before springing to his feet and standing at attention.

"Lieutenant Omaeda, I will be in my office for the remainder of the evening," Soi Fon said plainly as she entered the building. She kept her head facing forward as she moved towards her office, seemingly unaware of her subordinate's predicament as she walked passed him. "I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances. Understood?"

"Yeph, Caphtin!" he replied without thinking, spewing the bits of food from his mouth.

Not a moment later, the sheer terror already coursing through the lieutenant's veins reached new heights as he realized his mistake. Unfortunately, he could only watch in dismay as the cracker crumbs showered down over Soi Fon's head and landed on her hair and shoulders. His life suddenly flashed before his eyes. He knew it…he was about to die.

The captain stopped dead in her tracks and closed her eyes, tightly clenching her fists and gritting her teeth together, her entire body trembling with rage. It took every shred of her being just to keep from beating the living hell out of the enormous man right then and there. Instead, in an unusual display of self-control, she simply reached up and swept the crumbs off of herself and onto the floor, and continued towards her office.

Omaeda stood frozen in place, not daring to move lest he give the petite woman a reason to regret her apparent show of mercy. She reached the door to her office a few seconds later and slid it open, making her way inside. Then, just when the lieutenant thought he might somehow actually be in the clear, he saw her stop in the doorway out of the corner of his eye.

"Oh, and, Omaeda…" she said over her shoulder, her calm demeanor masking the fury that was quickly boiling over inside her. "Clean up this mess, please…BEFORE I PUT MY FOOT THROUGH YOUR SKULL!"

"Y-Yes, Ma'am!" he stammered as the captain slammed the door shut behind her.

With the muffled sounds of her lieutenant frantically scurrying about the other room filling the background, Soi Fon slowly walked over to her desk where a small stack of files and other paperwork awaited her, and sat down. She closed her eyes as the recent happenings echoed in her mind and the anxiety accompanying them persisted.

"Stupid…" she hissed, her anger spiking once again.

"Stupid, stupid, STUPID!" the woman yelled, accentuating her last word by sweeping her arms over the desk, sending the stack of paperwork flying across the room and scattering out along the floor.

She leaned forward with her elbows on the desktop, gripping her head in her hands as images of the incident from earlier flashed through her mind. How could she be so reckless? How could she allow herself to lose focus so easily? She'd made one misstep onto a weakened tree limb that cracked when she landed, and the sharp noise put her entire body on edge and caused her spirit energy to fluctuate as her control faltered. She'd only lost focus for an instant, but that was more than enough.

How could she spy on Lady Yoruichi like that, anyway? To risk doing something so perverted to the one person she cherished more than anything…she was disgusted with herself. Such behavior was unbecoming of her, of a captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads.

What if she'd been caught? Hell, she almost was! Yoruichi had spotted her, she'd looked right at her! Had she not fled when she did…no, that wouldn't have made any difference. If the older woman had bothered to give chase, there was no doubt in Soi's mind that she would have caught her. Even then, there was still no guarantee that her anonymity had remained intact. If she'd somehow been discovered…the shame would be unbearable. She would never be able to face her beloved again.

"Damn it…" she cursed herself through clenched teeth. "Damn it! How could you be so stupid?! Idiot! Damn, stupid IDIOT!"

"My, my…" came a low, playful-sounding voice from nearby, snapping Soi Fon out of her angered state. She quickly whipped around in her chair to see a black cat sitting up in her office window, peering over at her with a wily look in its eyes. "Such harsh words over something as trivial as some spilt crackers. Why not give the guy a bit of a break, hmm?"

"L-Lady Yoruichi!" Soi Fon squeaked in surprise, startled by her former mistress's unexpected intrusion. "What…what are you doing here?"

"Sorry for dropping in unannounced like this," Yoruichi said casually as she hopped down onto Soi's desk. "I was just on my way to Head-Captain Yamamoto's office when I heard shouting. Tell me, what's gotten you so worked up, Soi Fon? I don't think I've ever heard you use such language."

The petite woman blushed lightly and a nervous tinge shot through her body as Yoruichi settled in on the desk, her tail swaying idly back-and-forth. How long had she been here? How much did she hear? What did she hear? Soi Fon quickly searched her thoughts, trying to remember everything she'd said in her distressed state and whether or not she'd just confessed her shameful secret. She couldn't recall saying anything incriminating, but that did little to ease the feeling of butterflies swelling up in her stomach.

She lowered her head slightly to hide the faint pink tint on her cheeks. "M-My apologies, Lady Yoruichi. It's just that…" Her words trailed off when she noticed the feline form moving towards her, those yellow eyes staring intently into her own. "L-Lady Yoruichi?"

"Hold that thought," she said, inching her way closer across the desk. "You've got something on your cheek. Come here and I'll get it."

The short-haired woman gulped, trying her best to push her nervousness aside before doing as instructed and leaning forward in her chair. She cursed herself inwardly, knowing without a doubt that the light blush was still present on her cheeks.

The last time she had been in this close of proximity to her former superior was when they'd fought each other in the forest the day of Aizen, Ichimaru and Tousen's departure…and when she'd broken down into that pathetic display of tears. The circumstances at the time didn't allow for these feelings of embarrassment to enter her mind then – she was too overwhelmed by her own outpouring of emotion. But now, without all of that pain and anger to cloud her thoughts, the strong feelings she harbored for Yoruichi were in full effect.

Now mere inches from Soi's face, Yoruichi eyed the small foreign object stuck to the young captain's cheek and quickly identified it as a crumb from what must have been one of Omaeda's crackers. A sly grin tugged at her feline lips as a most delicious thought flashed through her mind. She took only a second to consider the idea, then stepped forward and slowly, deliberately, licked the small crumb from Soi's cheek.

Soi Fon's world stopped in an instant, leaving her utterly stunned and in a state of complete disbelief at what had just occurred. Did…did Yoruichi…just…? As the thought raced through her mind, she felt her body temperature skyrocket and her face turn a bright rosy red, her already diminished level of composure now all but obliterated.

"Mmm…delicious," Yoruichi purred, licking her lips. "I've got to say, your lieutenant may be a bit of a glutton, but he does have good taste in snacks, wouldn't you say? …Soi Fon?"

The captain blinked slowly as the words reached her ear, the sound of her name gradually bringing her head back down from the clouds. "Uhh-huh? W-What?" she mumbled dreamily.

"Is something the matter, Soi Fon? You look a little flushed. Are you feeling alright?"

The younger woman closed her eyes and shook her head to clear the haze, attempting to resume a more professional appearance in front of her goddess. "N-No, I'm…I'm fine. I…I think its time for you to go, though. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, you don't want to keep the Head-Captain waiting."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. Well, I'll see you later then." Yoruichi turned and hopped back up to the windowsill from where she'd entered, pausing briefly in the opening. "Don't work too hard, Little Bee," she finished with a playful grin, before disappearing out the window.

After the former Shihouin princess left the office, Soi Fon immediately slumped forward onto her desk and buried her head in her arms, releasing a deep groan of simultaneous relief and exasperation. She hated this damned effect that Yoruichi seemed to have over her. Or, more accurately, that she had this effect on her. It was a constant source of frustration, as merely thinking about the other woman was often enough to leave her feeling lightheaded and flustered.

Her beautiful, mesmerizing golden eyes and enchanting smile, her soft violet hair, the flawless caramel-colored skin that made up her perfectly sculpted body…

Soi Fon shook her head as she straightened up in her seat, putting a stop to her provocative thoughts before it could progress any further. It was tangents like that one that were the very cause of her frustration to begin with. Besides, she had enough on her plate already with all the reports she had to go through by nightfall without this adding to her stress.

"I guess I better get this cleaned up…" she sighed, glancing at the line of paperwork that she'd strewn out across the room earlier. "Omaeda!"

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As Yoruichi continued through the city, leaping effortlessly from rooftop to rooftop on her way to the Head-Captain's offices, she couldn't help but smile. It had been a while since she'd had an opportunity to tease Soi Fon like that. She was always such a stickler for formalities and proper etiquette – it was always amusing for the older woman to see just how uncomfortable she could make her. Of course, she had a bit of an ulterior motive for her teasing this time around, and given what she was hoping to reveal she could think of nothing more appropriate than a…kiss, of sorts.

She chuckled lightly as the image echoed in her mind. The look on Soi's face after she'd licked the crumb off of her cheek was absolutely priceless. She couldn't remember ever seeing the younger woman blush so deeply before. And if that weren't enough, she had a dreamy look in her eyes and her lips were held slightly parted, making her appear as if she were lost in a fantasy. She could only guess about what.

She had a feeling about it from the beginning, but now Yoruichi was all but convinced that it was indeed Soi Fon who'd been spying on her before. The way she reacted, the apprehension in her voice and in her movements…everything just seemed to fit.

But then…Soi Fon was always like that around her.

Yoruichi stopped in her tracks at the sudden realization as she touched down on the next rooftop, her cat ears perked up slightly. That's just it – Soi was always like that around her. Granted, Soi's reaction was a little more pronounced than usual, but she herself had also taken her teasing to another level, so that was only to be expected.

The woman shook her head and sighed, disappointed with the situation. She hadn't proven a thing with that little stunt of hers, least of all her former protégé's true feelings for her. If anything, all she had done was give the impression that it was she who felt that way about her. Yoruichi paused for a moment and thought back on everything, chuckling lightly to herself at the irony of it all before continuing on. It seems she might have to do a little more spying on Soi Fon later if she wanted her answer.

As she approached the Division 1 headquarters, she couldn't shake the strange feeling that tugged at the back of her mind. Why was she so fixated on the idea that Soi Fon was her stalker, anyway? The behavior that the younger woman exhibited when she was around her was…intriguing, to say the least, but…that just didn't quite explain it. It was silly, but…as ridiculous as it sounded, it was almost as if she wanted it to be Soi Fon.

The thought sent a shiver down her spine. There may be more truth there than she wanted to admit.

"Damn it," she cursed under her breath. "A fine mess you've gotten yourself into this time, Yoruichi…"

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Later That Night

Soi Fon let out a deep, exhausted sigh as she closed the door to her quarters and proceeded inside, removing her yellow sash and captain's haori and tossing them carelessly onto a chair sitting across the room. Her zanpakuto in hand, she continued onward to her bedroom and made her way over to the nightstand, setting the weapon down in its usual resting place. She then slipped out of her backless shihakusho and placed it folded neatly on the table beside her sword, followed shortly by the rest of her uniform. After she finished changing into her nightwear, she simply collapsed back onto her bed with her arms sprawled out on either side and waited for sleep to take her.

Unfortunately, sleep didn't come as easily for the slender woman as she'd hoped as she stared aimlessly up at the ceiling, the room illuminated by nothing but the dim moonlight leaking in through the window.

Her mind was restless. It had been a long evening for the Special Forces commander after Yoruichi left her office. The paperwork, that would normally have taken no more than a couple of hours to complete, lasted her well into nightfall, all due to the fact that the dark-skinned goddess was constantly in her thoughts. She'd even dismissed Lieutenant Omaeda early – much to his surprise – in an attempt to minimize distractions, but that ultimately proved to be a mistake. By comparison, she would've almost preferred some of her lieutenant's idiotic behavior to the more…eroticized thoughts that invaded her mind.

No matter how hard she tired, she just couldn't get the other woman out of her head. When Yoruichi left…devastated didn't begin to describe the way she'd felt. It was as if she'd lost a part of herself, and in those hundred years, she had become a cold, empty shell of her former self. She was left behind, but her heart and soul had always been with Yoruichi.

"Yoruichi…" she murmured, slowly bringing a hand up to her face and caressing her cheek. The same cheek that Yoruichi had once caressed under the sakura trees so long ago.

Soi Fon smiled lightly as she looked up at the night sky, feeling the gentle touch of her mistress's hand on her cheek as her head rested in the older woman's lap. She loved this time that she and her mentor spent together. On clear nights, she and Lady Yoruichi would often come out to this meadow together and just gaze up at the stars, content to merely enjoy the other's presence. More often than not their positions were switched, with Yoruichi lying back and resting her head in her lap, but Yoruichi had insisted.

She was reluctant to comply at first – she wasn't worthy of such kindness from her goddess, but her resistance was short-lived, as always. Her lady had asked it of her, after all. She would do anything Lady Yoruichi asked of her. And besides, the idea of falling asleep in her mistress's lap wasn't exactly an unpleasant thought.

No, the honest truth is that these moments were her every dream come true. They were the few times when she actually allowed herself to be a little selfish…and felt truly happy.

"Buzz, buzz…"

Soi Fon stirred slightly as the odd noise tickled her ear, but remained silent with her eyes still closed.

"Buzz, buzz…" the sound repeated, this time accompanied by two light taps on the tip of her nose. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open, her sleepy eyes greeted by the sight of her mistress smiling back down at her through the darkness. "Wake up, Little Bee," Yoruichi hummed in a soft, singsongy tone.

The girl gazed up dreamily at her mentor for a brief moment before a sudden flash of realization shot through her. In a panic, she sprang up from her reclined position and rolled off to one side onto her knees, burying her face into the grass as a feeling of pure shame and horror washed over her.

When…when had she fallen asleep?! She'd never fallen asleep before! She was Lady Yoruichi's bodyguard…she was supposed to protect her, with her own life if necessary! How could she fall asleep? How could she fail her mistress so completely?! There was no excuse this transgression. This was just further proof of how inadequate she truly was.

"Soi Fon…" the princess said under her breath, amused by her pupil's initial reaction.

"I-I'm so sorry, Lady Yoruichi! Please, forgive me!" Soi Fon paused briefly as she straightened her posture, cupping her hands in her lap, but keeping her head deeply bowed in shame. "I am unfit to serve as your guardian. I deserve whatever punishment that you-"

"Soi Fon, that's enough!" Yoruichi said sharply, silencing the younger woman instantly.

The girl closed her eyes and cringed, bracing herself for the severe reprimand that she knew was to come – the words that she dreaded more than even her own death.

"Look at me."

A small squeak escaped from Soi's throat as she quickly lifted her head to face her mentor, although she kept her eyes held shut as tightly as she could. Her lips were trembling, and she was on the verge of tears. She couldn't bear to see the disappointment that was sure to be on her goddess's face. A second later, however, her eyes shot open and a startled gasp escaped her lips as she felt something touch the tip of her nose again. A feeling of puzzlement bubbled up inside her as she stared down cross-eyed at the fingertip pressing lightly up against her nose.

"Buzz, buzz…" came the sweet sound of Yoruichi's voice, drawing Soi's gaze up to meet her smiling face.

In that moment, all of Soi Fon's anxiety seemed to fade away at sight of her mistress bathed in the soft moonlight, enveloping her in its cool, tranquil glow. It was beautiful…just like her Lady Yoruichi…

"Oh, Yoruichi…" she moaned quietly, her hand tracing it's way down her neck and to her chest while the other gently rubbed her tummy beneath the folds of her nightwear, eliciting a pleasured sigh. She closed her eyes and squirmed slightly under her own touch, feeling her temperature begin to rise as her hand slowly moved to explore further south.

Meanwhile, an unseen presence looked on in stunned silence from a nearby rooftop as the whispered words and hushed whines of desire emanated from the young captain's room. All the violet-haired woman could to was just stand there and watch, paralyzed by the sight before her, with chills shooting down her spine at every uttering of her name. It took nearly all of three minutes before she was finally able to pry herself away from the scene and flee the area, but at this point her body was moving on automatic as her brain struggled to grasp what she'd just stumbled upon.

Yoruichi had spent the last few hours wondering what she would do if Soi Fon had indeed been the one spying on her, as well as how she would react if her other suspicion turned out to be true. Unfortunately, she hadn't actually prepared herself yet for either scenario, much less what she had just bore witness to…and least of all for the warm feelings she felt bubbling up inside of her as a result.

She couldn't believe what was happening. She'd never felt this way before…not for her Little Bee. She tried her best to shake the images from her mind, but there was simply no unseeing what she had seen. She paused for a moment and recalled some of her thoughts from earlier in the evening, letting out a cynical laugh at the situation now at hand.

"Well, Yoruichi, you got your wish," she muttered under her breath. "Now what do I do…?"