Authors Note: The original title for this was "Is Rukia plotting something that will undoubtedly change the plot of this storry? (Yes.)". Enjoy~ :D

Hoshigaki sighed as she re-opened the shop so she wouldn't have to be alone with Gin. Needless to say, the fox-faced lieutenant was peeved, but he didn't let it show. Hoshi-chan, on the other hand, could tell right away that he was pissed.

"A-Ano… Gin-sama, what's wrong? I-Is your tea cold?" The kitsune asked balancing three trays for a large group of Shinigami from squad eleven.

"Oy! We ain't got all day, woman!"

"Ah! C-Coming!" She quickly and carefully placed the plates in front each person. Gin growled, looking down at his dried persimmon.

"Gin-sama, i-is there a problem with your food?" Hoshigaki asked when she returned from the rowdy bunch.

"Not at all! Everything's perfect." Gin replied, giving her a fake smile. Hoshi-chan could see through the lie, but shrugged it off.

"More sake, sweet-cheeks!" a drunken Shinigami slurred, wrapping an arm around her waist and dangling the empty sake bottle in front of her.

"Th-There's no mor—Ah!" Hoshigaki jumped at the squeeze she received on her rear. By now Gin had had enough.

"Suzaku!" The said Shinigami was sent flying through the door as someone had conveniently opened it.

"Alright, I want the rest of you scum out of here before I skewer the rest of ya!" Gin threatened his sly grin only adding on to the threat.

"H-Hai, Ichimaru-fukutaicho!" The rest of the Shinigami stuttered, running out.

"G-Gin-sama! I appreciate the help but-"

"Hoshi-chan, I was greatly dissatisfied by the food. I demand compensation." Hoshigaki trembled. She had never had a costumer who wasn't happy before. Gin looked down at the blue-haired kitsune who looked like she was about to cry, instantly feeling a small pang of guilt.

"Uh… To make up for my… cold tea. I demand you let me take you out on a date, ne?" Gin winked, patting Hoshi on the head before leaving.

"I'll pick you up at… lets say, 7 tonight, hmmm?" and with that, the fox-face was gone.

"Wh-What am I going to do! I-I-I've never been on a date before!" Hoshigaki freaked, pulling at her hair. Had this not been a "serious" matter Renji and Rukia would be laughing hysterically at the girl's antics. What am I kidding, they were laughing their asses off.

"Hoshi-chan is right, though. Gin is a snake…" Rukia sighed, recovering her demeanor.

"Hey, he's probably not that much of a bad guy. Why don't you try going out with him. If you don't like him, don't let him request another one, see what I'm sayin'?" Renji reasoned, to ease the tension slightly creeping in the closed shop.

"I… I guess I could give it a try…" Hoshigaki mumbled, glancing at the clock on the wall. 5:49. She had approximately one hour, eleven minutes and twenty-three seconds to prepare for her night out with the fox-faced fukutaicho. Nope, twenty-two...twenty-one...

"I'm almost out of time!" She fretted, pulling at her pony-tails, almost revealing her fox ears.

"Wait, wait Hoshigaki-chan. I'll help you prepare." Rukia sighed in defeat leading the fox to her room.

"Renji, head out without me, kay~"

"Huh? U-Uh… yeah…" A blush spread across the red-head's face.

"I still don't see why I have to leave while you change. We're both women right?" Rukia said mischievously.

"I-I'm very self conscious about my body." At least Hoshigaki didn't have to lie. The sound of the door sliding open caught the shinigami-in-training's attention.

"S-So… How do I look?" The shy blue-haired fox asked as she stood awkwardly in the door way.

"You… You look so cute!" Rukia squealed dropping her cool demeanor and literally glomping the taller girl. She was right. The kitsune did look cute. The pink kimono Rukia picked out for her along with the matching black obi only complimented her curves and the color of her hair, which she left down, covering her ears painfully with black bows, barely covering up her ears.

"Are... Are you sure? Nothing looked weird?" Hoshigaki fretted, twittling with her fingers.

"Haha! No way! Even my brother wouldn't resist your femininity! Hmmm..." A small plot was forming in her head. Her Onii-chan has seemed very lonely lately... And there was no way this date with Ichimaru would be a success.

"Someday I want you to come over to my house, alright? I want to visit my brother, I barely have time nowadays." The tiny Kuchiki member pouted.

"H-Hai. But... I wouldn't want to intrude o-on Kuchiki-sama."

"Oh you~ It won't bother him one bit."

"I-If you say so..."

"Am I interrupting somethin'?" The two girls visibly tensed, turning to the entrance of the kitsune's room.

"I-I-I-Ich-"

"Ichimaru..." Rukia mumbled with distaste.

"My don't ya look fetchin', Hoshi-chan~" Gin cooed as he entered the room. He was dressed in a semi-formal grass green kimono, that, in Hoshigaki's opinion, looked very nice on him.

"Ah! You too..." Hoshigaki blushed, covering her part of her face with the sleeve of her kimono.

"Well, are you ready?" he chuckled at her shy behavior.

"Um, yes. Rukia, I guess... I'll see you later?"

"Yeah. Watch your back Ichimaru." Rukia shot a glare at the fox-faced lieutenant before leaving. Gin slithered his arm around the kitsune's waist.

"So, where would you like to go to, ne?" He smiled genuinely at the blushing Hoshigaki as they exited her house/restaurant.

"W-Well, in district one, there's a sakura viewing festival... B-But if you don't wanna go-!" Hoshi-chan was hushed by Gin placing a finger on her lips.

"Lets go." He grinned, leading her down the road.