[quote=Kurisa]
As they walked to Rio's room Kaizo heard some people cheering away at something and then a load of Shinigami could be seen running all in one direction which confused Kaizo a little but Kaizo caught a glimpse of the man leading them which caused him to narrow his eyes slightly He had a run in with this guy already and he was strong but in the end they both ended up going down...so it ended up a tie somehow...but it seemed Shiro was making a lot of progress with his ranks whilst Kaizo was still...unseated...he was defiantly at 3rd seat level but he was still unseated...he needed to get himself promoted and as soon as. This all had thrown Kaizo off any thoughts he had before but whilst he thought about his position he had gotten a little distracted and before he knew it he was at Rio's room, he followed in behind her then she went off to make some tea...maybe she was having a change of mind about this whole thing...maybe it was a good thing but it did make Kaizo feel a little depressed but he didn't show this, instead he just took a seat and listened to Rio ask him about his hut "Oh yeah! I've worked on it a bit since last time...it's a lot sturdier now and no longer leaks just got to patch a few more things up here and there...thanks for asking, I was sure you may have forgotten about that hut" Kaizo said with a nervous laughter
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[u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo[/u]

Rio smiled as she took a seat and sipped at her tea, looking up at Kaizo. [b]"Now now, don't be silly. It's important to you, I wouldn't forget that"[/b] She gave him a cheerful smile while continuing to sip her tea. After a few minutes, she closed her eyes and sighed before opening them but only a little; only able to see the tea cup in her hands to avoid eye-contact with Kaizo. [b]"Kaizo... um... I'm sorry... for coming on to you like that..."[/b] She spoke quietly before taking another sip and placing her cup down onto the table. [b]"It was irresponsible of me... to act in such a way.... um"[/b] Her cheeks were soon bright red as she spoke, remembering what had happened only a few moments ago. [b]"And I also apologise for before... during and after our little water-fight... hmm... I just... couldn't help myself...."[/b] She looked further down the table, giving another sigh before shaking her head and jumping up from her seat, a large grin plastered on her face in an attempt to overshadow her ruby red cheeks and rapidly growing embarrassment. She rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. [b]"Anyway! I'm glad you are making progress on the hut, make sure you let me know when it's finished Okay? Promise?"[/b] Her grin subsided and dropped into a more genuine smile as she looked at Kaizo with eyes of interest. [b]"Also, another thing, you are immensely strong... How come you are in Squad four? I would of thought you'd join Squad two? Or even maybe this Squad? But then again, I'd have to compete against you for a higher seat... However, a little [i]friendly[/i] completion wouldn't hurt"[/b] She spoke, adding a little wink on the end of her sentence followed by a small giggle to show that she was feeling positive about the idea. Rio only asked about the Squad since she figured that the mission he was given was from squad four, which made her wonder why he was with them. [b]"I understand that the last time we fought didn't end well, my apologises for that too. You have an immense amount of talent, now it's time for you to put it to good use. I'd say that I'm rather envious but I'm not because that only means that I now have another partner to train and spar with. That'd make a total of three now; you, Kenta-kun, and Captain Kuchiki-sama"[/b] Rio smiled. Her days of being envious of other people's power have passed, it was a positive thing, not negative so she shouldn't of treated it as such. She felt ashamed of her behaviour but instead of complaining and getting depressed about it, she decided to change herself for the better and return to the way she once was. Seeing Kaizo again made her realise this and she was grateful for that and for him.