how humorous his reactions were —- there was absolutely no restraint as melodious laughter escaped her lips, despite how hard she was trying to remain calm and retain her composure, leaving her breathless. for someone as playful and mischievous as rangiku was, she was capable of assuming a serious role. after all, she was the lieutenant of the tenth division —- she was not just simply fun and games and charm. although, in this moment, perhaps her friendly demeanor was just a bit too much for the poor substitute shinigami. still, it was how she was with everyone, and ichigo would find himself to not be an exception to her warmth and air of familiarity.
puffing her cheeks and pushing her lips out, she blinked at him in an innocent fashion that, deceptively, evasively told him she had no clue what he meant —- false, of course. “ hm? the captain definitely has his … unique brand of humor. you’ve got to catch him in the right mood, though! but anyways, ichigo! don’t complain so much! think of it as getting in good with the captain! if you help in my fundraising efforts for the tenth division, maaaaaybe the captain might be a little less … frigid. come on! pleeeeaaaase! ”
Ichigo liked to think he had a pretty good bullshit detector, and right now the thing was going off the scale. He’s fairly sure there’s nothing that could make that walking icicle less ‘frigid’, for all Ichigo was sure under the ice there was something warmer Toshiro was, well... a brat. A skilled one, but still a brat for all the respect Ichigo held toward young captain. What a funny guy.
“What are you fundraising for?” As a concept it wasn’t that it didn’t appeal to him, he’d been involved in enough fundraising at school when he hadn’t been doing these guys’ jobs for them. However Ichigo had a feeling-- an inkling-- that whatever it was she wanted to fundraise for was likely not something he personally would care for.