He was not oblivious to the stares, the sneers and the whispers as he passed through streets of Seireitei and he glared at only few of them, making them turn their head. Fine, he knew people were bound to find out and also, without a doubt, start gossiping. That did not change the fact that he was irritated by it. Very much. And it made him uncomfortable, especially today.
Nevertheless, he decided to ignore everything and concentrate on one thing he had to do. First, he never went to that place, not even when he had nothing to do with them, and then the fact that he was about to do something he never did. Great, it will be one giant catastrophe, he was sure of it.
Stopping in front of the gate, he took a deep breath and rang. If she was not there, then fine ... he would just go back to his office. But if she was ... then he'll just ask. He did not quite enjoy those things, but he knew that she did, so he decided to do something for her, for a change. That was how these things worked, right?