Uguisumaru can’t help chuckling as he leads them toward the first few steps of the dance. All around them there’s nothing but music and the drunken cheering from the crowd as other couples join in. It is a party, after all!

“You’re really cute when you’re like this,” Uguisumaru remarks cheerfully. Age might just be a number for their ilk, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t dote on his juniors every once in a while. And Ichigo’s attitude clearly shows that he hasn’t yet the maturity to tackle even such things as this.

“Maybe we should go on vacations more often, hmm?” Missions, dammit. “It’s not often that we get to spend time together like this, after all.”