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Thanks for the update to TEF! Love ALL your fics! I'm wondering if you think there would even be any attraction between Urayoru if they never grew up together? Would he even have made it to Captain? Would they have been friends, anyway? Thanks and looking forward to your answer :)

Tyyyy!

And I love your question, because one of the things that makes the UraYoru relationship so special has always been their connection since childhood.  So what happens when you take that away?

For starters, I believe we’d be looking at two different people.  Not radically so, but to put it in the words of one of my favorite quotes about relationships:

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” – Carl. G. Jung  

(THE AU I DIDN’T KNOW I NEEDED UNDER THE CUT)

If TBTP is any indication, Kisuke in his youth was a far more reserved person than the behatted trickster Ichigo first meets.  And bear in mind that this is a Kisuke already influenced by Yoruichi, so I can only imagine how much shier he must’ve been as a young boy.  What’s interesting, however, is the slow reveal that Kisuke in TBTP was still the same deep down, he simply lacked some of the confidence that was most likely the product of his tenure as a Captain.

I don’t believe Kisuke’s playful (and darker) side was the result of his association with Yoruichi; I believe that she drew out what was already there, lying dormant.  Kisuke and Yoruichi are kindred spirits in many ways, but differ in the way they express themselves: where she will make no apologies about her brazen nature and openly tease someone, Kisuke is a manipulator who employs subterfuge to produce the same result, and not only enjoys it, but also feigns innocence –however poorly- after the fact.  

One of the aspects of Kisuke’s personality I enjoy the most is the occasional peek into his more sinister side.  And as much as Yoruichi seems to encourage it and even share it at times, I think that with Kisuke, it goes much deeper.  In fact, I firmly believe that a friendless Kisuke could have easily become someone dangerously close to Aizen.  It’s not that Kisuke doesn’t have a moral compass, or that his friends and loved ones act like it, but rather Kisuke strives to be better because of them (see: his completely new attitude toward Ichigo once he starts to truly care about him). 

There’s also the matter of motivation to consider.  Fun though the anime version of TBTP was, we have no idea how Kisuke and Yoruichi came to the decision to nominate him for Captaincy.  Our only clue comes from Kisuke’s reflection after his first day, where he muses out loud that Yoruichi was right:

This implies that Kisuke did need a bit of convincing, but the quote he repeats explicitly states that Yoruichi’s main argument was that becoming a Captain would be ‘interesting.’  At no point does Kisuke say anything to the effect of: “Yoruichi-san was right; it’s high time I stop messing around.” What this tells me is that Kisuke, like many a genius before him, was bored.  As averse as he seems to be to assuming responsibility, he’s a natural leader when he’s confident, and I’m willing to bet Yoruichi, who knew him so well, also knew that this was the kind of challenge he needed to truly shine.  

Even more tellingly, Kisuke wastes no time in going forward with his plan to create the SRDI, which tells me it must’ve been on his mind for a while.  But a Third Seat simply doesn’t have the necessary clout to get an organization like the SRDI approved by the Powers That Be, which leads me to believe that this was yet another reason Yoruichi wanted him to get the promotion.  I can easily picture Kisuke talking her ear off for years beforehand about his sole ambition.

What I’m getting to with all this prologue is that a mind like Kisuke’s would not have been content to remain idle for long, with or without Yoruichi’s intervention.  Sooner or later, one of his superiors would have taken notice, so I think he would’ve made Captain anyway, even without Yoruichi there to give him a swift kick up the ass nudge.  Personally, I would love to picture him as a dark horse of sorts from the Fourth Division.  Y’all know how I feel about Kisuke’s bloodlust, and the idea that Unohana could have discovered him, so to speak, as a Kidō genius and a secret zanjutsu badass (now even more so because of her tutoring) makes me beyond giddy.  Just try and picture him as the deceptively meek underling from the healer squad who suddenly shows up for the Captain Exam and jaws start dropping all around when he whips out Benihime.

On the friendship front, since Yoruichi is out, this means that Kisuke didn’t grow up in the Shihōin estate and thus never met Tessai, either.  So I see him as a pretty withdrawn kid who only barely socialized during his Academy years, got a little better at it as an active Shinigami, and just because their friendship gives me life, I like to picture a possible scenario in which he struck a friendship with Shinji before he made Captain.  Which would’ve helped bring him out of his shell a bit.

As for Yoruichi… I think that Kisuke’s absence from her life would have marked her in deep, but not easily noticeable ways.  I’ve spoken before about my headcanons re: the Shihōin Clan and how the pressure to live up to their expectations affected Yoruichi’s life.  Personality-wise, I don’t think Kisuke was as big an influence to Yoruichi as she was to him, in the sense that I think she was already a spunky, outspoken kid.  If anything, perhaps she learned to exert a small measure of control over herself earlier on than she would have without him.

I do, however, believe that Kisuke was a massive catalyst in the way Yoruichi balanced duty and personal desires, because I think that the Training Grounds he built for them was the first true taste of freedom Yoruichi ever had.  And without it, I can picture her having a much more tumultuous relationship with her family, and a far rockier path to becoming the head of her clan.  And given how both Kisuke and Yoruichi do not trust easily, their absence from each other’s lives would’ve made them even less likely to open up, in the sense that their relationships (both platonic and romantic) would’ve been far more superficial.  For Yoruichi, I believe the exceptions were Kūkaku and Tessai (and perhaps Kaien, to a lesser extent), which would’ve made her a significantly less lonely child than Kisuke, but still without someone who understood her intimately.

So basically, I believe that without Kisuke, Yoruichi would still strive for the same excellence in her career and reach Captaincy before he did, though perhaps later than she did in canon, since they both also lacked a good sparring partner.  Yoruichi’s proficiency with Kidō would not be quite at the same level, and similarly, Kisuke’s hand-to-hand combat and Shunpō prowess would’ve suffered as well.  Not to a terrible degree, since I think both were talented enough to excel even on their own, but they wouldn’t have become the legends they were until after they met in this ‘universe.’

On a personal level, Yoruichi would, as mentioned above, appear more or less the same person to the unknowing eye, but would have an even harder time opening up to anyone.

So what would happen when a meeker Captain Urahara met this version of Captain Shihōin?  Well… sparks for one thing ;)  Chemistry is something you either have or you don’t.  It can’t be forced, and those two have it in spades, so there’s no reason to think they wouldn’t in this universe as well. 

I don’t think Yoruichi would have been very impressed with Kisuke upon first glance.  That is beyond finding him cute, because c’mon:       

In order for her to actually take notice, she would have to be afforded a peek into his darker side, and the way I can see it happening is either during a joint mission, of sorts, or better yet, during his Captain’s exam.  Cute little woobie shuffling into the exam room all smiley and puppy-like, then he pulls out Kannonbiraki and Yoruichi is all: “HOLD THE FUCK UP.”

Which, of course, piques her curiosity and leads her to try to get to know him a bit.  Perhaps by getting him to talk about the SRDI, and talking about the inventor side of her own family. And by the time they’re done talking, she’s more stunned and impressed by his genius than she’d like to admit.  Kisuke, in comparison, is a goner the second he hears her laugh, this is not even up for debate.

The way I see romance blossoming in this scenario is a little ass-backwards, to be honest xD As in Yoruichi finds him interesting enough to take him to bed and sees it as a completely casual affair, whereas Kisuke is 1000% smitten and tries to win her over bit by bit.  Which he does, of course, but it takes a while, because Yoruichi is a stubborn, stubborn woman.

I can even picture them being non-exclusive at first (mostly on her side) and then her slowly coming to the realization that she’s only really interested in him, so the prospect of seeing other people gradually loses its appeal until it vanishes altogether.

…………………..

……………

……You realize, of course, that now I must write this AU.

…………..Dammit.

[waif-of-the-night]

Series Masterlist

Summary:  Dean lost his humanity when he was killed by Metatron and became a demon. Now that he was with the king of hell, Crowley, running away from his brother Sam, a stranger caught his eyes. He soon realized that she was a demon, but that's not what she was supposed to be for him.

Warnings: Canon Violence

Characters: Demon!Dean x Demon!Reader, Sam Winchester, Crowley, Castiel

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 

Chapter 4 

Chapter 5 *smut warning

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8 

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

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The Demon In Heart

Chapter 1: I’m In

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Dean was told by Crowley that the demon that had caught Dean’s attention was not just a demon, but she was also the queen of crossroads. But that didn’t change much for Dean; he still wanted to know more.

“The ruler of crossroads, huh? Well, what did she want?” Dean asked Crowley as he rose from the bed, straightening his shirt.

“She wants me to return to hell, without you, I might add. She thinks that adding you to the party is a bad idea.” He told him.

Dean frowned pretending to look hurt.  Crowley rolled his eyes at his act.  “So...” Dean walked closer to Crowley so he was standing in front of him. “This Queen of Crossroads have a name?”

Crowley narrowed his eyes at him. “You are not interested in hell at all, are you? You’re interested in her.” He scowled.

Dean let out a small laugh and raised his hands. “You got me.” He said jokingly.

“You know what? I am going to get back to hell and you can do whatever you want here, I don’t care. I’m done trying to help you.” Crowley was annoyed at him. Even after his countless efforts to bring him into game, he couldn’t care less about hell. But Crowley seemed like he had finally had enough so he walked out on him without another word.

Dean sighed and rolled his eyes. He wanted information on her but Crowley wasn’t going to be any useful anymore.  

++++++++

Two days went by and Dean didn’t meet Crowley, but he did find out something.  It was easy for him to find out the name of the queen of crossroads and along with that he got some other information as well. Amongst them was the place where she was going to be that day.

It was almost noon when he entered the diner which looked like it didn’t get many costumers at this time. It was easy for him to spot her in the place, sitting at a table near the big glass window. She was sitting facing him, with a beer in her hands, but her stare was fixed on something on her far right. The sunrays that entered the place made her hazel eyes appear a glimmering mix of green and yellow. Her hair to the left of her face looked like thin threads of gold lightly falling on her face. The thought of her being beautiful crossed Dean’s head but he shook it off because he was more than sure of it just being a meatsuit. He noticed that her gaze was set on a specific girl who was sitting at another table with two more people, assumingly her friends. He walked over to her with quiet steps and flopped down on the seat to her left making her jolt from the sudden presence and turn her head towards him.

“Winchester.” She groaned.

Dean had a smug grin on his face. “You know, stalking people like that is kinda frowned upon.” He said to her gesturing to the girl she was looking at. “Says the guy who’s been asking around about me for quite some days.” she remarked, mirroring his smug look.

Dean gave her a slight confused expression. “Word travels fast among demons.” She added for his assistance before taking a sip from her bottle.

Dean nodded understandingly. “So,” he placed his arm at the back of her chair and the other resting on his thigh, “who’s that chick you’re stalking?”

She glanced at the girl then turned back to him. “Alice Morrison. Made a deal 10 years ago, comes up today.”

“Since when does the ruler of crossroads collect souls?”

“I’m not...” she shifted a little in her seat. “I’m not here to collect her soul, she still has till midnight. I’m just... observing.” She told him.

Dean opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by a waitress who had a wide smile on her which was all too familiar to you. “What can I get for you?” She asked him, eyes wandering to his lips then to his body, then again to his lips. She had a hot body with a pretty face. Any other time, Dean would have taken part in the flirting game with her, but not now. “Nothing, thanks.” He uttered with a smile on his face. The waitress looked kinda hurt when she had to leave.

Dean turned his attention back to the demon sitting to his right. He leaned a bit forward towards her, getting a puzzled expression from her. He was staring right into her eyes. “What?” she asked him.

“There’s something different about you, I can tell. I just can’t figure out what.” His tone was serious.

“Maybe it’s the fact that I don’t want to jump your bones like every other girl.” She joked.

“Don’t be so sure, sweetheart.” He winked at her.

She leaned closer to him so that her lips were impossibly close to his ear lobe but didn’t touch. “I think I’m pretty sure.”She whispered.  She backed away almost instantly as the last words left her lips to flash him a smirk.

“Why are you here, Winchester?” she asked him.

“Yeah that...” he lifted his hand from the back of her seat and placed both of his hands on the table, “You see, my brother Sammy’s been looking for me, and I’ve come to know that he has a new pet he’s been torturing for information on me. It’s one of your crossroads demon. Now, I don’t know if she knows anything or not, but if she does, I don’t want her to be spilling anything to my brother. So, I need your help finding them.”

She listened to him seriously but turned her head away at the mention of help. “Why don’t you ask your best friend Crowley for help, I’m sure he’d be thrilled to help you.” She snorted.

“We aren’t exactly on talking terms. And, it would be better to work with someone who’s easy on the eyes for once.” He grinned.

She seemed to think about it as she took a swig from her drink. “Hmm... I could help you. But,” she traced the rim of the bottle with her finger then turned her head to meet his eyes peering at her, “what’s in it for me?”

“I don’t know, don’t you want your demon back from him?”

“She answered to a Winchester’s summon. She deserves that to be such a fool.”

“She’s not a fool actually. Sammy got some other guy to make a deal with her.”

Her expressions suddenly fell to something he couldn’t read. “Say I help you find them, then what?”

“Then we get your demon back so she can’t tell him anything and leave.”

“What about your brother?”

“He doesn’t have any other leads than that so I’m hoping he’ll give up once the demon’s gone.”

“Fine.” She took a last sip from her bottle. “I’m in.”

Dean smirked at her and slapped a twenty on the table. “Drink’s on me.” He muttered to her before standing up. She followed his lead as they left the diner together.

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