How to explain this...[Joshua/Kaminari]

Well, he got the laugh he wanted, even if small, but he also did the same that so many people do: ignored her. Even if she didn’t directly say “you are insert compliment here,” the implication would only be lost on a fucking simpleton.

"A might?" Kaminari chuckled again. The Seireitei was much worse than "stifling." The Gotei's current leadership was fucking moronic in her eyes. There was little more than silence from her own Captain, and the fact that they were allowing Arrancar into their ranks was idiotic. But that was a conversation for a different day.

"Why don't we head out of here?" Kaminari glanced around, seeming a little antsy. She wasn't someone who enjoyed crowds. They always made her feel watched.

Kaminari waited patiently, at least on the outside, for him to pay for the meal. She wanted away from these crowds. She didn’t know whether it was the people, the lights, the small spaces… It was all bothering her. She stood on the outside of the alley, having informed Joshua that is where she would be going to wait for him, so he would technically be rejoining her, not the other way around!

Her thoughts were broken by his voice and an offer for dessert. She raised a surprised eyebrow, having thought after what was discussed moments ago, that he’d want to just go home. As she said, she wasn’t exactly being pleasant… “I… Uh, well okay,” she nodded, but it was like she was just giving in to the offer of more free food. “So, why would you want to stick around longer with… well, me?”

‘So, he’s testing me…’ Kaminari thought. How else was she to take that? He’s a gambling man testing the waters or trying his luck; he admitted it himself. Kaminari did her best to keep a straight, not annoyed, expression after that explanation. There may have not been any intended insult there, but his mindset on the subject was clear. “This is why I should never date…” she muttered before his second.

“Yeah… well, don’t feel obligated,” Kaminari said and began putting her focus on the world around them. “I’ve accepted certain things about myself that a few hours with a continuous flirt is not going to be able to change. Besides, you’re making quite the assumption there, thinking there is any sort of different me that will pop out after some ramen. I’d say I’m pretty clear with my intentions here, and I can read you like a book, so I doubt you have any surprises for me either.”

Well, she got what she came for: a free meal. She knew she wasn’t being the most pleasant, and then still chose not to change it. The whole picking of pastries and nibbling at them while they stood outside the store was awkward. She didn’t speak anymore, and the look on his face made it clear that the night was over. Kaminari was fine with that... sorta. She thought about speaking up and apologizing, but before she could even open her mouth to talk, he did exactly what he deserved to do. He invited her to leave. Yeah, that... that hurt, but who the hell could blame him?

Kaminari shook her head. "I'll be on my way; thank you for the food," she said before bowing respectfully and walking away from the shop. There was no more to be said here, though she had no plans of going back to the Soul Society just yet. She would spend a few hours walking away from the crowds and maybe stare at the stars on the top of one of these buildings... Anything to be away from people.