Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ This Light I See ❯ Desires ( Chapter 1 )

Title: This Light I See
Disclaimer: I don’t own Bleach, any of the characters or their likeness. Don’t sue me. You won’t get much anyway. I only own the original characters that have been created by me and my friends.
Parings: Multiple
Warning: Rated Y for violence, language, and some slight sexual content. Rating may change in later chapters.

Chapter 1: Desires

“Are you even listening to me, Kawahone?”
“Hm? Ah! Gomen, Fukutaichou.” The short, dark blue haired girl said as her light green eyes moved away from the target of her gaze, blushing slightly.
“Well, I’m done speaking anyway. You’re dismissed.”
Kawahone Mikaze bowed and took a quick glance at her Captain before leaving.
Toushirou pretended that he was doing paperwork at his desk, but secretly watched as the girl left from the corner of his eye. Mikaze admired her captain very much, but all she ever did was watch him during meetings and such. She was content with just being in his division, where she could be somewhat close to him, even if she just stood in the back of the room most of the time. Mikaze started walking back to her room when her eyes were covered.
“Guess who?” a girl’s voice was heard.
“Shiori-sama, why do you always like to sneak up on me?” Mikaze asked at the girl behind her took her hands away from her eyes and came around to stand in front of the short girl.
Yamamoto Shiori, Mikaze’s best friend since graduating from the Shinigami academy, was tall, slender and beautiful with her long, dark purple hair and violet eyes.
“I like having fun with you. Besides, how to do you always know that it’s me?” the taller girl asked.
“You are the only one who does that to me.” Mikaze replied.
“Oh, right.” Shiori smiled. “So, did you confess your love to Toshi-kun yet?”
“What?! No way! I can’t just come out and tell him.”
“Oh come on. You knew him back at the academy, didn’t you?” Shiori asked.
“Well, I didn’t really know him. It was more like we were first years at the same time. Besides, he graduated way before me and he probably doesn’t even remember that we met back then. Even if it was just for an instant…” Mikaze responded.
“Pshh. Who cares if he doesn’t remember you? You love him, don’t you? So tell him. What’s the worst that could happen?” Shiori asked.
“He could think I’m a freak and force me to leave Division Ten. Oh! I don’t want to leave Division Ten.” Mikaze panicked.
“You won’t have to leave the division.” Shiori said flatly.
Mikaze sighed. “You know… I have felt a bit like I’ve been being watched while in meetings since you and got back from that mission.”
“Really? Do you think that he’s watching you?” Shiori asked.
“No way! Why would he watch me? I’m not interesting to say the least and considering I hide out in the back and I’m shorter than everyone there, I don’t think he can see me either.”
“He’s Hitsugaya Toushirou. He can do anything he wants.” Shiori retorted.
Mikaze just looked at her friend, a bit of doubt on her face.
Toushirou walked out of his office and planned on heading toward the Captain’s Quarters. He saw two girls talking, one with dark violet hair, the other with midnight blue hair, Yamamoto Shiori and Kawahone Mikaze. Toushirou decided to stay out of sight as to not disturb what the two girls might have been talking about. He hid for that purpose only; it wasn’t the fact that he had feelings for the blue haired girl at all. He noticed that the two were talking about something serious, and although he couldn’t hear exactly what they were saying, he did hear his name mentioned.
‘They’re talking about me. Interesting.’ The captain thought.
Once the girls were done talking, they parted and left the area. The captain made sure no one was around before letting out an exasperated sigh. At times he wished that he didn’t have to be a captain so that he could just act on impulses, but as Captain of Division Ten, Toushirou had to act accordingly. He sometimes even thought that his best friend, Hinamori Momo was a bit too casual for a Vice-captain. Although, quite a few years had passed since Aizen’s betrayal, Momo still seemed to be a bit affectionate toward the former captain and would argue with people whenever they mentioned the name distastefully. Toushirou finally entered his room and sat down at the small desk that was set against the wall opposite his bed. The captain decided to write in a journal that he had been keeping for quite some time.

She has only been back for a short time and I feel like it has been forever since I saw her last. I worry so much when she is gone on missions, even if she is with her so called best friend, Yamamoto Shiori. I think I worry more when she is with Yamamoto than anything. That girl can be troublesome at times, which I think might rub off on the sweet, innocent girl. Tomorrow we are having a division photo taken, thanks to Matsumoto. I still don’t know how she gets me into these kinds of situations.

Toushirou sighed as he finished his entry and wondered how a photo shoot with the entire division would go. Toushirou had noticed that the sun had set, leaving the Seireitei in complete darkness. Toushirou had remembered that it was Mikaze’s night to patrol the Division Ten barracks for a few hours. It was the only time that Toushirou and Mikaze could have alone together, even if she didn’t know it. Tonight, like every night Mikaze would patrol, Toushirou would watch the girl from the roof tops.

Mikaze left her room with a sigh, she disliked doing night patrol, but it was Captain’s orders and she would obey her Captain no matter what. Besides, not being a high rank or seated officer in her division, she would most likely have to do all the little jobs along with everyone else in her position. As Mikaze walked down the pathways around Division Ten, she could sense it, the reiatsu of her Captain, which made her smile. Mikaze liked the fact that Toushirou was watching over her on her patrol, it made her feel as if she had protection, someone stronger than she was to back her up if need be. Mikaze hadn’t been paying much attention to where she was stepping and tripped right on a slightly raised tile. She closed her eyes and shouted, expecting to feel the hard ground once she fell, but she felt something different. It definitely was not the ground; it felt more like… arms? Mikaze opened her eyes and blinked up at her Captain. Toushirou had seen Mikaze trip and used shunpo to save her from hitting the ground. Mikaze blushed as she looked up into Toushirou’s teal eyes. Toushirou realized what had happened and blushed as well, helping the blue haired girl stand.
“Thank you.” Mikaze said shyly.
Toushirou cleared his throat. “You’re welcome.”
Mikaze’s patrol was over once she reached the front of the barracks and went back to her room. Mikaze sat on her bed, her heart still pounding in her chest from being so close to her Captain. They had been so close, it had felt nice. She put the memory of his arms around her and the way it felt to lean against him into a special place in her memory and decided to go to sleep.


The next morning, Mikaze heard voices at her door.
“No, what are you doing? She’s still sleeping. You shouldn’t go in there.”
Mikaze recognized that voice and she could listen to that voice for the rest of her life, but why was he telling someone else that they shouldn’t come in?
“Taichou, she’s got to come with us.”
“Why? I don’t want her to come with us.”
“Taichou, this will be a good opportunity for her.”
“To do what?”
“I don’t know. Maybe she can show her worth and we can convince her to take the Captain’s test.”
“If she wanted to take the Captain’s test, she would have done so by now. We shouldn’t be here, Matsumoto. Let her sleep. She had patrol last night and she just came back from a mission.”
A sigh came from Rangiku. “Fine, you’re a spoil sport.”
Toushirou’s voice rang in Mikaze’s ears as she smiled and drifted off back to sleep. She could definitely listen to his voice forever.
Rangiku smiled at the softness the Captain had for the blue haired girl. She knew that he never would have let anyone else sleep in, even if they had to patrol the night before or just came back from a mission. The Vice-captain thought this was a bit unfair and she even heard some of the complaints from the other Division members, but there was no arguing with the Captain, especially on the matter of Mikaze. Toushirou had feelings for the girl, but thought it forbidden to be with her, so he treated her like someone special and the rest of the Division was starting to regret it. No one else ever got special treatment. One division member even suggested to Rangiku, after a meeting was over and both Mikaze and Toushirou were out of ear shot, if there was any way to transfer the girl to another division. Rangiku told him that there was no way that the Captain would ever go for that, even if it were better for the division and maybe him. Toushirou had once told Rangiku about his feelings for Mikaze, but there was just one thing in the way, she was a member of his division. Rangiku had tried to convince Toushirou to convince Mikaze to take the Captain’s test so that she’d be a part of a different division, but then he protested with saying that if she became Captain, they certainly wouldn’t be able to be together. Rangiku sighed again, getting her Captain and Mikaze together was going to be though. She cared for Toushirou and Mikaze and just wanted to see them happy. Rangiku knew just who to ask to help get the two younger Shinigami together, Yamamoto Shiori.


Mikaze finally woke to the sun on her face, although there was a shadow blocking the sun from her eyes. Someone was standing at her doorway. Her best friend, Yamamoto Shiori, stared down at her with violet eyes.
“Yo! How long are you going to sleep? Man, Toshi-kun is too soft on you.”
“Hitsugaya Taichou,” Mikaze put emphasis on Taichou, “Is only looking out for my well being.”
“Then why is it that you’re the only one to ever sleep in after doing a night of patrol?” Shiori asked.
Mikaze blushed. “I’m younger than the rest of the division. I need my sleep.”
“Sure thing, Kaze-chan. Just keep telling yourself things like that.” Shiori retorted.
Shiori heard someone clear their throat from behind her causing her to turn around, only to see the short, white haired Captain of Division Ten standing behind her.
Toushirou looked up at Shiori and nodded to her.
“Yamamoto.” He said.
“Hitsugaya Taichou.” Shiori responded. “Good morning.”
“It’s more like afternoon.” Toushirou said as he looked at Mikaze, and then blushed as he turned away so that neither girl could see his face.
Mikaze blushed as well as she realized that she was wearing only her shitagi1 and it had come open slightly while she was sleeping.
“I came to see if you were awake yet.” Toushirou said.
“Well, she is now.” Shiori stated.
“Thank you, Yamamoto.” Toushirou said as he walked out.
Shiori watched the Captain leave and heard a sigh escape Mikaze. She turned around to see her friend pulling on her kosode2 and hakama3, then tied the hakama-himo4 around her waist. Mikaze then turned and put on her tabi5 and zori6. She pulled her hair up on either side of her head and tied it up with some hair ties then placed the silver beads she usually wore on either side where she had pulled her hair up. This almost made the blue haired girl look younger, but if it weren’t for the fact that she carried a sword around, most people would have thought it. As Mikaze stepped towards her door, she grabbed her Zanpakutou and tied it to her right side; being left handed she had to do this. Once outside the barracks, Mikaze saw her Captain standing nearby. She stared at the back of him for quite some time before he said something.
“Huh?” she said as she shook herself out of a trance.
“Come with me.” Toushirou said, not turning around and started to walk.
Mikaze had to trot a bit to catch up to him, but she didn’t dare get too close. Where was he taking her? She had never gone this way before. Where did it lead? Mikaze soon looked up as they headed up a long set of stairs, they were headed to the Division One meeting hall.
“This is Division One. Why are we here?” Mikaze asked.
“Yamamoto SouTaichou has asked me to bring you here. He didn’t tell me why and he doesn’t want me in there when he talks to you.” Toushirou said.
“What? He wants to talk to me alone?”
“Yes.”
The door suddenly opened and Mikaze gulped. She became very nervous now. The door seemed much bigger than the rest of the Division doors, but she could see the SouTaichou in the back of the room, sitting in a chair.
“Come in, my dear.” Yamamoto said.
Mikaze looked at Toushirou for some reassurance but he just stood there. She sighed and entered the large room, the doors closing behind her. She looked back to see the face of her Captain fading as the doors closed then they were completely shut. She turned back around; no one else was in the room except her and Yamamoto SouTaichou.
“Y-you wanted to see me, s-sir?” Mikaze stuttered.
“Yes. Please come closer. I don’t like to shout.”
Mikaze walked forward so that she was right in front of Yamamoto.
“I asked you to come here so that I could talk to you.”
“Talk to me about what, sir?”
“I would like you to be a part of the Expedition Squad that I have put together.”
“Expedition Squad?”
“Yes. Hitsugaya Taichou is leading the squad and you are all to leave tonight.”
“Tonight?” Mikaze sounded shocked.
“Yes. Tonight. Matsumoto Rangiku, Abarai Renji, Kuchiki Rukia, and Yamamoto Shiori are also part of the Expedition Squad. Matsumoto is second in command, being Hitsugaya’s FukuTaichou.”
Mikaze nodded in agreement.
“Abarai and Kuchiki are going mainly because they are both strong if anything happens and they both know our contact very well. Shiori, my granddaughter, is going mainly so I can keep her out of trouble, but that is also why I am asking you to go.”
Mikaze looked at the SouTaichou in confusion.
“I want you to keep an eye on Shiori while you are all there. My granddaughter can be a bit… ostentatious at times.”
Mikaze nodded again, this she knew was true. Mikaze remembered a time where Shiori had unintentionally drawn so much attention to herself that even she felt embarrassed for her friend.
“I know that with you around her, Shiori may not cause so much trouble.”
Mikaze waited for a moment to be dismissed, but it did not come.
“Also, I think you would be a great asset to Hitsugaya Taichou.”
“Sir?”
“With your Shikai and Bankai, I think you would be an asset to the team.”
“I see.” Mikaze responded.
“You are dismissed. Please let Hitsugaya Taichou know what I have decided.”
“Yes, sir.” Mikaze said as she turned to leave as the doors opened.
Toushirou was waiting outside for Mikaze. Mikaze stepped outside the door.
“Yamamoto SouTaichou made me part of the Expedition Squad.” Mikaze said to her Captain.
“What?!” Toushirou was shocked.
“He thinks I’ll be a great asset to the team.” Mikaze said, only telling Toushirou part of what the SouTaichou really said.
Toushirou sighed, he didn’t like the fact that Mikaze was going with them to the human world, but he had no choice now, the SouTaichou’s orders were final.
Mikaze could sense some tension in her Captain and decided that she would try to lighten things up a bit.
“Where are we going in the human world?” She asked.
“Karakura Town in Japan.” Toushirou answered. “We leave tonight.”
“Yamamoto SouTaichou told me that part. He also asked me to keep an eye on Shiori-sama.”
“Really?” Toushirou asked, raising an eyebrow.
“He said that she can be a bit troublesome.”
“That’s for sure.” Toushirou agreed.
The two walked the rest of the way to their barrack in silence, Mikaze trailing behind her Captain. Mikaze watched her Captain, she liked to watch him, she liked the way he moved, so fluid. Once the two arrived at the barracks, Mikaze started to run past Toushirou to go to the practice field.
“I’m giving you the rest of the day off.” Toushirou said.
Mikaze had stopped at Toushirou’s words.
“Start preparing to leave.” He said as he passed Mikaze and went to his own quarters.
Mikaze bowed to her Captain. “Yes, sir.” After Toushirou was out of sight, Mikaze ran to her room happily. She didn’t care where she was going or what she had to do, she was going to be along-side the white haired boy she cared so much for.
Mikaze soon wondered what she had to “prepare” for. All they would have to take was themselves and their Zanpakutou, wouldn’t they? Was there something the Captain wasn’t telling her? Just then, a knock came at her door. Mikaze opened the door and looked up to see her best friend’s light violet eyes peering down on her.
“Shiori-sama!” Mikaze exclaimed.
“Stop being so damn formal with me, I keep telling you to call me Shiori or even Shi-chan.” Shiori retorted.
“Gomen.” Mikaze bowed.
“Stop bowing, too. Sheesh, you’re gonna make me sick with all your formalities. So, I hear ojii-san requested you to come with us, huh?”
Mikaze nodded.
“That’s great. Now you can be near Toshi-kun all the time.”
“Hitsugaya Taichou didn’t seem too happy that I was going.” Mikaze looked at the floor.
“Of course not. He doesn’t want you to go.”
“I know he doesn’t want me to go. He probably doesn’t think I’m strong enough to handle myself in the real world.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! He wants to protect you. That’s why he doesn’t want you to go. He’s afraid something might happen to you when we’re out there. Ojii-san told me he thinks you’ll be a great asset to the team.”
“He told me the same thing.” Mikaze lied a little again.
“So, why aren’t you practicing with the others?” Shiori asked.
“Taichou gave me the rest of the day off.” Mikaze said.
“Really now? Is that so? I wonder what he could have possibly meant by that.” Shiori said, a bit of sarcasm seeping into the words.
“What do you mean?” Mikaze asked. “He told me to prepare to leave.”
“Sure! That’s Toshi-speak for follow me so I can give you a ‘briefing’.”
Mikaze looked at Shiori is shock.
“Hurry up and go over there. Wear something nice of course. Then again, you might just go as you are. Not like you’ll be wearing it long.”
Mikaze became flustered and blushed bright red. “Shiori!”
Shiori burst out in laughter at the look on her friend’s face. She wiped the tears away from her eyes as she continued to laugh slightly.
“Let’s go eat. It’s nearly lunch time.”
“Good idea.” Mikaze said. “I’m starving. The walk to see Yamamoto SouTaichou was very long. It took half the morning.”
“Yeah, it’s killer without shunpo, especially those damn stairs.” Shiori said in agreement.


After lunch, Shiori and Mikaze went their separate ways to their own barracks to finish getting ready to leave for the human world, not like there was much to do to get ready. No one really had much to get together. All they really needed was their swords and themselves. Mikaze had an old picture of her and her brother that she slipped into her himo. It was at times like this that Mikaze wished she had a picture of her captain, even if it was just a picture with him in it, she would settle for that.


It was soon time for everyone to leave through the senkaimon7. Mikaze met up with Shiori as they walked toward the Division One barracks again. Toushirou, being a Captain and the leader of the Expedition Squad, got to the gate first and was waiting alongside the Commander-general. Renji and Rukia arrived shortly after Mikaze and Shiori, followed by Rangiku.
“Sorry I’m late.” Rangiku said. “I was-“
Rangiku was cut off by the Commander-general raising his hand.
“We don’t need to know why you’re late and actually, you’re quite on time. Everyone else is simply early.”
“Great.” Rangiku said as she clapped her hands together and smiled.
“Now it is time to depart.” Yamamoto said as six Hell butterflies came floating down to hover in front of the gate. “Do not forget your duties.”
“Yes, sir.” The troop said in unison as they all stepped into the senkaimon.
Shiori leaned over and whispered to Mikaze. “So? Did you go over there?”
“Where?” Mikaze asked.
“To Toshi-kun’s place.”
“No.”
“What?! You totally should have gone. He totally would have loved it.”
“He’s my Captain, Shiori. I can’t just be showing up at his quarters for no reason.”
“It wouldn’t be for ‘no reason’. You could have made out or something.”
“What?!”
The others turned around to see what the commotion Mikaze had made was about, but Mikaze laughed nervously and said it was nothing.
“Shiori, Hitsugaya Taichou is my Captain and we can’t be doing such things.”
“Too bad you think like that. If I thought like that then Bya-kun and I wouldn’t be…” Shiori trailed off.
“Is something wrong between you and Kuchiki Taichou?”
“No… No! Nothing’s wrong. He’s just very difficult to get to show his emotions a lot of the time.”
“I see. Maybe you should worry about your own love life than trying to worry about mine.”
Ouch. That hurt Shiori a little, but her blue haired friend was somewhat right. Her own love life was not as great as she had hoped it would be, but she also wanted to at least see Toushirou and Mikaze happy if she couldn’t be. Shiori started to plot, Rangiku had come to her earlier that day and asked the violet haired girl if she could help get the Captain of Division Ten and their little shy friend together. Shiori had accepted this challenge, which, in her opinion, would be. Mikaze being a somewhat shy person, she was very quiet when not around close friends, and the whole formality thing with her, Shiori almost found it sickening and Toushirou, where to begin with the Captain. Toushirou was very serious and kept mostly things to himself. Shiori and Rangiku would have their work cut out for them.
Everyone followed their respective butterflies to the exit of the senkaimon to enter the dark town of Karakura.
“Our contact is Kurosaki Ichigo. Follow me.” Rukia told everyone. Rukia took everyone down a few streets, making turns here and there, until they came up on a bunch of houses and stopped in front of one adorning a sign that read “Medical Clinic”.
“He lives here?” Mikaze asked.
“Yes. Ichigo’s father is a doctor and runs a small clinic.” Rukia responded. “I contacted Ichigo earlier on us meeting him here. Where the hell is he?”
“Ah! He must be coming now. I just saw his light turn on.” Rangiku said.
“Geez, that guy never shows up on time…” Rukia said under her breath.
“What was that, shrimp?”
“You’re always late, you buffoon.” Rukia shouted up at the orange haired man peering out the window.
“Is that Kurosaki-san?” Mikaze asked.
“Yes. Kurosaki is an idiot.” Toushirou said.
“Ah, don’t be like that, Toushirou.” Ichigo said as he came out of his front door.
“That’s Hitsugaya Taichou to you, Kurosaki.” Toushirou said, sounding a bit peeved.
“I still don’t see why you had to come here first. It’s night time. What am I supposed to do with all of you until morning?” Ichigo said.
“Well, we can’t very well go to Urahara Shouten this late at night.” Rukia stated.
“Why not? He probably would have been happy to see all of you and would have been able to accommodate you all better than I can.”
“Ah, c’mon man. You love having us over.” Renji said to Ichigo, ruffling the orange hair.
“I don’t really mind if one or two of you is here, but six?”
“You’ve had six of us in your room at once before.” Rangiku said, remembering the time when she was trying to get Ichigo to see her better parts.
“And I didn’t like it in the least.”
“In any case, we need somewhere to stay until we can get to Urahara Shouten in the morning.” Toushirou stated.
Ichigo sighed. “Alright, c’mon in.” He said as he led everyone upstairs and to his room. “Just be quiet.”
“Why? No one but you can see us.” Renji said.
“Karin can see us. She saw me once.” Toushirou said.
“Oh yeah, that’s right. Ichigo’s little sister. The one with black hair, right?” Rangiku asked.
Ichigo nodded. “Yuzu can kind of see spirits, but just barely. Karin can totally see spirits so be careful when you’re here. I don’t want any questions to be asked.”
“We’re actually going to be sleeping here?” Mikaze asked.
“Yes, but only for the night.” Rukia said.
“Make yourselves comfortable.” Ichigo said as he got back into his own bed.
Rukia went to her usual place inside Ichigo’s closet, which caused Mikaze to look on in confusion. Shiori and Mikaze lay on the floor next to Ichigo’s bed, which he had already set a pair of makeshift beds. Rangiku took a pillow and laid on the floor at the foot of Ichigo’s bed, Renji laid on the floor at Shiori and Mikaze’s feet, leaving Toushirou to lie in the space between Rangiku and Renji. Everyone was soon captured by slumber and morning came all too soon.


Toushirou was actually the first one to wake up. He stayed lying for a moment and looked over at the blue haired girl and smiled. He thought she looked so pretty as she slept, like an angel. Rangiku woke soon after, only cracking her eyes open just enough to see her Captain smiling kindly as he looked over at what she knew was Mikaze. Rangiku smiled at her Captain and then opened her eyes completely, causing Toushirou to turn with a blush gracing his cheeks. Rangiku giggled slightly at Toushirou’s childishness.
“What’s so funny?” Ichigo’s voice came from the bed.
“Nothing.” Rangiku replied. “I just had a funny dream.”
Everyone else started waking up, much to Ichigo’s delight.
“Now that everyone is up and about, can you leave before my family gets up and sees you?” Ichigo asked.
“Yeah, yeah, we’re going.” Rukia said as she opened Ichigo’s window and went to jump out.
“I meant through the door.” Ichigo called after Rukia as she had already jumped down to the street below.
“The window is more convenient.”
“She’s right, ya know.” Shiori said as she too jumped out of the window.
Ichigo sighed as Rangiku, Renji, Mikaze and Toushirou soon followed. Well, at least they were out of his house now. Ichigo then remembered that they would all have to stay somewhere and Rukia would most likely want to stay with him again this time. Ichigo couldn’t help it though, he liked it when Rukia stayed with him.
Rukia led the other five to Urahara Shouten where they were greeted by two children, a boy with bright red hair and a girl with black pigtails. The boy was very out spoken while the girl was quiet.
“How is it that I always get stuck with sweeping, Ururu?”
“Just lucky I guess.”
The boy looked up from his chore and saw the group of people, all of them dressed in Shinigami robes.
“Hey there, Rukia.”
“Hello, Jinta. How are things going with the shop?”
“Oh, things are the same. The boss never gets anything done, as usual, but now it’s worse since Yoruichi’s been around.”
Rukia raised an eyebrow and snickered. “Really?”
“So, who’re the girls with you guys?” Jinta asked.
“This is Kawahone Mikaze.” Rukia said as she introduced the girl to her right, who had midnight blue hair and light green eyes. Mikaze was standing closest to Toushirou.
“Mikaze is in Division Ten.” Rukia also stated.
“Ah, you’ve arrived. Yamamoto-dono, it’s good to see you.” Urahara said to the girl with dark purple hair and violet eyes, standing to Rukia’s left.
“Hiya, Kisuke.” Shiori said.
“Do they know each other?” Renji asked.
“We have only met once, when I was very young. Ojii-san had called him in to talk to him. That was before you left, wasn’t it?”
“I believe it was. And I heard you say this young woman is Kawahone Mikaze? I’ve heard quite a bit about you. You have very good skills as a Shinigami, even though you came from the Rukongai District.”
“Where you come from doesn’t determine your reiatsu.” Toushirou chimed in defensively, a slight blush on his face.
“That’s very true. Look at your power. You’re one of the best Captains in Shinigami history.”
Urahara’s mood changed from serious to relaxed in an instant.
“Won’t you all come in? Please, make yourselves comfortable while I get you all something to drink and eat.”
Urahara stopped Mikaze and Toushirou as they were about to walk into the shop.
“I can see that you two are very fond of each other. I’d have to be blind not to see it, or stupid not to notice it. The way you came to her defense, it’s totally obvious. You should take full advantage of your feelings; they might help you later on.”
Blush graced both Mikaze and Toushirou’s faces. Urahara went inside the shop, leaving Toushirou and Mikaze alone outside the door. Mikaze took a step to go inside the shop but Toushirou took her hand and pulled her to the side of the shop.
“Taichou?”
“Call me Toushirou.” The white haired boy said in a kind voice.
Toushirou gently pulled Mikaze closer, his left hand and her right hand entwined, his right arm around her waist, her left hand on his right arm. Toushirou looked deep into Mikaze’s eyes. Her hear skipped with happiness. Could this really be happening? Were they really this close or was this just a dream? Toushirou decided to throw everything out the window as he bent down and kissed the girl that was standing so close to him. Mikaze’s eyes were wide for a moment but then she relaxed into Toushirou and kissed her Captain back. If this was a dream, it was a really good one and Mikaze didn’t want to wake up or do anything to mess it up.


Thanks for reading. I hope that I can keep up the hard work. I am working on revising the rest of the chapters that I currently have saved. Please R&R. Reviewing would make me feel a lot better.
Here are some terms that I numbered throughout the chapter to help understand better. I had to do a bit of research to find out the meanings of everything. Hope you all like this chapter.
1: Shitagi – literal translation means underwear. It is the white kimono-like garment worn underneath the Shinigami uniform.
2: Kosode – translation means short sleeves or quilted garment. It is the black top part of the Shinigami uniform.
3: Hakama – translation means man’s formal divided skirt. It is the pants worn as part of the Shinigami uniform.
4: Hakama-himo – himo means string or cord. It is the sash that ties the hakama and holds it in place.
5: Tabi – traditional Japanese socks.
6: Zori – Japanese sandals.
7: Senkaimon – translation means world penetration gate. It is the gate used to enter the human world.