Bleach: 31 Days: Anything You Can Do
Title: Anything You Can Do
Day/Theme: June 11: You want so much, it makes you sorry
Series: Bleach
Character/Pairing: Shinji, Hiyori
Rating: K+
A/N: Written for
31_days. I am apparently obsessed with these two. More vague spoilers for the Pendulum arc, and can be interpreted as either shippy or just friendshippy.
It was always a competition between them, through the Academy and the ranks of their respective squads. Hiyori drew first blood by being accepted into the advanced kido class but Shinji quickly outpaced her by graduating Academy and learning the name of his zanpakuto first. She was named a seated officer first - but only, he protested, because a particularly rough month had left the 12th division needing new seated officers. He grinned as she watched, eyes narrowed, while he stepped over her and made both vice-captain and then captain in swift order.
“You’ll see,” she’d sworn after Captain Hikifune had officially named her vice captain. “I’m not just going to catch up, I’m gonna surpass you.”
“Dumbass,” he’d spat right back at her, refusing to let on that he was maybe kind of secretly a little proud of her accomplishment. “I’m already a captain. What are you gonna beat me to?”
Every time he sees her pull the hollow mask over her face he remembers that conversation and shivers.