Mine
Title: Mine
Rating: PG
Fandom: Bleach
Spoilers/Warnings: Slightly AU.
Pairing: Shunsui Kyoraku x Nanao Ise
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or its characters.
Theme: #11 - Slight Discoloration
Summery: Shunsui reacts to Nanao's injury.
Mine
Nanao wasn't entirely sure what had prompted this. She could go over the sequence of events any number of times in her head, but she still couldn't figure out how it resulted in this. Nanao was currently trapped in her captain's lap while he gently ran his thumb back and forth over the dark bruise on her wrist.
She was rather thankful that the bruise was the result if an accident given her captain's reaction to it. Captain Kyoraku never reacted well to her being injured quite honestly, but this was a reaction Nanao hadn't seen before. The bruise was from a recent mission where one of the shinigami from another division had grabbed her wrist rather hard. He hadn't realized that Nanao was in the middle of a kidou incantation at the time, and she had to wrench her hand out of his grasp to keep from injuring the man.
That had been yesterday, but her wrist was still quite tender, and when Kyoraku had caught her wrist moments again, she had whimpered in pain. The next thing she had known, he'd pushed up her sleeve to investigate, and once the man had seen her bruise, she'd been yanked into his arms. And he hadn't let her go. Kyoraku just held her, and Nanao hadn't attempted to get away from him after her first try. She might not know what was going on, but it was clear that Captain Kyoraku was reacting to something more than her just being injured and that Nanao's presence was some how important.
And there really wasn't anything wrong with being trapped in his arms. It was a little awkward, yes, but Nanao doubted that anyone was going to walk into the office (normally she had to chase people into the office), and everyone did silly things in order to comfort one another on occasion. Given the upcoming Winter War, it wasn't surprising that everyone was close to their breaking point. So Nanao let him hold her, and she would admit to talking some comfort from the embrace too.
Shunsui was holding onto his temper by a mere thread, and that was mostly because he had Nanao here in his arms. He had the feeling that he had startled Nanao, but she seemed relaxed now, and holding her was keeping things in perspective for him. There was not much in the world that really seriously sparked his temper, but having Nanao shy away from his touch and whimper in pain was one thing that definitely set him off.
The dark mark on her pale skin was wide, and he could easily see that it was still tender. It was the shape of someone's hand, and that was what really bothered him. Nanao was his, and he wouldn't have anyone hurting her. Unfortunately, hunting down whoever was responsible for her bruise and beating them to a bloody pulp was not an acceptable response, no matter how satisfying it would be. He could be very possessive when the circumstances called for it, and Nanao's physical presence was one of the only things keeping him grounded at the moment.
Very few people other than Jyuushiro knew just what he was capable of. Shunsui had a dark side that he kept leashed most of the time, but Nanao, especially an injured Nanao had a way of bringing his protective instincts to the fore. It was probably a good thing that Nanao had never been severely hurt on a mission with him. Shunsui honestly didn't know how he would react to that; the last time Jyuu had been badly hurt on a mission, Shunsui had ended up completely obliterating the hollows they were fighting.
He shook his head, trying to clear away dark thoughts. Other than the fact that Nanao had been injured, right now there was nothing wrong with the world. At least, nothing that Shunsui had any control over. Nanao was safe and here with him. He held her tight in his arms, unwilling to let her go. Nanao leaned into his embrace. Shunsui sighed and brought her bruised wrist to his lips, pressing a gentle kiss to the injury. She was his Nanao-chan, and she was still here with him. For the moment that would have to be enough.
Rating: PG
Fandom: Bleach
Spoilers/Warnings: Slightly AU.
Pairing: Shunsui Kyoraku x Nanao Ise
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or its characters.
Theme: #11 - Slight Discoloration
Summery: Shunsui reacts to Nanao's injury.
Mine
Nanao wasn't entirely sure what had prompted this. She could go over the sequence of events any number of times in her head, but she still couldn't figure out how it resulted in this. Nanao was currently trapped in her captain's lap while he gently ran his thumb back and forth over the dark bruise on her wrist.
She was rather thankful that the bruise was the result if an accident given her captain's reaction to it. Captain Kyoraku never reacted well to her being injured quite honestly, but this was a reaction Nanao hadn't seen before. The bruise was from a recent mission where one of the shinigami from another division had grabbed her wrist rather hard. He hadn't realized that Nanao was in the middle of a kidou incantation at the time, and she had to wrench her hand out of his grasp to keep from injuring the man.
That had been yesterday, but her wrist was still quite tender, and when Kyoraku had caught her wrist moments again, she had whimpered in pain. The next thing she had known, he'd pushed up her sleeve to investigate, and once the man had seen her bruise, she'd been yanked into his arms. And he hadn't let her go. Kyoraku just held her, and Nanao hadn't attempted to get away from him after her first try. She might not know what was going on, but it was clear that Captain Kyoraku was reacting to something more than her just being injured and that Nanao's presence was some how important.
And there really wasn't anything wrong with being trapped in his arms. It was a little awkward, yes, but Nanao doubted that anyone was going to walk into the office (normally she had to chase people into the office), and everyone did silly things in order to comfort one another on occasion. Given the upcoming Winter War, it wasn't surprising that everyone was close to their breaking point. So Nanao let him hold her, and she would admit to talking some comfort from the embrace too.
Shunsui was holding onto his temper by a mere thread, and that was mostly because he had Nanao here in his arms. He had the feeling that he had startled Nanao, but she seemed relaxed now, and holding her was keeping things in perspective for him. There was not much in the world that really seriously sparked his temper, but having Nanao shy away from his touch and whimper in pain was one thing that definitely set him off.
The dark mark on her pale skin was wide, and he could easily see that it was still tender. It was the shape of someone's hand, and that was what really bothered him. Nanao was his, and he wouldn't have anyone hurting her. Unfortunately, hunting down whoever was responsible for her bruise and beating them to a bloody pulp was not an acceptable response, no matter how satisfying it would be. He could be very possessive when the circumstances called for it, and Nanao's physical presence was one of the only things keeping him grounded at the moment.
Very few people other than Jyuushiro knew just what he was capable of. Shunsui had a dark side that he kept leashed most of the time, but Nanao, especially an injured Nanao had a way of bringing his protective instincts to the fore. It was probably a good thing that Nanao had never been severely hurt on a mission with him. Shunsui honestly didn't know how he would react to that; the last time Jyuu had been badly hurt on a mission, Shunsui had ended up completely obliterating the hollows they were fighting.
He shook his head, trying to clear away dark thoughts. Other than the fact that Nanao had been injured, right now there was nothing wrong with the world. At least, nothing that Shunsui had any control over. Nanao was safe and here with him. He held her tight in his arms, unwilling to let her go. Nanao leaned into his embrace. Shunsui sighed and brought her bruised wrist to his lips, pressing a gentle kiss to the injury. She was his Nanao-chan, and she was still here with him. For the moment that would have to be enough.