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Title: Preparations
Pairing: Kuchiki Byakuya/Unohana Retsu
Fandom: Bleach.
Word Count: 1650
Theme: 26. If only I could make you mine
Beta:
kurippuDisclaimer: I don’t own the characters, wish that I did but they belong to Kubo Tite and his people, me only borrowing them for awhile.
Warnings: Slight spoilers of chapter 297 and probably onwards.
-Why can’t you admit that you’re actually worried?-
Kuchiki Byakuya opened his eyes when the ethereal asexual voice echoed in his mind; the same voice that so long ago had whispered its name to him. The captain of the sixth division was waiting for the orders that Yamamoto had given to them to be followed as soon as it was possible.
‘I do not deny that I am worried’
-Of course not, but I wasn’t referring to Soul Society or your sister, I’m very aware of such things, I was referring to her-
‘It seems Senbonzakura that you’re not as keen as you used to be’
The zanpakutou throbbed almost to show it’s indignation to that insult -If I were you brat, I’d be more careful with your words, especially since you’re going to need me to fight in the coming war-
‘Hmm, I wonder…’ The captain of the sixth division unconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of his sword tightly ‘…If that’s a threat’
-Probably…it all depends. But we have moved too much from my original question, I’m still waiting for an answer-
‘To answer your previous question, I’m not worried about her’
-Alright, if it makes you feel better to say that then suit yourself, but if you ask…-
The captain of the sixth division decided to ignore the tirade of his zanpakutou about his life. Sometimes he entertained the idea of not wanting to know the name of it, though that only happened when Senbonzakura got the idea of expressing its opinion regarding his private life, which didn’t occur very often. If it did he might have gotten rid of the sword a long time ago.
“About damn time you arrived! Holy mother!” The crude voice of Kenpachi exclaimed and even though they were at some distance it still sounded far to close. “Don’t you see that I can’t wait to kick some ass”
“I am sorry for taking so long,” The gentle and elegant tone of the captain of the fourth division was an agreeable change and quite welcomed to his ears. “But there were some last minute details I had to take care of.”
With that said the captain of the fourth division appeared at his left side, the same spot she usually took on the captains meetings. Out of the corner of his eye he watched her and like always she was calm and composed. The fact that they were being sent to the core of where their enemies laid didn’t seem to affect her in the slightest, just as it should be for a person in her position in a time of war.
The woman didn’t look overconfident or worried for their situation; she just wore a neutral face, not betraying just what she thought of the situation they were in. All the captains had undergone special training that had increased their powers immensely and she hadn’t been an exception. Unohana Retsu was quite a rare woman, she was too kind and gentle, just fitting for the fourth division, she also had this elegant air and sometimes she looked too pretty and fragile, not like a captain, but like him she had attained shikai and bankai, proving that she was strong.
-Interesting, not only do you find her eye pleasing and strong…your taste seem to be quite different compared to last time.-
‘I thought that you had given up on that topic already?’
-I did, but when I noticed your lines of thoughts I just couldn’t help myself. Besides if I could I would smack you for not accepting the reality.-
‘Stop it…’ He narrowed his eyes a bit in annoyance. ‘…There’s nothing that I have to accept.’
“Kuchiki-sama?” His name came out in the voice of the captain of the fourth division “Are you alright?”
He looked down at her, azure orbs were looking up at him with some concern “I am fine, Unohana-taichou.”
She regarded him for some seconds before she absently nodded and looked away. Technically he was fine, unless you counted the bothersome zanpakutou who was trying to force some strange notions into his head regarding his personal life and the gentle captain who was standing beside him.
-You know…- The zanpakutou hummed at his side, only for him to feel it ,-Maybe you should tell her, or better yet show her, what she has slowly started to wake in you.-
‘Tell me; is it possible for a zanpakutou to be delusional, Senbonzakura?’
-And now you’re insulting me when I’m probably the being that understands you the best. I, after all, have residence in your mind-
Byakuya resisted the urge to roll his eyes; he had too much dignity to do that ‘Just to humor you. Why do you think I should do it?’
-You’re quite intelligent to figure it out yourself, but since you insist I’ll kindly remind you: Soul Society is in a war against Hueco Mundo and we don’t know what will happen, this could be your only chance to do it, what if she…-
‘Don’t you dare to finish that’ His eyes hardened, though luckily he was staring into a blank space and not a poor low leveled shinigami who had annoyed him ‘That won’t happen to her.’
-You sound so optimistic yet scared at the same time, not even you know what will happen. I won’t deny that she’s strong but the enemies are also powerful.-
‘Do you really think that I don’t know that?’ He questioned back and quite unconsciously turned to look at the captain that was besides him, feeling his eyes she looked at him and lightly smiled. ‘…But she won’t die, I am quite confident that her skills will ensure her survival.’
-Simple words yet so full of feeling, it had been so long since I heard you talking like that. Ohh Byakuya, you must understand that you can move on with your life, it is not a crime, a sin or a betrayal to Hisana if you do-
‘Senbonzakura…’ It was a warning, a very poignant one.
-No, this time I won’t be quiet, you’ll hear me. You have suffered enough and it’s time for you to get over it, and you are, but you deny accepting it- The voice stopped waiting for a reply that didn’t came, a sigh before it continued -You have never been the type to deny yourself anything, when you want something you don’t stop till you get it, you’re even probing it with this war, but with her you’re holding yourself, why?-
‘…I just can’t bring myself to achieve that feat.’ He winced a bit at that simple confession, it felt foreign to him.
-You’ll have to come to a decision soon, before it’s too late. Now it seems that everything is ready for your new orders.-
And just like his zanpakutou had said one of the four gates to La Garganta, the path that would take them to Hueco Mundo was opened and after some last details from Yamamoto, that were little more than good luck words, they were ready to go. The first one that jumped through the gate was Kenpachi, who was more than ready to fight for all that he was worth, with Yachiru over his shoulder.
“Ha, see you on the other side” Kenpachi smirked, in the particular way that only he could before he stepped through the door, though not before saying “For their own good they better have strong adversaries.”
“Come on, Nemu.” Mayuri also started to walk to one of the doors away from the other two captains; the woman obediently followed her captain. “Let’s see if we can find some good specimens here that are worth my time.”
Finally the only ones left behind were Byakuya and Retsu. She looked over at him briefly, still a bit worried for him after the strange behavior that he had displayed earlier. When he didn’t look back at her a small sigh escaped her before she motioned to the two members of her division to move towards one of the doors.
Her vice-captain nodded starting to walk followed by Hanatarou, who had been sent to fill out the space of Renji. The captain of the fourth division opened her mouth to say something but at the last minute decided not to say anything and turned around to catch up with the members of her division. She had barely taken a step when a hand suddenly wrapped about her small wrist in a gentle forceful grip. She stopped and turned to look at her fellow captain.
A small silent gasp escaped her when she became aware of just how close the captain of the sixth division was to her now. “Kuchiki-sama…”
“Unohana-taichou…” Acting in the strangest behavior he had had in quite awhile he moved closer to her but at the last minute changed his course to whisper against her ear “…Be careful.”
She shuddered a bit when his lips brushed against her ear when he said that. “I will, Kuchiki-sama. I hope that you will be careful as well.”
The sixth division captain nodded and released her wrist and moved to his own door while she looked at him. When she reached the members of her division she sent Hanatarou to go with said captain, knowing that he would probably go in search of his sister and if she was hurt a member of her division might be able to aid a bit on that. It was the only thing she could do to assure herself as well.