Prince
Title: Prince
Series: Bleach
Pairing/Characters: Ayasegawa Yumichika, Kusajishi Yachiru (Characters by Tite Kubo)
Warnings: None
Notes: I have no excuse for this. Sorry!
Yachiru had been quiet for an inordinate amount of time. Much to his surprise, Yumichika found her in a corner, a large book open across her lap. Even when he entered the room, she didn’t move. She didn’t even look up. Yumichika sank gracefully to the floor beside her, looked at what had caught her interest. He immediately approved.
Yachiru had the book open to an illustration that covered both pages, and it was breath-taking. A beautiful young woman knelt in a garden, her cream silk dress a lovely contrast to the colours of the flowers around her. Holding her hands in his was a man on his knees, just as beautiful as the lady, and dressed equally well in brown silk.
Yumichika admired this in silence with Yachiru for several minutes. He could see what had captivated her, even if he wouldn’t have expected it of her. He couldn’t help but wonder how it had happened in the first place. “What is this?” At his softly spoken question, Yachiru smiled.
“Ukii gave me this book. There’s a whole lot of stories in here.”
“And this picture?”
“It’s Beauty and the Beast. This is when Beast turns back into a prince. Because Beauty loves him.”
Yumichika was taken aback by the radiant smile on her face, and wondered if maybe they weren’t paying enough attention to the fact that she was growing into a young lady. Yachiru ran her fingers lightly over the image of the prince.
“Feather-face?”
“Yes?”
“Does every girl have a prince?”
He smiled. “I think so. I’m sure you do. What do you think?” Yumichika prepared to keep a straight face, fully expecting her to declare Kenpachi her prince. Instead, she looked thoughtful, her brow furrowing slightly.
“It’s not Ken-chan. None of the princes in this book are covered in blood or love to fight.” She hummed softly for a moment before continuing. “It’s not you, Feather-face. You’re pretty like this prince, but you belong to Baldy.” Yumichika had no reply for this. “I think Pinkie is Ukii’s prince, because I saw him wake Ukii up with a kiss last week, just like Sleeping Beauty. Crankypants isn’t my prince, because he waits for Momo-chan to wake up, just like Snow White.” Yumichika was speechless. “It’s not Captain Clowny, he’s too ugly to be a prince. Yama-chan-” Yama-chan?! “-is too old, and Puppy…well, he looks like the Beast but he told me a long time ago that he won’t ever change, so it’s not him.” She looked up at Yumichika, ignoring the astonished look he was certain was on his face. “So Byakushi must be my prince.”
“…Bya…”
“He’s pretty, like this prince. He lives in a big house, with servants…and he wears fancy clothes. He acts like these princes, too, boring and proper. He pretends like he doesn’t care, but I think he’s just waiting for his princess.” With that, she closed the book, tucked it under her arm, and left the room with a smile.
Yumichika felt certain he should be worried about the conclusion Yachiru had drawn, but somehow, he thought Captain Kuchiki was the one headed for trouble.
Series: Bleach
Pairing/Characters: Ayasegawa Yumichika, Kusajishi Yachiru (Characters by Tite Kubo)
Warnings: None
Notes: I have no excuse for this. Sorry!
Yachiru had been quiet for an inordinate amount of time. Much to his surprise, Yumichika found her in a corner, a large book open across her lap. Even when he entered the room, she didn’t move. She didn’t even look up. Yumichika sank gracefully to the floor beside her, looked at what had caught her interest. He immediately approved.
Yachiru had the book open to an illustration that covered both pages, and it was breath-taking. A beautiful young woman knelt in a garden, her cream silk dress a lovely contrast to the colours of the flowers around her. Holding her hands in his was a man on his knees, just as beautiful as the lady, and dressed equally well in brown silk.
Yumichika admired this in silence with Yachiru for several minutes. He could see what had captivated her, even if he wouldn’t have expected it of her. He couldn’t help but wonder how it had happened in the first place. “What is this?” At his softly spoken question, Yachiru smiled.
“Ukii gave me this book. There’s a whole lot of stories in here.”
“And this picture?”
“It’s Beauty and the Beast. This is when Beast turns back into a prince. Because Beauty loves him.”
Yumichika was taken aback by the radiant smile on her face, and wondered if maybe they weren’t paying enough attention to the fact that she was growing into a young lady. Yachiru ran her fingers lightly over the image of the prince.
“Feather-face?”
“Yes?”
“Does every girl have a prince?”
He smiled. “I think so. I’m sure you do. What do you think?” Yumichika prepared to keep a straight face, fully expecting her to declare Kenpachi her prince. Instead, she looked thoughtful, her brow furrowing slightly.
“It’s not Ken-chan. None of the princes in this book are covered in blood or love to fight.” She hummed softly for a moment before continuing. “It’s not you, Feather-face. You’re pretty like this prince, but you belong to Baldy.” Yumichika had no reply for this. “I think Pinkie is Ukii’s prince, because I saw him wake Ukii up with a kiss last week, just like Sleeping Beauty. Crankypants isn’t my prince, because he waits for Momo-chan to wake up, just like Snow White.” Yumichika was speechless. “It’s not Captain Clowny, he’s too ugly to be a prince. Yama-chan-” Yama-chan?! “-is too old, and Puppy…well, he looks like the Beast but he told me a long time ago that he won’t ever change, so it’s not him.” She looked up at Yumichika, ignoring the astonished look he was certain was on his face. “So Byakushi must be my prince.”
“…Bya…”
“He’s pretty, like this prince. He lives in a big house, with servants…and he wears fancy clothes. He acts like these princes, too, boring and proper. He pretends like he doesn’t care, but I think he’s just waiting for his princess.” With that, she closed the book, tucked it under her arm, and left the room with a smile.
Yumichika felt certain he should be worried about the conclusion Yachiru had drawn, but somehow, he thought Captain Kuchiki was the one headed for trouble.