Title: Curiosity Part 1

Fandom: Bleach

Pairing: main:Byakuya Kuchiki x Zaraki Kenpachi [not in this one though], IkkakuxMatsumoto

Rating: G

Disclaimer: I still neither own Bleach nor Byakuya and Zaraki [;_;] and don't get any money for writing this fanfiction.

Warning:

English is not my mothertongue – I am still studying it.

Information:

Takes place right after "Kitty" and "Thinking things over". Ikkaku, Yumichika and Matsumoto trying to figure out what's wrong with Kenpachi... and find out more than they ever wanted.

Curiosity

Part 1

Ikkaku hated not knowing what was going on. For one week already has he been feeling like everybody was making fun of him. Yumichika had this annoying smile on his face ALL the time, like he knew something nobody else knew! And that stupid smile got bigger every time he set eyes on the captain!

Said captain wasn't helping much either. He tried to avoid Yumichika and him lately [Ikkaku was just happy that Kenpachi seemed to avoid Yumichika more than him], spent more time on training with the weaker 11th members [a task he usually tells Ikkaku to do as he doesn't have the nerve to deal with beginners] and stole himself away during the night to go kami-knows-where!

And all that seemed to make Yachiru even chirpier! And hell! Just yesterday she made him go with her to "Braidy-san" to ask her about marriage customs! He was just happy that the 4th Division Captain looked as confused as he felt!

"What are you doing here looking at nothing? No training today?"

Ikkaku sighed. Yumichika.

"No. The Taichou is training them again."

"Oh yes. The Taichou. He seems to be overly excited lately."

And here it was again – the annoying smile.

"Yeah. And you'd think he'd tell us why! I mean, it's really getting annoying lately!"

"Oh Ikkaku! You can be so dumb!"

"I am not!"

"You are, or else you could guess what's going on." Yumichika said, flipped his hair back and sat down next to his confused friend.

Said friend seemed deep in thought – most likely trying to figure out again what was going on. Yumichika giggled to himself. When it came to things like that Ikkaku was just like Kenpachi. Both men could be so stupid when it came to beautiful topics like Love.

"Ah damn! I give up! Tell me what's going on!"

Yumichika sighed.

"Na Ikkaku. I let you figure it out yourself."

"No you won't! You will tell me Right. This. Instant!"

The feminine one looked at the wriggling finger in front of him then up at his friend's demanding face.

He was not impressed.

"Come on Yumichika! Don't leave me hanging like that! It's eating me up!"

Yumichika fought with himself. On the one hand he'd just love to torture Ikkaku some more, on the other hand he just wanted to tell SOMEBODY. Oh the news! He just had to share them! This secret was far too beautiful to hide it. Ok. He had to tell.

Didn't mean he'd make it that easy for his friend.

"I will tell you..."

"YES!"

"IF..."

"Oh no..."

"Oh yes." Yumichika smiled. "if you go with me to the human world on Saturday. I wanna go shopping there, a new fashion came out and I need somebody to carry my bags."

Ikkaku gave it a thought. He hated nothing more than going shopping with the other one. All that squealing and "Ikkaku look!" and all these damn bags! But he died to know what was going on!

Wait... Saturday?

"This Saturday?"

"Yes. Why? Don't tell me you got other plans."

"Well I actually do. Matsumoto made me go on a date with her."

"... she made you?"

"Yeah."

Honestly now. Ikkaku and their taichou were such girls. Yumichika had troubles every time not to laugh when they called HIM gay.

Ikkaku getting bossed around by girls and having a hero-crush on their taichou and their captain was spending almost more time on his appearance than training [although Yumichika still didn't give up hope that Kenpachi stops putting his hair up like that. He was by far prettier when it was hanging lose].

"Well, you could take her along."

"You think she would like it?"

Yumichika laughed softly.

"Of course. The only thing you can do to get into a woman's heart is to go shopping with her. Scratch all that romantic dinner crap. You can do that after she already fell for you."

"Man. And I thought the way to their heart was through roses and chocolate. "

Yumichika shook his head.

"Completely wrong. But now, deal?"

"Yeah. Although I doubt I'll survive going shopping with you two."

"You know it's not that bad."

"I know it's horrible." Ikkaku sighed. "But you gotta tell me now! You all smiling, the taichou completely weird, Yachiru giggling more than usually and talking about a wedding."

Yumichika's smile vanished.

"Yachiru is talking about a wedding?"

"Yeah! Tell me what's going on!"

"Well it seems like our taichou has fallen in love."

"....WHAT!?!"

Ikkaku jumped up and let out a shriek.... a manly shriek of course.

"Yes. I have not yet figured out who it is though. But it seems like Yachiru knows."

Silence.

"We gonna bring a lot of sweets for her when we go shopping."

"Oh yes, we will."

Yumichika chuckled evily.