I do not own Bleach nor do I own the characters or the settings.

Hello, peeps! It has been way too long since I wrote a Bleach fic. I have actually had this particular story planned out for a long time! After reading the recent chapters in the manga and with all the stuff going down with Ukitake...I won't say too much cause I don't wanna spoil it for anyone...it made me want to write about my Bleach OTP. I mean who doesn't love a good ShunJu fic. Anyway, this chapter is short simply because I'm getting back into the feel of writing for the Bleach fandom...I have been stuck in Hetalia land for a long time! The future chapters will be longer I promise!

I do also want to say that I have no set time for updates. I am having some computer problems at the moment and I'm looking for a new job...also I'm still stuck in Hetalia land for the most part...by the way if you're a Hetalia fan then you should check my other fics out. I would really appreciate it. I also have some more Bleach fics and plenty more stuff. Enough of that though. Point is...if I take forever to update then I do apologize. I have more fics that need to be completed that will take up part of my writing time.

Okay so...enough of that...hope you enjoy and let me know what you think about the first chapter!

When this whole roommate thing started, Jushiro Ukitake wasn't quite sure how he felt about the whole thing. His first few years at the Academy had been fairly peaceful considering he'd had a room entirely to himself. He would admit that it got a bit lonely at times though. The white haired student had assumed he would spend the entirety of Academy by himself until the day Head Captain Yamamoto called him into his office.

Yamamoto had said there was a student he cared about very much and wished for said student to have a positive role model. The Head Captain wanted this student to have a peer to guide him in the ways of studying and getting to class on time. At first Jushiro wasn't sure he wanted to take on the burden of mentoring another student, but the more Yamamoto talked the more Jushiro was convinced it was the right thing to do.

The white haired student eventually agreed to be roommates with the student the Head Captain cared for so much and was given a few hours to get his things packed for moving into his new room. It hadn't taken Jushiro long to pack. He only had a few sets of clothes and most everything else was medicinal or school related. Now, he was sitting on his new futon listening to the brunet student chatting away about girls and parties and Jushiro found himself even more unsure about this whole roommate situation.

When the pale, white haired guy walked into the room, Shunsui had tried his best to be entertaining. He showed the new guy where he could put his stuff and gave him a tour of the room. Now, he was telling him a funny story about a date he'd been on recently, but the new roommate didn't seem to be too impressed with the tale, "Hey, you feeling okay? You're being very quiet."

It takes Jushiro a moment to realize the dark haired student is speaking to him, "Oh? I'm sorry! I didn't think you were finished with your story and I thought it would be rude to interrupt you."

Shunsui laughs as he gives the new roommate a smile, "Enough of me talking. I want to know a little about you. What'd you say your name was again?"

Jushiro returns the smile, "Ukitake…Jushiro Ukitake. I think we have a few classes together…or at least we did last semester."

"I thought you looked familiar." Shunsui makes his way across the room until he's face to face with Jushiro, "The names Kyoraku…Shunsui Kyoraku." He holds his large, hairy hand out, "Nice to officially meet you."

Jushiro looks down at the brunet's hand and politely offers his own delicate hand in response, "Very nice to meet you as well."

The two shake hands and once the introduction was over Shunsui offers to help Jushiro unpack his belongings. The white haired student didn't object and in a matter of minutes his things were put up in their proper place. The brunet peers into the empty box and frowns, "Ya sure didn't have a lot of stuff. Are you sure this is everything?"

Jushiro chuckles at his new roommate's confused expression, "Yes, that's everything. I'm afraid I'm a rather boring individual. I mostly just go to class and study."

To the pale man's surprise, a sad expression appears on Shunsui's face, "But, don't you have any friends that you hang out with?"

The future Thirteenth Captain thinks for a moment before answering the new roommate's question, "Well, I'm very popular in class so I do have quite a few friends, but I mostly just hang out with them in class or in the cafeteria."

Shunsui's eyebrows come together in puzzlement over his grey eyes, "Yeah, but don't they ever invite you to do stuff…like after class?"

"They do, but…I just…I never go with them." A somewhat self conscience expression shows on his pale face, "I usually just decline."

Shunsui scratches his head in confusion, "Why? Don't you wanna hang out with them if they're your friends?"

Jushiro's green eyes avert from the brunet's face down the floor, "I do want to hang out with them and I do…sometimes, but studying and getting enough rest is far more important if one wants to do well in school."

The larger student shuffles his feet in a nervous gesture before finally saying what's on his mind, "Is it…because of…um, the coughing thing?"

Jushiro once again returns his gaze to his roommate's face, "Pardon?"

A pink blush begins to stain Shunsui's cheeks as he attempts to better the awkward situation he'd put himself in, "Old Man Yama told me you had a…um, respiratory thing when he told me about you and the whole roommate thing. He said for me not to worry because it wasn't contagious, but he said you were kinda embarrassed about it." The pink tint soon becomes a blazing scarlet on the brunet's cheeks, "I mean…I don't mind at all. In fact, I told Old Man Yama it was no problem, but I thought that maybe that's why you didn't want to go out with your friends sometimes."

The white haired student is quiet for a long time and his gaze reverts back to the floor. Shunsui silently curses himself for being so insensitive to a guy he just met. This was definitely not how he wanted to begin the new semester with his new roommate, but finally Jushiro focuses on him again and smiles, "Ha, ha…I suppose you have me all figured out. It's silly to feel so uncomfortable with something I've struggled with for most of my life, but I guess I just don't want my friends to feel sorry for me."

A wave of relief flows through Shunsui's body. He was so glad he hadn't offended the new guy, "Um, sorry for bringing that up, but I just wanted to let you know that you didn't have to try to hide it from me and if you wanna hang out after class then I'm cool with that."

A grateful smile forms on Jushiro's pale face as he nods, "I appreciate that and I will take you up on that offer once in a while, but I really do think that studying is important. Besides, Captain Yamamoto has put me in charge of making sure you get all your assignments done. So we will be working before any hanging out occurs."

"Yes, master." He chuckles as he turns toward his own futon, "If you say so."

Jushiro lets another smile grace his lips as he too turns toward his futon to retrieve a book he had been reading. He was beginning to think this whole roommate thing wouldn't be so bad after all.

TBC…

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to read this! As always, love ya!

P.S. If any of my Hetalia fans are reading this...don't kill me! I promise an update for "I Love You With Every Shattered Piece" will be out soon.