Falling in love is never easy. In all honesty, it's one of the hardest things to do, even if you have hundreds and hundreds of years to do it. And when you finally do find it, there's the possibility of rejection or something worse- pedophilia.
Okay, I know what you're thinking. "Pedophilia, Kisuke? Really? That's below you!" And you are absolutely correct. It is beneath me. …Now if only I meant that literally.
The object of my secret desires was none other than the hot-headed, brown eyed Ichigo. Yes, I had a thing for the high schooler. I had felt something for him during our first meeting, and the feelings had only increased in intensity since I started training him.
After training, he would stay at the shop for hours, conversing with me about anything and everything one could think of. Then he started coming by on resting days. At first I didn't think anything of it, assuming that he simply wanted more information about Soul Society and how Rukia was going to be executed, but when he started to joke and help around the shop, I realized that he just wanted to spend time with me.
Granted, his attention could be thought of as simple respect or even thankfulness, but it was different. It felt different. And I suppose that's what gave me the courage to step forward just as he was about to enter the portal to Soul Society.
"This is why I love you, Ichi," I said loud enough for all those in the room to hear. "You're brave, strong, intelligent, everything I love in a guy. You'd do anything to help the people you love."
He rolled his eyes, a small blush coating his cheeks. "Yeah, well, I think you're a genius who has more talent than anyone I have ever met. Not only that, but you're more powerful than all the captains in Soul Society and hot as hell."
Now how could I possibly let our requited affections go unrewarded? I grinned, tilting his face up to mine. Our lips brushed against each other's in a chaste kiss before I let him go. Then, with a little push from me, he made his way over to the portal and was gone in an instant.
"You'd better come back to me, Ichi."