Kensei x Shuuhei

Rated:T

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Stubborn

Taking a deep breath, I rapped smartly on his Captain's door.

"Who is it?" Kensei demanded from the other side of the door.

"It's Hisagi Captain...I heard you got wounded..."

The door flew open. A half-naked Kensei stood there, his hair a mess, his eyes blazing, a long, thin cut on his right arm dripping blood. If he wasn't wounded, I probably would have wanted him to fuck me right then and there. "I don't need any help." He growled warningly.

At least he didn't shout. "I don't care if you don't need help Sir.." I said equally determined calm. "I'm not asking you to go to the 4th division. I just was to sew up your wound before you bleed to death."

"I've had worse wounds and I've taken care of them myself." Captain said and started to close the door.

I stuck my foot in the opening. "You're handy with a needle and thread?" We both knew he wasn't. At all.

He glanced down at my foot and frowned, but stopped trying to close the door. "It will heal without it."

"Perhaps sir. Perhaps not." I said as I sighed softly and pushed through the door and into the room.

The last time I had been in this room, I had been completely drunk. I only remembered getting drunk and he brought me back to his place. When I had woken up later, I found him in the office, sleeping behind his desk.

Clearing my mind I took in the bloody water in the sink, the stain haori in a heap on the floor and some ragged strips of torn cotton. I ignored the bed.

"How did you do that? With your teeth?" I asked softly nodding at the strips.

"I told you. I can tend to my wound myself."

I started to drag a chair beside the bed. "I'm not leaving until I've done my best to help you...Captain. So you'd best sit down and let me get at it."

"The cut's not that deep."

I almost growled at him, even though one he was my captain and two he was older then me. "Just how stubborn are you Captain?"

After a long moment of mutual glaring he finally, much to my relief, threw himself into the chair and held out his hand. I swear, one of this days I was going to lose it with him.

His dark eyes seemed to mock me. "You told me earlier that I must ask you if I can touch you, so I think it's only fair that you get my permission to touch me."

My lip almost curled with scorn as I took hold of his warm hand and held it still while I examined the cut. Luckily it wasn't that deep. The use of his hand and arm would be unaffected.

"It's a good thing it was a clean cut..." I said softly.

"Good? I don't see what's good about that." He glared at me, but I didn't let it bother me.

"A ragged-edged wound is worse then a clean-edged one." I replied. I lifted my eyes up to his face, noting that he was a little pale. "But then, if you've tended to your wounds by yourself, you'd know that."

He didn't say anything as I pulled the thread to make the first stitch, my brow furrowed as I worked. He didn't say anything as I continued to work, stitching his wound close.

"You proved me wrong again, Hisagi..."

I flinched and I glanced swiftly up at his face, so close to mine. "Sorry sir."

"It's fine Hisagi. I've been proven wrong before, just not by a sexy lieutenant."

I blushed lightly as I tighten the last stitch and tried not to think about my Captain's proximity. Or note his disheveled grey hair, as if it was tousled from sleep. Or be excited by the low, husky rasp of his voice so close to my ear. Or be distracted by his lips, mere inches away from mine.

"Very neatly done." Kensei observed as I finished the last stitches. "I won't refuse your aid again."

"Thank you sir...even though you tried to convince me from not helping you...Fortunately, it takes more then a foul temper and harsh words to stop me from helping you." I said as I started to wrap his arm in a clean bandage with swift efficiency, thinking it would be best if I finished quickly.

Thee hard line of Kensei's mouth softened a little. "Hisagi…"

I glanced up as he looked at me and I looked at him, the golden gleam in his eyes altered to another kind of fire. I tried to ignore it and the flame kindling within me, but my desire was stronger then my will. My breathing quicken. My heartbeat pulsed with excitement. His face was just inches away, his body close enough to touch. I felt my resolve slip and melt away under the heat of his gaze.

His steady gaze still holding mine, he reached out and pulled me close to him. And something that felt almost like his Zanpakto. Realizing it wasn't I blushed and backed away.

Kensei's face expression hardened and once more the stone-faced Captain stood before me. "Go do what you need to do Hisagi."

"Hai." Frowning slightly I flashed stepped away, needing to take care…of…my…problem.

This sucked.