A/N: This is my first Fanfic in a loooooooong time, but it's my first one this site. It's based more on the emotions of the characters as opposed to plot, but I hope you still like it. I'm trying to make it as logical as possible. Please read and review, I would love the support and criticism.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of the characters. I assure you if I did, I would remotely resemble Tite Kubo.

The Tears You Shed

Chapter One: Tears and Charms

-"Crybaby" She grumbled looking down at the boy on the ground.

He glanced up at her but didn't cease his onslaught of tears. She sighed.

-"I'm sorry, okay?" She spit out grudgingly, pity tugging at her heart strings.

-"You mean it…?" He asked tearfully, peering up at her with watery eyes.

-"Yes…"

-"For what?"

-"Hitting you too hard…" He didn't have to drag it out every time.

-"Okay!" His eyes cleared and he bounced up, unaffected. "I have something to show you Yoruichi-chan!" He grabbed her hand and the two children went peeling through the field where they were sparring and disappeared over a grassy hill in the distance.

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-"Dear gods, don't be such a wuss." She stepped off of his chest, her exasperation becoming irritation.

He looked up at her from where he lay. Her dusty footprint contrasted with the black of his robes, proof of her superiority in hand to hand combat.

-"I was hoping one day you'd show me some sympathy." He grinned through his tears at her, and rolled over on his side languidly.

Yoruichi scoffed, "So this was a ploy to make me feel sorry for you all along?"

-"You COULD feel guilty for once." His grin directed to the sky.

She nudged his arm from where his head was propped. He collapsed rather unceremoniously with a thump.

-"Honestly, Kisuke, I don't know why I bother." She looked away, hiding a grin. "You make me feel so horrible sometimes. I go to bed crying every night from all the guilt." Two could play at this game.

Kisuke gasped dramatically.

-"I didn't think you could FEEL" He said, eyes widening not unlike his smirk.

-"Apparently YOU can't, if you're employing these falsities to manipulate my feelings," She shot back.

He, however, shot up from the ground.

-"Time for class! I need to get back to the academy!" He yelled, a cloud of dust forming after his retreating figure.

-"You already graduated, genius!" She hollered, eyebrows raised. This stopped him, and he ran back and pecked her on the cheek swiftly.

-"Apparently today is not the day for my manly charms to work on you." Eyes gleaming mischievously as he glanced at her before taking off again.

She stood, slightly taken aback, before her wit returned.

-"That one won't work either, Urahara!"

The light kiss lingered as fleeting as her childhood friend.

A/N: Again, please review. It would be much appreciated.

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