Resu Sosora happily smiled as she stepped out of the elevator, onto the third floor of the building she worked at... it was another simple day, but she couldn't help but feel slightly chipper. She softly hummed to herself until her green eyes spotted a flash of white hair, her heartbeat picking up.

He was her coworker, Toshiro Hitsugaya, generally known for being the quiet yet cold person in the firm... but that's what got her head over heels for him. She almost knows he isn't all cold and mean... that there's someone more joyful on the inside and happy. Each and every time she saw his turquoise eyes turn in her direction, she blushed and held her head down, or turned her face away to avoid meeting his eyes.

Lately she's tried sitting next to him at lunch and trying to strike up a conversation, which he seemed to mostly ignore.

Her friend, Rangiku, had told her, "Resu-chan, this man clearly doesn't seem interested in you... shame, you'd make a good girlfriend to a man."

But Resu won't give up... hopefully. She headed to her office to begin her day at work, secretly waiting for lunch to come so she may try again... sadly, this passed slower than she thought. Resu almost fell asleep at her computer, once again daydreaming what Toshiro was actually like.

She checked her watch and saw that it was 1 pm... 'Finally!' she thought as she got up, grabbing her lunchbag and heading down to the cafeteria. Resu spotted Toshiro sitting off away from everyone else, emersed in a book. A blush crawled up her cheeks as she adjusted the glasses on the bridge of her nose (she doesn't need them, but she likes them), sitting down close to where he was.

"H-hello!" she happily chirped, causing Toshiro to slightly look up from his book, at her. She blushed more and slightly smiled... while Toshiro maintained his emotionless expression.

"Mn, don't you have better things to do then sit here?" he asked. Resu enjoyed the tone of his voice... not too deep, but velvety. She snapped out of her trance, catching on to his question at the last moment.

"W-well... is it wrong to want to talk to someone?" Her shoulders slightly slumped down.

"Not if they don't want to talk to you." He turned his attention back to his book. Resu's expression fell at his word, a hurt look on her face.

"S-sorry for being a bother then..." she apologized, getting up and softly sniffling, quickly leaving the table. What she didn't notice was Toshiro looking back at her, a mildly confused look on his face.

-.-

Over the next few days Toshiro noticed Resu paying less and less attention to him. He didn't catch her sneaking peaks at him anymore, nor did he see her near his table at lunch... a sigh escaped him as he put down his book.

'She was one of the only people who tried to talk to me... Why... does it feel emptier now? More quiet? Was she crying the last time I talked to her? Here?' Questions ran through his mind.

'Why am I thinking so much about her?' He turned his head around, looking for her... he spotted her coming in with a tall, young man, both laughing together. Toshiro felt a slight constriction in his chest as he watched them sitting down.

'I absolutely cannot be jealous that she is with another man.' He told himself this... but, he liked the sound of her voice when she laughed... and somewhere deep in his mind, he wanted to be the person to make her laugh and feel happy.

'So why did I push her away? Why... because of my previous relationship. It proved to me that some women are nothing but whores, liars and cheaters... and to think I loved her.' He growled deep in his throat, but then stopped once he caught Resu looking in his direction, before quickly turning her head away. He made up his mind, he wanted to talk to her later, not ignore her. The only true problem was...

'I... do not remember her name... she told me it once, but due to my uninterest the info just... I just didn't remember it. I do not know in which part she works.' He placed his head in his hands and heavily sighed.

Resu was half blanked out as she carried a small stack of papers in her hands, unaware of the small step down ahead. She let out a small scream as she felt the sudden change, closing her eyes and preparing to hit the floor... when she felt herself caught by strong arms. She opened her green eyes and saw turquoise eyes looking back. Heat rushed back up to her cheeks.

"Are you ok?" he asked, helping steady Resu back up. She looked back at him with wide eyes and a deep blush.

"I-I'm sorry!" She pushed herself out of his grip. "I-I need to hurry and get-...!" Her wrist was grabbed by his hand.

"Please... I want to talk to you." His expression looked tired as he let go of her wrist. Resu looked down at the ground, tears threatening to fall. "I... I'm sorry for ignoring you," he whispered, causing Resu to look up. A tear slid down her cheek and she slightly smiled, a sniffle coming from her.

"Then... may we start over again?"

"Yes."

"Pleased to meet you, I'm Resu Sosora."

"Resu... that's a beautiful name." Resu deeply blushed and softly giggled in embarrassment.

"No it isn't... is ok if I call you Toshiro?"

"Of course. Would you, ah, like to get a coffee after work? It's on me..."

"Oh! Y-you don't need to, seriously."

"I want to." He let out a sigh. "Again, sorry for being like such an asshole."

"It's ok." Her cheeks grew more flushed as she picked up one paper, quickly kissing Toshiro's cheek before walking away, her heartbeat at twice it's normal pace. Toshiro watched her go and placed a hand to his cheek... a subtle smile was on his lips.

'She's nothing like her... and... I like that.'

-.-

The two met for coffee later... autumn leaves littered the sidewalk and Resu clutched her jacked closer to herself. Toshiro looked over to her.

"You cold?" he asked.

"Just a bit... I was never a fan of the cold." Resu took a sip of her coffee, loving that it was warming her from the inside out. She placed the cup down and looked at Toshiro. "You never told me about you." A heavy sigh came from Toshiro.

"Because I have nothing to say."

"BS... something must have happened to make you so... distant to women." Toshiro seemed deep in thought.

"I guess I can tell you. Two years ago, I got engaged with a woman I loved... I known her for years, and she truly caught my attention and my heart. But through the time I was engaged with her, I learned two things. One, some women are lying whores. Two, is that you can never truly trust someone."

"Oh... my god. What happened?" Resu seemed interested.

"She cheated with two different men, one I caught in our bedroom... I forgave her, gave her a second chance... only to find her in two weeks having sex with a completely different man. I told her to get out... I also still have the engagement ring. I took it back before she left." He took out a small box from the inside of his jacket.

"Can I see it? If you're ok with it-" Sudden whistles interrupted them as people slightly cheered them on. Resu's cheeks grew red. "He's not asking me to engage him! I just want to see the ring!"

Someone in the area shouted, "Well, it looks like it! Plus you two seem like a couple!" Resu's face burner redder as she pulled the hood of her jacket over her head, the fur that was on the edge of her hoodie covered her eyes. Toshiro looked at the people around.

"I can tell you as well, I am not proposing to her right now," he growled, his glare quieting people down. Resu peek out from under her hood, her green eyes contrasted against her bright red blush. Toshiro softly sighed and pushed her hood off. "Don't keep it on..." He slid the box over to her and she opened it.

It was a silver ring with 3 stones, which seemed to slightly give off a turquoise gleam.

"A-ah... it's beautiful... did you purposely get it because of the turquoise glint in it?"

"Sort of... what I remember is that her favorite colour was turquoise."

"Like your eyes." Resu softly sighed and gazed at him before putting the ring back and handing the box back to him.

"Yes... thank you." He placed the box back inside his pocket. "I do not know I will ever find someone to give this to." Toshiro looked down at the table.

"Toshiro." He looked up at her. "You will find someone. There is always a match made in heaven for everyone!"

"Except for me."

"No! Including you... Toshiro. I think I'll be the only one without a soul mate. I'm so... shy when it comes to relationships." Her voice grew soft, her head hanged low. He leaned over the table and placed a hand under her chin, tilting her head back up.

"That can change. You just... have to meet that someone, as you mentioned."

'I personally think I did...' Resu thought to herself. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

"Is it ok if I ask as to why you kissed my cheek?" Resu's blush came back.

"A-ah, a thank you for catching me." Toshiro slid Resu's glasses off.

"It's not a problem... why do you wear glasses? You do not seem to-"

"B-because of their look! Glasses make me look fancy..." She smiled at him and Toshiro felt a soft flutter in his heart. He softly chuckled and gently placed the glasses back.

"Tell me... Resu, about your past."

"l... I used to live in a more rural area with my parents before I moved here. There's not much to say... I loved visiting the forest next to our house though." She played with a strand of her brown hair.

"Then why did you move?"

"Because I needed a job. We had none that were good in our little town. But I like it here! I met a lot of amazing people..." She checked her watch. "I gotta go home soon, my cat is probably meowing for her food."

"Wait..." Toshiro took out two small slips of paper and a pen, scribbling something down on one. "Here's my cell number and my office room..." He handed her the slip and she took it.

"T-thank you..." She took out her own pen and took the other slip. "This is my own cell and office number!" She handed the slip as well, and Toshiro noticed a small heart next to her name. "Ah, that's a habit of mine to put a heart there..." Toshiro chuckled.

"You have beautiful writing..."

"So do you!" Resu softly giggled and placed the slip in her pocket, sitting up after. "I wish we could stay and talk more... well... I can stay, my little muffin won't starve... hopefully."

"No, Resu. You can go... thank you for taking the time to talk to me."

"It's not a problem." She waved to him as she exited the store, softly squealing to herself. 'Oh my god! I have his phone number...! He's so nice...! Even though his facial expression remains pretty stoic.' She took out her keys (her house was close to the coffee shop) and opened her door. A mew came from inside and her white cat met her at the front door.

"Awh, Seppen... I'm sorry for being late." She kneeled down and rubbed Seppen's head. "I'll get you food right now."

The rest of the day went by quickly... Resu made herself spaghetti for dinner and enjoyed a small glass of wine along with it. After finishing dinner, she finished cleaning up, taking a quick shower and crawling into bed. She hugged her cat plush and closed her eyes, a happy smile on her face.