Babysitting Yachiru
Summary:
Babysitting is a big job. But when the "baby" you're babysitting is a Lieutenant…lets just say things get interesting.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
This is a Renji X OC Pairing. ^_^
Italics are thoughts.
I ran as fast as I could but to no avail. "I caught you!" the painfully cheerful voice yelled into my ear as I gracefully thudded to the floor. "Yea, yea. You caught me." I muttered as I tried to get up. I managed to untangle my arms and sit up yet the weight still remained on my shoulder. I turned to see the little pink hair girl giggling happily.
"Yachiru….don't you have an off switch somewhere?" I asked sighing. Yachiru tilted her head, "What do you mean?" she asked and then once again giggled. "Nothing. Don't worry about it." I said getting up with the little girl still perched on my shoulder. "How does Kenpachi do it?" I asked myself in my head as the little girl started rambling about candy.
Stupid Kenpachi Zaraki had ditched the little girl in my care and wandered off somewhere. "To drink probably." I thought bitterly still walking to someplace unknown. I sighed as I stopped, "Where do you want to go Lieutenant?" I asked sighing. I usually just called her by the name Kenpachi had given her but in rare situations when I was tired I just called her by her rank.
"We should go….Uhmm…To see Pineapple Head!" Yachiru yelled, conveniently, in my ear. "I'm right here…there's no need to shout. Now which way is Re-uhm Pineapple Head's office?" I asked using Yachiru's Nickname for the red headed lieutenant of squad six. She put a finger on her chin and her big eyes surveyed where we were, "That way!" she said pointing off in a random direction.
I sighed and went the opposite way of the way she pointed. She pouted, "Where are you going?" she said her bottom lip quivering a little. I smirked inwardly, "I know a short-cut!" I said in an excited voice. Her eyes got big and she grinned once more and continued in her rambling. I don't even know how I got stuck with carrying her around, I mean, I'm not even in the eleventh squad! I'm the sixth seat in squad ten! I shouldn't be hauling around a little girl!
We finally made it to the sixth squad's office where Byakuya Kuchiki and Renji Abarai sat probably in silence, doing paperwork. I sighed before knocking on the door. "Come in." Captain Kuchiki's deep voice said calmly. I braced myself for the cold look in his eyes and opened the door. "Captain Kuchiki." I said acknowledging him with a bow.
"We came to see Lieutenant Abarai." I said respectfully. Captain Kuchiki nodded but then seemed to pause, "You said we…yet I only see one person." his deep voice said and it made me feel like he just accused me of murder. "Yes well you see…" I started but was cut off by Yachiru screaming in my ear. "Hi! I came to see Pineapple Head!" I flinched and tried to remain calm and collected.
Captain Kuchiki nodded once again and continued whatever he was doing before we came. I turned to my right and saw Renji giving me a weird look. "Lieutenant Abarai? You don't have to be so formal you know. We've known each other for a long time." he said chuckling as I felt my face heat up slightly. "Well yes but you must understand…I'm not use to….this…" I said waving my arms around.
Yachiru jumped off of my shoulder and perched on the edge of Renji's desk, "So Pineapple head how you doing?" she asked cheerfully. Renji smiled slightly at her, "I'm good but do you have to call me that?" he asked sighing. Yachiru paid no mind to him and her eyes lit up, "Do you have any candy?" she asked excited.
Renji leaned closer to her, "I may. But I'm afraid Captain Kuchiki ate it all." Renji said perfectly serious. I held in a giggle as Yachiru look at him in horror and then promptly bounced over to Captain Kuchiki to ask him if he really had eaten the candy and she didn't seem to believe him when he said he had no such time for such nonsense. I giggled slightly at her trying to explain that candy wasn't nonsense but was delicious.
I turned to look at Renji grinning at the mischief he had just caused. I wouldn't admit it to anyone but I had a crush on the brash lieutenant of squad six. We'd known each other for a while and were really close like best friends….unfortunately for me that was all we would ever be. He turned and grinned at me and I smiled back but my smile was tinted with sadness.
"So…what brings you guys to see me?" Renji asked still smiling at me. "well Yachiru wanted to see the famous Pineapple Head and it was something to keep her busy." I said shrugging. Renji chuckled, "Zaraki dump her on you again?" he asked with a knowing look. I sighed and nodded, "It's been exhausting and I have a feeling it's going to get worse."
Renji laughed and cleared off a corner of his desk and motioned for me to sit down. I did gladly and he looked back at Yachiru and the captain. Yachiru was silent and was perched on his shoulder watching him do paperwork. The captain must of sensed our stares because he looked up, "You may have company Abarai, but you still have to get your paperwork done." he said seriously as he looked back at the form he was finishing up.
Renji sighed and started to watch and I started to mess with his hair. "Personally I like it down." I thought as I played with it. It was a wonder that Renji even let me play with it. He was sensitive about his hair and also about his tattoos but he would never admit it. After a while I decided I better go see if Zaraki was back.
"Alight Yachiru it's time to go." I said standing up. I barely caught the sad face of Renji before turning to the captain's desk to see that Yachiru was nowhere in sight! "Oh No." I said as I sat back down on Renji's desk in shock. "How long has she been gone?" I asked in an exasperated tone. Captain Kuchiki looked at me, "She was your responsibility. You should have been paying attention instead of distracting my lieutenant." he said in his cold collected voice.
I sighed and got up, "Well I guess I better go find her. Bye Renji. I'll try to see you sometime but I've got a mission I'm going on tomorrow." I said smiling sadly. Renji sighed, "Another one? Why are you always gone?" he asked frustrated. I shrugged, "Guess I'm popular." I laugh a little before turning to the captain.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay so long Captain Kuchiki. Have a good evening." I said smiling for it indeed had gotten darker outside. He nodded his head slowly and I waved to Renji before I left. I left and headed off to see if I could find her. I thought about putting up posters of her with 'have you seen this lieutenant?' written under it.
Unbeknown to me a interesting conversation was going on in the office I had just left. "Abarai. If you have finished your paperwork you may go assist your girlfriend in finding the lieutenant of squad eleven." Byakuya said not even looking up from his paperwork. Renji looked up, "She's not my girlfriend." with a stern look from the captain he added in, "Thank you captain I will go help her." he said grabbing Zabimaru from his place next to the desk. "Abarai." Byakuya's voice stopped him. "You should tell her how you feel." he said staring at his lieutenants back. Renji sighed, "She doesn't feel the same." he said as he marched out. "Hmm." Byakuya murmured as he glanced back at his paperwork.
Meanwhile I had searched everywhere for the little pink haired girl! She had vanished off the face of the earth! Or at least off of the face of the Soul Society! Maybe she had gone to the human world…but why? She wasn't someone to just go somewhere because she wished too….well strike that but I mean she would have at least taken me with her!
I started rambling to myself as I walked into this garden place that I went to think. I was so wrapped up into my rambling that I didn't noticed Renji as I turned the corner to go to my favorite place next to the pond under the weeping willow. I ran into him and landed in the dirt and the blinked confused, "Renji?" I asked kind of dazed.
Renji sighed and helped me up and I continued my walk to the pond with Renji in tow. "So…I've look everywhere for Yachiru but I haven't found her!" I yelled at Renji who obviously knew that from the look on his face. "I haven't found her either." he said seriously and I blinked, "You were looking for her?" I asked confused.
He nodded and said nothing more. I sighed contently and looked up at the moon, "it's beautiful tonight." I said to myself and Renji leaned back against the tree with me. "Yes it really is." he said in a soft voice and I smiled to myself. Only Renji would know what I was talking about.
"We really should get up and find Yachiru." I said but I made no move to get up. Renji nodded but also didn't attempt to get up. I sneaked a look at him and smiled to myself at the way the moon lit up his face. His expression was so different from the normal look he had on his face.
It was peaceful and calm totally opposite from the tense, ready to start a fight expression he always had on. He sighed and closed his eyes in contentment and I wanted to reach out and trace the tattoos on his forehead but resisted.
Renji chuckled to himself, "You having fun?" he asked smirking. I blinked twice and came back with the oh so intelligent answer of, "Huh?" Renji laughed, "You were staring." he said looking into my eyes. "Oh! I'm sorry. You just looked so peaceful." I said sheepishly looking away.
Renji moved so he was facing me, "How could I not be peaceful? I'm here in a beautiful place with the moon shining and I'm with a beautiful girl." he said smiling and then he seemed to freeze. "Did he really say I was beautiful? Oh gosh what do I do? Do I make a joke or do I be completely serious?" I thought in a panic and I went with a joke, "Really? What girl? Whelp don't see her. Guess you are stuck with me." I said chuckling a little.
Renji tilted his head in confusion. "I was talking about you." he said with disbelief in his eyes. I looked at him and tilted my head, "Wha-what?" I asked and Renji reached up and pushed my brown hair out of my face, which it often was, and then rested his hand where my neck and head met.
"you are beautiful. Specially when the moon is lighting up your beauty." he whispered with a slight smile on his lips. "oh gosh his lips are perfect. I bet they're soft! Oh gosh! Stop thinking about that. It'll get you in trouble! ….but he's so close…" my eyes slipped down to his lips and I just stared.
Renji chuckled and then tilted my head up so I was looking into his eyes, "You should have just asked." he murmured. I was about to ask what he meant but all thoughts flew out of my head as his lips met mine. When he pulled back I couldn't breathe. We stared at each other for a while trying to find words.
"Yay! Bya-Sama was right!" Yachiru's voice yelled from the willow tree. "Yachiru?" I asked and she plopped down out of the tree and looked at both of us. I knew I was turning bright pink and I didn't have to look at Renji to know he probably was too. "Where have you been!" I yelled at her and she giggled, "With Kenny."
She pulled a camera out of nowhere and giggled again, "Now I can take this back to Bya-Sama and Kenny to have it developed." she said gleefully and she ran off. I got up realizing the picture on that camera was of Renji and I.
"Yachiru! Get back here or I'll skin you're hide! I don't care if you are a lieutenant!" I yelled and Renji stood up next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist and turned me around to where I was facing him. "Do you know what everyone could do with that picture?" I asked distressed.
"I'll be picked on for life by Rangiku!" I shuddered at the thought and Renji laughed, "Don't laugh!" I yelled hitting his shoulder gently. "as long as I've got you it doesn't matter." he said softly. I stopped my rant and looked at him and smiled before he placed his lips on mine. Maybe babysitting Yachiru wasn't as bad as I thought it was…..