A Healer Of The Hearts
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach or any of it's character. But I DO own the plot of this story and my original character, Tatsuya Maiko. This story was a request by Alex Rosario! I hope you like it, Axel!!
I was nervous completely out of my mind. My ex-captain, Yamamoto-Kisanagi Rem, had me transfer to the Thirteenth Division to take care of the Tuberculosis captain, Ukitake Jūshriō. I sighed deeply as my feet patted against the wooden floor, "I wanted to stay in her division…" I muttered to myself. I remember when I first met her, she was so beautiful…
Ever since I was little, when she saved me from a large group of Hollows tried to devour me, while I was training in the Junrinan district. All I saw before they attack was the Hollows jagged teeth, dripping with saliva at me, then snow begun to fall. She jumped over my friends as I with her zanpakutō released, she was wearing a white and blue nagajugan, slicing any Hollows that stood against her. She made quick work of them, and then turned to me with a concerned look crossing her features. Her ice blue eyes were filled with warmth as she pulled me to her in a motherly hold. "Someone get Unohana-taichou! This one is terribly injured and barely alive!" She called out, before my world became black.
Later on, I woke up in a bed, in a place that did not look like my home in the Junrinan district. I was in the Fifth Division Captain's quarters, with her watching over me and my health. The only thing she said was, "Ah! Good, I hope my new soon-to-be Third Chair would awake by now." Now, here I am, after working under her for thirty-eight years as her Third Chair to be transferred to the Thirteenth Division as Fukutaichou and Ukitake-taichou's personal doctor for his tuberculosis. I heard so many rumors throughout the Fifth Division of Ukitake-taichou's strength and seriousness, which all made me nervous. I touch the Lily of the Valley charm that I wore in my hair since my ex-captain gave me it when I joined her division on my birthday.
I miss my old division, "Hi!!" Said a hyper blond haired, blue/purple eyed girl jumped out of nowhere. I dropped my bag, clutching to my heart in surprise falling to the ground. The girl blinked at me, "You must be the new fukutaichou! I'm Kotetsu Kiyone, Third Chair of the Thirteenth Division. That lazy guy over there, who clearly I'm better than him, is Kotsubaki Sentarō." She said. I quickly stood up and bowed to them in respect, "It's a pleasure to meet you both." I said, but Sentarō started to argue with Kiyone about who's better than whom. I sweatdropped, while I tried to stop them from arguing; until I heard a series of coughing. I immediately turned seeing the white haired, tuberculosis captain with his hand over his mouth, coughing.
As my ex-captain would say, I went straight into my "doctor's mode", "You two! Shut it! Get me a bowl of steaming hot water and herbal green tea from the Fourth Division! Move!" I ordered, snapping my finger to them. "Yes maim!" They said, saluting to me rushing off. I quickly ushered Ukitake-taichou back to his room into his bed. Pulling my bag beside me, I opened it up, getting out my stethoscope. Putting the stethoscope to his chest I asked him to breathe, which he followed what I asked promptly. "I have the hot water, Tatsuya-fukutaichou!" Said Sentarō, rushing in. "Place it in his lap and let him breathe in the hot steam, it'll open his bronchiole and calm down his illness." I ordered. Sentarō followed my order to a T, Kiyone rushed in with the hot tea and begun pouring a cup, "Tatsuya-fukutaichou? How do you know so much about stuff like this?" Asked Kiyone, looking to me as Ukitake's breathing started to settle.
I thought for a minute, "You know Kisanagi-taichou fairly well, right?" I asked. "Yeah! She comes around here sometimes to check on Ukitake-taichou." She answered. "She is a level three asthma patient of Unohana-taichou. She just never told many people because she thinks they would handicap her. I used to doctor her when her lungs flared up." I explained. Sentarō and Kiyone looked to each other then back to me, "You two need to chill out with the yelling," I said, as I took off my stethoscope, "He doesn't need any loud disturbances. You should be fine in two days, Ukitake-taichou. Just keep drinking this tea and I'll be back for your breathing exercises with the steam after your supper." I said.
He flashed me a smile, "Thank you, I glad that Kisanagi-taichou allowed a person like you, Tatsuya, to be transferred to my Division." He said. I blushed turning away, picking my cheek with my index finger, "No problem, sir. But please call me Maiko; it's a lot better than Tatsuya." I asked. "Alright. Maiko-fukutaichou." He said. When he said that made my blush worsen, those people at the Fifth Division were wrong. He was a kind-hearted, warm man that I wished never had tuberculosis….
OKAY!! That's the first chapter! Hope every likes it! This story is kind of linked to "When Kisses Tastes Like Watermelons." Since Maiko was a residence Shinigami in Karakura during that time. Anyway! Hope everyone likes it!