Title: Just another day
Series: 50scenes Prompt Table No.2 (#006-Glory)
Author: HeukYa
Genre: General/Romance
Rating: G
Pairing: Kurosaki Ichigo x Hitsugaya Toshiro
Disclaimer: Bleach sovereigns over me, not the other way round.
Distribution: Fanfiction and LJ
Summary: It was as usual as a day could get, really, with absolutely nothing extraordinary.
Spoilers: None
Warning: Fluff. Crap writing.

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Author's Note:

I only hope it counts as a scene;; I'm not sure if I've managed to transfer the whole atmosphere as well as I wanted to… I had once written a FMA RoyxEd fic on a similar idea years ago in my mother language and I don't think it came out as nice as FMA version did…T.T Enjoy and reviews are loved!


Just another day by HeukYa


It was as usual as a day could get, really, with absolutely nothing extraordinary.

The sun shone blindingly yet the rays of radiance were not bleak as to pain the eyes that arched into content semi-circles as they enjoyed the serene pale blue canvas, generously splattered with pure white cotton candies. Fresh green coloured the healthy dark brown earth that was melting into new vitality from months long ice-cold breaths of winter goddess. Random, idle chitchats gently slid in to the music of winds dancing with the young leaves and the birds twittering, all following its own rhythm and beat yet oddly falling into one enjoyable melody. The crystal clear water, still in the ponds and gracefully flowing through streams, sparkled in twinkles under the unhindered glow as if diamonds were embedded.

Life was, literally, in its glory in every element that it was made of, both in the real world and in Soul Society.

It was not anything special, if you thought about it. The world was, after all, in a never-ending cycle of four seasons. Yes, all in all, it really was an ordinary day; almost too blend, peace dousing the jubilant atmosphere and letting the souls soak in the return of the young vivacity.

And it was on such a day that one captain of Gotei 13 found himself stepping through Senkaimon into the real world, slightly narrowing his emerald eyes at the softly caressing tendrils of joyous brilliance assaulting the irises that had been widened in the stagnant darkness of dangai.

And surprise, surprise, the said captain was actually not a man on a mission. It sounded odd even to himself that the human realm was opened to him at this moment with no Hollows to dispatch nor any anomalies requiring in-depth investigation. In fact, all that waited for him was-

"Toshiro!"

The captain watched in silence with mild amusement as the substitute shinigami strode over the little distance between them with a grin bright enough to put the glowing sun to shame. Though far better than himself, the orange-haired teen was not one generous with such blatant display of happiness. But then, who could stay grumpy on a simple, average, yet glorious day like this? Even he had a little tug at the corner of his lips. The quietness from his side was, at least for today, not from the effort of keeping his irritation in check; rather, he was pretty certain he would simply chuckle at just about anything if he opened his mouth at the moment.

Even before coming to a halt, the taller one was already bending down to lightly press his lips against his cheek and the prodigy only rolled his eyes, wrinkling his nose a little at the adoring touch. The brown eyes blinked in surprise at the unexpected lack of the protest from the stiff shinigami before breaking into a joyful smile.

"You got some time, right?"

The silky tuft shimmered like fresh, untainted snow in the gleaming beams of light as if dusted with fine fairy powder and bobbed up and down which led to a large hand stretching out, wide open.

"C'mon, I've got somewhere I wanna take you to."

The prodigy only lifted his eyebrow by a mere inch, the faintly amused face speaking on behalf of him that the prickly captain was content today to let the other entertain him with whatever the strawberry had got planned, and the petite hand dropped into the offered one. The ear-to-ear smile was reaching the point of splitting the teen's face in half but then neither of them really cared much about just how idiotically giddy he looked as the smaller one merely scoffed with an exasperated shake of his head.

And in enveloping tranquillity, they walked. They walked past a bunch of kids playing in the alley, uncaring about little beads of sweat starting to form on their foreheads from all the energetic running and innocent laughs. They walked past a couple of high school girls, chattering about their favourite singer's latest concert while texting at mach speed. They walked past a group of mothers with bags of groceries in their hands, chuckling happily about how much food their children were going through every day, the voices nothing but blissful.

None of them saw the two shinigamis brushing past hand in hand, perfectly satisfied with the companionable silence that had settled between them.

It was on top of a small hilltop that the pair finally stopped their relaxed stroll. A large sakura tree stood quite majestically, the tiny, pale pink petals dotting the beautiful scenery elegantly as they waltzed through the calm air. Juvenile grasses, yet to reach their full heights, provided a splash of eye-comforting green, and the gentle sway of the short leaves blew the scent of freshness over to them. Various coloured rooftops competed to outstand each other below the hill, the blues, greys, and reds trying to catch more of that warm sunlight. In a distance, the river that cut through Karakura glistened like mirror reflecting the bright rays.

"This is where you wanted to bring me to?"

There was no disappointment or incredulity in the question; just simple, genuine curiosity. There was a quiet chuckle from the substitute shinigami who had already flopped down underneath the sakura tree before a dull sound of patting the earthy ground reached the captain. The turquoise orbs blinked only once before the owner took his place next to the teen and much to his surprise, the hand that the prodigy had expected to creep around his shoulders -the one he had been ready to slap- gently grasped his hand that laid in the small space between their legs, the fingers interlocking reflexively before he knew.

"Nice view, isn't it?"

"…Mm."

Invisible Sylph darted past them, almost inaudible sounds of bristling branches followed by a shower of delicate sakura petals. There was nothing but relaxing serenity and satisfying contentment surrounding them like a mother lovingly caressing her newborn baby. And when the silence was coyly broken, it was only because the voice was of quiet but elated whispers of his lover that the scowl-prone prodigy let his head roll onto the broad shoulder without a single crease in the cherubic face, eyelids lazily drooping halfway down over the emerald jewels. A small sign of pleasure flitted across the stoic captain's features as the teen tilted his head to comfortably land on his spiked tuft.

"Toshiro."

"Hmm?"

A short moment of silence. A short moment of simply relishing in the warmth radiating from the body next to each other. A short moment of purely enjoying the nature's masterpiece. Then, unrivalled music ringing in his ears-

"…I love you."

A shooting spike in the heat at the crook of neck is followed by-

"…Me, too."

Then, just for the sake of it-

"…Idiot."

-x-

It was as usual as a day could get, really, with absolutely nothing extraordinary.

The sun graced the world in its glory; the pleasant wind delivered the fresh scent of grass. The fields provided the relaxing music, its note monotonous yet so diverse, and in a distance, the calm river glittered like diamond dusts. Perhaps, it was not so much of a fickle imagination that everyone's smile seemed a little brighter than usual, but in all truth, it really was just an ordinary day.

…But then at least for two lovers, it was perhaps a little more than an ordinary day.