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 woke up to hearing a series of loud knocking. I got up slowly and made my way to the door. I slide it open seeing Kiyone, what looked like she was holding her breath. "Yes, Kiyone?" I said in a tired voice. I didn't get back home, until my new taichou fell asleep and that I knew he was cleared for a good night's sleep, which was around 4 in the morning. "Ukitake-taichou-is-coughing-again-but-more-blood-this time!" She said in one breath. I blinked, then when the sentence fully ran through my head, I made a mad dash for his quarters. I was only in my white nemaki1 as I rushed to Ukitake-taichou, Kiyone was trying her best to keep up with my speed.

I slammed open Ukitake-taichou's door seeing Sentarō tending to him with the herbal tea, "Is he alright?" I said looking to Sentarō with worry. He gulped, "Yes he's fine now. His coughing stopped right before you got here." He said. I sighed in relief as I leaned into the door, "Good…" I said in my sigh as I slumped to the floor, laying my head against the frame. "Fukutaichou!" Said Kiyone, finally catching up, leaning over me; worried. "I'm fine. I'm just relived right now." I said holding my hand up to stop her. My heart was pounding in my chest and my thoughts were racing before I got over here, I never had to deal with this when Rem-sama had an asthma attack. After all, Unohana-sama taught me how to take of things like this and Rem-sama. I hope she's alright too, Hitsugaya-sama would impale me with his sword if her asthma acts up and I'm not there to help her...But I can't leave Ukitake-sama either!

"Are you worried about, Kisanagi-taichou, Maiko-kun?" Said Ukitake-taichou followed by a cough. I moved over to his side, "My worries are occupied by your health right now, Ukitake-taichou." I said putting a cloth to his mouth to catch the blood from his lungs. He took it from me and turned his head slightly away from Sentarō and I. I sent Kiyone out to get a stronger herbal tea suppressant from Unohana-taichou. I hope she forgives me for waking her at this hour of the morning. Kiyone rushed off and Sentarō went to go get him some breakfast. The bag of my medical instruments were sitting soundly in a corner, I pulled it to me and got out my stethoscope again, putting it to his back to listen to his lungs. Apparently, his lungs sounded like as if they were full of fluid. That can not be good.

When he stopped coughing, I asked for the cloth, which upon me looking, I saw blood and yellowish mucus. My eyes narrowed, "Something wrong, Maiko-kun?" He said kindly. I knew what he had now, and I really didn't want to tell him that he's even sicker now. "Taichou. You have pneumonia. It seems your lungs are half filled with fluid." I said in a sad tone. His face didn't fault at all, his smile didn't vanish from his warm face, "Don't worry so much, Maiko-kun. Everything will turn out okay in the end." He said. I blinked, his warmth filled me and here's the funny thing. I believe him. Every word.

1 Nemaki – Japanese pajamas

Here's chapter number two!! Have fun reading and r&r!