After about two hours, Hitomi paused the game and looked over at the white-haired captain. He looked back at her smile with a confused glare.
"Feeling better?" She asked. He nodded slowly.
"Good, Ukitake probably wants to see me so I gotta go." She smiled at him warmly and stood, but before walking out she pressed his pen into his hand.
Hitsugaya sighed and moved around his desk to restart his paper work.
5 minutes-He glanced at the TV.
10 minutes-Another glance and he started missing Hitomi's presence.
15 minutes-The game welcomed him back with a glowing screen.
2 Days Later
Hitomi walked into the bar in Rukongai looking for Ukitake and found a ghost. That ghost turned out to be a very drunk, very sad and hopeless-but still alive-Rangiku. The strawberry blond was sitting at the bar surrounded by empty bottles of sake and hiccuping more than the brute sitting next to her.
"Rangiku-san!" She chirped, sliding next the woman. Rangiku looked at her and burst into tears. Hitomi's dark blue eyes widened as she hugged the tenth squad fukutaichou.
"What's wrong?"Rangiku looked at her with sad, tearfilled eyes and sniffed.
"He-he's gone Otaru-chan!" She wailed.
"Who?"
"T-taichou! I haven't seen him in DAYS!" She started sobbing again. Hitomi patted her back sympathetically before it hit her.
"Oh god that was a dumb idea! (Kuro: TOLD YOU)" Rangiku stared at her dumbly.
"Don't worry Ran I know where he is." Hitomi sighed. But the red-head had gone back to drinking and crying, not hearing what the other girl had to say. Sighing, Hitomi adjusted her lieutenant's badge and stood, heading towards the door.
Before she got there, her path was blocked by Ukitake who was swaying slightly and had a light pink tinge to his cheeks.
"Captain! H-hi." He glared at her as darkly as a drunk man could. It almost made her laugh.
"Hitomi. What are you doing in here? You shouldn't come to places like this!" He whined. For some reason her Captain felt he should protect Hitomi's innocence, forbidding her from any non-friend relationships. She rolled her eyes at him.
"I was looking for you. Some squad 8 members told me you were drinking with Kyoraku again." She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. They stared at each other for a moment before he caved.
"Ok I'm sorry. What do you need?"
"Byakuya sent in more paper work for you."
"What?"
"I'll be back at the office in an hour! Bye!" She yelled before dashing around him and toward the Tenth Captain's office.
When Hitomi walked in she was welcomed by chip bags littering the floor. In the middle of the all the trash was the White-haired captain,, game controller in hand. He was glaring at the TV which showed an animated ninja destroying a giant bat.
"Hitsugaya?" She asked, stepping over the trash. He froze and turned icy daggers in her direction after pausing the game.
"What do you want Otaru?"
"How long have you been at this?" He shrugged. Hitomi flashed about the room until all the trashed sat in the wastebasket and then she sat next to him on the floor.
"You need to stop."
"Why?" He hissed. His glare darkened.
"Because you'll be back to where you started. Having too much paperwork." She reasoned. He watched her for a second as she fiddled with a loose thread on the couch.
"I'm sorry." He said quietly. She smiled.
"It's fine. Once one has been overdoing one thing, its really easy for them to get addicted to something else. I should've watched you better." She gently took the controller from his hands and turned off the TV.
"But you're okay now." She grinned at his solemn expression.
"No, I'm already addicted to something else."
"W-what is it?"
"I guess it's a drug."
"TOSHIRO HITSUGAYA YOU'D BETTER NOT BE DOING DRUGS!" He chuckled at her panicked tone and pinned her to the floor.
"Not that kind of drug Hitomi. Let me show you."
Ukitake was afraid. His precious lieutenant had been due back 5 minutes ago and hadn't shown up. He knew enough about her to know that she never liked being late. He'd found her sister, Nemu, and she'd told him Hitomi was at the tenth squad office.
Walking up to the door he called Hitsugaya's name before knocking. A response wasn't given to the man and he opened the sliding door.
Lying there on the floor with wrists pinned to the ground was his poor Hitomi. A white beast wearing a captain's haori was on top of her...raping her mouth!
I'll save you Hitomi from that horrible mouth rape! Ukitake shrieked. Hitsugaya picked up his head and looked at him with slightly glazed eyes.
"Mine." He growled. Something in Ukitake snapped at the whitey-chan's words and he launched himself at the other captain. The two then flashed around the room trying to murder each other. Hitomi sighed at stood, making the to freeze.
"Go ahead and kill him." She said, her eyes sparkling. As she left, the two looked at each other, not knowing who the words were directed at. Shrugging, they both launched at each other's throats.