AN: Day two of my drabbles series. Thanks so much to RunicSiren, CleverPhoenix and Foxcklee for reviewing. Enjoy!

Title: Kidnapped for Christmas

Pairings: Ichigo/Ukitake

Warnings: None

Ukitake had tried to convince herself that she should be highly irritated right now. Really, she did.

As a Captain she should be aghast that anyone would try to pull such an audacious stunt...and actually succeed with it. And it should have irritated her further that her own Division could not stop this from happening in anyway. But most importantly, she should be rather irate with herself for allowing herself to be kidnapped.

On Christmas Eve.

Oh, sure, she wasn't doing anything special. She was merely catching up on some paperwork that she let lag behind because of her illness that had flared last week, making her unable to carry out her captain's duties. She had spent the last couple of days working hard to catch up as she didn't want anyone else to have to do her work for her. However, she was working too hard according to a certain someone.

In all honesty, she was more surprised by who the perpetrator was in her kidnapping. She really didn't think he had it in him. But then again, he was worldly known for pulling reckless and dangerous stunts.

Yeah, she was kidnapped by none other than Ichigo Kurosaki.

Now, she expected something like this coming from Shunsui, Kisuke, Yoruichi, Isshin or even Shinji for that matter. Hell, even Zaraki Kenpachi would probably do something like this.

But Ichigo? Truly, she was learning more and more about that boy every day.

He wasn't exactly subtle in his kidnapping, either. Nothing was ever restrained with Ichigo, it seemed.

No, he simply walked into her office, asked her why she was still doing paperwork before threatening her by saying if she didn't cease work at once, he was going to kidnap her and whisk her away into the World of the Living. Not his exact words, of course.

He looked rather comical; standing in the door way, his hands on his hips, his face creased in a usual scowl as he all but announced what he threatened to do to her entire Division.

Ukitake, of course, just laughed as she thought it was a joke, before asking Ichigo that he would surely have other people he'd rather spend Christmas Eve than with her.

She still thought it was cute, though.

That was until she found herself suddenly draped over his shoulder, her hands touching the small of his back and his arm wrapped securely around her waist, holding her effortlessly over his shoulder like she was nothing more than a sack of potatoes. She was so shocked that she didn't say or do anything. It was like her mind suddenly shut down on her. It didn't help matters when Ichigo strolled boldly out of her office, announcing without a care to her Division that he was kidnapping their captain.

And the response he had received was a simple "Go ahead, but bring her back in the morning."

From Rukia Kuchiki.

Even Shunsui, her best friend of over 2000 years, whom they bumped into while Ichigo was in the process of kidnapping her, simply told Ichigo to take good care of her, smiling that knowing smile of his.

And he simply laughed when she called him a traitor for not helping her.

She should at least be mildly annoyed by her predicament, right? She had every right to be.

But with the way the snow was slowly drifting around her, the Christmas lights gently blinking as they lay elegantly draped over the Christmas pine tree, the cup of hot chocolate warming her hands, the soft scarf wrapped around her neck and a strong arm held tightly around her shoulders, how could she be irritated?

How can anyone be irritated on Christmas?

"See, this is better than paperwork, huh?" Ichigo pointed out, a rather smug grin on his face.

Ukitake had to laugh a little before taking a sip of her hot chocolate, pressing herself further against Ichigo's side as they sat on a park bench, gazing up at the public display of Christmas lights and trees.

"I must admit, being kidnapped on Christmas isn't so bad," Ukitake said with a playful tone. "But a bit of warning before hand would have been nice."

"It wouldn't have been a surprised then, would it?" Ichigo quipped back at her. "Christmas is about surprises, isn't it?"

"Hmm," Ukitake hummed with a small smile. "It's also about exchanging gifts, so..."

She leaned over and gave a soft kiss on his cheek. This was her gift to him.

"Thank you, Ichigo-kun," she said with a smile. "Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Juushiro."