She clung to him. Both arms constricted the man's forearm as they walked together to their destination. With eyes facing forward Hyorinmaru didn't seem to notice the bombardment of questions and affectionate chatter emitting from the feline's mouth. The outburst of flirtatious comments never bothered him, nor was it the fact that they were polar opposites. She was mischievous, aggressive and outgoing. He, was calm, cool and collected. It seemed that no matter how much time they spent together whether it was on the battle field or in the office there Haineko always felt as if she were talking to herself from Hyorinmaru's lack of social interaction. However he was aware, when he saw the feline's interest fading away he entertained her with a look of acknowledgment...they were partners after all.
"Oy! Look over there!" Said the dark-figured Kazeshini with his hand pressed to his brow in viewing position. The wind demon viewed the couple from a faraway wall, with him, was the giant spirit Hozukimaru.
"Eh?" Hozukimaru grunted.
"It's Hyorinmaru...and he's walking with someone..."The shadowed-figure commented.
"Who?" Yawned the half asleep zanpakuto. "Can you tell who it is?"
"Haineko! That poor, poor bastard."Kazeshini laughed.
"Not surprising."Hozukimaru breathed.
"We should have a little chat with our friend and see what's going on." Kazeshini insisted. Little did he know that his comrade had already gone back to sleep.
They stood in front of the giant wooden double doors that guarded the twelfth squad's barracks. Hyorinmaru pushed open the giant door, by doing so it resulted in the releasing of his arm from Haineko's death grip. Stepping no more than five feet into the facility they were greeted by a small floating figure.
"Good afternoon Ashisogi Jizo." Said Hyorinmaru. "Hello."Smiled Haineko.
"Package?" Bleeped the winged child. Being handed the reports, Ashisogi Jizo's small yellow hands accepted the package while bleeping high-pitched noises. Without any formal goodbye they mysterious figure floated away down the hall in which he came. With the task completed both zanpakuto turned around and left the barracks.
The curious cat trailed her love interest intently. Like a child peering around a corner, Haineko was constantly looking up at the man's face almost as though she was waiting for him to turn around and question her actions. He did not.
"You know, we don't have to go back now."The pink feline persisted while pressing her cheek to his arm. Continuing his silent saunter back to his previous destination, she tried again. "We could go to the new hot springs, just you and me?"
They arrived back at their barracks and stopped in front of Captain Hitsugaya's office door. Whipping around, the tall spirit faced the suddenly quiet cat, his grey eyes connecting with her green orbs. For a moment they starred at each other, neither one blinking until the man's mouth opened.
"How does dinner sound?" Hyorinmaru offered.
"Dinner!" Haineko happily asked. "Aw! That sounds lovely!" The ecstatic feline purred.
"Good." As if trying to hide something, the man quickly turned around retreating into the office. As he entered the room he heard his master's voice call out from behind the tall stack of papers that littered his desk.
"What was that about dinner?" Hitsugaya asked.
"Oooh does somebody have a date?" Inquired Matsumoto who had just entered the room.
"I suppose..." He continued to stare in his master's direction as he was interrogated.
"Who is it with." The young captain questioned.
"Is it Haineko?" Matsumoto asked. Seeing as there was no response from Hyorinmaru, the lieutenant smiled at the thought."Oh my! It really is Haineko!"
Rising from his chair, the spiky haired boy stood in front of his zanpakuto. "Well it's good to know that you are willing to familiarize yourself with your comrades."
"How sweet! You might want to be careful, Haineko has been waiting for an opportunity to get familiarized with one another."Laughed the blond woman. "Oh and by the way, her nails are pretty sharp." Warning the collected man as he made his way to the captains quarters.
"Hmmm...Haineko and Hyorinmaru..." He thought.
"Captain! I just had a great idea! Seeing as our zanpakuto's are going on a date, how bout you and I have our own little time spent together?" Matsumoto asked.
"There is work to be done." Declared the boy.
"But we haven't had anytime to relax ever since the sword fiends appeared. Plus, it will relieve some stress bettering our work efficiency."She insisted.
"You mean MY work efficiency...And I guess we could end today's work early..." Hitsugaya sighed in defeat.
"Oh Thank You! Captain!." Matsumoto cried while pressing her breast against her captains face.