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Another chapter, another story. Oi, enjoy!

For a moment, Byakuya swore that he felt his heart stop beating. For that one, horrible moment, his air supply was cut off and his world collapsed. The words shot through his mind, causing cold shivers to run up and down his spine.

Hisana? Kyoraku-taichou? How could they...

Byakuya came into the room and was greeted by the slightly surprised face of the 8th division captain and his calm-as-ever subordinate. Shunsui waved at Byakuya, his motions friendly and excited. He patted the space on the floor beside him, gesturing for Byakuya to come and have a seat next to him.

"Ah! Kuchiki-taichou! What an honour to have you set foot in our humble quarte--- Hey!"

Shunsui was cut off when Byakuya shunpo'd toward him and lifted him up off the floor. He stared directly into his eyes and glared as the captain slowly struggled to get back on solid floor. But he gave up soon, noting that Kuchiki-taichou had an extra shot of adrenaline running through his veins. He let out a heavy sigh in defeat.

Is that alcohol on his breath? Such a vulgar man. Such a disgrace!

"What happened between you and my wife?" Byakuya finally managed say.

Nanao looked absolutely confused and tried to move between the two captains, only to be glared at by Byakuya. Shunsui stared straight into Byakuya's dark brown eyes and saw nothing but pure hatred. He tried to gather his thoughts.

1. Kuchiki-taichou burst into the room and grabbed me by my shihakousho, only to lift me up in the air and accuse me of doing "something" with his wife.

2. I don't think I have ever seen him this angry.

3. I have to choose my words wisely...

Shunsui stared into Byakuya's cold eyes again.

...or Hisana isn't the only person that died on this day.

"I-I-I have no idea what you are talking about Kuchiki-taichou! Please let me dow- Ow ow ow!"

Instead Byakuya's grip only tightened on Shunsui's clothes which left him hanging in the and trying to pry the 6th division captain's fingers off. One violent shake was all it took to make him stop.

"I heard you and Nanao talking about it... Your first kiss!"

Shunsui started to laugh and Nanao tried to cover her giggles behind her hand. Byakuya let Shunsui down and stared at the two in disbelief.

"It's all a misunderstanding, Kuchiki-taichou... You see-"

-Flashback start-

"That's what you said the last time and it ended with me sitting on the side of a road with a broken heart."

"I'm telling you! He is perfect for you! He isn't your type, your exact opposite to be exact. But you know what they say, opposites attract!" Hisana chanted happily.

Nanao stared at her friend. She couldn't understand why anyone would want to, what did she call it, "match-make"? Whatever, it involved her getting messed up in all sorts of weird dates that Hisana would organize for her. In other words, Nanao didn't exactly appreciate all the things Hisana did to get her a boyfriend. But Nanao couldn't see Hisana pout, so she would always give any man a chance.

"Fine, what's his name?" Nanao mumbled.

Hisana beamed at her friend: "His name is Shunsui Kyoraku! He is the lieutenant of the 6th division! Funny coincidence, isn't that the company you want to join?"

Nanao looked at Hisana wide-eyed. She dated all sorts of men: big, small, ugly, handsome... even slightly perverted men, but she never dated a vice-captain. Especially from the company she wanted to join.

"Hmm... You look a little pale Nanao. Are you feeling OK?" Hisana said, a hint of mischief in her voice.

Nanao stared at her friend again. She started thinking of the odds. Hisana and Nanao were opposites, but they were close friends. And anyway, she didn't join the 6th division yet, so no damage can be done. Nanao made up her mind.

-- 2 days later, 7:30pm --

Nanao stood under the big sakura-tree on the compound of the 8th company. She tapped her foot on the ground and stared at her wristwatch for the 100th time, but he still didn't show up. Yes, Nanao was used to this. Her other dates made her wait for 5 or sometimes 10 minutes, BUT NEVER AN HOUR!

She was just about ready to leave when she heard a gently thud behind her. She turned around only to come face-to-face with Shunsui Kyoraku, fuku-taichou of the 8th company. A surprisingly cocky smile was spread over his face, and he chuckled at the frown that covered Nanao's features.

"Hmm. A patient one, eh?" he finally managed to say after another moment of silence.

Nanao stared at him in disbelief. She suddenly realized what he was trying to say. The idiot watched her this whole time!

"Now let's get back to the dating part of our meeting!" he said cheerfully and pulled out a bottle of wine from under his pink kimono which he wore over his shihakousho. He spread out a blanket, sat on it and gestured Nanao to do the same. Dumbfounded she sat down beside him.

"So Nanao-chan, in whi-" he was cut off by Nanao.

"Don't call me that. You may refer to me as Ise-san." she scolded him.

He looked at her in a curious way. It was uncommon for anyone to scold a vice-captain.

"You are dry, you know? Anyway, Ise-say, which company are you in?"

"I am... Well... I'm not really in a company yet." she said under her breath.

"Well, why don't you join our company? You have spirit and seem... Well, strong." he said, that cocky smile on his face again.

"Strong?" asked Nanao. No one ever called her strong before. And what did he say about spirit?

"Ts. Don't belief me?"

He looked her straight in the eyes and for a moment the two were surrounded by a comfortable silence. Then, without a warning he leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.

Nanao's reiatsu rose up to a level which she never experienced before and she slapped him as hard she she could. The bang echoed through the trees and the reiatsu was felt from afar.

"See? Strength and spirit!" he said and grinned at her.

-Flashback end-

"And, well. We started meeting more and got more intimate. I joined 8th company, he became captain and I took his position of vice-captain." she finally finished.

"But you said he lost his first real kiss to Hisana." Byakuya mumbled.

"Kuchiki-taichou! She said I lost my first kiss because of her. Not to her! I mean, if Hisana wouldn't have been there, I doubt we would have gotten so... well..." Shunsui looked lost.

"Intimate" Byakuya finished for him.

"Exactly! Now, can I offer you a drink?" the captain asked.

Byakuya turned around and walked out of the room before anyone could have the chance to offer him anything else.

You never told me you were a match-maker.

Never had he been so embarrassed before, not to mention the fact that he accused another captain of such a disgraceful thing. He stopped in his tracks and stared at the sky again. It seemed less cloudy and little specks of blue could be spotted among the gray.

Is there anything else you want to tell me?

He kept walking toward the 6th company wing of the Seireitei when he found himself hearing her name again and stopping to catch more of the conversation.

"Hmm. How long has it been... 100 years? 200 hundred? To think I still remember you."

The voice belonged to Renji, Byakuya's lieutenant. He leaned against the frame of the door to listen to Renji talk. (to himself, apparently)

"I didn't thank you. Remember? It was your loving nature that saved me."

Hisana saved Renji's life? But... She died before Renji even became a shinigami. And the "loving nature" part of his talks troubled him even more.

"Abarai." Byakuya stood in the door and stared at the fuku-taichou standing at the window.

"H-hai taichou!" Renji Abarai stood up straight and saluted his captain.

"Tell me about Hisana."

Whew! Another chapter, yay!

Sorry that it took so long. My family visited Kong Khaen (Thailand) for the long weekend here in Asia. And (Murphy's law) we had no internet. Or computers for that matter. But at least I had some more time to reflect in this and gather my thoughts.

Anyway. To those who haven't quite gotten the idea, this fanfic is about people who knew Hisana in ways that Byakuya never saw her. And now he walks around (usually aimlessly) and finds out different aspects of Hisana. Yeah. -.-'

Thank you to the 2 that reviewed! (mainly to hafewolfdemon, GrinninGin doesn't REALLY count. Sorry ;-P) Even though I got little reviews, they make my day:-) So please read&review!

-chappy-chan (Shiinji)

P.S.: I think you can figure that the next chapter is Renji's story about Hisana!