"Captain Hisagi," Yuki called as she ran down the hall. Shuuhei watched her run toward him. He hoped that one day it would be for him and not for an article she had written. He wanted her but he couldn't figure out how to ask her out. For once, words failed him. She caught up to him. "I wanted you to read my article for Seireitei Communication."

"Sure, step inside my office." He opened the door for her and thought that maybe he should just ask her out. It was summer. She had been in the division for three months and they got along well together. He couldn't imagine that she would say no.

Her heart raced as she sat her belongings down on the desk. Yuki wasn't nervous about her article. She knew it was good work. She was nervous about what she was about to do. Yuki turned as Shuuhei closed the door. She took a breath, grabbed her courage and kissed him. Shuuhei was shocked at first. They had flirted before but he never thought that she would kiss him. He was vaguely aware of her body pressed lightly against his. The kiss was short and sensual. Yuki pulled away first and took a step back, unsure of his reaction.

"Yuki, I want you." Shuuhei pulled her to him and covered her mouth with his. Yuki fisted her hands in his hair. Shuuhei was shocked she had kissed him but he had been thinking about it for a long time. Since he had been promoted to captain, he hadn't found time for a woman but he had his eye on her since before she had joined the division. His hand hesitated on her obi.

"Take me. I want you to take me." Yuki pulled off her obi. Her uniform pooled at her feet. She pulled at the ties on her underwear and they too were soon lying in a heap on the floor. Shuuhei put his hands on her hips and lifted her onto his desk.

She pulled at his obi and soon his uniform was on the floor. Shuuhei slid into her and Yuki let out a moan. He trailed his lips down her neck. Yuki wrapped her arms around him. Her breath was hot in his ear. His hands gripped her hips as he pumped into her. She tightened around him. Lips met again as she peaked and he released himself into her.

They were quiet for a moment before Shuuhei spoke. "Yuki, I…" He paused. Had they really just kissed and had sex in his office?

"Please don't say you're sorry."

"I wasn't going to."

She looked up at him. "You weren't?"

"No. I was thinking you deserve something better than this."

"I liked this." She smiled.

"So did I." He kissed her and felt the want for her build again. "Although I thought our first time would be a little more romantic."

"You thought about us together?"

"All the time," Shuuhei admitted. He started to say something else when there was a knock on the door.

"Captain Hisagi!" someone called from the other side. Shuuhei bent down and grabbed their clothes and then took Yuki's hand and flash stepped them to his quarters.

"Yuki, I think about you all the time," he said as he stroked her hair.

"You barely know me."

"I could say the same." He paused and took a breath. "Yuki Hitsugaya, born January 3 to Toushiro and Hana Hitsugaya. One younger brother, Auron Hitsugaya of the 11th division. Captain Kyoraku's wife is your maternal grandmother. You have been writing since before you joined the Academy. You love ramen. Your favorite color is purple and not just any purple, the same shade as your eyes. Your favorite flowers are irises and you wear underwear that ties on the side." He smirked at her.

"Occasionally." She returned his smirk with one of her own. "There's more to me that just that, Captain Hisagi. There are things no one knows."

"Yuki, we've had sex, you can call me Shuuhei." She nodded. "Tell me you secrets," he said as his lips hovered over hers.

"No." Yuki smiled as she kissed him. She wondered what had come over her. She had only planned on kissing him and asking him out to dinner. She hadn't expected to have sex with him. She had never been taken like that before. It was raw lust and want that had come over her. She knew she liked him but she was surprised when he said he had wanted her.

Shuuhei didn't want to let her go. Something happened when she kissed him. Something had come over him. Wants had taken over him but there had been no regrets. It hadn't gone away. He still wanted her.

Yuki pushed away from him. "This isn't like me. I don't do this." She wrapped the top of her uniform around herself. Shuuhei thought it only made her look sexier.

"Yuki, I didn't think you did. It's not something I've ever done either." He stopped himself from reaching out and touching her. "I wanted you. I still do. Your first day I told you that I thought you were pretty. I don't think you're pretty. I think you are stunning. There are days I can't look at anything but you. There are days that I'd rather be looking at you. I like you. I like being with you. You're fun to talk to and you're opinionated. You are a very interesting woman. I didn't know how to ask you out without sounding pathetic." He paused and ran a hand through his hair.

"Pathetic is not a word I'd use to describe you. My first thought of you was that you were undeniably sexy. All you have to do is ask me if I want to go to dinner or something like that. I like you. You make me feel different. You don't care about who my parents are and that's a relief because to some people, it matters. I'm the daughter of a captain and a vice-captain, people judged me before they know me. I spent my entire time at the Academy being called an Ice Princess. That's not who I am."

"Yuki." Shuuhei touched her cheek. Her eyes were sad. "Do you want to go out to dinner or something like that?"

She laughed. "I would like that." Shuuhei kissed her gently.

"Did you want to go now?" he asked.

Yuki smiled at him. "I'm not exactly dressed for that." She looked at him. "Neither are you, Shuuhei."

"Later then." Shuuhei kissed her. It would have to be later. All he wanted now was her and his name escaping her lips.

…

Yuki rolled onto her stomach. She tried desperately not to think of the fact that she had just had sex with her captain...twice. She had enjoyed it, there was no denying that but he was still the captain of her division.

Shuuhei rolled onto his side and looked at Yuki. He reached over and stroked her hair. It slid off her shoulder. Shuuhei looked at the four snowflakes that danced on her right shoulder. Each one was different and he knew without her saying that each one represented a member of her family. He traced one of them with his finger.

"No one knows about that but Auron," she sighed. "We got them together after graduation. They did them at the same time so Auron could hold my hand. I was nervous about getting them done." She smiled.

Shuuhei was thinking about her first day at the 9th division. Then he remembered. "That's why."

"Why what?" she asked as she looked at him.

"On your first day we had lunch and when we were leaving I put my hand on your shoulder and you stiffened. That must have been painful. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. You didn't know."

"Yuki, I don't want this to be a onetime thing. I want to take you out to dinner and get to know you better. I don't want a purely sexual relationship with you. What are you doing tomorrow night?"

"Nothing. What did you have in mind?"

"Dinner. I can cook or we can go out."

Yuki stared at him. She couldn't remember a man ever cooking for her. "You can cook." She smiled at him. "And no one has to know that we are having dinner."

They met nightly for dinner and most nights dinner was followed with sex. They kept their relationship hidden from the rest of the division and while Yuki had told her brother that she was dating, she never told him who.