Unohana smiled and waved to Soi a few hours later.

Soi simply gave a small wave over her shoulder.

Retsu put her hand down as she watched Soi walk away.

'Mine!' Her inner voice called.

'I doubt she would ever agree.'

'…mine.' The voice called again.

'Yes…mine.' Unohana turned and walked back inside her division.

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Hotaru looked up from the paper work she had been doing as Soi walked in.

"Captain. Have a nice walk?" She questioned with a small smile.

"Yes…I don't remember asking you to do that."

"You didn't. I figured you'd want some of it done when you got back. Not as much to worry about ya know."

"Hmm…thank you."

"No problem." Hotaru grinned and went back to signing and filing the papers.

Soi decided to train a little. She hadn't planned on sleeping so long. "I'll leave you to it then."

"Yes ma'am."

Soi left without another word. Having a lieutenant who could actually get something done was very nice.

'Unohana did that for you.' A soft voice in the back of her head nagged.

'I thanked her Suzumebachi.' Soi snapped irritably.

'Alright, alright. No need for snippetry!' Suzumebachi went silent.

Everything was silent as Soi continued her walk. 'Go see Retsu again.'

'Oh for gods sake!'

Loud laughing filled her head.

'Shut up.'

It went quiet again.

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And Unohana's squad was right where she found herself.

She ignored the small snickering in the back of her mind. 'Damn it!'

"You seem to be rather fond of showing up out of the blue." A soft voice sounded from behind her.

"Hmph."

"Would you like to talk some more?"

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Yet here you are." Unohana appeared beside her.

"Shut it." Soi looked to her left.

"Mm…don't be so cold." Retsu took her hand and guided her inside.

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"Would you like anything?" Unohana asked once they reached her private quarters.

"Not from you no." Soi answered evenly, looking around.

Retsu frowned as she slid the door shut.

"I'll bet you never acted this cold with Yoruichi."

"Shut up. If this is what your going to talk about…I'll leave." Soi turned for the door.

Unohana moved in front of it, blocking the younger woman's path. "I'm sorry…I won't talk about her anymore if that's what you want."

"I want you to leave me alone."

"Well first off…you came here. And second…you have a better chance at getting struck by lightning ten times than you do of me leaving you alone."

"…what do you want to talk about?" Soi rolled her eyes, defeated.

"Us."

"There is no us!" Soi shouted.

"Of course there is." Retsu said as though she was shocked. She moved Soi to the bed.

Soi sat there stiffly as the healer wrapped her arms around her neck. "How do you figure there's an 'us'?"

"Hmm…you like me just as much as I like you."

Soi stood back up at that. "Oh-Kay. That's enough. I don't like you."

"Yes you do."

"No I don't. There is no way I can like anyone as much as you claim to like me."

Unohana frowned. Unnecessary statement much!

"But you still like me."

"That isn't the point!"

"Why can't you just admit you like someone? Why can't that someone be me?" Retsu snapped.

"Because I can't like someone who's forcing themselves on me! You do that quite a bit!"

"That's only because I…," Soi tuned the healer's words out. She could still hear her, she just wasn't paying attention.

Soi wanted to leave. She didn't know why she had come here…but she wanted out.

She also wanted Retsu to just...shut up! There was only one option to get that to happen. One she would hopefully never have to do again.

She took a step forward and Retsu looked up, but didn't stop speaking. Soi clasped Unohana's face in both hands and leaned down.

Unohana gasped in surprise as Soi's lips found hers.

Soi pulled away a moment later. Retsu was still in a daze. "Can I leave?"

"Sure."

Soi smirked and released Retsu, she turned and walked out.

Unohana blinked in surprise. "What just happened?"

'You let her get away!' A voice in the back of her mind snapped.

"How?"

'She kissed you and you let her get away!' Her in voice called, clearly annoyed.

Retsu touched her lips. 'One step at a time.'

'…It was nice.'

Retsu nodded and smiled dreamily. "Very nice."

'Mine…very soon she'll be mine.'

"Yes." The healer whispered happily. "Mine."

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i know Unohana seems really OOC.

But like the title says...you never know what people are like alone.