Games

Chapter 4: Unnerving - Part 1

It was late, and Toushiro was finally settling into his room after long day of training and paperwork. He didn't even feel like enjoying a nice glass of water as he pulled out his futon and was ready to crash. He had already bathed and had clothed himself comfortably in a pair of white sweatpants and an army green tank top. His pillow and blanket were beckoning him to relax when there was a knock on his door.

The tenth's captain groaned as he trudged his way to the door, knowing good and well whose reiatsu was behind it. "For the love of-" He started in an annoyed tone, until he got a look her. Yachiru was standing before him in essentially the same outfit as his, only her tank top was purple. From his height, Toushiro could see straight down the front of it, making him feel awkward.

"I brought take out," she announced as she held up a large brown bag to his blushing face.

He made some sound that could pass for a welcoming as he backed up, allowing her into his room. He shut the door and watched as she walked over to his small couch, her wavy pink ponytail swishing from side to side with her steps. She set down the brown bag on his coffee table and began unloading containers of food as if it were her own place.

Toushiro wondered why on earth she showed up at his door. Sure he was wondering what she was up to since she hadn't visited him in his office or at the training grounds that day, but he hadn't expected her to ever stop by the tenth division's living quarters. Her visits were daily, and they no longer bothered the white haired young man. In fact, he almost anticipated them.

Despite his tiredness, he made his way to sit by her on the couch to indulge in the small buffet she had set up. His mouth watered at the sight and smell of all the different noodles, rices, vegetables, and meats, even though he technically didn't need to eat.

"What were you up to today?" He asked as he picked up an egg roll, which gave him a satisfying crunch as he bit into it.

Yachiru was occupying herself by emptying packets of duck sauce onto one of the container lids when she answered, "Yumi-chi was making me meditate."

"I see," he replied. "What did you find?"

She paused to shove an entire wonton in her mouth and took a few moments to chew and swallow. "A tiger."

Toushiro smirked to himself, a tiger suited her. "Did it have a name?"

"Tetsutora," she replied, snapping a pair of disposable chopsticks apart so she could dig into the beef lo mein.

"Interesting," he noted aloud, masking his excitement for her. He felt an odd urge to pick her up, swing her around, and shower her with praises and congratulations. "Did you tell Zaraki-taichou?"

Yachiru set her chopsticks down and a glum look overtook her features. "I'm scared," she admitted. "What if he sees me as weaker for using it?"

The young captain frowned at what he was hearing. Yachiru was probably the most frightening of all the lieutenants in the Gotei 13. It was rumored that she made grown men in her division vomit and pass out just by fully releasing her reiatsu one time during training. "I highly doubt that he would," he assured her. "Challenge him to a duel on your training day. Show him then, it'll probably excite the hell out of him."

She smiled, because she knew he was right. The two continued to stuff their faces with high sodium foods, chit-chatting between bites. For beings that didn't need food, their stomachs seemed bottomless. In a short amount of time, the only edible things that were left were some plastic wrapped fortune cookies. Yachiru opened one and read the blue words on the little white strip of paper. "You are a happy man."

Toushiro couldn't contain his laughter. The look on her face was priceless once she had finished reading it aloud. Soon, her bubbly laughter harmonized with his. He glanced over at her and their laughter quieted down as their eyes met. A small smile still played on the pink haired girl's lips.

"Hey Shiro-chan, do you wanna play a game?"

Author's Note: Dun, dun, dunnnn. Sorry for splitting this into two parts, but it was getting way too long compared to the other chapters. Plus, I like to make people wait.