Wow! Okay, so here is chapter 6! Weird chapter name, but oh well! S'il vous plaît profiter. And that is french for, please enjoy!
Still do not own Bleach or any of its characters! Lena, Kie and Jared are still mine and the only thing in this story that I own. And no money is being made off of this story.
Return of the Missing
Chapter 6 Sickly Captains and 3 Days 'till D-Day
"Where is Ukitake-taicho?" Lena asked Kiyone and Sentaro the next day as she walked into the office.
"He wasn't feeling well, so he had to relax today; more like, he was told to by Unohana-taicho." Kiyone replied, meaning to beat Sentaro to it. Lena said okay, going over to her desk and sitting down. She looked at the paperwork, thinking that she probably had it easy.
"Are you feeling alright, Lena-chan?" Sentaro asked randomly a little while later. Lena paused, looking up at the two looking at her and smiling.
"No, I'm alright. Any reason why you asked?" She asked, curious.
"Just making sure. We have to do that with Ukitake-taicho, or else he'll never stop, even if he is feeling ill." Kiyone and Sentaro replied at the same time, each glaring daggers at the other. Lena laughed, thinking about how much that sounded like Ukitake.
"Well, thank you for checking." She said to them, giving them both a smile. They felt their hearts lift, and both started trying to beat the other, making Lena chuckle inside her head as she went back to working.
After working for a while, Kiyone and Sentaro took all finished paperwork, planning on delivering it so that Lena wouldn't have to. Lena sighed after they left, but continued to work.
"What, do they think that I'm so weak that I can't even go and deliver paperwork without getting sick?" Lena thought, slightly mad. She had been about to get up to deliver the paperwork when Kiyone and Sentaro decided to do it. Probably so that she wouldn't, Lena guessed. She frowned down at the paper she was supposed to be signing, putting the pen down so that she wouldn't accidently break it when her hand clenched. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she wondered why she was getting so mad over this. Sighing, she went back to working, hoping that she would calm down soon.
When they got back, Lena was humming, working in what appeared to be a happy way. She had calmed down, knowing that she was being slightly childish. She smiled at them as they realized that she only had a small pile left.
"Did we really take that long to deliver the paperwork?" Kiyone asked, curious.
"No, you actually were quite fast. It's just that we didn't have much, which was what I was trying to tell you two." She said, amused.
"Wait, you were trying to tell us something?" Senataro asked, shocked. When Lena nodded, both Kiyone and Sentaro panicked.
"You should punish me, for I didn't listen to you!" Kiyone said, bowing in front of Lena.
"No! You should punish me!"
"You copy-cat!" Kiyone said to him, frowning in his direction. Before either of them could continue, Lena interrupted. Although she was amused by their antics, she was also betting that she would eventually get annoyed by this.
"No, I'm not going to punish either of you. I was never even mad- I only said that to let you know. Truly, I was never mad." She said, both of them calming down. "Anyway, is this less paperwork than what we normally get?" She asked, truly curious. Because it didn't seem like it took them a while to get it all finished.
"Yeah, it is. But when Ukitake-taicho isn't here there are only me and Sentaro doing the paperwork, and with how often Ukitake-taicho is gone, and he's sometimes gone for a while because of an attack, it can add up." Kiyone explained, having beaten Sentaro to it. Lena nodded, suddenly realizing just how lucky that she was that she was usually lucky and managed to not have many attacks.
Sentaro paused, suddenly confused. "What day is it?" He asked randomly. Lena thought about it for a moment.
"I believe it is May 5th. That sounds correct." She said as she checked her calendar, than nodded when she was correct.
"Okay. When's your birthday?" He continued. Lena frowned, realizing something.
"It's in three days." She said, shocked. It had come quickly this year.
"Anything you want?" Kiyone and Sentaro asked at the same time, both of them then glaring daggers at the other. Lena sighed, shaking her head.
"No. Nothing at all." She said, signing another paper. At this point there was only one paper left after this one.
"Nothing at all?" Kiyone asked, not believing her. There had to be one thing that Lena wanted. When Lena said that she had nothing in particular that she wanted, Kiyone frowned in thought. "Okay. What kinds of food do you like?"
"Food?" Lena asked, confused. When Kiyone nodded she thought about it, answering after about half a minute. "I like apples." Kiyone nodded, making mental note of that.
"Okay. Do you like gloves?" She asked, thinking about a cheap store. Lena was confused. They were just talking about food- and now gloves? When Lena nodded Kiyone made note of that as well. Sentaro was confused as well. What was Kiyone doing? Then he realized what she was doing- making a list of what she was going to get for Lena. Meaning that she would manage to out-show him.
Sentaro thought, not having the slightest idea as to what he should get. He couldn't get Lena apples or gloves- for one, he would be copying Kiyone and, two- he wasn't the best with style.
"Do you like drawing?" He asked, finally thinking of something.
"Yes, I do." She said, getting used to their questions. She signed the paper but made no move to get up. Sentaro was happy- he knew the perfect thing to get her- and knew where to get her it.
"Do you color it, or do you just sketch?" He asked, knowing that just the one thing wouldn't be enough.
"Yeah, I just sketch. Not the best with coloring." She said, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of her head. Sentaro marked that all down, thinking that he would go and get her gifts that night. Kiyone and Sentaro noticed that she was finished, both of them getting up and grabbing the paperwork.
"Is this it?" Kiyone checked, making sure that there was not any more. When Lena nodded, they said they were going to deliver it. "And, since there is nothing else for us to do we don't need to be here."
"Okay. I'll leave behind you and lock up." Lena said, putting her stuff up, suddenly glad that she hadn't had any time, or money at that, to get anything other than what she needed. She watched as Kiyone and Sentaro left, both trying to beat the other, making Lena laugh to herself as she followed them out and locked the office up.
Lena smiled, walking outside and getting onto the roof, that way she could look around. Which was where Kiyone found her later, staring out onto the 13th division.
"So, any reason as to why you are on the roof?" Kiyone asked, sitting down by Lena.
"You're up here too." She replied, unable to help herself. When Kiyone sighed she continued. "Sorry. I couldn't help myself. I just felt like looking at the barrack." She said, coming up with what was most likely a good answer; after all, she had just felt like going there- she didn't realize that there was a reason.
"Okay." She looked over at Lena, realizing that she had something on her mind. "What's on your mind?"
"Just wondering if I should check on Ukitake-taicho." She replied, frowning in thought.
"Maybe, though it might be a little weird if you don't know what to say." Kiyone replied honestly, thinking it was better than lying.
"Yeah, you're right. I have absolutely no idea as to what I would say, so I don't think I will." She replied, furrowing her eyebrows. Plus, this was her first real day as lieutenant, and she hadn't seen him in many years, so that would make it somewhat awkward.
"Well, it's about dinner time, so do you want to join me in getting some food from the cafeteria?" Kiyone asked, remembering the time.
"Sure." Lena said, smiling. They got up, Kiyone slightly panicking when Lena walked over to the edge, looking down to make sure that no one was there, and jumping off. Kiyone walked, quickly, to make sure she was alright, sighing a breath of relief when she was that Lena was. She followed suit, making an "oomph" when she hit the ground. Lena smiled at Kiyone, both of them then proceeding to the cafeteria.
That night, when Lena went back to her house, she looked some pictures that she had. The first one she looked at was of her and her two friends from the Rukongai, Mina and June. She smiled, and then looked at the next one. It was one that had already been here when she got here, meaning it was from when she was still a kid. The picture was of her and her brother. Lena was on his back, holding on and making it so that her head ended up higher than Kie's head. They were both smiling, though it looked like Kie was also slightly unhappy. It could be because there was marker on his face. It was taken after he had become a shinigami.
Lena smiled down at the picture, grabbing it and sitting down on the floor. A couple of tears formed in her eyes, falling down. She whispered his name, suddenly realizing just how much she missed him.
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