'"Then Third Squad Lieutenant, Kira Izuru," Huh? Why does his captain's voice sound so serious? "let's play a game~!" And hearing the rest of the sentence somehow caught him off-guard.
Well, it's not something new that his captain said something unexpected, but to play a game? Is his captain really that bored about getting his job done? He let out a deep sigh.
"I think we should start working taichou…" He deliberately dismissed what his higher-up had said. Why? It's obvious. It's because the thought of playing with the silver-haired will lead to actually disastrous circumstances, maybe.
His captain then had a short hum. "True," he started, "but a break once in awhile is good too doncha think?" He saw him kneeling to the ground and realized he was picking up the scattered papers.
"I'll help too." instinctively, he started helping.
"I think, Izuru's spending too much time at work that he forgets to have fun~" He glanced at the man near him, he didn't know why, but maybe because he wanted to actually see if there was a change in his usual grinning face to know what he's thinking and probably to know where this conversation will lead to since most of the time his captain's use of words can have different meanings.
"Not really… I do go out for drinking with Abarai-kun and Hisagi-san sometimes." He replied.
"Ah~ then it's because Izuru's not fond of me?" They both put the rustled paper back on the desk.
"That's not true. Ichimaru-taichou had always been a person I admired ever since my academy years and being taken under his wing is a real privilege."
"Really now~?"
"Yes!" He replied eagerly than he wanted and he noticed that his captain's smile got even wider.
"My, my... Izuru's so honest and cute it makes me want to kiss him again~!" His captain spoke with his smile not even faltering which makes it harder for the blonde to keep his stoic composure.
Just how can his captain say such things casually? The things he felt just moments ago, he wanted to send them away, because he knows all too well how his captain's mind work. He might think too much about that kiss... he might expect too much... but for his captain, it probably is just a mindless joke that he can throw at him. Izuru made a mental note to himself not to get caught up to his captain's pace because after all, everything is as shallow as the smile plastered on the silver-haired's face.
"Please don't say that." Izuru hissed under his breath. He seriously doesn't want to hear such things. Things that would make him falter, things that he can't understand and things that will eventually hurt him. Almost as immediately, he grew alarm of the words that left him. Even though it was something he wanted to keep only to himself, it somehow got out and what's more, he must've sounded pissed off. "...I'm," Kira started off lightly, unsure if he should apologize.
"...sorry li'l Izuru." To his surprise, he felt a pat on his head. He looked up at the taller man, a bit perplexed at what the apology is all about, and as if Ichimaru was reading his mind, he added, " but I'll keep sayin' it as much as I wanna an' do it when I feel like it."
The blonde was again caught off guard by his captain's words. Be it lies or not, it always affects him. Ever since that sweet kiss yesterday, it seems that it's getting harder to know what his silver-haired captain's intent. Why can't his captain just lea–...
"Mmph...!" an inaudible sound escaped from Kira as he realized familiar lips crashing against his. Impulsively, he grew alarmed. Not again. He knows it; how this shallow kiss will soon turn to something else – something he doesn't want yet. A wet brush ran along his lips. Moments later, as if magic, his captain has started finding its way on the inside of his mouth. He didn't know how, he didn't want to figure out why and he certainly didn't know what to do now. Such straight-forward moves are constantly being thrown at him but at the same time it's somewhat off, as if there's this particular thing missing. Why can't he just push this taller man? It should be as easy as that, right? Is it because he's his captain? Just what the hell is this all about? The questions started to piss the lithe man off.
Why do I have to be so confused?
The blonde then noticed his captain pull back and there was a lingering taste of iron in his mouth.
"Tha' was a bit mean Iz'ru," the silver-haired spoke, "ya didn't have ta bite me."
Kira grew silent. It took some seconds before what he did sank into him.
"Please forgive me!" he bowed his until it was leveled to his waist. "Please forgive my rudeness. I will compensate for hurting you, Ichimaru-taichou." He talked in panic, guilty that he hurt the silver-haired but somehow at the back of his head he wanted his captain to just let him off and end whatever this is about.
He heard his higher-up snicker and it brought him an eerie feeling that made him want to take back the words he just said.
"S'partly ma fault fo' not askin' ya, it's because Izuru looked defenseless jus' now." His captain replied, "but since ya want ta compensate, there's one things that can make up fo' this~." He chimed as that malicious grin remained.
"Yes?" What could that be?
"I would like Izuru for takeout please~!"
"for... takeout?" Izuru repeated with a baffled look making sure he heatd the words right.
He saw hs captain nod in agreement, "Ya see, I've been feeling sorta lonely in my quarters nowadays so I thought Izuru will be the perfect company even for just awhile since I trust him and all that~!"
"T-then thus that mean taichou wants me to stay at his quarters?"
"Yuuuuup~" there was a clear tune of joy in his captain's tone.
Izuru needs to decline this! "I can't. That would be troublesome on taichou's part."
"It's not a big deal, it's what I want~."
"But eve so... to stay at..." it was getting harder to refuse his captain because he seems too eager and when his captain wants something he knows he'll get it.
"Ah-ah" Ichimaru made a disapproving tune, "was the compensation ya were talkin' about just fer show?"
"No, it wasn't but..." He was on the losing side.
"Why not agree with me Izuru?" His captain replied complete with a light touch on his blonde hair.
He could sense it.
"It's because..."
"Just say 'yes', Izuru." The blonde felt driven to a corner. His knows his captain won't take 'no' for an answer. He step back to make space for himself from the small distance Ichimaru was already shortening.
He consciously bit his lips as he readied his reply. His lips parted and with it the words Ichimaru wanted to hear.
"Then, I'll be imposing on you for awhile, Ichimaru-taichou..." he hesitantly said, bowing before the taller man, "that's all I'll do right, Ichimaru-taichou? To stay for awhile..." He wanted to make sure that his captain is not planning to make him to a slave or something like that.
"Of course~ Is there something else on your mind?"
"Nothing in particular." Izuru felt some sort of burden lessen but he wasn't fully relieved yet.
"Too bad... I have a lot of things in mind though~" His superior made a mocking sad-like face, "which includes Izuru gasping below me..." It was a murmur but it reached Izuru's ears and made him a bit uncomfortable, "or something like that~" he saw his captain licking his lips.
"W-wha?"
"Now, now~ it's settled already~ see you after work~!" Ichimaru then headed to the door delightedly leaving a puzzled Izuru.
Yes. I know. Im horrible at cutting chapters. What do you guys think of this? Cliffhanger right? Me too... I think so too. So yeah. I guess the story is again alive~! xD yay~! ... or not? Am I the only one happy? *sigh*
But yeah, I'm kinda happy that the plot is again picking itself up~! And well, thankies for all the reviews, sometimes I reread those reviews and it just makes me smile and made me continue what I started~! Yeah, I love you guys and another yeah because Im a sucker for reviews, it makes me happy okay~? Urgh... Im ranting nonsense again.
Btw, if there are any request or scene you wanna see just tell me~ I'll keep it in mind because that's probably want I wanted as well~! xD
Yashirin. 11.09.11
