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"Living in hell is like taking a walk in a beautiful park".

LIN-CHI

Chappie 7
Youkoso!

...KEEKI!...


Not long after entering the division

"Tōshirō, yet again you have my eyes covered. What is it this time?" Aki questioned Hitsugaya, "Another secret?"

"More like a surprise," he whispered back into her ear.

"Hi Akiko-chan and taichou, you can let her see now," Matsumoto said happily.

Hitsugaya let go of Aki's eyes as she opened them to the sight set in front of her.

"Youkoso!" the large group of shinigami yelled in excitement.

Matsumoto had gathered up the 10th squad to welcome Aki. A few of them found it weird that she was being welcomed, especially on that day. The squad members were only told that she was a new recruit. The new recruits had come the week before.

"I have a question," one shinigami said from the group.

"What is it?" Hitsugaya asked.

"Well, shouldn't we be welcoming all the new recruits, and shouldn't that have been last week?"

"Well, we're welcoming Aki today because she was in the hospital until now. You see, she was a great help to us during Aizen's betrayal. So in order to thank her, we're welcoming her today," the 10th squad taichou told them and a few of the older members noticed a small look of happiness on his face. To the new recruits, though, he was still extremely hard to read.

"Well, on behalf of the 10th squad, I welcome you, Akiyo Fuyuki!" Matsumoto said cheerfully.

"Domu. Watashi wa ureshi!" Aki replied.

(Translations should be at the bottom of the story for those who asked. If they are not there and you want to know what they mean, write it in your review and I'll reply with what they mean.)

"Now," Hitsugaya began as everyone paid attention to what he was about to say, "who wants cake?" the boy genius said as he brought out a cake from behind his back.

"…where did that come from?" Matsumoto questioned.

"What?" he replied acting like it was nothing.

"…" Matsumoto was speechless, had he really changed that much since he met Aki she questioned the little people in her mind who were often drunk as little question marks popped up around her head.

"…KEEKI!" everyone heard a loud, kid-like voice scream.

"Huh?" Aki asked as she had been popping the question marks floating around Matsumoto's head and not paying attention.

"Ano sa, ano sa, Ken-chan! Go over there, I want keeki!"

"Keeki?!?! I want some too! Where is it?" the tough captain admitted to his lieutenant

"Zaraki-Taichou, Yachiru-fukutaichou, what are you doing here?" the white haired genius asked seeing that Matsumoto was still in her 'not understanding what was going on with her captain' phase.

"Well, um, we were, um," the 11th squad taichou struggled to come up with an excuse for being in the 10th division.

"Ken-chan got lost!" Yachiru said playfully as a few shinigami giggled.

"Is that so?" Matsumoto said, finally out of her phase. Aki had managed to pop the last question mark, breaking the trance.

"Kon-ban-wa," Ken-chan and Yachiru heard and they turned around quickly.

"Dare desu ka?" the rough taichou asked the young girl he was facing, "or more importantly, do you wanna fight?"

"Iie, I'd rather not today."

"That still don't answer my first question."

"Oh, Fuyuki Akiyo desu. You can call me Akiko."

"Oh and," he began as he turned towards the 10th squad taichou and fukutaichou, the other shinigami left (without cake) because they didn't want to get involved with Zaraki Kenpachi. They were all sure that was the first AND last time they'd see Aki. He continued, "dare no desu ka?"

"Watashi no desu," Hitsugaya said boldly.

"Oh?" Kenpachi said raising his eyebrows… He knew something, just what?

"Ano," Aki asked as she tapped on ken-chan's shoulder, "Do you two want keeki?"

Everyone was shocked because last they checked Hitsugaya had the cake in his and hadn't handed it to anyone. No one saw her take it either, but there it was in her hand as empty space was left where Hitsu had been holding it.

"YAAY!!!1one," Yachiru screamed with excitement, Ken-chan was happy too, you could tell…

A few days later

"Akiko-chan? Are you alright?" Matsumoto asked as she checked on the girl who hadn't been seen yet that day.

(Side note, in case you haven't noticed/ if I have confused anyone with names: everyone calls Akiyo 'Akiko' except for Hitsugaya who calls her 'Aki' which shows that they have a stronger relationship…)

Hitsugaya had been worried since Aki usually greets him good morning everyday and usually is at the office, training with the other shinigami, or helping keep Matsumoto away from sake and focused on work. He sent Matsumoto to check up on her since he was both busy with paperwork as well as he would feel kinda weird if he just walked into a sleeping girls room.

"Akiko? Are you alright?" Matsumoto asked as she walked over to the girl's bed.

TO BE CONTINUED…


I'm telling you I know what the next chapter will be about. To prove it, I'll give you the next chapter's title!

Next Chapter:

Chappie 8

Sickness… and Secrets…

Can I tell you something?...

Well, look forward to the next upload and be grateful for this one since I'm on the computer later than I'm supposed to be, well, ja ne!


Before I forget, here are the translations, forgive me if I miss any:

"Youkoso" Welcome

"Domu. Watashi wa ureshi!" Thank you/ hello. I'm happy!

"Ano sa, ano sa, Ken-chan!" That over there, that over there, Ken-chan!

"KEEKI!" CAKE!

"Kon-ban-wa" broken apart 'konbanwa' Good evening

"Dare desu ka?" Who are you?

"Iie" No

"Oh, Fuyuki Akiyo desu." Oh, I'm Akiyo Fuyuki.

"dare no desu ka?" Whose is "it"? (in this case 'it' refers to Akiko)

"Watashi no desu," "It" is mine (Yet again, in the story, 'it' refers to Aki)