A/N: No I am not done with this. I have just been struggling with how to write the suggested pairings. Not going to give up on them. But I would like some suggestions or ideas, please. So don't worry those pairings will come. Until then here is another one, and a few more will come along the way.
Sereitei
Hanataro was humming a tune that he had heard from some old music from the world of the living. Tapping his feet to the beat inside his head. His lips twitched with a smile. Burning in a ring of fire.. Hanataro checked off one of the boxes on the list he had in his hands. "Alright, we nearly got it all, keep up the good work." Hanataro called out with a cheerful demeanor. He put the clipboard down on a nearby desk.
"Just a few more minutes. Then Break time." He commented to himself while looking at the clock. Time seemed to pass by quickly for the lieutenant of squad four, and his small workgroup. Hanataro waved to his workers as he headed to somewhere else besides the usual lunch spot. His destination was outside the walls in a nice secluded part of the woods.
He used flash step to appear there in the blink of an eye. A new record, I managed to get here in three steps. Better than four steps. Hanataro thought to himself with a smile, as he leaned against a tall tree. He held onto to his pack, as he waited for her to show up. He reached into the pack, taking out his custom bento box. As he opened the box, he heard a twig snapped. He used one arm to hold up the bento box and used his other to block the kick that came out of nowhere. He could feel a dull pain in his arm, as he looked at his attacker.
"Do we really have to do this every time Tatsuki?" Hanataro asked with a smile. Tatsuki had an amused smirk on her face, even as she stood on one foot, with her other leg resting against the tree with her knee still resting against Hanataro's defending arm.
"At least your reflexes have gotten faster." She pointed out to him. Hanataro chuckled with her for a bit, before she looked at his bento box. "That is an awfully big box, did you intend to share it?" She said blushing as her stomach rumbled. Hanataro nodded to her question with a knowing smile. Tatsuki rolled her eyes but jumped back taking her leg away from him. Hanataro then reached into his pack, and pulled out a blanket, and laid it on the ground. He sat down with Tatsuki joining him soon after.
"So how is Squad Eleven?" Hanataro asked her as he took out some chopsticks for her.
"So far it's not too bad. They gave me a little grief at first, but I set them straight." Tatsuki said flexing her left arm. Hanataro smiled, though he couldn't help the sweat drop. That explains the batch of squad eleven patients. Hanataro thought with a bit of amusement and worry.
"So they don't mind your zanpaktou anymore?" Hanataro asked knowing that Squad Eleven despised kido zanpaktous. Even though Yumichika had a kido zanpaktou, though Tatsuki had a bit more trouble given the nature of her zanpaktou.
"Eh I still get funny looks, but so far they have learned I can kick their ass regardless." Tatsuki said with a chuckle. "Thank you by the way." Tatsuki said as she got into a comfortable sitting position.
"It was no trouble." Hanataro said waving off her praise. "I was just glad I could help." He said as he picked some rice with his chopsticks.
"You did more than help." Tatsuki said fondly as she reached for some of the meat. "You know when I entered the academy. I thought I would have a powerful zanpaktou like Ichigo. Heh, how ironic I ended up with a healing zanpaktou." Tatsuki said remembering those days. She had felt useless at the time, even hated herself. She didn't know the first thing about healing kido, or her zanpaktou. But Hanataro had been willing to help her. She giggled at their first few training sessions in her memories.
Hanataro blinked with a confused expression on his face. Noticing he was looking at her, Tatsuki looked down at the bento with a blush on her face. "Are you feeling well Tatsuki?" Hanataro asked worrying that she might have a fever or something.
"I am fine. Just remembering something funny." Tatsuki said honestly. Those first few training sessions hadn't been easy, she was determined to fight. And a bit hotheaded as well as impatient. Yet Hanataro was a better teacher then he would give himself credit for, he listened, he was patient.
"Hmm." Hanataro said with some small amount of understanding. The two friends then settled back into a comfortable routine as they continued to eat the bento. Their hands slightly brushed against each other a few times, causing blushing among both of them. By the time the bento box was nearly empty, Hanataro was packing up his utensils, when Tatsuki noticed he still had some rice in the corner of his mouth.
She reached out to him, and Hanataro froze as she leaned in. She picked the stray rice off his face. Though she stayed close to him for a few seconds longer than normal. "Hana?" She asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah?" Hanataro asked unable to look away from her beautiful eyes. She took one of his hands in her own.
"I-" Sadly they were interrupted by some twig snapping. Both of them snapping their heads in the direction of the sound. Ichigo stood there dumbfounded.
"Uh, I should g-" He was interrupted by Tatsuki punching him in the face. Hanataro then laughed for a bit, before getting up with his hands glowing green. He knew he was going to have to patch both of them up before the day was over.
A/N: Again please leave suggestions, and other pairings. And I don't mind revisiting other pairings of course. But if you have suggestions please let me know!
