Hey^^ Alright well here's chap 10! . I would'a had it out earlier, but a certain game and game system had me addicted... v.v it took me a good 2 and a half hours of saying I'd get off it before I finally was able to get away lol. (it's the bleach game for wii if ur wonderin')

Sorii.: Yes, you're right. It was a type-o v.v;;

Grimmjow J. the 6th Espada: Ah thanks!^^

Akamura: XD yes, Mamoru is... But so is Kensei...he just doesn't want to admit it XD And don't worry Kensei'll realize it sooner or later...

Chapter 10

***Yume's POV

"Come in," said Averi, his voice clear and free of alcohol induced slurring. I slid open the door and walked in, my body tense for an unforeseen attack.

The office was clean, and there weren't any signs of empty sake bottles, broken glass, or blood. Instead, the desk was turned upright, and my captain was sitting in it, one foot slung over the corner. His haori was open and hanging off of his shoulders, baring his chest which was covered in bandages.

"Ah, there you are, Asura," he said in a soft voice. I stared at him, my wounds throbbing in remembrance of the other night.

"Captain Averi…" I muttered in reply. His arm was covering his eyes from the light as he leaned back in his chair; his hair was combed, and what I could see of his face was clean shaven. With a languid movement, he peered at me with wet, red tinged eyes; a slight gasp escaped me, was he crying?!

"Listen," he said, "What happened the other night…" Averi wiped at his eyes, before slumping forwards on the desk, "I know there's no way you'll ever forgive me… And you shouldn't." He stared up at me, "I have no control over myself any longer…" He pushed himself off the desk and went to the window. "I am a failure as a captain, and as a shinigami. And because of my failure…" he hung his head slightly, "I am resigning my position as captain of squad 11."

"What?!" I managed to say. He glanced back at me, his eyes pain ridden.

"I don't want to… It's been my whole life..." turning around he added, "But, I refuse to harm any more of my squad. What happened the other night went too far…" He let the words fade into silence as he settled back in his chair, his eyes on me.

I felt sorry for him; I mean, even though he had hurt me and all… He wasn't in his right mind.

I crossed my arms over my chest and rested my weight on my left foot. "Where will you go if you resign?" I asked.

He shrugged, "Who knows? Somewhere in the Rukon perhaps…" Averi began shuffling through a pile of papers, "Somewhere where I can do none harm…" He went through another pile, "I have decided," he said thoughtfully, "To have Kyoshi Mamoru succeed me…"

That wasn't much of a surprise; Mamoru would be a decent captain, and he had proven it time and time again when Averi had been in bed with his infamous hangovers. Another thought crossed my mind, and I voiced it.

"Taicho…" I said suddenly, "There was something you said to me the other night…" He looked up at me sharply, "You mentioned a request put out that I be moved to another division?" It hadn't come to mind until now, but now that I remembered, I was very curious. I hadn't sent out any request, so who had?

"Yeah," he replied, holding up a formal looking paper, "It's anonymous, but it's filled out accordingly." I made a noise as I thought about it, who would do such a thing? It couldn't have been Kensei…could it? "You wouldn't know who put it out, would you?" asked my captain.

I shook my head. "No idea…"

I really didn't know. If I wanted to leave my squad, I could do it myself and didn't need someone backstage doing it for me, but if it was Kensei…I could end up on his squad with him… It was a good thing Averi-taicho had looked back down at his papers, because I felt my cheeks turn slightly pink. Agh?! What the hell is wrong with me?! I mentally shook myself, snap out of it, baka-Yume!

You like him, don't you? Asked a voice in the back of my mind, That Kensei guy…

Shut up Kurosasori! I snapped, mind your own business! My hand tightened around the hilt of my zanpakuto as I felt a full blush break across my face; my zanpakuto laughed.

None of my business is it? Well, I can't help what I hear or see when you pine over him… Like now…

Shut up! I snapped, I'm not pining over anyone! Go away!

Keep on tellin' yourself that, he said with a chuckle. I could feel his presence receding back into my zanpakuto, later then, Yu-chan.

I barely was able to hide the snarl that came from my lips; Averi looked up at me suddenly.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, "You look suddenly in pain… You don't have a headache do you? If you do, I can always give you some of that hangover stuff Unohana gave me... It works wonders..."

"Huh?" I replied, "Oh no, I'm fine…" I replied with a nervous laugh, "I was just thinking about something."

Averi stared at me for a moment longer before he picked up a pile of paper and stacked them neatly.

"Alright. Well, ff you're not busy…do you think you could take these papers to squad 13 for me?"

I nodded. "Uh, sure," I replied, taking them from him.

"Thanks, Asura-san." He replied, before taking a sip of tea and getting to work on another pile. I quietly made my way out of the office, before stopping at the front door. I could see Mamoru sitting on the step, waiting for me no doubt. A grin spread across my face as I snuck up on him, my movements silent.

I counted backwards, tensing my muscles to prepare myself for the spring-

"It's not going to work," he said, turning around with a grin, "I know you're there Yu-" It was too late; I was already in the air. Problem was, him turning around caused my landing place to instead be the cobblestone courtyard, and not his back. Mamoru realized it too, his eyes wide.

"OOOFFF!" he cried, as the air rushed out of his lungs and he fell against the ground. I landed on his chest with surprised expression.

"Well that didn't turn out the way I expected," I laughed. I poked his chin, "You all right?" He lifted his head to stare at me.

"Yeah…" he groaned, color flashing on his cheeks. I grinned.

"Good catch, Moru." I rolled off of him, "Thanks." He nodded.

"Anytime," His cheeks were still red, and the way he looked at me was…odd. What's wrong with him? I wondered. I turned to pick up the papers, my expression falling.

"Crap! Taicho's papers!" they were all over the ground in a big mess.

Mamoru began to laugh at me. "Ha ha! That's what you get for attacking me!" I rolled my eyes as I tried to put the papers back together in order.

"Oh shut up," I growled, "At least help me pick these u-" he handed me the papers before I could even finish my sentence, "Oh," I said, "Thanks." He gave me a crooked grin, his blue eyes sparkling.

"No problem,"

I took them from him, feeling slightly unnerved.

"Well uh, I'd better go and deliver these…" I went towards the gate, "I'll see you later." Before he could answer I shot off towards the squad 13 barracks, what is wrong with Moru? I thought, seeing in my mind his red expression and then how he looked at me when he handed me the papers, it's almost as if he-

As if he likes you?Interrupted Kurosasori, He does, you know. It's written all over his face-

I thought I told you to shut up! I thought, leave me alone!

Kurosasori chuckled.

You're no fun, Yu-chan. Alright; I'll not bother you about it…for now.

I gritted my teeth in annoyance, while his voice echoed into silence.

When I got to the front gate of squad 13, I saw Kaien sleeping against a tree. A grin spread across my face, okay… Maybe I couldn't get Moru… But I know I can get him! I snuck up from behind him, and grabbed his shoulder.

Kaien let out a yell, turning around and almost punching me in the face on reflex. I let out a squeak as his fist missed me by inches; Kaien blinked a few times in surprise.

"Eh? Asura?"

I stared at him. "Okay, I'm never doing that again," I replied, "You could 'a knocked me out there…"

He grinned and rubbed the back of his head.

"Sorry," he laughed, "Reflexes. You could blame it on my sister…"

I grinned in response; I had met Kuukaku Shiba before. His eyes found the papers in my arms, "Ah, are those for taicho?"

I nodded. "Yeah; is he around?"

Kaien nodded, "He's resting in his room; do you want me to take those?"

I shook my head, "Nah, I can bring it to him; I just thought I'd bug ya 'cause you were sleeping there so peacefully."

"That's nice," he snapped, still grinning. He went and sat down under the tree again, "Alright, well, see you later then."

I nodded and away I went.

I knocked on the door, already smiling. Ukitake coughed and then said, "Come in."

I opened the door, and shut it behind me with a quiet snap.

"Yume? What are you doing here?" Ukitake asked surprised. He was sitting up in his bed, tea in hand.

I held up the papers, "Averi-taicho wanted to give these to you, so I came to deliver them."

He smiled, "Ah, thanks."

I nodded, "Are you not feeling well today?"

He shrugged, "I've caught a cold, but don't worry it's not that bad…" he took a sip of tea, before gesturing at me, "If you have time, would you like some tea?"

I nodded, "Sure!"

~~Kensei's POV~~~

"Kensei…" grumbled Mashiro as she rolled on the floor, "Why are you being so grumpy?" I rolled my eyes as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Idiot," I grumbled, "I'm not being grumpy, so stop whining!"

"Wah, why are you always so mean?! Baka Kensei!"

"Who's a baka?!" I snarled, only to find Eishima and Todo holding onto my arms.

"Captain!" the both said at the same time, "Don't let it get to you!" I grit my teeth and relaxed back into my chair.

"I'm not." I snapped. Eishima stared at me, blinking away the stray brown hairs that hung in his face.

"Mashiro-fukutaicho, did you know there is a bake-sale at the fourth division today?" he suddenly asked, smiling.

"Bake-sale?" Mashiro sat up right, her green eyes getting bigger, "Really!?"

Eishima nodded, "Yes, if you hurry, they might still have your favorite-!" Mashiro had already run off. I put a hand to my forehead, and sighed.

"She's annoying," I admitted.

Eishima laughed, "Captain," he said, "Something is bothering you, right?"

I growled but didn't answer, my hand reaching for the tea. "It's girl trouble, isn't it?" he asked, as-a-matter-of-factly at the wrong moment.

I choked on my tea and ended up spilling it all over the place, before I managed to gasp, "Girl trouble? No!" I let out a laugh, "What would make you think that?"

Eishima gave me a look that said he didn't believe me, but instead of voicing it, he just shrugged, "If you don't want to talk about it…" I stared at him before I poured myself more tea and hoped this time I could drink it down without spitting it out.

"Well," he said getting up, "I have to go, so I'll see you later, captain." I watched as he left the room, the door shutting quietly behind him.

"Is it that obvious?" I muttered, putting down my cup.

**Yume's POV**

"Now let's take a look at those papers," said Ukitake as he held out his hand. I rolled to my feet and handed them to him, careful not to spill my tea.

He looked over them carefully, his brown eyes-which were remarkably similar to Kensei's-flashed quickly over each character, before widening in surprise.

"So he's resigning?" he half asked and half stated.

I nodded, "It seems so." I put down my empty cup and wiped at my mouth.

"Hm, so he's going to have Mamoru replace him… That means…" he looked up at me, "You'll be promoted to lieutenant!" He grinned, "Congratulations, Yume-chan!"

I grinned shyly, rubbing the back of my head. "Thanks…" He smiled and looked down at the papers, his eyes narrowing.

"Eh?" he gasped, placing his finger on the paper as if to make sure what he saw was there. "Now why would he…?"

I moved towards him, "What is it?"

Ukitake looked up at me, then at the paper, "It says… That you are to be re-evaluated so your skill can be put to use in the right squad…"

"Huh?" I gasped, "Really?" He nodded and held out the papers which I took and read quickly.

Due to Averi's wish to resign, Mamoru Kyoshi will be promoted to captain of squad 11. Yume Asura, the current third seat, will be re-evaluated so to be certain of her placement in the right squad due to her abilities-

My mouth fell open, "Why are they doing that? I mean, my skills…aren't I supposed to be in squad 11?" I was dumbfounded, suddenly the possibility of being moved to another squad was before me, and not like earlier when it was my choice-which I had declined from.

"Well, is it that bad?" asked Ukitake; "You could be moved to my squad!" he laughed. I laughed too, sitting back down and drinking more tea.

"That wouldn't be too bad," I grinned, "I could play more tricks on Kaien…"

Ukitake chuckled, "That would make things lively around here to say the least." His expression became thoughtful, "But what if you were moved to say… Squad 9?"

I choked on my tea, my eyes wide with surprise. "Well that would be interesting," I said, trying to sound normal.

He smiled, but didn't say anything to make me feel more…awkward.

"Um…" I began, "Does the paper say when I'll be evaluated?"

"No…" he replied, "Usually they send a hell butterfly when they're ready." He leaned back on the pillows, "Are you worried, Yume-chan?"

I shook my head, "Nah, I know I'll be fine…" Which in reality I didn't really believe; my skills were good enough that I didn't have to worry about that, but being moved was a different story.

What would things be like if I were moved to Kensei's squad?

"It could be worse," teased Ukitake, "What if you were moved to Kyoraku's squad?"

"Oh god…" I groaned, picturing the lazy lecherous captain, "Yuuume~chan!"

I shuddered and Ukitake laughed. Even if I'd be with Risa, she was just as pervy as her captain…

***Kensei's POV

After I finished my usual captain duties, I sat back in my chair with a yawn, my hand over my tired eyes. Mashiro never did her share of paperwork, so it always fell on me to do both of ours.

I had gone through a huge pile, which was towering above me at the edge of the table. Well, that should be it for the day-

With a slam my door swung open and in tumbled Eishima, the top of his head barely visible over another pile of papers.

"W-w-what?!" I gasped, "More?!"

Eishima gave an apologetic laugh as he dropped them on my desk, before he fell back into a chair and began panting.

When he caught his breath, he relaxed slightly, "Captain… You'd better take a look at the one on top there…"

I raised an eyebrow, "You read it?"

He laughed nervously again, "Y-yes…"

I chuckled, and picked it up, my eyebrows furrowing as I read it. No…way… I thought. I looked over the paper at Eishima, he had a smug expression.

"Good news, ne?" he sang.

I blinked at him, "Maybe," I replied. Eishima frowned slightly, leaning towards me.

"Aren't you happy? I mean Captain, there's a chance she'll be moved to our squad!" I let the paper fall onto the table.

"You know," I said, "The way you talk about her… Do you have a crush on her, Eishima?" I countered.

"Uh what?!" he cried, falling backwards. Ha, got him. I thought, inwardly grinning. He was still gaping as I got up and went to the door, "I'm going to take a break. See you later." And I walked out.

I decided to take a walk and let my feet take me where they would, so I could organize my thoughts and maybe get some peace and quiet-for once.

After a little while, I thought about what I had read. So Yume's getting re-evaluated… I crossed my arms over my chest; that means that three people will be chosen to evaluate her… Usually when a seated officer was being evaluated, depending on their seat, they would have to go three rounds; one against one of the same level, then the next level, and the next.

In Yume's case, it would be a third seat, then a lieutenant, and finally a captain; all of which were chosen randomly.

What if I were the one chosen to evaluate her? I paused in mid-step, Well, I decided, that would be interesting to say the least.

Of course if I had stayed in my office, Eishima would have pointed that out. Why was it that he liked to hint at things like that? Seriously! I growled, starting up a more furious pace.

***Yume's POV

"A…ACHOO!" I almost fell off of the wall where I was sitting from the force of the sneeze. Mamoru chuckled from beside me, grinning.

"Someone must be talking about you," he laughed. I shook my head at him, grinning.

"Or I'm catching the cold Ukitake has."

"I'd hope not," he replied, "You want to be healthy for the evaluation… That way you can knock 'em on their behinds and show em what the 11th squad is all about!"

"Yeah," I laughed, before I froze, "Hey wait…how did you…?"

"Taich' told me everything after you left." He replied, "Eh, I'll be rootin' for you!" he patted my back enthusiastically, almost knocking me off the wall.

"Eeeep!" I cried, barely managing to remain in my seat, "Geez, Moru, are you trying to kill me?"

He chuckled, "Of course not…" His blue eyes took on the same look they had earlier today, "I'd…I'd never hurt you…" he muttered.

I stared at him, "Wha… Mamoru-"

"Well it's getting close to dinner time, shall we go back to the squad?" he said quickly, sliding off the wall. In the evening light, it was hard to see, but I thought I saw a red tinge on his cheeks.

Oh no... was my only thought as I followed him, don't tell me…he…

Alright, well that's chap 10!

Hmm... It's been a while since I put a note down here...

I was just wanting to think aloud (well think in text anyway)

Alright, well I've been itching to write a new oneshot so I can take a quick break from my usual stuffs. What do you guys think of me throwing out a D. Grey-man shot? (I was also thinking instead of my usual one chap shot style, that I'd make it into a two or three-shot.)

My plans are to have it as an OCxTyki that kinda bounces around the main storyline...

I'm still planning it out of course, but I wanted to mention it to y'all to see what you'd think.

So what do you think?

Also... is there anything you'd suggest for my Kensei fic? Like something that you'd like to happen?

Alright, well that's it for now. I'll be updating probably next week (as long as finals and gaming don't interfere .)