Ah! Being confused really, really sucks...
Kiriumi shook her head, sighing softly. "You'll figure things out on your own time, just don't stress over it."
You're right...I'll try not to bite too many peoples heads off...
It had been a surprisingly slow day in the eleventh division, (which barely ever happened), and Kiriumi was making sure to take in every moment of it. No one had destroyed any of her precious creations, she had gotten in some great private training earlier that morning, and she even had a nice lunch with Kenpachi...just the two of them...with no distractions...well, until Yachiru ran in and stole their dessert. But they got their own special dessert, if you know what I mean...Ahem, anyway...She was currently taking a nice walk through some of the divisions. It wasn't too late, but the moon was already high in the sky, making all of Soul Society glow a serene blue color. Which was actually rather refreshing to the fourth seat. In fact, she was so distracted by it's beauty that she didn't even notice the poor academy boy she ended up running into.
"Ah, sorry! I'm so sorry!!" He said, forgetting the papers he dropped and bowing to her. "I-I didn't look where I was going! It's my fault, please forgive me!!"
Taking a close look at the boy, Kiriumi tried to figure out where she knew him from. "Don't worry!" She reassured him, picking up some of his dropped papers. "I'm not hurt, in fact, you were the one who fell down. I should apologize to you!"
The boy flushed a deep red color and rushed to pick up the papers. "N-no, you're not at all to blame, Unohana-senpai!!" She leaned down to help him collect the papers he had dropped.
"...Oh! Now I remember!" She accidentally shouted out loud upon realizing who the boy was.
"E-excuse me?" He seemed a bit startled by her sudden outburst.
"Oh, sorry about that..." The fourth seat laughed a bit, handing the papers over to him. "I just remembered where I knew you from. You're the boy from the yakitori stand at the festival last year, right?"
His blush seemed to get even deeper. "Yeah...I'm surprised you remembered..."
"I've got a great memory." She grinned, scratching the back of her head. "Although, I'm afraid I don't recall your name..."
Standing up he bowed respectfully to her. "Akino Daisuke."
Kiriumi smiled brightly at him. "Well, Akino-kun, I hope you do well in the academy."
But before she could walk away, he was calling to her again. "Senpai, please excuse me for bothering you, but..." He bowed respectfully again. "Please teach me more...about the art of cooking...!"
Blinking stupidly for a moment, she stared down at him. "...Wha..?"
"I...I want to learn more about what you have to teach! After you helped me that night all my food was amazing! I knew that it never would have happened if you hadn't helped me...so I want to know more! I even joined the academy so I could see you again and ask for your help!" He looked up at her with wide, hopeful blue eyes. "Please help me, Senpai!"
"Akino-kun..." Sighing lightly, she smiled softly at him. "...alright, why not?"
Daisuke's face lit up. "R-really?! Thank you so much!!"
The fourth seat ruffled his hair. "You're welcome. Just come to the eleventh division early Saturday morning and I'll teach you some things."
"E-eleventh...division...?" He almost seemed to choke on his words, obviously afraid of the intimidating nature of the eleventh division.
"Don't worry about it, I won't let them push you around. Either way, Kenpachi-taichō always drills our squad on Saturdays...Well, everyone but Ikka, Yumi, Yachiru and I, but we already do enough with our training. So if you come then, you won't have to worry about anyone harassing you...Well, unless you run into Ikkaku, then just holler for me and I'll help you out! Now, if you'll excuse me, I should be getting back to my division. I'll see you later."
He waved to her as she walked away, while his academy friends ran to catch up with him. "Wow, that was Unohana Kiriumi of the eleventh division!!" One of the girls, a small blond one, mentioned, blushing lightly. "She's so cool! I didn't know you knew her Akino-kun!"
"Yeah..." A darker haired boy whistled. "Pretty hot, huh?"
The blond stepped on his foot harshly. "Mitsuo!! Don't speak about her so disrespectfully!! Unohana-sama's so amazing!! She's one of the only female members of the eleventh division, the only other being the young fukutaichō, Kusajishi Yachiru..." She stopped and blushed a bit. "Although, I do agree, she is very beautiful..."
A taller female brunette tapped the small blond on the head. "You know, Chiyoko-chan, she's one of the few shinigami to actually maintain a romantic relationship with her captain."
Chiyoko sighed. "Yeah, Shiori-chan, I know...It's great that Unohana-sama's so happy with her taichō, though."
"Sh-she's dating her taichō?!" Daisuke exclaimed, red becoming more apparent on his cheeks. "How long has this been going on, Ameyama-san?"
"Hmm..." Shiori placed her hand to her chin in a thoughtful manner. "I dunno, from what I've heard it started some time last summer...but I'm not completely sure."
"Got the hots for her, Akino?" Mitsuo grinned, elbowing his fellow academy student in the side.
"You like her too?!" The blonde stared up at him suspiciously. "What exactly were you talking to her about anyway?"
His dark, blue tinted hair covered his face. "She just agreed to help me increase my cooking skills. It's nothing..."
"Lucky!!" Chiyoko pouted, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I want to have special cooking lessons with Unohana-sama!!"
Mitsuo stared at her blankly. "But you don't even like cooking..."
Quickly pulling him into a headlock, she pulled tightly around his neck. "Shut up!! If it was with Unohana-sama I'd gladly practice cooking until my fingers bled!"
Shaking his head at his friends stupid arguments, Daisuke stared off in the direction the eleventh division's fourth seat had walked off in. "I hope to get closer to her if I can..." He silently mused.
"Yay!! Kiri-chan is back!!" Yachiru cheered, jumping onto Kiriumi's shoulder as she entered the small courtyard her lieutenant had been running around as Yumichika sat to the side and watched her.
She smiled at the pink haired shinigami on her shoulder. "Yup, having fun with Yumi-chan?"
The small girl frowned. "Feather-face is being boring!! Will you play with me?"
Yumichika cleared his throat, drawing their attention to him. "I just got my hair into this beautiful perfection, I wouldn't want to mar it by playing your rough games, Fukutaichō..."
Shaking her head softly, the fourth seat sighed. "I'm sorry Yachiru-chan, I know how prissy Yumi-chan can be, but I'm afraid I have some things to see to tonight. But if you ask me tomorrow after I finish making breakfast for everyone I'll gladly play some games with you."
A wide smile spread across the vice captain's face as she jumped off the darker haired girl's shoulder. "'Kay, I'll get you then, Kiri-chan!"
"Alright, I look forward to it!" Kiriumi smiled, going off to her small kitchen to prepare something to teach Daisuke when he came for his lesson on Saturday. Staring at the mess of what once was a kitchen, she looked at the note written on the small table in what appeared to be some sort of collaboration of sauces and things.
Thanks for letting me use the kitchen, Kiri-chan! It was fun!
Love, Yachiru.
P.S. The whole mess is baldy's fault.
Rolling her eyes, she sighed. It was definitely going to be a long night.
After several long hours of tedious cleaning, Kiriumi finally sat down to relax with a cup of her specialty tea. The sound of the door opening brought her out of her thoughts as she turned to face her captain. "Good evening, Kenpachi." She smiled sweetly at him.
His face, however, remained stoic. "You never went to sleep last night."
"Wha...?" She was a bit confused at what he was getting at.
Kenpachi seemed to loom over her as he stared her down. "You're always still awake when I leave you, and always awake before me in the morning. When do you actually sleep?"
The fourth seat flushed slightly at her captain's firm stare, fiddling lightly with the near empty cup in her hands. "Uh...um...well, I just...it's not always quite necessary when I have my special tea...W-wait! What are you--?!"
Quickly, he lift his underling up and tossed her over his shoulder. "That ain't healthy...You don't need any creepy tea to keep you up all night. So I'm gonna make sure you get a full night's sleep tonight..." He closed the door to her small kitchen and made his way down the hall.
"B-but, Kenpachi-taichō!! Please, I'm perfectly fine!" She insisted, trying her hardest to wriggle her way out of his strong grasps. "I swear, I'll get some sleep tomorrow!! But I'm not even tired!!"
He grinned widely, glancing at her as he opened the door to his own bedroom. "Then I'll take care of that..."
Kiriumi's face blushed bright red. "Does that mean...?"
Yup, next chapter will be a ".5" chapter! Ain't that exciting? ...Yeah, how 'bout waiting for the next part before ya start doin' that?
"Oh, riiiiiiight..." Kiriumi mumbled, pulling her shirt back on.