Bleach ~

Thanks my loyal reviewers Teal Eyed Dragon and Snowkid.

a short chapter again. the heat and busy schedule.

Rangiku woke up disorientated and it took her a while before she realized why she slept so warm and comfortable.
"Good morning" Toushirou greeted her.
She nearly hit the ceiling from startle and pulled the covers up to her neck.
"Toushirou-kun, what are you doing here?!"
"I live here" He replied scowling at her stupid question.
"I meant in Nanao's room"
The boy looked lost for words and put the tray with tea and toast on her lap.
"Oh arigatou, Toushi!" Rangiku beamed at him. She looked at Nanao's bed.
"She is in my parents' room. Whenever she is upset she goes to sleep between mom and dad" Toushirou explained as he followed her gaze. His eyes softened. "Nee-san is independent and tough but deep inside she is always dad's baby"
Rangiku smiled. The love between the four family members was more than clear. She was happy she could witness it. "Ne Toushi-kun, do you always bring breakfast in bed for girls you rescue?"
Toushirou's cheeks turned a slight pink and he only replied with a scowl before storming off to his own room to get ready for the day.

Nanao chewed on her sweet bun while watching her father get ready for work. Both he and Shunsui had long hair yet it never affected their masculinity.
She'd be at the fourth to learn about first aid healing kidou and later on the day her parents and Shunsui would observe her kidou training.
Unohana looked loving at her daughter. The admiration for her father was clear in her eyes and smile.
She knew many young girls and older women turned their heads just to get a better look at Ukitake.
She didn't blame them. He was quite a sight.
He was tall with long flowing pearly hair, dignified posture, green eyes that radiated a mixture of amusement and warmth.
His smile could melt any mountain of ice and his voice was deep, warm, smooth, silky and seductive.
"mom? mommy?" Nanao waved her hand in front of her mother's face.
"Yes, sunshine?" Unohana snapped out of her daydreams and looked gently smiling down at her daughter who lay comfortable on the bed using Unohana's lap as pillow."Daddy was asking you something"
Ukitake already sat down next to her and looked concerned. "Are you not well, dear?"
"I am fine, I was just lost in thoughts" His wife replied with a light blush.
"ah I see" He grinned. "Well I was asking you what you think of going to the human world, the weekend of Toushi and I our birthdays?"
"Sounds wonderful" she smiled and quickly stole a kiss from him.
Nanao grimaced and closed her eyes. Her mind traveled to Shunsui and how it would feel to be kissed by him.
"No no no!" she scolded herself mentally, "he's your uncle and lazy, perverted and a drunk" she added in her head and slapped herself mentally.
Ukitake got up. "I am leaving now, I'll see you in a few hours"
Unohana and Nanao both nodded and got up to get ready for work.

Yamamoto was surprised to see his grandson walking into his office.
"Toushirou" he greeted. "What brings you here?"
"Grandfather" he nodded and bowed his head lightly. "I came here to talk to you."
Yamamoto put down his brush and pulled a chair for the boy. "Sit down"
Toushirou went to sit and handed him a file.
"What is this?" the head captain questioned gruffly. "a petition to keep animals?"
"No" Toushirou scowled. "It's a report about the damage of squad 10 and the calculation of what the costs can be for rebuilding the barracks."
"The vice-captain of the 10th should do this. You are not part of squad 10"
"Grandfather..." Toushirou gritted his teeth. "the squad is a whole mess, there is no structure at all. No captain, the vice-captain is often absent and the seated officers are as good as a bucket of rubbish"
The head captain was taken back by this reply and was quiet for a moment.
Toushirou got annoyed just by the thought of the structure or better said lack of it at the 10th and a thin layer of ice started to form on the chair and the room temperature dropped drastically.
He noticed this and forced himself to calm down.
"I also ask for a transfer of squad 10 member Matsumoto Rangiku to the 13th."
"You can't do that, she has to do it at the 10th superiors and they will pass it onto me."
"As I already empathized the situation at the 10th, I am sure the request on her behalf passed onto me so I can represent her is valid"
"I will talk to your father about this" Yamamoto replied. "Now I have something for you, young man"
Toushirou raised an eyebrow.
His grandfather handed him two folders. "sign up papers for the academy, for you and Nanao"
"Thank you" Toushirou managed to give him a small smile. "thank you for your time"

Nanao used the entire morning to learn about first aid healing kidou.
Her first patient was one of the men of squad 11, he had a chest cut, small but it ran deep and she could see the white of his bones through the blood that was smeared on and around the wound.
It was a rookie and he didn't hide it that he had pain and wished to be healed to the extend he'd feel no pain at all.
Unohana kept her serene smile and instructed Nanao what to do.
"Can I gag him?" Nanao whispered.
"No" Unohana replied calmly but there was a hint of amusement in her voice.
"Hurry up, woman" the rookie commanded her. "I am dying here you know..."
"I doubt you will die and if you did, it would be one nuisance less" Nanao mumbled menacing.
"Nanao..." Unohana cautioned only audible for her.
the girl forced herself to look friendly but just couldn't copy the warm and caring look of her mother.
""If you hold still and be quiet, I might be able to concentrate. Unless of course you'd prefer I mix it up with Shakkahō"
The young man kept quiet and Nanao could heal him.
Unohana gave her daughter a small smile. "You are really best outside the medical field but I am proud. You already manage to heal such wounds."
Nanao replied with a scowl and marched to the office area.

Not much later, Unohana and Ukitake watched with pride as Nanao took her stance on a few feet distance from the wooden target and started with the incantation of soukatsui. "I command thee! Mask of meat, all creation, flutter, those that bear the name of man! Truth and temperance, merely stand a claw against the wall of the faultless dream!"
A strong blast coming from the girl's hand made the target fall into pieces.
She moved to the next target. She felt adrenaline flowing through her body and her reiatsu filling every sense of her. She knew her parents were watching. She felt their reiatsu but it stung a bit that Shunsui had forgotten about this event and slept until afternoon or if he was already up he probably wandered off somewhere.
She bit back a frustrated growl and pointed her anger and frustration on the next spell. " I command thee! Mask of meat, all creation, flutter, those that bear the name of man! Scorching heat and disturbances, split the seas and send the surging waves south! Hado 31 shakkaho!"
A red flame shot out hitting its target death on and turning it into a heap of ash.
"She has your talent for kidou" Ukitake mumbled.
"With your warrior instincts"Unohana added smiling. "She is ready to go"
Her husband nodded. "Our kids grew up too soon though"

At the eight the 3th seat frowned when he couldn't find his captain. There was a captain's meeting in a few and Kyoraku taichou was absent.
"If Yadomaru fukutaichou was still here, this wouldn't have happened. he complained to no one in particular.
With a sigh he knocked on the bedroom door of Shunsui.
No answer.
"Captain!" He called louder and hit his fist against the door.
The man frowned, his captain's reiatsu was as if he was in a comatose state.
"Hado 31 shakkaho" he fired the glowing red kidou ball onto the door lock and broke it that way.
The 3th seat pulled up his nose at the sake stench.
He was shocked to find his captain still in his uniform complete with the hat and at least 2 dozen of sake bottles through the room.
He wasted no time and send a hell butterfly to the 4th to fill them in on the situation.