All You Need
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Suì-Fēng knew that the elders wanted them to have a baby, and she also knew that they had been working on it. She had decided to go off of birth control, but she knew she should talk to him first. He seemed fine with it, so she went to the Fourth and asked Unohana about it. It would take a few weeks for her to get back to normal, and then after that, she'd be ready to make babies. Which was an incredibly frightening thought in itself.
She still didn't feel very good, and as cruel as it sounded, she was glad that she wasn't the only one sick. At least he was at home too, so she wouldn't be totally bored. He was doing paperwork, so that he wouldn't have a ton to do when he got back, and she was dozing off again. She was tired and frankly a little tired of being so tired. Guess that was just something that came with being sick.
She had always hated missing work. It was hard to play catch up the next day, and it was irritating to cough all day. She could handle a flesh wound, but being sick sucked, and it was annoying as well.
The aunt had offered to have a maid get something for her at the store, but she had no need. It was odd how the Kuchki family, despite all their cruel and pushy tendencies, actually worried about her when she got sick. They probably worried that she wouldn't be good at getting pregnant when she was sick.
Bastards.
"I know it's hard for you to miss work, but I think it's for the best. Your color is off, and your cough has gotten worse."
"My color is off?"
"You look pale."
"Gee, thanks." She snorted. She knew she wasn't looking too hot, but he didn't have to tell her that. That was rude.
"I didn't mean to upset you."
"Then don't be rude."
"I understand that you're irritable, but please don't take it out on me."
"Then don't tell me I look pale."
"You do."
"Do not."
"You do. I'm not going to argue with you." She sighed. He was right unfortunately. Her husband wasn't easy to provoke, and she was ready for a fight right now. She was so irritated at everything right now.
"Why does being sick upset you so much?"
"It just does. Flesh wounds are easier to get over, and they aren't as tiring."
"You have a valid point." He agreed. She sighed. She was irritated and grumpy and him being so nice to her kind of pissed her off. She knew she was acting a bit like a child, but she didn't care at this point. She never got sick and when she did she felt all weak and grumpy.
Truth be told, grumpy was her most common state of mind.
"You should rest." He told her. He was still doing paperwork.
"Not tired." She grumbled.
"Come over here a minute."
"No."
"Please come here."
She wandered over to him and he pulled her onto his lap.
"You're so irritable. I'm not sure what to do with you."
"Kiss my ass. I don't feel good." She put her head on his shoulder and sighed tiredly. He was stupid, but he was warm and he smelled kind of good, so she would tolerate his company for now.
"Why are you doing paperwork?" She asked him.
"So I don't have to do it tomorrow."
"Workaholic."
"Perhaps."
"I should do that too."
"You don't have to." He continued working his way through the paperwork and she continued resting in his lap. She was calmer now but she still wasn't all that happy. She'd get up in a minute.
Seriously she should get up. She can't just sit on his lap forever. Even if he was warm. What was her problem anyways? Being sick and wanting a little attention was one thing, but being clingy, even with her husband, was another. She was pathetic.
But she knew she wasn't going to detach herself anytime soon.
"I'm not going to get off you unless you move me." She told him.
"That's fine. I must say I never realized you were so affectionate."
"Am not! I just don't feel good." She mumbled into his shoulder.
"I can't understand what you saying." He propped her head up and regarded her with curiosity.
"Whatever." She could tell she was close to falling asleep, but she really didn't care anymore. It was actually kind of nice. She was held to such high standards, with her job and with her family. It was novel to get to act sick and tired, without someone telling her it was wrong. She felt human for once, not like a superhero that always had her guard up. So if she dozed off being held by her husband it was okay. It was great, as a matter of fact.
She never had thought she'd say this, but she was glad he had picked her. All of his was because she was the only candidate he could talk to.
'Foolish girl. It has to be more than that.'
"Why did you pick me? Out of all the women?"
"I've told you. You were the only one I could carry a decent conversation with." She stared at him long and hard and then shook her head.
"It has to be more than that." He frowned and picked her up and put her in bed.
"You need to rest."
"I'll rest when you answer my question." He went back to his paperwork and she felt like hitting him.
"I don't have to tell you that."
"No. You don't. But I'd like you too."
"Of all the women, I could talk to you the best. I also considered you the prettiest."
"I knew it."
"Don't let a simple compliment go to your head."
"Too late."
AN: She's a baby when she's sick. So am I lol. As some of you may have noticed, I like some unusual pairings. With the exception of Ichiruki, most of my pairings are crack pairings. I like to take that even further, and have an unusual pairing and actually write it like a legit pairing. Like, ByuSui, Hisagi and Matsumoto, and what have you. I have discovered another pairing, and I think that as weird as it is, it has potential, primarily because I scream like a fangirl every time one of them comes on screen.
Who would read Ukitake/Nemu if I wrote it?