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Aizen & Nanao
Nanao hefted her bag. It was stuffed full of books, and many of the other students joked that it probably weighed as much as she did. The thought of it made me laugh. She was a tiny thing, that's for sure. But there was something about the young bespectacled woman that distracted me.
I sat back, my stint as guest lecturer was becoming tiresome, but for now, I must remain soft-spoken captain Aizen Sosuke. The classroom was almost empty when I stood and called out to the slim woman, "Ise-san, can I see you for a moment?"
She smiled at one of the other students I was considering bringing into the fold. Hisagi would make a fine pawn. It was almost time for him to have an unfortunate incident, but I had to confirm one thing. I wanted Ise Nanao as a compatriot. "Of course, Aizen-sensei."
She walked with a determined air, like nothing would dare to get in her way. I liked that about her. She was stronger than her size suggested and her kido skills were well above average. So much above that Kyoraku was actively fighting the Corps just to keep her in his squad. I had done my part here as well. It seemed the Kido Corps was about to gain interest in a different tiny girl, a first year known as Hinamori.
"Aizen-sensei, what can I do for you?" Nanao's voice matched her stride. It was clipped and strong. Not at all a silly milksop like so many of the other shinigami women.
I turned a desktop monitor toward the young woman, "Could you please tell me what this is?" I pointed at a number on the screen, blinking innocuously next to my name.
She scrutinized the screen for a second before answering, "They're page views, sir. That tells how many people have looked up your profile in the last week."
"Did you know I have the authority to see who's looked at my public file?" I smiled up at her, my eyes soft behind the needless glasses.
She shook her head and then blushed, "I wanted to more about you, sir. It's not every semester a Captain does more than an inspection of the students, I was intrigued."
My fingers flew across the touch sensitive board imbedded in the desk, bringing up another name, Ise Nanao. Her name had the number one blinking next to it. "I was curious about someone who cared enough to be curious." I nodded to the seat beside the desk, "Ise-san, you're top in your class this year, and I'd like to invite you to join my squad. We could use more people with your level of skill."
"Kyoraku-taicho says he'd fight to keep me, but I'm interested in your proposal."
A real smile brightened my face as I regained my seat, "In that case, I think you and I should have a little talk about the kind of person I'm really looking for." Nanao carefully put her books on the floor, and sat forward with a studious air.
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Three days later revealed that Nanao was too smart. She was also loyal to Seireitei and her shameful captain. It pained me to give her up, but she was neither broken enough to need my help, or stupid enough to accept it. While Hinamori made a poor substitute for the intelligent and ruthlessly meticulous woman, she was my next target. For a moment, I watched Nanao's little backside walk away from me.
How could doing the best things for the plan make me feel like I've made the largest mistake of my life? "Hinamori-san, I've noticed a little something about you, can we talk a while?"
AN/ If Aizen had chosen Nanao to be one of his commanders, we'd all be in deep crapola. I thank all my readers for reading, and I smile at your reviews. If you want to suggest any more couples, I still have space!