AN: Hi, this is my first ever attempt at a fic! Expect some mediocre smut in the next few chapters!
Chapter 1: Soul Phones
"Rangiku, you really shouldn't download stuff like that on your soul phone. That's really just supposed to be for work."
"Relax Nanao, everyone's got one nowadays!"
"I don't have one." Nanao countered.
"Well, then everyone but you Nanao." Rangiku said with a sigh.
"What if Captain Hitsugaya found out? He'd be pissed."
"I'll take my chances. Plus, the Captain doesn't even know what Tinder is!"
"I though you said everyone had Tinder."
Rangiku paused and gave Nanao an eyeroll, then a smile began to creep across Rangiku's face. "You know who I bet has a Tinder."
"Don't say it!" Nanao exclaimed as her face turned firetruck red.
"Hmm why not? Oooo maybe I'll even match with him!" Rangiku teased.
"Rangiku! Shut up." Nanao said through gritted teeth.
"Mmm big strong sexy Captain Kyro-."
"I said shut up!" Nanao cut off Rangiku before she could finish her sentence.
"Relax Nanao, I'm only teasing. I would never do that to you. I get that he's off limits. Now get over here and help me choose some profile pics!"
"Fine." Nanao said begrudgingly.
Rangiku and Nanao were in the squad 8 barracks. Rangiku liked to drop by her friend's office on days when she was given larger quantities of paperwork. Today was no different. Nanao got up from her desk and sat beside Rangiku on the couch. Rangiku scrolled through her photos and Nanao peered over her shoulder. After some serious scrolling and debating, Rangiku got Nanao to approve of five of her photos. In Rangiku's first picture, she was standing outside the squad 10 barracks in front of a cherry blossom tree. The photo was taken a week or so ago on a night she, Nanao, and the other members of the women's soul reaper association had met for drinks. Instead of her shihakusho, Rangiku was wearing a navy-blue jumpsuit and a loosely knit off-white cardigan covered her bare shoulders. The picture didn't show Rangiku's feet, but she remembered she had worn her favorite tan strappy heeled sandals. They gave her an extra three inches and were easy to walk in. Rangiku took a moment to thank the fashion gods chunky heals were back in style. Her second photo was from a recent trip to the world of the living. She had snuck away for a few hours to go shopping and ended up in a fancy and unfortunately overpriced hat shop. In the photo she was sporting a black cowboy hat, a green tank top, and of course her signature necklace. Rangiku's other photos included a picture of her stretched out on her couch, another of her petting a stray cat, and lastly one of her enjoying some of Orihime's legendary, yet questionable cooking. Rangiku had heard the rumors, but she thought Orihime's food was actually pretty good.
"Well, I better get back to work, thanks for all your help Nanao!" Rangiku chimed.
"Yeah yeah, for the record, I still do not approve of you downloading a dating app on your work phone."
Rangiku just smiled and winked at her friend as she walked out of the room and closed Nanao's office door. Rangiku took her time walking back to the squad 10 barracks. She was dreading the mountain of paperwork that was waiting for her on her desk. Fortunately, when Rangiku did make it back to the office her captain had left for the day. So instead of diving into her reports, she made some tea and laid down on the office couch. Rangiku pulled out her soul phone and opened up Tinder. It had been months since Gin's departure. Her heart still ached for him, but she knew it was time to move on. She looked down at her phone and began swiping. So far, she didn't recognize any of the guys. Most of the profiles were made up of unranked soul reapers with the exception of a few profiles from regular souls who lived outside the Seireitei. Rangiku wasn't surprised she didn't see any profiles from nobility, but she was still a little disappointed. After about 10 minutes of mindless swiping, Rangiku was about to give up. Then, a face she knew all too well popped up on her screen. She was honestly surprised to see he was on Tinder; he really didn't seem like the type. But then again, he was always kind of shy, so maybe this was his coping mechanism. Rangiku always thought he was pretty cute. She liked how his blonde hair fell across the side of his face, covering his sad blue eyes. But what if he didn't like her back? She would be totally embarrassed! Rangiku paused for a moment before impulsively deciding to swipe right.
"Well, what do you know." Rangiku mumbled to herself.
She had made her first match and it was with none other than Izuru Kira. Suddenly, the office door swung open making a loud "thud" and revealing her tiny captain standing in the doorway. Rangiku dropped her soul phone and nearly jumped out of her shihakusho. She had been so engrossed in Tinder she hadn't heard her captain's footsteps as he approached the office. Toshiro was scowling as usual.
"Since you're lying on the couch playing on your phone that must mean you're finished with those reports, right? Toshiro growled at his second in command.
"Well, you see Captain, I was just about to finish them up, I-."
"Save it." Toshiro said, before Rangiku could finish giving her excuse. He put his fingers to the bridge of his nose and shook his head. "Matsumoto, what am I going to do with you?"
Rangiku said nothing and just looked back at her captain with a guilty smile.
