A Little Wager

All was calm at the Eighth Division, as it usually was. The squad members were shuffling around doing their usual day to day jobs, doing paperwork and training. Everyone except for a certain lieutenant who was on the search for a certain captain who wore a pink floral kimono and for some reason no socks with his sandals. Shunsui Kyouraku was always sneaky like that. Despite how many times she kept an eye on him he always managed to sneak away and hide out somewhere to take a nap. Lucky for her, though, that she learned quickly how to figure out where he was by following his spirit ribbon. The man thought he had her fooled by hiding his reatsu completely from her but he didn't know her secret in finding him every day. Today was no different. He always found a new 'hiding' spot but Nanao was quick to locate him. She found him under a sakura tree his hands tucked under his head and his hat tipped over his face to block the sun. Nanao sighed softly as she shook her head, reaching up to push her glasses back up the bridge of her nose. Already she could smell the sake on him. It seemed to be a permanent odor with him. Considering how much he drank on a daily basis she was honestly surprised he wasn't at the Fourth Division needing a liver transplant by now. She walked over to his slumbering form and she cleared her throat, "Captain Kyouraku." she said, raising a slender black eyebrow when Shunsui just hummed in his sleep, "Captain. There's work to be done at the division and some of it does require your signature. I won't forge it again. I almost lost my position as lieutenant when the head captain saw the faulty signature." she said, crossing her arms over her chest.

Shunsui hummed again and he slowly reached up to keep his hat tucked against his face, "But my lovely Nanao-chan can forge it so well. I don't know how he could have told the difference." he said in a groggy voice, slowly tipping the hat up to expose an eye that was looking up at her, "It's such a lovely day Nanao-chan. A perfect afternoon for a nap. Why don't you nap with me?" he asked, a little smile appearing on his handsome features. She sighed and rubbed her temple with her thumb and middle fingers, closing her eyes.

"Sir, this paperwork is important. It's signing off on all the new recruits and there are at least one hundred to look over. I won't make the decisions myself on who is accepted into our division." she said, annoyed now which only made her look cuter to him. He studied her features, how her brow furrowed and how thick her eyelashes looked behind those glasses.

With a deep sigh he moved to sit up, tilting his head down as he pulled his legs up into an Indian style position, "Yare-yare… And here I was gonna take a nice long nap this afternoon." he murmured, slowly standing up which put him nearly a full foot taller than her. Nanao shook her head, that serious look ever present on her face.

"Sir, when the weather permits you take a nap nearly every day." she said, making him chuckle as he shrugged his broad shoulders, "Anyways, please, let's get back to the division and go over these candidacy applications and decide who we want to enroll into our division." she said but all he did was turn to her and made a kissy face at her.

"My lovely Nanao-chan said 'Our' division~ I'm so flattered~" he said, Nanao rolling her blue eyes as she turned and began to make her way back to the division.

"Being that you are the captain and I am the lieutenant, yes, it is our division. But that is strictly on a professional basis captain." she told him, glancing back at him as she produced her fan from her sleeve, "Now, please return with me captain. I am not afraid to drag you back again with kidou like last time." she warned him, making him chuckle but he did as she requested and began to follow her back towards Division Eight, tucking his hands int his pockets as they strolled along.

Shunsui looked around them as they walked, quiet for a few minutes until he broke the silence, much to Nanao's annoyance, "You should come on walks with me sometime Nanao-chan. You're always working so hard at the division. All work and no play."

Nanao glared back at him with a soft scoff, "Well I have a captain who runs off every chance he gets so I have to pick up his work load. So pardon me if I don't have the time to enjoy myself outside the division every once in a while." she said to him, making him pout softly at her. Ouch. That one hurt.

"So mean Nanao-chan~" he chided but she ignored him and went back to the Eighth, heading to their joined office where there was a mountain of work both on her desk and his. His grey eyes widened slightly and his jaw fell open a little, "There's that much work to be done? It's gonna take days…" he grumbled as he walked over to his desk, thumbing through some of the applications as he sat down in his chair.

His lieutenant sat down at her own, starting to work on the papers that were on her desk, "Well you have until the end of the work day tomorrow to finish them. You've had two weeks to do them captain. I've kept reminding you but as usual you put it off until the last minute and now it's crunch time." she said, not looking up from the papers she was tending to, "So, unless you plan on staying here all night at the division I suggest you get started." Shunsui looked between her and the stack of papers before he sighed and picked up the first application. He hated this time of year. The academy graduated a mass swarm of recruits this time of year and while he loved getting new members to his Squad the paperwork that came with it was a pain in his ass. Shunsui was quiet for about a half hour, Nanao enjoying the silence until she heard the pen he was using stop and tap the desk from being put down. And she was so enjoying the silence.

"How about we go get a snack? Hmm?" he asked, Nanao looking up at the papers with a bewildered look after she looked at the time shown by the clock on the wall.

"It's been just over half an hour sir. Surely you can sit there for half an hour more." she said to him. Sometimes she couldn't believe how this man had come to be captain. Yes he was strong and could be wise but the man was lazier than a sloth and had the attention span of a goldfish at times. It was frustrating at times but he was her captain and to an extent she cared about him even if he was a womanizing drunk at times. They had a unique relationship and despite his being annoying she couldn't imagine serving under anyone other than him. Throughout the years as she grew up at the 8th Division as a young apprentice shinigami he became her mentor, confidant when Lisa was no longer there, and he'd gained her trust and devotion, "What would it take to get you to finish your paperwork in a timely manor? I can hide your sake or put a kidou on it so you can't open it." she threatened, his eyes widening as he looked over at her.

"You wouldn't!" he said, Nanao smirking lightly at hi. He rubbed his scruffy chin for a moment before he grinned. It was a devious, I'm-Up-To-No-Good grin that automatically had her curious and nervous at the same time, "I have an idea~ A little wager if you will~" he mused, making her look at him curiously, "How about we make a deal? If I finish all my paper work by the end of each week, my lovely Nanao-chan will go on a date with me every Friday?" he asked her. Nanao was pretty sure that if she had been drinking water she would have spit it out all over her desk.

"E-excuse me?! You want to trade paperwork for dates?" she asked him, Shunsui nodding with a grin which only had her blushing a bright pink. She could feel her heart starting to beat nervously, not having any idea what that was about. He'd been bugging her for years to go out with him but she always assumed that he was joking, still considered her his "Little Nanao". Maybe she'd play along this time. See if he was really serious.

He tipped his head and shrugged his shoulders, keeping that goofy grin on his face, "Of course! I can think of plenty of dates to take my lovely Nanao-Chan on if she agrees to our wager." he said, Nanao nipping on her lip as she glanced down at the papers sprawled out on her desk that needed to be signed still.

After what seemed like forever she let out a soft breath and she closed her eyes, "Okay." she said simply, which completely shocked Shunsui. She actually agreed to it? Hell must have been freezing over, "But, there will be rules and conditioned that you will follow or the deal is off." she said with a raised finger, making him smirk. Now there was his Nanao-chan.

"I wouldn't expect anything less. Just make a list of the terms and conditions and I'll happily sign my name~" he chimed with a smitten grin, making Nanao blush a little more before she cleared her throat and shook her head.

"Well, if you manage to get all this done by tomorrow at the end of the work day then I guess you can take me out this Friday." Shunsui passed her a smile and cast her a wink, making her swallow slightly.

"You're on Nanao-chan~"

The following morning, Nanao stared dumbfoundedly at the stack of papers that were neatly piled on her desk, her mouth slightly agape as her fingers flipped through the pages, every one of them correctly filled out and signed by none other than her captain. She looked over at the man who was sitting at his desk with a happy little grin on his face, "How did you manage to get through all these papers? And it's 8 AM! You're /never/ here this early." she said which only made him chuckle as he crossed his arms over his chest, a smug little grin on his face.

"You gave me a deal and I took it. Now I get to reap the rewards." he said to her, leaning back in his chair as he watched his bewildered lieutenant continue to look through the stack, trying to find something wrong with one of the applications but she couldn't find a single one that was done in the wrong way, "I worked through the night on them. I took them home with me and I made sure to get every single one of them signed, sealed, and delivered. I finished them around 2 AM I suppose." he said, honestly not remembering when he finished them. All he knew was that he had gotten them done and now his mind was working on where to take Nanao on their first date. He leaned forward on his desk, his fingers lacing together as he smirked at her, "Now… about our first date."

So I've been wanting to write a fanfic with Shunsui and Nanao for a while now but I never really figured out what to write until now. So, here's the first chapter! I know it's a little short but it's just the introductory. The following chapters will be longer I promise. What does Shunsui have in mind for his Nanao-chan~? Review to find out! :)

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