Third chapter third chapter, whee! In case if you're wondering why these chapters are coming out so fast, well … I don't know why, they just are. Yes, I know there is a lack of dialogue in the story itself, but, I don't know, as you can see, Akina is much too shy to really talk much. As she starts becoming more comfortable though, you will be seeing much more dialogue.

The title of this story might actually come into play this chapter. But not the blinking like kind of butterfly kiss, kay? I used the same title, but different kiss.

Butterfly kiss: A small act of affection. They're usually small pecks here and there, but they're so fleeting that it reminds one of a butterfly's presence.

Poet junky right here!

Disclaimer: Bleach! It keeps your whites white, makes your hair white, and your skin white! It's also an anime/manga series that I don't own. Gosh I am loving this ongoing pun.

Butterfly Kisses

Chapter 2: Chu?

Now, Akina felt more at home than ever in her office. It was peaceful, quiet and no one bothered her at all. She had specifically instructed Shuuhei to have anyone who needed to report something, report it to him first before telling her if it was really that important. At least then, she didn't have to see Shuuhei that often, or anyone else for that matter. Of course, through her nifty laptop, she was able to communicate with the Captains of the 3rd and 5th divisions privately.

She hadn't bothered to wander outside of the division much and any time she did leave her office she didn't wear her uniform. After all, the last thing she wanted was to make it known that she was a captain. Except for the other captains, no one knew that she was a captain herself, and that's how she liked it. So now, after one such meeting, Akina was just happily lounging around her office, staring out the window and counting clouds.

Like yesterday, her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. She glanced at the door and snapped her fingers, it opened on it's own revealing a fair bit surprised Shuuhei. Her Grandfather had forbade her to use any of her usual magic within Soul Society, but she figured that small things like that were okay to do. Hopefully.

"Captain" Shuuhei called, trying to get the girl's attention. "Mm?" she kept her back turned to him, not really wanting to pull her eyes away from the beautiful sky in front of her. Seeing as how she was probably never going to give him her full attention, he dropped another pile of paperwork on her desk. That caught her attention and she turned around and trudged back to her desk. "Yes sir" she said flatly, saluting Shuuhei and started sorting through the papers. He raised a brow at her, but didn't question her actions. Instead, he sighed and exited her office, closing the door behind him.

As he walked through the halls, he got to thinking about this temporary captain of his. Even though she was on Commander General Yamamoto's recommendation, he was quite worried about her. She looked quite young, can't be more than 16, and her mind seemed to be on anything but office work, yet that's all she did. Then again, this was only her first official working day, so there wasn't much he could actually say. But still …

Hours later, Shuuhei was now worrying about his captain. It was well after lunch, and she hadn't exited her office once all day. He knocked on the door and waited for her permission to come in, or for the door to open, but he got nothing. He knocked again, except a bit louder this time. Now he was even more worried at this point. He opened the door to find the desk empty. He spotted her on the couch, all curled up and hugging a pillow as she was napping. Still, she was napping at this age, still?

Seeing as how his captain was fine, Shuuhei was about to leave her be, but she groaned and slowly started to wake up. She slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes as she noticed Shuuhei at her door. "Morning" she greeted sleepily. She looked at Shuuhei, blinked a couple times, and tilted her head slightly at him. "Yes?" Shuuhei blinked. "Oh, um … nothing. Sorry to disturb you" He closed the door behind him, shook his head and just moved on. Who cares how good of a job she did, that girl was definitely still too young.

The next morning, when Shuuhei was dropping off some paperwork for Akina, he found her missing from her office, which was very surprising. He would assume that she was out for a bit, but he remembered that she made it a point to never leave her office unless necessary. What caught his eye though was the note on her desk.

Hisagi-kun,

Went to school. Be back later

Akina

And she still went to school. Something else that caught his eye was that her computer was still on. Though he probably shouldn't be going through her things like this, Shuuhei couldn't help but be distracted by what was on the screen. He also found out exactly why she took so long to do the paperwork. She'd been working on organizing the documents and well as keeping inventory of them. Every single thing was made note of on here, and not a single detail was missing. Now Shuuhei was quite impressed. She had a good sense of organization, though she did seem a bit scatter brained.

Not wanting to pry in too much, he managed to pull himself away from the computer to take care of his other duties. Besides, it wasn't his place to go through a girl's things.

Akina trudged into her office, school bag and textbooks in hand. With a heavy thud, she dropped her bag and books on her desk and collapsed on the couch. Noticing his exhausted Captain, Shuuhei followed after her, looking on with mild interest as she rested on the couch. "This is too much" she mumbled. She raised her head slightly to stare at the paperwork on her desk. It was only two days. Two fucking days and she was damn exhausted. School was hell, paperwork was aggravating, organizing files was a bitch, and those meetings with the other Captains were placed at awfully horrible times. True, yesterday wasn't so bad, but if this is how every school day was going to be, she wouldn't be able to take it.

Classes started at 8 AM sharp, and didn't end until 5 PM, or basically, when the sun was starting to set. As soon as she got back to Soul Society though, it was time for the regular meeting and that usually started 5:30 or so. Didn't end until 6:30, then she had a private meeting with her Grandfather right after which went on until 7. Then there was the actual walk all the way back to the Ninth Division, which took more than it needed. Fifteen minutes was too long. 7:25 PM, and Akina still had homework, as well as that pile of paperwork on her desk.

Her eyes moved to her desk, then back at Shuuhei. "You, take care of that" she ordered, pointing at the papers on her desk. He strolled over to her desk and took the pile of papers. "AND WIPE THAT SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE!" she yelled as soon as he left her office.

As soon as she felt that he was far enough, she exited through her office window and made her way back to the First Division to have a talk with dear Grand Daddy.

No doubt everyone at the First Division could not have a single second of peace and quiet. For two whole hours they heard nothing but Akina's angry yelling and the sound of multiple objects being broken. Surprisingly enough, Yamamoto had handled the situation quite calmly. As he let Akina let out her frustration and anger on every single breakable object in his office, he wrote a letter which he had her promptly deliver to her Vice-captain as soon as she had calmed down considerably.

The yelling and screaming didn't stop there though. All the way back to the 9th division, Akina was still going off, disturbing many people's time of peace and quiet. Shuuhei could even hear her coming from miles away and he was starting to dread her return. She seemed like such a nice girl yesterday too. Oh, here she comes. Akina passed right by Shuuhei, hastily shoving the letter in his hands to go and sulk in her office for a while.

Shaking his head, he opened the letter to find it from … the Commander General, of course. His eyes widened slightly upon reading the contents of the letter. Letting out a particularly heavy sigh, he made his way to Akina's office. As much as he didn't want to do this, he couldn't exactly ignore Yamamoto's request, or should I say, order. He knocked softly on the door and peered inside to find her hiding in a dark corner, a music box in her lap. Taking in a deep breath, he closed the door behind him and took in a seat in the corner next to her.

"What do you want?" she asked, starting up the music box. There was a name plate on it which Shuuhei saw read 'Yamamoto Akina'. So that would explain the number of private meetings with Genryuusai. "Nothing …" he replied flatly. She glared at him, but didn't tell him to go away or anything, so he assumed it was still okay to stay here. No words were spoken between the two for a while, the music box playing its slow, sad tune all the while. A few times, Akina looked as if she were about to say something, but each time, she shook her head and ended up not saying anything at all. Instead, she started fidgeting with the ends of her sleeve again. She was nervous.

"Sorry …" she mumbled. "Why do you keep on apologizing like that?" Shuuhei asked, glancing down at her. "I don't know. I just do, okay?" she replied hotly. "You know, you don't have to do all this work yourself" he pointed out, meaning all the paperwork and other things she did. "I know …….. I know, but … I just thought that, as a Captain I oughta keep it together, you know? I know it's not official, but I'm not used to this" Shuuhei nodded his head slowly. "It's fine to ask for help too, you know. That's why I'm here, to help you when you need it. And right now …" he pointed in the direction of where her homework and paperwork lay, "You certainly need some right now"

Akina pouted. "Well, yeah. I guess …" she whimpered in defeat, glaring at Shuuhei who just smirked at her. The smirk on his face only made her glare at him and she shoved his face the other way so she couldn't see it. "I thought I told you to wipe that smirk off earlier" Her eye briefly caught the scars running down the right side of her face and she frowned slightly. She set her music box to the side and pulled her knees up to her chest. "So, how do you think I'm doing so far?" she asked, smiling slightly as she looked up at Shuuhei. He reciprocated the smile and patted her on the head. "It's only been two days, so I can't really say, but I think you're doing fine. I still think a job such as Captain is a bit too much for someone with your kind of life, but I think you can still pull through"

She looked up at him with big eyes. "You really think so?" For once, it was Shuuhei's turn to cringe a little bit. He didn't like her making those eyes at him, it was … unnerving. "Er, yeah … really" he replied. Akina smiled and stood up and walked over to her desk. She took the pile of papers and held them out to Shuuhei. "Here then, you do this. I have homework" He stood up and took the papers from her. "Very well then"

Akina was definitely very slow with paperwork. What she had accomplished within one day, Shuuhei did in two hours. He glanced at the clock, noticing that it was starting to get really late now. Almost as if on cue, he let out a small yawn. If he was tired, what about his Captain?

With that thought in mind, he set out for her office once again, just to check up on her. Knocking on the door, he was met with silence again, so he let himself in. There she was, her head resting on her desk, sleeping peacefully in front of her computer. Smiling slightly, Shuuhei somehow managed to get her out of her chair without waking her up and carried her to the couch. Gently, he set her down, adjusting the pillows so as to make it more comfortable for her.

Finally, he bent down and kissed her forehead. "Night, Captain"

TBC

I had a witty comment for this part, seriously I did, but .. I am typing in the dark at the moment and it is 1 AM. Can I just say that .. it took me 8 hours to write this chapter? That's kind of sad.

Next Chapter: Life is more comfortable for Akina now, but being the teenager she is, what goes up, must come down. And possibly, some crack will ensue