Ah! Thanks you guys, this really means a lot to me. Since I completely forgot to last time, I shall reply to my reviews here!

FallenAngel: Thank you for reviewing! I've had a bit of writer's block before so I couldn't get the chapters out fast enough. Hopefully I can get my quick pace back up again. We shall have to see. Nice to know that Akina is very well appreciated. I thought she was kind of Mary Sue-ish cause she was Yamamoto's granddaughter and stuff.

Girl in shadow: Haha, I never realized that there were so few fics with OCs in them. I never looked that thoroughly. By the way, I personally like Kyouraku taichou, Akina just doesn't like him. She thinks he's a big huge pervert and would rather stay away from him. I love Kyouraku though, he's so funny.

Shinigamilenne: Shuuhei + Akina it is! Well, last chapter kind of started it, and this chapter will finalize it. Hee. Don't worry, their getting together won't stop the story. I have other things in store for this story.

Disclaimer: Mmmmm Bleach. I have Clorox! I have Oxy Clean! I don't own Bleach

Butterfly Kisses

Chapter 5: Ah, this can't be happening!

It had been two weeks since Akina had her little adventure around the Gotei 13. Her sleepover at Shuuhei's had calmed her considerably overnight. She had clung to him the whole night, not that Shuuhei complained or anything. In fact, he liked her company. She was like … like … a little sister! Yeah, that's right. A little sister.

Or at least, that's what Shuuhei had constantly told himself those past two weeks. She was younger than him, much younger than him, and she was the Commander General's granddaughter too! Now, how that mattered, he didn't know, it just seemed to. He felt like, she was a princess or something, and he was just some lowly peasant who didn't really matter. That was exaggerating a little bit, but it's how he felt.

Right now, she was at school. That was good. He wouldn't have to see her much. In fact, he hasn't seen her much lately. Apparently she had exams coming up, so she'd been spending a lot more time in the other world than coming here to Soul Society. So, in a way he was fairly glad that she wasn't around much, but at the same time, he was kind of saddened by it. He really wanted to see her.

Speak of the Devil.

"Hisagi-kun!" He was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the familiar voice of his captain at his door. There she was, smiling cheerfully, still in her school uniform looking quite happy. "Ah, hello Suzuki-san" he replied, smiling at her as well. In private, the two of them addressed each other fairly casually, but in public, Shuuhei always called her 'Taichou', but Akina would often call him 'Fukutaichou-kun'. "How was school today?" he asked, organizing the paperwork to give to her. "Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!" She happily replied.

Well, that was new. Usually she'd just say it was 'good'. "May I ask what's got you in a good mood?" he asked, setting the papers down and giving her his full attention. Akina tugged at the ends of her hair, twirling it around her finger. "Otonashi-kun asked me out! We're going out tonight so … can I trust you to do all the paperwork? Please, Hisagi-kun? I'll make it up to you tomorrow" she pleaded, making puppy dog eyes at him. "Um … sure" he replied quietly. She gave him a small hug and a kiss on his cheek as thanks, and went back home.

Shuuhei's face turned a couple shades of red, though all she did was kiss him lightly. But at the same time, he felt a little upset. So, she had a boyfriend now. Well, it's sort of what he wanted, I mean, he did want to see less of her. No doubt he would be seeing a lot less of her now even more. Frowning, he let out a heavy sigh as he got started on the paperwork.

"Now that's a little off" Tsuki commented. "What is?" Akina asked, tilting her head to the side slightly. "You're dating him, but you two are still pretty formal at addressing each other. 'Otonashi-kun'? C'mon Akina" Akina just giggled and smiled. "Well, it's kind of a light relationship" Tsuki scowled. "But it's still a relationship!" Now Akina was frowning. "I'm not like you, Tsuki. I don't like getting completely involved with my boyfriend on the first night" Tsuki flushed slightly, but she quickly waved it off. "That's not the point! You and Yasuo-kun are boyfriend girlfriend! I would think you two would at least be on a first name basis. Otherwise it seems like such an estranged relationship"

Akina nibbled on a rice ball, turning Tsuki's words over in their head. "I guess you have a point, but … we're just not like that" she replied after a few minutes. Tsuki sighed and shook her head. "Oh, never mind. You're impossible when it comes to relationships"

Shuuhei didn't see her for quite a few days. He had gotten a message that she wouldn't be coming in for a bit due to her exams, but … he felt that it wasn't just her exams that were keeping her back. That boyfriend of hers no doubt spent a lot of time with her. It made him kind of jealous. He was her Vice Captain, also a very important person in her life, but she just didn't seem to notice him all that much, save for when she had to pick up or drop off any paper work, and practically all the time was just strictly business.

Hang on.

He didn't have any reason to be jealous. She was his captain, and him just a Vice Captain. Why should he be jealous just because she had a boyfriend? If she had one, she had one, as long as it didn't interfere with her work or anything.

Yet, no matter how many times Shuuhei told himself things like that, the more he just couldn't push it to the side. Of course he recognized this feeling he felt towards her, but he scolded himself for it. She was younger than him for starters, and exactly what was it he loved about her? She wasn't anything special. In fact, some of the women here in Soul Society were much more desirable than Akina. What did he like about her anyways?

Well, looks wise, I guess you could say she was cute. She wasn't drop dead gorgeous, but a little bit above average. So, that probably wasn't what caught his eyes that much. Maybe it was that naïve look she possessed. Nah, that's not really it either. Perhaps it was the small talks they had sometimes. They were short, they were few, but they were nice. She was a level headed girl, albeit a little bit of an airhead occasionally. He just found her attractive in that sort of sense. It seemed odd to him, but well, to each his own.

But, as much as he did love her, chances are he wouldn't be able to tell her. For one, she still had that boyfriend of hers, and they probably got along really well. The second was, she was too business minded to probably give him a chance to say anything. After all, it was only when she was feeling extra stressed out that they actually talked. He was sort of hoping that she'd have a sort of encounter like the 12th division one just so she could stay the night with him again.

That was probably asking for too much though.

About three weeks later, Akina came crying to Shuuhei again. This time, she had broken up with her boyfriend and needed some comfort. Of course, Shuuhei let her stay. That night, not only did he be that shoulder for her to cry on, but he somehow managed to tell her how he felt. Sadly, his timing was completely off and she had fallen asleep when he had told her.

TBC

Haha, close, but not quite. Anyways, Shuuhei seems to be the one Akina runs to lately. I'm kinda surprised that it's not Tsuki or her grandfather. Ah well, guess that's just how she is. Uh … since I am kinda stuck, no chapter preview.