Hey, everyone. A new chapter has finally arrived! The prompt for this was "I'll protect you no matter what…even if it kills me." which came from a list of prompts by fanficmarvelchick on Tumblr. Hope you all like it! I really hope no one is too OOC but if so please let me know. Still working on writing for this pairing.

Title: Even If It Kills Me

Kisuke Urahara was sitting outside watching it rain when he heard the door slide open behind him. In her human form, Yoruichi strolled over to where he was sitting. The first thing he noticed were the bandages wrapped around her left arm. There were scars on her legs, and with her violet-colored hair tied up, he could see the fading bruises on her shoulders. He knew that under her tank top there were similar bruises just like them. She was still recovering from their last battle, so she couldn't go into her cat form yet.

She sat down beside him and stared out at the rain too. Her mouth was in a frown, and there was a somber look in her eyes.

He turned to her and smiled. "Nice night, isn't it?"

"Are you seriously making jokes right now?" She asked annoyed.

He knew why she was mad, but he didn't want to acknowledge it, so he turned his attention back towards the rain. It was steadily picking up.

They sat in silence for a moment until Yoruichi spoke up. "Are we not going to talk about it?" She asked as she turned towards him. He could feel her glare burning his skin.

He turned to her, a smile still on his face. "About what?" He asked.

"You know what." She replied before taking a pause. She looked away from him as she said, "You could have died."

He didn't want to hear those words. He knew that she was mad at him for coming to save her during her battle with Askin, but what else was he supposed to do? He couldn't sit by while she was poisoned and dying.

"I could have, but I didn't." He said as he turned back away from her. "And if I hadn't shown up, you could have died."

"I can take care of myself." She stated as she jumped up and walked over to the edge of the porch. "Besides it was my fight, not yours."

"Why are you so upset now?" He asked. "You knew that I was eavesdropping in case I needed to help. You know that I'll always show up if you need me. I've done it before. Like when we fought Yammy."

She turned to him and yelled, "You didn't end up looking like this after those fights!" She then pointed at the scars running over his face. "You don't have to put yourself in danger for me!"

She had put herself in danger more times than he could count, yet she was upset at him for doing the same thing. Just like him, she didn't care what happened to herself if it meant protecting those she cared about. Even though it wasn't her fault, she somehow felt guilty for his injuries. Yoruichi had always been bad at expressing her feelings. She tried to cover them by being angry and violent, but he really knew that she was worried about him.

He lifted himself up and walked over to her. "You've put yourself in danger for me many times. You even uprooted your whole life in the Soul Society to save mine." He said.

"You don't owe me for that! I don't need you saving me to repay some stupid debt you think you have with me!" She yelled as she harshly poked his chest.

As the rain began to pick up, Kisuke could barely hear over it, so he moved closer to her. "I don't do this to repay you." He stared down into her golden eyes and continued, "I did this because I don't know what I would do without you. I know you're moody and stubborn and violent, but you're also trustworthy and loyal and smart and my best friend. I'll protect you no matter what…even if it kills me."

He had been excepting something sweet after that, but the next thing he knew his cheek was hurting. Yoruichi had slapped him. "Did you ever think about what I would do if you died?!" She asked.

He touched his cheek. "You'd be better off." He said seriously.

She brought her face close to his and said, "No I wouldn't. We're a team. So you better promise me that you won't do anything stupid that could get you killed."

He had never seen her like this. She was usually unbreakable because she saw emotions as a weakness. He felt bad that he had caused her to worry so much, so he said, "Okay. I promise." To lighten the mood, he raised his pinky finger up to her face.

"You're such an idiot." She said as she interlocked hers with his.

"But you love me anyway." He joked.

She rolled her eyes. "What did I say about doing something stupid that could get you killed?" She said as she turned to head back inside.

He just laughed and then stood there admiring her as she walked away.

Thanks for reading!