'Rangiku-san.. could I.. talk to you for a while'

'What is it Roo-chan?~' Rangiku says turning around.

They both go into Roorens doorm room and sit down on the bed.

'Whats up then~?' Rangiku says leaning back on her hands.

'The captain~ he-'

'I knew it!~ Whats happened?'

Rooren looks up to her, then looks back down to her lap.

'I don't know what's gotten over him, I thought he trusted me as a 3rd seat.' Rooren looks up to her.

'I was sent a letter by a member of squad 12 for me to accompany them to capture a hollow in the world of the living, they mentioned it would be for a few weeks, or just as long as it takes to capture it'

Rangiku sits up-right, 'I'm taking it he didn't like the idea~?'

'I was told that he had accepted it when I was back too full health, if he didn't I don't understand why the squad 12 member would lie though, it doesn't make sense. Rangiku-san, he just kept saying no, the tone of his voice when he was shouting at me made my chest hurt' Rooren said looking down at her lap, clutching her chest.

'I don't think it was because he doesn't have trust in you' Rangiku says, earning a teary-eyed Rooren to look up towards her, 'I think he just doesn't want you too get hurt.'

'B-but-'

'This would be a first mission alone to the world of the living, even though it would be with a member of squad 12 it is a bad idea'

'But-! I-I was directly asked, I thought that my skills had been noticed and they had trust I could protect the member so he could catch the hollow, I thought the captain would have noticed my skills too'

Rangiku puts her hand on Roorens shoulder, saying softly 'You need to be careful when dealing with squad 12 aswell, and it being a first alone-mission, he just doesn't want you to get hurt. Don't think it as him not recognising your skill, okay~?'

Rooren looking up towards her and nods.

'Alright, do you want me to talk about it too him? Shouting at you probably was too much, even though he does do it alot, it seems to have hit a core with you, come too think of it, it might have been '

She goes red, 'I've started to feel alittle stupid with how I reacted towards him, but i'll go talk to him... eventually, its been 3 weeks since I last spoke too him.'

'3 weeks?! Isn't that alittle too long really? I mean even non-seated members haven't had that much of a gap. Is this why you've stopped going too training too?'

Rooren nods, 'I couldn't bare too see him' she grabs a pillow, talking into it, 'I've been so stupid! Acting like that in front of him! Rangiku..san..'

'Roo-chan you idiot~!' She hugs her, Rooren put the pillow on her lap, talking into her shoulder.

'Rangiku-san, I've been feeling some sort of sinking feeling in my stomach..what is it?'

'That's what happens when you haven't spoken to the one you love in a while'

Rangiku holds Roorens shoulders, and looks at her, 'I think you need to see him'

Rangiku already up, door open and about too walk out, 'I need too help, I can't just let you deal with your troubles~' She says winking then leaving.

Rooren looks up too her, and smiles at here cheekily, 'Now keep that smile okay Roo-chan!' Rangiku saying, then makes her way too the office.

She returns to the office.

'Hay captain~?'

'What do you want?'

She bends down facing him, hands on her hips, 'Someone's grounchy! I need to talk too you.~'

'About what?' He says continuing his paperwork.

'Roo-chan..'

He looks up, 'What about her?'

Slouching against a wall, 'She says she's sorry about having said what she did a few weeks ago.'

'You went too see her?'

'She actually asked to talk to me~'

'I see..'

'Were you worried about her?'

The captain doesn't respond, just looks down to his paperwork.

'Captain, you know you've made her feel like and idiot, this whole thing was the reason she had stopped going to training, usually you would have gone too see her to ask why she hadn't been turning up.'

'I-' he continued to look down at his paperwork.

'Captain?'

'I feel like more of the idiot, when I promoted her to 3rd seat I said I had my trust in her..'

Rangiku stops leaning on the wall, a step or two towards the desk, 'If you feel like that you should go and say sorry'

'How was I meant too know her skills would get noticed this quickly by squad 12, I didn't know they'd ask for her help... Matsumoto.. I can't just say my apologize too her, it isn't just my fault'

'You understand Roo-chan probably feeling worse than she had when she was ill or weak, her heart is hurting captain.'

The captain looked up towards her, wide eyes and almost alittle confused, 'Her.. heart?'

Rangiku laughs alittle, 'You can't see it can you~?'

The captain just stared, not at anything in particular, just stared off into space, wide eyes and all.

'I'll go and call her, mention that I said about her wanting too speak to you so you don't feel in bother~' She turns around heading for the door, and before the captain knew it she was gone.

'What did she mean... R...Roorens..heart?'