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Noboru (Climb)

She waited at his side, holding his hand.

He had been asleep for almost two days, and she had been there the whole time. She hadn't even slept herself. Even though her eyes were drooping and most likely had dark shadows under them, she stared at his face, waiting for him to wake up.

Renji and Kira had come by a couple times and kept her company, as had Captain Ukitake. But they had all left with buisness elsewhere. She knew that her paperwork was stacking up as she sat here as well, but she would do it later. Hisagi was much more important.

When his eyes opened slowly, Gina was playing with his fingers, trying to keep herself awake. He smiled and reached up with the hand she held to touch her face.

She was shocked, looking up and beaming when she saw his eyes looking at her. She practically threw herself on top of him, hugging him tightly.

"Oh...ow..." He chuckled.

She immediantly sat up. "Sorry. I'm just so happy you're okay."

"Me, too." He said as he stretched his arms out. "How long have I been out?"

"Two days." She informed him.

"Have you been here all that time?" He asked, his eyes worried.

She nodded with a smile and he shook his head. He reached up and traced the dark shadows under her eyes wearily.

"You need to sleep, Spaz." He told her.

"I didn't want to." She leaned into his touch. "I didn't want to be asleep when you woke up."

"Impossible." He shook his head at her.

She reached out and touched his lips with her fingers, then held his face in her hand. His eyes looked up at her, wondering what she was doing.

"I'm sorry." She said as her hand dropped to her side. "I should've never been mad at you over something so stupid."

Hisagi chuckled. "You aren't the one that did said stupid thing. I only made that God-forsaken bet because I was drunk. And I wasn't exactly sure you were going to make it. Everybody kept telling me you weren't. I was afraid you were going to die, and I was never going to be able to tell you how I felt."

"But I didn't." She sighed. "And here we are, in reversed situations."

"Reversed?" Hisagi laughed. "You haven't done anything stupid while I was out, have you?"

"No." She lowered her head. "But..."

Her eyes filled with tears, just like the other times when she had let Gin slip through her mind. She was filled with pain and anger that just shouldn't be there.

"Gina." Hisagi sat up, his eyes burning as though he could read her mind. "Don't think about that. That wasn't your fault. Don't ever think it was your fault."

"I couldn't stop him." She choked as the tears fell. "I'm sorry. I tried."

"Shh." He said as he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her onto his lap. "It's okay."

She just sat there, crying on his shoulder as she shed every tear she had been holding back for three days. The tears she couldn't understand were slowly beginning to make sense to her as Hisagi tried to calm her. In his voice, she heard that same anger that was in her heart. But he wasn't angry at her, he was furious with Gin.

If he was still alive, Hisagi would make sure that Ichimaru payed. He would kill him nice and slow until his body eventually turned to dust.

"Shuhei." Gina sobbed as she lifted her face to look into his eyes. "Don't."

He looked away. He had almost forgot about her mind-reading power she had hidden away not to long ago.

"I'm not just going to let him live." He said roughly.

"Neither am I." Gina told him. "But I won't let you die trying to kill him. He already hurt you once, after I tried to protect you. But...I will not let him take something else from me."

Hisagi looked at her with pained eyes. "I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you."

"I'm a big girl." She smiled brokenly at him. "There was nothing either of us could've done about it. When it happened...I had been kicking and screaming trying to break the chains because Gin was threatening the lives of my friends. I used up my reiatsu in 15 minutes flat trying my best to break free. But then I was just too exausted. I couldn't move my body at all."

Hisagi frowned. "You...it never would have happened, if you hadn't been worried for us?"

"No, it would've happened." She assured him. "But he got it easier because I was worried."

Hisagi lowered his head, looking off in another direction, but emotion hid behind those glass eyes.

"Don't go blaming this on you." Gina ordered. "This is in no way, shape or form your fault."

"You should quit being so worried about us." He said quietly. "We can take care of ourselves."

"Emo, I'm a woman." She said as she held his cheek in her hand and turned his face to look at him. "I always worry. If not about you then about my subordinates or how I'm going to have to do all that paperwork when I get back to Headquarters..."

Hisagi chuckled at the look on her face. "It's your fault you didn't at least bring it here to do it."

She sighed. "I totally should have thought of that."

"Hey." Hisagi said, lifting her chin. "Now that I think about it, I don't think I've had a kiss from you since Hueco Mundo."

"By the way, how did you guys get there?" Gina asked.

"Don't ask me, ask Urahara Kisuke." He smirked. "Now kiss me."

She laughed as she touched her lips to his, softly at first. Then she deepened the kiss, pushing him back on the nedoko he had been asleep on.

"Hey, that stuff's not for the emergency room." Renji said as he opened the door.

Gina waved a hand at him, motioning for him to shut up as she didn't let her mouth move from Hisagi's.

Kira walked in and rolled his eyes. "Honestly, guys."

"We'll just wait here until you two are done." Renji sighed, crossing his arms. "You know, Kira, I don't know why they do that all the time. Neither of them could ever be good kissers so what's the point?"

Kira laughed.

Gina and Hisagi's eyes shot over to them in annoyance.

I am, too, a good kisser. Hisagi thought to her. Let's give them a show, 'kay?

She giggled as a response when Hisagi rolled on top of her. He placed his hands on her hips as she ran her fingers through his hair. Just for Renji, she moaned when Hisagi's tounge hit just the right spot.

"Okay, this is getting disgusting." Kira commented.

"No joke." Renji gagged. "I think I'm gonna vomit. Make it stop, Kira!"

Kira walked up and kicked Hisagi in the side, pushing him away from Gina and breaking the kiss.

"Ha!" Renji smirked. "We win."

"Bastards." Gina sat up and crossed her arms. "I was having fun."

"Just ignore them." Hisagi said as he wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck softly.

"Can you two quit for five seconds!" Renji yelled. "Geez!"

Hisagi chuckled, making Gina moan again when he nibbled at just the right spot.

"You guys are disgusting." Kira said. "I am so out of here."

Kira walked out of the room, Renji close behind.

"Remember, sex isn't sanitary in a hospital!" Renji commented before closing the door.

Hisagi lifted his head when they were gone. "Dumbasses."

"Beyond." Gina said. "If I have a hicky, Emo, I will so kick your ass."

He smirked at the red mark forming just above her collar bone.

"What do you say we leave this place so I can make it up to you?" He leaned over and kissed her softly.

"Is that all you men think about?" She said against his lips.

"I think about your pretty eyes, too." He kissed her cheek all the way up to where he could bit at her ear. "Especially about how they get all cloudy when-"

"Hisagi!" She leaned away. "You are such a pervert."

"I know." He said as he stood. "Can't help it."

He helped her up. "Well, if you don't want to do that, then we can always go do that load of paperwork stacked up on your desk..."

"You sure do know how to get a girl excited." Gina quickly took his hand and they ran out of the 4th Division, laughing.

Comments:

well, that's the end: It was only 14 Chapters, but review enough and there just might be a sequal! :D