Sorry this took so long! I was procrastinating, then I got sick, and then I got better, and wrote it, and then when I was going to upload it I was forced to become the photographer at my little sister's birthday party.
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If I owned Bleach, Ukitake x Unohana would be a cannon couple. Because they are so cute together!
Jushiro Ukitake
Jushiro Ukitake, Captain of Squad Thirteen was relaxing in his private garden when the racket that usually accompanied his two third seats reached his ears. Sentaro and Kiyone were arguing again, and what they were arguing about was no surprise. It was their favourite subject after all.
"I definitely respect Captain Ukitake more than she does!" Sentaro exclaimed.
"Don't listen to him. I respect Captain Ukitake more than he ever will!" Kiyone countered. Ukitake sighed. Obviously somebody was with them, and he felt sorry for whoever it was. They didn't deserve to listen to all that. Sometimes he thought that he didn't deserve to listen to all that, but he pushed the feeling back. It was sweet really, in an annoying way.
The argument was getting closer now, the peace that Captain Ukitake had been enjoying now well gone. He picked up his cup of tea, and took a sip, waiting for chaos to reach him. It wouldn't be long now.
Sentaro and Kiyone burst into the garden.
"Captain Ukitake, tell him/her, that I respect you more than him/her!" they chorused together. There was a woman and two men following them.
"You both respect me equally," he said calmly. "Who's this?" He asked, peering around his two third seats to look at the people behind him.
Kiyone quickly trapped Sentaro in a headlock and stopped him from talking. "They're apparently people from a new show, Hidden Camera!"
"Hidden Camera?" Ukitake asked, curious. Sentaro wrestled Kiyone off of him and shoved her away, twisting one arm up behind her back.
"Yeah! It's a show that documents the daily lives of the important figures of the Seireitei!" he replied enthusiastically. Kiyone shoved him off of her and shoved his head down towards the ground.
"I just want you to know Captain that I lo- respect you more than he does!" Kiyone informed her Captain.
"That's not true!" Sentaro shoved Kiyone backwards a few feet. "I respect you way more than she does!"
"Alright, calm down you two," Ukitake waved a hand at them and smiled. Both third seats immediately stood to attention, both trying to look more alert and professional than the other. "Kiyone, weren't you meeting Isane today for lunch?" he asked the girl. She started.
"Oh, right! But I can wait if you want me to Captain!" she replied automatically.
"No, that's alright. You can go. You've been looking forward to it." Kiyone bowed to Ukitake and ran off. Sentaro fidgeted a bit, obviously wanting to prove that he was a better third seat than Kiyone, but wanting to go somewhere.
"You can go too Sentaro," Ukitake told him.
"Thank you Captain!" Sentaro bowed lower than Kiyone, and went off too.
"So," Ukitake smiled welcomingly at his guests. "Would you like to sit down? Oh, and I don't know your names."
"I'm Seru," Seru smiled back at him, warming up to the kind man automatically. "And that's Gaichu Maneru, and Tsugi no Maneru."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Ukitake replied warmly. "Please, make yourselves comfortable." Seru plopped down on a cushion across from Ukitake, but the Maneru brothers remained standing. "What is this Hidden Camera show anyways?" he asked.
"It's just as your third seats told you. We pick different important figures of the Seireitei and follow them around all day. Oh, and we also interview you." Seru replied brightly. She paused for a moment. "Should we start the interview now?"
Ukitake shrugged. "Sounds good!"
"First Question," Seru began. "Why don't you have a Vice Captain?"
"The position of Vice Captain in this squad is vacant to honour the memory of Kaien Shiba, my former Vice Captain," Ukitake replied quietly.
"Aww… that's sweet! Second Question. If you had to choose a new Vice Captain, who would it be?"
"I don't know," Ukitake said honestly. "I hope that I never have to choose."
"I hope for your sake that you don't have to choose either," Seru told him. "Third Question. Are you really in love with Captain Unohana?" Ukitake stared at her.
"What? No! We're just friends."
"I have no doubt that your just friends. I'll rephrase that. Do you wish that you were something more than just friends?"
"No! No. Our relationship right now is just fine."
"You'd make such a cute couple!" Seru grinned. "And Shunsui seemed to think that you were."
"I'd bet anything that Shunsui was drunk at the time." Ukitake told her. "Captain Unohana and I are just friends."
"Well yes, he was drunk. But I still believe him. You and Unohana would be adorable together. You should ask her out!" Ukitake gave up.
"Can we move on now?" he asked, sounding defeated.
"Only if you admit that you and Unohana would be a cute couple!" Seru said mischeiviously.
"We're just friends," Ukitake protested. Seru waited, raising one eyebrow. "But fine."
"Fine what?" Seru asked.
"Fine, we would make a cute couple. Happy now?"
"Yep!" Seru exclaimed. "Fourth Question. Did you really sneak into the girl's change room when you were at the Soul Reaper's Academy?"
"How did you know that?" Ukitake sounded shocked.
"I have my sources." Seru smiled mysteriously.
"Shunsui told you, didn't he?" Ukitake asked. "He swore that he wouldn't tell anybody!" Seru just giggled at Ukitake's annoyance. "In my defence," Ukitake continued, "I was very drunk."
"My sources told me that you snuck in so that you could see Unohana change! That proves that you have a major crush on her!"
"Once again, I was drunk. And I'm pretty sure Shunsui got it wrong. I did not sneak in to see Unohana change!"
"Sure you didn't. Fifth Question. Would you consider having Rukia as a Vice Captain?"
"I have, yes," Ukitake replied.
"Why isn't she?"
"Captain Kuchiki asked me not to make her a seated officer, for her safety."
"Aww, that's sweet of him! He really does care about her, even if he doesn't show it!"
"Yes, he does care about her. He just has troubles showing how he feels."
"What do you think of him not allowing her to become a seated officer?"
"I think that it's kind of overprotective of him, but I can see where he's coming from. If I had a little sister, I wouldn't want to put her in danger either, and being a seated officer is plenty dangerous. Just look at what happened to Hanataro, of Squad Four, or Ikkaku and Yumichika of Squad Eleven."
"I heard about Ikkaku, but what happened to Yumichika? I thought that he only had fireworks thrown at him during the Ryoka intrusion." Seru asked, interested.
"When they went to capture the Bounts in the world of the living Yumichika was seriously injured by one of the Bount's dolls." Ukitake told her.
"I didn't hear about that…"
"It was a filler."
"Oh. That explains it then. Sixth Question. Why won't you ask Unohana out?"
"I already told you, we're just friends!"
"You should be something more. You'd better hurry up or Kenpachi'll steal her!"
"What? Kenpachi and Unohana?"
"See, you're jealous. You do care. Kenpachi x Unohana is almost as cute as you and Unohana."
"I'm not jealous! She can date who she wants to. But… Kenpachi?"
"Yep! Cute couple that one. Anyways… Seventh Question. Have you ever considered making a white hair club?"
"White hair club? That's a really good idea! I should do that!"
"I think I've created a monster," Seru groaned quietly. "Toshiro's never going to forgive me. Moving on," she said quickly, before Ukitake could give the 'White Hair Club' any more thought. "Eighth Question. Are you considering getting married? Maybe to Unohana?"
"No. No, I have no plans on getting married to anybody. And Unohana and I are just friends."
"Right. Ninth Question." Seru snuggled closer to Ukitake, and creeping him out a bit. "Will you marry me?"
"I barely know you!" Ukitake protested. "So, probably not."
"Aw, way to crush a girl's dreams. Byakuya won't marry me, you won't marry me…"
"You actually asked Byakuya to marry you?" Ukitake asked, surprised.
"No, but he's obviously not over Hisana yet. I'll wait another hundred years. Maybe by then he'll be over Hisana, and he'll marry me. Unless, you'll marry me?"
"I'm fine single thank you," Ukitake replied, a bit amused.
"Tenth Question! Why do you always give Toshiro candy?"
"Because we're the same Shiro-chan," Ukitake told her.
"That's all? Just because you both have Shiro in your name and white hair?"
"Does there have to be another reason?" Ukitake asked.
"I guess not. Eleventh Question. Is white your natural hair colour?"
"No. It used to be black, but then I had a really bad tuberculosis attack when I was younger and it turned white."
"Oh. That's too bad. Are you feeling alright today?"
"Yeah, I'm feeling much better than I usually do." Ukitake replied optimistically.
"That's good! Twelfth Question. Do Kiyone and Sentaro drive you insane?"
"Sometimes, but it's actually really touching how they argue over me all the time. Really annoying, but sweet." Ukitake replied.
"I bet it's annoying. I'm not sure how you stand it!"
"I keep on reminding myself how lucky I am to have two devoted third seats. It helps that they run the squad when I'm sick."
"I guess but, I still wouldn't be able to do it," Seru told him. Ukitake shrugged. "Thirteenth Question! How many times has Shunsui been slapped by people other than Nanao?"
"Many," Ukitake told her. "Far too many to count!"
"I thought as much," Seru murmured. "Fourteenth Question! Does he really love Nanao, or is he just flirting for fun?"
"He's genuinely in love with Nanao," Ukitake replied seriously. "He really does love her. Poor Shunsui. If he could be serious once in a while, he might actually get somewhere, but Shunsui thinks that serious and women don't belong in the same sentence."
"Poor Shunsui," Seru agreed. "Fifteenth Question! Does Shunsui own any Nanao plushies?"
"Not that I know of," Ukitake told her. "That would be kind of creepy."
"Trust me, it is."
"You've met somebody with Nanao plushies?" Ukitake asked. "Really?"
"Not Nanao plushies," Seru replied. "Moving along, Sixteenth Question. Do you have any stories about when you were in the academy?"
"None that I want to share," Ukitake replied.
"Oh, come on! They'd be funny!"
"On the contrary to what Shunsui may have told you while he was drunk, life at the academy was not that fun."
"Hmph. Spoil sport."
Ukitake gave Seru a warm smile. "Are we finished?" he asked. "I think that I'd like to go take a nap now. Unless there's more?"
"No, that's okay," Seru told him. "The Maneru brothers and I will just go hang out with your third seats. Unless… you'll let us film you while you're sleeping?"
"No, that's creepy."
"Fine. We'll hang out with your third seats." Seru pouted.
"Alright," Ukitake stood up slowly, and gave Seru another one of those smiles that could melt the heart of any woman. "Have fun!"
"I'll try!" Seru grinned back and ran off. Ukitake headed for his quarters.
Seru found Kiyone and Sentaro arguing in the Squad Thirteen Barracks. They were being original this time, and fighting about who was a better third seat, not about who respected Captain Ukitake more.
"Hey!" Seru exclaimed, leaning against the wall next to the arguing pair.
"Hi!" Kiyone said with an excited wave.
"Hello!" Sentaro said, without the excited wave, but with plenty of excitement in his voice. "Tell her," he pointed to Kiyone, "that I am a better third seat than she is!"
"Tell him," Kiyone shoved Sentaro aside, "that I am definitely the better third seat!"
"What are you talking about?" Sentaro protested, pushing Kiyone back, "I am certainly a better third seat than you are!"
"You wish! I am the better third seat! Absolutely!"
Both turned to Seru. "Tell him/her!"
"You're both wonderful, and Captain Ukitake appreciates you very much," Seru said smoothly, slightly amused.
"But I'm still better!" Sentaro cut in.
"You are not! I am!" Kiyone countered.
"Alright," Seru interrupted quickly. "How about you show me around the Squad Thirteen Barracks?" This distracted the two third seats, and Seru spent the rest of the afternoon with the two of them, engaged in a very thorough tour of the Squad Thirteen Barracks. Kiyone and Sentaro argued the whole time, but that was to be expected. After all, Kiyone and Sentaro were in the same room the whole time.
"Ugh," Seru muttered, dropping into the chair in front of the screens. "Those are two very hyper third seats."
"You met Kiyone and Sentaro then?" Ikkaku asked, leaning against the back of her chair.
"Yep. I didn't know that a person could have that much energy! And there were two of them!"
"Yes. Their energy and arguments are so unbeautiful." Yumichika drawled.
"I must agree with you there," Seru muttered. "Anyways… what secrets are you hiding Ukitake?"
"Yeah, what secrets? What secrets?" Yachiru chanted. The screens flickered on, and Seru's mouth dropped open.
"He really is in love with her after all," she said, amazed. "Wow. It's like Soi Fon all over again."
"Except without the sheets, plushies, curtains and blankets." Ikkaku added. "Really, all that he's got is posters of her everywhere."
"Still very obsessive," Seru said. "I don't have posters of the people I love all over my room. That would be a lot of Byakuya posters!"
"Oh come on! That guy is a frickin' icebox!"
"A hot, icebox. Did that make sense?"
"No."
"Oh well. He's still hot. Really hot. Really, really hot. Really, really, really hot. Really, really, really, really hot. Really, really, really-"
"Stop it!" Ikkaku interrupted. "You're really annoying."
"Really, really hot. Really, really, really, really, really, really hot. Really, really, really, really, really, really hot." Seru continued happily.
"I told you to stop it!" Ikkaku yelled.
"Oh shut it baldy. You're just jealous."
"Don't call me baldy!" Ikkaku tried to attack Seru but Yumichika and Yachiru held him back. Or, correction, Yumichika held him back and Yachiru bit his head.
"Something tells me that Ukitake is going to be just as boring as Shunsui," Yumichika commented off handedly, ignoring Ikkaku and Yachiru, who were running around, the latter still attached to Ikkaku's head.
"Oh well." Seru replied. "Ukitake's really, really hot too." Ukitake, who was just walking into his room at that moment, sneezed. "Really, really, really hot," Seru continued, grinning. Ukitake sneezed again. "Really, really, really, really hot." Ukitake sneezed, and Ikkaku rounded on Seru. He had managed to prise Yachiru off of his head.
"Stop or I'll kill you!" he growled, his face contorting into a scowl.
"Ooh, scary pinball!" Seru taunted.
Yumichika grabbed Ikkaku. "One of these times I might let him beat you up," he informed Seru. "You deserve it."
"Yeah, yeah," she waved a hand at him. "Whatever." There was silence for a bit. "You know, I think Yumichika might be right," Seru said. She had been intently watching Ukitake sleep for the past half-hour. "Ukitake promises to be just as boring as Shunsui."
"Let's go out for supper again!" Yachiru exclaimed.
"You can go," Seru told them. "I'm going to stay here and watch him sleep."
"You are really creepy," Ikkaku informed Seru.
"Oh well," Seru replied.
"Let's go," Yachiru tugged on Yumichika's robes. "This is boring!"
"You can say that again," Ikkaku muttered. "We're leaving," he told Seru. "Have fun."
"I will!" she promised. The three Eleventh Squad members left the room. "You can go too," Seru told the Maneru brothers.
"Thank you ma'am," they replied with a bow. Seru just nodded, and made herself comfortable watching the sleeping figure on the screens in front of her.
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