Shunsui and Jushiro are definitely my OTP for Bleach... I'm kinda sad that this one turned out so short but I have more ideas so there may be more Shunsui/Jushiro one-shots later! Also, I tend to change the spelling of Jushiro's name depending on how it is being shortened (hence why I use both Jushiro and Jyuu-chan)... I just like the way each one looks :P
"Are you sure its okay for you to be out here right now, Ukitake?"
"Shunsui! Stop asking me that. I've already told you, I feel fine. Unohana-san agreed with me. As long as I don't spend too much time in direct sunlight or overexert myself, the sea air will do my body some good. And what's with the formality? We aren't in Seireitei right now." Kyoraku Shunsui lay back with a soft laugh.
"Yare yare, I'm sorry I asked, Jyuu-chan."
"Well you should be sorry, I don't need you all over me about my health, I get that enough from Kiyone and Sentaro." The two men lay on a blanket underneath a giant umbrella that cast a wide circle of shade on the warm sand. Other Shinigami and humans were scattered around the beach engaging in a variety of activities including swimming, sunbathing, games, and just generally relaxing. It was a rare chance where nearly all of the captains and lieutenants had been allowed to take a vacation together; even if it was just a day and night spent at a beach they had rented out.
"You know that I really do worry about you, right, Jyuu-chan?" Jushiro sighed and propped himself up on one arm so that he could see his best friend's face.
"I know you do, Shunsui. I can tell in the way that you're always sitting right beside me when I wake up after a particularly bad attack. But you're one of the only people who doesn't treat me like some frail, breakable piece of glass. Don't start now, please, I need that normalcy in my life." Shunsui looped an arm around the other man's waist, pulling him in close.
"It terrifies me, Jushiro. Every time I see those red stains on your handkerchiefs and every time you collapse after a fit." He paused a moment to chuckle quietly. "Yare yare, you're going to give me so many premature grey hairs, Jyuu-chan."
"It terrifies me too, Shunsui. Every time I pass out and I think that this could be the last time. Every time I wake up to see you there, and I think that maybe I won't wake up next time. But we just have to live in the now." Jushiro smiled and brushed back a strand of Shunsui's hair that had fallen into his eyes. "And besides, look at all the things we've gotten to do already. We were lucky enough to go to the Academy and train directly under Yamamoto-sensei. We were the first captains he chose out of the students he trained. As two of the oldest captains, we've seen many other captains, some good and some not. We've seen the rise and fall of promising young characters, some cut down far too soon. And we've had the privilege to meet Kurosaki Ichigo, one of the greatest mysteries that the Seireitei has encountered in many years."
"You're right, Jushiro. Besides, just look at where we are now. Despite the many tragedies that have befallen captains in the Gotei 13, we're both still here and both still together."
"Besides, look at all the happy people around us, here and now."
"I think I'd rather just look at you, Jyuu."
"Shunsui..."
"Oh relax, Jushiro. We're on vacation. We can't flaunt our relationship around the Seireitei, but we're off duty right now. Everyone already knows all about it anyway."
I suppose you're right, Shunsui. But shouldn't we still… Ah! Shunsui, what are you doing?"
"It's naptime now, Jyuu-chan. Come sleep in my arms."
"Oh Shunsui…"