"Chika." Was the equally soft answer.
"Well, Chika-san, I'd like to come by tomorrow to check on your legs, they were broken in the initial attack on you, and I do not have they Kaido knowledge to heal them as fast as those in the fourth division, it may be a few days until you will have full use of your legs."
"Oh goody" She groaned softly and the lieutenant chuckled.
"I'll do the best I can to have you walking as soon as possible."
"Thank you..."
"I am Lieutenant Sosuke Aizen."
"Lieutenant Aizen."
Aizen chuckled softly, and she smiled.
He had reluctantly left her to her own. She just laid there thinking, wondering about how she had gotten into this situation. She knew that he would be back but she didn't know why she didn't feel worried about it.
The next day came by quite a bit faster than she had thought it would. She found she didn't really mind. Sosuke Aizen had knocked against the frame lightly and she laughed quietly.
"Come in Lieutenant. I was wondering when you would arrive."
"I apologize I couldn't arrive sooner, I was filling out a report... or twelve..." The last part was said quietly and with a slight tone of irritateness, earning a soft giggle.
The lieutenant's face softened and he smiled.
"At least something got done, ne?" She questioned, "After all it would be bad if your division fell behind others and then everyone would be in trouble."
He nodded with a soft sigh, "I just wish my captain would see it that way."
"Some people see things differently than others, often times its because it reminds us of what we lost." Sousuke went still at her words, his mind whirling. "Did your captain lose someone?"
"I don't..." Sousuke trailed off. "I'd have to look, but maybe..."
"If he avoids paperwork and reports, there might be something in an archive."
"Let's get your healing out of the way for today."
"Okay." She said softly, dropping her head to the pillow.
She could feel when the kido activated. She thought back to what she had heard Yoruichi tell her about Kido.
"Isn't it more effective to say the incantation?" She asked curiously and she felt him go still.
"Where did you... well yes but that requires more time."
"Effect or time? Such a hard bargan. Are you sure you don't just want an excuse to get away from work? Or am I just special?"
He choked slightly and looked away.
"Do I make you curious?"
"Quite, most of those from the 68th district have at least some apparent reiatsu, though usually not well controlled. Though, you have nothing I can feel."
"Oh?"
'Haku?'
'Zanny and I are holding it back whenever someone is in range to feel it. It's difficult to hold for long periods of time given how much you have Queenie. If you practiced on controlling it, at least a quarter of it, it'd be much easier.'
'I'll try after he leaves.'
"You seem to be thinking pretty hard on what I said."
"Hmm, You aren't going to make any jokes of thinking too hard are you? Because I believe I've heard them all."
Sousuke chuckled softly.
"Really?"
"Yes. I've done a few to a friend of mine before when he thought too hard. He was offended and came after me with his sword. While it was entertaining to watch him miss so many times which is not the norm for him he refused to even associate with me for a month after... I was so Bored!"
Sousuke Aizen actually laughed, it was filled with mirth and she couldn't help but smile softly.
'Maybe treating him like a normal person won't be so hard.' She thought.
They talked for some time afterwards before he regretfully left. She pushed herself up to sit and shook her head. The breaks were exaggerated, that she knew, but she couldn't bring herself to care that he needed, wanted-whichever you want to use, someone to ease the lonliness in his heart.
He visited her quite often, even after she was fully healed, he would usually come in mornings before he started work. Usually she had something for him to eat, he questioned on if it was any trouble and even when she had told him- repeatedly, mind you- that it was no trouble, he still worried. She would laugh off his worry, and smile for him. It wasn't very hard to fall for this Sousuke Aizen, and the first time he kissed her she wasn't as against it as she should have been. When Sousuke took her on dates she would find herself smiling and laughing, teasing and joking with him.
