005. Outside
A/N: Again with the cheating. This one was also "outsides" so I took off the "s" and found something I could work with.
Zaraki Kenpachi had convinced himself that he was used to being on the outside. Perhaps that was the reason he was too surprised to react. It was shortly after he became the eleventh division captain. That morning third division captain, Ichimaru Gin, had the audacity to burst into his office - grab-his-hand - and drag him around the whole of Soul Society.
The fool shunpo-ed from division to division. Gin quickly introduced the newest captain to those fortunate enough that Zaraki had not chosen to commandeer their position, then they were off again.
It wasn't until evening they returned to the eleventh division. Kenpachi was uncerimoniously dumped back into the chair behind his desk and Gin left in the same manner he'd arrived. Kenpachi was left sitting there, looking at his pile of completed paperwork - courtesy of Izuru-fukutaichou, Gin paused to note before he'd shunpo-ed wherever. Two things came to Zaraki as he processed the events of the day. First, Ichimaru hadn't let go of his hand until they were back. He found that a bit unsettling. Most everyone, Yachiru the obvious exception, kept their distance from him. It was strange to have a grown man drag him around in the same manner a child would show off a prized toy. The second thing he realized was that the third division captain had just spared him a lot of awkward moments. Zaraki smirked at himself derisively as he got up and walked out the eleventh division gates.
"Che," he looked up at the stars and shook his head. "I owe that sneaky fox.."