Ship: Kensei x Hisagi

Rating: (Not sure….but just to be safe.) M

Title: I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Kensei really wished there was some sort of universally agreed arrangement that meant when you admitted something embarrassing while dying the 4th division wouldn't save your life. Therefore forcing you to deal with the fact your lieutenant now knows you're in love with him.

Not that Kensei was dealing with it, of course, he had now mastered the skill of feigning unconsciousness whenever a black-haired male happened to be near him. Sadly, Nanao was not so easily deterred by fake snoring and closed eyes.

"Get up," Nanao shook his shoulder, never being the kind of person to treat a Captain kindly." I know you're faking it, your other lieutenant told me you don't snore."

And, of course, she was also a good friend of both his lieutenants. Kensei wondered briefly how his sleeping habits came up in a conversation.

"Why are you avoiding Hisagi-san?" she demanded once his eyes had opened, no point of feigning unconsciousness if the person knew you were faking it.

"I'm not avoiding Shuuhei," Kensei half-lied, he wasn't technically, he couldn't actually avoid him while being forced to stay in bed. That, of course, didn't stop him from avoiding the inevitable conversation that would occur if Hisagi knew he was awake and listening.

Nanao looked unimpressed, "Uh huh Captain, and I suppose him mentioning that you're conveniently asleep every time he visits is a lie then?"

Kensei winced, "What did he tell you?"

"He didn't have to tell me anything,"She shook her head, sitting on the side of his bed, "I, uh, heard what you said to him."

Kensei stared at her, face feeling like it was burning, "How?!"

"You had already been brought to Squad 4 when you said it, we all heard your confession."

"Oh, God." How had he not noticed that, no wonder Isane Kotetsu had been so nice with the good painkillers.

"Don't worry, it was just me, Renji-san, Akon-san, and Kira-san."

"Funnily enough, that isn't comforting, Lieutenant."

Nanao pressed her lips together, looking conflicted for a moment. Kensei suddenly found his hand getting squeezed by her much smaller grip, she glanced around then leaned closer, almost conspiratorially.

God…she reminded him of much of Lisa.

"Just talk to Hisagi, ok?" she insisted, "He really needs to tell you something."

"Fine."

"Nanao said I should talk to you," Kensei said as Hisagi entered his office, "Apparently you have something to tell me kid? And spit it out."

He was calm, totally chill, there was no one more cool than he was right now. He was the Captain of squad nine, he was not going to get nervous talking to his lieutenant. And if he happened to be sweating, it was only because Isane piled him with too many blankets.

"I do, sir," Hisagi confirmed.

Oh shit, that couldn't be good. Shuuhei rarely called him that in that tone of voice.

Kensei was suddenly grateful for the lack of heart monitor. The damn stuttering traitor would betray him.

Hisagi sat in the visitor's seat in his Captain's office, hands placed on his knees, back ramrod straight. He was looking at Kensei with an odd, almost contemplative, look on his face. Kensei had seen that look before, when he visited Hisagi before he was made a Captain again. It was a focused look, like there was nothing that could drag him away from it.

"However, I have a something to ask you first," Hisagi said.

"I've told you before, you don't need to ask permission to ask me a question," Kensei sighed. "Just. Spit. It. Out."

"Did you mean what you told me before you lost consciousness after our most recent mission?"

Kensei exhaled, trust Hisagi to get right to the point.

"Hell yes.."

"And did you mean you love me in a romantic or brother in arms manner? I-If you don't mind me asking Captain…"

Kensei opened his mouth, feeling a bit hopeless. It wasn't an easy question to answer. Hisagi was one of the few he considered to be like family to him, or what he assumed a family would be like. He didn't have much experience in that department either. And it was obvious that Hisagi was one of his closest allies. And that Kensei desired him romantically. Kensei wondered if he could answer 'all of the above'.

"When I was speaking, I meant romantically," Kensei said carefully, "but I do care about you in friendship, brother in arms manner."

Hisagi nodded, standing as he stepped closer to Kensei's side.

"I-I share the same feelings."

"Oh."

"C-Captain I believe there s-."

He couldn't believe it.

Hisagi, who loved him in a romantic manner. Shuuhei, who was now leaning down and gently pressing his lips to Kensei's, fingers reaching out to brush against the back of Kensei's hands.

Kensei reached up with his free hand, curling it around Hisagi's neck as their heads tilted, searching for a better angle. Kensei had heard about the whole 'sparks and fireworks' when you kissed thing, but he figured it was romance novel and Valentine's Day card bullshit spewed to the masses to gain money from daydreaming teens who'd never kissed anyone before. He was very wrong he discovered, as Hisagi's lips moved against his own, his searching fingers brushing against Kensei's, one of the most intimate touches Kensei had ever received in his life.

Hisagi let out a quiet gasp as Kensei shifted his hand so that he was searching Hisagi's hand with his own fingers, running the tips over the bumps and dips of Hisagi's fingers. Nails gently scratching over Hisagi's knuckles. Hisagi pressed him deeper into the chair with a half-strangled sound, like he couldn't restrain it despite a lifetime of learning to control his emotions. It didn't even feel as though they were kissing anymore, it was although they were merely allowing their love and pleasure to bleed out and into the other. Through their lips and fingers, writing their desire out on each other's skin.

And Kensei wanted that, he wanted Hisagi touching him all over. Fingers pressing and digging into flesh, wandering hands discovering the secrets of their partner's body. Never letting go, always touching and being touched.

Author's note: God…now I have two Hisagi x Kensei oneshots in a row on this fanfic…but I didn't want to post it on my Hisagi x Kensei oneshots fanfiction since I just updated it today….