Chapter 3: Making Offers

"Taicho! How are you?"

The first thing Hitsugaya saw when he opened his eyes was his fukutaicho, smiling down at him with a tray full of food in her hands.

Hitsugaya turned, looked at the clock on his nightstand and saw it was 5:34 in the morning. Obviously Matsumoto planned to get her butt-kissing in kinda early.

She can kiss my butt anytime she wants.

Hyourinmaru! Hitsugaya shouted to his zanpakuto in his head.

Matsumoto only kissed-up two times out of the year: (1) during Christmas. When she hoped her "elf-santa" or "santa-elf" would give her present (a name she gave him because he is the lord of winter, white hair like santa, and as short as an elf) (2) during bonus month. Each month, the fukutaicho are evaluated by their taicho. On bonus month, for each and every point the fukutaicho received (points being good) that's how much their salary is multiplied by. (oh! Their bonus is 13 months from the last bonus month) (their year has 13 months)

Unfortunately, Matsumoto never received many points. So, to make up for that fact, she kisses-up to her boss. But why was she kissing-up now? Hitsugaya thought to himself.

It wasn't Christmas, nor was it bonus month. Not that he knew of. So why was she kissing-up?

Hitsugaya scratched his white haired head and glared at Matsumoto suspiciously.

"What are you up to Matsumoto?"

"Nothing!" she smiled brightly placing the tray in her taicho's lap. "Just thought you might be hungry and everyone knows breakfast is the most important meal of the day". She smiled even brighter which he didn't think was quite possible.

Hitsugaya knew better. She was trying to get him to say yes to her going to see Gin.

Still, he did need to eat breakfast and maybe if he acted like he was going to say yes, then maybe she would actually do more stuff for him. Maybe even finish her paperwork.

"I suppose a bite won't hurt. But my answer is still no" he said reaching for the buttered toast.

"Hmph. Fine!" she stomped and stormed towards the door.

"Oh Matsumoto?" She paused. "I may change my mind if . . ."

"If . . ." she already knew the answer behind that 'if'. She could just feel that stupid smirk on his face.

"If you do your paperwork".

"Fine" she sighed. What's the harm in actually doing your job for one day.

"I wasn't finished. If . . . you do your paperwork for a week."

What? She thought. "Hell no!" she screamed spinning on her heels to look at her too-full-of-himself taicho.

"Take it or leave it", he said with a mouth full of eggs. He swallowed then continued, "That's my one and only offer", smirking.

"You know what you can do with that offer taicho?" she smiled politely. "Take it and shove it up your little tight ass!" Then she whirled around and slammed the door on her way out.

"Oh, and one more thing . . ." she poked her strawberry blonde head back in. "Kiss my ass!" she yelled slamming the door even harder than the first time.

Guess she didn't really want to see Gin, he thought. "Good!" he yelled to no one in particular.

"Good morning Matsumoto" he beamed to his angry blue-eyed lieutenant.

"Hmph!" she replied folding her arms and turning her nose up at him.

Hitsugaya couldn't help but laugh. She looked so cute and delectable when she was mad at him.

Did I just say she was delectable?

He decided it had to be a fluke and he went and sat down at his desk and began his paperwork.

She wanted to know what was so funny. Hey! Was he laughing at her? Did he think her pouting was funny?!

"Something wrong Matsumoto?" he peered over his paperwork with a big smirk on his face.

"Hmph" she mumbled turning her chair all the way around leaving nothing but the view of the back.

She heard him scoot his chair back and walk over toward her desk. If he thought he could just give her some lame ass apology then he had another thing coming.

"I'm going to lunch. Come if you want to, I'm buying" he smirked then left.

Oooooo! He knows I can't resist lunch and especially if someone else is buying! She screamed inside.

So she was mad at her taicho, that doesn't mean she couldn't accept his offer. (even though he had refused her offer) She was hungry and he was offering . . .

So, swallowing her pride, she got up, grabbed her purse and ran to catch up with her taicho.

"What took you so long?"

She turned surprised that he was waiting for her. It was like he knew she wouldn't turn him down.

She became a little angry at how well he knew her. But then she smiled and linked her arm through his. "Let's go eat".

Hitsugaya didn't know why Matsumoto was all of a sudden so happy and he decided not to worry about it. It was probably because he was treating her to lunch.

Normally, he would have removed Matsumoto from his are but decided against it. She was actually happy with him again and he didn't want the moment to end. Those starring would just have to get over it.

Hitsugaya was beside himself. They hadn't had one fight since they'd left his office.

He even let Matsumoto squeeze him in her breasts for a hug. But that was more for his sake than hers.

When they returned to his office, instead of Matsumoto sitting at her desk and finishing her paperwork, she sat beside his desk and watched him work.

"Matsumoto . . ."

"Um hm . . . "

"Don't you have paperwork to be finishing?" he questioned glancing at her from the corner of his eye.

"Yeah . . . but . . . I like watching you work more" she replied walking up behind his chair and running her fingers through his white fluffy soft hair.

"Matsumoto . . ." he began but stopped when her hands began massaging his neck.

She whispered in his ear, "Doesn't that feel good?" Then she licked his ear.

Hitsugaya's heart skipped a beat. It took all the self control he possessed to not turn around and take Matsumoto in his arms and . . .

"Taicho?"

"Hm . . ."

"Your pen"

"My what?" Then he looked down at his hand and saw that he had snapped it in two.

Matsumoto giggled.

"Maybe we should get back to work before we get . . . too comfortable?"

"Um . . . right", he coughed removing himself from Matsumoto's grasp.

Matsumoto was almost sad she had said anything but she knew her captain would have regretted it later. So she just smiled and went back to her desk and began finishing her paperwork.

Sorry if the ending sucked here. But I updated just for my readers. Enjoy!