Yay~ part 10 X3
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Ukitake sighed as he collapsed on his chair after returning from his walk.
Yachiru Fukutaichou had wanted to play with Shiro chan and Ukitake after the other three went back, and Ukitake had spent one whole hour running after pink and white furballs all around Seireitei, and he was more than a little tired.
He called In Kiyone and Sentaro, and got them to make a cup of tea for himself and a bowl of milk for Shiro chan. Looking at the now grey coloured kitten, Ukitake realized that he would have to give Shiro chan a bath sometime soon.
After a light meal and a shower, he decided to do some paperwork. Halfway through, without any warning, his door slid open violently, and two figures stepped in.
"Ukitake Taichou! I've heard that you got a child! Where is she?" Matsumoto Rangiku stepped in, almost singing, with a reluctant Kira Izuru tailing after her.
"Rangiku san. You should have knocked. Anyway, you have misunderstood something – I do not have a child. Who told you such a thing?" Ukitake looked rather embarrassed.
"Whaaat? But Yachiru Fukutaichou told me that she had been playing with your child! She said that she looked a lot like you, too! With white hair and all…" Rangiku looked disappointed.
Ukitake dropped his face on his desk. Yachiru Fukutaichou! After all the running about, she still had the energy to go around gossiping on him and Shiro chan…
At that moment, Shiro chan peeped around the table, and walked towards the new visitors with a soft miaow.
"Wh…What is that?" Rangiku screamed.
"That's my pet, the one Yachiru Fukutaichou described as my 'child', Rangiku san. I call her Shiro chan… Well, her fur is normally white, but as is seems more like silver now, I guess I should call it Gin chan… hehe!" Ukitake smiled.
The sorrowful look that appeared on both the Fukutaichous' faces at this comment made Ukitake realize that he shouldn't have said it. Rangiku's cheerfulness instantly faded away, and Kira's gloomy air became even gloomier. Oblivious of the moods of the visitors, Shiro chan closed her eyes in a friendly way, and tottered over to her newfound friends.
"Rangiku san…" Ukitake said, as she kneeled down to pet the little kitten. Kira also took a step forward, and reluctantly put a hand on Rangiku's shoulder.
"You do look like him…" Rangiku forced a smile. "Look at you, with that bizarre smile, and silver fur… You look so much like him…" Rangiku took the kitten in her hands.
"I knew that it wasn't the truth… when you said that you were over him," Kira said softly. "I know I shouldn't ask you to forget about him, either. I feel that way, too. But even so, I wish we could both have the strength to forget about that one person who betrayed us…"
"Gin didn't betray me," Rangiku lowered her head. "He didn't. He did it for me. For all those years, he pretended… He still loved me. He did it all for me…" Tears rolled down her cheeks. Shiro, completely confused about what was going on, meowed quietly and put a paw to Rangiku's face.
"MATSUMOTO!" came an angry voice right outside Ukitake's door, and the 10th Squad Captain came in.
"There you are! Where have you been all day? I told you specifically to be available today as you have been leaving your paperwork for later and I have to hand them in tomorrow…" Hitsugaya Toushirou stopped in mid-sentence, as Rukia showed up.
"Ah, there you are. Ukitake Taichou, I've come for Shiro chan. I've got the bath ready, and-"
"Who are you calling Shiro chan? It's Hitsugaya Taichou!" Hitsugaya shouted at Rukia, still in a temper.
"Uh…no, that's not-" Rukia tried to explain.
Rangiku surprised everyone by bursting out laughing. "Taichou! That's why I've been telling you to take some time off from work! You're so stressed that you didn't realize when Rukia chan was calling the cat-"She giggled hysterically again.
"What I was saying was, Taichou, I was calling the cat… I didn't know you would have such a nickname, although it does sound nice, I agree." Rukia grinned.
A rare blush came into Hitsugaya's cheeks. "AAh geez, forget it. Matsumoto, if you don't come to the squad barracks in ten minutes, I'm not giving you an off-day for the rest of the month." With this, he stormed off.
"Uh, so um, Hitsugaya neko, please allow me to give you a bath, since you look rather unclean from today's little adventure." With a straight face, Rukia ducked over to picked up the confused little kitten, as the two visitors kept giggling.
"Hey Rukia chan, lemme help you with that. I don't feel like doing paperwork anyways…" Rangiku said.
"But Matsumoto san, Hitsugaya Taichou did say that he will not give you an off day for the rest of the month if you don't show up at the office…" Kira said with concern.
"I know… But that won't matter anyways, because tomorrow's the last day of this month!" Rangiku winked cheerfully.
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