Author's Note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is AU.
He'll Beat You Every Night
Gin met her eyes. He knew Rangiku well enough to know that it wouldn't make a difference to her if he didn't answer the question. She would still trust him, still care about him. She had always let him keep his secrets when he wanted to. But part of him wanted to tell her.
"The next part of his plan involved destabilizing the math department," Gin admitted slowly, "since they were the most likely people to actually catch what he planned to do with the universities finances. He was going to use you to do, and then he was going to sacrifice up to whatever consequences there were. No matter what he did though, you would have gotten hurt, and I was unwilling to let that happen."
Rangiku held his gaze for a moment, and then the next thing he knew, he'd been bowled over by her. Gin found himself flat on his back on the couch with Rangiku's arms wrapped tightly around him and her head resting on his chest. Gin blinked startled. Rangiku's voice was muffled by his chest.
"Thank you."
He gently stroked her hair, realizing just what he'd done. Rangiku had almost been adopted a time or two. But it had never worked out, in part because there had always been something more important to the families than Rangiku. Rangiku had been more important than anything else to Gin. No one else had ever put her first before. Rangiku lifted her head slightly and pressed a kiss to his lips. Then she rest her head back on his chest and let out a happy sigh. Gin just held her close. All in all, it wasn't a bad first date.
