Author's Note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is AU.
I Misunderstood
Retsu Unohana felt like she was nineteen years old again. She supposed being in love could do that to a person. After that kiss last night, she and Jyuushiro had gone out to dinner together and had agreed to give dating a try. And that was what had put her in such a good mood despite the fact that it was six o'clock in the morning, and she had already dealt with two minor emergencies at the hospital. It was probably going to be one of those days, and she couldn't seem to bring herself to care. She was just feeling too good.
Dinner had been lovely. The two of them had gone out to a little bistro near campus. It had good food with a pleasant atmosphere. They had chatted about a number of things including that kiss. It hadn't been intentional really on either of their parts, but neither of them wanted to take it back. There were a few moments of awkwardness, but not much. They had been friends for years, but neither Retsu nor Jyuushiro seemed to know how the fact that they were now dating might change things in their relationship. To tell the truth, it didn't really seem to have changed all that much.
Well, except for the occasional kiss and the warm, fuzzy feeling that had taken up residence in her chest. Retsu hadn't realized it before, but they had already acted like a couple on many levels even before official agreed to become a couple. It was just little things like Jyuushiro's tendency to slip his hand in her while they were walking or Retsu's automatic inclination to fix his ties, but in hindsight, they were very coupley things to do. Not that Retsu minded discovering that. It just seemed to point to the fact that their relationship was going to last in the long run.
Even the news that the police didn't really have anything new to go on with her stalker and they thought that he was escalating didn't bother Retsu too much. At least there was one silver lining to this whole situation. If she hadn't been living with Jyuu, Retsu doubted that they would have finally gotten on the same page. She was sure that the stalker probably hadn't intended for that to happen, but Retsu wasn't going to complain.
