"You ready Ken-chan?"
Yachiru hopped off the bed and stood next to the door.
"More than you'd think." He said with a wild smile on his face.
He had spent close to a month in a room, healing and mostly nothing else. Just recently Captain Onohana had permitted him to get out out of bed and walk around. He was still in his room for almost the whole day, everyday though. Now today he was going leave the Squad 4 barracks and could finally be free again. He once compared being there all day to being like a bird with it's wings clipped when asked about it by Ikkau.
Kenpachi took one more look around the room.
Dents in the wall, that came from Yachiru playing with blocks.
Colors everywhere in one corner of the room, that one's from Yachiru coloring.
Yachiru had left her mark on just more than the room though.
Kenpachi had a long scar across his front from the Hollow, but would fade away as he got more. He had been scarred forever by the sight of Yachiru truly being sad,scared and depressed all at once. He had cried more than a few times at the sight of Yachiru. It felt like his heart was being ripped, smashed, and destroyed at the sight of her tears. Her little tears when she pouted about not getting what she wants made him crack so easily. But her true tears, of sadness and other emotions that should've never have crossed her face made him feel like a pathetic, weak, horrible person. She had apologized to him for making him hurt. Hell, he'd been through much worse! He should've been the one doing that! He only hurt physically. She hurt emotionally, and when she hurts like that she almost never heals completely. Yes, she had scarred him with a scar that will never fade away.
"Ken-chan are you okay?" Yachiru asked climbing onto his shoulder.
"Um, ya I'm fine." He said blinking rapidly, trying make the brimming tears disappear.
"Please don't lie Ken-chan."
"Huh?"
Yachiru looked straight at him, eyes worried.
"I can tell when Ken-chan's really angry, or when he feels really stupid..."
He stared at her surprised.
She can tell what I really feel like?
"Or... when Ken-chan's really, really sad and upset!"
Her lip trembled.
"I can tell when you feel like that, but I can almost never find out why!"
Tears started to come down her face and she hid in her arms.
Kenpachi grabbed her from his shoulder and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Yachiru..., I'm so sorry..."
"Why's Ken-chan sorry?"
"Because no father should make his daughter cry, especially out of true sadness." He said biting his lip to hold back tears.
She reached out her arms and put them around his neck.
"Ken-chan doesn't have to say he's sorry, I already knew he was... and please don't cry." She said looking him in the eye.
"Thank you, Yachiru."
"Ken-chan's always welcome."
"Fresh air!" Kenpachi yelled out, a demonic laugh following.
Yachiru, at his shoulder giggled with him.
"Let's go home Ken-chan, go, go!
He took off running to the barracks, his huge smile on his lips.
They soon reached the barracks.
"STOP!" Yachiru yelled.
She hopped off his shoulder.
"Now, Ken-chan close your eyes!"
"What for?"
"Just do it!"
He closed his eyes and Yachiru started to guide him.
What is she doing?
They stopped.
"Okay Ken-chan open them!"
Kenpachi opened his eyes to see the barrack's yard, and Ichigo, leaning against a tree.
"Yo, Kenpachi." Ichigo said smirking.
"It's Ichi, see!"
So it was for more than candy!
"You here for what I think you are?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Ichigo said raising himself from the tree.
"Don't get cocky with me, Ichigo!"
Ichigo drew Zangestu and stepped closer.
"We gonna do this or not?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Kenpachi said mocking Ichigo.
Kenpachi then drew out his sword and ran at Ichigo, smiling.
Yachiru sat back and watched the fight.
Thanks Ichi, Ken-chan's gonna be so happy when this is over!
The swords rang out against each other.
Thanks Ichigo,Yachiru gonna be so happy when I beat your ass in this!
Then the same devilish, but truly happy smile crossed the two's faces.