Requested by Nadie- thank you!
Hachigen and Yachiru, Kenpachi and Yumichika
Scandal
"Hey, guess what? Did you ever notice… there are only two people in the Soul Society with pink hair."
"So?"
"And we don't know anything about the family of one of them…"
"What are you getting at?"
"Well, have you ever stopped to think that-"
"Ushoda and Kusajishi? Related?"
"Why not? It could happen…"
"But, they're so different! He is so mild mannered, and she-"
"That is all about who has raised them. And think about who has brought Kusajishi up."
"But of course, you're right. What a scandal!"
Yachiru, who had been listening from outside of the door as soon as she had heard her name, had her ears pricked and a look of confusion on her face. She darted off quickly, before the two gossiping women could emerge, forehead creased in confusion. It did not take her long to find Kenpachi, who was sat scowling behind his desk, scrawling signatures on forms under the glaring supervision of the irate fifth seated officer of the Eleventh.
"Hey, Ken-chan!"
He glanced up, his scowl not abating.
"What?"
"Could I have a family that I don't know about?"
His forehead creased a little more, and he looked back down at his work.
"I guess."
"Oh."
She stood still and silent for a moment, thinking. Yumichika looked between the two with a worried eye, conscious of the Captain's sudden dip in mood in a way that only adults can be, and children overlook. But then, as if coming to a sudden decision, Yachiru jumped forward and planted herself on Kenpachi's lap, looking down onto the paperwork on the desk with interest that they all knew would quickly wane.
He blinked, surprised.
"What're you doing, kid?"
She tilted her head back so she was looking up at him, her perpetual grin back in place.
"Don't need 'em."
He frowned again, confused.
"What?"
"Don't need any other family, just 'cause they got pink hair. I've got you, Ken-chan!"
His expression softened, just a little bit, and he placed a warm hand on her head, ruffling her hair a little.
"Damn right, kid. Damn right."