"Ah, Lieutenant Kotetsu. I assume you are looking for Ikkaku? He's leading a mission on the edge of the Rukongai right now, but he should be back by dinner. Would you like to wait, or is there a message you would like me to deliver?" Yumichika stuck his head out of his office and smiled at the silver haired woman.
"Oh... I have the rest of the day off, and Kiyone is busy, so if you are sure I won't be in the way, I guess I will wait." She smiled and looked around. It was strange being here without Ikkaku at her side. Usually he led the way, and although she had tried her best to learn the halls of the Eleventh Division, it had taken her decades to learn her own and she was making slow progress.
"I have worked around far more disruptive obstacles than you, believe me. Please, come in. I don't want you to have to put up with anyone in the division harassing you, and I don't want to have to clean up the mess when Ikkaku catches them at it." Yumichika gestured to a soft looking white chair next to his desk, and the tall woman sat. "How do you like your new captain?"
"Oh, he's... Interesting to say the least. He is a good doctor, and he is excellent with the newer recruits, but it is hard for some of us to adjust to anyone other than Captain Unohana. Very few of us had ever been in another division. Not many people transfer to the Fourth for promotion, and most of the people who want to be there get in straight from the academy." Isane giggled. "I think he adopted me though. Apparently that is just something he does."
"I suppose everyone needs their hobby. I thought you started out in the Thirteenth with your sister?" Yumi had begun working through a stack of papers as he talked.
"That's right. I'm one of the few who transferred to the fourth. I was very good at kidou in the academy, but I didn't consider healing until I accompanied Captain Ukitake to the Fourth during one of his treatments. I felt guilty when I told him that I felt like I belonged there, but he was so happy that I was choosing to heal rather than fight... He is an amazing man. I think most young shinigami should start in his division if they don't know where they really want to be."
"I could certainly agree with that. We have got a few recruits from the Thirteenth, and almost every one of them has held a seated position during their time here. Most of them learned what they could, then moved on though. I imagine we get the most transfers to match the Fourth getting the fewest." Yumichika set aside the stack of completed papers and reclined in his chair. There was a knock at the door. "Come in."
"Hey, Yumi, do you have the rest of the papers finished? I was gonna deliver mine to the First Division before I went to Kendo. Oh, hey Isane. The captain just got back. He's on the training field checking out some of the recruits." Tatsuki was pushing a cart of paperwork which Yumichika carefully added to.
"Thank you. I'll go down and see him now, then!" Isane smiled brightly and followed the fourth seat of the Eleventh out of the room, leaving Yumi alone to relax.
"So, got a hot date, huh?" Tatsuki grinned at the tall woman, making her blush darkly.
"Well... If he has the time, I hoped we could go out and do something fun together.