Matsumoto's POV
"Good morning, lieutenant Matsumoto," said a member of squad 13. They bowed and I smiled at them.
"Yes, good morning to you too."
"Morning lieutenant Matsumoto!"
"Morning," I replied.
"How are you, lieutenant Matsumoto?"
"I'm fine, thanks for asking!"
This is starting to get annoying. I'd had enough after more people greeted me. I started to run to Captain Ukitake's office. Finally, I reached his office.
"Hi, lieutenant Matsumoto! What are you doing here?" asked Kiyone.
"I have to speak with you Captain. Where is he?"
"Why do you need to speak with him? Is he in trouble? Did something happen? Oh, no! Please tell me everything's all right! I can't live without Captain Ukitake!"
"No, everything's…"
"What are you talking about, Kiyone?! I'm the one that can't live without him!"
"Liar, you're a liar!"
"You're the liar!"
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
"Guys…"
"I am not lying!"
"Yes you are! We all know that I admire him more than you do!"
"Hey guys…"
She gasped, "That is not true! I love… I mean admire him more than you!"
"GUYS, HE'S NOT IN ANY TROUBLE AND NOTHING'S WRONG! I JUST NEED TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS!"
"Oh, why didn't you say so?" Kiyone said.
I sighed. "You're right, what was I thinking?" I said sarcastically.
"He's not here right now."
"Oh, that's just great. Do you know where he is?"
"Let me think," Kiyone said. She tapped her chin in thought. After a while I started to lose my patience. She kept on thinking and thinking. "Oh, yeah, I don't know!"
"Are you serious?!"
"Sorry," she replied.
"Sorry?!"
"Don't yell at me!"
"How can I not yell at you?!"
We continued to yell each other for a long time. I'm pretty sure we would've continued to do that if we weren't interrupted.
"Kiyone! Why are you yelling at lieutenant Matsumoto?! Get back to work! Unless… you want me to tell Ukitake-taicho."
Kiyone gasped. "No, no, Rukia please don't! I'll get to work, honest!"
"Fine," she turned around, "that goes for you too, Sentaro!"
They both had panicked looks on their faces. Rukia-chan can sure knows how to scare people. They both left after that. She turned to face me. I got a bit scared and I think it showed.
"Is everything all right, Matsumoto?"
"Huh, oh, yeah I'm fine. Ha-ha," I said nervously.
"Ok then, why are you here?"
"Oh, I had to ask you're captain some questions but when I got here he wasn't here. Do you know where I can find him?"
"No, sorry I couldn't… wait. What time is it?"
"It's just about noon, why?"
"I knew it! He's hiding from me!"
"Why is he hiding from you?"
"It's time for him to take his medication! He always does this! Now I have to go all over Seretei and force him to take his medicine!"
She left the room we were in and continued talking to herself. I followed to see where she was going. She entered a room and I soon realized that it was her captain's office. She walked around opening and closing drawers. She took some things out of them. That's when it hit me.
"Hey, Rukia-chan, how about I help you look for him?"
"Oh, you don't have to do that."
"No really, I want to help."
"If you really want to…"
"All right, let's get his medication and I just have to tell Captain that I'll be with you!"
"Wait…"
"Now, now Rukia-chan, this is no time to talk about it. Let's go, off to the 10th division!"
We left the 13th division and made our way to Captain's office. Things are going just as planned.
Toshiro's POV
Where is that Matsumoto?! I let her leave so she can 'help' me get closer to Rukia and she disappears for that whole day! I bet she's just lying around all day drinking sake! I'm not even sure about the whole idea anymore.
I got up and went to a nearby window. I've been doing paper work all day. I don't know why but I feel like taking a break from paper work for once. It looks beautiful outside. The sun is starting to go down. This reminds me of the day I went walking with Rukia and Matsumoto. I remember her soft hand holding onto my hand. Her laughter and the way her eyes sparkled when she was happy, I remembered all of this. I groaned in frustration. Matsumoto was right; I am in love with her.
I went back to my desk and continued on my paper work. Then, all of a sudden, Matsumoto barged through the doors… with Rukia!
"Come on in Rukia-chan, don't be shy!"
"Hello Captain Hitsugaya," she said then bowed.
"Hello Kuchiki-san," I said as I felt my face go red.
"Captain, I wanted to ask you if I could help Rukia-chan with something."
"What is…?"
"Oh, you're right! I have to finish my paper work!" She turned to me and winked. "Maybe you could help her Captain!"
"Oh, no he doesn't have to!" Rukia interrupted.
"No, no he wants to help! Isn't that right Captain?!" Matsumoto said, winking at me again.
"I guess I could help. What is it?" I asked Rukia.
"Well I have to find my captain so he can take his medicine. He's hiding from me again so he doesn't have to take them."
I immediately got an idea. "I think I can help you with that. Both of you stay here. Oh, and Matsumoto," I started.
"Yeah, Captain?"
"You can start with that stack of papers," I said, pointing to a huge stack on my desk.
"Nooooooooo!"
Matsumoto's POV
That tricky little… Is this what I get for helping him?! I went to his desk and took the stack of paper work over to my desk. I sat down and started on then.
"Um, Matsumoto, do you want some help?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, I'm always helping my captain with his paper work because he's usually really sick all the time. I guess I'm used to it."
I felt me face lighten up. "Could you?"
"I guess, I mean you've already helped me today."
I got up and pulled another chair to my desk. I patted on the chair and Rukia-chan came over. We sat there and started on the paper work. After a while I saw Rukia-chan's stack of finished papers was starting to grow faster than my own. Wow, she'd make a better lieutenant than me ant day! Hmm, that gives me an idea for later on. After a while longer, Captain came back. When he saw that Rukia-chan was helping me with paper work he immediately got angry.
"Matsumoto, why are you making Kuchiki-san do your paper work?!"
"Wait, Captain…!" I started.
"No, Captain Hitsugaya, it's ok, really! I asked her if she'd like my help! I don't mind, really!" Rukia-chan reassured him. Oh, bless little Kuchiki!
"See Captain, I wasn't making her help me."
"Fine, anyways, your captain should be stopping by here any second."
"Really, what did you do?" Rukia-chan asked him.
"Well, you see, I know Ukitake pretty well. So I know that he would pay Kyoraku with sake to help hide himself. He's tried it with Matsumoto before. Isn't that right?"
"Yeah, I took the sake but I told Rukia-chan, didn't I?"
"Anyway, I found Kyoraku and told him that you stopped by my office asking if your captain was here. Then I told him that you left before I could answer because you had figured out where he was hiding. Kyoraku then asked if he could hide in my office so he'd get his sake. I told him to bring him here."
"That's brilliant, Captain! Isn't he the smartest person you've ever met, Rukia-chan! Totally boyfriend material, right?!"
"Matsumoto!"
"Fine, fine, I'll stop. So, what should we do while we're waiting for him to show up?"
"You can start on your paper work, Matsumoto!"
"I know, we should play a fun little game I know!" I said, totally ignoring what he just told me to do. "Come on, let's all sit on the couch!" I dragged both of them to the couch and sat then down. I sat Captain on the right, Rukia-chan in the middle so they'd be sitting close to each other and me on the left. "All right, I'm going to ask you guys one of these questions from these cards," I explained as I took out some cards. "If you don't answer you have to take a drink of sake and…"
"Wait, I can't drink Matsumoto!" Rukia-chan said.
"And we aren't supposed to drink while working!" Captain said angrily.
"Fine, we'll skip that part. Both of you have to answer but the first one to answer gets to ask the next one, got it?"
"I guess," Rukia-chan replied.
"I don't get the point of this game."
"It's to get to know others better!" I said to Captain. I winked at him and he blushed. He really is in love with this girl. THAT'S SO ADORABLE! I drew a card then read it out loud, "Who is you're closest childhood friend?"
"Renji."
"Hinamori."
"Wait, Renji?! As in your brother's lieutenant?" Captain practically yelled with surprise.
"Yeah, so," she said with a blush.
"Anyway, Rukia-chan answered first, so she gets to pick the next one!" I passed the cards to her.
"Um, what's your favorite fruit?"
"Watermelon."
"Sake!"
"Sake's not a fruit Matsumoto," Rukia-chan told me.
"I don't care! Come on Captain! It's your turn to pick the question!"
Rukia-chan handed him the cards and he picked one out. He read it to himself and his face turned red.
"Matsumoto!"
"What, what is it?" He handed me the card and I read it to myself. Oh, so that's why he's blushing.
"What you've never done it before?"
"That has nothing to do with this!"
"Yes it does, it's the question."
"Done what?" Rukia-chan asked innocently.
"It," I replied simply.
"It?" She thought it over then her face went red. "Why would that question be in there?!"
"All right, all right, we won't use that one," I said as I threw the card behind me. "Chose a different one Captain."
He chose another one and his face went red again. He handed me the card and I read it.
"Whoa, thank goodness you didn't see that one, Rukia-chan! Wait, how do you know what that even is Captain?"
"I've been to the human world too many times," he replied simply.
"Choose another one!"
"What is your Zanpakutos' name?"
"Haineko!"
"Sode no Shirayuki."
"My turn!" I took the cards from Captain and picked one out. "How many people have you gone out with?"
"What, I'm not answering that!" both of them said simultaneously.
"Come on, it's not that much of a personal question!"
"Yes it is!" they said at the same time again.
"Just answer it! Unless you want to answer the other one."
"Fine, but I'm not answering first!" Captain said.
"What, but… fine. I guess I've never really gone out with someone before."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?! How could someone as cute as you not have gone out with at least one person by now! I mean come on, you're cute and honest and shy and you're always so useful! You said Renji was your childhood friend, right?" She nodded. "What was he thinking?! He had all that time with you and he never made a move?!"
"Well, he did propose."
"WHAT?!"