'K' is for Kangaroo

"Hush, Ichigo," Toushiro snapped, his eyes trained on the television.

Ichigo regretted introducing him to the National Geographic channel because now, instead of spending Friday nights doing what normal couples did, they watched whatever documentary was showing. This night featured Kangaroos.

Ichigo had learnt more than he ever wanted to about kangaroos. It wasn't that he was completely disinterested; he thought that the animals were cute, but he would have much preferred to do something more exciting; like an actual date.

"You know, the zoo had real kangaroos," he muttered.

Toushiro turned to him with raised eyebrows. "Really?"

He nodded. "I could take you there next week, if you want."

Toushiro's eyes lit up. It was no secret to Ichigo how much the small captain liked animals.

"It's a date then."

'L' is for Lime.

Toushiro cleared his throat with a harsh cough that sounded like he was trying to dislodge his lungs from his chest.

"Woah, Shiro, you okay?" Ichigo asked.

Toushiro rubbed his neck with a look of discomfort on his face. "Throat hurts," was all he said.

Ichigo did admit that he sounded hoarse. "Shouting at Rangiku too much?"

Toushiro sighed, "Drill practice when overtime, and it started to rain."

"Then, that probably isn't just a sore throat."

" I'm fine."

"You're not fooling me; you're wincing every time you open your mouth. Here, I'll get you something to help. Lime and honey should do the trick."

Toushiro scrunched his nose.

"Or do you want medicine? I can get from either my dad or Unohana."

"Lime and honey is fine."

'M' is for Moose

Ichigo couldn't resist buying a moose hoodie for Toushiro when they were at the zoo. It was brown, fluffy, and had antlers sewn onto the hood. Getting him to wear it would be a different story, however. (Kurosaki, put that down. I can't believe you actually bought it. You must be out of your mind if you think I'll ever put that on. Give it to Karin or Yuzu for all I care.)

'N' is for Night

Their date had gone surprisingly well, despite the trail of bad events which led up to it. And compared to the other calamities they had suffered through a few times prior. Toushiro was happy which made Ichigo happy, even more so when as soon as they got home Toushiro led him to the bedroom with a smirk on his face.

'O' is for Octopus

"I wish I had more hands," Ichigo grumbled as he tried to sift flour into a bowl with one hand while attempting to keep a flimsy cook book from closing with the other. He succeeded in getting flour everywhere but the bowl. "Just one more hand would be perfect."

"It would look weird," Toushiro said, eyeing the mess his boyfriend was making. "Three arms? You'd be like a human octopus."

"I bet octopi make great chefs."