Kumiko was walking around her home getting ready for the day, not seeming to be able to find anything she needed. Like my damn sandals. She thought, looking under her sofa "where the hell did I put them?
Luckily kumiko didn't have a bad hang over this morning, but her drunken reasoning as to where to put her shoes alluded her this morning.
I wonder if shunsui knows where I put them she thought, before realising she couldn't leave to ask him anyway, not without her shoes. She tried to retrace her steps.
after she had agreed to go on a date with shunsui, he walked her home. He had the biggest smile on his face. Kumiko smiled at the memory. They had talked and joked about the lieutenants kumiko had just spent the night with. Arriving at her door he gave her a sweet kiss goodbye. Telling her he would take her on a date in two days time. She had entered her home, taken off her shoes and then
I went to the fridge! Kumiko thought, rushing to the kitchen to find her missing sandals sat on top of her fridge. Putting them on quickly Kumiko rushed out the door, she was going to be late to work.
Kumiko arrived at the 7ths office, not as late as she thought she would. She opened the door, ready to apologise to her friend when she saw him having a conversation with the two woman she had met last night
"miko, you're late ". Urahara greeted her happily. Not caring she was late in the slightest. The two women sent her a smile
"I know, I'm sorry. I couldn't find my damn sandals. Good morning". She explained walking over. "Matsumoto, Momo. It's nice to see you again. Thank you for last night, I had a lot of fun"
"we wanted to check you were ok, you left kind of suddenly". Momo explained nicely, sending Urahara a small glance worried he would ask
"and to invite you to come shopping with us later on!" Matsumoto said happily " you wanted to see the shopping district right?"
"yeah! That sounds great. I would love to join you". Kumiko said happily. She was worried she may have left a bad impression after storming out yesterday. Urahara was standing between the woman, head going back and forth, smiling
"we will meet you here after work then". Momo said gently leading Matsumoto to the door " have a good day! Thank you captain Urahara"
"byeee!" Came from Matsumoto before they closed the door. Kumiko turned to look at a still smiling urahara
"what?"
"they were just telling me a little about last night". He explained. Grabbing her hands and bringing them up to examine them
"what are you doing?"
"looking for signs you punched Kyoraku again". He said laughing as she pulled her hands away
"no, I didn't. I did shout at him though". She offered with a smile. "He was being an ass"
"I was told. Matsumoto asked if shunsui was the one who gave you that hicky. She was very persistent in finding out who you're sleeping with"
"she tried to ask me last night too". Kumiko laughed "I said I got hit with a wooden zanpakuto "
Urahara laughed "I'm not sure if I should feel offended or not "
"don't you be an ass too". She laughed at him " I just wanted to have fun and get to know them without them thinking I'm trying to sleep with all the captains "
"they said a game of 'never have I ever' got a bit strained between you and shunsui?" urahara asked, fishing for details
"like I said. He was being an ass. He kept trying to bring things up. On his go he said 'never have I ever slept with a captain" then put a shot in front of me" Kumiko told him with a smile "I was so mad I stormed out"
"and he followed you?" Urahara pressed her
"yeah. I shouted at him. He apologised. " Kumiko told him, moving to lean on his desk "he then asked me out on a date"
"I thought he just wanted to be friends?"
"that's what I thought. Apparently he's jealous over me and you because he likes me. He's taking me out in two days time" she finished, butterflies in her stomach at the thought
"i told you things would work themselves out". He said happily "I'm glad you made some friends too miko, saves me being dragged shopping". He gave her a big smile
she moved to hug him "you're still my favourite urahara" laughing softly "im happy though too; they're all really fun"
"I'm glad,". He told her before "but if you're ready we should get moving, I've arranged for us to see Unohana today. I want you to go out again with Kira tomorrow, so we could possibly do some training when we're back "
"lead the way"
they spent their walking talking about their previous night. Kumiko told him her conclusions about the lieutenants and the games they played
"yeah I've played it with them a few times". Urahara granted "it can get quite messy" he laughed leading her down a side street
"oh! How was your dinner with Yoruichi? " she asked him smiling. Having left the pair after giving Yoruichi plenty to tease her friend about
"long" he told her "she had spent the majority of the night laughing at me . So thank you for that."
"anytime" Kumiko sent her a big grin
" she then started asking me inappropriate questions about sleeping with you " he laughed throwing an arm around her shoulders
"like what?" She laughed at him
"how it began. What positions. If I had a biting kink she didn't know about" he said laughing ruffling her hair "if you were any good"
"what did you tell her?"
"as if I'm going to tell you". He laughed loudly
"they had better have been all good things Kiske " she pointed at him smiling
"you will never know " he send her a smirk before nodding his head over her shoulder " this is the 4th, if you're ever injured, you'll come here"
"yeah I've actually been before". She told him softly, turning to look at the building, missing the concerned look he gave her
"you did?"
"yeah when I came back". She turned to look at him, noticing his face she carried on "I had gotten hurt, one of our teams member went.. he just . My friends got killed. I was hurt trying to escape. When I got back I must have passed out. I woke up here" she said pointing over her shoulder
Uraharas face was too much for Kumiko to deal with right now. It was sad, mixed with concern. She smiled at him " it's fine, come on. We don't want to be late to meet the captain "
It had taken a while for them to find Unohana. Having been walking around trying to find the woman, a young shinigami took pity on them and brought them to her office, letting them know if they wait, she'll go find her captain.
Kumiko was quiet. And it worried urahara. She didn't often speak about her team, what brought her back here. While he felt happy she was starting to open up to him. He didn't want her to relive past traumas if she wasn't ready. Knowing she had nightmares, he assumed they were about what got her friends killed.
Before he could say anything to comfort her, captain Unohana and her lieutenant walked in the door
"good morning Urahara san, Kumiko san". She said softly with a smile
they both stood up to greet her, Kumiko giving a small bow.
"are you both well?"
"we're good, Unohana san." Kiske replied turning to Kumiko. "Miko, this is Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu"
Kumiko looked up at the woman. She so tall. Smiling politely Kumiko bowed "pleasure to meet you lieutenant "
"you too" the tall woman replied with a small smile
she seems nice enough Kumiko decided
"are you sure you've got time Unohana san? Your subordinates said you were busy, we could always come back if now isn't convenient for you " urahara asked his fellow captain
he seems awfully polite today. Kumiko mused, noting the way urahara rubbed the back of his head maybe he fancies her?
captain Unohana shaking her head made Kumiko to decide to save that question for later
"now is perfect Urahara san. I've already explained to Isane -chan, we are ready when you are"
"lieutenant? Can we start with you please?" Urahara asked her kindly, escorting Unohana around to the desk where he let her sit, choosing to kneel on the floor beside her to write up his findings
Kotetsu nodded and stood in front of Kumiko "you just want me to raise my spiritual pressure?" She addressed Kumiko herself
"yes please lieutenant, gradually if you don't mind"
giving her another nod Kotetsu started raising her spiritual pressure looking a little uncomfortable . Kumiko waited to feel something, heaving a sigh of relief when she felt nothing
"thank you, thats all I needed". Kumiko said, turning to Urahara to gently shake her head no.
Understanding he quickly started to write down that she wasn't effected at all before standing up to offer captain Unohana a hand up.
"if you're ready now Unohana san " he said helping her to rise
Unohana looked like she was floating as she walked to stand before Kumiko, lieutenant stepping away . She's so graceful
"are you ready to begin?" The captain asked Kumiko kindly
at the woman's nod Unohana raised her Reiatsu, only to shut it away quickly at Kumiko slamming to her knees before her
urahara had quickly stood up, concerned for his friend. Watching as Unohana knelt down infront of Kumiko. "Are you alright Kumiko san?" She asked the woman softly
"yes, I'm sorry. That was surprising " Kumiko said, not expecting the sweet woman to give her such a forceful reaction
"what did you feel miko?" Urahara asked her
"I don't know. I didn't really have time to feel anything other than a tremendous weight pushing me to the floor. I didn't catch anything else before captain Unohana pulled away" Kumiko said trying to wrap her mind around it
"perhaps I should try again even smaller? " the captain said kindly " now that there is no risk at you falling "
Kumiko nodded again slowly, nervously awaiting the pressure again. Kumiko could feel when she started, the tremendous weight was trying to force her down further, almost like wanting to to bow at the woman. Kumiko didn't feel anything besides tremendous respect for the kind captain, wether that was a reaction or her own feelings she didn't know. The sweet caring woman was clearly very powerful. A fact, Kumiko suspects, gets overlooked considering the captain is a healer. The weight was proving too much, forcing Kumiko to bend under the weight, effectively bowing before the captain, head touching the floor
suddenly the weight was gone, body shaking slightly Kumiko raised her head to look at the woman still kneeling with her
"did you feel anything that time Kumiko san?" Unohana asked her again patiently
"I think so" Kumiko breathed in awe "I think it was just an incredible amount of respect for your power captain"
"how kind " she smiled down at her "im sorry it forced you to the floor, are you ok? "
"perfectly " Kumiko said standing up, the captain rising with her
"uh. Thank you, Unohana san. Uh. We won't keep you any longer. Thank you for your time" urahara said gathering his things, looking ready to get out of there
"it was my pleasure Urahara san, take care of yourselves ". She replied with a smile watching as they both left silently
Getting outside of the hospital Kumiko felt like she could breath properly again. What a woman. She thought. She turned to look at urahara who had an unreadable expression under his hat
"you ok Kiske?"
"oh uh yeah. I'm fine ". He said giving himself a shake. "Are you ok? You didn't hurt yourself ?"
"no I'm fine. Why are you acting strange?" She asked him bluntly
"you think I'm acting strange?" He questioned her
"yeah, at first I thought you were being all polite because you fancy her but". She stopped hearing his loud laugh, tension completely broken
"that's always where your mind goes first miko, I don't fancy her. She scares me half to death" he told her with a big grin
Kumiko laughed at his reaction "why does she scare you? She's so sweet"
"you felt the weight of her Reiatsu. Not only is she powerful, she's a very skilled fighter. I think half the captains are scared of her". He laughed again, tugging her by the arm to get them walking home
"come on. Let's get back to the office, it gives me the creeps here" making her laugh again
When they got back to the office Urahara had began writing up the official report to send to the captain commander, asking Kumiko to finish sorting the paperwork that had arrived while they were out
it's was mind numbing work, but at least he wasn't beating her up in his training room. Kumiko didn't want to be aching before her shopping trip . Kumikos mind started to wonder. She remembered urahara saying he didn't fancy Unohana, which raised a question to Kumiko
"what's your type?" She broke the silence suddenly
"my type of what?" Urahara said not looking up
"woman"
"what?" He said putting his pen down to look at Kumiko sat on the floor
"what type of woman are you attracted to?" She asked again, more bluntly,
Urahara laughed shaking his head, beginning to write again
"why do you ask?"
"well, I was just thinking. " Kumiko began to explain
"oh is that what that noise was?" Urahara said smirking at his papers
"ha ha, look who's a funny captain". Kumiko replied laughing at his bigger smile ". You said you don't fancy unohana. And you had no feelings towards me. I'm assuming you didn't with Yoruichi either since nothing came of it? Since us three look nothing alike, I was just wondering was IS your type?"
continuing to write, he took a moment to think about it
"I don't really have a type" he said "I mean. I appreciate a good looking woman, and can be sexually attracted to them . All three of you are beautiful woman. I suppose I just fall into friendships too quickly. When I consider someone a friend I just don't see them as a potential match."
"is that what happened with Yoruichi? " Kumiko asked him enjoying their chat
"not really, Yoruichi is sexy as hell. But she was my captain, I never really saw her as anything else. Then we became friends. So no romantic feelings ever happened. Unohana has scared me for as long as I remember ". He laughed again
"it happened with you though". He admitted
"me?" Kumiko asked him interested, looking at him even though he was still looking at his paper
"yeah? Why do you think I insisted you join my division first at that captains meeting?" Urahara laughed looking up and seeing her confused face "I am a man, Kumiko. I thought you were pretty and wanted to get you all to myself " he laughed louder at her face
"I thought you were flirting with me when we were drinking! " making him laugh again
"im surprised you could tell. I'm awful at it,". He sent he a smirk before going back to work on his report "but I started caring for you as a friend pretty quickly after that. So no feelings developed "
"I thought you were hot when you waved at me in that meeting" She admitted laughing at the wink he sent her
"imagine what could have been, if I were any good at flirting" he teased. "Alas. We were destined to be friends".
"I wouldn't have it any other way". She told him lovingly
They had just finished tidying up their belongings when a knock came from the door. "Come in" urahara said stretching on his chair not wanting to get up to answer the door.
It opened and Matsumoto walked in first, Momo just behind "hey captain" Matsumoto said walking up to Kumiko "you ready to go shopping?" She asked her
"yeah all done, I can't wait " Kumiko said turning to Urahara "you sure you don't want to come?"
"not even a little bit" he confirmed smiling "you ladies have fun"
Kumiko walked over to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek "I'll see you in the morning then"
she walked over to join the two woman waiting, Matsumotos arm linking hers, almost dragging her out the door