Kumiko woke early the next morning , sun illuminating her room in a warm yellow glow.

Heavy arm wrapped around her waist, holding her against the body of the man behind her. Small smile played on her lips enjoying the embrace. Wrapping her arm over the one trapping her to his body, Kumiko snuggled back into his embrace, eyes closing, not yet ready to wake up

"if you keep pushing yourself into me like that love, we won't ever be getting out of bed". Came a deep sleep filled voice from behind her

Kumiko turned in his arms, so they were face to face. His eyes were still closed but had a grin on his lips

"sorry, I didn't mean to wake you". She told him softly

"and what a lovely way to be woken it was" he said opening his eyes. "Morning ".

"morning, did you sleep well?" She asked him, arm coming up to rest on his chest

"better than I have in ages." He told her, bringing her body closer to his. He leaned forward to drop a lazy kiss on her lips. Kumiko not satisfied when he pulled away to soon, "you feel better this morning?"

"yeah," she sighed, looking down to where her hand met his chest " I hope Kiske is alright"

"he will be fine love, juu would have made sure of it." He told her kissing the top of her head "we can go see him in a bit. But not yet" gently guiding her face back up to his, leaving another kiss on her lips "im not ready to let you go just yet"

Kumiko smiled at how sweet he was being. Much preferring this side shunsui, than the jealous one.

"I have a feeling it's going to be difficult to get you out of bed" she teased

"now what gave you that idea?" Shunsui teased back

"probably because you sleep 18 hours a day". She laughed at his expression "and you spend the remaining 6 running away from your lieutenant so that you can go back to sleep"

"you wound me". He said playfully, rolling her onto her back and leaning over her "I also drink lots of sake and avoid paperwork". He told her before kissing her neck, making her laugh. He pulled back to look at her face. Her hair was sexily messy, fanning on the pillow behind her. Eyes were bright and playful.

She's so beautiful shunsui thought in awe.

Her head raised up to meet him in another kiss. Arms coming up to wrap around his neck. Kyoraku groaned into the kiss, heat raising up in his stomach. He didn't think he would ever get enough of her . Shunsui pulled away from the kiss, watching as she tried to control her increased breathing

"come on". He said rolling off her slightly "let's get ready for the day, while I still have enough restraint to not keep you here all day"

she smiled up at him, almost making him decide to go through with that threat and make love to her all morning. And possibly the afternoon.

"how about I make you breakfast?" He offered, shocked by her startled laugh

"jushiro told me how bad you are at cooking, I'll make breakfast ". She said slipping out of the bed and grabbing a robe.

Shunsui leaned on his elbow, watching the laughing woman as she wrapped herself up, smile on his face

"did he now?" He teased at her "did he share any other secrets with you?"

"you'll never know" she told him, turning to leave "I'll go start breakfast "

"I'll be right there love". He told her getting out of bed to get dressed


Standing at the oven, preparing their breakfast Kumiko couldn't get the smile off her face. It felt so nice, doing all these domestic things with shunsui

two arms wrapped around her waist suddenly, pulling her back into his chest. Kumiko hadn't heard him approach. He dropped a kiss on the side of her neck, before resting his chin on her shoulder looking at what she was doing

"something smells good" he praised her, holding her while she cooked

"it's just omelets " she told him " do you like cheese and broccoli?" She added before adding them to the eggs.

"I do. I like pretty much everything" he said softly

"perfect". She said adding the ingredients. "Always easier to cook for someone who isn't fussy"

"can I help with anything?" Shunsui asked her

"do you want to pour us some orange juice?" Kumiko offered, his arms leaving her "the glasses are in the cupboard next to the fridge"

shunsui and Kumiko got to work finishing the breakfast, side by side. This feels so comfortable Kumiko mused, playing up their breakfast. Grabbing both plates, Kumiko lead the way to the dining table, shunsui close behind with two glasses balanced in one hand, cutlery in the other .

"thank you, it looks great". He told her when they had both sat down

"thank you for being here". She said starting to dig in " I doubt I would have slept half as well if I was alone"

"you wouldn't have been alone". He told her fighting back a smile "Urahara would have been sulking on your sofa". Smile widening at her laugh

"are you two ok now?" She asked him hopefully

"we kissed and made up yesterday". He told her with a grin "it was tiring being as ass for so long. I'm glad it's over"

"it wasn't much fun being around you being an ass either". She laughed "I'm glad your friends again"

"I'm sure jushiro is too, he's spent the last week or so trying to talk some sense into me" Kyoraku laughed "I will have to make it up to him"

"just don't cook him anything " Kumiko teased, laughing at the way he dramatically clutched his heart

"yara yare, kumiko, you know how to hit a guy where it hurts. My lack of cooking skills have haunted me for years". He told her playfully

"I doubt very much that you have cared even once". She laughed, starting to clear their now empty plates . Kyoraku stood up and grabbed them from her.

"I'll wash up, go get yourself ready". He told her, before kissing her forehead "we better get you to Urahara before he comes and gets you himself"


Shunsui had grabbed hold of kumikos hand as they started their walk to the 7th. Not letting it go since. Ignoring the looks from passing shinigami as they walked hand in hand, laughing at what the other was saying

"you shouldn't be feeding into his sweet addiction " Kyoraku laughed, Kumiko clutching a bag of sweets in her hand not held by him. "I can't remember the last time I saw him eat something that wasn't sugar based"

"I've been feeding him real food too". She laughed "I just thought they might help cheer him up , if he's still in a mood " Kumiko explained "or at the very least, I can throw them at his head if he wants to continue to be an ass"

Kyoraku laughed, letting go of her hand to wrap it around her shoulders and pull her into his side

"it won't come to that". He said " though I wouldn't mind seeing it. You're sexy as hell when your mad" he whispered the last part into her ear, enjoying the blush rising on her cheeks

"I don't like getting mad". She told him leaning her head on his shoulder "i just want everyone to be happy"

Kyoraku stopped them and pulled her to face him

"you're so cute, Kumiko " he said before leaning down and capturing her lips with his own. Breaking apart at a wolf whistle coming from somewhere around them

she's blushing again. Kyoraku noted, holding her hand again continuing their walk

"jushiro didn't believe me when I told him you told me to "fuck off" " laughing at how shy she was getting " couldn't believe how such naughty words could come from such a sweet young woman"

"shut up". She laughed "you are exceptionally talented at winding me up. I dont normally go around swearing at people"

"I'm pleased to hear" he said smiling at her. The 7ths office coming into their view "do you want me to come in with you?"

"no, I'll be fine. We need to talk it out." She told him softly. Throwing up the bag of sweets and catching them a few times "plus I've got this to help"

"as a bribe or a weapon?". He asked laughing at her

"well that all depends on Kiske, doesn't it?". She laughed, as he spun her around to face him

"I'll come find you later". He promised " if it goes south come and find me , I'll be at ukitakes ". He told her before capturing her lips once more. Her hands came up to rest on his chest as his wrapped around her body, hands gently cupping her ass, pulling her into him. He gave her ass a squeeze before breaking the kiss.

"I'll see you later" he promised as he turned to walk away. Kumiko stood where she was, watching him leave, stalling having to walk into the office. When he rounded the corner and was out of sight Kumiko heaved a sigh

alright, let's do this she encouraged herself as she started walking towards the office


Kumiko gently knocked on the office door, before opening it and slipping in quietly. She closed the door behind it before leaning her back against it . Urahara was standing near his desk, reading through paperwork that he now held limply at his side at seeing who was knocking.

He looks awful Kumiko thought at seeing her best friend. He had black circles under his eyes, left from an obvious late night

had he even gotten any sleep?

His clothes were wrinkled, signature hat missing from his head. Hair particularly messed up, like he had been running his fingers through it. Urahara put the papers on the desk before walking over to Kumiko and wrapping her up in a tight hug

Kumiko quickly wrapped her arms around him holding him close. She hated arguing with him

"I'm sorry" he muttered over her head. " I shouldn't have shouted at you. I wasn't mad at you. I was scared, I don't ever want to see you go though that again. I wasn't thinking clearly"

Kumiko pulled back enough to kiss his cheek before pulling back more to look at him

"im sorry too. I shouldn't have gotten argumentative. I knew you were worried, I should have just let it go until you had calmed down " she apologised too, thrilled they both felt the same

"it was wrong of me to try and dictate where you go and who you see. I know you can defend yourself ." Urahara continued, hands holding on the the top of kumikos arms " Im not going to to try and lock you up. But please. Keep wearing that Reiatsu tracker on you? And try to stay with someone when you're out walking. I need to know you can alert me if anything happens and I'm not there"

"I will, I promise." She told him, and she ment it " are you ok? You look exhausted "

"yeah, I didn't sleep much. Jushiro calmed me down, made me realise how unrealistic I was being. After he left I couldn't sleep, I felt awful." He admitted to her

"it's over now". She soothed him. "Do you want to go take a nap? I can finish some paperwork?"

"no, I'll be alright until tonight. I'm not ready to be away from you yet". He told her honestly, before looking down and noticing her holding something in her hand

"what do you have there?"

Kumiko laughed, bringing up the bag to show him what was inside

"I brought you some sweets" she smiled at the grin on his face "thought I could either bribe you to calm down or throw them at your head if you were being an ass"

urahara laughed at her reasoning, accepting the bag she offered. He grabbed a few and threw them into his mouth with a smile, before popping one into her waiting mouth

"you know me so well"


Kumiko had gotten to work on sorting the days paperwork, careful to be quiet as she looked over to Urahara. He had fallen asleep on his desk, head resting gently one one arm. Pen still in his hand. She smiled to herself, happy he was getting some much needed rest. A soft knock at the door made Kumiko look to her friend again, happy it hadn't woken him, he was still snoring away.

Kumiko jumped up lightly and made her way to the door, opening it quietly . Outside stood Momo, Matsumoto, with renji behind them looking off to the side. Bringing a finger to her lips to ask them to be quiet, Kumiko quietly slipped out, shutting the door behind her

"sorry, Kiske fell asleep and I don't want to wake him. What's up?" Kumiko asked the three

"we heard you had a run in with captain Kurotsuchi. We wanted to see if you were alright" Momo told her looking concerned

"how the hell has that gotten around already?" Kumiko asked them

"Lieutenant genshiro okikiba was there when urahara and Kyoraku told the head commander, he told me last night" renji offered "he had heard that we were friends."

"so are you alright?" Matsumoto questioned her again

"yeah I'm fine." Kumiko told them, "I mean I wasn't, it was horrible. But Kiske, shunsui and ukitake turned up and stopped him. But I'm fine now"

"does that mean you didn't go on your date?" Matsumoto couldn't stop herself from asking

"you had a date?" Renji asked, he hadn't heard about that from the girls

"yeah? No it didn't happen". Kumiko sighed "we're going to rearrange "

"come over mine tonight" Matsumoto begged, grabbing kumikos hand "we will have a girly sleep over and have a gossip"

Kumiko thought about what to say. A night of care free gossiping and what is sure to be a large amount of junk food sounded amazing, but she was a bit worried about leaving Kiske

"please? Say yes" Matsumoto pressed, Momo nodding next to her

"ok fine ". She laughed. "It should be alright"

"yay! Come over for 7" Matsumoto told her

"how come you never invite us guys to these things? ". Renji complained.

"because your all pervs that's why." Matsumoto laughed

That and you'll eat all our food" Momo chimed in, laughing at his sulky face