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Chapter 10

Kimura POV

I sat on the porch of Squad 4's barracks. My right thigh and upper arms wrapped in bandages. I watched the clouds move through the sky, thinking on the events from the night before. I cursed myself for my current inability to feel my attacker before its too late.

I heard the door slide open and close, I felt him before he even got to the door. His reitsu was the only one that could overpower my own. As soon as he neared the door the smell of snow and mountains surrounded me. "Captain, how goes the search?" I asked as I continued to stare at the clouds.

Third Person POV

Toshiro stood behind Kimura watching her, he could not understand the sense of protectiveness he feels for her in such a short time. From the moment she arrived at the Seireitei he felt drawn to her, she started to fill something in him that he thought he had closed off a long time ago.

Toshiro felt the familiar sensation of Hyorinmaru in his mind. "Perhaps master, you should not question and allow yourself to feel." Toshiro internally rolled his eyes at his zanpakuto as he stepped closer to Kimura and sat beside her.

Kimura POV

"They were unable to find any trace of him entering the soul society." Toshiro turned to look at me, I had yet to turn and look at him, he sighed and place a hand on my shoulder causing me to turn towards him. "I promise you – I will find the one who is hunting you and kill him. I will not let him hurt you, Kimura."

I startled with the way he said my name. I looked into his eyes and saw something in them, but couldn't place it, I let myself drown in his aquamarine eyes, as I felt the hand that was on my shoulder move to the side of her face. Unconsciously, I closed my eyes and turned my face into his palm.

I opened my eyes and stared into Toshiro's steady gaze, as he moved his face just a breathes distance. "I don't understand Captain…." My sentence was cut off as Toshiro's mouth covered mine silencing anything I about to say.

After a few moments I allowed myself to become lost in the sensation that he was creating. Slowly I pulled away from him, and opened my eyes, knowing that my face was probably flushed red made me blush even more.

"I'm sorry" he said abruptly "I should not have done that" I felt him pull away from me and surround himself with his barrier that had momentarily dropped.

I regained my senses and quickly looked away from him, embarrassed that I allowed myself to give into a temptation like that. "I understand captain, it was a mistake, there is no way someone like you could ever care for a creature like me." I turned my face to him and smiled. Before he had the chance to say anything I stood, and flash stepped away and continued until I felt I was far enough away to stop.

"I'm such a moron." I stopped beneath a tree, turning to take a normal step but almost fell backwards as Toshiro appeared in front of me. 'I didn't even feel him, how did he block his spiritual pressure from me?'

The annoyed look on Toshiro's face stopped the words in my throat that I had ready to come out. With a speed I had never seen he grabbed me in his arms and flash stepped away. Everything was flying by so quickly I had to close my eyes, so I didn't become nauseous.

I only opened my eyes once I felt the world stop moving and felt Toshiro take normal steps. Once he placed me down, I looked around quickly thinking he brought me back to squad 4s medical wing, but realized that we were in a living room, and I was trapped between Toshiro and the wall.

"Where are we?" I asked him, as he continued to stare at me, refusing to release his hold on my hips.

"My home, I don't like talking in the open where anyone can hear my conversations. If I let you go do you promise not to run away from me?" he asked me and the only thing I could do was nod my head. "Good. After that tirade of words, you said then ran away, I felt I needed to say my piece." I felt him take a step closer to me pushing me further into the wall, framing my face with his hands.

"You are a handful, I apologized because you are injured, and I should not have taken the moment to do what I have been wanting to since you arrived." He said in a light growl as he brought his face closer to mine. "How could you think that I could not care for you. You are mine Kimura, only mine, I will guard you from anything including myself."

I looked into his eyes as they darkened. "Captain..." I started to say but was cut off as I felt Toshiro's thumb moved to my lips.

"Toshiro… to you in private… I am Toshiro" he whispered as he caressed my lips with his thumb before moving his hand back to the side of my face.

"Toshiro..." I said breathlessly and only caught a glimpse of the smile on his lips before they covered mine completely. I gasped as I felt him lean into me further, causing a moan to escape my throat. Slowly he moved to kiss along my jaw and down my neck. "Toshiro." I gasped again as he bit on the sensitive area of my neck and shoulder.

It seemed that me gasping his name again caused him to lose a bit of his expert control. I felt his hands slip from my face down the sides of my body and lifted me off the ground to push me further into the wall he had me pinned against. I wrapped my legs around his waist to pull him closer to me as my hands grasped his haori. He had full control of the kiss and my body.

We continued until I was gasping for breath against his lips, I leaned my forehead against his as he slowly opened his eyes. "What are you doing to me Kimura…." I slowly slid down his body as Toshiro helped me get to my feet, but never relinquishing his hold on me. "You are mine." I watched his eyes glow with a fierceness as he said that he started to lean down towards me again claiming my mouth while slipping one hand into my hair to angle my head while his other hand slipped behind my back to me tighter against him, causing me to arch my back and press my chest into him further.

I heard Toshiro groan and felt his hands tighten around me. He broke away from my mouth gasping for breath and I felt my legs shake as he let his hold on me loosen. I held onto the front of his haori to keep myself from collapsing. I leaned my forehead against his chest trying to catch my breath and steady my balance. I felt his chest rumble with laughter as he leaned me back so I could look up at him.

Toshiro stepped away from me and took my hand to lead me to the couch where he sat and pulled me down, so I fell across his lap. I gasped as I landed and watched the playfulness appear on his face. It was as if us finally giving into each other allowed his barriers to come down with me and show me the real him. I felt Toshiro adjust me in his lap and kiss the top of my head as he played with my fingers.

"Don't run from me." I heard him whisper. I moved my head to look up at him, his eyes went somewhat distant as he looked at our hands.

I took my one hand from him and turned his chin to look at me. I smiled to him and sat up further, so my nose was almost touching his.

"Well don't apologize for kissing me." I said teasing him with my lips, I felt more than saw the smile appear before he pulled me to him claiming my lips as I opened my mouth to him. He slipped his tongue into my mouth causing me to moan and slip my hand that was at his chin into his hair and pulling him closer.