Kumiko closed her eyes as the spray of the shower washed over her. The hot water gently beat against her skin, relaxing her muscles whilewashing away the sweat from her love making with shunsui last night.
Head falling down, Kumiko let her hair get wet as she tried working up the motivation to wash it. Her hand came up blindly to reach for her shampoo bottle, when it bumped into a hard chest. Eyes snapping open, Kumiko saw Shunsuis feet pointing her own, a smile played on her lips.
Lifting her head, pushing her now wet hair off her face she locked eyes with him, grinning back at her
"I didn't hear you come in" she told him, as he turned her around.
"I noticed " he teased her, grabbing the bottle she was reaching for and pouring some onto his had, the smell of coconuts filling the steamy shower.
Gently rubbing it on her hair, before both hands started to massage it into her scalp, shunsui gently applied pressure, relaxing her further as he washed her hair.
Eyes closed Kumiko groaned at the attention she was receiving "you're so good at that" she told him, enjoying what he was doing
shunsui grinned behind her "what else am I good at?"
Kumiko laughed lightly "fishing for compliments?"
Shunsuis deep laughed joined hers, running the soapy lather through the length of her beautiful hair
"I was thinking of chopping it all off" she told him "my hair. I can never be bothered dealing with it"
"I love your hair" shunsui told her, shocked by what she said. She could do what ever she wanted, of course. And he would love her no matter what she did. He would rather she didn't cut her beautiful sexy hair off though
"you do?" She asked him, as he started to rinse out the bubbles from her hair
"of course. I love everything about you" he told her honestly, missing the smile on her face.
"your hair, " he said, moving it to one side. "Your shoulder" kissing the offered skin gently, hands tickling up her thighs "your hips" he murmured into her skin, smiling as she turned around to face him
Kumiko wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning up to kiss him heatedly. Shunsuis hands tightened around her hips before lifting her up his body, deepening their kiss. Wrapping her legs around his waist, Kumiko broke away from his lips ,hungrily kissing the side of his neck as he groaned into her hair.
"shunsui? Kumiko?" A voice calling out into the apartment pulled both their heads up panting, looking towards to the closed bathroom door
"is that?" Kumiko breathed as shunsui muttered a soft "damn it"
Kumiko laughed, as shunsui slowly let Kumiko slide down his body to rest her feet back on the floor. Turning the shower off, shunsui reached for a towel, wrapping it round his waist snuggly
"I'll go distract him while you get dressed" he playfully smiled at her, giving her a sweet kiss "we can revisit this later" he promised before slipping out the bathroom
"hey juu, Kumiko will be out in a minute " she could hear his voice walking down the hall to the kitchen. Laughing as she wrapped a towel around her, Kumiko cracked the bathroom door open. Hearing their voices in the kitchen, she slipped out and hurried to the bedroom to get dressed
Ten minutes later Kumiko walked into the kitchen, finishing throwing her hair up in a messy bun, eyes lingering on Shunsuis bare chest a moment too long
"morning ukitake, sorry to keep you waiting" she told him as he turned hearing her approach
"no apology needed, I'm early" he told her standing up "I had bumped into captain komamura on the way to the office, he has agreed to see you today"
"captain komamura? That's Hisagis captain right?" Kumiko asked, not placing the face of the captain
"that's right, he has been away on a mission, just recently returned " jushiro confirmed
shunsui started laughing lowly "you've not seen him? At all?" He asked Kumiko
baffled by his laughter, her head tilted to the side at his mischievous eyes "no? What's so funny?"
"nothing, love. komamura is a great captain, you'll like him" he said standing up, walking over to her he kissed her cheek "I'll see you later". He laughed before walking into his bedroom
Kumiko watched him go, turning to give ukitake a confused look. Amusement was on his features, shaking his head at his friend retreating form "what was all that about?" She asked him. Ukitake chuckled gently "I'll explain on the way"
"So he's like a werewolf?"Kumiko asked ukitake confused, having just been told about captain komamuras appearance
"anthropomorphic wolf" he corrected with a smile, leading them to captain komamuras office "once you get past the initial shock of his appearance, he really is a wonderful man" he told her, wonder on her face
"what's he like?" She asked, hoping for some clues to how she may react to his spiritual pressure
"he's very loyal, to Genryusai-sensei, the gotei 13, his division. He's kind and forgiving. I've found him to be humble and thoughtful. We often find ourselves in deep conversations, he's very insightful " he described the man the best he could, steering them down a wooden path, sand pits either side with intricate designs drawn into them
"he sounds nice" Kumiko granted, looking at the swirling patterns. "It'll be nice to see Hisagi again, I've not seen him since he was hurt by the hidoi"
"I had seen him earlier, he's completely fine" he told her, gesturing with his hand "it's just through there" he pointed to the archway at the end of the path they were currently following
"I hope I write down enough details" he told her, concern furrowing his brow "maybe I should have asked urahara what I should be looking for"
"it'll be fine" Kumiko told him happily "just need to write down what you see, I can fill in any gaps later" she promised him before stopping dead in her tracks, mouth open slightly at the sight of the captain and lieutenant conversing
"you didn't tell me he was ten feet tall!" She accused jushiro, who had laughed at her outburst
"you didn't ask how tall he was" he grinned "I don't believe he is quite 10 feet though. 9 and a half I believe"
Kumiko laughed shocked, understanding Shunsuis laugher earlier "yeah 6 inches really make a difference when you're that tall".
Ukitake smiled at her, placing a hand on her back to usher her forward. Kumiko looked over his appearance. Besides being incredibly tall, he had brown fur covering his body, everything she could see anyway. Two pointy ears sat ontop his head, looking between a dog and a wolf.
"sajin, nice to see you again" he greeted, walking up to the pair. Hisagi smiled widely at seeing Kumiko, eyes widened at the enormous captain
"you as well my friend. You must be Kumiko" he addressed Kumiko herself, looking down at her with kind eyes and a small smile
"yes sir" she bowed, slightly wide eyed "it's a pleasure to meet you".
"you do not need to be afraid young one" he told her softly "no harm will come to you here"
kumiko craned her neck back to look up at him with a small smile, "sorry captain, I was just a bit surprised with how tall you are" she turned to jushiro "I thought shunsui was tall". She laughed. Thinking of his nearly 6"4 frame
"everyone is tall compared to you Kumiko" he laughed patting her head gently
"how are you shuhei? I heard you got injured " Kumiko asked her friend finally, stepping forward to give him a hug
"im fine" he chucked over her head returning her hug "it'll take more than that to knock me down"
"you two have met?" Komamura asked them, being away for that long, he had missed a lot
"yeah a few times" Kumiko smiled at him stepping away from the hug, standing back at ukitakes side
"how is urahara?" The captain asked his peer, Kumiko noticed his ears twitch and wondered if it was weird to think it was adorable"shuhei was just telling me about it"
"he's doing well, healing nicely" jushiro told him with a smile "that's actually why I'm here, Urahara has been to one to document these exchanges until now, so you'll have to bare with me"
"I have never heard anything like it" the large captain remarked, looking down at Kumiko "you don't mind feeling our spiritual pressure today do you? "
"no at all" she smiled up at him "we've been doing lieutenants then captains, if that's ok with you? I tend to get less of a reaction off them"
"whatever makes you more comfortable" he agreed, looking to ukitake to take the lead
"well then, would you like to start?" Ukitake pulled out a small black book and a pen, before looking to Kumiko
Kumiko nodded, grabbing Hisagis arm and leading him a little away from the two captains, standing to face him. A light blush appeared on his cheeks as he looked at her, Kumiko couldn't help but smile back at him
"you sure? What if you get a bad reaction". He asked her worriedly
"then lower it " she laughed "it'll be fine. Ready when you are" she told him with an easy smile
Hisagi straightened his back, looking over to both captains before back to Kumiko. Releasing his spiritual pressure he watched her face intently, holding his breath waiting for something to happen
Kumiko felt his power, tickle all over her skin. Her face flushed a brilliant red, eyes darting to the ground embarrassed. Raising her eyes shyly, she looked at Hisagis face, also sporting a deep blush
Kumiko smiled at him, heat covering her face, feeling absolutely mortified "you can stop" she told him, feeling his Reiatsu retreat. No longer feeling embarrassed Kumiko gently pressed her hot cheeks before giving him a big smile,
"it wasn't bad" she told him, watching him release a big breath. She turned to ukitake to explain "I just felt embarrassed, a bit shy. Nothing I can't work around" she promised as he started writing her words down
"your cheeks are awfully red, do you need some water?" Captain komamura asked her gently, eyes flicking to his lieutenant in a similar flushed state
"im good thank you, it'll fade soon" she promised with a laugh "renji is going to tease you for this" she directed at Hisagi with a gentle elbow to the ribs, who turned his glowing face away
"are you ready for captain komamuras spiritual pressure now Kumiko?" Ukitake asked her kindly, turning to a fresh page in his book
"im ready" she confirmed, stepping back a few paces as captain komamura followed her
the captain looked down at Kumiko, unsure of his next moves "just increase my spiritual pressure?" He confirmed with the little woman
"yes sir" Kumiko replied, readying herself
"im going to start now" he warned her, his deep voice was very soothing to her ears
Kumiko smiled gently up at him, then his spiritual pressure hit her. An unexpected sob rose up, loudly escaping her as another followed. tears began streaming down her face, blurring her vision. Kumikos hands came up to her mouth to stop the unrelenting sobbing, shoulders heaving with every one
"ahh!" Komamura said worriedly as he took a step back, both arms coming up as if to comfort her, too worried to actually make contact. "Please stop crying". He hurriedly begged her, Kumiko was gasping between the cries, eyes blurred with tears, hands covering her face as she wept into them "ukitake!"
"Kumiko!" She heard Hisagis concerned call over ukitakes helpful advice "lower your Reiatsu Sajin, and she'll stop"
the captain had quickly shut away his Reiatsu, staring wide eyed at the crying woman. Not all together sure if he wanted to hug her or run away
kumikos tears stoped streaming, a few shuddering breaths signalled the ending of her cries. Pulling her hand from her face to gently rub away the wetness with her sleeve, she looked up to see the man in front of her
he looked positively uncomfortable. Arms still up, not sure what do to with himself, it made Kumiko giggle
"are you alright?" He asked her worried "please don't cry again"
Kumiko looked at him, red faced with watery eyes "im ok" she told him taking a deep breath "sorry I started you" she sniffed, turning to see a smiling ukitake and concerned Hisagi
"it actually kind of reminds me of Uraharas spiritual pressure, how it forced a reaction out of me" she told ukitake so he could start writing things down "I didn't feel any sadness, I just couldn't stop crying"
"how are you feeling now?" Ukitake asked, looking up from his writing
"a little tired" she admitted with a shrug"but otherwise fine"
"think we should head back to the office, let you rest for a while" jushiro told her, putting his book back into his coat "thank you for your time today komamura, lieutenant "
"any time, ukitake" komamura replied, though looking like he would rather never do that again "it was nice meeting you Kumiko" he smiled down at her
"nice meeting you too. See you soon Hisagi" she added waving at her friend who held his own up in goodbye
walking back to ukitakes division, he looked down at Kumiko worriedly "you sure you are alright? That was quite the reaction "
"honestly, I feel fine" she smiled at him "just a little tired from all the crying"
"we've not got much to do today, just some paperwork. You can rest tomorrow " he said, leading the way
"tomorrow? What am I doing tomorrow?" Kumiko questioned, not remembering anything being planned
jushiro laughed softly "shunsui asked me this morning to give you the day off tomorrow" he added at her confused look "I believe he has something planned"
"it's the first I've heard of it" she muttered, wondering what he had planned for them to do
Work had finished quickly, easily talking with ukitake had made the time fly. He had been telling Kumiko some stories of his youth, conversation continued as they walked to drop Kumiko off at the hospital
"you have five brothers?!" Kumiko asked him shocked
"and two sisters" he confirmed with a light laugh
"wow, eight kids? I don't know how your parents coped" Kumiko said in awe. One child seemed hard enough
"we we're definitely a handful" he smiled remembering "me more so than them, I had gotten my illness when I was three" he told her
"that's so young " she looked at him a little sadly "I bet they were terrified "
"they never let me see if they were" he smiled fondly, clearly having a better relationship with his family than shunsui did "I think the only time I saw them worried was when my hair changed colour" he chuckled at the early memory
"your hair changed colour? ". She asked him shocked, he laughed again
"I used to have black hair" he smiled at her shocked face "all photographs of me as a young kid I had dark hair. Then suddenly it was this white"
"I never knew that could happen" she shook her head marvelling at the information "you coming in?" She added at arriving at the hospital
"not today,". He smiled "I have plans to visit my family. I will come visit Urahara tomorrow, while you're busy "
"that sounds nice, have a good time" she told him sweetly, giving him a hug goodbye
"see you then Kumiko" he told her before continuing his walk. Kumiko watched him go, once he got out of sight, Kumiko walked quickly into the building, excitedly rushing to see her friend
Kumiko entered the room her friend was in, laughing suddenly at the way urahara was eating his dessert.
"still not learned how to eat properly then?" She asked him with a smile, watching as he abandoned his spoon and just used his tongue to scoop out the pudding from its cup
"it's quicker" he smiled at her, tongue darting out for another bite
Kumiko crossed the room and sat on the end of his bed, staring at him with a mix of disgust and entertainment
"it's the first real meal I've had in days, stop judging me" he told her, slurping more of the delicious chocolatey pudding
Kumiko shook her head at him "no judgement from me. I'm just glad you're getting better"
"not fast enough. Unohana thinks I'll be in here at least another 4 days, and that's only if she can heal my wounds fully in that time"he grumbled
"hey that's great news!" She told him happily "you seem to be more with it now,"
"how so?" He asked her, cocking his head to the side, not following her train of thought
"everything you're saying actually makes sense" she laughed "you've been speaking utter nonsense for days"
"I have? I don't remember" he said slowly, changing to his finger to get the pudding at the bottom of the container, sucking it off his fingers noisily
Kumiko grinned at him "it's been pretty hilarious. Shunsui is dying to tease you about it"
"it can't be that bad" he dismissed her with a wave of his hand, noticing her playful smirk. Putting down his now clean container on the tray infront of him, he sighed "alright. What have I been saying?"
"you said a banana stole your hat" she laughed, pulling out the button on her now vibrating watch
"what?"
"you said a banana stole your hat. When I told you I would get it back, you told me to use a hammer " she laughed, hand going to her watch again
"that ain't that bad" he said with a shrug, pleased to see the watch was still working "a hammer is an excellent tool to defeat a banana"
"you also thought shunsui was a giant cat" she told him, catching the embarrassment flashing on his face
"don't suppose he heard me?" He asked aloof, acting like it wasn't a big deal. Kumiko tried to hide the excitement on her face, knowing what else she had to tell him
"he did. Ukitake too" she smiled as he run a hand over his face "shunsui was concerned you would start scratching his ears. Especially after what else you've been saying"
"spit it out miko, I can see you're dying to laugh at me" he told her plainly
"I had to take off your dressing" she started, pointing at his chest "you woke up mumbling, asking if we were having sex again" she laughed, a light blush on his cheeks, barely noticeable. Kiske opened his mouth to speak when Kumiko held a hand up laughing, stopping him "when shunsui came over to hold your hand away, you asked him if he wanted sex too" Kumiko laughed at his expression. A beautiful mix of horror and embarrassment washed over his face, light blush deepened in colour
"no I never" he denied Adamantly "you're just teasing now"
"shunsui and jushiro were here, you can ask them. You know jushiro wouldnt lie" she insisted. Urahara covered his face with his hands, rubbing it gently
"it's not fair to bring up things I said when I was that out of it. I don't even remember " he told her, dropping his hands to his lap
"when shunsui told you he didn't want to sleep with you, you went "oh good, I don't think I could sleep with a man"" Kumiko laughed harder, moving her leg out the way of Uraharas kick
he grinned at her in spite of himself " I say any other drug induced words of wisdom ?"
"not that I know of" she grinned with him "I know amagai, Yoruichi and Unohana have all spent time with you. You'll have to ask them"
"I think I would rather be blissfully unaware " he grinned back at her "I don't think I've said anything in front of Yoruichi though, she came by earlier and didn't mention anything. She never passes up a moment to tease me"
"Yoruichi was here again?" Kumiko asked, laugher dying down "how is she? I've not seen her since she was here with me"
"yeah she's fine. Threatened to kick my ass if I let someone get the drop on me again". He told her rolling his eyes