Liking Oneself II: Thank You (Bleach Fanfic)

Home Stay (Part II) Plans

When Soifon nudged his foot, a jolt of pain surged up the small taicho's spine. This caused Hitsugaya to let out a loud yelp followed by a quick whimper while his teal eyes ended up tearing up. As he fought off his tears, the taicho of the forth division stepped into the room, glancing at the frost that was spreading slightly from the small taicho.

"If you don't mind, I would like to treat Hitsugaya Taicho. He will be less stressed with the fewer people here." At that, Soifon simply left, while the other two bid their farewells to the small taicho. Unohana pulled up a chair and gently touched the foot. "Now how did you come to have this injury."

"I stepped off a ledge without realizing it." The small taicho muttered, glancing away as he bit his lip. "I am sorry to cause you trouble like this."

The female simply began to use healing kido on the small taicho's foot, causing a cool sensation to float up his foot. "This is my job, so don't worry about it."

At this, Hitsugaya turned his head back to her. Remembering what he was tasking himself to do he took a deep breath to say what he felt to say to the female taicho. "Unohana Taicho..."

However, when Retsu glanced up, her face was not smiling, her serious look appearing loud and clear. "Yes?"

"Uhh..." At that, the small taicho found himself glancing away.

"I am not mad at you, Toshiro-chan. I merely don't like seeing it when you are hurt." The female stated, her voice smooth and calming.

"I am really sorry." Hitsugaya blurted out.

The female simply didn't speak up for a few minutes, while Toshiro glanced away. "You were having an interesting conversation with Soifon taicho and the others when I came in."

"You mean... about that?" The small taicho let out a deep breath, his cheeks flushing up slightly.

"Take this from my professional opinion. It is completely normal for someone your physical age to start liking the opposite sex. Understandably, it is an embarrassing feeling and it is the kind that will feel childish and immature at first, but you'll come to understand it better when you get older." The female continued to maintain her professional demeanor.

"Doesn't..." At that, the small taicho paused. "Doesn't liking someone mean that I'm a pervert, just like Hisagi and Abarai?"

"You should know by now that I am here to talk to, when you have questions about growing up and such." The female stated.

"I can't tell her that, it is embarrassing." Toshiro let out a deep sigh and glanced away. "It is weird you know. Finding out that my former taicho is the father of Kurosaki Ichigo."

"Yes. That was a surprise for myself, that... and finding out that he had two daughters." The female continued her healing kido and some of the bruising had faded, but not by much. "You've met them. What are they like?"

"Actually, I've only met one. K..." Hitsugaya closed his eyes as he paused with his words. "The one I met is nice. She didn't choose to judge me, like many other people have in the past. She also likes playing sports and is very strong. She's they type who, if she can, will take care of herself. She has strong reiatsu like her brother and also has the need to protect that which she cares about."

At that point, Isane came into the room, carrying a tray with her, which she set down. At that, Unohana leaned forward to whisper something in Toshiro's ear. "Believe me when I say, it isn't liking a girl that makes you a pervert. It is how you act upon that crush and how you treat and respect said girl and other females around you. You are a very respectful young man, don't you ever forget this."