In the Heat of Battle (Lilly)

[Nagase Hisao]

Nagase saw that he had had the intended effect and was elated. It was good to know that he had made the right decision, for now. He saw her leaning in for a kiss which was slightly humorous considering the height difference.

“Now that just won’t work” he said before picking her up in his arms and kissing her. For his part Nagase thought he did a good job but he’d only kissed maybe two or three girls in the course of his two century long life. He would have thought about how this relationship was probably doomed from the outset considering the various rules of Soul Society and the fact that she was a Quincy.

He didn’t care; all that mattered at this moment was her. Something about her made him want to know more. Something about her made her interesting. And for Nagase, that was enough. He lost his sense of time immediately after their lips touched but she felt light in his arms. Her flowery scent threatened to overpower him. She was warm and he felt completely rejuvenated just by the contact.

Once the kiss was done he put her down again though he still held her close unless she decided to wiggle away. It calmed him some to have her nearby. He had a stupid smile on his face and he looked for somewhere to sit now that they were a good distance away from the swings. Maybe they would go on a walk who knows, he still had some time.

“I do need to warn you though, Soul Society has a law that forbids shinigami from spend more time in the Human World than is needed” he said with sadness. “I’ve pledged my life to defending Soul Society but I will return as often as I can manage and I will make time. Perhaps I’ll even get a Gigai, oh right, an artificial body.”

His grin still didn’t fade. He was too giddy from the kiss to even let the law get him down. When he got back to his friends in Soul Society he had some explaining to do. Oh and the paperwork was going to be a pain. He pushed those thoughts aside as he looked into her violet eyes, nothing else mattered in this moment but her.

"I still don't know your name Miss Quincy" he said with a laugh.

[Lilly]

He said that wouldn't work, and for a moment she thought that he meant the kiss in general. She was swept off of her feet, and she started giggling. It was a really cute moment, and then it happened. He leaned in, and she leaned in as well.

His lips connected with hers, and, like in the movies, imaginary fireworks went off. His lips were soft, and felt like the matching puzzle piece for hers. They connected magically, as if this moment was supposed to happen.

She briefly remembered her code of love, but for now she shoved it to the side. She'd consider this at a later time. The world stopped revolving, the sun stopped burning, the sounds of the world stopped for those few seconds. She inhaled his scent, and as the kiss was released she licked her lips.

His lips tasted kind of good. He gently put her back on her feet, and she smiled at him. The closeness of the two was really enjoyable. She resisted the urge to swoon, she had never felt this way before. She didn't know why, she didn't know how, and she didn't care.

What she did know, was that they were meant to be together.

He mentioned the difficulty of the relationship, and she simply nodded. Stuff was going to get complicated, but for Nagase, for them, it would be well worth the trouble.

"That'd be just fine, but uhm, how often would that be? And would you get in trouble for being with me?" she asked, concern dripping from her voice.

Forget seeing him, if anything were to happen to him, because of her, then she'd never forgive herself. He mentioned that he didn't know her name, and she started laughing.

"My name is Konan Shirosaki, please to meet you." she said, grinning, and did a curtsy.

[Nagase Hisao]

Konan Shirosaki. It was a name he was going to remember. He burned it into his mind. He looked upward to the sky. That kiss was amazing but a thought struck him. He had something no one else did, at least no human really did.

She asked if he could get in trouble by being with her. He thought about it. Yes, yes it probably could and likely would if anyone found out about her ancestry and he spent way too much time in the realm of the living.

"Could I get in trouble? Yes. That's not the important question Miss Shirosaki. The real question is if I care you see" he said. "To be entirely honest with you, I just don't give a damn right now." Time to change the subject, he didn't want to dwell on the issues right now, save that for later. He was running on limited time and he wasn't going to waste what time he did have.

“That kiss was great, but I can one up that” he said as his grin got very wide. He looked into her eyes as he reached around her waist and pulled her close. “Hold on” he said as he began to lift of the ground. He condensed the reiatsu around his feet as he went into the air. As soon as he was fully off the ground and above the second floor of the nearest building he dipped in for a second kiss.

Now this was a kiss, in his mind at least, that was worthy of being written about. And his friends thought he wasn’t romantic. This kiss was even better. Her lips were sweet and she was so close to him as he spiraled into the air. It sent shocks down his spine. The few kisses he had had before this were nothing by comparison. Normally he would have lost himself in thought but he found he just could not concentrate. His mind was blank for the first time.

He pulled away to breathe at some point. They were at the level of some of the rooftops. He still went higher into the air. “Is there anywhere in particular you’d like to go Miss Shirosaki?” he asked with his ever-present grin.

[Lilly]

She frowned at him, she knew how he was feeling. But still, if he got in trouble, because he was seeing her, she'd just feel terrible. However, he didn't give her any more time to think about it.

"Nagase...don't go out of your way for me, If I lost you, then I don't know what I'd do." she stated, her voice reverberating how scared she was for him.

That subject wouldn't be touched on again, for a while at least, as he claimed to one up their first kiss. He grabbed her close, and commanded her to hold on. She threw her arms around his waist, and hugged tightly.

The ground left her feet, and she looked around. They were moving higher, and higher! Being the inquisitive girl that she was, Konan was about to fire off questions. Then she thought about it, and just wanted to let the romantic moment last.

They passed a second story building, in height, and he reached in for another kiss. This one had even more passion, and she realized that it was because he wasn't being timid anymore. He was lost in the moment, and it made him bold. His taste exploded on her lips once again, as they connected. She gripped his head and pushed to hers, to bring them as close as was possible. Soon, too soon, in her opinion, the kiss was ended and he released her.

They were still floating when he, grinning, asked her where she wanted to go. Luckily, her house was easily visible from where they were.

"Do you see that green house? Go to it. I...want you to stay the night. Just to hug me close, and whisper sweet things in my ear as I drift to sleep on your chest. I acknowledge that I won't see you much, which is why I ask for this." she said, honestly, not hiding a bit of her emotions and thoughts.

It was all really how she felt, and it was all thanks to this man,

[Nagase Hisao]

She expressed that her worry over losing him. He spoke to clam her fears “Don’t worry too much; it’ll ruin your beauty. The worst they would likely do for me breaking the spending too much time in the human world is exile me to it.” It was the truth, it was rare but it would likely result in exile not death he figured. Then she said where she wanted to go.

“Your house?” he looked shocked and his blush almost glowed in the dark. He heard her reasoning and understood it as well as sympathized. “Well, if it is what you desire, it is my duty to grant it Miss Shirosaki” he said, smile still plastered to his face even if he was still rather red. He looked toward the direction she was facing for a moment. He saw her green house.

He flew in earnest this time and the speed was much greater than the slow rising they had done though it was not quite as fast as shunpo. He landed in front of her house and decided that he didn’t want to let her go just yet. He reluctantly let go of her because he knew that she would return to him once they were inside.

He got to the door and realized that he didn’t have a key or anyway to open the door short of kicking the door in. “Uh, I don’t have a key so…” he put his hand on the back of his head. If this door wasn’t opened soon the reality of what he was doing might just catch up to him. And if that happened he might just faint in front of her which would be insanely embarrassing.

[Lilly]

She blushed as he told her that worrying would ruin her beauty. He said that he'd get exiled, but he said it plainly, as if it happened all the time.

"Wouldn't it be bad to be exiled?" she grimaced at the thought of him being yelled at.

She noticed that after she said to go to his house, he started blushing intensely. Was he thinking that they'd have sex? She wasn't a whore who gave it up on the first night. But she cast aside the thoughts quickly, Nagase couldn't be like that.

He confirmed her thoughts a second later, and said that it was his duty to serve her. She grinned at him, and kissed his neck.

Her stomach did all kinds of enthusiastic flips as they flew. Obviously, flying was not yet her thing. She felt woozy, but thankfully they landed.

He let her go, and put his hand on his head as he announced that he had no key. She laughed, and patted him on the arm, as she took out her key and unlocked the door. She intertwined their fingers, as she lead him into the house.

"My dear Naga...how much longer can you stay...will you be gone in the morning?" she said as she released his hand, and began to strip.

Of course she didn't sleep naked, but she had to take off clothes to put on new clothes. He would probably blush to death, but she knew it would look cute.

[Nagase Hisao]

Would it be bad to be exiled? He chuckled. “Well, if I was exiled here I’d still have you wouldn’t I?” he said with his trademark smile. She locked her hand into his as he entered the house. He’d never been in a woman’s house before. His mind raced at a mile a minute.

Oh man, oh man, she began to strip ostensibly to get into her night clothes but he looked away almost immediately. He was not going to look at her like this, he may have seen numerous women in various states of undress as a healer but this was different. He wanted to save that sight for some other time, a more special time. Oh great, his mind began to wander again on how beautiful she would look if he turned back.

“Please hurry, I don’t think my brain can handle much more teasing like this” he said. He could feel the heat rising from his cheeks. He removed his shinigami robe to reveal his simple black shirt and pants underneath though he kept his teardrop necklace on still. It was just a robe. He’d be stupid not to wear anything under it. He heard her ask when he needed to leave but he waited until she was dressed to respond.

“I’ll stay until I can confirm you are asleep” he said “I want to enjoy the time we have. And I will savor” he kissed her forehead “every…” then her cheek “single” and he finished with her lips if she would let him. He tried to infuse his kiss with as much of his joy as he could. His body was somewhat used to her now and it felt right when they connected.

"Moment" he finished his drawn out line. Now that the kiss had ended he put a finger to her lips before she could speak “Now come to sleep, you’ve been through a lot today and you should rest, healer's orders.” He meant it, fighting a hollow was a harrowing experience and she had even be injured during the fight. Even if he had healed the wounds she would likely be somewhat fatigued.

Nagase got on the bed and simply made himself comfortable. He closed his eyes as he sunk into the mattress. Man a soft bed felt amazing for his tired muscles. He looked at her and thought she would look beautiful in about anything she wore. He had to fight not to drift to sleep; after all he did need to go back to Soul Society before too long.

[Lilly]

She smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek as he commented on how if he'd become exiled, he'd still have her. His smile gave her butterflies all throughout her body.

She noticed, in her peripheral vision, that he turned his head the moment she began undressing. She giggled at him, she'd figured that he'd have a reaction close to that. The way he blushed that deep crimson color, filled her up with joy.

He mentioned that his brain was being teased, and she grinned. He was such a man, and that's what she adored. He too had stripped, but was really without his robe. She, now in a comfortable shirt and pants, walked over to him.

Every kiss he implanted on her made her feel more, and more happier. Her blush spread quickly, and threatened to consume her cheeks. He made her feel like a strong, confident woman, behind her swooning.

He silenced her before she could speak, and commanded her to bed...with him. She grinned, mischievously, as he lay down in her bed. She turned off all of the lights, and made sure the door was locked. She slowly, and gracefully, walked over to the doorway leading to her room.

She stood in the doorway, assessing his body as he lay there, eyes closed. She truly was blessed to have someone like him step into her life. She walked over to the bed, and sunk under. She reached over and planted a kiss on his lips. She unleashed the rest of the passion she had in her, moving ever so slightly. Wrapping her arms around his neck, and gave herself completely into the kiss.

After it slowly subsided, she closed her eyes and pulled away, and then opened her eyes to stare into his. She then gently lay her head on his chest, arms loosely around his neck, and slowly drifted to sleep.

And as she sleep, she whispered one name, one word, that she hoped didn't make her come across as desperate.

"Na...ga...se...." she whispered, deep in her slumber.

[Nagase Hisao]

Nagase’s noticed the lights go out behind his shut eyes. He heard footsteps and knew she was coming. His brain was running at light speed. His pulse quickened as she slipped into the bed and then she kissed him. His brain short circuited right then. His eyes opened but he saw nothing but darkness and her face. This kiss was full of her passion and he took it in and reciprocated.

“So…beautiful” Nagase muttered while his mind attempted to restart itself. She curled up in his arms and he felt completely at ease. He closed his eyes again and simply enjoyed the contact. He began to hum a tune with a slow calming melody as he lay there. He knew it made him calm down so he thought it might help her sleep.

He listened to her breathe as he sang. There were no lyrics but the song still conveyed his feelings or at least he thought so. He ran his hand through her hair as they lay together. He tried to think of ways to return to the human world without being completely obvious with his ulterior motives.

After some time he looked at her and saw she was asleep. She muttered his name a few times and he smiled that much wider. It felt good to know he had made that much of an impact. He slowly unraveled her grip on his and positioned her head on the pillow. He drew the blankets up to her chin before he left the room.
He found his way to what he supposed was the living room. He rummaged until he found a pen and some paper to leave her a note. He wrote in his neat precise handwriting the following letter:

“Miss Shirosaki,

Obviously I have already gone back to Soul Society. I regret not having more time but I do have to return to my home. Know that I intend to return at the soonest possible opportunity. I’ll try to get you some kind of forewarning before I show up. Practice your Quincy skills; I look forward to the day when you will surpass me.

Nagase Hisao

P.S. I have left something for you on your door, take good care of it, it was a gift from my sister and it will be the proof that I will return to you.”

Nagase took the note and quietly entered the bedroom again. He placed the note on the side of her bed. He looked for the last time on her peaceful sleeping face and kissed her forehead. “We’ll meet again Shirosaki” he said as he walked out of the room.

As he left he took off his blue teardrop necklace and hung it on the door to her bedroom. He felt like it would be gorgeous on her. He looked forward to seeing it when he came back.

Nagase Hisao walked out of the door to her house and, not an hour later, left the world of the living for his home of Soul Society with his thoughts still focused utterly on the person left behind.

[Lilly]

Her sleep was one of the most pleasant she's had in a long time. She dreamed of herself, in a long white gown running through a field. On her hand was her beloved Nagase, in a comfortable looking pair of jeans and a shirt. They were laughing, both as happy as could be. They were...in love, that much is obvious, just by watching them.

However, the dream took a turn for the worst. Suddenly, his smile turned from happy and in love, to insane and feral. He took out his Zanpakuto at Toshi, Roy and a pregnant woman that she didn't know. What the hell was happening?

They all pulled out different bows, and began shooting arrows at Nagase. He made his sword glow bright, and that was it. With a simple slash, all of them were dead. He looked at her, and then she was being cut as well.

However, she would never realize this portion of the dream. Her mind blocked it out, so as she woke up in the morning, she only remembered the sweet part.

She yawned and stretched, as she slowly sat up. Her eyes immediately hit his note. Reaching over, she grabbed it and began to smile. He was such a sweet guy, she had really hit the jackpot.

She slowly walked over to her bedroom door, and grabbed the necklace from around the knob. Grinning, she put it on and the teardrop hit her Quincy Cross. If only she knew the irony of having the two items together.

She walked to her small, corner kitchen, and made a pot of coffee in a robotic fashion. Her body was there, but her mind was a million miles away.

Thankfully, she remembered that she had to go meet Roy that same day. She made her coffee the way she preferred, before running off to her bedroom to change.

"Heh, looks like you'll get your wish, Naga." she thought to herself, in regards to him asking her to practice her Quincy skills.

She gulped her cup down, before getting a to go cup ready. She opened, and then locked, her door before jetting to her car. She really didn't wanna be a tardy student on the first day, that'd be uncool.

-Fin-