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It had been two days since Hiyori became a Captain and Toshiro had to watch over her. So far, they had a routine. In the mornings, Toshiro would be forced to go and retrieve the new Captain from her chambers since she refused to get up early in the morning like a good Captain. Then they would go and grab some breakfast, bickering to each other. The next couple of hours would be a mixture of doing paperwork, tracking down Matsumoto, and fighting each other.

By evening, they would go and get some dinner, so long as they were done with their paperwork. If they weren't done with paperwork, they'd send someone to go and grab some food for them. Then, Toshiro would walk her home and lecture her about waking up on time. Then they'd part ways and be in bed.

It was the third day Hiyori was a Captain and Toshiro woke up feeling horrid. He was drowsy and he felt a big headache coming on. He trudged to his office and then sat on his couch. It didn't surprise him much when he saw that Hiyori wasn't there yet and he groaned with annoyance. She just didn't seem to respect anything that came from him or even him. She had no respect at all.

Toshiro's headache grew worse as he thought about the girl he had to watch. He looked over to his desk and noticed all the paperwork he had. No doubt that Matsumoto had left it behind while she went out to play. He groaned again and tried to stand up to go and retrieve Hiyori. His dizziness became worse at his sudden movement and he fell back into the couch.

"Maybe I should get someone else to fetch her…" he murmured to himself, feeling his eyes closing. He didn't seem to have any strength at all suddenly. In the next moment, he passed out.

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Toshiro began to wake up, keeping his eyes closed, as he tried to sleep in. He began to wonder what time it was, and wondered when his alarm would go off for him to wake up. He shifted himself to the side, trying to get comfortable once more, when something wet and cold fell off of his forehead.

He heard a soft "ah" and then some movement before the thing that fell—a cloth maybe? —was placed back onto his forehead. He pretended he was asleep for a few more seconds, debating on what to do, and trying to remember what happened to him.

That's when it hit. He remembered him being feverish with a headache and that he had sat on the couch to rest for a second—then nothing. He figured that he must've passed out by then. Matsumoto must've come by to see if Toshiro was doing her paperwork and found him like that. He slowly opened his eyes and blinked a few times, adjusting to the light. He turned to thank Matsumoto, only to find someone different.

Hiyori.

She hadn't noticed he was awake yet since her back was facing him, busying herself with paperwork. She wrote one last thing down and placed it in a tall pile. She then grabbed a piece of paper from the smaller pile and stared at it, reading it intensely. Toshiro stared in awe, surprised to see the disrespectful Hiyori taking her work seriously. She stamped the paper and placed it in the tall pile and began to turn around, to look at Toshiro.

He quickly shut his eyes and pretended that he was still asleep. He felt her staring holes into him, and he began to think that she knew he was awake. He was debating on whether or not to just get up, but stopped that train of thought when a hand brushed away some strands of hair on his face. He could feel himself tense, but tried not to make it too obvious since she didn't seem to know he was awake.

"I guess the saying idiots don't get sick was a lie…" she grumbled under her breath, clear enough for Toshiro to hear. He could feel a vein of his pop and he was ready to start a fight with her. "Geez, you gave me a heart attack, ya know? I thought for sure that you died," she complained, sighing. "Anyways, back to your stupid paperwork, since once you wake up you'll be in no state to finish it."

Toshiro heard some shuffling before the room grew quiet. The only sound that could be heard was Hiyori's stamps. He slowly opened his eyes, seeing if she was actually turned away. He just stared at her back, still in shock about what she had said.

She was doing his paperwork? She wouldn't gain anything from that other than some gratitude—and that was only if she did them right. It wouldn't change his opinion of her or anything. Toshiro felt his eyebrows knit together in confusion. He just couldn't wrap his mind around Hiyori doing something kind.

Then he remembered the cloth lying on his forehead. He lifted up his hand quietly and felt it. It was practically dry now, but his fever seemed to have gone down considerably. He removed the cloth and stared at it before silently clearing his throat.

"The cloth is dry now; shouldn't you wet it now or what?" Toshiro asked, a bit of sarcasm dripping from his voice at the end. Hiyori jumped from her seat, startled, and stared at him in shock. He stared right back at her and held out the cloth. "Well?"

Hiyori's face turned a nice shade of red. "What—you were—how long—" she tried to form a sentence, stuttering terribly. She gave up, snatched the cloth from his hands, and stomped to the bathroom sink, seeing as how Toshiro didn't have a kitchen in his office like other Captains did.

Toshiro suppressed his laughter, seeing as how it would be rude to laugh at someone who just helped him. He glanced at the paperwork, mainly at the large pile of completed work, and smiled unconsciously.

That was the exact time Hiyori decided to storm back and Toshiro's smiling face didn't go by unnoticed. "What're ya smiling at?" she asked harshly, still upset by his surprise awakening.

Toshiro turned to face her and his expression returned to its normal look; him scowling. "What do you mean? I wasn't smiling."

Hiyori raised an eyebrow, obviously not taking his word. However, she let the subject drop and tossed the cloth at him before sitting back down in front of the paperwork load. "Just go back to sleep, chibi," she said, picking up another piece of paperwork. "I sent someone to fetch your lieutenant so she should be here soon," she informed him.

Toshiro looked out the window across from them and saw that it was sometime in the evening. "I'm surprised you came here on your own," he said after a few moments of silence. He saw Hiyori stiffen a bit at his words, but when he blinked, she was normal again.

"When I woke up and you weren't there, I guessed something was wrong so I came here to check it out. That's all," she said, placing another piece of paper in the completed section and grabbing another uncompleted one. She turned to face Toshiro. "I found you passed out on the couch with a fever. I decided to help you, that's all." She stopped talking and resumed reading.

Toshiro watched her from behind before speaking again. "If Matsumoto is really on her way, you can go and get back to your place before it gets too dark," he told her. Secretly, he didn't exactly want her to leave him alone, but he was still giving her the option.

Hiyori stopped reading and turned to face him. Her expression was one of annoyance. "It's fine. Just go back to sleep. I'll leave when Matsumoto is here to watch over you, idiot chibi." She turned back to her work. Toshiro stared holes into her back, simply shocked. After a few minutes of staring at her, she finally sighed. She turned back around to face him, scowling, especially when she saw that his eyes weren't even closed. "Look, I know you don't trust me and all, but c'mon! Just go to sleep already! It's not like I'm gonna kill you in your sleep! I would've done it by now!" she snapped at him before turning back to her work.

Toshiro stared at her, surprised, and unconsciously smiled at her. He closed his eyes and tried to drift off into sleep quickly. Though, just before he did, he whispered a tiny "thanks" to Hiyori.

Hiyori turned to face him, shocked, and was glad to find him asleep, since her face became flushed for reasons unknown to her.

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Did you guys like it? I hope so _ Anyways, please review and tell me your thoughts! Please tell me if you guys want them to do anything! I'm planning to get Hiyori's supposed "lover", her lieutenant, and our favorite pink haired Shinigami involved all in the next few chappies!