Bleach ~ Kubo T

Unohana Retsu, captain of squad 4, was at that current moment no captain, no healer and certainly no warrior. She was mother with her entire her being. In her arms she cradled her two months old daughter Nanao. The child was a mini version of her qua looks but she was her daddy's girl. Softly, she sat down on the sofa and untied her yukata to feed the child. With a tender and loving gaze she looked down on her child. Nanao opened her eyes and looked up to her mother while moving with her small hands. When she had enough she let out a soft satisfied sigh. Retsu smiled endeared and fixed her yukata again. "It's just the two of us today, Nanao-chan. Your daddy is trying to get through all his paperwork. She placed Nanao on the big bed so she could undress the child for her didn't fuss at all.

You could say she was a model baby. The very few times she cried was when Shunsui picked her up while still having the scent of female perfumes and sake around him.
With her dad she was a true little princess. With her two months she could already wrap him around her little finger.

Nanao seemed satisfied while her mother was giving her a bath. She loved water very much. It could never be too cold or too hot and the bath time was never long enough. A moment Retsu swore she saw her daughter scowl at her when she took her out of the water. She whined lightly when she was brought out of the bathroom. Her mother waved a little fish in front of the child to get her attention away from the bathroom. It was not quite successful but Nanao stopped her soft whines. Her mother could then dress her in her soft blue yukata and cuddle her. The child just stared intently at her not even blinking with her eyes at the soft cooing of Retsu. The 4th division captain laughed softly. Her daughter surely would be one of a kind.

Nanao was 6 months old and making her first steps on the hand of her father.

Unohana watched them contently. Nanao was so cute with the concentrated look on her face. Her dark hair contrasted beautifully against her small fair face with big blue eyes.

"She will be a gorgeous beauty" Shunsui mumbled lazily from his place by the fire. "She is already so beautiful"

"Is not even a 6 months old safe for those eyes of yours?" Ukitake scowled and went to sit down with Nanao on his lap.

Unohana laughed softly at Shunsui's pout. "Shunsui, Nanao has you wrapped around her little pink so don't pout. She will decide herself when she can talk"

Shunsui grinned and jumped up, sweeping Nanao up and planted a smacking kiss on her soft cheek. Ukitake glared at him and Nanao poked her little finger into his eye.

"She got some great potential. I will personally train her" Shunsui notified.

Ukitake simply rolled his eyes while his wife looked pondering at her daughter and Shunsui. It seemed as if Nanao already had quite some influence on Shunsui the way no one ever had and probably never will.

"Shunsui, if you ever hurt my princess or let her get hurt, I will personally kill you" Ukitake threatened and scowled again at his best friend.

It was 9 months after Nanao was born when she decided to make her mother happy by saying "Mama". Unohana was overjoyed and did something unlikely for her. She laughed out loud and showered Nanao's face with kisses while she had tears in her eyes.
Ukitake closed his eyes and enjoyed his wife's laughter and the cute voice of his daughter. "This was really the best thing a man could wish for" he mumbled content.

Unohana put Nanao down and she started walking towards her dad while supporting herself with one hand at anything she could find.
With a big smile she threw herself in his arms. "Papa" she crowed and put her small hands on his cheeks. "Dask de!" Ukitake his eyes widened and tightened his grip on the baby. "You mean Daisuke desu?" He asked her and she clapped her hands. "Dask de!"
He hugged her tightly burrying his face in her soft black hair. "Aishiteru kara" he whispered hoarsly and a few tears rolled down his cheeks. He didn't care if he was one of the strongest or one of the eldest captains because at this moment he was father of the most beautiful baby girl he could ever wish for.
Unohana smiled softly and joined them on the floor. "Nanao, you make us the happiest people in whole seiritei"
Nanao already found something else than her parents to occupy herself with. She spotted one of her books on the shelf. She half walked and half crawled towards the shelf. She extended her hand to the book and then to her mother. "Mama book pea?"
"Yes dear" Her mother replied gently and took it for her.
Nanao happily settled herself on her dad's lap while reading her book.