I pulled out a small white paper swan and held it gingerly in my hands.

"That would be mine." Said a gentle voice. I looked up as a shadow was cast over me to see a tall, pale man with white hair and soft eyes as he held his hand out to me, which I took without thinking. "I'm Jushiro. Ukitake, Jushiro. And you are?" He asked as he carefully pulled me up and led me to a closet.

"C-Claire..." I whispered shyly. He smiled at me and we stepped into the closet.

"Have fuuuuuuuuun~" Orihime and Rangiku sang softly as they slowly closed the door, making it dark so I could only barely see.

"W-What do they mean?" I asked quietly.

"When you play this game, the people in the closet are supposed to kiss, but we can do some thing else if you want, like talk." Jushiro said softly.

"I-If that's okay with y-you...."

"Hey, no need to be so nervous." He chuckled warmly. "I promise I won't do anything to you that you don't want."

"Okay...." I sighed softly, taking a deep breath. "I'm okay now."

"Good..... I'm...... Glad......" He said quietly, swaying on his feet.

"J-Jushiro, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"I-I'm sorry.... I.... I just....." His voice faded off as his eyes rolled back into his head and he fell forward, knocking me down and landing on top of me, his head on my chest.

"J-Jushiro?" I stuttered, a bright blush on my face. Then I heard him gasping for air and my eyes widened. I put my hand on his forehead, only to jerk it away again. "You're burning up!"

"I.... I'm fine...." He gasped, shivering violently. I carefully squirmed out from under him. When I was free, I took off my hoody and folded it before putting it under his head. I stood and ran my hands along the walls to find a light switch.

"Hold on Jushiro." I said softly. "I'll help you."

I found a pile of wash rags and a couple of water bottles. I moistened a rag and folded it into a strip, gently laying it across his forehead.

"First aid kit, first air kit, first aid kit-ah!"

I found it and pulled it off the shelf. I opened it and got a couple of fever reducing pills from a small white bottle.

"Jushiro, I need you to swallow these for me, okay?" I said slowly to him, touching the pills to his lips. He opened his mouth a bit and I dropped the pills in before picking up his head gingerly with one hand and holding a water bottle in the other. "Here. Drink up." I whispered, putting the top to his lips. He drank some water slowly and I put the bottle down, setting his head in my lap as I wiped some stray water from the corner of his mouth with my thumb. We stayed like that for five minutes, my nerves buzzing as I subconsciously ran my hand through his hair, my other hand resting on his cheek.

Finally his eyes fluttered open again and he looked at me as I gave a heavy sigh of relief.

"Thank god you're okay." I breathed softly. "You had me worried."

"Thank you. And I'm sorry Claire." He said, smiling as he raised a hand to hold my cheek, which in turn caused me to blush a bit.

"It's not your fault. Are you feeling alright?" I asked softly.

"I'm fine now, trust me. That happens alot more than you'd think." He chuckled sheepishly. He started rubbing his thumb across my cheek and smiling fondly.

"What are you smiling at?......" I asked quietly, blushing more.

"You're a very sweet girl, Claire, and very cute as well if you don't mind me saying." He said gently.

"T-Thank you. Y-You're very nice t-too J-Jushiro." I said quietly. "And.... Handsome......" I added, even quieter as my blush grew.

We stared at each other for a moment and I felt this... this click.

"I'm... I'm going to try something......... Okay?" I asked shyly.

"Of coarse." He smiled kindly. I leaned down toward him slowly, my face red as his itself turned a very light pink. His dark eyes fluttered shut and I followed his lead. Finally, my lips found his and his moved with mine. It was a very sweet kiss that I found myself loving until the time came when I needed to pull away for air. I moved back so my eyes were level with his as we both caught our breaths.

"Was that...... Okay?....." I asked quietly. He smiled and tilted his head back so his lips met my forehead.

"It was wonderful." He said, once again running his thumb along my cheek.

I smiled softly at him, slowly trailing my fingertips up his cheek.

"Times up!" A sudden yell as the door flew open made Jushiro and I panic, him jumping and accidentally slamming his forehead against mine. "Oh jeez.... Sorry you two~" Rangiku sang as Orihime giggled from behind her.

"Owe.......... Dammit Rangiku....." I whispered, holding my stinging forehead. Jushiro chuckled loudly, probably in amusement from hearing me curse.

"Sorry about that, love." He said softly, taking my wrists and moving them from my head before gently kissing the forming bump as my cheeks burned uncontrollably.

"That's so cute!" Rangiku and Orihime squealed as they hugged each other.

"Way to go Jushiro!" A random voice called in the background.

All I could do was blush madly as Jushiro chuckled at me.