Anthology: Our Feelings

by Her Pretty Smile

Synopsis: #1: HitsuHina. "I—If I tell you not to go... will you stay?" Ice-green eyes widened for a full four seconds, then, slowly, their gaze averted towards the ground. "..."

Warning: The fic will have a 'complete' status since it consists of complete oneshots and drabbles and short stories and all. I will just post randomly or post more and more until forever. ;)

However, this will not exceed 200 oneshots/chapters.

Also, this oneshot is unbeta-ed; may contain errors or any of the sort.

As for the pairings, it will all vary. But these pairings will be dominant:

1. IchiRuki [Ichigo & Rukia]

2. HitsuHina [Hitsugaya & Hinamori]

These ones will show up occasionally:

1. UlquiHime [Ulquiorra & Orihime]

2. IshiHime [Uryuu & Orihime]

3. GinRan [Gin & Rangiku]

4. RuRen angst [Renji & Rukia]

5. IchiHime angst [Ichigo & Orihime]

6. KaiRu [Kaien & Rukia]

7. ShiYori [Shinji & Hiyori]

8. UraYoru [Kisuke & Yoruichi]

9. KenHana [Kenpachi & Unohana]

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. Kubo Tite owns it.

Genres: Romance/Drama

#1: Stay

:-HitsuHina-:

RAINDROPS FELL MERCILESSLY ON Soul Society, bringing with it a dark, gloomy aura that was felt by many present in the area.

Especially two people who were unfortunate enough to be outside, their bodies dripping wet and their hairs matting against their skin uncomfortably.

However, these kinds of things were far from their minds right now.

"Hitsugaya-kun..." Hinamori took an apprehensive, hesitant step towards her childhood friend, her eyes imploring and dark with worry.

The latter had long since stopped in his tracks, yet not once did he turn around. However, his tight grip on the hilt of his katana did not lessen one bit, showing her a slight slip of vulnerability from his usual uncaring façade. He, like her, was also experiencing a rush of overwhelming emotions, but he was considerably good at hiding it than her. Where she was clouded with her emotions and felt a strong need to show them fearlessly, he tended to conceal his own, deeming it unnecessary and insignificant.

However, in times when the situation called for it, he never hesitated to show his emotions.

And now he was slowly crumbling because of them.

Hitsugaya-kun... I never really know what you're thinking... She hesitated in her steps, squeezing her hands together and biting her lower lip. She was scared, she knew. Scared that she was going to lose someone, someone who was important to her and had a special place in her heart.

Years ago, she spent so many moments with the boy in front of her, so many that she couldn't keep count of how many times she had come over to his house, given him watermelons, slept over, and had conversations that bordered on a unique kind of friendship she had with Hitsugaya Toushirou.

Now, she felt scared. So scared that she was going to lose him if she didn't do something.

And she would do everything—anything at all—to make him stay.

But...

"Hitsugaya-kun..." she repeated in a considerably stronger voice than before, her gaze bravely and steadily resting on the back of his head. "Please don't go."

Silence lapsed between them after the words came out of her mouth. The rain, however, did not stop. Though it did lessen slightly, the drops splattering on the ground were louder than ever, the sound echoing in her ears.

There was another moment of painful silence before he finally spoke, his voice holding a low, resigned tone to it.

"Hinamori... Why are you here?"

She cast him an incredulous look despite knowing full well that he couldn't see it.

But she knew that he could sense it nevertheless.

"I came to stop you from leaving," she answered with an overwhelming emotion in her tone. "Hitsugaya-kun, don't you realize that you're being given a suicide mission? Don't you realize that you'd been given options because of that? Why did you choose to go through with this? Why are you choosing to risk your life for this?!" she burst out, frustrated tears pooling in her eyes.

His body stiffened as the realization dawned on him in an instant. "You... You were listening," he said, a hint of incredulity colouring his voice.

"I—It was an accident," she stammered. "I didn't mean to, but when I heard some words I never imagined I would hear, I couldn't help but listen more." Her voice cracked a little.

His head, very slowly, slightly inclined towards her, giving her a partial view of his downcast eyes. "I'm better suited for this mission, Hinamori," he told her quietly. "And I would gladly give my life for Soul Society if need be. I am a captain; we had trained and worked ourselves knowing the risks of getting this position."

"No!" she shouted. "Please, Hitsugaya-kun... Don't go!" she pleaded, the tears in her eyes falling in rivulets. "Don't leave me... please... You're... You're the only one left... One who's special to me... I—I can't lose you after I'd lost Aizen-taichou!"

At that, his eyes widened and his body went rigid in shock. "Hi—Hinamori..."

There was a long moment of silence between them before she spoke.

"Shirou-chan..." she whispered, sounding sad and the slightest bit resigned. "I—I've always seen you as someone really special to me. Because you were always there for me, protecting me. I—I can't tell you how much I'm grateful for that... So... I—I'll ask you this one last time... And no matter what your answer is... I'll—I'll respect it." She took a quick, deep breath before staring straight into his eyes. "This time... I—If I tell you not to go... will you stay?"

Ice-green eyes widened for a full four seconds, then, slowly, their gaze averted towards the ground. "..."

"Hitsugaya-kun—"

She was cut off when she saw a small smile tugging at his lips. "I've told you so many times, didn't I?" he admonished with the slightest of teasing. "Not 'Hitsugaya-kun', but 'Hitsugaya-taichou'."

She stared at him, eyes wide and with a bit of wonder etched on her expression.

He took that moment to turn around fully, letting his features soften in front of her. "...Yeah, I would," he said softly.

She felt slightly confused at his last statement. "E—Eh...?"

"Yes, I would... Hinamori," he repeated patiently.

She blinked, and then the answer came to her in an instant.

She smiled, feeling overwhelmingly glad and relieved. "I—I'm glad... I'm so glad... Thank you... Shirou-chan."

He took a step closer to her, and suddenly the rain seemed to have let up. "Aa. I'll stay... Momo."

END

A/N: My very first HitsuHina and Bleach fanfic! :3 So, was it good? Were they OOC or something? Oh dear, I'm seriously nervous. Please, don't hesitate to tell me what you think. :)

A/N (5/8/14): REVISED! :) Because some of the dialogues seemed a little awkward... -.-