Forbidden Love
"Love sees with the heart and not mind." William Shakespeare.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
A/N: Okay, this is my first HitsuRuki Fic and I love writing it. Sorry that this chapter is so short but they will get longer I promise.
Summery: They were never meant to be. She was a noble, who loved a human and he was a Tachio, who loved a bed-wetter. So how are they going to make this work? Join the cold hearted Hitsugaya and the bubbly Rukia, make a relationship out of nothing.
Soul Society had retreated from the Winter War, shinigami death, hundreds killed; they couldn't afford to lose more shinigami. Squad 4 was overloaded with casualties, and the horrible job of dealing with the dead. "King" Aizen was now playing with the Gotei 13, enjoying the pain, watching them as they prepared to defeat him. He was allowing them to make the first move.
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Although each squad had their own deaths and casualties to deal with, squad 13 was the worst. Ukitake Tachio and both 3rd seats, dead. Every squad had to at least have a Tachio or a fukutachio. Having neither was not allowed, Squad 13 was no exception to the rule. Hitsugaya Tachio, following orders, was now in charge of squad's 10 and 13, with Squad 13 to merge with his own squad.
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Hitsugaya Tachio was in his office, as normal, they might be at war, but to him that was no excuse for laziness. Going against his own philosophy, he sat in his office, waiting for Matsumoto to come through the doors and finish what he did not start. Day dreaming, he was not aware of the time and that Matsumoto was not going to be coming through the doors, any time soon. He shifted his gaze to the window to his left, small and dirty; it triggered his talk with Byakuya Kuchiki.
"Hitsugaya Tachio." His slow, cold words sent shivers down Hitsugaya's back
"Kuchiki Tachio, what can I do for you?" Hitsugaya asked, in his normal cold way
"I am here to remind you of Rukia's situation." His voice, still spine shivering cold.
"Kuchiki Tachio, I remember her situation." His voice abnormally cold, it seemed to be this way when people wasted his time with trivial information.
"Just remember, Hitsugaya Tachio, she is to stay unranked." Hitsugaya couldn't answer, Byakuya had just vanished. They way he vanished it remained him of something Hinamori had said to him. Relived that Kuchiki was gone, he attempted to do some paper work.
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"Tachio, Tachio." Matsumoto was shaking her young Tachio, her voice getting louder every time she said his name. "Tachio, Tachio you gotta snap outta it."
"Matsumoto, what do you want?" his usual way of talking to his annoying, yet caring fukutachio.
"I wanted to make sure you were okay, I mean you are aware that it is way past mid night." Hitsugaya was stunned. He had not intended to waste that much time, on such a childish thing as daydreaming. "You shouldn't look so shocked. I mean you are doing paperwork, right?" Quickly glanced at the sheets of paper Hitsugaya was leaning on, to find that they were blank. She had left 5 hours ago and not a single form was filled out, he was acting very strange recently. "Tachio- The word played slowly out of her mouth- what have you been doing all this time?" Trying hard to cover her laughter, Matsumoto resorted to hiding her mouth with the palm of her hand. This laughter only lasted a few seconds; she was really concerned for her Tachio's health. Was the incident with Hinamori affecting him that much?
"I don't know; now leave Matsumoto, unless you want to help." Matsumoto moved closer to the exit at the idea of doing paper work at this time. "I have paperwork to get on with." His voice was rather harsh on the word "I".
"Tachio, it really is late, you should get some rest." Though she know better, to tell him to get some rest. He sighed, he couldn't go to sleep.
"No Matsumoto, it has to be in by tomorrow." His voice was back to normal.
"So you're acting like that, fine I'll be gone, gotta catch up with some sleep. Tachio you would benefit from some sleep." She gave him a small wave on her way out. If Hitsugaya hurried, he might be able to make his deadline. If anything, it would stop him from sleeping.
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Hitsugaya was standing in a battlefield. The air was wet and smelt like death. The battlefield was covered in sand. He recognized this desert as Las Noches. The taste of sand was in Hitsugaya's mouth, quickly realized that he had nearly swallowed a mouthful of sand, quickly he spat it out. Shaking his head (out of the fact that the sand tasted horrible) he looked ahead to see Aizen, Gin, and Tosen. Aizen position was relaxed and "cool". Gin still had that annoying smirk. Hitsugaya hopped to wipe it off his face, for Matsumoto of course, not because of his own selfish reasons. And Tosen, well it was Tosen, he hadn't changed at all. He still thought that they were the "good guys". Hitsugaya stood up ready to attack, but a sharp pain on his left side was burning, preventing him from moving. Hitsugaya Toshiro was stronger than this. He refused to give up. His movements were slow, but he was moving. He raised his sword, ready to attack, to call out his Bankai, but someone else was attacking Aizen. It was Hinamori. Hitsugaya struggled to move fast enough, he knew she would never attack Aizen. She had taken a page out of Hitsugaya's book, on the lead up to the war, never showing her fear, her anger, her eyes were empty. Hitsugaya hated seeing her like that. After all they had only just started to going out, boyfriend girlfriend kind of stuff, just admitting their feelings about each other and now she was going to get herself killed.
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Hitsugaya woke up quickly, panting and sweating. He would not allow himself to re-live that horrible moment. His head was resting against his half finished paperwork. It was nearly dawn, he would need to hurry.
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He missed his dead line; he was going to need to ask Matsumoto to do it. In the back of his mind he was laughing at such a ridiculous idea. Maybe it was his subconscious, he didn't have time to enquiry what it was, and he just hoped Matsumoto knew how important this was. On his way to the Tachio meeting, he found her. Running up to her and shouting her name to get her attention, and she turned around to see who it was. She must be on her rounds now.
"Matsumoto-His breathing was deep. He had just ran, one and half miles, in little under a minute- I need you to finish the paperwork for squad 13, and before you moan," she had pulled a face at him, "there is only a little left. I would do them but I'm late. If you do them you can have the morning off." There was a breath after each word, as he tried to catch his breath, and Matsumoto's face lit up, with the idea of not having to go into work this morning.
"Of course Tachio, you can rely on me to finish it! You better hurry up I'm sure they are about to start the meeting." Matsumoto said.
"Right, okay, remember you have got to do them Matsumoto." He was quickly running away from her and used shunpo; to reach the first division meeting hall. Why he didn't use shunpo to catch up with Matsumoto, he does not know. He was glad that he wasn't late for the Tachio's meeting, but everyone looked too tired to take anything in, after all they had only come back from war. SouTachio, Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai, was sitting at the front as normal. He was lucky to be alive. He was almost killed by a double attack by Aizen and Gin. Soi Fon wasn't here either; she was in the real world with Yoruichi, caring for her old friend. Shusuke Amagai seemed to have recovered from his minor injuries. Retsu Unohana was not at the meeting, obviously still treating the injured. Byakuya Kuchiki wouldn't miss a Tachio's meeting, unless he was dead, so he was there. Sajin Komamura had, unfortunately died in battle; he was killed by Tousen's hands. Shunsui Kyoraku was at squad 4.He was fatally wounded in battle. Toshiro Hitsugaya was obviously there, he was panicking about it a few minutes ago. Kenpachi Zaraki was also at the 4th division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi wasn't here either, and he had turned himself to liquid during the war. Jushiro Ukitake was also unfortunately killed in battle. The meeting mostly was about their current situation, though no one was paying any attention. The meeting was addressing the fact that Squad 13 had merge with Squad 10, and that no Squad was getting a new Tachio.
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After the Tachio's meeting Hitsugaya went back to his office to find-to his surprise-that Matsumoto had done what he had asked and was still in the office. There was a few minutes of joyful silence.
"Tachio." Matsumoto spoke up, she wanted to know something.
"What is it Matsumoto?"
"Why are you standing in the door frame?" His body hadn't registered that he wanted to go to his desk.
"I'm just about to move. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, what are they doing about the Tachio situation?" This seemed strange coming from Matsumoto.
"Everything is staying they way it is, and since you have the morning off, you can go, but can you send someone to come and collect these applications?"
"Right, I'm going and I'll send someone through." Being told she could go seemed the real reason why she had started a conversation. Hitsugaya waited for someone to come, and again to his surprise, Matsumoto had done what he had asked. She had sent Rukia Kuchiki to come get the application forms. She collected them and when she went to leave, her eyes met with her new Tachio's. Rukia's eyes had the same gleam in them, which Hinamori's had when Hitsugaya first kissed her. He now despised her, for that very reason.
A/N: Hi again! So how did you like the first chapter? Please R+R all types welcome. Join the HitsuRuki Army!