A Bond Broken

The sun came out for on behind white fluffy clouds shining down on the Seretei. Shinigami ran around or milled about, helping each other to do repairs and picked up rubble from various battles that happened due to certain outsiders invading to save their fellow shinigami friend: Rukia Kuchiki. The mission was successful, but came with it heavy repercussions, the heaviest being the betrayal of three of the strongest 13 Court Guard Company captains: Kaname Tousen, Gin Ichimaru, and Aizen Sousuke. Word of their betrayal swept through the Seretei; fear, anger, disbelive, and paranoia took the minds of many individuals whose lives literally hang in the hands of these captains and without three of the most powerful ones, who knows what will happen. But the one individual to uncover this whole conspiracy and bring chaos, was also the individual to save Rukia Kuchiki and show everybody that not all was lost, his name: Kurosaki Ichigo.

A month after the recent events of the failed execution of Rukia Kuchiki and the betrayal of Aizen Sousuke, everybody seemed to go back into their daily routine, everything fresh in their minds but finally having some peace and quiet in their days, not having to worry about anything serious. Although everything seems calm, tensions run high and four certain companies. Six individuals affected greatly by the three captain's betrayals suffer day to day still, shock running through their minds and bodies. Two people however were suffering so much, not only were their mind's in pain but their bond as well...

"I could give a crap about what you have to say, it still doesn't change the fact that this is all your fault!"

"Hinamori please-!"

"No just get out!"

"Would you just listen to me-"

Toshiro Hitsugaya, captain of the Tenth company, was attempting, and failing, to console his childhood friend, Hinamori Momo, after she woke and and told her what happened after they were both knocked out by Aizen at central 48. Refusing to believe anything he said, as her admiration for the former Fifth company captain went so far, even overpowering her only childhood friend's words, she resorted to force to have Toshiro leave the room. Still trying to talk to Hinamori, Toshiro ducked a flying vase full of fresh flowers he had brought the afternoon, backing up a few steps to avoid her swinging range.

"Hinamori, it wasn't my fault Aizen left-"

"If you hadn't attacked Aizen Taichou, he still would've been here anyway!"

"He was using you and almost killed me-"

"He was only defending himself-"

"-he knew exactly what he was doing-"

The two of them into the heat the beat of their argu end, didn't realize the three individuals standing outside Hinamori's hospital room in the fourth company barracks. Unohana Taicho had come to check up on Hinamori, while 10th company fukutaicho Rangiku Matsumoto and 13th company captain Jushiro Ukitake had come to see how the visit was going between the two friends, though seeing the argument through the crack in the door, the term friendly bickering isn't coming close to what was going on. The next enstence uttered from Hinamori's mouth paused all thought processes in the four individuals head from the amount of bafflement filling their minds and one one word about to be uttered from the tip of their tongues: what!?

"You're only jealous because Aizen Taicho is more powerful than you and beat you too!"

Everything stopped at that moment, Hinamori's words ringing through the air and the words settling in Toshiro's mind. Shock was written all over his face and he stared at Hinamori, as she breathed heavily from her anger and shouting at him. As she calmed down she turned around, not wanting to face her former best friend. Then in the most coldest voice Toshiro her heard her speak in, she utters the one sentence that he thought she would never say.

"Get out of my sight, I don't want to see you anymore. I hate you, Toshiro Hitsugaya."

Flinching at her cold voice, sadness filled Toshiro's turquoise eyes, as he watched Hinamori shuffle to her bed and sit down on it still not facing him. Seeing that Hinamori refused to speak to him anymore, he lowered the hand that was going to reach out to her, and quietly left the room without looking back. When he was outside and saw the three visitors were standing there, giving him looks of sympathy, he quickly ducked his head and started to quickly walk out of fourth company barracks. He already knew Matsumoto was following him, wanting to comfort her small taicho, but he purposely didn't look back and kept on walking to avoid any talks. Not wanting to be stuck in the awkward silence any longer, he quickly shushined to his private company barracks and quickly shut his door quickly, locking it also. He knew that Matsumoto could easily break in or go through his window-like the many other times before-but she knew that her small taichou wanted to be alone so with great reluctance, she went away, looking back at his room door with a look of sadness and pity. As she rounded the corner though, her face twisted into an angry snarl as her thought went to the one stupid girl that dared to hurt her Taicho's feelings deeply, her motherly instincts wanting to comfort and dote on Toshiro, so that look of sadness could go away from Toshiro's usually expressionless face. With that goal in mind, she shushined out of tenth companies barracks to go talk to her friends in sixth company.

Back with Toshiro, once the door had locked, he slowly slid down his door and folded into a small huddle, face hidden in his lap. Nothing seemed to happen, but the only indication that Hinamori's words struck his heart deeply was the small quake of his shoulders and sniffles muffled into his lap.

He then fell into a restless sleep a few hours later, in his heart knowing a long and strong bond was just broken.

AN: HI I'm new at writing stories but I have been on and off FF for about a year now, I just recently made an account though. I've always wanted to write stories but...the plot bunnies are everywhere 0-0. I start to write a story but 2 days later I'm throwing it out because I think its not good enough ;-;. But I finally got this one and I'm continuing it finally. I want to be a writer and I'll accept all criticism but I refuse any hate messages saying how you hate these kinds of stories, or I'm not good enough, or whatever b****y comments you have to say just because you want to or you have too much free time. I would love all your support on this story and any ideas because I'm still writing it. Even if I don't get the amount of reviews and followers following that I want, I won't give up I'll just keep on writing and hopefully earn the admiration from all people who will read this because your stories were my inspiration to start writing. Thankyou and I hope to see you next chapter