NOTE:~ Hey guys! Ok so this is a sequel to 'Who Am I To Say?'. Go read that before you read this or it will become a bit confusing, ok? OK! So here's the sequel guys. Please enjoy it. Tell me what you think and such! =D

Your Guardian Angel

Chapter 1: Bad Day

"Toushiro-kun! I'm glad you love me...Really I am...but I have to keep my promises...".

"Meimu...", Toushiro murmured in his sleep, turning slightly in his bed.

"God damn it! Let me go! Damn you! LET GO!", Toushiro growled, trying to struggle free of the person that held him, "MEIMU!". She looked back at him with a smile, "Bye, Toushiro-kun...Oh...I mean Captain Hitsugaya...!".

"No...", Toushiro murmured, tossing and turning in his bed.

"Kill her", Aizen ordered.

Toushiro watched from within the barrier as it exploded. As the explosion of the two powerful reitsu occurred. His heart sinking. "MEIMU!", he exclaimed. The sky within the dream suddenly turned black and Aizen stood before him, his sword right through Meimu's heart. "MEIMU!".

Toushiro sat up in his bed, sweating quite profusely. His breathing was out of sink as he looked around. It was only a nightmare. Just a dream. He let out a soft sigh, placing a hand to his head. He ran a hand through his hair before tossing the blankets aside, rising from his bed and heading into the bathroom within his Captain's quarters, getting a glass of nice cold water. He drank it quickly, setting the glass beside the sink after her finished. He leaned over it for a moment, looking in the mirror at his reflection. He was quite pale and had bags under his eyes. He hadn't been eating or sleeping properly in the past couple of weeks and it all had to do with those nightmares.

It had been at least five years since it happened. He was much older now, and even a bit taller. He had, had a growth spurt. He still held his regrets for what had happened on that day. The day his Third Seat was their sacrifice. The day she destroyed Aizen and his army and saved Seireitei from a horrible fate. He could never forget that day. Never forget her.

He moved from the bathroom and back into his bedroom, letting out a soft sigh as he began to dress himself, since all he ever slept in now a days were boxers. He pulled his uniform on, slipping the haori onto his shoulders before turning and heading out of his quarters. He knew he wouldn't be able to sleep after that dream. He would go and work on some of that paper work he had stacked up on his desk. The sun hadn't even rose yet. It was still quite dark out and a calm breeze blew over Seireitei. His gaze shifted to the star filled sky as he walked to his office. He smiled softly. The stars were always nice. They were always calming.

Toushiro entered his office, looking around at the familiar space. Everything was the same as it had been five years ago. Same smell, same furniture, same familiar look of piles of papers on the desk. He quietly entered the room, taking a seat at the desk. He sat there for a moment in silence, looking around and recalling a few memories that were within this room. He shook his head slightly, pulling a paper from the stack as he pulled out a pen, now beginning to sign the papers. This had become his nightly routine. Either he would come and do paper work or he would go for a walk, depending on his mood. But he never went back to bed. Some nights he even found himself not even bothering to try and get any sleep.

"Up late again...", Rangiku whispered as she entered the room, spotting her Captain sleeping peacefully at his desk. She knew very well that he had been having trouble sleeping and eating the past few weeks, but whenever she asked he would say that nothing was wrong. How upsetting. She stepped over towards the desk, smiling at how peaceful he looked. She decided against waking him since she knew he needed his rest with what had been happening lately.

Lately they had been getting more paper work than usual and the Tenth Division had been sent out on random missions in the world of the living, which was quite unusual, but it wasn't like they were complaining. At least it kept them busy. It was just odd that they were working harder than any of the other divisions.

Rangiku walked over to the coffee maker they had gotten from the world of the living, beginning to brew some for herself and for her Captain when he awoke. As she watched the brown liquid begin to fill the pot, her thoughts wandered to the past.

'It has to be that day that is keeping him awake...After all, he was like this for at least six months after it happened. But why is he mourning again? I know it's sad...but...it's been over five years now. I miss her to...but I could have sworn he moved on by now...', her thoughts faded as she heard the soft shuffle of movement at the desk. She looked over, releasing a giggle. Toushiro was awake, looking quite groggy to with a piece of paper work stuck to his cheek. "Good morning, taicho", she laughed, "Rough night?".

Toushiro raised a hand, pealing the piece of paper from his face and setting it back on the desk. He looked towards his Vice-Captain and then out the window. It was morning already? He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, looking down as a cup of the brown liquid known as coffee was placed before him. His gaze shifted upwards and towards his Vice-Captain.

"Drink it. It will keep you awake today", Rangiku stated, taking a sip of her own, "Ahh, humans are so wonderful! Coffee is amazing~!".

Toushiro looked back down at the cup of coffee before picking it up. He lifted it to his lips, taking a small sip. He had never been one for coffee ever since they got the damn machine, but if it would keep him awake today then he would drink it.

"So you couldn't sleep again?", Rangiku questioned, taking a seat on the edge of the desk.

Toushiro took another sip of his coffee before setting the cup down, "It wasn't that I couldn't sleep, I just had paper work to be done", he lied. He was quite good at lying but he knew of only two people that could see through his lies. Rangiku and Momo.

"Now Taicho, no reason to lie", Rangiku stated with a soft sigh, "But if you don't want to talk about it, it's fine...".

Silence filled the room fast and the two just sat there sipping at their coffee. Toushiro set his cup down, empty as he rose to his feet. "I'm going for a walk...", he stated simply as he stepped around the desk and walked towards the door.

"It's ok to talk about it you know. I won't judge you. I just want to help you", Rangiku called to him with a frown.

Toushiro paused for a moment, his gaze on the door. "There's this nightmare I've been having...that's why I haven't been sleeping", Toushiro stated before walking out the door. Rangiku smiled at this. Well, that was a start.

She took another sip of her coffee, watching the door for a moment before setting the coffee aside and pulling out one of her bottles of sake she had hidden about the office. "I may like coffee, but I prefer sake better", she stated aloud. She had tried to keep her drinking to a minimum around her Captain. He didn't like to see her drink, and she didn't like being yelled at. She poured some into a sake glass and took a quick swig of it.

She jumped suddenly as the door was suddenly pulled open. She thought it might have been her Captain, but as he gaze fell on the person, she smiled. Good. Not her Captain.

"Ahh, good morning Hinamori-chan", Rangiku greeted the female, "What can I do for you today?". She spotted a magazine within the young girls hands.

"Oh, good morning Matsumoto-chan. Uhm...", she looked around the room, frowning now, "Do you know where Shiro-kun is...?".

"He went out for a walk just a few minutes ago.....What's that?", she pointed towards the magazine.

"Oh...uhm...well you know how the new Captain of the fifth division, Captain Anita Tsukuyoma started making those magazines...?".

"Yes...", Rangiku said, now rather intrigued.

"Well...", Momo bit down on her bottom lip, lowering her gaze and holding out the magazine towards Rangiku.

Rangiku got up and took the magazine. It was a magazine talking about the hottest men in Seireitei and their daily lives and what not.

"Page 23...", Momo murmured, chewing on her lip as she played with her obi sash around her waist. Rangiku flipped to page 23, a rather large smile appearing on her features as she burst out into a fit of laughter. She looked at Momo.

"No way!", she laughed.

"Yes way!", Momo quickly snatched the magazine back.

"So they actually deemed taicho old enough and worthy enough to be in their magazine! HAH!", Rangiku placed a hand on her head, "Oh my...he's going to be chased down by girls now with the pictures they used!".

"Don't say that!", Momo frowned, "He's going to freak when he sees this...! And...and...". Momo sniffled, turning away from Rangiku. "He's going to kill me...I talked to them without even realizing it...".

"Oohhh?!", Rangiku sighed, "He won't hate you, he'll freak, but not hate you".

"Oh what do I do, Matsumoto-chan?!", Momo asked, facing the women once more.

"Go find him and apologize. Easiest thing you can do. If you hurry, you may be able to find him before he wanders too far", Rangiku stated, "Oh, and don't tell him about this, ok?". Rangiku raised the bottle of sake with a smile. Momo smiled back softly, nodding slightly.

"O-Ok, wish me luck...Goodbye for now Matsumoto-chan", with this, Momo took off running to find Toushiro. She had to apologize.

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Toushiro now sat by one of the many ponds of koi in Seireitei. He watched the fish swim around, smiling slightly at them and remembering one fond memory with someone of his past. Meimu. But his thoughts were quickly broken when he could hear some giggling around him. He looked around quickly, but spotted no one. Odd. His gaze went back on the water until he heard the giggling again. He quickly rose to his feet, looking around more intently now.

"Who's there...?", he raised his arm, placing his hand on Hyorinmaru's hilt, ready to draw the blade if need be. He heard some rustling sounds coming from the bushes near him. He faced them, narrowing his teal eyes on the plant life until three heads popped from the bush, startling him slightly. They were the heads of three females. "May I...", but he couldn't even finish his sentence as they suddenly squealed, startling him further. He jumped back. The girls suddenly ran from the bush and at him.

Toushiro had no idea what was going on or what he should do, but instinct told him to run, and that was exactly what he did. Ran like hell. He might have been a captain, but these three girls seemed to not care about his authority at the moment. They seemed to want something, and he really didn't want to stop and find out what that something was. Before he knew it, his morning walk turned into a morning run from quite a few girls.

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"So how have you been feeling?", Shunsui asked, taking a sip of his tea as he looked up at his old friend.

"Just fine", Ukitake replied with a smile, "I'm feeling quite well, actually. I haven't had any attacks lately which is really good". He sipped at his tea now as well.

"Ah, that is really good", Shunsui replied. The two fell silent for a moment, each taking a sip of their tea as Toushiro suddenly ran by them at quite the fast pace followed by quite a large group of girls. Shunsui smirked, lowering his cup.

"Well looks like Captain Tsukuyoma found another victim for her magazine", he laughed.

"Indeed, do I ever feel sorry for him to. He hasn't been sleeping well lately so surely he must already be exhausted. He probably does need to be chased by a bunch of girls..", Ukitake laughed as well, "But we all had that moment, I guess it was only time he had his".

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'What in the world do these girls want?! There's so many of them now! What on earth is going on here?! I'm afraid to even stop and try and talk with them now!', he thought to himself, looking back as he turned a corner. He was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of his shinigami uniform and pulled up into a tree. He watched as the girls ran by below, sighing in relief as they disappeared. He looked over, jumping slightly as he saw Momo beside him. He wasn't expecting her.

"I'm so sorry Shiro-kun!", she apologized, bowing her head to him.

"That is Captain Hitsugaya, and why are you sorry?", he asked, raising a brow until he spotted a magazine in her hands. His face paled. Oh no. He was quick to snatch the magazine from her, spotting his picture on the front cover with the words 'New Coming Attraction!' in dark bold letters next to him. He quickly flipped it open to the page he was on and was quite shocked if not horrified by what he saw. Someone had been taking pictures of him when he wasn't looking. Even one when he was sleeping! Now that was just creepy. His gaze quickly shifted to the article and he began reading. He was quick to stop, turning his gaze back to Momo with a rather serious look. This was her fault.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't know that she was asking about you for this! It was honestly just a casual conversation...and...and she's my captain! It's hard to say no...", Momo trailed off, turning her gaze away from Toushiro. She knew he was mad at her for this because he really didn't want to be in this magazine. This meant he was going to get a lot of unwanted attention from girls. Just what he was needed upon not being able to sleep properly. Just great.

He suddenly jumped down from the tree, adjusting his haori before turning in the direction of the Fifth Division. "U-Uhm, Shiro-kun? What are you going to do?!", Momo quickly asked, watching as he began to walk.

"Call me Captain Hitsugaya, and I'm going to have a talk with our newly appointed Fifth Division Captain", he replied simply. Momo quickly leapt from the tree, following after her friend, wondering exactly what he was going to say to her Captain.

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"Ahh so much paper work so little time...", the newly appointed Captain of the Fifth division murmured. She had only just become a Captain four months ago, and since then she has taken advantage of her position in writing and publishing that magazine of hers. But she thought it would make some extra money for Seireitei, and gain the male shinigami some popularity among the ladies. Alas, no one seemed to like her idea, none of the men anyway, and she always received complaints, at least from the Captain's because anyone else under Captain level feared approaching her about the matter since she was a Captain.

"Maybe you wouldn't have so much paper work if you spent more time on that than your magazine...", Toushiro slid open the door into the Fifth division office, his expression quite serious as he tossed the magazine in front of the women. The dark haired women looked down at her magazine and then at Hitsugaya, smiling at him.

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Momo stood outside of the office, listening in now to the conversation. She wasn't sure how well this was going to go, but she had a bad feeling about this. Her Captain was a fighter. She didn't give up easily, even when provoked by another Captain. That only made her fight harder. She didn't think this would end well.

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"I was wondering when you would be coming", she stated with a chuckle. Toushiro raised a brow. He was expected? She laughed again. "You see, all the Captains I place in my magazine come and complain to me, so I suspected you would come just like the rest".

"Stop making these magazines", he stated simply.

"Oh come now Captain Hitsugaya. Don't you like the popularity for a change? You're growing older, maturing quite well. Why not spread some of that charm and show the young ladies you're available?", Captain Tsukuyoma suggested with a wink. Toushiro's features did not falter. He still looked quite serious.

"I do not want publicity. In fact, this sort of stuff just causes problems. I have work to be doing just as every other Captain, and anyone else you've placed in this magazine, but we can't do that when we have girls surrounding us because of the stuff you place in here. Stop this now", he crossed his arms over his chest. Ever since the first day he had met this women, he never liked her. Sure, she was a nice person. But there was something about her that he didn't like. Maybe it was her stubbornness and need to make things complicated. Complications were never a good thing.

"Aww, but Captain Hitsugaya...", she began to pout, "This is benefitting Seireitei with how much money we are making from it".

"I don't care. Find another way to make money...", he wasn't going to let this go. He really didn't need girls chasing him around like earlier.

Anita frowned, sighing as she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms, "Fine...But you are disappointing many girls Hitsugaya, I had more sales today than I have had since I started. It's such a shame".

"I'm glad we understand each other then", he replied simply, ignoring what she was saying as he turned and left the room. Well now that, that head ache was taken care of, time to return to his office and finish off the paper work he had stacked upon his desk.

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And just like that, her Captain gave up? How odd. She watched as Toushiro walked passed her.

"Hinamori-chan", her Captain called for her, causing her to jump. She quickly appeared in the door way, bowing to her Captain, "Yes..?".

"Please make sure this reaches the ninth division", she held out a large brown envelope to her.

"Yes ma'am", she took the envelope and headed off quickly. At least her Captain was going to stop this magazine! Good.

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'The head ache is over with that magazine for everyone. No more foolishness. Such childish things like that magazine are not needed in Seireitei...', he thought to himself, sighing softly. A small smile appeared on his lips as he arrived at his office.

He slid the door open, barely stepping into the room before the stench of alcohol reached his nostrils. His smile was quick to fade and a look of annoyance appeared on his features. He glared at the two females and the male that sat within his office indulging on sake. His Vice-Captain, of course, Rangiku, Third division Vice-Captain, Izuru Kira, and the newly appointed Third Division Captain, Shina Kibaske.

"What is going on here..?", he questioned, closing his eyes as a vein popped on his forehead.

"Ahhh, taicho~! We're jus' enjoyin' a drink...!", Rangiku stated in a drunken slur, lifting up the sake bottle towards him.

"I thought we talked about drinking in my office...?!", he questioned, another vein popping up on his forehead.

"Heeyyyy, com'on Shiro-taicho~!", Captain Kibaske looked back at him with a wide grin, "Ya gotta loosen up ya?! Com'n drink with us!!".

"That...is...Captain Hitsugaya..", he grumbled, trying to control his anger. Izuru noticed the anger radiating from Toushiro and was quick to stand, his knees wobbling slightly.

"I-I t-think I'll go...", he spoke, about to leave but his new Captain grasped his hakama and pulled him back down into a sitting position.

"Nahhh, ya stayin' right'ere with me my lil Izuru-kun~!", Shina stated, offering Izuru another glass of sake.

That was it, a final vein appeared on Toushiro's forehead and he snapped. His eyes opened wide, glaring at the three. "I would expect this from those two, but definitely not a Captain, Kibaske! I ask that both you and your Vice-Captain leave at once. I have work to be done", they looked at him oddly, "Now". He stepped aside from the door, pointing at it.

Shina let out a sigh, frowning slightly. "Aw, ya ruin all the fun Mr. Party pooper...", she murmured as she rose to her feet, "Ah well...com'on Izuru-kun~! Let's go find a new drinkin' partner~!". With this Shina stepped past Hitsugaya, Izuru following after her in a rather shaky manner, trying not to look at Toushiro for fear of the look he was giving him.

Toushiro slid the door shut. Captain Kibaske was another of the three new Captain's he could not stand. She resembled Gin in the sense that she liked to annoy people and cause trouble, even go about creating mischief for others. He stepped over to his desk, grumbling under his breath before taking a seat and beginning to do his paper work, all the while ignoring Rangiku. He was mad at her.

Rangiku knew he was mad at her and she had to make it up to him...some how. She rose to her feet, walking over to his desk and taking a seat on the edge. "Ya know taicho...", she began, "Ya look adorable in that magazine~!".

"Not helping..", he replied in annoyance. On top of horrible dreams of his past, and not being able to sleep or eat properly, he was faced with being chased by girls, confronting an annoyance about the magazine that made the girls chase him, and then coming back to find that his Vice-Captain was sharing some drinks with the new Third division captain, appointed about seven months ago, and her Vice-Captain when she knew he very much did not approve of that. It wasn't that he hated the people drinking in his office. It was the fact that the alcohol itself was stupid. He had tried some on occasion, and wasn't too fond of it. The beverage merely annoyed him more.

"If it helps...", Rangiku reached into her uniform and pulling out a photo, tossing it in front of him, "I found that...".

Toushiro froze, looking at the photo. It was the three of them. Toushiro, Rangiku, and Meimu. This was on his birthday, the birthday he had, had a year before Meimu died. A year before everything went wrong. "Where did you find this...?", he asked, picking up the photo.

"Ahh, found it when I was looking for my sake bottles", she replied simply, "Good picture...".

He was too entranced on the photo now to bother caring that she had found it while looking for alcohol. He smiled softly, his features no longer harsh or serious but calm and relaxed. He did miss her, but it wasn't like he could bring her back. No, he couldn't. But he would keep moving on. His story wasn't over yet. That he was sure of.

END:~ I do hope you all like this sequel. The first chapter is meant to be comical and just set the mood for the beginning of the story. I did introduce two OC's in this, and will introduce the third in a later chapter, but they're not that important right now. I will be adding one more OC, the OC Toushiro will have a romance with later on, but she doesn't come in for a bit. Yes, I made Toushiro older in this, so he looks about 17-18ish right now, and yes he did have a growth spurt! No more shortness! Lol, well I hope you guys enjoyed and if you haven't read the first part to this sequel go read it, it's called 'Who Am I To Say?'. Well enjoy guys~!