A/N: This is just a spur of the moment thing. I've been reading a lot of HitsuHina fanfiction lately, (it's my favorite Bleach pairing), and randomly got this idea. I thought I'd see how it goes. Review please!

Full Summary: Hitsugaya wants to apologize to Hinamori for the "misunderstanding" with Aizen, but when she won't talk to him, he'll find he needs help from none other than Matsumoto.

Notes: In this fic, things are a little different. It's been a few months since Aizen's defeat. Hinamori has been released from Squad 12's care just one day before. Going by the anime, Ichigo still has his powers and the whole thing with Nozumi is over.

Also, I'll probably interchange taicho and captain, lieutenant and fukataicho, and Matsumoto and Rangiku throughout the story, depending on what I think sounds better with each sentence. I'll probably do that with all the characters, so please just bet with me.

Also, anything that seem like hardcore facts such as characters' ages or age differences are just made up unless they were explicitly addressed in the anime.

Finally, I know I don't spell Toshiro's name correctly (I use a 'u' after the 'To') but I for used to spelling it that way since I thought that was how it was spelled, so again, just bear with me.

Thank you! So, without further ado, here's Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Are there several HitsuHina episodes in the Bleach anime? By several meaning, a third of what's come out? No? Then there you have it folks: I do not own Bleach

Hitsugaya was sitting at desk doing that day's paper work when the cheery voice of his lieutenant interrupted him. "Taicho!" Matsumoto cried, poking her head into his quarters. "Guess what?"

"Whatever it is, I don't care," was Hitsugaya's response.

"Oh Taicho, you're so mean!" Matsumoto pouted.

Hitsugaya just sighed.

"You don't even know what my news is and already you've shot me down," Rangiku went on.

"Like I said Rangiku, I don't care. What I do care about is you finishing those five piles of paperwork that's been sitting on your desk for five hours now."

Matsumoto blushed and started to back out.

"And don't even think about sneaking out to get out of it," Hitsugaya added, not even looking up. Rangiku sighed. Her Captain knew her too well. "You're a lieutenant Rangiku, you can't shirk on your duties."

"But Taicho-"

"I don't care how boring or annoying it is Rangiku. Just do it!" Hitsugaya cried.

"Are you sure you don't want to hear my news first?" Rangiku asked, entering Toushiro's office, closing the door behind her, and settling on the couch, ready to do at least some of the paperwork.

"Yes," Hitsugaya answered.

"Okay. Then I guess I won't tell you that Nemu told me that Kurotsuchi Taicho released Hinamori from his care today," Matsumoto said sneakily, smiling.

"What?" Hitsugaya yelled.

"So I guess this was news you wanted to hear, huh Taicho?" Rangiku smirked.

Not bothering to answer, Hitsugaya bolted out of the office and flash stepped to Hinamori's house. He knew what he had to do.

During the battle with Aizen, Aizen had used to his zanpaktou to hypnotize all the Soul Reapers (except Kurosaki Ichigo) into thinking Hitsugaya had stabbed Aizen. Only when Kurosaki yelled out in horror was it revealed that Hitsugaya had stabbed Hinamori thanks to Aizen's zanpaktou.

Every time he thought back to that moment, he felt overwhelming rage at himself for not realizing he was fighting Hinamori. After all, Aizen was very powerful. Everyone knew that. So why, when it seemed he and the other Captains were just about to beat Aizen, was it not perfectly obvious that it wasn't Aizen that they were fighting. In the defense of the others, all they wanted was to defeat Aizen, so when it seemed like they were winning, they wouldn't think about his tricks. But what about Toushiro?

Was he not Hinamori's best friend since they were both very young kids? Hinamori was four years older than he was, so he knew her his entire life. How could he not have known? Hypnotism was powerful, but, as he'd learned, not blinding. He always thought there was something off about Aizen. However, he knew no one would believe him, so he'd never said anything. During Rukia's execution period, he even managed to convince himself that it was Ichimaru Gin who was evil, and not Aizen. In the end, as Rangiku had found out, that had not been the case. So why was Toushiro tricked so easily? Was he so filled with hatred that he was completely blind? Or was Aizen more powerful than he had thought?

Whatever the reason, it didn't matter. What mattered was that Toushiro had hurt Hinamori, and he didn't know what to do about it. He knew he had to apologize, but he didn't know if that was enough. He could barely live with himself for hurting his best friend (and the girl he loved, though he would never admit that to anyone, not even himself). He didn't know if he could go on if Hinamori didn't forgive him.

Everyone knew Hinamori was the sweetest Soul Reaper in the Soul Society. She always put others before herself, protected everyone she could, and always forgave. But Toushiro wasn't sure if she'd be forgiving this time.

Toushiro was horrified to learn he and the other Captains had nearly killed Hinamori, but there was one thing that scared him more than the state Hinamori's body was in. The last words Hinamori had said to him before she passed out were, "Shiro…why?" And Toushiro couldn't take that.

After 30 days in Squad 12's care, Hinamori was allowed visitors. Rangiku went to go see her (and vent about Gin since of all the Soul Reapers, Hinamori was the only one who knew about Rangiku's history with Gin…not even Toushiro knew about that). Kira Izuru and Abarai Renji visited too-of course they did, they were Momo's best friends, besides Toushiro. Two of Hinamori's other close lieutenant friends, Ise Nanao and Hisagi Shuhei and members of Squad 5 whom Momo was close with also visited her. Toushiro wanted to visit. He really did. But he was worried she turn him away.

Now he knew he had to apologize. He'd told himself a week ago that he'd go apologize as soon as she was released and told Rangiku, Izuru, and Abarai to keep him posted on her condition. Even if Momo never forgave him, he knew he had to at least try to apologize. So he rushed to her house.

On the way, he nearly crashed into Kira and Abarai, who were walking together. "Good morning Hitsugaya Taicho," they said in unison.

"Abarai fukataicho, Kira fukataicho," Hitsugaya acknowledged.

"Where are you speeding off to?" Abarai asked.

Hitsugaya examined Renji's face to see if he was teasing. There was no smirk on his face, which meant he wasn't. That meant he and Izuru didn't know Hinamori had been released from Kurotsuchi's care. He should tell them, but then they'd go rushing off to Momo's house and he needed to be alone so he said nothing. He just flash stepped away.

BLEACH BLEACH BLEACH

"Hitsugaya is going to see Momo," Renji said. "I guess we don't have business to take care of. We don't have to tell him Momo's been released and we don't have to convince him to go see her."

"Renji, I can't believe you managed to keep a straight face when you asked Hitsugaya Taicho where he was going," laughed Izuru.

"I wanted to see what he would do if he thought we didn't know Momo was home. If he'd tell us or not. He didn't."

"Which means he really does want to see Momo," Izuru said.

"I told her she had no reason to worry. Hitsugaya still feels the same way about her," Renji said.

"Yeah, but what if he doesn't?" Izuru asked, concerned for his best friend. "I mean, what if Momo was right about how he feels? She seemed happy that he wasn't coming to see her."

"Because she thought he felt differently about her. But he doesn't," Renji said firmly. "Everything will be fine."

Izuru nodded. "Yeah, I'm sure you're right," he agreed smiling, and the two went on their way. They had no business to take care of, so they decided to visit with Hisagi to tell him Momo had been released from Kurotsuchi's care, or, as they thought of it, Kurotsuchi's grasp.

The truth was, the two had just seen Momo and they knew a secret about her that would've made Hitsugaya rest a lot easier.

BLEACH BLEACH BLEACH

Momo Hinamori was so happy to be home again. Mayuri Kurotsuchi had taken good care of her, but he'd always creeped her out and the Squad 12 barracks made her uneasy. Even Nemu fukataicho scared her. She thought for sure that one of them would cut her open for observation and pass it off as an accident to the Head Captain if he inquired.

Izuru and Renji already visited her, and Rangiku came by even before them, with Nanao. Her squad had given her a welcoming party. Everyone seemed happy she was better. Izuru and Renji left quickly, but promised they'd come back that afternoon, with Hisagi. The two had left because they said they had some business to take care of. They'd said business but they were identical smirks on their faces like the ones they wore just before they played on prank on Momo or one of their other classmates while the three were in the Soul Reaper Academy. Momo knew her two best friends well enough to know she should be suspicious of them, but decided to not let it bother her today.

Momo looked at the food she'd received that day. Both Rangiku and Izuru had brought her lunch that day and Momo knew eating Rangiku's strange foods would just put her back into hospitalization. To tell the truth, though she was normally very nice, Unohana Taicho kind of creeped Momo out as well and she didn't want to go to the Squad 4 barracks because of the effect Unohana Taicho had on her (and several of her friends-they all agreed that she was kind of creepy too). She grabbed what Izuru brought her and laid it out on the coffee table, ready to eat in front of the television and catch up on the episodes of some of her favorite shows that she missed while she was in the Squad 12 barracks when the doorbell rang.

"That can't be Izuru and Renji," Momo mused. They'd only left twenty minutes ago. Who else could be visiting? She hadn't gotten a single visit from her very best friend (and the boy she loved), Hitsugaya Toushiro, but she didn't expect him to come. She was in love with him. She recently realized she'd always been in love with him.

When she was locked up in a cell for fighting Izuru, Rangiku san had come to her and they'd talked. Rangiku said she'd always be Momo's friend, not matter what, so why shouldn't they talk. So they did. And Rangiku got her to admit that she was in love with her childhood best friend, Toushiro Hitsugaya. Before she went to the fake Karakura Town to help the Soul Reapers beat Captain Aizen and the Arrancars, she'd resolved that if she and Shiro both made it out of the battle alive, she'd tell him she loved him when they returned home. Now, that was no longer an option.

Momo Hinamori was convinced that Shiro hated her and she knew he wouldn't come to see her. So when she opened the door and saw him standing outside her door, she nearly had a heart attack.

She gasped. "Eh? Sh-shiro-chan?"

"Hinamori," Toushiro. "Er, I mean, Hinamori fukataicho. Hi. How are you?"

Hinamori shook her head, unable to say anything. What was he doing here? Did he come just to yell at her? Sure Shiro had every right to yell at her, but she never thought he'd come just to yell at her. He was too decent of a guy for that. And did he just call her fukataicho? Addressing her formally and coming over when he clearly hated her? He must really be mad at her!

"Hinamori san? Are you alright? How are you feeling?" Toushiro asked, feeling ridiculously formal and stupid. Why was he calling her fukataicho? Why did he add the title 'san' after he last name? Sure she was a few years older than him, but they had never used formalities with each other. Even thought he'd always insisted she call him 'Hitsugaya Taicho,' the truth was, he'd hate it if she stopped calling him 'Shiro-chan.'

'Idiot! He's waiting for you to say something Hina,' Momo told herself, using a little nickname Izuru and Renji had made up for her back when they were in the Soul Reaper Academy. They would use it after they pranked her in order to beg for her forgiveness. The nickname almost always melted her anger away. 'Just ask what he's doing here. Maybe he'll forgive you. Maybe he already has and that's why he's here!'

"Hinamori san?" Hitsugaya asked uncertainly.

Again with the formalities! 'Don't kid yourself. He hates you. He's just such a good guy that he's making sure you're okay before he lets you know how he feels about you. But you should still ask him what he's doing here!'

She opened her mouth, but still not words would come out. She couldn't do this. Tears formed in her eyes and threatened to spill over. Toushiro noticed and immediately was concerned, but Momo didn't notice his worried expression. She couldn't do this. She couldn't face him. She did the only thing she could think of to do. The one thing that would break her beloved Hitsugaya's heart, although she didn't know that.

She slammed the door in his face.

A/N: Whew! And there you have it. This was originally supposed to be a one-shot, but it was becoming too long for me to write and for you guys to read, so I deicded to make it a two-shot. It might even go to three chapters. I just don't want to put in too much effort into this when I have lots of other work to do unless I know people actually want to read it. So if you want me to continue, please hit the review button right below. You don't even have to log in or anything. It doesn't take too much effort. Please let me know what you think!

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