This is my try at making a hitsu/hina! Please review!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own bleach…and refer to this for the next chapters…

Chapter 1: Rebirth

Everything is gloomy and cold. The eerie silence echoed in the vast wilderness. Blood covered the ground and the sky was black. The war is over and it's time to turn back and look for the casualties. It showed how one's greed for power and domination could turn out and how it could hurt everyone else so badly. The soft breeze blew, beckoning those who still had the will to live to move on. The night has ended and a new dawn of peace is coming. All except for one…who was still trapped in the depths of the night…

A boy with an easily noticeable spiky white hair knelt on the ground. He was wearing a blood-stained captain's haori over his shinigami uniform. His eyes were devoid of life and any happiness that everything is over, everyone pulled through, the enemies are dead and the hope for a new dawn is approaching. His young face cannot show what he felt inside. His arms lay limply by his sides. He was so worn out he wish he could rest forever.

Extreme agony and regret and remorse filled his mind. He failed miserably to protect her. He wasn't there when she needed him the most. The only purpose of his life shattered before his very eyes.

"Hinamori…" the boy whispered to the body in front of him. But no answer came to him or any sign that he was heard. It was silence. Deafening silence. And it was killing him.

Rain started falling slowly from the sky. He did not mind though for still he knelt in there. His sword was broken and the shards reflected the face of it's wielder as tears streamed down his strained face.

"Why…" he whispered.

Still no answer came.

"Momo…come back…" he begged.

He longed to see her smile again. It could always wash away his fears and worry. It was so warm and it lightens his burdens once he sees her smile as bright as the sun. The way she never fails to annoy him by just calling him "Shiro-chan" and the fact that he can't do anything to stop her, but still if others called him that they wouldn't be able to utter another word again. The fact that he always felt it his utmost duty to protect her when she's in trouble.

She lay on the ground, her face pale and cold. Her once bright and warming smile replaced by a cold, gloomy façade. She was gone. But still, she was clutching her right hand as if protecting it. She held it close to her heart.

Hitsugaya never dared touch her. As much as he wanted to hold her in his arms, he won't dare to. He was afraid, very much afraid. He was afraid to touch her limp body. He was afraid that he might hurt her even more. He was afraid that his life would be crumbling to pieces, once he touches her, and finds out that his worse fears had come to pass.

But still, he wanted to. He gathered up the courage to hold her. He picked her up by the shoulders and placed her head on his lap. He wiped his tears with his sleeves in the slight hope that she might open her eyes and he doesn't want to show her his tears. He forced a smile on his lips as he shook the lifeless girl in his hands.

"Momo…open your eyes…I'm here now…Nobody's going to hurt you…" he commanded. He waited for her to snap out of it already and be cheery again. She remained devoid of emotion.

"This is not funny Momo….Do you want me to beg you to open your eyes?"

Ichigo and the others had now approached him to make sure that he's alright. He had already checked up on all his companions and they seem to be alive, sustaining only major injuries but could be life threatening if not given proper treatment.

"Taichou…let's go now…have you seen Hina…" Matsumoto did not need to pop the question because it was answered before her very eyes. Hinamori is gone.

Rukia looked away sadly while Renji and Kira rushed over to their precious classmate.

"What happened?!?" Renji was in panic. But before him and Kira could go to Hinamori to check on her, Hitsugaya finally spoke.

"DON'T TOUCH HER!" came his shout. Renji and Kira stopped but before Renji could utter a protest, Ichigo had tapped his shoulder and gave him a look that told him to understand. Rukia was trying to console Matsumoto from her crying, seeing one of her closest friend slip away from her.

Just then the other captains arrived and were about to ask what happened but instantly quieted down when Hitsugaya started crying again. He called out her name again and again.

"Stop him…" Kyouraku ordered the others. Nanao had started sobbing and it was paining him more.

No one dared to approach Hitsugaya. Everyone's hearts cried with sadness and pity, but mostly it was for the boy as he cradled his most special someone in his arms and held her ever so close to him.

"I should have said something…I'm so sorry…" he plead to Hinamori remembering how the captain commander ordered that all shinigami with the ranks of 6th seat and higher would be sent to Hueco Mundo for the final assault with Aizen. Hitsugaya did not utter a word of disapproval since he was so focused on killing Aizen that he forgot that Hinamori would go to battle too. When they arrived, war instantly broke out. It was a hard fight but in the end, Aizen and Tousen were both killed and so does the Arrancars. Gin had been spared when he suddenly blocked an attack that was for Matsumoto, so earning him his life and the chance to redeem himself. He was now standing by Matsumoto who was sobbing into Rukia's arms.

The sobs and mourns of Hitsugaya echoed in the air, sending more sadness into his companions hearts. He hated himself for being alive, for not protecting her and most importantly, for not telling her something which could have lightened his burden and regret, at least….

"Momo…Momo…I'll tell you a secret if you open your eyes…" he smiled at her, hoping she would finally give in. But still the sad reality that he was trying to not believe in prevailed.

"Taichou…" Matsumoto called. She had never seen him so sad and lifeless. Though it wasn't shown in her actions, Hitsugaya had kind of grown on her and the fact that she knows his deepest secret so she pesters him about it. She loves it when she wins during their arguments over Hinamori and get away from paperwork. She also knew that his heart jumps in joy when he sees Hinamori though he always shows a frowning face to her.

"Baka…Why do you have to go where I can't follow?" he remembered how one day she just decided to enter the shinigami ranks. How she met Aizen and grew to admire him. How she became vice-captain of the fifth division. How happy she was when she was close to her captain. How he followed her just to watch over her. How he loved her more and more though she had been blind to it.

Now Hitsugaya regretted it all. Truth sank down on him and drowned him. He lost all hope. He embraced her in his arms once more. He regretted when he had all the time in the world to say it to her, he got so nervous he ended up making her cry. If only he had said those three simple words every time she passes, everything would have been different, so terribly different.

"Hinamori…I…I…" his world went blank when he was hit at the back of his neck. Everyone gasped as he fell down on the ground, unconscious. Ukitake picked him up while Renji picked up Hinamori.

"Let's go back to Soul Society…" Byakuya commanded.

"Hai!"

"Hinamori…" Hitsugaya murmured in his sleep.

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Rain fell so hard. It fell on everyone and everything. It only mudded up the dirt roads leading to a mansion at the edge of a forest. All through the trip, the doctor complained about the condition of the road and the cause of his annoyance at 2 in the morning.

He was sleeping soundly after a day's work at the hospital until the phone rang. Since it was beside the bed, he could hear it loudly. He promised himself to remove it afterwards.

"Hello?" he grumpily answered.

"Doctor! Come quick! Her fever had gone up! Please get here immediately!" Someone shouted in the phone.

The doctor knew exactly who the caller was talking about. He had visited the house twice already but it was on more favorable conditions than 2 in the morning.

"Alright, alright…calm down…I'll get there as soon as possible." He put down the phone then lied in bed for about two minutes before he convinced his body that he have to work. He dressed up quickly and ran to his car.

And now here he was…He could see the lights of the house in the distance and his car had reached the manor's cemented road so he sped up to the house. When he arrived, he was greeted by two maids who were trembling with panic and told him to go inside quickly. He saw the girl breathing heavily on the bed and he rushed to the chair next to her. He put down his supplies on the floor and started to examine her. After a few moments, he plopped back to the chair, looking dejected.

"How is she, Makino-san?" an old man, supposed to be the butler, asked. The man was close to tears and the news might give him a cardiac arrest.

"She won't make it…Even if I do something she still won't have a chance. Her body is so weak now…All we can do is wait…" Makino looked down on the ground, feeling sorry that he could not do anything for the ailing girl. She's just 15 years old and she's already on the edge of life. He heard the maids gasp and start wailing uncontrollably. He felt more down.

And then…the girl stopped breathing. She lay there peacefully as if she was sleeping. Makino checked her pulse and gave the servants a negative response. Everyone in the room fell silent. She had passed away so young. She was a very fine girl. She was polite, thoughtful, caring, she easily trusted anyone and everyone loves her. It's too bad that she got sick and must lie in bed most of her days. She lived in the manor alone with the servants because her parents thought it was right that the fresh air would make her feel good, since she was sickly and the city might aggravate her condition even more. But now, all is over.

Only the storm's howling could be heard.

And then, something happened that made the servants scamper in fright. The windows to her room suddenly shattered. The winds and the rain entered the room. Lights went off in the whole house.

"What's happening?!?" a maid cried.

"Calm down everyone, the storm is just strong…no need to…huh?" Makino looked down at the girl. He had been holding her hand all this time and he just felt it twitch. He was surprised to see her eyes flutter open and she sat on the bed, rubbing her head.

"What happened?'" she asked and she looked around her surroundings. The servants had gathered around and they were all happy to see her.

"You just died…" the doctor answered.

"Hagino-san! I'm scared!" she called one of her maids, though she considers them her friends. Hagino rushed to her side while the girl threw her arms around her and sobbed into her chest.

"It's alright now, Momo-sama…" she ran her hands up and down the girl's back, her heart glad that she wasn't hurt or anything.

The doctor motioned the old butler to go talk outside. Mr. Harada nodded and led the way.

"How is she?" after closing the door, Mr. Harada asked. He'll have to report it to her parents anyway.

"I don't know how that happened, but still, it's a miracle!" the doctor exclaimed.

"Still, thank you for answering our call even at this time." The old man bowed.

"I'm sorry I couldn't do anything. I'll come back tomorrow for another check-up." He took his hat and coat and dashed into his car.

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