A/N= Hiii! This is my first fanfic here so don't expect it to be really good… cux it probably isn't. The story is set after the whole Aizen-battle thingy and so Aizen is like… dead or locked-up or whatever happened to him and it's in Toushiro's POV. And he might be a bit… out of character. So…um please read and review.

I hate this. It's so tiring. Like, seriously, I think I get wayyy more paperwork than most Captains. No, wait… that's only because Matsumoto never does her share of paperwork.

Damn, why did I even become a Shinigami, let alone the Captain of the 10th division? Oh… right… I wanted to protect Momo. She was the only kid who wasn't afraid of me back in Junrinan. When I got bullied by other kids, she would tell them off. She knew how to make me smile on a bad day. She was my only friend. No, scratch that. She was, and still is, my best friend.

But trying to protect your best friend comes at a price. And that kind of price that can only be payed by doing mountains of paperwork. Stupid, dumb, time-wasting paperwork… No. No no no! Sulking over paperwork is childish. I am not childish. If anything, I am a mature and grown-up.

Oh, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Toushiro Hitsugaya, the Captain of the 10th division in the Gotei 13. My spiky hair is the colour of snow. And no, it's not a disease. It's just like that. My eyes are this weird emerald colour and they are ridiculously huge. And to make matters worse, I'm not exactly tall. Well, I have grown taller… just not tall enough! It's already hard enough being the youngest Captain in the Gotei 13, but do I have to look like a child too?

Well, I guess that does kind of make sense, considering that I am a child. No, wait, I'm not a child. Well…I kind of am… oh who cares! I will not act like a child. Then maybe people will consider me as a responsible young adult. Even if it means doing this all darn paperwork night and day, missing my afternoon naps (Hey! It helps me grow taller!) and looking like a freaking panda with dark circles around my eyes. *Sigh*. I'm so tired… But I can't go to sleep… I have paper… work… My eyelids feel so heavy… I think… I'll just put my head down… on this dumb paper-work… only for a second… a few minutes of resting won't kill anyone… I think….

"Shiro-chan!"

What the hell… I can hear Momo's voice. Why would she be here? The clock on the wall says it's only 3:47 pm. Why would she randomly come to see me at this hour of the day? Wait 3:47?! My head shot up and crashed into something. Really hard. Because I actually began rubbing my head.

"Itte…You should be more careful..."

I looked up to see Momo Hinamori. Oh… so I wasn't imagining her voice. She was rubbing her chin, her big brown eyes slightly startled. I think she was trying to see if I was awake or not, and my head must have hit her. Ugh, now I feel kind of guilty. "Shiro-chan, you have a little-"

I frowned at her. "Don't call me that." Seriously, she promised to stop calling me that stupid nick-name when I entered the Shinigami Academy. And did she stop? Obviously not.

"You didn't mind the first time," she said, then chuckled nervously at my glare. "Right, you were asleep…" Then she stared at my left cheek. And laughed. Like, a full-on maniac type of laugh.

I raised an eyebrow at her. "Are you ok, Momo? Did Matsumoto make you drink sake or something?" She shook her head and continued laughing. Seriously, I'm getting really freaked out right now.

Momo calmed down and ran a finger over my cheek, then showed me her finger. It was covered with something black. She pointed downwards at my desk. My eyes followed her finger and, I'll admit, I had to refrain from yelling and hitting myself on my head. I mean really, how could I be dumb enough to take a nap on my oh-so-important-but-totally-stupid paperwork? Now it's all smudged and probably all over my face. My thoughts were interrupted by a long yawn. And if you haven't figured it out yet, I was the person who yawned.

"You haven't been sleeping much, have you?" Momo asked, her voice different from the usual happy one. I knew that tone. She's about to go all big-sister on me. Oh god, help me.

"Of course I've been sleeping, Momo…" I said, unconvincingly "What makes you think otherwise?" And then I just had to yawn again. What great timing.

Momo raised an eyebrow at me. "You need to rest. Take the day off… I'll go tell the Sou-taichou. This isn't healthy, Shiro-chan."

I opened my mouth to protest but she's already shunpoed away. Crap. And she concealed her reiatsu so I couldn't track her down. Double crap.

I don't care whether people are staring at my ink-smudged face as I shunpo through Seritei. I needed to see the Sou-taichou before Momo. I want to keep doing my Shinigami duties and she can't stop me. But by the time I got to the Sou-taichou's meeting room, the doors were locked and I bet I look like a maniac pounding on them now. But I stopped as soon as I heard voices.

"So, what I'm hearing is that you wish for me to send Hitsugaya-taichou on a vacation?" That was the Sou-taichou, it's obvious.

"Yes," said Momo's voice. "I will go with him if I have to, but Shiro-chan really needs this!"

Oh, really, do I, Momo?

"I think it is a good idea Sou-taichou." Hey, that was Ukitake-taichou. What's he doing here?

"I second that." Ok, that was Kyoraku-taichou.

Of course Momo went to those two. They're the two captains that pity my age the most. Curse that girl's intelligence and its timing.

"Are you absolutely sure?"

Uhh, yeah, Sou-taichou, I'm pretty sure they are.

"Well, it does seem like he needs a holiday."

Oh c'mon Kyoraku-taichou… I honestly don't think so.

"After all, he's still only a boy. Fourteen years old by Shinigami standards."

And what's wrong with that, Ukitake-taichou?

"Well, let's see what Hitsugaya-taichou has to say." The Sou-taichou said, and the doors opened. Finally. Took you long enough. I stepped into the room, making sure to scowl hard at Momo. She just shrugged.

"Hitsugaya-taichou," started the Sou-taichou. Then, frowned closely at my face. "Oh my, you do look tired. May I ask, what happened to your face?"

Huh? Oh, yeah. The ink mark. "My deepest apologies sir, I may have fallen asleep. On my paperwork."

Kyoraku-taichou burst out laughing. "Oh that's classic!"

He's really not helping my situation right now. Then again, he did say that I needed a vacation.

"Hinamori-fukutaichou has requested me to send you on a vacation for a while." said the Sou-taichou, seriously.

"I really don't think-" I began.

"I did not ask for you to speak!" He bellowed. "In reply to her request, I have agreed to let you take a short break for a year or two." What the heck? That's a short break?! "You will be going to the World of the Living, and you will try to live as a normal teenager. You will be accompanied by a few other Shinigami."

I cleared my throat. "Who are the other ones?"

"Oh. Hinamori-fukutaichou, Kuchiki-fukutaichou, Abarai-fukutaichou, Madarame-fukutaichou and Ayasegawa-fukutaichou." The Sou-taichou counted off his fingers.

Ok, well that seems alright. They all listen to me.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Matsumoto- fukutaichou will be going too." said the Sou-taichou, amusedly.

WHAT THE HELL WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!

"You will be staying at the Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki's, house." noted Yamamoto Sou-taichou.

Oh I get to see Ichigo again. That's pretty cool. We have this big-bro-little-bro kind of friendship. And I'm the little bro. Depressing isn't it? Nevertheless, I do miss him. He's a good friend. But mention to anyone that I said that and I will find you, and then kill you in the most torturous way possible.

"Is that clear, Hitsugaya-taichou?" asked the Sou-taichou, stroking his grey beard.

"Yes, Sou-taichou," I answered, truthfully. 'Cause ya know… I wanna see Ichigo again.

"Now, you will be relieved from your Shinigami duties…." said the Sou-taichou, stroking his beard again. His loooong beard. I wonder how he manages it… "Hitsugaya-taichou?"

Eh? I think he asked me something. But seriously, that beard is really distracting.

"Hitsugaya-taichou?" he asked again. Ok, he really did ask me something. I have no option other than to stare blankly at his face.

"Shiro-chan?" Momo said, shaking me by the shoulders. "The Sou-taichou asked you something. Are you gonna answer or not?"

"Sorry…" I said sheepishly. "I wasn't paying attention." I resisted the urge to add 'your beard is really really really distracting, stop stroking the thing!'.

"I said," the Sou-taichou repeated irritably, "On the off-chance that a Hollow decides to visit Karakura Town, you are allowed to take care of the matter." I nodded, slowly.

Ohhh. That's what he said. It's amazing how much you can miss by staring at a mop of grey hair, don't you think?

"One more thing. You will have to attend a human school as well."

WHAT?! What kind of a holiday requires you to go to school? Seriously!

"Understood." I replied as calmly as possible. That is, without throwing a tantrum. Because that would be embarrassing and out-of-character. I walked with a fast pace, grabbing Momo's arm and dragging her along the way. When we get back to my office, she's in a lot of trouble.

"What's the matter, Shiro-chan?"

Momo was trying to get out of my grip, but that's pretty hard since I'm the stronger one. I narrowed my eyes at her. "What's the matter? WHAT'S THE MATTER?!" I yelled at her. "I have to go live in the Living World is the matter!"

"Yeah, isn't it great?" Momo beamed at me. "We'll have fun, I promise! You and me, Shiro-chan. Just like the old times."

I loosened my grip on her wrist, and looked at the ground. The old times. It's been so long since I did something fun with Momo. I may not show it, but I do appreciate her company. "Yeah. The old times." My voice came out real quiet.

I think Momo noticed the tone of my voice, because she pulled me into a hug. It was her way of saying 'Don't worry, I'll be with you the whole way'. She has no idea how much I miss those hugs.

"Sugoi Shiro-chan, you're the same height as me now," she said in a surprised voice. Ok, so I did grow a lot taller. "I used to be able to rest my chin on your head when I did this."

She's still hugging me. It's getting kinda weird. "Momo, when will you let go of me?"

I heard her soft laugh. "I'll stop when you hug me back."

Ugh, can't do that. That's totally not me. "Momo I don't do hugs."

"Sure you do." She replied. "We used to cuddle all the time back in Junrinan."

I sweat-dropped. "We were kids."

"We still are kids."

"…." I sighed. I put my arms around her middle, and gave her a squeeze. "Happy?"

"Yes!~" Momo sang innocently. Just then, the door slammed open.

"Taichou! I hear that we're going to the-" Matsumoto stopped her sentence, her crystal-blue eyes widening slightly. "Oh. My. Freaking. French toast."

Momo and I both let go of each other. "Th-that-that was not what it looked like." I don't sound very convincing. Why does my voice have to shake now of all times?

Matsumoto nodded her head in mock agreement. "Sure, you weren't just hugging your girlfriend."

"Rangiku-san… Shiro-chan and I are just close friends." Momo said with a giddy laugh.

"Yeah. You two are really close. Like close enough to be boyfriend and girlfr-" I cut her off mid-sentence.

"She's not my girlfriend!" I tried my best to control my reiatsu so that I don't freeze the whole Seritei to death.

Matsumoto laughed nervously. "H-hai, taichou. I was joking. Tee hee."

"So." I said, trying to pass on from the moment. "What are you here for?"

"Um, this is the 10th division and I am your fukutaichou. I can come here for no reason. It's our office." Matsumoto said, and sat on the couch.

"Actually, this is my office. Not your bedroom." I said, as coldly as I could.

Momo put a hand on my shoulder. "It's ok Shiro-chan, let her stay." I looked over to my left, at her big, innocent, child-like eyes…. Big mistake. Now how am I supposed to argue?

"U-um. Ok." I said, looking away from her face. "Just this once, Matsumoto."

I looked at my fukutaichou, and saw that she was gaping. "What's the matter, Matsumoto?"

"You-she-no-what-HOW?" Matsumoto pointed from me to Momo, and back to me again. "She convinced you to change your mind in one sentence! You should come over more often Momo. Anyway… I heard that a bunch of us are going to the Living World. Is that true?"

"Yes." I said, "we're leaving first thing tomorrow."

"What?" Matsumoto threw her hands into the air. "I need to buy new clothes. We can't go to the Living world for a holiday in these." She pointed at her shikakusho. "We need to go shopping!"

Momo stared at her. "Are you sure?"

"YES!" said Matsumoto excitedly. "Oh, I know some good stores. We can get you a really cute dress Momo-chan, and you'll make Taichou go 'whoa' and-"

"Nobody's making anyone go 'whoa'" I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Oh don't worry Taichou," Matsumoto said dismissively. "We'll get you something too. But you'll have to come with us, so that we don't mess up your size."

"Hell no!" I shrieked. Oh my god, that sounded so girlish.

"I'll do my share of paperwork."

"Haha, very clever. We won't have any paperwork for two years or so."

"I'll not drink any sake!"

"As if that's even possible."

"Mouuu taichou," Matsumoto sighed, frustrated. " I… I won't call you guys lovebirds."

That's an interesting pact. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Matsumoto exclaimed, exasperatedly.

I thought it over. "….No."

"C'mon Shiro-chan, it'll be fun." Momo's sweet voice came from my left.

"Sure," I said sarcastically, refraining myself from turning my gaze to her. And before I knew it, she's in front of my face. I looked at the ground.

"Please, Shiro-chan?" She said, lifting my chin with her fingers, so that I was looking at her. Not the eyes, not the eyes. Don't look at those eyes. Oh, those puppy-dog eyes…"Pleeeease?"

"A-alright then." Ok I can't argue with those eyes. I have a soft spot for Momo, in case you haven't noticed.

"What the heck Momo?!" yelled Matsumoto, clearly impressed. "Oh my gosh, you're a miracle creator, I swear!" Then she took each of us by an arm. "C'mon lovebirds, we're going shopping!"

"HEY!" I shouted. "You said you wouldn't call us that!"

"I didn't say for how long, though~"

I groaned. This was gonna be a long day.

Sooo...that was my first chapter. I hope you guys liked it. Sorry if there are any spelling/grammar mistakes, I did try my best. See you all later~