Kiss of Fate

Summary: To him, he merely thinks of her just another comrade to be protected at the war. To her, he was just another strong shinigami captain who made an alliance with Ichigo. So what happens if they discover more surprising and confusing feelings between them? Would they accept it or try to run away from it?

Characters: & I. Orihime (Bleach Fan fiction)

Genre : Romance/Drama (Rated T)

(A/N: Hello everyone! I've been reading some fan fictions of bleach quite sometimes now, but only today I have the guts to publish my first own story. So please read and review. Constructive criticisms are always appreciated.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. Except the ones I bought at the supermarket for laundry purposes. :P

Chapter 1

"OI TOSHIRO! What're you doing here all alone in the streets? A kid like you might get lost in this place you know?"

A vein popped in Toshiro's forehead. He recognized that voice. It belongs to none other than that brash and hotheaded idiot Kurosaki Ichigo. He was the only one who could make insolent remarks about his height and appearance. He was itching to use his zanpakuto and go bankai on him.

He scowled at him. "It's Hitsugaya-taicho to you Kurosaki. And .not. . He reminded him sternly.

But Ichigo, being the obnoxious teen he was, just ignored him of course.

" Yeah, yeah whatever. Shouldn't you be at Inoue's house at a time like this? There's a curfew for a kid like you and Rukia."

Suddenly Rukia, who was beside him, kick him in the face.

Ichigo yelped before he scowled at Rukia.

"The hell was that for?" Ichigo growled.

"Just because I'm shorter than you doesn't mean you can call me a kid you idiot!" Rukia yelled.

Toshiro smirk. Served him right.

Rukia then turned to Toshiro and gave him an apologetic look.

"Our deepest apologies Hitsugaya-taicho if we disturb your patrol." Ichigo and I would get going now." Rukia bowed.

Toshiro nodded briefly before walking past them, leaving the two bicker like school children. He then grabbed his soul phone, searching for any sign of hollows. No alerts. He sighed. Maybe he should head back to Orihime's house and continue his hollow patrol tomorrow. And it's getting dark anyway. He then walked quietly down the streets, heading towards Orihime's place. While he walked, his thoughts roamed around certain things. It's been a week since he and Matsumoto were sent out on a mission along with Madarame and Ayasegawa, to the human world. And it's been also a week now when they got to stay at Orihime's place. His thoughts revolved around that girl. Since he and Matsumoto got to stay at her place, he gets to know her character better. Not that he didn't t know her, gut he rarely interacts with her, even now. He first saw her at Soul Society when they were trying to save Rukia from her execution. And now, he realized that bubbly and vibrant kind of person. She and Matsumoto would chatter their way around the most trivial of things like clothes, boys, fashion and even school. But on the other hand, she was gentle, soft-spoken, and innocent. Just like Hinamori. He stopped abruptly at remembering his childhood friend. He clenched his fists when he remembered of how just that damn bastard Aizen easily tricked and manipulated his way to make her come to him and defect the Soul Society. She even tried to attack him with her own zanpakuto and defended Aizen against his attack during their last encounter. But he won't give up. He would shed some light into her head and make her realize that it is Aizen who is the real enemy and not the other way around. He would try to save Hinamori with all his might even if meant giving up on his life or his title as a captain, just to prevent Aizen from using and hurting her in the end. That's how much she meant to him. He glanced up at the sky before walking on. "Hinamori….."

(A/N: There you go! End of chapter 1! Not much of an action but I promise it will progress in the next chapters. Also, I'm still an Ulquihime/Hitsumatsu fan so don't be confused if Toshiro and Inoue are my main pairings in this fanfic. They are my top 2 fave characters so I want to do a tribute to them.)=) (=