I do NOT own Bleach, the songs used or any of its characters, can only say I wish I did though. List of songs at the end if you can't follow this story. a re-do coz I had many mistakes and it needed to be longer lol.

Rukia singing

Matsumoto singing

Both singing

My Heart Sings for You

Chapter 1

As Rukia lay on my bad trying to relax, she remember the conversation that her brother, Byakuya and Matsumoto had today concerning the birthday of the informs 10th division captain Toshiro Hitsugaya. As she thought back over their convocation, she could say without dough that she had been surprised to say the least. After all hearing that the Lieutenant of her ex-boyfriend wants to through a surprise birthday party at her own home, well let's just say that it was her who got the surprise.

Flashback

As she sat with her brother in the late morning enjoying a nice cup of green tea and talking about her day, while looking out over the gardens of the Kuchiki manor she felt a sense of security, knowing that here in her own home she wouldn't run into that one person who she just couldn't face at the moment, the one person who she trusted other that the man sitting beside her. She hadn't told her brother the real reason she and Hitsugaya had broken up, because she knew that if she did there would be no more 10th division Captain. He had just finished telling her that he and the elders was going to a hot spring because of all the stress they had been under during the war, and that she would have the manor to herself for three days after today, when a slight knock came at the door and the voice of one of the servants could be heard on the other said of the paper door.

"Lord Kuchiki there is a Rangiku Matsumoto her to speak with you." The voice said then waited for a reply from within.

As Rukia looked at her brother she was sure that if it was anyone else other than Byakuya, she would have seen the grimace, but as it stands it was Byakuya sitting beside her. Byakuya answered with a simple, "Fine, send her in." And straightened himself up, Rukia did the same and waited to see if she would have to leave. The door opened and there stood the tall and busty Rangiku Matsumoto, smiling like the Cheshire cat from ear-to-ear.

With a smile bow she walked into the room and sat down. Rukia now being in the presence of two people in higher position's than herself bowed to Matsumoto and smile politely. "Hello Lieutenant Matsumoto." Then she turned to her brother.

"Brother. Do you need me to leave?" she asked. He shook his head, and looked at Matsumoto. If Rukia hadn't seen the look in his eyes she wouldn't have known anything, but she did. It was a look that said 'don't leave me alone with her' she gave a small smile and looked back at the Lieutenant, who looked like she was nervous of something.

The Lieutenant took a breath and began to speak. "I realize Captain Kuchiki that you may not want to help me out but I was wondering if...you would be so kind as to let me hold a surprise birthday party in your beautiful gardens for...my Captain?" Rukia looked at her brother knowing he will say no to this request. Rukia herself knew who the party was for before the name ever left the other woman's mouth. Trying her best to hide the hurt that came whenever Toshiro's name was mentioned she turned to look at the floor.

Byakuya look at his sister as did Matsumoto before turning to the Lieutenant with no emotion. "I'm afraid that will not be possible, as you see myself and the elders are leavening tonight for a few days, and the only person here would be Rukia, and considering everything I don't think that would be the wisest of ideas, although I cannot speak for her you will need to ask her if she would help you, and even then you have to convince me." To Rukia it was the longest speech she had ever heard her brother say to anyone outside the clan.

Then she suddenly realized that both of them was waiting on her to give her point of view. She carefully lifted her head masking an emotion before her face actually came into view, and with a small smile on her face she replied as simply as possible. "I would be only too happy to help you out Lieutenant Matsumoto, and if my brother accepts its ok then I see no problem helping you out." She said as she lowered her head back down again so none of the two could see the fear in her eyes.

After a few minutes of strained silence Byakuya took a breath and replied in his usual tone. "I personally wouldn't help you, however I will not be here so the decision falls to Rukia." He turned his head to Rukia, with a rear caring expression, seeing her eyes drenched in sadness but also acceptance. So with a polite smile and her head bent she nodded her head slightly, letting them know that she will help. Even though the thought of having Toshiro in her home, in her place of security scared her, she agreed. She lifted her head and looked at Matsumoto.

"Well then Lieutenant Matsumoto I think we should start with planning this surprise as it is tomorrow, would you follow me to the library so we can get started." She said as she turned back to her brother and gave a bow before standing up and walking out with Matsumoto walking next to her, who was watching Rukia and the peaces came into place. Matsumoto finally got it, the reason she accepted to help her was because her brother didn't know the real reason for the brake up and if Rukia declined it would just cause suspicion.

"You...never told you brother...did you?" she didn't need to ask because she already knew the answer, but it felt like the right thing to say at the time and she could see that the young woman in front of her was painfully hurting. Rukia couldn't speak because she knew her voice would give way, so she just nodded and carried on walking to the library to start working out the preparations.

End of flashback

As she lay there now she ran through the mental list to make sure that everything had been done.

Decoration-Done.

Menu-Done.

Drink's-Done.

Birthday cake-Being taken care of by the chef and will be ready for tomorrow.

Invitations-Sent.

Entertainment-Karaoke set up and ready to go.

Music for playing when no one is singing-CD's ready to play.

'And now that just leaves one thing' She thought as she starts to close her eyes and drift off to sleep for another restless night. 'Getting my emotion in check so that when he turns up with Momo, I won't be a crying mess and run and hide.' With the last thought in mind she finally goes to sleep where her dreams continue to bombard her with all the hurt she is feeling and the pain of losing the one she had loved with all her heart.

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As Rukia's eyes flutter open on the morning of 20th December, with a gentle wind blowing in through the slightly open window she sense the calm wash over her. That was until she remembered that today is Toshiro's birthday and that she is hosting a surprise party that Lieutenant Matsumoto had asked to hold at the Kuchiki manor. She gets up out of bed and goes to the kitchen where the chef is just finishing the last touches on the birthday cake. She smiles and thanks the chef for working so hard and says its amazing leaving the kitchen she goes to the servant's quarters and asks them if they would mind putting up the decorations for tonight. With that being taken care of she went back to her room and had a nice relaxing bath.

Meanwhile at the 10th division

"Ohh come on Captain, all I want to do is go and check on her to make sure she's ok, she is my friend after all." Matsumoto pleaded, she was hopping her Captain, the one and only Toshiro Hitsugaya Captain of the 10th division, wouldn't be this hard when it came to the young Kuchiki but it seems he's avoiding her because of what happened. She was so close to being on her knees begging him, she felt both anger and concern. Anger that it was her Captain's fault that Rukia Kuchiki is hurting so much right now, not to mention angry at what he did to her, and concern because he never smiles these days not like her did when the two where together, not now that he's with Momo Hinamori.

"For the last time Masumoto, NO! I can't go over there. It will only make things worse." He sighed as he signed some of the paperwork that his division had and set it to one side. In his mind he could hear Hyorinmaru cursing him and telling him to go make sure the little woman is ok, and he couldn't say he didn't want to, because he did more than anything. But he couldn't face her not after...he shook his head letting go of that train of thought. He knew he did wrong and he knew that the reason he hasn't seen her around lately is because she's avoiding him. Who wouldn't after what he did.

Matsumoto stood there staring at her Captain thinking who nice it would be to go back to the days when he wouldn't shout at her so much, and that was all thanks to the youngest Kuchiki. So she tried again. "Captain please I just want to make sure she's ok, Renji said that she wasn't acting like her normal self the other day and that by what he can tell she's lost weight. I just want to help her if I can is all." She hoped that would be enough to get her Captain to agree or else everything would go down the drain if he didn't show up tonight, it was HIS birthday party after all.

At hearing her words on how Rukia, the girl he loved and still does, is not acting like herself and then on how her heath is going downhill, makes him mentally slap himself in the head, how could he do this to her. He sighs and looks at his Lieutenant's face seeing the concern etched into it. Looking back down at his paperwork he remembers that last time he heard her laugh, a laugh that could light up your world and leave you happy for the rest of the day. He missed it. "Fine Matsumoto go and see her." But when he looks back up and still sees her there he lifts on brow. "What now?" he groans.

"Well I'm only a Lieutenant Captain, I won't get in without you being there, you know this as well as I do." She tried adding a pleading look to her own face, and as she saw his face, it held the very essence of regret and remorse and she could tell that he knew he made the biggest mistake of his life, and now he was miserable for it. She knew she had won this argument when he sighed and looked to the clock.

Looking at the clock Toshiro saw it was 2:15pm already, 'where did the day go' he thought to himself. With another sigh he looked back at his Lieutenant and dropped his head, speaking in a low tone that she could just make out. "Fine. We'll leave after I have finished work for the day at 5:30pm ok, will that be fine with you?" she nodded her head and said she was just going to have a word with the 5th seat about something. He didn't catch it because she was already out the door, what he didn't see was Matsumoto ordering a Hell Butterfly to send a message to all the people going tonight and of course telling them the time to be at the Kuchiki manor, then one to Rukia herself 'Rukia I got him to come, we'll be there at just gone 5:30pm ok, I told everyone to come at about 5pm so that they can help you if you need it, thanks a million again for this and love to you.'

On the inside of the office Toshiro was gazing off into space, thinking of the time he and Rukia had shared a watermelon in her Captains office in the division, thinking of that bittersweet memory brought a little smile to his face.

Flashback

He had gone to the 13th division to hand in a report. On his way through the halls he had heard a heavenly voice singing a song from the human world.

"And the sorrow that you know,

Will melt away,

And then a hero comes along,

With the strength to carry on,

And you cast your fears aside,"

He was right outside the office of Jushiro Ukitake and could hear the voice better, and when he opened the door there she was.

"And you know you can survive,

So when you fell like hope is gone,

Look inside you and be strong,

And then you'll finally see the truth,"

And then she turned and sang a line right to his face.

"That a hero lies in you"

And when she saw him standing there she jumped back and bowed low stumbling over to apologize, until he held up his hand and told her it was ok. He looked at her face a saw a pink blush on her cheeks and smiled a rear smile. She smiled in return and looked at him. "Is there anything I can do for you Captain Hitsugaya?" he didn't say a word just held out the report and then spotted the watermelon on the desk, she saw him looking at it and giggled a little bit, it was like music to his ears.

"Captain Hitsugaya, would you like some? I only just cut it when I was listening to a DC I borrowed from Ichigo's sister." She smiled at him and then held out the plate for him to take a peace, which he did.

"Thanks Kuchiki," he said sitting down. "And umm...you have a very nice voice by the way." She smiled and tanked him. Then they just sat around talking, he had fun that day.

End of flashback

That's the end of chapter 1, chapter 2 coming next xxx.