Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach in any way! All copyrights of this series goes to Tite Kubo. The only thing I do own are my original characters, Hinamori Tatsuya, Hinamori Miyako, and Hayashi Tamotsu.
Author's Note: Guess who's back?! Thank you everyone for being so patient with me especially to my reviewers: fallendarkkangel, feronia. wings, kRyStAlt3aRz, OrigamiPearl, darklover, KnowledgeandImagination, rofl-Hitsugaya, Neko-cheung. Five months since the wedding, Hitsugaya lived a fairly depressing life without his childhood friend until one day, Hinamori suddenly appears at his doorstep. What will happen next? Well, you just have to read chapter two to find out! Enjoy!
LEGEND
"Talking." "Thinking."
Secrets Foretold
Chapter Two: I'm Here for You
"Hinamori...what are you doing here especially in this type of weather?" Hitsugaya suddenly asked.
She didn't even answer back. Instead, she ran up to the white haired Shinigami and pulled him into a deep embrace. He felt the familiar jolt through his veins. He also felt the shivering body of his childhood friend. He is not quite sure if it's the weather or anything, but judging from her behaviour, she is upset about something. "Momo..."
"Gomen nesai...for coming at such a terrible time," she whispered, "and for making your clothes wet."
He let out a small sigh and closed his eyes. Raising a hand up, he began to gently rub on her upper back. "It's alright. I don't mind," he reopened them and looked down at her. "Let's get you inside and change those wet clothes. You can use my shower."
Momo lifted her head up and slowly nodded with agreement. Guiding her inside the house, Hitsugaya lead her to the washroom. He then left the raven haired girl alone to get some fresh clothes to wear. Luckily, the last time she stayed over, Momo has forgotten to take some of her clothes back. For all this time, he has cleaned and kept it in a safe place in case she wanted it back. He knocked on the door. "May I come in?" he asked.
"Hai."
He slowly opened the door. On the other side of it is the raven haired girl, dressed in nothing but a white towel. She even got her long hair loosened down. He felt his cheeks turn hot. "What's wrong Hitsugaya...taicho?" she asked.
"Here's your clothes," he said, fighting off the blush on his face.
Hinamori smiled and nodded with thanks. Then, he left the room for her to have some private time in the shower while he tries to shake the perverted image from his mind.
"Did...something happen to you?" Hitsugaya asked. After she took her shower, the two childhood friends sat together in the living room, having a cup of warm green tea.
The former fifth division fukutaicho took a sip and then placed it on her lap. She didn't say a word.
"Um, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"I had a fight with...my husband," Momo finally said. "You can say it's a minor dispute. It has only been five months and...I don't feel happy at all."
"Momo..."
"I wasn't really thinking at the time. It's probably just me being too emotional and everything. But for some reason, I feel like I needed to come here to tell all this to you."
He wanted her to stay. He wanted to protect her from anything that hurts her. However, it is not his job, but her husband's. Regardless, Hitsugaya placed an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him. Momo unconsciously rested her cheek against his shoulder. "I'm sure...he feels guilty too for getting into a fight with the one he loves the most," he said. "You did agree to get married to him. I'm pretty sure you have some sort of feelings for him by now."
It hurts him for saying that. His heart aches, but he knew it is the only way to make her happy again. She belonged with her husband, not him at all. "Arigato Hitsugaya-taicho for trying to comfort me."
"Stop the formalities. I don't mind if you call me Hitsugaya-kun or even...that nickname you used to always call me by."
Momo looked at him and replied, "But...you hate being called that whenever I say it."
"That's why I said it's alright...for now," he interrupted. "Besides, I sort of...missed hearing you call me that."
"Hitsugaya...kun."
"Well anyway, you're free to stay here if you want," Hitsugaya said as he slowly lowered his head, "until...you decide to go back to your family."
"It felt like forever since I last saw you. You're looking as handsome as ever. It's just too bad neither of us can be together. If only I wasn't married in the first place and you...actually loved me in return," Hinamori smiled. "Thank you."
The tenth division captain smiled back. "At least I brought back that smile," he thought.
Momo took another sip from her tea. "It has been five months," she said. "How is everyone?"
"It's pretty normal I guess," Hitsugaya replied. "Nothing really special happened except for the fact that Matsumoto has been doing her paperwork lately."
"That's good to hear."
"That's only because she has been taking care of me...I am the one that has become a nervous wreck. I became a depressed drunkard over something that I can't tell you. Sorry Momo."
All of a sudden, a few stomachs growled. Momo giggled. "It seems like you haven't ate yet."
"Yeah..."
She suddenly placed the cup of tea on the table so that she can stand up. "Let me make dinner for you," the raven haired girl said.
Hitsugaya stood up next and followed her to the kitchen. "You don't have to Momo."
Once the two childhood friends entered the room, Momo stopped and turned around to face him. He stopped as well. Their eyes met: emerald-teal and chocolate brown. "Daijobou, it's the least I could do since you let me stay here for a while."
Finally, letting out a sigh of defeat, Hitsugaya nodded. "Fine, I'll let you cook."
Momo smiled. "Arigato."
"Thanks for the food," Hitsugaya said. "It tastes great."
"Really? I'm glad you liked it," Hinamori replied happily. "I wasn't really sure if my cooking skills has improved or anything."
"It's tastier. At least it's much better than the first time you cooked up something for me."
"Oh yeah, that was terrible."
"You practically added too much sugar instead of salt. At least I didn't get a stomach ache from it. I was worried you might cook up something that looks like Matsumoto's."
The two friends giggled.
"It has been a while since I've seen her freely laugh like that," she said. The zanpakuto spirits, Tobiume and Hyorinmaru are watching their masters from the living room. They smiled happily.
"I do agree Tobiume," the dragon spirit agreed. "It has been a while since Master Toshiro has appeared so content."
"What's wrong? He wasn't like that before?" the kimono girl asked.
Taking a look at the white haired Shinigami, he let out a sigh. "Let's just say that the wandering soul has finally found a way out of the tangled maze thanks to a helpful guide of his."
Tobiume raised an eyebrow and then turned to see her master giggling over a comment that Toshiro has said moments ago. She turned to Hyorinmaru and said, "I see what you mean."
"Yes."
"It's just unfortunate how things turned out for him."
"Do you wish that your master would be with mine?"
"Even if I say yes, it's not going to change a thing. Momo is married to the noble from the Hayashi family and after watching her for five months, it is certain that she has developed some sort of feelings for him."
"So ka? Then, I guess that's it for his chances to be with her."
"I'm sorry Hyorinmaru."
"It's alright Tobiume. It's not your fault. Even we zanpakuto don't have the power to interfere with love and sorrow of one's heart."
Tobiume sighed with defeat. "That's true."
"Are you sure you don't mind me staying over for the night?" Momo asked.
"Stop worrying about insignificant stuff like that," Hitsugaya replied. "If I didn't want you to stay over, I would have never let you set foot into my house in the first place."
"You're always have been the kind person you always were. I'm glad you haven't changed much." She smiled. "I guess you're right about that."
"We've been talking for a long time. It's almost time for us to sleep."
With a nod of agreement, the two siblings stood up from their seats and went to the bedroom to set up their beds.
After setting up their futons next to one another in Hitsugaya's bedroom, Hitsugaya and Hinamori undressed their clothes into their respected white and pink nagajubans. Once they were finished, they crawled under their covers and laid down. Momo let out a sigh and turned her body to the side so that she can see Toshiro. "Can...I sleep under the same futon as you?"
Hitsugaya then looked to the side to see her. "Are...you still upset about before?"
She slowly nodded with agreement. "Yeah..."
He didn't want to see that frown. He wanted to get rid of it. So, without any further words to exchange, he shifted over, allowing the girl to be a mere few centimeters away from body contact. "Sorry for asking a lot of demands from you."
"It's alright. Just get some rest. Oyasumi."
"Oyasum--"
Momo stopped midway. A while ago, Hitsugaya was trying to get himself comfortable until he suddenly came face to face with the raven haired girl. His heart began beating faster. They can feel the warmth from their breaths. They are only inches away from lip contact. Neither of them didn't know what to do. Hinamori is suddenly enticed by masculinity. He's becoming quite the young man she wanted him to be.
"Um...gome--"
The next thing he knew, Momo closed the distance between them and kissed his virgin lips. It is like feeding a raging fire with firewood; a sudden light of burning passion. Seconds later, he began wrapping his arms around her waist and started kissing back. The two friends lost track of reality and fully engulfed themselves in this supposedly never ending fantasy. They're becoming breathless with every kiss; they're very heated in the moment. They wanted more from one another. They wanted to explore every single part of them. Eventually, Hitsugaya got on top of Hinamori and began to strip the rest of her clothing off. Then, it was quickly followed by his own.
The sun rose signaling the start of a new day; a time where Hinamori decided to make her departure. The two friends came to the Western Gate without a single word to exchange. They faced each other, trying to figure out what to say especially after what happened last night. "Um...about last night," Hitsugaya said.
"It's alright," Hinamori replied. "The activity we did last night only happened because we were both in the spur of the moment. It was a total accident."
"I...slept with her," he thought. Even though he is thrilled to lose his virginity to her, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He took her virginity away even though he knew she is a married woman. "Yeah...it was. I'm sorry about that."
Momo slowly shook her head back and forth. "Daijobou, I'm not mad at you. Besides, it is my fault too for going along with the flow. I didn't know what came over me."
"So ka?"
"No, I was really in love with you. Because of that strong feeling, I lost control of myself and took advantage of you. It is wrong. I'm a married woman. I should lose my virginity to my husband," Hinamori thought. "Well, I have to get going now; back to Tamo-kun and my parents. Thanks again for letting me stay over for the night."
"No problem."
Momo smiled. "I'll see you again soon Hitsugaya-kun."
He nodded and returned his sediments the same way. "Ja ne Hinamori."
With a short wave of good bye, the tenth division captain of the Gotei 13 watched the girl whom he has grown up with all these years, disappear once more from his life. "Good bye...Momo."
References
Shinigami - Soul Reaper, Gomen nesai - I'm Sorry, Hai - Yes, Fukutaicho - Lieutenant/Vice-Captain, Arigato - Thank You, Taicho - Captain, Daijobou - It's Alright, Zanpakuto - Soul Cutter, So ka - Really/Is that so, Nagajuban - the robe layer under the kimono, Oyasumi - Good Night, Ja ne - Good Bye (informal/casual), Gotei 13 - Thirteen Court Guard Squads
Author's Note: Gah, they're so dense. xD They can't even see what's in front of them! But anyway, don't penalize me for that. Try to understand from both their point of views. Hitsugaya's loves her, but he has already let his chance at happiness slip by. Momo, on the other hand, believes she can't be together with him because she assumes that he doesn't love her and...her already agreed marriage with Hayashi. Total emotional stress on both sides that lead to what they did that night.
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