Lissa-Chan: I don't own it! Get it through your head! Gosh!

Renji-Fukutaichou: Don't you own the plotline though?

Lissa-Chan: Yeah. THAT, I do own…

A/N: Alrighty! I got it done! AND the banner too! But you'll have to wait till the end of the story to see it! So, here's the Epilogue, and… it's actually longer than the actual story. Oh well, I had fun writing it. So… On with the Story… or Epilogue:

Epilogue: The Day After Tomorrow

Hitsugaya groaned as he flipped over in bed and clamped his eyes shut against the blinding sunlight. Ugh, another day, another pile of paperw—

Wait a second… Hitsugaya shot up from bed and stared around. It was Christmas, which means… he had the day off! He couldn't keep a grin from sliding onto his face as he glanced out the window at the cold, winter morning, and got dressed.

It was later than he usually had to wake up due to the ample mounds of work that awaited him on his desk, but today, his desk was surprisingly empty. It took him a while to figure out why. The events from the night before came rushing into his head:

The paperwork, the visit from Hinamori, and… the kisses.

Hitsugaya felt himself blush as he recalled distinctly how nice it felt to finally kiss her.

"Ohanyou Taichou!" came a singsong voice as a cheerful redhead waltzed into his office.

"Oh, ohanyou Matsumoto," Hitsugaya greeted with a small grin, nothing like his usual scowl. Matsumoto froze in mid-prance and stared at him.

"Ne ne Taichou, what's got you so cheerful today?" she asked, flouncing over to take a look at him. His eyes had an unusually happy sparkle to them, and his cheeks were tinted with red, and he seemed somehow more rested than usual.

"N-nothing," he said, averting his eyes, his cheeks' color rising.

"Let's go get some food," he said, walking passed her to the door.

"Hai!" she said, following after him with a huge grin on her face. She had a hunch, but it'll have to wait till she sees how he behaves at breakfast. He was acting unusual alright, smiling and greeting whoever greeted him, and occasionally on his own. There was a new spring in his step and his whole figure seemed more relaxed. He wasn't his usual uptight, serious, frowning self… not anymore.

'Maybe because it's Christmas… and since Taichou likes the cold and the snow… he ought to be happy' Matsumoto thought as she stared at the back of her lovely little Taichou on their way to breakfast.

'Or… could it be that little Toushirou has finally found a girlfriend?' she wondered, smirking to herself. Well, she was going to find out soon. And that's a promise.

As they entered the dinning commons and sat down at the long table reserved only for Taichous and Fukutaichous. Hitsugaya picked up his chopsticks and began to eat, but Matsumoto kept a close eye on him, keeping track of this abnormally happy behaviour. He chatted with the other Taichous and even grinned at some others. They all seemed pretty surprised, but all took it in their strides as the fact that is was his favorite season, and it was Christmas.

That is, until Hinamori came by to say hi…

"Ohanyou, Shirou-chan!" she said, smiling down at him with a twinkle in her eyes.

Hitsugaya blushed.

"Momo! O-ohanyou…" he said, not meeting her eyes. Matsumoto raised her eyebrows. He didn't even say anything when she called him 'Shirou-chan' and he usually irked when she called him that. Correcting her, and telling her to show some respect, though Matsumoto knew full well that it was just an act, and he let her call him that when they were alone.

But the blushing and the stuttering were even more than abnormal. What happened to the cool, composed, seamlessly smooth Hitsugaya-taichou? Always on top of things, and always ordering people around, never a doubt in his composure. And not this…?

What's going on here?

'Unless…' Matsumoto suddenly gasped, her eyes grew wide as she stared between the 2 good friends.

'Unless… the reason why Taichou is so cheerful is because… him and Hinamori-kun were… That's it! That had to be it! Why else would he be acting so funny?' Matsumoto was sure that it was the reason, but she had to confirm it, and she knew just how to do it to make her little Taichou squirm…

"—Oh! I almost forgot! Here's your present!" Hinamori said, pulling out a neatly wrapped package topped with a small, silvery blue bow with the words:

To: Shirou-chan

From: Momo

On the front of the card that came with it.

"A-arigatou…" he said, somewhat embarresedly, taking the package from her, his cheeks redder than ever.

"Didn't I tell you to sleep well and be excited for it? Go on, open it! I promise you'll love it!" she urged, apparently unconscious of how shy Hitsugaya was becoming.

"Er… ok," he said, pulling on the strings that bound the package together and opening it carefully.

All the Taichous and Fukutaichous were watching him now, interested in what it could be. Matsumoto's smirk grew wider as she watched her Taichou unwrap the present, his face burning.

The wrappings finally fell away to reveal…

"Um… clothing?" Hitsugaya asked, quirking his eyebrows. In his hands were a pair of white snow gloves, a nice, fuzzy beanie-like hat, a white and blue scarf, and a pair of ski-goggles.

Hinamori giggled.

"Open the card," she said, trying to hide her grin. He did, and 2 pieces of paper fell out.

"Snowy Mountains Ski Resort? What is this?" he asked, squinting at the 2 pieces of paper in his hands. Hinamori couldn't hold it in any longer. She laughed, covering her mouth with her hands to try and stifle the sound.

"They're tickets to the ski resort. I've already spoke to Yamamoto-soutaichou. We're going on a vacation, to the World of the Living. Just the 2 of us!" she said, still laughing at the ridiculous look on his face. Hitsugaya's eyes grew as wide as sideplates.

"A-are you serious?!" he asked, staring at Hinamori with shock. She nodded.

"What? Don't you like the present?" she asked, her laughter dying out as she looked at him, confused. Was he angry at her? Did he not want a vacation from all this work?

Hitsugaya saw the look of disappointment on Hinamori's face and instantly regretted asking the stupid question.

"No, no! I love it!" he said, trying to make her smile again. He set the present aside, stood up, and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in towards him.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way," he whispered, closing his eyes and resting his chin on her shoulder. He felt her wrap her arms around him too.

"Arigatou… Shirou-chan," she said, smiling slightly.

"Kya!! Kawaiiiiiiiii!!" Matsumoto exclaimed, jumping up and clapping furiously.

"My little Taichou's growing up so fast! It's so hard to believe!" she said, glomping the 2 young people.

It was a moment before Hitsugaya realized that they were still in the dinning commons and almost everyone there had just seen them. He quickly detached himself from Hinamori and looked down, trying to hide the furious blush spreading across his cheeks. Hinamori too was slightly embarrassed by it, and tried to hide her face with her bangs.

"It seemed like only yesterday, that I was first assigned to be your Fukutaichou and look at you now! All—" Matsumoto said, wiping fake tears from her eyes.

"Urusai!" Hitsugaya shouted, a vein pulsing in his forehead, his eyes flashing dangerously, though his cheeks were still a deep, tomato red.

"Hai Taichou!" she replied, unabashed by his harsh command.

"Let's go," Hitsugaya said quietly, grabbing Hinamori's hand and dragging her out of the dinning commons. He could hear Matsumoto bragging loudly about it to anyone who would listen to her.

"Hey! You haven't given me a present yet," Hinamori pouted jokingly, pulling her hand out of his.

"It's back in my office, but here's a small one anyways," he said, leaning over and kissing he quickly on the lips.

"Ack! That was so cute! See see! I told you they were together!" Hitsugaya groaned as he heard Matsumoto shriek.

"C'mon. I don't want to deal with Matsumoto right now," Hitsugaya said, starting to drag Hinamori away from the entrance of the dinning commons. He could still distantly hear Matsumoto excitedly telling people about the 'Big News' and sighed.

He was sure, that by the day after tomorrow, every single living being in the Seireitei would know about him and Hinamori. It's not like he was complaining though…

A/N: Tada! There you are! It's FINISHED!! I was seriously thinking about making this into a full length story, and adding the vacation and everything, but Spring Break is at an end, and what with Star Testing coming up, I don't think I'll be able to do it. So… Sumimasen guys!

Anyways, here's the banner:

h t t p : / /i169.p ho t o bu ck et. co m/albums/u220/DogLover258/sigs pics and avs/NightBeforeChristmas.png

Just fix all the spaces and then it'll work, because won't let me post links... TT.TT

Image Credits go to:

Whoever made the pic of them kissing, because I couldn't find the name of the person.

And Google, because that's where I found the background image.

All the other stuff is ©Arelissa, so PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT! I worked hard on it!

Ok! That's all! But Read and Review cause that the right thing to do! See you!