Okay, the second chapter! I really need to catch up on some of my other stories, though...-.-; Oh well. Read and review!

Matsumoto sighed, wandering the empty halls, holding Kozakura in her arms. Hitsugaya had kicked out the two after Kozakura threw up all over his paperwork. Matsumoto had tried to plead for the baby's case, but Hitsugaya wouldn't hear another second of it. Now, Matsumoto was trying to find someone to show Kozakura. It wasn't fun if she and her taichou were the only people that knew about the baby. And then, just the person came out of a room ahead…

"Renji!" Matsumoto called, elated. Renji paused on his way in the opposite direction, turned around, and waved at Matsumoto.

"Hey, Matsumoto!" he said, looking at the baby in her arms. "What's with the baby?"

"It's mine," Matsumoto said, rather proudly. Renji peeked over to see the face of the baby, and then froze immediately with horror. "What's wrong?" Matsumoto asked, a little worried.

"Who's the father?" Renji asked, rather tensely. Matsumoto blinked, slightly confused.

"W-W-What do you mean?"

"Don't think I'm stupid," Renji snarled, a bit unhappily, "Hitsugaya got you pregnant, didn't he?!"

"WHAT?!" Matsumoto cried, completely taken aback. "What do you mean?! I don't even think he's gone through puberty! He probably doesn't even know what hormones are!"

But Renji didn't listen. "Just wait until the rest of them find out," Renji said, a bit eagerly. Matsumoto now had no more intentions of seeking out any more people to show Kozakura to, and she watched Renji run away, intending to spread the news.

"That retarded gossiper!" Matsumoto snarled, spinning around the small bundle and looking at Kozakura's face. Sure enough, the little baby had Hitsugaya's wide, vivid emerald-sapphire eyes that changed color depending on the weather and her mood. Adding the fact that little Kozakura had Matsumoto's honey blond hair, it seemed obvious to others who the baby's parents were. "Darn you, Renji. I've got to go warn taichou! Come on, Kozakura!" But Kozakura clapped her chubby hands and started sucking her thumb. "On second thought," Matsumoto mused, "It wouldn't hurt to stop for lunch before we tell him."

However, after lunch, Matsumoto completely forgot to warn her captain about the coming storm.

While Matsumoto was feeding Kozakura, the news started spreading all around the Sereitei. Renji told Orihime who was on a temporary visit and Orihime told Uryu, Chad, Ichigo, and Urahara. Urahara told Yoruichi, while Ichigo told Nemu when he was visiting the Soul Society. Nemu told Mayuri, Isane, and Nanao. Mayuri told Byakuya and Zaraki, while Isane and Nanao told Unohana, Shunsui, and Kira. Zaraki told Yachiru, while Byakuya told Yamamoto. Yachiru told Hinamori, Yumichika, and Ikkaku. Ikkaku, amazingly, told Grimmjow, who told about all of the Espada. Ulquiorra told Aizen, who told Gin and Kaname. Amazingly, this took place in one week.

The only person they missed out was Hitsugaya, who they thought already knew the news since it was his child.

That's why, when Hinamori stumbled inside Hitsugaya's office, he was completely innocent and had no clue what was going on.

"Hello, Hinamori. Is there something you'd like?" he asked, not looking up from a piece of paper that he was trying to wipe a smudge off of. When she didn't reply, he looked up, startled to see her in tears. "Momo!" he called, jumping up and running to her. "What's wrong?"

"I ca-ca-can't believe y-you sle-slept with…with…" Hinamori managed to stutter between her tears. Hitsugaya frowned, completely confused.

"'Slept with'? What in the world are you talking about, Momo?"

"You slept with Matsumoto and got her pregnant!" Hinamori shrieked, pushing Hitsugaya away from her. The poor little captain froze, not believing what he was hearing.

"W-W-Wha…" he stammered, then suddenly, it clicked.

Matsumoto.

Kozakura.

The baby.

Big-mouthed lieutenants.

He looked forward, his eyes widening into an amazing size. Hinamori was starting to wonder if Hitsugaya knew it at all. But then again, he'd be a very bad father if he didn't even know he was a father.

Hitsugaya whispered something incomprehensible. Hinamori looked confused. "What did you say?" she asked.

"Matsumoto," he snarled, only a bit louder this time. Hinamori yelped. The expression on Toshiro's face had changed in a rapidly short time. While a second ago, he looked obviously confused, now, he looked livid beyond compare. Hinamori felt the temperature in the room drop about ten degrees.

"MATSUMOTO!!"

"You called, taichou?" Matsumoto asked, carrying a giggling Kozakura into the office. To her surprise, her captain was in his bankai and the office resembled a winter wonderland.

"MATSUMOTO!" he screamed, starting to fly toward her at a tremendous speed. "I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!"

"The baby, taichou!" Matsumoto cried, trying to shield the poor little thing from all of the ice and cold as the furious captain got closer and closer. She started backing out into the hallway, trying to cover Kozakura's little face. Kozakura was starting to wail at seeing one of the few people she liked so angry and murderous.

"I DON'T CARE! YOU'RE DEAD!"

"YOU'RE SCARING THE BABY!"

As Hitsugaya was a feet away from her, Matsumoto did something she never did before.

She slapped her captain.

Hitsugaya stopped, one of his wings inches from her throat, his eyes widening considerably. Matsumoto also seemed surprised at what she just did. Kozakura looked at her mommy and daddy looking at each other with large eyes, and giggled quietly and stuck her fist in Hitsugaya's mouth.

Well, what can you say? A protective mother is the scariest thing.

-.-...That was random...oh well.