Chapter 2: Nightmares of the unknown

AUTHORS NOTES: THIS IS CHAPTER TWO OF MY FIRST STORY THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN SO BEWARE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS. HOPE YOU ENJOY!

The sweat trickled down the young prodigies' face, he was stuck in vast abyss, with images that kept flashing past him he knew they were tiring to tell him something but he didn't know what. Another appeared it was image of festival someone larger than him was holding his hand leading him, although this person was a stranger to Hitsugaya he felt no threat in the touch of this person he felt safe and happy. The stranger turned around to hand Hitsugaya what seemed like ice cream but again as with all the other odd images the persons face was a complete blur, their lips were moving but there was no sound, it was like Matsumoto pressed the mute button on the TV again because she didn't remember which button to press to change the channel. It annoyed Hitsugaya trebly to not see this persons face and hear their voice, it was the same person in every image that was one thing he knew. Every time he saw their figure he felt warm, safe, happy and again every time there was a sudden flash a picture of a white hollow mask, a utter pain combined with saddens and blood, so much blood.

Hitsugaya shot up into a sitting position, panting heavily sweat running down his face. He turned to examine his surroundings he was in his room the same place he went to sleep last night under his futon the blankets laid scattered all across the floor."Why do I keep having this strange dreams" he thought to himself" this is the seventh time this week I've woken up because of that horrid dream" and as if on cue came the large splitting headache he got every morning upon waking up from this dream.

After hopelessly tiring to retreat back into a peaceful sleep, Hitsugaya decided he would finally get up and get to the office early. Maybe he would be able to finish the day's paperwork if he had an early start, not that his fukutaichou's was much help in this matter. Matsumoto was usually always avoiding paperwork she was constantly of somewhere chatting to friends, drinking with friends or making the other girls go shopping with her, but now she seemed even less careless and just drank all day and avoided everyone to the best of her ability but Hitsugaya couldn't blame her after all that happened with Gin.

The winter war occurred just two months ago, the Soul Society was powerless against Aizen when he completely merged with the Hougyoku even the substitute shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki fell by his blade and was critically wounded along with most of the other captains including Hitsugaya. In the end it was Tessai Tsukabishi and Hachigen Ushōdawho ,using one of the most oldest and lost kido techniques', placed a spiritual barrier around Karakara town to keep the kings seal from being formed but unfortunately it was designed to only last one month .Any longer and the residents of Karakara town would suffer from starvation and dehydration. They were all still very much under the kido spell placed on them before the time to keep them unconscious so they could be shifted into the Soul Society so none of them are able to get their own nourishment and because of the barrier no squad four members can aid them and the kido on them can't be lifted.

While all this happened Matsumoto finally confronted Gin, she desperately tried to get him back and to talk same sense into him; it ended tragically -with one shift move and without one morsel of regret-he stabbed her through the chest. If Hitsugaya had been a split second slower he would've killed her and poor Hinamori seeing Aizen like that devastated her. At this very thought the young tenth squad captains fists clenched so hard he nearly cut into his palm with his nails. Why did she care for that sinister, egoistic traitor anyway, it made him mad just thinking about it.

As he walked through the halls of the tenth squad building lost in his thoughts all that was heard were his small footsteps on the ground, an eerie silence covered the Soul Society as the sun began to rise over the buildings , well then again it was rather early and every sane person was most properly still sleeping.

Flashback

"So it seems you've byed yourself some time Soul reapers" Aizen said with a devilish grin

"I'll complement you on the use of that kido spell even I didn't know it existed but I'll give it about a month before it comes down. So until then my lovely Soul Society" with that a giant black hole tore open in the sky and Aizen and Gin left through the Garganta leaving the Soul Society to tend to its wounded and its new battle plans.

End flashback

Hitsugaya eventually made it his office it was quite and cool the sun hitting on to the tall stacks of paper work that still needed to be completed. At this point in time Hitsugaya's head was pounding and then it happened a sudden wave of pain struck him, he fell to the floor and sweat poured of his face, as he closed his eyes another vision, daydream -he didn't know what to call them -hit him. This one was different he was in a small room a few stuffed toys lay around him and two futons in the middle. The room was plain blue in colour and there was one small window with a pot plant on it bathing in the sun. He heard a sound and turned around to see the doors opening. Without his consent his legs started moving and he ran towards the door and jumped into the arms of the same person he kept seeing the man with no face the one that gave him that safe, warm feeling but this time without warning he spoke "nee-sama" he shouted his voice was different and childish defiantly not like his current one which was more deep. The only conclusion Hitsugaya could make was that he was younger in this weird dream but he didn't know why. As soon as it started it was over alone on the floor Hitsugaya slowly started to get up only to find himself dizzy and almost falling over his own feet. He felt very weak he finally found his way to the sofa totally and utterly confused when a small black and red butterfly came hovering in. It gently landed on the ice wielders outstretched finger, relayed its message and left.

"A captains' meeting hey, boy this is going to be one horrible day" Hitsugaya said out loud he was not looking forward to this!

"Gin" Aizen said from the comfort of his throne

"Yes Aizen-sama"

"Please send someone to go play with the fools at the Soul Society; there is something I would like to see"

"Of course right away" Gin replied with a smirk that could combat no others.