POWERLESS
CH.2: THE NOTE
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH OR ANY BLEACH CHARACTER!
Author's Note: Whew! I finally updated Ch. 2!
"Matsumoto!" cried Hitsugaya chasing after Matsumoto furiously across the 5th division barracks. "Oi Taicho! Are you that mad at me?" replied Matsumoto looking over her shoulder. "I didn't know that you two were about to…." then Matsumoto turned around puckering her lips obviously making a kissy face at Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya widened his eyes in surprise and let out a low growl. He was getting tired of this childish game and wants to end it once and for all. Then he uses a flash step to get in front of her. Matsumoto widened her eyes in bewilderment. "You're so dead, Matsumoto…" snarled Hitsugaya clutching the tilt of his sword threatening to attack her with it.
"Uh-oh…He's not really going to kill for some stupid mistake…is he?.......Well…..It wasn't a mistake either.." thought Matsumoto keeping a straight face. She knew Hitsugaya and Hinamori were in the room together and purposely interrupted them just for fun. Now Matsumoto was about to pay the price and felt that her taicho knew it too.
"Hahaha!...you're bluffing taicho!' Matsumoto nervously laughed. " Oh?, Hitsugaya raise one eyebrow,..You think I'm bluffing?...Watch me." He threatened Matsumoto, who is about to do anything just to get out of the sticky situation, but Hitsugaya eyed her menacingly preventing her from escaping.
Matsumoto gulped. Sweats began to form on her face and her hands clamped behind her back. She knew that she was no match against her captain's powerful bankai. Matsumoto darted her eyes from left to right desperately hoping for an opening but unfortunately, she was trapped.
And the last thing that Matsumoto wants to do is beg on her knees and ask for forgiveness to her undersized captain. ''It's better than being killed…right?" thought Matsumoto. As if reading her mind, Hitsugaya said, "It's too late for apologies, Matsumoto.." Smirk rose to his face as he watched Matsumoto fidgeting around nervously.
Hitsugaya snickered. "She really must think that I'm seriously going to kill her.." He tried hard not to let out a chuckle. "This might be fun after all." he thought as he began to draw his sword and enjoying Matsumoto's reaction. "She deserved it anyways for interrupting us. When I was savoring the moment with Hinamori and she "happened" to show up."
He was about to "attack" her when a shiginami suddenly appeared from the sky and dropped between them. "Pardon me, taicho but Unohana-taicho wants to speak to you immediately!" he reported lowering his head down showing respect.
"Tch,." replied Hitsugaya withdrawing his sword and gave Matsumoto the evil eye. Matsumoto shivered in return. Then she sigh in relief as she watched her captain leaving. "For a minute there, I thought he was really going to kill me." Matsumoto trembled. "Might as well get Kira-kun and have a drinking contest to calm my nerves down." Matsumoto grinned brightly heading for the 3rd division barracks whistling.
"What does she want now?" Hitsugaya wondered following the shiginami who seems to be leading him to Hinamori's sleeping chambers. "Here we are, Hitsugaya-taicho." the shiginami stopped and stood at Hinamori's room. Then the shiginami bowed and hurried to the other corridors.
"What's his problem?" Hitsugaya rolled his eyes and faced the door. He reached the doorknob and twisted it. "Huh?" he said when he saw Unohana-taicho sitting at the edge of Hinamori's empty hospital bed. Unohana-taicho raise her eyes at acknowledgement in Hitsugaya's presence and sighed. "Finally, You're here." she softly whispered staring at the open window at the corner letting the moon's faint light reflect her sad face.
"Ummm…..Where is Hinamori?" Hitsugaya asked glancing around the dark room and his eyes landed back to Unohana-taicho. Unohana-taicho didn't reply. "Where is Hinamori?" his voice rising. She lowered her eyes and hold out a red folded paper to him. Hitsugaya frowned and grabbed it.
Hitsugaya examined the odd piece of paper and saw Shiro-chan written neatly in the corner. The sound of paper crinkling filled the room as he slowly folded the mysterious note. The note said:
Dear Shiro-chan,
If you are reading this right now, I will be long gone by then.
Please do not search for me.
I am useless without my powers and will be a burden to everyone especially to you.
Seeing you suffering because of me greatly pains me.
I decided that I rather die alone than seeing you suffer like that again.
Give my everlasting thanks to Unohana-taicho for helping me.
Please do not worry about me.
Farewell….
Hinamori.
Hitsugaya widened his eyes in astonishment. His turquoise eyes glance at it one more time to make sure that's his eyes aren't playing tricks on him. "How long was she gone?" he asked not taking his eyes off the note. "I found the note laying on her empty bed an hour ago. Which means she escaped when I left her." Unohana-taicho replied, her hands on her lap.
"Did you even tried search for her?" he said angrily clutching the red note. Hitsugaya clutched it so hard that his knuckles turned white. "Even if we did, Hinamori would be long gone by now or she accoutered huge, powerful hollows roaming outside Soul Society unable to defend herself."
Unohana-taicho's last word shook Hitsugaya and echoes deeply into his soul. Hitsugaya held back the burning anger inside him. Without saying a word, Hitsugaya turned his back to Unahana-taicho and said, "I'm going to search for her no matter what." Then Hitsugaya run to the opened door not caring to hear what Unohana-taicho's reply.
Deep into the dark, mysterious forest far, far away from Soul Society, lay a girl under a dying old cherry blossom tree with its pink colored flowers slowly fading away in the wind. The girl laid faced down on the moist, brown earth and grasping her shattered sword to her chest.
Her black robes are soaked in blood sipping from an opened wound across her back and deep into her side. Tears rolled down on her cheeks leaving a clear trail as she grasped her broken sword so tightly that it's slicing into her palm.
"Tobiume….." she thought. "I'm sorry I dragged you into this…." The girl gasp with agonizing pain as she tried to cover the wound with her hand to stop the bleeding. Blood came out from the corners of her mouth trailing down into her neck as she tried to sit up.
The girl's energy drained out trying to flee from her attacker.
Unfortunately, her body wasn't responding to her commands. She lay there helpless at the mercy of unknown predators roaming in the woods. "Is this the way we're going to die?...Tobiume.." she silently asked. Tobiume didn't answer. But even though she was slowly fading away from the world that she always knew, the girl didn't regret it one bit.
"I'm ready."
T hen she closed her eyes and saw nothing but darkness. Finally, she was at peace.
Taicho: captain.
Author's Note: I really appreciate all of your reviews. Well?? Did ya like it?? Tell me what you think so far and REVIEW!! Ch.3 will be posted soon!