i am SO sorry for not updating in a month! i had quite a lot to do. the process of rewriting one of my ouran stories, trying to get out of writer's block for my other ouran story and trying to finish up my latest chapter for my konoha high school story. i'm so sorry if you guys had to wait so long!
i would like to thank Otaku HoLic for reviewing and adding this story as favorite. i would also like to thank Fushigi yuki for adding this story as favorite.
to be honest, i don't think this story will have alot of reviews since i dont know alot of people who likes HitsugayaxOC but i like hitsugaya so i'm just gonna continue writing this story cause i like writing, it's one of my favorite hobbies and i don't like to give up so easily.
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okay i tend to give up easily but that only happens when i'm either too lazy or that i dont care. i also feel like abandoning my first bleach story idea but it's still undecided.
hitsugaya: disclaimer: megan does not own bleach
ON WITH THE STORY! i hope you all enjoy! :D
Chapter 2: A Little Spar and Memories
"Finally! We're done! Who knew it would take that long to decide their ranks for only 12 recruits." Matsumoto said, stretching her arms and legs
"You did well today. Go get some rest, we have to wake up early tomorrow." Hitsugaya said as he stood up, picking up a piece of paper with the ranks of the recruits
"Ano…Taichou, are you sure you're alright?" Matsumoto asked as she looked at her captain, walking towards the door
"Hai. I'm fine. See you tomorrow." He said before he walked out the door
"Eh…What's wrong with him? He's been acting weird ever since he read Minako-chan's profile." The strawberry blonde said to herself as she walked out the door
With Hitsugaya…
"A few months after Ongaku Minako was given the bracelet from her parents, it is said that she was lost for a month and three days." Hitsugaya said to himself, looking down at the ground as he walks through the corridors of the division
The white haired captain then stopped walking and looked up at the moon through the window.
"She was then found near a house with a boy…"he then continued to walk to his room
Hitsugaya stopped when he saw a shadow in a distance. Curious on what it was and to make sure that no one had broken in, he walked there.
When he was there, he looked around. Nothing was there except for trees and plants. Hitsugaya shrugged it off and was about to walk to the direction of his room but he heard a sound, leaves rustling.
He used his flash step and appeared right behind the figure. Taking a closer look, it was a girl. Her back was facing him and she was half a head shorter than him. Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow at the figure before noticing two high pigtails, one on each side of her head. Who else does he know who ties their hair like that?
"Ongaku-san, what are you doing?" Minako jumped a bit before turning around to look at her captain
"A-ah! Hitsugaya-taichou! When did you get there?"
"I saw a figure out here so I came to see if someone broke in."
"I-I see."
"Back to my question. What are you doing Ongaku-san?"
"W-well, I wanted to explore the division and I kinda…"she then trailed off
"You got lost." It wasn't a question, it was a statement
Minako rubbed the back of her neck and let out a nervous chuckle.
"Yeah…"Hitsugaya sighed
"C'mon, I'll show you where's your room." He said as he walked towards the direction of the non-seated Shinigami's rooms, Minako following behind him
They continued to walk, Minako is now walking beside her captain and silence that settled on them was kinda awkward.
"Err…Hitsugaya-taichou…"
"What is it?" he asked, looking at her from the corner of his eyes
"Can you please…Well…Umm…Don't call me by my last name?"
"Why?"
"It feels weird when people call me that. I guess it's weird since I'm the eldest daughter of one of the noble families but…People call my sister that and she likes it because people will know that she is higher than them but I want to be treated like a normal Shinigami and well…I'm not gonna be the head of the clan so I don't see why-…"Hitsugaya cut her off
"I'm not calling you that because you're from a noble family. I call you that cause I think it's right. Usually I would call you just 'Ongaku' but the 'san' is added cause you're from a noble family. But either way, I'll still be calling you by your last name. Understand?" he said, looking straight at the hall they were walking in
"H-hai." She said, barely a whisper
Hitsugaya then stopped walking and so did Minako. He then turned around to look at her.
"This way is the way to the rooms of non-seated Shinigami." Hitsugaya said, pointing to the right
"And that way is where the seated Shinigami's rooms are." Now he's pointing at the left
"Okay?" the white hair captain asked to make sure she understood
"H-hai. Arigatoo." She said with a bow before going to the right
Hitsugaya stared at her retreating back. What she just said was like déjà vu. He shrugged it off before turning to the left so he can finally go to his room and sleep. Once in his room, he changed into more comfortable clothes to sleep in. After changing, he went under the blanket of his bed and in a matter of minutes, he soon fell asleep since he was so tired.
"Oi, Minako! Where are you?" a boy with white hair and teal eyes said before looking behind a tree
He then heard something from above so he looked up. He saw a girl with dark brown wavy hair and dark brown eyes who was just sitting on a branch of the tree.
"Found you." He said which lead the girl to pout
"I knew I shouldn't have moved."
"Get down here Minako."
"And what if I don't want to? I never get to do this when I'm at home."
"Are you really the same shy Minako that I met last week?" he asked with a raised eyebrow which leads Minako to giggle
"Yeah and you know that Hitsugaya-kun." She said with a smile
"I still can't believe it."
"Well believe it cause this is how I am when I'm close to someone."
"Whatever. Just get down."
"Why should I?"
"You could fall you know."
"Yeah I know but you'll catch me right?"
"Who said I was going to catch you?" Minako then pouted again
"Eh? Your not?" Hitsugaya rolled his eyes
"Obviously I'm going to catch you. Besides, Hinamori will kill me if you got hurt."
"Fine, fine. I'll get down." She said as she slowly climbed down the tree
She then stepped on a weak branch which caused it to fall to the ground with a thud. Now Minako is holding onto a branch that she was holding before stepping on that weak branch.
"Ah! I'm going to fall!" Minako shouted, the branch slowing bending, about to snap
"Let go, I'll catch you!" Minako looked down
"Too scared!"
"Just do it!"
"No!"
"Minako!"
"But-…AH!" the branch then broke cause it couldn't take the weight which means Minako is now falling
She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the pain that she's going to feel once she hit the ground. Minako then hit something but oddly, it didn't hurt that much like she thought it would. She then heard a groan so she opened her eyes. Her eyes widen when she saw Hitsugaya's face.
"Oh my God! Hitsugaya-kun! Are you alright?" Minako said, her eyes and voice showing her concern
"I told you that you could've fall." He said as he opened one eye to look at her
"Yeah…"Minako then smiled
"But you also told me that you would catch me."
"Like I said, Hinamori will kill me if you got hurt…Not like she can anyway but still." Minako then looked down
"Gomen ne." Hitsugaya looked at her before sighing
"You're okay right?" Minako just nodded
"Then let's head back."
"Okay." Minako said before getting off of Hitsugaya
They were going to start walking before Hitsugaya noticed something.
"Hey Minako, this is yours right?" he asked as he held up a silver bracelet with a charm on it
It seems to have fallen off her wrist or something.
"A-ah! Yeah it's mine. Thanks." She said as she took it and wore it back on her wrist
After that was done, the two went home.
Hitsugaya slowly opened his eyes. He then sat up and began rubbing his sleepy eyes.
"What…What was that?" he asked himself, remembering his dream
He looked out the window and saw the sun already rising. He kinda figured it was 7.30 in the morning so he got out of bed and went to the bathroom. He did his normal routine, brushed his teeth, shower, got dressed and before you know it, it was 5 minutes til 8.
"Better go check if Matsumoto is awake yet." He said as he fixed his Zanpakuto on his back
The white haired captain walked out of the door and walked to the room across from his.
"Oi, Matsumoto. Are you awake?" he said as he knocked on the door
"Hey Matsumoto." He tried again after getting no answer
He then heard some sounds and then foot steps. After that, the door opened to reveal Matsumoto with her hair all messed up and everything. It's like she's suffering from a hangover or something."
"What is it taichou?" she asked after rubbing her eyes
"Have you forgotten already?" he asked with a glare
"Forgot what?" the strawberry blonde asked with a confuse expression before it hit her
"Oh! What time is it?"
"It's nearly 8."
"What! Taichou! Why didn't you wake me up sooner?" she said before rushing towards the bathroom
The little captain sighed. He decided to just meet his lieutenant later in the room. All the recruits should already be there. Hitsugaya proceeded to walk towards the room he was in yesterday when he met his new recruits. Once he arrived, he slides the sliding door to the side and saw that all his 12 recruits were all there. Although…They did not notice that their little captain was already standing at the door. The recruits only realized that their captain was there when Hitsugaya cleared his throat. The recruits then made a line.
"Good morning."
"Good morning taichou."
"Now you're here to-…"
"Taichou~! I'm here!" Matsumoto said as she reached the door but she earned an icy glare from her captain cause of that
"As I was saying, you're here today to know your ranks. Some of you might not have a rank and will be a non-seated Shinigami until you get promoted. In order to get promoted, you need to work hard so I expect a lot from all of you."
"Hai."
"And hopefully none of you are like Matsumoto." Hitsugaya said under his breathe before taking out the piece of paper that has the list of Shinigami and their ranks
"Alright, here are your ranks." Hitsugaya said before looking at the paper
"Fourteenth seat, Saito Etsuko." A guy with black hair sighed in relief
"Eleventh seat, Nakashima Shouta." A guy with light brown hair cheered silently (make note that these two OCs are not going to appear much at all so you guys might forget them quite easily in a few chapters)
"Ninth seat, Watanabe Akari." Akari smirked and her face gave the look that says 'I-knew-I-was-going-to-get-pick-because-I'm-awesome'
"Eighth seat, Takeuchi Katsu." Katsu wiped imaginary sweat on his forehead before sighing a breathe of relief
"Sixth seat, Takeuchi Haruki." Haruki silently high-fived his brother
"Fifth seat, Ongaku Minako." Minako sighed in relief before smiling
"The rest of the six is still not qualified to be a seated Shinigami. I hope all of you will work hard so you can be one. I want the six that I didn't call out to follow Matsumoto's orders. Meet her at the division courtyard at noon. You have the orders I gave you right?" the white haired captain asked as he looked at his lieutenant
"Yes, I do."
"Good. I want the six I called out to follow me and meet me at my office at noon. Until then, you are all dismissed." Hitsugaya said before walking towards a wall and leaned against it, watching some of the recruits congratulating the others
"We're seated Shinigami! Oh my God! I thought I wouldn't get picked!" Minako said, jumping up and down which made the twins laugh
"But you did get picked. You're even the fifth seat! You're in a higher rank than us! Congrats!" Haruki said with a smile before hugging Minako
"Hey, I want a hug too!" Katsu said before hugging Minako as well
"Err…Guys…Can't breathe here…"the twins then let her go, seeing her gasp for air amuses them
"Congratulations." Katsu said before ruffling Minako's hair a bit which cause her fringe to be a little messy
"Thank you."
"Minako-chan! Congrats! Same goes for you two too." Matsumoto said, now standing in front of them
"Thanks." The three said together with smiles on their faces
"You have no idea how boring it was and how long it took to decide! I hope three of you are satisfied with what you got."
"Oh we are." Katsu said, smiling
"That's good to hear. Oh?" Matsumoto noticed something on the floor, she bend down to pick it up
"Minako-chan, isn't this yours?" Matsumoto asked as she held up a silver bracelet with several charms on it
"A-ah! Yeah it's mine. Thanks." Minako said before taking the bracelet and wore it back on her wrist
They were going to start walking before Hitsugaya noticed something.
"Hey Minako, this is yours right?" he asked as he held up a silver bracelet with a charm on it
It seems to have fallen off her wrist or something.
"A-ah! Yeah it's mine. Thanks." She said as she took it and wore it back on her wrist
Hitsugaya shook his head. First the dream and now this. What else?
"Oh yeah, Minako-chan."
"What is it Katsu-kun?"
"I've been meaning to ask you what that charm symbolize for." He said, pointing at the bracelet
"Oh yeah, me too." Haruki said as he looked at the bracelet
"Which charm?"
"The one with the silver snowflake." The twins pointed out at the same time
"Oh you mean this?" she asked, holding her wrist up to show the snowflake charm, they just nodded
"I got this when I-…Err…Got lost."
"You got lost?" Katsu asked which made Haruki face palmed himself
"She got lost six months after her parents gave her the bracelet and when you found out, you were worried as hell, remember?"
"Oh, that time." Katsu said as he finally remembered
He then blushed when he realize what else his brother said.
"I did not worry that much!" Haruki just smirked
"Right." Haruki said, sarcasm implied
"Anyway, we asked what it means, not when you got it." Haruki said
"Ah well, when I was lost, I met a boy there. I was scared of him at first but after a few days I got used to him. A week later, it was snowing and it was my first time seeing snow fall so I was very happy. I fell unconscious cause of the really cold temperature since I didn't wear clothes that would keep me warm enough. After I woke up, I drank some soup and I seemed to have gotten tired and fell asleep. The boy woke me up when it was time for dinner and gave me this when it was time for us to sleep. I guess he got me this when I was sleeping." She said with a smile
"Come to think of it, you were never out when the snow starts falling." Haruki said as he remembered their childhood
"So you were living with that boy the whole time you were lost?" Katsu asked with a raised eyebrow
"Yup." She said it like it was nothing
"He didn't do anything to you did he?"
"Dude, we were both like, practically the same age. I doubt anything went through his mind at that time."
"You'll never know." The twins said at the same time
"Whatever." She said, not caring about the subject anymore
Hitsugaya closed his eyes, trying to tune out all the sounds.
"Hitsugaya-kun! Wake up!" a dark brown haired girl said as she shook the white haired boy, trying to wake him up
"It's too early." He muttered
"It's nearly two in the afternoon! C'mon wake up! I wanna show you something!" Hitsugaya opened one eye to look at his friend
"What?"
"Just wake up! C'mon!" Hitsugaya just stared at her for two seconds before going back to a comfortable position to sleep
"I refuse."
"Please!"
"No."
"Why not?"
"'Cause I don't want to."
"Please Hitsugaya-kun!" she said before pouting a pout that Hitsugaya found very cute on her and he usually gives in when she does that
The white haired boy looked at Minako and quickly regretted it when he saw her pouting.
"I hate it when you do that." He said as he got up into a sitting position, the blanket that was covering him was on the side of his futon
"Do what?" Minako asked, tilting her head to the side a little
"Never mind…"Hitsugaya said with a sigh, rubbing his sleepy eyes for a few seconds before looking at her
"What did you wanna show me?"
"It's outside!" she said before rushing towards the door that leads to the back
Hitsugaya just stared at his friend before letting out a chuckle, a smirk appearing on his face before he stood up and walked towards the back.
"Stop walking so slow and hurry up." She said, jumping up and down
He just shook his head out of amusement before quickening his pace.
"Alright, I'm here. What is it that you wanted to show me?"
"It's snowing!" she said with a huge smile on her face
"Yes it is." He said as he looked at the falling snow
"Isn't it awesome?"
"Is that all you wanted to show me?" he asked, looking at her with a raised eyebrow
Minako just nodded with a huge smile.
"If that's the case then I'm going back to sleep." He said, walking back to where he previously was
"Wha! Why?"
"It's just snowing, nothing else." He said as he continue to walk, not once looking back since he knows that she's pouting and Hitsugaya doesn't want to fall victim for her irresistible pout once again
"Oh, I see that you're awake Toshiro." His grandmother said as she saw her grandson
"Yeah and I'm going back to sleep."
"Where's Minako?"
"She's out playing in the snow or something."
"Why don't you go play with her?"
"Nah. Besides, she woke me up just because it was snowing. It's like she's giving the impression that that's her first time seeing snow fall."
"Maybe it is."
"I doubt that."
"But Toshiro, don't you think she might freeze if you just let her be like that? If I remember correctly, she didn't change out from that white dress of hers yet right?" Hitsugaya's eyes widen slightly at his grandmother words
If you people don't get what his grandmother said then okay, I'll explain what I mean. Now you see…
At the time Minako was found by Hinamori, she was wearing a white dress which was clearly stated in the prologue of the previous chapter. When Minako started living with them, she wore her white dress to sleep while wearing Hinamori's kimonos that she had outgrown of in the day. Think of the white dress like her pajamas. So when Hitsugaya's grandmother said that she hasn't change meant that she woke up and had forgotten to change when she saw the snow starting to fall from the window.
Hope that made sense. Continue reading the chapter please! :D
"I'm going to go check on her." He said before running towards the back
Granny smiled at his retreating back.
"Minako." The white haired boy said once he reached the back of the house
He scanned the area and didn't see her playing in the snow anywhere. Hitsugaya then spotted dark brown hair on the snow covered ground and straightly rushed towards it.
"Minako. Hey, you alright?" he asked before stopping an inch away from her body
"Oi." he said when he didn't get an answer
Hitsugaya then bent down and looked at her face. His eyes widen slightly when he saw how her face was pale. He straightly picked her up. Hitsugaya can't believe how cold she was already by just staying out in the snow for like two to three minutes. He shook her a bit.
"Minako. Minako. Hey." No response
Hitsugaya leaned his head down a bit so his cheek can touch Minako's forehead. He straightly pulled away at the cold temperature he felt.
"Damn, you're freezing." He said before tightening his grip around her and got into the house
He placed Minako on his futon that he was sleeping on before and quickly covered her with the blanket. He placed his hand on her cheek and it was still cold.
"Not warm enough." He said before rushing to the closet where they kept all the blankets and futons
He brought back another blanket and covered her. Hitsugaya then sat beside the futon, waiting for her to wake up.
15 minutes later…
"She's still not awake?" Granny asked before placing a plate of food beside him
"Nope." Hitsugaya said, not removing his eyes away from Minako
"Well, I think she'll be just fine. You don't have to worry so much. Minako will be alright. You should eat Toshiro. You haven't eaten anything since you woke up."
"Not hungry."
"Come on Toshiro. You know Momo won't like it if you don't eat, Minako too." She said with a small smile
Hitsugaya sighed before grabbing whatever that was on the plate and ate it, still not looking away from the brunette.
"Minako is a lovely girl isn't she?" Granny asked as she sat dawn, the plate of food in between her and Hitsugaya
"She's weird, I'll give you that." He said, taking some more food from the plate
"But…"he stopped what he was going to say so he could eat the food that was in his hand, once done he continued
"She's nice, polite and has a nice smile and I hate it when she pouts. I always seem to give in when she pouts like that. She is also very shy and I'm still wondering if she is the same shy girl that Hinamori brought home last week."
"That means she has gotten used to living with us and is showing her true personality that she is unable to show to people she doesn't know well yet."
"I guess that's true." Hitsugaya said, finishing the last bit of food that was on the plate
"You know Toshiro, I haven't seen you this worry about someone besides me or Momo."
"Well, Hinamori will start nagging me or something if I didn't do anything." He said after a minute of silence
"Is that all? In my point of view, I think you have taken a liking towards Minako."
"She's my friend."
"I think is more than that Toshiro." Granny said with a smile
Hitsugaya's cheek started to turn to pink.
"W-what are you talking about Granny? She's just a friend!" Granny just let out a small laugh
"Whatever you say Toshiro." She said before taking the plate away and walked to the kitchen
"I don't like her. She's just a friend." He said to himself, his cheeks still pink
Hitsugaya then closed his eyes for a few seconds, his face back to normal colour.
"Toshiro."
"Yes Granny?"
"Take this soup and give it to Minako once she wakes up." She said as she came back with a bowl of soup in her hands
She gently placed it beside Toshiro.
"I'm going to do some errands, I'll be back in a while." She said before leaving
Few minutes after his grandmother left, he closed his eyes but it snapped open after 30 seconds.
"Hitsugaya-kun?" Minako said, her voice soft and she was looking at Hitsugaya
"Minako, what were you thinking! You could have died there if I didn't realize you haven't change yet!"
"Sorry…Thank you for helping me get out of the cold." She said with a small smile while he on the other hand, sighed
"Here." Hitsugaya said, pushing the bowl of soup towards her
"What's this?"
"Soup obviously."
"I know that."
"Granny said to give you this once you wake up so here."
"Ah arigatoo." She said, going into a sitting position but Hitsugaya pushed her back down
"What?" she asked with a confuse expression
"You're still freezing."
"Well yeah, I admit I'm still a little cold but-…"
"I'll feed you."
"…What?"
"I said, I'll feed you."
"No it's okay Hitsu-…"he cut her off
"What did I say?" Minako sighed before pouting
"You'll feed me."
"Good now just lean against the wall." He said and she listened
Hitsugaya then took the two blankets and covered her shoulders, tucking it behind her shoulders and began feeding her the soup. It was awkward but he didn't want her to feel cold.
"Hitsugaya-kun, I'm warm enough now. I can feed myself." She said after a minute and a half of Hitsugaya feeding her
The white haired boy raised an eyebrow at her.
"Do you have a problem with me feeding you?" Minako's cheeks turned a little pink but that went unknown to the white haired boy
"W-well…It's just that…It's kinda…Awkward…"she said the last part in a whisper tone but Hitsugaya still heard it
"Don't think that it doesn't feel awkward for me too."
"But it's just so weird. From the stories Granny and Hina-chan told me, you don't seem like a person to do this kind of stuff."
"Well, Hinamori doesn't get out in the snow in clothes that doesn't keep her warm and Granny usually stays inside." He said before bringing a spoon full of soup towards her mouth
Minako opened her mouth and covered the whole round thing…whatever it's called. Hitsugaya smiled a small smile (that was barely visible) and chuckled a bit.
"Why are you laughing?" she said once she let go of the spoon
"Nothing."
"Tell me!"
"It's nothing." He said as he dipped the spoon into the bowl of soup and then bringing it towards her mouth but she refuse to open
"I take it that you're not going to drink this unless I tell you." He said, knowing her well enough to know what she was doing and he was correct when she nodded
"It's really nothing." He said after letting out a sigh, she still didn't open her mouth
Hitsugaya closed his eyes and sighed once more before looking back at Minako.
"When you did that thing just now…"
"Mm-hmm...?" a blush then started to form on his cheeks
"You looked…Cute…"he said, the wall looking very interesting to him at the moment since he decided to look at it and not look at Minako's face which was starting to heat up
"A-ah…Err…Ano…"she has no idea what to say
"Can you hurry and drink this now, my arm is getting tired." He said, bringing the spoon close to her mouth
"Ah, hai." She said before drinking it
Few minutes later, the soup was finally finished. Hitsugaya took the bowl and the spoon and brought it to the kitchen to put it in the sink. Once he went back to the room, Hitsugaya saw the brunette sleeping. He walked towards her and gently laid her down on the futon and covered her with one of the blankets, folding the other one and put it aside before sitting down beside her again.
"Toshiro, I'm back." He heard his grandmother said as she opened the door and then closing it
"Welcome back Granny."
"Minako still hasn't waked up yet?" Granny asked as she saw Minako still sleeping
"Nah. She just went to sleep."
"She must be really tired then."
"Yeah."
After a minute of silence, Hitsugaya straightly stood up and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going Toshiro?"
"Out. I'll be back soon." He said before leaving
"Alright, be careful."
Hitsugaya walked around the streets, looking for a particular store that just opened few days ago. It's a shop that can make almost anything, such as bracelets and rings. but it costs quite a lot since it's determine by the size, shape and when you would want it to be done. Good thing Hitsugaya has been saving money.
Flashback…
"Hey Minako-chan, where did you get that bracelet?" Hinamori asked as she looked at the silver bracelet
It had been 5 days since Minako has been staying with them and she stutters way less now.
"M-my parents gave it to me just a few months ago. They t-told me to get a charm that symbolize what I've done or what I'm proud of."
End of flashback.
"Symbolize what she's done or what she's proud of huh?" he thought as he continued looking for the store
Hitsugaya found the shop, it was just a normal size shop painted and you can feel some heat coming out from the place. He walked towards it and opened the door. By opening it, a bell that was attached at the top of the door rang.
"How can I help you kid?" a tall guy with black hair and eyes said, looking down at the boy
"This is no place for kids to play so it's best if you go home." The tall dude was about to turn around and walked back to the table he was at before but Hitsugaya spoke up
"I'm here cause I want you to make something."
"I run a tough business here kid. It's gonna cost ya."
"I know."
"Alright then, what do you want?" the black haired guy asked, sitting on a stool that was beside the table
"A charm."
"A charm?" The dude asked with a raised eyebrow
"Yes, a charm. A normal size charm that can be put on a bracelet."
"Any shape?"
"A snowflake."
"A snowflake eh? When do you want it to be done?"
"When can you get it down?"
"About three hours."
"Three hours huh? When is the fastest time you can get it done?"
"One and a half hour…Maybe one."
"I'll need it in two hours."
"Two hours eh?" Hitsugaya just nod before saying…
"How much will it be?"
"Normally, that will cost you 476 bucks. But since you're a kid and all. I'll charge ya 200."
"Honey, a boy his age doesn't have that much money. Can't you lower it a bit more?" a woman with blonde hair and brown eyes said, walking down the stairs that leads to another floor
"Giving the kid a 276 discount is a lot." He said, looking at, most probably, his wife
"No. Giving an adult a 276 discount is a lot but to a child, 200 is still expensive."
"It's business dear. The kid pays that amount or I'm not doing it." The blonde woman narrowed her eyes
"Then I'll pay for half of it."
"That means you're giving the kid a hundred dollar discount!" the dude said
"So? He's still a child."
"It's alright ma'am, I'll pay." Hitsugaya said, getting tired of the couple's argument
"See, the kid is willing to pay 200 so let him."
"It's still too expensive honey."
"Hey kid, how much do you have with you right now?" the guy asked, looking at Hitsugaya
"150."
"You see! He doesn't even have 200! He must have starved to death if he saved that much!"
"Alright! Fine! I'll give him another hundred dollar discount! Happy?" the blonde smile
"Yes."
"I'll get started on it now." The black haired dude muttered before going to some room
"Come back in two hours. He will be done by then since that's the amount of time you gave him."
"I'll wait."
"Alright then. If you need anything, I'll be upstairs." She said before going up the stairs
2 hours later…
"Here you go kid." The guy said, placing the snowflake charm on the table
Hitsugaya took it with his index finger and his thumb, looking it over.
It was a six pointed snowflake and…well…it's really hard to describe a snowflake so I'll just give you the link to see it. I'll put the link at the AN on the bottom. (Hope you all will check it out)
"It's great. Arigatoo." Hitsugaya said before taking out a hundred bucks and putting it on the table
"Yeah, yeah." The dude said, taking the money
"Glad you like it." The blonde said with a smile
"Thank you sir, ma'am."
"The name's Kosuke."
"And you can call me Atsuko."
"Why didn't they introduce themselves in the first place?" Hitsugaya thought as he looked at the couple
"Hitsugaya." He said before walking towards the exit
"Thanks again." And with that, he was gone.
Hitsugaya then walked back home and saw that Minako was still sleeping. He was planning to just leave the charm beside her so when she wakes up, she would see it. But then he decided to give it to her before night time.
"Welcome back Toshiro." Hitsugaya just nod
"Dinner's almost ready so you should wake Minako up soon." He once again, nod
Half an hour later, Hitsugaya woke Minako up.
"Oi, Minako. It's time for dinner." She stirred for a bit before opening her dark brown eyes
"Eh…Already?"
"Yes. So get up." He said before walking away
Minako straightly got up and followed him. After dinner, Hitsugaya and Minako were just about to sleep. Granny was already asleep the minute she lied down on her futon and covered herself with the blanket.
"Minako…"he said, covering himself with the blanket, his back facing Minako's back
"What is it Hitsugaya-kun?" she mumbled, still quite tired even though she took a two to three hour nap
Hitsugaya turned around and said…
"Here."
He placed the snowflake charm next to the pillow before turning back around. Minako turned around to look at what Hitsugaya had placed beside her pillow and saw a silver snowflake charm. She stared at it for ten seconds before looking at Hitsugaya. She smiled before placing the charm under her pillow, making a mental note to put it on her bracelet once she wakes up.
"Arigatoo Hitsugaya-kun." And with that, she fell asleep with a small smile on her face
"Taichou! Taichou! Don't tell me that you're sleeping while standing up!" Matsumoto's voice was then heard (it was a pretty long flashback-memory thing huh? I didn't know myself that it was going to be that long. Hope you didn't find it boring.)
Hitsugaya opened his eyes to see his lieutenant right in front of him, waving her hand in front of his face. The white haired captain slapped her hand away and looked up at her.
"What is it Matsumoto?" he asked before realizing that he and Matsumoto were the only ones in the room
"How long have I been-…"
"About ten minutes taichou." He glared at her
"Don't cut me off."
"What the hell was that? A memory? After so long, why do I have a memory of my childhood now? Ten minutes huh? That's short seeing as the memory seemed really long." He thought before walking towards the door and out of the room
"I'm pretty sure you haven't eaten yet since you woke up late. I don't want you to be late when you see the recruits later at noon." He said before walking towards the direction of his office
He continued to walk but he stopped when he saw someone sitting down at the one of the many entrances to the 10th Division courtyard. Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow at it until he noticed dark brown hair tied into two high pigtails. He then continued to walk and when he was just a few feet away, he could see her face and she was just eating on some slices of watermelon.
Hitsugaya stopped walking when he was one feet away from her.
"We have a dining hall you know."
Minako jumped a bit before looking at Hitsugaya. He raised an eyebrow at her.
"Oh it's just you taichou."
"Just me? Who are you hiding from?"
"You startled me."
"I can see that." He said and Minako just let out a nervous chuckle
"Right."
"Why aren't you eating at the dining hall?"
"Ah well, it's not that I don't want to but it's so peaceful and beautiful today. And I just like eating watermelons on days like today. All thanks to a friend of mine who keeps eating watermelons on days like this."
"That boy that you lived with when you were lost?"
"Eh? How'd you know taichou?"
"It is said on your profile."
"Ah I see."
"Don't be late later." Hitsugaya said before continuing to walk to his office but she stopped him
"Eh, Hitsugaya-taichou, you're not gonna eat?"
"Not hungry." Was all he said before walking away
"Okay then…"she said before taking a bite out of her watermelon, looking up at the sky
"Hitsugaya-kun!"
"What was that?" Minako said before looking around
She then saw a girl with black hair and dark brown eyes. Her hair tied up into a bun.
"Are you looking for Hitsugaya-taichou?" Minako asked with a questioning look
"Yes. I saw him here before but now I don't know where he went." Minako then stood up and placed her already finished slice of watermelon on the plate
"I think he's going to his office now since he went that way." She said, pointing to the direction she saw her captain was walking to
"Thank you. My name is Hinamori Momo by the way." She said with a smile
"Nice to meet you Hinamori-…"Minako then noticed the 5th Division armband
"Err…Fukutaichou…My name is Ongaku Minako." She said with a bow
"Oh, you're one of the new recruits right?" Minako just nodded
"Ah well, thanks for the help. Bye." Hinamori said with a wave before running off towards the direction of the office
"That…Was weird." Minako said before sitting back down and ate her last two slices of watermelon
"But Hinamori-fukutaichou seems like a nice person. She seems to be close to taichou too."
"Speaking of the name 'Hinamori', I wonder how Hina-chan is doing right now. Hitsugaya-kun too. Funny, Hitsugaya-kun has the same last name as taichou." She said as she continued eating her slice of watermelon
It then hit her that she almost choked.
"No way. There's no way. No way can taichou be Hitsugaya-kun." She said, continuing to eat her slice of watermelon and tried to forget that thought but it just wouldn't leave her mind
"Gah! This is so not gonna help me on any task that taichou is going to give me later." She finished her slice before taking the last one
"It's probably about to be 9. What am I going to do for the next few hours til noon?" Minako asked herself, looking up at the sky
With Hitsugaya…
"Matsumoto really needs to learn how to be more responsible. How the hell did she even got the title as 'fukutaichou' is a mystery to me." Hitsugaya said as he neatly put some of the paperwork in a neat pile before doing the others
Then the door burst open.
"Hitsugaya-kun!"
"What is it Hinamori? And it's Hitsugaya-taichou. How many times do I have to remind you?"
"Sorry but by any chance, did you have a weird dream last night?"
"Last night? Yeah, I guess. Why?"
"Cause I had this weird dream last night."
"What is it?"
"Well, it was something like a memory when we were still living with Granny. We were playing near a river and there was this girl sleeping under the tree cause she was so tired. We went to wake her up but she said she's too sleepy so we had to carry her back home. Although you were the one carrying her." A scene suddenly flash in Hitsugaya's mind
"Shiro-chan! I think it's about time for us to get back." A girl with black hair said
"Alright." Said a boy with white hair, walking towards a tree but straightly stop and look at the black haired girl
"What?"
"Don't call me 'Shiro-chan'." He said with a glare before continuing to walk towards the tree which happens to have a girl with dark brown hair sleeping underneath it
"Minako, wake up." The boy said, shaking her shoulders gently
"C'mon Minako-chan, it's time to go home." The girl with the black hair said, patting the sleeping girl's leg
"…Hmm…"
"Guess that means you have to carry her Shiro-…"
"If you call me 'Shiro-chan', I'll make sure you sleep on the floor tonight with no blanket. Maybe even outside. You hear me Bed-Wetter Momo?"
"Fine, fine. Looks like you have to carry her Hitsugaya-kun." Hitsugaya just let out a sigh before carrying Minako, princess style
Hinamori smiled which made Hitsugaya to look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing." Hinamori said, walking towards the direction of their home, the smile still on her face
"…By any chance, was that girl's name 'Minako'?" Hinamori nodded
"How'd you know?"
"My dream was different from yours. It was also when we were still living with Granny. You were at the Shinigami Academy and me and that girl, who is named Minako, was playing at a spacious area. We were playing hide and seek so she hid herself by climbing up the tree. She fell down when she was climbing back down and I caught her."
"Oh and I met one of your new recruits just now. She helped me a while ago when I asked if she knew where you were going."
"Ongaku-san?"
"Yeah. Ongaku Minako. Eh…That name still sounds familiar and it's the same name with the girl in our dreams. What do you think all of this means?"
"I have a theory but I'm not sure. I'll tell you when I figure it out." Hitsugaya said before signing some paperwork
"Alright then. If anything that seems related to this Minako girl that was in our pasts then I'll tell you. Sorry to bother you." Hinamori said before she left
"This really is a mystery."
"Maybe they are the same person."
"Maybe."
"Who is this Minako from the past?"
"I don't remember much but I remember she was a really shy girl that Hinamori found almost getting bullied by the bullies that live there and she stayed with us for a while before some people took her away."
"Isn't that almost the same with this Minako since her profile stated that she was gone for a month and three days and was found in front of a house with a boy?"
"I guess but I'm not so sure. I don't really remember much and one of the things I do remember is that the Minako from the past didn't really like to tie her hair."
"Who knows? People change. Besides, her bracelet seems to match the one from the past. Just with more charms."
"I'll try to get more information about her. If this Minako is the same Minako from the past…"
"What would you do if she is the same one?"
"I don't know but we'll see." And with that, the conversation with him and his Zanpakuto, Hyorinmaru, ended
"I really don't remember much of the past with Minako." He said to himself before busying himself with his remaining paperwork
With Minako…
"Hey Minako-chan! We were looking all over for you!" Katsu said as he and his brother walk towards Minako
"Sorry. Should've told you guys that I was going to be here."
"It's alright." Haruki said
"Hey, do you think taichou will ask if we met our Zanpakuto?" Katsu asked, looking at his sword
"Who knows." Minako said with a shrug
"I doubt it. Not that many recruits met their Zanpakuto yet so I don't think he'll ask." Haruki said
"Aww…I was hoping that he would ask. Like that, taichou would be very shock that all three of us have met our Zanpakuto already."
"You and Susamajii will just have to wait."
"We're not the most patient so no promises."
"How's yours doing Haruki-kun?" Minako asked
"Hayaku's doing fine. Even though my specialty is Hakuda. I'll try to use him as much as possible."
"I bet he's happy as long as you use him." Katsu said before taking a hold of his sword's handle
"Who's up for a spar?" the blonde male asked with a grin
"Sorry bro but unless you use some hand to hand combat, it's a no." Haruki said which made Katsu look at Minako
"What about you Minako-chan?"
"Sure, I'm up for it." Minako said with a grin like smile, taking hold of her sword's handle
"Awesome." Katsu said before going to the center of the courtyard
"Hurry up." He said as Minako walk so she stood a few feet away from him
"Ready?" the blonde asked and Minako nodded
"Let's go Susamajii." Katsu said, taking out his Zanpakuto from its sheath
"Time to fight Senritsu." Minako said as she took out her Zanpakuto from its sheath
With Hitsugaya…
"Where is that Matsumoto?" he asked himself
As if on cue, Matsumoto burst right in.
"Taichou! Guess what I found out!" Hitsugaya glared at her
"You're late."
"Forget that! Three of our recruits have already met their Zanpakuto!" Hitsugaya gave her a skeptical look
"And you know this how?"
"When I was on my way here, I overheard them. Isn't that amazing taichou? They already met their Zanpakuto!"
"Do you know who they are?" Matsumoto just nodded with a smile
"It's Ongaku Minako and the Takeuchi twins!"
"Really?"
"Yup! I think Minako-chan and Katsu are going to spar right now!"
Back with Minako and the twins…
The place was windy, Katsu and Minako we're waiting to see who would make the first move. Minako knew that it would be Katsu doing it. He always make the first move.
"Get ready Minako-chan." He said before charging at her
Minako used her sword to shield herself and by doing that, a clang noise was heard as both swords clash with each other.
"You're the one who should get ready Katsu-kun." She said before pushing him back and then jumping a few feet away
"Sakura Kyokumei (Sakura Song)." Minako said before slashing the air in front of her
Bright pink Sakura flowers started forming around the air. They were shining brightly and there were like hundreds of them. They started spinning crazily and as if a strong wind hit them, the Sakura flowers spun to Katsu's direction. They look like pink shrunken.
Katsu smirked before pointing his sword at the direction of the pink Sakura shuriken.
"Moeru Kyumen (Blazing Sphere)." A huge fire ball then form at the tip of the sword before firing itself towards the pink shuriken which burned all of them and made it disappear into thin air
"You gotta do better then that Minako-ch-…Hey, where'd she go?" he said when he noticed Minako was not in front of him anymore
"When alone, always watch your back even when facing front. Isn't that what you told me Katsu-kun?" Katsu turned around and saw Minako was behind him, her sword now pointing at his chest
"You've gotten better Minako-chan." He said before disappearing and then appeared behind Minako, his sword pointing at her back
"But still not good enough." The blonde said with a smirk
Minako stayed quiet before smirking a small smirk.
"You're not the only one who can use Shunpo." She said before disappearing and then appeared a few feet away from Katsu
"I keep wondering who is faster, me or you." Katsu said, resting his blade on his shoulder
"Maybe we'll have a race after this." Minako said with a smile before leaping up in the air
"Kaze Surasshu (Wind Slash) (such a normal name right?)." Minako slice down through the air
A huge silver blade made of wind was then heading towards the blonde. Katsu blocked it by putting his sword over his head and then sliced it to half. He then felt something warm on his palm.
"The hell?" he said when he saw the blood
"Since when did that happen?" Katsu asked before grabbing some bandage from his sleeves
"That was a good idea to keep bandages in your sleeves Katsu-kun." Minako said after landing on the ground
"You gotta be prepared." He said with a smirk once he was done
"Inazuma Senko (Lightning Flash)." Suddenly, a bright yellow light like covered the area which forced the two to shield their eyes
"Why did you do that Haruki?" Katsu asked, making sure the bright light was gone before looking at his brother who unsheathed his sword
"Hayaku and I decided to join." Said the red haired boy which made the blonde to smirk at his brother
"About time. Whose side are you on?"
"Neither."
"Alright then, Sakura Kyokumei." Minako said before slashing her sword at the air in front of her
The bright pink Sakura flowers started to form but there were more than before. Again, the pink shuriken were spinning crazily before going towards their targets.
"Moeru Kyumen."
"Rakurai Boruto (Lightning Volt)." A bright yellow lightning shot out of Haruki's sword and towards the shuriken
"I hate it when you guys do that." She said before putting her Zanpakuto back into its sheath
Minako then disappeared. The twins look around, searching for the girl and they found her when she did a leg sweep on Katsu.
"What the hell Minako-chan!" he said as he rubbed his head while Minako used her flash steps to be a few feet away from the twins
"Heh. Sorry." Minako said with an apologetic smile
"Well, I guess Matsumoto wasn't making things up after all. I didn't believe when she told me that the three of you have already met your Zanpakuto." Said a voice which made the three to look at the direction of the voice
Now isn't that a long chapter? i was going to add more but then i felt like it was long enough. so i hope you all enjoy this chapter :D i'm still sorry for the wait. i guess the next time i'll update will be a month or two from now. my school is also having a sports day this sunday and i cant wait! :D
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Even though i didn't join anything. xp
anyway, here's the link to see the snowflake!
http:/ / mae-ern . blogspot . com /2011/07/ post - and - snowflake - xd . html
just take out all the spaces and then it's good. i hope you guys like it. it was really hard for me to make...i think...anyway...
matsumoto: PLEASE REVIEW! :DDD