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LEGEND

"Talking." "Thinking."

Blessed from the Heavens ALT

Chapter One: Peach Guardian

This is the part he hated the most; waking up to a new day. There is nothing to look forward to except for the usual weekday routine: wake up, take a shower, go to school, return home, eat dinner, do homework, and go back to sleep. When it is the weekend, it's a little different; he would spend most of his time with his grandmother: helping her out, do groceries for her, and even socialize. She is the only person that he felt comfortable around. "Ohayo! It's time for you to wake up!"

His emerald-teal eyes shot open to see an unfamiliar face. Kneeling at his bedside is a young girl (about two or three years older) with soft chocolate brown eyes and raven coloured hair tied up in a bun. To ensure that no loose hair is present, the bun is held together by a small light blue cloth and true blue string. She wore a blue mid-sleeved jean jacket over her light green shirt. For her bottom wear, she is dressed in a blue skirt that went down to her knees. Hitsugaya suddenly jerked back all the way to one side of the bed on high alert. "Who are you and what do you want?" he asked.

"My name is Hinamori Momo and I have been sent from the heavenly afterlife to help you. I am your guardian," she happily replied. "It's very nice to meet you."

"Hn."

All of a sudden, he crawled up to her and began tugging the bottom section of Hinamori's right wing. "I-Itte, that hurts!" Momo exclaimed. "Can you please let go?"

Doing as he was told, Hitsugaya sat back down on his bottom with his arms folded over his chest. "Okay fine, you're a guardian. What kind of problem I have that you're here to help me with?"

Hinamori gave him a smile and replied, "I'm here to help you find the place where you belong."

"A place where I belong." He did recall mumbling those words last night before her went to sleep, but he never expected something like this would happen. To be honest, he never believed in superstitions or phenomenon caused by the supernatural. "Then why are you standing there for? Aren't you going to grant my wish?"

"Ano, it doesn't work that way. It's against our policy to be using our powers to bring you happiness. It would be breaking the heavenly law."

"Hn, so both of us have to follow the rules."

"Hai, that's right."

With a small sigh, Hitsugaya left the safety of his bed and headed over to the closet, where he pulled out a coat hanger that hold his school uniform. Looking back to see the raven haired girl still kneeling there, he gave her a look and said, "Do you mind? I have school in an hour."

Knowing what the prodigy meant, Hinamori blush a light shade of pink and quickly turned around. "Gomen nesai!"

He raised an eyebrow at her. "What kind of guardian are you? Can't you disappear or something so that I can change?"

"Ah hai!" Momo exclaimed before she snapped her fingers together and disappeared into thin air.

"Baka..."

Despite this morning's events, everything seemed regular like always. Hitsugaya has a tendency to arrive at school early so that he wouldn't have to deal with the usual behaviour from his fellow schoolmates: awkwardness and fear.

Sitting behind his desk, Hitsugaya looked out through the window to see a group of people on the large grassy field. "The Boy's Soccer Team."

People would think that he only spends his time reading books; they are easily mistaken. If there is one thing he loved doing in his spare time, it is soccer. Not only it is a sport that his late father introduced him to, but it is also the closest thing to feeling like a normal person: no special treatment, no invading his academic private life; just the great feeling of being free. "Shiro-chan, why don't you join the soccer team?" a voice interrupted.

He quickly returned to reality, turned his head to see the smiling raven haired girl sitting on the desk in front of him. Hitsugaya gave her a look and said, "Uruse, just leave me be."

"You know I can't do that," Momo said. "It's my job to help you. Finding a place where you belong all starts with involving yourself with whatever is around you."

"You can start helping me by not addressing me as Shiro-chan. That nickname makes me sound too cute. It's Hitsugaya Toshiro."

"Okay fine, I'll address you properly. Now, listen to my advice; participating in a school club is a great way to interact with others. Once you get to know them, they might even want to hang around with you."

"Easier said than done," Hitsugaya replied. "Now go away already."

"Daijobou, it's not like anyone else can see me or anything," Momo replied. "The worse that can happen is you talking to yourself."

Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow and then looked around the classroom. It is still deserted. He sighed with relief. Good thing he is informed of the news beforehand or else he will really get himself embarrassed. Just then, the slide door opened, revealing a few students coming into the classroom and taking their seats. Momo is right; they really didn't notice her presence. "I'll see you later Shiro-chan," Hinamori said. "I have some minor business to take care of. I'll be back as soon as I can!"

Once he watched the girl suddenly fade into disappearance. He gave out a low growl and resumed his attention at the scenery outside in the grassy field. "Is that girl ever going to address me correctly?"

She spent a fair amount of time in the morning floating in midair just outside of Hitsugaya's lecture classroom, writing out her progress report. She had to send up to the heavenly afterlife by today or else it is going to be late. "Finally, I'm all done!" Hinamori said as she gave a sigh of relief and began stretching her arms into the air.

"Hn, just finished your progress report Hinamori-kun?" asked another voice.

Turning her head to the side, the raven haired girl's face lightens up. "Kira-kun! Hisagi-san! It has been a while since I last saw you two. You finished collecting reports from the other captains?"

"Yeah," Kira Izuru agreed, "and boy it was quite a long trip."

"I agree," Hisagi Shuhei added. "Lately, there have been a lot of people here in the living world that is currently unhappy. All the captain guardians of the Thirteen Guardian Squads don't have any time to rest up there; they just come and go."

"No wonder Aizen-taicho asked me to do this assignment," Momo said.

"Sugoi Hinamori-kun, you're lucky to be doing this on your own for the first time," Kira replied, "and you're only a guardian partner."

The peach girl slowly nodded with agreement. "Hai."

"So, what's your assignment?" Hisagi asked.

"I'm helping Hitsugaya-kun to find a place where he belongs," Momo replied, turning her attention to the white haired teenager who is inside his class, listening to the teacher's lectures and jotting down notes onto his notebook.

"A place where he belongs?" Kira questioned.

"He must be at the age where he is trying to find his place in life," Hisagi replied. "You know, he feels isolated and such..."

"I think so too," Hinamori agreed as she waved her pointer finger around and summoned a black folder into her hands. Opening it up, she began to look through its contents and stopped at a certain sheet of paper containing Hitsugaya's profile. "Hitsugaya Toshiro; he's a fourteen years old junior student enrolled into Seireitei High School."

"Eh? He's too young to be attending high school right now," Kira said.

"Hitsugaya-kun's a tensai. The principal and teachers at his previous school believed that attending advanced classes would make things more challenging for him. Despite all that, he's still able to attain the highest marks in his grade."

"Sugoi."

"Hai, I think so too."

"We know he has excellent grades. How is his social life?" Hisagi asked.

"Eh, it's not really that great," Momo admitted, "to be honest. According to the information gathered on him, many people are actually scared of him."

"Scared of him?" the pale blond haired guardian partner asked.

"Hn, I can see why," Hisagi said as the three guardian partners took a good look at him. "Hitsugaya's face and hair colour doesn't help at all. Most of them probably think he's some sort of genius rebel or something along those lines."

Kira placed a hand on the raven haired girl's shoulder. Getting his attention, Hinamori saw the third guardian partner giving her a thumb up. "I'm sure you're able to complete the mission within the three months you're here."

Momo smiled back and nodded with agreement. "Hai, arigato Kira-kun!"

"Alright then," Hisagi said. "It's time for us to pick up your report."

"I'll see you again soon Hisagi-san, Kira-kun and thanks again."

"Ja ne Hinamori-kun," Kira said.

"Ja ne," Hisagi added. After handing the small bundle of paper to the tattooed guardian partner, Kira and Hisagi waved their peer a warm farewell before disappearing into thin air.

Clenching her fists together in front of her, Hinamori made a gut pose, determined to complete her assignment within the timed deadline. "Alright then, it's time for me to get back to work!"

The next time she managed to speak to her client alone is while he having lunch. Finding him hanging around on the rooftop on his own, the raven haired girl made her appearance by sitting right next to him. "Do you usually hang around here at lunch?" Hinamori asked.

"Do I really need to answer that question?" Hitsugaya retorted. "I'm pretty sure someone like you know the reason why I'm up here all the time."

"You should be a little more outgoing. If you're able to do that, I'm sure people will start accepting you." Taking a bite out of his onigiri, Hitsugaya chewed on his food and then swallowed it, using it as an excuse to not reply back to her. Momo expected this behaviour to happen. Her research on him is definitely proving itself useful in this case. "You're such a kid Shiro-chan."

"Uruse, Bed-Wetter Momo."

'W-What? Bed-Wetter?"

He finished eating the last of his lunch and then resumed his conversation with his guardian. "Yup, that's the nickname I came up with. I think it suits you," Hitsugaya replied. "I'll address you as that whenever you call me by that ridiculous nickname."

"Mou, don't call me that Shiro-chan!" Hinamori pouted.

"For the last time, it's Hitsugaya! HI-TSU-GA-YA! Get it right already Bed-Wetter!"

"My name is not Bed-Wetter; it's Hinamori. HI-NA-MOR-I!"

Suddenly, the school bell rung, indicating that lunch break is over. Afternoon classes are about to begin within a few short minutes. "Oh, lunch is over already?" Hinamori asked.

"I can't believe I wasted my time arguing with you over something so pointless," Hitsugaya commented as he stood up to brush the dust off his pants.

Momo then smiled. "At least we're getting along just fine."

The white haired teenager gave her a look. "Hah?"

"The way we were arguing is just like the way my two friends from the heavenly afterlife usually get into conflict with one another. That is why they're right now very close friends."

"Hn...you have strange friends," Hitsugaya said as he began walking into the school building, leaving the light pink winged guardian partner all alone.

"Mou..."

A few minutes after Hitsugaya arrived at the first of his afternoon classes, he sat on his seat, prepared for another long round of non-stop teacher lectures. It is moments later that he noticed someone leaning against his desk. Hitsugaya raised his head to see the smiling face of a tall black bun haired teenager with glowing red eyes. "You must be the genius Hitsugaya Toshiro everyone has been talking about," he said.

"Who are you?" Hitsugaya asked.

"Kusaka Sojiro, a junior of class 2-1."

"Class 2-1? Then you must be tha--"

"...that transfer student who arrived just today?" Kusaka continued. "I feel very honoured to have been remembered by someone as famous as you are. May I take a seat right next to you?"

"Hn, do what you want," he said lazily.

"The other students of our class are totally wrong about you; you are not scary at all if you actually take the time to get to know you."

"Really now?"

"I think you and I are going to get along just fine, don't you agree Hitsugaya?"

Even though he would not say it out loud, the young prodigy is glad that he is interacting with someone for a change. Maybe this way, he will be able to open up and do something about this sad life of his. It is all thanks to his guardian, Hinamori Momo.

References

Ohayo - Good Morning, Itte - Ouch, Hai - Yes, Gomen nesai - I'm Sorry, Baka - Idiot/Stupid, Taicho - Captain, Sugoi - Amazing, Tensai - Genius, Arigato - Thank You, Ja ne - Good Bye (informal/casual), Onigiri - Rice Ball, Uruse - Shut Up, Daijobou - It's Alright

Author's Note: Yup, more characters make their appearance in the story: Hisagi, Kira, and even Kusaka! Will there be more? Of course, there will be more of them. You just have to stay tuned to the next update. In the meantime, please review! Thanks.