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"Talking" 'Thinking' "memories"

Tea Club

By:Hitsuhinax1

Chapter 2: The annual tea club serving

Later in the afternoon, Hinamori's tea had become the most popular tea in the tea club. As the club gathered around Unohana who was the head of the club smiled as she was giving an announcement.

The announcement was about 'the annual tea club serving' where each member will be making their specialty tea and serving to their guest. Each shinigami was will a private room together with a number on their door.

A raffle will be picked out randomly. Depending on the number, they will have a tea session with a member of the Tea club.

Once the announcement was done, the tea club members gather around Unohana to receive their number. Passing around the number that had been assigned they quickly prepare for the event tomorrow afternoon.

In the 10th division office, Hitsugaya working on his paperwork as he continued to sign off papers after the next with this brush with black charcoal ink, the door slide opened as his vice-captain arrived. She had a wide grin across her face as she walked towards her captain.

"Guess what I heard taicho!" Matsumoto cheerfully yelled, smirking and chuckled. The white haired captain unmoved by her and continued to work. "Taicho?" she called him again.

There was no response; he was lost in his thoughts hearing rumors earlier about Hinamori's tea among the men. It seemed to be the most popular tea in the tea club. "I don't care what you have to say, hurry up and work on the paperwork!" He snapped at her as he looked up to see her vice-captain griming towards him.

Matsumoto placed a hand on her hip "Are you sure you don't want to know? You might miss out on the biggest chance of your life time!"

Hitsugaya sighed ignoring her; probably because he knows she doesn't want to work on paperwork and trying to avoid working on anything. He wrinkled his forehead "If I asked what it is…Will you start on your paperwork!?"

She shook her head "No way Taicho! This is super important! It's about 'the annual tea club serving' that's going on tomorrow afternoon!"

He stopped writing and looked up "…Tea club?" Matsumoto nodded "Yep!" she slowly explained the event and how the tea club members will be in a room alone with whoever picks out their number the whole afternoon drinking tea and eating rice cakes.

Slowly, Hitsugaya became aggravated thinking about his childhood friend alone with a guy serving him her creation tea and spending time alone together. What's worse, he thought about Hinamori getting a creep who will be staring at his beautiful childhood friend.

He wasn't going to allow it, not in his life "I see…Do you know when the raffle begins?"

"It starts tonight at the 4th division" Matsumoto said with a smirk on her face "Do you want to know Momo-chan's number…?"

He raised his eyes to Matsumoto "You know her number?"

"Not yet, it'll be on the board under her name so, the raffle pickers will know who their tea brewer is. Momo-chan's tea is pretty popular! I don't know if anyone will be willing to trade you!" Matsumoto chuckled.

Hitsugaya sat there calmly 'Oh don't worry…I'll make them give me Hinamori's number.' He crackled his knuckles.

As the sun went down, Shinigamis gather around the 4th division for the raffle. Hitsugaya and Matsumoto arrived as he looked at the board for his childhood friend's name.

Hitsugaya looked as saw 'Hinamori Momo-Number 24' He couldn't help hearing the other shinigami's talking around him.

"Hey hey" a shinigami said to his friend "Yeah I heard Hinamori-Fukutaicho's tea is pretty good!"

"You heard as well? Plus, she's pretty cute…Being alone in the afternoon with her and drinking tea; wow wouldn't you kind of feel like you're married to her?"

Suddenly, they felt something icy crawling on their spine as they looked and saw the white haired captain giving an icy glare. They quickly shrieked in fear and moved away from him.

'… If anyone get her number, I'll make sure they'll regret it' Hitsugaya grinned his teeth 'I need to get her number!' The raffled was beginning as shinigamis stood in line and put their hand inside the wooden box. Pulling out a small wooden tablet with a number burned onto it.

It was finally Hitsugaya's turn as he gave a short bow towards Unohana who was holding the wooden box with the raffle tablet. "Good evening Hitsugaya Taicho, thank you for coming please pick out a tablet inside the box" Unohana gently smiled.

Hitsugaya reached in slowly and grabbed a wooden piece. He gulped praying that he gets his childhood number. Slowly turning it over, his eyes widen at the number carved in the wooden tablet.

Number 25.

He stared at the number, how close he was 'Shit...' he cursed under his breath and slowly walked away from the raffling booth.

Matsumoto walked towards her captain who was staring at the wooden tablet "Taicho?" she saw the number in his hand "Ouch…Close." Hitsugaya gripped the tablet he didn't bother to see who his brewer is, if it wasn't Hinamori it wasn't worth looking at the board.

Matsumoto looked at the board "Hm…Momo-chan is still not taken; your brewer is…Tsubaki Tare."Ignoring his vice-captain, Hitsugaya watched the board at Hinamori's name. He sat there as everyone took a wooden tablet, none seem to have Hinamori's number and the event was almost over.

The 4th division began cleaning the table and putting everything away. Hitsugaya walked up to Unohana "Unohana Taicho, has anyone taken Hinamori as their brewer?"

Unohana looked at the young captain and looked at the board "Oh? I thought she was already taken…I guess someone forgotten to take her name down…"

"What!? Do you know who took the name?" Hitsugaya said and Unohana thought about it "Unfortunately…No, I don't but I know she is already taken because there are no more wooden tablets. Everyone is taken."