A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed! I feel so much more confident about this fic now. :hands you guys complementary onigiri:D OH! And I wanted to slap myself right after I uploaded chapter 1 because I realized 2 mistakes. OX I'll point them out right now.

Takashi Ueda soon became Takeshi Ueda. Gomen ne… When I was typing the chapter, I didn't realize Microsoft word changed the A to an E. Please excuse this mistake! I'll make sure it's spelled with an A from now on.

I realized I said Matsumoto plopped down back on the couch for her afternoon nap, but then I mentioned Hinamori running outside at night. Well, I didn't DIRECTLY mention it, but I implied it. :3 Haha, small mistake, probably not a big deal to most of you, but it bugged the crap outta me. O.

And now for some replies back…

Silverlode – Haha, I'm glad I got you to hate one of my characters. Oh… that sounds weird, huh? XD Yeah, I'd wanna punch him too. Don't worry… stay tuned because Hitsugaya will bankai his sorry ass to the next century.

YumeOmokage – Thank you! Yes yes, I hate Takashi too. Lol.

Zefrn – Hah, no fear! I present you chapter 2 right here. (Yay, I rhymed. Haha) And regarding IchigoxRukia… I'm still undecided about that pairing. For now it'll be a love triangle between her, Ichigo, and Renji. Although at the end, it could go either way so I'll keep your suggestion in mind. :)

Sango Hikari – Lol, yay! I'm glad you found the humor in my story! I suck at 'being funny' so I was afraid people were just gonna be like "Umm… no." XD

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.

Oh and I'd like to point out before starting the chapter that I've made Ichigo 5th division captain. Just a little info so you're not too confused while you're reading. ;; And without further ado, here is chapter 2! Douzo!

Hinamori flickered her eyes open to meet a pair of worried aquamarine eyes that stared down at her. She rubbed her temples as she sat herself up and noticed she was now sitting on the couch inside the tenth division office.

"Hinamori-kun! Daijoubu?" asked a concerned Kira.

Hitsugaya walked up to Hinamori and placed a hand on her forehead causing Hinamori to blush a little. She then felt at ease knowing that her Shirou-chan is there for her. She looked up at him and gave him a soft reassuring smile.

"I'm all right everyone. I'm sorry if I scared you all," she said. Then it hit her as to what just happened. Oh my gosh… Takashi-san just asked me to be his date. IN FRONT OF SHIROU-CHAN! Yada… what if Shirou-chan thinks I like him? Then he'll fall in love with another girl and I'll never get a chance to tell him how I feel! Oh no… but-

"Oi Hinamori! Are you sure you're okay? You look a bit distracted," Hitsugaya said as he snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, yes I'm sure I'm fine!" Hinamori reassured. "Demo… where did Takashi-san go…?"

Hitsugaya made a face at her question and turned away. Why the hell does she care? "He left. Now if you excuse me, I'll be leaving now as well."

"Ah Hitsugaya-kun! Where are you going? This is your office!" Hinamori shouted.

He made an abrupt stop before he reached the door. Duh Hitsugaya… this is your office. Baka… "To the bathroom," he stated as he walked out leaving the group there to tend to Hinamori's questions.

Hinamori stared at where Hitsugaya left and gave a longing look. Matsumoto took note of this and decided to try and make the best out of the situation. "Don't worry about Taichou, Hinamori-kun! He's not mad at you or anything. He's just… jealous," she slyly stated.

"Jealous?" Hinamori questioned curiously.

"Jealous?" repeated Kira, also a bit confused.

"Jealous?" repeated Renji.
"Jeal-"

"Okay shut the hell up! I'll freakin' explain why he's so-"

"Jealous?" Hisagi smirked, then got punched in the head by Matsumoto.

Matsumoto let out a sigh. She couldn't stand when these guys were so stupid when it came to these issues. She needed to have a girl talk with Hinamori, so she urged the guys to leave. When they resisted, she shot them an icy glare, not up to par with Hitsugaya's but enough for them to obey. So Kira, Renji, Ikkaku, and Hisagi got up and left the tenth division office, leaving Hinamori and Matsumoto alone to talk.

"Okay Hinamori. Let's lay out all the cards. You like Taichou, right?"

Hinamori blushed furiously and looked down at her hands. "Well… I…"
"Okay so you do," Matsumoto said as she cut her off. "I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say that you were in the process of asking Taichou to be your date for the Winter Ball, when all of a sudden Takashi came storming in, correct?"

Hinamori gave her a dumbfounded look. "Wow Rangiku-san, that was right on the nail! How did you know?"

Matsumoto grinned. "I have my ways. Anyways, you do realize Takashi-san is going to pursue you no matter what, right?"

"He will!"

"Yes Hinamori, he will. I know this type. They're so persistent."

"But… how will I get to Shirou-chan then? I don't want Shirou-chan to think I actually like this guy!" Hinamori responded in a bit of a panic.

"Calm down Hinamori-kun. All you have to do is just find ways to talk to Taichou alone. You're a master at kidou! Just hide your reiatsu so Takashi-san doesn't find you. I'll help you out, don't worry." Matsumoto reassured.

"H-hai!" Hinamori said in response. "Arigatou Rangiku-san!"

Matsumoto smiled. "Like I said, don't worry about it. It's about time you and Taichou got official, wouldn't you say?"

"Ehhh!" Hinamori exclaimed as her face lit up a bright red.

Matsumoto chuckled at her. "Don't be so shy about it! C'mon now! Everyone knows Taichou likes you!"

"He does!"

"Don't tell me you don't know! The whole Gotei-13 practically knows, Hinamori."

"W-well… I want to ask him myself! I won't know for sure until I hear it from him," Hinamori retorted.

Matsumoto flicked her hair back. "Suit yourself. But it's the truth."

Hinamori got up from the couch and straightened out her robes. She let out a resounding sigh. "Thank you for your help, Rangiku-san. I really should be finishing up my paperwork now," she said as she walked towards the door.

"No problem Hinamori-kun! Make sure you get to Taichou without Takashi-san interfering, kay? Come talk to me if ya need any help," Matsumoto reminded.

"Hai!" Hinamori said just as she closed the door.

Hinamori sighed as she reached the fifth division quarters. "What a mess… and I thought my only problem was asking Hitsugaya-"

"Asking Hitsugaya what?" came a voice out of nowhere.

"Kyahh!" Hinamori yelped and jumped back. She stopped when she noticed the person who cut her off was Hitsugaya. He leaned beside the wall next to the door to the fifth division office. He got up and walked towards Hinamori.

"Shirou-chan! Don't scare me like that! How come all you captains never make a sound when you appear!" Hinamori retorted.

"Because we're captains," Hitsugaya responded. "And don't call me Shirou-chan."

Hinamori calmed down. "What are you doing here anyways?"

"Baka Hinamori… I came to see if you were all right, since that bastard Takashi made you faint and all…"

Hinamori grew flustered. He came to see if I was all right… he really does care! She couldn't help but smile at him. "I'm fine Hitsugaya-kun! Thank you for checking up on me…Ara… what did you say about Takashi-san? That's not very nice, Shirou-chan."

"Well, what's to be nice about! He's the one who's confessing his love to you like an idiot!" Hitsugaya said defensively. "And don't call me Shirou-chan!"

Why's he getting so worked up? Thought Hinamori. Then she realized they were alone, thus the perfect time to ask. I don't have much time left, the lesson starts tonight! "Ano… Hitsugaya-kun…?"

"Hm? Yes Hinamori?"

"Well I was wondering… if you didn't have someone already… if you wouldn't mind being…" she hesitated, for her heartbeat thumped against her chest like a pair of drums. He stared at her contently when all of a sudden…

"OI! Hinamori! What are you doing just standing out here! I need you to deliver some papers!" Ichigo yelled as he slammed the door open, startling the the two.

"Kurosaki-taichou!" Hinamori exclaimed as she jumped back. "Gomen, I was going to but then Hitsugaya came along and-"

"Oi oi Toushirou, stop disrupting my vice captain while she's on duty," he scolded.

"For one, it's Hitsugaya-taichou. And two, I can talk to Hinamori whenever I please, you newbie," Hitsugaya bluntly stated.

Ichigo was taken aback. "What was that shorty!"

Hitsugaya snapped. "What did you just call me?" he said in a calm, icy tone. The temperature just dropped and that's when Hinamori knew to step in. She went between the two and tried to calm them down, and especially tried to refrain Hitsugaya from using Hyourinmaru. The tension died down as someone came from behind Ichigo and yanked his right ear.

"AHH!" Ichigo yelled. "WHAT THE HELL!" He then turned to see who his other opponent was and realized it was Rukia. She stood there still holding onto Ichigo's ear. "What do you think you're doing! LET GO!"

Rukia ignored her pathetic friend screaming for dear life and turned her attention to Hitsugaya and Hinamori and flashed a sugary smile. "Hitsugaya-taichou, Hinamori-san, please excuse his barbaric behavior."

Hinamori stared at the two with a bewildered look. "Ah… Rukia-san, will Taichou be okay…?"

"Oh don't worry Hinamori-san! This is nothing for Ichigo!" Rukia replied still smiling. At this point, Ichigo's ear was turning red. Renji turned the corner and settled his eyes on the awkward scene. It only took a mere two seconds for him to burst out pointing and laughing at Ichigo.

"What a loser! You can't even handle Rukia!" he said, followed by hysterical laughter, which Rukia didn't find amusing, resulting her in using her other hand to grab Renji's ear.

"AHH! W-Why me too!" Renji pleaded.

Rukia showed no mercy to either man. She looked back at Hitsugaya and Hinamori, whose expressions were quite alarmed, yet amused. "It's about time for lunch. Would you care to join us, Hinamori-san? You too, Hitsugaya-taichou."

Whaa? It's lunch already! I didn't even get to ask Shirou-chan yet! Hinamori thought to herself. "It's okay Rukia-san. I'm not very hungry," she assured, but soon after a loud growl could be heard from Hinamori's stomach, causing her to blush.

Hitsugaya smirked. "You know want to eat. Come on, let's go," he said as he walked on ahead, followed by Hinamori. They both stopped to let Rukia through first since she still held onto Renji and Ichigo. Hitsugaya watched in amusement, while Hinamori couldn't help but chuckle at the situation.

Carrying their trays of food, they all sat down at the same table. Ichigo and Renji rubbed their ears, as they were still red from Rukia's death grip on it. Hitsugaya set his food down and left real quick to grab some napkins. Hinamori watched him leave, and an idea sprouted. She pulled a piece of paper and a pen from her robes and wrote, "Will you go to the ball with me? –Hinamori" on it. She folded the paper happily and mentally patted herself on the back for thinking up such a wonderful plan. However, the only thing wrong with this plan was how she was going to get him to read it. She couldn't think fast though, for Hitsugaya was making his way back to the table. Panicking, she looked around and at the last second hid the note in his chicken curry dish.

"Itadakimasu!" they all said before digging into their food. Hinamori chewed slowly and watched Hitsugaya in the corner of her eye to see if he would notice the note. Her eyes fell upon the note and grew excited knowing Hitsugaya would soon notice it too.

Hitsugaya noticed Hinamori giving him an odd look, making him a little uncomfortable. "Hinamori, what are you staring at?"

"Oh nothing Shirou-chan!" Hinamori replied happily.

"Don't call me Shirou-chan!" Hitsugaya argued as he took a big scoop of rice and plopped it into his mouth and chewed.

Hinamori's eyes went wide as she saw Hitsugaya chew and swallow it. She even watched the movement down his throat to make sure he really ate it. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! HE JUST ATE MY NOTE! Hinamori thought to herself. Did he not notice there was paper in his food!

Hitsugaya noticed Hinamori staring again, although giving him a different but still awkward look at him. "Hinamori! What are you staring at!"

"N-nothing Hitsugaya-kun…" Hinamori replied dryly as she resumed to eating her food in silence.

Mission: Failed. Hinamori thought to herself.

A/N: End of chapter 2! I apologize if I'm OOC at certain points. Like I said, I'm trying my best to keep everyone in character, but that's always easier said than done. :3 I was originally going to make this chapter longer, but it's 10:30 right now, and I'm pretty tired, so I end it here. Anyhow, please review! I need to be reassured people actually read my story! And like I stated before, no flames whatsoever.