Hi! This is my first (and possibly only) BLEACH fan fiction. If you hate HitsuHina you probably shouldn't be here l:(

Third chapter. This didn't go up years just weeks. So I guess not every chapter...

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Chapter 3: The Loners

Hinamori just took her entrance exam to go to the Soul Reaper Academy. Did she make it or not? (The answer should be obvious) Let's find out and see!

"Alright I'm off! Wish me luck," Announced Hinamori cheerfully.

The elder woman smiled at her softly.

"You won't need it. Just do your best," said his grandmother.

Hinamori smiled at her gratefully, then turned her attention to the quiet young boy.

Toshiro stood silently staring at the ground. His grandmother looked at him with a frown.

The older girl waited for him to say something but he remained soundless.

"Well…I don't want to be late," Hinamori said awkwardly. "I'll be back when I finish the entrance exam."

Hinamori turned her back and begun to walk out to the streets. Soon enough she disappeared from sight.

"Why didn't you send her off with good wishing Toshiro?" Asked his grandmother.

Toshiro waited a moment before answering the question. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and lifted his head.

"It's like you said grandmother," he said disgruntled. "She doesn't need luck."

His grandmother grinned. "Yes, your right."

He opened his eyes and gazed at the sky. Toshiro smiled slightly.

"Plus if bed wetter Momo messes this up, it's more the reason to tease her."

THE LONERS

The young captain opened his eyes slowly. And lifted from his bed with a groan. He turned his head to the extra space on the sheets.

Back when he and Hinamori lived together, they shared a room. However, when she left, Toshiro got his room back to himself. He was happy for awhile, but soon he grew lonely. Now he felt even more lonelier then before. Even though they didn't share a room while in the Soul society, he was able to see her glowing face everyday and enjoy each other at least.

He stared at the bed for a long while. His turquoise eyes were stuck in a daze of memories until a knocking was hit upon the door.

"Captain, are you awake?" Asked Matsumoto outside the door.

"Yes," he responed.

"We have a new stack of paper work. But if you like captain…I would-"

"No, I'll do it," Toshiro interrupted.

She hesitated before speaking. "Ok, captain," Matsumoto said quietly. "They're on your desk."

The captain risen from his bed, then fixed his sheets by smoothing them out.

Next he removed his night clothes, put on his soul reaper uniform, and his captain ten division coat.

He opened his door and walked out to the bright room. Matsumoto was carrying in stacks of paper and settling it on his desk.

Toshiro sat down in his seat and looked over the papers.

"Hey captain. Are you really gonna do that all?" asked Matsumoto eyeing all of the papers.

"I have to Matsumoto you know that," said Toshiro starting on one of the stacks.

"Yeah, I no. But what I mean captain is that you been really gloomy these past two months."

Toshrio didn't respond.

Matsumoto closed her eyes. "See captain. Your not the same," she said sadly.

She fell back on the couch with a overly loud sigh which irked the young captain.

"I know what your going through," she started. "It hurts…to see someone you care about, not being able to be by your side."

Toshiro looked up from his paper work. "Matsumoto," he said slowly.

"I know!" she yelled popping up from behind the couch. Toshiro jumped, and sheets of paper was scattered all over the ground.

"Matsumo-"

"We need a break captain!" She said walking around the couch over to his desk.

He narrowed his eyes at her. "What?"

"Yeah captain! I mean look at you, your like totally depressed," Matsumoto said with crossed arms.

"And look at me! I have wrinkles by my eyes, and I even found a gray hair on my head this morning!" She shrieked.

Toshiro looked at her annoyed. "Your kidding right."

"Oh come on captain. Let's do something fun."

He sighed lowly then stood up from his desk.

"Matsumoto it better not be some place ridiculous."

A mischievous smile grew on her face.

"Of course not captain. I wouldn't do that."

He frowned. "Yeah. Of course you wouldn't Matsumoto," he said sarcastically.

"Welcome back dear. How'd you do?" Asked his grandmother.

"I don't know yet. We find out tomorrow" she said in dismay.

"Oh, is that so? Well, how good do you think you did?"

Hinamori lifted her head, and crossed her arms.

"I think I did pretty good," she said proudly.

"Then I know you passed."

His grandmother rustled her hair gently.

She giggled. "Thank you. I'm going to find Shiro-chan."

"Shiro-chan, where are you?" She shouted looking around.

"Shiro-chan. Shiro-" She stopped walking and smirked. "There you are."

Toshrio was resting comfortably on a branch of a tall tree. Hinamori cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled his name. There was no response. She frowned neverously, then smiled with a small laugh.

Hinamori begun to climb her way up to Toshiro. With a struggling grunt, she pushed her body up to a branch next to Toshiro. She held onto the trunk tightly and yelled his name once again.

"Shiro-chan!"

This time he heard her voice. Toshiro awoke in a panic, and looked to his side to find a giggling Hinamori.

"Are you crazy? Were you trying to make me fall to my death?" He shouted angrily.

"Ha Ha Ha. Well you should have woke up when I first called you Shiro-chan," Hinamori said playfully.

Toshiro growled lowly. "Whatever. He crossed his arms." And don't call me Shiro-chan. It's Toshiro! To-shir-o," he sounded out.

"No way." She wagged her finger, Shiro-chan is much cuter."

Toshiro blushed a tint red.

"Why are up here anyways?" he mumbled. "Are you here to say you failed the exams. Huh? Bed wetter Momo?"

"How mean." Hinamori pouted. "I actually came here to play with you Shiro-chan."

He look at her with a soften expression. "Did you make it? Are you going to the Soul Reaper Academy?"

Hinamori looked to the sky. "I don't know yet Shiro-chan," she said lowly. "But I find out tomorrow. I promise you'll be first to know, ok."

"Tomorrow…" he trailed off. "If you passed. Will you have to leave soon?"

"Huh?" she said shocked. "Well now thinking out it, they did say they only give you a few days to say bye to family and friends," she said with her finger to her chin.

"Oh," Toshiro grumbled.

Hinamori looked at Toshiro.

"Don't worry Shiro-chan. If I make it to the academy, I can still visit you on my days off."

"Who's worried?" out bursted Toshiro who was blushing pink. "I'm going down."

"Hey wait up Shiro-chan!"

"Matsumoto, where are we going?" Toshiro said irritated.

"It's a secret captain. I just need you to opened the gates," said his vice captain.

"Why would I open the gates to go to a place I don't know?"

"Captain it's a secret. I can't tell you where," Matsumoto said with her hands placed on her hips.

Toshiro sighed. "I am the Tenth Division Squad Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya. I would like a request to go outside the gates of the soul society."

It was silent for a moment, then suddenly the large gates opened, and the outside was revealed.

"Okay Matsumoto, where out. Now where are we going."

"To the 1st District of West Rukongai."

Toshiro was taken aback.

"Why are you taking me there?"

Matsumoto turned to him with a serious expression.

"I think you should see your grandmother."

Authors Note: So Sorry for the late update. But never the less it is done! Thanks for waiting up, and don't forget to leave a review on this chapter. Till Chapter 4, BYE!