A/N: …………………………………
For once, I have nothing to say to any of you. Just go read the story……..
Translations!!:
chan: Added to the end of people's names. Has two meanings. It can mean "little" or "small" and is added to people's names as part of a nickname. Or it can be added to show familiarity with someone. Only used on girls in this instance. I.e. Hina-chan.
kun: Typicaly added to boy's names to show familiarity. I.e. Hitsugaya-kun. Sometimes is placed with girls, although this is grammically incorrect. I.e. Hinamori-kun.
san: Used in Japanese the same way we use Mr. or Mrs. or Ms. in English. Shows respect for an elder or is used for someone you do not know very well. I.e. Rangiku-san.
sama: Shows respect for someone of higher ranking than you. I.e. Sazuki-sama.
dono: I don't know the meaning for this one. If you could tell, that'd be great!
Reiatsu: Spirit energy.
Echoing Movement: The methods used by Arrancar that is the equivalent to a Shinigami's flash step.
Chapter 2
An Unknown Thief
Hina sighed as she exited the portal along with six other Arrancar. This particular ay always made her feel sad and empty for the last three years. Toady was no exception. The only other time she felt this way was near the end of summer, but then her heart was in such pain she could barely move. To keep face, she would take those days off.
They were currently in a clearing in a forest somewhere in Rukongai. It was the dead of night, with no moon in sight. (A/N: hehehe!!it rhymed!!XD) the perfect kind of night to raid Seireitei.
Quietly, the seven approached the western gate and took out the guards. Four of the Arrancar forced open the gate and stood back to let their superiors past before following.
Using Echoing Movement, they quickly arrived at the Hall of Fallen Shinigami, where Shinigami Zanpakutou are kept when they die. (A/N: it had always bothered me where their swords went, so I invented this place to put them. Its my imagination, not real.)
Nobody was in a mood to fight, so they were extra careful when sneeking around.
After taking out a few more guards, they were in. she snorted. The lack of security was astounding. Did they really think they were safe now that Aizen was gone? How Soul Society has fallen.
The building had been conveniently set up so you could find each Zanpakutou with rapidty and ease. First,the halls branched by division.then rank, then how recently they had served. In their case, they went to the fifth division hall,then down lieutenant lane, and to the end of the hall because she was the most recent lieutenant.
Breathing heavy, she read the plaque. Tobiume.
Clunck.
A mask piece fell off.
She read on. Momo Hinamori.
Clunck.
Now almost her entire mask was gone, except for one small stragling bit.
"I suppose," she laughed, "that my mask falls off when I'm forced to remember things too!"
The Arrancar relaxed and nodded. They had been shocked she had lost so much of her mask so quickly.
Hardly breathing now though, she reached out and wrapped a secure hand around the sheath. As though she had pushed the "on" button ona radio, a voice started screaming in her ears many things at once. It was a shame Zanpakutou don't need to breathe, then maybe she wouldn't have such a headache.
Tobiume was saying many different things. "Its you, its really you!" "How did you suvive? I was sure you were dead!" "Why didn't you come for me sooner?!"
She sighed. All of Tobiume's comments were logical and made sense. However, the way she said them made it said like the wife scolding the husband for staying at the bar so late at night. Tobiume was just like her.
After calming the sword down, she expained the predicament she was in to her. The sword grew very quiet and reflective.
"I suppose that's why you didn't come sooner?" Tobiume asked finally.
"Yes, it does."
"You know now that Bankai is impossible to achieve?" (A/N: When, in reality, the authoress has an awesome idea for a Bankai for her, but that's for another story.)
"…Yes. The Hollow inside me has melded with my soul. So much to the point that it wll not disappear in seven lifetimes. It's a pain, but I'll survive. Once my mask is gone I can be a Vizard, which will make me significantly stronger. Don't worry. Itll work out. Youll see."
"I hope so, Momo….for your sake, and Hitsugaya's." The sword thought to herself as the seven Arrancar step through a portal na d to Hueco Mundo.
After the Captain meeting….
Hitsugaya tightened the sash that tied Hyourinmaru to his back. There were reports that the same Espada and Arrancar that had stolen Tobiume were raiding the eleventh district in Rukongai, and he had been asked to take his lieutenant and a few division members to deal with them. They were due to leave in two hours.
Silently he approached a music box that was set on his desk in his room. It had been Momo's when she was alive, she bought it in the world of the living the time befoe the last she went there, taken by it because it plays the same tune as a lullaby she sang to him every night when they were kids.
He winded it up then sei it down, letting it play. He crossed his arms on the desk and rested his head on them. He smiled lightly. He could almost hear her singing along….
The music stopped, spell broken. He sighed, deciding to go for a walk. As he stepped outside, a gust of wind blew through and he had to raise his arm to shield his face. When it calmed down, he lowered his arm and saw something red headed towards him on the breeze. Upon catching it, his eyes widened.
A hair ribbon. Momo had worn this a couple of years ago, then lost it when the wind carried it away when she tried to retie her bun. She wore her hair down the rest of th day. Hadit been flying around all this time?
A small smile crept acroos his face as he tucked it inside a shirt. He wasn't sure what it meant, but it felt like something good was happening tonight.
Just for one moment, Hitsugaya swore he could feel her reiatsu.
A/N: Thank you for reading! Thenext chapter is kind of pointless, but you're getting it tomorrow! I hope you enjoyed! Review please!
FSA