A/N: Thanks for the reviews guys. Sorry the chapter is late…I've had to do six projects and my group members dumped them all on me… I have also had tons of assignments and homework on top of that :( Thanks to HitsugayaDream for getting me back on track. Pestering me about it -.- I'm sure without her; I wouldn't have posted this chapter now. So thank her! Anyways, back to the chapter, it's about the wedding which is based two weeks after the last chapter. There is a flashback, and it is written in bold italics.
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Chapter 6:
Toushirou had two whole weeks to think about his life. He thought about his fiancée, Momo, and Karin. 'Gosh! What on Earth am I going to do?' Toushirou thought. He was vey frustrated, especially after the talk with his zanpaktou earlier.
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Toushirou was lying down in his captain's quarter. He closed his eyes and was deep in thought. 'How come I get weird feelings when I see Karin?' He thought. It was bugging him the most that he couldn't find an answer.
All of a sudden, he felt a cold breeze and opened his eyes. He found himself in his inner world. Even though there was a blizzard going on (in his inner world), Toushirou didn't feel cold at all. By now the icy captain was used to the cold. His inner world was always snowy, but this was the first time he saw a blizzard. It was so white, it was difficult to see.
"Hyourinmaru, why is there a blizzard? How come I'm here? You haven't talked to me in a while now. Why did you choose now to talk to me? I don't understand," Toushirou asked his zanpaktou spirit.
"Well that is very simple. There is a blizzard because your thoughts have gone AWOL. It gets difficult for me to see when I'm here, so you better clear your thoughts soon." The beautiful ice dragon, Hyourinmaru, said as he materialized in front of Toushirou. "To answer your second question, you are here because I've felt the need to talk to you. I know I haven't talked to you in a very long time, and that is due to the fact that I didn't have a reason to. We need to talk about your heart." Hyourinmaru wisely answered Toushirou's questions.
"My heart? There is nothing wrong with my heart!" Toushirou stated.
"Actually, I beg to differ. Toushirou, your heart is confused. Right now you don't know who your heart belongs to." Hyourinmaru said.
"Pssht! This conversation is so damn stupid! I know exactly who my heart belongs to, and that is Momo! Now send me back! I have lots of paperwork to do!" Toushirou commanded his icy zanpaktou spirit.
"Are you sure that is who your heart belongs to? Are you sure it doesn't belong to Karin-Chan? You might be making a big mistake when you marry Momo. If she is truly not the one you love, then don't marry her. Do you love her out of pity? Do you feel sorry for her? Or do you truly love her?" Hyourinmaru asked Toushirou.
Toushirou's face looked hurt at all that his zanpaktou said. Toushirou didn't know what to say to that. So instead he said, "Of course my heart belongs to Momo! Now send me back!"
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All that has been on Toushirou's mind was his conversation. 'Do I really love Momo out of pity? Do I feel sorry for her especially after I hurt her when her Taicho died? Do I feel like it was my entire fault that she was put in the hospital for so long? Do I feel responsible for her loving her Taicho even when he betrayed Soul Society? Do I feel sorry for her because she was so devastated after Aizen's betrayal?' Toushirou angrily thought. 'Gosh! Dam it Hyourinmaru! You even made me think of other questions to ask myself! Look what you implanted into my brain! How come you had to say all that?!' Toushirou thought.
'Because I wanted you to choose the right person that holds your heart.' Came a reply from inside Toushirou's head.
'Shut the hell up!' Toushirou mentally screamed at Hyourinmaru.
'Hey, you asked me a question, so I answered, and then you go and tell me to shut up…That is so very nice of you Toushirou,' Hyourinmaru's voice inside Toushirou's head was ladled with heavy sarcasm.
'Like I said shut the---'Toushirou was cut off when an angry Ichigo barged into his office and said, "DAMMIT TOUSHIROU! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE! IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO GET READY FOR YOUR WEDDING!"
"Okay Kurosaki, you don't have to yell so loud!" Toushirou said as he noticeably winced at Ichigo's loud outburst. And with that, Ichigo grabbed Toushirou and bolted out the door to the tailor, where they were going to dress him.
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Momo had her hair done, and was getting her make-up done, when Toushirou walked in and said, "Momo, I really need to talk to you…"
"Umm…okay Toushirou-kun, I'll be right with you, just let me finish getting my make-up done--" Momo was cut off when an angry Ichigo walked in, well rather barged in, and pulled Toushirou by the ear, away from Momo saying stuff like, "Not supposed to see a bride before the ceremony," and "You aren't even finished getting dressed yourself…"
"But Kurosaki! I NEED to tell Momo something!" Toushirou said while trying to get away from Ichigo's iron grasp on his ear.
"You can tell her later, after the ceremony! Gosh! You're going to be late for your wedding! Come on!" Ichigo half yelled.
"But--"Toushirou was cut off by Ichigo.
"No buts! You still have to get ready!"
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The wedding was held in one of the various gardens Soul Society had. Because it was spring, the grass was a bright green, the flowers starting to bloom, and the sakura trees were in full bloom. They put in a beautiful white arch for the bride to walk through to get to the isle. It had beautiful flower vines covering it. There were two rows of white benches, with pink flowers on every other one. They decided on a traditional all-American wedding. All the guests were in their seats. Some of the guests were Karin, Yuzu, Isshin, Masaki, Rangiku, Renji, Ikkaku, Toushirou's 'grandma' and all the captains and their lieutenants except for Kurotsuchi and his lieutenant.
Toushirou's best man, Ichigo was already standing beside Toushirou with a goofy grin. If Toushirou didn't know better, he would've thought that it was Ichigo's wedding and not his. Toushirou in his black suit, which was such a contrast to his pale skin, stood near the priest, waiting for his bride to come down the aisle. When she finally did, Toushirou looked so stunned. Momo looked beautiful in her long white dress. 'Do I really want to marry Momo?' When Toushirou thought of that, he pictured Karin in the dress instead of Momo in it. 'Wow! Karin looks so much better in it than Momo.'
Caught up in his thoughts, he didn't realize that Momo had already made her way towards him, and that the priest has already started the ceremony. He was jerked back to reality when the priest said, "Do you, Momo Hinamori take Toushirou Hitsugaya to be your husband? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect him, forsaking all others and holding only unto him?"
"I do!" Momo enthusiastically said.
The priest turned to Toushirou and said, "Do you, Toushirou Hitsugaya take Momo Hinamori to be your wife? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect her, forsaking all others and holding only unto her?"
'Do? Do I really want to commit myself to her for the rest of my life?' Toushirou thought.
"No."
That one simple word sent everyone into shock. Renji even fainted.
"WHAT?!?!?!!?!?!?!?" Everyone screamed in unison.
"Well I tried to tell Momo before that I didn't want to marry her, but somebody wouldn't let me," Toushirou said as he sent a death glare at Ichigo, who in return sheepishly smiled and scratched the back of his head.
Everybody's eyes were huge, and their mouths all hung open. Karin was the most shocked. She thought that Toushirou really loved Momo and that he was actually going to marry her. Momo had tears in her eyes. She felt so sad, betrayed and embarrassed.
"Toushirou, are you serious?" Momo asked.
"Yes, I am dead serious. Now, Momo, can I say something?" Toushirou asked Momo.
"Sure…" Momo replied in a quiet voice, inaudible to everyone seated in the benches.
"Momo, you're a great person, but I'm afraid that my feelings weren't ever real. I guess I just loved you out of pity. I've had a lot of time to think about my feelings too. My heart doesn't belong to you, and never has and never will. Now just let me make something clear. You're not the one I love!" Toushirou's voice was cold as he said this.
'You're not the one I love!'
'You're not the one I love!' Toushirou's cold and harsh words echoed in Momo's head. Momo looked as if someone just slapped her in the face. The tears endlessly ran down her face. She ran, and ran. She didn't even look back at him. His cold, hard face was implanted in her brain. Along with the harsh words.
'You're not the one I love!'
Toushirou turned towards Karin and looked in her shocked eyes and said loud enough for everyone to hear, "Karin, You're the one I love." He then walked away. Everyone gasped.
Karin didn't know what to say. Everyone's even more shocked faces turned to look at Karin. Her face turned a bright shade of red. Rangiku was the least shocked. She new her captain very well, so she figured he had feelings for Karin. But not enough feelings to completely ruin his wedding, and not marry Momo. The biggest shock to everyone was that Toushirou was very cold to Momo. They thought that he loved her so much.
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Toushirou was back in his office doing paperwork. He already took off his suit, and put on his kimono. 'Hyourinmaru, I need to talk to you.' Toushirou thought.
'I'm right here,' Hyourinmaru said.
'First of all, today really sucks. I've managed to hurt Momo really bad, and confess my undying love for Karin,' Toushirou said with heavy sarcasm.
'Tsk. You really do suck with women.' Hyourinmaru said. Toushirou's face scrunched up in anger.
'Anyways, what am I going to do? I need your help so bad! It's your fault I'm in this mess. If it wasn't for you, I would be married to Momo by now!' Toushirou mentally screamed.
'Well I do believe you should be thankful to me. Sure you would be married to Momo, but would you have been happy? Just be thankful I saved you from committing yourself to someone who doesn't hold your heart.' Hyourinmaru said.
'Yeah, I guess I wouldn't be happy. Thanks Hyourinmaru,' Toushirou's voice had lots of respect and love for his zanpaktou spirit.
'You're welcome Toushirou. Now about your problem. I think you should go talk to Karin. The poor girl is probably very shocked. I would probably faint from shock if I heard that too. The way you came across at the wedding was like you were cheating on your fiancée. So if I was you, I would go clear stuff up with Karin and everyone else.' Hyourinmaru said.
'Okay, but not today. I should give everyone time to process what just happened, especially me and Karin. I'm still shocked at half the stuff I said.' Toushirou thought.
'Very well Toushirou. Good luck with tomorrow,' Hyourinmaru said.
'Thanks,' Toushirou responded.
Toushirou continued to work on his paperwork when Rangiku walked in. One minute Toushirou was sitting at his desk breathing fine, and then the next minute, he was being suffocated in Rangiku's assets.
"Awwwwww! Taicho!!!" Rangiku screamed at Toushirou.
"Matsumoto! I can't breathe!" Toushirou's voice was muffled.
"Ano… Taicho, I thought you loved Momo a lot." Rangiku said.
Toushirou sighed, "I do, but I feel it was just out of pity and that it wasn't real love. I think I only love her as a sister… Plus every time I see Karin, I get this weird feeling. Like feelings such as when she is happy I want to be happy with her, and when she is upset or crying, I just want to hug her and kiss her and tell her everything is going to be all right. But the thing is, when ever I see Momo, I don't get that weird feeling like I do with Karin."
"Oh. I guess you must really love Karin-chan." Rangiku said.
"Well yeah, that's why I couldn't go on with marring Momo." Toushirou sighed.
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A/N: Yay! I finally finished it. I've been waiting since I first started this story to write this chapter. This is for sure the longest chapter I have ever written. On Microsoft, I have written six pages :0 Quite an improvement for me. I usually only write 4 pages. Okay, so I know that Toushirou was very, very mean to Momo, but it made it all sound better when he was. Yah, yah, I know I'm a sadist. I know some of you guys don't like Momo, well I should actually say HATE Momo, and you guys are sadists too! I know those of you who hate Momo loved the part where Toushirou was cold to Momo. Pssssshhhht! You bunch of sadists! :P I tried to make the wedding scene as best as I could. See the thing is, I can't really just imagine something and write it so if it sucked, I'm sorry :S Okay, so tell me if it was boring (which I doubt any of you would say :P) or upsetting, or even awesome (which I think it was ;P) Oh, and as yall know, I love constructive criticism. Tell me if I could improve on anything. Sorry if there are spelling mistakes. I've been sitting down for three hours straight trying to finish this chapter. I even had to do some research on the wedding vow thingy cause I don't know all the words to it XD So yah, gonna stop talking (or typing whatever it is)now, I really have to go to the washroom X(