Chapter 7. The Cat and The Dragon
Gomenasai (I am sorry), I still do not own Bleach.
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Hinamori blinked her eyes open, but saw all black. She lifted her head out of the sleeve of the boy's shihokshou and looked around. They were still on the cliff, he had saved her life, again, and it was getting bright. He smiled at her, the smile that only she knew what it looked like.
"It's almost dawn."
He told her. She sat up as he picked something up off of the ground next to him. She carefully took the wrapped item in her small, pale hands and looked at him almost as if she was asking what it was, or asking permission to open it. He gave her a short laugh.
"Go on, open it Bed-wetter Momo."
She gently pulled the ribbon off and glanced at the present inside.
Her heart skipped.
Staring back at her was a small statue of a cat. It was carved out of crystal, with perfect detail and realistic characteristics. She was as shocked as he had been when he had opened her present for him. But what caught her attention the most, were its dazzling emerald eyes. Her breath caught in her throat and she forgot to breathe. She almost fell over, but a warm hand steadied her.
"Oh come on." He said. "It's not that good."
She smiled; he was flattered. She could hardly believe that she could speak.
"Shiro-chan I love it!"
She squeaked. He smiled again and picked up something else, that familiar weight that had tugged on his right sleeve, the sculpture of Hyorinmaru.
Both sculptures were surprisingly the same size, with similar detail and characteristics. And both had the same set of hypnotic eyes, one pair of emerald, and one pair of ruby. The dragon was in somewhat of a defensive position, and the cat stood there, as if something stood in front of it; protecting it. They were perfect, all four of them; the cat and the dragon, the girl and the boy. Hitsugaya and Hinamori placed their crystal sculptures next to each other, and the two let their feet dangle off the edge of the cliff.
The sky was turning pale as the sun crept its way up into the horizon.
"Ready Shiro-chan?" Hinamori asked.
"Ready."
They both knew what they would wish for when the sun came up. Hinamori was not making a silent wish this year, however, and neither was Hitsugaya. This time, each knew for sure that their wishes would be granted. But neither knew that the other was going to say their wish out loud. Finally the wind blew a soft, cool breeze, and the sun came into view, for all to see. Hinamori took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of her voice.
"I wish Shiro-chan loved me back!"
At that moment, he too shouted,
"I wish Hinamori knew I loved her!"
The echoes died away as they realized everything that had just been said.
He did love her back and she did know he loved her; their wishes were granted.
The two stared at each other in total embarrassment and astonishment.
"You did love me back." Hinamori whispered in disbelief.
"I've always loved you." He replied. Hinamori's eyes filled with tears of joy, and she flung her arms around him.
"I love you so much Toshiro!" She cried. He returned the embrace.
"I love you too." He told her.
She cried there in his arms, letting all of her emotions loose, she cried a river with a smile on her face. She cried out all her feelings that had been locked away for so long, slowly tearing her heart into pieces. As she pulled back, she looked at him. He smiled his sweet smile and reached out his hand. He wiped the tears off her face and held his hand for her to see. The tears were falling off his fingers as he spoke,
"See these?" She nodded and he went on. "I never want to see these again, unless you're happy."
He flicked her tears off of his hand, as if flicking away her troubles. This only made her even more joyful and the tears poured out of her eyes again and rolled down her face. She wiped as many of them as she could away. The sun in the distance seemed only to shine it's light on them for the time being. He looked into her beautiful, dark brown eyes, and she looked into his amazing aqua ones.
Then, without warning, he closed his eyes, leaned forward, and kissed her lips. He felt her heart stop beating for a few seconds as her shocked eyes doubled in size. Then her heart rate sped up as she closed her eyes and returned her feelings through the kiss. He opened his eyes and pulled away, as did she.
Her face was the color of a Sakura petal, and he smiled his warm smile, the one only for her. Tears filled her eyes yet again but never reached her lashes. She could not cry anymore, her whole being was overjoyed with indescribable feelings of happiness and love, but she had no more tears left at the moment. She could only smile and lean on his shoulder as he pulled her close to him.
They watched the horizon together and they saw the white wolves emerge. Hinamori spotted Teiketsu and her little cub, which she had saved. Hitsugaya and Hinamori both stared out over the sky. She breathed out a sigh and he remained smiling as they sat there together.
They sat on the hill where hearts had been warmed, where feelings had been spilled, in the forest where death had been avoided, in the world where the pure snow fell on the tainted planet.
Where the snow fell from the sky and landed on the Earth, connecting the two, although they never touch.
The statues of the emerald-eyed cat and the ruby-eyed dragon sat side-by-side, as did the brown-eyed girl, and the aqua-eyed boy.
A breeze floated by them as the golden sun shown down on the two.
And even though the Earth is tainted, the pure snow only falls on it in one season each year.
However, love is in every season and the seasons never ceased.
And the two that the sun shown down upon, Hitsugaya Toshiro and Hinamori Momo, share a love purer than any snow, that will last not one season nor one eternity, but Forevermore.
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A/N: I know that it was short, but because its the holidays here is a treat, chapter 8 is up!!! Its the epilogue and I personally do not think it is that great, but please feel free to read it if you want to. Please read and review!!
