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Chapter 7

Acknowledgement and Attention


"I was so worried!" a plump woman cried while running out of the house. She embraced Mr Weasley before kissing everyone on the head, including Hitsugaya.

"Who's this?" she realised afterwards.

Hitsugaya bowed. "Hitsugaya Toshiro. Pleased to meet you." Mrs Weasley, he guessed, squealed delightedly which his ears protested.

Annoying woman, Hyourinmaru growled in annoyance. Hitsugaya's lips twitched. He reached into his pocket and pulled out around 30 galleons handing them to Mr Weasley.

Hitsugaya bowed. "Thank you for letting me stay with you," he said as he was offering him the money.

Mr Weasley looked taken aback and shook his head. "I can't."

Hitsugaya frowned. "Is it not enough? I have mor-"

"No no I can't take it it's too much." Mr Weasley protested. Hitsugaya rolled his eyes and shoved into his hands.

"If that appears back in my stuff I'll double it," he said before following Harry and Ron inside. He looked back to see Mr Weasley's mouth opening and closing in shock.

Fred and George looked at him. "Are you from some rich family or something?" they asked incredously.

Hitsugaya shook his head. "No family remember? My money comes directly from the school bank. We can spend as much as we please," he explained. That would be an alright cover story, why he magically seemed to have a lot of money. Harry looked at him sadly. "What's with the face?" he asked the boy.

"I've been trying to give money to the Weasleys for years but they've never let me," he explained dully. Hitsugaya allowed the smallest smile to settle on his face.

"It's the thought that counts Harry," he said wisely before his eyes were covered by something cold. "Hmm is that you, my familiar?" Hitsugaya's eye sight suddenly returned and he saw the ice dragon curled around his arm.

"You know you've got a cool as familiar," Ron said in envy. "I wonder what mine would be?"

Hitsugaya shrugged. "You'll just have to find out," he sighed. None of these people had high spirit pressure excluding perhaps the twins. There's was high for human at least. Just high 'magical' pressure. He walked to the Fred and George's room and dropped his stuff inside.

Master, I know this might not be the best time to say this but you really need to relieve some spiritual pressure, Hyourinmaru had a hint of worry in his voice.

Hitsugaya touched the limit release and sighed. Maybe later. We'll definitely have time in the winter. Bit now it's too conspicuous for it to be summer and have a blizzard raging, He mentally replied dryly. He looked at the date. Not too long until his mission begun.

Hitsugaya sat at the table and looked at the food. Takoyaki. How nice. He shook his head back and forth in amusement. Mrs Weasley was going to all lengths to make him feel at home. The other's looked at his food curiously before digging into their own 'normal' food. He looked up at the clock on the wall. Most of the hands pointed to 'home' while the left over pointed to 'work'. Mr Weasley's hand suddenly moved from 'work' to 'travelling' before shuddering to a halt at 'home'. Hitsugaya smiled grimly as he thought about where he would be on that clock. No doubt 'mortal peril'. That was the closest to death on the clock. "Sorry Molly. But I can't get those ministry cars," the ginger said as he walked in to his wife.

She fluttered around him. "It's okay dear. I – oh look an owl!" Hitsugaya watched as a large eagle owl came and landed in front of him. It ruffled it's feathers and held out a leg. Hitsugaya curiously undid the ribbon and it flew off leaving the humongous parcel behind it. Glancing at the letter he picked it up and tore it open. In Japanese he read.

Toshiro

I was unable to give it to you before you left but here's a present for starting school. Have fun and make friends. I'm sure you can manage to do that while going with the intended purpose. The rest of your classmates will be coming soon. Did you know wizards can translate things unless they are jinxed not to? Be careful.

From your friend Jushiro.

Persevere Shiro.

Hitsugaya gritted his teeth and threw the package at the twins. "I don't want it," he said in annoyance. The looked at him in confusion before they tore it open. Hundreds of sweets poured out.

They gasped. "Who sent you this?" they asked in awe.

"A co-worker, also one of my teachers," he said disinterestedly. They stared at him but he ignored them. "Share it, or don't. I don't care. But since everyone's seen it you probably should," as Hitsugaya said this Mrs Weasley nodded. They pooled it out on the table and began dividing it up. Hitsugaya's phone rang. He sighed and answered it. "Hello?"

"Did you get it Hitsugaya?" Hitsugaya sighed again.

"Yes Ukitake I did. But really how long ago did you send that?"

"Well we sent it just now close by through the Senkaimon."

"Makes sense. I've got to go."

"Are you with your friends? Matsumoto told me. In fact, she told everyone. Hinamori was so happy." Hitsugaya's eyes softened.

"Well tell her that if Kurosaki isn't treating her properly than she can always join to my- . And tell her I," he glanced up to see everyone looking at him, "I've got to go. Tell her to call me okay?"

"I will Hitsugaya." He snapped the phone shut and sighed.

"Was that the person who sent the owl?" Harry asked. Hitsugaya nodded and began eating before anyone could ask him anymore questions. Harry looked at Hitsugaya. "What's the time?" Hitsugaya flipped his phone back open and it beeped, saying a hollow was nearby.

He looked at it curiously as it stopped a second after. Perhaps some shinigami had come with the owls and the sweets? Harry cleared his throat and Hitsugaya shook his head to clear his thoughts. "Enough time to play a small game of Quidditch if you're wandering," he said, watching in amusement as Ron, the Weasley twins and Harry scooped up their share of sweets and left up the stairs to come back down a second later with a broom each.

Fred handed an extra one to Hitsugaya. "Ever flown before?" the twin asked.

Hitsugaya thought about his bankai and how he could walk on air. "Not on a broom," he answered truthfully. They beckoned for him to follow them and he did so.

Hitsugaya stood next to Harry and Ron as the twins who were acting as instructors. "Okay now put your right hand over the broom and say 'Up!'" they said in unison. Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow before putting his hand over the broom. Before he even said 'up' it was in his hand. They whistled loudly before showing him how to grip the broom.

He was about to take off when he shook his head. "Give me your broom George."

George looked at him through a mask of confusion. "Why?" Hitsugaya held out a hand and George sighed. "How did you know?"

"Intuition," he answered like always.

"No wonder your sort-of-Head-boy at your school. You don't miss anything." Fred complained.

"Except for giant floating skulls with snakes for tongues," Harry joked. Everyone laughed and Hitsugaya rolled his eyes. George swapped his broom with Hitsugaya's jinxed broom and he pushed off. As much as Hitsugaya liked the feeling of wind in his face; it was nothing on his bankai. He sighed and did a loop before landing back down.

"You know you might have it in you to be a Chaser," Fred murmured.

"But just make sure you get into Gryffindor," George warned.

Hitsugaya cocked his head. "We'll see. That wasn't as enjoyable as I thought it would be," Harry looked a bit offended at this so he added, "No offense. It was too slow," Harry looked down at his broom before giving it to Hitsugaya.

"Here. Just don't break it. I'll need it for Quidditch this year." Hitsugaya rolled his eyes before taking off. It was fast, but it still didn't sit right with him.

He sighed sadly and landed back down. "That was better," He said quietly.

They played a little game and Harry, Ron, Fred and George exclaimed as one at the end, "Chaser." Hitsugaya rolled his eyes. This is what being dead did to you. You stuck out too much.

It was especially annoying for him who didn't really like attention. Acknowledgement, sure. Attention, no.

Picky aren't we master? They're, after all, very similar.

So are you saying that Draco Malfoy merely wished to be acknowledged?

If he wanted everyone to acknowledge that he has an abnormally long nose which he uses to look down at people then yes.

Hitsugaya chuckled making the others stare at him. "Did the Hitsugaya just chuckle?" the twins said in sync. Hitsugaya's good mood was gone in a flash. Giving the broom back to George(now jinx free), he walked inside and sat down, picking up the Potions book for forth year. He'd found this very interesting, potions that made one tell the truth and gave one extraordinary good luck. He smiled evilly thinking about he could use the truth potion on Matsumoto to find all her sake bottles and the good luck to convince her to do all the paper work. Though apparently she was doing it. He nodded. Matsumoto could get her work done.


Hmmm... I probably will end up dating on the thirteenth of Feb at the way I am posting. Please review!