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Slowly opening her eyes, she was blinded by a bright light...squinting slightly she realized it was the sun, 'What happened? I was fighting Toushiro one minute...then....nothing...wait! I remember feeling really, really tired! I must have passed out...but that means...' She tried to sit up...and couldn't. 'Not again!' She thought as she started to struggle.

"I'd stop that if I were you...you're only wasting energy."

Momo stopped and looked up, Toushiro was standing over her, eyebrow raised and in his hand he held a couple fish.

"Hmph!" Momo mumbled as she faced away from Toushiro. This only caused a grin to come over said boy's features.

"Pouting are we?"

Momo refused to answer, she new it was childish but she didn't feel like talking to him or seeing him at the moment.

Sighing he started a fire and began to cook the fish. Momo decided to try and escape once more.

"I'm telling you it's not going to work..."

But Momo continued struggling. She tried for over an half hour.

Shaking his head he took the fish off the fire and set some on a plate for her. At the sight of seeing him get up, she turned around again and stated to try and wiggle herself free. But to no avail.

Holding back a laugh he set the plate down, "I told you so..." He snickered.

Momo glared but soon the invigorating smell of the fish overwashed her senses. She was starving! She hadn't had anything to eat since the day before yesterday and looking at the fish just a few feet away made her yearn for it.

But she was too stubborn to show Hitsugaya her weakness. Though it didn't take a genius to figure her out. As much as Momo wanted too, she was only still learning to block people out and push them away.

Sighing again Toushiro broke his kido and moved the plate over to her. "Here." he mumbled as he went to go sit down.

Without another word, Momo dived for the fish but after a couple bites stole a side glance at Toushiro, who was eating as well.

"Arigato." She mumbled, Toushiro only nodded in response.

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"Captain Matsumoto!"

Matsumoto slowly lifted her head up from her desk, which was covered by sake bottles. "What is it?" She said lazily.

"I have a direct order from Captain Commander Yamamoto Genryusai stating that he wants you, Captain Matsumoto, to go on a mission to help capture the runaway and former captain of squad three, Gin Ichimaru. You must leave immediately. A report has just come in that he was seen not far from here in the Seventh Rukongai District!"

Matsumoto's eyes widened, "G-Gin?! Are you sure it was him?!" She asked.

The messenger nodded, "Positive."

Sighing Matusmoto nodded, "I'll go pack then." She mumbled and ran to her barracks.

'Maybe this time Gin....I'll find out where it is you want to go.' She thought as she pulled out two bags. One full of sake bottles and the rest for the stuff she would need.

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"Ichigo!" Yelled Orihime excitingly, "Was Rukia just here with you?"

Ichigo nodded, "Yeah, but...she ran off so abruptly.....it's actually kind of strange. She's been doing it all week..."

Orihime knitted her eyebrows together, "That doesn't sound like Rukia at all...Maybe she's just very busy..."

Ichigo shrugged, "Who knows...so, what have you been up to?"

Orihime smiled, "Oh nothing! Just been here and there...by the way, have you by any chance seen Chad or Uryu?"

Ichigo raised an eyebrow, "Not lately, why?"

"Well, I was planning on meeting up with them today...we were going to hang out and explore the rest of Soul Society!!...We couldn't exactly do that the last time because everybody was so mean!! But now we can so I'm super happy!...Think you could help me look for them?"

Blinking Ichigo nodded, "..Sure." he said though his mind was still on Rukia. These past couple of weeks now, she'd been doing that...Running away so suddenly, She'd even cut Renji off right in the middle of talking...he was curious as to why she kept running.

She didn't seem like she was running to hide something though...she seemed as though she was just running...because she was scared.

But what was she scared of? Was it him?...Probably not...but then again...she had been acting pretty weird lately....

"Um, Ichigo...are you alright?" Asked Orihime. Ichigo snapped out of his daze and regained focus on Orihime.

"Uh, Yeah...never better..."

Orihime shrugged once more and went back to walking.

"Orihime?"

Stopping mid-step she turned around, "Yes?"

Ichigo looked towards the ground, "Do you think you could talk to Rukia? Get her to tell you why she's always in a hurry to be somewhere?"

Orihime smiled, "Sure Ichigo!"

Ichigo smiled, "Thanks...B-But don't tell I asked you to do it! I don't want her to think I'm worried about her or anything...cause I'm not! I'm just...curious!! So if she asks---"

Orihime chuckled, "Relax Ichigo, I'll make sure Rukia never knows you and I had this conversation."

Ichigo allowed himself a cheeky smile, "Thank you."

"No problem! Now...can you do me a favor?"

"Sure. Just name it..."

Orihime started to become puzzled as anime question marks rose above her head, "Could you tell me where I am? I have no idea where I'm going..."

Ichigo laughed, "Just follow me, we'll find the others."

Orihime nodded, 'I wonder what Uryu's doing...Ever since I've had that talk with Rukia, I can't seem to stop thinking about him...at first it was, how cute he was or how generous...but now it's all the small things. The way his hair dances from side to side when he walks, the way his eyes always seem to glitter in the sun...and the way he makes me feel like I'm the only girl in the world when he talks to me...And whenever I talk I know I have his full attention at all times. He makes me feel...special.' She thought.

And at that exact moment, she made impact with someone.

To everyone else it was just a normal, everyday accident. But as Orihime fell, time seemed to slow down.

The person who she bumped into was none other then Uryu Ishida.

He fell, then she fell. But the way they fell made both their faces heat up in embarrassment. Orihime was on top of him while Uryu had protectively wrapped his arms around her waist to make sure she didn't get hurt.

"Orihime! I'm so sorry!! Are you hurt?!!" Said Uryu as he loosened his grip.

Orihime blinked and started to laugh nervously, "Oh it was no biggie!! See? I'm fine!! It was my fault anyway, I wasn't paying attention! Sorry!!"

Uryu still looked concerned as he helped her up. Noticing this Orihime smiled sincerely, "I'm fine, Uryu. Really."

Sighing in relief he nodded, "Thank goodness. I was worried for a moment."

Turning around to an amused Ichigo, who indeed was looking at Uryu with a smug grin. Orihime smiled again, "Thank you so much Ichigo! Without you're help I probably would have gotten lost...well, even more lost...."

Rolling his eyes he nodded, "Well, I gotta go...stupid paperwork...I'm starting to realize why Matsumoto neglects hers so much!"

With a laugh, they waved off their friend and began their adventure of Soul Society.

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"Um...Where are we going? Soul Society is that way." Said Momo as Toushiro started walking in the opposite direction.

"How many times do I have to tell you! I'm not going there! Sheesh!" Mumbled Toushiro.

Momo glared, "And what makes you think I'm going to follow you?"

Toushiro smirked, "I can't see why you wouldn't...given the fact that I have your sword and all..." he said while raising her sword in front of her face. She tried to swipe it, but Toushiro was quicker and pulled it back beforehand... Momo could feel herself beginning to get angry...

"You just wait Toushiro! I'll have my chance. When you least expect it...I'll have my sword back!!"

Toushiro rolled his eyes, "You just keep telling yourself that, girl...Don't be too disappointed when you try and fail...again..."

Momo glared, "I have a name you know! Why don't you start using it."

"Yeah, yeah....whatever." He said, waving her off.

Momo gritted her teeth, this guy was a complete jackass...a stubborn, cocky jackass!! She was half wishing he'd go back to being the stoic bastered he was before! Taking a deep breath she tried to calm her nerves down. She wasn't going to let Toushiro get to her, not today.

"Oi, bedwetter...you're quiet all of a sudden...conspiring against me already?"

Momo's eye started to twitch, "Bedwetter?.......Bedwetter is not my name...try again..." She spat.

Toushiro smirked, "But bedwetter suits you...Don't you agree?"

Momo quirked an eyebrow, "No."

Toushiro's smirk widened, "Did you know you talk in your sleep?...Bedwetter?"

Momo started to frown as she began to realize where this was going...she knew the name 'Bedwetter' sounded familiar...it was what that little boy used to call her...Oh no! She must have mumbled it in her sleep.

Toushiro stopped walking and stared at her vindictively, "Do you want to know what you said?"

Momo gulped, as she bit her lip, "I have a pretty good idea..."

"Is that so, Bedwetter?"

Momo clenched her fists, "Stop calling me that...you're being utterly childish you know..."

Toushiro started to laugh, "I'm the childish one? What about you? If anyone's being childish here....it's obviously you...Bedwetter."

........Toushiro never even saw it coming. Just as he was turning around, Momo jumped him from behind.

Her legs rapped around his middle as she clung to his back while her arms were rapped tightly around Toushiro's neck, thus trying to choke him.

Stumbling around and trying not to hit any trees, Toushiro grabbed her arms and tried to pull them away.

"Are you crazy?! Get off me!!" He yelled but she wouldn't budge.

"It's not so funny now is it!!" She snapped while moving her hands to pull his hair.

"OW! Of course it's not funny, there's a crazy girl on my back!! Get off!"

As much as Momo didn't want to, she couldn't stifle the laugh that had come about by seeing Toushiro in such dissray...It pleased her.

And as much as Toushiro didn't want to, he also couldn't help but laugh at the lengths this girl would go to, to get even. So now they just stood there in the middle of the forrest, Momo was still on his back and Toushiro's hands were now on hers. But they didn't notice, nope, they were too busy laughing like idiots to really think about anything at the moment.

Unfortunately their laid back moment was put to an end at the sound of footsteps.

"Do you hear that?" Whispered Hitsugaya, "Yes." Replied Momo.

Momo could feel Hitsugaya's whole body tense up. Tightening her grip on him she whispered in his ear, "What is it?"

Hitsugaya didn't respond, instead he put Momo down and shun-poed up a tree. Momo followed swiftly.

From the top they saw two tracker ninja. "I could have sworn that I heard somebody here boss." Said a tall, starky one.

"Well, maybe they heard you idot! Damn, Soi fon is not going to be happy about this...she's already still pissed that she lost him the first time. If she finds that there was a chance he was in the woods and we didn't do anything about it, we're dead meat."

Toushiro shot a look at Momo, her body was now just as tense as his. He was a bit worried that any minute now she would start yelling towards them for back up...after all, he did have her hostage and had no chance of giving her, or her sword back anytime soon.

So why was she being so quiet? It was almost as if she didn't want to be found either...but why?

"LOOK THERE HE IS!! I SEE HIM!!! AND HE'S GOT LIEUTENANT HINAMORI WITH HIM TOO!!"

Without so much as a look at Momo he grabbed her and swung her on his back again.

Quickly jumping from tree to tree, he sped even faster with each step.

Momo quickly shot Toushiro a look of despair. Like she was torn between helping her comrades or helping him.

Toushrio sighed, "It's you're choice...just take to heart...that if you try to fight me now...I will not hesitate to kill you."

Shaking out of her fear, she gripped him tighter, "I'm not going to ask them for help! You're my prisoner. It's my job to take you back...not theirs..."

"A little possessive are we?"

Momo smirked, "I like getting the job done by myself."

Feeling himself smile a little, he risked a glance at her, "So...keep going then?"

Momo nodded, "Don't look back." She said as confidence engulfed her. The whole time she was thinking 'What the hell am I doing?! Did I seriously just give up a chance to go home early?! What the hell is wrong with me!?"

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