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Chapter 10

Secrets

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Hitsugaya Toushirou has a secret. A secret nobody knows except himself (and Hyourinmaru), and will never tell anyone. Not even his best friend. Definitely not his best friend.

Hinamori Momo has a secret. A secret nobody knows except herself (and Tobi Ume), and will never tell anyone. Not even her best friend. Definitely not her best friend.

The funny thing is, everybody knows their secret without them saying a word about it. Everybody knows they are in love with their best friend.

It was freaking obvious.

Hint #1:

He always, always, wanted to protect her. Like the time when Ichimaru was almost about to kill her. Hitsugaya said he'll kill him if he made Hinamori spill a single drop of blood. A single drop of blood! Ichimaru had better watch his back. Let's say Hinamori cut herself and bled, I bet Hitsugaya would hunt Ichimaru down. Apparently, he did (indirectly) make her spill blood. And Hitsugaya set Hyourinmaru after him. Kira was there, he was scared half to death. That was how far Hitsugaya would go to protect Hinamori.

And not to mention the reason he wanted to know his Zanpakutou's name was because of Hinamori. It's not known to many Shinigamis in the Gotei 13, but Hitsugaya wanted Hyourinmaru to lend him his strength so that he could protect her.

And even on missions too! Small missions! He'd request to go along with the fifth division every time the Captain Commander sent Hinamori on a mission. Even if it was just to eradicate some Hollows. From what the tenth division members say, Hitsugaya would always stand in front of Hinamori and defend her (preventing her from attacking too). Hinamori usually got rather annoyed that he always 'gets in her way', so Hitsugaya gradually let her go on missions alone. But any idiot can tell she secretly liked it, it's so obvious from the look in her eyes.

See? Hitsugaya protects her every time, everywhere. Surely, that piques interest in their relationship.

Hint #2:

Hitsugaya will take revenge on anyone who hurts Hinamori. Again, the Ichimaru incident. Then there's the matter with Aizen. Hinamori once asked Hitsugaya to save Aizen and boy, was he angry after that, clenching his fist and spitting out Aizen's name like venom. With the incident when Aizen came to the fake Karakura Town, it became more obvious. Hitsugaya was the one who hated Aizen the most out of everyone in the Gotei 13 and he wanted to do violence to him, even if it meant losing his captaincy. He's willing to give up that much for Hinamori, surely that spells something.

Hint #3:

Apparently, Hitsugaya gives Hinamori 'allergic reactions'. Matsumoto said Hinamori told her she kept heating up when Hitsugaya was there, or near her. And she would fidget nervously too. Not leaving out she sometimes felt butterflies in her stomach.

There was one time, they were sitting on the tenth division's porch, being kind of...intimate. Hitsugaya had one hand in her hair, ready to remove the cloth that held it in place. His other hand was placed on top of hers, their fingers almost intertwined. Hinamori looked into his deep eyes, blushing furiously and suddenly, for a moment, it seemed something clicked in their minds. They leaned in, ready to finish what they had started but both of them jerked back before their lips could meet. It was probably Matsumoto who ruined the moment, after all, she was spying on them with Ikkaku, Yumichika, Renji, Hisagi and even Rukia.

Obviously Hinamori was in love with Hitsugaya.

Hint #4:

Hitsugaya is jealous. He's jealous of her subordinates, who spend time with her for long periods everyday, jealous of her students in the Kido class at the Academy whom she cares a lot for, and jealous of Kira.

Obviously, Hitsugaya is in love with Hinamori. And really, there's no need for him to be jealous at all.

Hint #5:

They keep having eye sex with each other! So much so that it's annoying all the captains and vice-captains and they wished those two would get it on already.

The two of them were constantly staring at one another during joint captains and vice captains meetings. They would look at each other when one isn't looking and when they made eye contact, one would blush and turn away. Hinamori sometimes smiled innocently at Hitsugaya, totally unaware that the latter was watching her. It's so cheesy that some captains wanted to gag.

Seriously, it's so obvious! It did not escape the Captain Commander's knowledge and as duty calls, he continued with the meeting, ignoring the captain and vice-captain. Soi Fong, being in the Special Ops and all that, knew, of course. And her only reaction was to roll her eyes and look away. Kira knew too, due to Matsumoto mostly, and he always became nervous. It's not like it's any of his business...or is it? And if Kira knew, Renji, Hisagi, Ikkaku and Yumichika knew too. The fourth division's captain and vice-captain were aware too, after all, Hinamori did go to Unohana for help on her 'allergic reactions'. Even Kuchiki Byakuya knew, the sixth division's captain who hardly cared about anyone's love lives. Komamura, who knew almost nothing when it came to human love, could see that there was definitely something up between the two. Kyoraku and Ukitake merely smiled at the two, thinking how fortunate it is for them to be able to experience young love. The former even fished for information about the childhood friends, delighting in the knowledge of their secret. What's surprising is that Zaraki and Kurotsuchi were aware, after all, they were not the kinds who would bother themselves over matters that they have no interest in.

So you see, with most of the captains and vice-captains being aware of Hitsugaya's and Hinamori's secret, it is right to think they will pass it on and soon, almost the whole of Seireitei knew about it. Also, the captains and vice-captains can't be wrong about those two, they are the most sharp after all.

The hints tell a lot, don't you think?

That's not all, Hitsugaya and Hinamori try to hide their secret. They deny claims, avoid each other and hide those feelings. They never succeed though. But the both of them secretly try to protect the other, are secretly extremely concerned about other, and are secretly in love with each other.

Hitsugaya Toushirou and Hinamori Momo have a secret. The same secret. They are in love with their best friend. But they will never admit it, nor will they tell their best friend that he/she loves him/her. It has been going on for ages. And that is exactly why it drives everybody crazy.

-Owari-

How do you like it? I had a mini writer's block here, but I hope it turned out well. And it's short, I know. I promise the next one will be longer! Review please?