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ミ コ ト • Mikoto
Chapter 10: I Know
Previously:
In the end, the Renji & Izuru both had the exact same thought in their heads, Momotaro Hinamori, a girl? Ha, no way. It's impossible.
Hinamori froze, as if she had been chilled by Hyourinmaru. Co-ed…? Mixed bathing…? NOOOOO! MY WORST NIGHTMARE HAS COME TRUE!
If anyone finds out, kill them.
"…It's too hot for my liking." He mumbled.
Hitsugaya grabbed her cheeks, and pulled onto them. "I told you before, didn't I? Don't speak with your mouthful!" Hinamori's skin…it's rather soft. This guy must really take good care of it…
This…is this where my life ends? Am I going to die like this…? Those words echoed in his head, as the scenery changed to a different place.
Momo could hear the sliding door burst open. She held her breath.
He put his hand on the door, and slammed it open. His eyes widened in shock. "You-You're…"
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The sliding door burst open. "Aha! I knew Hitsugaya Taichou was hiding other hot springs from us!" Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto glanced at the sign. "…Never mind, it's the same one." Oh well, I can still secretly take another dip into the hot spring-and have it all to myself!
She then paused, and took a few steps backwards. "A Shihakusho? Someone's already here?" The lazy lieutenant wrapped a towel around herself, and walked into the hot spring. "Hello? Anyone there?" Her eyes narrowed, as she tried to see through the hazy mist. The mist weakened, and she could see a figure. She approached them. "Hey…eh? Is that…Hinamori?"
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"Who…who is that? No, it's futile, I can't see properly…" Hinamori's head swayed, as she tried to stay focused on the stranger which opened the door. Do I know them…?
The stranger came closer to Hinamori, but then everything went black. "Hey…eh? Is that…Hinamori?"
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Rangiku gasped. "Hinamori?!" She picked up the officer who had fainted. "Oh gosh, what should I do…?"
She then heard rushing footsteps, getting louder and closer. She started to panic. "This is not going to be good, especially because I'm not supposed to have sneaked in here in the first place-hey, but Hinamori sneaked in too! I mean, where should I hide?!" the orange haired beauty's eyes scanned the area, until her eyes laid upon something. "Aha!"
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Hitsugaya put his hand on the door, and slammed it open. His eyes widened in shock. "You-You're…" he then sighed, in disappointment. "…Just a monkey."
A hot spring monkey was bathing in the boiling waters, and it seemed to enjoy the waters quite a lot. Hitsugaya rolled his eyes, and shut the sliding door. "Maybe the person I was chasing down was just this monkey…no, it couldn't be. Maybe they were just taking a trip to the bathroom…yeah, that's probably it. But what about that Shihakusho?" He glanced at the black robes in the basket. "I suppose I'll ask the members about it tomorrow."
He turned, and glanced at the plain sliding door one more time. "To think I got curious over a stupid hot spring monkey…I feel like face-walling."
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"Abunai!" Rangiku breathed. Before, she spotted a hot spring monkey behind some rocks, so she quickly substituted places with the monkey, dragging Hinamori's body with her.
Before…
The door slammed open, and Rangiku heard a familiar male voice. "You-You're…just a monkey."
Is that…Taichou's voice? The Lieutenant had a huge urge to burst out laughing, but held it in. A few moments passed, and Hitsugaya closed the door.
Now…
Rangiku then looked over at Hinamori. "Now, what was Hinamori doing here, I wonder…" Hmm…come to think of it, he wasn't bathing with the boys back when us girls were peeping…
That's when Rangiku finally noticed that Hinamori was wearing her towel differently. The towel was wrapped around his whole body, not just the lower part-like a normal guy. The Lieutenant examined Hinamori a bit more.
"Hold on a second…am I going crazy, or does Hinamori…have some chest?" That's when it all clicked together. She gasped. "This guy…no, HINAMORI'S A GIRL?!"
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Chirp, chirp, chirp…Okay, we get it, it's the next day, and its morning.
Hinamori yawned, as she woke up from her slumber. "That was a good sleep." She stretched, then froze. "Where am I?"
She was in a room unfamiliar to her, but she knew it was a room of the place they were staying in. Then she looked down, and noticed she was wearing her Shihakusho again. Wait…didn't I sneak over to the hot springs last night?
A door opened, it was the door that led to the bathroom. "Er-hem." A female cleared their throat.
Holy crap, don't tell me a girl thought I was actually a guy, and I got laid…I mean-they would've saw that I was a girl by the time my clothes were taken off! I mean-WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT THIS?! Hinamori stiffly turned her head to see who it was.
Rangiku Matsumoto. "Hinamori…I think you've got some explaining to do." She folded her arms, and tapped her foot.
"O-Oh? Like?" She sweat dropped, and smiled nervously.
"I already know."
"What in Soul Society are you talking about?"
"Gender. Girl. Spill the beans." Rangiku sat next to the futon. "Well?"
"Erm…how do you know about that?"
"You were about to faint in the hot springs last night, and I saved you, then I saw you, and was in a state of shock for a whole hour."
"Ah…hahaha…." Momo awkwardly laughed.
"If you don't tell me right this instant, I'll tell Captain Hitsugaya." She threatened.
Oh god, no. Hinamori immediately straightened. "Okay, okay, I'll talk! But you mustn't tell anyone! No one, got it?!"
Rangiku raised an eyebrow. "Fine. I'm listening."
Hinamori took a deep breath in. "I…I'm actually a girl."
"Well, I already knew that." Rangiku pointed at Momo's chest. "But you passed as a guy, because of how flat you are-"
"Let's not talk about my chest, okay?!" Hinamori shook her head to clear the embarrassment. "Anyways…" She worriedly glanced around, and lowered her voice. "I've been pretending to be a boy ever since I was born."
"Why?" Rangiku leaned in.
"To be honest…I don't remember." Yep, that's a lie. I just remembered again last night. "All I do remember is that my father told me it was for my own good, so I listened to him, and continued to act like a boy."
"…That's it?"
"Hai. That's it." nodded Hinamori.
Rangiku felt like flipping a table. "So you have no memory as to WHY, you're just doing it because your father told you to?! If that's the case, I might as well tell Captain Hitsugaya!"
"No, please don't! I'm not supposed to let anyone know-And I don't even know why either, but please don't!" begged Hinamori, as she pulled onto Rangiku's sleeve.
"If I keep it a secret, what do I benefit from it?"
"…Excuse me?"
"What's in it for me?" Rangiku folded her arms.
"Um…that's a really good question…"
"Well?"
"I'll be your best friend!"
"Rejected."
"I'll buy you sake tomorrow!"
"Rejected."
"I'll be your slave!"
"Really?!" Rangiku smirked.
"Of course not!" I'm not that desperate! Well, actually I kind of am.
"Then what?"
"…" Let's try blackmail. "I'll tell Hitsugaya Taichou where you hide all your booze stash…"
"…Deal! I won't tell!" Rangiku said, almost immediately.
Hinamori smirked. "Do you swear it?"
"I swear!"
"Sign your name on this contract, because I don't trust you." Hinamori grabbed a paper, scribbled a few things down, and then handed it to Matsumoto.
She hurriedly signed her name down, and handed it back to Momo. "Good!" Hinamori smiled.
"…I feel like I've been fooled."
"Haha…I wonder why…" Hinamori looked in the opposite direction.
Rangiku flipped the futon. "That's it! Screw the deal we just made! I don't care, I'm telling Hitsugaya Taichou, anyways!"
"Hey, hold on a sec-"
The door slid open. "Tell me what?" The Tenth Division Captain stood at the doorway.
The two immediately shut their mouths.
"Hm?" His turquoise eyes bored into them.
"N-Nothing…!" Rangiku & Momo were frightened to death. How long has he been there for?
"If you're worrying about how long I was here for, I only just came. Now, hurry up, we're leaving very soon." It was as if he read their minds.
They sighed a sigh of relief. "Phew…"
Hitsugaya was about to head to the next room, but paused. "By the way, Hinamori, what are you doing in Lieutenant Matsumoto's room…?"
"Erm…" the two of them started to panic; their minds were swarming for an excuse.
"W-We were having some alone time!" Rangiku blurted out.
"Yes, j-just the two of us! We're in a relationship, you know what I mean, Taichou?!" Momo blurted out.
Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow. He really couldn't believe this obvious and ridiculous lie, but just sighed, and shook his head. "Well then, I'm happy for you two. Congratulations." He walked away.
The two collapsed on the floor, as soon as he disappeared.
"Think he brought the lie?" mumbled Rangiku.
"…Nope." groaned Hinamori.
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Back at the Seireitei…
"What? What did you just say, Captain?" Renji couldn't believe his ears.
"You're moving."
"…I'm what?"
"You're moving to the Fifth Division." repeated Kenpachi, in a gruff voice, as usual.
"Why? I don't understand!" Renji slammed his hands on the desk. I was finally adjusting to this place, and Ikkaku still has more training to give me…!
"I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know?!"
Kenpachi closed his eyes, and sat back in the chair. "Captain whatever-his-name-is, sent me a letter requesting for you to join Fifth's company as an official member, so I just said yeah, why not? And now, you're moving to the Fifth, today."
"Huh? But…what if I don't want to move?!" Renji felt frustrated.
"It's too late. Kiddo, weren't you the one who was wishing for a 'normal' squad? Well, your chance has just arrived on your doorstep, so you might as well walk out the door."
"I-"
Kenpachi stood up, and walked pass Renji. "You can always come back and visit, if you really want to. See you around, Renji."
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"I heard what happened." Ikkaku was leaning against a wall, while Renji was staring at the ground. "Should we stop the training?"
"No way!" Renji looked up at Ikkaku. "We can't! I need this training!"
Madarame grinned. "I knew you'd say that. Before the sun rises, every second day, come to the Eleventh Division, and we'll continue out training."
"…Really?"
"You think I'm lying to you?"
"I can't thank you anymore…!" Renji bowed.
Ikkaku laughed. "Just don't go getting all soft because you're in the Fifth Division!"
"Of course, I won't! See ya!" Renji grabbed his bags, and ran out of the Eleventh Squad's Barracks.
"Great…now I'm lost again."
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"Now, all I have to do is wait for Captain Hitsugaya to come back from his trip, and he'll read the letter, and approve." smirked Aizen.
"You make it all sound so easy, Taichou~" Gin skipped around the room.
"Oh, but that's because it is, Gin." He looked at him in the corner of his eye.
"How much longer?" whispered a voice.
"Hm?"
Tosen folded his arms. "How much longer until justice is done?"
"I apologize, Tosen, but I will have to require your patience for longer." said Aizen.
"So be it."
Ichimaru looked at the papers Aizen had. "Hm…Momotaro Hinamori, aye? How interesting."
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The Tenth Division made it back to the Seireitei safely. The whole division was busy unpacking, and Hitsugaya just dumped his bag into his room, strolled over to the office, sat at his desk, and looked at the papers. "Hmm…there's quite a bit, and we only left for one day."
His eye then caught on one of the papers. "From Fifth Company?" He scan read over it, then halted. "Did I read that correctly?" He read over it again, slower this time, making sure not to miss out on any little detail.
Dear Captain Hitsugaya,
I would like to talk to you about one of your members. It's…
Toshiro closed his eyes, and thought about it. "Approve, or to disapprove?"
-End Of Chapter Ten-
Sneak-Peek Preview: "I'll train you, Hinamori." "Nani?" the peach blinked. "I'll train you, myself personally." smirked Captain Hitsugaya. "Lucky you! You get to have alone time with Hitsugaya Taichou EVERYDAY!" teased Rangiku. "What do you want, Captain of Squad Five? You're interrupting my training session." His turquoise eyes narrowed. "So, Captain Hitsugaya, have you made your decision yet?" Aizen approached them. "Decision? Hitsugaya Taichou?" "…I have."
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Japanese Translations:
Shihakusho-The black robes worn by the Shinigami. Garments of the Dead.
Abunai-That was close! Or Dangerous!
Hai-Yes
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Well, that's chapter 10 for you, folks!
ミ コ ト • Mikoto
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