Good Morning! Glancing over at the clock, it is almost two in the morning right now.
I'm so tired. Spend a good part of the day writing for this fanfiction, but my motivation level is drastically decreasing as I look over at my Algebra homework..
I hate it when homework doesn't count, yet you have to do it or you'll fail. =P

It was irritating me to write 'Toshiro' so I'm keeping it 'Toshirou' for now.
Here's the next chapter! xD Are my updates getting more frequent or what?

Please Read, Enjoy, and Review! Thank you to those that review last chapter! It made me extremely happy to know this is liked! xD

Momo was lying in bed, snuggled in the covers, she began to get sleepy.

The sound of water running from the shower stopped, the bathroom door opened and Toshirou stepped out wearing only a bathrobe.

"Kya!" she ducked under the covers, "Sensei, what are you wearing?!"

He stiffened a laugh, that reaction of hers was so cute, "You spilled soup on my clothes earlier, they aren't dried yet. I'm not going to sleep in my suit."

Running a hand through his damp hair, and grabbed a can of tea sitting on the table, "How are you feeling?"

Toshirou lifted the covers off her head and placed a hand on her forehead frowning slightly, "You're a little warm."

Momo swatted his hand away, "I'm fine Sensei."

"Hai hai." he walked to the other side of the bed and lifted a corner of the quilt up.

"S-sensei! What are you doing?" she glowed a radiant red as Toshirou slipped into the bed next to her.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to do anything to you." he straightened his pillow up, and pulled a book out of the medical bag to read along with his eyeglasses.

Looking up from his book, he glanced over to Momo, "You're going to fall off."

Momo was pressed against the edge, looking frightened, 'I'm sharing a bed with a strange man. I can't get married anymore!'

He sighed and grabbed her, "Come here."

"Eh?" Momo was pulled next to Toshirou.

"Isn't that better?" he said returning his attention back to the medical book.

Momo felt like she was burning, and was positive there are a very noticeable blush overtaking her face.

She looked up at him feeling strangely embarassed, his white hair was softly flopping without the stiff gel holding it up, his gaze carefully traced over the text as a free hand ran through his hair to push his bangs out of the way.

Doki Doki, her heart skipped a beat, she gasped, 'No. Momo you are not finding Sensei to be strangely attractive'

She pulled the covers over her head, and turned away from Toshirou, 'Not falling for Sensei'

Toshirou pulled the covers off her head, "Its not good to do that."

His hand lingered over her head, hesitatingly he began to stroke her soft, silky hair.

'Toshirou, what are you doing?' his inner self yelled at him to stop.

Momo felt like she was going to melt, inside she was feeling warm and fuzzy, how long has it been since someone treated her this way?

"Sensei?" she softly said.

"Hmm?" he stopped and removed his hand from her head, a little surprised at his actions.

She turned to face him and innocently asked, "Ne, Sensei. Why are you going so far for me? Normally, doctors won't go this far for one patient."

He wondered how he should answer this time to such question remembering back to Asagi-san.

"You're like one of those pets you can't leave alone without getting into dire trouble." he casually shook the question off.

"How mean of Sensei." Momo felt her eyelids growing heavier with sleep, to think she was hoping for him to say something serious.

He noticed and gave a rare smile, "You're such a pain when running away."

'Yet, you're so peaceful asleep' he thought.

She grew more drowsy, "Then don't chase after me if I'm a pain Sensei."

A tear rolled down her cheek, "Its okay, I'm already used to being alone."

She continued on, "After Mama died, Otou-san left me alone all the time because it was too painful to look at me probably. Everyone always said I resembled Mama alot."

His gaze softened as he listened on, "After that I ran away from the hospital alot. Surgeons wanted to operate on me even though I didn't need the surgery at the time, it was always about cutting someone open and rising the success rate of the doctor in charge of me always quit after a while because it was troublesome to come after me. Such doctors deserve to die, I rather expire from my own time then have a surgery by greedy scums."

Tears were overflowing, "Is Sensei going to treat me the same was as those senseis? Am I a patient that exists for the hospital?"

Momo felt two strong arms wrap around her, comforting her, wiping away her tears and worries, "Sensei.."

"Shh, its okay now. I won't abandon you like those other doctors." Toshirou held her closer feeling how small and frail she was.

"Sensei, then you won't take me back to Tokyo?" she asked, afraid of what his answer might be, "Please don't take me back.."

Toshirou didn't say anything as he held her close, almost afraid that she would suddenly vanish.

A dark figure was looming around the corner, "Faster! Run faster!"

The menacing voice crackled as its long smoky fingers wrapped around the neck, "Caught ya."

Falling, falling, it was so dark. Where was this place? Looking up, the dark figure grinned and threw a scalpel down at the falling object.

"Aaahhh!" Momo shot up from the bed, dripping in cold sweat.

The bathroom door was thrown open, Toshirou rushed into the room to Momo's side, "Hinamori, what's wrong? Hinamori?"

She let out another shriek, "Gah! Why is Sensei only in a towel!?"

Knocking was heard, "Excuse me, is everything alright in there?"

The owner poked her head into the room, glancing at the two sitting on the bed, she blushed, "Sumimasen, I didn't mean to intrude. Please keep it down for the other customers please."

"Ah, wait! It isn't that way!" Momo shouted as the owner closed the door mumbling something about how youngers don't wait until marriage anymore.

"Hinamori, are you okay?" Toshirou revered his full attention back to her.

She nodded and looked away blushing proficiently, "Ano, Sensei, can you change into something else."

"Ah, sorry." he turned away embarassed making his way back to the bathroom.

After changing into his suit, he checked up on Momo, "Alright, let's get breakfast."

He packed the medical kit back as Momo went to change, his mind wandered back to the unanswered question Momo asked him last night.

"Sensei, then you won't take me back to Tokyo?" she asked, afraid of what his answer might be, "Please don't take me back.."

Being her doctor, how was he suppose to respond to that?

However, remembering last night made him waver about whether or not he was doing the right thing after all.

'Toshirou, why do you care so much? Just take her back to Tokyo before things get worse.'

Flashback

"Toshirou, you're the worst!" she shouted angrily.
Toshirou reached out for her, "Wait! Don't!"
It was too late.

End of Flashback

Toshirou was awoken from memory lane but the clicking of the door, he looked up in time to see Momo inching out with her bag.

She saw that he noticed her futile attempt to escape again, 'Got to run again'

"Hinamori!" he caught her before she was even a foot from their room door.

She looked at him unhappily, "Sensei, caught me again."

"You're too slow." he replied. They made their way down the hall and Toshirou paid for the room.

The snow crunched under their shoes, the walk from the room to the lawn outside had been silent.

"Are we going to the airport?" Momo asked not meeting his eyes.

"No." he said giving her a sense of hope, "We're going to get breakfast."

The glimmer of light had been horribly crushed, glumly she asked, "Ice cream again?"

He grinned, "In this weather, not this time."

Toshirou grabbed her hand, "Let's hurry."

"Eh? Sensei?" Momo looked at him surprised as they walked down the busy morning street.

'Sensei's hands are so warm.' she thought, the snow was beginning to softly fall again.

"Ano, Sensei, where are we going? Sensei?" he stopped at the corner and looked around.

The pointed to the left, and he pulled her along avoiding the cars coming down the road.

"This way", he pointed with a warm expression, they crossed another street to a fancy tea house.

The "closed" sign was still hanging on the door, but he ignored it and went in anyway.

"Wait a minute Sensei. The store is still closed." Momo protested.

He squeezed her hand in assurance, "It'll be alright. Watch."

Momo watched in awe as he whistled, a little, white puppy jumped out from behind the counter.

Toshirou laughed as the puppy greeted him, "You're not Sumomo."

"How cute." Momo engulfed the puppy in a warm hug.

A voice wavered in from the next room, a woman draped in a simple kimono with long snowy hair pulled back in a bun made her appearance, "Of course he's not Toshie. That's Sumomo's son."

"Ohayo gozaimasu." Momo greeted her bowing slightly.

She returned the greeting before turning to Toshirou, "Welcome home."

He smiled slightly, "I'm home Kaa-san."

Ukitake, Jushirou came into the tea house, "Ah! Toshirou, you're home! Momo-chan is here too!"

The two were seated at a nearby table as Jushirou and Yukiko busied themselves setting up and making breakfast.

"Toshie, you should at least call before you come home." his mother scolded him, setting tea on the table.

The little puppy that had attack Toshirou earlier jumped up onto the table, he nuzzled Momo and began lapping up her tea.

Toshirou lifted the pup away from the tea, "Sumomo, don't drink the tea."

"I thought I told you he wasn't Sumomo." his mother commented, "Girlfriend?"

For a moment his mother's eyes began to sparkle slightly, Momo blushed, "Kaa-san, she's just my patient."

Toshiro put puppy back on the ground and got up to replace Momo's cup of tea.

"Toshie, why don't you take the little guy with you? Momo-chan might like him running around." Yukiko pointed to the pup and nudged Momo.

"What makes you think they'll let her keep him in the hospital with her?" he asked thinking that it was an absurd question.

Yukiko shook her head, "No, no. Not the hospital. Your apartment."

"Then she won't see him." he said.

"Bring her over to your place after your shifts." she piped up.

"Eh?" Momo looked at her surprised.

He set a new cup of tea down, "Sorry to disappoint your attempts at snagging a daughter-in-law, no."

Yukiko shrugged, "How hard can it be to pop a few Xanax into her water."

"Kaa-san!" Toshirou and Momo both looked at her in surprise.

Momo looked at her cup of tea, then back at Toshirou, "Sensei!"

"I didn't." he said in an irritated tone, maybe it was a bad idea to come home for breakfast after all.

"I would rather not be mistaken for a pervert again." recalling the past few incidents that happened in the short span of time after meeting Momo.

Yukiko's eyes shone, "What's this about a pervert?"

I enjoyed writing the first half of this chapter alot. xD
Although, I kind of suck at it, I'll draw pictures of certain scenes from the fanfiction and post when I have time.

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