Woohoo! Happy New Year! I would like to thank Reader-Favs and Awesomeness02 for reviewing Chapter 8! and also to thank Awesomeness02 again for reviewing Chapter 9! Also thank-yous to kittygirlthing97, toshiluver123, and saxophone for reviewing the last chapter! Each one of those reviews either made me smile or laugh :)

The next morning arrived with a single bird chirping outside, eager to return from its winter journey of the south. No longer would frost coat the ground until the sun could melt it away, and now no more than a light jacket was needed to walk outside.

Momo woke up hearing hurried footsteps outside her door. She groaned before rolling out of her bed and crawling over to her door. Momo's room was on the second story but just a few feet from her door was a railing which was open to view the grand greeting area and adjoining ballroom.

(A/N: basically I'm trying to say that the second floor area in this wing of the mansion is all rooms and a hallway surrounding the area like in a square. And it would have a railing to look over, and a really wide and grand staircase. Like in a movie.)

Momo walked over and peered over the railing and the scene she saw shocked her. Below her was the busiest sight she had ever seen in all of her life. The maids were carrying all sorts of packages back and forth, and the cooks seemed to be planning something big. The seamstress seemed to be in serious conversation, but then caught sight of Momo.

The next thing Momo knew, the seamstress was rushing up the grand staircase with a couple of assistants trailing behind her, grabbing Momo, and rushing to another room within seconds.

Momo realized the assistants were taking measurements and the seamstress kept pulling out different colors of cloth and comparing them to Momo. Of course, Momo couldn't figure out why all of this was happening.

~Toshiro~

Toshiro woke up hearing hustle bustle as well, but he was not curious as much as Momo to go check out what was happening. Instead, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and continued on with a normal morning routine of brushing his teeth and so on. Then of course, Rangiku had to burst in; with some new friends in tow.

Toshiro was being measured every which way he thought was possible, and while standing in the middle of the room being measured, he came to a conclusion as to why. There was going to be a party of sorts in the Seireitei. It was probably for him and his new fiancé to be the main attraction.

After their exhausting morning, Toshiro and Momo we told to immediately report to Byakuya's quarters. Byakuya was waiting there for them, as was Ukitake who apparently arrived just at the crack of dawn.

"Good afternoon." Toshiro mumbled as he slightly inclined his head to the two, and Momo did the same.

"Hello Shiro! Looks like you're doing just swell over here! So how's everything going?" Ukitake asked, probably a little too happily.

Toshiro's eyebrows twitched at Ukitake talking. To say he was still angry at Ukitake was an understatement, he was kind of furious. "So first you say it's going swell and then ask me how it's going?!" Toshiro tried to rein in his temper but everyone within the next ten miles could probably feel the chilling anger radiating off his body. "You send me here, for no more reason than most people know me! To get married! To someone I hadn't even met! No offence to you Hinamori-san. I'm sure you're a wonderful person." Toshiro added before turning back to Ukitake. "And weren't you the one who promised that I would never have to leave another home again?" At this point Toshiro was heaving his chest, finally expressing how he was really feeling. He stared at Ukitake for a few seconds, who looked a little stunned and hurt, before abruptly leaving the room.

Momo just stood there awkwardly, her eyes slightly watery, stunned that a person who seemed so calm and collected could erupt like that. She was hurt slightly, but mostly shocked that Toshiro would yell at someone of such high rank in his country. Momo managed to collect herself for the most part before quietly excusing herself from the room.

More coming to you all soon~ (sorry it's short. But if I continued into the party in this chapter, I figured it'd be unnaturally long. So that's next!)

2013 has arrived!

I love you all!

~Lulu22Temmy