Hi, it´s Shadow Typhoon. I sorry I haven´t updated for a while, but I was too lazy. Sorry, sorry, sorry…
Anyway, this is the 10th chapter in Dark Ice, so please enjoy. It´s a little short, but I hope you likes it.
Disclaimer: I don´t own Bleach(even though I wish I was), but I do own Ryushiro.
Dark Ice
Chapter 10: Questions and answers
by Shadow Typhoon
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Hitsugaya, Ulquiorra, Szayel and Grimmjow had all escaped from the amusement park alive. Szayel had gone mad, Grimmjow had started to rip things apart, Ulquiorra sat on the ground and cursed the world and Hitsugaya froze the half of the amusement park to ice. But, apart from that, everyone was fine.
Now they were all relaxing, happy that they had escaped from the "torture".
The moon was shining in the sky, radiating a cold yet warm aura. While looking at it, Hitsugaya decided to take a midnight walk. I need to think; he thought and began walking…
Matsumoto was standing in the door. She too was looking at the moon. And yet again, she thought of her captain. Almost everything around her reminded her of Hitsugaya, especially the moon. The moon was just like him, cold, but shining like the only light in a world of darkness.
She was tired, but she couldn´t sleep. Restless as she was, she decided to take walk. Maybe she could sleep, if she was a little alone with her thoughts. She wrote a note saying where she was and tripped outside. She inhaled the fresh air and began walking.
Hitsugaya was walking, looking up in the sky, and did not notice a person in front of him. So he bumped into the person and fell backwards.
"Ouch", he said and rubbed his head. He looked up and got a surprise. He had bumped into Matsumoto!
"Ehh" he said, not knowing what exactly to say. "Hi", he slowly said, raised his hand and winked.
"Taicho?" Matsumoto asked, surprised to see her captain. Finally she could speak to him in privacy; she wanted some questions to be answered.
Hitsugaya got up and brushed his jeans for dust. He looked at her, trying to judge her expression. He didn´t know what to say, speechless as he was.
Matsumoto rushed forward, grabbed Hitsugaya´s shoulders and pulled him forth and back.
"How could you join Aizen? How could you leave me? What about Hinamori?" Matsumoto said rapidly and almost made Hitsugaya faint.
Hitsugaya loosened her grip and jumped backwards, keeping a safe distance and glared at her.
"And why do you think, I would answer those questions?" he asked with a voice dripping with ice.
Matsumoto bit her lip and looked unsure.
"Because you are my captain!" she then said, confidently.
Hitsugaya sighed, he knew she would say that, but he kept his face stoic.
"Do I really need to answer your question? You already know the answer in your heart, but you refuse to accept it. You can´t accept that I left Soul Society on you free will, betraying everyone. You can´t accept, that I willingly joined Aizen, even though I hated him in the past." Hitsugaya said mockingly and coldly.
Matsumoto was frozen on the spot, her eyes wide with surprise or maybe fear? Hitsugaya continued.
"Soul Society is weak and stubborn. They can´t accept differences amongst themselves, always executing the rebellions. I´m tired of it. So I decided to quit. I can´t use my full potential if I´m with Soul Society, so I switched side. With Aizen, I can gain power, accept and a lot more. Together with Aizen, I can rule the world." Hitsugaya raised his voice for each sentence and in the end, he was almost shouting.
Hitsugaya tilted his head and looked her in the eyes.
"Does that answer your question?" his voice was soft and yet filled with malice.
Matsumoto didn´t answer, she was still frozen on the spot with tears in her eyes. She never thought that Hitsugaya would say what he said.
"And, yes, I didn´t forget Hinamori. She was useful for me in the start, but know I don´t need her, so I simply left her. She is nothing but a weak, unbalanced, emotional girl, who has some serious issues. I mean, how can she still believe, that Aizen is a good guy?"
Tears now fell from Matsumoto´s eyes in a constant stream. She was now crying silently, just watching Hitsugaya.
"Oh well, you have used enough of my time already, so I´m out a here. See ya soon I suppose." He winked a goodbye and walked away with his hands in his pockets.
Behind him, Matsumoto started sobbing and fell on her knees. She buried her face in her hands and gave up. She stopped hoping for, that one day her captain might return. Her hopes had always been shattered; always by the ones she loved the most. Hitsugaya was like a little brother to her, and now she had lost him.
She thought, that maybe he had left them because of Aizen threatening him with Hinamori´s life or something like that. Hitsugaya would do everything to protect those, who for him were dear, so she never thought that he had left them willingly.
Hitsugaya felt awful. He had to lie to Matsumoto! By the look on her face, he knew that she was heartbroken. Why in the world did all bad things happen to Matsumoto? First Ichimaru and now he had betrayed her.
He looked at the sky, lost in his thoughts. He hoped that some day, he could clear things up and tell the truth. He hated being a part of a stupid game. Even if it meant, that they would lose the war.
But there was nothing he could do. He could only follow the orders.
"Really, you shouldn´t be so depressed." Ryushiro said cheerfully.
"I hate to say this, but Ryushiro is right. There´s a reason for you to fulfill this mission. And when that is done, you can tell everyone the truth." Hyourinmaru agreed silently.
"I guess you two are right" Hitsugaya replied sullenly. "I am just hoping, that this soon will end"
"Let´s just hope together then" Ryushiro said.
Hitsugaya sighed. He looked at the sky and saw a shooting star. Maybe this means luck, he thought and relaxed. The next day, he and the espada would return to Las Noches…
I extremely sorry, but I was too lazy to write anything in my holiday. And I have a school project to finish, so you´ll have to wait again. I´m so sorry.
But, until next time, have sweet dreams
See ya