Author's Note: Hello everyone! I am finally back with chapter ten of Day of Destiny! It took three years, but I'm finally back. :) It will be slow updates and I don't know what could come up in the next five-six months so please bear with me! I promise not to disappear for three years next time. :(

I don't know how many people are still reading this story, but if you are thank you so much! That means the world to me and I am so ecstatic that you are. :D

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Just to let everyone know . . . my style of writing has changed a lot in the last few years and I've taken some things out (such as oka-san, etc.) instead of keeping it because I feel that it didn't fit or feel right to have it in. So there will be no more Japanese in this story.

Last but not least, thank you to people who reviewed the last chapter (that came out so long ago) and who gave feedback on my author's note! :) SilverRose1022, Hyourinmaru10, Miss Tazzy, Kaileychicago, ayoshi-chan923, neighboorhoodtrash, Xela-pie, Toshiluver15, Guest, and bizrat123! Thank you guys!

Also, to Guest, I was wondering if anyone has read/watched Soul Eater because I really love it and I don't know anyone that's really read/watched it. c:

I hope you enjoy this chapter guys! I worked really hard on it, all day, so that I could get it finished and up for you all to read!

Tite Kubo owns all the characters and the story of Bleach! (it'd be a lot different right now if I did :c )

Do You Want To Know?

Toshiro swore as he ducked behind a wall, Rangiku following his lead and jumping behind it just in time for some Espada members to round a corner from the opposite end of the hallway. If they hadn't ducked behind it, they would've been spotted. Getting into this place was hard enough as it was, they really didn't need some gang members gunning them down.

As both Toshiro and Rangiku held their breath, Toshiro's eyes zeroed in on the gun one of the men were carrying, and the large—Toshiro did a double take. Were those swords? He swore silently. Along with those, he noticed that the three of them wore at least one knife along their belt.

What the hell were they preparing for?

"I think they're gone," he said lowly several minutes after watching them run down a hallway opposite of them. "Obviously this is the right place but we have to be careful. They know we're here." Toshiro turned to Rangiku, giving her a look which she responded with a 'What, do you think I'm stupid?' look.

"Either way, we have to be on our guard and move slowly. Where would they be keeping her?" he glanced down the hallway they were standing in, before sticking his head around the wall corner and looking back and forth down the hall it was ajoined too.

A nervous chuckle escaped Rangiku's lips and when Toshiro turned back around to face her, she had her right hand placed on the back of her head as she gave an embarrassed face. "Um . . . I actually don't know."

The white haired boy narrowed his turquoise eyes, clenching his jaw. "What do you mean you don't know?" he asked, his teeth clenched together tightly. "You acted like you knew this place. Actually, I have a feeling you do know this place."

The strawberry blonde's response was to just stare at him for a moment, before looking over his head at the wall. "I mean, I don't know exactly where. It could be any of these floors. Did you see the size of this building, Tachio? It's huge! Of course I can't pinpoint the exact location of Momo. I'm not Super Woman."

Toshiro pinched the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes and letting out a calming breath. "Then I guess we'll just have to keep looking. I'm not giving up until we find her."

"I'm not—what—?" Momo stared at her mother, her chocolate brown orbs widened as wide as they could go, wider even. "W-what so you mean?" she sputtered, disbelief and shock filling her whole being.

"Momo, sweetie, I am so sorry." Her mother squeezed her hand tightly, her brown bob falling over her face as she dipped her head downward. "We never meant to deceive you. It was for the best if you didn't know anything."

The younger Hinamori stared at the elder Hinamori, uncomprehending. First they faked their alleged death, now they're saying she wasn't their real daughter? "You're saying this was for the best?" she asked, her voice hoarse. "How?"

The elder Hinamori raised her head, meeting Momo's brown eyes with her own brown eyes. "We didn't want you killed. If we . . . if we hadn't done what Aizen had told us to do, he would have killed you. We couldn't let that happen, so we did what he had to do."

"Aizen tried to kill me anyways. So whatever you were told wasn't the truth. I don't know why you'd even trust someone like him."

"Yes," her mother said quietly, folding her hands in her lap and staring at them. "You're right. We shouldn't have. But we felt it was the best choice at the time. We were scared and worried, and we figured it'd be best. We now see that was the worst possible way to deal with it. We should have taken it to the police right away."

Momo didn't say anything. She didn't know what to say. They were telling her that they faked their death because they threatened her; what about her being, apparently, adopted? What did Aizen have to do with that?

"We don't have much time, Momo," her mother said after several moments of silence. "We don't know when Aizen will be back. It could be any moment for all we know. So,"—the elder Hinamori took a deep breath—"I'm going to tell you. The truth, that is. What happened sixteen years ago and the events following."

"You know, Tachio," Rangiku said as they hit another dead end, ignoring Toshiro's swearing. "I think you and Momo would make a really great couple," she chirped, following along behind him as he turned around and walked back the way they came, turning down a different hall.

He sighed in irritation. "I don't care what you think, Matsumoto. Just shut up."

"Stop being so stingy! I know you like her and care for her, Tachio. You can't fool me."

"You know what I think, Matsumoto?" The strawberry blonde just looked at him, waiting for him to finish. "I think you are incredibly annoying and I hate the fact that I got stuck with you."

Rangiku stuck her tongue out at him. "Well, you're stuck with me. We both want to find Momo, so suck it up."

Toshiro glared at her. "Shut up, Matsumoto!" He turned away from her and continued forward, running a hand through his hair. Where was she? If they couldn't narrow down their possibilities, she was going to die before they got there.

But how could they? What way did they have to narrow down these floors to just one? Rangiku knew something, he could see it. The only problem was, how much or how little did she know, and was she willing to share it with him? She seemed willing so far, showing him their hideout. Still, that didn't mean that she knew where Momo might be.

His turquoise eyes wandered over to the bubbly strawberry blonde as she walked along beside him. He had to try. "Matsumoto."

"Hmm?" she turned her head in his direction. "What is it, Tachio?"

"If we ever want to find Hinamori, I need your help and that means sharing as much information as you can with me. Even if you don't want to." She was silent beside him as she turned her gaze away from him. She was contemplating he could see, and he was sure she'd agree to tell him so they could find Momo. She was Rangiku's best friend after all.

"Okay," Rangiku relented, sighing. "Only because it's for Momo." Twirling a lock of hair around her finger, Rangiku stared straight ahead. "I still don't know where she is. I was telling the truth when I said that. But I can try and help by telling you what some of the floors were used for. What they might still be used for."

"Explain."

Rangiku rolled her eyes slightly, folding her hands behind her back. "You're bossy for a little thing, you know that?"

Toshiro glared at her. "Shut up, Matsumoto!" he snapped.

Giggling, Rangiku looked over at him. "Okay, okay. Don't be stingy." She paused for a moment, gathering her thoughts. "Aizen liked to make it look like he used all floors in this building, for this exact reason, so no one could pinpoint someone in time if they were looking for them. The only thing is, there are only a few floors he used specifically. The rest he made them to look like they were in use. The best bet would to look in the top three most used floors. If one is guarded, it means they're currently using that one."

"Unless they put guards on all of those floors to throw us off," he muttered.

"That definitely could happen . . . but Aizen has been after Momo for a long time and I would think that keeping us away from her would be the goal, wouldn't it?"

"Yeah, that is most likely what he'd do but there's only one way we can find out. And that is to look." Stuffing his pockets in his jeans, he continued to walk, stopping as he spotted a narrow staircase, descending, hidden behind a door. The door was obviously made to mask the staircase as there was no window in it and it was the exact same solid colour as the wall. Toshiro suspected that if the door was fully closed he wouldn't have been able to tell it was there.

That was the thing though. The door was propped open just a tiny bit. Not enough to notice if you weren't looking or if you didn't have a good perception of the area around you. It was almost like it was left open on purpose, like some outside force was trying to help them.

Narrowing his eyes, Toshiro stopped dead, turning around to fully face the hidden staircase and propped open door. "Come on, Matsumoto."

Author Note: I hope you all enjoyed it! I'm really sorry it's so short and not a lot is revealed in this chapter. Also, I'm so sorry if the characters are out of character! This is the first time I've written fanfiction in three years so my skills are a tad (okay, a lot) rusty. D:

Okay, I'm going to give you a quick rundown of updates/the story in general.

Updates: This story will be updated when I can, as always, but I'm going to try for every weekend. BUT that will, honestly, be unlikely if I'm being honest. I'm really going to try though. If I don't update every week, it will be every second week. If I don't follow the every second week thing, feel free to PM me. They show up in my email which I check everyday on my phone. By doing that, I'll be able to see what you say, see that you reminded me, and kick myself in the ass for not writing it before getting on my ass and writing it. Does everyone get it? :) If not, feel free to ask!

Story: In chapter nine or eight I said that I'd only have four or five chapters left before this story is done. Definitely not happening now. The story should be almost double that amount, if not definitely doubled. Since I came back to this story and started fleshing out the cliffhangers, questions, problems, etc. a couple days ago, I've realized there's a lot more than I can clear up in just a few chapters; even if I were to just add four or five more chapters it'd be extremely rushed and wouldn't flow.

I was a noob with writing three years ago. xD

Regarding what I said, I want to know what you are wondering! If you have any questions about anything after this chapter/about the chapters before, don't be afraid to address them in a review! Or if you don't want to post anything publicly, PM me! Just let me know. :)

Well, I think that's it! Please review! It means a lot to me and really does make me want to continue writing. If no one was to review/I didn't know if anyone was reading I wouldn't have inspiration to continue. :( I'm sure that's like a lot of you though, huh? cx