*Author's Note: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH OR THE SONGS! Okay everyone, thank you to everyone who reads and reviews! This chapter is going to be very… revealing! I hope to make it really long, too. Expect some angst and drama. Lots and lots of drama! Very slight happiness can be found! They're getting there! Enjoy!*
When she had almost reached her, Momo's cell phone rang for the second time that day. This time, however, it was Chad calling her and not an attorney with life-changing news. After a brief discussion, Momo turned the car around and began heading to the park to meet Chad, who apparently had some news for her. Eventually, she neared the park, and decided to walk the rest of the distance to get some exercise. After walking for about ten minutes, she approached the park's entrance and could clearly see Chad's silhouette.
"Chad!" she yelled gleefully, moving to hug him.
Gently, Chad pushed her away before saying, "I'm moving back to Mexico. My cousins contacted me and offered me a place to stay where I can learn more about my heritage and grandfather, so I'm leaving tomorrow. Sorry." He then patted her on the head before walking away, most likely for forever.
As he left, Momo began sobbing uncontrollably. "Why… is my life falling apart? Why is everyone leaving me? Why?" she thought as her sobs racketed her body.
As she was in her own little world of despair, two men walked up to her, getting rather close. Momo stumbled back, her crying slowing to a stop.
"Hey, don't leave. We won't hurt you. In fact, we'll let you hug us unlike your boyfriend there." The first man said, inching closer.
"He isn't my boyfriend!" Momo cried, moving back.
"That's right, for some reason he just dumped you, didn't he? Well, why don't we have some fun…" the second man said, reaching out to grab her.
At that, Momo began to run, and went faster as she heard the men begin to follow her. The people in the park were a blur as she sped by and pushed past them, their cries falling far from her ears. Eventually, the sounds of footsteps behind her stopped, but Momo kept running. Just as she had neared where she had parked her car, she collapsed on the sidewalk. "What? Why… can't breathe… why is it so dark? Why..." were her last thoughts before the darkness overcame her.
*Toshiro Hitsugaya, Momo's apartment*
"This place is nice… I wonder how much longer she'll be able to afford it…" Toshiro thought as he began carrying his first boxes of belongings into the apartment. Setting the boxes down on the plush, carpeted floor, he reached into his pocket for the room key. "Actually, I can just leave all of the boxes here, since no one else can reach this floor…" A couple trips later, all of his belongings were in the hallway outside of Momo's apartment. Toshiro then pulled out his key and unlocked the door, revealing the spacious, modern apartment he would now be living in. "Maybe I'll look around first… Wait, I can't if Momo is here… Is she here?" he wondered before calling her name a couple times. When he received no response, Toshiro ignored the fact that she should be there, and decided that he could care less what happens to her. He then began his exploring.
"I wonder why the family room is empty… She has every room decorated and looking nice and then she just leaves out the family room? Is she that stupid?" After staring at the large, empty space, he decided to explore the bedrooms, starting with the first one in sight, the one at the end of the hall. As he opened the door, expecting to see a perfect looking guest bedroom, he was instead greeted with the sight of boxes. Curious, he went over to one and opened it up, only to find it full of pictures of him and their old life together. "Why are these in a box? She's the one that left and then went insane and began making up lies about me…So why?"
Deciding to move on from the slightly creepy room, he back-tracked at entered the room on the right, only to find it to be Momo's. "Looking around can't hurt… It's not like she'll know…" Momo's room was very simple, yet elegant. The walls were painted a soft green color, complimented by a bamboo plant in the corner. It was accented by various gold accessories and ornaments, and also some that were red. Her bed was low, practically on the ground, and all of her furniture, including a very low coffee table, was dark mahogany. "This… isn't like her at all… I'm surprised…I thought it would be all… pink and purple and sparkly…" Toshiro thought before he began opening her closet, only to find all of her clothes were in darker, more professional shades. "Another shock, she used to wear bright colors all the time…" Shrugging his shoulders, he made his way over to her desk and opened up the top drawer, finding a file placed inside. Intrigued, he opened it and began reading the information. The file was none other than a report on the medical examination performed by Dr. Kurosaki, and proof that she was indeed raped by… him. Toshiro dropped the file, his hands shaking. "What? It's true… Everything in the article…is true? I raped Momo? Is that why she left? Probably… and she didn't want me to know? Why didn't she want me to know? I deserved to know! Did she think I was better off? I can't believe this!" Angry and confused thoughts swam through Toshiro's head as he picked he file up and moved to place it back in the drawer. As he was about to place the file down, a piece of paper caught his eye. He pulled it out and realized it was one of Momo's bank statements, discussing the money transfer Shunsui had been talking about. "No… the reason she's losing nearly all of her money… is because she's been transferring money to my account? She's so stupid! I raped her, and she decides to help me financially? She's insane! As soon as she gets home I'm going to confront her…" With those final thoughts, Toshiro put everything back in its place and went to wait in the kitchen for Momo's arrival.
*Gin, K Bank*
"Iba, I need to know this. You wouldn't want everyone finding out about you and Komamura's girlfriend, would you? Fired, publically hated…Wouldn't that be a shame?" Gin smirked, securing that he would get the information he wanted.
His companion, Vice President of K Bank frowned before replying, "Fine. Momo's transferring her funds to the bank account of Toshiro Hitsugaya. Just don't tell anyone about the girl and me, okay?"
"Of course. Ta ta!" Gin said cheerfully as he left Iba's office and the bank all together. Pulling out his phone, he dialed Aizen's number. "Apparently, though he raped her, Momo continued to support her friend and has been transferring her money into his account to secure his financial security. Wouldn't people be touched to hear that?"
Aizen laughed, "I'm sure they would. That stupid girl… she's much to kind."
"And so much more fun because of it." Gin replied before hanging up. "Perfect…" he thought in satisfaction, "After this, I'll tell the world about the killer… and maybe then I'll finally break her…"
*Hanataro Yamada, in an ambulance on the road near the park*
"I hope Hinamori-san is alright… She's a very kind and gentle person." Hanataro thought as he jumped out of the back of the Ishida Hospital ambulance, pulling a gurney behind him. He quickly located the passed out girl and heaved her up onto the gurney. "She's barely breathing! We have to take her in to find the problem now!" he yelled to his colleague as they loaded her in the ambulance. They then sped off toward the hospital, doing everything they could to keep her alive.
Soon, they reached the prestigious hospital and were wheeling Momo inside, only to be greeted by none other than Dr. Ryuuken Ishida himself. "Leave, I'll take care of this myself. One of you call her apartment phone number and let Toshiro Hitsugaya know she is here, but do not say why. The other needs to make sure Uryuu has no knowledge of this." He ordered as he took Momo to one of the private rooms. Just as he did seven years ago, Ryuuken performed a procedure to heal Momo to the bet of his abilities. It wasn't long before she had awoken and understood what had happened.
"Thank you again, Dr. Ishida. This is the second time you've saved my life from this… condition…"
*Toshiro Hitsugaya, Momo's Kitchen*
"When will she get back… we really need to talk... Where is she anyway?" Just then, the phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. "It can't hurt to answer it, I do live here now" Toshiro thought as he picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Is this Toshiro Hitsugaya?" the voice on the line asked in a slightly panicked tone.
"Yes, who is this?"
"This is Hanataro Yamada from the Ishida Hospital. I'm calling to let you know that Momo Hinamori has just been admitted, and that you are welcome to come in."
"What? Why?"
"I am afraid I cannot disclose such information. Goodbye," Hanataro then hung up the hospital phone.
Swearing, Toshiro slammed the phone down, grabbed his keys and ran out the door to his car. As he arrived outside of the room minutes later, Momo and Dr. Ishida had just finished talking. The door opened, and Ryuuken stepped out to face Toshiro.
"Why is she here?" Toshiro asked angrily.
"You'll have to ask her and see if she'll tell you. By the way, congratulations on the engagement." Ryuuken calmly replied.
"How did you-"
Ryuuken then cut him off, "Byakuya Kuchki informed me so I could alter the hospital's records accordingly. Farewell."
At his departure, Toshiro burst into Momo's room, "Momo, wha-"he stopped when he realized the situation. Momo was sitting on the bed, turned in his direction, and was currently pulling her shirt on. She screamed, and quickly finished pulling the article of clothing on.
"Hitsugaya! What are you doing here?"
"I-I got a phone call that you were here, seeing as we're engaged now…What are you doing here?"
"Umm… I was meeting Chad at the park, and then I was crying and these two guys came and were saying… some things to me. So then I ran away and they chased me and I had almost reached my car….. But then I tripped and hit my head and got knocked out," Momo half-lied.
"Guys were… chasing you?" for some reason, this knowledge made Toshiro extremely angry. Though he was oblivious to it, his hatred and anger towards Momo were slowly ebbing away due to the knowledge and understanding of why she left.
"Yeah… Anyway, can we go?" Momo asked uncomfortably, not wanting Toshiro, or anyone for that matter, to find out the real reason behind her hospital visit.
"Sure." Toshiro replied, and the two then headed to his car.
"Umm... Toshiro?" Momo began as she opened the car door and stepped inside.
"What is it?"
"How…How did you know I was in the hospital?"
"Oh, well they called me because Byakuya told Ryuuken about our engagement."
"You mean the arranged marriage? He told them?"
"Yeah… that."
An uncomfortable silence then filled the car until Toshiro's phone rang. Steering with one hand, he picked it up and had a brief discussion before tossing it back onto the back seat. "Hey, is it okay if I just drop you off wherever your car is?" he asked casually, completely forgetting about his planned confrontation.
"Oh… I guess that's fine… Why?"
"I have a couple dates I forgot about. That was my friend calling to remind me. One of them is a double with him."
"Fine, I parked near the park. Can you just hurry up?" Momo asked angrily. "I can't believe he pretended to be nice, and then has all of these dates lined up! Wait, we're engaged! He's cheating on me! Though it's an arranged marriage, it's still wrong to cheat!" she thought with even more anger.
"O-oh. Yeah I'll try to hurry…?" Toshiro trailed off unsurely. "Whets her problem?" he wondered.
"Try? That's not good enough! I want to get here now." Momo replied venomously. "Anything to get out of this car with him!" she thought.
The rest of the short ride was filled with silence until they reached Momo's car. She quickly unbuckled her seat belt and then flung the door wide open, slamming it behind her.
*Author's Note: Hahaha so Toshiro is a cheater! Well, he did kind of forget about the whole engagement after the conversation, but thatsbecause he's a dirty player! Yay! I'll try to update soon! Possibly tomorrow...