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"Talking" 'Thinking'
The Two Hitsugayas & Hinamori
By: Hitsuhinax1
Chapter 11: Don't forget about me
Fear struck before them, this was no hollow. They heard footsteps and saw a pair of glowing blue eyes with sparks. A familiar face with smile on his face, it was the Reigai Hitsugaya. "Hinamori…I've found you."
"Ehh!? Toshiro! Don't scare us like that! Karin relieved "and what's up with your eyes?" she pointed at her own eyes and started to walk towards him. Hinamori yelled "Karin-san! Stay back!" lifting her hands and palms towards the Reigai "Bakudou 61: Six Rods of Light Prison!" as six beams of light slam into the Reigai and held him in place.
"Karin-san! We need to run!" grabbing Karin and running. Running as fast as they can, the fog covering their path. Soon they were lost "Hey! What was that for!?" as Karin out of breath "Why did you do that to Toshrio!"
"That wasn't Hitsugaya-kun, I think it was a Reigai. His reiatsu was different." Hinamori was trying to concentrate to find a safer place but the fog was too thick. "I can't feel anything coming our way…I think we lost him." Karin still catching her breath "WHAT?! No way, that's a Reigai?! I didn't think they would look so perfect! Expect the weird glowing eyes." Suddenly the fog started to clear and saw the Reigai in its Banki's form at the end of the street.
Controlling the weather to clear the fog, he started to walk towards them. His lightning blue eyes locked onto Hinamori, she froze in fear. Hinamori lifting her hands up again "Hadou 31: Shakkaho!" A red orb firing towards the Reigai. He slowly lifted his arm and deflected the attack and ricochet towards a wall. Crumbling the cemented wall, he continuing to walk towards them.
"Try it again!" Karin said covering her ears. "Hadou 31: Shakkaho!" A red orb firing towards the Reigai once more but this time landed a hit. "Nice shot!" Karin jumped and cheered. Greyish smoke on the impact soon started to clear. Emerging within the smoke was the Regai, not a single scratch appeared on him. "Oh man, this isn't good..." Karin said as she stared at the Reigai.
"He-he's too strong!'" Hinamori stunned, he didn't bother to dodge the attack or flinch from it. "Karin-san we need to get out of-" He quickly shumpo in front of them, both taking a step back in shock. The Reigai captain looked at Karin "get lost" raising his arm and threw her to the side. Karin hit the floor and fell unconscious.
"KARIN-SAN!" Hinamori yelled as she saw the Reigai coming closer. She lifted her hands again but, the Reigai grabbed her hands and lowing them. Her eyes slowly forming tears, she knew she was going to be killed. Looking into the Reigai's eyes, his eyes slowly dimmed back to normal "Hinamori…" as he slowly pulled her into an embrace.
Shocked at his reaction, Hinamori's spine felt a chill. Tears escaped out and he held her tightly feeling her heartbeat against his chest. He felt his insanity slowly drifting away. "Why are you trying to hurt me, Momo?" he asked quietly in her ear "I've been looking for you..."
"HYORYU SENBI!"
Quickly Reigai Hitsugaya carrying Hinamori out of the incoming attack. Ice foaming on the impact of the ground, in the center Hitsugaya emerging out of the derby. Looking at them both. Hitsugaya saw Karin on the floor "Kurosaki!" he taking a knee by her side. 'She's just unconscious...' In anger, he looked at the Reigai and Hinamori.
"I see…you finally show your true colors, Reigai. I knew you would never be the real Hinamori!" as he gave an icy glare towards her. "No Shiro-chan! You got it all wrong! I'm not a Reigai!" she yelled as tears fell. "You have to believe me!"
Ignoring her, he rushing towards them. The Reigai holding Hinamori tightly in one arm and blocking the attack with his sword in his other hand. "WHERE IS HINAMORI!?" he yelled.
The Reigai smirking "Oh? Where is Hinamori?" repeating his question in a mocking tone. His eyes glowing and gave a laugh, quickly gave a swift kick towards Hitsugaya but dodge the attack this time and jumped backwards.
"Hmm...I guess the bracelet Kageroza gave was useful" he chuckled "I really didn't think this would trick you…How pathetic!"
Slowly Hitsugaya's eyes widen "That bracelet...It was a fake the whole time!?" as he demanded looking at Hinamori who stared at him with tears in her eyes. She tried to tell him but he was blinded by his own anger. Felt betrayed and abandoned by her childhood.
"Of course bracelet was a fake; we put it on her to make her look like us" the Regai answered staring at the confused boy "Why would I be here if she wasn't the original?" Slowly Hitsugaya felt like the world were falling apart.
'She...She was telling the truth the whole time!?' still in shock and shaking.
"Let me go! Let go of me! SHIRO-CHAN!" Hinamori trying to free herself from the Reigai's arms but held her tightly. The Reigai opened the gate to go back to Soul Society "She was right in front of you the whole time" smirking like a manic, he slowly walked inside the gate with Hinamori in his arms. "SHIRO-CHAN!" she called out and the Reigai trying to hold her back.
"NO! STOP! HINAMORI!" snapping back into reality, he dashed towards the closing gate trying to stop them "HINAMORI!"
"SHIRO-CHAN!" she tried to reach for him with tears. He reached for her as well but the gate was already closed.
"HINAMORI!" he screamed out and fell to his knees. Soon, the rain started to pour down onto the defeated boy who lost because oh his anger. She was right in front of him the whole time, trying to convince him that she wasn't a Reigai and even threaten to kill her.
The Rain soaking his clothes and hair, on the ground he moaned is sorrow "Momo…" crying his heart aching in pain, he held onto his chest. Screaming his lungs out in the rain, dark gray clouds covering the town with lightning and he was broken…
Inside Ichigo's house, lighting flashing through the living room. Ichigo, Rukia, and Matsumoto sitting in silence. Hearing what happened they all felt like they betrayed Hinamori. Karin was in the other room resting and Hitsugaya was inside Ichigo's room. Hours past since the incident, no one said a word to each other.
Matsumoto slowly getting off the sofa and walking towards the stairs. "Matsumoto fukutaicho, where are you going?" Rukia asking. She stopped "I'm his fukutaicho, I need to be there for my captain" as she left to go upstairs.
Knocking on Ichigo's room "Taicho...It's me" there was no answer. "I'm coming in Taicho" as she opened the door and saw her captain laying on the bed in the dark. Laying on his side, facing the wall. She saw him holding Hinamori's hair cloth in front of him.
He laid there not saying a word. Matsumoto talking a seat next to the bed and watched the thunder flash though the windows. The room was dead quiet with only the rain hitting the windows and thunder booming. Matsumoto staring at her captain as he laid on the bed.
"…There was a thunder storm not that long ago" he whispered. "She…she must have been scared, by herself in this room…without being able to come to me for shelter." Matsumoto soften he eyes remembering the times Hinamori would ask where her captain was where there was thunder storms. She always thought it was cute whenever she would jump and grab her Taicho tightly and he would blush.
Matsumoto always supported them, even tried to get them together. Always pushing him hard enough to fall onto Hinamori and vice versa. They were meant to be together, even the next life and the next. Eternal love they would call it.
"It was not your fault, Taicho. You were being cautious about this situation…everyone was." Matsumoto replied. "But, I acting like she was a criminal and even threatened her!" he said as he gripped onto the cloth. "How she tried to tell me she is was the real Hinamori…I just shoved her away and left her crying alone. You don't understand…"
"We all understand how you feel-"cutting Matsumoto off, he got up and faced his vice-captain with anger "WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND!? DO YOU KNOW HOW SHE LOOKED AT-"
SLAP!
Matsumoto giving a swift slap across her captain's face "We are all Hinamori's friends and companions…we are on the same boat as you are and not believing she was the real Hinamori!" Matsumoto lowing her hand "We haven't gave up on her nor will she give up on us! Have you already forgotten about her!?"
"Hey Shiro-chan?...If I ever disappear, will you forget about me?"
Hitsugaya lowing his head with a red cheek, he remembered his promise with Hinamori. He looked at the cloth and thought about the days he waited for her to wake up to give her cloth back. He wasn't going to give up.
"Thank you, Matsumoto…" he said quietly. She smiled at her captain "You're welcome…we're going to save her but we need you to bring her back, Taicho." Matsumoto getting off the chair "I know she hasn't forgotten about you either…" as she left the room with the door closed.
Hitsugaya alone in the room, he looked out the window and saw clear skies. He saw something written on the window glass and used his warm breath to show what was written. "Shiro-chan" written in Hinamori's handwriting.
He felt his heart ache, holding the cloth tightly. All those times how he acted towards her, she still cared for him and always thought about him. Placing his head against the window "Hinamori… I promise."