Dear Father Christmas,
Things have been a little bit confusing this year.
I'm not really sure what happened for a lot of it, but Captain Unohana says that I'm doing better and they're going to let me have my zanpakuto back next week, which will be nice, because I've really missed having her.
Everyone has been very nice to me since I've been ill- all my friends from the SWA have brought me flowers, and Hisagi's been in once or twice with some fruit. Could you make it so that they all have a lovely Christmas?
Kira has come in quite a lot and sat with me. He frowns a lot more now than he did when we were younger, but I've only recently come to notice. He reads to me sometimes, and his voice is still very grave. He looks lonely, like he did the first few days of the Academy, like he is a little bit lost. Could you find him someone to make him feel better?
Toushiro hasn't been in at all whilst I've been awake, but the Fourth division shinigami who look after me say he comes in quite often, whilst I'm asleep.
I'm sleeping a lot, at the moment. It sort of feels like I'm sleeping my life away.
I do wish Shiro would come in and talk to me though. I really miss him.
But the one thing that I would like, Father Christmas, is for everything to be like it was this time last year, when Captain Aizen was still here and he still patted me on the head and made me feel better about everything.
I don't think that you can do that one, but it has never hurt to ask.
Best wishes,
Momo Hinamori
Toushiro read the note that had been left by the side of her hospital bed and frowned to himself, as he always did when he was here, watching his old friend sleep.
She was still so much paler than she used to be, fine lines around her eyes and mouth appearing more obviously every day as worry and strain wrapped themselves around her.
He heard the night rounds coming, and slipped out of the window, wishing more than anything that someone could make her better.