Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach in any way! All copyrights of this series goes to Tite Kubo. The only thing I do own are my original characters, Hinamori Tatsuya, Hinamori Miyako, Hayashi Tamotsu, and Saito Suzuna.


Author's Note: So many reviews! So many people to thank. Ahem...thank you Xuco, BLEACHISAWESOMEANDIMAWESOME XP, KnowledgeandImagination, MoonLightView, Chocoholic Kris, HinamoriMomoFukuTaicho, Yukiko Shiroryuu, darklover, Pieps XD, Angelwings228, star-gazing-in-LA, ScienceAngel, rolf-hitsugaya, LookThroughTheGlass, Jokuil y Benihime-chan, Neko-cheung for your awesome reviews! They're greatly appreciated. In chapter ten, Hinamori has told Hitsugaya the important thing that she wanted to tell him for so long: he is the father of her baby child. However, he's not the only one who found out. Hayashi has also heard it. Gah, what will happen next? Well, you just have to find out in chapter eleven. You don't want to miss it. Enjoy!


LEGEND

"Talking." "Thinking."


Secrets Foretold

Chapter Eleven: Because I Love You

Things became very unsettled in the Hinamori noble household especially for the husband of the newly wedded couple, the eight month pregnant woman, and the tenth division captain of the Gotei 13. The truth has been spilled out; the father of Momo's child is Hitsugaya Toshiro. "Captain, you look troubled," Matsumoto said.

Looking over to the side to see his vice-captain standing there, Hitsugaya laid back against the post and let out a sigh. Matsumoto took a seat right next to him. "Yes, I am..." he admitted, placing a hand to cover his face, "and it's not the usual kind."

"The usual kind?" She blinked. "It must be that serious. What happened?"

"Hinamori told me last night that she is pregnant..."

"That's not shocking news taich--"

"...to my child."

There was a pregnant pause. "W-What? Your child?" Matsumoto suddenly asked. "It can't happen. Since she is already eight months pregnant, it is safe to say that the last time she had sex, it was about nine months ago. During that time around, Hinamori couldn't have come to Seireitei for a visi--"

Noticing the look on the captain's face he is showing, he mentally said it otherwise. "She did come to Seireitei, didn't she?"

He slowly nodded with agreement. "She came to my house during that rainy night. She came to me to speak out her troubles; she got into a fight with Hayashi. I let her stay for as long as she wanted. Then, just as we were about to go to sleep, we sort of gotten into an awkward situation. I wanted to pull away first, but suddenly...Hinamori started kissing me. Before we knew it, we were making out and then ultimately...well, you get where I'm going with this."

"Taicho..."

He placed a hand over his face. "I just...messed up Hinamori's private life with her family and...her future."

Placing her arm around the captain, Matsumoto pulled him close. "I'm sure...Hinamori will forgive you. You two have a tight close relationship. There is no way for her to be angry at you."

"Easy for you to say. It's already troublesome for me to keep my distance from her. But now...now that I know I made Momo pregnant to my child..."

"Hinamori probably told you all that because she knew it is the right thing to do. You had that right to know and later in the future, your child will have that same right as well. He or she would definitely want to get to know the person who helped bring him or her into this world."

"I-It's too complicated to explain."

"I know...you're most likely thinking what should I do now, right?"

There was a silent pause. "Yeah..."

"Let me tell you something taicho, I think you should have a proper chat with Hinamori and Hayashi about this issue. Besides, it is the proper way of how mature grown ups take care of things."

He then gave her a smile. She has a valid point. "Yeah, you're right. Thanks...Matsumoto."

She smiled back. "No problem Captain. That's why I'm your lieutenant."


"It happened on the day when you ran away from home, wasn't it?" Hayashi asked.

"Tamo-kun, I'm sorry for not telling you this sooner," Momo apologized. "I-I wasn't sure...how you will react to it."

Suddenly, Tatsuya stood up from his seat and is about to leave the room. "Tatsuya-kun, where are you going?" Miyako asked.

"To drag that horny bastard here and kill him on the spot!" he exclaimed.

"Stop it honey."

"You can't tell me what to do Miyako-chan!" he yelled. "I knew he was bad news for the longest time, but none of you ever listen to me! That Shinigami has ruined our peach's hopes and futures of starting a family with Hayashi. It's time for him to pay the price!"

"But Tatsu--"

"I won't listen to you! I'm going to deal with this matter myself! Even if he's a high elite Shinigami, that brat is going to learn his place."

"Stop it Oto-san! Don't say any more bad comments about him!" Momo suddenly yelled.

The three family members stopped and looked at the teary raven haired girl. "Momo-chan..." Hayashi said.

"Hitsugaya-kun...it's not his fault that he got me pregnant. It is mine. I made him very sensitive to my emotions. I took advantage of him that night. I slept with him! H-He has a right to know about the existence of his child. I can't lie to him. He had to know the truth." Momo could feel the tears fighting to come out. She didn't want this fighting to continue on. She then looked at her father. "Please Oto-san, let him off the hook."

Silence filled the room. However, the atmosphere is only going to get more sour and bitter.

"It won't do peach," Tatsuya replied. "For that...I'll make sure neither of you gets to see one another ever again."

"Even if we both can never see each other again that won't stop my child from figuring out his or her origins in the near future. It's quite possible that one day he or she will wonder who is its real father. What are you going to do then?"

Tatsuya didn't even say a word. He just marched out of the room, leaving the peach girl to placed both hands towards her face and start crying. Miyako and Hayashi came to her aid and tried to comfort her. Miyako wrapped her arms around the girl and pulled her close. "It's alright Momo-chan. I understand."

"Why..." Momo left the safety of her warm hands and looked up at her mother. "Why Oto-san hates Hitsugaya-kun so much? I already told him that it's not his fault. Why?"

"He just wants to protect you."

"No he doesn't! He doesn't at all! No...it is only me. I'm a fool. I...should have said no when I had that chance."

"What chance?" Hayashi asked.

"Gomen nesai...Tamo-kun, I should have not said I do to you. At the final moments, I realized...I loved Hitsugaya-kun." Momo continued crying on her mother's shoulder.

"Momo-chan..."

"Maybe...that's why I came to him that night. I wanted him to comfort me. I wanted him to be mine and mine only. Maybe that's why...I made love to him that dark and rainy night. I wanted his child, no other. However...that will never happen now, he probably hates me."

For minutes, it was silent in the living room. No one bothered to say anything. Actually, they don't know how to respond to Momo's comment. Hayashi sighed with defeat and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't say that Momo-chan, I'm certain he doesn't hate you."

"But what about you? You must be upset for having a child that doesn't truly belong to you," she mumbled between sobs.

He slowly shook his head. "You should go to him."

Momo stopped her waterworks and looked up at her husband. "N-Nani?"

He held his hand out to her. "Can I have the ring back?"

"W-What? I don't get it."

He smiled. "I had a feeling that you never loved me in the first place. You forced yourself into this relationship. When we had that night together, I had a feeling your heart isn't in the right place," Tamotsu explained. "Ever since I've watched you hanging around with Hitsugaya again, I knew the answer to your problems. You wanted to be with him forever and ever. The relationship you share with him is important to you more than anything. With that said, there is no way I can take that away from you. Hinamori Momo...because I love you so much, it's time for me to let you go."

"Tamo-kun..."

"Don't worry about me Momo-chan. I'm giving you this chance to make things right."

"I-I...don't know what to say."

"Please...tell him your true feelings and hope that he returns them as well. If he does, I hope the best of luck with your future with him and his baby."

She let go of her mother and then looked down on her left hand. Momo took off her wedding ring and placed it on Hayashi's hand. "Thank you...Tamo-kun, you're the best."

He then leaned over and was about to give her a lip kiss. Inches away from doing it, he quickly changed its course and ended up kissing her on the cheek. "You're welcome Momo-chan. I just want you to be happy."

She gave him a gentle smile and then turned to her mother. "Okaa-san...I'm sorry I didn't listen to you in the end."

Miyako just smiled. "Daijobou, I forgive you. I too also knew that you shared romantic feelings for Toshiro-kun. I hope for the best."

Momo began tearing up again, but she whipped them away with the sleeve of her kimono. She slowly nodded. "Okaa-san..."

"Now, let's go search for him together."

"Arigato."


He held his green sash together with his star clip, holding his zanpakuto in place on his back. Turning to his vice-captain, Hitsugaya said, "Let's get going."

After setting her zanpakuto on her lower back, Matsumoto turned to her captain and nodded with agreement. "Hai taicho."

Just as they were about to leave the premises, the elite members of the tenth division were both confronted by a familiar face. "Hn, Tatsuya-san what are you doing her--" Matsumoto said before he came running towards the two Shinigami.

He passed the fukutaicho and immediately went for his intended target. The head of the Hinamori family grabbed onto Hitsugaya's haori and rammed him against the post behind them.

"C-Captain!"

"I-I'm fine Matsumoto!" Hitsugaya called out before turning his eyes to the angry ones of Hinamori Tatsuya. "Tatsuya-san, I..."

All of a sudden, he felt a heavy sting against one side of his face. Enduring the assault, he looked back at the head of the Hinamori family. "I don't want to hear any excuses from you!" Tatsuya exclaimed, throwing yet another punch to his face. "Momo-chan told me a long time ago to leave you alone and I listened to her. But now, I can't tolerate this any longer especially after what you have done to my peach!"

The violence went on for a while and Hitsugaya didn't even do a thing to retaliate against the older man. He just endured all the damage inflicted upon him. "I didn't mean for it to...happen," the white haired Shinigami said. He used his kimono sleeve to wipe off some blood from the corner of his lips. "Hinamori is an important friend of mine and I never once wanted to hurt her intentionally in any way! It is the honest truth!"

The father of Hinamori Momo is still angry at him. He wants to continue hitting him until the young Shinigami lost his capability to move. "You have every right to hit me because there is no doubt that you love your daughter. I clearly understand that. However, what has happened, already happened. What is important now is for Hinamori, Hayashi, and I to see one another and sort the whole situation out in a calm and mature manner."

He growled at Hitsugaya for a while before he let him go. Tatsuya began leaving. However, he stopped for a moment and looked back at the white haired Shinigami. "Why? Why does she keep defending you like this?" he asked. "I know this much; your friendship with her is not an ordinary one. She always says nice things about you. It's as if...she truly loves you."

Hitsugaya didn't say anything for a moment. He then let out a small sigh and gave a faint smile. "That can't be...she's always like that; thinking that it's her duty to protect her little brother, that's all."

All of a sudden, he and Matsumoto sensed a familiar presence. They looked up into the sky to see a garganta appear. The portal opened, allowing about five Menos through into the world of Soul Society. "N-Nani? What are Menos doing here?" Matsumoto asked.

"Shit," Hitsugaya cursed under his breath. Holding an arm out, he called out to his fukutaicho. "Matsumoto, call for back up!"

With a nod of agreement, she replied, "Yes Captain!"

He then turned to the head of the Hinamori family. "Tatsuya-san, you have to find some place safe to hide!"

However, he couldn't hear the captain's voice. He's frozen with fear being confronted by the Menos for the first time. "Are these creatures the ones who Momo-chan constantly has to go up against?" he thought as he looked up at the tall masked beast.

A Menos roared and fired a powerful red cero at him. However, before it could make contact, Hitsugaya got in the way and deflected the cero back at him with the use of his zanpakuto. His enemy cried in pain as it took a step back. "K-Kid..."

With a burst of reiatsu flowing out of his body, Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes toward the other Menos who roared in return. Gripping both hands on the hilt of his blade, the captain of the Gotei 13 raised his zanpakuto above his head and called out, "Souten ni Zase, Hyorinmaru!"

Releasing the ice dragon from the tip of his blade, Hyorinmaru gave out a roar as it snaked its way to freezing the Menos. As a result, Hitsugaya's attack temporarily stopped their movements.

Using this opportunity, Hitsugaya grabbed onto Tatsuya's wrist and lead him away from the battlefield. However, they were not able to run for very long. Another garganta opened in front of them, allowing Hollows and Huge Hollows to go through. "Kuso," Hitsugaya cursed.

He swung his sword to the side, releasing more ice dragons to freeze them and allowing them to run in another direction. "Oi, why do they keep coming here?" Tatsuya asked.

"Momo's reiatsu..." Hitsugaya answered in thought until he realized something. "...No, she has to be nearby!"

The white haired Shinigami closed his eyes for a brief moment to sense her reiatsu and location. Reopening them, Hitsugaya began changing course of their runaway route. "Hey, where are we going?" Tatsuya asked. "Shelter is that way!"

"Knowing her, she is already aware of the Menos' presence," Hitsugaya said, "and has already set up the appropriate trap to finish them off in one shot."

"What are you talking about?"

"Captain!" called out a familiar voice. Hitsugaya and Tatsuya stopped running and turned around to see Matsumoto and members of the tenth division in front of them. Looking back at them, Matsumoto smiled. "Your orders Captain."

Hitsugaya just showed a smirk. "You're late Matsumoto."

"Sumi masen."

"Never mind all that; You know what to do without me telling you."

"Yes Captain." With her hand held out, the fukutaicho exclaimed, "Exterminate all the Hollows!"

"Yes Lieutenant Matsumoto!" the subordinates exclaimed after they drew their swords. With fierce cries from them, the Shinigami engaged into battle against the Hollows.

Swords clashed against claws, but it did not take long before one side started dominating the other. Hollows, one by one, began falling in defeat under the blades of their swords. Matsumoto drew her zanpakuto and joined the battle like the rest of her subordinates. "Unare, Haineko!"

Her zanpakuto's blade turned into ashes. Then, using only the hilt of her blade, Matsumoto controlled the ashes to surround the Hollows around her and cut them into pieces of various sizes. Hitsugaya continued to defend Tatsuya by cutting down the nearby Hollows that are closing in on the noble. Slowly, Hitsugaya lead the Hollows towards a particular area nearby. "You're finished," he said.

"Hajike!"

Before everyone knew it, a large explosion took place. The Hollows were all caught in the attack. Looking over to the side, Hitsugaya and Tatsuya saw Tobiume through the thick cloud of smoke. "That should take care of them," the kimono girl said.

"Tobiume," Hitsugaya said before noticing Miyako, Hinamori, and Hayashi with her.

Momo smiled. "You really are a tensai Hitsugaya-kun. No wonder you're able to sense my hidden kido and lead the Hollows all the way here so that I can ambush them."

Holding out his zanpakuto in front of him, Hitsugaya looked back at the pregnant girl and said, "Hinamori..."

"Nani?" she asked.

"Once this is all over, we...need to talk about a few things."

"Shiro-chan..."

"But before that could happen...don't leave my side at all."

Before she could say a thing, everyone heard a roar. They turned their heads to the side to see more Menos approaching them. All of a sudden, Matsumoto appeared next to the white haired Shinigami. "Taicho..."

"Matsumoto...let's finish them all."

She nodded with agreement. "Alright then."

Haineko and Hyorinmaru made their appearances. "Geez, now you call me?" the feline zanpakuto asked.

The fukutaicho smirked. "Sumi masen, but I have to leave the best for last."

"Tch, whatever...as long as I'm working with darling, then I have no problems!"

"What are you talking about?" Tobiume asked, folding her arms over her chest. "He's not the only one that you're working with."

Haineko gave the kimono girl a glare. "Nani, why are you doing here?"

"Now is not the time to be asking stupid questions; we need to defeat all those Hollows before we allow them to attack us."

The feline zanpakuto kissed between her teeth. "Uruse, I don't need you to tell me that."

"If you want to fight against one another, do it after we finish dealing with them," Hyorinmaru suggested.

"Your wish is my command darling!" Haineko held out her hand to call upon her attack. "Unare!"

"Hajike!" Tobiume lit up her large bells on fire and threw them at her opponents and destroyed them.

"Souten ni Zase." At the same time, Hyorinmaru summoned his ice powers to freeze the Hollows on the spot before smashing them into pieces with his partner's co-operation.

The parents and Hayashi were astounded by the way the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 are able to fight off against such powerful creatures. Hinamori, on the other hand, only hoped for the safety of her allies. "Shiro-chan, Rangiku-san..."


Once the battle is over, members of the tenth division returned to their home stay to recuperate and rest. Haineko and Tobiume then collapsed onto the ground. "Ah, the battle took too long to finish," the feline zanpakuto complained. "It was so annoying to deal with them!"

"Just be quiet for once Haineko," Tobiume said. "I'm in no mood to listen to your complaints."

Haineko then glared at the kimono girl. "I wasn't talking to you Tobiume. I was merely talking to myself!"

Hyorinmaru let out a sigh of defeat and turned to watch his master and Matsumoto return to Tatsuya, Miyako, Hayashi, and Hinamori. "Is everyone alright?" the fukutaicho of the tenth division asked.

"Yeah, we're all okay. Thanks for protecting us Rangiku-chan, Toshiro-kun," Miyako replied.

The two Shinigami nodded with agreement. Hitsugaya then turned to Tatsuya. He appears to be hesitating about something. Scratching the back of his head, he mumbled under his breath, "Thanks..."

Miyako and Momo smiled with content. Hayashi then said, "I'll take your parents inside Momo-chan. You stay with Hitsugaya, okay?"

Knowing where he is getting at, the former lieutenant of the fifth division slowly nodded with agreement. "Hai."

"I'll go with you," Matsumoto added.

"Arigato," Hayashi thanked. "Let's go inside then."

With that said, the noble and the female Shinigami began leading the Hinamori parents back inside the main house. Judging the happy look on his wife's face, Tatsuya suddenly asked, "What are you trying to do?"

"Something that should have happened a long time ago Tatsuya-kun," she replied. "Something that happened a long time ago..."

Hayashi looked back to see Momo with Toshiro. He gave a faint smile. "Good luck Momo-chan. This is your chance."

Once everyone is gone, the two childhood friends soon found themselves in an awkward situation. They knew the reason why they need to discuss about the one important matter that now kept their tides together; their child. On a side note, Hinamori started the conversation. "Are you alright? Did you get hit by the Hollows in any way?"

Remembering that he got slightly beaten up by her father, Hitsugaya replied, "Don't worry about it; that should be the least of your worries."

"I see."

"Hinamori, about before..." Hitsugaya said. "Thanks for telling me the truth or else...I would have never known that yo-our baby is inside you. Regardless what happens now, I'll make sure to protect the both of you. It's the least I can do."

"So ka? Arigato," Momo replied.

He smiled a bit, but noticed she looking down. "Um, are you alright?"

The raven haired girl didn't speak for a while until she finally said, "T-There is...something else I need to talk to you about."

Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow. He then crossed his arms over his chest. "There better be only one baby in there. I don't think my heart can take another shocking blow."

Momo giggled for a moment and then raised her head to look at him. "That's not it...It's just the marriage between Tamo-kun and I is over."

He blinked. "Divorced? W-Why did you two divorced all of a sudden? I thought the both of you are ha--"

Hinamori slowly shook her head. "He's the one who ended the relationship. Tamo-kun thought that if he were to continue his relationship with me, nothing good is going to come out of it. It has always been this way."

"If it's because of me being the father of your child then he shouldn't do that," Hitsugaya said. "He can still raise the baby. I don't mind."

"A little over a year ago, you said that I should go back to my family. I only agreed because it is you who said that. You're usually right about stuff like this. However, this time, you're wrong. Staying with my family only made me more unhappy. I have tried to move on, but it never worked out really. I only managed to put up a facade; an act to cover my true feelings."

"Momo..."

"I want to be true to myself now. I want to live the way I wanted it to be and no one can do anything about it, not even my parents. The thing what I'm trying to say is...well, the future I see is one with you, me, and the baby living together as one happy family."

"Hinamori, you mean..."

The peach girl held her hands up, took a step forward, and confessed, "Yes, I love you and it's for real unlike the game we played about a year ago! I love you with all my heart Hitsugaya-kun! Please..." She looked into his emerald-teal eyes. "If it's possible, stay by my side always."

There, the moment of truth has been told. Momo wants to live a future with her childhood friend. However, she didn't even hear his response to it. Momo lowered her head and began fiddling with her fingers.

"Gomen nesai, it must be your first time hearing someone confess their feelings to you especially if it's from someone who you have known for most of your life." Hinamori raised her head and smiled at the white haired captain. "I...understand if you don't feel the same wa--Hitsugaya-kun?"

She blinked a few times and looked around. He is suddenly nowhere to be found.

"Did he...run away?"

The next thing she knew, a pair of soft and strong arms wrapped around her shoulder level. Momo was pulled back and felt the warmth from his chest. Hitsugaya leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Don't say anymore...Momo."

"Shiro-chan..."

"I too regret telling you how much I felt. Instead, I let you go, thinking that the feeling inside me is just a phase. After you left, things have become very clear; I seek a future with you. At the time, you were married to Hayashi and I didn't want to get in your way. I thought about trying to move on without you, but...it turned out in complete failure," he explained. "When Ukitake-soitaicho told me about my mission, I was really happy I got the chance to see you again even though we couldn't be together. I just wanted to see how you're doing and maybe...fully prepare for my final departure. To be honest, after all this is over, I intend to cut my relationship from you forever, but...I'm glad I didn't get a chance to."

He turned her around so that they can talk face to face.

"Thank you for coming back to me."

Tears started to flow down her cheeks. Momo quickly did her best to wrap her arms around the back of his neck. "Oh Toshiro...I love you."

Just as he is about to return the sediment, Hitsugaya felt a light kick to his gut. The two lovers looked at the swollen stomach between them and then to each other. Moments later, Momo began to giggle as Toshiro just smiled with amusement. "Hn, it seems like our child doesn't like to be crammed up in the middle of all this."

"I think so too."

He then wrapped an arm around the girl and pulled her close to his side. Placing his cheek against her shoulder, the two childhood friends cuddled. Looking up into her soft chocolate brown eyes, he said, "I love you Momo."

"Me too Toshiro."

With those magical words said, Hitsugaya closed the distance between them by making contact with each other's lips. From there, the lovers closed their eyes and began filling each other with the deep passionate and loving kiss they've been waiting so long for. When was the last time they have done such actions? The answer; too long ago. No wonder they missed experiencing this feeling so much. After about a year of separation, they have finally come back together. This time, they won't make the same mistake again and leave one another anymore.

Once their sign of affection stopped, the two gave some distance and time to breathe. Hitsugaya said, "Because I love you, I'll make sure our relationship...and the raising of our family will work out."

Placing her hand on his chest and feeling his muscles, Momo smiled and replied, "I know you will. I believe it."

As they shared another passion filled kiss, the two lovers didn't notice the presence of Matsumoto who watched everything from the side. She is smiling with content. The fukutaicho folded her arms over her chest, leaned against the post, and said, "Now this picture looks a lot better. I'm happy for you both, taicho and Hinamori. Congratulations."


The very next day when the sun is high up in the sky, Hayashi finished packing his bags and is ready to leave the family household. Hitsugaya, Hinamori, and Miyako were at the front gate with him to see him off. "Tamo-kun..." Momo said.

Taking a hold of Hinamori's hands, Tamotsu lift them up. Looking into each other's eyes, he slowly leaned forward and kiss on her cheek. Once he pulled away, he said, "Thank you for everything Momo-chan and...good luck."

"You know...you're allowed to stay."

He then shakes his head. "I would love to, but...I'll only be interfering with your new life with your boyfriend and his baby child."

"I see..."

With a nod, he turns to Hitsugaya. "You better make her happy or else I'm going to be here again to steal her away from you."

Hitsugaya glared at him for a moment, but then brushed it off with a shrug. He put his hands into his black kimono sleeves. "Hn, that won't happen Hayashi," he said. "I'll make sure of it."

Hayashi smirked back. "You better Hitsugaya. You have already upset quite a few people around here."

"I should be more worried about you. How will your family react to this?"

"Hey, I'm a guy," Tamotsu said. "I'll bounce back soon enough just like you did when you let her go."

"My recovery status isn't as great as yours, to be honest."

Putting his hands out, Hayashi just shrugged. "Maybe, who knows."

"Good bye Tamotsu-kun, please do come by to visit when you have the chance," Miyako said.

"Don't worry Miyako-san, I will." He then looks around to find a particular person nowhere to be found. "By the way, where is Tatsuya-san?"

"He's probably just sobering over your departure. He's...that type of guy who gets emotional over stuff like this especially when it comes to saying good bye whom he loved like a son."

"I see. It seems like it may take a while before he accepts you Hitsugaya as Momo-chan's lifemate."

"He's always giving me a hard time."

"Don't worry, he likes you Toshiro-kun," Miyako explained. "It's just that...he doesn't want to express it around you."

"Hn, I wonder about that..."

"Anyways, thanks again for everything. It's time for me to go," Hayashi said. "My ride's here."

"Good bye Tamo-kun," Momo bided farewell.

"Bye Momo-chan, Hitsugaya, and everyone. Thanks again for everything."

With that said, he bowed to the group of people and then carried his bags and got into his mode of transportation. With one last glance at his former wife, he smiled a waved a gentle farewell. "Take care of yourself Momo-chan..."

They watched for a few minutes as Hayashi and servants leave the Hinamori household and head towards the west to Seireitei. "There he goes." Matsumoto said.

The captain glared at his lieutenant and asked, "Why are you here Matsumoto?"

"I'm here to give the usual status report captain. Everything's all clear and free of dangers."

Letting out a sigh of defeat, Hitsugaya replied, "Alright then. You can go back and get some sleep. You look like you're ready to collapse at any moment."

The strawberry orange haired woman then placed her hands on her hips. "What are you talking about? I have enough energy to last me a few days if I wanted to! You just wanted me to leave you alone so that you can spend quality time with your girlfriend."

"Ano Rangiku-san..." Momo said.

"I know, I know. You don't want me to interfere with your love life," Matsumoto replied as she looked a glance at the smiling mistress of the main house, "isn't that right Miyako-san?"

"I know what you mean Rangiku-chan," Miyako replied. "We should leave these two alone. Besides, they still have a lot of making out and making love to catch up on."

Hitsugaya and Hinamori both blushed a few shades darker on both their cheeks. "O-Okaa-san!" Momo exclaimed.

"M-Miyako-san!" Toshiro exclaimed as well.

She giggled with amusement as she and Rangiku began walking off. "You two are such a cute couple; so modest for one another. It makes me wonder which one of you has more authority over the other."

"Mou..." Momo pouted fighting off the blush on her face. "I can't believe she actually said that."

Hitsugaya then gave her a short lip kiss from the side and replied, "She is right about one thing; from this point on, I'm not letting you go."

The raven haired girl smiled. "Neither will I."


References

Gotei 13 - The Thirteen Court Guard Squads, Taicho - Captain, Oto-san - Father, Gomen nesai - I'm Sorry, Okaa-san - Mother, Daijobou - It's Alright, Arigato - Thank You, Zanpakuto - Soul Cutter, Hai - Yes, Fukutaicho - Lieutenant/Vice-Captain, Shinigami - Soul Reaper, Nani - What, Kuso - Shit, Reiatsu - Spiritual Pressure, Sumi Masen - Excuse me, Tensai - Genius/Prodigy, Uruse - Shut Up, So ka - Really/Is that so, Ano - Um


Author's Note: Gah, that was a long and fluffy HitsuHina chapter. (Yay! All ends that ends well! They're finally together! Let's celebrate! *throws confetti into the air*) Geez, it's over 6000 words! O.o Phew, I'm tired.

If you haven't noticed yet, I have already started posting a chapter of my new HitsuHina fan fic, The Greatest Treasure. Please read it if you don't mind. Thanks!

Anyway, enough with all the dramatics, it's time for you to review! Thanks for reading this chapter!