Title: Sliding Scale of Honesty

Author: Full Shadow Alchemist

Fandom: Bleach

Pairing: Hitsugaya/Hinamori

Rating: Oh, I don't know…K+?

Genre: Friendship, and the general feels that come with change.

Theme: #62, "a hundred and one promises"

A/N: This one was harder than I expected. Not a big fan of lists, but this way I don't have to actually write a story! So the thing about this one is some of these are verbal promises, others internal. Some by Hitsugaya, some by Hinamori. Some are obvious, some are ambiguous. Some like action films, others like westerns.

Sliding Scale of Honesty

I promise I won't hurt you.

I promise this bread is good.

I promise grandma will take you in too.

I promise I know the way back.

I promise I'll get you back safe.

I promise you'll always be wanted here.

I promise to make you some hot soup tomorrow.

…I promise to make better hot soup tomorrow.

I promise to help you find some new shoes tomorrow.

As the big sister, I promise to protect you!

I promise to work hard so we can afford that.

I promise to scare away the bugs at night for you.

I promise I won't go out again without telling you.

I promise to bring you with next time.

I promise he's not actually that mean!

I promise to finish my apple next time.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to stop calling you Shiro if you'll stop spitting seeds at me.

I promise I'll be back soon!

I promise we'll have time to play tomorrow.

I promise not to tell grandma about how you wet th—

I promise I'll become strong.

I promise to write back and come visit sometimes!

I promise I won't forget about you.

I promise I never forgot about you, really!

I promise to come visit for the new year, okay?

I promise to come with you next time.

I promise to become strong.

I promise I'll get my powers under control.

I promise to meet you there.

I promise to throw a biiiiiiig party when you make it in!

I promise to visit you at the academy every now and then!

I…promise to leave you alone then.

I promise I won't give up.

I promise to keep pushing myself, no matter what.

I promise I'll be powerful.

I promise to master all of the shinigami skills.

I promise to achieve bankai.

I promise to become a captain.

I promise to be a captain even better than Aizen.

I promise to become strong enough to be by your side in battle.

I promise to protect you.

I promise to be at your graduation.

I promise to stand by your side as a fellow shinigami!

I promise to visit you in your division often.

I promise to sing you lullabies to help you sleep when the older kids bully y- OW!

I promise to advance through the ranks faster than you.

I promise to stop calling you Shiro.

I promise to stop spitting seeds at you.

I promise to make your next birthday special.

I promise to spend your next birthday with you alone.

I promise to improve my swordsmanship.

I promise to practice with you.

I promise not to go easy on you.

…I promise to practice more.

I promise I won't drink anything.

I promise to bring you back a souvenir.

I promise to bring you some of those treats the next time I go.

I promise to go visit grandma with you.

I promise to support you through vice-captainship.

If you ever need help, I promise to be there for you.

I promise that no matter what ranks we end up at, we'll always be friends.

I promise to be captain, for your sake.

I promise to be careful.

I, ah, promise to take better care of myself.

…and I promise to not take needless risks from now on either.

Ok, ok, I promise to learn some more healing kidou too.

…and how to apply regular bandages.

…AND more defensive fighting. Am I done now?

I promise to call you 'captain' from now on.

Jinx! I promise to call you 'Hitsugaya-kun'.

I promise to call you 'Hinamori', so just call me 'captain' already.

I promise to stop 'coming out of nowhere', as you put it, so just get down from there already.

Heh, promise that those outsiders won't get the best of me!

I promise to be more careful around captain Kuchiki.

I promise to keep an eye on Ichimaru.

I promise to find his killer for you.

I promise to stop Ichimaru for you.

I promise to keep you safe.

I promise to avenge you.

I promise to have a proper talk with you later.

I promise to cherish the memories of our childhood.

I promise to be honest with you.

I promise to have a proper talk with you later.

I promise to believe in you unconditionally from now on.

I promise to apologize properly.

I promise I won't let the past govern me today.

I promise to recover my strength.

I promise to become stronger.

I promise to become someone who can protect you.

I promise I won't be a hindrance to you anymore.

I promise to become someone you'll want by your side.

I promise to be a better friend than I was before.

I promise to make better decisions.

I promise to make wiser promises

and fewer promises.

I promise to always lo-