Chapter fourteen: Captain Monami

The captains gasped as the captain's meeting hall doors opened and the new captain walked in, her ponytail bouncing and her Haori flowing behind her. So this is the new captain. Kikyo smiled quickly, "Am I late?" she asked.

Flash back:

Yuki stood in the kitchen, leaning against the counter, looking up at the sky. She sighed and crossed her arms. "Looks like she's gone back to Soul Society, Sakura. Bless her she doesn't even know about me. She told me she was going on vacation." She smirked, "You should be proud of your daughter, Sakura. I know you would be if you were still alive."

Yamamato's office.

"So you took the captains qualifications exam again and passed?" he asked, squinting at Kikyo who had changed her hair style on coming to Soul Society. She was now wearing it in a ponytail, tied up with a big purple bow. She also wore some hair clips to prevent hair falling into her face during combat. "Well, then prepare for your first captains meeting and tomorrow you shall meet your squad, Monami-Taichou."

Kikyo and the third squad meet for the first time.

The squad three members were all muttering to themselves wondering what the new captain was like, not even considering it to be a girl, let alone another Hitsugaya. Kikyo still giggled remembering their faces when she walked towards them, smiled and waved, and said, "Hello, everyone! I'm Monami-Taichou! I hope we can all get along well!" Unfortunately, the third squad seemed to be refusing to accept her, apart from Kira, and she was working on getting them on her good side.

Flash back, end.

"Don't worry, Kikyo-Taichou. The meeting has only just started." Ukitake assured her, she gave a sigh of relief before glancing at Toshiro; he wasn't even looking her way so she positioned herself in her place before Yamamato gave a cough and officially started the meeting. Kikyo was more nervous than ever, glancing around at all of the captains to see what they were doing. She saw some particularly scary ones which made her feel worse. She wasn't sure to laugh or scream at one of them. He looked stupid from the hair up, which is the part you look at first, but when your eyes wander down and see the menacing face, you decide he isn't funny at all. His hair was amazingly long, and spiky, and on the end of each spike were…bells? Kikyo stared at him like an alien. Despite the amusing hair, he had scary eyes. Blood thirsty eyes and his body were covered in scars. "Monami-Taichou…Pay attention." Yamamato ordered, snapping her out of her thoughts.

She bowed, "Yes Captain Commander." She mumbled before straightening up. Toshiro was looking at her now, worrying that she would mess up in her first meeting. He wasn't sure she was captain material, even if she had passed the exams. "So, continuing on…We haven't seen Harribel lately, so we are presuming that she is preparing to make a big move. This is most likely to take place in the real world, so I am sending some Captains and Vice-Captains to the real world to patrol. These captains are Hitsugaya-Taichou, Shunsui-Taichou, Kenpachi-Taichou and Soi-Fon-Taichou." Yamamato continued. Kikyo took a minute to take in what he had just said. Toshiro was going to the real world for who knows how long, and she was staying there. They were to be separated. Kikyo, by now, knew exactly the reason her powers revived only when he was in danger, she had heard her mother tell her, and so was completely aware of her feelings towards him. She sighed, what if he doesn't like me? Yamamato continued, "The vice captains will be Abarai Renji and Kira Izuru. Be sure to pass on the message." And with that, they were dismissed.

The second she was free to do so, Kikyo charged over to Toshiro, nearly running into him. "T-I mean, Hitsugaya-Taichou! You're going to the real world without me, right?" she demanded, not in a harsh way, but more desperately, tugging his sleeve. He snatched his sleeve off of her and crossed his arms. "I don't have a choice, do I?" he said coldly, looking away. He had been acting like that with her lately, and she wondered why. Maybe it was because he was back with Matsumoto again and she was driving him insane. "I hope you aren't gone long. I'll miss you." Kikyo sighed, walking out of the hall with him. He shrugged and picked up pace. Kikyo followed. "Why're you so…I don't know…cold lately?" Kikyo asked, looking at him with a concerned face. She didn't like being taught like this. He was going to leave in a few days. She decided she had to get him back to normal before he left. She had to. By the time she snapped out of her thoughts, Toshiro had used shunpo to escape and left her standing in the hall by herself. She accidently let a few tears escape, trembling. "I just want you back to normal…"

"Shiro-Chan!" Momo smiled, placing some paperwork on his desk. Matsumoto was…drunk, and so she had been given the job of delivering his paper work for now. He coldly pulled the paper towards him before saying darkly, "That's Hitsugaya-Taichou to you." receiving a pout from Momo. "What's wrong with you? You've been grumpy lately. Are you okay?" she asked, bending over so she wasn't towering over him. "I'm fine. Just leave me alone." He snapped, she sighed but obediently did as she was told. He stared after her as she closed the door, hearing her footsteps as she moodily stomped down the hall. He put his elbows on the desk and put his face into his hands. I'm not okay. He thought, shaking. You're making it worse…He had been like that every time he was alone for a while, the problem was unknown to anyone other than himself. He was confused. He was unsure of his feelings, he felt he wanted to protect Kikyo and also Momo, but not in the way he wanted to protect others…He was unsure which of the two he wanted to protect most. He sighed; sometimes he wished he'd never met Kikyo, never gotten involved. Other times he wished he'd never met Momo. He sighed again and stared at the ceiling. "What am I gonna do?"

Omake:

Kikyo: So you…Hinamori…*Hearing about Hinamori*

Matsumoto: Yeah, so Toshiro is all crazy about protecting her. Looks like you have some competition, Kikyo-Chan! Whoa…What's with the…dark look…I've never seen her look so evil….

Kikyo: Oh it's nothing…*Dark aura*

Matsumoto: Geez…I'm getting scared here…

Kikyo: So where does she live? This Hinamori girl…

Matsumoto: *points to the right*

Kikyo: Thank you…*evil grin*

Matsumoto: Wait! Kikyo! W-Why are you going in the direction? Why're you un sheathing your sword? Kikyo!

Hinamori: AHHHHH! (Scream)

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Me: Toshiro…I'll help you pick who is best suited for you with this quiz. Question one: What do you like in a girl?

Toshiro: I don't know…

Me: Where would you go on your first date?

Toshiro: I don't know…

Me: Do you want to get married?

Toshiro: I don't know…

Me: I GIVE UP!

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