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Author's Note: Yay, it's an update from The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge! Thank you for all your patience and thank you my wonderful reviewers: becomeafan, anime16, Evertale, xXLolitaXx, toshiko-san21, bengara-koushi, applestoapples, icyangel27, fayfan, Anonymous, Supreme cookieeater NANCY, Anonymous2, peachesandstrawberries for your support! Without any further delay, here is a spin-off one-shot of my most popular HitsuHina fanfiction (as of right now), The Healing Heart. It takes place a few months after the main storyline. Enjoy!

LEGEND

"Talking." "Thinking."

The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge

Theme #21: Vacation

"Damn it," Toshiro cursed under his breath. Using an arm to block the hot rays from going into his eyes, he looked up to see the bright sun in the sky. "The weather is too hot."

"Oh stop bellyaching and loosen up, Hitsugaya!" he heard a voice. The white haired teenager turned around to see his classmates: Renji Abarai and Izuru Kira come out of the boys change room. They are dressed into their T-shirts, casual buttoned shirts, swimming trousers, and pairs of flip flops. Out of the two, Abarai is wearing a pair of sunglasses. "We're here at the beach to have fun."

Toshiro folded his arms over his chest. "I know, but this is not my idea of spending my vacation days from school."

Renji placed a hand on his waist and whispered to the pale blond haired teenager, "Rangiku-san's right; he is a spoiled sport when it comes to stuff like this."

Kira slowly nodded with agreement before they all heard the sound of a familiar voice. "Yo everyone, we're sorry for taking so long!"

The three students of Seireitei High turned around to see Ichimaru and Hisagi join them.

"Boy, there were so many people in there."

"What do you expect, Ichimaru?" Shuhei asked. "Today is a good day to go on a beach trip."

Gin let out a wide smile on his face. "That's a good point. However, this is no regular beach trip."

"That's true; we're all staying over at a summer house for a couple of days."

"Oh yeah!" Renji cheered while putting up a guts pose. "We're going all out! This is a good opportunity to check out some ladies!"

Hisagi nodded with agreement.

"Yo Hitsugaya, jo-"

"I'm not joining you on the hunt for ladies," the white haired teenager quickly replied.

"Oh yeah, you already have one."

"There's nothing wrong wi-"

Toshiro suddenly glared at the gray haired teenager. "You're not going to change my mind."

Gin then shrugged his shoulders. "Fine then; suit yourself..."

"Come to think of it, Matsumoto-san and Hinamori-kun should be done changing by now," Kira said.

"What's taking them so long?"

"You know about girls," Ichimaru said. "They need to make sure to look their best especially in a public place like this."

"Hey everyone, we're finally done changing!" called out a voice.

By the time the guys turned their heads, a few of them turned red. Rangiku joined the boys, all dressed in her sexy lime green two piece bathing suit. Hitsugaya made a face and turned to the side. "I need to be careful around her or else her assets will kill me."

"Matsumoto-san, where's Hinamori-kun?"

Rangiku blinked. "Hinamori?"

She turned around and noticed that her friend is not at her side. She looked around for a moment before realizing that she's hiding in the girls changing room. Matsumoto made a face and began marching up to her, leaving the others behind.

"Oi Hinamori, what are you hiding in there for?" Once she is close enough, she took hold of her arm and started pulling her out into the open. "Come out and let the others see you!"

"B-But Rangiku-san, I look ridiculous in this!" the peach girl said. "E-Everyone will make fun of me."

"No, they won't do that. Now, come out already!"

"What in the world is Hinamori so shy about?" Renji asked. "She's only wearing a bathing suit in front of us."

Ichimaru grinned. "It's not you she's worried about."

He then turned his head to the other prodigy.

"She's worried about his reaction when he sees her."

The other soon grinned along with the older teenager. "I see."

When he finally noticed, Toshiro glared at them. "Why are you guys staring at me?"

Gin merely said, "Oh nothing..."

"Why are you wearing a towel around your body?" The boys heard their schoolmate said. "There's nothing to be ashamed about! You look just fine."

The two girls finally joined their fellow schoolmates. Momo let out a sigh. "That's easy for you to say, Rangiku-san..."

"Well, ask them and they'll exactly tell how you look."

Just as she is about to further protest, Matsumoto yanked the towel off her body. Hinamori yelped and wrapped her arms around herself.

"So, guys...doesn't Hinamori look pretty in a bikini?"

They don't know what to say. In their minds, she does look prettier than she usually does. However, they fear that her boyfriend is going to do something to them. Besides, he is the dominant and protective type kind of boyfriend.

As for Hitsugaya, the answer is obvious. He blushed and turned his head to the side. "Fine, don't answer; Hitsugaya, tell Hinamori what you think of her wearing a sexy purple flower patterned bikini."

"Shut up Matsumoto!" he snapped at her. "I don't need to tell Momo that she looks good in her bathing suit. Besides, she already knows the type of response I would say in a situation like this!"

Noticing that he is red faced, Momo tilted her head over to one side and smiled. "Shiro-chan..."

Rangiku suddenly let out a wide grin on her face. "You don't need to tell her, huh?"

Toshiro shot an icy glare at her. "Like I said before, why don't you just shut up?"

Matsumoto laughed. On the other hand, Hitsugaya threw his arms into the air and growled with frustration. "Anyway, it's time for us to start the fun and games to the beginning of this summer vacation!"

By the time Momo and Rangiku looked, Renji and Hisagi quickly stripped their shirts off and show off their muscles. "Oi Kira!" Abarai called out. "Take off that shirt of yours already!"

The pale blond haired teenager raised both his hands up and turned down their offer. "Iie, it's okay. I'm actually a bit cold."

"Oh, cut it with the lame excuse and lose that shirt already!"

"Hn, so you actually have some muscle underneath that shirt," Matsumoto commented after noticing her childhood friend has taking off his shirt. "I thought your body looked like spaghetti the whole time."

"You're so mean." Ichimaru suddenly let out a sly grin. "But I bet that deep inside, you're enjoying what you're seeing."

She placed a hand on her hip and shot him a glare. "Shut up; as if I'm drooling all over you."

"Okay, let's get moving everyone!" Toshiro commanded. "We need to find a good spot to put our stuff on before the beach gets crowded."

"Hitsugaya, why don't you strip your shirt off?"

"Uruse, I'll do so when I feel like swimming!" he snapped.

"You're so stingy."

"It can't be helped!" The frustrated teenager started walking ahead of the group and muttered under his breath, "I want to find shade as quickly as possible."

After everyone collected their belongings, they all headed towards the sandy beach.

When everyone found a good spot, they laid out their beach towels and fold able chairs. With great force, Hisagi planted the large parasol into the sand. Once it is stable, he opened it. "There, that should keep it in place."

"Thanks Hisagi-san," Hinamori thanked.

"It's no problem."

By the time he left to do other matters, the peach girl turned to her boyfriend who wasted no time sitting down under the shade. Raising his arm up to his forehead, he brushed some sweat away. "Are you okay, Toshiro?"

"It's too hot," Hitsugaya complained. "I hate this weather."

"Maybe you should swim for a bit," she suggested. "That should help cool down your body."

"That is true, but it won't help in the end even if I put on sunscreen. Once I'm out of the water, my skin will be more prone to the sunlight. If I stay out in the sun for too long, I might turn into fried chicken."

Momo suddenly let out a good laugh. "You're so funny, Shiro-chan."

Toshiro smiled. "Well, that's the excuse my sister would always use whenever our parents wants to take us to the beach. Neither of us liked to stay there for a long time especially on hot days like this one."

At first, she was surprised that her lover mentioned about his deceased sibling. Normally, it would cause him great sorrow especially after losing her and his family. She smiled, happy to see that he is able to talk about it freely now. "I see..."

Hitsugaya took out a fan from his sports bag and started fanning himself. "Damn it, it's too hot."

Knowing that her boyfriend does not like being under the hot weather, she took a moment to come up with a possible way to help him. Then, she came up with an idea. "Just wait here for a moment; I've got just the thing to help you stop worrying about the weather."

"You do?"

"Yep!" With that said, Momo left Toshiro's side to get the thing that can help him. When she came to get it from the gathered bags, she noticed that it is nowhere to be found. "Eh, where did it go?"

Figuring that her friends might know something about its whereabouts, she went to search for them. Momo turned her body to the side and realized something. Far off in the distance near the shoreline, Matsumoto is in the middle of her circle of friends while holding the green striped spherical fruit under her arm. "Ah, this is terrible!" Hinamori exclaimed, running after the older teenager. "Rangiku-san, wait a second!"

However, her voice is drowned out from the noises caused by their surroundings. What makes things worse is...there are too many obstacles to go through. In order to get to them, she must go past the crowd of people, dodge all the beach balls and Frisbees, and prevent herself from getting distracted by other things.

"Mou, why does the beach have to be so crowded all of a sudden?"

In the meantime, Matsumoto excitedly said to the others, "Hey you guys, I found this nice watermelon for us to smash!"

"Ah really?" Renji asked.

"Well, what are we standing here for?" Gin asked. "Let's play the watermelon smashing game!"

"I have a bandanna we could use as a blindfold!" Kira said.

Izuru took out his bandanna from the pocket of his trousers and used it to blindfold Renji's eyes. Then, Rangiku passed the red headed teenager a wooden sword. Once he took hold of it, Hisagi walked up to him and spun him around in circles. "Okay Shuhei," Matsumoto said. "You can stop spinning him!"

By the time Hisagi let him go, Abarai immediately started swinging his wooden sword around. Noticing that it is heading in his direction, Ichimaru took a step back and avoided from getting hit by the weapon. "Oi, watch where you swing that thing!"

When Hinamori finally caught up with her friends, Renji is moments away from giving the poor fruit the final blow. Extending a hand out, she exclaimed, "Don't smash that watermelon!"

"Here it goes!"

He swung his sword only to find out that he only struck air. With the momentum going, he lost his balance and fell backwards onto the hot sand. Unfortunately, he ended up smashing the watermelon into pieces with his weight. That alone broke Momo's heart. "Oh no, that watermelon was meant for Shiro-chan to eat..."

"Alright Renji!" Rangiku cheered. "Now, it's time to eat!"

"Eww, I don't want to eat watermelon anymore," Gin said. "Renji smashed it with his behind."

"It was an accident!" Abarai retorted after taking off his blindfold. "How am I supposed to know where the watermelon is?"

As the four teenagers were busy chatting with one another, Hinamori slowly walked her way back to her boyfriend with guilt in her gut. By the time he noticed, he knew something is wrong with the girl. She sat down on the chair beside him and let out a loud sigh of defeat. "What's wrong Momo?" Toshiro asked. "Why are you sad?"

When they made eye contact, tears started to water in Momo's eyes. "I brought a nice juicy watermelon for you to eat, but Rangiku-san and the others ended up playing the watermelon smashing game with it. I tried stopping them, but Abarai-kun smashed it before I was able to come to its rescue."

"It's okay, Momo. I can always eat another juicy one some other time." Hitsugaya turned his head to the side and hissed between his teeth. "Damn it, Abarai is going to pay for smashing my watermelon."

"Yeah..." Hinamori lowered her head for a moment before raising it up again. Turning to the white haired teenager, she suggested, "I know; why don't I buy you some snow cones to eat?"

"That's nice of you to do that, but do you remember to bring some money with you for the trip?"

There is a short pause from the peach girl.

"Oh yeah, I don't..."

Pitying the poor girl, he placed his arm around her shoulder. After pulling her close, he gave her a cheek kiss. "Thank you for trying to help me. Let's go and get those snow cones. You can pay me back the next time we do something like this."

Momo let out a smile and nodded with agreement. "Okay."

"Well, this is the place," Kira said before the others started to awe with amazement.

"Sugoi, this is so big," Matsumoto said with awe. "Your parents sure know how to get themselves a good second home."

Izuru turned around and let out a short laugh. "I suppose..."

With a smile on her face, Rangiku opened the front door and waltz inside. "I get to pick my room first!"

"Hey, why does it have to be you first?" Renji snapped, chasing after the older teenager.

In the meantime, everyone else slowly made their way inside the summer house. "Don't you know that ladies go first?"

Abarai stopped for a moment and raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, but what about Hinamori?"

Matsumoto placed her hand on the door to one of the rooms and opened it. She turned to the others and let out a happy look on her face. "Oh, that's already a given. She's sharing a room with Hitsugaya."

There is a short pause. "...True that."

All of a sudden, Momo turned red faced. "R-Rangiku-san!"

"MATSUMOTO!" Hitsugaya shouted.

"What?" the strawberry orange haired teenager asked. "There's nothing to be ashamed of unless...you guys decided to do naught-"

"Shut up! We're not going that far!"

"Chill out Hitsugaya-kun, she's only teasing you," Gin said.

Matsumoto laughed and went inside her room to unpack her belongings. Meanwhile, Toshiro folded his arms over his chest and glared at the other prodigy of Seireitei High. "I don't want to hear that from you, Ichimaru."

"I got this room!" Renji called out.

"This one's mine," Hisagi said.

"I guess I'll be taking this one then," Kira added.

"In that case, I'll be taking this one," Ichimaru said.

Just as he is about to enter the room, random objects started flying out towards him. He quickly moved out of the way to avoid from getting hit. Then, everyone heard Matsumoto exclaimed, "Idiot, you're not sleeping with me!"

"I was only joking, Rangiku! Why would I want to sleep with you anyway?"

All the teenagers, who are watching, made stern looks at Gin. "He just loves messing with Rangiku-san," Renji said. "He's the only person who is immune to her shenanigans."

"He must have developed that resistance since they started living together," Shuhei stated.

"Hitsugaya has known Matsumoto for a long time," Kira said. "He should have been able to tolerate her actions."

"I just don't have the patience to deal with her sometimes," Toshiro replied. "Luckily, I don't live under the same roof as her. I would have committed suicide a long time ago."

"Toshiro, you shouldn't say that," Momo said.

"Don't worry, Bed-Wetter; it's only matter of speech."

"I thought you wouldn't call me Bed-Wetter anymore."

He gave her a stern look. "What are you talking about? I'm still calling you that as long as you keep calling me Shiro-chan."

"Mou..."

"I don't want to know," Matsumoto exclaimed. "So, do me a favour and get out of my room!"

Without any warning, she shut the door close.

"Hai hai..." Ichimaru said as he turned around and started walking in another direction. He let out a sly grin on his face. "I guess I'll be taking the last room on this floor which leaves Hitsugaya-kun and Hinamori-chan with the lone room on the upper floor."

"Eh?" Hinamori exclaimed. "No way!"

"Well, it is your fault for not being aggressive with the room selection."

Once Ichimaru went inside his room, Momo let out a defeated sigh and turned to Toshiro. "You can have the room," Hitsugaya said. "I can sleep on the couch here."

"Are you sure?" Hinamori asked.

"Don't accept his suggestion, Hinamori! He's going to be freezing during the night!"

"Shut up Matsumoto!" Toshiro snapped at the voice coming from the nearest door. "Momo can make her decision on her own!"

Suddenly, the door opened to reveal the strawberry orange haired woman all dressed up in her casual clothes. She placed her hands together and started teasing her long time friend. "Besides, he might have nightmares about his family's death again!"

"I'm not a kid who needs to hold hands with his guardian anymore! I'm a fourteen year old teenager who can handle a little nightmare or two."

She grinned. "Sure, you can..."

Hitsugaya grind his teeth together and growled. Just as he is about to throw a loud series of shouts, Ichimaru and the others come out of their rooms. Gin exclaimed, "Alright, let's start the outdoor barbecue!"

"Oh yeah, I'm starving!" Hisagi said.

"You said it," Kira agreed.

"Why are you two still standing out here?" Ichimaru asked. "Hurry up and get changed!"

Toshiro let out a defeated sigh and turned to Momo. "We'll worry about where to sleep later."

She nodded. "We might as well. Besides, I'm kind of hungry too."

"Same here."

"Ah, I'm stuffed!" Matsumoto said as she sat down on the couch in between her classmates: Ichimaru and Hisagi. "You guys sure know how to make a good meal!"

"Um, thanks..." Shuhei said. "However, you're the one who completely changed the dish with all the added toppings you included. Luckily, it is not you who is cooking for everyone. None of us would have survived."

Rangiku took a moment to rub her stomach before turning her attention to all her underclassmen. "Now that we're all gathered and relaxing, let's do something fun."

"What do you suggest, Matsumoto-san?" Kira asked.

She glanced at the window and noticed that it is getting dark outside. A grin appeared on her face. Once she resumed her attention to the others, the strawberry orange haired teenager leaned over and wiggled her fingers at them. She said in an eerie voice, "Let's all tell scary stories to one another."

Upon hearing that, Hinamori gulped. She extended her hand out to the side. Once it made contact with him, she quickly hugged Toshiro's arm. That alone surprised the white haired prodigy. He asked, "M-Momo?"

The peach girl hesitantly laughed. "Don't mind me; I just felt cold all of a sudden."

Even though she said that, he is not convinced. He has known her long enough to understand how she acts over certain things. "She's scared of scary stories."

"That's a good idea," Ichimaru said, letting out a grin. "Let's see who flips out first."

"Hitsugaya, it's probably best for you to go back to your room for the night," Matsumoto teased. "Besides, you might not be able to handle all the scary stories we have to tell."

Toshiro rolled his eyes. "Haha, that's very funny."

"You guys can go on without me," Momo suddenly said upon standing up from her seat. "I'm feeling a bit sleepy. So, I'll go to sleep early."

"Eh?" Rangiku asked. "Why?"

"I'll go with you," Toshiro replied while doing the same.

She turned to the white haired teenager. "You're so stingy."

"Uruse, I'm tired too from all of today's excitement. I need to get ready for what tomorrow has in store for me."

"What does that supposed to mean?"

"Anyway, don't sleep too late or try playing any funny games with Momo and I." He narrowed his eyes at all the older teenagers. "I'll kill you all if you do."

"I should the same thing back at you. The last thing we want is to hear any nois-"

All of a sudden, Rangiku felt a chill run up her spine. She let out a minor shriek. By the time she looked at Hitsugaya, he is glaring at her. "Good night everyone."

"Oyasumi," Momo said.

"Night," Kira replied.

"See you tomorrow," Hisagi said.

"Good night," Renji added.

With that said, he and Hinamori retreated to their room. After a few moments, Gin suddenly said, "Ou, he can be so scary at times like this..."

Matsumoto shrugged her shoulders. "Oh well, whenever he's acting like a grouch, it means that he's sleepy. Enough with the two lovebirds, let's start the scary storytelling!"

Once Hitsugaya and Hinamori entered their bedroom, Momo closed the door behind her. Once she resumed her attention to the white haired teenager, he is already lying down on the bed. She cracked a smile and walked over to sit next to him. Neither teenager spoke to one another until Hinamori suddenly said, "You look exhausted."

Toshiro rolled onto his back and looked at her. "Yeah, that woman sure knows how to push someone's buttons. I'm amazed that I haven't decided to end our friendship yet."

She giggled. "I suppose that means your friendship with her has gotten to the point of no return."

"Oh boy, that's not good on my part."

He sat up and draped an arm over her shoulder. Pulling her close, he cuddled against her. "Are you enjoying this vacation so far?"

"Of course, I am. Why did you ask?"

"Well, you did mention that you don't like going to hot places like this."

"There's no need to worry. Even if I don't like going there, as long as you're with me, I can easily forget about it."

Momo smiled. She leaned over to give him a kiss. "I love you, Toshiro."

He smiled back. "I know; I love you too."

Just as they were about to kiss again, they heard a loud noise. They immediately turned their heads to see that it is coming from the other side of the door. Wondering what it is, Hitsugaya left his seat and opened the door. He stepped out and looked back and forth. The lights are off. He narrowed his eyes, finding this to be odd. Toshiro turned around and went back inside the room. Once he is with Hinamori again, he quietly closed the door behind him. She asked, "What is going on out there?"

Using his thumb, he pointed towards the door. With a grin on his face, he lied, "I thought that Matsumoto and the others were eavesdropping on us, but it turns out that it is just my imagination. They must have gone to bed early."

Catching onto what he is planning to do, Momo smiled and replied, "Oh, that's very strange. Usually, they like to stay up late and have fun. Besides, it's summer vacation right now."

"I know."

Quietly as possible, she took all the pillows from her bed and carried them over to her boyfriend. "I guess we should go to sleep too. Besides, you did say that you're tired."

She handed some of them over for him to hold. "Yeah, but...I don't feel that way anymore. What about you?"

"Hn, not really. I can still stay up a little longer."

They heard a small noise from the other side. The two lovers looked at one another and nodded. There is no doubt that they are listening to them. "I guess we could do something...fun for a bit."

"What do you mean, Toshiro?"

"Hn, I don't know." He turned around and faced the door. "How we...spend some time together?"

"I-I don't think these walls are soundproof. The others might hear us."

"See? I told you that they are going to do it," said a soft voice from the other side of the door.

"Shh, what if they can hear us?" whispered another voice.

"That's nonsense; Hitsugaya may have good hearing, but he's currently driven by his own hormones. He won't hear us."

"Don't worry about it Momo," Toshiro said while placing his hand on the handle. "We'll just have to hold back our loud voices..."

With one swift movement, he turned the doorknob and swung the door open. Noticing that Rangiku and the others are there, both Toshiro and Momo raised their pillows.

"...during our little fun and games! Eat this!"

They threw the pillows at everyone. After a few of them were hit, everyone started fleeing from the young couple. Matsumoto exclaimed, "No way, you knew that we were listening to you this whole time?"

"Oh yeah, that loud noise you guys made totally gave it away."

Hitsugaya picked up his pillows from the floor and threw them again. He managed to hit the back of Rangiku's head. "Ouf!"

In the meantime, Momo is throwing pillows at Kira and Hisagi. Izuru glanced over his shoulder and apologized, "W-We're sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation, Hinamori-kun!"

"Sorry Kira-kun, but I can't forgive you just yet!" she replied. "Take this!"

She threw a pillow at his face, knocking him off balance. He fell on the ground with a thud.

In the meantime, Renji quickly fled to his room and closed the door. Seconds later, the door opened again. With a few pillows in his arms, he is ready to retaliate. "Alright, this means war!"

Just as he is about to throw his pillow, Hitsugaya quickly kicked the one he just threw towards the red head. It managed to hit his face. Toshiro grinned. "Nice try Abarai, but I'm not going to lose that easily."

"Argh Hitsugaya, you're going to pay for this!"

Without any warning, he was hit by a pillow from above. He turned around and saw Hinamori there. She is laughing at him. "Oi Momo, who's side you're on?"

"I'm not on anyone's side," she replied. "This is a free for all pillow fight!"

"Oh hell yeah, I'm going to win this!" Renji exclaimed.

"We'll see about that!" Hisagi replied.

"Ou, I wouldn't get so egotistic if I were you," Ichimaru said.

"You're going down!" the red head exclaimed, throwing a pillow at him.

"Itte, you're so mean..."

Before long, everyone started to throw pillows around the house. Toshiro let out a defeated sigh. If you can't beat them, then join them. He joined in on the competition to see who will come out of this contest the winner. At the end of the game, everyone was too tired to declare one. After spending the rest of their energies on the recreational activity, everyone went back to their respective rooms and easily fell asleep.

"Damn it," Toshiro cursed under his breath as he glanced at the hot sun, beaming down on him. "Today is even hotter than yesterday."

After the pillow fight last night, the tired teenagers went back to their rooms to get some rest. As for the others, they stayed up a little longer and did whatever they want until they are too tired to stay awake. Hitsugaya leaned back against his chair and wiped some sweat off his forehead. He let out a sigh.

"She should be back by now. I wonder what is keeping her so long."

"Hey Toshiro, I'm back!" said a familiar voice.

"What took you so long, Mo-" Just as he glanced over his shoulder, a bucket of icy cold water came pouring down on him. Hitsugaya quickly jumped out of his seat. "Ah, it's cold!"

Hinamori laughed, amused by her boyfriend's reaction. Once she noticed him glaring at her direction, Momo began running away. Seconds later, he started chasing after her.

"Come back here Momo!"

The peach girl looked over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out. "Let's see if you can catch up to me, Shiro-chan!"

Toshiro let out a smirk. "You asked for it, Bed-Wetter!"

Noticing that he has picked up his pace, Hinamori looked to the front and concentrated on fleeing from the white haired teenager. However, with all the people and obstacles in the way, this is not going to be an easy task to complete. Moments later, her prediction came true. Hitsugaya managed to catch her while she is trying to outrun him in the water.

"Look what you did; you dragged me out here and got me soaked in the ocean."

Hinamori giggled and turned around to face him. "Now that you have caught me, I suppose I should give you your reward."

She threw her arms over his shoulders, pulled him close, and gave him a loving kiss.

Meanwhile, the others are relaxing at shore. A few of them were holding binoculars and watching the beautiful scene unfold right in front of their eyes. "Aw, they're so sweet together." Matsumoto turned to her childhood friend. "I would like to tease them, but my headache isn't helping."

The other female teenager placed a hand on her forehead.

"It hurts so much..."

"That's what happens when you drink too much," Ichimaru replied, "especially before going to bed."

She glared at him. "Uruse Gin."

Renji let out a loud yawn and fixed the position of his sunglasses. "We should do something exciting before we head back to Seireitei tomorrow."

"Oh yeah, today is our last day here."

"Why don't we come back here at night to light some fireworks?" Kira suggested. "That is what my folks usually do whenever we're here."

"That's a good idea, but...we don't have any fireworks with us."

"Should we go out to buy some?" Hisagi asked.

Matsumoto crossed her arms over her chest. "I suppose so."

"Somebody needs to tell Hitsugaya and Hinamori," Renji said, looking over at the ocean waters. "I don't think they're coming back anytime soon."

"Oh, don't worry about it; I known them long enough to figure out that they like watching fireworks at night."

"Are you sure?"

She nodded happily. "Yep!"

"Okay then..."

Rangiku stood up from her seat. "Let's go and get those fireworks, Shuhei."

He nodded with agreement. "I'm right behind you."

After spending some considerable amount of time in the water, Toshiro and Momo finally decided to stop and return to the others. "Hn, I wonder where Rangiku-san and Hisagi-san went," Hinamori said. "They left Kira-kun, Abarai-kun, Ichimaru-san a while ago."

"I guess we'll find out once we ask them," Hitsugaya replied. "Let's hurry back."

As they are walking back to their friends, they noticed a beach volleyball rolling across the sand in front of them. Momo walked over and picked up the ball. She looked back and forth to see where it is coming from. By the time she noticed, two tall looking males approached her. "Hey, that's our ball," one of them said. "Thanks for picking up it for us."

Hinamori smiled and handed it over. "It's no problem."

"Say, you don't look like you have anything better to do." He grinned. "Why don't you have a drink with us?"

"If there are any guys who are causing trouble for you, we'll be glad to beat them up," the other male said. "We're strong."

Toshiro narrowed his eyes, not liking what is happening in front of him. His male instincts are telling him that they are flirting with his girlfriend. "Um, thanks for the offe-Eh?"

Hitsugaya put his hands on her back and began pushing her away from the two older males. He interrupted, "Sorry guys, but she has other business to attend right now."

Seeing that the white haired teenager has butt into their chance at getting Momo to go out with them, they glared at him. "What are you, her mother?"

"Oh no, I think he's looks like the protective little brother," the first male replied.

"Sorry, but both answers are incorrect," Hitsugaya said, putting his hands down. "I'm her boyfriend. Now, if you would excuse us, we would like to get back to enjoying our time together on the beach with our friends."

He then took hold of his girlfriend's hand. "Let's go Momo."

As they are walking away, they heard a burst of laughter. The two teenagers stopped and turned around to see them bellowing out loud. "You're her boyfriend? Now, that's funny."

Hitsugaya let out a low growl.

"Toshiro, don't mind what they say," Hinamori said. "They're just a bunch of rude people."

"...Yeah."

"Here it comes!"

Fireworks flew into the night sky and popped at several places, causing the students of Seireitei High to watch with awe. Matsumoto placed a hand on her hip and smiled. "Now that is what I call a grand finale for our last day here!"

"Yeah, it sure is," Hisagi agreed.

"Come to think of it, where did Hitsugaya and Hinamori-kun go?" Kira asked.

Everyone paused and started looking around. "I have no idea."

Ichimaru grinned. "Don't mind them; they probably went on a romantic date somewhere nearby."

Rangiku let out a wide smile. "Let's spy on them."

"W-What?" Izuru asked.

"How come I'm not surprised?" Renji further questioned.

"You do understand that if they find out, they'll kill us?"

"That's nonsense," Matsumoto said. "They won't do that to us. The worse that can happen to us is Hitsugaya loud yelling."

"You're impossible to stop."

She smiled. "I know!"

They are sitting near the shoreline, happily watching the fireworks together. Momo let out a satisfying sigh and leaned against her boyfriend's shoulder. By the time Toshiro noticed, he cracked a smile and draped an arm around her shoulder. "They're pretty."

He slowly nodded with agreement. "Yeah..."

"Well, look what we have here?" said a voice. The young lovers turned around to see the two males they met earlier in the day. "It's the little kid who claims to be her boyfriend."

"You two are on a date together. How sweet..."

Just as Hitsugaya is about to say something, Hinamori stood up from her seat. After walking up to them, she began scolding them. "Now listen here; I have no problem with Toshiro being my boyfriend. As a matter of fact, I'm glad that he is. He may act a little stubborn at times, but he's a smart, kind, and courageous person who knows how to look out for his friends. I don't think you guys have half of the qualities he does! With that said, I'm proud to be his girlfriend. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be too surprised if we ended up getting married and raise a family together when we grow up!"

"C-Children?" Toshiro blushed, thinking about what she just said as he stood up from the sandy ground. Has she always thought that far about their relationship?

Then, without any warning, she took hold of his hand and pulled him into an interlocking kiss, catching him by surprise. By the time she pulled away, she resumed her attention to the older males while Hitsugaya stood there, feeling slightly dazed.

"If you don't mind, please leave us alone so that we can go back to enjoying our date peacefully," Momo said. "Thank you very much."

"U-Um, y-yeah..." They finally spoke. "W-We'll leave you alone. Never mind, I don't think I want a girlfriend like her."

"Me neither," the other agreed.

By the time the two males left the two teenagers alone, Hitsugaya turned to Hinamori. "I never expected you to be the one to snap at them. You usually don't say anything about our relationship."

Momo placed a hand on the back of her head and laughed. "Yeah, I guess it just slipped somehow."

"Well, at least we know who wears the pants in this relationship," said a voice behind him.

Toshiro and Momo turned around to see Rangiku and the others looking down at them. Most of them have grins on their faces. Hitsugaya folded his arms over his chest and glared. "Uruse..."

"Great going Hinamori, you definitely done a great job chasing them away on your own," Matsumoto said. "With that said, it's safe to say that you two will definitely be sharing a wonderful future together. Be sure to invite us to your wedding!"

"W-Wedding?" Momo exclaimed. Shortly, everything she said a while ago finally registered in her thoughts. She blushed and raised both her hands up. "R-Rangiku-san, I-I just said that before I don't want those guys to keep making fun of Toshiro."

"Come on, Hinamori! I know what you're thinking; you want Hitsugaya to propose to you."

Momo turned a dark shade of red. "N-No, I don't! H-He can propose to me if wants. I'm not forcing him or anything!"

"Sure you are."

"Oi Matsumoto, leave Momo alone," Toshiro defended.

"Ou, the future husband is getting pissed off now."

"Oi..."

"Tell me Hitsugaya; when are you going to propose to her? Wait, are you going to do so at your graduation?"

"R-Rangiku-san!" Hinamori exclaimed.

"MATSUMOTO!" he finally snapped. "Stop butting into our lives!"

"Hn, this seems to be our cue to run away," Gin said.

"I have to agree," Hisagi nodded.

"Let's slowly back away before Rangiku-san starts dragging the rest of us into this conversation," Renji said.

"Y-Yeah," Kira agreed.

With that said, the four teenagers slowly walked away from the other three. "You guys are just so cute together, don't you agree you gu-" Rangiku turned and realized that Abarai, Shuhei, Gin, and Izuru are nowhere to be found. "Huh, where did the others go?"

"Isn't that obvious?" She turned around to see Hitsugaya looming towards her. Judging from the scary expression on his face, now is a good time to flee. "They know me well enough to understand when not to be in my presence."

There is a short pause. "Bye!"

She quickly ran away to catch up with the others. "Oi, come back here!"

"Toshiro."

He turned around to see Momo. "Hn, what's wrong?"

She smiled. "Don't chase after Rangiku-san; there's no point in doing that."

Toshiro glanced at the direction where she disappeared off to and then looked at her. Hitsugaya sighed and walked to Hinamori's side. "You're right; at least, I managed to chase them all away. Now, we have some time to ourselves."

He took hold of her hand, leaned over, and gave her a kiss. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Japanese Word Translations

Iie - No, Uruse - Shut Up, Sugoi - Amazing, Hai - Yes, Oyasumi - Good Night, Itte - Ouch

Author's Note: Phew, that was one long chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Anyway, the next one-shot is almost done. So, stay tuned and please review! Thanks.