His eyes widened as he looked down at the sword in his chest.

"Im...possi...ble..." I pulled out Loka Luha, and he fell to the ground, reducing to harmless sand and ash. I flash-stepped to the ground, breathing heavily. Before I knew it, Izuru was shaking me roughly by my shoulders.

"You stupid idiot! You could've died!" I smiled.

"I was willing to." He furrowed his eyebrows he looked as if he were about to cry. He didn't. Instead, he pulled me in for a hug.

"You're a fucking idiot..." I smiled wider.

"I know."

"Mamoko!" I let go of Izuru, and got practically run over by Momo. I felt her tears fall onto my shoulder. "I'm so glad you're alright! I was so worried that you...you..." she continued to cry.

"It's alright, Momo. Everything's ok now."

"This was just like that day...you didn't let anyone help you...you risked your life to make sure everyone was safe."

"I just..."

"Didn't want anyone to get hurt, we know, Mamoko." I gently pulled away from Momo to look at Rangiku, her wounds now completely healed.

"Rangiku...I'm glad you're alright." she smiled at me and pat my head.

"You're so cute Mamoko." I smiled, glad to know she was healed and back to normal.

"Matsumoto." we all turned to see Toshiro.

"Y-yes, Captain?"

"Open the Jiryokosha, get us home" We all exchanged looks. He didn't even look any of us in the eye. Rangiku nodded.

"Yes, Captain..." she pulled a paper from her pocket. "Umm...open with darkness...project with light...rip open the hearts of 100 demons! Number 97!"

"Number 97?" I questioned.

"I'm guessing that's the number of our dimension." Momo said. Before I said anything else, Toshiro grabbed my wrist and pulled me through the Jiryokosha. His head hanged down the entire time. Rangiku, Momo and Izuru trailed closely behind.

"Toshiro?"

"I'm not...letting you get away again..." I remained silent for the rest of the walk. We emerged through into the Seireitei. "Matsumoto, Hinamori, Kira, return to you quarters. I'll announce our return to Captain Unohana in the morning." The all exchanged worried looks before bowing.

"Yes, Captain Hitsugaya." they flash-stepped out of sight. I looked at Toshiro, his grip on my wrist tightened slightly. I looked closer at him, and my eyes widened.

He was crying.

Momo's POV

I was so happy...to be back home with Izuru. We sat on the rooftops of Squad 3. I rested my head on his shoulder.

"Momo?" he asked suddenly. "Why...did you do it?" I sat up and looked at him. He was looking at the moon, and his eyes were glassy. He was trying so hard not to cry.

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"You could've died...I'd have been able to find my way out of there. But then you come in..." he chuckled. "...to come rescue me."

"Izuru..." he didn't let me finish.

"What if I had lost you? What if Satsujin killed you? I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I'd let that happen! You shouldn't have done it! You shouldn't have-"

"Listen to me Izuru!" I shouted, cutting him off. "What if you died? How do you think I would feel? Do you even know how much I would sacrifice to ensure your safety and well being? Do you know what I would do if you were hurt? Do you even how much I love you Izuru? I love you so much...that's why...that's why I put myself in so much danger. Because...even if I were hurt...you'd be safe." He touched my face gently, wiping away a tear. I blushed. I didn't even notice I was crying.

"Momo...I love you too..." he leaned down slowly and locked his lips onto mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and time seemed to slow down. I could hear our hearts beating in sync, threatening to burst out of our chests. We parted, and his kissed my forehead softly. I linked my fingers with his. "Thank you, Momo." I smiled.

"Your welcome...my Prince."

Rangiku's POV

I stood in front of the door to my room. Honestly...I envy both Momo and Mamoko. Momo had Izuru...Mamoko has Captain Hitsugaya. But who do I have? Who do I have to save? To love? No one...and I want no one. The only man...the absolutely only man I had ever wanted...was dead. He died for the Soul Society...

He died for me.

Tears sprung to my eyes as I looked up at the moon. It shined silver like his hair. So...many...memories...and it hurt so much. I walked into my room and locked the door. There's a reason why I never let anyone in here. I lifted a picture frame off of my dresser and smiled. Gin smiled at me from behind the thin glass. No one understood him like I did. If anyone saw this picture, they would think I was a traitor. More tears filled my eyes.

"Oh Gin..."

Mamoko's POV

"T-Toshiro? Are you alright?" he was shaking. I've never seen him so broken...

"I almost lost you...Mamoko..."

"Toshiro, I'm-"

"Fine?" he snapped suddenly, finally looking up at me. "Don't you stand there...and tell me you're fine! I saw you! I saw you bleeding, falling, crying! I heard you! I heard you scream, Mamoko! And I almost lost it...the very thing that keeps me going every day...I love you Mamoko...I never, ever want to lose you." I soon found myself tearing up.

"Captain..." he took a step closer to me. "I love you too..." he smiled weakly, then kissed me. I sighed contently and smiled against his lips. Thank god...everything was back to normal...Izuru was home, Momo was happy, everyone was happy...

THE END!~

Di'ja like it? ^_^ Thanks for sticking with me til the very end! Unfortunately, there shall be no more Loka Luha stories for a while. But I've been thinking of another fic an AU fic about another OC of mine(not Mamoko, but she might be in it) what do you think?