Author's note: Holy MOLEY! Another update? YEP. Told you guys- I am on a choo choo train rolling on this bad boy, this is what happens when you got time on your hands. After all the days I've been busy, this is pretty much the outcome. LOL. Like I said before, I've been working on this fanfic but never had the time to update...Which was driving me crazy! So as promised - I would update whenever I got the chance and HERE I AM! With a bunch of time on my hands and no, didn't drink any coffee today cause I need that sleep LOL. Hopefully, I could get this fanfic finished so I can work on a SURPRISE for you guys...! No hints, maybe later! SO KEEP AND EYE OUT FOR IT! Anyways, let's do thisssss! As always STAY AWESOME! **Please NO FLAMES**

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In love with a Death God!

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Chapter 26: Salvation

"I WILL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU EVER LOVED, HITSUGAYA TOSHRIO! MARK MY WORDS...I WILL BE BACK!...I-!" The voice of Aizen's last words roared and echoed in his mind. "Momo…No" he said in his thoughts, he saw Hinamori reaching out to him with tears in her eyes and calling out his name "Toshiro!" Hitsugaya reached out to grab her hand but she began to fall from the distance. "No...NO, MOMO!" Soon, he saw an orange light and the sound of the clock ticking in the silence. He opened his turquoise eyes and realized it was just a nightmare.

"Ah! You're awake!" Orihime said with a relief smile "We were so worried!"

Hitsugaya's eyes were half open, still tired out from his bankai draining all his energy. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall to see it was just afternoon, he shifted his body to get up but let out a hiss from the pain. "Please try not to move Hitsugaya Taicho" Orihime said as she continued to heal him, she was pretty surprised he could still move, especially when he was hurt this much.

He laid there inside Orihime's healing shield letting her continue healing him. Lifting his hand he examined it carefully 'Guess I'm back to my old self...That's a relief.'

"What happened…Where…Where am I and where is Aizen?" he asked weakly lowing his hand back down. "We are in Urahara-san's shop and Aizen has been sealed away thanks to you. The seal was taken to Soul Society" Orihime replied back as she continued to heal him. "I see...How long was I out for and where is Hinamori?" Hitsugaya laid there as Orihime's eyes started to fill with concern "You've been asleep for three days...and Hinamori-san is fully healed but…" she hesitated as she lowered her hands and the orange shield disappeared.

"I don't know how to say this but…She won't wake up."

Hitsugaya's eyes widen, he quickly got up ignoring the pain he was in. "Ah! W-Wait! Hitsugaya Taicho, you're still injured!" Orihime called out as he slammed the door wide open seeing Ichigo in the living room watching TV "Whoa! WHOA Hey, Toshiro! Hold on!" he quickly got up and stopped the panicking captain.

"Where is she!?" Hitsugaya yelled.

Ichigo gave a concerned look at the young captain "Okay, hey calm down...Before you do anything reckless, let Orihime fully heal you and I will explain everything alright?" He placed a hand on Hitsugaya's shoulder but was shoved off quickly "WHERE IS HINAMORI!?" he roared.

"CALM DOWN MAN!" Ichigo yelled back trying to restrain the captain. "Get out of my way, Kurosaki…" Hitsugaya's reiatsu began to wrap around him. Ichigo stood his ground "You better calm down, Toshiro...I mean it. I don't want to fight you or fight someone who is badly injured." Hitsugaya glared up at the orange haired substitute shinigami "I said...GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

"That's enough" A door slides opened as Urahara looked at the two about to get into a fight "Ichigo, let him go…It's best if he knows."

"What do you mean…What the hell happened!? Where is Hinamori!?" Hitsugaya yelled as Ichigo looked away and sat back down with replying back. Urahara let out a deep sigh and step aside "Hitsugaya Taicho…Please, come inside. She's right here."

Entering back in the room, Hitsugaya followed inside. Arriving inside, Hitsugaya's eyes widen seeing Hinamori laying in the futons. She was breathing but, gasping for air "Hinamori!" He rushed to her side and looked at her. She was breaking out cold sweats and her body was burning up like a fever "What's wrong with her, shouldn't she see a doctor or have Orihime heal her!?" he yelled as he was about to call Orihime, Urahara placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Hitsugaya Taicho, there is something you need to see..." Urahara sat on the other side with his hat covering his upper face. He reached for the covers and slowly pulled them down.

Hitsugaya's eyes widen as he saw a metal plate on her chest and a long chain dangling down from the plate. "What…What is happening…I...I put her spiritual energy back..." his voice shaken. "Yes...But, I don't know what is happening to her or why she isn't getting better but it could be that her spiritual energy wasn't returned in time or Aizen fused the hogyoku with something. We don't know what it is but..." Urahara stopped for a moment and exhale sharply "But...She's slowly dying. Even with Orihime's healing powers and Kido, we cannot save her from infection…She'll die and turn into a hollow soon."

"NO! I won't let that happen!" Hitsugaya yelled "There must be something we can do!...Anything, THINK URAHARA DAMMIT! WE CAN'T GIVE UP!"

Urahara lowered his head hiding his eyes away under his green stripped hat "...We've been trying, Hitsugaya Taicho." He didn't want to lose his coworker or see her die like this. He had tried countless Kido healing spells but nothing would extract the poison inside her that was growing.

Hitsugaya looked down at her as he cupped her cold face "Hang in there Momo…You-You'll be fine…Just hang in there a little bit longer...Okay?" Clearly, he was in denial of the situation. Urahara placed a hand on his hat with a firm grip "Hitsugaya Taicho...Maybe, it's best to say your goodbyes before it's too late-"

"DON'T...Don't say that. She is NOT going to die...I won't let that happen!" He snapped as he grinned his teeth together in anger. He lowered his head and leaned in against her forehead feeling her coldness.

He took a moment until he sighed deeply "Momo…Tell me this is all my fault."

"No, don't do that...She knows it's not…You've done all you could. You defeated Aizen... You cannot beat yourself over it" Urahara said as Hitsugaya continued to lean his head against Hinamori's. "Yes…Yes, it is, I should have been by her side…None of this would have happened if I was only there when she needed me the most" he spoke quietly "I would do anything...Anything to save her"

Urahara looked at the captain and Hinamori quietly and took a deep sigh "…There is one solution to stop this."

Hitsugaya lifted his head up "There's a way to save her…!?" Urahara hesitated and let out a short nodded "Yes…But, it's forbidden one. It'll break all the laws of life and honestly, I never seen it done...By anyone."

"I don't care, tell me!" Hitsugaya insisted. Urahara removed his hat and placed it aside. He lifted his hand and pointed towards the steel plate on Hinamori's chest "A shinigami must break that steel plate with your own hands…But, will cost them their own life to save a human."

"…My own life?" Hitsugaya eyes widen.

Urahara look at him, he was serious "Shinigamis are not life givers…We take souls to the next world. It's forbidden for a Shinigami to save a human's life...Especially when it's time for them to leave" He looked at his coworker who was in great pain "You must make the decision quickly…She'll turn into hollow soon."

Hitsugaya sat there quickly without a single word.

"Hitsugaya Taicho…If this is too hard and cannot do it yourself, I will help you" Urahara reached for his cane but was stopped as he saw a sword pointed towards him. Urahara saw Hitsugaya holding the sword "…Don't you dare, Urahara. I won't let you kill her, not like this."

"…We don't have time and longer it takes, the longer she'll be in pain" Urahara looked at the captain as he held the sword towards him "You have to make a discussion quickly." Hitsugaya looked at Hinamori as she was breathing heavily and in pain "I'll do it" Hitsugaya finally said.

"Are you sure, Hitsugaya Taicho...?" Urahara asked.

Hitsugaya nodded and placed his sword down "She helped me seal Aizen away...Even though I couldn't protect her, she still was there fighting along side me. If she dies...I couldn't live the same life knowing she's gone." Urahara sat there quietly, he was there when they've first met each other and always noticed something different about the Death god captain. Something had changed within him and knew it was because he met Hinamori.

"...You love her, don't you Hitsugaya Taicho?" he asked quietly.

"...I will always love her" Hitsugaya said as he reached to touch the cold steel place on her chest. Touching the cold plate, he looked at the human girl he had cherished so much. His eyes soften as he thought about the first time he met her at the park. He took a moment looking at her face knowing this would be the last time he would see her.

Hitsugaya smiled as water began to slowly fill his eyes...

The moments he saw her smiling, that smile that melted his cold heart All the memories poured into his mind as he took a deep breath. Not a single day she wasn't on his mind the past four years he had left her. He felt a large amount of his heart as missing and knew nothing could fill that space if it wasn't her. There were times he thought she would have forgotten all about him but the moment he saw her...He didn't care if she fell in love with someone, he would have still love her since the day they've met.

'I'm sorry I couldn't protect you…' He gripped the steel plate tightly 'But, this time I will…'

As the white haired captain was about to crush the steel plate, Hitsugaya's eyes widen seeing someone grab his arm swiftly and pinned down to the floor with both arms behind "What is this!?" Hitsugaya yelled as he struggled to get free but heard something click behind wrist was bonded in gold chains and saw Urahara raise his hands up surrendering as he surrounded as well by the stealth ops holding swords towards him.

"Stay down, Hitsugaya Taicho!" a short female captain arrived.

Hitsugaya looked up and saw Sui Feng looking down at him "You are hereby under arrest for initiating a forbidden spell!" Hitsugaya's eyes widen as he saw Hinamori in pain "Release me! This is MY choice…! She doesn't have much time!"

Sui Feng looked at the human and looked at her squad "Take her with us." Her squad nodded and swiftly carried Hinamori. "...Ugh!" Hinamori let out a quiet cry. The ground began to shake and the gravity began to get heavy, some of the special ops fell to the floor. Ice was slowly forming around the walls and on the floor causing their feet to freeze preventing them from moving.

Hitsugaya's body began to glow white as his reiatsu began to wrap around him"Don't…Touch…Her…" he said in a low voice.

Sui Feng stood her ground looking at the raging captain as she saw the chains freezing "You dare to try to attack your allies…Do you want to become a traitor like Aizen!?" She stepped in front of him "And you call yourself a captain…" soon, she knocked him out cold as the room returned back to normal.

Urahara waved his hands "Please Sui Feng-san, this girl is-"

"Keep that mouth shut, Urahara! I don't want to hear your excuse, you're under arrest as well, you knew performing such forbidden spell would cost Hitsugaya Taicho his life!" she snapped "I am under the captain commander's orders and he insisted we bring the human girl to Soul Society."

"Now, everyone MOVE OUT!" she commanded as they quickly disappeared leaving an empty room.