Peaches and Winter Lions
"Hinamori-kun?"
This voice is so familiar…
Nostalgic
Like a dying flame
Why do I fear it?
Who…?
"Hinamori-kun, you will be late for your lieutenants meeting!"
Hinamori opened her eyes; memories trickled slowly back to her, a few memories.
"Captain Aizen!" Hinamori gasped. "I'm so sorry I fell asleep!"
"That is quite alright, I think the Lieutenants have a meeting today about the intruders of Soul Society?"
"That's right!" Hinamori bowed deeply and dashed off.
My head…
It hurts…
Why do I feel like I forgotten so much?
"Ah, Hinamori, you are running late too?"
Izuru Kira, former classmate and teammate, Lieutenant of third division
"Kira-kun!"
"What is with that expression Hinamori? What happened?"
"I… don't really know Kira-kun…"
"So annoying, what is the point of a meeting when nothing is even stirring?"
Abarai Renji, former classmate and teammate, Lieutenant of the sixth division
"Renji-kun, w-"
Injured Severely by Substitute Shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki in a fight
"Hinamori… stop looking at me like that, I'm not a ghost or Kira's captain," Renji laughed.
"H-how are you standing?"
"What?"
"Weren't you injured just yesterday?"
"Hinamori what are you talking about?"
"Kira-kun, we saw him right? He was injured by that intruder!"
"Hinamori, are you okay? What intruder, Abarai is fine, at least physically," Kira bent down to look at Hinamori in the eyes.
What is going on.
"The intruders that came to rescue Rukia-san…"
"Rukia? She is still in the human world on her mission," Renji looked worriedly at Hinamori. "What happened, did you break up with your boyfriend?"
"BOYFRIEND?" Hinamori and Kira exclaimed at the same time.
"Yeah weren't you seeing that 5th chair from 12th division?"
"What?"
I was very popular…
Most graduates of Shinigami academy wanted to get into 5th Division.
But people didn't like me…
Because…
"We'll be late COME ON!" Renji picked up Hinamori by one arm and flash-stepped towards the meeting room. "Heh… You are even lighter than Rukia HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?"
"You really thinned Hinamori…"
"YOU THREE ARE LATE
Chōjirō Sasakibe Lieutenant of 1st division
"Give it a rest Sasakibe, if it weren't for the sake of our titles none of us would want to participate in such a useless meeting."
Nanao Ise Lieutenant of 8th Division
"HOW DARE YOU ADDRESS ME SO!"
"Why shouldn't she? She is just as old as you, and so am I."
Rangiku Matsumoto Lieutenant of 11th Division
Matsumoto sighed. "My captain is always so fussy, what a perfectionist, I should have never suggested to recruit him."
"Who is your captain Rangiku-san?" Renji asked.
But people didn't like me…
Because Hitsugaya-kun was always around me…
"Oh ███████ ████████, he has been around for quite a while, can't believe you don't know him. Pale blue hair, matching blue eyes?"
No way.
"Wait, Matsumoto-san, isn't your captain Toshiro Hitsugaya?"
"Toshiro Hitsugaya? Who is that?"
"Your captain!"
Silence filled the meeting room.
"Hinamori…"
"ITS OKAY! SHE IS JUST A BIT TIRED," Renji laughed, while Kira attempted Inemuri.
Hinamori cleanly dodged it and drew her Zanpakuto.
Wait this isn't Tobiume…
I have two…
"Why do you have two swords?" Renji gasped.
The one in the sheath is Tobiume but…
The one I'm holding…
Terroya Kin
SIN TERROYA
"Hakufuku…"
I invented this spell years ago to be able to knock out groups of people at once.
Combined with Terroya's walls of flames…
Why…
Where is Hitsugaya?
Aixen…
That Devil knows answers…
Hinamori flashed-stepped away from the meeting room, she can not sense Aizen's spirit pressure anywhere.
"Hinamoriiii-chan!"
Gin Ichimaru…
That's the 0th Division uniform!
"If you don't get out of this imaginary world soon you will be consumed in it!"
"How did you get in here?"
"I'm just a projection, in your mind. Toshiro Hitsugaya tried to save you by sacrificing himself but Aizen took advantage of that moment and created this."
"I have to save Hitsugaya-kun."
"Where do you think he is?"
The White Tree
"Hurry Hinamori-chan, I have to go now."
Please
Please still be there…
You've always protected me…
Now I must protect you too….
Please hang on…
Hitsugaya-kun.
Hinamori landed upon clearing. Upon her arrival, all other trees vanished except for the huge white one; nothing was left other than the tall white tree.
"Hinamori-kun." Aizen smiled. He sat in a cage of ice. "I underestimated you, I didn't think you would get past those illusions."
"SHIRO!" Hinamori hugged the tree. "Why!, WHY DID YOU DO THIS!"
"I must say that Captain Hitsugaya is foolish, but he is sure a skilled fool."
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM, CHANGE HIM BACK NOW!"
"I'm afrain that's impossible for me and impractical for you Hinamori-kun."
"CHANGE HIM BACK!"
"Hinamori… the only way for you to get back to the real world is to set this cage on fire and before you release your soul cutter, do know that Hibana's flame will only melt this cage. If you want to kill me you must cut down that white tree and lit a strip of the innermost layer, then set this cage with the blue fire."
"LIAR!"
"Hinamori, the fire from the tree carries something your blade does not at this moment, your blade carries but hatred towards me. That tree carries all of Captain Hitsugaya's feelings towards you. Something I never did understand."
"SHUT UP!"
Aizen smiled, satisfied. "You can't do it, in fifteen minutes the ice will have melt enough for me to escape."
The feelings?
Oh.
But your wrong Aizen.
"You are wrong Aizen."
"What?"
"I carry it too…"
Ittō Kasō is a forbidden offensive technique.
The practitioner can only activate the spell by using his or her own body as the catalyst.
The spell of sacrifice.
"S•••, how did you know about that?"
The spell causes a massive pillar of red fire to erupt from the ground in the shape of a giant katana's tip.
"Captain Yamamoto used it when fighting me in the shape of you."
"FOOL, you can't control it as well as Yamamoto, he is way more powerful than you. You'll get all of us killed, you'll be stripped of your title even if you survive!"
"I don't care if I die here Aizen."
"YOU YOUNG SHINIGAMIS ARE RECKLESS BAST•••, ALL OF YOU!"
Thats right…
Hitsugaya-kun didn't hesitate for me
I owe him…
So much
But he deserves way better than me
Because
I like Hitsugaya-kun the best
"Bankai… Tan'itsu no buranchi Hibana!" Hinamori pointed her Shichishitō sword at Aizen, as the fiery wings erupted from her back. "Hibana, you look quite noble today."
Hinamori-san, are you sure?
Quite sure.
Then… Call my true name.
Jingū Hibana! (Fire Sparks Jingū)
"STOP YOU BAST•••"
"Hadō number ninety-six… Ittō Kasō!"
Aizen screamed as a enormous flame in the shape of a Shichishitō blade erupted under him, flames in the shape of chrysanthemums sprouted from the cage. The white tree shuddered and Toshiro Hitsugaya appeared again, collapsing. Hinamori too collapsed as raging pain soared through her body. She tried to stand but toppled over.
I survived.
My arms…
They are still here…
But I can't walk…
I have sacrificed your ability to walk.
Hinamori looked at Hibana, in a field of chrysanthemums, she had taken off he roy a empress warrior armor and changed to a simple robe.
Hitsugaya-kun, is he alright?
Yes, he is quite alright
Good.. good.
Where am I?
I can't open my eyes...
"What a foolish girl!"
Spirit King?
"There, there Kunimitsu, I think Fenikkusu did pretty well, I mean i don't imagine Aizen gave her much choice."
Captain Yamamoto
"Still if she had just waited thirty seconds-"
"All is done has been done, she wouldn't be able to use shunpo as well with these artificial legs but when she uses Hibana she most likely won't be needing them since the wings alone are fast enough."
Urahara-san?
"What did you put in the legs? I can sense a different spirit pressure."
Yoruichi-san?
"Oh just her old Zanpakuto, she won't be able to use these legs when she uses Bankai with her combined swords though."
"Genryūsai," The black king sighed. "I'm dismissing Momoka Hinamori from the Royal Guard, she is to return to her former post in the Gotei 13."
"I'm afraid the 5th Division Lieutenant spot is already filled by young Karin Kurosaki."
"You intend to let a mod-soul into the Gotei 13!"
"You intend to recruit a substitute shinigami into the royal guard?"
"Not only Ichigo Kurosaki, but Gin Ichimaru comes too! I was the one who gave him the second chance."
All around the room were cries of protest, as Hinamori opened her eyes she saw Rangiku Matsumoto's eyes filled with tears as she sat next to Hinamori's hospital bed.
"You are not recruiting either of them!" Hinamori jumped up to her feet surprising everyone. "Your highness please!"
"It's alright Hinamori-chan," Gin who was quiet the whole time stood. "I accept-"
"No you don't," Yoruichi smacked him on the head. "Me and Kisuke Urahara shall go in place of them."
"Very well, lets go th-"
Hinamori didn't hear the rest, she collapsed again of exhaustion.
Ω Ω Ω
A week later
"You haven't visited Hinamori at all today, what if she wakes up when you are not around?" Rangiku slurred at the interval of taking another long drought of sake.
Hitsugaya shrugged. "I'm a Captain too, and unlike her I don't have a extremely hardworking Lieutenant to take care of all my work.
"Ugh, I have a LOT of personal affairs Captain."
"Don't want to ever know, Matsumoto! I swear you are wearing your robe lower and looser every single day."
"Oh you still haven't forgiven Gin have you?"
Hitsugaya didn't reply instead he shuffled a handful of papers around his desk.
"He wouldn't have killed Hinamori that time, really!"
"Who knows? The only person I'm sure he wouldn't kill is you!"
"And would you kill Momo Hinamori?"
"That is different, I wouldn't hurt anyone except for my duty."
"Yeah right! I wish we were in a Manga instead of a stupid fan fiction written by a dude who has no life, then I could easily flip back on the chapter where you told Aizen that-"
"OKAY, I THINK I WILL GO VISIT HINAMORI NOW!"
"Hey CAPTAIN I THINK YOUR JUST ANNOYED THAT HINAMORI DOESN'T WEAR HER CLOTHES AS LOOSE AS MEEEEEEEE"
Ω Ω Ω
HItsugya flash-stepped his way towards 4th division ward. "Seriously one day I will fire Matsumoto, or maybe I will promote the idea of a dress code-"
Hitsugaya drew his sword to stop a blow and quickly froze the floor of the dark corridor. the figure however jumped up and behind the hanging tapestries. The frozen floor was soon melted by some kind of golden fire shaped in chrysanthemums. The figure quickly flash-stepped behind Hitsugaya but he saw through the move quickly.
This level of flash step is hardly of a Captains but quicker than most Lieutenants, about the same as Mayuri's, thought Hitsugaya. Still, the defense is definitely greater than Mayuri… wait… Hinamori?
Hitsugaya feigned that he was hit and howled in fake misery. Hinamori, quickly landed and rushed over to him.
"Are you al-"
Hitsugaya neatly binded her. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLAYING AT?"
"Hey! Not fai-"
"Why are you out of BED?"
"Hitsugaya-kun, I'm fine!"
Hitsugaya scooped his friend up in his arms.
"Hitsugaya-kun, did you grow taller?"
…
"Hitsugaya-kun, why is your hair so long?"
…
"Hitsugaya-kun, how is your grandma?"
…
"Hitsugaya-kun why are you not looking at me?"
…
"Shiro-ch-"
"DON'T CALL M-"
"Haha, got you!" Hinamori smiled.
Hitsugaya plooped her onto the hospital bed than sank into the chair.
"Hinamori… I'm so sorry. I was never able protect you…"
"Hitsugaya-kun!" Hinamori laughed. "At least you didn't try to kill me like i tried to kill you!
"You didn't even come close, but I nearly killed got you killed twice and now I made you lose…"
"I can walk fine, and besides… You were going to throw away your life for me. I can't compete with that!"
"Don't become captain!"
"Huh?"
"I said, don't become a Captain. It is too dangerous and-"
"So both of us have to train to get better!" Hinamori declared. "Lets go visit your grandma first I missed her!"
…
"Fine, but for the first few years you can't go on a mission without me or Karin."
"What! You trust Karin more than me?"
"At least he can control his emotions."
"Shiro-chan is so annoying!"
"Don't call me that I'M TALLER THAN YOU ALREADY!"
"Then how about just Shiro?"
"That sounds like a girl's name!"
"Shiro Shiro Shiro."
"You look like a ghost from the ring with your hair down."
"And you will look like Captain Ukitake soon if you continue growing your hair."
"I wish we were in a manga instead of a stupid fanfic written by a stupid hobo."
"Yeah me too."
The End (YES THE FINAL END! NO MORE NO MORE!)
NOTE FROM AUTHOR:
-Readers might be interested to know (if you haven't' checked by now) that the Shichishitō or Seven-Branched sword is a actual famous Japanese ancient artifact that Tite Kubo based the Zanapakuto of his character Momo Hinamori on.
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-Except in the manga and anime Tobiume is missing four and three "branches" respectively. So I gave Hinamori in my story another sword and powers that were sealed inside her by her mother Kirio Hikifune (AN ACTUAL MENTIONED CHARACTER BUT NOT HER MOTHER IN BOTH MANGA AND ANIME).
Hibana the combined Zanpakuto of Tobiume and Torreya-Kin (not actual Bleach Zanpakuto purely my creation) has a real name Jingū which is named after Jingū tennō (Empress Jingū) who use to be considered as the 15th imperial ruler of Japan, the sword is mentioned in her biography, and i imagined the human form of Hibana similar to the artistic interpretations of her.
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Ittō Kasō was a actual spell used by Captain Yamamoto in the battle of fake Krakura Town
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-The Scene at the beginning of Aizen's illusion is during Soul Society arc, when Hinamori was suppose to wake up and discover Aizen "murdered"
-In Japanese Momo = Peach, Momoka = Peach Blossoms. Toshiro=Winter Lion
