Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Bleach series in any way. All copyrights go to Tite Kubo. I also do not own the song, "Anywhere but Here" by SafetySuit.
Author's Note: Yay, I feel so happy right now! Want to know why? Well, why don't you read my chapter five update from Beyond Perspective and find out! xD
Anyways, thank you icyangel27, Hyourinmaru10, peachysnowFan, TwinToshiro, Katie. R. Richardson, anime16, Crystal183, fayfan, forbiddenlovex for your wonderful reviews! They're greatly appreciated. Without any further delay, here is toshiko-san21's song request of theme number thirty-seven. Enjoy!
LEGEND
"Talking." "Thinking." Flash Back. Song Lyrics.
The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge
Theme #37: Sorrow
They sat on the rooftop, watching the sunset together. This is a daily routine they would always do since they've became friends. However, they know too well that they won't be doing this again from now on. "So, you're going to be leaving tomorrow."
"...Yeah, I'll be boarding the morning seven o'clock flight."
"Did you finish packing?"
"Yeah."
"Will you...ever come back?"
"I hope so. Right now, I just don't know when."
"I see." The peach girl began fiddling with her fingers. "I-I'm going to miss you."
"...I know. You're practically bed-wetting right now."
"Mou, don't say it like that!"
"But it's true."
"Shiro-chan!"
All of a sudden, he let out a faint smile and looked up at the sky above him. "After all these years, you haven't stopped calling me by that nickname. I'm going to miss you calling me that while I'm over there."
"Hitsugaya-kun." Momo closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes and said, "There's something I need to tell you."
He looked at her. "Hn, what is it?"
"I-Um, I..." She let out a soft smile. "Have a safe trip to America."
There was a short pause. "That's it?"
"Yeah, that's it," she replied. However, her thoughts said otherwise. "Mou, those aren't the words you were supposed to say!"
The white haired teenager turned his head to the front. "Um, thanks."
They fell silent once more. Hinamori lowered her head and started fiddling with her fingers. To be honest, she didn't want him to leave. She just couldn't imagine returning to the life before she met him. The more she thought about it, the more upset she becomes.
"Hinamori, are you alright?"
She raised her head and replied, "Yeah, I'm okay. Why did you ask?"
He extended a hand out and cupped her face. After pulling her close, he said, "You have tears falling down on your cheeks."
Momo blinked. "Eh?"
Just as Hitsugaya pulled his hand away, the peach girl placed her hands on her cheeks. She gasped and quickly turned her body to the side. With her hands, she began wiping her tears away.
"Silly me; there's…no reason for me to be cr-crying. I'm happy for you tha-that you're pursuing a higher education i-in America. B-Besides, you are a-an...honour student."
She sniffled.
"I-I'll be alright. Don't mind the tears; they're...there not because I'm s-sad."
"Hinamori..."
"Stupid tears; th-they...won't stop."
Suddenly, she felt a pair of arms draped over her shoulders. Then, she was pulled back to feel the embrace from his comforting arms. He whispered in her ear, "Will you wait for me to come back?"
"Hitsugaya...kun?"
"I want to know...your answer."
Momo thought deeply about his words. She thought, "Here it goes."
She closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh. She reopened them again, ready to say her response.
"Yes, I'll wait for you...forever if I have to."
Toshiro let out a soft smile. "Then, do so."
He kissed the side of her forehead.
"You always have a place in my heart, Momo."
She raised her hands and placed them over his. Hinamori smiled. "Same here, Toshiro."
Momo opened her eyes only to find herself resting on the desk. She raised her head up and looked around. The teacher is nowhere in sight while the students are scattered around the classroom, talking with one another. "I must have fallen asleep during the lecture."
She turned her attention to the empty seat that was once occupied by her white haired friend. Hinamori sighed with defeat and focused on the window. As she watched the clouds slowly pass by, she thought about him.
"I wonder what he's doing right now."
"Hey Momo-chan," one of her classmates said, breaking out of her thoughts. "Let's eat lunch together."
The peach girl smiled. "Sure."
With a nod of agreement, the four students sat together around a single desk. After showing each others' lunches, they began eating. "Hey, who used to sit here?"
"Don't you remember?" her friend, who is sitting next to her, asked. "The class prodigy used to sit here."
"Oh yeah, I remember him. He went studying abroad in America, right?"
"Yeah, he did," a third girl said.
"That's just too bad. I thought he would be graduating with us."
The first female giggled. "You're only saying that because you have a crush on him."
Hinamori stopped eating for a moment and raised her head up. She began listening attentively to the conversation. The second girl blushed. "S-So, what if I do?"
"Relax, we're not picking on you. With that said, did you tell him your feelings before he left?"
The girl lowered her head and fiddled with her chopsticks. "Actually, I didn't."
"Eh, why not?"
She raised her head. "I-I heard a rumour that he...has feelings for someone."
Momo's heart skipped a beat. In the meantime, the other girls asked, "He does?"
The second female nodded.
"Do you know who it is?" the third student asked. She shook her head. "All I know is it's a student from this school."
"Then, it could be you."
Again, she shook her head. "I know it's not me."
"What made you so certain?"
"If I were him, I would have told my feelings to the person I liked before I left."
"Even so, you don't even know if the girl he likes feels the same way."
The first female nodded with agreement. "Yeah, she's right." She turned to Hinamori. "Don't you agree, Momo-chan?"
The peach girl slowly nodded her head. "Ah y-yeah..."
She resumed her attention to the second girl. "See?"
"I guess..."
The first teenager sighed with defeat. "Either way, we won't know the truth until he says so himself."
The three girls sighed with defeat. "It has been almost two years since he left."
At that moment, Hinamori stood up from her seat. "Sorry, may I be excused? I just remembered I have an errand to finish."
"Sure."
With a short nod, Momo quickly packed her lunch into her bag. "Thanks for letting me eat lunch with you."
"It's no problem. We'll see you in class later."
"Yeah, see you."
With a smile on her face, she left the classroom. She hastily went into the girls' washroom to hide in one of the stalls. Once she finished locking it, she turned around and put down the toilet lid. After taking a seat on it, she pulled out her cell phone from her bag. She pressed a few buttons before stopping at a camera shot of her and the friend she missed so much.
She was in a sitting position, taking the angled picture from above while he was sitting behind her with his arms draped over her shoulders. Together, they had the brightest smiles they could ever show to anyone else. Just thinking about that moment made the peach girl feel nostalgic. "I know you asked me to wait patiently for your return. However, it's really hard to do so especially when we haven't kept in touch with one another. When will we see each other again, Toshiro?"
The school bell rung, marking the end of another school day. As students of class 3-1 are stopping to talk with their friends, Momo Hinamori wasted no time to pack her belongings and leave the classroom. Today, she is in no mood to socialize. She wanted to go home: one of the many places they've shared precious memories together. "Hey Momo-chan!"
She stopped walking and turned to see a group of her schoolmates.
"I got an extra movie ticket. Do you want to come?"
She let out a faint smile. "Thanks for the offer, but I have to turn it down. I already have plans for tonight."
"Oh okay, see you at school tomorrow."
"Bye."
Momo turned her attention to the front and sighed. She continued walking to the shoe locker room. Once there, she changed her indoor shoes for her outdoor ones. Then, she put the extra pair into her locker. After closing the small compartment, she left the school building and began walking home.
"Oi baka Momo, you were supposed to wait for me."
"T-Toshiro?" She blinked and turned her head to the side only to find no one there. She closed her eyes and sighed. "What am I saying? He's not here anymore."
Hinamori stuffed a hand into her skirt pocket and pulled out her mp3 and a pair of earphones. She put phones into her ear sockets and then pressed the button on her portable device. She raised her mp3 close to her face and scrolled through her playlist. Once she found a song she liked, she began listening to the lyrics to this song:
Is this the end of the moment
Or just a beautiful unfolding
Of a love that will never be?
Or maybe be
Everything that I never thought could happen
Or ever come to pass and
I wonder
If maybe
Maybe I could be
All you ever dreamed, cause you are
Beautiful inside
So lovely and I
Cant see why I'd do anything without you, you are
And when I'm not with you
I know that it's true
That I'd rather be anywhere but here without you
Is this a natural feeling
Or is it just me bleeding
All my thoughts and dreams
In hope that you will be with me or
Is this a moment to remember
Or just a cold day in December?
I wonder
If maybe
Maybe I could be
All you ever dreamed, cause you are
Beautiful inside
So lovely and I
Can't see why I'd do anything without you, you are
And when I'm not with you
I know that it's true
That I'd rather be anywhere but here without you
Is this the end of the moment
Or just a beautiful unfolding
Of a love that will never be
For you and me?
Cause you are
You're beautiful inside
You're so lovely and I
Can't see why I'd do anything without you, you are
And when I'm not with you, I know that it's true
That I'd rather be anywhere but here without you
She listened to the song a few more times until she finally arrived at her destination. Hinamori stopped walking for a moment to look at the house at the end of the block. It is the very same house where he used to live in during his time here. Momo sighed with defeat. Just as she is about to enter the property, she heard a voice call out to her.
"Oi Bed-Wetter Momo, over here!"
Wondering who it is, she raised her head up. All of a sudden, her eyes widened with astonishment. "No way, it can't be."
A familiar face is standing on the balcony to her room, looking down at her with that gentle smile of his. She tried to say something. However, it felt as if she swallowed a rock. She never expected this to happen.
"T-Toshiro, is that really you?"
The Hitsugaya she knew wasn't the same as the one she's seeing. Compared to before, he has grown a few inches taller and has lost almost all his child features. He also changed his hairstyle; his hair has been cut shorter, allowing it to hang loose in the light breeze. "Well, who else addresses you by that nickname?"
"It really is him."
Momo cracked a bright smile on her face.
"Wait there, I'm coming right up!"
As fast as she could, the peach girl entered the house, took off her shoes, and went upstairs to her bedroom. By the time she swung the door open, she tossed her bag aside and threw her arms around the shoulders of her beloved friend. After a few moments, they pulled apart. Momo asked, "When did you come back?"
"A few hours ago," Hitsugaya replied with a content smile. "After a bit of rest at my place, I came here to see how you're doing. Our mothers just went out to buy some groceries together for my welcome back party."
"I see." Hinamori smiled back. However, the expression on her face soon turned into a frown. "Why didn't you keep in contact with me? I was worried sick about you over the past two years!"
The white haired teenager just gave her a blank look. "You really are a bed-wetter."
Momo raised her fists and pouted, "Mou Shiro-chan!"
Hitsugaya took a step back and raised his hands up in mock stance. "Alright, I'm guilty as charged. I'm sorry!"
Unfortunately, his words didn't convince her. Hinamori turned around and folded her arms. She replied, "That doesn't cut it."
Toshiro took a step closer to the peach girl. "Hey, at least I'm staying here for the summer."
She took a quick glance at him before turning her head away. "That still doesn't cut it."
He sighed with defeat. He took another step closer and then draped his arms over her shoulder. He pulled her close into his embrace. "I love you."
Momo blushed, not used to hearing those three words coming out of his mouth. She raised her hands up and placed them on his wrists. "Y-Your confession is not enough to change my mind."
He cracked a faint smile on his face, knowing too well that she's being stubborn. "Fine."
Hitsugaya pulled away from the younger teenager for a moment before he forcefully turned her around. Before Hinamori could protest, he leaned over and gave her a kiss. Momo's eyes widened with surprise. She never expected him to do that either. "Is that enough for you to forgive me?"
She lowered her head and placed her fingertips on her soft lips. His previous actions left her with a warm tingling feeling. "...Toshiro."
"Hn?"
Hinamori raised her head up and asked, "Can you...kiss me again?"
Hitsugaya smiled. "I take that as a yes?"
She slowly nodded. "Yeah..."
"Very well, Momo."
He leaned over and kissed her again. Compared to the first time, Hinamori placed her hands on his chest. She closed her eyes and began kissing him back; melting away all the sorrows she had over the past two years. "Welcome back home, Toshiro."
"It feels good to be back."
Japanese Word Translations
Baka - Idiot/Stupid
Author's Note: I think I did a pretty good job on this one-shot. I shall give myself a nice pat on the shoulder. Anyways, review please! Thanks. xD