#38 – Kidnapped

Hinamori stirred in her sleep. She was reliving a dream; a dream that was like her current situation; with no Hitsugaya by her side. This time, her dream was much clearer. She was able to see the girl taking Hitsugaya away from her. She was able to see her face. That girl was Kutari Shikiru. She couldn't believe it; she had dreamt this before this incident happened. Was it possibly some sort of warning?

Hinamori woke up with a start. She had to find Kutari. She had to face her. She had to find out about her; maybe she had some connection with Hinamori herself. Hinamori rushed out of her room. Even though it was past midnight, she would still pay a visit to Kutari. After all the things she had done to Hinamori, having Hinamori burst through the door in the middle of the night wasn't that bad.

Hinamori had walked for a while when someone's hand appeared out of nowhere and clasped a handkerchief around her mouth. Hinamori gasped, breathing in. She felt nauseous and began to sway then fainted.

Matsumoto felt something was wrong and took a walk. She couldn't sleep. As she passed Hinamori's door, she saw that it was wide open. She peered inside.

"Hinamori-san?"

No answer. Illuminated by the moon, the room looked almost scary but Matsumoto stepped inside anyway. She looked around. Nothing seemed astray but there was no Hinamori in sight. Matsumoto walked out of the room and begins searching for Hinamori. By sunrise, she still hasn't found the young fuku-taichou so she decides to visit Ichigo, once again.

Hinamori woke up. Everything seemed blurry and she tried to move her arms and legs, but she couldn't. It seemed as if she was tied up or something. She WAS tied up. Her vision became clear and she looked above her head. A rope bound her wrists together. If she kept moving them, they would surely cut her wrists. She looked down. Ropes bound her feet as well.

She looked around. She had never seen this place before. It was dark and empty. It seemed that she was the only soul here.

"Ahhhhh…our little angel has woken up."

A figure walked towards her and Hinamori recognized her as Kutari.

"You!"

"Yes me…"

"Why…what…-"

"You want answers eh? Well I'll just put it simply. Hitsugaya has sometimes been constantly talking about you. It's starting to get on my nerves. It seems that you were harder to forget than I thought. Hitsugaya keeps thinking that you were something to him so I decided to get rid of you and hid you down here until I have full control of Hitsugaya. Oh…and just in case you try to wriggle free, those ropes binding you are extremely sharp. If you move too much, your delicate skin might be blood-stained," laughed Kutari.

"Oh and I'm going to put you in a crystal ball where you can watch all my moves and suffer as I take your "beloved" Hitsugaya away from you and if you even manage to escape, which you won't, everyone will not know who you are. That's right, everyone in Soul Society. I've just put a spell on the whole Soul Society and now they don't even know you exist. Oh sorry I'll love to stay and chat but it seems I have a date with that little captain. Ta-ta."

Kutari flicked her long hair back and walked away. Hinamori wanted to yell at her; scream at her, but something was wrong with her voice. Silent tears became to slide down her face as she wondered if she'll ever get Hitsugaya back…