Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Bleach series in any way. All copyrights go to Tite Kubo. The only characters I own are Miyako Hinamori and Naomi Yoshida-Hitsugaya.
Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thank you for all your patience especially my awesome reviewers: i. am. PyR, TUranzaRE711, skylark dragonstar, hitsuhina forever bestcouple, saxophone, icyangel27, Reader-Favs, becomeafan, and pachi-chan (x8). Without any further adieu, here is saxophone's request of theme number fifty-two. Enjoy!
LEGEND
"Talking."
The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge
Theme #52: Rejection
Momo slowly opened her eyes only to be blinded by the bright sun rays. She shut her eyes tight and covered them with an arm. She turned her body to the side and tried to get back to sleep. However, a thought came into mind. She quickly pulled the blanket off and jumped out of bed. Without a moment to waste, she out of her room; down the stairs; and stopped at the front entrance. As she sat down to put on her shoes, the raven haired girl heard a familiar voice, "Momo-chan, what's the hurry?"
"I'll be right back, Okaa-san!" Hinamori called out as she stood up. She took hold of the knob, she opened the door. She raced out of the house and shouted, "I just need to pick up the mail!"
Once she is outside, the raven haired girl raced to the mailbox at the property entrance. Just as she is about to take the handful of delivered envelopes, Momo looked over at her neighbour's side to see a familiar face. Mostly dressed in his West Rukon High School uniform, her childhood recently turned boyfriend came out of his residential house. With a content smile, she waited for the older teenager to get his mail. "Ohayo Toshiro."
"Ohayo..." As he removed the envelopes from his mailbox, Hitsugaya glanced over only to turn a few shades darker. He quickly turned his head in the other direction. "...M-Momo."
Perplexed, Hinamori asked, "Why is your face red?"
He tried to make eye contact with her, but he only got distracted. So, he looked away once again. "W-Why wouldn't I after looking at your...sleep wear?"
Wondering what he meant, the raven haired teenager looked down at her loose tang top, pink girl boxers, and brown shoes. Realizing that her cleavage is showing, she blushed and quickly covered her chest with her hands. She turned around and replied, "Oh, I see...what you mean."
Toshiro slowly nodded with agreement. "I'll...see you later."
"Y-Yeah." With that said, she ran back into the house. After she closed the door, she leaned against it. "Mou, that was embarrassing!"
"Momo-chan!"
"Y-Yes mother?"
She quickly took off her shoes and walked into the kitchen where she found her mother cooking at the stove. As she is humming a happy tune, Miyako turned around and asked, "Can you help me with th-"
The older woman suddenly gasped.
"Don't tell me you ran out dressed like that."
Hinamori placed a hand on the back of her head and hesitantly laughed. "Yeah, I sort of did."
"What if someone sees you?"
The image of her white haired boyfriend surfaced in her thoughts. As a result, she blushed. "It's already late for that. Toshiro saw me."
"Toshiro-kun, huh?" Suddenly, an amused grin appeared on her face. Miyako turned around to stir her pot of soup. "In that case, never mind what I just said."
Momo turned a few shades darker. "Mou Okaa-san!"
"Anyway, you should get dressed and eat breakfast. You're going to be late for school."
"Hai."
Just as she is about to leave, her mother further asked, "By the way, were you expecting something in the mail?"
"I was waiting for my admission results to Seireitei University."
"I see."
Remembering about the extra mail, she went back into the kitchen and dropped them off on the dinner table. Then, she hurried to her bedroom upstairs and hastily tore her envelope open. Once she got her hands on the contents inside, she read through the printed text. Her eyes suddenly widened. "No way; I didn't get accepted."
Hitsugaya is washing the dishes at the kitchen sink when he heard the loud squeal from his mother. Then, he felt a pair of arms wrap around his shoulders and pull him back. "Congratulations!"
Feeling her bosoms against his back, Toshiro blushed. He struggled to break free from Naomi's grasp. "Okaa-san, get off! I'm trying to wash the dishes!"
She soon let him go to wipe a tear from her eye. "I'm so proud of you, Toshiro! You got enrolled into the prestigious Seireitei University."
"Well, that's expected," Hitsugaya replied as he put a rinsed plate in the drying rack. "It's not like I'm struggling in school."
"I'm sure your father would be proud of you too if he was still here."
After turning off the tap, the white haired teenager let out a soft smile. "Yeah, I think so too."
As he dried his hands with a towel, Naomi added, "Now, we just have to wait for Momo-chan's enrollment into Seireitei University."
He closed his eyes and sighed with defeat. Knowing his mother, she has something in mind that relates to keeping him and his girlfriend together. Not bothering to think deeply on the plan, he asked, "What for?"
Naomi placed her hands together and happily replied, "We can buy you two an apartment so live in together."
He glanced over his shoulder and gave her a stern look. "You do understand that we just started dating, right?"
As Toshiro walked over to the nearest mirror, he pulled down his sleeves and buttoned his white dress shirt. In the meantime, his mother followed his lead and said, "Yes, but you two are childhood friends. It's expected that you two know one another inside out. Do you get my drift?"
Then, he stopped for a moment and turned his attention to her. "Yes, but don't say it in that way again."
He resumed his attention to the mirror and began to knot his navy blue tie around his neck.
"It's weird coming from you."
Naomi giggled. "Then, it's settled. You're going to live together while you're enrolled in Seireitei University."
By the time she moved away, Hitsugaya sighed with defeat. As much as he would love to live with his girlfriend, he wondered how long his mother is going to interfere with his life. He glanced at the clock to check the time. Then, he finished fixing his tie. "I have to go now."
He quickly hurried over to the dinner table to pick up his bag. "Alright then, have a great day."
Toshiro left the kitchen to put on his shoes at the front entrance. Then, he left the house. Once he closed the door behind him, the white haired teenager walked over to the Hinamori residence and rang on the buzzer. "Hello, this is Miyako."
"Ohayo Miyako-san, this is Toshiro."
"Ah Toshiro-kun, you must be waiting for Momo-chan. I'll go get her."
He placed his hands into his pants pockets and turned around. As he leaned against the wall, he waited for the younger teenager by watching the clouds pass in the sky. Before long, he heard a familiar voice, "Sorry for taking so long." Hitsugaya looked over to see the raven haired teenager, all dressed and ready for school. Before he could say anything, she said, "Let's go now."
She soon left his side and began walking ahead. "Um, okay..."
As he followed her to school, the white haired prodigy couldn't help but wonder what is causing his girlfriend to be hasty.
So, he asked, "Momo?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you alright?"
She froze on the spot. When she turned around, she had both hands raised. She sputtered, "W-What are you talking about? I'm totally fine!"
Toshiro raised an eyebrow at her as if she's insane. "You're sputtering."
"So?"
"You're upset."
He looked ahead and noticed the crosswalk walking signal has changed to the hand signal. Then, he glanced at Hinamori. "No, I'm no-"
Realizing that she is about to cross at the same time as a turning car, Hitsugaya hastily ran up to grab her hand.
"AHH!"
After pulling her off the road, he embraced his girlfriend and watch the honking car pass by. He closed his eyes and sighed with relief. If he didn't take action, he might have lost his childhood friend. He soon released the raven haired teenager and said, "Momo, be careful."
Slightly rattled by the recent incident, Hinamori slowly nodded her head. "I'm sorry."
Making sure that it doesn't happen again, Toshiro held hands with her and continued their way to school. For the next little while, the young dating couple didn't speak to one another. It's not like he didn't want to speak to her; he was busy, trying to figure out why Momo is upset. Suddenly, he asked, "You didn't get enrolled into Seireitei University, isn't that right?"
Hinamori gave him a shocked face which signaled that he hit a bull's eye. "H-How did you know?"
"I've known you long enough to figure out your worries."
"Oh..."
As he watched the younger teenager begin to shed tears in her eyes, he understood to a certain degree why she wanted to enroll into the prestigious University so badly. Not only the program curriculum it offered is the best in Japan, most of her comrades (including him) are going to study there as well. He draped an arm over shoulder and pulled her close. After giving her a soft kiss on the forehead, Hitsugaya said, "Shh, it's alright."
Then, she stopped and turned to bury her face in his chest. After a few minutes of comforting, Toshiro stuffed a hand into his pants pocket and handed out his light blue handkerchief to her.
"Wipe your tears away." She slowly raised her head to see the small cloth. As she accepted his offer, he added, "We're almost at school."
Momo took a moment to wipe her tears away.
"We'll talk about this after classes are over for the day, okay?"
She slowly nodded her head. "Alright."
Miyako softly blew on the surface of her teacup as she watched the anxious look on her daughter's face. Then, she took a small sip of tea before she placed it back on the coffee table. Then, she put her hands together on her lap and sighed. "There's no need to worry so much. You still have your other two choices."
"I know," Hinamori replied, "but I want to enroll into Seireitei University. I studied really hard for my entrance exam and I even got Toshiro to tutor me. Now, his efforts were in vain."
All of a sudden, a thought came into mind. She gasped and placed her hands on the sides of her head.
"What will Oto-san say about this?"
"Relax Momo-chan." She glanced over to see her boyfriend and his mother sitting next to her. Naomi explained, "It's not the end of the world."
Hinamori wrapped her arms around Hitsugaya's and pouted, "Yes, it is."
The emerald-teal eyed woman sighed with defeat. "Even if you don't have a future in the working world, you still have a future of being a housewife."
Momo blinked. "Housewife?"
Naomi smiled and winked. "All you need to do is marry Toshiro and have his children. Isn't that right, Miyako-chan?"
The older Hinamori placed a hand over her mouth and giggled. "Yup."
Toshiro and Momo looked at one another. Just as they imagined themselves raising a family, they turned red as a cherry. Then, they resumed their attention to their mothers. Hitsugaya said, "Okaa-san, you're not helping Momo."
"Yeah Okaa-san," Hinamori agreed. "I-I have a few things I want to do first before I decide to settle down."
She released her boyfriend so that she can fiddle with her fingers.
Momo then lowered her head and murmured, "Besides, i-it's not determined that I'm going to be with Toshiro in the future."
"I'm just pointing out that you shouldn't be so hard on yourself," Naomi replied.
Hitsugaya sighed. "My mother has a point, Momo."
Hinamori turned her body away and folded her arms over her chest. "That's easy for you to say; you never failed academically before."
"Yes, I never failed academically," he admitted. "However, I did fail in other areas."
The raven haired teenager raised an eyebrow at him. "Such as?"
Toshiro blushed. Just as he slowly turned his head away, he noticed his mother and her best friend anxiously waiting for him to retell the story. After letting out a deep sigh, he resumed his attention to Momo and asked, "Do...you remember the day when we went to the amusement park together a while ago?"
"Yes."
"That was the day when I...confessed my feelings for you the first time, but you ended up falling asleep during the bus ride home."
Hinamori blinked. "Eh, that happened about two years ago!"
Then, a thought came into mind.
"You liked me for that long? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Hey, I tried," Hitsugaya replied, "but too many things got in the way. It was only recently you finally heard my confession."
There was a short pause. "In other words, you have bad timing."
Embarrassed, Toshiro folded his arms and turned his eyes away. "D-Don't rub it in."
"Aw, that's so adorable."
Then, he noticed Naomi and Miyako join hands with one another and look at him with glimmer in their eyes. As a result, he turned a few shades darker. "A-Anyway, just don't let it get to your head."
Momo let out a small smile. "Arigato."
Two Days Later
"Have a great day at school, Toshiro!" Naomi called out from the kitchen as her son is putting on his shoes. "Did you already take your lunch?"
"Yes mother!" Hitsugaya replied before he stood up on his feet. "I'll be back soon!"
He hung his bag over his shoulder and placed his hand on the doorknob. Just as he opened the door and step out, he noticed a familiar face standing in his way. So, he stopped and asked, "Momo, what are you doing he-"
Without any warning, the happy teenager threw her arms around her boyfriend and pulled him to a kiss. His eyes widened with surprise, wondering what caused Hinamori to perform such an intimate action. Luckily, it didn't take him long to drop the thought and kiss her back.
"Toshiro, I almost forgo-" Little did they realize, Naomi walked into the hallway only to catch them in the moment. A sly grin appeared on her face. "Ou la la..."
She quickly tiptoed back into the kitchen and returned with a camera at hand. Discreetly, she began taking snapshots of them.
In the meantime, Hitsugaya and Hinamori finally pulled apart. The white haired prodigy asked, "W-What was that about?"
Momo smiled. "This morning my enrollment letter came in the mail. The one I got the other day was actually for a different Momo Hinamori. I just confirmed it with the school."
"Wow, that's great."
"I know; not only I get to study at the school I wanted to enroll in, we get to be together again."
"It's not like we've ever been apart."
"Also, I don't have to come up with an excuse about my admission and deal with Oto-san's dramatics." She took a step forward and gave him a sweet kiss. "Are you ready to go?"
He nodded with agreement. "You bet."
With that said, the happy young couple left the dotty mother behind in the Hitsugaya residence. Once they are gone, Naomi let out a childish squeal of excitement. "Ou, I can't wait to get these developed!"
Japanese Word Translations
Okaa-san - Mother, Ohayo - Good Morning, Hai - Yes, Oto-san - Father, Arigato - Thank You
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