Intro: I love the character of Hitsugaya.. so I one day I was thinking, hey! Make another Hitsugaya! And voila! This is my first fan fic -ever- so reviews and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Bleach..etc. etc. Even Kumatsurou, since he's like.. half Toushirou and half stuff I've made up.

There was a rugged mountain trail that twisted up the mountainside, leading to a small town set in a small groove on the slopes. The journey from the larger town at the foot of the mountain to this village was difficult, and very few chanced this journey. The track itself was narrow, and anyone unfortunate enough to lose their balance may fall off the cliffs to meet their end after a hundred foot fall. Anyone who frequently took this path would know how to survive it, but to make matters worse, the mountain was often visited by blizzards and snowstorms, which made the journeys far more perilous. Even the most experienced of mountaineers didn't go up the path when a storm was predicted. However, the village was protected from the worst of the snow storms by the surrounding mountain, and only suffered from light snowing in the winter.

In this quaint mountain village, there lived in particular, a boy and his twin brother. The two were quite alike to look at; both had green eyes, and a shock of hair which stood up. However, while one's hair was white as the snow that often fell in the village, the other's was an electric blue, which gave him a rather energised look. Both of them were renowned for being geniuses, and they were the pride and joy of the whole village, being the first two from the village ever to attend the high school in town, even though they were still only kids. Hitsugaya Toushirou was the white haired boy, Hitsugaya Kumatsurou the blue haired one.

Toushirou was in fact the more intelligent of the two, but perhaps as a result of that, he was also the more uptight of the pair. While he didn't care quite as much for friends and companions, his brother, Kumatsurou, was much more social, and seemed much more relaxed than his brother, save for when he was studying. The Hitsugaya twins lived with their mother, a single parent who had lost her husband in an accident many years ago. Both her boys adored the gentle woman who had cared for them and fed them for years, and would do anything to please her.

"Nii-san, hurry up already! We're gonna be late for school if you keep going that slowly!" Kumatsurou yelled over his shoulder at Toushirou, who seemed to be taking his sweet time as the pair of them made their way down the mountain. "We'll might miss out on some notes if you don't hurry, notes that will be needed for the exams next month…" The remark had its desired effect. Toushirou raced ahead, with Kumatsurou running lightly behind him. "Come on Nii-san, race you!"

"Dammit, you always beat me, even with that headstart you gave me…" Toushirou was panting slightly as the pair of them reached the school gates. Kumatsurou merely smiled as he entered the school building.

It was lunch time, and as usual, the pair of them were surrounded by a group of awe-inspired students, all of whom towered over the twins, but still found the Hitsugaya's to be their intellectual superiors.

"Hey, how'd you guys find that test in there?"

"Wasn't too bad, bet Toushirou and Kumatsurou aced it though…"

"It was pretty easy… but I'm sure Nii-san found it a breeze."

"Eh... shut up Kumatsurou." Toushirou wore his trademark scowl as he made this final remark. He hated this routine, everytime, after every sort of test, assessment, exam possible, the same thing would happen, he and his brother would attract a small crowd of admirers.

As the school bell clanged loudly, signalling the end of the day, the twins made their way back up the mountain. They were the only ones to do so, being the only students from the high school at that village. "Nii-san, think we'd better go quickly, I heard there might be a storm later on in the afternoon." Toushirou made no acknowledgement but quickened his pace.

The two of them reached the village safely, and were greeted by their mother as they entered the house. Stripping off his scarf, Kumatsurou made his way to the fire. "Nii-san aced another test today Okaa-san."

"Shut up." The reply was immediate, but Toushirou blushed slightly as he said it.

"Now now boys, be nice to each other." Her words were lost on the two prodigies, who were now in the middle of a small wrestling match. Kumatsurou had opened his mouth to continue making his brother feel uncomfortable, but Toushirou had landed on him first, clapping a hand over the overused mouth. Now the two of them were rolling about on the floor, one trying to scream out embarrassing praises of his brother, and the brother trying to stop him from doing so.

"Toushirou, Kumatsurou…" Their mother warned them, but suddenly she stopped. She gave a faint sigh before fainting on the spot. Toushirou was now trying to stuff a bunch of serviettes into his brother's mouth when Kumatsurou pointed furiously behind him. Turning around, Toushirou's eyes widened in horror as he saw his mother sprawled on the ground. Instantly the fight ended, and the two of them released each other, and ran over to the woman.

"She's got a high fever… Kumatsurou! Go and get the old guy!" Kumatsurou understood, and ran out of the house, returning several minutes later with the elder of the village.

"This is bad, she is quite ill, and there is no medicine in the village that can help her…"

"Well what about the town!" Toushirou's retort was fierce. "We have to do something!"

"The town, yes, the town would have the medicine required, young Toushirou, but I'm sure that you've realised that a storm could be starting any second now…"

He was cut off, "I don't CARE about any stupid storm, I'm going to get that medicine."

"No you aren't." Kumatsurou's voice was a bit shaky, but determined nevertheless. "Not without me anyway, it'll be easier for the two of us to go, rather than just one. Please stay with Okaa-san while we're gone."

Without waiting for any answer, the twins grabbed their scarves and coats, and raced outside. They were in luck, the storm hadn't started yet, and it was only snowing lightly as they made their way down the mountain. When they reached the town, they entered the pharmacy and demanded the medicine that the elder had described. Now with a large bottle under his coat, Toushirou left, Kumatsurou behind him. Outside, however, they were greeted by a grim twist.

"Look, Nii-san…" While they had been inside the pharmacy, the light snowfall they had experienced on the way down had swelled into something much bigger, it wasn't a blizzard just yet, but there was no doubt that it would become one.

"Who cares, we have to get this medicine to Okaa-san. Stuff the snowstorm, we've been up and down that path almost every day of our lives, we can make it back." With an icy determination in his voice, Toushirou made for the track, with Kumatsurou beside him.

About halfway up, the blizzard reached its maximum, and the twins had just reached one of the most exposed points on the mountain track. A fierce wind raged at them, threatening to blow them off. The snow and ice was also blinding, it was impossible to see. An unexpected gust of wind came through, and blew the two kids straight off the cliff. As the two hurtled towards their certain death, the same thoughts were racing through each one's mind. "Gomen, Okaa-san."

Stuff: Phew.. that's done. Was almost afraid that this Prologue bit would be too short.. but as it turns out.. this is only HALF the Prologue I was planning to do. I'll probably keep writing this even if I get no reviews... but anyway, I'd like some feedback and stuff anyways.