Itonami: Captain Hitsugaya and Hinamori are adorable, I think. He LOVES her! Aww! XD

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"You're Captain Aizen's…murderer!"

It was bright morning when Hitsugaya bolted up from his bed. A flash of pain went through his torso and he winced very visibly. Tenderly rubbing his bandaged areas, he tousled his pale white hair lazily. Then, his aquamarine eyes spotted a certain vice-captain sleeping with her head in her arms next to his body on the bed. Cold eyes softened at the sight.

Hitsugaya was never one to deny feelings; if he felt like killing, he did, and if he felt like protecting, he did it with passion. He bold and everyone who dared to make fun of him teased him. It became obvious to all of the other twelve captains and vice-captains that he held a soft spot for Hinamori. No matter what position she held, emotions overwhelmed her quite often; he hated more than anything to see her cry or get hurt. The mere sight of her blood made him lose control.

The captain of the tenth division decided to wake her. "Hinamori, wake up. You look uncomfortable."

The petite shinigami startled awake. Her dark hair fell about her face as her hair ornament undid itself from its position. Hitsugaya had never seen her with her hair down. Hinamori looked flustered by his gaze and hurriedly tried to put up her hair again. A hand snapped out to capture her wrist.

"No, wait…I like it down…like that." He said hesitantly, suddenly becoming self-conscious and unsure.

The quiet girl slowly took away her hand and smiled that naïve smile at him. "I wanted…to thank you, Shirou-chan."

Green-blue eyes widened. "Thank me for what? I couldn't protect you."

"Shirou-chan helped me realize my mistake…to move on from Captain A-Aizen."

"Bah!" The division captain scoffed, only to hurt his aching shoulder. Grimacing, he looked at her with his determined expression. "Don't refer to that old bastard as captain. He's a disgrace to our rank."

He regretted the words as soon as they were spoken. Hinamori tensed and looked down at her lap, tears pooling at the corner of her eyes and making their way down her face. Her shoulders trembled from each suppressed sob and her hands clenched in an effort not to cry.

"Damn…" Hitsugaya breathed. "I'm sorry, Hinamori. I shouldn't have said that so freely in front of you."

She sniffed and looked up to shake her head at him. Without thinking, he reached out to wipe off a stray tear. They both received a shock from the contact. The captain immediately retracted his hand while she blushed furiously.

"Hinamori, you know I hate crying."

She nodded vigorously and hiccupped. "I-I know, Shirou-chan."

"If you promise not to cry for a week and smile every day, I'll buy you that sword ornament you want so much on your soul cutter." He crossed his arms and found his lean, boyish torso uncovered by his lack of shinigami uniform.

Hinamori gave him a teary smile and giggled. "One of the 4th division people took it off. Don't worry," her grin became wider, "I closed my eyes while they were doing that."

His face paled in embarrassment. "Hinamori!"

Her eyes started to become far away. "You know, before all of this happened, a lot of the captains teased me. They said I should invite you over for tea sometime."

He was going to kill them all and the council will become desperate to fill the empty captain seats.

"Shirou-chan, are you okay? You look like you're going to kill something…"

"I'm starving!" He declared loudly, surprising the poor girl out of her chair. Of course, being the cool prodigy, he caught her before she could hit the ground. Hitsugaya was reluctant to let go and she seemed reluctant to leave.

Hinamori gave a blushing smile. "I could get you some food, if you'd like."

"You know how to cook?"

She beamed. "Hai! The division loved my cooking!"

Within a half and hour, she was able to present him a tray filled with food. Since Toushirou exercised and always underwent intensive training, he ate heartily, especially since he hadn't eaten since his coma of three days.

"Do you like it?" She asked eagerly.

He nodded. "Will you teach me how to cook?"

She looked surprised. "Eh? Why?"

Hitsugaya swallowed before speaking. "I've never had the time to learn! Is something wrong with that?"

The vice-captain propped up his pillow. "I can teach you as soon as you feel better."

So, they made a pact. Hitsugaya Toushirou and Hinamori Momo smiled at each other.

"But then, I should have known…it couldn't have been you."

-Fin-

Author's notes: You like? I think Shirou-chan and Momo-chan are so cute.

Hopefully, you didn't think it was stupid. Reviews would be wonderful!