Hinamori: What? Shiro-chan is going to die!
As expected she was devastated by the abrupt news. So shocked that she forgot to call him Hitsugaya-taichou.
Hinamori: Why! Isn't there some kind of solution for this disease, Methawhatsits?
Matsumoto: Hinamori… Taichou will overcome this. He always overcomes…
Just then, a stir from Hitsugaya jerked them all back to the current situation.
Hitsugaya: Groan…
Hinamori: Are you okay?
Well, that was obvious. He was shivering uncontrollably, and heat took the place of the usual cold air that radiated from his body. That was definitely a very bad sign. Hitsugaya began to mutter senseless words and kept on whispering: "Momo… momo…protect…always… Hearing this, Hinamori broke down.
The next day, Hinamori woke very early and went to pay a visit to Hitsugaya in the 4th division hospital. She had very high hopes that he will be in better condition. The fact was the exact opposite. She saw that now Hitsugaya was awake, but sincerely wished he wasn't. His emerald eyes had almost lost all their fire and were blank and expressionless.
She sat next to him for hours, but he doesn't seem to take in her presence. Instead, he just stared pointlessly at the wall all around him. Seeing him in such a state pained Hinamori so much that she wanted to run away. She could still remember how Shiro-chan was like when he was little. Completely different from what he is now. She could still barely remember…
Flashback:
"Shiro-chan!" Shouted a five year old Hinamori. "Whaaaaaaaat?" Hitsugaya responded back lazily. Even though he was only around 50 years younger than Hinamori, or bed wetter Momo, as he liked to call her, he was still much, much shorter. "I lost Gummy" Hinamori sobbed. "Ahh, wut the hell. He's but a torn and dirty stuffed animal. I can make you another one right away." Hitsugaya seemed not to care about the crying Hinamori, but in fact, it greatly saddened him. Hinamori thought that her Shiro-chan will take at least two weeks to make her a new butterfly, but instead, he had it ready by tomorrow. "Wow, how can I ever thank you for this?" Hitsugaya stared as Momo examined her new Gummy. "Since when have you began to talk so formal!" He tried to sound annoyed, but actually wasn't bothered at all. "You're the best, Shiro-chan!" "You're the best, Shiro-chan!"End of flashback
Just then, Hinamori was awakened gently from her sweet dream.