DISCLAIMER: I do not own BLEACH. If I did I would be famous by now.
Hinamori was stuck in the hospital ward for three more days because of a bad cold. She hated it. She hated the fake smiles plastered on the Shinigami (Death Gods) as they treated her. She hated the sympathetic looks they passed behind her back. She hated it all.
"Tea?" one medical Shinigami offered. Hinamori shook her head and gazed out the window. A butterfly flitted down. It was pure white like a part of the robes captains wore. Without bothering to explain what she was doing, she went to the window and opened it. The butterfly fluttered in, and Hinamori offered her finger.
The butterfly landed onto her finger, and Hinamori made care not to disturb it as she lurched unsteadily to sit on the edge on the hospital bed. The white butterfly was beautiful, and it seemedto like Hinamori very much. When Hinamori got tired of holding out her finger, the butterfly would perch on her shoulder like a pet bird. The doctors called it a miracle. Hinamori called it a coincidence.
Finally, after 3 days were up, Hinamori was allowed to go back to her vice-captain duties. At her office, she trembled in awe at the piles of paperwork that awaited her. Sighing, she set the butterfly down and started.
She hunched over all the papers, scratching out mistakes, revising, or signing her approval. Her eyes were tired and her neck sore when she finished. Massaging her neck, she gazed up at her office ceiling. Even it seemed confining.
"Hinamori?" a familiar voice called.
Hinamori smiled and said, "Come in Kira."
The blonde haired man stepped in, and his eyes widened in surprise as he saw the piles of paperwork she had finished. "Does your neck hurt?" he asked and offered to massage it.
"Thanks," Hinamori said as Kira started massaging her neck. She looked flushed from the hours of doing paperwork. The white butterfly fluttered over and perched on her finger.
Kira stopped massaging and asked, "Is that the miracle the medical Shinigami's were talking about?"
Hinamori nodded and stood up, nodding to Kira. She felt a bit flustered, but her neck was feeling much better. "Thanks," she said, stretching and feeling her stomach cramp. "OH--"
"You okay, Hinamori?" a voice asked from the doorway of her office. She looked up to see Hitsugaya standing in the doorway.
"I'm just fine," Hinamori said, wincing as her stomach cramps became worse. "I just need...to go to the bathroom!"
The words came out in a rush as Hinamori pushed past Hitsugaya and ran toward the bathroom.
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Sunsun128: Girls, you should know by now. Why did the font come out so small? Oh well! I'm going to do a chatroom next time, so enjoy this! Now, Shiro-chan.
Hitsugaya: -sullen looking- Please review. All flames will be used to burn Crazy Lady's homework.
Hinamori: Thank you for reading.