i don't know how the chapter's gonna turn out, so i hope you like it. you'll find out who the guy for Mayume's scheme is in this chapter. thanks for the reviews.
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It was early morning when Rena woke up. She turned to see Hitsugaya still asleep. She lightly kissed him. He stirred and woke up.
"Morning," Rena said.
"Morning," Hitsugaya replied.
"I gotta go see my brother. Kami knows what he'll ask. -sigh- I might have to kill Rangiku," Rena told him.
Hitsugaya laughed. "Don't worry. Your brother's just protective of you, and Matsumoto will have plenty to do."
Rena smiled. She got up and dressed in her shinigami robes, and captain's haori. Hitsugaya did the same.
"See you later," and with that, Rena set off to her brother's division.
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6th division
Rena pushed open the door. "Aniki."
Byakuya looked up. He knew she would come eventually.
Rena sighed. "Okay, what do you want to know?"
"What makes you think I was going to ask you something?" Byakuya asked.
Rena's eyebrows rose as she put her hands on her hip. She knew her brother wanted to know what was going on.
"Oh nothing, just the way you came up to me yesterday, and asked a personal question darkly makes me suspicious," Rena told her brother, sarcastically.
"Okay, fine. Did you and Hitsugaya-taichou do anything?" Byakuya asked the question. It was bothering him ever since he heard about it. She was his little sister after all.
Rena sighed. "I've been going out with him for over a year, now. I love him, and you've known that for so long. Do you seriously have to ask?"
Byakuya sighed. He knew all that, but still he was worried. "I guess not," he replied.
"Aniki, I'm older now. I'm not the little kid who used to always get bullied, and then come to you so you you could beat the hell out of those kids. Okay, I'm still young, but I'm growing and learning."
Byakuya knew this. He just didn't want to admit it. "You're right."
"I gotta go."
Rena walked to the door with her brother.
"You'll always be a kid to me," Byakuya told her.
Rena smiled. She hugged and said, "I know." Then she headed to her division.
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Mayume...
Mayume started following Rena when she left the tenth division. Masking her reiatsu, she followed Rena to the sixth division. She then hid behind a rock.
Damn! I can't get too close. If either of them find me, they'll kill me for sure! -sigh- I guess I have to wait till they come out.
Not long after that, Rena and Byakuya came out. Mayume saw Byakuya say something to Rena, but couldn't hear. Mayume didn't really care about that since after the words, Rena hugged him. Mayume quickly took a picture with one of the things you call a camera. Mayume quickly went to develop the film.
Mayume headed straight toward the tenth division. She pushed open the door.
Hitsugaya, annoyed that someone just came bursting in the room, asked (rather coldly), "Don't you know how to knock? What are you doing here anyway? You don't belong to this division."
"Sorry, Hitsugaya-taichou. I just thought you might want to see this. It's Rena-taichou with someone else. If you need anything, I will be at the third division," Mayume replied. She gave the photo to him and left.
Hitsugaya took one look at the photo and was baffled. Rena came in just then.
"Hey. What's that?" She pointed toward the photo.
Hitsugaya handed it to her and said, "Apparently, he's your new boyfriend."
Rena took one look at the photo, and burst out laughing. "Who gave this to you?" she asked.
"Mayume. I guess she doesn't know your last name."
Rena was still laughing. Hitsugaya smiled.
Just then, a hell butterfly flew in. It landed on Rena's finger. After hearing the message, she told Hitsugaya there was another meeting. They headed toward the ninth division to get Hisagi. They found Matsumoto there as well. The four headed toward the first division.
(A/N: I'm going to skip the meeting part. They talked about the same situation as before: Arrancar.)
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Meeting hall, after meeting
Mayume was not happy. When she heard of the meeting, she went too, but didn't go in. She waited outside. When everyone came out, Mayume saw Hitsugaya and Rena. They weren't by each other, but none of them had a sad face. Rena was next to Byakuya. Mayume noticed this. Apparently, Rena was whispering something in his ear. Byakuya's cold expression turned into an amused one.
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Rena
Rena walked over to her brother. She tiptoed up to his ear and told him about what Mayume thought they were: a couple. Byakuya had an amused expression on his face.
"You are going to tell her your last name aren't you?" Byakuya asked his little sister.
"Of course."
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Rena walked back toward Hitsugaya. Mayume, seeing this was angered. She couldn't take it anymore. She went over to Hitsugaya and Rena.
"Why are you two still so happy? Did you lie to him?" Mayume asked, pointing an accusing finger at Rena.
"What do you mean?" Rena asked. She was suppressing her laughter. She knew very well what Mayume meant, but decided not to tell her yet.
"You know what I mean!! You're two-timing Hitsugaya-taichou!!" Mayume shot back.
All the Captains and Vice-Captains turned towards Rena.
"Is this true Rena-taichou?" Ukitake asked.
"No," Rena replied.
"Ugh!! She's lying!!!" Mayume screamed.
"Can you prove I'm lying?" Rena asked. She was clearly amused.
"Yes, I can!!" Mayume said, then pulled out a picture of Byakuya and Rena hugging. "See!! She's going out with Kuchiki-taichou!!"
Everyone had a confused expression on their face, all except Rena, Hitsugaya, and Byakuya. They stared at the picture and found nothing wrong with it.
"Why does everyone have a confused expression on their faces?!" Mayume questioned.
"That's because Rena isn't cheating on me," Hitsugaya replied.
"What do you mean by that?! Look at the picture!!" Mayume told him.
This time Byakuya spoke up. "What's wrong with it? I'm just hugging my sister."
"That prov-- wait, did you just say sister?" Mayume asked.
"Yes, he did," Rena said. "He's my aniki. Did you even bother to find out my last name?"
Mayume was clearly shocked. She couldn't say anything.
"Well, my last name is Kuchiki. Yes, I don't really care about the rules, and I don't live in the Kuchiki household anymore, but I am a Kuchiki," Rena stated.
Mayume was shocked. She sighed. I'm such a fool. I forgot her last name. So stupid!! Mayume started to cry. She felt that she'll never have Hitsugaya, and that she was a complete fool.
Rena noticed the girl was crying. She went over to Mayume and did what no one expected her to do. She hugged her.
"I know you feel stupid right now, but don't. You may feel heartbroken that Toushirou's taken, but you'll find someone else."
Mayume was shocked to say the least. She tried to destroy Rena's relationship and here she was, hugging her and comforting her.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Mayume asked. "I tried to ruin your relationship."
"I know how you feel when you see me with Toushirou. You feel heartbroken, and jealous. You feel like your heart is shattering. You want me dead so you can be with him. Let me tell you, you will only feel sorrow when you do that."
Mayume was surprised. "How do you know that?" she asked Rena.
Rena let her go. "Let's head back to my division. I'll tell you everything. The people here already know, so they don't need a repeat. Come on."
Mayume followed.
When the girls were out of earshot, Zaraki spoke.
"Rena should've just laughed at the girl and left. Better yet, she should have challenged her to a fight. She getting really soft. Feh, how boring."
BONK!
Everyone stared at the pink haired lieutenant. She just hit Zaraki on the head, hard.
"Don't insult Chiki-chan! She's being nice because this happened to her before," upon saying the last few words she looked at Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya sighed. He knew he hurt Rena, a few years ago.
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9th division
"Rena-taichou, how do you know how I feel?" Mayume asked.
Rena sighed. "I was once in a similar position. You've heard about Hinamori fuku-taichou right?"
"Yes."
"She was a really good friend of mine. We met at the academy. Everyday she would talk about her friend at home. She told me how much he meant to her, and all her adventures with him before she entered the shinigami academy. She always mentioned how much she missed him, but that changed overtime. She met Aizen. That bastard. You've heard of his betrayal and everything, I assume."
"Yes."
"Well, she got into his division like she wanted, but she left behind her childhood friend. Hinamori got into the fifth division, and I got into the tenth. About a year after, I had a new Captain. When I first met him, I was amazed. He was so cute and so young. I started to fall for him. What I didn't know was that he was who Hinamori was talking about. I knew he liked her, since he always spoke in a softer tone with her, and he showed his true feelings."
"Did you find out he was who Hinamori fuku-taichou was talking about?" Mayume asked.
"Yes, I did. Two weeks after he became Captain, I went over to Hinamori's to just talk. We both were very busy so we never had time to talk. I asked her if she wanted to come over to the tenth division for a sleepover, and she said yes. When we got back to the division, we bumped into Toushirou. Hinamori called him 'Shiro-chan' and I quickly realized that her childhood friend was my Captain. A year before Aizen made a move, she abandoned us and went to her beloved Captain. It broke his heart. I knew I didn't stand a chance against Hinamori. I was a third seat in his division and she was the love of his life. I started to think I had no chance with him, but I continued to comfort him, and we eventually became a couple a year after I was Captain, when I told him how I felt."
"That must have hurt you so much. Always seeing them together, and knowing you didn't have a chance."
"It did, but I got him eventually because I cared for him, and I wanted him to be happy, no matter what. Toushirou may be my boyfriend, but there's someone out there that's for you. Don't give up. Okay?"
"I won't. Thank you Rena-taichou."
"No problem, you want to go get something to eat. It's nearly lunchtime and I'm starving!!"
Mayume laughed. "Okay, I'm hungry too."
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okay, for those of you who don't like Mayume don't kill me. their bring friends just helps for the major part she has to play. this story was a little sappy, but i thought it'd be nice to explain more about Rena and Hitsugaya. suggestions welcome!!!! tell me what you want to see in the next chapter and i'll add it in. plz review. hopefully, the more reviews i get, the faster i update. plz and thank you.