sorry for the late update. i'm swamped in hw. it's spring break for heavens sake! teachers should NOT be giving so much hw!! -sigh- well i'm real tired so this chapter might suck a little. send some reviews plz and thanks to those who sent them

special thanks to KaRiSa for giving me some tips on my stories!!

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After the girls had lunch, Hitsugaya came.

"Sorry for trying to ruin your relationship with Rena-taichou, Hitsugaya-taichou," Mayume apologized.

"It's okay. You'll find someone for yourself one day, and I take it Rena told you about the past?" Hitsugaya questioned.

"Yes. I will go back to the third division now. They may need my help with something. Goodbye Hitsugaya-taichou, Rena-taichou," and with that, Mayume shunpoed away.

Hitsugaya sat down beside Rena. They sat in silence for a while.

"Rena?" Hitsugaya called.

"Hm?" Rena answered, turning around to look at him.

Hitsugaya slowly leaned in to place a gentle kiss on Rena's lips. When they broke apart, Hitsugaya said, "I'm sorry."

"For what? It's okay. Really. I know how you felt about Hinamori once, and it's okay. You've suffered that same pain as I have, no worse. I just wished I met you sooner."

"Hinamori had a choice. She could've stayed here with me or went with Aizen. She chose Aizen. You on the other hand, could've gone out with many other guys, but you didn't. You stayed by me when I needed someone. I'm really sorry I hurt you."

Rena reached up and kissed Hitsugaya. "You've done more than enough for me. I just wish Hinamori didn't die in the hands of that bastard." Rena hugged him.

They stayed silent for a while. When the sun was starting to set, they went to eat, then headed back toward their divisions. When they entered the tenth division, Rena was shocked! The office was...clean. No sake bottles anywhere. The paperwork was gone. It wasn't hidden at all. She turned toward Hitsugaya.

"Matsumoto did the paperwork, and cleaned the office. It was either that, or no more sake, ever," was Hitsugaya's reply.

Rena laughed. "Figures why she did it. I don't think Matsumoto can live without sake."

The two then headed toward the ninth division.

When they arrived, they saw Hisagi doing paperwork.

"Go home and get some rest Hisagi. Leave the paperwork. We don't have to hand it in yet," Rena told her lieutenant. He nodded and left.

Rena sighed. "Let's go look at the stars, okay?"

Hitsugaya nodded.

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Hilltop

They were sitting on the green grass at the top of the hill, leaning against a tree. Hitsugaya noticed that Rena started to fall asleep. He covered her more with the blanket he brought.

As she drifted off the sleep, Hitsugaya thought about the past. He thought about all the times he had spent with Hinamori. Then he realized something. When Hinamori woke from her coma, he would often take her on a walk outside of the fourth division. On those walks he always felt like there was some presence watching him from a distance, but he just thought it was nothing since the presence would always disappear afterward. He realized it was Rena. She had been watching him whne he was with Hinamori. The presence disappeared because Rena would see him looking around to find the presence, and when the presence disappeared, it was because Rena realized some of her reiatsu wasn't masked.

She has seen me with Hinamori then, and didn't bother to interrupt them. Did she go to Unohana-taichou after she always saw me? Whenever I walked Hinamori back to her hospital room, I would see Rena come out of Unohana-taichou's office. -sigh- I've hurt her so much, much more than Hinamori has hurt me, and she still stands by me. I owe her a lot. Hitsugaya thought, before drifting off to sleep.

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Morning

Hitsugaya awoke as the sun hit his face. He looked down to see Rena starting to stir. After a few more moments, she woke up. She glanced up at Hitsugaya, and saw the remorse in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Rena asked.

"I just remembered something last night," Hitsugaya replied.

"What'd you remember?" Rena questioned.

"I remembered something from the past, when Hinamori woke from her coma."

"What? What was it?"

"I remember a presence when I used to take Hinamori out for a walk."

This was driving Rena insane. She was not always a patient person. "Toushirou! Tell me what it was now! I am not feeling the need to be patient right now."

Hitsugaya looked down at Rena. He leaned down to give her a kiss. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were watching when I took Hinamori out for walks. I'm sorry. I hurt you so much."

Suddenly, Rena realized what he was talking about. "How'd you know it was me?"

Hitsugaya looked at Rena. "When I thought about it, I remembered that your reiatsu was not mostly masked, until you realized that I could sense something, and I always saw you come out of Unohana-taichou's when I walked Hinamori back to her hospital room. I'm so sorry I hurt you. I didn't realize I was doing it."

Rena smiled at Hitsugaya. "It's okay, really. I'm fine. You're with me now, and like I told you before, you've done more than enough for me. You've supported me as well, so top apologizing!"

Hitsugaya kissed Rena again. When they came up for air, he smiled. Hitsugaya got up and put out his hand to help Rena get up. Just as she was grabbing it, he said, "We got to head back. There's a lot of paperwork to do."

At those words, Rena let go of Hitsugaya's hand and fell down. When she was sitting on the ground again, she looked up at him and glared. "You just had to remind me."

Hitsugaya smiled, "Come on, the faster we get there, the more we get done."

"The slower we get there, the less I have to do," was Rena's reply.

"The slower we get there, the more you have to do tomorrow."

Rena groaned. He had a point. She sighed and got up. "Come on. Let's get this over with."

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Passing 5th division

Rena and Hitsugaya were passing the 5th division when Ichigo came out with Ikkaku yelling at each other.

"You're the baka! You drooled on the papers!!" Ikkaku screamed.

"I was NOT drooling!!" Ichigo replied.

"Then where did all that sticky liquid on the papers come from?!" Ikkaku yelled.

"Um...uh...tea! It came from tea!" Ichigo replied.

"What tea?" Rukia asked.

Ichigo and Ikkaku turned to the girl. "When did you get here?" Ichigo asked.

"Just now," Rukia answered.

"Rukia, your boyfriend was drooling all over the paperwork and he won't admit it," Ikkaku stated.

"Drooling? Why were you drooling Ichigo?" Rukia asked.

Ichigo started sweatdropping. "Uhh...umm."

"He was probably thinking about doing THAT with you," Ikkaku replied.

"WHAT?!" Ichigo and Rukia screamed.

"I was not!!!!" Ichigo retorted, his face rather red.

Rukia just turned red. Ikkaku noticed this and took this to his advantage.

"You're both red so I guess that means you already did it," Ikkaku teased. Teh couple just turned even more red.

Hitsugaya and Rena seeing that they were talking about personal stuff decided to leave unnoticed, before they got into that too. Just when they passed the annoying trio, Ichigo saw them.

"Oi! Toushirou! Rena!" Ichigo called.

Hitsugaya and Rena winced. They almost got out of this. They both sighed and turned around, only to see Ichigo and Ikkaku grinning madly. Rena thought it was so creepy, so she decided to tell them to stop.

"Stop grinning!! It's creepy!" Rena told them.

"Where were you guys last night? Out in Rukongai having sex?" Ichigo asked.

Hitsugaya and Rena turned a shade of red.

"Of course not!" they both yelled.

Ikkaku decided to take advantage of this. "Your faces are red, and you were gone last night so unless you can prove it I'm gonna do this...YACHIRU!!!!!" Ikkaku screamed.

Yachiru came running. "Yes, baldy?"

Ikkaku flinched at the name, but decided to let it go. "Wanna know a scret Yachiru?" he asked her.

Rena and Hitsugaya were ready to kill Ikkaku. Rena threatened him first.

"Ikkaku if you dare tell Yachiru then I'll slice you and freeze you with Kousetsusakura, you got that?" Rena asked dangerously.

Ikkaku getting the message decided to back off.

"What was the secret baldy?" Yachiru asked.

"It was nothing, go bug my brother okay?" Rena told her.

"OKAY!!" she sang, and headed off toward the 6th division.

Ikkaku started the argument about the apaperwork again. Seeing that they were distracted, Hitsugaya and Rena decided to leave. When they arrived at the 9th division they went their seperate ways. Hitsugaya headed back to his office, and Rena to hers.

After what seemed like years, Rena finally finished her paperwork. (A/N: only been like five hours)

She got up and walked over to the tenth division. When she arrived she found Matsumoto actually working on her paperwork, and Hitsugaya just finishing his last sheet.

She went over to him and kissed him. Hitsugaya deepened the kiss. He licked her lips, asking for permission to enter. Rena parted her lips, allowing his tongue to explore her mouth. After a few moments, Rena broke the kiss. She needed to breathe. Matsumoto, not bothering with her paperwork anymore, decided to tease them.

"Get a room," she told them.

Hitsugaya smirked. "Be quiet Matsumoto and finish your paperwork."

Matsumoto frowned then returned to her work when her Captain left with Rena.

Hmm. Did he take my advice? Matsumoto thought, then returned to her paperwork.

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do you like this chapter? if it seems boring tell me. suggestions are welcome! also, please tell me if you want that major part in the next few chapter. cause if you do, then i'll start writing it. send some reviews. i'd like to hear what my readers think. plz and thanks