Growing up

ChibiRebel

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach

Chapter 8: Challenges part II

A.N. Eh…there's another part from The Winter Tales in this fic. I'm saying this again, I'm SORRY! I just can't help it, stuff comes out randomly for me, so if the author of The Winter Tales (I can't spell the last word in her pename.) is offended, send me a message and I will delete this chapter and replace it with another one that doesn't bite.

"Hitsugaya-chan!" A little girl yelled running up to a very little boy.

"Ne? Haruka-nee-chan," The little boy said staring at his big sister like friend. She was crying, Hitsugaya was definitely confused, Haruka was always the happy person, "What's going on Haruka-nee-chan?"

"Some weird people are here and they say they wanna take you away!" Haruka said tears running down her large eyes.

"What! I don't wanna go anywhere! I wanna stay with you and Oka-san!" Hitsugaya ran to find his Rukongai mother. Surely she could sort this out.

"Oka-san! Oka-san! Oka-san!" young Hitsugaya screamed running to his mother and hugging her, "Please don't tell me it's true! I don't wanna go!"

His mother gave him a kind smile, "Hitsugaya...I am up to my neck in children to take care of...but I need to keep on accepting them... this kind person is taking you to a place where I know they can take care of you."

Hitsugaya shook his head furiously, "Iie Oka-san! Don't make me leave onegai!" Hitsugaya's Rukongai mother began to cry. He looked at her in shock.

"Hitsugaya, this is the only thing I can do..." She held Hitsugaya tightly. At that moment he understood, this tore her apart too, he needed to be strong for him and his mother and his friend.

"Nee Oka-san, tell Haruka I'll miss her 'kay?" Hitsugaya said quietly, wrapping his arms around his mother.

"I will."

With those words Hitsugaya walked off with the person and didn't even think about looking back. He was afraid he was going to cry. At that moment he promised himself he would shut others out, he wouldn't let anyone else in, nobody would cause him pain ever. But then he met her, the Bedwetter that caused him to change. He loved her for that...for letting him open up again, although slightly.

Hitsugaya's eyes snapped open, 'What was that dream about?' He asked himself. 'I really knew Hiashi-san in the past?' He shook his head, he would have to continue his thoughts in the morning, right now he was getting a headache...he seemed to be getting those a lot.

Haruka woke up, sweat bedded her brow, she had been waking up to that same dream over and over. The one where her Hitsugaya left her and her Rukongai mother. Haruka shook her head, "No it won't happen again, I won't be separated from you!" Haruka then thought about the girl who was kissing Hitsugaya on the couch that day, "And if anyone stands in my way of getting you, I will just have to take them out."

Hinamori had just finished her fuku-taichou duties and was now walking to Hitsugaya's office. She hadn't seen him for the whole day and was anticipating their time together. Suddenly Hinamori felt a force bump against her, naturally, she fell back on her butt.

"Itai!" Hinamori squeaked out. Hinamori looked up at the person that knocked her down. It was a girl, she seemed to be staring at Hinamori, with evil eyes, I might add, "Ano...Is there anything wrong?" Hinamori stood up slowly, meeting the girl's eyes.

"You're...you're...Hitsugaya's girlfriend aren't you?" The girl asked venom laced in her tone when she said girlfriend.

"Y-yeah..." Hinamori said hesitantly.

"Sou ka...well you better take really good care of him," The girl said as a smile appeared on her lips.

"..."

"Or somebody could just snatch him away from under you," The girl said a smirk replacing her smile, "So watch your back." The girl walked past Hinamori and patted her on the shoulder, warning already in place.

"N-n-nani?" Hinamori asked the anonymous girl walked away, glancing at Hinamori over her shoulder, "What was that about?"

Haruka sighed as she walked towards her taichou's office. Although she was a new member in the10th division, she was the first person in her class to get her Shikai. And what a useful Shikai it was. Her shikai was a hypnotizing one, whoever was in a 5-mile radius of her shikai would get caught under her spell and she would be able to control them. 'And I thought this Shikai wouldn't be useful,' Haruka thought happily as she patted the handle of her zanpaktou, 'Let's see if a captain-level shinigami is able to resist you.' She then grasped her soul slayer tightly as she neared her taichou's office.

When Haruka reached the office she cleared her throat for a bit before knocking on the door, "Taichou, this is Hiashi Haruka, may I have permission to come in?"

Hitsugaya heard a knock a his screen door, he thought it was Hinamori but it wasn't. He heard Haruka's voice, "Taichou, this is Hiashi Haruka, may I have permission to come in?"

'Hiashi-san, what a good time I have been meaning to speak with her.' Hitsugaya cleared his throat, "Come in."

Haruka slid open the screen and walked up to her captain's desk, bowing in respect. There was silence for a while before Hitsugaya began speaking.

"Hiashi-san-"

"Please call me Haruka," she interjected, smiling at her captain.

"Haruka-san, did we used to live together in Rukongai many years ago?" Hitsugaya asked curiosity in his voice.

"You remember taicou!" Haruka clapped her hands in joy and smiled as her eyes fixated on Hitsugaya's green ones.

Hitsugaya took a sip of his tea and sighed as he sat back in his chair a bit, "I thought so…"

Haruka smiled triumphantly to herself, if Hitsugaya remembered then it would be easier for her plan to work, "Hitsugaya-chan," Haruka said.

Hitsugaya looked at her and raised an eyebrow, then he looked back down at his paperwork, "Don't call me that."

Haruka bit her lip a bit and cleared her throat, "I-I need to tell you something…"

Hitsugaya looked at Haruka again, "What is it?" He asked softly.

"I never got the chance to tell you when we were in Rukongai…I never thought you would have to leave, but when you did I lost my chance…" Haruka whispered, clenching both of her fists, "Hitsugaya…I love you."

Hitsugaya widened his eyes in shock. Haruka loved him? He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed, but he didn't love her, he loved Hinamori. He needed to set Haruka straight, "Haruka-san, I appreciate your feelings for me, but I can not return them."

Haruka already knew the reason why he couldn't love her, he was in love with that blasted girl, "I see," Haruka said looking at the floor, her bangs covering her eyes, "I already knew you could never return my feelings, but that's why I prepared this…" Haruka quickly unsheathed her soul slayer.

Hitsugaya looked at Haruka then at her sword, "What the hell are-"

Before Hitsugaya could speak, Haruka activated her shikai. Hitsugaya saw a large light engulf his body and he began to lose consciousness, 'Shit…I can't lose…I gotta…Hinamori,' he thought as his emerald eyes closed, the last thing he saw was a smirking Haruka hovering above his body.

"Open your eyes," A voice commanded softly.

Hitsugaya's eyes snapped opened. He tried to look around his surroundings, but found he could not. He tried moving his arms and legs, he couldn't do that either. 'What the hell is goin on!' His mind yelled, 'Move! Damn it move!' He tried commanding his body to move but to no avail, his mind then flashed to Haruka, 'Haruka's shikai, it must make the opponent's nerves shut down.'

"Trying to move is a wasted effort, Hitsu-chan," Haruka informed, "My shikai renders your nerves useless and turns you into a puppet." Haruka touched Hitsugaya's face with her fingers, a sad look appeared on her face, "I've missed you, you know that? I looked forever for you…then I found out you became a shinigami…I followed you hoping to see you and be with you, but then I found out you were with that girl…" Haruka clenched her fist angrily, "That doesn't matter anymore, you're mine Hitsugaya always."

Hitsugaya wanted to push her away, hell he wanted to unleash Hyourinmaru on her sorry ass, but he couldn't move. Oh this was pissing him off.

Suddenly Haruka looked into Hitsugaya's blank eyes, "Hitsugaya, please…kiss me."

'WHAT! No, body…please, don't listen…I don't want to kiss anyone except for Hinamori! ' His body refused to listen , it moved closer to Haruka. With all his willpower he tried to force his body to stop, but it was all in vain. 'No, god no, I won't let this happen.' It was already too late Hitsugaya's hands were cupping Haruka's face, pulling it closer and closer to his.

Haruka smiled and caressed Hitsugaya's face, pulling him closer as well.

Hitsugaya felt like a third person, he was watching it but he could not stop it…the only thing he did was close his eyes and pray for a miracle.

Hinamori nibbled on her bottom lip. Just who was that girl, and why did she warn Hinamori like that? She felt like she should tell Hitsugaya a bit about it since the girl was in his squad after all. Hinamori had reached his office and knocked on the screen door, "Shiro-kun? Are you there?" Hinamori placed her ears to the screen door and heard voices talking. 'He must be talking to Rangiku-chan.'

Hinamori opened the screen door, "Hitsu-" She gasped, there was Hitsugaya and another girl, they were kissing and quite passionately too. Her arms were around his neck and his arms were around her waist. Hinamori bit her bottom lip until the teeth broke skin. She quickly ran out of the room.

Unknown to her the Hitsugaya inside saw everything, he saw her tears, her trembling eyes and worse of all, the hurt in her eyes. He was the cause of it all, he felt something inside him shatter.

TBC

A.N. I bet you all want Haruka to burn in hell don't you? Don't worry Hinamori will get her revenge. R&R