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How to Capture a Captain's Heart

Plan B: Give him a Box of Chocolates

-- TWO DAYS TO GO --

"I thought the love letter plan will work," Hinamori said as she watched the strawberry orange haired Shinigami, who currently has her arms crossed over her chest, is in deep thought.

"Don't worry so much," Matsumoto happily replied, "this is just a minor set back. On the bright side, this is not the only plan I have that can give you a guaranteed boyfriend."

"Did you ask him about the letter?"

Raising a finger up in the air, the 10th division lieutenant replied, "As a matter of fact, I did."

FLASH BACK

"Aww come on taichō," Matsumoto said as she and her captain entered their office, "let me sleep a little longer!"

"No Matsumoto," Hitsugaya retorted as he walked up to his desk which now contains two new full stacks of paper to finish. "You successfully avoided yesterday's paperwork and now, you have to do it. I got you out of bed early so that you can start right away."

"That's a horrible way to treat a growing young lady!"

Just then, the white haired Shinigami gave her an icy glare. "Growing tall is not an issue for you..." he thought. "If you can finish the paperwork early, I'll let you take the rest of the day off."

Surprised to hear her captain say such words, Matsumoto asked, "Really?"

Just watching the snowy haired captain sitting the couch, saying nothing, she knew he meant it.

"Yes, that's great! It can't be that hard to finish all the paperwork today," she thought.

By the time she sat behind the desk, Matsumoto asked, "Taichō..."

"No, you're not allowed to drink sake while doing paperwork," Hitsugaya replied without looking back at her.

"That's not what I want to ask..."

After the 10th division captain took a sip from his cup of tea, he replied, "Okay what?"

"What happened to the envelope that was on the table?"

"Tore it up."

Once she heard those words, Matsumoto slammed her hands on the desk, sitting up and exclaimed, "Demo taic--"

"Get to work Matsumoto; you tricked me once already with that method. You hooked me up with a girl. I'm not falling for that again."

Before he could say anything else, the white haired captain noticed that she already left the room. "Even a little courtesy doesn't work..."

"MATSUMOTO!!!"

END OF FLASH BACK

"Oh I see," Hinamori said as she began looking down at her feet.

Sensing the gloominess vibe filling the atmosphere, Matsumoto quickly said, "Like I said before, I have another plan. It's too early to give up, Hinamori-chan. So, stay with me okay?"

After taking a deep breath and silently exhaled, she said, "Okay..."

"Plan B is to give him a box of chocolates."

"Only a box of chocolates?"

"Of course not!" Matsumoto exclaimed as she gathered all the materials and set them on the counter. "You're also writing another love letter to him so that he knows it's from the same secret admirer."

"What is all these materials for?" Hinamori suddenly asked as she picked up a silver bowl and held it so that the 10th vice-captain can see.

"These measurement materials and ingredients are for making your own chocolates."

"My own chocolates?! Rangiku-san, are we making them by scratch?"

"Yep! It makes the situation to become more romantic when the giver makes her own chocolates with all her heart!"

"Demo, I never made chocolates before."

"Daijoubou," Matsumoto said as she poured a bag of chocolate chips into a small pot and began boiling it, "that's why we're making trial pieces of chocolates first. Don't bail out on me yet, Hinamori-chan. Just remember who you're doing this for."

There's no way of getting out of this one.

Sighing with defeat, Hinamori replied, "Okay, let's do this..."

Her heart quickened as she watched Matsumoto picked up a piece of chocolate and threw it into her mouth. Moments later after she swallowed it, the 10th division lieutenant said, "Mmm delicious! Who would have thought you're a natural at this?"

Blushing with embarrassment, Hinamori replied, "It--it's nothing really..."

"Nothing?! I'm excited to see taichō's response to this!" Matsumoto exclaimed as she wrapped the leftover chocolates into Hinamori's decorated box and carried it to her division.

"Rangiku-san! Wai--!"

Before Hinamori was able to finish her sentence, she already left to deliver her gift to her childhood friend. Placing a hand near her mouth, she wondered, "I hope he likes them..."

"Shouldn't you be sitting down and finishing all the paperwork?" Hitsugaya retorted. "Where were you?"

"Gomen taichō, but I have a vice-captain's meeting to attend," Matsumoto lied.

With that said, the white haired captain resumed his duties; finishing his latest stack of papers. As she walked up to his desk to grab her stack of paperwork, Matsumoto gently placed the box of chocolates in front of him. Just as she left his side, one of their seated officers entered their office. "Excuse me Hitsugaya-taichō and Matsumoto-fukutaichō!" he said.

"What's wrong?" Matsumoto asked.

"What am I supposed to do with all this?" he asked as he dumped a large handful of boxes in front of the captain's desk.

"OI! YOU'RE MESSING UP WITH MY PAPERWORK!" Hitsugaya annoyingly exclaimed as he slammed his hand on the desk while standing up only to watch the Shinigami quickly leave.

Sitting back down on his seat, the 10th division captain turned his attention to cleaning up the mess that is now on the table. "Tch, not this again..."

All of a sudden, Matsumoto watched her taichō brush away all the box of chocolates and threw them into the disposal bin near the door. "Taichō!" she exclaimed.

"Matsumoto get back to work," Hitsugaya retorted before he left the room. "I have a captain's meeting to attend."

Once he left, Matsumoto sighed in defeat. "Taichō is so blind sometimes. He can't even see what's in front of him!"

After a few grumpy minutes alone, she stood up from her seat and left the room, determined to bring eternal happiness for unhappy peer, Hinamori Momo. "I have no other choice but to use Plan C!"

At the end of the day, he came back to his office to find Matsumoto missing once again. Knowing her, she's probably went out with her fellow sake buddies at the bar. "This is going to be one long night..." the young captain said as he sat down on his seat behind the desk.

Just then, he noticed something peculiar. It never bothered him before, but for some reason, this one stood out from all the rest.

Why...

PLAN B: FAILED

AznVKai: Thanks to all of you who reviewed in the last chapter. Hoped you enjoyed this one. Please review and I'll be back again with Matsumoto's Matchmaker Plan C!