A Bleach Fanfiction. As Fate Would Have It. Chapter 2.
Sorry for the delay of the chapter Ive been really busy lately. Hopefully this update wont take as long.
Chapter 2: Going through the motions.
Momo drifted on a raft, in the indoor pool of Kuchiki Summer Home. Staring out the big glass windows that showed the ocean crashing below her and the rain pelting the glass. She floated aimlessly as her hands dragged in the water. She had been in a slightly depressed mood ever since she found out the love of her life and old childhood friend Hitsugaya Toshiro was in love with one of her best friends little sister. Her name was Karin, and so far she had ruined momos vacation.
But she couldn't hate the girl who had also, like her, pined after Toshiro for years and years. It wasn't Karins fault that Toshiro had decided to like the black haired girl instead of her. With a sigh momo rolled off the raft and into the cold pool. Once she had reached the surface she laid on her back staring at the ceiling. According to the clock on the wall it was about 7 in the morning and no one would be up for another 3 hours or so. Momo floated around the pool once or twice before finally getting out of the water and getting dressed.
She walked automatically like a robot down the hallways of the summer home. In the past few days she had felt like she was only going through the motions of her life, nothing was fun and everything had sucked the life out of her. She was glad though that there were only 2 days left in this trip and soon she would be on her way to college. Thought even the thought of college depressed her a little bit, all of her and her friends had applied to the same college, but only Rukia had stuck through with her until the end.
Momo quietly stepped into her room, and tip toed past her sleeping friends. She groped around in the slightly dark room looking for something to wear for the day. Finally satisfied with what she found momo hastily pulled on her clothes and left out of the room once again, closing the door with a soft click.
Momo walked through the kitchen grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge. She was about the open the lid when she heard soft voices and the padding of footsteps down the hallway. Before she had a second to think it over momo dove behind the counter and crouched into a little ball. Trying to hid her body from the approaching people. She sat still for what seemed like hours until she heard the voices and footsteps reached and stopped in the kitchen.
"So, Toshiro…" The females voice began
Quickly covering her mouth hiding a gasp, momo realized that the people in here where no other than Toshiro and Karin, she quickly searched for a way out without them seeing her, but her once her search ended she realized the only way out was back through the kitchen. Succumbing to her fate momo leaned against the counter and decided to wait it out.
"hm?" Toshiro asked looking over at Karin who was sitting on the counter, incidentally the same counter momo hid behind.
"So…why do you like me?" She asked a mischievous smile gracing her face.
Momo held her breath in anticipation.
"Um…well its hard to explain really." Toshiro said.
"Go on, its only us here." Karin said
Momo resisted the urge to smile and giggle at the statement
"Its… its because youre different. All the girls I know, arent going anywhere in their lives. Sure they'll go to college but they'll come back to the town that they grew up in and they'll raise a family like their parents and their parents parents. I want someone who is making something of themselves and who is different. And not to mention, youre…um one of the most beautiful girls ive ever known and you are a fun person and your funny." Toshiro said his words getting quieter and quieter as he went on.
Momo felt tears well up in her eyes. That was the only reason why he didn't like her? She shifted a bit in her spot hitting a stool making it slide a bit on the floor causing toshiro and Karin to stop their conversation for a second before starting it up again.
"Toshiro." Karin began. "I have liked you for a long time now. Im ready to make something more of this." She said hopping off the counter.
"Then Karin, would you like to become my girlfriend?" He asked. Momo felt the tears roll down her cheeks, she could practically hear the smirk in his voice as he said the one thing she wanted him to say to her for the longest time.
"Yes I will Toshiro, ill be your girlfriend." Karin smiled. "Now ive been waiting to do this for a long long time."
Momo peeked her head around the corner of the counter and struggled not to gasp. There in the middle of the kitchen was Karin and Toshiro kissing. After they had finally parted for air and left back to go to their own rooms, Momo dashed outside into the pelting rain and whipping winds, not caring as she was continually knocked over by wind or how the rain mixed with her tears.
"Why am I out here? This was such a stupid idea." Momo cried as she was knocked over again by the wind
She wandered down the beach being pelted my the rain and knocked over by the wind before she finally stopped on a cliff a little ways away from the house. All of a sudden she felt weary and tired so she sank down on the cliffs surface and fell asleep not caring that it was still raining overhead.
(2 hours later)
Rukia, Orhime, and Matsumoto slowly sat up in their bed, they exchanged surprised glances as they noticed momos absence. They got up quickly, momo was never up before any of them she usually slept until the last possible moment, after a quick search of the house they came downstairs into the kitchen, and greeted everyone else there.
"Have you guys seen momo?" Rukia asked.
"No. She does sleep in your room so shouldn't you know." Ichigo said
"Yea its not like we had many chances to see her this morning." Renji sighed
"Oh Momo where are you?" Orihime asked no one.
"Maybe shes with the cute boys next door?" Matsumoto smirked "That's where id be."
Everyone broke into laughed until they saw Toshiro come down the hallway who was then joined by a grinning Karin, the 2 quickly linked hands. As they came into the kitchen they were congratulated by everyone even though the girls congratulations were somewhat flat and emotionless.
"So whats up?" Karin asked throwing a random water bottle that was still slightly full away.
"Momos missing." Rangiku said with a shrug.
Toshiros eyes widened for a second but he quickly regained his composure before he thought anyone would have seen it. But unbeknownst to him the girls had saw it.
"Well maybe shes somewhere in the house." Toshiro said grabbing something to eat.
"They've checked everywhere she isn't in the house." Renji sighed.
The opening of the screen door, and wind knocking over papers near the door caught everyones attention to Rukia, Orihime, Rangiku and Ichigo standing at the door.
"Were are you going Ichigo?!" Karin yelled.
"We are gonna find Momo." Orihime said following the others out the door.
Renji followed the others out of the door.
"Come if u care." Rukia said leaving the house.
Karin and Toshiro looked at each other for awhile before Toshiro slowly got up and left the house with Karin following slowly behind.
After about almost an hour of searching, everyone was starting to give up hope on finding Momo, the beach stretched on for miles and there was no telling how far she could of gotten. They were turning back when Karin saw something brightly colored over in the distance.
'Is that?" She asked. "Nah." She finally said it couldn't be her right.
"Its Momo!" Rukia yelled dashing off to the spot where Karin had looked just a second ago. In a few short minutes everyone was on the cliff kneeling by the sleeping girl.
"Momo. Momo wake up." They said as they shook her awake.
Nothing happened.
"Momo?!" The girls yelled shaking her harder.
Momo slowly opened her eyes earning a sigh of relief from everyone
"Ow. What are you doing?" Momo asked annoyed.
Rukia, Orihime and Matsumoto cried in relief as they hugged the groggy girl. They took Momo back to the house and put her back into bed. She had caught a cold and the girls had ordered her to stay in bed or the hot springs for the rest of the trip.
Momo agreed to it. She watched sadly from her room as she saw friends outside playing and having fun. With Karin out there the group seemed full again, while they were outside playing they never looked back or checked on momo it was as if Karin had filled her spot though once in awhile Matusmoto Orihime and Rukia would wave at her once in awhile. And occasionally she saw Toshiro turn his head to look at her but then turn away.
The last 2 days passed by uneventfully. As they were all leaving the Kuchiki Summer Home Momo was surprised when Karin dragged her away from the group for a second.
"Look Momo I like Toshiro and all, but Im not that mean to just let you sit there and look depressed so, if u want him to like you do something with your life become known for something." Karin said before running off in the other direction
Momo walked back to her room and was making sure she didn't forget anything when she saw a crumpled paper on the floor. Opening it up she saw her old list, without a second glance she crumpled up the marked paper and threw it in the garbage ready to change her life. She was going to win Toshiro back. But first she had to find a way to become famous.
She pulled Rukia, Orihime and Matsumoto over to the side and told them her plan, after a thought they decided to agree with her. And with that she had already begun her new life.
A few months later, momo walked into her new dorm at the local college. All of her friends had gone off to other colleges except for Rukia who had stuck through and kept her college of choice the same. She and Ichigo had been keeping a long distance relationship going and meeting each other on the weekends, while Toshiro and Karin were going steady at the same college, Renji and Matsumoto were dating some people they had met at college. Momo was the only one left without a significant other, and truth be told it made her kinda depressed to think about what could have been, but then she shrugged it off and promised to change that.
But Momo had met some new people during her stay here, some of her and Rukias new friends were Kira, Ishida, Hisagi, Chizuru, Nanao, and Hanatarou. Though Momo had settled into college nicely she didn't forget about what had happened over summer and she hadn't forgotten her promise to herself.
College passed by uneventfully, and it was the end of their senior year already and still Momo had done anything to keep her promise to herself. Rukia had graduated with a bachelors in science while momo had one in design. She hadn't talked to any of her friends from other colleges except for Orihime, Rangiku and Ichigo who were still going through college trying to earn higher degrees. Rukia and Ichigo had stopped dating a few years ago some rumor about cheating and they were gone. Toshiro and Karin were still dating according to the tabloids. Rangiku had dated random people throughout the years and wasn't planning on stopping yet. The same with Renji. Momo herself had dated a few people for awhile Kira being one of them but they all ended she couldn't bring herself to make anything to serious because of the feelings she still kept hidden from everyone.
Rukia, and Momo had bought an apartment together since they couldn't afford one themselves. Late one night after watching an old movie marathon Momo turned towards Rukia a serious look plastered on her face.
"Eh. Momo whats with that look?" Rukia asked laughing a little to lighten the mood
" We are done with college and have are whole lives ahead of us…Im going to do that something with my life right now." Momo spoke.
"Wait?! That something? You mean become famous?" Rukia shrieked.
"Yes. Precisely." Momo grinned.
"But what are you going to be famous for?" Rukia asked.
Momo sat silently she didn't know what it was she would be famous for but she was going to do something with her life and become famous
And win Toshiro back.