Previously:

"Let's go." He growled lowly under his breath. Momo pouted and crossed her arms

"But I was just getting good at it too!" She fussed. Toshiro grabbed her arm, helped her up and then drug her to the car

What Money Can't Buy

Chapter Eight

By: Regina Guthrie

"I'm Not Jealous! Part One"

Momo's eyes fluttered close as a small yawn escaped from her as she cuddled into the blanket that was wrapped around her body. The warm air from the cars heat blew on her face and made her eyes more heavy due to how tired she was. Toshiro glanced over at her and smirked when she let out a sigh and turned her head towards the window. It was around five in the morning when Toshiro had busted through her door and told her to get up and ready as fast as she could. He had been called up by an important company that needed him to come down and model for a new magazine. She refused at first since she hadn't gone to sleep until late the night before. But he didn't take 'no' for an answer and literally forced her out of bed.

Because of the whole thing, she was a mess and she personally didn't care. Her hair was knotted up and in a high ponytail. She had a blue cotton dress shirt on that had a silver flower with a butterfly up the right side. While the sides were scrunched. She had a white pair of pants on that had a small chain looped on the side with little hearts hanging off it. While her shoes were white with a silver buckle in the middle of the two-inched wide strap. A white pair of big hooped earrings with a small silver heart attached to both hung on her ears and her eyes had a light shade of blue eye shadow on them.

If only she could take credit for picking the outfit out. But she couldn't. Toshiro had thrown it together for her while she fussed about getting up. She was amazed at his taste in clothes though. She thought the outfit was gorgeous. He wanted to fix her hair too in order to keep her from going so normal but she refused. Her eye make-up was applied by herself though, that she could take credit for. Even though Toshiro had to take make-up remover and whip the uneven part off so she didn't look like a clown. By the time they were done it was almost six.

Now it was six thirty exactly. And they were nearing there destination as Momo was nearing her dream land. At moments she could hear the cars and heater and then she couldn't. Her mouth gapped slightly as she started to breath out of it and her head laid on the side of the car. Toshiro looked over at her and shook his head in disapproval.

"Momo, don't you fall back asleep." He warned in a hiss. He was getting overly tired of this. She had been fussing and acting like a baby all morning about this and he wasn't in a good mood because of it. He could just imagine the way things would go down if she did fall asleep again and he had to deal with her.

"I'm not." She murmured in a whine as she pulled the blanket Toshiro had brought for her over her head and sighed again. She tried to snuggle more into the seat but it was no use. It wasn't a bed.

"Then come from under there and keep your eyes open!" He commanded as he took a right and waited for her to do what he had said.

"No." She replied with a yawn. Toshiro looked over at her and growled lowly. He glanced out his rear-view mirror and noticed the street and rode was empty. He looked back over to Momo and saw her seatbelt was on so what he was about to do wasn't too dangerous. He gripped the steering wheel and pushed on the break with as much pressure are possible. Momo yelped as the car came to a sudden stop and she would have nearly flew into the window if it wasn't for the seatbelt. Her eyes were wide open as her heart was beating a hundred miles per hour it felt like. Toshiro chuckled. "Toshiro Hitsugaya! That was not funny!" She screamed in a scold.

"Momo Hinamori! Next time you won't fall asleep when I tell you not to!" He screamed back playfully. Momo didn't find any of this funny as he did. She huffed and yanked her head around to the window. "Hey, look at it this way, it's pay back for the bump you gave me last weekend." He chuckled while Momo remained silent.

The rest of the way there the two of them didn't say a word to one another. Momo kept her gaze out her window with her eyes wide opened. Her will to sleep was gone and she didn't want to try to again. Toshiro kept his sloppy smirk on his features the rest of the way there, slightly glancing in Momo's direction every few minutes.

Slowly, his car pulled into the drive way of the private parking, taking up the one furthest to the right of the exit and closest to the building. The sun was just beginning to show the peaks of light over the horizon, spreading brightness to the world. Toshiro turned his car off easily when parked perfectly in place. He undid his seatbelt and climbed out. Momo fallowed heed and tried to gain control of her still half asleep body. Toshiro chuckled as he watched her sway for a moment and then get herself under control.

The two of them walked through the wide doors of the studio. A long hallway with red carpet led all the way down with hundreds of doors on both sides. The walls were a pearl white, while status and paintings filled in the empty gaps of the whole place. Momo's mouth fell open for a second and Toshiro smirked at the sight as he led her down the hallway.

"This place is... huge." She whispered lowly as she switched her gaze from side to side trying to take in everything they went past at once.

"You think this is huge, I should take you with me when I go to do the interview. It's two hours away but it's at least five times this size." He chuckled as his voice echoed a little. Momo smiled and nodded before going back to her previous actions.

"Umm... Toshiro, where's the bathroom?" Momo whispered lowly. Toshiro looked down at her and smiled before stopping, causing Momo to do the same.

"Right there, I'll wait for you here." He said while pointing towards a door that they had already passed. It was three doors down on the left side of them. Momo smiled and nodded as she ran off. Sighing Toshiro leaned his shoulder against the wall and watched at she disappeared into the room. "I swear that girls bipolar." He whispered to himself.

Moments went by as Toshiro waited for Momo to come out. It felt like days to him even when it was mere seconds. Pulling himself away from the wall, he was about to walk over to the fountains next to the doors Momo had gone into when suddenly a pear of arms reached up from behind him and covered his eyes.

"Guess who!?" The mystery person said in a girly voice. Toshiro smirked as the voice came to his memory and the owners face popped into his mind.

"Long time no see, Ash." He chuckled as he reached up and pulled her hands from around his eyes. She giggled when he turned around and took in her appearance. His eyes widened. She was gorgeous. More then he had ever imagined she would get in the amount of time they hadn't seen each other in. Momo took number one still but she came in second. Her long slightly curly blonde traces fell down her back. Her eyes were a crystal blue color while her face was round. She giggled slightly.

"So, what's been up with you? How's life going?" She said happily, noticing the look of surprisement she was just given by him. Toshiro chuckled and shrugged.

"Nothing really." He replied, lying obviously. She laughed.

"Oh really, word on the street is your holding a young school girl captive for a year or two to come." Her cheerful voice rang through the air as a bright smile over took her features. Toshiro gulped and shook his head.

"I'm not holding her captive. We made a deal as all." He informed her seriously. looking to the side. Her laugh rang out once again.

"Your so cute when your trying to be serious!" She stated but then cursed under her breath when it was out. Toshiro sighed and remained silent as her smile faded into a frown.

Momo finished drying her hands with a small paper towel and threw it into the gray trash can. She was about to push the door open and join Toshiro once again when she heard a girl talking to him. Her voice was angelistic and she sounded joyful and sweet at first. My flinched when she heard the next words come out of her mouth.

"You know, we could start over. What happened was a mistake and I'm sorry. I do miss you as more then a friend." She whispered sadly. Momo's heart began to pound as she glanced out the crack in the door. Her eyes widened. The girl was stunning, her looks defiantly matched up with her voice. Toshiro sighed angrily.

"Ashley you know that can't be again. I've moved on and I think you should too. After this shoot we will never be intimately close again. Friends is fine, but anything more is crossing the line." He scowled obviously angry. The girl, Ashley, looked down at her feet and sighed.

"Do you love her? The other one? Is that it?" She asked sadly glancing up at him. Toshiro's face stayed unreadable. Momo's heart beated faster, waiting for the answer he would reply. It wasn't as if she cared what he said, but for some reason she couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable and hoping not to be rejected.

"Very close to it." He whispered so lowly that Momo couldn't really make out what he said, but she managed to figure it out. Ashley's nose scrunched up.

"But she's normal and trash! What's so special about her that you would choose her over me!?" She hissed at him. Toshiro immediately shot her a glare causing her to flinch slightly.

"Momo is not trash or normal. She a special girl that's a pain in the ass sometimes and has a mouth that I swear will make me loose control one of these days with the stuff she allows to come out of it but that's what makes her Momo. She's sweet and kind and stubborn as hell! But because of it I've fallen for her! She's the one I choose." He scowled at her as both girls eyes widened. Momo couldn't help but let a smile over take her features even if she didn't want it.

"Well, I thi..." Ashley started but stopped mid-sentence when the creaking of the bathroom door opened. Momo walked out and smiled at the two of them, which Toshiro returned but Ashley did not. When standing next to Toshiro she smiled at Ashley who still kept a frown.

"Oh hi, I'm Momo." She said sweetly putting her hand out. Ashley looked down at her gesture in disgust.

"Whatever." She murmured before turning to leave. "I'll see you at the shoot Toshiro." She said angrily before disappearing. Momo busted out laughing as Toshiro looked down at her and rose and eyebrow.

"I like her, you should check her out. Both cold hearted! Perfect for each other!" Momo laughed as she smiled up at him with a smirk. Toshiro frowned back and shook his head.

"Did you not hear one word I said about you?" He asked lowly. Momo giggled

"Yea, I'm a pain in the ass, I have a big mouth and stubborn as hell. Thanks for taking the time to notice." She scowled before walking off ahead of him.

"You know! I forgot one important detail!" Toshiro screamed to her angrily. Momo turned around and rose an eyebrow. "Your freakin by-polar as hell too!" He added. Momo stuck her tongue out at him and turned around, walking off. "Plus you have no idea where your going." He added with a smirk. Momo stopped walking and thought about that. He was right. She growled lowly before walking back over to him.

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Momo sat lazily in a chair against the wall while watching the photographer set up his camera. Her eyes were half way closed and she was overly bored. It hadn't even started yet and she was ready to leave.

In the far right corner hair stylists and make-up perfectionist were gathered around Toshiro, trying to get him ready for the shoot. On the far left, Ashley had just gotten done. Momo scanned her head to toe. She looked like a slut in that outfit they had dressed her up in. The shirt was a light blue that was pretty long. It tied in the back around her neck and had a low 'v' cut all the way down to about three inches above her belly-button, hardly covering anything up. Two buckles were placed under her breasts where the fabric was bunched together making her back all the way visible. The skirt they had put on her was overly short and really white. Her earrings were white diamonds with a matching necklace. She had no shoes on though.

Momo rolled her eyes as she shook her head at how stupid she looked in that skanky outfit. She watched as Ashley laughed and joked around with the stylists and just frowned. Suddenly, Ashley gazed over to Momo and smirked towards her. Momo frowned and looked straight ahead, not wanting anything to do with her. But she couldn't help but notice from the corner of her eye that she was walking towards her.

Momo shifted in her seat uncomfortably and then sighed. She wasn't afraid of Ashley, but she wasn't feeling very great about talking to her or confronting her. Suddenly she was right next to her and Ashley leaned down to Momo's height.

"Hey, Sweetie. I'm sorry for my attitude earlier. I'm Ashley." She put her hand out to Momo, who looked down discussed, just as Ashley had done when she had tried to be friends with her. Ashley laughed. "Well, I guess what's good for the goose is good for the gander, right?" She stated with a sweet sly laugh. Momo rolled her eyes.

"What do you want?" Momo asked rudely with a scowl. Ashley pouted.

"I only wanna be friends, pumpkin, is that too much to ask?" She whined cutely putting her bottom lip out. Momo frowned more and shook her head with a scowl.

"Stop treating me like a baby. and it is too much to ask, pumpkin." Momo replied. Ashley frowned and turned her nice act off. Momo's heart skipped a beat when Ashley's face took an awful scary look to it.

"Listen here, Momo, I don't know what the deal is, but you and I both know you have no interest with being with Toshiro. And we both know that someone like you could never be good enough for someone like him. So why don't you just give him over okay?" She said with a smirk. Momo shuddered slightly but scrunched her face up.

"Who said I didn't have interest for Toshiro?" She hissed. She looked Ashley head to toe and made sure she noticed it. "And I know I'm not good enough for someone like him, but sweetheart, you make me look like royalty. Look at what your warring! You call me trash!" Momo rose her voice as she pointed it out. Ashley smiled at her.

"Oh, sweet sweet Momo. You really don't understand, do you? Men don't care if your sweet and innocent or crazy and risky. All in all, it comes down to one thing. You watch how different Toshiro acts towards me while I'm dressed like this and all over him. Then it won't matter if you have interest or not cause he'll be mine. and there's nothing you pretty little face can do about it." Ashley finished with a sweet giggle as she flicked Momo's forehead in a playful manor. she then stood and walked over to the camera shoot, where Toshiro and the crew were waiting to begin.

Momo blood boiled as she watched Toshiro's stupid little smirk come over his features as he looked at Ashley. 'I'll show you.' She thought to herself as she pulled her phone out of her pocket. Flipping the case open she dialed a number quickly and waited for an answer.

"Hello?" The voice from the other end rang out cheerfully. Momo smirked.

"Hey Kari, it's Momo. Wanna help me teach some snobby nosed girl a lesson?" She asked as she watched from a distance as Toshiro lifted Ashley up with his hands on her thighs. Ashley's legs circled around his waist and her hands place on his cheeks. She had her eyes half way closed and her mouth slightly opened, a good two inches away from Toshiro's. They held it for a moment while the camera flashed.

"Oh Momo! Long time no talk! What's up girl!?" Her cheerful voice rang through the phone again.

"Nothing much really, some girls trying to get to me down here by using Toshiro, I would love your help in killing her pride." Momo said evilly into the phone.

"Okay shoot! What do I have to do!" Momo smirked as Kari's answer was what she was wanting.

"Well, first, I'm going to give you a number. It's the number for the director of the photos for the magazine. I need you to tell him you have heard that Toshiro Hitsugaya is down here modeling with some overly pretty girl. And then I need you to tell him you disagree with it. They always put him with the over the top beauty queen and it would be nice to see him with a normal looking girl for once. And it would look more realistic." Momo told her her plan lowly so no one could hear. Kari giggled through the phone.

"That's evil!" She sounded mad at first then a giggle busted out. "Lets do it!" Momo laughed and started to give her the number. Then she hung up.

Minutes passed by as Momo was forced to watch Ashley's body practically glued to Toshiro's for long periods of time, one after another. Every once in a while Ashley would give a blood curling smirk in Momo's direction that she would return. Ashley would look confused but get back into her stage.

'It must not have worked' Momo thought sadly as she leaned back in her chair. When suddenly, the photographers phone started to ring. Momo shot up from the chair as she watch the photographer stop is work and answer the phone. Toshiro's hands had fallen from Ashley but she still had her body up against his and was smirking at Momo the whole time. A few nods came from the photographer and suddenly he was off the phone.

"Okay, everyone! Change of plans! The boss doesn't want these pictures of you two together anymore." Toshiro and Ashley looked shocked. "He wants Toshiro with a different girl... a plan girl." He explained. Ashley's eyes widened as she whipped her head around to Momo, who just smirked at her and waved. Ashley detached herself from Toshiro and pointed towards Momo.

"You! You di..." She was interrupted by the photographer.

"Perfect!" Everyone turned to look at him. "You!" He pointed towards Momo. "Are perfect!" Ashley growled as Momo's eyes widened and Toshiro smirked.

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This took forever. lol

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