Hi everybody! *silence* Um, ya it's been a while, heh heh. *nervously scratches head* But it's been really hard to write what with school and the fact that my mom never leaves me alone. And I mean NEVER. So ya. I'll just let you guys read the chapter. Oh, and something happens. :) Oh, and I'm looking for a beta so if anyone is interested PM me and let me know! Thanks!
Oh, and MAJOR NOTE RIGHT HERE!!! I have been thinking and I was wondering if you guys would like this fic to be a mpreg fic? If so vote on my poll. I will put up and leave up for 2 weeks. Just so you know this story can either be a normal fic or a mpreg fic. If you have any questions just leave it in a review or PM me.
Warnings: Language...thats it.
Disclaimer: Three words: DON'T OWN BLEACH.
"speech" - talking
'speech' - thinking
"speech" - Spirit companion talking to their masters
Chapter 2
"I'm telling you I didn't lose it!" Ichigo cried for the umpteenth time that day.
"And I'm telling you, you must have. How else can you explain the disappearance of it?" Kuchiki Rukia said.
They were currently looking for Ichigo's Healer pin, a pin which symbolizes that he is a certified Healer recognized by the Healer council and the Elders. Helping him look for such a thing was his friend, and vampire/sorceress, Kuchiki Rukia. Rukia was short for her age, [lol XP] standing at 4"5', she had black hair with one strand hanging between her violet eyes. She was kind but had a very nasty temper. One that Ichigo had been on the receiving end many times.
"I'm telling you Rukia that I didn't lose it! I had it in my pocket this morning, I went to the meeting, ate with Orihime, talked to Unohana-san, and Hitsugaya-san, walked away…" Ichigo trailed off as he thought. What did he do with it?!
Rukia let out a sigh that made her hair go up. "I don't know what to tell you Ichigo. You need that pin or else you can't get in to the party tomorrow night."
She was right Ichigo knew. Tomorrow night was the night of the annual ball held by the Elders. They had one every year. For what Ichigo didn't know. All he knew was that every council member of the different councils had to attend, and the family members of said council members and the Elders.
Rukia was of the latter, since her older brother, Kuchiki Byakuya, was the 6th Elder and captain. She was also part of the Sorceress council as well so either way, she would have to attend anyway.
Running a hand through his orange hair, Ichigo let out an indignant huff and sat down on his bed. They were at his apartment, searching everywhere for his pin. "It doesn't matter anyways. I'm gonna get in anyways since my dad is pat of the council too."
Rukia shook her and rolled her eyes. "You idiot. You still need to present it. You know they always have guards near the council table and if you just walk up there without your pin you'll get kicked out."
Ichigo let out a groan and fell back on his bed. "You're right. What am I going to do?" he groaned as he slung an arm over his eyes.
"I don't know. You're on your own." Rukia said, sitting on a chair.
"Hmpf. You're a lot of help. Why did I call you over here?" he wondered to himself.
"I don't know. You still have tomorrow." Rukia said, cupping her face in her hands.
"Hmmm…I'm off duty too…" he said, thinking about it.
Rukia jumped at that. "You aren't working tomorrow?" she asked.
Ichigo lifted his head to look at her. "No. They said I was working too hard and deserved a small break so they gave me a few days off." He said grudgingly.
Rukia bit back a laugh. "You mean you were forced to take a few days off?" she said, her eyes shining with mirth.
"Yes." Ichigo said, sitting up.
Before she could say anything else a phone ringing was heard. Ichigo knew it wasn't his or his house phone, so he looked at Rukia, who was fumbling in her small bag for it. He rolled his eyes at the scene. He had no idea why girls liked big bags if they couldn't find anything in it half the time. He voiced this once to Rukia and she just looked at him as if he were the crazy one.
"Moshi moshi?" she said, dumping her bag on Ichigo's desk.
Ichigo watched as she went through a variety of emotions on her face. First there was confusion, then disbelief, then anger, then downright fury.
"Tell them to wait till I get there! Or find Hinamori and ask her to fix it!" she yelled into the small device.
Ichigo winced, feeling sorry for the poor fellow on the receiving end of the phone.
"Well call me if you can't find her then." She paused, then took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of her nose in impatience. "I'll be there in 10 minutes tops."
She closed her phone with a snap and stuffed it into her bag angrily. Ichigo watched this in bemused silence, not daring to laugh until she was away at wherever she was needed.
"What happened?" he asked, amazed with himself that he was able to keep his voice controlled.
"What happened?" she repeated, looking at him now, "What happened is that the fools at the Academy decided to practice their Kido spells without a council member or teacher present! And you know what else?" she paused, then continued as if she wasn't expecting an answer, "They blow up half of the Academy! That's what!" she finished.
Ichigo blinked and waited a few moments before speaking to her. "So now you have to clean up their mess?" he guessed.
"Yes. Me. Or Hinamori." She said in a huff. Standing up, she shouldered her bag and walked out. Ichigo followed her down the hall into the living room all the way to the door. She was obviously upset, Ichigo noted. Her aura seemed to radiate pain upon any who dare even talk to her.
"I guess I'll see you later Rukia." Ichigo said as she opened the door.
Letting her anger subside for a moment, she said, "Ya. See ya."
"Thanks. I mean, we didn't find it but thanks for helping me." Ichigo said as he held the door open.
Rukia turned around to give him a small smile. "No problem. I know how much it means to you." Turning back around she walked down the hall towards the elevators. Ichigo watched her till she entered the elevator.
Closing the door with a small click, he leaned against the door with a small sigh. 'Now. Where else to look?' he wondered.
X
Hitsugaya let out a small sigh as he went through his paperwork. He was currently looking at different reports from the scouts he sent out to see if there was any trouble in the city. Heaving out another sigh, he put the papers he had already signed into a pile. From the looks of it, he had about ten more papers to go. He was just about to start on that small pile when the door to his division office slammed open.
Looking up in confusion and fury, he wondered who would dare come in here unannounced and so rudely. Toshiro was about to bark something when he saw who it was, though it still didn't help the situation.
"Matsumoto! What the hell are you doing?" Toshiro demanded when he saw his second in command enter the room.
"I just came in here to give you what you wanted." She said, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.
At once Toshiro's anger subsided and he reached out to take the papers she had in her hand. "Thank you Matsumoto. You may leave."
He was just about to go over them when he realized that she didn't leave. "May I help you with something else?" he asked, sarcasm interlaced into his tone.
She stood there for a few more seconds before she asked, "May I ask why you don't just send someone to go take it to him? Why do you have to do it yourself?"
"I want to ask him something in person. Is there something wrong with that?" he asked, trying very hard to fight the blush that wanted to crawl up his neck and into his face.
"I was just wondering taicho. It's not like you." She said, giggling like a fangirl inwardly.
Trying to hold down his blush now becoming impossible, he said, "Whatever. Just go and ask the driver to get the car ready."
Now bursting into full-blown giggles, she said in a singsong fashion, "Hai taicho!"
Once she walked out of the room, he groaned and hit his head on his desk. 'Why did I have to have her as my second-in-command?' he thought.
X
"Where the fuck is it?! This is fucking ridiculous!" Ichigo shouted with fury. He was currently in his office at the hospital and trying to find his Healer pin. He thought it would be here if not anywhere else.
"This is total BULL SHIT!!!" Ichigo cried, slamming his hands down onto his desk. The nurses and other doctors/Healers looked at the open door with curiosity and amusement. It was a widely known fact that Ichigo never really cursed and when he did, well, he must be in a high state of emotion.
"Where is it?!"
"Where is what Kurosaki-kun?" Orihime asked from the doorway.
Ichigo looked up when he heard her speak. "I can't find my Healer pin!"
Trying very hard to hide her smile, Orihime said, "Are you positive it's not at home?"
Nodding vigorously, Ichigo began to look through his drawers again. Do to his OCD-ness his office was very neat. And so were the drawers in his desk. The ones he was currently going through.
"I honestly don't know where it is! I had it for the meeting earlier and now I can't find it!" Ichigo said.
Just as she was about to suggest something a nurse came up beside her and said, "Kurosaki-san? Someone is here to see you."
Ichigo looked at her in shock, then asked, "Who?"
Shrugging the nurse said, "I'm not sure. They just said they needed to see you right away."
Letting out a frustrated sigh, he said, "Tell them I'm in a meeting with someone and I'll be out in a few minutes."
Nodding the nurse left. Orihime stared at Ichigo as he began to sort through the mess on his desk. "Do you need help?"
Looking up, he gave a small nod. "Please. And close the door." At Orihime's confused look he said, "To make them think we are in a meeting."
Giving a nod, Orihime closed the door and walked over to Ichigo's desk to help him with the storm of papers on his desk.
X
Hitsugaya let out a small huff of air that jostled the one bang hanging over his left eye. He looked around the hospital and noticed that it was very busy. Turning his attention back to why he was here, he suddenly asked himself why he was here.
Looking over he noticed a few doctors/Healers and nurses staring at him. When he rose a brow at them, silently asking them What? they turned away. He knew some of them knew who he was and were no doubt wondering why on Earth he was here.
Wondering the same thing himself, Hitsugaya began to think. 'Why am I here? Matsumoto was right. I could have just asked someone to deliver it for me…' he thought.
"You wanted to see the boy again. That's all."
Hitsugaya was startled for a moment before he realized who had spoken. 'Hyornimaru?'
Hyorinmaru was the name of his spirit companion, that is, in a sense, a demon that could only by used by one person at a time. Spirit companions could choose anyone but they usually choose someone with strong qualities. Healers had them as well but they weren't referred to as demons. In a way they were like angels since that is what some people call Healers. The spirit companions had different forms depending on who or what they represented. For Hitsugaya, Hyorinmaru was a dragon who had infinite control over ice and snow.
"It is I. I am the only one who resides in your mind am I not?" Hyorinmaru said, pretending to sound annoyed.
Smiling inwardly, Hitsugaya replied, 'Yes you are. Now tell me, what did you mean by I wanted to see him again?'
Chuckling, Hyorinmaru replied, "I meant by what you said. You feel something for him and that is why you wanted to see him again in person. That is all."
Hitsugaya struggled not to gape physically while he was waiting. 'What are you saying? That I feel something for him? We only met once! And besides, someone like him already has a Mate or something…' he thought with a hint of sadness in his last statement.
Heaving a sigh, Hyorinmaru said, "It does not matter that you meant once. And he does not have a Mate Toshiro."
'How do you know?' he asked, curious as to what the ice dragon would say.
Hyorinmaru resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "I know because his spirit companion told me so in that brief meeting you had."
'You talked to his spirit companion?'
"Yes I did. He is a very interesting fellow. And before you ask his name is Zangetsu and for some strange reason…he is an old man."
Hitsugaya was silent for a moment before he spoke. 'Really? Why?'
"He told me it's because of Ichigo's mental state. You know how some people are not very…smart at certain ages or are more experienced then others?" Hyorinmaru asked. When he received a silent yes he continued. "Well it seems he is more insightful than others and is a lot smarter than he lets on."
Before Hitsugaya could reply he heard someone approaching him. He was then thankful he chose a seat beside a window.
"Kurosaki-san is ready to see you now." The nurse said.
Nodding, Hitsugaya got up from his seat and followed her to where Kurosaki's office was. He watched a orange-headed girl walk out with a few files in her hands.
Before they went in the nurse turned around and asked, "What is your name? I am sorry I didn't ask earlier but it never occurred to me."
Blinking at the sudden question, he said, "Hitsugaya Toshiro."
Nodding, she went up to the and announced, "Kurosaki-san? Hitsugaya Toshiro is here to see you."
From where he was standing Hitsugaya watched in amusement as Ichigo's head snapped up and confusion cross his features.
"Oh. All right. Let him in." he said, filing the papers that were left on his desk into their proper place.
Giving a silent thanks to the nurse, Hitsugaya walked into the Ichigo's office. It was very well spaced, much like his own except for a few key differences. One, there were pictures of his family and friends on his desk. Two, on his wall were some artworks. And three, he had a lot of reading books on his shelf behind his desk and from what Hitsugaya could see, some of them were Shakespearean works.
"Hitsugaya-san what a surprise. Please, have a seat." Ichigo said, motioning to one of the two seats in front of his desk.
Walking over to one of the chairs and sitting down, Hitsugaya waited with hidden amusement as Ichigo tried to organize the contents on his desk.
Deciding he could deal with it later, Ichigo sat down and asked, "May I ask why you are here?"
Wondering why he was here (again) Hitsugaya said, "I'm here to return something to you actually." Putting his hand in his pocket he pulled out a small piece cloth.
Brows drawing together in confusion, Ichigo said, "Something of mine? I don't think I left anything…" He trailed off though when Hitsugaya set the piece of cloth on his desk and unwrapped it. His eyes widened when he saw his Healer pin in the cloth.
"T-that's my…how did…where did you find it?" Ichigo asked as he picked it up. He gently turned it over to see if it had his initials and sign. And what do you know; it did.
"I found it on the floor of the restaurant the meetings were held at. I didn't know it was yours though until I saw the initials on the back." Hitsugaya explained.
Ichigo was beside himself in happiness. He had his pin back! No one except those who knew him well knew the significance of having this pin. "Thank you SO much Toshiro! You have no idea what this means to me!" Ichigo said, forgetting to use honorifics.
Hitsugaya blinked when he heard his first name and the joy evident in Ichigo's voice. "Um, your welcome?" he said in slight confusion.
"You saved me! How can I repay you?" Ichigo asked, looking at him in earnest.
Repay? "Um, you don't have to repay me Kurosaki. It's fine." Hitsugaya said.
"If your sure…" Ichigo said.
"I'm sure." Hitsugaya paused, suddenly wondering something. "Um, Kurosaki, are you going to the annual ball held by the Elders?"
"Yes. That's why I've been looking for this everywhere." Ichigo said.
Hitsugaya nodded. That would explain why he acted the way he did. His musing however was interrupted by Ichigo speaking. "Um, if I may ask but why are you here?" At seeing Hitsugaya's confused look he added, "I mean, I know why you are here but you could have sent it to me or had someone else give it to me."
Hitsugaya blinked at the question and then had to fight the urge to blush. "Well, I came here for two reasons." He said.
"One, I wanted to return your Healer pin to you personally so it wouldn't get lost and I could make sure you got it." Ichigo nodded his head at that. He could understand what the young Elder was saying; if he found something he would want to make sure the owner would receive it.
"I see what you mean." Ichigo said.
Hitsugaya nodded. And the second reason? Well, he didn't really want to say it for he didn't understand it himself. The second reason he came here was because he wanted to see Ichigo again. Plain and simple. For some reason, he really wanted to see the orange-haired boy again. He felt drawn to him and felt…safe. Accepted.
"And the second reason?" Ichigo asked, wondering why an Elder would go to the trouble of coming to see him himself. Though he was happy that he did. He had no reason why but when he saw the young tendo he felt oddly happy and relieved.
"The second reason is that-" Hitsugaya began but got caught off when there was a knock on the door.
"Excuse me but a Matsumoto is waiting for you Hitsugaya-sama." A nurse said from the door way.
Heaving an inward sigh, he said, "Thank you. Tell her I'll be out in a minute."
Nodding, the nurse left and shut the door behind her. Standing Hitsugaya said, "It appears I had an unknown time limit." Scowling he walked to the door.
Laughing and walking him to the door, Ichigo said, "It's all right. I enjoyed what little time we had." Realizing what he just said, Ichigo blinked then blushed a light pink. Hitsugaya looked at Ichigo in shock. Ichigo mentally slapped himself in the head at what he just said. 'Stupid! Now he probably thinks I'm a mental or something.'
Hitsugaya blinked at what Ichigo just said then blushed himself. Did he just…?
Realizing that he was waiting for a response, Hitsugaya said, "I did as well." Realizing what he just said, Hitsugaya blushed a darker shade of pink. Oh god could this get any worse?
In some ways it did and in some ways it didn't. Hitsugaya was shocked though none-the-less when Ichigo leaned down and gave his cheek a gentle peck that probably lasted no more than a second. Hitsugaya blinked when Ichigo pulled back and gave him a smile.
"I suppose I will see you later then, Hitsugaya-san." Ichigo turned around to go back to his desk when a voice stopped him.
"Toshiro."
"What?" Ichigo said, turning around to face the white-haired boy.
"Call me Toshiro. And I will see you tomorrow at the ball." Hitsugaya said with a small smile of his own.
Ichigo stared after the small vampire even when he was out of his sight. He remained gaping at the spot where Toshiro stood. After a few more seconds a wide grin appeared on Ichigo's face. Chuckling to himself, he walked over to his desk and sat down. It was only when he started organizing the papers on his desk did he realize that Toshiro never told him what that second reason was.
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