Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach in any way! All copyrights of this series goes to Tite Kubo.


Author's Note: Urgh, you wouldn't believe all the struggles I went through in order to post this on time. A few days ago, a lot of freezing rain fell in my area and destroyed many trees in the city. In the process, the fallen plants knocked out the power many parts including mine. Long story short: I was without power for almost three days which ultimately left me with limited time to write up and edit Part II. With the electricity back in my house, I'm finally able to make this update. Thank you everyone for your patience especially my wonderful reviewers: Ren, TUranzaRE711, SnowDreamy, Vegetable lov3r. and shiramomo. Without any further adieu, here is the second part. Enjoy!


LEGEND

"Talking." "Thinking."


A Day with Toshiro Hitsugaya

Part II

The Hollow let out a fierce roar only to be cut off by a single swing of a shinigami's zanpakuto. As his latest victim was cleansed of its soul, Hitsugaya focused his attention on the next masked beast which is attacking from the side. He raised his long bladed sword above his head and called out the familiar words to his zanpakuto's initial release. "Soten ni Zase, Hyorinmaru!"

With one swing, the ice dragon generated from the tip of his blade danced around its master. Then, it let out a fierce roar before charging at the attacking Hollow. The masked beast tried to strike it down with its claw. However, it became Hyorinmaru's latest victim to freeze in a block of ice and be shattered into pieces seconds later. By the time the young captain turned to the Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo eliminated the remaining Hollows with a single Getsuga Tensho. Noticing his companion, Kurosaki asked, "Is that all of them?"

Toshiro took out his denreishinki from the opening of his kimono to check for any other location where the fallen souls are detected. "Yeah."

After putting away his Zangetsu, Ichigo checked the time on the nearby elementary school clock tower. "There's still time before we leave for the festiv-"

All of a sudden, he heard a sound. When the orange haired soul reaper turned to the white haired prodigy, he saw a flashing red dot on the small phone screen.

"Another one has appeared." Once Hitsugaya closed his phone and put it away, he added, "We have to get rid of this one right away before it starts causing trouble."

"It's that powerful, huh?" Suddenly, they heard a distant cry. With their attention to the east, the tenth division captain decided to not waste anymore time. Using flash step, he ran off with Ichigo soon following behind. Shortly, they heard the cry again. But this time, it is more distinct. Hitsugaya then narrowed his eyes. Not too far in the distance, he can see their designated target. "Is that it?"

He looked over to the orange haired soul reaper. "Yeah."

Toshiro resumed his attention to the front.

"The particles it expels from its wings might be toxic."

"Got it."

With that said, both Shinigami tightened their grip on their respected zanpakutos and engaged into battle with the giant moth-like Hollow.


Suddenly, Hinamori gasped. With her awareness on high alert, she raised her head and looked in the direction where she sensed the fluctuating reiatsu. Despite being so far away from it, she could recognize who it belongs to. "Hitsugaya-kun..."

"Is everything alright?"

Momo squeaked and looked over to see Yuzu. "Yes, everything's fine."

However, judging from the expression on her face, the Kurosaki twin isn't convinced. "Are you sure? We can always go back."

Hinamori then smiled. "No, really...I'm fine."

She turned to the current occupant of her friend's body and asked for reassurance, "Isn't that right, Hitsugaya-kun?"

"She's probably alright," Then, the mod soul smiled. After taking a step closer, he leaned against the fifth division lieutenant and added, "since I'm with her."

Momo couldn't help but turn a few shades darker despite knowing that the person in her presence isn't the one she grew up with. "If only it were to really happen..."

"I see." Yuzu then turned to her sister. "He can actually be sweet."

"Uh, yeah..." Karin replied. "That's because it's not him."

"Oh wow, look at that!" Wondering what the girl meant, the remaining three people raised their heads to find icicle shards falling from the sunset sky. "Isn't it pretty?"

"If only you knew what I'm seeing."

As she watched the skies above, Momo extended the palm of her hand out and waited for a single shard of ice falling into place. After closing it tight, she placed it against her chest. She smiled, content to see her childhood friend defeat the large Hollow with his Hyorinmaru. "Hitsugaya-kun."

Hearing his name called out, Toshiro turned around to meet with the kimono dressed girl. Suddenly fixated on her change in appearance, he found breathing a bit difficult. So, he adjusted his collar and cleared his throat. In all his years, he has never seen his long time friend look so...beautiful. However, it didn't take long for him to snap back to reality and witness a crowd of people bump into Momo. Quickly, he extended his arms out to catch her fall. "Hinamori, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I am thanks to..." The moment their eyes met, they were caught in a trance. "...you."

After seeing them so many times in the past, he couldn't help but get lost in admiration of her chocolate brown eyes. Slowly, he cupped her face to get a better look at her defining feature. She really did look beautiful; so beautiful that he wanted her all to himself. "Master, you're probably going to kiss her right?"

"K-Kiss me?" Hinamori exclaimed, wondering why would her white haired friend be attracted to her. At that moment, the answer dawned to her like a speeding truck. All it took is a bit of a short trip down to memory lane. "Shiro-chan..."

Once he snapped back to reality, he realized what he has done. With only inches away from giving her a kiss, Hitsugaya blushed and quickly turned away from Hinamori. He retorted at the occupant of his faux body, "W-What are you talking about? I-I was just about to get the lint off her face."

Then, he felt a soft touch on his hand. By the time he looked, he felt something on his lips. His eyes widened in astonishment at what he is witnessing as questions raced in his thoughts. Is he dreaming? Why is she doing this? Despite all that, he never wanted this moment to end. However, it soon did. Feeling dazed, he saw the soft smile on his friend's pinkish face. "Are you finished dealing with the Hollows? I want us to enjoy the rest of our time together."

Appeared to be fine with the recent event, he slowly nodded in agreement. "Uh...sure, whatever you say."


Later at night, Toshiro and Momo decided to watch the fireworks from the best view in sight: the rooftop from the tallest building in the festival plaza. As they watched the sky light in series, Hitsugaya recalled the surprise kiss he got from the older soul reaper. Since then, he has come up with hundreds of reasons why his childhood friend did that. However, it couldn't satisfy him. With no other choice but to ask, he turned to her. "Hinamori?"

"Hm?"

"How did you figure out..." He paused. "...my feelings?"

With a smile on her face, she placed her hand on his. Then, she leaned against him and replied, "Many years of learning to read you and...a little bit of courage to express my feelings after some help from your mod soul. Does that satisfy your curiosity, Shiro-chan?"

At first, he raised an eyebrow but soon decided to let the nickname slide...for now. "I see."

"I'm sorry for not realizing it sooner."

"No, I'm...the one who should be saying sorry," Toshiro admitted. "I, a captain of the Gotei 13, should have enough courage to confess his...love for his special one."

Then, they heard a long whistle. For a moment, they watched the line of light blossom into greatness in the decorated darkness. "I'm glad we got to do this. Let's do it again sometime."

"Then, it's a date."

"That's fine with me. Promise?"

He smiled, already looking forward to their next hang out opportunity. "I promise."

As they watched the fireworks in each other's embrace, Toshiro and Momo failed to notice the members of the Kurosaki family below who are searching for their whereabouts. "Oi Momo! Toshiro, where are you two?"

"Can't we just watch the fireworks?" Isshin asked. "I'm sure they're fine."

"What if they're in trouble or something?" Yuzu asked. "We have to find them. Let's go, Onii-chan!"

"Ah yeah," Ichigo replied, following his sister along with a bored Karin.

She sighed in defeat. "Oh brother, this is going to take a while..."


Japanese Word Translations

Shinigami - Soul Reaper, Zanpakuto - Soul Cutter, Denreishinki - Divine Messenger Machine (i.e. Soul Phone), Onii-chan - Older Brother


Author's Note: Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year! I'll be back soon with my regular updates of my main stories: Unforgettable, Chemistry, and The 100 HitsuHina Themes Challenge. Laterz!