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RecUnder: I totally agree she looks better, but it kinda shows it's time to move on from the old hairstyle into a more mature look. I know Hinamori learned a lot from her mistakes and Hitsugaya as well. How they changed their looks makes it seem their growing up a bit. Yeah..wish they would be together in the recent manga chapters, they need to hurry up and release season 17 already XD LOL.
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"Talking" 'Thinking' "memories"
The Rumor
By:Hitsuhinax1
Chapter 2: The Date
As they stood there looking at each other. "Shir-…Hitsugaya-kun…" she said, she couldn't call him by his nickname anymore. He was no longer a boy but a man. She stepped back as he took a step inside closer towards her "Hinamori…" he said quietly.
She realized she was staring at him like an idiot and quickly snapped out of it "Hitsugaya-kun, welcome back!" she smiled. He looked at her with soft eye. The smile he has been looking forward to on his return, he truly felt back home "thank you, it's good to be back…"
Hitsugaya sat down as Hinamori gave him some tea. "Thanks" he said as he took the tea from her and brushed his fingers against hers. How soft her hand was and he looked at her. She changed as well, no longer wearing a bun in her hair but a short bob haircut showing her beautiful slender neck. She also became a young woman.
The room was quiet as they sat there; none of them knew what to say to each other. It's been so long that it felt like they were complete strangers. Hinamori couldn't help look at him and seeing him taller than her! She reached up to his lips.
She had to start a conversation or else she might explode. "Uhm…" she said quietly as he looked at her, causing her to blush. "How was the mission?" she said shyly trying to avoid eye contact. Her heart was beating so loudly as if it was about to burst open, she moved her head away from him to hide her blushed face.
"its okay, was really busy dealing with Hollows in the area…" he replied noticing Hinamori looking away from him. He wanted to see her beautiful face 'Why won't she look at me…?' he thought to himself trying to look at her. Suddenly it hit him 'Is it...cause of the rumor!?' He thought maybe she heard the rumors and probably lost interest in him 'I'm going to kill whoever started this rumor…' he made an aggravating expression.
Hinamori saw his expression 'Oh god…I shouldn't have asked! Of course, it was busy and battles…I'm so stupid!' she shut her eyes tightly regretting her question with her hands gripping on her uniform robe.
'GREAT! Now look what you did genius….you scared her!' Hitsugaya saw her eyes shut tight 'I should probably just go…Or else things might get worse' as he put the tea cup down and got up. "…I should go, Good night."
"Oh…Okay, good night..." as she watched him close the door behind him. Hinamori quickly took a pillow and pressed it against her face. She started to mumble to herself trying to muffle her frustration. Hitsugaya outside walking towards his distract bit his bottom lip and smacked his forehead "Way to go, MORON! First day you come back, you make her uncomfortable!"
"Okay…calm down. I have a few days off, I'll take her out tomorrow" he said to himself and continued to walk to his room. As he entered, he undressed his robes and left his inner robe. As he put down his futon, he sighed as he laid down. It's been awhile his been back in his old room, Hitsugaya has been staying in Ichigo's place. The nights where there would be thunderstorms he thought about his childhood friend who was scared of thunder, would sneak in his room and sleep with him.
There wasn't a day that passed he wouldn't think about Hinamori. Being away for so long made him frustrated and easily in a bad mood. Now that he's back, the rumor made his life a living hell and wasn't in the mood to deal with it. He sighed laying in his futons "Good night…Bed-Wetter Momo" he quietly said, slowly he closed his turquoises eyes and slept. Tomorrow was going to be a big day for him.
Next morning, Hinamori walked inside her office and noticed all her paperwork has be complete. She slowly walked towards her table and rubbed her eyes "Eh?...All the paperwork is done? How?" then she saw the signatures, signed [Hitsugaya Toshiro, the 10th division captain]
"I finished them" a voice coming from the sofa and saw Hitsugaya sit up from the sofa with a yawn. Hinamori shocked that he was in her office "Hitsugaya-kun? You did this? Why…?" He stood up and walked towards her "There wasn't much so, I finished them. We're going to go out today."
She blinked "Huh? Why?" He looked at her, he didn't want to say why because he wanted to "…Just because, I need to buy something" he replied nervously. He turned away to hide his blushed face "hurry up" as he walked out the door. Hinamori still confused and followed him.
As they walked into the village, they passed by all sort of gift shops, dress stores, jewelry, and food stands. "Ah! These look so good!" Hinamori stopped by a korokke stand. "Hitsugaya-kun! Want one?" she asked as he shook his head "no, I'm fine."
"Okay…" she said as she ordered one. Watching the man mash a potato and add corn. Soon he formed it into a ball and deep fired it. As soon as Hinamori was about to pay, Hitsugaya paid for it "Here" as he gave her the hot crispy korokke.
"T-thank you…" as she gently took it from him. As they walked he looked at her as she ate the korokke, he smiled and noticed there was some crumbs on her face. "Oi..Bed-wetter, you got some on your face" as he reached to wipe off the crumbs, she quickly back away and started to wipe it off herself.
"I-It's okay! I got it!" Hitsugaya was taken back at her reaction. She clearly didn't want to be touched by him. His eyes soften with sadness as he lowered his hand down clinching his fist. As they continued to walk Hitsugaya noticed a shop with hair clips and stopped by to see what they had.
Hinamori looked and saw pretty hair clips as well. 'It's probably for his girlfriend…' she saw him looking at the hair clips with a serious face. "Hinamori…which one do you think looks good?" Hitsugaya asked as Hinamori looked "I…I don't know…" she saw one hair clip that was beautiful, she even wanted it herself.
Hitsugaya looked at her as she touched the turquoise hair clip with her fingers, she liked the color cause it would remind her of Hitsugaya. He smiled, he knew she wanted that one, her reaction was always the same whenever she liked something "We'll take that one" he said to the store worker.
"Yes sir!" the worker happily said as he took the hair clip and wrapped it in silk. Hitsugaya took the hairclip, placed it inside his robes and continued to look around.
She felt stupid for following him 'Of course he wants to buy something for his girlfriend but, didn't know what to get her so, he bought me out…' she knew it was too good to be true for him to ask her out on a date. Even when he has a girlfriend 'She's so lucky to have someone like Hitsugaya…' she thought to herself. The fact he would buy gifts for them without them knowing to surprise them and to show he was thinking about them always...regardless if she isn't there with him.
They sat down to have some lunch together at a Ramen stand. He noticed Hinamori was lost in her thoughts; she has been like this mostly though out the whole day. The stand seats were close causing Hinamori's arm to touch with his arm.
She blushed at the contact 'Mou…Why are you blushing, he already has a girlfriend! Just give up already…' she quickly looked away to hide her blushed face. Hitsugaya placed his elbow on the table and rested his head on the palms of his hand. He looking in the corner of his eye 'It can't be…she believes in the rumors, there's no way she would believe in such thing.'
As they food came out, they slowly began to eat. As she slurped her noodles she noticed her arm kept pushing Hitsugaya's arm "Ah sorry...It's a little crowded…" He looked at her and smiled "its fine" true it was a little crowed but the only way for them to be comfortable is to pull his arm out.
He gulped; it was a bold move but couldn't be helped. They were both right-handed and he didn't need his left hand to eat. Hitsugaya slowly pulled out his right arm and put it around Hinamori's waist. She froze to the touched and dropped her chopstick and spoon.
Hitsugaya continued to eat as he was blushing as well. Hinamori still frozen as she heard people whisper at the sight of the 10th captain wrapping his arm around someone. "H-H-Hitsugaya-kun…Y-Your arm" Hinamori was shuttering as she slowly towards him.
"its better this way, you don't have to worry about your arm hitting mine" he said cooly as he was nervous as well. Hinamori thought about it, it was true without his arm there they had plenty of space to eat without hitting her elbow against his. Hinamori smiled "I guess you're right! Thank you."
He was glad to see her smile 'thank god…Thought she was going to slap me there for a moment' he thought to himself as he let out a relief sigh. they continued to have their lunch together and felt eyes on her back. One they finished eating they decided to sit in a tea house, having some mochi rice cakes and green tea.
Taking a sip of tea and rice cakes, Hitsugaya couldn't keep his eyes off her. Hinamori still trying to avoid his eyes and fiddled her fingers around her tea cup as Hitsugaya poured her some tea. "Hinamori…is there something wrong?" he finally asked, he couldn't take It anymore. "Huh?" she looked at him as saw how serious he was.
"Uhm…No! N- Nothing wrong! Just thinking about some stuff…" she shuddered. "Don't lie…I know when something is bothering you" he said as he leaned in closer towards her.
Her heart was racing, she wanted to just run away and disappear. "Really…there's..nothing wrong!" she as she moved back from him. He sighed 'Momo…why are we drifting apart?' he thought to himself as they continued to drink their tea and rice cakes.
Walking back to her district, she opened the door "thank you for today…" she said quietly. "Yeah…It's good to see you again" he replied as he was about to reach for the hair clip in his robes.
"I'm sure your girlfriend would like the gift…good night, Hitsugaya-kun" his froze and felt like something worse than being stabbed but his heart stopped. He watched as she slid the door closed, as stood there in shocked, his world just shattered into pieces.
