Author's note: Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a AWESOME Christmas week, what better way to start off the Friday with an update! *Cheers* I know it took me awhile to update this fanfiction, was busy working on "Werewolf academy" and preparing for the Christmas week. CRAZY! But, don't worry I haven't forgotten about this and thank you guys for being so patent with me! Here is another update, enjoy the weekends folks and safe safe! AS ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIEWS AND STAY AWESOME! P.S- Looking for something fun to read for the Holidays? Check out my one-shot "Hitsugaya & Hinamori's New Year" **Please NO FLAMES**

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"Talking" 'Thinking' "memories"


The Rumor

By:Hitsuhinax1

Chapter 3: Matsumoto to the rescue!

Next day, Soul Society was filled with whispers about the rumors being true. It gotten worse than before…"No way! You saw them too!?" One female shinigami said to her friend "Not clearly, but he was all over her! WHO IS SHE!? I can't believe it's true Hitsugaya Taicho has a girlfriend!" chatter among the girls as someone appeared from behind.

"Hitsugaya Taicho has a girlfriend?" a voice said from behind them "YES! Haven't you-" The shinigami was about to reply as she stopped to see a tall busty short strawberry blond vice-captain with her hands on her hips.

"EEE! Matsumoto-fukutaicho!" they cried, as Matsumoto glared down at the girls. "Now that I have your attention, tell me what this rumor ladies…" Matsumoto said in a threaten voice and devilish smile.

In the 10th division, Hitsugaya was sitting on his seat with his elbows on the table and both hands holding his head as he looked down on his table at the silk wrapped gift he brought yesterday. He didn't care if there was unfinished paperwork on his table or if his vice-captain was missing, he was clearly troubled.

"I'm sure your girlfriend would like the gift…"

The words she said to him rang inside his head, hardly getting any sleep last night. 'Momo…' he stared at the gift; he finally realized why she was acting distant but couldn't believe she would believe in such outrageous rumor.

The time he was stationed in the human world, he only thought about her and promised to come back for her. He was too young back then to realize his feelings but, now he knew what he wanted. But, he felt completely shut down by her, how long has she known about the rumor?

Did she already lose interest? Questions ran through his mind making him lose all hope, he sighed 'I swear once I get my hands on whoever is making this rumor I'm going to-' suddenly the door slide open with his vice-captain walking in.

"Alright Taicho, spill it! Who have you been seeing!? And don't be lying to me either, how can you do this to Momo-chan?!" Matsumoto crossed her arms as Hitsugaya slowly raised his head and giving her the death glare. He couldn't believe what kind of situation he was in; even his vice-captain was accusing him.

"You can't be serious you believe in that rumor as well…" he glared at her; he was in no mood to deal with this anymore. Matsumoto taken back at her captain's expression "so…it's not true? But, new rumor has it that you went to the Ramen stand with a female shinigami yesterday and was all over her!"

Hitsugaya turned dark as his cold reiatsu was leaking around him. He couldn't believe how fast the rumors spread just in one day like a virus. Now, the rumor made it sound like he was some kind of pervert…calming himself down he took a deep breath.

"I went out with Hinamori to the village and ate at the ramen stand over there" he said calmy. Matsumoto's expression turned into happiness "OH MY GOD TAICHO! YOU FINALLY DID IT!" as she jumped around the office with joy.

"MATSUMOTO!" he yelled as she froze in the middle of the room. "It's not what you think happened…" he sighed and leaned back in his chair. Matsumoto blinked "Huh…? You didn't ask her out?" Hitsugaya sat there quietly without a response.

They sat there for a moment in till Matsumoto snapped her fingers "OOHH…I see what happened, you thought that was a date but Momo-chan believes you already have a girlfriend cause of the rumor so, she lost interest in you." Hitsugaya felt an arrow shot into his heart, she was dead on right…

"I could see that happening…You know, She's probably supporting you and will only think of you as ONLY a childhood friend now" she bluntly said as two more arrows shot into his heart. "Taicho, you really are hopeless…Did you know that?" Matsumoto crossed her arms as Hitsugaya laid flat on his desk from the hurtful words that his vice-captain shot at him.

"Thanks Matsumoto…you're VERY helpful…" Hitsugaya said sarcastically as he laid there as if he was dead. Matsumoto sat there watching her dead captain suffer, she knew her captain was in love with Hinamori since but never had the guts to show it.

"OKAY TAICHO, TIME MAN UP!" Matsumoto stood up quickly as Hitsugaya turned his head and glared at his vice-captain. "Huh?" he replied with a stern look "Taicho! We can use this rumor to our advantage!" she said with a wink.

Hitsugaya lifted his head up and still looking at his vice-captain with a stern look "Advantage?" Matsumoto nodded "Yep! Rumor is you have a girlfriend so…we make Momo-chan YOUR GIRLFRIEND! It's a win-win situation!"

He sat there quietly staring at his vice-captain smiling soon, he put his head back down "go away Matsumoto." Matsumoto shook him "TAICHO! I PROMISE, MY PLAN IS FLAWLESS!" Hitsugaya knew his vice-captain's plan would always be bad ideas or ridiculous ideas, yet he always gets pushed into it.

Matsumoto shaking him as he still laid his head down "TAICHO!? Are you listen!?" he clearly was just ignoring her and wanted to stay like this in till she gave up but he knew how stubborn she was and probably will stay in till he gave in.

Continued to be shaken by his vice-captain, he started to feel sick as he left out a defeated sigh "FINE…What is your plan?" She stopped and put her hands on her hips "Like I said plan is to make the rumor about you and Momo-chan! Now this is how our plan goes…" she whispered towards her captain as his eyes widen and showed a hint of pink on his cheeks.