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Chapter 3

I don't own Bleach (God I wish it was my idea)

Things got a lot better after that day. I spent the next few weeks going on walks with Izuru everyday. Although we had said all that I thought that was needed to be it still seemed to me that he was trying to make up for what was done. I was slowly getting more used to being out and about again. Izuru was going with the tossing me into deep end as a way to get me to open back up.

After a few weeks of having him with me walking past the 5th that I felt that maybe I was up for trying to go by myself. At first I just walked past and then I walked up to the door. One night I was out walking with no real place in mind I just wanted to walk. It wasn't until I looked up did I realize that I was standing in the middle of the 5th and in front of my bedroom door. I took a deep breath and pushed the door open not sure how I was going to react to being here. No one had touched anything and I only know that because everything was as I left it. I picked up my old Lieutenant badge and I sighed. But when I picked up my Zanpakutō glad to have it back but it was still covered in my blood. I was going to have to clean it but it just felt good to have it back in my hands. I told myself that I was going to clean it and start working with it tomorrow.

I just went back to my walk until it became dusk so I started walking back to the 10th. I turned a corner and saw Renji and Rukia talking to each other in front of the 6th Division. I stopped I was surprised to them because they where part of the group that went to the world of the living helping to help that guy that came to save Rukia named Ichigo. My knowledge about Ichigo was only from what both Renji and Rukia had told me about him. Rukia know more due to the fact that she had slept in his closet while she was living the first time in the world of the living. I found that kind of funny in hind sight after all I did find myself reading books in a closet.

I could tell that they where fighting rather then talking and I didn't want to snoop. But then again those two fought all the time so I king of wondered what they where fighting about. If maybe the fight was about a certain substitute soul reaper. I had a feeling that Renji was worried that Rukia might have started to develop feelings for Ichigo. I mean what kind of relationship do you have when you're willing to die to save the life of another. It was something that I understood with Tōshirō. I tried to sneak past them when Renji yelled over at me.

"Momo" Renji he said as he waved me over

I managed a smile and started walking to them Renji pulled me into a hug.

"You look much better" Rukia said as I stepped away from Renji "the color is back in your face"

"Where you coming from the 5th?" Renji asked looked at my Zanpakutō not looking at me "Please tell me that you didn't go by yourself."

"Does it matter" I asked him looking Rukia who had a worried look on her face

"what in the hell where you doing there?" He snapped and then turned to look away from me "have you lost you're mind I thought Izuru was going to stay with you so that you wouldn't be alone."

"Renji stop being an ass" Rukia said with a roll of her eyes "if she felt that she was ready then shut up"

Renji smiled at Rukia like she was the greatest thing in the world. Seeing that melted my heart and made me wish for something like that for myself. It was good to see that there relationship had survived and now seemed to thriving.

"I'm fine Renji" I stated with a small smile "It wasn't a big deal I just went in and got my Zanpakutō. I was in and out in like two minutes...no big deal."

"Is that blood" Renji asked as he took my Zanpakutō from me"Is that you're blood? Why haven't you cleaned it yet?"

I looked at Rukia who had an annoyed look on her face as she looked at Renji.

"I just got it" I stated with a sheepish looking hoping that they didn't see how much it did bother me that it did still have my blood on it "I plan to clean it tomorrow. Then I'm going to start training again."

"You're over reacting Renji" Rukia said putting her hand on his forehead "this is good news she wants to start training"

Rukia gave Renji a look that told made him back down. I wondered how she was able to do that because the most I could do was get those under me to stop talking with a slight look.

"Would you like me to walk you back to the 10th" Renji asked me

"No thank you" I said as I shock my head and smiled turning and walking away. "have a good night you two. Don't so anything I wouldn't do"

"Momo! They both yelled in surprise

I didn't look at them but I had a feeling that Renji's face was now the same color as his hair. I didn't get too far when Rukia start to talk to Renji again in a hushed tone.

"She looks almost back to normal" She said to him "And if she has her Zanpakutō then it must mean that she might be ready to return to work. Maybe I should talk to my brother and see if she can be placed in your division."

"No Captain Hitsugaya will look after her" Renji stated "they grew up together just like we did and I take good care of you don't I?"

"If you called that little stunt with Ichigo at the Sōkyoku taking care of me then I hope that Captain Hitsugaya does a better job." Rukia joked as she play punched him in the arm "Although I'm sure my brother is better..."

"I think it's sweet you want to protect her" he said "but she's in good hands with Hitsugaya just like you with me"

"I guess you're right" Rukia sighed and then it was quite for a moment and I think she kissed him "I'll see you later I'm going home"

I thought that it was very sweet of Rukia to offer to talk to her brother for me but I was able to look after myself. After all as soon as Captain Hitsugaya returned I'd leave the 10th for a new division wouldn't I. I never wanted to be that person that need someone to take care of me. I had so may wanting to do that at this point and I was just about over it. But I did understand why everyone seemed to want too. I looked up to Aizen from the moment he saved my life when I was at school. Then to have that taken away from me it was like having the bubble popped and I had lost a lot of faith in who I was for not being able to see what was going on.

With a sigh I walked the rest of the way to the 10th without running into anyone. I had a feeling that if Rukia and Renji where back in the back then others would be back too. When I walked into the 10th everything was how it had been when I left no signs of Captain Hitsugaya. I put my Zanpakutō on the wall and got ready for bed. As I was brushing my hair I decided to get up early in the morning I could clean my Zanpakutō and work out with Izuru and those of the 3rd. I know that I have a long road ahead of myself but I was looking forward to it. I wanted to get back to being a working member of 13 court guard squads.

They said that I was one of the best with Kidō; I would just say that I had a talent for it. if that was true then I was going to be needed. And if Aizen wanted to finish the job I'd give him one hell of a fight in order to do it. Maybe it was even time for me to get my Bankai. I don't think that it was going to happen in time, it takes years and I don't think I had that long. I looked back on my Zanpakutō and smiling to myself I crawled into the center of the bed and pulled the blanket over me. The last thought I had before I closed my eyes was 'at least I have a plan' and I did.

I used to be an extremely sound sleeper, I mean I would sleep through myself wetting the bed although that was when I was younger. And that was how I got that stupid nick name from Captain Hitsugaya 'bed wetter Momo'. And that was why I started calling him 'Lili Shiro' to make him mad just like being called 'bed wetter Momo' made me so mad. It was even joked that I could sleep through a boom going off and not even roll over. But ever since the day when Aizen stabbed me the slightest sound would wake me up. I was having a great dream when I was woken up by the sound of two people talking outside the door. I rolled over ready to get up and tell whoever that was to go away when I saw the shadows.

"Shouldn't we be quite in front of the door" The taller shadow said

"Momo sleeps like the dead" the shorter shadow said with a hit of a smile in his voice

"That was by far the longest meeting I've ever sat through" I know that it was Matsumoto "And in this silly school girl uniform too. Let me guess you want me in the office doing paper work early in the morning."

"Don't over sleep" Captain Hitsugaya said as the door started to slide open "good night"

"You're going in?" She asked him "isn't Momo asleep in there?"

He smiled and shrugged his shoulder.

"I'm just going into get a change of cloths" He explained to her " I'm not staying in this get up any longer then I have to. I'll sleeping on the couch in the office tonight."

The door open all the way and I rolled onto my back and acted like I was asleep. The last thing I wanted was for him to know that I had been awake for all that. I watched him through half closed eyes as he walk into the room and look at me. When a small smile crossed his lips I was a little surprised he never looked at me like that before. He looked around the room he walked over to my Zanpakutō. he walked over to it quickly and picked it up, he gave it a hard look almost like something was wrong with it. And I couldn't tell if it was happy that I had it or mad that I had it. Then his face went hard as stone when he saw that it was still covered in my blood. I pulled the blanket tighter to me when the room started to get cold. That was a sure sign I that he was mad and I didn't want to deal with him mad I just wanted to go back to sleep. I opened my eyes fully acting like the cold was what work me up and looked at him.

"Oh Captain Hitsugaya" I said "You're back"

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