Part One of my epilogue in three parts!

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The day after the competition ended, things pretty much went back to normal.

Matsumoto pranced into the Tenth Division office, brandishing a chrysanthemum. Plopping down onto the sofa, she promptly ignored her Taichou and began yanking petals off the flower.

"Gin."

One petal fell to the ground.

"Taichou."

A second one joined the first.

"Gin."

"Taichou."

Hitsugaya watched her, and prayed fervently that the flower had an odd number of petals.