Pairings: This chapter contains Hisagi x Hinamori, Kira x Hinamori, and Renji x Rukia
Rating: M
Warnings: There is also slight OOC, slight language, and minor sexual material
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach Tite Kubo does.

"Ukitake-soutaichou," Kira announced as he walked through the door, Hinamori by his side. "We have a request to make…"

The general sat in his chair at the end of the room, his head rested on his left arm which lay upon one of the armrests. He looked up at them with his dark eyes, the two captains only looking at him at not at each other. Kira had a look of despair in his eyes as he glanced at Hinamori, while Hinamori looked away from the 3rd Division captain, radiating her unhappiness. The two of them had changed from the first night together, they were starting to fall apart, and Ukitake knew why. Kira and Hinamori were slowly falling out of whatever pathetic amount of love they were in, and Hisagi Shuuhei was to blame. Hinamori made it obvious; she didn't want to be with Kira, she wanted to be with Hisagi.

"What is your request?" Ukitake asked as he looked at the couple.

"There's a rumor that is circulating that Kuchiki-taichou has a new lieutenant. We were wondering if we too are allowed to have our own lieutenants," Kira announced as he looked at Hinamori. "The 5th and the 3rd Divisions are not as strong as the 9th so I feel that you should put Hisagi on hold."

Ukitake could hear some malice in Kira's voice as he heard him say Hisagi's name. As the 3rd Division captain looked at Hinamori, he could see Hisagi's hands all over her, those cursed lips up against hers ever so passionately, and it put him through Hell. Through Ukitake's vision, he saw his student start to regret everything that he had accomplished as he saw Hinamori slip further and further away from his grasp, Hisagi possessing her completely. This only made the soutaichou wonder what really was going on between Hinamori and Hisagi all those months ago while Kira was working so hard. He only saw passion, and although there was no depth to it Ukitake knew that Hinamori was gone.

"Lieutenants?" Ukitake asked. "All because of Kuchiki?"

"Yes," Kira explained. "This is where we start making a difference, start standing on our own feet. We're going to need this to stand on our feet."

Ukitake looked at the 5th Division captain. "What about you, Hinamori-taichou? What do you think?"

She sighed as she closed her eyes. "It would give me more time to train. A lieutenant could do so much for me."

The way that Kira was looking at her made Ukitake's heart break. Kira was still looking at the skin of his "lover" seeing the invisible trails of his best friends tongue up against her, seeing the damned spots on her neck that those lips had conquered. Hinamori was tainted to him, yet he still wanted to try, he still wanted her for his own, blocking out all that Hisagi had ever done. It was easier said than done, that was for sure.

"Okay," Ukitake stood up as he looked at the two captains. "Hisagi-taichou is on hold. I currently have two shinigami who are formidable but have been evicted from their division by their captain…"

At that moment, Kira wished that he hadn't said anything as he saw the two shinigami walk in. Hisagi was put on hold; he was going to have to wait longer whereas Kira, to smite him had asked for one right away. There he saw Kotetsu Kiyone and Kotsubaki Sentaro. This was the start of their careers with lieutenants.

"These are the two that have openings," Ukitake smiled as he presented them his former 3rd Seats. "They will serve you two until the end of the world, they won't let you down. And now that they are separated, they are going to be less trouble."

Kira sighed. "I get Sentaro, don't I?"

"Of course," Ukitake answered.

Kira sighed yet again as he walked up to his new lieutenant. "I guess that makes me your new captain…"

Sentaro nodded. "I guess it does. You're a lucky man, Kira-taichou; you got the better one of us."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Kiyone asked as she looked at Sentaro.

"Exactly what it sounds like."

"You want to come over here and say that to my face?"

"Why would I?"

"Because you can't take that the 5th Division is better than the 3rd!"

"No way in hell."

Kira then turned to look at Hinamori only to see her walk into a corner. "Hinamori! What's wrong?"

"Why have you been looking at me like that?" Hinamori asked.

"My thoughts are difficult to get used to," Kira countered. "And think that he might have had sex with you…"

"That's none of your business!" Hinamori yelled as he she looked into Kira's eyes, hers starting to water. "All of this accusations, all of these hurtful words. If you don't trust me, say that you don't trust me!"

"Trust you? The man put his hands on you even though I said that I wanted you. He kissed you even when I said that I wanted to. He made you love him even when I said that I loved you," Kira argued. "I want to keep our friendship intact, but it's hard thinking of him next to you, that smile on your face when you were around him…"

"Izuru…" Hinamori whimpered. "You don't know what you're talking about. Are you saying that I'm a whore? Did you think that you're going to be the first one who I ever loved like that? You're not! There was someone else before you, before all od this Hisagi bullshit! If you can't handle that then get out of my face!"

"Hinamori…" Kira breathed as she walked out of the room, Kiyone running after her. "Damn it!"

"Losing her?" Ukitake asked.

"I don't know what's going on. I don't know why she won't tell me about what she and Hisagi did; I think that I have a right to know. And now this other guy… what the hell is she talking about?" Kira yelled.

Before Ukitake could answer, Kira ran out of the room, Sentaro in tow. The soutaichou sighed as he sat back down. "My, my…"

0o0o0o0o0o0

Hinamori then walked into the 10th Division, running through the halls as tears rolled down her cheeks. She ran faster than she had ever ran before, all of the members of the division looking at her calling out her name, she heeded then not. As she was at the door to the office, her whole body froze. All of the words that Kira had said only tormented her more as she thought of Hisagi.

She had fallen in love with him, but he refused to swallow his pride and be with her. He feared what Kira would do to him. All of this time, she had never found someone who loved her as much as Hisagi did, she had never found someone who she thought was going to make her eternally happy until she met Hisagi. All of the years of him on the outside looking in yet it wasn't until a few months again that she had fallen in love with him. Moving closer to the door, she knew that she needed to talk to someone.

The door opened as she looked into the office. "Hitsugaya-kun…"

Hitsugaya looked at his friend, tears rolling down her cheeks, the captain's eyes filled with the most concern Hinamori had ever seen. "Hinamori? What happened?"

"Can you keep a secret?" the 5th Division captain asked.

Hitsugaya nodded. "Matsumoto…"

"Rangiku-san can stay…" she breathed as she looked at the pregnant lieutenant. "She can know this too…" she walked into the office, closing the door behind her. "I've been going out of my mind for so long. Kira's driving me insane."

The 10th Division captain moved away from the door closer to Hinamori. "What are you talking about?"

"I don't love him," Hinamori breathed.

"Does Kira know this?" Matsumoto asked.

"I don't care if he does," Hinamori breathed again, more tears forming in her eyes. "I don't know what to do anymore. The man that wants to be with me is smothering me and the man that I love… he's too afraid to swallow his pride."

"I don't think he wants to choke," Matsumoto answered. "Men are strange creatures, all they have is there pride and once that goes away, they have nothing left. This man that you love, he's afraid of what's going to happen to him if he does let that all go, he doesn't want to leave himself vulnerable."

Hinamori closed her eyes. "But we've already been through so much together…"

Hitsugaya finally asked the question. "Who is he?"

The 5th Division captain didn't shudder as she heard those words, the feelings of fear weren't in her body, there was nothing holding her back from saying his name to the 10th Division captain and lieutenant. "Hisagi Shuuhei…"

"I knew it!" Matsumoto smiled. "You love Shuuhei!"

"But he hasn't done anything about it…"

"How's he supposed to when Kira's practically put a hit on him already," Hitsugaya breathed. "All of those times you were together, Kira was asking Abarai about what was going on with you…"

"You knew?" Hinamori asked.

"I'm not stupid," Hitsugaya answered.

"Shuuhei made it obvious," Matsumoto breathed, a smile on her face. "I think that he loves you more than anything. He really was acting strangely the whole time you were imprisoned. Taichou knew that something was going on, no man acts that way about someone if he doesn't care."

"But does he care?" Hinamori asked.

"Yes," Hitsugaya answered right before the door opened everyone in the room freezing as they saw who walked in. "Hisagi!"

"Kyouraku wanted me to drop these off for you, Hitsugaya-taichou," he placed a large stack on paper on Histugaya's desk, his eyes never leaving Hinamori's. "I didn't think that I'd see you here…"

"Likewise," Hinamori breathed as she licked her lips. "Kyouraku sent you?"

"Yeah," Hisagi answered as he looked at Hinamori.

Hinamori then looked at Hisagi's feet, trying to stop herself from staring. "I like your shoes…" she stated as she pointed to Hisagi's white heeled boots.

She then looked back up at Hisagi; he looked so different in his captain's haori. Long sleeves covered his masculine frame. The sleek, streamline look of his body while he was a lieutenant was masked as he changed rank. But as she looked at the boots, she was reminded of Tousen, the same man who had left that scar on his chest. She couldn't take her eyes off of him, even though he tried so hard to get her attention off of him.

"I like you with your hair down," he smiled as he moved to run a hand through her hair, Matsumoto choking on a squeal. "We should catch up some time."

"Now's good!" Matsumoto yelled.

"Now?" Hitsugaya asked.

"Now!" Matsumoto repeated. "I think it's time for your walk, taichou!"

"I'm not going to leave them in my office…"

"Don't be a child," Matsumoto argued.

"You're going to have a child, two if Ichimaru was right," Hitsugaya answered as they walked through the door. "You're going to clean up any mess that they leave, Matsumoto!"

As the door closed Hinamori looked at Hisagi. "Shuuhei…" she sighed. "I…"

"I know I haven't been the best to you, keeping secrets, lying. I want you to know that I thought about it while I was in the hospital," he breathed as he moved to sit on the couch next to her, his fingers running through her hair. "I can't live without you…"

"What?" Hinamori asked.

"I can't live without you…" he repeated. "I wanted to, I wanted to make Kira happy because I've never been able to do that, but I don't want to anymore. Momo… I know it's too late, I know I…"

She didn't let him finish his sentence, before he could let out another word; she pressed her lips up against his, her hand pulling gently at dark hair as she pulled him closer to her. His arms wrapped tightly around her as he increased the passion of their kiss, his tongue moving to enter her mouth, a moan passing her lips as she grabbed at his hair tighter, a purr bubbling from him.

Their kiss was short lived as they heard a voice from the door. "I knew that they were going to do this…"

"Don't stop them!" Matsumoto begged. "You're no fun, taichou…"

Hisagi blushed slightly as he stood up. "I should be getting back; I'll see you later, Hinamori-taichou…"

Hinamori nodded as Hisagi left, Matsumoto moving to her side. "Won't swallow his pride, huh? I think he just gulped it down, after all he needed his mouth to eat your face off…"

"I don't know what came over me," Hinamori breathed. "It was like I forgot about Kira the second that I saw him again."

"You don't kiss Kira like that," Matsumoto breathed.

Hitsugaya scoffed. "I'm so glad that we came back. If I had gone off with you only God knows what they would have done in here…"

Hinamori blushed. "I don't think Hisagi would…"

"I don't know if you saw that kiss," Matsumoto smiled. "He would…"

Hinamori bowed her head as she straightened out her hair. "It's going to be so weird talking to Kira after this…" she stood up. "I don't know what I'm doing…"

She walked out the door, touching her lips gently. I know what I'm doing for once in my life.

0o0o0o0o0o0

"Are you feeling alright?" Renji asked as Rukia walked back into the office. "That's the third time you've vomited today…"

"I'm fine," she breathed as she looked over at him.

"It's not contagious is it?" he smiled. "I don't want to be sick like you, looks like hell."

"Thank you for being sympathetic."

Renji sighed as he looked at her. "You should take the rest of the day off. I don't want you to get too sick. Rest would probably help you."

She shook her head as she looked at her fiancée. "Renji, this is nothing, it's just stress, once this is all over I'll be fine," she smiled. "But I appreciate that you are caring so much about me."

"Why wouldn't I?" he asked. "I'm your fiancé!"

Rukia closed her eyes as another pain went through her body, a small cry passing her lips. Renji's eyes lit up as he looked at her, his heart breaking as the pain came back. The two of them had been at war with each other for months as Rukia had become ill and detached. He didn't know what to do, there was so much that could have been occurring within the 13th Division that he was not aware of. He was buried in work as she chose to go out and train squads, even beyond the time when the rest of the squad came back. Suspicion rolled through his body like a poison, something wasn't right.

"Rukia," he breathed as he stood up walking toward her. "I want you to know that if any of this is my fault, I am deeply sorry. I know that I'm not the best captain… but I'm trying…"

"I know you are," she breathed.

"I'm trying to live up to the standards that your brother wants me to, but it's hard. It's so hard, but I'm doing this all because I love you so much," Renji answered, his rust colored eyes closing.

"I know you love me," Rukia breathed. "I love you too."

Renji sighed again. "I don't want you to get ill because I'm too weak to take care of this without you pulling my weight. I want to show you that I can do this as well. I want to pull my weight and you pull yours."

"This isn't because of you, Renji," she breathed. "You can stop apologizing."

Renji shook his head. "I want to know what this is…"

"And you will know, you have to stop pushing!"

"I'm not pushing!" Renji answered. "I'm concerned. I'm sorry that I care about you…"

Rukia shook her head. "You don't need to smother me like I'm a delicate flower. I'm fine on my own…"

"Why are you acting like this? Why are you lashing out at me?" Renji asked, already knowing the answer. "I'll stop…"

He closed his eyes as he thought of what was going on outside the 13th Divison, there were so many other men out there, Rukia had access to all of them since Renji was so busy. He start to feel sick to his stomach as he thought about what was going on, she had gotten sick due to the work, but she was easing some of the stress by spending time with another man. Renji closed his eyes as he felt tears start to form, his heart breaking as he knew what was happening to him.

He tasted the tang of vomit in this throat as he thought about what was occurring. All of the drama that he had heard from Kira and Ikkaku went deeper into his brain as he thought that the whole time he was in a nightmare as well. He no longer could look at Rukia and moved to look out the window, his heart stopping as his hands began to shake.

"So tomorrow… y-you're alright for that raining exercise right?" Renji asked as he choked on the words.

"I don't see why not…" she answered.

A tear rolled down Renji's cheek as he heard those words, his heart starting to break as he know understood that he was the least happy out of all of them. Rukia was no different than Hinamori; he felt Kira's pain as he looked at his fiancée. He almost sank to his knees as he thought of what was occurring, his world had been shattered.

"I have to go prepare for that…" Rukia breathed as she walked out of the room.

The second the door closed, Renji fell to his knees and let out a scream of anguish as he thought of what was occurring. This was only getting worse as he thought of everything that had slipped his mind. She had been avoiding him, not communicating with him, and he was only making her sick. He felt the warmth of vomit in his throat as he rested hi hand up against the window. His dream had turned into a nightmare. His happiness was broken.

There he lay for minute upon minute, cursing himself for everything that he had ever done. Tears fell from his eyes as he slowly lost grasp of what he deserved, getting only what he was dealt. Yet through the heartbreak he knew one truth was to remain, he had to remain the best captain that he could. He picked himself of the ground and heartlessly continued to do his work.

0o0o0o0o0o0

"Come in!" Ukitake announced as he heard someone outside the door.

"Juushirou," Kyouraku smiled as he walked through the door to his friend's feet. "I'm glad that you summoned me today, what seems to be the problem?"

Ukitake stood up. "Hueco Mundo."

"The place where the hollows live? What about it?" Kyouraku asked.

"Aizen has a fortress there; we haven't done anything about it yet…" Ukitake explained. "I don't know what he has controlling that place, but we have to lower their numbers if only a little. We have to destroy that palace."

"So what do you propose we do?" Kyouraku asked.

Each one of Ukitake's words stung like a poison. "We start thinking about war."

"War?" the 8th Division captain gasped. "But you hate war!"

"I know," Ukitake breathed as he closed his eyes. "But there is very little choice that we have now. We have to start preparing for what is to come, not matter what we have to do. First I have to think of what captains I need to send."

"This will be your first war that you declared as soutaichou," Kyouraku pointed out.

"I know," Ukitake breathed. "But without it, we'll all be dead.

The two then started making plans and dates as they thought to protect the Soul Society, the smell of war was going through the air as they made their first step to stopping a potential comeback of Aizen.

This chapter went deeper into what the Hisagi and Hinamori relationship is going to, I'm sorry for everyone who liked Kira. And at the same time I needed to show what is going on in the world of Renji and Rukia. In the next chapter it will go deeper into what is really going on between those two.

The next chapter we will see more about what's wrong with Rukia and find out more informatino about Hinamori's choice.

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