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Chapter 6 – The Beginning of a New Start
Days pasted which soon turned into weeks then turning into months; and Hinamori was finally regaining what she had lost…through all her years. Of course, she had no more memory of being living or her Rukongai days, since Hitsugaya said nothing every time he passed her. Hinamori now learning that she was very close to him, felt extremely guilty every time his name was brought up.
'Why did this have to happen?' Hinamori thought to herself as she walked back to her division. 'Why did I like Aizen? Did I love Shiro-chan?' She wasn't concentrating when she was walking and accidentally tripped over a broken piece of wood. She fell hard on the wooden planks and she could feel her knee starting to bleed.
At the moment, Hitsugaya had walked by and for the first time in many, many, many days, he acknowledged the fact that Hinamori was hurt; at least physically anyways. He rushed by her side and he asked how she got hurt and tried to comfort her; even though the pain was minor. Hinamori and Hitsugaya talked a bit when they were walking, well Hinamori limping, to the fourth division. 'I'm so happy; he isn't so cold like what everyone thought he was.' Hinamori thought happily.
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It was a sunny day in the spring, flowers were blooming, bees were buzzing and the wind was whistling. In the tenth division, Hitsugaya was just finishing up his last bits of paperwork when Matsumoto came knocking on the door. "Come in." Hitsugaya grumbled. It had been weeks since Matsumoto had done any paperwork; the last time Hitsugaya saw her do paperwork was when he went out to go train and forced the paper on Matsumoto…for at least a second anyways.
"Where have you been?!" Hitsugaya asked impatiently. Matsumoto, drunk like always, was slow on thinking and so she had no excuse this time. "There should be a new batch of paperwork delivered here soon; you will do all of it." Hitsugaya said evilly. Then he got up and left the room hearing only a mumble of how stupid paperwork was when he passed Matsumoto.
While walking towards the training ground, he saw Hinamori through her window, doing paperwork all alone, but still smiling. 'It must be pretty lonely to be the only one in her office and just doing paperwork; how can she smile like that?' He thought, baffled. Hinamori sensing his stare, looked up and through the window, but was too late; Hitsugaya had gone.
She smiled and went back to working, she knew that Hitsugaya had been there, and she was happy that he was finally opening up to her…again. This was a beginning of something new; a new start. She was going to be her old self again, even though she had no memory of it.
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Matsumoto was forced to do paperwork, at least one or more so that her taichou would know she did something. She sighed in frustration as she started her 7 sheet of paper, 'Why is taichou so mean???!!!' It must be hard for her….
A knock was heard on the door, and Matsumoto happily jumped up and opened the sliding door, and hugged her poor captain. "Welcome back!!" She said happily. Hitsugaya grumbled…he had to deal with his lazy fuku-taichou again. "I should go and ask for a new fuku-taichou……." He said quietly. Matsumoto got off him. "Okay taichou, I did some paperwork, I have to go now!" And she rushed out before he could say anything.
Hitsugaya reluctantly went to his desk and stared at what his fuku-taichou did in the past 5 hours and what he had to do for the rest of the day. '7 sheets only?! She's getting worse. She's useless, now I have to finish the next 1683 sheets.' Hitsugaya thought irritated.
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Hinamori was resting outside since she had been inside the whole time and was starting to get sick when Matsumoto sneaked up on her and jumped on her. "Hello Hinamori!!! Why are you so lonely sitting out here?" Matsumoto asked. Hinamori couldn't help but laugh at her friend's cheery voice. "Hello Matsumoto! I was just getting some air, I've been doing the paperwork inside and I started to get sick." Matsumoto sighed at the word 'paperwork' and took a seat down beside Hinamori. "I don't understand how you can stand all the paperwork by your lonely self!" Matsumoto complained. Hinamori smiled and paused before speaking. "What was Shiro-chan like before?" The question surprised Matsumoto and she had no time to react to her next question. "Was he less…cold?" The wind blew by and the silence was killing Hinamori.
"He was…" Matsumoto couldn't find the words to describe her taichou. The few seconds that passed by felt more like eternity then ever before. "He was… much different." Hinamori was going to ask more but Matsumoto quickly got up. "I'm thirsty; I'm going to get some sake! See you later Hinamori!"
"Bye Matsumoto!" Hinamori waved good-bye and the turned to the sky. Matsumoto could really change the mood whenever she wanted. But that was on the outside, whatever happened in the inside…was different. 'He was much different, huh? I wish I could remember what had happened in the past…the Rukongai days.'
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The days that soon passed by, Hitsugaya started to feel a little bit more himself ever since Hinamori had waken. It had been about a year since then, but rain still fell upon Soul Society every now and then. 'A year…' The sun was setting. 'Since Hinamori woke up. Her memories are new and refreshed. Everything expect the Rukongai days.' It felt weird to be look at the sunset again.
He hadn't felt this way since that time when Hinamori left Rukongai to become a shinigami. It was an odd feeling. It was like a mixture of being happy and sad, and wanting to be free. To grasp back the past memories that made you smile. It was a feeling of being scared of the future yet not wanting to let go of the past. It was indescribable.
When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice.
I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place
For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says
I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place
We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say.
I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place
For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
we were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen
We were only freshmen
Song: Freshmen
Artist: The Verve Pipe
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This is the end of this chapter! Thank you everyone who has waited so long for me to update and continues to read this story. Thank you!! There isn't much other than that. But it'd be nice if you could tell me what you thought of this chapter by clicking that 'submit review' button! I ONLY ADDED A VERSE IN THE SONG BTW!
