Kill me if you want, because I know I haven't updated in such a long time I probably seem dead to all of you people. But I plan on finishing this update in a day or two, but I'm going to do it, SO HIP HIP HOORAY FOR ME!! Anyways, thanks so much everyone for sticking with me, THUS WE SHALL MOVE ONWARD!
Chapter 19 – Gift full of Music
To Hinamori, everything happened in slow motion, the present falling at an awkward angle, creating a thump in the quiet night, the box inside the boxes slowly unfolded due to the pressure of the fall, and the music had started playing.
The summer air was heavy and s-s-sweet
You and I-I-I-I on a cro-o-o-wded street
There was mu-u-u-sic everyw-whe-e-re…
Everything was messed up, the song went wrong (most likely from the fall), the tune off, lyrics messed, and the little music snow globe had a little crack in it. The figurines (which were a snowman, a little boy and a little girl) had all broke off except the little boy. "I'm so sorry Hitsugaya-kun!!!!!!" Hinamori broke down and started sobbing, even though it wasn't actually her fault…. She looked at all the hard work and dedication she put into the snow globe…and where she had to get the materials from and learn how to make it. A gentle hand landed on Hinamori's shaking shoulder, "It's not your fault." Hitsugaya said; his voice rough and sure. Hinamori took a deep breathe before continuing, so she was calm enough to reply, "I'm sorry…."
"It's not your fault already!"
"…Happy birthday Hitsugaya-kun." Hinamori smiled at him, as she continued to listen to the broken music snow globe. For the next ten minutes, the two of them didn't move, and didn't say anything, but listen to the song replay itself. Then realization dawned upon Hinamori, "We need to get to your party!"
"You're right!" Hitsugaya exclaimed and quickly got up to close the musical globe (it's attached to the box, so you just close the box, and the thing stops playing). Quickly, Hitsugaya and Hinamori ran towards the party, but Hitsugaya was faster and reached there before Hinamori. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAICHOU, YOU WERE 5 HOURS LATE!!!" A drunken Matsumoto jumped on Hitsugaya as soon as he entered through the door. Hinamori had just arrived to see him get squished by Matsumoto…who then fell asleep. Trying to crawl his way out/up from Matsumoto, Hitsugaya was exhausted once he got out. "Are you okay Hitsugaya-kun?"
"I'm fine, and its Hitsugaya taichou to you!" He clearly stated. The squished captain had not disturbed the party, as majority of them were drunk and didn't even notice. Dusting himself off for a mere second, he went inside the party with Hinamori following quietly behind. Up on by the ceiling, stretching from wall to wall, was a banner that was probably gotten from the real world; that said: "Happy Birthday 10th Division Taichou!" The minority of the taichous that bothered to greet him were Yamato-taichou and Byakuya.
Hinamori had already been grabbed by a drunken Renji and forced to drink some sake…and somehow managed to get away from him after only 2 cup fills. She decided to sit on a chair and watch Hitsugaya who was being wished a happy birthday by many guests. Noticing someone watching him, he turned and saw Hinamori. He casually walked towards her and sat down beside her. Before either of them could say anything, Matsumoto randomly popped out of no where and screamed out loud: "TIME FOR THE DANCE!" As if on cue, music from who knows where started to play…slow music, music for waltzing or ballroom dancing. "IN HONOUR OF HITSUGAYA-TAICHOU, WE SHALL LET HIM LEAD THE DANCE! PICK YOUR PARTNER!!!!" At the exact moment, Matsumoto grabbed whoever was closest (poor Hinamori) and started dancing with her. By dancing, I mean by swinging her to and fro, making her quite dizzy. Thankfully, Hitsugaya hurried and grabbed Hinamori back before she threw up.
"Uhh….arigato Hitsugaya-kun…" Hinamori blushed lightly. Hitsugaya did the same. "AND HE CHOOSES HINAMORI TO DANCE WITH!" Matsumoto continued to dance solo, even though she thought she was dancing with someone. "Err…" Hinamori shuffled her feet and avoided Hitsugaya's eyes and she stood in front of him. Hitsugaya wasn't really looking at her either, embarrassed and a little shocked, and of course, he had no clue of what to do. Suddenly, good old drunken Matsumoto pushed Hinamori towards Hitsugaya. "Ah!" She clutched onto him, and with the sudden movement, he swayed a bit, and quickly grabbed her so he looked like was dancing with her. The group cheered and clapped for them and swung and dance themselves. Hinamori quickly got off, apologized and walked away, leaving Hitsugaya there thinking about why he enjoyed the 'dance' so much.
Hitsugaya quietly and quickly returned home, thankful to finally be out of the crazy place. Too lazy to clean up his office from the mail (which is odd) and noticed that the music box was still where he left it. Sighing, he grabbed it and walked outside (where dawn was only a few hours away) and looked for a peaceful spot to sit. Under a peach tree, he opened the box carefully, just in case….
The sum-sum-summer air was he-hea-heavy and swee-sweet
You-you-you and I on-on a cro-crowded stree-ee-eee-t
He closed the box. 'You really are an idiot, dropping the box.'
'Shut up! Why don't you be useful and tell me what I should do about it like other consciences?'
'Maybe because I'm not like other ones? How about you go find Hinamori and ask her how she made it? Then maybe you could fix it.'
'But she'd take offence. It'd seem like I wouldn't like the way it is.'
'Well, do you like it the way it is?'
'….'
'Of course you do, Hinamori made it just for you!'
'What are you hinting at?'
'YOU LOVE HER, YOU LOVE HER, YOU LOVE HER LOTS! ADMIT IT!'
'….' He wasn't sure whether his conscience was right or not, but he certainly did think he felt more attached to her. Maybe he did like a little more than other people, BUT HE CERTAINLY DID NOT LOVE HER…maybe…. He couldn't stand his conscience and opened the music box, listening to the broken music until he drifted to sleep.
Hinamori didn't know why her heart had beaten so fast when she got so close to him, in fact, she thought she was going to die of her heart beating too fast when Matsumoto pushed her into him. The answer was plain obvious, but she refused to admit she liked her childhood friend. It didn't seem right; it didn't seem possible, anyways, even if she did like him, would he return her feelings? He could possibly like someone else, not quite sure whom, but that was possible…and more likely according to her. After the minor incident, she quickly left the party and returned to her room to rest for a bit, unaware of the time that passed by. She laid in bed before her conscience had invaded her private thoughts. 'Wasn't that sweet?'
'Oh no, it's you again...and what was sweet?'
'You and your lover "dancing" for a momentary time.'
'Who was...HE IS NOT MY LOVER!'
'Now didn't we go through this before, you love him and that's the truth. It's not that bad you know, true love...'
'You...you...-sigh- whatever.' Hinamori was going to go back to the party, but instantly fell asleep as soon as her conscience had stop talking.
When she finally came to, it was a bit past dawn and the party was obviously over. Laying in bed, she thought over the events of yesterday, and that was probably when she realized that she did love him. She wasn't sure if it was love like the couples in the TV shows, or love like childhood friends, but she still realized that she loved him. It felt odd to her, this weird sensation that flooded her senses and took over her body, and knowing why was probably why it was so uncomfortable to her. Sighing, she finally sat up and stared out the window, she was trying to figure out whether she should or shouldn't do her paperwork; she decided not to. She laid down back in bed for the next few hours, got up, then laid back down. By the time the sun was high in the sky, Hinamori was sitting at her desk, piles of paperwork surrounding her, but she didn't even bother to touch them. She starred out the window for the whole day, getting up only to go to the bathroom, and for that whole day, no one (for whatever reason) came to bother her, or even crossed the path that she starred out to. And for the next four days, she didn't visit Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya was worried, Hinamori hadn't visited, or even talked to him, for the past four days. She didn't even talk to Matsumoto, other than exchanging greetings, for the four days. Tomorrow would be Christmas, a day of happiness and giving (that's not the exact definition to Hitsugaya though), and Hinamori ALWAYS celebrated Christmas (excluding the time she was in coma) and even then, she seemed to have smiled more often in her coma. But this year, why wasn't she here to celebrate with him? Was she so busy making a gift of some sort for him or for other friends? Maybe that was it, she was probably busy...and speaking of which, he had to get his present for her done. He stared out the window for the longest time ever, and sighed, maybe he'd just get her something simple, people always did say simple things are the most important (A/N: I'm just making that up, I haven't an actual clue if that's true or not). Then an idea popped into his head, he's never seen her wear one, so it was the perfect present. Though it was a little out of season if he went with the usual, so he'd make it something that was more related to him then her. The thought made him smile a bit, and made him a lot happier than he usually is...but hey, Christmas is the time for being happy. ANYWAYS, we are talking about the person he loves.
It was dawn of Christmas. "Ahh!" She quickly got up and combed out her hair, put it back into a bun and rushed outside in the cold. (I completely forgot it was winter time…) She didn't know why she was in a hurry, and hadn't an idea of where she was going, but her feet led to the tenth division. She barely even realized that she had swung open the door. She didn't even know why she shouted out what she did, but hey, it was the truth. It was sudden, and Hitsugaya certainly wasn't expecting the sudden outburst, but she shouted it all right, loud and clear. Maybe it was her conscience that forced her to admit it, but one way or the other, and for whatever reason, she had shouted out: "MERRY CHRISTMAS HITSUGAYA-KUN!" She didn't even have an idea of what to give him for Christmas, but just as she shouted the words, she knew exactly what the gift would be. She walked up to him, and faster than he could comprehend, she kissed him on the cheek, and quickly ran out.
Hitsugaya played the words that he heard from Hinamori right after she kissed him…and he felt one, shocked, and two, like his Christmas got a whole lot better. "I love you."
YES, QUITE OOC, BUT HEYYYYYYY I TRIED, I REALLY REALLY DID TRY!!!!! IT'S NOT EASY TO WRITE SOMEONE CONFESSING, SO THERE! GIVE ME SOME CREDIT...OKAY, SO YES, IT SUCKED, BUT I TRIED!
DON'T KILL ME; I HAVE MY REASONS, SPARE ME PLEASE! Okay so first off, I had like, a gazillion tests and projects to do, second, I had writer's block and had absolutely no clue of what to write, and third, I completely forgot about updating for half the month…SO SPARE ME! And as long as you're not like my friends who say: "Excuses are for L-O-S-E-R-S!" Then I should be okay. So here's the finish off of this extremely short update! I'll try to update ASAP because I haven't updated this story for some time…
