Chapter 18. Looking Through Your Eyes

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Aqua eyes opened once again about half an hour later.

He simply could not sleep tonight.

The moonlight still painted the cave walls in a pale, silky radiance, like a misty pond during a small drizzle. Hitsugaya lifted his arms above his head and stretched, not thinking at the moment, and currently forgetting the sleeping girl that lay at his side. Her head drearily lifted from his shoulder, and she blinked her eyes tiredly. Hitsugaya cursed himself silently.

"Gomen Hinamori, I wasn't thinking." He apologized.

"I'll say." She replied in false annoyance. "Well now that I'm up, I know that I won't be able to fall asleep again for a while." Hitsugaya nodded in agreement.

The two of them leaned back against the rock walls, and peered through the hole in the roof. Surprisingly, the stars in Hueco Mundo were very similar to those in Soul Society as well as the Living World. From the position they were in, they could not see the moon, and only knew that it was there because of the light. Hinamori squinted her tired eyes a bit and Hitsugaya glanced at her curiously.

"That star looks brighter than all of the others, and its kind of purple." She nodded her head to one star to the left of their gazes. Hitsugaya too squinted to find out that she was right; it was very bright glittering with shimmers that he had never seen on a star before.

Hinamori glimpsed at Hitsugaya, her sparkling chestnut eyes staring deeply into his delicate aqua ones.

Look at the sky tell me what do you see?

Just close your eyes and describe it to me

The heavens are sparkling with starlight tonight

That's what I see through your eyes

Hitsugaya stared back into her eyes, but she broke their gaze with a shy smile and looked away.

Was that a blush that he had seen on her face?

Even in the shadows of the night, he could have sworn that he had seen a hint of pink on her cheeks. He smiled sheepishly, but just looked away, not wanting to make her feel uncomfortable.

But soon, his strong devotion to her caused his arm to slide around her shoulders and he pulled her close once again. Again she smile, her eyes beaming as strong as the stars themselves, but still, the boy detected pink on her face.

He felt her heartbeat pulse throughout her body, linking her to him. In the loneliness of the cave, it was almost as if her heart was pounding loudly, echoing for the entire world to hear.

Hitsugaya smiled sweetly, being glad to be alive, glad that she was alive, and glad that they had found each other.

I see the heavens each time that you smile

I hear your heartbeat just go on for miles

And suddenly I know my life is worthwhile

That's what I see through your eyes

Here in the night I see the sun

Here in the dark our two hearts are one

It's out of our hands we can't stop what we have begun

And love just took me by surprise

Looking through your eyes

Hinamori shook herself as a small, misty drizzle made its way through the opening in the roof, forming a small puddle in front of her.

She was puzzled; she thought that there was no water in Hueco Mundo. But as she glanced over at Hitsugaya, she understood. He smiled at her, and she reflected the gesture.

How in the world did he make it rain here?

She could hardly believe it, but she gave into the fact that he was 'The Boy Prodigy'. Both of them were quite relieved for the rain droplets steadily falling from the sky. Hitsugaya had gathered up enough energy to let a slight sprinkle come down on them. But the refreshment of the water did not last more than five minutes, but it was far better then nothing at all.

Hinamori blinked the rain out of her eyes, and shook her head, splattering Hitsugaya with more icy water that flew off from her drenched hair. Compared to the dry, thirsty state she had been in the last few days, she considered herself to be soaked.

Her brown eyes wandered to the little puddle in front of her, and she stared at her reflection.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed Hitsugaya gazing curiously into the water-mirror with her. Then she lifted her eyes to meet his, letting him see all of the trust and affection that she had for him. Hitsugaya saw this trust, and faith that she had put in him, and vowed silently to always be there for her.

I look at myself and instead I see us

Whoever I am now it feels like enough

And I see a girl who is learning to trust

That's who I see through you eyes

As the friends stared into each other's eyes Hitsugaya could no longer hold himself back.

He leaned forward and gently kissed her, his eyes closing sweetly.

Surprise blasted from the aura surrounding her, her eyes widened and she did not get a chance to return the kiss, for he had already pulled away.

She shied away from him, her heart racing. But after a moment or so, she slowly turned back to him, and gave him the sweetest and most adorable smile that he had ever seen. Although she said nothing, he could tell that her feelings were the same as his own; both wanted this to last forever.

"I'll never leave you, Hinamori. I love you." He confessed at last.

She smiled at him flattered, and blushing, she responded.

"I love you too, Hitsugaya-kun, I always have, and I always will." She promised.

Neither one had ever thought that such a strong love could ever exist.

They could only cherish the moment, and each other.

I see a night I wish could last forever

I see a world we're meant to see together

And it is so much more than I remember

More than I remember

More than I have known

Here in the night I see the sun

Here in the dark our two hearts are one

It's out of our hands we can't stop what we have begun

And love just took me by surprise

Looking through your eyes.

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A/N: Well there you have it!

Sorry it took so long, I was sick. I did not use the whole song because I did not like one verse xp

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