Chapter 3:

Young Toushiro was busy munching his slice of watermelon on the 10th Division office while Momo and Rangiku are busy talking. Momo had decided to pay a visit to Rangiku and brought young Toushiro along.

"So, how was your babysitting?" Rangiku asked as she let out a quiet giggle. Momo glanced at the busy eating young Toushiro. A blush crept out on her face when she remembered last night's events.

"Um, it's f-fine. He never gave me a problems." Momo said. Matsumoto raised an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh. Should I believe that? Then, what's with that blush on your face?" Rangiku inquired making Momo to blush more. Rangiku put her arm around Momo's shoulder and whispered.

"Did 'SOMETHING' happened?" Rangiku teased. Momo blushed even more.

"Wh-what? What are you talking about, Rangiku-san? I-I don't have idea what you're implying." Momo answered nervously.

"Hah! You know Momo, you're a bad liar. Now tell me what happened. Don't you trust me?" Rangiku said while looking at her with those cute puppy dog eyes. Momo sighed and finally gave in.

"He… H-He suddenly…kissed me last night…" Momo said in a low voice.

"What? He kissed you?" Rangiku squealed. Momo began to panic and blush even more than possible.

"R-Ra-Rangiku-san! Please don't scream it out that loud! He will hear you!" Momo said attempting to cover Rangiku's mouth. Too bad, young Toushiro already heard that. But he still munching his juicy watermelon and just continued listening to the two women.

"Ah, what happened? Tell me all the details! Tell me, tell me, tell me!" Rangiku sang. Momo blush even more again as she tried to remember what happened last night.

"Oh, you know, when I put him on my futon to let him sleep, he suddenly grabbed my wrist making me fall on him… Then… then… He kissed me..." Momo made it long story cut short. She skipped the part about what happened between Hayashi and the young Toushiro.

"Oh… where did he kiss you? On the lips?" Rangiku asked. Momo nodded.

"Kyaaaa! Kawaii!" Rangiku squealed. "But for a 1-year old like him… He was using his innocence to steal a kiss to poor little Momo-chan. Geez, what a sneaky brat…" Rangiku said teasingly commented. Young Toushiro heard her comment and a vein popped on his head. Young Toushiro picked up the whole watermelon beside him and threw it towards Rangiku. The whole watermelon hit Rangiku's head very hard making her fall on the floor with a loud thud.

"Aah! Rangiku-san! Are you alright?" Momo started to panic as she looked over the lying Rangiku. She then looked over the annoyed young Toushiro.

"Shiro-chan! Looked at what you did." Momo scolded. Young Toushiro ignored her and turned his back at her and continued eating. Then suddenly, a pissed-looking Rangiku sat up with a red big throbbing lump on her head where she was been hit by the watermelon.

"Taichou! That hurts!" Rangiku yelled. Young Toushiro just ignored her and continued munching his watermelon. Rangiku was ready to go after him when Momo stopped her.

"W-!ait! Stop Rangiku-san! He was just a 1-year old… Just bear with him." Momo pleaded. "And Shiro-chan, apologize to her!" But the young Toushiro just rolled his eyes and ignored her. She sighed in defeat.

"I'm very sorry, Rangiku-san. Maybe we should leave now." Momo said as she stood up. Rangiku angered slip away when she said that.

"Hey Hinamori.. It's okay. You don't have to leave." Rangiku pleaded.

"No, it's okay Rangiku-san. Besides, I need to cool down Shiro-chan. Bye Rangiku-san, see you." Momo stood up and walked over to the annoyed young Toushiro. She first cleaned the mess he had done and then she left afterwards. While walking back to her quarters, she looked over the young Toushiro in her arms. She sighed. "His stubbornness and short-temper attitude never changed." Momo thought as she sighed again. Then suddenly Yachiru jump in front of her from somewhere.

"Hi, Peachy!" Yachiru greeted.

"Kyaa! Yachiru-chan, you surprised me. Do you need something?" Momo asked. Yachiru was about to answer when she noticed the 1 year old Toushiro in Momo's arms.

"Hey, Peachy, who's that little kiddy you are holding? He kinda looked like whitey-chan of 10th Division." Yachiru said while giving a curious look towards young Toushiro. Meanwhile, young Toushiro glared at Yachiru when he heard her called him "whitey-chan and little kiddy".

"Oh. Um, you know…" Momo became nervous. Everyone in Gotei 13 didn't know what happened to the 10th Division captain. "Oh god, they still didn't know what happened to Shiro-chan. How I supposed to explain this?" Momo thought. Momo was lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice the two figures approaching her from behind.

"Ooohh, Hinamori-chan! It's been a while!" Kyouraku greeted her from behind making her jump for a few feet. Momo looked behind her to know who just spoke.

"Uwaah! Kyouraku-taichou! Ah, good day!" Momo greeted back. Meanwhile, Ukitake looked to the 1 year old Toushiro she have holding.

"Ah, Hinamori-fukutaichou, who is that cute little boy you're holding. He looks like Shiro-chan." Ukitake pointed on young Toushiro. Momo became nervous.

"Ah,well…uh…" Momo stuttered. "How I supposed to explain this? Rangiku-san, help me!" Momo thought.

"Aachooooo!" Rangiku sneezed. Kira and Hisagi looked at her.

"Whatcha, matter Rangiku-san?-hic-" asked by the drunk Hisagi. After Momo left the 10th Division office, Rangiku invited Kira and Hisagi in the office to drink sake again.

"Oh, nothing! There must be someone talking about me… Who knows…" Rangiku replied as she grabbed the bottle of sake and put it on her mouth to drink only to find out that it was empty already.

"Aaaah! Kira! You idiot! Why did you drank all my sake?" Rangiku yelled angrily at him.

"Ahaha, because -hic- you're not -hic- paying attention. -hic-" answered by a drunk Kira.

"You!" Rangiku yelled as she readied herself to pounce at him.

Kyouraku continued to look at the 1-year old Toushiro ,then idea hit him.

"Ah, Hinamori-chan, don't tell me he was your child to Hitsugaya-taichou!" Kyouraku teased. Momo blushed madly.

"Wh-what? No, i-it's not! He… He's not mine and Shiro-chan's child. And Shiro-chan doesn't have feelings to me in that way!" Momo denied. Young Toushiro frowned upon hearing it. "You idiot! Why did you think that I don't have feelings for you? Ever since we're little, I have LOVE you!" Toushiro confessed in his thoughts. "I wish I could turn back to normal already so that I can tell you how stupid you are for thinking that."

"Oh really. So…who was that boy?" Kyouraku asked. Momo sighed and explained it to them.

"So that was what happened. Oh… poor, Shiro-chan." Ukitake said as he ruffles young Toushiro's hair. Young Toushiro just glared at him.

"Hey Peachy, let's play with Whitey-chan!" Yachiru exclaimed. Momo looked down at her.

"Uh, um— Ah! Yachiru-chan, don't!" Momo called for her as Yachiru already drag young Toushiro along with her. "Oh geez, I have a bad feeling about this." Momo thought. Then she turned around towards the two captains.

"Ah, goodbye Ukitake-taichou, Kyouraku-taichou. Please just explain the situation to Captain Commander. Thank you." And then Momo fled to follow Yachiru and young Toushiro.

To be continued…