Words that will heal you heart
I don't own Bleach
this chapter is from Toshiro's point of view.
'I want to fight by my captain's side.'
Momo's last words to me before she went to take a shower kept replaying in my mind. Momo had always been a very loyal person; I never once not know that of her. I know that if push came to shove she would die for soul society, for what she believed in and most of all for me. I'd rather never see that day come but I still know that she would do it that's just who she was. I pulled out a dress that he had borrowed from Rukia a wile ago just for this day. I after all had this planed from the second that I returned to soul society. The dress was a simple one peace dress that the Quincy Uryu Ishida made for her when she was saved. I was sure Momo would look great in it even though she was lot taller then Rukia but it would do for tonight regardless.
"Momo I'm leaving you something to weir tonight on the back of the door." I told her opening the door to the bathroom hanging the dress on the other side of the door "don't take all night we have to be there at a certain time."
I walked into my closet and pulled out one of the outfits that I had from my time in the world of the living. I was not about to be caught dead in the school uniform again anytime soon but I did have other things. I ended up pulling out a black short slave collared shirt and a pair of tan pance. I looked at himself feeling like I really did looked the part and started to wait on Momo. I had no idea how long she was in the bathroom and I was to about to march into the bathroom and drag Momo out when she opened the door and walked out. She looked amazing!
"You're leaving your hair down?" I asked
I'll never admit this to anyone but I love it when her hair is down. She never left it down and I always wanted her leave it down more often. It makes her look even more beautiful then she already is. I wondered if she's take an order to leave it down from now on. I noticed that she blushed and went to start to put it up.
"I can put it up..." She started "Just give me a moment"
"No" I said "leave it...it looks nice."
She smiled at me, it still wasn't the smile that she used to have before all this happened. It was still this fake one that she has been showing since the day she woke up. I hated that fake smile it was just another reminder of what was done to her. I want so much to see the smile that used to light up everything and everyone around her. She always seemed to melt my heart with her smile. And that was all I seemed to need right now her real smile and the chance to see her happy again! To get the Momo that she once was back.
We stood there looking at each other for a moment when I reached out and took her hand and lead her out of the door of the 10th. I was a little worried that she wouldn't have fun tonight but I pushed that into the back of my mind. We walked to the gate that was opened for us. I held her hand the whole time I didn't care who saw and what they would say I just wanted to spend time with my Momo. The world of the living hadn't changed much since I was last here. I'm not really sure why but I started to drag Momo all over the city telling her all about the time I was here. I walked her past the High School that I went to, showed her the soccer field and told her all about playing. She lessened to everything I said with a smile on her face. It was an honest to god Momo smile. It felt so good to see it again.
"Well at least no hollows for you this time." I smiled at her remembering her first time she was in the world of living "Although if they show up we're more then a mach for them."
"Oh wow I hadn't thought about that" She gave a small smile "That was when Renji...I mean Captain Abarai and Captain Kari and I first caught his eye."
I know that she was talking about Aizen. I could tell when her smile faded that she was thinking about him. I noted that she looked different when she thought about him now a days. The truth is I was always SO jealous of Aizen when I was younger. He took my place in her heart and then he took her off to the 5th. When I went to school and then became a captain I was going at it as hard as I did because I wanted so badly to prove to Momo that I was the better man. I can't really tell you when I realized that I was in love with Momo but when Aizen tried to have Momo kill me and I was forced to defend myself from her something in me snapped. When I think back when I started to fight Gin it wasn't just because he made Momo spill her own blood it was the fact that he while fighting me he tried to kill her. I realized then that thought of living without her wasn't something I could. And then to top it off when Aizen tryed to kill her and she was bleeding to death I felt a part of myself lock up.
"May I ask you something Toshiro?" She asked me
"Of course Momo" I smiled at her "You can ask me anything"
I was leading her to the movie theater as we talked. Orihime told me that a movie was always a good first date. When I was staying with her and Matsumoto I told her all about Momo and how I wanted to maybe be more then just friends wih her. Orihime did one of her talking about nothing things and then stated to tell me about dating when Matsumoto stopped her. Now that I think about it I guess I really did stat to plan this date even way back then.
"Why" She started "Would you do all this for me?"
"Because you mean a lot to me..." I sighed "I thought that we had already covered all this"
She gave me a small smile as she pulled her hand from mine. She looked a little upset, I know we had to have this talk and I had to just do it from the look on her face.
"Yes we have covered this already" She smiled at me "That we grew up together and you're always going to take care of me, protect me, and kill that...what did you call him?"
"That Bastard" I smiled. "I'll kill that bastard for you!"
I wanted to promise her right then and there that I would kill Aizen. But I know that wasn't what she wanted she wanted to be able to fight for herself. In all truth I hated Aizen so much that I was wanted to kill him with my own two hands, to hell with my zanpakuto. He almost damn well took Momo from me. First he pusher her to thinking that she had to kill me and then he almost killed her. I on a small level didn't care that he wanted to take over Soul Society it was the fact that he almost took the most important thing from me. I looked over at her and felt the small amount of anger I was building fall.
"That morning that Matsumoto and I had lunch." She explained "She told me a few things"
"Like what?" I asked
I was a little worried. Matsumoto was...well Matsumoto and she's seen me at my best as well as my worst. And whatever she told Momo it was just the right kick in the butt that she needed. I ended up thanking Matsumoto big for helping Momo and my self. I ended up buying her the biggest amount of alcohol that I could find for her the morning after Momo and I fist slept together. I know it sounds bad that I thanked Matsumoto for the fact that Momo and I slept together.
"She said that when I was in my coma you were running on auto polite" Momo told me not looking at me "That you where not you well you. You didn't yell about the paper work and you where hardly at the 10th. And don't be mad at her she would eavesdrop on you talking to me. She said something about talking about when we where kids and how hard it was for you when I left for school. That I could call you Lil' Shiro all I wanted..."
She stopped talking as if thinking about what to say next. At that moment I was thinking about what I was going to do to Matsumoto she had said way to much.
"Do you remember what I said to you when you come into my office?" I asked
She nodded her head. I couldn't help the smile I gave her.
"I told you that you don't have to do this alone" I told her "I'll always be right here for you. I want you to know that no matter what I'll Protect you! I almost lost you to Aizen and it almost killed me...not the wound that he gave me it was seeing you in that coma Momo."
She stopped walking and looked at me. I couldn't tell if what I said was a good thing because she looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"I want to be here for you Momo" I told her "Not just as your Captain or Best friend...if you'll let me I want to always be by your side. I'll help you get your bamkai if you want it, I'll fight the biggest hallow if it's to much for you, I'll go to every party you want to drag me to if I can see you smile again and I'll kill Aizen of our vengeance if that will bring you peace of mind."
By this point I had pulled her into my arms. I felt her tears on my shoulder as I talked to her. I pulled her a little so we could start walking again we had to get to the movie theater.
"But why though" I asked "I understand the need to protect me and all but why?"
"Because" I said
I wanted to tell her that it was because I loved her but I couldn't do it. Some how here in the human world just didn't seem right. But then I looked in her eyes told me I had to tell her something.
"Momo to me you are the most important person in all of soul soucity" I told her
I don't know why I said that but I did and it felt so good to tell her.
"Toshiro?" She asked with a small voice
"Yeah Momo?" I stated
She looked at me with another small smile. It was almost a small glimps of what her old smile and it made everything that we had been through worth it.
"Thank you" She said to me with tears in her eyes "For everything!"
I hated to see her Momo cry. I think that I've seen her cry enough for two life times. If I had my way (and I do plan to I might add) Momo would never cry again. When I looked at her I couldn't help but smile softly at her. I reached out and whipped the tears with the tip of my fingers and leaned in and kissed her. I loved holding her. I really loved kissing her and I really really love...I'm sure you got the idea. We pulled away from each other and I looked at her.
"Come on Momo" I said to her "We have to be there by a certain time...come on where almost there!"
We got to the theater and I bought two tickets and we went into the theater. Momo looked really cute as she looked around everything. I let her look around for a wile since we still had time before the movie started. She was staring at a video game with her mouth open when I decided that it was time to go in.
"Come on Momo!" I smiled as I pulled her "It says theater 5 on the ticket so it's this way."
We walked to in and picked seats in the middle and she looked at me like she had no idea what to do now.
"Lil' Shiro" She asked me
"Yes" I smiled at being called Lil' Shiro
"Do we just sit here?" She asked me
I looked around at the other people in the theater and they were all just sitting and looking at the screen. Well not everyone, I couple in the way back looked like they were trying to eat each other faces.
"Looks like" I sighed "Unless you want to try and eat my face like that girl back there!"
Momo turned and looked at the couple and blushed.
"No...I think I'll pass" She stated "I kind of like your face just the way it is"
"Are you sure" I joked although I really wanted to kiss her "It looks kind of fun"
She looked at me and moved as far as her chair would let her go. I smiled I have seen her naked a few times now and here she is shy and not wanting to kiss me in front of a few living people. I leaned in and pulled her to me I put my arm around her and kissed her check. I was about to kiss her on her lips when the lighs went down and the movie stated. Or something called previews stated that is. Two and a half hours later we walked out of the movie holding hands and talking about how this whole thing was odd.
"Humans really do this for dates?" Momo asked me as we headed back to the gate to Soul Socity "It wasn't bad but...it was just well..."
"Odd" I finished "Did you like the movie?"
She smiled and nodded her head.
"Next time we'll do something in soul society."
She smiled a really big smile I think she liked the idea of going out with me again. That smile was worth everything that had happened lately. We walked back into soul society and into the 10th. I walked her to her bed room door although I had every intention for having her come over to my room later I wanted to do this date thing right. Orihime told me that after the date I was to walk her home and if she had a good time and liked me she might give me a good night kiss.
"Did you have fun" I asked her at the door to her room
"Yes" She smile "thank you for taking me"
She pushed the door open and looked in. I had all of her things moved into my room while we where at the movies. It was my little way of telling her that I wanted her with me. She looked in and turned to look at me.
"Um...Lil' Shiro" She asked "my things are missing"
"No they're not" I told her "I had them moved into my room...it's now our room."
She looked at me with an odd face.
"Then why did you walk me to my old room?" She asked me
"Because that's what you do." I told her "You walk her home and take her to her door. If she's had fun and had a good time she might kiss you good night."
She looked at me with a smile and pulled me to her kissing me. She pulled away and walked into her room she closed the door behind her. I didn't hear her move from that spot she was in.
"How long do I have to stay in here before I can go into the other room?" She asked from behind the door "Cause I'm kind of tired and I kind of want to get ready for bed."
I couldn't help but laugh and pushed the door open. I reached in and grabbed her arm and pulled her into our room.
"I'm sure you are" I told her opening the other door "when I was working on my bamkai I felt like I couldn't get enough sleep. and since you where having your butt handed to you you're going to need all the sleep you can get."
"Oh ha ha" She laughed "I'm going to bed."