Bankai in hand

I don't own Bleach

this is by Momo

I walked into soul society after my week long trip to the world of the living. And to tell the truth I was happy to be back. But I never even got a chance to get home I was stopped by a hell butterfly telling me that I had to go and see the old man. I didn't want to see him I wanted to see Toshiro and go back to the way things had been before I left. I sighed I know he wanted to know about what I had been doing. I had been in the world of the living for a week and now I was back.

Flash back

I was once again working on my bankai when I hard the door of the gym open. My first thoughts was that Tōshirō was worried about how long I was in here and was doing his check to see that I was still alive. But when I turned around it wasn't Tōshirō I saw it was Urahara himself. He put a kido spell in the door and started to talk to me but I was so lost in the fact that here he was that I didn't hear him tell me that Tōshirō had asked Urahara to help me get my bankai.

"You want you bankai am I right?" He asked me "I owe your captain so I'll help you get it!"

"How can you help me...wait!" I smiled knowing what was going to happen next "Are you talking about the same way that you got yours...in three days no less?!"

He smiled that odd smile of his.

"Wait why are you here?" I asked

"Like I said I owe your captain" He said "But if you mean soul society I'm here as part of the war and the fact that Rukia and Renji needed help. I'm sure you hard about them."

I nodded my head. I think I was the last one to see them before they left. This was really worried about them but Renji was a captain now and I was sure he could handle himself.

"Toshiro asked you to do this for me?" I asked

He didn't say anything to be he just looked at me. I looked out the window at Toshiro I couldn't believe that he would do all this for me. I know who he was thinking about and I felt myself blush.

"I'm taking you to the world of the living with me." He said to me "Something tells me that Captain Hitsugaya will be more of a distraction then help..."

"He hasn't been bad" I explained "Toshiro...um captain Hitsugaya has mostly been getting in the way more then anything! Very time I think I'm getting close he would walk into the gym and give me this look that made me want to stop!"

Urahara walked to the door and took down the kido that he had placed to keep everyone out and pushed open the door.

"I'm taking Lieutenant Hinamori um...Momo to the world of the living with me!" He told Toshiro "And it's just going to be her...you need to stay here and do what you do best!"

"It's just three days" Toshiro smirked "You can have a week at the latest but I'm not going to be doing all the paper work."

end of flash back

That week was the longest week of my life. To get my bankai I went through hell and back and even...well therapy. I learned that I shouldn't be mad at myself because of Aizen but at Aizen himself, I had to see for myself who he really was. When I finally got my bankai Kisuke Urahara took one look at it with a shocked look on his face and smiled. He told flat out not show it to anyone let alone what it really could really do. I myself was just as shocked...to tell you the truth I didn't see this coming it was such a flip for me.

flash back

"We really don't know who we can trust." He told me as he opened the gate for me "Just go to the old man and tell him that you have your bankai and to have him call me and I'll fill him in if he really has to know."

"What about my captain?" I asked "Should I not tell him as well?"

He gave me a soft look and smiled at me. I know that he know what I was really thinking about.

"Tobiume seems to trust him so I don't think you shouldn't as well" He told me "But remember to be careful Momo if it gets out what your bankai can really do I have a feeling that Aizen will come after you!"

The door opened and I took one last look at Urahara.

"He can try" I said definatly "But I'll be damned if I let him try to fool me again!"

end of flash back

I went to see Captain Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai as I was told to do not just by the Urahara but by the hell butterfly as well. The second that he was told that I was here to see him I was sent in. He was alone as I walked in and bowed. I was never really conferable with the head captain he was just to strong for me sometimes. I sat before him not really sure what to do and or say.

"You have returned" He said to me "Does this mean that you have completed your task?"

"Yes sir" I said "I have acheaved my bankai."

He smiled at me and walked over to me and took my zanpakutō and held it in his hands. He looked it up and down.

"I see" He smiled a big bold smile but then his eyes hardened and I know that he was about to order something of me "I am ordering you to tell no one what your bankai does! Not even Captain Hitsugaya do you understand?"

"But sir" I started but then thought better of it "yes sir"

He looked at me again with soft eyes and offered me his hand so that I could stand.

"You did very well Lieutenant Hinamori." He said to me walking with me to the door "I know that you have had a tough time with this. Aizen's betrayal of you must be hard for you but I know that everything will work out. I've been told that bit by bit the old Momo is coming back out I am glad to here that! Now go to the 10th and inform your captain that you have returned and have him reported to me tell him that I wish to talk to him as soon as he can get here."

"Yes sir" I said "Thank you sir!"

"Captain Hitsugaya was right" he said as I walked out of the room "He would be able to help you through this."

It was nice that Toshiro had said that. I was grateful that he wanted to help me so much. I smiled as I walk home I wanted nothing more then to get home and back to him. When I walked into the 10th I was greeted by a lot of smiling faces, A few welcome back Lieutenant and a very happy seated officer that from the look of it had been doing my paper work while I was gone. I walked into the office and was meet by my captain, best friend and dare I say it my lover.

"I'm back" I said to him in an up bet way "I have already reported to Captain Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai and he asked that I inform you that he wished to see you as soon as you can."

"Wecome back Momo." Tōshirō said with a small smile "and thank you for telling me...so did you get it?"

I couldn't help but smile at him.

"I did" I said "But I am unable to talk about it. I was ordered to tell no one about it by..."

"I get it" he snapped "Well you should take the rest of the day off I'm sure you need the rest. I'll see you later tonight"

I felt like he had just slaped me. He had never brushed me off like that before.

"Um Toshiro..." I started

"It's Captain Hitsugaya!" He snapped at me again "Just because you have your bankai doesn't mean that you don't have to address me as such!"

I felt the tears well in my eyes and as I stared at him like I had no idea who he was. Toshiro had never really ever snapped at me like this before and that was an honest to god snap. I never thought that he could ever be that mad at me. I walked out of the 10th and started to just walk around. I had nothing to do and no one to do it with when I once again ran into Captain Izuru Kira. I was starting to think that he might have a little thing for me.

"Momo your back!" He said "I was told that you went to go and spend time in your childhood home...was it nice being away from all this?"

"It was...well it was what it was" I stated "Did anything happen while I was gone? Captain Hitsugaya was...well he was odd to me!"

Izuru looked at me and shock his head no.

"No not that I know of...he's been fine...unless it's the rumors that has him on eager" He stated to explain "who knows if it's true or not but they're saying that Renji might not make it back that that his place will be filled by the next Lieutenant to get bankai!"

"But I don't get that he should know that I don't ever want to be a captain" I stated "I've never wanted that you know that..."

It made sense Toshito was thinking that I was going to leave him again and become a captain and never think of him again.

"How about this...how about we go and get some lunch" He stated "You look like you haven't had a good mean in weeks."

"Oh I was well taken care of" I said "It was just a lot of hard work while I was there...you know."

I went to lunch with Izuru and had a good time with him it was nice to just be sitting and not thinking about the war to come and the problems it would make. After we had finished he walked me back to the 10th. I wanted so badly to tell everyone that we saw that I had my bankai but I was under orders not to tell anyone after all. Once I was back in the 10th I found Toshiro sitting alone in the garden. He looked odd...almost like he wasn't himself. I decided that it was time to try and get whatever bug that was up his butt out. I walked over to him and sat down next to him.

"It's a nice day don't you think?" I tried "thanks for giving me the day off so I could be out in it. Did you go and see the old man?"

Tōshirō didn't say anything or even look at me.

"Do you know why I couldn't tell you about what it does?"

I sighed and decided to try again this time I was just going to through it out into the wind.

"So is it true?" I asked "Is it true that Renji might not make it back and that his seat is going to the next lieutenant with bankai? That would be Ikkaku Madarame right?"

"It would be him if he didn't go with his captain to go and save Renji's ass" Tōshirō stated "Now it looks like it very well could be you! Just what we need a bed wetter as a captain."

I just started to laugh. I thought that he was joking boy was I way wrong.

"This isn't funny Momo!" He snapped

"You of all people should know that I've never wanted to be a captain!" I smiled "They can give it...what's his name...Ichigo because I'll never take it!"

I was mad and this was the first time I was really really mad at him.

"May I remind you!" I snapped "that this was all your idea. You asked for Urahara to help me! You sent me into the world of the living, if this wasn't what you thought was going to happen then what did you think was!"

He didn't say anything, he just looked at me like I had lost my mind. So I got up and started to walk away from him. Part of me wanted to hit him over his white haired head of acting like a child but the other part of me know that it was just his way of reacting to what he was feeling. Our new relationship was really hard but I really couldn't do much about it.

"I'm going to go to bed."I sighed "I'll see you tomorrow"

With out another word I turned on my heals and headed to the room that was just mine. I wanted to be alone with my thoughts something was wrong and he wasn't telling me everything. But I really didn't care after all I had other things to worry about and my fight with Toshiro wasn't high on my list of things to worry about.

Sorry it took so long but anyway here you go...any if you don't like it Don't Tell Me!