It's Time to Party...I Guess
I don't own Bleach
this is by Toshiro
Everyone was either at or on the way to Renji's birthday party when I finally decided that it was time to get it over with. I had a feeling that I was going to have to drag Rangiku back to the 10th because she would most likely be drunk by now. I sighed and took off my Captain robe I didn't feel like changing so I just walked out of the 10th as is and headed to the damn party. As I walked I just kept thinking about how much I hate parties and that's why I didn't have one for my birthday last year, hell that was why I never really had one.
Sure enough everyone and I mean everyone was here. From kids just entering the 13 Court Guard Squads and even some of those from the world of the living. Ichigo, Chad, Orihime (I would have to go and say hello to her. She was a good friend while Rangiku and I lived with her) and I'll be damned even the quincy Uryū. How in the name of all the gods did they get the quincy back into Soul society; I'll ever know after all I thought that the quincy's hated all of us soul reapers. I noticed that Ichigo and Orihime were holding hands that was nice to see. I had always thought that Ichigo and Rukia would end up together after all he had almost died to save her life and then she going out of her way to help him. I always thought that Renji might be fighting an uphill fight. As I stood alone I couldn't help but but think that it's nice to see that everyone had someone. I realized then that Renji really is the glue in a lot of peoples lives. Everyone seemed to like Renji and that was fine with me. Let him be the favorite caption. As long as he didn't end up like Aizen then I really didn't care.
It was then that I took a good look at myself and everyone around me. I was the only one in my uniform. I looked around the party and saw everyone was dressed up like this was some kind of festival. I almost stuck out like a sore thumb if it wasn't for Byakuya I would be the only one still in uniform so that made me fell a little better. Not much better but a little better. I found the one person I wanted to see most. Momo sure enough would be here but when I found her she didn't look like she was alone. True she was talking to Renji who is her caption and also one of her friend from the academy but it was the third person with her pissed who me off to no end!
It was Izuru Kira and from the way he was walking with her and touching her I thought that she was with him. The way he touched her shoulder as he got her attention I thought I was going to have to kill him. Several people walked by me when I saw Izuru complained about how cold it had just become. I never didn't like the way he looked at her. It always seemed like he was there when she was upset or sad. I always had a feeling that he wanted something more from her then just a friendship. I know that when Momo left the 10th, she had been spending more and more time with him then I would have liked. I was about to march over to them pull her away from the two men give her to Rukia asking her to take Momo out of the party and then go and kick Izuru's ass. But I never got the chance I was about to take a step when something stopped me well more like someone stopped me. But that someone had nothing to do with me.
Rangiku walked over to the three friends, she said something to Momo that made her look mad, sad and then blush. She turned and talked to Renji for a momeant it looked like she was wishing him a happy birthday. She turn put her hand on Izuru forearm and pulled him away from Momo and started to talk to him. That was all well and good but that wasn't what got me to back off. No, no it was when he leaned in and kissed her that I felt floored. I know that the two of them had been drinking a lot together since Gin had come out with what he was really doing. I had no idea at all that it was at this level. Good for them! I bet money that if Gin could see this he wouldn't be at all happy. His old childhood friend and I bet at one point lover and his former lieutenant a item. Momo and Renji smiled at each other and pointed at Izuru as he blushed and rubbed the back of his head. Those three really did make a good team...I make a mental note of that for the war to come.
I was tossing around the thought of walking over and saying hello and happy birthday to Renji and then to just get the hell out. I was already over the party and I could always come up with some other reason to talk to Momo she just looked happy. I mean really happy as she talked to Renji and helped make fun of Izuru. I just didn't have the heart to walk over and stop that. Then as if Rukia know what I wanted she walked up to Renji and took his big hand in both of her small hands and pulled him over to Ichigo. Momo smiled and just walked away. I should have just let her go and follow my orders but I just can't help myself. So I followed her, I had to talk to her, I had to see her up close.
I meet her at a table with all the food on it as she started getting something. That was the first time I noticed what she had on, she was dressed in an emerald green and an icy blue, this was a very different look for her. She normally had such girlie colors on when she wasn't in uniform. I couldn't help but think that this had something to do with me. The emerald almost matched my eyes and the icy blue well that just screamed ice. I couldn't tell if I was pleased or sad by her color change I always loved the way that pinks lit up her face. She was picking up a plate when I walked over to her, picking up a plate of my own. We didn't say anything or even look at each other.
"Captain Hitsugaya" she finaly said to me coldly.
"Lieutenant Hinamori" I said just as cold.
With in that one momeant I know that she still wasn't happy with me. I put the plate down I didn't really want anything to eat. I wasn't really hungry I just wanted to be close to her. And if that meant she wouldn't say more then two words to me I'd take whatever I could get. I wounder if this is what starker is...watching always watching. This was the first time I really looked around me everyone was happy I bet Momo and I looked like the saddest two people in all of soul society. I was going to turn and say something to Momo. But I never got the chance I saw her walk out of the party. I guess she had about all she could take of it too. I don't blame her, hell I had just gotten here and I was ready to go. So I did something stupid I followed her. I caught up to her really fast I mean she was just walking.
"What do you want" She asked wheeling around to look at me
I looked at her I was waiting for the glow of her kido. The last time we had a fight it lead to her and I using kido on each other.
"I wanted to talk to you" I answered truthfully
She didn't look at me she turned around and started to walk away from the party. I ran after her I couldn't help it I had to make this right make her see that as soon as it was safe I was going to take her back to the 10th if she wanted, hell I'd take her back to our childhood home and I'd never leave her side again.
"What do you want to talk to me about!" she asked a little more mad then before "I though we had it all said when I left the 10th."
"Not at all Momo" I said with a smile although my smile had nothing to do with being happy "I never got to give you my side. You just ran off and pulled yourself out of my division. You have no idea what that was like Momo."
This got her to look at me. She turned to look at me with such fire behind her eyes.
"Oh did I offend the great child prodigy; Did I...poor little Momo piss off youngest ever to reach the rank of captain." She said to me with such anger "Tell me how did this bed wetter was ever offend you"
"Don't be stupid Momo! This has nothing to do with me being a captain." I said raising my voice a level "Its about you walking out on me...me Toshiro not on me captain Hitsugaya. Hell if it was just about that I wouldn't be here fighting with you!"
She looked me and started to walk away form again but at least as she walked she talked.
"Sure" She sighed "But let me remind you, you are always going to be Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya."
I couldn't help but pull her to me and I smiled as she let me. I tucked her head under my chin as I held her close I just wanted to touch her and this hug was great and all I needed.
"I need you to understand this Momo" I whispered into her ear "I was ordered to keep my distance from you. I want nothing more then to keep you close and to protect you. But I am a fool and I'm following my orders."
I held onto her I wanted to finish this before I would walk away and not talk to her again until I had to. I had made up my mind that after tonight I would keep my distance and wait for the war to end. If we both lived I would through myself at her feet and begged her to take me back.
"why would he do that?" She asked me "I'm not a feable fool that I can't stand on my own."
"let me ask you this what If Aizen was about to kill me what would you do if Renji ordered you not to go and help me." I know that by me asking her that she would get the point. "Would you follow orders and let me die or would you run to my aid and die and take you're bankia with you?"
I felt the tears fall from her eyes as she pushed her face into my neck. I reached my hands up and played with her hair and her neck. I wanted to just hold her as I told her everything.
"The truth Momo what would you do?" I asked her
"I'd run and help you" She said through her tears
She would look at me so I took her face between my hands and pulled her face up so that she would look at me. I looked her in the eyes watching the tears fall.
"That is why Momo, you and I can no longer be friends." I told her "You have a duty to end the war and if that means my death then let it happen."
"This is so stupid Toshiro." she said "I couldn't just let you die."
When she said my name I pulled her closer to me.
"You may have to" I said to her "Are you ready for that"
I felt her shake her head no.
"Momo..."I tried to get her to look at me "Momo look at me please"
She looked up and then placed her lips on mine. I couldn't help but pull her tighter to me and kiss her harder.
"I'm going to do something very stupid Momo." I said to her as I pulled away from the kiss "Will you let me?"
"Whatever you want Toshiro" she smiled at me gripping my robs "Whatever you want."
I pulled her into a kiss that was unlike any kiss she and I had ever had. If I was going to have to give her up for a time then I was going to leave us with one hell of a memory of this last night. She didn't fight me, no she pulled me tighter to her. I couldn't stop myself I didn't want to but when her hands moved to my hair I felt my will fall to the ground and us flash step away.
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