Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach! I have art books, the bootleg, the souls character book, and action figures. I want plushes. Yes, I know i'm obsessed. No, I am not insane.

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As Haru released, Hinamori and Tobiumes' excitement was evident. This was one thing that was almost as good as having Hitsugaya as a friend. Yes, it was that good. A friend for Tobiume that wasn't Hyorinmaru, his name was Ryu.

"Melt the frozen heavens you sit upon, Ryu!" Haru's voice sounded like fire. It crackled and leapt from word to word, making the sentence burn in the air. As he said the words a dragon came from the tip of his sword.

The dragon had blue, icy eyes, and a roar that crisped the air around them. Eve felt a familiar burning heat. It filled the air and took up the oxygen around them. The dragon's body, made of flames, swirled and danced. It rushed into the air to form a circle around Hinamori, Tobiume, and Hyorinmaru. Ryu spun around them, making a vortex. The vortex crackled and burned with hot air.

Hearing the roar again, Hinamori and Tobiume looked at each other. Hyorinmaru watched silently. Seeing the girl's exchange, he decided to do something before Hinamori lost all oxygen. Gently he edged up onto his hind legs and snorted. Not the usual snort of indifference, but an icy burst of air that froze the fiery dragon. It looked like a wall of red ice around them. The dragon's head was a blur.

"Oi, Hitsugaya! I was showing off and your dragon froze mine!" Haru's voice chimed from outside the ice. Hinamori giggled. Hyorinmaru seemed to chuckle with Tobiume.

"Not my fault, Hyorinmaru is stronger then Ryu."

"Man! That's not fair. I didn't interrupt you performance."

"And?" Hyorinmaru knew that tone.

"I suggest, Hinamori-san, that I break the ice. Would you mind getting under my wing for a second?"

"Right." She replied. Quietly she gestured Tobiume to follow her as she ducked down under Hyorinmaru's wing.

Hyorinmaru flexed his tail. With a flick, he snapped his tail and struck the ice. It shattered in time to distract the two knit wits. Or so Tobiume was thinking.

"Thanks Hyorinmaru."

"It was nothing Tobiume."

Hinamori giggled, knowing full well Hyorinmaru's affection was almost exactly like Hitsugaya's. He wasTobiume's best friend. Turning she saw an angry snowball beside, what appeared to be, an angry mudball. She heard Tobiume and Hyorinmaru laughing behind her.

"Are you idiots gonna grow up any time soon?" Lin voiced her opinion and tilted her head. She had appeared not too far away from Hinamori, Kei stood by Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya instantly looked seven percent calmer. His eyes clouded in confusion.

"Where'd we get our zanpaktos in the first place?" His voice showing his clear, and understandable, confusion.

Lin almost smacked him over the head. "You can summon your swords at will! Jeez, spacey much Taicho?"

"Uruse."

Hinamori, now confused, openly said her opinion. "What do you mean?"

Lin blinked. "Have you guys forgotten all your training? Your sword is a part of you! So, it comes into reason that you can pull it out of your soul at will. Scabbard and all. Get it?"

"OH! Sorry Lin-san. I just kinda blanked." Hinamori blushed and stammered.

"S'okay! S'okay, you were just trying to give me a heart attack."

Evelyn shook her head and laughed. Everyone looked at her. Including Kei.

"Why so happy all the sudden?" Lin crowed her arms and closed her right eye.

"Then what happened to the scabbards and swords?" Kei quietly whispered.

Lin, now exasperated, threw her hands in the air. "OMG! You can put your sword back in your soul at will to. What is wrong with your guys?"

Eve was now on the ground, she held her sides as if they were falling apart. Everyone looked at her a second time. "WHAT!" They all exclaimed at once.

"Can't you see it?" She cried, tears forming on her once dry eyes. Kei was slightly shocked to see her so open.

Everyone shook there heads. Nobody saw what she was talking about; in fact Haru thought she had finally gone over the deep end. Kei thought he should have seen what she thought was so funny by now. Lin thought she had not insane, but that she needed therapy. Hitsugaya and Hinamori were just wondering what was wrong.

Eve recovered enough to stand up, still having the occasional chuckle now and then.

"Wow! And I thought Lin was dense. You really don't see?"

Hitsugaya shook his head and exchanged a glance with Hinamori. Was he the only one who remembered that they were in the middle of the tenth division training grounds? Lin steamed and stewed, not saying anything. Haru and Kei just looked at her with blank stares.

She sighed. "Were now friends! Were all acting like a big group of friends! Fighting and having fun. Admit it, you guys were having fun. Including your zanpaktos too! If not, then I guess my next question is pointless."

Again, Hitsugaya and Hinamori exchanged glance, along with Hyorinmaru and Tobiume. She was right. Although Hitsugaya wouldn't admit it in a million years. Neither would Hyorinmaru, fore if he was having fun that means his master was to.

Haru Laughed and nodded. Kei chuckled quietly, while Lin shrugged. Then someone tackled Haru.

"A new buddy for Ken-Chan to play with!" A pink blur slithered up to his shoulder to appear as a little girl.

Hinamori and Hitsugaya sweat dropped. Kei and Haru looked at each other before giving full attention to their visitor. So they didn't notice Lin's eyes widen and Eve clamp a hand over her mouth. They BOTH knew Ken-Chan. Lin and Eve had… trained with him once.

"Who's Ken-Chan?" Kei softly asked.

Hinamori knew better but laughed anyway. Hitsugaya rolled his eyes and Lin chuckled quietly. Eve now had both of her petite hands clamped on her mouth. Kei looked at Eve and got the memo. A small smirk made its way to and across his mouth.

"You don't know Kenny?" The pink girl asked. "Here I'll call him! KEN-CHAN!"

Thump.

Hinamori shared a look with Hitsugaya before backing away slowly. Lin and Eve did the same. Kei, was just fortunate enough to back away in time. Haru was just plain stuck, he had the pink blob on his shoulder.

"Hi, Ken-Chan! I found you some new buddies!" She pointed at Kei and then at Haru.

"So you came here to fight me? I need a new sparing partner, Ichigo won't do it." A man's deep, rough voice sounded. He appeared right in front of Haru. His hair was put up in spikes, each ending with a bell. He had a scar that stretched across his face and a sword poised and his shoulder like a backpack, ready to be swung in front of him. His hand rested lazily on the hilt.

Everyone but Haru seemed to suspect impending doom. Haru was up to being his usual idiotic and stupid self, as Lin would describe later.

It's not fair if I have to fight with this pink girl on my shoulder."

Everyone froze. Hinamori waved her arms in a no motion frantically. Hitsugaya shook his head, while the towering behemoth started to laugh.

"Your right kid. You might be fun enough to give me a warm-up. Yachiru, get out of the way."

Haru pulled out his sword and blocked Kenny's first strike. Breaking out of the frost that held them, everyone backed away and left the training grounds.

"Sorry Shiro-chan."

"For what?" Hitsugaya's curiosity showing.

"You training grounds will have to be repaired afterward."

He quietly steamed as they continued their walk away from the battle behind them. Haru was actually doing pretty well. He wasn't hurt yet and he had landed a blow on Kenny's arm.

Eve shook her head. Lin shouted at them. "You too hurry up okay? We have to find you, Eve, and Kei a place to stay!" A grunt was her acknowledgement.

Hinamori considered and pondered. "You guy's can stay in my barracks. I have a few open rooms."

Hitsugaya shook his head. 'The guys should stay at my barracks, Eve can stay at yours."

Hinamori nodded at his logic. "That makes sense, wonder what Rangiku-san will think."

Lin and Hitsugaya paled.

"Maybe I should stay at your barracks Hinamori, Kei can have my room. Eve needs someone with her." Lin quickly proposed.

"I can take care of any guests in my barracks Lin-san. You don't have to stay with her." Hinamori shot down that idea quick.

Hitsugaya nodded this time. "Matsumoto has to have a leash anyway."

"Shiro-chan, aren't you her leash?"

"Uruse." Hitsugaya shushed Hinamori before Lin could take it the wrong way.

"Who is Taicho a leash for?" A bright cheery voice sounded behind them. The duo and the trio turned around to see the overly happy Fukutaicho of the 10th division behind them.

"Uruse Matsumoto, I am not a leash for anyone." Hitsugaya said aloud. His own thoughts however had been diverted to the person he rather wanted to be a leash for, that person was in no way shape or form Matsumoto.

Hinamori sensed his space out and woke him from it. "Shiro-chan, should we set up the rooms while we wait for Haru-san to finish his spar with Zaraki Taicho?"

Brought out of his train of thought he quickly said an answer, unsure of what he was answering to. "Sure."

"This way then Eve! I'm sure you'll get along at my barracks just fine!" Hinamori turned and bounced away, in the direction opposite of the tenth squad barracks. Eve walked along in a more concealing of excitement manner. She was happy to be staying with Hinamori, she just wasn't up to showing it.

The four left behind watched quietly as Eve followed a bouncy Hinamori.

"She hasn't had guests in a while." Explained Hitsugaya, "She loves guests."

Lin nodded in agreement, without those two the group had fallen into silence. Matsumoto would not stand for it.

"This way, Lin will show Haru to his room, I will get the pleasure of showing Kei to his room!" Her cheery voice grated on Hitsugaya, Lin quickly surmised that Matsumoto was up to no good, whatsoever. No way was she suggesting Kei any of her dirty little tricks.

"No need, we can show him together. You know the barracks better and I know where his room is." Her voice had a dark meaning hidden in it, only Matsumoto could have possibly ignored it.

"Okay!"

They set off toward the barracks. Hitsugaya turned to see Haru fighting on par with Zaraki Kenpachi. Wonderful, a guy for competition was just wonderful. His chance at telling Hinamori was destroyed until the band left. He had a feeling that wouldn't be for a while. Sighing, he stuffed his hands in his pockets and left to get changed into his haori.

Meanwhile, Matsumoto was making Kei extremely uncomfortable and Lin was letting it happen with a smirk.

"So do you were boxers or briefs?"

Kei blushed and shut his mouth tight.

"Are you usually so quiet?"

Again, his mouth was shut tight.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

She almost made him answer, but Lin tapped her lightly on the shoulder and made a no sign.

"What do you like in a girl?"

His mouth was now glued.

"Come on! You're like a version of my Taicho that just refuses to answer."

She turned forward expecting the only guy in the group to stay silent.

"You are very right." He softly whispered as a small smirk made its way up to his lips.

"What?" Matsumoto looked at him hard. The smile replaced by a curious line mouth.

"Nothing." A much louder reply, yet it was still almost silent.

Matsumoto eyes softened and a smile once again graced her lips. "You are right. I bet you are smarter then my captain though; when it comes to girls at least."

She once again turned forward and, amazingly, left him alone. Lin watched the exchange with interest. Matsumoto Rangiku was letting Kei get away without giving details. This was an odd occurrence. It meant that she either knew what it was already or she wasn't interested. There are two things that you can guarantee with Matsumoto: the first was she would almost always get away with doing no paperwork, the second was that she was always interested in anything. Anything that involved her Taicho (except captain meetings) and a visitor. Or just anything that involved personal lives. She was always interested so it had to be the first option. She knew what he was talking about already. Strangely, Lin knew too. That didn't make it anymore unsettling.

After silence stretched and started to bother Matsumoto, she broke it again.

"Lin, how is Haru getting along with Hinamori?" Her question sounded innocent. Oh, no. Lin now knew that she had planned the backstage passes for a perverse reason.

"Fine, she rather liked his Zanpakto, so did Tobiume." She couldn't lie with Kei standing there.

"Really." A statement not a question. "That's good."

Lin grunted and pushed ahead of the two, Matsumoto pounced.

"So," She extended the vowel for a rather long time period. "How is Kami?"

"Fine…" Lin didn't like where this was going.

"Fine? That's it?"

Lin decided she hated Matsumoto. "I guess."

Matsumoto let out a sly grin and motioned to Kei. Kei himself almost started cackling.

Hitsugaya sat behind his desk and sighed. Why was there so much paperwork? He looked at the calligraphy brush he was holding. Not only did he feel like snapping it, he felt like freezing the room, but that took too long to clean up. Then the sweetest voice pierced his ears.

"Shiro-chan!" He gave a small smile at his nickname before she came in. It slipped from his face as the door opened.

"It's Hitsugaya Taicho."

"Shiro-chan? That's the best nickname ever!" That voice was not a member of the 13 court guard squads. It was an annoying one that grated his nerves. He sighed, would he ever get peace?

Lin jumped and screamed, her head hitting the ceiling. She turned around and glared at Kami. "You evil bastard."

Kei surprisingly laughed. Matsumoto fell to the floor laughing and watched what was going on between the two third seats. Hinamori's third seat was a riot; he was the only person that got smacked daily by Lin, and the only one that could get Hinamori out of the office long enough to do the paperwork himself. That last bit excluded herself and Taicho. She and her Taicho thought it was ridiculous how hard she worked, doing her and the not yet captain's work.

Just as she stopped laughing she had to start up again. Lin brought her hand up to the side of Kami's head faster then Hitsugaya could flash step. Kami made a dramatic scene and fell on his knees, bent over. His arms resting at his sides.

"Get up bastard. I have to find Kei a room to stay in, why don't you go help Hinamori?"

"Ah, but Li, I'm hurt!"

"Uruse."

"I got the new Evanescence CD."

"Give it."

Grinning like a chesure cat he did a flourish and produced a CD out of nowhere form his shinigami robes. His brown hair and green eyes laughed at Lin. His small button like nose twitched once before she grabbed the CD out of his hand and glared at him.

Matsumoto made her way to her feet and clapped Kami on the shoulder.

"See ya Kami."

"Ah, Make sure you invite me next time you go drinking."

"You got it."

"Matsumoto shall we get going?" If a tone of voice could kill, everyone within Lin vicinity would be dead.

"Yes!" She turned from the third seat and followed Lin into another hallway. Kei followed quietly behind.

Following the maze of hallways, Lin finally found an empty room. An empty room that had furniture and a built in bathroom. Right next to it was an identical room. She had a feeling that this was planned.

"Will this do Kei?" Her voice was back to the usual.

"Yeah, thanks…' He paused, "thanks Li."

He dove into an adjoining room faster then anyone could flash step. Unfortunately he was not fast enough. In a blur he was flying into a paper wall and going through it. He landed in a heap in a few rooms away, having gone through several walls.

"You are fixing every single wall." Lin's voice had a deadly edge. "Some guest you are."

Matsumoto stared at Lin, she thought this was hilarious. The only reason she wasn't laughing was she didn't want to go through a wall. She got on people's nerves, but she wasn't stupid.

"Itte!" Kei yelled as he sat up. Lin and Rangiku jumped.

"What's your problem? I heard you all the way at the office."

"Taicho!" Oddly enough both subordinates said it in unison.

"Why is our guest on the ground and several walls broken?" Hitsugaya was not in the mood. Already pissed at Ichigo Kurosaki, he didn't need this.

"Well…" Lin paused, she respected her captain. Sure, she may pick on him, but what are friends for? "Well..." She repeated.

"It's my fault Captain Hitsugaya." They all blinked, including Kei. No way did she just call him captain.

"What did I do?" His face was pale, and his eyes wide.

Haru panted. He was worn out and his opponent was tough. Not only was Zaraki a good sword fighter, he had a LOT of rietsu. Meaning he did not get cut easy and he did not get worn out easy.
"Were done." The enormous man swung his sword to his shoulder and turned to walk away. "Call me some time; you're not half bad kid."

"Kid?" Haru blinked.

"Next time though you better use your shikai, or you might just get a lot closer to death. Alright? Good." He walked away.

Haru wiped off the sweat on his forehead and sighed. "I'll beat you before I have to."

He walked off to see Hitsugaya. This wasn't the easiest thing in the world, but it wasn't the hardest either. Again a sigh escaped his chapped lips. He continued on toward what he thought was the tenth division barracks.

After walking what felt like a mile he arrived at the place he thought to be the office. Slightly opening the door he peered in and saw a man with orange hair and an impatient manner. He inwardly cursed himself. He walked into the wrong place! Maybe this man could help.

"Oi!" The man quickly became at attention and walked toward the door. Haru opened the door all the way. "Do you know where I can find Captain Hitsugaya?"

The man paused and scratched his head. "Well this is Toshiro's barracks, so I assume he is somewhere. He left just a couple of minutes ago."

"Toshiro?" Haru was surprised. Was this man close enough to Hitsugaya as to call him by his first name?

"Oh, well it's habit I guess to call him that. I just can't seem to call him 'Taicho'. Any way my name is Ichigo Kurosaki. Yours?"

"Haru, just Haru."

"Nice to meet you Haru. You see Momo pass you on your way here?" his eyes had a kind tint to them.

"No. Anyway is it okay for me to wait here? I need a place to stay and Hitsugaya said he would set up a room for me and my best bud Kei. Or that's what I overheard."

"Just wait here then. I'm sure he won't mind, I'll wait with you. If he's missing then Momo is probably with him." Ichigo then said something under his breath. Something along the lines of, "Since he mad her so mad…"

"Just how close are you to the gang of friends around here.?"

Ichigo laughed. "Gang? Yeah, I guess I am kinda close. You see I'm trying to get the captain's spot of the fifth division and Momo and I got to be good friends. She is the lieutenant of it. I met her through Toshiro."

"Oh, so are you gonna get it?"

"What?" Ichigo blinked and laughed. "If it was up to Toshiro, then no. I'm sure Momo would give to me, but it's not their decision so I have to go through all of the training and paperwork and selection problems. I already took the test.

Haru's eyebrow scrunched together in a Toshiro kinda way. "Why would Hitsugaya Taicho not give it to you?"

Ichigo stopped laughing. "You mean they didn't tell you? Lin and the others? It's obvious! He is totally over protective if his old 'friend', you see they grew up together. And he loves her, really. If I walked in and offered to help with paperwork, he'd ask what I'm up to. Hinamori does it and he tells her not to work so hard. She doesn't do all her paperwork, he does it, no complaints. Rangiku not do her paperwork, and you would see a living ice block in front of his office. An officer of his walks into his bedroom and they end up in the infirmary, Hinamori does it, and they end up having popcorn and watching movies."

"Are they really that close?"

"You are kidding, right? You hear what she calls him? Shiro-chan. No one else is allowed to call him anything but Hitsugaya Taicho. In fact if she didn't call him by a nickname, with no Taicho added on, then you would know she is either mad or he's done something wrong. Generally it's the latter option. She doesn't get mad easy."

"So ka? (A/N: Meaning really, or is that so)" Haru thought to himself and realized he had a lot of work cut out for him. "So are they close enough to be a couple?"

"Yeah, but I'm sure Toshiro doesn't want to ruin their friendship by asking. That's the way he is, never telling what he truly feels. Except, of course, if Hinamori asked him."

"Wow, they do sound really close."

"Ah. Hinamori can get anything and everything out of him, and from him."

"Tobiume?" Hyorinmaru's low voice rumbled.

"Yes? What is it Hyorinmaru?" Her sweet high pitched voice just stayed in the air.

"Do you feel forgotten?"

"I don't think Hinamori would forget about me. But I am not so sure about Hitsugaya Taicho."

"Hmm…"

"What is it?"

"I feel forgotten. My master walked off and forgot we were here."

"I think the same happened with my master."

"Didn't you say Hinamori-san wouldn't forget about you?"

"True, but she might forget my location."

"I see."

"What do you think they're doing?"

"I don't know."

"Oh! I sense that my master is mad at yours…"

"I wonder what he did this time."

"Indeed, my master is not easy to displease."

"How about we find out?"

"Sounds like a good idea. Can you decrease your size?"

"Yes, can you?"

"Yes."

"Then let's go."

"Agreed."

They shrunk themselves, like all Zanpaktos can (go with me), and slipped into the tenth division barracks. Unseen.

Hitsugaya was very pale in front of the mad Hinamori. Hinamori was hard to anger, extremely. So on this rare occasion, even Matsumoto was speechless. Kei wished he was with Eve at the moment and not part of the uh... personal moment.

"Excuse me for interrupting Hitsugaya Taicho." Her voice did not betray any sense of anger, but the way she looked revealed how mad she truly was. "I just didn't want you to take it out on Lin, Lin has a way of hitting back."

"Yes…" Hitsugaya could barely keep his voice from wavering at the sight of his best friend. "What did I do?" He repeated.

"What did you do? I wonder." She turned and left. Hitsugaya stumbled and followed her blindly.

"She has so got him wrapped around her finger." Kei's voice shocked Lin. He rarely talked about moments like this.

"Yep." Matsumoto agreed.

"Do you know what made her mad?" Kei wondered.

Lin pondered. "Maybe it has to do with the fact that he left his Zanpakto without regard to it in any way."

Matsumoto shook her head. "Whatever it is, he is in for a butt whopping."

"Agreed, let's go see it." Lin was already down the hallway as she said it, Matsumoto and Kei right behind her.

Hinamori had never felt so angry at him. Not only had he told her, in his normal blunt fashion, that she wasn't allowed to have a say in what captain she had over her in the fifth division; but that she wasn't allowed to even pick who she had as a friend. Then after all that, he had the gull to ask what he did wrong! Who did he think he was? He thought himself as Hitsugaya Taicho, so she would call him as such. He thought he had done nothing wrong, so she would pretend he hadn't and just ignore him.

"Hinamori! Wait! What did I do?" He stumbled after her through the barracks.

"Hitsugaya Taicho, please stop following me." Her voice was as benevolent as ever.

"Hinamori!"

She interrupted him cruelly. "Pleas call me Hinamori Fukutaicho. Thank you."

He stopped in his tracks and stared helplessly at her receding back. Oh, why was it he couldn't recall what he had done?

Haru could almost laugh at the angry Hinamori that entered the office.

"What'd he do this time?" Ichigo asked.

"What he usually does! He can be so frustrating sometimes." Her voice showed just how frustrated she was, all anger now turned into something else. "I wish he would just not be so cold, even if it is in his nature."

"Yeah, I can see that." Ichigo replied. Haru, caught in the middle, said nothing.

"You know what he is like right?"

"Yeah, I also know that he cares a lot about you and you shouldn't overreact."

"I did not overreact!"

"Whatever."

"Fine, maybe I did, but that does not mean he can get away with what he did!"

"Of course. You want an idea to get back?"

"Could we carry in out together?"

"Of course, my future Fukutaicho."

"Sounds good future Taicho."

Haru was confused. "What are you guys saying?"

Hinamori and Ichigo both looked at him with surprised expressions. One more kinder then the other.

"It's nothing, you shouldn't worry about it! You are a guest after all, that means you should be content to leave the politics to Ichigo-kun and I." Hinamori briefly said before turning around.

The door slowly slid open and in walked Hitsugaya. Lin, Matsumoto, and Kei. The two in front looked worn out and tired. Matsumoto was doubled over with her hands on her knees, Kei was leaning and against the doorway while panting, and Lin stood there with her hands across her chest. It wasn't obvious, at all, which was more athletic.

Laughing Hinamori waved and smiled at the three still in the doorway. After she got them to wave back she scowled at Hitsugaya.

"Hinamori, I…:" He broke off and looked sheepishly at the floor.

She smiled where he couldn't see and stepped forward. "What is it Shiro-chan?"

"He looked up and blushed, averting his gaze back downward and wrung his hands. "I'm sorry for sayingyoueweren'."

She stepped closer and put her face a centimeter from his. A smile formed on her features. "Apology accepted." He blinked. Doing so gave Hinamori enough of an opportunity to add something. "But I get to call you Shiro-chan without objection for a whole week."

"What!" He cried.

"You do want to make it up to me don't you?" Hinamori's face was still a centimeter from his.

"Well, yes.. But…. I though that… I could just do something with you we don't usually have time for anymore…" His voice had lost the edge it usually had and took a helpless quality.

"We can do that to!" Her voice cheery as she pulled away from the shocked Hitsugaya. She brushed past everyone and left, Ichigo winked at Hitsugaya and left also. Kei let out a small chuckle, knowing exactly what just happened. Lin was already laughing on the floor and Matsumoto was hiding a small smile behind her hand.

"You guys think it's funny?" he didn't even turn to looked at them. The air dropped 10 degrees (Celsius).

"No…o..o Taicho, just the opposite, it's not funny at all." Matsumoto managed to say without laughing.

"Good, now get OUT!" All three were gone in and instant. Leaving Hitsugaya alone in his office, he started to laugh.

Author: I am very happy people are reading my story, in order to keep myself entertained (And you squirming) I will leave the story there until I get the chance to update again. I need a suggestion about whether to have a fight or mission. Vote, don't, Idc. Cool, made up text talk. (Idc= I don't care.) In order for you to help me out you have to press the shiny, but not irresistible apparently, review button.