Disclaimer: I. Don'townbleach! There, I said it.
Problems after how long?
Kei looked directly at the girl that he considered his best friend, saying again "Probably."
"Probably? How long have we been here? Not very long and we already have trouble understanding each other. We have Haru and his Hormones. We have Lin and her friends. And last, but not least, Matsumoto to worry about!" Eve ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. She leaned forward on her hands. "We haven't even been here that long."
"Yeah I know." Was all Kei said.
Eve propped her chin up on one hand and peered at him shyly. Being unlike herself she leaned forward and hugged him. Kei and Eve were the quietest of the band, so you didn't see much affection coming from them. "Thanks." She mumbled.
Kei nodded and hugged her back. If only she knew his problems.
Haru curled up in his bed and went to sleep thinking, thinking of Hinamori and what he knew of her in the short time he had been there. She had a nice smile, was cute, normally bright and bubbly, strong, had a charming Zanpakto, and her best friend was a homicidal, white haired freak. He usually got what he wanted and he wanted her the instant she had introduced herself. One thing stopped him from asking her out though, fear of death.
He sighed and fell asleep, scared that the room temperature just dropped.
Lin laughed and ran away. Her captain knew, and Hinamori knew, but that was it. Sometimes a secret is just better and more fun when kept a secret.
Hitsugaya and Hinamori watched Lin being chased. They sat in companionable silence, occasionally interrupted by Hitsugaya picking up another watermelon piece. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes and smiled at what he saw every time. She hadn't changed much, her hair still in her bun, her eyes still a light, her smile was brighter, and she had gained another inch on him. He would catch her eventually; let her grow for now so that when he was finally taller, victory would taste that much sweeter. He smiled a smile like that a ghost might give a human.
Hinamori noticed him glance at her and merely put it aside as him being in deep thought. [author: she is really innocent.] She glanced again at Lin and Lin's companion, giving a slighter smile. It was the smile of remembering and happiness. It reminded her of a day so long ago.
"Shiro-chan!" The little Hinamori squealed "Don't run so fast! I can't catch you."
"Run faster then Bed wetter." The little Hitsugaya just as cold as the present one.
"Moi, don't be mean and slow down!"
"Never, bed wetter."
"Toshiro, you might slow down, sometimes it's nice to let someone catch you." Came the soft and merry voice of his grandmother.
He slowed down and felt small arms tackle his waist. Landing in a heap, he looked up to see chocolate swim into his vision.
"Are you okay Shiro-chan!" Hinamori sounded almost frantic. "I'm sorry!'tsoiranintoyou!" Her words jumbled.
"Oi, bed-wetter! I'm fine, now get off." He said annoyed at how concerned she was.
"Okay, sorry." Her voice timid as usual.
"Stop saying sorry. It's fine." He said a bit gentler.
"Thanks Shiro-chan." She said, her words brightening.
Hinamori sighed. She wished that they could chase each other like that. Ever since Shiro-chan became captain though, he was too grown up for stuff like that. Thinking quietly to herself, she didn't realize she had stopped smiling until she heard a voice from beside her.
"Oi, something wrong bed-wetter?"
"Shiro-chan!" She whined. "Don't call me that! I don't wet the bed anymore."
"Right." He said and smirked at her.
Hinamori looked at him and a sly smile slid up on her face. He blinked. "What?"
"That's it, Shiro-chan!" She tackled him.
She laughed as they slid toward the edge of the roof, surprisingly he grinned. "Fine then, bed-wetter."
When they reached the edge he gripped it with one hand, slowing their unceremonious drop to the ground. Hinamori got up and ran the instant she saw she was on top of her childhood friend, Hitsugaya ran close behind her. So now two pairs of friends chased each other.
Matsumoto watched the kids running around with a smile. Her plan would go off without a hitch. She giggled to herself just thinking about how well it was gonna go. Playing matchmaker was so much fun when the people in the game didn't know they were in the game. Lin was taken care of too! So that would make it so much easier, since she could just mention their relationship and Lin would help her. Now about her old friends, the band, or gang if you want, that would be a problem.
"Matsumoto!" Haru's voice came out of nowhere.
Quickly closing the blinds to the office window she turned. "Yes?" She said innocently.
"From what I remember, you convinced my friends and me to come here right?" Matsumoto nodded and put on a stern face.
"What do you want Haru? I convinced you to come here for Kei and Eve. Lin was already here."
Haru blinked. "What's Lin got to do with relationships? She usually is a hermit."
Matsumoto realized her slip-up and her eyes widened. "What I mean is that Lin works here."
Haru narrowed his eyes for a split second before smiling. "I see, so you won't mind me opening the blinds on the window?"
Matsumoto was about to panic. Not only were Lin and her friend out there, so was her Taicho and Hinamori. "There is no need, the moon hurts my eyes so… you can't do that."
Haru nodded and smirked, leaning back on the doorway he stood in. "Whatever, I think I'll go to the roof."
"NO!" Realizing she had just yelled Matsumoto gave up. "Fine, but tell me how you figured it out."
"Easy," Haru smirked. "You were standing in front of the window protectively when I walked in and closed the blinds when you realized I was there."
"You're like Taicho. To smart for me." Matsumoto breathed a sigh and opened the blinds.
Haru looked out and smiled. Matsumoto blinked. Only Lin standing in the center with her companion's arms around her waist, both laughing and trying to drag each other to the ground, stood within the frame of the window. No Hinamori and no small white Taicho. Haru yawned.
"Sneaky little Lin! That's the laughter that woke me up! I thought it sounded like Hinamori's but I guess I was wrong."
"Yeah…" Matsumoto knew that her Taicho probably had already caught the peach lieutenant. She sighed. "Thank god." She whispered. Louder she said "Get back to bed! Taicho, Hinamori, and I don't need to worry about our guest's lack of sleep!"
Haru nodded. Yeah, night… again."
"Night." Matsumoto leaned back and realized that the Zanpaktos were still wandering about. "Crap!" She felt a lot like her Taicho did when he had a lot of paperwork right now.
"Should we go back? We have been away from our masters awhile."
"Are you that concerned with Hitsugaya-kun? Master can take care of him."
"Of course, Tobiume." Hyorinmaru let out a soft sigh, thinking about how it would probably be the other way around. "Has Hinamori-san achieved bankai yet?"
"No, but she is close. I hope she can do it. Although that would mean she has to subdue me, I don't like that but I want my master to be strong." Tobiume seemed saddened by the fact that her best friend had to fight her.
"I understand. When my master wanted to achieve bankai I felt the same way you did. I also realized that I could still be his friend even with the achieved state. So what I did was I gave my master a run for his money. I used all my strength to ensure that he was strong enough to handle it. I made sure he was very strong, and by doing so I gave myself some peace, for if he can best me trying my hardest and using all my power, he could defeat anyone. Or that at least when he uses my power, I know he can handle it and I won't have to worry about him dying." Hyorinmaru looked knowingly at Tobiume. "So that's what you should do for Hinamori. You are her Zanpakto, her companion, so it's your job to make her the best she can be."
"Thank you Hyorinmaru." Tobiume floated beside him under the peach tree. "I should go, Hinamori might get worried."
"Indeed, she seems to worry about her friends a lot."
Tobiume bobbed up and down in a nodding fashion. "She worries too much. I think she needs to not stress herself so much, but she doesn't listen to me."
Hyorinmaru almost laughed. "You both worry too much to Master."
"Really?" Her voice peaked with curiosity.
Hyorinmaru nodded. "Yep, He considers her his best friend. She probably considers him her best friend; of course they think the other either over works or over worries."
Tobiume scattered shadows around and flared up brightly. "I thought we were their best friends!"
Hyorinmaru phrased what he said next carefully. "We are, but we are also a part of their soul. So if you think of it, we are their best friends in there heads. Outside their head they are each others best friend."
Tobiume smothered her flame enough to not burn down the tree. "That makes sense."
Hyorinmaru nodded and moved away from the tree. Tobiume close behind him. After walking for a while, they decided to not split up in search of their counterparts. The fact that they decided this at the exact same time as Hinamori tackled Hitsugaya was mere coincidence.
Hinamori laughed and taunted at her friend. "Run, run as fast as you can; you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"
"Oh yeah? We shall see gingerbread man." Hitsugaya taunted back. He quietly spoke a kido spell that slowed down Hinamori enough for him to catch her and hoist her up bridal style. "Told you!"
"You are not allowed to catch the gingerbread man!" Hinamori cried indignantly.
"Well I did!" He said in triumph. His party ended when he saw Hinamori yawn. "Come on, I'm taking you home."
"I can walk!" She cried as he started walking her in the wrong direction.
"Yes, you can walk." He said, trying to distract her.
"So put me down!"
"Nope!"
She pouted at him. Allowing him to carry her, as she crossed her arms, and brooded; not noticing the direction they were going. For that he was glad. The farther they walked thought the more she stopped pouting and looked around her.
"Where are we going?" She asked her voice full of curiosity.
"Somewhere." Was all he would say on the matter by his demeanor. Noticing this, she pestered him until giving up and leaning into his chest. She snuggled in and fell asleep. Her hands rested slightly under her chin and her hair became loose in its bun. He glanced at her and almost chocked. She was so innocent and beautiful.
The moon shined down in such a way to emphasis her features even more. Her hair almost looked gray in the lighting, and her hands looked cold. He pulled her just a bit closer to warm her up. He sighed as he reached his destination.
A small peach tree stood alone on the hill. Its wide branches blanketed the area in shadow, and the fruit on the ground looked good enough to eat. Walking over to the trunk, he realized that under the tree was warmer then usual. Shrugging it off he sat down, gently cradling Hinamori into his lap to avoid waking her up. He leaned back against the tree and fell asleep. Hinamori was still against his chest and lightly laughing.
She peeked an eye open and looked at his sleeping, gentle face. Looking around her she sensed just a bit of their Zanpaktos rietsu. No wonder it was warmer. Laughing lightly again she snuggled up against him again and fell back into a blissful sleep.
Random Piano Guy _
b b
Eve was asleep on her bed, covered up and gently breathing. Kei looked down on her with a smile and left. Walking though the fifth squad barracks, he heard the sound of laughter ringing out throughout. Walking slightly faster he arrived at the garden. What he saw was Ichigo and Rukia throwing mud balls, both laughing.
He walked on and peered into Hinamori's office, lying on the couch was a blond person. They wore a shihakusho and had a badge on their arm. It had the number 3 on it and a funny symbol beneath it. Noticing another badge on the desk, he walked over and examined it closely. This one had a five on it and another funny symbol, but this one was a Lily of the valley. It was a vine with four flowers attached. The badge itself seemed be made of a heavy wood and the strap was a light black cloth. Remembering something he turned back to the other person's badge and decided not to take it off their arm. Instead he left and headed toward the tenth division.
In the middle of his walk he stumbled into the garden, just outside the office. What he saw astonished him, Lin was laughing and being chased by Kami. Kami would catch her spin her around and let her go. This went on for a while, until he coughed. Uh oh! Was what he thought.
Author: Forgive me for any wrong doing at this, but I am thinking of a Rukia Ichigo side paring. I am ambivalent when it comes to Ichigo and relationships. I just wanted more then HitsuHina. If you don't like it I can keep them friends. Oh! In order for you to tell me that you have to hit the shiny review button! (Follow the arrow)
l
l
v