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Toushiro vision
"Captain Hitsugayaaa! Wait up!" One of the soul reapers who was in my group called, trying to keep up with my pace. "We've been walking for hours, can't we rest a little?"
"Huh? What are you talking about, I feel fine." I replied. I could hear them huffing behind me.
"Captaiiiin, stop being mean!" One cried panting.
I rolled my eyes. "Ok, ok. I was just kidding. Let's stop at least until the sun rises." They all sighed in relief and flopped onto the grass beside the road. It had been a day since I heard about Hinata's run in with the residents of the Rukongai. My lieutenant and I had split into two groups to go look for her for possible recruitment.
'Sure, sure. Keep telling yourself that's why you're running your group ragged.' Hyourinmaru said.
I twitched at that.
'Heh, you're not denying it this time?'
'No, because I am looking for her for the sake of checking her condition as well.' I heard Hyourinmaru sigh and mumble something about how I'm deluding myself but I ignored him.
I heard something and looked toward the road that we were just on. I motioned for my group to be quiet. A minute later a small group of men walked by us, not seeing us in the dark. I watched them as they disappeared back into the dark.
"Wonder where they're going." One reaper mumbled quietly.
"Who knows." Another shrugged and lied back down on the grass.
Hinata vision
I had only been there for less than three days and I was already used to the routine there. In the morning the women got up early to make breakfast (only sometimes since in the Soul Society you didn't NEED to eat that badly but they did it anyway since they liked the taste of things), the men woke up an hour or two later, ate, then went out to work. The women took care of the children, make dinner, cleaned, or from time to time, help in the fields. As my acceptance into the family they even gave me a new light blue kimono to wear.
I shielded my eyes from the sun as I walked out the shed house. Yamada noticed me and waved. "Hey Hina-chan where are you off to?"
I smiled at him. "Just trying to find something to do."
"If you're not doing anything then how about we stroll around in a field of flowers and-" He was interrupted as an apple hit him.
Kojima scowled out the shed house door. "Yamada! Keep flirting and no dinner for a week! Get to work you lazy idiot!" Yamada rubbed his head and pouted. "Hinata-san, could you fetch some water from the creek real quick?" She asked me. I said sure and she told me where a bucket was and which way was the stream.
I found the bucket and walked past the fields toward the nearby stream, on the way waving at my fellow field family members. I walked under the tree canopy and listened for the creek.
'Head left.' Miharu directed. Apparently Miharu specialties were water and wind. She had bragged yesterday that she could find even an underground stream no matter how deep it was. I followed her directions and within two minutes found the creek. I dropped the bucket in and slowly pulled it back up so as not to spill the water in it.
I was heading back when I noticed that my field family was making anxious glances at the shed house.
"What's wrong?" I asked a nearby man. He looked up at me and nodded at the shed house.
"A group of strange men just walked up a moment ago and are inside. You're heading back right? Keep your head down and try not to attract attention, who knows what they want." I nodded and walked cautiously until I heard loud, manly laughing from inside. I snuck inside to see a small band of men sitting at the tables, eating and drinking. I caught the smell of dirt and sweat. I made my way into he kitchen.
"Who are they and what's going on?" I asked a woman.
She smiled at me. "Don't fret Hina-chan. They're just a group of wanderers. They want to eat a bit, stay a night, and leave tomorrow. See them all the time around here."
Another girl nodded at me. "Yup, just last week about 12 of them peddlers spent a night here. Don't worry, they usually don't cause trouble."
"Okay." I replied. Though, I still felt a bit nervous around them. I tried to stay in the kitchen as much as possible, every once in a while having to bring out drinks, or set up for dinner and get things ready. During dinner I was playing with the kids that had already finished, saying that I wasn't hungry, when Kojima asked me to take out a pitcher of water.
I picked up the pitcher and headed out. Everyone was laughing and telling stories. A pair of men, one from the field family and one a guest, were arm wrestling, much to the enjoyment to most everyone. I walked back and forth, filling cups. Answering the calls for more.
"Hey, girl, bring me some more water would you?" One yelled over the noise. I looked at him.
"Didn't I just fill your cup?"
His eyes widened. "No you didn't. You must be mistaking me for one of the others."
I could have sworn I had already but refilled his cup anyway. I felt a hand on my butt and I gasped. He smirked with a devilish look in his eyes.
I shrieked and slapped him. The noise died out and everyone looked at us. I clutched the hand that hit him.
"What's going on over here?" Kojima asked, walking over.
He made an insulted face and looked at her. "This…GIRL just hit me for no reason!!"
My mouth dropped open. 'I'm getting blamed for something again?!'
"No I didn't. He groped my butt!" I pointed at him.
He glared at me. "Stop lying you whore! I would never do that." He turned his head to look at Kojima. "Is this how you people treat guests? I'm outright insulted. Why in the world would I hit on a shrimpy kid like her? She's obviously lying! Right?" The men who were traveling with him all agreed loudly.
Kojima looked back and forth at us. She obviously didn't know who to believe. "…Hinata-chan, are you lying?" She asked. My mouth dropped open.
"Why do you think I'm lying?! I've been here three days, you know I wouldn't do that!!" I yelled at her. She still looked like she didn't quite believe me. Several other members of my farm family also had doubtful looks.
'You don't have a strong case. He's right you know you are a tiny girl, and you've only known them for 3 days. Of course they wouldn't be absolutely sure.' Miharu reasoned, I guess trying to calm me down. I understood her point of view and it made sense. But I was still shocked that they would take a stranger's words over mine.
One of the women came over and put her hands on my shoulders. "Hinata-chan, maybe you should apologize for hitting him."
I stared at her. I looked at him too. His face was one of anger but I could see in his eyes that he was enjoying this. I looked at my farm family in desperation but none of them would look me in the eye. I wanted to scream.
"I'm sorry… for slapping you." I choked out the words and bowed my head to him. I felt sick.
"You think a 'sorry' will be enough? You damaged my face you little shrimp!" I felt a hand grab my hair and yank. I squeaked in pain. "You raised a hand to me and even tried to insult my good name by calling me a pervert! Such actions can't be made up for a simple apology!"
"W-what do you want her to-?" Kojima asked.
"I want an even trade. She attacked me and tried to sully me. Only thing that's fair is for her to do whatever I want until I am satisfied." He pulled on my hair and I bit my lip to keep from making a noise.
The farm family didn't say anything so he must've taken it as a go ahead. He let go of my hair and I sank onto the floor.
"First off, kiss my feet!" He laughed. I gawked at him as his buddies cheered and hooted at the command.
I turned to look at Kojima. "K-kojima…" She looked at the man and turned her head. No one else would look at me. I felt a hand grip my head again and I was forced to look back at the awful person.
"Do it, shrimp!" I trembled slightly as there was no way out of this. I obeyed the order to the amusement of the guests.
"Next, massage them!" The men hooted at this. My shoulders shook as I did what I was ordered. Each order was more un-dignifying than the last.
"I think I am almost satisfied." He stated after a long and gruesome time. "Just one more thing." He grabbed my chin and lifted my face up. "Your final order is to kiss me." I felt vomit rise in my throat at the mere thought. He pulled me toward him and I felt my eyes beginning to get moist.
"Wait a minute! Hasn't she done enough already?!" I heard Yamada protest. Several others agreed with him.
"Just this last thing and then we'll be even." He argued.
"No! She's done more than enough leave her alone!" I heard a child yell a him.
"Shut up brat!" A man hit the child much to the astonishment of the farmers.
"Nakiri!"A woman screeched and ran over to the fallen kid.
"When she's through she's through, got it?!" Another man barked.
The farm family started to protest.
"Leave her alone!"
"Should have known Hina-chan wouldn't do that!"
"Leave now!"
"Hinata!" Yamada walked toward us. "Get up now, you don't have to-"
A man grabbed him and threw him on the ground. "Don't interfere!" He yelled kicking him.
"Yamada!" Kojima ran forward but another grabbed her.
Shouts of anger rang and the farm family tried to fight off the wanderers. I could tell they didn't stand a chance. I tried to stand but the pervert who started it all grabbed me. "You're not through yet, kiddo." I tried to shake him off to help the others to no avail.
'No! Why am I so weak?!' My head screamed.
'Hinata do you really want to help them?' Miharu asked me.
'Of course I do!' I replied.
'Then call my name and I will assist you.'
I took a breath. "Miharu!"
A wind blew open the doors of the shed house and the man let go of my hand in surprise. A large bird appeared in front of me. Miharu spread her wings and a bright light blinded me for a second. It died down and I saw a sword levitating at arm's reach, I could tell it was Miharu. I grabbed it and I felt an energy flow through me.
'Congratulations, Hinata, you have a zanpakto.' I heard Miharu laugh. I stared at the object for a minute until I remembered my situation. I looked up to see everyone staring at me. I turned to look at my harasser.
"So about those commands…" I smirked evilly and he trembled.
Toushiro vision
It was the fourth day since the search began. Once again my men were lounging around trying to catch their breaths.
'We're going so slow!' I grimaced.
Hyourinmaru chuckled. 'Stop pouting lover boy…did you feel that?'
I turned my head. 'Yup.' I turned on my heel and took off down the road.
"C-captain Hitsugaya! Wait up!" They yelled and ran after me. I focused on the direction that I had felt the sudden release of spiritual pressure from. I ran out from under the trees and off the road through a field. I slowed down as I came up to a building. What made me stop wasn't that I got there. I stopped because of…
A man in his underwear had his arms tucked into his pits, squatting down like he was a duck.
"Now quack!!" A man hollered and the naked man obeyed. A crowd of people laughed hysterically at this.
"Am I almost done?!" The naked man cried.
"Not yet, not yet! Now get on your hands and knees and be a frog!" A woman laughed. The people snickered as he obeyed and became hopping around. They began laughing again when he made croaking noises. There was another group of men being forced to act like chickens nearby. My men finally caught up with me and also stared at the strange spectacle.
"What the hell…?" I muttered.
"Please let me stopppppp!!!" The frog man begged.
A man scratched his chin. "I dunno seems like not quite enough to me. What do you think Hina-chan?"
My eyes widened. I followed the man's gaze to see Hyuuga-chan. She was wearing a blue kimono and in her hand was a zanpakto. "Yeah he's through…with that. Next he can lick the outhouse floor." The people burst into hysterial laughter and started dragging their prisoner away.
My eyes were glued to Hyuuga-chan. It was dark but I could see a huge smile on her face as she surveyed their prisoners. She walked over to the bunch of children who were watching the chicken men and she whispered something into the ear of a child with a bruise on his face.
The kid turned to the men/chicken. "Stand on your heads!!" He called. The chicken men stopped their ground pecking and obeyed, falling on the ground and tumbling over each other, making the children laugh themselves to the point of not being able to breathe.
"C-captain…what's going on?" One of my men asked.
I motioned for them to stay there and started walking toward the group of children and Hyuuga-chan. The men trying to stand on their heads saw me first and stopped, wide eyed.
"Who told you to stop?!" A kid barked and was quickly jabbed by the kid next him.
Finally Hyuuga-chan turned and saw me. Her pale eyes widened and her mouth fell open.
"T-toushiro-san?!" She stuttered.
"Hello Hyuuga-chan. Nice to see you again."
Hinata vision
The men stopped trying to stand on their heads and just stopped and stared past us. A child barked at them. Then children looked behind them and stared.
'What are they looking at?' I wondered and I turned around. What I saw made my heart skip a beat. Toushiro Hitsugaya was standing right behind me.
'Hinata, you should say something about now.' Miharu urged me.
"T-toushiro-san?!" I stuttered.
'I didn't mean that, but it'll work.' I heard Miharu sighed.
"Hello Hyuuga-chan. Nice to see you again." Toushiro greeted me, smiling, and I felt butterflies in my stomach. My face got hot. This had only ever happened when I was near Naruto, back when I was still alive. So why now?
"N-nice to see you too."
He raised an eyebrow and pointed at the wanderers. "What is going on here?"
I flushed. Just then my farm family came trooping around the corner with the pervert man when they saw Toushiro and halted.
Toushiro looked over at them. "Hello." He said. Their mouths dropped open at the famous shinigami.
The farmers gawked at Toushiro as we went back inside, a group of people came out of the shadows with him, we were bringing our prisoners of course, and we sat down to explain all that was going on.
"Could you start at when you first arrived please?" He instructed me. His blue green eyes watched me as I began. I told him about the girl that ran into me, how she accused me of forcing her to steal, the mob, being saved by Miharu, how I ended up here. My farm family was shocked at this point since they had thought that I had just arrived there. I also told about how I started living here, coming back from a chore to find the strangers there, pouring drinks for them, getting touched by the pervert man, his accusations against me, being forced to do what he said, the fighting, how Miharu became my zanpakto. And finally how we made them strip and entertain us. A couple of the farm family snickered at this, despite the presence of the shinigami.
When I finished Toushiro just looked at me for a second, digesting the information. He sighed loudly and the next thing I knew I got whacked in the head with his sword, sheathe and all.
"Idiot! You must be cursed! How else could you find yourself in so much trouble?! STUPID!" He yelled at me.
He turned to our almost naked prisoners. "So, which one is the one who made you do all that, Hyuuga-chan?" I heard an underlying murderous intent in his voice.
My farm family heard it too and they all stepped to the side and all pointed at him together. "HIM!" They said. The pervert jumped and gawked in pure horror at Toushiro.
I felt shivers as Toushiro glared at him. I never knew that such a scary face could exist.
Toushiro vision
"S-so Toushiro-san, how did you get here?" I heard Hyuuga-chan stutter. I turned away from the man I vowed to get later on.
'Go ahead and tell her you've been searching four days for her.' Hyourinmaru said in a overly cuddly way.
'No.'
"I found out what happened when you first got here and have been looking for you for possible recruitment."
'Tch. How boring.' Hyourinmaru grumbled.
"Recruitment?" She asked.
I pointed at her zanpakto, Miharu. "You have a zanpakto, that you got with no formal training, and you have an above average spiritual pressure. You'd be a valued addition."
Hyourinmaru sighed. 'Just tell her you're in love with her al-' I lifted Hyourinmaru and whacked him against the table. Like I wanted, it got him to shut up. Everyone gawked at me, trying to figure out why I did that.
Hyuuga-chan paused for a second, distracted by it. "I-I don't know if I really am-"
"HEEEY! Let's save all the serious talk for the morning. You must all be tired, right?" A farmer said, patting me on the back. "Let's all get some shut eye and you can continue in the morning, ok? Ok!" He grabbed my arm and dragged me from the table and the farmers also grabbed my subordinates and all pulled us away to rooms for us to sleep in. I was so surprised by their boldness that by the time I snapped out of it I was already in a room with my men and they had all left.
My men scratched their heads, shrugged, and plopped into the beds that were set up. With a grunt I also climbed into a bed, setting Hyourinmaru leaning against it.
'You know what, Hitsugaya, you don't have to sleep here. You could always go find Hyuuga Hinata's room and crawl into her bed and say 'My darling, I cannot be away from you any-''
'Shut up now or I'll stick you up the ass of one of the half naked men.'
'Fine.'
Hinata vision
I watched as my farm family dragged Hitsugaya and his friends away. I also got up from the table and went back to my room. As I crawled into bed I thought of what Toushiro said.
'Miharu?'
'Yes?'
'What do you think about it? Becoming a shinigami, I mean.'
'…Well you'd certainly see your Toushiro a lot.'
'Miharu…' I thought sternly.
'I don't think it's that bad of an idea really. You'd meet lots of interesting people, fight hollows, save poor old souls, and you probably live without much boredom.'
I thought about this.
'Not including your darling Toushiro.' She sang.
I rolled over. 'Good night Miharu.' I heard her laugh.
That's it for chapter 5!! hope you liked it and as always please review and/or comment. give advice or suggestions for improvement and I hope you read the next chapter when it comes out!