~Big Sis Lil Sis~
Author's Note: Hello there! I am back with the LAST chapter of this story! No more delaying it anymore. Things will be explained , I do warn you, its really long and filled with Hitsuhina fluff and evil fangirl groups. ^_^ Thanks to all who reviewd the last chapters and who've been motivating me: AznVkai, toshiko-san21, stawberrycream11,Lalalas,sexy-hitsuhina-forever, bengara koushi, becomafan,the girl that can't be moved, Dani, azngurl113219, and blleachfan568 Oh, the Stawberries are the Ichigo fan club and the Snow Balls are the Toshiro fanclub.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. But I do own the Stawberries and the Snowballs! *shouts into megaphone* GO AND WREAK HAVOC ON ALL PEOPLE THAT COME IN THE WAY OF HITSUHINA~ :P
Onee-chan? What's going on?
Toshiro gaped in shock as Momo ran over to Hinamori and hugged her.
Oh wow... They look exactly alike!
When Momo and Hinamori looked at him with their chocolate brown eyes he could feel his face heat up. Both of them had the pure, innocent look as they puzzled over Toshiro's nervous reaction.
"Hitsugay-kun? Is something wrong? You look a bit pale," asked Hinamori as she moved in closer to put the back of her hand against his forehead. Just before she could feel his forehead, Toshiro quickly moved back. He could feel his chair tipping over and his vision twirled around.
CRASH
He fell over on something hard and he could feel something slick down his hair and onto his face. He felt his head spin as he tried to comprehend everything.
Rukia immediately jumped out of her chair. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I didn't get hurt too bad," replied Toshiro.
"Not you idiot," Rukia glared at Toshiro before looking behind him.
Toshiro turned his head around and saw Ichigo down on the ground; his tray and food scattered around the area. Rukia held out a hand and pulled Ichigo up to his feet. He winced as he got up.
Momo dashed towards Ichigo quickly. "Are you okay Kurosaki-kun?"
"Yeah I'm fi-" Ichigo keeled over and clutched at his gut in pain.
"Oh my gosh Ichigo, are you okay?" Rukia asked with feigned innocence. "We must get you to the nurse quickly. I don't think you'll be able to work now."
Ichigo looked up and groaned, "Well, of course I can't work with you hit-" Another hit graced his head and Ichigo fell over in pain.
Taking Ichigo's hand Rukia dragged him across the floor. "Don't worry Hinamori-chan. I'll take him to the nurse."
"Oh okay Kuchiki-san. I hope Kurosaki-kun will feel better." Momo smiled as she watched Rukia drag Ichigo's limp body to the nurses's office.
What was that? Toshiro was surprised at the urgency Rukia had to leave. He knows that she and Ichigo like to spend time by themselves but, this was weird.
Toshiro was about to pull himself up when Hinamori came over and took his hand. She pulled him and smiled as he felt his cheeks go hot.
"Thanks Hinamori-san," Toshiro quietly said.
Hinamori giggled at Toshiro's awkwardness. "No problem Hitsugaya-kun. But, we are going to have to clean off that sauce on your hair. You look like a marshmallow with ketchup all over it."
I look like a marshmallow? Real nice; that's what every guy wants to hear, Toshiro inwardly groaned. Hinamori couldn't help but smile at Toshiro's reaction to her comment. Taking his hand again she pulled him along with her.
"Don't worry about it. I'll take you to the back to get cleaned up. Come along Ume-chan."
Ume perked up her head at the sound of Hinamori's voice. She went back to playing with her dragon after she ran to Hinamori. She was in her own world with her dragon. Ume ran to take Toshiro's other hand and followed Hinamori.
"And...thats it! There, all done!" Hinamori had taken Toshiro and Ume back to the class storage room which doubled as a room for all the animal costumes and cafe equipment. Hinamori had placed Toshiro on a box and kneeled down in front of him while she cleaned him. Ume sat in a corner playing with her dragon.
"Thanks Hinamori, again," said Toshiro. While Hinamori was cleaning him he noticed that she stuck her tongue out a bit when she was concentrating. Hinamori really had cute facial expressions.
"No-no, it's not a problem, really! I should thank you for taking care of Ume for me. I didn't even know she was here at the festival," Hinamori sighed. "But, I'm really happy that someone like you was there to take care of her. I don't know what would have happened if she was all alone..." Momo trailed off as she looked down.
Toshiro gulped. He didn't know what to do in situations like this. Should he pat her on the shoulder? Or maybe give her a hug? No, that's too personal.
"Um, Hinamori. Why did you call M- I mean, your sister, Ume?"
Momo cocked her head to the side. "Well, that's her name."
"Y-yeah I know that now. It's just your sister told me that her name was Momo."
Momo stared intently at Toshiro before realization hit her. She doubled over laughing, "Oh! That's funny! Ume must've told you that her name is Momo because she doesn't like plums!"
Toshiro stared with an utter look of disbelief. She doesn't like...plums?
Momo wiped the tears away from her eyes, "Yeah, weird huh? Well, she likes peaches more than plums so that's probably why she said Momo. Right, Ume?" Momo inclined her head to Ume who nodded her head.
"Sorry about all the confusion Hitsugaya-kun. By the way, thanks for taking care of Ume-chan for me. I really owe you," Momo smiled. "If there's anything you need just ask."
Wait, maybe I can ask now... "Um, Hinamori would you-"
"Hinamori-san!" The door opened crashing Toshiro directly into the wall.
"Hitsugaya-kun! Are you okay?" Momo quickly rushed to help him up before looking at the waiter. "Akira, what's wrong?"
He hastily asked, "Where's Kurosaki-san?"
"He went to the nurse's office. Why?"
A look of terror flashed onto his face. "The Strawberries just arrived and they're looking for him! They're trashing the tables and driving away our customers! If this continues, no one will come."
"Oh no," Momo bit her lip in worry. "All our hard work will be gone! We have to get someone else to fill in for him."
Thats when the inevitable happened for Toshiro.
"What about Shiro-nii?"
Akira, Momo and Toshiro all turned to the little girl who had been silent until now. "Shiro-nii can help! He helps everyone!" Ume's eyes were deep set in her belief as they shone with happiness.
Toshiro didn't know what to say. "Um-I can't do that. Its not-"
That's when Momo decided to grab onto his arm and pull him down closer to her. "Can you Hitsugaya-kun? Please! I'm sure they'll like you." Momo smiled her cute smile and Toshiro took all his will power not to turn her down.
What do I do now? Toshiro turned to look around at the expectant faces of the Hinamori sisters, who were both gazing at him with eager chocolate eyes.
Oh damn...
"Wow Hitsugaya-kun! You look so cute~"
Momo's eyes widened as she grinned. Despite her being ecastic, it could not brighten the dark cloud Toshiro brought out of the closet. He glared at all the other waiters as they quickly turned their gazes away.
"Doesn't Hitsugaya-kun look adorable Ume?" Momo looked down at her sister who was gazing in an awe that matched Momo's excitement.
"Shrio-nii is a Shiro-neko!"
Toshiro's eye twitched at the other absurd nickname. Toshiro was dressed up like a cat, much like Ichigo. White cat ears were perched up on his head and he wore a clad white suit. They only thing that was different was his black choker with blue bell and emerald green tie. To say that it didn't suit him would be an understatement.
I'm just doing this for Momo and Ume. That's the only reason why I would put on this damn costume.
"Where do I start Hinamori?" Toshiro gritted through his clenched teeth. But, Momo didn't notice his reluctance.
Momo smiled at him. "Well, since you're new you probably won't know what to do. So you can work with me at the tables. Is that okay?"
Toshiro nodded and followed the bunny girl. Well, this isn't that bad...
When they went to the front Toshiro was surprised from what was in front of him. There were several girls with strawberry shirts attacking the waiters. All the costumers were cowering in fear as they watched to fan girls strip the tables; they were like mini dinosaurs. Everything was absolute havoc.
"Where is Kurosaki-san! Where the hell did he go?" The waiter couldn't speak as one of the fangirls grabbed his shirt, restricting him. "You better bring him or else we'll tear this place down!"
A group of fan girls crowded around her- who seemed to be the leader. Toshiro saw a look of worry flash across Momo's face as she frowned. Before he knew it, Momo was walking up to the leader leaving Ume and Toshiro staring at her back.
"Excuse me Chiyoko-san."
"What?" Chiyoko turned her head to glare at Momo as she held on tighter to the pale waiter.
"Would you please let go of Yuki-san. He doesn't know where Kurosaki-kun. I do."
Terror and anger flashed in Chiyoko's black eyes. "And where exactly would he be, Hinamori-san?" Chiyoko snarled.
Momo stepped back quickly but looked in Chiyoko's eyes straight on. "He went to the infirmary with Kuchiki-kun. He got hurt while working."
Momo trembled as Chiyoko gripped her shoulders. "And why would he be hurt Hinamori-san? What did you do to make him hurt?" Chiyoko's grip tightened as she glared at Momo, pushing her down.
Out of nowhere, Chiyoko felt her hand being pulled away harshly and pushed into the Stawberrys. She glared at the intruder but her black eyes widened as she realized who was holding Hinamori protectively with one hand.
"It was my fault, Tanaka-san." Toshiro glared at the blond haired leader as he held Momo close to him. His body acted quickly and before he knew it, everything was a blur and he was standing protectively over Momo.
Chiyoko felt a cold shudder pass through her as Toshiro's dark eyes glowered at her. She stared dumbfounded at him and the blushing girl behind him.
"I'm the one that cause Kurosaki to the infirmary. It was purely accidental but I am filling his place. That won't be a problem, right?"
Chiyoko felt everything go cold inside her and she could only muster enough strength to nod. Suddenly out of nowhere, a loud rumbling noise was heard.
All the Stawberries looked around in confusion as the deep rumble got louder and louder. Momo looked around for the cause of the noise when Akira came from the entrance of the class.
"Hinamori-san!"
Momo quickly left Toshiro's side as she rushed to Akira. "Akira what happened?"
Akira's face paled as a shock of terror flashed across his face. "They're coming...The Snowballs are coming."
"The Snowballs?" Momo asked. Before she knew it a huge mob of girls clad in white and emerald green shirts invaded the Animal Cafe. They were yelling like banshees and carrying cameras. The crowded inside and screamed when they say the white haired cat.
"HITSUGAYA-KUN~~~~"
The huge crowd of fan girls rushed toward Toshiro like a tsunami wave. They swallowed all the Stawberries as they clawed at the poor boy. Out of nowhere, a hand pushed Momo and she felt the floor come up to meet her as everything went black.
Momo slowly opened her eyes groggily as she tried to sit up.
"W-what happened?" Momo winced in pain as she felt the back of her head throb.
"You hit your head and fainted." Momo looked up at Toshiro who was sitting next to her along with Ume and Akira. They were currently back in the storage closet again and Momo was resting on a pillow on the floor.
"H-How did I hit my head?" Momo was still in daze as Akira answered.
"One of the fangirls pushed you and you fell on the side of table Hinamori-san. You immediately fainted after. Luckily, Hitsugaya-san was there to pick you and bring you here. We couldn't take you to the nurse because the fan girls blocked the entrance. But, Hitsugaya insisted that you stay here in the back and made sure you were comfortable."
Momo turned her head to look at Toshiro who quickly looked away. Momo blushed as she looked down, suddenly becoming interested with her apron.
Quickly noticing this Akira got up and said, "Well, I'm going to leave now. We still have customers coming so I better check up on the staff. You'll be okay right Hinamori-san?"
Momo looked up and smiled at Akira. "Yes I will. Thank you Akira-san."
He nodded before closing the door leaving Ume, Toshiro and Momo in the close, confined space. There was an awkward silence as both Toshiro and Momo didn't know what to say. Ume was still occupied with her dragon plushie and didn't notice anything wrong between the two teens.
"Are you feeling any better Hinamori?"
Momo nodded as she looked at Toshiro who still not meeting her gaze.
"Yes I'm fine. Thank you Hitsugaya-kun for standing up to Chiyoko-san and taking me here."
He nodded and said, "It wasn't any problem. It's just that those fan girls are really annoying sometimes. They really don't know when to stop."
"What happened after I fainted?"
"Nothing much really. I yelled at them for pushing you down but they didn't really seem to care. Those idiots. They wouldn't leave though without insisting and taking some pictures." Momo could see Toshiro grimace at the thought.
Momo's face fell as she thought of how uncomfortable it must've been for him. Stupid Momo. It's not like he wants to be taken pictures of. I made him do something that he wouldn't even think about. I was just thinking of the Cafe.
Toshiro's eyes shot up when he saw Momo close to tears. Aw shit. Without thinking he put his hand on her cheek and tilted her face up.
"Hitsugaya-kun?"
"Hinamori, I—"
Before he could answer the door opened with a loud crash and the two teens jumped apart, blushing. Once again, the words were never allowed to leave out of his mouth. Surprisingly, both teenagers felt disappointed but couldn't tell one another.
The sun had started to set and Animal Cafe had started to close its doors. Momo stayed behind since she was one of the leaders of the cafe. Ume had long gone to sleep on one of the chairs with her plushie, tired from all the events of the day. Toshiro helped to close up as the last of the waiters left.
After changing, Momo was going to pick up her sleeping sister when Toshiro took her in his arms. Shifting her weight around, he carried her as she cuddled into the crook of his neck.
"Hitsugaya-kun, you really don't have to." Toshiro gave her look that said I'm doing this because I want to. Seeing as there was no point in arguing she took his clothes bag with his costume and left the classroom went him.
The walk home was incredibly awkward. Despite them finally being alone together-without the exception of sleeping Ume- they had nothing to say. There was a cool, light breeze and the street lights had to start to flicker on, basking them in a white light when Momo stopped abruptly.
Toshiro, confused by her actions, asked, "What's wrong Hinamori?"
Momo felt ashamed. Of everything around her; of her stupid choices; of herself.
"I-I am s-so sorry Hitsugaya-kun...You did so much for me...and-and all I do is make things...worse for you." Toshiro stared dumbfounded at the crying girl as she continued. "You've been so kind to Ume. I-I'm such a stupid sister! What kind of sister leaves a little girl alone? It's my entire fault; I have to take better care of her. Especially after..."Momo trailed on as she started to heave big sobs.
The white haired boy couldn't take it anymore. It pained him to see her face covered in tears. He walked up to her silently and took her into his embrace. She made no sign of resistance and buried her face onto his chest. Toshiro only leaned into her embrace, not wanting to disturb her.
Toshiro sighed in relief as she calmed down a bit more. Taking her hand with his free one, he led her home. Once they made it to her house he opened the door with her key and settled Ume down on the couch. The little girl could sleep through a storm and still wouldn't wake up.
Momo sat on the other end of the couch while Toshiro made her some tea before sitting down next to her. He took a tissue and silently wiped away her tears. Her eyes were still downcast and she made no sound. As Toshiro was wiping her tears the girl took her hand and pressed it to her cheek. She smiled a little as she looked at Toshiro. She softly whispered a 'thank you' before she hugged him. Toshiro's hands hovered above her before bringing them down and wrapping them around her waist.
"I'm sorry about before Hitsugaya-kun," she said into his chest. "You're such a big help. I really owe you a lot. It's been so hard to take care of Ume and I all by myself." Toshiro could feel her sigh as she grew silent.
Suddenly everything clicked. "They didn't make it," "What kind of sister leaves a little girl alone?"
"Hinamori...where are your parents?" The girl tensed up but Toshiro tightened the strength of her embrace and she relaxed.
"They...passed away..." she whispered. The boy's eyes widened. As he hugged her, he could feel all the pain from the sorrow in her little body. She had to take it all in by herself.
"Hinamori...I'm so sorry." Quickly the girl sat up from his embrace and shook her head. "What are you talking about Hitsugaya-kun? Why are you saying sorry? I should be saying sorry and thanking you." She laughed nervously before smiling. "I really am grateful...Hitsugaya-kun."
"Hinamori..."
"And that's why-" Momo quickly shot up "-I'm going to cook dinner for you!" She quickly ran to the kitchen before the teen could reply. "I really got better since I have to cook for Ume and me," she yelled from the kitchen.
Toshiro could hear a lot of noise coming out of the kitchen. It was probably Momo trying to rush to make something quick. Getting up, he pulled a blanket over the sleeping Ume and made his way into the kitchen.
Momo had her back to him so she didn't notice him coming. She was wearing an apron and cooking something on the stove. Toshiro walked up behind her and put his arms around her middle. This startled Momo who almost dropped the pan.
"H-Hitsugaya-kun! You scared me! I'll be almost done so you don't have—"
"Hinamori," Toshiro whispered into her ear. "I know what I want."
Momo looked down, trying to hide her blush. "What is it Hitsugaya-kun?"
"I want to go out with Momo."
Momo's heart raced and she tried not to stutter. "Do you mean Ume?"
Toshiro leaned his head into the crook of her neck and closed his eyes.
"No, the other one."
Author's Note: Oh my Shiro-chan! That was bold *blushes* Anyways, its finally over right? I really enjoyed writing this and putting Toshiro through all of his.. But, in the end, everyone was happy! Please guys check out my other stories, On Metal Wings We'll Fly and my recently updated The Glass Zanpaktou: A Bleach Cinderella. The Cinderella story has a new plot (unlike the other one) so please check out both of them!
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