*~LOVE OF ICE~*
XXxx Disclaimer: I DO NOT own BLEACH or any part of it. I own my character Reoka Hiotme and 3 others that will come later. XxXX
I'm Hitsugaya2009. This is my first story so please R&R and enjoy.
Summary: The Bleach gang meet a new girl: Reoka Hiotome. She's a mysterious girl who has high spirit awareness. This girl catches the eyes of Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya. Can she also catch his heart and possibly be more than just a human?
Chapter 3:
New Friends and Thoughts
Hitsugaya slowly look around checking the area. He then hear a slight cough and look over at Matsumoto to see her laughing. He raise an eyebrow at her then it hit him. He quickly look down at Reoka who just stare at him.
"Umm.." She start. Her face turning a little pink. He quickly place her on her feet when she look away. He shake his head a bit to try and clear it.
"There's Ichigo's house." She point. "And that's mine next to it.
They all nod at the brick house next to Ichigo's plain house. They all wonder how they could have missed it.
"Guess we should change." Matsumoto state.
Hitsugaya nod as he dig in the pocket of his Haori and pull out a cell phone and look at it. "Ok." He say. "It's clear.
Reoka jump back a little startled as they seem to change right before her eyes. They seem to go from the shinigami clothes to that of a humans.
"Uhh…" She stare dumbly, mouth open. Hitsugaya shake himself a bit as he settle into the 'human' body. She hear Yumichika and Ikkaku start complaining about being uncomfortable. Matsumoto just smile and walk over to her and push her mouth closed. A smile on her face and humor in her eyes.
"Umm..thanks." She say simply while blinking as she collect herself. Matsumoto just laugh then turn to the others.
Ikkaku notice her confused face and explain that they need to blend in and the only way was to appear human using, Gigai.
"She look them each over. Ikkaku in jeans and a regular black t-shirt. Yumichika in the same yet his shirt be a polo like shirt, opened at the chest. Matsumoto…well she be in a low cut red shirt and a small thigh length black skirt like Reoka's.
"Let's go!" Hitsugaya say as he walk up to her. She glance at him. He now wear a white t-shirt with a dark blue zip-up hoodie over it. She watch as he push his hands into his pockets and walk past her and then notice the back of his hoodie. There be a red dragon that seem to wrap itself around him.
'Hmm..' She think to herself. 'I think he looks better in the Soul Reaper outfit…WHOA..what did I just think?'
"Coming?" She hear him call back to her. She blink a few times as she notice they be waiting for her. She quickly run up and walk next to Hitsugaya as he and the others start walking.
"Where to first?" Yumichika ask.
Hitsugaya turn his head to Reoka for a second then state that they will head to Ichigo's first.
As they walk up to the door Reoka seem to move behind Hitsugaya, Matsumoto behind them. The other two had choosen to scout the area. Hitsugaya had growled sumthin about them being wimps but let them go anyways.
Reoka glance over his shoulder as he open the door.
"ICHIGO!!" Matsumoto yell as she push past them.
"Ugh." They both grunt as she push past causing Reoka to fall against Hitsugaya. To her surprise she feel his arms catch her and automatically wrap around her waist. Her hands fall to his chest as she catch herself against him. She slowly look up at him.
"Thanks." She whisper very quietly as she look back down at her hands.
"It's fine." He say looking at her. "It's Matsumoto's fault as usual." He growl this time. Reoka just laugh a little when his eye twitch. He look back down at her when she laugh.
She then notice that she still be in his arms and pull herself away. She laugh a bit nervously as his hands fall to his side.
He just watch wondering why he didn't back away from her after he knew she was capable on her own.
"Karin!! Where's Ichigo?" They hear Matsumoto yell through the house. This cause another twitch from Hitsugaya's eye. "Why me?" He grumble as he follow the yelling. Reoka follow right behind him laughing slightly.
"You just missed him." The dark haired girl answer as they walk into the room.
"Oh! Hey Toshiro." She wave and he nod. 'Who's your frien…hey wait! I've seen you before haven't I?" She walk past Hitsugaya and right up to Reoka.
"Ummm…" Reoka start when Karin get in her face, trying to figure out who she was.
Noticing Reoka's discomfort Hitsugaya slide between them, causing Karin to step back.
"Reoka Hiotome." He say. Reoka peek over his shoulder to see the girl still thinking. "She's your neighbor. "
Karin blink then the light seem to come on in her eyes as she figure it out. "I knew that. So, how come you never come over?" She ask. 'I'm surprised Ichigo hasn't invited you over." She be a bit surprised at this.
"Yea..well..we're not really friend, friends." She answer as she move up to Hitsugaya's side. "We just go to the same school and live next to each other that's all."
"Oh..ok..I guess that makes sense." She smile.
"Reoka just smile back. "Yep."
Hitsugaya just sigh. One minute the girls scared, then friends the next. He may never understand humans.
Reoka just smile at him, this surprise him, just as Karin and Matsumoto pull her away from beside him.
"Come on!" Karin say pulling on Reoka's hand.
"Let's have some fun till Ichigo comes home." Matsumoto squeal excitedly.
"Ummm…." Reoka stop and look back. The other two not notice her stop. "Toshiro..?" She ask quietly as he turn back towards her. "Aren't you coming too?" She ask.
He look at her red eyes for a second then shake his head. "No." He say.
"Oh..umm ok." She say a little disappointed that he's leaving. "I'll see you later right?" She ask with a forced smile.
He stare into her eyes, noticing the disappointment growing in them. 'Why does this girl even phase me like this?' Then it hit him. 'She's soo much like Hinamori, could that be it?' He then here her second question and shake his head a bit trying to clear it for the hundredth time that day it seemed. He look back up at her.
"Yes. As soon as Ichigo returns so will I." He answer.
She smile a true smile at him this time.
"Ok. I'll see you later then." She then turn to follow the other two.
He watch herrun after the two girls then turn and disappear out the door.
Reoka smile as Karin show them her newest soccer moves she had been practicing.
"Your really good." Reoka say as she clap her hands when Karin demonstrate another move.
"Thanks." Karin smile back as she stop placing her foot on top the ball to stop it as well. 'If it wasn't for Toshiro though, I wouldn't have been able to practice."
'Why not?" Reoka ask. Surprised.
"Because they couldn't win without him." Matsumoto say as she laugh.
Karin explain about how she first met Toshiro and how he had helped her and her team to win in a match against some middle schoolers who thought they owned the field at the park just because they were older. She continue to explain how she found out he was a shinigami when he had saved her from a Menos Grande.
"Wow!" Reoka whistle.
"Yep." Karin smile. "He seems like a grumpy pants, but he's nice once you get to know him."
"I hope your not talking about me." Say a voice from behind them.
"Ichigo your home." Karin smile at the orange haired guy.
Reoka watch as Matsumoto pull a cell phone from her pocket and start talking on it.
'Captain? Yea it's Matsumoto. Ichigo just arrived." She say then pause as he reply. "Ok see you soon." She then hang up and put it back in the pocket of her skirt.
Ichigo then seem to notice Reoka as Matsumoto state that Taichou was on his way.
"It's Reoka right?" He ask as his eyes look her over. "Hiotome?"
"Yes." Reoka answer not knowing what else to say.
"She can see us too." Matsumoto say. "As our real selves that is."
Ichigo blink at Matsumoto then back at Reoka. "How?" He ask still staring at her though.
"We don't know either." Hitsugaya say as he jump from the roof and land next to Reoka. "Stop staring at her like that you fool." He growl as he jump back into his Gigai form.
"Who are you calling a fool?" Ichigo yell his eyes flying to Hitcugaya. "Atleast I'm not short like you." He huff as he cross his arms over his chest.
Hitsugaya's eyes seem to darken as they narrow.
"Don't even start." He growl warningly.
"Huhhh!!" Ichigo laugh. What are YOU going to do about it?"
Within a second they be head to head yelling at each other.
"Just because I'm in this Gigai doesn't mean I can't kick your ass!!" Hitsugaya yell.
"Is that so?" Ichigo yell back. "Well, I'd love to see you try lil shiro."
"IT'S CAPTAIN HITSUGAYA TO YOU!!!" He scream. "And don't tempt me."
Matsumoto and Karin sigh. "Here we go again." They say in unison.
"They can't seem to go a moment without fighting." Karin say as she shake her head.
Reoka watch then start laughing.
The two stop at the sound of her laughter and look at her.
"What's so funny?" Ichigo ask a bit annoyed.
"You two." She answer simply. She stop laughing as she straighten herself. Smile still on her face.
"Hn." Be all Hitsugaya say as he turn his back to her and the others crossing his arms over his chest.
"Whatever." Ichigo turn aswell.
Reoka just smile as she walk over to Hitsugaya. He watch her from the corner of his eye wondering what she was up to.
"Karin told me about how you helped her, then saved her from the Menos Grande." He say meeting his blue eyes with her red ones.
He just stare at her unsure of how to reply. To his surprise she place her hands on his arm.
"Don't fight with Ichigo anymore." She ask. "Please."
His eyes widen a bit the he sigh and unfold his arms. "Fine." He growl as his eyes glance at Ichigo. "I'll kill him some other time."
"What was that?" Ichigo yell. "We'll see who kills who when I'm through with you, you damn popsicle."
"Now, now." Matsumoto finally interfere. She grab Ichigo as he make his way to Hitsugaya. "Let's not fight."
"Fine.." He then grumble about everyone always being on the damn popsicles side and never his. This cause Reoka to laugh as she lean against Hitsugaya without noticing. She also have his hand in both of hers.
He look down as her hands be in his. He know he should pull away but couldn't bring himself to do it. She seemed so happy that he just couldn't force himself to pull away. 'Why do I act this way around her?' He ask himself. 'Why do I care for this human? It could never be…so…why?'
"Because you can't help it." A voice say to him.
'Hyourinmaru?' He question. 'I haven't heard from you in awhile.'
"Of course it's me Shiro-kun." The ice dragon say smugly. "What kind of Zanptou would I be if I didn't help in your moment of need?"
'What are you talking about?' He ask. 'I have no problem.'
"The girl…" Hyourinmaru laugh. "You are starting to like her no?"
'WHAT??" He yell. 'I am not starting to like this human.' Then he sigh as Hyourinmaru look at him as if to say, are you sure?
'Even if I did…" He say quietly. 'She's human..It could never be.'
The dragons red eyes just watch it's master for a second. "If you never try…you will never know."
Then dragon then disappear from Hitsugaya's mind. He trhen look down to see Reoka's hand still in his.
'Maybe..he's right.' He think to himself. He then hear the dragon laugh.
Hope you like it so far. Sorry it took so long for me to post it. With school and crap I have no time for myself anymore. I'll try to get chap 4 up real soon. R&R PLSS…
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