Hello there again! Sorry for the wait...to tell you the truth, I completely forgot I had an account on this website! I know, I know, I'm bad, go ahead, you have all the right to throw imaginary things at me xD Please no flaming though. I truly am sorry ;o; The famous Rangiku Matsumoto makes her appearance in this chapter! I apologize if she seams a little OC , I tried my best! Now onwards with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't Own Bleach
"ori..."
What's that?
"mori...."
H...Hitsugaya-kun? Is it you?
"namori."
Hitsugaya, please...come back....
"Hinamori!"
Don't leave me all alone...
"HINAMORI!"
The young brunette immediately woke from her deep slumber, letting out a yelp of surprise. She took a few glances across the room to find that no one was there.
"W...where is everyone? Wait, did I fall asleep?! Did I miss the whole meeting?! Was there even a meeting?! I can't remember!!!" The young girl started to panic and was about to cry out of frustration when she felt someone lightly tap her shoulder.
"Umm, behind here." spoke a familiar voice.
Hinamori froze. She cocked her head back to find the one and only Rangiku Matsumoto. Hinamori relaxed.
"It's just her... Wait, what is SHE doing here? Does this mean I actually missed a meeting?! Oh noooo!"
Just then, she was interrupted from her thoughts by a loud 'yoohoo'.
Matsumoto stopped waving her hand. She leaned closer to Hinamori's face. She frowned.
"Are you allright Hinamori? You've been...kinda out of it lately..."
Hinamori lowered her head.
"And you fell asleep during the meeting...again"
Hinamori couldn't help it. The last couple of nights had been quite a torture for her. Everytime she tried to fall asleep, her mind would be swarmed with all these thoughts about...
"...Hitsugaya."
Hinamori quickly shot her head up at the sound of his name. Matsumoto chuckled at her reaction.
"Aaah, I see now. You've been thinking about my taichou, haven't you?"
Hinamori couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Sure, she thought about him, but, when it came to telling someone about it, she would just deny it and hide in her little shell.
"..."
Matsumoto let out an exasperated sigh. She knew what Hinamori was going through, and tried to help various times, but the young girl was just so stubborn!
"Listen, if not talking about it is going to make you restless at night, then you might as well tell me." said a worried Matsumoto.
"I..I don't, it's not him. Is just the medicine. That's all." responded Hinamori.
"Are you sure? Because it looks to me like you can't stop thinking about..."
"It's the medicine."
"If you say so..." said Matsumoto with a playful tone. "Well I'll let you go..this time."
"Thanks!" Hinamori turned and was on her way out until she heard Matsumoto's last sentence.
"Too bad. ..And I was soooooo looking forward to telling you some news about Hitsugaya."
"Hitsugaya-kun?! Really!?"
Hinamori quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late. Matsumoto smirked. She had fallen for her trap.
"Why don't we go back to my office?"
~o0o~
Hinamori kept staring at her hands, as if they were the most interesting things in the world. She kept moving around the couch, trying to find a comfortable spot, but failed. It's not that the couch was unpleasant, in fact, it was quite comfy, it's just Hinamori wasn't in just any old office. She happened to be inside Hitsugaya's office, the place she often tried to avoid, for if she didn't, she felt like she would crumble into nothing.
"Sorry I took long! It's been a while since I made tea." said Matsumoto while handing a small cup of tea to Hinamori.
She took the small cup in her hands and brought it closer to her face. The sweet scent of honey and cinnamon overtook her. She blew gently before taking a small sip. She could taste the sweet flavor of honey, and the delicious burst of cinnamon on her tongue. It had been a while since she had such good tea...
Matsumoto not being able to contain her excitement, decided to burst Hinamori's little moment by reminding her why she came with her to Hitsugaya's office. Hinamori gently placed the tea in the small table in front of her.
"Do...do...do you really have news about..."
"Of course I do!" shouted Matsumoto "Why else would I bring you here?"
At that statement, Hinamori's face brightened a little. When she agreed to come with Matsumoto, she wasn't quite sure if she was bluffing, or if she was telling the truth. Hearing that last statement from her, she couldn't help but feel a little excited. Taking Hinamori's smile as a sign to continue, Matsumoto went on.
"I know it may not be much, but I think I know where Hitsugaya is"
Hinamori jumped onto Matsumoto "Really?!" Matsumoto, not expecting THAT big of a reaction, was totally shocked and caught off guard. Hinamori stared intensely at her with her caramel colored eyes, full of questions and worry, and waited for her to respond.
F..First...Get..off" choked out Matsumoto. Hinamori, realizing what she did, blushed embarrassment and quickly climbed of, mumbling a small apology.. Rangiku quickly straightened herself once again.
"As I was saying, I may know of Hitsugaya's whereabouts. According to some reliable sources, Hitsugaya is residing in the Human World at the moment."
"..." Hinamori looked dumbfounded. "The..human world? B..But why?"
"Well, I don't know all the details. Apparently, that substitute-shinigami, you know, the one that hangs out with Rukia? Well, apparently he said that there was an abnormal amount of Hollows in the human world, so they shipped taichou there for reinforcements.
Hinamori tried to absorb all the newly-found information. Hitsugaya. In the Human world? Why would they need reinforcement if Rukia-san is there? Unless, there really is a problem with the hollows...But why would Hitsugaya leave...Then it hit her. The harsh reality. She felt a pain inside her chest as the memory came back.
"H..how...do you know it's true? Is this source really reliable?" asked Hinamori, as a last attempt to try to push back that horrid feeling of guilt that was slowly creeping through her body,
Matsumoto blinked a few times before responding. "Of course, for it was Renji who told me! Renji is the one that heard from Rukia that Hitsugaya was staying with her in the human world! It's 100% true!"
Hinamori almost wished she hadn't said that, but then again, she wanted to know where her dear Hitsugaya was, but she didn't like the feelings that slowly overtook her body.
He's in the Human World. Far from Soul Society. Far from Me...It's all my fault...
Matsumoto, noticing her sudden change of mood, was about to ask her what's wrong when Renji burst into the office.
"Hey Rangi...uhh, did I interrupt something?"
Hinamori pushed back the tears that were threatening to fall, and stood up. "No, no, we were just finished talking!" she said, with a fake smile. "Thanks for your time Rangiku! Bye!" And then she disappeared from the room leaving a confused Renji and Rangiku..
She ran as fast as she could to her division,
I said such awful things.
Passing many other shinigamis who were in the long hallway,
I hurt him.
And when she arrived to her room, she wept.
I pushed him away...
~o0o~
Back in the 10th Squad division office, a curios Renji asked what Matsumoto and Hinamori were discussing before he arrived.
"Hmm?Oh, nothing, just girl stuff. Now, why are you here?"
Renji smirked, and brought out the bottle of sake he was hiding behind his back Matsumoto grinned "Oh good. I was in need of a break."
And he left me...
A/N: What do you guys think? I know it was kinda boring, and still no Hitsugaya..but no worries! He'll make an appearance next chapter!Commentary and Feedback will be great! Until Next time!
