Hello there everyone! Sorry about not updating for a while...I had a temporary bout of writer's block. :O Yes. I had a bunch of ideas flow through my head but none were fit for this story....As for the moment, I have no idea where this is headed. Any how...please enjoy another chapter of Finding Snow!
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Hinamori..
Open you eyes....
Please wake up Hinamori!
"Mhmmm."
Hinamori shuffled under her blankets.
'Who's calling me?'
Wake up Hinamori....
Hinamori opened her eyes slowly. She groaned as her vision was engulfed in white. The light from the room was very bright, and irritating and it made it difficult for her to see her surroundings.
"You're safe now Hinamori."
"W...h.o's there?" she asked while sitting up. Her vision was blurry and she couldn't see a thing. Hinamori squinted her eyes to see more clearly. "A...nswer M..me!" she asked, fear evident in her voice.
"It's all right. No one's going to hurt you while I'm around."
Hinamori turned towards the sound of the voice.
"H..i...t..sugaya-kun?"
Her heart was beating rapidly. Could this possibly be him? She hoped, she wished, that the person standing beside her was her Shiro-chan. She sat there, waiting, for a response, an answer, for something. A warm hand then caressed her cheek.
"Yes?"
Ba-dump.
Hinamori felt her heart skip a beat. She looked up at the person in front of her. Cool jade-green eyes were looking down on her.
Oh how I missed those eyes.
Hinamori leaned into his hand.
How I missed his touch...
After seeing that he didn't pull back, Hinamori decided to speak. Her voice was dry, and cracked, but he could understand her.
"I..I'm so...sorry Shiro-chan" she whispered.
She felt the warm hand leave her face, and she almost wanted to cry. She was afraid to look, but couldn't bear not to see. She raised her head and found him kneeling in front of her bed. She was surprised when he grabbed both her hands with his.
"I should be the one apologizing." he said with a serious tone. "I'm the one who overreacted. I..I never should have left your side."
Hinamori could feel tears start to form in her eyes. She'd never thought the day would come where she could finally fix everything with her Shiro-chan.
"I...it's okay."
He squeezed her hands.
"I'll...forgive you....if you forgive me." she said while lowering her eyes.
He placed his forehead against hers "I forgave you a long time ago." He stared into her large honey-brown eyes...and smiled.
Hinamori couldn't hold it any longer. The tears she had been biting back began to roll down her face. She hugged him. He slowly wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close to his chest while she cried. They stayed there, in the same position. Unmoving. Both afraid that if they did, the dream would end.
Hinamori snuggled deeper into his haori. How she wanted for it all to last forever.
"Stupid girl."
Hinamori opened her eyes. Did she hear right? No. It couldn't be possible. 'It was just my imagination...' She laid her head back against Hitsugaya's chest, and continued listening to his steady heartbeat.
"Once I eliminate him, there will be nothing stopping me from getting to you."
She clutched Hitsugaya's haori with her small hands. 'It's only my imagination' she said to herself. 'It's only my imagination.'
"And once I get you..."
She felt a cold presence in the room. Hinamori jumped onto Hitsugaya's lap. This time she was sure that she heard Aizen's voice, and that he was near.
"H..itsugaya!" she trembled. "He's here! He's here!" she yelled frantically.
He made no move.
"H....itsugaya?"
No response. Was he afraid too? She was about to release her grip on him, when she noticed the insignia on the back of his captains haori.
4th
She froze. Her body tensed. 'No, no, no, no' she kept thinking. She was terrified. She clenched her eyes, and counted to ten. 'This is all just a bad dream. A bad dream. It will all go away!' When she opened her eyes, everything seemed to be the same.
She looked back down at his haori. 10th Division. She let out a long sigh. It was all just a misunderstanding. She had only misread the insignia. There was no Aizen. Just her and Hitsugaya.
'He's being awfully quiet. Maybe he's angry.'
She slowly released her arms from his neck. "I'm so sorry Hitsu..." she stopped midway. And stared in terror at the dark face in front of her. Dark brown eyes stared back at her.
She started to panic. How...when... "Let me go! LET ME GO!" she yelled.
His strong arms held her in place."My my my. You sure are feisty."
"Hitsugaya-kun!!!"
"I'm afraid your little hero won't be coming to save you this time..." he said while pointing beside her bed.
She turned her head slowly. Tears fell at the sight in front of her 'No....No..NOOOOO!' There, on the floor laid Hitsugaya's tattered body. "NOOO!" she screamed as more tears fell.
Aizen let out a low chuckle.
"And now....I have you all to myself."
Hinamori turned to face him. Fear and terror did not even begin to describe what she felt at the moment. She felt herself being pushed closer to him.
"NOOO!" she weeped. "GET AWAY FROM ME!!"
Aizen, grasped her chin and stared at her with his cold gaze. "Scream all you want . No one will hear you. No one will come and save you." Her eyes widened when she saw him reach for her obi that held her hakama in place.
"NO! NO!"
"Your all mine now..." he whispered in her ear as the sash started to loosen.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!"
~o0o~o0o~o0o~
Tick
He looked at the clock.
Tick
Then lowered his eyes.
Tick
He sat waiting, patiently.
Tick
As each second went by.
Tick.
"You alright?"
He looked up, and stared with tired eyes, at the person in front of him.
"I brought you some coffee."
He took the simmering cup from her. He stared at the dark brown liquid for a second before setting it down at the small table next to him.
She looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "That bad?"
He let out another sigh. It seemed he's been doing that a lot recently.
"Look. Don't take it like that. She didn't even know it was you."
DON'T TOUCH ME!!
He clenched his hands.
"Unohana even said that in her state of mind..."
Hitsugaya rubbed his temple. He was tired, exhausted really. But that was no reason to be rude towards his fukutaichou. Especially since she had been so lenient with him lately.
"Look. I'm...sorry. I'm just tired."
Matsumoto stared at Hitsugaya. "I know." She knew he was in no position to put up with any nonsense. That's why she had been doing everything possible to release the stress. Heck, she even managed to get some paperwork done. She gently patted his shoulder, and gave him the most reassuring smile she could give. "It's not your fault."
Hitsugaya stared blankly at Matsumoto. Though she may be a lazy drunkard at times, she had her moments. There was no need for words. Other than Hinamori, it was her who understood him the most.
They sat there in silence. Staring at the clock. Both thinking about Hinamori. 15 minutes passed, and finally Unohana came out. Hitsugaya was the first to stand. Unohana immediately raised her hand to silence him.
"She is in stable condition. I was able to heal all the minor wounds, and am glad to announce that she did not suffer any serious body injury. Her fever, thankfully, has gone down, and it seems that her body is reacting to the medicine."
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto both stared at the older captain. Unohana simply smiled. "She'll be fine."
"Thank the heavens!" rejoiced Matsumoto.
Hitsugaya just stood there, relief flowing through his body. 'She's going to be fine' Though, he still had one question lingering in his mind.
"Unohana-taichou. I'm glad that she is no longer in critical condition. But, why hasn't she awakened since..."
Unohana never lost the calm expression on her face, even as he asked her that question. Somehow, it made Hitsugaya feel better about the whole situation.
"Her body is simply exhausted, taichou. She'll wake up in a day or so, when her body is completely rested and re-energized. There is no need to worry." Again, she smiled.
Matsumoto patted him on the back. "Come on taichou! Be happy! This is good news!"
"Hmph." was his reply. He thanked Unohana for her time, and quickly left the room.
"He can be so cold sometimes!" pouted Matsumoto. "But I know, that under that cold front of his, he's really sweet." Unohana let out a small chuckle.
"He sure has grown into a fine young man."
Matsumoto gazed on towards the door, before letting a cheeky smile appear on her face. "Heh. Let's see what the rest of the girls think."
(A/N): Yeah....it's short. Sorry. It's kind of dreadful, isn't it? Poor emotional Hinamori, I feel bad for making her cry so much....And just to let you know....Yes, she is in a coma D: That whole section where she wakes up, and thinks she sees Aizen...that was all just a dream. She woke up temporarily and yelled "DON'T TOUCH ME" then she fell into a coma. (Just wanted to explain, in case some didn't understand)
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