!WARNING!: I have to announce that soon I'll start a parallel story named Hinamori's babysitting adventures series. It's going to be about Hinamori and Yachiru but I suggest you loyal readers to read it, because it's gonna have HitsugayaxHinamori hints. It's gonna be humor and supernatural.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
7. Storm and memories.
November brought strong winds and storms. The temperature decreased to a certain shinigami's delight. Hitsugaya liked the cold and the snow. His ice-based zanpakoutou was the cause.
One rainy night Hitsugaya was wide-awake in his room counting the raindrops. Nights like this he remembered events from the past. Nights like this she was coming to his room because she was scared of thunders. She would seek shelter under his sheets next to him with tears in her eyes. He would always scold her a bit and tell her not to wet his futon.
He may appear a little annoyed, but in fact he was really happy because she didn't go to her captain. She had once told him that she didn't to be with someone else during those times.
He smiled slightly and looked at the ceil. Another thunder loomed the room and at the same time a little scream was heard outside. Hitsugaya grabbed immediately Hyourinmaru, even if he thought he recognized the voice.
He was right. The scream belonged to a soaked girl with black hair, dressed in a pink yukata. The girl stared at him with a surprised look and said.
"Oh! Hello Hitsugaya-taichou. I couldn't sleep and decided to go out for a walk. I didn't notice that I reached 10th division." Said the girl with a bit of nervousness.
Hitsugaya looked at her with his neutral gaze but inside his heart was beating awfully fast.
"You shouldn't stroll around when you are completely wet. You may catch a cold." He finally said.
"Please come inside for something warm."
Her eyes blinked and her cheeks flashed a shade of pink but she nodded silently. He opened his door and let her in then followed her. He gave her a towel and a blanket and then disappeared in a room to prepare some tea.
After she dried herself she turned to see the room. It was real plain. A futon was laying in the middle, a bookcase in one wall and a small table next to it. Somehow she felt rather comfortable in there. As if she had been there thousand times. He returned carrying a tray with two cups. He gave her the one and kept the other. She had started feeling cold so she gladly accepted the cup. She quickly brought it near her lips to try it. It was really delicious. Strangely it an image occupied her mind.
A little boy was sitting with an older girl who was giving him a cup. The girl reminded her herself while the boy had white spiky hair.
She put her cup down and looked at it sadly. Hitsugaya noticed that and asked her.
"Are you feeling O.K.?"
"Yes!" she answered hastily. "I just… don't like storms very much."
"Are you afraid of thunders?" He asked again trying not to make her fell uncomfortable. She paused for a while looking down at her hands and with shame reflected in her features. Then she gave her answer.
"Yes, I'm afraid of them. But I also don't like them because they bring me memories of a certain someone."
He raised an eyebrow but he didn't say anything. It seemed as she wanted to say more.
"I don't recall meeting this man here in Soul Society; I can't say who he really is… He isn't doing anything bad. The memories could be called happy but I always get an uneasy feeling of anxiety and fear."
"Is that the reason you couldn't sleep tonight?" He felt his anger boiling as he had a suspicion that he knew who the man was.
"Yes" she nodded. "I usually have nightmares with him and I stay awake during storms." She through her gaze back to her hands but then she looked back at him with a terrified face.
"Ah! Gomenasai. I didn't want to trouble you with my silly troubles." She bellowed.
"Don't mind that. Part of my job as captain is to listen to my subordinates."
"But I'm not one of your subordinates." She told him.
"True, but you were a lady in need. It wouldn't be right to ignore what you felt like telling me." He replied with a gentle smile.
Her eyes wided in wonder and she blushed taking her gaze from him. She felt her stomach tight and her heart beating in an amazing speed. She also felt something else. She was happy that she had finally said what was bothering her for so long.
I'm feeling so relieved now. He is a good man after all." She thought and felt fatigue winning over her.
Hitsugaya noticed when she fall asleep and covered her small body with a blanket as he had done countless times in the past. He felt his own body strangely warm, something rare for him. Had she managed to bring spring once again?
Hinamori was able to hear water running. She opened her eyes and looked around her with sleepy face. The sound of running water stopped and a door opened. Hitsugaya exited from his bathroom soaked and with a towel, around his waist and hips, being the only thing covering his body. He had wake up first and decided to take a quick shower believing that he would make it before she woke up.
When Hinamori saw him her sleepy expression was immediately replaced with a horrified one. Her face turned red and she instantly stood to run away from the room. Unfortunately for her she tripped in her blanket and fall down in the floor. The red-faced Hitsugaya went back to the bathroom and while she got herself ready to leave, something happened that made her freeze in the spot. She heard him laugh. She couldn't open the door as if a spell was casted on her. She was lost to his laugh. She had once read in a book about some shells that if you heard their sound, you would never forget it and that you would always desire the sea. Now she was pretty sure that something like that had happened to her. This laugh would hunt her.
At the rooftop of the 8th division.
"Taichou you must do some paperwork"
"Mmmm yeah."
"Taichou I'm serious!"
"…"
"If you don't cooperate I'll have to use my female cleverness to make you do it."
"That's sound like a serious threat. But you always like doing paperwork. What happened Nanao-chan?"
"I want to go shopping."
"I see and what you want to buy?"
"A new dictionary."
"Nanao-chan do you feel well, do you have a fever, do you feel dizzy or anything?"
"NO! Why do you ask?"
"Because when women go shopping they buy clothes, shoes, underwear. Besides what use has a new dictionary?"
"Well, let me show you Taichou!"
Bang!
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